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{{Quotes|KA|We're siblings. We're not in conflict of our own desire.|Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou to [[Kurapika]], in "[[Chapter 365|Choice]]"}}
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{{Quotes|KA|A true king makes full use of both and light '''and''' dark sides of society! This Succession Battle is where I prove my command of the Underworld!!|Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou, in "[[Chapter 390|Clash: part 1]]"}}
 
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|kana = チョウライ=ホイコーロ
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|kana = チョウライ゠ホイコーロ
 
|rōmaji = Chōrai Hoikōro
  
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|occupation = 3rd Prince of the Kakin Empire
  
|occupation = 3rd Prince of the Kakin Empire
 
|relatives = [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou]] (Father) <br /> [[Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou]] (Mother) <br /> [[Onior Longbao]] (Half-Uncle) <br /> [[Brocco Li]] (Half-Uncle) <br /> [[Benjamin Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Camilla Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Tubeppa Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Tyson Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Luzurus Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Salé-salé Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Halkenburg Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Kacho Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Fugetsu Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Momoze Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Marayam Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Woble Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Morena Prudo]] (Half-Sister)
  
|relatives = [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou]] (Father) <br /> [[Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou]] (Mother) <br /> [[Onior Longbao]] (Half-Uncle) <br /> [[Brocco Li]] (Half-Uncle) <br /> [[Benjamin Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Camilla Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Tubeppa Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Tyson Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Luzurus Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Salé-salé Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Halkenburg Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Kacho Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Fugetsu Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Momoze Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Marayam Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Brother) <br /> [[Woble Hui Guo Rou]] (Half-Sister) <br /> [[Morena Prudo]] (Half-Sister)
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|image gallery = yes}}'''Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou''' (チョウライ=ホイコーロ, ''Chōrai Hoikōro'') is the Third Prince of the [[Kakin Empire]] and the son of [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou|his father]]'s third wife, [[Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou|Tang Zhao Li]].<ref name="chap349">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 349</ref> He is currently in alliance with the [[Xi-Yu Family]], one of the three great Mafia families in Kakin's underworld.<ref name="chap371">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 371</ref>
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'''Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou''' (チョウライ゠ホイコーロ, ''Chōrai Hoikōro'') is the Third Prince of the [[Kakin Empire]] and the son of [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou|his father]]'s third wife, [[Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou|Tang Zhao Li]].<ref name="chap349">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 349</ref> He is currently in alliance with the [[Xi-Yu Family]], one of the three great Mafia families in Kakin's underworld.<ref name="chap371">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 371</ref>
   
 
==Appearance==
  
==Appearance==
 
[[File:Chap 358 - Zhang Lei appearance 1.png|thumb|left|100px|Zhang Lei's appearance]]
  
[[File:Chap 358 - Zhang Lei appearance 1.png|thumb|left|100px|Zhang Lei's appearance]]
   
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Zhang Lei is a short,<ref name="chap358">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 358</ref> bald man with squarish slanted eyes and bags under them. His appearance resembles that of a Chinese monk. He appears to have no eyebrows, with lines departing from the bridge of his nose arching over his eyes. Above each of them are three dark dots in a column, with the biggest at the base. He has a dark pencil mustache, a very square chin, and elongated earlobes.<ref name="chap349" />
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Zhang Lei is a short,<ref name="chap358">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 358</ref> bald man with squarish eyes and bags under them. His appearance resembles that of a Chinese monk. He appears to have no eyebrows, with lines departing from the bridge of his nose arching over his eyes. Above each of them are three dark dots in a column, with the biggest at the base. He has a dark pencil mustache, a very square chin, and elongated earlobes.<ref name="chap349" /> Though in later chapters he no longer has elongated earlobes.<ref name="chap365">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 365</ref>
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==Personality==
  
