Как пишется киллуа на японском

Киллуа Золдик
Имя на японском	キルア=ゾルディック
Ромадзи	Kirua Zorudikku
Первое появление
Манга	Глава 6
ТВ1999	Эпизод 6
ТВ2011	Эпизод 3
Голос
ТВ1999	Kanako Mitsuhashi (Мицухаши Канако)
ТВ2011	Мария Исэ
Профиль
Пол	Мужской
Возраст	11-12 (в начале) 14-15 (текущий)
День рождения	15 июня (TV-1999) 7 июля (TV-2011)
Цвет волос	Белый
Цвет глаз	Синий (2011; 1999) Зелёный (OVA)
Рост	158 см
Вес	45 кг
Тип крови	A (II)
Профессия	Убийца (раннее) Охотник (Сейчас)
Семья (родственники)
Семья Золдик Сильва Золдик (отец) Кикио Золдик (мать) Иллуми Золдик (старший брат) Миллуки Золдик (старший брат) Аллука Золдик (младший брат) Каллуто Золдик (младший брат) Зено Золдик (дедушка) Маха Золдик (пра-прадедушка) Пра-прабабушка Киллуа Ззигг Золдик (отношение неизвестно)
Нэн
Тип	Трансформация
Способности	Lightning Palm (雷掌 Izutsushi) Thunderbolt (落雷 Narukami) Godspeed (神速 Kanmuru)

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Киллуа Золдик (キルア=ゾルディック, Killua Zoldyck) — один из главных персонажей манги и аниме Hunter × Hunter. Наследник знаменитого клана убийц Золдиков, который хочет найти друзей, а не наследовать семейное дело. Он лучший друг Гона, но в настоящее время путешествует с Аллукой.

Внешность

У Киллуа колючие белые волосы, очень бледная кожа и синие глаза. Его глаза меняют форму в зависимости от настроения, в котором он находится, они сужаются и заостряются, когда он переходит в режим убийцы. В начале сериала он довольно худощав из-за постоянных тренировок и пыток, которые он получил, будучи младше. Со временем он становится более мускулистым и подтянутым. В аниме-адаптации Nippon Animation, точнее в OVA от этой студии, цвет глаз Киллуа меняется на зеленый. Его часто можно увидеть с жёлтым скейтбордом(зелёным в адаптации 99 года).

Обычно Киллуа носит мешковатую одежду. Чаще всего его можно увидеть в синей водолазке, поверх которой надета белая футболка с V-образным вырезом, также мешковатые шорты джинсового цвета и фиолетовые ботинки(коричневые и чёрные в сериале от Nippon Animation)

В детстве волосы у него были длиннее, почти до плеч. Надета на него была тёмно-синяя водолазка, толстовка с капюшоном бирюзового цвета, серые штаны и тёмно-бирюзовые туфли.

Характер

Киллуа – холодный, нагловатый ребёнок, отличающийся ироничным пофигизмом. Иногда у него проявляется его «семейная» черта — он склонен решать проблемы и даже просто снимать стресс, убивая направо и налево, например: последствия после игры с Нетеро на дирижабле, битва с Джонасом на экзамене и т.д. Он не стремится выделиться, но если кто-то оказывается лучше, это задевает его гордость.

Из-за воспитательных традиций Золдиков Киллуа с раннего детства подвергался мучительным тренировкам, потому его восприятие боли и трудностей не типично – его отличает высокий болевой порог и способность держать эмоции в узде. Однако, с друзьями Киллуа позволяет себе расслабиться и проявить свои детские черты: проказливость, зазнайство и любовь к очень сладким вкусностям.

Биография

Киллуа – третий cын семьи Золдик — клана потомственных наемных убийц. С самого рождения у него обнаружился талант к семейному бизнесу и он был назначен преемником своего отца. На момент встречи с Гоном и появления в манге, Киллуа 12 лет; в столь юном возрасте он уже овладел множеством сложнейших киллерских техник. Но Киллуа не прельщает перспектива быть наемником и продолжать убивать людей. Он убегает из дома (ранив при этом свою мать и брата), и отправляется на Экзамен Охотников, воспринимая его как некую игру.

Там он встречает Гона. Ему очень понравилось, что когда он рассказал Гону о своей семье, тот совершенно не удивился и спокойно воспринял эту информацию. С тех пор они стали лучшими друзьями и продолжили путешествовать вместе и после окончания экзамена.

Стоит отметить закономерность в именах детей семьи Золдик: ИллуМИ — МИллуКИ — КИллуА — АллуКА — КАллуто. Интересно, что дети с корнем «-иллу-» одеваются как мальчики, а с «-аллу-» как девочки.

Развитие персонажа

Экзамен

Киллуа встречает Гона на Экзамене Охотников, куда он пришёл в надежде развлечься, ведь Экзамен известен своей сложностью. Первоначально Гон привлёк внимание Киллуа, как ровесник. Несмотря на то, что у Киллуа с собой был скейтборд, он решил не уступать одногодке и тоже бежать. Первоначально у Гона и Киллуа намечаются лишь лёгкие приятельские отношения: Киллуа не поддерживает стремление Гона помогать Курапике и Леорио, а Гон, не оглядываясь, оставляет нового знакомого ради помощи друзьям. Но по мере того, как мальчики всё ближе узнают друг друга во время прохождения Экзамена, их дружба крепнет и интерес друг к другу растёт.

После Второго Этапа на дирижабле Киллуа находит новые точки соприкосновения с Гоном, когда рассказав ему о своей семье, не встречает антипатии и страха, а лишь живое любопытство. Однако, в игре с Нетеро, Киллуа очень быстро понимает, что победа им не светит и по старой привычке отступает, Гон же остаётся дальше пробовать силы. Досада от несовпадения мнений с новым товарищем и неспособности обыграть надоедливого старикашку, заставляет Киллуа сорвать злость на несчастной парочке парней, подвернувшихся под руку .

На Третьем этапе Киллуа рисуется перед новыми друзьями, с лёгкостью расправляясь со знаменитым маньяком. После Башни Прозорливости среди оставшихся 24 участников проводится лотерея «Охотников и жертв», и Киллуа достаётся номер того, кого он из-за своего несерьёзного отношения к Экзамену не успевает опознать прежде, чем все попрятали свои номерки.

На острове Забан Гон и Киллуа вновь разделяются. Киллуа отправляется бесцельно бродить, самонадеянно полагая, что добыча сама придёт к нему в руки. Так и случается – Братья Амори на свою беду пристают к мальчику и теряют свои номерки. К тому же Киллуа замечает следящего за ним Ханзо, нацелившегося на одного из братьев, и обманным движением лишает и его добычи.

По дороге к заключительному этапу Председатель Ассоциации Охотников Нетеро проводит среди кандидатов собеседование для составления сетки боёв. Киллуа признаётся, что больше всех его заинтересовал Гон, но он не против драться с ним. Однако в объявленной сетке боёв мальчики оказываются в разных ветках, более того – положение Гона таково, что его рейтинг оказывается выше, это заставляет Киллуа завидовать.

В бою с Ханзо Гон одерживает победу своим упорством и стойкостью, чем приводит Киллуа в замешательство, ведь его всю жизнь учили избегать опасных противостояний. Когда противником Киллуа оказывается замаскированный старший брат, который начинает давить, раскачивая и без того пошатнувшуюся уверенность в себе мальчика, Киллуа упускает момент и Иллуми удаётся заставить Кила разрушить собственные шансы сдать Экзамен. Киллуа под воздействием брата убивает Бодоро, дисквалифицируется и отправляется домой отбывать наказание за побег из семьи.

Семья Золдиков

Когда он подходит к Вратам Испытаний, он открывает их до третьей двери, которая весит 16 тонн. Он позволяет своему брату Миллуки пытать себя в течение 3-х недель, до тех пор, пока тот ему не сообщает, что Гон, Курапика и Леорио ждут его в покоях дворецких, и угрожает, что их убьют. Киллуа щёлкает своим наручником и говорит, что если тот тронет его друзей, он убьет его. Приходит Зено и говорит Киллуа, что он свободен и что его отец хочет поговорить с ним. С лёгкостью Киллуа высвобождается из оков, тем самым удивив, даже напугав Миллуки.

В начале Киллуа был немного напуган Сильвой, но медленно начинает раскрываться отцу. Сильва спрашивает сына об экзамене, о людях, которых он встретил, о его чувствах и т.д. Киллуа рассказывает отцу о всех своих приключениях, после чего отец спрашивает его, не хочет ли он увидеться с друзьями. Сперва Киллуа колеблется, видя это, Сильва говорит ему о том, что Киллуа — собственная личность, а не просто его последователь. Киллуа отвечает утвердительно. Сильва берёт с него обещание на крови, что тот никогда не предаст своих друзей, затем отпускает его. Кикио пыталась остановить Сильву, но его взгляд заставил её воздержаться. Дворецкие также пытаются не дать Киллуа встретиться с Гоном и остальными, но позже он всё же воссоединяется с друзьями в покоях дворецких, где Киллуа смеётся над избитым лицом Гона. Он приказывает Гото не следовать за ними и покидает поместье Золдиков.

Киллуа подтверждает, что Курапика правильно угадал трюк с монетой дворецкого, и критикует Гона за запрос туристической визы вместо того, чтобы полагаться на свою лицензию Хантера, но Гон заявляет, что не будет ей пользоваться, пока не ударит Хисоку в лицо, даже несмотря на то, что он не знает, где Хисока находится. Курапика рассказывает друзьям, что Хисока сказал ему во время финального этапа экзамена. Все четверо договариваются встретиться через шесть месяцев, 1 сентября, в Йоркшине. Курапика и Леорио уходят в тот же день, а Гон и Киллуа остаются вместе.

Небесная Арена

Киллуа даёт Гону понять, что ему нужно тренироваться, если он хочет получить шанс ударить Хисоку в лицо. Они прилетают на Небесную Арену, чтобы потренироваться и одновременно немного денег заработать Гон сразу после регистрации вызывается на бой, и Киллуа говорит ему просто толкнуть противника, ведь он смог открыть первые врата Врат Испытаний, что позволит ему вывести противника за пределы поля. Со своим противником Киллуа расправляется быстро. Вместо того чтобы идти прямо на 180-й этаж, он остаётся на 50-м, так как он хочет идти вперед вместе с Гоном.

Они встречают мальчика-бойца по имени Зуши и его учителя Винга. Все трое забирают свои призы, которые состояли из 152 Дженни каждый. Киллуа поражает Гона и Зуши, перечисляя награды верхних этажей и говорит, что он растратил заработанные деньги на сладости. Свои следующие матчи все трое ждали в раздевалке.

