Goz

"Wherever there is a fight, you'll find us right in the thick of it." — Goz, telling Hisoka about his tribe. Found × Hide × Caught Up

Goz
Kana	ゴズ
Rōmaji	Gozu
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Yūji Kishi (1999) Koichi Nagano (2011)
English Voice	Paul Hudson (1999) Richard Epcar (2011)
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 22
Anime Debut	Episode 8 (1999) Episode 3 (2011)
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Black (1999; 2011)
Hair Color	Black (1999; 2011)
State	Deceased
General Status
Previous Affiliation	Bianu Mercenaries (1999)
Previous Occupation	Bianu Warrior (1999) Bianu Mercenary (1999) 287th Hunter Exam Examinee #371

Goz (ゴズ, Gozu) was examinee #371 in the 287th Hunter Exam.

Appearance

• 2011
• 1999

Goz' 2011 anime adaptation design

Goz' 1999 anime adaptation design

Goz was a tall, muscular man with shoulder-length brown hair and a Fu Manchu mustache. He wore a teal sleeveless shirt with an orange sash and purple pants. He was often seen carrying a large spear.

Personality

He is a prideful man living by a personal code of honor; he sought a death match with Hisoka as he was mortally wounded by a previous encounter with Gittarackur.

Plot

Hunter Exam arc

Goz first appears during the 287th Hunter Exam as applicant #371. He is one of the 24 candidates who pass Lippo's Third Phase in the Trick Tower and reach the Fourth Phase of the exam on Zevil Island.

Goz gets killed by Gittarackur

After being mortally wounded by Gittarackur in the Fourth Phase of the 287th Hunter Exam, Goz stumbles upon Hisoka; wishing to die honorably in battle, he challenges him. Hisoka refuses to fight and only continuously dodges Goz’s attacks while citing a lack of interest in the dead. Gittarackur then kills him, admitting to having granted him a 'final wish' in the chance to die as he wished.

Equipment

Goz's spear

Spear: Goz wielded a spear in battle. It appeared to be rather sturdy and sharp, effortlessly cutting through the trunk of a tree.

Abilities & Powers

Goz was a capable contestant during the Hunter Exam, having reached the Third Phase before being killed by Gittarackur. Since Goz passed the First Phase of the exam, he must have had above-average stamina. This is demonstrated together with a remarkable tolerance to pain, when Goz showed the ability to cut blades of grass and fell a tree with a single swing of his spear while mortally injured. Nonetheless, he could not land a single hit on Hisoka and was effortlessly killed by Gittarackur. Aside from his fighting abilities, Goz was adept at stealth, so much that Gon did not notice his presence despite the two of them being very close; however, Hisoka managed to sense him.

Battles

Battles
Hunter Exam arc: Goz vs. Great Stamp† Goz† vs. Illumi Zoldyck (Zevil Island) Goz vs. Hisoka Morow (Zevil Island)

Manga Appearances

Hunter Exam arc
1. The Day of Departure	Absent
2. An Encounter in the Storm	Absent
3. The Ultimate Choice	Absent
4. Kiriko: Wicked Magical Vulpes	Absent
5. The First Phase Begins, Part 1	Absent
6. The First Phase Begins, Part 2	Absent
7. Respective Reasons	Absent
8. The Other Enemy	Absent
9. A Struggle in the Mist	Absent
10. An Unexpected Task	Absent
11. The Inevitable Outcome	Absent
12. The Chairman Awaits	Absent
13. A Game at Midnight, Part 1	Absent
14. A Game at Midnight, Part 2	Absent
15. The Path of Majority Rules	Absent
16. Enter the Taskmasters	Absent
17. Disparate Choice	Absent
18. The Two Aces in the Hole	Absent
19. The Trap of Majority Rules	Absent
20. Gambling Time	Absent
21. Resolution	Absent
22. The Last Question	Debut
23. Two Enemies	Appears
24. Crash Course	Absent
25. The Second Day	Absent
26. The Night Before the Showdown	Death
27. A Volatile Situation	Absent
28. A Huge Favor	Absent
29. Killua's Case	Absent
30. The Slithering Trap	Absent
31. By the Skin of Their Teeth...	Absent
32. And the Final Test...?	Absent
33. The Final Test Begins!	Absent
34. The First Candidate Accepted?!	Absent
35. Light and Darkness, Part 1	Absent
36. Light and Darkness, Part 2	Absent
37. Light and Darkness, Part 3	Absent
38. Ging Freecss	Absent
39. Intruder	Absent
40. The Zoldycks, Part 1	Absent
41. The Zoldycks, Part 2	Absent
42. The Zoldycks, Part 3	Absent
43. The Zoldycks, Part 4	Absent

Trivia

• The character's original Japanese name, Gozu, written with kanji (牛頭), literally means "cow's head", and it may refer to the Japanese deity of pestilence—Gozu Tennō—or the homonymous creature from Japanese folklore; the latter being commonly depicted dressed as a warrior and with a spear like Goz.

Anime and Manga Differences

Goz exercising with Bodoro

• In Nippon Animation's 1999 anime adaptation:
  • Goz exhibits signs of a rivalry with Bodoro, a fellow martial artist and exam participant, during the Hunter Exam. This rivalry is set aside in the dire circumstances of Lippo's "Bonus Stage" after the Trick Tower, in which the two assist Hanzo in reeling in Gon and Geretta during the tsunami.
  • He is a mercenary of Bianu who wishes to have a fair duel with Hisoka instead of wishing to commit suicide.
  • His mortal wound comes from Siper, not Illumi.
• In the 2011 anime adaptation, Goz is the 5th person to reach the bottom of the Trick Tower simultaneously with Pokkle.

Intertextuality and References

• Goz bears a resemblance to the "Guess Who?" guessing game character Alfred.

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Arabic		گوز (Guz)
Brazilian Portuguese		Gozu
French		Gozu
Korean		고즈 (Gojeu)
Russian		Гозу (Gozu)
Spanish		Gozu