Botobai Gigante

"With this, he can control the election as he pleases...!!"

- Botobai, referring to Ging

Botobai Gigante (ボトバイ=ギガンテ, Botobai Gigante) is a Triple Star Hunter and also the eldest member of the Zodiacs with the codename "Dragon."

Appearance


Botobai is a very tall and burly late middle-aged man. His face is full of wrinkles, and with a Hungarian mustache and thick eyebrows that slant upward, it looks like the face of an Asian dragon. His hair is gathered into two bundles that look like flames. He wears a long coat that has a flame-like collar with a dragon head symbol printed on the back.

Personality
Botobai is a calm, collected and quiet man. The only time he seemed to lose his temper was when Pariston proposed the idea of himself becoming the new Chairman without an election.

13th Hunter Chairman Election arc


Botobai is the most senior member of the Zodiacs. After Netero's death he and the other Zodiacs are gathered to vote for a new Chairman of the Hunter Association. They are hostile towards Pariston, especially after he proposes himself as the new Chairman. Like the other Zodiacs, he is forced to follow Ging's rules to elect the new Chairman. In the 4th round of the election Botobai ends up in 4th place thus making him one of the top 16 candidates for the 5th round of the election.

During the 5th election Botobai ends up in 6th place making him one of the top 8 candidates for the 6th election, During the 6th election he comes in 7th place but a new election has to be done do to the conditions not being met and during the 7th election he comes in 7th place with zero votes and is eliminated as only the top four advance.

When the 8th election is about to begin he is allowed to give comments to all the hunters and begins by thanking everyone who supported him and if possible would like for everyone who voted for him vote for Cheadle.

Abilities & Powers
Botobai's powers are still unknown but since he is the most senior member in Zodiac it can be presumed that he is very strong. It's also said that he is "in name and in ability the one closest to being chairman" even though he failed to enter the top four of candidates.

Trivia

 * "Gigante" is the Italian word for giant.
 * "Gigante" is also a type of monster in the Dragon Quest video game series that Yoshihiro Togashi enjoys playing.