Наступает битва Киллуа и Зуши. Киллуа решает, что он не представляет угрозы, потому уклонившись от атаки Зуши, наносит сзади удар по шее, но видя, что это его не сильно задело, повторяет действие с большей силой, но и в этот раз он не сумел нанести Зуши много урона. Пока Киллуа пребывает в замешательстве, почему соперник всё ещё на ногах, Зуши принимает боевую стойку. Увидев стойку, Киллуа вспоминает Иллуми и приходит в ужас. Винг кричит с места на Зуши, заставляя его отказаться от техники. Разочарованный Киллуа, поражая Зуши своей силой, выбрасывает его с ринга. Однако его страх нанести последний удар сменяется изумлением, когда Зуши, шатаясь, отступает, лишь слегка пораженный. Киллуа объявлен победителем. Покидая арену, он подслушивает, как Зуши извиняется перед Вингом, который ругает его за то, что он использовал Рэн перед 200-м этажом. Киллуа рассказывает Киллуа, что аура Зуши напомнила ему ауру Иллуми на финальном этапе экзамена.

Вскоре они с Гоном достигают 100-го этажа, получая свои собственные комнаты. Киллуа предупреждает Гона, что они могут встретить действительно опасных соперников, но мальчик без труда побеждает своих противников. Они легко достигают 150-го этажа, где обсуждение Зуши возобновляет интерес Киллуа к Рэн. Он придумывает план, чтобы узнать больше, но Гон говорит, что они могут просто спросить Зуши. Его объяснение, однако, им непонятно. Винг предостерегает их от получения неполных знаний, на что Киллуа отвечает, что его брат, вероятно, тоже пользователь Нэн. Киллуа просит лекцию, поэтому Винг ведёт его и Гона в свой номер в отеле. Там он демонстрирует Нэн. Он спрашивает Киллуа, сможет ли он убить его, но тот отвечает, что у него недостаточно сил для этого. Пройдя первые два шага, Винг заявляет, что он убьет Киллуа и выпустит его Рэн, заставив испуганного Киллуа отпрыгнуть назад.

После того, как Винг заканчивает свои объяснения, Гон и Киллуа уходят. Киллуа уверен, что Винг солгал, поскольку и его сила, и невозможное сопротивление Зуши травмам были реальными. Немного позже эти двое пребывают на 200-й этаж. Примерно в 20:10. они выходят из лифта, но стена кровожадности препятствует им пройти по коридору к стойке регистрации. Когда Киллуа кричит преступнику, чтобы тот вышел, регистраторша поворачивает за угол и сообщает им, что их право на участие истекает в полночь. Затем Хисока показывает себя и отталкивает их еще дальше с новой волной кровожадности, заявляя, что они еще не готовы сражаться на этом этаже. Несмотря на его протесты, Киллуа не может продвигаться вперед и не может понять, почему. Винг появляется позади двух мальчиков и предлагает научить их настоящему Нэн. Регистраторша сообщает Киллуа, что, если он не зарегистрируется до полуночи из-за того, что он не сделал этого и в первый раз, он будет исключен из всех дальнейших боев. Киллуа спрашивает Винга, могут ли они вернуться до полуночи, на что учитель отвечает, что это зависит от них самих.

В своей комнате Винг демонстрирует настоящий Нэн и говорит им, что они должны овладеть Тэн, чтобы их тела не были уничтожены злонамеренными атаками Нэн. Он заявляет, что есть два метода пробуждения Нэн: тот, на который потребуется шесть месяцев, и неправильный, который вскроет их Узлы Ауры на месте, заставив их выучить Тэн за считанные минуты, чтобы они не потеряли сознание. Киллуа задается вопросом, почему Винг внезапно решил научить их, на что он отвечает, что каждый на 200-м этаже может использовать Нэн. Он открывает их узлы ауры, и после нескольких секунд паники Гон и Киллуа сдерживают утечку ауры. Винг активирует своего Рэн и направляет его на них, пока им не удается преодолеть барьер кровожадности, после чего они возвращаются на Небесную Арену и проходят через барьер Хисоки. Сразу после этого им противостоят трое бойцов: Гидо, Садасо и Ривельт. Гон и Киллуа бросаются к стойке регистрации, где не реагируют на энтузиазм регистраторши по поводу призов. Киллуа понимает, что Гидо, Садасо и Ривельт хотят драться в тот же день, что и Гон, чтобы получить легкую победу, и Гон дает им свободу выбора. Они получают новые комнаты и обнаруживают, что матч Гона назначен на следующий день, 11 марта, против Гидо.

Киллуа лично наблюдает за матчем и кричит на Гона, чтобы тот дождался, пока у Гидо закружится голова, когда он использует свою способность. Когда он отменяет Тэн, он становится глубоко обеспокоен своим другом. В конечном итоге Гон терпит поражение с множественными переломами костей. На следующий день Киллуа наказывает Гона за его безрассудство. Винг прибывает через несколько секунд, чтобы упрекнуть его, и Киллуа лжет о том, сколько времени потребуется, чтобы залечить раны Гона. Таким образом, Винг запрещает Гону тренироваться Нэн в течение двух месяцев. Он разговаривает с Киллуа наедине, спрашивая об их целях. Киллуа утверждает, что не проявляет никакого интереса ко всему этому, но он не может говорить от имени Гона, поскольку ему явно нравится его матч. Он признает, что временами похож на него, только он знает, как выбирать свои сражения. Он уверяет, что Гон не собирается нарушать свое обещание во второй раз. Чувствуя его сожаление, Киллуа утверждает, что они все равно выучат Нэн, и отказывается возобновлять его обучение, пока Гон тоже не сможет.

Через месяц он заказывает билеты на матч Хисоки против Кастро. Когда он заходит в комнату Гона, он удивляется, увидев, что его друг уже полностью выздоровел. Винг запрещает Гону смотреть матч. Киллуа видит часть интервью Кастро и решает проверить, есть ли у него причина быть настолько самоуверенным, как кажется. Он активирует Зецу и легко преодолевает охрану. Он замечает Кастро, сидящего в кресле, затем чей-то голос заставляет его обернуться, и он видит стоящего позади него Кастро. Он притворяется фанатом, который хочет автограф, но Кастро узнает его и спрашивает, какое впечатление он о нем производит. Киллуа признает, что тот кажется действительно сильным. Кастро отвечает на комплимент, предупреждая его в будущем активировать Зецу раньше, чем он сделал в этот раз. Киллуа спрашивает его, как ему удалось оказаться в двух местах одновременно, на что Кастро отвечает, что он не может сказать потенциальному противнику, видя насквозь ложь Киллуа о том, что он больше не намерен сражаться на Небесной Арене, затем уточняет, что матч даст ему ответ. Как только матч начинается, Киллуа замечает нарушение в атаках Кастро. Когда Хисока выясняет природу его двойных способностей, Киллуа думает, что его первоначальное впечатление о том, что на мгновение появилось два Кастро, было правильным. Как и остальная публика, он смущен и потрясен ужасным шоу Хисоки, которое окончилось смертью его противника.

Месяц спустя Киллуа и Гон повторили свои тренировки c Вингом. Киллуа спрашивает Винга, каковы способности Хисоки. Он включает им запись и заявляет, что Хисока использовал нити ауры, но его ученики не могут их видеть. Он говорит им, что Хисока скрывает их при помощи Ин, и поручает Гону и Киллуа тренировать Рэн, пока они не увидят их через Гё. Он разрешает им драться в последний свободный день, для Киллуа это — 9 июня. После того, как Гон, Киллуа и Зуши покидают комнату Винга, они решают отправиться к Киллуа, чтобы проверить то, что они узнали. В лифте они чувствуют, что Гидо, Ривельт и Садасо ждут их. Киллуа раздражает их настойчивость и он уводит от них своих друзей. После практики Киллуа выходит, предлагая занять место Гона и дать каждому победить. После регистрации он предупреждает их не играть грязно. Унося Зуши, который до этого потерял сознание, он думает про себя, что ему трудно жить без убийства.

В ту ночь он узнает Гё, а на следующий день обнаруживает, что Гона тоже шантажировали. Он притворяется, что нашел Зуши спящим на ступеньках, и просит Винга проиграть ему пленку ещё раз. Он смог увидеть все 15 нитей ауры и правильно угадать их свойства. Поскольку и Гон, и Киллуа хорошо владеют этой техникой, их учитель позволяет им драться раньше, чем было запланировано, поэтому Киллуа выбирает 29 мая, дату своего боя с Садасо, делая вид, что это его день рождения. Позже он и Гон обсуждают предательство своих трех противников, и Киллуа утверждает, что они никогда больше не сделают ничего подобного. В день своего матча, за десять минут до старта, он появляется в раздевалке Садасо и угрожает убить его, если он когда-нибудь снова появится перед ним или Гоном. Таким образом, Киллуа объявлен победителем. После того, как Садасо, навсегда покинувший Небесную Арену, сообщает Гидо и Ривельту, последний предполагает, что Киллуа не приходил к ним, потому что он не знает их способностей. Киллуа проявляет свое присутствие, утверждая, что он просто знал, что может предупредить их в любое время. Он рекомендует им соблюдать правила.

Пауки в Йоркшине

Остров Жадности

Муравьи-химеры

Способности.

У Киллуа есть довольно необычная способность: он может по желанию превращать ногти на своей руке в острые когти, наподобие того, как это делают кошки. Из-за этого зачастую Киллуа сравнивают с котом.

Тип нэн у Киллуа – Трансформация. Он додумался превращать нэн в электричество. Киллуа это далось легко, так как в детстве его пытали током, и он смог без особого труда передать свойства электричества своему нэн. На основе Трансформации Киллуа создал следующие способности:

Длань молнии (雷掌, Изуцуши) – первый навык Киллуа. Нэн, испускаемая ладонью, превращается в молнии. Поражающая мощь даже простого удара рукой возрастает многократно. Была изобретена им в начале арки Острова Жадности, ради прохождения отбора.

Копьё молнии (落雷, Наруками) – эволюция навыка «Длань молнии», дистанционная атака разрядом электричества. Атака основана на совмещение двух типов нэн «трансформации» и «выделения».

Божественная скорость (神速, Канмуру) — Киллуа использует разряды собственной наэлектризованной нэн для ускорения мышечных сокращений, тем самым увеличивая скорость движения. Осваивает технику с середины арки Муравьев после того как понял что может с помощью своих молний программировать мышечные сокращения.

Иногда использует Йо-Йо из тяжелых металлов, придающих безобидным, на первый взгляд, игрушкам вес в 50 кг каждая. Совмещает ударную мощь тяжеленого йо-йо со своей электрической нэн.

Killua Zoldyck (キルア=ゾルディック, Kirua Zorudikku) is the third son of Silva and Kikyo Zoldyck and the heir of the Zoldyck Family, until he runs away from home and becomes a Hunter. He is the best friend of Gon Freecss, and is currently travelling with Alluka Zoldyck.