==Personality==
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In Tubeppa's opinion, he takes pleasure in luxury and excess.<ref name="chap362">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 362</ref> According to Shimano he is tolerant and generous enough to start a negotiation, implying that he is a diplomatic man. He seems to be a pacifist to some degree as he avoids killing but does not hesitate in the slightest if it comes down to it. He can also be kind and cruel at the same time.<ref name="chap365">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 365</ref>
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According to [[Shimano]], Zhang Lei is tolerant and generous enough to start a negotiation, implying that he is a diplomatic man. He seems to be a pacifist to some degree as he avoids killing but does not hesitate in the slightest if it comes down to it. He can also be kind and cruel at the same time.<ref name="chap365" /> He indeed treated Queen [[Oito Hui Guo Rou|Oito]] and [[Kurapika]] with respect and courtesy, and declared that he is not participating in the contest because he wishes to. Nonetheless, he has no qualms about allying himself with the Mafia to gain more muscle for the succession contest. This is because he believes that a true king ought to be able to make use of both the light and the dark side of society. By his own admission, he has a tendency to worry more about what happens after he becomes king than about the hurdles to reach the crown.<ref name="chap390">Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 390</ref> In [[Tubeppa Hui Guo Rou|Tubeppa]]'s opinion, he takes too much pleasure in luxury and excess.<ref name="chap362">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 362</ref>
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Despite his diplomatic attitude, he has no qualm allying himself with the Mafia to gain more muscles for the Succession War.
  
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His guardian beast resembles the [[wikipedia:Dharmachakra|''dharmachakra'']] (☸), so far it is the least threatening and obscene-looking Guardian Spirit Beast.
  
   
 
==Plot==
  
==Plot==
 
===Succession Contest arc===
  
===Succession Contest arc===
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[[File:Chap_358_-_Beyond_and_the_princes_of_Kakin.png|200px|thumb|right|The Princes and [[Beyond Netero|Beyond]] partake in the opening ceremony]]
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[[File:Chap_358_-_Beyond_and_the_princes_of_Kakin.png|200px|thumb|left|The Princes and [[Beyond Netero|Beyond]] partake in the opening ceremony]]
   
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Zhang Lei participates to the ceremony on the eve of the beginning of the expedition and boards the ship, thinking he will win the Succession War while saluting the cheering crowd. He also takes part in a formal event. Like the rest of his family, he resides in the 1<sup>st</sup> deck of the [[Black Whale#Black Whale 1|Black Whale 1]].<ref name="chap358" /> During the party, his [[Guardian Spirit Beast]] is revealed.<ref name="chap362" />
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Zhang Lei participates in the ceremony on the eve of the beginning of the expedition and boards the ship, thinking he will win the Succession War while saluting the cheering crowd. He also takes part in a formal event. Like the rest of his family, he resides in the 1<sup>st</sup> deck of the [[Black Whale#Black Whale 1|Black Whale 1]].<ref name="chap358" /> During the party, his [[Guardian Spirit Beast]] is revealed.<ref name="chap362" />
   
 
Sometime during the ceremony, Zhang Lei asks his father about the conditions for becoming king. [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou|Nasubi]] answers his question by simply saying that the one sole survivor will be the official successor of the throne. He finds out about what happened to Prince [[Woble Hui Guo Rou|Woble]]'s bodyguards and that only two of them are still alive. Zhang Lei finds it absurd that someone would go after the baby first of all princes. He concludes that whoever wiped them out would've killed their own as well in order to avoid any suspicion since the bodyguards that were assigned to the [[Woble Hui Guo Rou|14<sup>th</sup> Prince]] all belonged to other queens. After that, one of his men informs him about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.<ref name="chap363">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 363</ref>
  
Sometime during the ceremony, Zhang Lei asks his father about the conditions for becoming king. [[Nasubi Hui Guo Rou|Nasubi]] answers his question by simply saying that the one sole survivor will be the official successor of the throne. He finds out about what happened to Prince [[Woble Hui Guo Rou|Woble]]'s bodyguards and that only two of them are still alive. Zhang Lei finds it absurd that someone would go after the baby first of all princes. He concludes that whoever wiped them out would've killed their own as well in order to avoid any suspicion since the bodyguards that were assigned to the [[Woble Hui Guo Rou|14<sup>th</sup> Prince]] all belonged to other queens. After that, one of his men informs him about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.<ref name="chap363">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 363</ref>
   
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He later surmises that Prince [[Benjamin Hui Guo Rou|Benjamin]] has sent the bodyguards to spy on all the other princes after [[Kurapika]]'s announcement regarding the beasts. Zhang Lei thinks that is the best time to learn about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.<ref name="chap363" /> Zhang Lei is one of three Princes to try and get in contact with Kurapika<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 364</ref> and is the one that Kurapika talks with first due to [[Shimano]]'s tampering. Zhang Lei compliments Kurapika for choosing him over Benjamin, after a brief discussion Zhang Lei gets to the point about wanting information about [[Nen]] and gives him permission to enter his room. Kurapika accepts the invitation on the condition that [[Oito Hui Guo Rou|Oito]] and Woble can come along as well to which Zhang Lei accepts.<ref name="chap365" />
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He later surmises that Prince [[Benjamin Hui Guo Rou|Benjamin]] has sent the bodyguards to spy on all the other princes after [[Kurapika]]'s announcement regarding the beasts. Zhang Lei thinks that is the best time to learn about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.<ref name="chap363" /> Zhang Lei is one of three Princes to try and get in contact with Kurapika<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 364</ref> and is the one that Kurapika talks with first due to Shimano's tampering. Zhang Lei compliments Kurapika for choosing him over Benjamin, after a brief discussion Zhang Lei gets to the point about wanting information about [[Nen]] and gives him permission to enter his room. Kurapika accepts the invitation on the condition that Queen Oito and Prince Woble come along as well to which Zhang Lei accepts.<ref name="chap365" />
   
