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Latarza (ラターザ, Ratāza) was a Greed Island player.[1]

Appearance[]

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Latarza appearance in the 1999 adaptation anime

Latarza stood tall and proud. His purple hair was gathered in a number of upright bunches on his head, his left cheekbone had four large piercings, and his ears were covered by a pair of headphones. The tattoo on his right shoulder was the kanji for "Thunder" (雷), while the one on his left shoulder was the kanji for "Wind" (風). He wore a yellow tank top with grey baggy pants. He also wore knee protectors (with a drop symbol [💧] on the right one and what looked like a flame [🔥] on the left one) and wrist protectors.

Personality[]

Latarza had a mean streak, as he was not only willing to prey on two young newbies, but he also taunted them repeatedly for their ignorance of the game's mechanics. An example of this was when he burst into laughter after Killua tried to dodge a spell he cast on him.[1]

Plot[]

Greed Island arc[]

Latarza Preparing To Attack Gon & Killua

Latarza preparing to attack Gon and Killua

Latarza is the first player Gon and Killua encounter upon entering Greed Island. He teleports to them using a spell and immediately takes control of the situation. Deducing from his surroundings and their actions that the two boys are rookie players, Latarza confirms it by casting "Peek" on Killua, who in fact has no cards in his free slots. To keep track of what cards the boys obtain in the future, but unwilling to waste "Cling" on a kid, he uses "Trace" on Killua and becomes amused as Killua tries to outrun the spell. After it hits Killua, the boy emanates a fierce bloodlust and demands to know what Latarza did to him. Sensing his power, Latarza becomes frightened and uses "Return" to flee to Masadora.[1]

Latarza 2011

Latarza escaping back to Masadora

Phantom Troupe members Feitan and Phinks come across Latarza while scouting the island. Feitan kills Latarza in a single swipe and Phinks checks out his binder. While Phinks is disappointed to find that, like the other players they killed, Latarza had a cheap map, Feitan points out that he had a lot of good spell cards (like "Collision").[2]

Latarza's name is listed in Gon's binder.[3]

Abilities & Powers[]

Latarza seems to be confident in his abilities, due to using "Collision" to meet other players.[1][2] Since Killua's bloodlust scared him and caused him to flee,[1] he probably considers himself weaker than the boy, and in fact he was single-handedly killed by Feitan.[2]

Nen[]

Due to being able to access Greed Island, Latarza was capable of utilizing Nen and, specifically, Ren.[4]

Manga Appearances[]

Greed Island arc
120. September 6th: Part 1 Absent
121. September 6th: Part 2 Absent
122. September 6th: Part 3 Absent
123. September 6th: Part 4 Absent
124. September 7th: Part 1 to September 10th: Part 1 Absent
125. September 10th: Part 2 Absent
126. September 10th: Part 3 Absent
127. September 10th: Part 4 Absent
128. September 10th: Part 5 Debut
129. Antokiba, Town of Prizes Flashback
130. The Reason for the Recruitment Absent
131. The Answer Absent
132. The Forty Spells Absent
133. How to Defend Yourself Without Spells Absent
134. The Island's Secret Corpse
135. To Masadora! Part 1 Absent
136. To Masadora! Part 2 Absent
137. To Masadora! Part 3 Absent
138. To Masadora...? Absent
139. Are They Really Going to Masadora? Absent
140. They Got to Masadora, But... Absent
141. They Went to Masadora Already, So I'll Go With a Different Title Now Absent
142. The Bomber Absent
143. Countdown Absent
144. Release Absent
145. Janken Absent
146. Abengane: Part 1 Absent
147. Abengane: Part 2 Absent
148. The Exam Begins Absent
149. Encounter Absent
150. Embarkment Absent
151. Progress Absent
152. Contact Absent
153. Success Absent
154. Common Cause Absent
155. The Captain and His 14 Devils Absent
156. Face-Off: Part 1 Absent
157. Face-Off: Part 2 Absent
158. Two of a Kind +1 Mentioned
159. Aiai, the City of Love Absent
160. Face-Off: Part 3 Absent
161. Face-Off: Part 4 Absent
162. Face-Off: Part 5 Absent
163. Face-Off: Part 6 Absent
164. Face-Off: Part 7 Absent
165. Face-Off: Part 8 Absent
166. Face-Off: Part 9 Absent
167. Face-Off: Part 10 Absent
168. Face-Off: Part 11 Absent
169. Declaration of War Absent
170. Three-Way Struggle: Part 1 Absent
171. Three-Way Struggle: Part 2 Absent
172. Three-Way Struggle: Part 3 Absent
173. Three-Way Struggle: Part 4 Absent
174. Three-Way Struggle: Part 5 Absent
175. Three-Way Struggle: Part 6 Absent
176. Three-Way Struggle: Part 7 Absent
177. Three-Way Struggle: Part 8 Absent
178. Three-Way Struggle: Part 9 Absent
179. Three-Way Struggle: Part 10 Absent
180. Three-Way Struggle: Part 11 Absent
181. Three-Way Struggle: Part 12 Absent
182. Three-Way Struggle: Part 13 Absent
183. Three-Way Struggle: Part 14 Absent
184. The Choice of Three Cards Absent
185. Chance Encounter Absent

Trivia[]

  • The tattoos on his shoulders refer to Fūjin and Raijin. Coincidentally, Fūjin and Raijin are the basis of Killua's Nen ability "Godspeed".[5]

Intertextuality and References[]

  • His headphones are of the fictitious brand SOWY[1] (or SOMY in the 1999 anime adaptation),[6] which is most likely a reference to the real-life brand/corporation Sony. In the 2011 anime adaptation, the headphones' brand is not shown.[7]
  • Given Latarza's behavior, his encounter with Gon and Killua, and the setting of the Greed Island arc, it would appear that he is a depiction of and a reference to video game trolls and griefers.

Translations around the World[]

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic لاتارزا
China Flag Chinese 拉它沙
France Flag French Rataza

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 14, Chapter 128
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 14, Chapter 134
  3. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 16, Chapter 158
  4. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 13, Chapter 121
  5. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 27, Chapter 281
  6. Hunter × Hunter - Episode 74 (1999)
  7. Hunter × Hunter - Episode 61 (2011)

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