Appearance[]

Killua has spiky silver hair, very pale skin and blue eyes. His eyes change shape depending on the mood that he’s in, narrowing and sharpening when he goes into assassination mode. Killua is fairly lean at the start of the series, due to constant physical conditioning and torture training he received when he was young. As time passes, he becomes more muscular and toned. In the Nippon Animation anime adaptation, Killua’s eye color is changed to green during the OVAs. He is also often seen holding a green skateboard (turned yellow in the 2011 series).

Killua typically wears baggy clothing, with his usual attire consisting of long-sleeved and dark-colored shirts. Most of his clothes have a turtleneck. Killua wears long, baggy shorts in the manga and Madhouse animated adaptation, but Nippon Animation’s character design shortened them to reach above his knees. Killua also wears blue boots, recolored brown and black in the Nippon Animation adaptation.

As a child, Killua’s hair is longer, almost cascading to his shoulders. He wore a hoodie with his trademark blue coloring, grey pants, and shoes.

Personality[]

Initially, Killua is introduced as a character who appears similar to Gon: cheeky, cheerful, and full of mischievous ideas. However, contrasting Gon’s politeness, Killua can be quite rude to others, mostly strangers and older people. He is most commonly known for having a sweet tooth; he loves everything sweet and spent almost 200 million Jenny on snacks when he was at the Heaven’s Arena. His favorite snack is chocolate, specifically Chocolate Balls.

He is also one of the quickest-thinking characters, and often analyzes a situation with great ease and accuracy. In spite of his young age, his way of thinking, knowledge, and pragmatism give him the attitude of an adult. He is initially very confident about his own abilities, going as far as questioning Gon’s capability during the Hunter Exam, and compares his strength with other people. As time passed, Killua became humble about it; but when somebody compliments him, especially Gon, he becomes easily embarrassed.
However, his ruthlessness and aptitude in killing shows the other side of him—deadly, violent, and bloodthirsty. Conflicting with Killua’s predisposal to kill is his unyielding loyalty to his friends and natural kindness. He claims Gon was his first friend, and he grows progressively more attached to him as time passes. Killua often suffers immensely in his attempts to help his friends without a single complaint. He puts others before himself without being concerned about his own health or even his life.
Until recently, Killua’s greatest flaw was his fear of those seemingly more powerful than him (one of whom being his elder brother, Illumi). Killua had been trained as an assassin by his brother to be extremely cautious and that he only engages in combat provided that victory is absolutely certain. This impeded him as a Hunter, as Biscuit stated more than once that victory is never certain, and that depending on the circumstances, a person has the potential to defeat a stronger opponent.^[2]

Killua especially struggles with these dueling ideologies during the latter half of the series, as he begins to encounter stronger opponents. His brother’s teachings remained firmly entrenched in his mind, to a point at which Biscuit prophesied that he would one day abandon Gon because of this. Finally, he had to face Biscuit’s prophecy when he encountered a Chimera Ant while Gon (who could not use Nen at the time) was not far off and had no way to defend himself. At the last moment, Killua realized that Illumi had implanted a needle in his brain way back in the first Hunter Exam. This needle was responsible for forcing Killua to retreat and jailing himself in his comfort zone whenever any situation would potentially endanger his life. Upon extracting the needle, Killua was freed from this restraint and gained full control of his subconscious to make his own decision whether or not to flee whenever there is a need to fight stronger opponents.^[3]

During the events of Greed Island, Killua has shown to be highly susceptible to gambling. Going as far to be willing to gamble with his life to get big reward in the slot machine and seem to show heavy gambling rush in his eyes causing Biscuit to neck chop him to make him stop.

A stark contrast to his best friend Gon, Killua is highly mature in both thinking and emotion in which he can keep his anger in check and maintain rationality better than Gon even facing terrified experience like the death of Kite while Gon gives in to his rage and loses his logical thinking.

Equipment[]

Skateboard: The first time he faced the Hunter Exam, Killua brought a skateboard with him. It was able to bear the weight of five people and a wooden shelf without breaking, although it was damaged in the process. The skateboard is yellow with red wheels and a red arrow painted in the middle, reaching almost to the curved end of the deck (dark blue-green with a yellow arrow in the 1999 anime). The skateboard is also briefly seen in the beginning of Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission.

Yo-Yos: After passing the Hunter Exam, Killua was given by Milluki two yo-yos made of a special metal alloy that he began using as a secret weapon. The yo-yos are extremely durable and heavy, each weighing 50 kilograms. Their reflective surface allows them to be used as mirrors to stealthily look behind a corner. Biscuit noted that they work well with Killua’s ability to turn his aura into electricity.

Abilities & Powers[]

Killua has all the benefits granted by his status as a Hunter. Furthermore, as a member of the Zoldyck Family, he has vast wealth at his disposal, although he needs his father’s or his grandfather’s permission to use them. His family name alone is enough to scare the ones that know what it is associated to. Killua has been trained since birth to become a human weapon, and is recognized by his family to be the most talented assassin in the entire history of the Zoldycks.^[29]When he took the Hunter Exam the first time, he was the fourth most powerful applicant (after Gittarackur, and, by his own admission, Hisoka and Hanzo), and the one that Single Star Hunter Menchi believed would pass. Up until the Hunter Exam, he did not hesitate a second to kill, but after meeting Gon, this tendency subsided; still, he is not afraid to resort to extreme means when circumstances demand it. Like his friend Gon, Killua has an astounding natural talent that enables him to learn at a fast rate and allegedly ad infinitum, a characteristic that piqued Hisoka’s interest. His potential extends to Nen as well, as noted by Wing and Bisky. Although he primarily fights with his bare hands, Killua is able to use any kind of weapons, but the only one he employs consistently are his custom-made yo-yos. When he tried to prevent the selection, he was so confident in his strength that he claimed that tanks and fighter jets would be useless against him.

His training endowed him with near immunity to poison, high tolerance to electricity, great agility and physical strength, advanced armed and unarmed combat and stealth techniques, which he acquired at a very young age. His intellect and exceptional analytical skills are equally remarkable, and it is often through strategy that he can defeat opponents who are stronger or more experienced than him. He is also able to walk without making a sound and sleep with a larger part of his brain awake than normal, so he can avoid attacks even in his sleep, even if they come from an armed, albeit weaker, fellow Hunter. After leaving Greed Island, due to his prowess in Nen, Killua became able to blend with nature more easily, which allowed him to find multiple new species of animals at a rate that astounded Kite’s companions.^[85]

Killua’s main weakness used to be an inferiority complex that paralyzed him with fear and prevented him from fighting opponents that could pose a threat to him, even if their overall strength was lower than his own. Although it was originally believed to be a product of his training, it is later revealed that it was actually due to a Nen-imbued needle that Illumi had implanted in his brain. Its removal caused Killua to snap free of his brother’s conditioning, thus regaining the full control of his mental capabilities in battle. This also had the effect of making his overall movements better, increasing his speed.

Preternatural Perception: Killua managed to detect Meleoron’s presence in spite of the latter specializing in erasing it.

Enhanced Strength: Killua has displayed his strength on several occasions. Before he learned Nen, he was able to open a 16-ton gate^[26] and after he learned Nen, he opened the 64-ton gate.^[127] He can also easily lift up boulders several times his own size and cleave through massive trees with a single strike.

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Killua is considered to be one of the fastest characters in the series. Even without resorting to Nen, Killua is tremendously fast. He can move fast enough that his opponents may lose sight of him, and kill a target without them realizing until the fatal blow has been dealt. When he retried the Hunter Exam, he knocked out more than one hundred of applicants in a matter of minutes.^[63] His speed was on par with Gon’s when he was introduced, but following the removal of Illumi’s needle, Killua became able to control his movements more adept, thus growing faster. A perfect comparison between his previous and current speed is given in his fights against Rammot: while in their first confrontation the Chimera Ant managed to overpower both him and Gon through sheer strength and speed, in the second Killua ripped his head off before Rammot even realized that his opponent had moved at all. His reactions are also first-class: Killua can react to the slightest amount of danger at once, even bullets fired at near point-blank range.^[143]

Immense Agility: Killua’s mobility allows him to attack from every position, move in the enemy’s blind spot, and fight on any kind of terrain. In terms of defense, Killua takes full advantage of his agility to fall back quickly, dodge the enemy’s attacks and react immediately after being hit. He has an excellent sense of balance, as seen when he was shown standing with nonchalance on the back of a horse,^[144] and good coordination. He managed to dispatch a small squadron of Chimera Ants that had drawn him in the treetops and surrounded him in a few seconds, not only avoiding their attacks, but also turning them against his assailants.^[101]

Enhanced Stamina: Killua is indefatigable, both physically and mentally. He can withstand wearing battles, training sessions and runs. Not even thirty hours of continuous traveling NGL by foot and battling the armed forces could wear him down.^[100]

Enhanced Durability: Killua took no damage from being kicked in the belly by Imori. He also stated that a blow to the neck that Hanzo used to knock out Gon would only leave him stunned. Even being electrocuted with 1,000,000 volts of electricity can only cause him to feel pain. Ikalgo’s bullets, while packing enough power to send Killua flying a few meters, could only pierce less than an inch of muscle.

Enhanced Endurance: Killua can bear very intense physical pain without his physical or mental abilities being impaired. He fell asleep (or pretended to) while his brother Milluki was whipping him, and did not react when the latter burned him with a cigar. He can also dislodge his joints without seeming to suffer any drawback. A better example is given during his confrontation with the Ortho Siblings, in which he had his body punctured by several darts and still managed to make calculations and prepare a strategy, even coming up with an idea for a new ability.

• Resistance to Electricity: As a child, Killua was trained to endure large amounts of electricity. His older brother Milluki often electrocuted him for training and punishment.^[29] As a result, he is able to withstand high-voltage electrical currents while retaining his full mental and physical faculties, even when suffering shocks capable of stunning Sub, a superior Nen user at the time, as well as paralyzing and hurting the powerful Menthuthuyoupi. However, he stated that even though he has strong resistance against electricity, he still feels the pain.^[38] Due to this, Killua was able to develop electricity-oriented Hatsu techniques.

Immense Poison Resistance: Due to his assassin training, Killua became resistant to a great number of poisons, toxins and chemicals. He first displayed this ability when he drank five cans of Tonpa’s juice during the Hunter Exam without experiencing any side effects, despite the beverage containing a laxative that, in that dose, should have completely dehydrated him. When he was stung by Mosquito, he revealed that her toxin had absolutely no effect on his body.^[145]

Muscle and Joint Control: Killua can dislodge his joints at will in less than a second, an ability that enables him to escape from most ties. An instance is given when he dislodged his shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers to free himself from Machi’s strings.

• Claws: One of the several assassination arts passed down to Killua through his family consists in adjusting the anatomy of his hand; his fingernails turn into claws that are sharper than knives, with which Killua can sever a limb, a head or even rip out an heart with frightening ease.^[17][146]

Healing Factor: Killua can recover from injury faster than normal, as demonstrated when the multiple wounds inflicted to him by the Ortho siblings completely healed in only a few days.