 
When Shimano is asked why Zhang Lei was connected first instead of Benjamin, Shimano answers that she wanted to ensure her own safety because of her fear of Benjamin and because she views Zhang Lei as kind yet cruel, but they could use that to their advantage if they're careful.<ref name="chap365" />
  
When Shimano is asked why Zhang Lei was connected first instead of Benjamin, Shimano answers that she wanted to ensure her own safety because of her fear of Benjamin and because she views Zhang Lei as kind yet cruel, but they could use that to their advantage if they're careful.<ref name="chap365" />
   
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[[File:Chap_365_-_Zhang_Lei_hospitality.png|thumb|200px|left|Zhang Lei welcomes his guests]]
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[[File:Chap_365_-_Zhang_Lei_hospitality.png|thumb|right|200px|Zhang Lei welcomes his guests]]
   
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Arriving in Zhang Lei's room, he welcomes Kurapika and Queen Oito and offers them a bottled water. Jumping into things Kurapika explains a little information about Nen and Zhang Lei surmises that's what the emergency announcement earlier was about. Kurapika then states that the information he has may affect the outcome of the Succession War. Zhang Lei inquires if where they are now is an appropriate place, as [[Coventoba]], a soldier for Benjamin, and [[Slakka]], a spy for Queen [[Duazul Hui Guo Rou|Duazul]], each stand on either side of him.<ref name="chap365" /> Although Prince Zhang Lei doesn't mind continuing the conversation, he realizes that Kurapika has also been contacted by Prince Benjamin and Prince [[Tubeppa Hui Guo Rou|Tubeppa]] and an appointment as well afterwards. So the meeting is cut short and since Prince Woble lacks manpower due to a Spirit Beast attack, Prince Zhang Lei offers his bodyguards [[Sakata]] and [[Hashito]] to help guard them until the time of the next dinner banquet.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 366</ref>
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Arriving in Zhang Lei's room, he welcomes Kurapika and Queen Oito and offers them bottled water. Jumping into things Kurapika explains a little information about Nen and Zhang Lei surmises that's what the emergency announcement earlier was about. Kurapika then states that the information he has may affect the outcome of the Succession War. Zhang Lei inquires if where they are now is an appropriate place, as [[Coventoba]], a soldier for Benjamin, and [[Slakka]], a spy for Queen [[Duazul Hui Guo Rou|Duazul]], each stand on either side of him.<ref name="chap365" /> Although Prince Zhang Lei doesn't mind continuing the conversation, he realizes that Kurapika has also been contacted by Prince Benjamin and Prince Tubeppa and an appointment as well afterward. So the meeting is cut short and since Prince Woble lacks manpower due to a Spirit Beast attack, Prince Zhang Lei offers his bodyguards [[Sakata]] and [[Hashito]] to help guard them until the time of the next dinner banquet.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 366</ref>
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[[File:Chap 371 - Mafia Princes.png|thumb|left|200px|The Princes' affiliation with Mafia groups]]
   
 
Zhang Lei agrees to send his bodyguards to learn Nen under Kurapika.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 368</ref> He sends his bodyguard [[Tenftory]] who is ordered by the Prince to take note who makes contact with Kurapika.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 369</ref> A member of the [[Buor Family]] reveals that Prince Zhang Lei has ties to the [[Xi-Yu Family]], which are one of the 3 biggest Mafia families from Kakin that are on board the ship.<ref name="chap371" />
  
Zhang Lei agrees to send his bodyguards to learn Nen under Kurapika.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 368</ref> He sends his bodyguard [[Tenftory]] who is ordered by the Prince to take note who makes contact with Kurapika.<ref>Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 369</ref> A member of the [[Buor Family]] reveals that Prince Zhang Lei has ties to the [[Xi-Yu Family]], which are one of the 3 biggest Mafia families from Kakin that are on board the ship.<ref name="chap371" />
   
