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The Game Masters[note 1] (ゲームマスター,[1] Gēmu Masutā) are the creators of the video game Greed Island, which is an acronym made from the first letter of each Game Master's first name.[2]

Overview[]

With Ging Freecss as its lead designer,[2] the Game Masters released Greed Island in 1987.[3] They are responsible for the game's operations and act as its rule enforcers, monitoring and preventing any intruders who don't use a JoyStation Console from reaching the island.[4][5]

Known Game Masters[]

Although there are 11 Game Masters in total, only six have been revealed.[2]


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Roles[]

Ging Freecss[]

As Greed Island's main creator and lead designer, Ging was essential to the game's development and completion. It was also his idea to use the initials of their first names to form the game's title, even going so far as to have one of them legally changed.[2] He was willing to hire death row convicts and even allowed one to contribute to the game's creation.[1][6]

Razor[]

Razor is in charge of the game's Emissive systems and makes most of the spells work. It is likely that he is the first line of defense against any intruders, making use of an "Eliminate" card to remove them and destroying their means of transportation.[5] He is also in charge of multiple death row convicts and acts as the main barrier to obtaining the "Plot of Beach" card.[7][8]

Eta[]

Eta is in charge of welcoming incoming players at the Starting Point and explaining all the game's basic rules.[9] She also monitors everyone that comes to the island, from players to intruders.[4]

Elena[]

Elena is in charge of sending players who are leaving the game to their desired location, allowing them to choose from a list of 50 ports.[10] She operates from a tower at the island's port. She also asks players who clear the game which three specified slot cards they want to take with them.[2][11]

Dwun[]

Residing in the castle at Limeiro, Dwun gives any players who clear the game "Ruler's Blessing" and the case that allows them to take three specified slot cards outside the game. His name was also legally changed by Ging from "Wdwune" to "Dwun" because Ging needed the letter "d" for the game's title.[2] His role beyond that is unknown.

List[]

Residing in the castle at Limeiro, List welcomes any players who clear the game.[2] His role beyond that is unknown.

Plot[]

Yorknew City arc[]

Gon and Killua learn that Greed Island was released in 1987.[3]

Greed Island arc[]

End x And x Beginning

Gon learning about the game from Eta

After Gon enters Greed Island's Starting Point, Eta greets him and relays a message from Ging, who congratulates Gon and tells him that he is in a game that he created with his friends, adding that Gon shouldn't expect any clues to find his location and that he just wanted to show off the game they made together. Eta then explains all the basic rules of the game in detail, leaving Gon overloaded with information.[9]

While analyzing the game's mechanisms, Shalnark surmises that the NPCs are dolls being manipulated or conjured by the game master. He guesses that key items are also conjured, reminding them that Kortopi can't duplicate other abilities and Shizuku's Blinky can't vacuum up things made with Nen. He says that he initially became suspicious when Feitan and Phinks' bodies disappeared completely, adding that if the game were really taking place in virtual reality, only their souls would have entered the game and their bodies would have stayed behind. He continues by saying that the software doesn't involve playing the game, but is simply used to teleport the players to the island. He looks at their empty map and thinks that the island is as big as the Kotoritana Republic, adding that there is probably more than one game master.[12]

64 - Biscuit

Biscuit thinking about the game's creators

After meeting Biscuit, Gon tells her that while they want to clear Greed Island, he is also looking for his father who created the game with his friends.[13] As Gon chases a Hyper Puffball, Biscuit praises the game's creators for guaranteeing that a player will get stronger as long as they do things in the intended order. As she realizes that Ging's sole reason for creating the game was to train his son, Gon catches the creature by the tail and happily collects its card.[14]

As several members of the Phantom Troupe make their way by boat toward Greed Island, Eta detects them and calls them intruders.[4] The six Troupe members swim to shore and wonder where they are on the island. As they plan to steal an "Accompany" card, Phinks sees someone and has the others stop. Smiling, the man says that they haven't had any uninvited guests in years, which makes him nervous. He makes sure that they aren't castaways, which he says is impossible given the currents around the island. Phinks senses how strong the man is and asks him if he is their guide, but he says that he is one of the game's creators, introducing himself as Razor. He explains that he is in charge of the game's Emissive systems and makes most of the spells work.[5]