Genius-Level Intellect: Killua’s intelligence surpasses that of a normal boy his age by far. He is knowledgeable about a wide variety of topics, endowed with prodigious intuition and analytical skills. His abilities in deductive reasoning are comparable to those regarded as the smartest in the Hunter × Hunter world within the characters shown so far. Though not always being at the top of the game as he still gets out-witted from time to time, but nonetheless it is still extremely remarkable for his age. He can also bear severe mental strain and still think clearly, to the point that even Hunters with more experience than him rely on and take notes from his predictions before making a move; and he can come up with hypotheses and conclusions that are well beyond ordinary thinking. To match all of these impressive intellectual capacities, Killua is also an extremely quick thinker, who is capable of adapting to completely unpredictable and absurd scenarios.

Master Strategist: Killua is capable of devising complex tactics, run accurate simulations and evaluate the success rate of each of them, even in the middle of a fight. Biscuit, Morel, and Knuckle all accepted his strategies as the best. He can not only predict the general going of an operation, but also the actions of each individual, even if he has never met them.

Master Hand to Hand Combatant: In spite of his young age, Killua is one of the best male fighters in the series. He is capable of fighting on even ground with foes that are physically stronger than him or have better control over their aura. His fighting style, which is extremely versatile, aims at dealing the maximum amount of damage in the shortest time possible, striking critical points and making ample use of lightning-fast submission holds to incapacitate or kill the opponent. He can precisely knock a person out by touching a sensitive spot on their neck.^[63] Killua is particularly skilled at finding patterns in the fighting style of his adversary and at figuring out their weak spots, and at using them to exploit or create an opening with which end the confrontation. It is very rare for him to resort to combos, both because his training has led him to favor sneak attacks and careful planning and because one strike from him very often results in the death of his target. Due to the Zoldyck philosophy of never putting their lives at risk while fighting, he was also taught a wide array of defensive and escape tactics, a trait that was exacerbated while Illumi was conditioning him. Following the removal of his brother’s needle he began to take more risks when fighting, which, far from weakening him, had the effect of making his overall movements more secure and, thus, faster and more precise. He also received basic training in Shingen-ryū Kung-Fu.

• Assassin Mode: When employing his assassination techniques, Killua enters a state of mind that helps him channel his strength and concentration for the sole purpose of slaying his opponent. He compares the process to flipping a switch.

• The Snake Awakens (蛇活 (だかつ), Dakatsu): Killua whips his arms with incredible fluidity and speed, cleaving anything that comes in contact with them.^[145]

Master Weapon Specialist: Although he prefers to fight with only his bare hands, Killua is capable of turning any object into a lethal weapon, even if he has no familiarity with it. He won Bopobo’s challenge by drenching him in liquor and setting it afire, and killed multiple soldier Chimera Ants with the arms they wielded. Killua is also adept at using projectile-like weapons, although he has never employed any in combat. His weapon of choice are two yo-yos weighing 50 kilograms each, which he can wield with great dexterity, that amazes pro Hunter Shoot McMahon. He can use them as long-ranged weapons, to ensnare the target, grab distant objects, as a grapple, or swing them around himself to counter incoming attacks. His aura can also be channeled through them to shock a target from a distance. Killua is reluctant to use them in battle if he is unable to prevent the information from being leaked to other potential opponents, preferring to resort to his raw physical abilities and combat skills in order for his opponent to know as little about him as possible.

Master of Stealth: Killua is very proficient in hiding, spying and infiltration. Melody, a Hunter renowned for her hearing, commented that she could hardly hear Killua’s footsteps even when he was running alongside her.^[147]

• Shadow Step (暗歩 (あんぽ), Anpo): Due to his training, Killua has learned how to walk and run without making a sound.

• Rhythm Echo (肢曲 (しきょく), Shikyoku): An assassination art, the Rhythm Echo is a motion that creates an afterimage of the body through a varying cadence of steps. There is a total absence of noise during the movement, and multiple phantoms appear. It utilizes the Shadow Step technique; In the Nippon Animation adaptation of the anime, Rhythm Echo is changed into an ability that allows Killua to disappear into darkness. According to Netero, it is the advanced version of the «Silent Gaits» technique.

• Expert in Tailing: Killua tailed Nobunaga and Machi around a town with the two of them failing to spot him (although they clearly sensed his presence).^[4]

Masterful Skater: Killua is extremely dexterous with his skateboard, performing acrobatic tricks with ease. He has also been shown to use his skateboard to kill a Great Stamp.

Masterful Darts Player: Killua mastered the game when he was six (or seven), with a count of 1440 points. This skill came in handy against the Ortho siblings, when he recognized the rules the brother was playing with.

Nen[]

As a Transmuter, Killua’s most efficient in changing the properties and shape of his aura. Just like Gon’s, Killua’s talent is said to be absolutely astounding, found only in one out of ten million people.^[39] Thanks to Biscuit’s training he has honed his skills in at least two Nen types other than his own, namely Enhancement and Conjuration.^[148] He has also mastered the four basic techniques and at least five of the advanced ones (the exceptions being possibly In and En, although he is able to extend his Ren to a radius of 57 cm to sense incoming attacks).^[143] He performed Ten successfully with next to no instructions, a feat which Wing described as both «amazing» and «terrifying»,^[34] and learned Gyo in only one night.^[36]He is able to maintain Ren for three hours outside of combat without the slightest difficulty.^[149] His Zetsu earned him the praise of the Phantom Troupe, although they were able to sense him.^[4] He can form Ko in an instant, as shown when he used it to knock Gon out while the latter was going to fight Neferpitou.^[88] While Gon can release a bigger amount of aura, Killua is generally hailed as the one with the best control, to the point in Greed Island he was already capable of distributing his aura with a margin of error lower than 1%, which caused Biscuit to comment that she reached his degree of mastery only in her late twenties. In spite of his lack of experience, he can measure with accuracy how much aura he should employ and in which area in a split second, relying solely on the instinctive knowledge granted by his fearsome potential.^[75] He easily got ahead of Gon during their training on Greed Island,^[150] overcoming his inexperience with sheer insight.^[75]

Killua developed a series of Nen abilities in which he alters the properties of his aura to make it similar to electricity. This was inspired and made possible by the years of electric shocks he received as a child, both as training against torture and as punishment from his older brother Milluki. Biscuit was very impressed that he could create such a complex Nen ability at his age.^[148] He can shock the opponent either through physical contact or while keeping his distance, channeling his aura through his yo-yos^[79] or throwing it in the form of a lightning strike.^[116] Although most Nen users receive no damage from the electricity itself, they are still hurt and paralyzed for a few instants.^[79] The peak of Killua’s Nen abilities are two Hatsu collectively referred to as Godspeed ( Kanmuru), both of which use Killua’s electric aura to vastly enhance his speed by allowing him to transcend the limits of his physical potential: Whirlwind makes his movements automatic, while Speed of Lightning allows him to remain in control his body.^[116] Regardless of which core function he employs, he can regulate the discharge of electricity outside of his body, making it so an ally touching him will only feel a mild stinging sensation,^[133] whereas an enemy being struck by one of his blows will be painfully electrocuted^[116] and even suffer burns if unprotected.^[122] Both applications can also be used to carry others, both to displace them^[133] and to protect them from enemy attacks.^[122]

In order to generate electric aura, Killua needs to «charge» himself by letting electricity run through his body,^[151] such as by tasering himself^[60] or holding onto a plug,^[117] although, by his own admission, it is not very potent and he runs out of it rather quickly.^[152] Another inconvenience is that Killua is not aware of exactly how much electric aura he produces, which can result in him depleting his reserves unexpectedly.^[116]

In the second film and the 2011 anime respectively, Killua was able to use the electric aura to activate simple machines or burn sturdy objects, such as Rhino’s exoskeleton, to make them frailer and subsequently break them.

Quotes[]

• «Gon, let’s get in front. Yeah, and it’ll get us away from Hisoka. He’s killed, and wants to kill again. The fog will make a great cover. You’re wondering how I know. Fact is, I’m like him. I can smell it in him.»^[154]
• (To Kurapika) «If that’s how you feel, I’ll kill him for you. It’s no big deal, y’know.»^[155]
• (To Amori) «Keep still. My nails are razor sharp.»^[20]
• (To Illumi) «I’m so tired of killing, I just want to be a kid. Hanging out, doing stuff with Gon. That’s it.»^[25]
• (To Sadaso) «Move, and you die. Use Nen, or utter one word, and you die. Now close you eyes… You see what happens when you break promises? Open your eyes again and look at me in the mirror. Listen. Don’t you ever show your scummy face to us ever again. This is a promise you will keep.»^[36]
• (To Riehlvelt) «Electricity won’t work on me. But that only means I can tolerate it. It still hurts. And sure it doesn’t make me happy.»^[38]
• «I’ve had to play life-or-death games of «shadow» since I was three. I would feel their heart skip a beat!! I would never be dumb enough to miss it!!»^[4]
• «Gon, I’m the one. I’m glad to have you as a friend.»^[156]
• «We were complacent. Too confident of our powers. Both of us combined were worth less than a one-armed Kite. That was his assessment… That’s the reality. If Kite was by himself, this wouldn’t have happened. We were fools.»^[88]
• (To Chairman Netero, Morel, and Knov) «One of them could use Nen. His aura was creepy more than anyone I’ve ever met. More than my brother or Hisoka. Now that I’ve learned Nen, I can tell. You guys are powerful, too. And still, I don’t think you can take him.»^[89]
• «Gon, you are light itself. Sometimes you’re too bright and I can’t look at you… But can I still stay by your side…?»^[89]
• (To Ikalgo) «Because I thought you were cool. If we’d met another way, maybe we could’ve even been friends.»^[102]
• (To Menthuthuyoupi) «Sorry but I’m a little ticked off right now. So I’m just gonna take it out on you.»^[116]
• (To Palm) «Gon’s suffering right now!!! Someone who meant a lot to him was ruthlessly altered!! Even his mind was changed. As we speak, Gon’s facing against the person responsible!! If you up without warning, looking like that, he won’t be able to hold it together. So you have to promise to call him by his name first!! That’s my one condition! Let him know you’re okay. He was so worried about you, up to the minute we came in here. Give him some peace of mind. Please. Put his mind at ease. Only you, Palm, can do that right now. Nobody else can reach him. Not me. I can’t help him anymore!!»^[119]
• (To Shaiapouf) «I don’t know what you’re deal is, but I do know that you piss me off.»^[122]
• (To Palm) «Don’t worry. I won’t say it again. After all, we’re friends. I don’t need to thank my pals every time.»^[123]
• (To Silva) «If I leave my friend to die, isn’t that the same thing as betraying him?»^[127]
• (To Illumi) «Bring it on. I’ll show you what I can do!!»^[131]
• (To Illumi) «The one who’s cursed is the one making wishes!!»^[135]

TMNT X Pokemon[]

As an assassin, he teams up with Mine and Lubbock during missions.

