Asta (アスタ, Asuta) was a Greed Island player and the leader of Team Asta, which included two other members, Manheim and Amana. She was also a member of Kazsule's Alliance.[1]
Appearance[]
Asta had short orange hair, small eyes, and a large bust. She wore a blue tank top, large gray sweatpants supported by a belt, and leather boots.[1]
Personality[]
Asta was short-tempered and prideful, causing her to clash almost immediately with Killua, who didn't take kindly to her talking down to him. She completely disregarded Nick Cue's statement, claiming that it was impossible for anyone in Gon's group to know something about the game she didn't. Despite all this, she decided to trust Gon and shared with him her knowledge about the game.[1]
Background[]
Asta's team had two other members, Manheim and Amana. They were fairly advanced in the game, having collected 71 specified slot cards by the time they decided to cooperate with Gon and Killua.[1]
Plot[]
Greed Island arc[]
Asta is one of the many Greed Island players to confront Gon and Killua after they win the Sword of Truth in the tournament held in Antokiba.[2]
Asta and her team attending the meeting about the Bombers
Asta, Manheim, and Amana are one of the teams present at the meeting organized by Kazsule to discuss how to prevent Genthru from clearing the game. Right as the meeting begins, she belittles Gon's team because she thinks the kids are amateurs and don't have a firm grasp of how the game works, which annoys Killua. Continuing with the meeting, Kazsule proposes that they monopolize one of the cards that Genthru’s team needs: “Plot of Beach”, “Tree of Plenty”, “Wild Luck Alexandrite”, or “Ruler’s Blessing” (though the last is only possible to obtain once someone has the other 99). Asta then asks about overwhelming them with spells, but Kazsule replies that they could only use "Levy" cards against them since they already have "Paladin's Necklace". As the meeting progresses, Asta suggests that they use force to take Genthru's cards, but Yabibi questions if that's feasible without knowing their Nen abilities.[1]
Asta arguing with Killua
Kazsule then proposes an alliance between all of the attendees, but while Asta supports the idea, she thinks that Gon's group isn't qualified to join as they haven't collected a minimum of 50 specified slot cards like everyone else at the meeting. Gon, however, claims that they have vital information about Genthru's abilities, and Killua adds that they have one of the cards Genthru needs, impressing Asta. She asks what Genthru's abilities are and offers one A-rank card, but Killua demands two S-rank cards in exchange for the information. Asta becomes annoyed by his demands, and the two briefly argue with each other until Asta's teammates tell her to accept the deal, giving them "Pregnancy Stones" and "Shield of Faith". After Gon explains Genthru’s abilities, Asta and several others realize that he has already used it on them. She then asks if there's a way to undo the ability, and even though Killua says that they could have extorted more cards, Gon assures Asta that she should be safe as long as she stays away from Genthru.[1]
Asta feels remorseful for how she acted towards Gon’s group and tells them how to re-use spell cards, how to easily accumulate B-rank cards from trade shops, and how to use the “X-Ray Goggles” to get the S-rank cards "Beauty Magnet Emerald" and "Mystery Pond". She also offers another S-rank card, but Gon refuses, much to Killua's dismay. Afterwards, the players agree to form an alliance with each other and head to Soufrabi to try and acquire "Plot of Beach".[1]
The alliance confronting Razor’s pirates
Arriving at Soufrabi, Kazsule instructs them on how to acquire an SS-rank card, and the alliance members split up into small teams to go around the town to acquire information on the "Plot of Beach" card. A female NPC informs them that Razor and his fourteen devils, a group of pirates, rule over the city. She promises to tell them where the card is if they drive the pirates out of the town. The alliance members then make their way to the pirates' base in the town and are challenged by the pirate Bopobo to a sumo match.[3] Killua manages to beat him, and the group is led to the pirates' lighthouse base, where they are challenged to a series of sports trials,[4] but they fail them all. Seeing that there's no possible way for the Bombers to collect the "Plot of Beach" card, Asta convinces most of the others to leave the alliance.[5]
Asta's name is listed in Gon's binder.[6] After Gon and his group successfully defeat Razor and collect the rare card, they are contacted by Genthru, who mentions that Asta and the rest of the alliance members are dead.[7]
Abilities & Powers[]
Despite being very knowledgeable about the game, Gon's team estimated her to be too weak to defeat Razor's convicts, as turned out to be the case. Asta was also unable to see the pirate boxer's teleporting uppercut.[5]
Nen[]
Due to being able to access Greed Island, Asta was capable of utilizing Nen.[8]
Manga Appearances[]
Battles[]
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Trivia[]
- "Asta" is Italian and Spanish for "pole", but in Italian it can also mean "auction".
Miscellaneous[]
- Her Japanese voice actor also voices Khara in the 2011 anime adaptation.
Translations around the World[]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
 Arabic
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آستا ('Asta) | |
 French
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Asuta | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 154
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 14, Chapter 133
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 155
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 156
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 157
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 158
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 169
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 13, Chapter 121
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