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Razor using an "Eliminate" card on several Troupe members

Razor then pulls out a special spell card that can only be used by the creators, one that sends any trespassers to somewhere on the Azian Continent. He tells the group that they are welcome to come back as long as they use the correct way, hoping to meet them again and revealing that they can obtain an item if they fight him. Phinks begrudgingly says that they will use the front door next time, and Razor uses the "Eliminate" card on the Troupe members. After he praises the group's strength and spots their boat offshore, he creates a ball of aura and spikes it toward the boat, causing an enormous explosion.[5]

Preparing to leave the game to participate in the 288th Hunter Exam, Killua enters a room similar to the one at the Starting Point and sees a similar-looking woman in the same contraption, but he recognizes that she's different, saying that using the same character model is common in video games. Elena asks if he is leaving the island and tells him to give his destination from a list of 50 ports. He asks for Dolle Harbor, and Elena reminds him that the data in his free slots will vanish once he leaves, eventually transporting him to his desired location.[10]

66 - Shalnark

Shalnark realizing that Razor must have also expelled Chrollo

After passing the Hunter Exam, Killua goes back through the Starting Point and sees Eta again, who welcomes him and confirms his identity. She asks if he wants her to explain the game, but Killua politely declines. Elsewhere on the island, Shalnark tells the other Troupe members that Chrollo arrived by boat as they did, but Razor teleported him away as well, guessing that he then realized it was Greed Island, but since he couldn't use Nen, he hired someone to play the game for him and told them to use his name as a message to the Troupe.[15]

After defeating the pirates, the group is taken to a lighthouse by the coast, with the pirates explaining that it was converted into a fortress and that it was previously used to spot smugglers. The players are then led inside and surprised to find a sports facility. After Razor learns about the group and why they are there, he proposes a best-of-fifteen contest, explaining that each person can win a single point and the first team to reach eight points will be the winner. He says that they (Razor's group) will decide what they play and that if they (Razor's group) lose, they will leave the island. Goreinu speaks up and asks what happens if their group loses, and Razor assures them that they only have to leave the lighthouse.[7] The pirates reach eight points and win the contest, ordering the group to leave. Speaking to himself, Razor commends the players' strategy of losing on purpose to gather as much information as possible, knowing that they will be back with more powerful allies.[8]

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Razor killing Bopobo

After the group returns and begins to win, Razor eyes Gon's team and recognizes their strength, saying that they will make things interesting. He gives the pirates the signal to lose their matches on purpose, assuring them that he has things under control. The others follow his command, but Bopobo refuses to cooperate and throws his cap down in anger. He challenges Killua to a fight and threatens to kill him on the spot, but Razor reminds Bopobo of the contract and that he will return to jail. Bopobo remains agitated and says that he's tired of playing the game. The new recruits look on in confusion, and Bopobo says that they can take Razor down if they all work together, adding that they can then use a boat to escape the island. However, Razor suddenly forms a ball of aura and throws it toward Bopobo's head, shattering his skull open as his body falls to the floor. Razor explains that breaking the taboo is deserving of punishment, wondering why Bopobo disobeyed him if he was aware of that fact. The six recruits are terrified by the carnage, and Razor says that it's his turn to compete.[16]

Tsezguerra turns his attention to Razor, who he says has more aura than anyone present, confident that he must be one of the Game Masters. Razor then tells them that his sport of choice, dodgeball, requires eight people. He suddenly summons seven Nen beasts and says that he already has his team. Goreinu and Barry wonder how the points will be decided, and Razor replies that whoever wins will gain eight points (one for each team member). Tsezguerra realizes Razor's strategy and remembers the story about his "14 devils," understanding that it must be his ability. As the new recruits again express their fear and consider leaving, Rodriot and the others tell them that they can just get hit on purpose, but the weak players point out what happened to Bopobo. Razor clarifies that they will just be using a regular ball, but since Nen is allowed, it will make it equally destructive.[1]

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Razor ready for the dodgeball match

As Tsezguerra tries to think of a way to bring two of them back, Gon says that they can fight Razor by themselves, asking him if using only six players is allowed. Razor says that it isn't since it would defeat the point of bringing together a group of 15 people. Gon becomes angry and points out that Razor is by himself, wondering if he should even be arguing with an NPC. He furiously asks if Bopobo was his friend and what he could have done to deserve being killed. Razor calmly answers that he committed robbery, rape, and murder (11 known cases at least).[1]