Trivia[]

• The Official Hunter × Hunter Character and World Databook spelled Killua’s full name as «Killua Zaoldyeck«.^[157]
• Out of the four main protagonists, Killua is the youngest; during the first phase of the Hunter Exam, he confirms that his age is almost 12, just like Gon.^[7] Gon’s birthday is May 5, while Killua’s birthday is July 7, making Killua younger than Gon.
• Out of the main characters Killua is the only one with siblings.
• Killua is the 3rd Transmuter in the Zoldyck family, after Zeno and Silva. All have silver hair as well, a trait found in all known Transmuters in the Zoldyck family.
• Of the four main protagonists, Killua is the only one to have failed a Hunter Exam.
• Killua is reported to be four centimeters (about one inch) taller than Gon, but the two are often seen being the same height.
• His favorite food are ChocoRobo-kun chocolate balls.
• He is nicknamed Kil or Killu by his family. However, neither the Zoldyck’s employees nor Gon and his friends use this name.
• According to the «Hunter × Hunter Manual» section found in the Yu ☆ Yu ☆ Hakusho official character book (Shueisha Jump remix), Killua’s stats are:

Story Arcs	Spirit	Skill	Strength	Nen	Talent	Intelligence
Hunter Exam arc	1/5	3/5	2/5	0/5	2/5	2/5
Yorknew City arc	2/5	3/5	3/5	2/5	2/5	2/5
Greed Island arc	2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	2/5	3/5
Chimera Ant arc: NGL	3/5	4/5	4/5	3/5	3/5	3/5
Chimera Ant arc: Palace Invasion	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5	3/5

Anime and Manga Differences[]

• Killua’s eye color shifted in the 1999 series; though initially dark blue, his irises became green in the OVA series. In 2011 series, his eyes are back to dark blue.
• In the 2011 anime, instead of destroying Johness’ heart, Killua gives it back to Johness after he faints and dies.
• He once stated that he does not know how to write letters, but he had written a «death notice, Zoldyck style» before.
• He hates red peppers. At Gon’s house, Mito forced Killua to eat them, but he spat them out.
• In the 1999 series, Killua enjoys exploring cockpits and drinking tea.
• Still in the 1999 series, Killua was slapped two times by two different women: Mito Freecss and Biscuit Krueger.
• In the 1999 anime, he watched a porn movie in a hotel in Yorknew City.
• The 2011 series added some scenes where Killua and Canary first met as children. He also tried to make friends with Canary, but he never tried to offer her an animal skull.

Intertextuality and References[]

• Killua is occasionally drawn with catlike features (paws, ears, mouth) in humorous situations, much like Botan of YuYu Hakusho (a previous work by the same mangaka) was.
• Hiei, one of the main characters from YuYu Hakusho, bears some similarities to Killua:
  • Both of them have gone through a tragic childhood, killing people at a young age and being submitted to torture.
  • Just as Hiei can conjure up fire and manipulate it, so does Killua replicate the characteristics of electricity with his aura. This ability was based on the immunity Killua had developed during a long childhood of electrical torture.
  • Both are extremely fast.
  • Both tend to kill their opponents in the most brutal ways and lack remorse when doing so.
  • Hiei was ranked on first place for most popular character in the YuYu Hakusho manga, Killua had also won first place in the Hunter × Hunter popularity votes.
  • Just like how Hiei is the last person Yusuke meets out of the main team, Killua is the last person on the main team that Gon meets.
  • Both can use sharp objects as weapons, Hiei his sword and Killua his fingernails, but are also exceptional hand-to-hand combatants.
  • Just like Hiei has black spiky hair and same colored clothing, Killua has white spiky hair and same colored clothing.
  • One of the differences between Killua and Hiei is that he actually smiles in contrast to his YuYu Hakushocounterpart who is never seen smiling.
  • Another difference is that Killua quickly befriends with Gon on their first meeting, unlike Hiei and Yusuke who start off as enemies.
• Killua’s yo-yo’s may have been derived from Rinku, a secondary character of Togashi’s other series YuYu Hakusho.
• The Japanese name of Killua’s Thunderbolt ability, Narukami, comes from the famous kabuki play Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura, in which the character Narukami transforms into a thunder god at the end of the fourth act.
• Godspeed closely resembles the real-life martial art concept of Mushin (無心, «Empty Mind»), a mental state that highly-trained martial artists are said to be capable of entering during combat. It is essentially a moment where their body reacts without the need of having any specific intentions or plans in mind, having refined their instincts and intuition to a level where they can respond to any threat without the need for thought.
• There is a castle in Ireland named Killua Castle.

Miscellaneous[]

• Killua’s name in Japanese is written as «Kirua» in katakana. It combines the Japanese transliterations of the English words «kill» (kiru) and «killer» (kira).
• Killua ranked first in all of the three character popularity polls that have been conducted so far by Weekly Shonen Jump.
  • Fans stated that his changing moods gave him a lot of points and Killua looks strong. Fans also wanted Killua as their little brother.
• In the French version of Hunter × Hunter, Killua is nicknamed «Lukia» by Leorio.
• Killua’s birthday falls on Tanabata, a Japanese festival holiday centering around a folklore tale of star-crossed lovers. Killua and the character of Orihime share some similarities, and the beginning of the Tanabata myth also shares some themes with the beginning of Killua’s character arc:
  • Both Killua and Orihime are employed by their fathers.
  • Both Killua and Orihime are unhappy in their lives and wish for connections with others that their work prevents.
  • Both Killua and Orihime eventually abandon their work entirely after meeting another person, which displeases their fathers.
  • Both Silva and Orihime’s father allow their children to pursue their important bond, but expect that their children will return to their roles in time.
  • Additionally, the number of the month and day of Killua’s birthday are the same: he shares this characteristic with the other three protagonists and Hisoka.

Killua Zoldyck (キルア=ゾルディック, Kirua Zorudikku) is the third son of Silva and Kikyo Zoldyck and the heir of the Zoldyck Family, until he runs away from home and becomes a Hunter. He is the best friend of Gon Freecss, and is currently travelling with Alluka Zoldyck.

Appearance[]

Killua has spiky silver hair, very pale skin and blue eyes. His eyes change shape depending on the mood that he’s in, narrowing and sharpening when he goes into assassination mode. Killua is fairly lean at the start of the series, due to constant physical conditioning and torture training he received when he was young. As time passes, he becomes more muscular and toned. In the Nippon Animation anime adaptation, Killua’s eye color is changed to green during the OVAs. He is also often seen holding a green skateboard (turned yellow in the 2011 series).

Killua typically wears baggy clothing, with his usual attire consisting of long-sleeved and dark-colored shirts. Most of his clothes have a turtleneck. Killua wears long, baggy shorts in the manga and Madhouse animated adaptation, but Nippon Animation’s character design shortened them to reach above his knees. Killua also wears blue boots, recolored brown and black in the Nippon Animation adaptation.

As a child, Killua’s hair is longer, almost cascading to his shoulders. He wore a hoodie with his trademark blue coloring, grey pants, and shoes.

Personality[]

Initially, Killua is introduced as a character who appears similar to Gon: cheeky, cheerful, and full of mischievous ideas. However, contrasting Gon’s politeness, Killua can be quite rude to others, mostly strangers and older people. He is most commonly known for having a sweet tooth; he loves everything sweet and spent almost 200 million Jenny on snacks when he was at the Heaven’s Arena. His favorite snack is chocolate, specifically Chocolate Balls.

He is also one of the quickest-thinking characters, and often analyzes a situation with great ease and accuracy. In spite of his young age, his way of thinking, knowledge, and pragmatism give him the attitude of an adult. He is initially very confident about his own abilities, going as far as questioning Gon’s capability during the Hunter Exam, and compares his strength with other people. As time passed, Killua became humble about it; but when somebody compliments him, especially Gon, he becomes easily embarrassed.
However, his ruthlessness and aptitude in killing shows the other side of him—deadly, violent, and bloodthirsty. Conflicting with Killua’s predisposal to kill is his unyielding loyalty to his friends and natural kindness. He claims Gon was his first friend, and he grows progressively more attached to him as time passes. Killua often suffers immensely in his attempts to help his friends without a single complaint. He puts others before himself without being concerned about his own health or even his life.
Until recently, Killua’s greatest flaw was his fear of those seemingly more powerful than him (one of whom being his elder brother, Illumi). Killua had been trained as an assassin by his brother to be extremely cautious and that he only engages in combat provided that victory is absolutely certain. This impeded him as a Hunter, as Biscuit stated more than once that victory is never certain, and that depending on the circumstances, a person has the potential to defeat a stronger opponent.^[2]

Killua especially struggles with these dueling ideologies during the latter half of the series, as he begins to encounter stronger opponents. His brother’s teachings remained firmly entrenched in his mind, to a point at which Biscuit prophesied that he would one day abandon Gon because of this. Finally, he had to face Biscuit’s prophecy when he encountered a Chimera Ant while Gon (who could not use Nen at the time) was not far off and had no way to defend himself. At the last moment, Killua realized that Illumi had implanted a needle in his brain way back in the first Hunter Exam. This needle was responsible for forcing Killua to retreat and jailing himself in his comfort zone whenever any situation would potentially endanger his life. Upon extracting the needle, Killua was freed from this restraint and gained full control of his subconscious to make his own decision whether or not to flee whenever there is a need to fight stronger opponents.^[3]

During the events of Greed Island, Killua has shown to be highly susceptible to gambling. Going as far to be willing to gamble with his life to get big reward in the slot machine and seem to show heavy gambling rush in his eyes causing Biscuit to neck chop him to make him stop.

A stark contrast to his best friend Gon, Killua is highly mature in both thinking and emotion in which he can keep his anger in check and maintain rationality better than Gon even facing terrified experience like the death of Kite while Gon gives in to his rage and loses his logical thinking.

Equipment[]

Skateboard: The first time he faced the Hunter Exam, Killua brought a skateboard with him. It was able to bear the weight of five people and a wooden shelf without breaking, although it was damaged in the process. The skateboard is yellow with red wheels and a red arrow painted in the middle, reaching almost to the curved end of the deck (dark blue-green with a yellow arrow in the 1999 anime). The skateboard is also briefly seen in the beginning of Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission.

Yo-Yos: After passing the Hunter Exam, Killua was given by Milluki two yo-yos made of a special metal alloy that he began using as a secret weapon. The yo-yos are extremely durable and heavy, each weighing 50 kilograms. Their reflective surface allows them to be used as mirrors to stealthily look behind a corner. Biscuit noted that they work well with Killua’s ability to turn his aura into electricity.