 
The following day, while Zhang Lei is having dinner, a coin drops to the floor. He initially believes it to belong to one of his bodyguards, but they tell him it just appeared out of thin air. Coventoba picks it up and hands it to the prince, who examines it, without telling him it was the work of his Guardian Spirit Beast, which had also produced a coin, currently in the soldier's pocket, the day before.<ref name="chap374">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 374</ref>
  
The following day, while Zhang Lei is having dinner, a coin drops to the floor. He initially believes it to belong to one of his bodyguards, but they tell him it just appeared out of thin air. Coventoba picks it up and hands it to the prince, who examines it, without telling him it was the work of his Guardian Spirit Beast, which had also produced a coin, currently in the soldier's pocket, the day before.<ref name="chap374">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 374</ref>
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[[File:Chap 383 - Melody's performance.png|thumb|right|200px|The Princes watch Melody's performance]]
   
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In the morning, another coin drops. Coventoba explains to Zhang Lei that [[Nen#Conjuration|conjured]] objects either replicate the functions of their physical counterparts or are endowed with supernatural abilities. Since no coin like those seems to exist, he surmises it serves as a catalyst for a supernatural effect once certain conditions are met, which leads the prince to comment that Coventoba does not know anything about it.<ref name="chap376">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 376</ref>
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In the morning, another coin drops. Coventoba explains to Zhang Lei that [[Nen#Conjuration|conjured]] objects either replicate the functions of their physical counterparts or are endowed with supernatural abilities. Since no coin like those seems to exist, he surmises it serves as a catalyst for a supernatural effect once certain conditions are met, which leads the prince to comment that Coventoba does not know anything about it.<ref name="chap376">Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 376</ref> On the day of the banquet, Prince Zhang Lei is briefly transfixed by the music of [[Melody]]'s flute performance.<ref name="chap383">Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 383</ref>
   
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After Tenftory is initiated by Kurapika, he reports back to Zhang Lei, who offers him the second coin created by his Guardian Spirit Beast as a reward, unaware that the first was taken by Coventoba.<ref name="chap389">Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 389</ref> He reflects that the coins are supposed to be handed out as awards and that they will reveal their power only after he becomes king and spreads them throughout the country, which would make his intellect his only weapon during the succession war. He, therefore, heads to [[Onior Longbao]]'s room to find out more about Nen, who recommends he waits while he gathers more information on the subject from his underlings.<ref name="chap390" />
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==Zhang Lei's Employees==
  
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<p style="text-align:center;">'''{{Colorbox|Green}} ''<span style="color:green">Active/Alive</span>'' • {{Colorbox|Black}} ''Deceased'' • {{Colorbox|Red}} ''<span style="color:red">Former/Arrested</span>'' • {{Colorbox|Purple}} ''<span style="color:purple">Status Unknown</span>'''''</p>
  
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<p style="text-align:center;">{{Colorbox|#4d4d4d|Royalty|Gold}} • {{Colorbox|#3a1b94|Personal Guards|Gold}} • {{Colorbox|#076210|Hunters|Gold}} • {{Colorbox|Black|Spies|Gold}} • {{Colorbox|#074236|Allies|Gold}} • {{Colorbox|#8A070B|Servants|Gold}}</p>
  
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[[File:Zhang's Sacred Beast.png|thumb|right|220px|Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast]]
  
[[File:Zhang's Sacred Beast.png|thumb|right|220px|Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast]]
   
