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Hunter x Hunter Characters: Hunters, Phantom Troupe and Chimera Ants

Meet the most important Hunter x Hunter (HxH) characters, from Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio to the Hunters, the Phantom Troupe, the Zoldyck family and the Chimera Ants. Each card lists the character's Nen type, age and height, with facts taken from the point where the story first meets them. Characters are ordered by popularity.

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Killua Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter#1
Main Characters

Killua Zoldyck

A bored runaway who enters the Hunter Exam just for fun, a quick-witted boy whose cool, casual manner hides years of assassin training.

Nen type
Transmuter
Age
11
Height
158 cm (5'2")
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Family
Silva Zoldyck (father), Kikyo Zoldyck (mother), Illumi Zoldyck (older brother), Milluki Zoldyck (older brother), Alluka Zoldyck (younger sister), Kalluto Zoldyck (younger brother), Zeno Zoldyck (grandfather), Maha Zoldyck (great-great-grandfather)
Birthday
July 7
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Weight
45 kg (99 lbs)
Japanese name
キルア=ゾルディック
First appearance
Chapter 6, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Mariya Ise
English voice
Cristina Vee
Ranked in
Top 100 (#60), Anime Characters with White Hair (#7), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#15), Zoldyck Family (#1)
Top battle
Gon vs Killua
Kurapika from Hunter x Hunter#2
Main Characters

Kurapika

The last survivor of the Kurta clan, a calm, sharp-minded young man whose eyes turn scarlet with rage as he hunts the Phantom Troupe.

Nen type
Conjurer and Specialist
Age
17
Height
171 cm (5'7")
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Birthday
April 4
Zodiac sign
Aries
Weight
59 kg (130 lbs)
Japanese name
クラピカ
First appearance
Chapter 2, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Miyuki Sawashiro
English voice
Erika Harlacher
Ranked in
Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#14)
Top battle
Kurapika vs Uvogin
Hisoka Morow from Hunter x Hunter#3
Phantom Troupe

Hisoka Morow

Applicant No. 44 at the Hunter Exam, an unpredictable, card-throwing killer who was disqualified the year before for attacking an examiner.

Nen type
Transmuter
Height
187 cm (6'2")
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Birthday
June 6
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Weight
91 kg (201 lbs)
Japanese name
ヒソカ=モロウ
First appearance
Chapter 5, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Daisuke Namikawa
English voice
Keith Silverstein
Ranked in
Top 100 (#86), Hottest Anime Characters (#29), Best Anime Villains (#16), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#10), Phantom Troupe Members (#1), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#1)
Top battle
Hisoka vs Chrollo
Chrollo Lucilfer from Hunter x Hunter#4
Phantom Troupe

Chrollo Lucilfer

The soft-spoken leader of the Phantom Troupe, a well-read thief with a cross on his forehead who plans every heist down to the last detail.

Nen type
Specialist
Age
26
Height
177 cm (5'10")
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Weight
68 kg (150 lbs)
Japanese name
クロロ=ルシルフル
First appearance
Chapter 71, Episode 41
Japanese voice
Mamoru Miyano
English voice
Robbie Daymond
Ranked in
Hottest Anime Characters (#41), Best Anime Villains (#23), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#9), Phantom Troupe Members (#2), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#2)
Top battle
Hisoka vs Chrollo
Shizuku Murasaki from Hunter x Hunter#5
Phantom Troupe

Shizuku Murasaki

A deadpan, bespectacled member of the Phantom Troupe who conjures Blinky, a vacuum cleaner with a face that can suck up almost anything.

Nen type
Conjurer
Height
160 cm (5'3")
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Weight
45 kg (99 lbs)
Japanese name
シズク=ムラサキ
First appearance
Chapter 71, Episode 41
Japanese voice
Miho Arakawa
English voice
Janice Roman Roku
Ranked in
Phantom Troupe Members (#3), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#3)
Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter#6
Main Characters

Gon Freecss

An upbeat, fearless boy raised by his Aunt Mito on Whale Island, who leaves home to become a Hunter like the father he never knew.

Nen type
Enhancer
Age
11
Height
154 cm (5'1")
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Family
Ging Freecss (father), Mito Freecss (aunt who raised him)
Birthday
May 5
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Weight
49 kg (108 lbs)
Japanese name
ゴン=フリークス
First appearance
Chapter 1, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Megumi Han
English voice
Erica Mendez
Ranked in
Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#13)
Top battle
Gon vs Neferpitou
Neferpitou from Hunter x Hunter#7
Chimera Ants

Neferpitou

A playful, cat-like Royal Guard born to serve the Chimera Ant King, with an ominous aura and a Nen surgeon called Doctor Blythe.

