Gihoruto (ギッホルト, Gihoruto)[1] is a personal soldier for 9th Prince Halkenburg.[2]
Appearance[]
Gihoruto is a relatively pudgy man of average height. He has messy, light-colored shoulder-length hair and a round face. He has small, thin eyes, a thin unibrow, and a bulbous nose. Perhaps his most prominent feature is his size.
Like the rest of Halkenburg's personal guards, Gihoruto wears a suit while acting in his capacity as a guard.
Personality[]
Gihoruto has not been seen speaking or doing much in the story besides occasionally being seen around Halkenburg, so not much can be said about his personality.
Plot[]
Succession Contest arc[]
On the first day of the voyage, 9th Prince Halkenburg retires from the departure ceremony back to his room, Room 1009, and is horrified to discover that at least eleven of his men have collapsed in his room and are seemingly unconscious.[3] Halkenburg awakes in his bed several hours later and rushes out to check on his men. He sees his men, including Gihoruto, busy unpacking and organizing his possessions. Halkenburg wonders if what he saw was a dream, but by chance, looks at the back of his left hand and sees a pinion imprinted there.[4]
On the third day of the voyage, Halkenburg's men stand in a semicircle surrounding him and Halkenburg leads his men in a moment of silence for 12th Prince Momoze. The unison of Halkenburg's men in action generates a massive amount of aura, strong enough for 1st Prince Benjamin to feel from four rooms away in Room 1001 and contact a terrified Shikaku, a personal elite soldier of his who had been sent to guard and spy on Halkenburg on the first day, for an immediate report of the situation.[2]
After the moment of silence ends, Halkenburg begins walking toward Room 1009's entrance. Nikoraurusu makes an attempt to stop Halkenburg from making an appeal to his father, King Nasubi, but drops the matter when he sees how upset Halkenburg is. Halkenburg leaves with five guards, and instructs the rest of them, including Gihoruto, to continue carrying out their duties.[2] Shikaku follows along.[5]
Halkenburg makes his way to Nasubi's residence but is not allowed to enter, and settles for leaving the guards at the VVIP gate a letter with instructions to pass it to him.[5] He continues trying this for the next few days, and on the sixth day, forces the guards at the VVIP gate to let him in at gunpoint. Halkenburg speaks to Nasubi, and after failing to appeal to Nasubi, to assassinate Nasubi, and to commit suicide, returns to his room, awakened and resolved to win, and equipped with a new ability. Halkenburg returns to Room 1009 and uses his Grimmal: The Dissonance to force the soul of his guard Sumidori into Shikaku's body.[6]
On the seventh day of the voyage,[note 1] Halkenburg and his men stand around a deeply-sleeping Sumidori, with a machine hooked up to him to monitor his brainwaves. The men wonder what happened to Shikaku's soul, and Halkenburg gives them four possibilities. After some discussion about the difficulties in proving or disproving any of the theories, Halkenburg calls for his men's attention, and explains his understanding of why he was given the ability, and the implications that the reason he was given the ability has on what the ability itself can do. Gihoruto stands near the middle of the group, between Tagenpaku and Naikēru, and the men listen closely to Halkenburg.[7]
On the ninth day, Halkenburg's men gather again, to collectively review their investigation and to be briefed on the next steps to take. "Shikaku" walks over to Room 1007, and presses its doorbell. When one of 7th Prince Luzurus' guards speaks to him over the intercom, "Shikaku" proclaims Benjamin, and promptly shoots himself in the head. While Benjamin and Luzurus' teams scramble to make sense of the situation, Halkenburg has his men surround "Sumidori", prepared to identify who is inside Sumidori's body and progress their investigation. "Sumidori" wakes up, and identifies Halkenburg in front of him.[7]
On the tenth day of the voyage, Benjamin and Balsamilco Might, his Captain of the Guards, hear Vict, another of their men, struggle in battle again Halkenburg. Following this, Balsamilco has Halkenburg arrested under suspicion of premediated murder, evidenced by Benjamin's soldiers continually experiencing anomalies. IPA members Steiner and Peuckert, temporarily on loan to Kakin's Justice Bureau Investigation Department, turn up in a team of five at Room 1009 to effect the arrest. Halkenburg and his men are unable to do anything, and Halkenburg is led away by the Justice Bureau team.[8]
On the eleventh day of the voyage, Balsamilco turns up at the Justice Bureau in preparation for his trial against Halkenburg, not expecting any resistance since Halkenburg had been separated from his guards. However, after passing through security, Balsamilco notices Vict and is distracted by his presence, leading to him falling victim to Halkenburg's ability and swapping souls with Halkenburg himself.[9] Halkenburg lets his body get infected with TSK-17 found on Balsamilco's body and, very early in the morning on the twelfth day, die. Through Balsamilco's body, Halkenburg conveys three final wishes to Benjamin: a ship-wide announcement, a send-off by his supporters, and his personal guards to transport his casket. Benjamin grants them, wanting to be able to show that he honored Halkenburg's final wishes.[10]
