Phantom Troupe

The Phantom Troupe (幻影旅団, Genei Ryodan) is the name for a gang of thieves. The Phantom Troupe are a A-Class Bounties organization. Most of the members hail from Meteor City. The group consists of a total of thirteen members, who are all powerful Nen users, each with a numbered tattoo of a spider on their body. Those wishing to join the group can do so by killing a member, thereby replacing them. If a vacancy opens due to a member dying of other causes, the leader of the group Chrollo Lucilfer is responsible for replacing them, Uvogin who is member #11, is top in arm wrestling and one of its original seven members. The Troupe serve as the main antagonist of the Yorknew City arc and are a major antagonist of the series overall.

Origins
The Phantom Troupe origins are mainly from Meteor City, a junkyard city that is inhabited by outcasts. People who live there do not exist in any official records, and the existence of the city itself is known to very few people. Sometime in the past, Chrollo formed the Phantom Troupe with six other Meteor City residents and left the city. The original members of the Troupe are Chrollo, Feitan, Franklin, Machi, Nobunaga, Pakunoda, and Uvogin. Chrollo then added more members later on.

Active
Chrollo Lucilfer (クロロ=ルシルフル, Kuroro Rushirufuru) is the founder and leader of the Phantom Troupe. Sometime in the past, he formed the Phantom Troupe with six other Meteor City residents and left the city. Later, the group was joined by more members, in accordance with Chrollo's idea of a group comprising of exactly thirteen members, including himself.

Bonolenov (ボノレノフ, Bonorenofu) dresses partially in bandages and looks like a mummy. His physical power ranks eighth among the Troupe, and he is the thirteenth Troupe member.

Feitan (フェイタン, Feitan) is an assassin down to his core, and is quite skilled at his profession. He is the fifth strongest in physical power of the Troupe, and also one of the original founding members from Meteor City.

Franklin (フランクリン, Furankurin) has the appearance of a hulking, Frankensteinian monster, complete with scars and sewn-up wounds that ravage his face. He ranks fourth in physical power among the Troupe, and he is among the original members hailing from Meteor City.

Kalluto Zoldyck (カルト, ゾルディック, Karuto Zorudikku) is the youngest member of Phantom Troupe who serves as Hisoka's replacement during the events of Greed Island arc. He is easily accepted within the Troupe, as his ability turns out to be helpful on finding an exorcist.

Kortopi  (コルトピ, Korutopi) is the weakest in the Troupe in terms of raw physical power. In fact, his nen abilities so far suggest that he is not involved in combat at all, but rather theft and subterfuge.

Machi (マチ, Machi) seems to be one of the coldest members of the Phantom Troupe. Physically, she is the strongest woman in the Troupe and the sixth strongest overall.

Nobunaga Hazama (ノブナガ＝ハザマ,Nobunaga Hazama) has the appearance similar to the ronin warriors in Edo period Japan, complete with a long katana that he uses with great finesse and skill. He ranks ninth in physical power among the Troupe, and is one of the original members from Meteor City.

Pakunoda (パクノダ, Pakunoda) is fully loyal to Chrollo, and even goes against the Phantom Troupe in order to help him. She is one of the original Phantom Troupe from Meteor City. Her physical strength is the eleventh in the Troupe.

Phinks (フィンクス, Finkusu) is a genius when it comes to unarmed combat and seems to get along best with Feitan. In terms of physical strength, Phinks is ranked second among the Troupe members.

Shalnark (シャルナーク, Sharunāku) is one of the most intelligent members, being adept at using computers and is a Hunter himself. He ranks tenth in physical power among the Troupe.

Shizuku (シズク, Shizuku) is extremely forgetful and the twelfth strongest physically out of the thirteen members of the Troupe. She is the eighth member in the Phantom Troupe, a replacement for the last member after being killed by Silva.

Uvogin (ウボォーギン, Ubōgin) is one of the original members of the Troupe from the Meteor City. Out of all of the members, he is the strongest in terms of raw physical power.

Former
Hisoka (ヒソカ, Hisoka) was the previous #4 member of the Troupe. He reveals that his only reason to join the Troupe was to fight Chrollo Lucilfer.

Omokage (オモカゲ, Omokage) another previous #4 member before being replaced by Hisoka two years prior to the beginning of the series. He appears only in the first movie, Phantom Rouge.

Former Number 8 - Member #8 was assassinated by Silva Zoldyck, and Shizuku was his or her replacement.

Coin Tossing
Serious fights are prohibited among Phantom Troupe members. Coin tossing is used to settle quarrels for most of the time. The coin is custom-made, the heads side has the shape of the Troupe's signature twelve-legged spider.

Arm Wrestling Ranking
This is the ranking of the Phantom Troupe when it comes to Arm Wrestling. It should be noted that all the members, with the exception of Kortopi and possibly Kalluto, whose strength is never shown, can defeat a pro-Hunter Enhancer such as Gon in this competition (Shizuku lost to him only because she was using her right arm despite being left-handed).




 * 1) Uvogin
 * 2) Phinks
 * 3) Hisoka
 * 4) Franklin
 * 5) Feitan
 * 6) Machi
 * 7) Chrollo Lucilfer
 * 8) Bonolenov
 * 9) Nobunaga Hazama
 * 10) Shalnark
 * 11) Pakunoda
 * 12) Shizuku
 * 13) Kortopi

Associates
Other than themselves, the Phantom Troupe also asks for assistance for their mission. Some of them are:
 * Hisoka
 * Illumi Zoldyck
 * Maha Zoldyck
 * Abengane

Trivia

 * Members of the Phantom Troupe usually rank quite high in character popularity polls. Many of them come within the top twenty or thirty characters, according to the second character popularity poll and third character popularity poll respectively.