Abilities & Powers[]

Killua has all the benefits granted by his status as a Hunter. Furthermore, as a member of the Zoldyck Family, he has vast wealth at his disposal, although he needs his father’s or his grandfather’s permission to use them. His family name alone is enough to scare the ones that know what it is associated to. Killua has been trained since birth to become a human weapon, and is recognized by his family to be the most talented assassin in the entire history of the Zoldycks.^[29]When he took the Hunter Exam the first time, he was the fourth most powerful applicant (after Gittarackur, and, by his own admission, Hisoka and Hanzo), and the one that Single Star Hunter Menchi believed would pass. Up until the Hunter Exam, he did not hesitate a second to kill, but after meeting Gon, this tendency subsided; still, he is not afraid to resort to extreme means when circumstances demand it. Like his friend Gon, Killua has an astounding natural talent that enables him to learn at a fast rate and allegedly ad infinitum, a characteristic that piqued Hisoka’s interest. His potential extends to Nen as well, as noted by Wing and Bisky. Although he primarily fights with his bare hands, Killua is able to use any kind of weapons, but the only one he employs consistently are his custom-made yo-yos. When he tried to prevent the selection, he was so confident in his strength that he claimed that tanks and fighter jets would be useless against him.

His training endowed him with near immunity to poison, high tolerance to electricity, great agility and physical strength, advanced armed and unarmed combat and stealth techniques, which he acquired at a very young age. His intellect and exceptional analytical skills are equally remarkable, and it is often through strategy that he can defeat opponents who are stronger or more experienced than him. He is also able to walk without making a sound and sleep with a larger part of his brain awake than normal, so he can avoid attacks even in his sleep, even if they come from an armed, albeit weaker, fellow Hunter. After leaving Greed Island, due to his prowess in Nen, Killua became able to blend with nature more easily, which allowed him to find multiple new species of animals at a rate that astounded Kite’s companions.^[85]

Killua’s main weakness used to be an inferiority complex that paralyzed him with fear and prevented him from fighting opponents that could pose a threat to him, even if their overall strength was lower than his own. Although it was originally believed to be a product of his training, it is later revealed that it was actually due to a Nen-imbued needle that Illumi had implanted in his brain. Its removal caused Killua to snap free of his brother’s conditioning, thus regaining the full control of his mental capabilities in battle. This also had the effect of making his overall movements better, increasing his speed.

Preternatural Perception: Killua managed to detect Meleoron’s presence in spite of the latter specializing in erasing it.

Enhanced Strength: Killua has displayed his strength on several occasions. Before he learned Nen, he was able to open a 16-ton gate^[26] and after he learned Nen, he opened the 64-ton gate.^[127] He can also easily lift up boulders several times his own size and cleave through massive trees with a single strike.

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Killua is considered to be one of the fastest characters in the series. Even without resorting to Nen, Killua is tremendously fast. He can move fast enough that his opponents may lose sight of him, and kill a target without them realizing until the fatal blow has been dealt. When he retried the Hunter Exam, he knocked out more than one hundred of applicants in a matter of minutes.^[63] His speed was on par with Gon’s when he was introduced, but following the removal of Illumi’s needle, Killua became able to control his movements more adept, thus growing faster. A perfect comparison between his previous and current speed is given in his fights against Rammot: while in their first confrontation the Chimera Ant managed to overpower both him and Gon through sheer strength and speed, in the second Killua ripped his head off before Rammot even realized that his opponent had moved at all. His reactions are also first-class: Killua can react to the slightest amount of danger at once, even bullets fired at near point-blank range.^[143]

Immense Agility: Killua’s mobility allows him to attack from every position, move in the enemy’s blind spot, and fight on any kind of terrain. In terms of defense, Killua takes full advantage of his agility to fall back quickly, dodge the enemy’s attacks and react immediately after being hit. He has an excellent sense of balance, as seen when he was shown standing with nonchalance on the back of a horse,^[144] and good coordination. He managed to dispatch a small squadron of Chimera Ants that had drawn him in the treetops and surrounded him in a few seconds, not only avoiding their attacks, but also turning them against his assailants.^[101]

Enhanced Stamina: Killua is indefatigable, both physically and mentally. He can withstand wearing battles, training sessions and runs. Not even thirty hours of continuous traveling NGL by foot and battling the armed forces could wear him down.^[100]

Enhanced Durability: Killua took no damage from being kicked in the belly by Imori. He also stated that a blow to the neck that Hanzo used to knock out Gon would only leave him stunned. Even being electrocuted with 1,000,000 volts of electricity can only cause him to feel pain. Ikalgo’s bullets, while packing enough power to send Killua flying a few meters, could only pierce less than an inch of muscle.

Enhanced Endurance: Killua can bear very intense physical pain without his physical or mental abilities being impaired. He fell asleep (or pretended to) while his brother Milluki was whipping him, and did not react when the latter burned him with a cigar. He can also dislodge his joints without seeming to suffer any drawback. A better example is given during his confrontation with the Ortho Siblings, in which he had his body punctured by several darts and still managed to make calculations and prepare a strategy, even coming up with an idea for a new ability.

• Resistance to Electricity: As a child, Killua was trained to endure large amounts of electricity. His older brother Milluki often electrocuted him for training and punishment.^[29] As a result, he is able to withstand high-voltage electrical currents while retaining his full mental and physical faculties, even when suffering shocks capable of stunning Sub, a superior Nen user at the time, as well as paralyzing and hurting the powerful Menthuthuyoupi. However, he stated that even though he has strong resistance against electricity, he still feels the pain.^[38] Due to this, Killua was able to develop electricity-oriented Hatsu techniques.

Immense Poison Resistance: Due to his assassin training, Killua became resistant to a great number of poisons, toxins and chemicals. He first displayed this ability when he drank five cans of Tonpa’s juice during the Hunter Exam without experiencing any side effects, despite the beverage containing a laxative that, in that dose, should have completely dehydrated him. When he was stung by Mosquito, he revealed that her toxin had absolutely no effect on his body.^[145]

Muscle and Joint Control: Killua can dislodge his joints at will in less than a second, an ability that enables him to escape from most ties. An instance is given when he dislodged his shoulders, elbows, wrists and fingers to free himself from Machi’s strings.

• Claws: One of the several assassination arts passed down to Killua through his family consists in adjusting the anatomy of his hand; his fingernails turn into claws that are sharper than knives, with which Killua can sever a limb, a head or even rip out an heart with frightening ease.^[17][146]

Healing Factor: Killua can recover from injury faster than normal, as demonstrated when the multiple wounds inflicted to him by the Ortho siblings completely healed in only a few days.

Genius-Level Intellect: Killua’s intelligence surpasses that of a normal boy his age by far. He is knowledgeable about a wide variety of topics, endowed with prodigious intuition and analytical skills. His abilities in deductive reasoning are comparable to those regarded as the smartest in the Hunter × Hunter world within the characters shown so far. Though not always being at the top of the game as he still gets out-witted from time to time, but nonetheless it is still extremely remarkable for his age. He can also bear severe mental strain and still think clearly, to the point that even Hunters with more experience than him rely on and take notes from his predictions before making a move; and he can come up with hypotheses and conclusions that are well beyond ordinary thinking. To match all of these impressive intellectual capacities, Killua is also an extremely quick thinker, who is capable of adapting to completely unpredictable and absurd scenarios.

Master Strategist: Killua is capable of devising complex tactics, run accurate simulations and evaluate the success rate of each of them, even in the middle of a fight. Biscuit, Morel, and Knuckle all accepted his strategies as the best. He can not only predict the general going of an operation, but also the actions of each individual, even if he has never met them.

Master Hand to Hand Combatant: In spite of his young age, Killua is one of the best male fighters in the series. He is capable of fighting on even ground with foes that are physically stronger than him or have better control over their aura. His fighting style, which is extremely versatile, aims at dealing the maximum amount of damage in the shortest time possible, striking critical points and making ample use of lightning-fast submission holds to incapacitate or kill the opponent. He can precisely knock a person out by touching a sensitive spot on their neck.^[63] Killua is particularly skilled at finding patterns in the fighting style of his adversary and at figuring out their weak spots, and at using them to exploit or create an opening with which end the confrontation. It is very rare for him to resort to combos, both because his training has led him to favor sneak attacks and careful planning and because one strike from him very often results in the death of his target. Due to the Zoldyck philosophy of never putting their lives at risk while fighting, he was also taught a wide array of defensive and escape tactics, a trait that was exacerbated while Illumi was conditioning him. Following the removal of his brother’s needle he began to take more risks when fighting, which, far from weakening him, had the effect of making his overall movements more secure and, thus, faster and more precise. He also received basic training in Shingen-ryū Kung-Fu.

• Assassin Mode: When employing his assassination techniques, Killua enters a state of mind that helps him channel his strength and concentration for the sole purpose of slaying his opponent. He compares the process to flipping a switch.

• The Snake Awakens (蛇活 (だかつ), Dakatsu): Killua whips his arms with incredible fluidity and speed, cleaving anything that comes in contact with them.^[145]

Master Weapon Specialist: Although he prefers to fight with only his bare hands, Killua is capable of turning any object into a lethal weapon, even if he has no familiarity with it. He won Bopobo’s challenge by drenching him in liquor and setting it afire, and killed multiple soldier Chimera Ants with the arms they wielded. Killua is also adept at using projectile-like weapons, although he has never employed any in combat. His weapon of choice are two yo-yos weighing 50 kilograms each, which he can wield with great dexterity, that amazes pro Hunter Shoot McMahon. He can use them as long-ranged weapons, to ensnare the target, grab distant objects, as a grapple, or swing them around himself to counter incoming attacks. His aura can also be channeled through them to shock a target from a distance. Killua is reluctant to use them in battle if he is unable to prevent the information from being leaked to other potential opponents, preferring to resort to his raw physical abilities and combat skills in order for his opponent to know as little about him as possible.

Master of Stealth: Killua is very proficient in hiding, spying and infiltration. Melody, a Hunter renowned for her hearing, commented that she could hardly hear Killua’s footsteps even when he was running alongside her.^[147]

• Shadow Step (暗歩 (あんぽ), Anpo): Due to his training, Killua has learned how to walk and run without making a sound.

• Rhythm Echo (肢曲 (しきょく), Shikyoku): An assassination art, the Rhythm Echo is a motion that creates an afterimage of the body through a varying cadence of steps. There is a total absence of noise during the movement, and multiple phantoms appear. It utilizes the Shadow Step technique; In the Nippon Animation adaptation of the anime, Rhythm Echo is changed into an ability that allows Killua to disappear into darkness. According to Netero, it is the advanced version of the «Silent Gaits» technique.

• Expert in Tailing: Killua tailed Nobunaga and Machi around a town with the two of them failing to spot him (although they clearly sensed his presence).^[4]

Masterful Skater: Killua is extremely dexterous with his skateboard, performing acrobatic tricks with ease. He has also been shown to use his skateboard to kill a Great Stamp.

