Kortopi

Kortopi (コルトピ, Korutopi) was one of the members of the Phantom Troupe, an infamous gang of criminals with class A bounties. He was the weakest member in the Troupe when it came to physical strength.

Appearance
Kortopi was exceptionally short in stature (it is uncertain whether or not he was a child), he also had a thick and messy mane of blue/grey hair covering his entire head, obscuring everything except for an occasional glimpse of his bulbous left eyeball. Indeed, his eyes were round and big. He had a small mouth and a round head. He wore a blue robe, a pair of light blue pants beneath it and a pair of black shoes. His eyes are never seen closed.

Background
Very little is known about Kortopi, or when he joined the Phantom Troupe. It's unknown if he too participated in the Kurta Clan massacre.

Yorknew City arc
On August 30th, Kortopi and the other Phantom Troupe members meet at an undisclosed area in Yorknew City. The leader Chrollo Lucilfer announces to the Troupe that everything being auction within Underground Auction is their target. Kortopi stays behind at the hideout with Hisoka, Phinks, Pakunoda, Bonolenov, and Chrollo, while the rest of the group goes to the Underground Auction to steal the items, only to find the auction items were relocated before their arrival. Kortopi could be seen in the Phantom Troupe's hideout, when Pakunoda, Phinks, Nobunaga, and Machi bring back Gon and Killua as hostages.

On the night of September 3rd, the Phantom Troupe (with the exception Hisoka, and Nobunaga) partook in a bloody massacre ordered by Chrollo, where 200 heavily armed mafioso surrounding the Cemetery Building, were all slaughtered by the 9 troupe members. During the rescheduled Kortopi uses his Hatsu Gallery Fake to duplicate all of the items up for auction. He also creates "static" copies of 5 Phantom Troupe Members including Chrollo to fool the Mafia Community with fake corpses. Afterwards the Phantom Troupe members return to the hideout and celebrate their successful heist.

Kortopi could be seen when Nobunaga confronts Chrollo about his decision to return home; Nobunaga wishes to locate and kill the Chain Bastard to avenge Uvogin. Chrollo unamused with Nobunaga's attitude then asks Nobunaga to answer his questions, while summoning using his Skill Hunter Book Hatsu. Kortopi along with the other Troupe members witness Chrollo ask Nobunaga his questions and watch him have his fortune told. Shizuku then has hers done, revealing the Troupe will be brought down to half of it's members in the coming weeks. When nearly everyone has their fortunes told and Hisoka's fortune is read by Pakunoda. Kortopi along with other Phantom Troupe members read Hisoka's fortune revealing he betrayed the Troupe. Hisoka admits while being questioned by Chrollo he revealed 7-8 of the abilities of the Troupe, aside from Kortopi, whom found out his ability only recently. Later Phinks claims that he, Feitan are the only ones who didn't have their fortunes told due to lack of information.



As soon as Chrollo decides that Troupe should stay and break up into groups Kortopi is chosen to go in a group with Phinks and Feitan. Taking precautions Chrollo asks Kortopi to make 10 copies of their home base, but Kortopi states he can make 50 copies with no problem and they'll all act as En, so he'll be aware if an intruder enters one of the fakes. Deducing the Chain User's motive involving the Scarlet Eyes, Chrollo inquires if Kortopi can locate the copied Scarlet Eyes and Kortopi states he can by touching the original object. Right after Shizuku locates the original pair, Kortopi locates the copies 2,500 meters in a certain direction. Chrollo deduces it's location to be Hotel Beitacle and Kortopi claims they should make haste as the copies would disappear in a few of hours. As a change of plans Kortopi switches places with Shalnark and later Killua spots Chrollo, Nobunaga, Machi, Shizuku, and Pakunoda outside their base.



With the Phantom Troupe on the move, Melody tracks their footsteps and later Killua tracks them from afar as they walk through the outskirts of Yorknew City, take a subway train into the main part of the city, and when they finally leave the train station, they're seen by Kurapika in disguise. Outside the train station Kortopi states the Scarlet Eyes are moving. The Troupe then rush towards the Scarlet Eyes location, until it's direction changes and moves at a speed of 40 miles an hour. Chrollo deduces they're in a car and sensing the group is being tailed, the group splits in two and Kortopi teams up with Pakunoda and Nobunaga go after the Scarlet Eyes. Afterwards they locate the Scarlet Eyes and the person protecting them, Squala. Pakunoda then interrogates Squala and after Squala answers, but lies through the questions, he snaps at the last one and has his head is sliced off by Nobunaga. Pakunoda then uses her Memory Bomb Hatsu to transfer Squala's memories to Kortopi and Nobunaga, the three of them head to the Hotel.



Kortopi, Nobunaga, and Pakunoda soon regroup with Chrollo, Machi, and Shizuku; who captured Gon and Killua again much to Nobunaga's pleasure. Although when Pakunoda scans the boys asking them what they're hiding. A blackout occurs and the boys use it try and escape, but fail and after the lights come back on, Shizuku asks everyone where is Chrollo. The Troupe then realize Chrollo's nowhere to be found. With the Troupe becoming anxious, Pakunoda reveals that the boys had crucial information, but Nobunaga stops her and hands her a message from Kurapika, that demands her not to reveal any information or else Chrollo dies. Upon Phinks, Feitan, and Shalnark arrival at the Hotel, Phinks immediately demands answers. Shizuku, Nobunaga, and Kortopi detail the situation to the group. Later after Phinks talks with Kurapika on the phone and nearly blows it by threatening him, he hands the phone over to Pakunoda, he's kicked in the head by Kortopi.