At noon on the twelfth day of the voyage, twelve of Halkenburg's men act as pallbearers for Halkenburg's casket; Nikoraurusu stands second from the front on the left side of the casket. They begin the funeral procession from the Tier 3 General Hospital, where Halkenburg had been rushed to when he initially collapsed,[11] and are seen making their way up the central staircase connecting Tiers 2 and 3.[12]
Abilities & Powers[]
Nen[]
Given that Halkenburg sent his men Shedule and Yuhirai to Kurapika's Nen lessons on the second day with instructions to learn all they can about Nen beasts,[13] it is likely that none of Halkenburg's men, including Gihoruto, know anything about Nen beyond what was mentioned by Kurapika over the emergency channel.[14]
It is worth noting that Gihoruto is seen powering Halkenburg's Grimmal: The Dissonance in his attack on Shikaku,[6] which is a sign that Gihoruto has been marked by Halkenburg's Guardian Spirit Beast; Kurapika notes that those with the mark of Halkenburg's Guardian Spirit Beast are half-awakened to Nen.[15]
Manga Appearances[]
| 340. Special Mission | Absent |
| 341. Threats | Absent |
| 342. Challenge | Absent |
| 343. Invitation | Absent |
| 344. Author | Absent |
| 345. Signature | Absent |
| 346. Options | Absent |
| 347. Inauguration | Absent |
| 348. Resolve | Absent |
| 349. Worm Toxin | Absent |
| 350. Prince | Absent |
| 351. Battle to the Death | Absent |
| 352. Troublesome | Absent |
| 353. Cold-Blooded | Absent |
| 354. Heat | Absent |
| 355. Detonation | Absent |
| 356. Unfortunate: Part 1 | Absent |
| 357. Unfortunate: Part 2 | Absent |
| 358. Eve | Absent |
| 359. Departure | Absent |
| 360. Parasite | Absent |
| 361. Withdraw | Absent |
| 362. Resolve | Absent |
| 363. Nen Beast | Absent |
| 364. Speculation | Absent |
| 365. Choice | Absent |
| 366. To Each His Own | Absent |
| 367. Synchronization | Absent |
| 368. Foul Play | Absent |
| 369. Limits | Absent |
| 370. Observation | Absent |
| 371. Mission | Absent |
| 372. Disappearance | Absent |
| 373. Inheritance | Absent |
| 374. Ability | Absent |
| 375. Persuasion | Debut |
| 376. Determination | Absent |
| 377. Scheme | Absent |
| 378. Balance | Absent |
| 379. Collaboration | Absent |
| 380. Alarm | Absent |
| 381. Predation | Absent |
| 382. Awakening | Absent |
| 383. Escape | Absent |
| 384. War | Absent |
| 385. Warning | Absent |
| 386. Hypothesis | Appears |
| 387. Recreation | Absent |
| 388. Reflection | Absent |
| 389. Curse | Absent |
| 390. Clash: Part 1 | Absent |
| 391. Clash: Part 2 | Absent |
| 392. Information | Absent |
| 393. Plea | Absent |
| 394. Hypothesis | Absent |
| 395. Founding: Part 1 | Absent |
| 396. Founding: Part 2 | Absent |
| 397. Founding: Part 3 | Absent |
| 398. Search | Absent |
| 399. Expulsion | Absent |
| 400. Secrecy | Absent |
| 401. Moonlight | Absent |
| 402. Letter | Absent |
| 403. Results | Absent |
| 404. Speculation | Absent |
| 405. Performance | Absent |
| 406. Regalia | Appears |
| 407. Negotiation | Appears |
| 408. Negotiation: Part 2 | Absent |
| 409. Negotiation: Part 3 | Absent |
| 410. Negotiation: Part 4 | Absent |
References[]
- ↑ Tweet by Togashi, retrieved 17 Dec 2024 https://x.com/un4v5s8bgsvk9xp/status/1868697918624219482
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 375
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 362
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 366
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 376
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 382
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 386
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 389
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 403
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 404
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 406
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 407
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 369
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 360
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 372
Notes
- ↑ The exact time this occurred is ambiguous, and is most likely on Day 6 or 7, but the possibility remains that it occurs on Day 8. While originally surrounded by completely unrelated events confirmed to take place on Day 9, information released in Chapter 404 about the workings of consciousness of those affected by Halkenburg's ability makes it illogical for the complete interaction to happen on Day 9. A wide-angle panel of the Black Whale is also noted in the middle of Halkenburg's scene in Chapter 386, which has been very commonly used throughout the arc to denote that an unspecified amount of time has passed.
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