Nen type
Specialist
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Japanese name
ネフェルピトー
First appearance
Chapter 197, Episode 84
Japanese voice
Ayumi Fujimura
English voice
Sarah Williams
Ranked in
Strongest Anime Characters (#29), Anime Characters with White Hair (#32), Best Anime Villains (#40), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#2), Chimera Ants (#1), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#4)
Top battle
Gon vs Neferpitou
Kite from Hunter x Hunter#8
Hunters

Kite

Ging's student, a tall, long-haired Hunter who saves young Gon from a fox-bear in the woods and tells him the truth about his father.

Nen type
Conjurer
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Japanese name
カイト
First appearance
Chapter 1, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Shuichi Ikeda
English voice
Christopher Corey Smith
Ranked in
Anime Characters with White Hair (#31), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#23)
Meruem from Hunter x Hunter#9
Chimera Ants

Meruem

The newborn King of the Chimera Ants, a ruthless, brilliant ruler with a whip-like tail who sees humans as little more than food.

Nen type
Emitter
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Family
Chimera Ant Queen (mother)
Japanese name
メルエム
First appearance
Chapter 213, Episode 91
Japanese voice
Koki Uchiyama
English voice
Max Mittelman
Ranked in
Strongest Anime Characters (#21), Best Anime Villains (#51), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#1), Chimera Ants (#2), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#5)
Top battle
Netero vs Meruem
Feitan Portor from Hunter x Hunter#10
Phantom Troupe

Feitan Portor

A small, cold-blooded Phantom Troupe member with a collar over his mouth, who handles the group's interrogations and enjoys every minute of them.

Nen type
Transmuter
Height
155 cm (5'1")
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Weight
45 kg (99 lbs)
Japanese name
フェイタン=ポートオ
First appearance
Chapter 71, Episode 41
Japanese voice
Kappei Yamaguchi
English voice
Tom Bauer
Ranked in
Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#19), Phantom Troupe Members (#4), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#6)
Leorio Paradinight from Hunter x Hunter#11
Main Characters

Leorio Paradinight

A tall, hot-tempered applicant in a suit and tinted glasses who claims he only wants money but secretly dreams of becoming a doctor.

Nen type
Emitter
Age
19
Height
193 cm (6'4")
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Birthday
March 3
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Weight
85 kg (187 lbs)
Japanese name
レオリオ=パラディナイト
First appearance
Chapter 2, Episode 1
Japanese voice
Keiji Fujiwara
English voice
Matt Mercer
Ranked in
Hottest Anime Characters (#83)
Illumi Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter#12
Zoldyck Family

Illumi Zoldyck

Killua's eldest brother, an expressionless assassin with long black hair who fights with needles and takes the Hunter Exam in disguise.

Nen type
Manipulator
Age
24
Height
185 cm (6'1")
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Family
Silva Zoldyck (father), Kikyo Zoldyck (mother), Milluki Zoldyck (younger brother), Killua Zoldyck (younger brother), Alluka Zoldyck (younger sister), Kalluto Zoldyck (younger brother), Zeno Zoldyck (grandfather), Maha Zoldyck (great-great-grandfather)
Weight
68 kg (150 lbs)
Japanese name
イルミ=ゾルディック
First appearance
Chapter 6, Episode 3
Japanese voice
Masaya Matsukaze
English voice
Chris Hackney
Ranked in
Hottest Anime Characters (#86), Best Anime Villains (#62), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#11), Zoldyck Family (#2), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#7)
Top battle
Illumi vs Hisoka
Gyro from Hunter x Hunter#13
Supporting Characters

Gyro

The shadowy founder of NGL, a nation that rejects modern technology on the surface while hiding the drug empire he built in secret.

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Japanese name
ジャイロ
First appearance
Chapter 203, Episode 79
Alluka Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter#14
Zoldyck Family

Alluka Zoldyck

Also known as Nanika

Killua's sweet younger sister, kept locked away by the Zoldyck family, whom Killua is determined to protect at any cost.

Nen type
Specialist
Age
13
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Family
Silva Zoldyck (father), Kikyo Zoldyck (mother), Illumi Zoldyck (older brother), Milluki Zoldyck (older brother), Killua Zoldyck (older brother), Kalluto Zoldyck (younger brother), Zeno Zoldyck (grandfather), Maha Zoldyck (great-great-grandfather)
Japanese name
アルカ=ゾルディック
First appearance
Chapter 321, Episode 138
Japanese voice
Maaya Uchida
English voice
Xanthe Huynh
Ranked in
Zoldyck Family (#3)
Machi Komacine from Hunter x Hunter#15
Phantom Troupe

Machi Komacine

A sharp-eyed Phantom Troupe member whose hunches are almost never wrong, and the one the others count on to patch them up.

