Mike (ミケ, Mike) is the guard dog of the Zoldyck Estate.[3]
Appearance[]
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Mike is an enormous hound with white (Tyrian purple in the 2011 anime adaptation) fur and a blue tongue (pink in the 2011 anime adaptation). In both 1999 anime adaptation and manga, he is robust. In the 2011 anime adaptation, however, Mike has a slender body, pointy ears, long legs, thin and elongated snout, and a long bushy tail. His forepaws have long, curved claws and resemble that of a human hand rather than a hound's paw.
Personality[]
Mike eating between meals
Mike is a hound who has gone through strict training and always tries to memorize the stranger's appearance and scent. He shows little to no emotion, seemingly more a machine than a living animal, to the point where even Gon showed extreme terror when facing him, as he was completely different from the wild animals he was normally accustomed to. He is hard to control, and other than the commands from Zoldyck family members, he listens to no one. The command that the Zoldycks gave Mike ten years ago is still loyally carried out: to kill all intruders.[3] If something doesn't meet the requirement of the command, Mike will even attack its caretaker, without any hesitation.[1] Despite being loyal, following orders without hesitation, and described to be a machine, Mike seems to still possess an individual habit to disobey his orders about eating between meals, as he will devour any intruders.
Plot[]
Hunter Exam arc[]
When Gon and company arrive at Kukuroo Mountain, they witness two bounty hunters force their way inside the property. Zebro, the gatekeeper, refuses, but the hunters take the key away from him, entering from the small gate. Moments later, a hand emerges from the small gate, taking out the skeletons of the bounty hunters.[3]
The three introduce themselves to Zebro and the gatekeeper acknowledges them as Killua's friends. But when Zebro is asked if he could lead them inside, he warns them about Mike.[3] However, Gon is insistent, so Zebro allows the group to pass through the Testing Gate with him. On the compound grounds, Zebro calls out to Mike. The guard dog appears revealing his enormous size. Mike is a 'perfectly-trained guard dog', Zebro informs Gon and the others. The group is astonished by Mike and Gon admits that he is scared.[1]
Manga Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Mike is not the only guard dog of the Zoldyck family. During a flashback, there are other two dogs which are the same size as Mike,[4] and another is seen sleeping next to Silva when Killua asks him to free Alluka.[5]
- Mike is given the last name "Zoldyck" in the musical Hunter × Hunter: The Nightmare of Zaoldyeck.
- Additionally, the song Mike Zoldyck is sung by Yuichi Tsuchiya as Zebro and Junko Takeuchi as Gon Freecss.
- The species of Mike is similar, especially in the visual part, and may have been based on the Borzoi (a.k.a. Russian wolfhound)—a rather athletic, quiet, and silent breed of domestic dog.
Anime and Manga Differences[]
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Mike hunts down Gon
- In the 1999 anime adaptation, Leorio accidentally enters through the false gate. Mike hunts down Leorio at once, but he is later diverted by Gon, whom he chases after next. Mike corners Gon on a cliff, but a whistle stops him in time. Later, he is seen being tamed by Kalluto Zoldyck.[6]
- The 2011 anime adaptation added scenes wherein Mike looks down on the intruding bounty hunters, with Seaquant among them.[7]
Translations around the World[]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
 Arabic
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مايك (Mayk) | |
 Chinese
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三毛 (Sān Máo) | |
 Korean
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미케 (Mi-ke) | |
 Russian
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Мике (Mikye) | |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 5, Chapter 40
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hunter × Hunter Characters Book: World × Character × Blessing (2001)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 5, Chapter 39
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 323
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 31, Chapter 321
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Episode 33 (1999)
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Episode 24 (2011)
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