Character Profile: Hisoka - 1 views
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solamon energy on 09 Aug 12Hisoka (ヒソカ) is a character from the popular anime/manga series Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi. His generally dark character is depicted as a playful, narcissistic and deceitful magician. (Trivia: In the manga, his sentences would normally end with a suit symbol.) Hisoka became interested in the circumstances of the four main characters after meeting them on the Hunter Exam, though it might only be because he saw them as opponents with a lot of potential. Because of his veiled hostility and affinity for murder, he was quickly labeled as the series' strong antagonist. However he can also be seen acting as a comrade to the main characters when he thinks it will benefit him. Hisoka has appeared on the manga/anime early on - it was during the first part of the 287th Hunter Exam, where the four main characters (Gon, Killua, Kurapika and Leorio) first met each other. He was introduced by a fellow examinee as a dangerous person for he has failed the previous Hunter Exam when he killed an examiner on a whim. On the last part of the Hunter Exam, Hisoka apparently admitted that he is a member of the infamous group Genei Ryodan - the criminals responsible for annihilating Kurapika's tribe. Though it was later revealed that he's not a true member; he was just going along with the group because he's waiting for an opportunity to challenge the group's leader, Chrollo, into a duel whom he deems worthy to be an opponent. However, Kurapika managed to seal Chrollo's nen power in an encounter, prompting Hisoka to lose his enthusiasm. Hisoka appears to be on friendly terms with Illumi, the older brother of Killua, as they are often seen helping each other. The circumstances of how they came to be friends was left out though. It is quite normal for him to look deadly one moment and then go all hilarious the next. A very unpredictable character, Hisoka has earned his dark reputation of being a killing machine who takes delight in battles and ki