Kyu has short red hair, small eyes, and a distinctive mashed-in red nose. During the Hunter Exam, he wore a turtle-necked purple shirt with long sleeves, brown trousers, and gray shoes. He also carried a light brown satchel and a saber with the hilt wrapped in bandages.
Personality[]
Not much is known about Kyu's personality, but, before he was attacked by Pokkle, he seemed to be anxious and aware that he was being targeted; when Pokkle revealed himself he acted rather confident that he'd win against him.[3]
Plot[]
Hunter Exam arc[]
Kyu about to attack Pokkle
Kyu is one of the 24 examinees to make it to the 4th Phase of the Hunter Exam on Zevil Island.[1] His badge is the designated target of Pokkle, who paralyzes him with one of his poisoned arrows and then takes the badge.[3] Seeing him lying helpless on the ground, Gon bandages him and moves him to a place where he can wait safely until the effects of the poison disappear.[4]
Greed Island arc[]
Kyu partakes in the 288th Hunter Exam. During the First Phase, he is knocked out by Killua and gets his badge taken, thus failing the exam.[2]
Kyu vs. Killua Zoldyck (288th Hunter Exam 1st Phase)[2]
Trivia[]
Kyu shares his Japanese voice actor, Daisuke Namikawa, with Hisoka Morow from the 2011 anime adaptation.
Anime and Manga Differences[]
In the Bonus Phase of the exam of the 1999 anime adaptation, Ryu was shown to be an explosive expert by setting the explosives to explode the rocks surrounding the ship.[6]
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