When all of the Phantom Troupe are stationed back at the hideout, Pakunoda returns informing of them Kurapika's demands. Agitated by the conditions set by Kurapika, Phinks demands Kurapika's location and claims he'll get rid of the boys then deal with Kurapika. Pakunoda refuses and states she's leaving with the boys and to not try and stop her, which aggravates Phinks. Kortopi and Machi back up Pakunoda and claim they'll take care of whoever tries to stop them. Feitan taking sides with Phinks claims it all was some sick joke and they all activate their Ren. However Franklin reasons with the group and Pakunoda leaves the hideout with the boys. Later after the hostage exchange was complete, Pakunoda again returns to the hideout, the Phantom Troupe witness Pakunoda sacrifice her life.

Greed Island arc
Kortopi is one of the people that witness Feitan and Phinks transport themselves into the Greed Island Game, from the Joystation Console. After researching the game from his computer, Shalnark inquires Shizuku and Kortopi and asks them if they want to go into the Greed Island Game. Although the two are reluctant at first, Shalnark convinces the two and they both agree to play it with him. Within the game in Antokiba, Shalnark explains how Greed Island plays and how Shizuku and Kortopi's respective Nen Hatsu have no effect on the cards in the games, Greed Island takes place in the real world, there isn't a single Game Master, cards can be taken out of the game with the help of the Toraemon (G.I card), and their first objective is to get a God Eye (G.I card) and then locate Phinks and Feitan.

Sometime after regrouping with Phinks and Feitan; Kortopi, Franklin, Shizuku, Shalnark, Phinks, and Feitan ride on a boat heading for the Lighthouse in Soufrabi. Upon arriving near the lighthouse, they're greeted by Razor, who introduces himself as a Game Master, but since they came onto the island through an illegal method he expels the group off the island with a Eliminate (G.I card). Finally locating an Exorcist named Abengane, the Troupe ask Hisoka to persuade him to remove Kurapika's Judgment Chain around Chrollo's heart.

Dark Continent Expedition arc


Chrollo uses 'Gallery Fake' in his match against Hisoka, implying he has met Kortopi and taken his ability. When the match is over, Kortopi, Shalnark, and Machi stand around Hisoka's corpse to confirm his death. Unbeknownst to them, after the two leave, Hisoka revives himself. While Kortopi is in a public toilet in a park, Hisoka murders and beheads him. He then throws his head at Shalnark before killing him as well. Shalnark's heavily mangled body is later seen sitting on the park swing, both of his hands tangled on its rope, and Kortopi's head lying on the ground in front of him, with crows gathering around their corpses.

Abilities & Powers
Very little is known about Kortopi's combat abilities, but in terms of raw physical power, he is the weakest in the Troupe. However, being a member of the Phantom Troupe, he should possess at least physical strength above normal people. Plus, since only strong individuals can join the Troupe it is likely he has at the very least decent combat abilities. In fact, he was willing to engage in combat with Phinks and Feitan, a testament to his strength. Shalnark also comments that he waits for Kortopi while he is supposedly using a public toilet for a quite a long time, while in reality Hisoka attempts to kill him. This means that Kortopi managed to put up a fight against Hisoka before being slain by the magician.

Advanced Speed: It has been seen that Kortopi is as fast as any of the other members when pursuing the Chain User.

Enhanced Agility: Kortopi can run on the side of buildings and jump horizontally from one to another.

Nen
Kortopi is a Conjurer. His abilities so far seem unsuited for combat, rather focusing on theft, misdirection, and tracking. He holds an immense amount of aura, since he claimed that he could make more than fifty copies of the building he was inside with the rest of the Phantom Troupe if Chrollo had just asked him to. It should also be considered that while most Conjurers need a very prolonged physical and emotional contact with the object they want to create, Kortopi can instantly materialize anything he touches. Part of the merit probably goes to the various limitations he has set on his power. However, Chrollo can use this ability, suggesting that he stole it, which would make Kortopi no longer able to use this.

Trivia

 * Kortopi's name is an anagram (excluding the direct object marker) of "making copies" in Japanese ("copi wo toru").
 * In the official databook, his name is "Colhtophy". The volume 34 extras confirmed this spelling and revealed his surname, "Tounofmaill".
 * He shares the same voice actress as Ponzu, Anita, and Zushi in the 1999 anime adaptation and voice actor as Linssen and Rammot in the 2011 anime adaption.
 * The name given to Kortopi's Hatsu, Gallery Fake, may be a reference to a manga of the same name. In the manga Gallery Fake (ギャラリーフェイク, Gyararī Feiku), the protagonist is the owner of an art gallery also called Gallery Fake, who possesses great skill in the aspect of artwork restoration and often deals forgeries in his trade to unsuspecting customers; mirroring Kortopi's action in the Underground Auction.
 * The other name given to Kortopi's Hatsu, Divine Left Hand, Demonic Right Hand, may be a play on words, as in the past being left handed was associated with being touched by the devil, and demons were thought to lurk over the left shoulder.

Navigation
Kortopi Korutopi Koltopi Кортопи 庫嗶