Hisoka speaks up and says that the game is taking place in reality, leaving Gon confused. Tsezguerra confirms that Greed Island is an actual place in the real world, explaining that it's a taboo to tell players that they're not in a game and that Bopobo was killed for breaking it. He says that Razor is not only a real person, but a game master as well, adding that Bopobo and the other pirates are death row convicts, who are sometimes hired by Hunters as long as they are absolutely obedient. He explains that since Bopobo not only refused Razor's orders, but tried to convince his comrades to do the same, his execution was necessary because Razor would have been punished if he had let Bopobo's actions slide.[1]

Gon then eagerly asks if Ging is on the island, and the name immediately gets Razor's attention. As he guesses that Gon must be Ging's son, his aura suddenly spikes around him and, putting on an ominous smile, he says that Ging told him not to go easy on him when he arrived. Gon is frightened at first, but becomes excited and puts on an anxious smile. After Goreinu summons two Nen beasts to even out the teams, Razor explains the rules and prepares to start the game.[1] After a long and grueling match, Razor is defeated and assures them that he and his pirates will leave town after he answers Gon's questions about Ging.[17][18][19][20][21][22][23]

Ging & Razor In The Past

Ging talking with Razor

Razor starts by revealing that Ging isn't on Greed Island and that he doesn't know where he is. Although he seems disappointed, Gon states that he figured as much. Razor then offers to tell him some old stories, and Gon is eager to hear them. To Gon's shock, Razor reveals that he's also a death row convict and has killed as many people as Bopobo did. He says that Ging caught him and put him in jail, but after his sentence, Ging hired him and brought him to the island. He reflects on Ging's kindness, saying that he taught him that if a single person in the world believes in you, you can be redeemed. A flashback to a younger Ging, who tells Razor that his son will come to Greed Island one day. He orders Razor not to hold back and to use everything he has. The younger Razor chuckles and asks if it's okay to kill him, but Ging smirks and tells him not to underestimate the boy since he's his son. He pats Razor on the shoulder and says that he's counting on him.[6]

Back in the present, Razor holds his own hand to his shoulder and says that he thought Ging was crazy for talking about a game for hours and then hiring a convict to fight his son. Razor then remembers when he was a boy himself, with various people talking down to him and calling him everything but his name. He remembers Ging's use of his name and his words of encouragement, saying that he envied Gon. He tells him that it felt like the first time someone had called him by his name before. Finally, he says that he believed in Gon just as Ging had, assuring Gon that he went all out during the match. Gon points out that he only won because of the help from his teammates, and Razor praises their teamwork. As he turns to walk away, Razor says that he hopes Gon can see Ging one day, and Gon enthusiastically thanks him.[6]

Ging's Friends And True Friends

Dwun and List congratulating Gon

After Gon puts "Panda Maid" into his book, Eta makes an announcement to all the players on the island, telling them that someone has collected 99 specified slot cards. She says that a quiz contest consisting of 100 questions about the cards will be held in ten minutes, revealing that the player with the most correct answers will receive the final card, "Ruler's Blessing".[24] After asking all 100 questions, Eta says that time is up and prepares to announce the results. Everyone waits with bated breath, and she announces that Gon is the winner with a score of 87 out of 100. After Gon receives the "Ruler's Invitation" card, the three travel together to Limeiro. Gon enters the castle alone and is welcomed by List.[25]

Gon eventually meets Dwun, who says that he has heard that Gon is Ging's son and tells him to sit down. Gon wonders where he should sit among all the trash, and the man quickly kicks away some of the stuff to make a spot. Dwun looks for something and then tosses the "Ruler's Blessing" card to Gon as the reward for the quiz. He then tells Gon that he won't find any clues about Ging in the castle or the town. He begins to playfully poke fun at Gon, who assures Dwun that he wasn't expecting his father to be in the castle or even on the island. Dwun says that by obtaining the 100 specified slot cards, Gon will trigger another event. He again looks for something among all the stuff and pulls out a case that holds three cards, telling Gon that he can put three specified slot cards in there and use them outside the game. However, he clarifies that they cannot be copies of the same card.[2]