Nen type
Transmuter
Height
159 cm (5'3")
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Weight
48 kg (106 lbs)
Japanese name
マチ=コマチネ
First appearance
Chapter 55, Episode 32
Japanese voice
Rena Maeda
English voice
Abby Trott
Ranked in
Phantom Troupe Members (#5), Best Hunter x Hunter Villains (#8)
Pakunoda from Hunter x Hunter#16
Phantom Troupe

Pakunoda

A tall, composed Phantom Troupe member in a sharp suit and one of Chrollo's most loyal followers.

Nen type
Specialist
Height
182 cm (6'0")
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Weight
52 kg (115 lbs)
Japanese name
パクノダ
First appearance
Chapter 71, Episode 41
Japanese voice
Romi Park
English voice
Erica Lindbeck
Ranked in
Phantom Troupe Members (#6)
Palm Siberia from Hunter x Hunter#17
Hunters

Palm Siberia

Knov's intense apprentice, a moody Hunter with wild black hair and a piercing stare who spies on people from afar using her own blood.

Nen type
Enhancer
Age
22
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Japanese name
パーム=シベリア
First appearance
Chapter 200, Episode 86
Japanese voice
Kikuko Inoue
English voice
Karen Strassman
Ging Freecss from Hunter x Hunter#18
Hunters

Ging Freecss

Gon's elusive father, a Double-Star Ruins Hunter and game creator who leaves his son a trail of puzzles instead of coming home.

Age
31
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Family
Gon Freecss (son), Mito Freecss (cousin)
Japanese name
ジン=フリークス
First appearance
Chapter 66, Episode 37
Japanese voice
Rikiya Koyama
English voice
Marc Diraison
Ranked in
Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#8)
Isaac Netero from Hunter x Hunter#19
Hunters

Isaac Netero

The impish old Chairman of the Hunter Association, a legendary martial artist who dares Gon and Killua to snatch a ball from his hands.

Nen type
Enhancer
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Family
Beyond Netero (son)
Japanese name
アイザック=ネテロ
First appearance
Chapter 12, Episode 6
Japanese voice
Ichiro Nagai and Banjo Ginga
English voice
Ian Alden
Ranked in
Strongest Anime Characters (#23), Anime Characters with White Hair (#58), Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#3)
Top battle
Netero vs Meruem
Biscuit Krueger from Hunter x Hunter#21
Hunters

Biscuit Krueger

A Stone Hunter who looks like a young girl but is decades older and drills Gon and Killua with tough training on Greed Island.

Nen type
Transmuter
Age
57
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Japanese name
ビスケット=クルーガー
First appearance
Chapter 125, Episode 60
Japanese voice
Chisa Yokoyama
English voice
Tara Sands
Ranked in
Strongest Hunter x Hunter Characters (#16)
Zigg Zoldyck from Hunter x Hunter#22
Zoldyck Family

Zigg Zoldyck

A Zoldyck assassin from Netero's younger days, with spiky white hair like Killua's, who travels with him to the Dark Continent.

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Japanese name
ジッグ=ゾルディック
First appearance
Chapter 344
Ranked in
Zoldyck Family (#4)
Canary from Hunter x Hunter#23
Zoldyck Family

Canary

A young apprentice butler of the Zoldyck family who guards the estate with a staff and strikes anyone who steps past her line.

Age
13
Height
164 cm (5'5")
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Weight
52 kg (115 lbs)
Japanese name
カナリア
First appearance
Chapter 41, Episode 23
Japanese voice
Motoko Kumai
English voice
Mela Lee
Ranked in
Zoldyck Family (#5)
Knuckle Bine from Hunter x Hunter#24
Hunters

Knuckle Bine

Morel's hot-blooded student, a tough-looking Beast Hunter with a soft heart whose punches lend out aura that piles up interest.

Nen type
Conjurer
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Japanese name
ナックル=バイン
First appearance
Chapter 200, Episode 86
Japanese voice
Wataru Takagi
English voice
Ben Diskin

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Hunter x Hunter Main Characters

Hunter x Hunter centers on four friends who meet during the Hunter Exam. Gon Freecss wants to find his missing father, Killua Zoldyck has walked out on his family of killers, Kurapika seeks justice for his clan and Leorio Paradinight hopes to become a doctor.