Masterful Darts Player: Killua mastered the game when he was six (or seven), with a count of 1440 points. This skill came in handy against the Ortho siblings, when he recognized the rules the brother was playing with.

Nen[]

As a Transmuter, Killua’s most efficient in changing the properties and shape of his aura. Just like Gon’s, Killua’s talent is said to be absolutely astounding, found only in one out of ten million people.^[39] Thanks to Biscuit’s training he has honed his skills in at least two Nen types other than his own, namely Enhancement and Conjuration.^[148] He has also mastered the four basic techniques and at least five of the advanced ones (the exceptions being possibly In and En, although he is able to extend his Ren to a radius of 57 cm to sense incoming attacks).^[143] He performed Ten successfully with next to no instructions, a feat which Wing described as both «amazing» and «terrifying»,^[34] and learned Gyo in only one night.^[36]He is able to maintain Ren for three hours outside of combat without the slightest difficulty.^[149] His Zetsu earned him the praise of the Phantom Troupe, although they were able to sense him.^[4] He can form Ko in an instant, as shown when he used it to knock Gon out while the latter was going to fight Neferpitou.^[88] While Gon can release a bigger amount of aura, Killua is generally hailed as the one with the best control, to the point in Greed Island he was already capable of distributing his aura with a margin of error lower than 1%, which caused Biscuit to comment that she reached his degree of mastery only in her late twenties. In spite of his lack of experience, he can measure with accuracy how much aura he should employ and in which area in a split second, relying solely on the instinctive knowledge granted by his fearsome potential.^[75] He easily got ahead of Gon during their training on Greed Island,^[150] overcoming his inexperience with sheer insight.^[75]

Killua developed a series of Nen abilities in which he alters the properties of his aura to make it similar to electricity. This was inspired and made possible by the years of electric shocks he received as a child, both as training against torture and as punishment from his older brother Milluki. Biscuit was very impressed that he could create such a complex Nen ability at his age.^[148] He can shock the opponent either through physical contact or while keeping his distance, channeling his aura through his yo-yos^[79] or throwing it in the form of a lightning strike.^[116] Although most Nen users receive no damage from the electricity itself, they are still hurt and paralyzed for a few instants.^[79] The peak of Killua’s Nen abilities are two Hatsu collectively referred to as Godspeed ( Kanmuru), both of which use Killua’s electric aura to vastly enhance his speed by allowing him to transcend the limits of his physical potential: Whirlwind makes his movements automatic, while Speed of Lightning allows him to remain in control his body.^[116] Regardless of which core function he employs, he can regulate the discharge of electricity outside of his body, making it so an ally touching him will only feel a mild stinging sensation,^[133] whereas an enemy being struck by one of his blows will be painfully electrocuted^[116] and even suffer burns if unprotected.^[122] Both applications can also be used to carry others, both to displace them^[133] and to protect them from enemy attacks.^[122]

In order to generate electric aura, Killua needs to «charge» himself by letting electricity run through his body,^[151] such as by tasering himself^[60] or holding onto a plug,^[117] although, by his own admission, it is not very potent and he runs out of it rather quickly.^[152] Another inconvenience is that Killua is not aware of exactly how much electric aura he produces, which can result in him depleting his reserves unexpectedly.^[116]

In the second film and the 2011 anime respectively, Killua was able to use the electric aura to activate simple machines or burn sturdy objects, such as Rhino’s exoskeleton, to make them frailer and subsequently break them.

Quotes[]

• «Gon, let’s get in front. Yeah, and it’ll get us away from Hisoka. He’s killed, and wants to kill again. The fog will make a great cover. You’re wondering how I know. Fact is, I’m like him. I can smell it in him.»^[154]
• (To Kurapika) «If that’s how you feel, I’ll kill him for you. It’s no big deal, y’know.»^[155]
• (To Amori) «Keep still. My nails are razor sharp.»^[20]
• (To Illumi) «I’m so tired of killing, I just want to be a kid. Hanging out, doing stuff with Gon. That’s it.»^[25]
• (To Sadaso) «Move, and you die. Use Nen, or utter one word, and you die. Now close you eyes… You see what happens when you break promises? Open your eyes again and look at me in the mirror. Listen. Don’t you ever show your scummy face to us ever again. This is a promise you will keep.»^[36]
• (To Riehlvelt) «Electricity won’t work on me. But that only means I can tolerate it. It still hurts. And sure it doesn’t make me happy.»^[38]
• «I’ve had to play life-or-death games of «shadow» since I was three. I would feel their heart skip a beat!! I would never be dumb enough to miss it!!»^[4]
• «Gon, I’m the one. I’m glad to have you as a friend.»^[156]
• «We were complacent. Too confident of our powers. Both of us combined were worth less than a one-armed Kite. That was his assessment… That’s the reality. If Kite was by himself, this wouldn’t have happened. We were fools.»^[88]
• (To Chairman Netero, Morel, and Knov) «One of them could use Nen. His aura was creepy more than anyone I’ve ever met. More than my brother or Hisoka. Now that I’ve learned Nen, I can tell. You guys are powerful, too. And still, I don’t think you can take him.»^[89]
• «Gon, you are light itself. Sometimes you’re too bright and I can’t look at you… But can I still stay by your side…?»^[89]
• (To Ikalgo) «Because I thought you were cool. If we’d met another way, maybe we could’ve even been friends.»^[102]
• (To Menthuthuyoupi) «Sorry but I’m a little ticked off right now. So I’m just gonna take it out on you.»^[116]
• (To Palm) «Gon’s suffering right now!!! Someone who meant a lot to him was ruthlessly altered!! Even his mind was changed. As we speak, Gon’s facing against the person responsible!! If you up without warning, looking like that, he won’t be able to hold it together. So you have to promise to call him by his name first!! That’s my one condition! Let him know you’re okay. He was so worried about you, up to the minute we came in here. Give him some peace of mind. Please. Put his mind at ease. Only you, Palm, can do that right now. Nobody else can reach him. Not me. I can’t help him anymore!!»^[119]
• (To Shaiapouf) «I don’t know what you’re deal is, but I do know that you piss me off.»^[122]
• (To Palm) «Don’t worry. I won’t say it again. After all, we’re friends. I don’t need to thank my pals every time.»^[123]
• (To Silva) «If I leave my friend to die, isn’t that the same thing as betraying him?»^[127]
• (To Illumi) «Bring it on. I’ll show you what I can do!!»^[131]
• (To Illumi) «The one who’s cursed is the one making wishes!!»^[135]

TMNT X Pokemon[]

As an assassin, he teams up with Mine and Lubbock during missions.

Trivia[]

• The Official Hunter × Hunter Character and World Databook spelled Killua’s full name as «Killua Zaoldyeck«.^[157]
• Out of the four main protagonists, Killua is the youngest; during the first phase of the Hunter Exam, he confirms that his age is almost 12, just like Gon.^[7] Gon’s birthday is May 5, while Killua’s birthday is July 7, making Killua younger than Gon.
• Out of the main characters Killua is the only one with siblings.
• Killua is the 3rd Transmuter in the Zoldyck family, after Zeno and Silva. All have silver hair as well, a trait found in all known Transmuters in the Zoldyck family.
• Of the four main protagonists, Killua is the only one to have failed a Hunter Exam.
• Killua is reported to be four centimeters (about one inch) taller than Gon, but the two are often seen being the same height.
• His favorite food are ChocoRobo-kun chocolate balls.
• He is nicknamed Kil or Killu by his family. However, neither the Zoldyck’s employees nor Gon and his friends use this name.
• According to the «Hunter × Hunter Manual» section found in the Yu ☆ Yu ☆ Hakusho official character book (Shueisha Jump remix), Killua’s stats are:

Story Arcs	Spirit	Skill	Strength	Nen	Talent	Intelligence
Hunter Exam arc	1/5	3/5	2/5	0/5	2/5	2/5
Yorknew City arc	2/5	3/5	3/5	2/5	2/5	2/5
Greed Island arc	2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	2/5	3/5
Chimera Ant arc: NGL	3/5	4/5	4/5	3/5	3/5	3/5
Chimera Ant arc: Palace Invasion	4/5	4/5	4/5	4/5	3/5

Anime and Manga Differences[]

• Killua’s eye color shifted in the 1999 series; though initially dark blue, his irises became green in the OVA series. In 2011 series, his eyes are back to dark blue.
• In the 2011 anime, instead of destroying Johness’ heart, Killua gives it back to Johness after he faints and dies.
• He once stated that he does not know how to write letters, but he had written a «death notice, Zoldyck style» before.
• He hates red peppers. At Gon’s house, Mito forced Killua to eat them, but he spat them out.
• In the 1999 series, Killua enjoys exploring cockpits and drinking tea.
• Still in the 1999 series, Killua was slapped two times by two different women: Mito Freecss and Biscuit Krueger.
• In the 1999 anime, he watched a porn movie in a hotel in Yorknew City.
• The 2011 series added some scenes where Killua and Canary first met as children. He also tried to make friends with Canary, but he never tried to offer her an animal skull.

Intertextuality and References[]

• Killua is occasionally drawn with catlike features (paws, ears, mouth) in humorous situations, much like Botan of YuYu Hakusho (a previous work by the same mangaka) was.
• Hiei, one of the main characters from YuYu Hakusho, bears some similarities to Killua:
  • Both of them have gone through a tragic childhood, killing people at a young age and being submitted to torture.
  • Just as Hiei can conjure up fire and manipulate it, so does Killua replicate the characteristics of electricity with his aura. This ability was based on the immunity Killua had developed during a long childhood of electrical torture.
  • Both are extremely fast.
  • Both tend to kill their opponents in the most brutal ways and lack remorse when doing so.
  • Hiei was ranked on first place for most popular character in the YuYu Hakusho manga, Killua had also won first place in the Hunter × Hunter popularity votes.
  • Just like how Hiei is the last person Yusuke meets out of the main team, Killua is the last person on the main team that Gon meets.
  • Both can use sharp objects as weapons, Hiei his sword and Killua his fingernails, but are also exceptional hand-to-hand combatants.
  • Just like Hiei has black spiky hair and same colored clothing, Killua has white spiky hair and same colored clothing.
  • One of the differences between Killua and Hiei is that he actually smiles in contrast to his YuYu Hakushocounterpart who is never seen smiling.
  • Another difference is that Killua quickly befriends with Gon on their first meeting, unlike Hiei and Yusuke who start off as enemies.
• Killua’s yo-yo’s may have been derived from Rinku, a secondary character of Togashi’s other series YuYu Hakusho.
• The Japanese name of Killua’s Thunderbolt ability, Narukami, comes from the famous kabuki play Narukami Fudô Kitayama Zakura, in which the character Narukami transforms into a thunder god at the end of the fourth act.
• Godspeed closely resembles the real-life martial art concept of Mushin (無心, «Empty Mind»), a mental state that highly-trained martial artists are said to be capable of entering during combat. It is essentially a moment where their body reacts without the need of having any specific intentions or plans in mind, having refined their instincts and intuition to a level where they can respond to any threat without the need for thought.
• There is a castle in Ireland named Killua Castle.