Epis 75 (2011) - G.I. Game Masters -11

Dwun telling Gon about the Game Masters

Dwun tells Gon that he has reached the end of the game and asks whether he wants the ending just for him or the generic one. Gon decides to go with the latter since his friends helped him along the way, but List reprimands Dwun for teasing Gon and reveals that the former doesn't exist. As Gon wonders why Dwun would lie like that, List says that they are allowed to tell him things about themselves, introducing both himself and Dwun as friends of Ging's. He adds that their group of 11 created Greed Island and used all the initials of their first names to form the title (and since Ging was the lead designer, he wanted a word that started with "g").[2]

List asks Gon if he has met Razor, explaining that he is the "r" in "Greed." He also tells Gon that the women at the entrance and exit are twins named Eta and Elena. He then says that a parade will be held in the town to celebrate Gon's achievement and that he can go to the port once it ends, where he will choose his three cards to take outside the game. Dwun says that they can talk until then, asking Gon if he wants to hear anything about Ging. Gon is eager to listen, but Dwun suddenly says that Ging is an unbelievable jerk. He asks Gon how he thinks his name is spelled, and Gon guesses that it starts with a "d". Dwun says that it's what most people think, but it used to have a silent "w" and was spelled "Wdwune." However, when he told Ging that his name was spelled that way, Ging simply told him to take the "w" off and said that his name would be "Dwun" from now on.[2]

As Dwun continues to rant about Ging changing his name just for a game, List adds that Ging actually got it legally changed in less than a minute. However, Dwun does admit that his luck has increased after the name change, explaining that his health has improved, he won the lottery, and got a girlfriend. After the three talk a while longer, Gon goes back outside the castle and shows the card case to Killua and Biscuit. After Gon decides which three cards to take, Elena congratulates him as he prepares to leave the game, asking him to choose three cards from his specified slots. Gon takes out three cards from his book and holds them up in his hand.[2]

76 - Ging asks Elena a favor

Ging asking Elena for a favor

Elena confirms that the three cards Gon has chosen are "Plot of Beach," "Blue Planet," and "Paladin's Necklace." She gives him back his ring and commends his accomplishment. Gon thanks her, and Elena is happy that he remembered her name. She says goodbye and teleports him away from the game's island. Elena then wonders if Ging made the right decision as she remembers him telling her to set it so that Gon will travel to him if he uses "Magnetic Force" and to Kite if he uses "Accompany." She asks him why he wanted it that way, and Ging replies that he is willing to see Gon if he comes alone, not if he's a wimp that needs to have friends with him constantly. Elena again questions his decision, but Ging adamantly orders her to do it. Back in the present, Elena feels bad for Gon and comments on how grumpy Ging was.[11]

Trivia[]

  • Ickshonpe Katocha is speculated to stand for the "I" in Greed Island's title. First, the Spell Card Shop in Masadora bears his mask's likeness.[26] In addition to his status as a Hacker Hunter and his belief that everyone else's world is not his reality, Ickshonpe knows Ging personally and asks if he wants to trade the "White Spear of Glory" for the "Holy Golden Flag", both of which could be game-related items.[27]

Translations around the World[]

Language Name
Spain Flag Spanish Maestros del Juego

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 161
  2. 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 18, Chapter 184
  3. 3.0 3.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 8, Chapter 69
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 144
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 145
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 169
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 156
  8. 8.0 8.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 157
  9. 9.0 9.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 13, Chapter 127
  10. 10.0 10.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 146
  11. 11.0 11.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 18, Chapter 185
  12. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 14, Chapter 134
  13. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 14, Chapter 138
  14. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 141
  15. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 149
  16. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 160
  17. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 162
  18. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 163
  19. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 164
  20. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 165
  21. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 166
  22. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 167
  23. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 17, Chapter 168
  24. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 18, Chapter 182
  25. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 18, Chapter 183
  26. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 15, Chapter 151
  27. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 32, Chapter 331

Notes

  1. Due to the way that the group is referred to in the Japanese text and Viz translation, their title itself ("Game Masters" in the plural) never appears; only the singular "Game Master" or other constructions are used when referring to the group.

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