Mafia Community (Hunter × Hunter)
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In the Japanese manga and anime series Hunter × Hunter, the Mafia Community is the term used to describe the international organized crime families as a whole. In this fictional setting, there are no competing crime syndicates with different systems in different countries; instead, an organized system of territory division.
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[edit] Ten Godfathers
The global Mafia Community is divided into ten provinces over the six continents. Each of the ten provinces is controlled by an Community elder, a Godfather. Together, these Ten Godfathers are the absolute highest authority in the Mafia Community.
[edit] Underground Auction
Every year, all Ten Godfathers gather in a secret location as the Mafia Community holds an Underground Auction in York Shin City. The auction is an open secret, and security is provided by various Mafia families as well as local law enforcement agencies. The Auction is considered to be a prestige event, with families bidding on items for the sole purpose of displaying their wealth to other families worldwide, with five percent of the proceeds going directly to the Community.
[edit] The Inju
The Inju, also known as the Shadow Beasts in the Viz Media translation, are a group of ten elite nen using soldiers, the personal army of the Ten Godfathers. Only five are named during the Hunter × Hunter series, identified by code names relating to their abilities. All except one were killed by the A-class criminal group, the Genei Ryodan.
[edit] The Worm
| Mimizu | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 75 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen ability: | Underground Travel |
The Worm (蚯蚓 Mimizu?) has the appearance of a humanoid earthworm, with an elongated skull and discolored skin. He can tunnel his way through the earth effortlessly and has excellent mobility underground. When beneath the surface, he is also several times stronger than normal. When he pulled Ubogin underground in an attempt to kill him, he was killed by Ubogin's Big Bang Impact.
[edit] The Leech
| Hiru | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 75 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Male |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen ability: | Leech Infestation |
The Leech (蛭 Hiru?) is a pudgy man who breeds hundreds of species of leeches in his body. He has the ability to inject a specific species into a victim in order to produce a desired effect. His head was bitten off by Ubogin when he injected his leeches into a wound created by Ill Dog.
[edit] Rabid Dog
| Yama Inu | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 75 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Male |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen ability: | Poisonous Bite |
Rabid Dog (病犬 Yama Inu?) is a tall thin man with razor-sharp teeth. He has the ability to bite through the toughest of substances, and the ability to paralyze his victims with the poison on his teeth. He was killed by Ubogin who disgorged a fraction of Leech's skull fraction through Rabid Dog's head.
[edit] Great Boar
| Yama Arashi | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 75 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Manipulation |
| Nen ability: | Hair Manipulation |
Great Boar (豪猪 Yama Arashi?) is an extremely short man wearing a track suit. He appears to be completely bald, but has the ability to instantly grow hair from any part of his body, and restructure it instantly, giving it any desire hardness or softness. For example he was able to turn his hair shard and strong enough to pierce Ubogin's stronger-than-steel skin, and in the next moment, turn another patch of his hair into springy armor that could deflect Ubogin's best punches. He was, however, killed by Ubogin's voice, which was so loud it could have potentially deafened his allies who were at a distance.
[edit] The Owl
| Fukuro | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 74 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Male |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Materialization |
| Nen ability: | Fun Fun Cloth |
The Owl (梟 Fukuro?) is a tall lanky man who is always seen wearing sunglasses, even at night. His nen ability is the Fun Fun Cloth. By throwing the cloth on the object or creature it shrinks immediately, together with the cloth, into compact hand size. An object won't be damaged and a creature won't come to harm. The cloth can grow to it's normal size whenever the nen user wants. The owl took all the objects from the auction with his cloth and later shrunk Nobunaga together with the Ryodans car. He was then tortured by Feitan for the information, which the Ryodan obviously managed to procure.
Fukuro is the only member of the Inju to have survived their confrontation with the Genei Ryodan. The leader of the Ryodan, Kuroro Lucifer, is shown to have stolen and used the Fun Fun Cloth ability in his fight against Silva and Zeno, which would require Fukuro to be alive at that time.
[edit] Nostrad Family
The Nostrad Family is the Mafia family that main character Kurapika joins in order to find information concerning his people's stolen Scarlet Eyes. It is headed by Raito Nostrad (Raito Nosutorādo?), and according to its head bodyguard Daltzorne, is subordinate to the Ritz Family. The Nostrad Family was originally a minor provincial Mafia family of little importance, but by shrewdly using the fortune telling ability of his daughter Neon, Raito Nostrad managed to greatly increase his position in the Mafia Community, to the point where even the Ten Godfathers seek his daughter's advice.
