Big Waves × Big Cannon × Huge Rush (大波×大砲×大あわて, Ōnami × Taihou × Ōawate) is the 20th episode of the original Hunter × Hunter anime. It first aired on March 11th, 2000.
Overview[]
The group works together to separate the battleship/hotel from the island before the second wave of the storm hits. Leorio gets stuck on the bottom of the ocean in a diving suit and Gon helps him escape. Gon is then saved by Hisoka. Upon the viscous trembling of the ship, Kurapika loses his balance and accidentally bumps his head in the wall and gets knocked out, Gittarackur took over the steering wheel. They separate the ship just in time, and an airship comes to pick them up.
Synopsis[]
Kurapika in command
The examinees discuss how to get to Zevil Island, yet consider it a problem that there is no ship strong enough to withstand the second storm that could take them to said island. Gon proposes that they could use the battleship they are all currently staying on because he and Killua have discovered that the engine is still working. Kurapika suggests that it could work depending on the conditions of the ship and the time they have left. And so the examinees check the condition of every part of the ship.
After a while, Hanzo finds a blueprint of the ship and a manual. Using the blueprint, they plan to dislodge the ship from the rocks surrounding it. An examinee named Kyu offers to use explosives to help. The bow is also jammed in against a huge rock, so it needs to be blown out using the gun turrets of the ship. This will allow the ship to become buoyant. Leorio volunteers to get the abandoned artillery he found underwater. Pokkle and Ponzu volunteer to get the engines running. Gon and Killua then volunteer to take care of the seaweeds growing around the propellers. Meanwhile, Kurapika tries to figure out how to fire the cannons using the manual.
The second storm is starting
After the planning, they all set to do their tasks as the first signs of the storm starts to emerge. The ones in charge of dislodging the ship from the rocks through explosives cause a disturbance underwater. Leorio, who is underwater to get the shells for the cannons, gets caught up in a little earthquake due to the disturbance and passes out when one of the shells fall on him. The cannons are ready and the engine is almost ready to run, but they cannot pull Leorio up because he is wearing the only diving suit they have. Moreover, the storm is starting.
Ponzu and Pokkle at powering up the engine
When Gon finds out about Leorio, he swims down to save him. But, in the crossfire, debris falls on Gon, knocking him out. Hanzo and Killua are in charge of loading the shells into the cannons, while Siper will fire at the rocks at Kurapika's command. They successfully destroy the rocks the ship is jammed into, which gets the ship moving. Gon is saved from drowning by Leorio sacrificing his air source. Gon manages to save Leorio, but then he gets lost in the water due to the strong tide. Meanwhile, as the ship begins to move, the room where Kurapika is begins to tremble viscously, causing him to lose his balance and accidentally bump his head into the wall and get knocked unconscious. The waterspout is closing in on them, but they do not receive any command from Kurapika anymore because he's already unconscious. Killua then suggests firing at the waterspout to change its direction and to get the ship steady. Gon luckily gets a hold of a railing, but as he cannot hold on any longer, Hisoka saves him. Gittarackur takes over Kurapika's job since he has passed out. The storm calms down by the morning, and the airship comes back with Lippo, who declares that 24 examinees passed his customized bonus stage of the Third Phase.
Characters in Order of Appearance[]
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