Bopobo (ボポボ, Bopobo) was a death row convict sentenced for numerous accounts of rape, armed robbery, and murder. His sentence was commuted to a life sentence in an unconventional prison: Greed Island.[1]
Appearance[]
Bopobo was a large and obese man, but also very well-built. He wore an outfit in the same vein as his pirate peers, but instead, he wore a tank top and was barefoot.
Personality[]
Bopobo was a brash, petty, vengeful, and prideful man. He was to some extent fearful of his superior, Razor, and listened to his orders. However, when enraged to a certain extent and focused on his goal, he would act rashly without considering the consequences.
Background[]
Bopobo played the game as if he were a non-player character (NPC) under the command of Razor. In reality, he was a living human being and a death row convict before his current position in Greed Island. Because of his size and skills, his event during the sports trials focused on physical strength; his challenge was a sumo match in which one could also use weapons.
Plot[]
Greed Island arc[]
Bopobo and his Pirate comrades
Bopobo appears as one of the pirates terrorizing the town of Soufrabi, as part of a game event triggered by a group of at least fifteen players using an "Accompany" card to travel there. He challenges the group to a sumo match while igniting a ring of fire around himself and declares that if one of the players manages to move him out of the ring, he will take the group to Razor.[2] Bopobo first fights against Zeho, who is swiftly overpowered and admits defeat. However, Bopobo continues to torture Zeho by dangling his foot into the fire that surrounds them.[3]
Bopobo set on fire by Killua
This prompts Gon to intervene by kicking Bopobo in the face to make him let go of Zeho. But by doing this, Gon forfeits his chance to face Bopobo since he entered and then exited the ring. Killua then volunteers to go next, but before entering the ring, he picks up a bottle of alcohol and splashes it on Bopobo's face. He then uses his electricity to set his face on fire, making him roll out of the ring. In a fit of rage, Bopobo attempts to kill Killua but gets kicked in the face by one of his comrades, who states that he has to uphold his promise, and Bopobo concedes.[3]
Arriving at the pirates' lighthouse base, the ashamed Bopobo threatens Killua with death, but Killua quickly dismisses the threat. After Razor informs the challengers that the way to expel him and his pirates from Soufrabi is to beat them in a series of games, Bopobo eagerly announces that his challenge will be first and that it will be a rematch with Killua. Killua, on the other hand, denies a rematch and prefers to complete the other challenges first, frustrating Bopobo.[3]
Soon after the pirate boxer and the pirate footballer's challenges, Bopobo finally gets his wish and has a rematch with Killua, but Killua loses the match on purpose and leaves Bopobo enraged yet again.[4]
Killed by Razor
When Gon and Killua return with a new group to face the pirates, Bopobo tries to instigate a mutiny, breaking the taboo of hinting that Greed Island is part of the real world. Razor kills him for this[5] and then explains that Greed Island exists as part of the world and that it functions as an alternative prison for some death row convicts. He adds that Bopobo committed at least 11 known cases of robbery, rape, and murder.[1] After the dodgeball match, Razor briefly mentions Bopobo and says that he (Razor) killed just as many people.[6]
Abilities & Powers[]
Like all the pirates working with Razor, Bopobo is a decently capable Nen user, able to defeat amateur Nen users in his specialty, sumo, single-handedly. His big body and weight give him an advantage in terms of reach and power. He effortlessly resisted being pushed back by Zeho, an Enhancer who was using Ren, and clutched him in his arms with so much strength that the latter failed to break free. He seems to be very resistant to pain, as Gon's kick to his face stunned him for only a moment, and as soon as the fire on his face was put out, he charged at Killua to get his revenge. He did not show any signs of pain when another pirate sent him flying with a second kick to the face only moments afterward. However, Bopobo was unable to follow Killua's quick movements,[3] and according to Goreinu, he is probably not as strong as the members of Gon's team and Goreinu himself.[5]
Nen[]
Bopobo displayed the ability to use Ten, Ren, and Ken. He seemed to be skilled at Enhancement, since he was barely affected by Gon's kick, although the latter was only trying to force him to let go of Zeho.[3]
Manga Appearances[]
Competitions[]
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Trivia[]
- In Crunchyroll's translation of the 2011 anime adaptation, the character's name is "Bobobo".[7]
Anime and Manga Differences[]
- In the manga and 1999 anime, his face is crushed by Razor's "Nen Ball",[1][8] but in the 2011 anime, his head exploded.[7]
Translations around the World[]
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 Arabic
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بوپوبو | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 161
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 155
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 156
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 157
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 160
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 169
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Episode 69 (2011)
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Episode 84 (1999)
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