Miscellaneous[]

• Killua’s name in Japanese is written as «Kirua» in katakana. It combines the Japanese transliterations of the English words «kill» (kiru) and «killer» (kira).
• Killua ranked first in all of the three character popularity polls that have been conducted so far by Weekly Shonen Jump.
  • Fans stated that his changing moods gave him a lot of points and Killua looks strong. Fans also wanted Killua as their little brother.
• In the French version of Hunter × Hunter, Killua is nicknamed «Lukia» by Leorio.
• Killua’s birthday falls on Tanabata, a Japanese festival holiday centering around a folklore tale of star-crossed lovers. Killua and the character of Orihime share some similarities, and the beginning of the Tanabata myth also shares some themes with the beginning of Killua’s character arc:
  • Both Killua and Orihime are employed by their fathers.
  • Both Killua and Orihime are unhappy in their lives and wish for connections with others that their work prevents.
  • Both Killua and Orihime eventually abandon their work entirely after meeting another person, which displeases their fathers.
  • Both Silva and Orihime’s father allow their children to pursue their important bond, but expect that their children will return to their roles in time.
  • Additionally, the number of the month and day of Killua’s birthday are the same: he shares this characteristic with the other three protagonists and Hisoka.

﹀.﹀.﹀.﹀.﹀.﹀.﹀.﹀

❀ ⸝⸝ ᥕᥱᥣᥴ᥆꧑ᥱ t᥆ ꧑ᥡ bᥣ᥆g ˊˎ⁻

【 :coffee: 】;; OO.OO.OO ･ﾟ

❝ 𝑤𝑎𝑛𝑛𝑎 𝑏𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑑 ⚘ ⚘   

– прuветик, дорогuе участнuкu этого

сообщества! сегодня я решuл

(нагло украсть, чтобы добить 10 лвл)

добропорядочно позаuмствовать формат постов у марго, чтобы порадовать вас новым контентом! на этот раз, подборка фактов будет про персонажа анuме u мангu «хантер х хантер» – Кuллуа Золдuк

;1 !! 🫐

– Кuллуа занял первое место во всех трёх опросах популярностu персонажей, которые проводuл до сuх пор журнал Weekly Shonen Jump

;2 !! 🫐

– в анuме 1999 года его глаза меняют свет с темно-сuнего на зеленый (в OVA). в анuме 2011 его глаза всегда оставалuсь темно-сuнuмu.

;3 !! 🫐

– на японском uмя Кuллуа пишется как «Kirua». oно сочетает в себе транслuтерацuю англuйскuх слов «kill» (kiru; убuть) и «killer» (kira; убuйца).

;4 !! 🫐

– Кuллуа, не смотря на свой возраст, крайне быстрый персонаж. ещё в раннuх серuях он показал невероятный результат – он убuл серuйного убийцу всего за две секунды. ну а после того как кuл научился нэн, а после ещё u режuму скорости бога, его скорость стала вовсе непостuжuма. к прuмеру, во время того как он нёс Аллуку, Кuллуа развuл скорость в 66.66 м/с, а т.к. вес Аллукu равняется 1.5 веса нашего сегодняшнего героя, без неё он u вовсе развuвает скорость в 100 м/с.

;5 !! 🫐

– любuмая еда Золдuка – шоколадные шарuĸu.

;6 !! 🫐

– у Кuллуа есть довольно необычная способность: он может по желанuю превращать ногтu на своей руке в острые когтu, наподобue того, как это делают кошкu.

;7 !! 🫐

– oн ненавuдuт красный перец. y Гона в гостях его заставuлu съесть красный перец, но он его выплюнул.

а на этом всё, дорогue участнuкu этого соо! ставьте лайки u проявляйте прочую актuвность

бб!

Killua Zoldyck, also known as Kil and Evans, is one of the main characters from the Hunter x Hunter series.

Charactah Account

The heir to the Zoldyck family, Killua decided he didn’t want to be an assassin anymore, so he ran away. However he wasn’t sure of what he really did want to do, so he took the Hunter Exam as a way to entertain himself. That’s where he met Gon. At first he’s distant and unattached, but it’s hard to stick around Gon without warming up to him. He’s generally fun-loving and a tease, although he doesn’t seem to know when to stop, whether it’s gambling or making fun of someone. He tends to be much more logical than Gon, making them a good pair.

Until recently, Killua’s greatest flaw was his fear of those seemingly more powerful than him (one of whom being his elder brother, Illumi). Killua had been trained as an assassin by his brother to be extremely cautious and that he only engages in combat provided that victory is absolutely certain. This impeded him as a Hunter, as Biscuit stated more than once that victory is never certain, and that depending on the circumstances, a person has the potential to defeat a stronger opponent.

Appearance

Anime

• Hunter x Hunter
• Hunter x Hunter (2011)
• Hunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom Rouge
• Hunter x Hunter Movie 2: The Last Mission
• Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island
• Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final
• Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation

Manga

• Hunter x Hunter

Video Games

• Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein
• Hunter × Hunter: Battle All-Stars
• Hunter × Hunter: Battle Collection
• Hunter × Hunter: Each One’s Determination
• Hunter × Hunter: Forbidden Treasures
• Hunter × Hunter: Greed Adventure
• Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island
• Hunter × Hunter: Hunter’s Genealogy
• Hunter × Hunter: Operation All of My Friends!!
• Hunter × Hunter: Phantom of Greed Island
• Hunter × Hunter: The Guided One
• Hunter × Hunter: The Stolen Aura Stone
• Hunter × Hunter: Those Who Inherit Will
• Hunter × Hunter: Wonder Adventure
• Hunter × Hunter: World Hunt
• J-Stars Victory Vs
• Jump Force
• Jump Super Stars
• Jump Ultimate Stars
• Jumputi Heroes
• Monster Hunter XX
• Monster Strike
• Puzzle & Dragons
• Shironeko Project

Trivia

• In the official databook, his name is also spelled as «Killua Zaoldyeck«.
  • In one of Hunter × Hunter’s card collections, the character is also alternatively named as «Kilua«.
• Killua’s name is probably derived from the English verb «to kill».
• He is nicknamed «Kil» or «Killu» by his family. However, neither the Zoldyck’s employees nor Gon and his friends use this name.
• Out of the four main protagonists, Killua is the youngest; during the First Phase of the Hunter Exam, he confirms that his age is almost 12, just like Gon. Gon’s birthday is May 5, while Killua’s birthday is July 7, making Killua younger than Gon.
• Out of the main characters, Killua is the only one with siblings.
• Killua is the 3rd Transmuter in the Zoldyck Family, after Zeno and Silva. All have silver hair as well, a trait found in all known Transmuters in the Zoldyck Family.
• Of the four main protagonists, Killua is the only one to have failed a Hunter Exam.
• Killua is reported to be four centimeters (about one inch) taller than Gon, but the two are often seen being the same height.
• His favorite food is ChocoRobo-kun chocolate balls.
• In the Hunter × Hunter The Real 4D attraction movie at Universal Studios Japan, Killua’s bounty was 500 million.

Gallery

External Links

• Killua Zoldyck at Hunterpedia

Killua Zoldyck, also known as Kil and Evans, is one of the main characters from the Hunter x Hunter series.

Charactah Account

The heir to the Zoldyck family, Killua decided he didn’t want to be an assassin anymore, so he ran away. However he wasn’t sure of what he really did want to do, so he took the Hunter Exam as a way to entertain himself. That’s where he met Gon. At first he’s distant and unattached, but it’s hard to stick around Gon without warming up to him. He’s generally fun-loving and a tease, although he doesn’t seem to know when to stop, whether it’s gambling or making fun of someone. He tends to be much more logical than Gon, making them a good pair.

Until recently, Killua’s greatest flaw was his fear of those seemingly more powerful than him (one of whom being his elder brother, Illumi). Killua had been trained as an assassin by his brother to be extremely cautious and that he only engages in combat provided that victory is absolutely certain. This impeded him as a Hunter, as Biscuit stated more than once that victory is never certain, and that depending on the circumstances, a person has the potential to defeat a stronger opponent.

Appearance

Anime

• Hunter x Hunter
• Hunter x Hunter (2011)
• Hunter x Hunter Movie 1: Phantom Rouge
• Hunter x Hunter Movie 2: The Last Mission
• Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island
• Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final
• Hunter x Hunter: Original Video Animation

Manga

• Hunter x Hunter

Video Games

• Hunter × Hunter: Altar of Dragon Vein
• Hunter × Hunter: Battle All-Stars
• Hunter × Hunter: Battle Collection
• Hunter × Hunter: Each One’s Determination
• Hunter × Hunter: Forbidden Treasures
• Hunter × Hunter: Greed Adventure
• Hunter × Hunter: Greed Island
• Hunter × Hunter: Hunter’s Genealogy
• Hunter × Hunter: Operation All of My Friends!!
• Hunter × Hunter: Phantom of Greed Island
• Hunter × Hunter: The Guided One
• Hunter × Hunter: The Stolen Aura Stone
• Hunter × Hunter: Those Who Inherit Will
• Hunter × Hunter: Wonder Adventure
• Hunter × Hunter: World Hunt
• J-Stars Victory Vs
• Jump Force
• Jump Super Stars
• Jump Ultimate Stars
• Jumputi Heroes
• Monster Hunter XX
• Monster Strike
• Puzzle & Dragons
• Shironeko Project

Trivia

• In the official databook, his name is also spelled as «Killua Zaoldyeck«.
  • In one of Hunter × Hunter’s card collections, the character is also alternatively named as «Kilua«.
• Killua’s name is probably derived from the English verb «to kill».
• He is nicknamed «Kil» or «Killu» by his family. However, neither the Zoldyck’s employees nor Gon and his friends use this name.
• Out of the four main protagonists, Killua is the youngest; during the First Phase of the Hunter Exam, he confirms that his age is almost 12, just like Gon. Gon’s birthday is May 5, while Killua’s birthday is July 7, making Killua younger than Gon.
• Out of the main characters, Killua is the only one with siblings.
• Killua is the 3rd Transmuter in the Zoldyck Family, after Zeno and Silva. All have silver hair as well, a trait found in all known Transmuters in the Zoldyck Family.
• Of the four main protagonists, Killua is the only one to have failed a Hunter Exam.
• Killua is reported to be four centimeters (about one inch) taller than Gon, but the two are often seen being the same height.
• His favorite food is ChocoRobo-kun chocolate balls.
• In the Hunter × Hunter The Real 4D attraction movie at Universal Studios Japan, Killua’s bounty was 500 million.

Gallery

External Links

• Killua Zoldyck at Hunterpedia