Hunters and the Hunter Association

Hunters are licensed professionals who chase treasure, rare beasts, criminals and lost ruins. Only a handful of applicants pass the grueling Hunter Exam each year. From the Chairman to rookies, rivals and teachers, these are the Hunters and Hunter hopefuls in this guide: Kite, Palm Siberia, Ging Freecss, Isaac Netero, Biscuit Krueger, Knuckle Bine, Morel Mackernasey, Ponzu, Hanzo, Knov, Menchi, Pokkle, Tonpa, Wing, Cheadle Yorkshire, Pariston Hill and Shoot McMahon.

The Phantom Troupe

The Phantom Troupe, also called the Spiders, is a band of 13 thieves founded in Meteor City, each marked with a numbered spider tattoo and led by Chrollo Lucilfer. Troupe members in this guide: Hisoka Morow, Chrollo Lucilfer, Shizuku Murasaki, Feitan Portor, Machi Komacine, Pakunoda, Uvogin, Nobunaga Hazama, Phinks Magcub, Shalnark, Kortopi and Franklin Bordeau.

All Phantom Troupe members with their numbers and Nen abilities

The Zoldyck Family

The Zoldycks are a legendary clan of assassins who live on Kukuroo Mountain behind the massive Testing Gate. Every child in the house is trained to kill from the cradle. Killua's relatives and the estate's staff in this guide: Illumi Zoldyck, Alluka Zoldyck, Zigg Zoldyck, Canary, Maha Zoldyck, Kalluto Zoldyck, Silva Zoldyck, Zeno Zoldyck, Gotoh, Kikyo Zoldyck and Milluki Zoldyck.

The Zoldyck family tree

Chimera Ants

The Chimera Ants are a dangerous insect species whose Queen, washed ashore in NGL, gives birth to soldiers shaped by the creatures she eats, humans included. From the King and his Royal Guards to the squadron leaders, these are the ants in this guide: Neferpitou, Meruem, Shaiapouf, Ikalgo, Colt, Menthuthuyoupi, Zazan and Cheetu.

All Chimera Ants in one ranking

Nen Types

Nen is the art of controlling the life energy called aura, and every user is born with a natural affinity for one of six types. Every card shows the character's type, while our Nen Types page explains all six with their best-known users.

The Nen chart and every Nen type explained

Female Hunter x Hunter Characters

From Phantom Troupe thieves and a Gourmet Hunter to a Nen master, mafia bodyguards and a Gungi champion, these are the girls and women of Hunter x Hunter: Shizuku Murasaki, Alluka Zoldyck, Machi Komacine, Pakunoda, Palm Siberia, Biscuit Krueger, Canary, Komugi, Melody, Ponzu, Menchi, Neon Nostrade, Kikyo Zoldyck, Zazan, Cheadle Yorkshire, Sarasa, Morena Prudo and Baise.

Hunter x Hunter Character Birthdays

Official birthdays in calendar order, where a neat pattern stands out: Leorio on March 3, Kurapika on April 4, Gon on May 5, Hisoka on June 6 and Killua on July 7.

BirthdayCharacter
March 3Leorio Paradinight
April 4Kurapika
May 5Gon Freecss
June 6Hisoka Morow
July 7Killua Zoldyck
September 8Nobunaga Hazama

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How We Rank the Characters

Our popularity ranking combines two things: how often people search for each character and your votes. The ranking is updated every month, and the Fan Favorites list changes every day. Each card shows the character as the story first introduces them, so the facts never spoil what comes later.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who is the main character of Hunter x Hunter?

Gon Freecss, a cheerful boy from Whale Island who takes the Hunter Exam to track down his father, Ging. Killua, Kurapika and Leorio, the friends he makes at the exam, share the spotlight with him.

How old are Gon and Killua at the start of Hunter x Hunter?

Both are 11 years old when they meet at the Hunter Exam, where they quickly become best friends.

Who is Gon's father?

Ging Freecss, a world-famous Hunter who left baby Gon behind on Whale Island. Finding Ging is the reason Gon takes the Hunter Exam.

What Nen type is Kurapika?

Kurapika is a Conjurer who fights with chains he created himself. When his eyes turn scarlet, he becomes a Specialist.

Who are the members of the Phantom Troupe?

The Troupe has 13 members, led by Chrollo Lucilfer. In the Yorknew City arc they are Nobunaga, Feitan, Machi, Hisoka, Phinks, Shalnark, Franklin, Shizuku, Pakunoda, Bonolenov, Uvogin and Kortopi.

How can I vote for my favorite character?

Press the heart button on any card. You can vote for every character once a day. The Fan Favorites box shows the most voted characters, and your votes count toward the next monthly update of the ranking. While the page is new, the KuroKoma team also adds a few votes every day.