[edit] Neon Nostrad
| Neon Nostrad ネオン=ノストラード |
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|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Volume 08 Chapter 070 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Voiced by | Yuko Maekawa |
| Profile | |
| Age | 15 |
| Gender | Female |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Specialization[1] |
| Nen ability: | Lovely Ghost Writer (ラブリーゴーストライター 「天使の自動筆記」)[2] |
Neon Nostrad (ネオン=ノストラード Neon Nosutorādo?) is the only daughter of the head of the Nostrad family, Raito Nostrad. Her character is named after the neon of of the city and the famed seer Nostradamus.[3]
Neon appears in the story when Kurapika interviews for a position among her bodyguards. Neon has a very spoiled "princess" personality. Everything she demands, she typically receives from her father, by threatening to cease the use of her ability for his benefit. Neon is also very involved with the occult, and is an avid collector of rare body parts, such as the Scarlet Eyes of the Kurata Clan, the very objects Kurapika was seeking to recover. The acquisition of body parts for her collection so important to Neon that she showed only concern for status of the Mafia's Underground Auction when told Daltzorne, the head of her bodyguards, was killed.
- Nen Ability: Lovely Ghost Writer (ラブリーゴーストライター 「天使の自動筆記」), lit. Automatic Writing Angel
Neon's nen ability is the power to accurately foretell a person's future in poem form. To do this, she needs the person's name or nickname, their full date of birth, and their blood type written down on the piece of paper the fortune is to be written on. If the person is not present while she is using her Lovely Ghost Writer, a photo of the person's face also needed. Neon does not know what she writes, as the ghost that appears on her arm writes automatically when she summons it. She is also unable to predict her own future.[1]
Neon's predictions take the form of a poem with four or five stanzas of four lines each. Each verse represents a week of the current month. If an undesirable event is predicted, the poem also includes advice on how to avoid the event.[4]
Following the events of the York Shin story arc, Neon's ability was stolen by Kuroro Lucifer.
[edit] Daltzorne
| Daltzorne | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 67 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Voiced by | Hiromi Sugino |
Daltzorne is a leader of Neon Nostrad's bodyguards and Kurapika's direct superior. His weapon is a katana inscribed with runes that increase its power when infused Nen. In the anime, he manages to pierce Ubogin by 5 millimeters with the katana. He appears to enjoy music and is dedicated to his job. He also wasn't hesitant to sacrifice three of Neon's bodyguards when she predicted Ryodan activity at the York Shin Underground Auction.
He is later killed by Phinx, as the Genei Ryodan infiltrate a Nostad compound in order to rescue a captured Ubogin.
Daltzorne's name was created by combining the Japanese pronunciation of the word "dull", the Japanese phrase 御疲れ様 (Otsukare-sama Thanks for your hard work?), and 寝る (neru To sleep?).[3]
[edit] Sachimono Tochino
| Sachimono Toshino | |
|---|---|
| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Volume 08 Chapter 070 |
| Last appearance | Volume 08 Chapter 073 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of death | September 1st[5] |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Emission |
| Nen ability: | Eleven Black Children (イレブンブラックチルドレン 「縁の下の11人」)[6] |
Tochino is introduced in the story as an interviewee for a position as one of Neon Nostrad's bodyguards. This however, was a disguise, as he was already one of her bodyguards, and was planted among the interviewee in other to test their skills. Tochino used his nen ability in order to prevent the other interviewee from leaving the Nostrad mansion, but was quickly found out and forced to stop by Kurapika. He is later killed during the Underground Auction by Franklin.
- Nen Ability: Eleven Black Children (イレブンブラックチルドレン 「縁の下の11人」), lit. 11 Hidden People
Tochino's has the ability to create eleven nen soldiers as weapons. Since he is not from the manipulation group, these soldiers are only able to follow simple orders, and have low fighting ability. Tochino is also able to quickly summon the soldiers for use as a shield, but they were unable to stop the force of Franklin's nen bullets.[6]
[edit] Scuwala
| Scuwala | |
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| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Volume 08 Chapter 067 |
| Last appearance | Volume 12 Chapter 112 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Voiced by | Umi Tenjin |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Male |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Manipulation[7] |
Scuwala, known as Squalla in the Viz Media translation, is one of Neon Nostrad's original bodyguards. During the interview to hire new guards, he was one of the two moles planted with the interviewees in order to test them. Scuwala has been one of Neon's bodyguards for many years, but he does not have a Hunter card. He is also in a romantic relationship with Elisa, one of Neon's female attendants.[8] Scuwala is later killed by Nobunaga.
Scuwala's name was created by mixing the syllables in the 楽す(る)わ (rakusu(ru)wa?).[3]
Nen Abilities: Scuwala's ability is to manipulate dogs. He can use them as guard dogs or as spies. He can talk to them directly using the sounds they make, like Morse code.[7]
[edit] Elisa
Elisa is Scuwala's girlfriend and one of Neon Nostrad's female attendants. When Scuwala is killed by Nobunaga, her heartbreak causes Neon to agree to leave York Shin City, despite not having obtained the auction items she desired from the Underground Auction.
[edit] Iwancole
Iwancole (イワンコフ Iwankoru?), is one of Neon Nostrad's original bodyguards. He was part of the three person team, along with Tochino and Veze, sent to purchase items for Neon at the Underground Auction, and was killed by Shizuku when she burst his face using Deme-Chan.
[edit] Rinsen
Rinsen (リンセン Rinsen?), a short Asian man, is one of Neon Nostrad's original bodyguards. He is assigned to guard the rear entrance of the Cemetery Building during the first night of the Underground Auction, and thus is not killed with all the other guests.
[edit] Veze
Veze (ヴェーゼ Veze?) is one of Neon Nostrad's newly hired bodyguards. She has to ability control the actions of any man she kisses, she dies later in the underground action by Chizuku when she blast her head using Deme-Chan.
Veze's name comes from the French "baiser", the verb form of kiss.[3]
[edit] Basho
Basho (バショウ Bashō?) is one of Neon Nostrad's new bodyguards, hired along with Kurapika. His nen ability is called Great Haiku. Basho writes a haiku describing a condition on a piece of paper, which then comes true. He is named after the famous Japanese poet Matsuo Bashō.[3]
[edit] Senritsu
| Senritsu | |
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| Hunter × Hunter character | |
| First appearance | Chapter 67 |
| Created by | Yoshihiro Togashi |
| Voiced by | Tarako Isono |
| Profile | |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Music Hunter |
| Nen Information | |
| Nen type: | Emission[9] |
Senritsu, known as Melody in the Viz Media translation, is a Music Hunter, named for her skill with instruments.[3] Senritsu is a Music Hunter and is the kind and understanding member of Neon's bodyguards. She is always ready to listen to anyone's confessions and has the gift to make people open up to her. As Leorio notes, she is one of the very few characters who has made Kurapika open up to her.
Senritsu's physical appearance is in short contrast to her kind soul. Due to effects of the mythical "Sonata of Darkness", a musical piece said to have been written by the devil himself, her body is a short and her face disfigured. However, she was not always like this; she was once a normal person. She was transformed when she and a friend listened to the Sonata of Darkness. It is composed of four parts: Piano, Viola, Flute, and Harp, and it is said great misfortune will befall whoever listens to it. One night, Senritsu and her friend were drunk, and her friend played the Sonata. Its power was so great, that upon listening only to the first verse of the Flute part, Senritsu was disfigured, especially in her arm. Her friend was not so lucky; his entire body was disfigured like Senritsu's arm, and her friend perished after hearing the whole song. In exchange, her musical nen abilities were increased. Senritsu's goal is to return to her former body, and destroy the Sonata.
Senritsu has the ability to make her soothing aura flow out to people when she plays an instrument. This special aura can heal people's tiredness, illnesses (if it's not a serious one) and it can calm down people. She also has a very sharp sense of hearing and can tell a person's mood just by listening to that person's heart beat.[9] For example, she knows when people are lying or when someone has completely lost his/her temper.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Togashi, Yoshihiro (2001). "Chapter 110", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 12. Shueisha, Pg.96. ISBN 978-4-08-873135-3.
- ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (2000). "Chapter 071", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 08. Shueisha, Pg.146. ISBN 978-4-08-872847-6.
- ^ a b c d e f Togashi, Yoshihiro (2005-01-02). 冨樫☆世界:ハンターハンターネーミング考察1 ～幻影旅団編～. Retrieved on 2008-05-01.(Japanese)
- ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (2001). "Chapter 097", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 11. Shueisha, Pg.47. ISBN 978-4-08-873087-5.
- ^ Togashi, Yoshihiro (2000). "Chapter 073", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 08. Shueisha, Pg.191. ISBN 978-4-08-872847-6.
- ^ a b Togashi, Yoshihiro (2000). "Chapter 073", Hunter × Hunter, Volume 08. Shueisha, Pg.190. ISBN 978-4-08-872847-6.
- ^ a b Scuwala information page. Hunter x Hunter, manga Volume 12 Chapter 112.
- ^ Scuwala thoughts about quitting his bodyguard job. Hunter x Hunter, manga Volume 12 Chapter 109.
- ^ a b Senritsu information page. Hunter x Hunter, manga Volume 13 Chapter 121.
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