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Like the rest of his siblings, Zhang Lei received an egg from which a Guardian Spirit Beast, a type of [[Nen#Nen Beast|Nen beast]], hatched to protect him.<ref name="chap349" /> Since it is a [[Nen#Parasitic Type|parasitic-type]] ability, he has no control over it. The Guardian Spirit Beast is subjected to two rule-like instincts: it is unable to fight other Guardian Spirit Beasts as well as to directly attack the host of one.<ref name="chap362" /> It is a [[Nen#Conjuration|Conjurer]] with the [[Nen#Compound Type|compound type]] ability to produce a coin from its mouth every day.<ref name="chap374" /> The owner of a coin will gain various abilities after fulfilling certain conditions.<ref name="chap376" />
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Like the rest of his siblings, Zhang Lei received an egg from which a Guardian Spirit Beast, a type of [[Nen#Nen Beast|Nen beast]], hatched to protect him.<ref name="chap349" /> Since it is a [[Nen#Parasitic Type|parasitic-type]] ability, he has no control over it. The Guardian Spirit Beast is subjected to two rule-like instincts: it is unable to fight other Guardian Spirit Beasts as well as to directly attack the host of one.<ref name="chap362" /> It resembles the [[wikipedia:Dharmachakra|''dharmachakra'']] (☸) and it is one of the least threatening and obscene-looking Guardian Spirit Beasts.<ref name="chap389" /> It is a [[Nen#Conjuration|Conjurer]] with the [[Nen#Compound Type|compound type]] ability to produce a coin from its mouth every day.<ref name="chap374" /> The owner of a coin will gain various abilities after fulfilling certain conditions.<ref name="chap376" /> Its value increases over time.<ref name="chap389" /> Zhang Lei estimates that the coins ought to be handed out and will manifest their power once he is king, making him ironclad when it happens, but is useless to him before that point. Coventoba, on the other hand, guessed that the coins should be swapped for something, presumably by being inserted in the Guardian Spirit Beast's mouth.<ref name="chap390" />
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==Quotes==
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* (To Kurapika) ''"We're siblings. We're not in conflict of our own desire."''<ref name="chap365" />
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* ''"It reflects my personality to a sickening degree - how I worry more about what happens '''after''' I take the throne, long before I get there."''<ref name="chap390" />
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* ''"I'm counting on you... father."''<ref name="chap390" />
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==Trivia==
  
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* The flowering plant motif/image present in the coins conjured and spit by Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast is of the [[wikipedia:Houttuynia_cordata|''Houttuynia cordata'']], a plant native to Japan, Korea, southern China, and Southeast Asia, that grows in moist, shady places, and is known by many names; ''e.g.'' in Chinese it is called ''yúxīng cǎo'' (鱼腥草; 魚腥草, "fishy-smell herb") and in Japanese ''dokudami'' (蕺草, "poison blocking plant"). This plant has some culinary uses and is even used in [[wikipedia:Traditional_Chinese_medicine|traditional Chinese medicine]] for pneumonia. Pharmacologically, its reported properties and activities include: anti-mutagenic, anti-cancer, anti-oxidant, adjuvanticity, anti-obesity, hepatoprotective, anti-viral, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, free radical scavenging, anti-allergic, and anti-leukemic (among others). Notoriously, it's also an extremely alien and highly invasive weed species in many places, very difficult or nearly impossible to eradicate, spreading quickly and making it difficult to plant anything of value near it.
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* The flowering plant motif in the coins spit by Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast is the [[wikipedia:Houttuynia_cordata|''Houttuynia cordata'']] (known as ''yúxīng cǎo'' [鱼腥草; 魚腥草, "fishy-smell herb"] in Chinese and as ''dokudami'' [蕺草, "poison blocking plant"] in Japanese)—a plant native to some parts of Asia, that grows in moist, shady places and has culinary and pharmacological uses. In some places, it's an alien and highly invasive weed species difficult to eradicate.
   
 
==Translations around the World==
  
==Translations around the World==
 
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"A true king makes full use of both and light and dark sides of society! This Succession Battle is where I prove my command of the Underworld!!"

— Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou, in "Clash: part 1"

Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou (チョウライ゠ホイコーロ, Chōrai Hoikōro) is the Third Prince of the Kakin Empire and the son of his father's third wife, Tang Zhao Li.[1] He is currently in alliance with the Xi-Yu Family, one of the three great Mafia families in Kakin's underworld.[2]

Appearance

Chap 358 - Zhang Lei appearance 1

Zhang Lei's appearance

Zhang Lei is a short,[3] bald man with squarish eyes and bags under them. His appearance resembles that of a Chinese monk. He appears to have no eyebrows, with lines departing from the bridge of his nose arching over his eyes. Above each of them are three dark dots in a column, with the biggest at the base. He has a dark pencil mustache, a very square chin, and elongated earlobes.[1] Though in later chapters he no longer has elongated earlobes.[4]

Personality

According to Shimano, Zhang Lei is tolerant and generous enough to start a negotiation, implying that he is a diplomatic man. He seems to be a pacifist to some degree as he avoids killing but does not hesitate in the slightest if it comes down to it. He can also be kind and cruel at the same time.[4] He indeed treated Queen Oito and Kurapika with respect and courtesy, and declared that he is not participating in the contest because he wishes to. Nonetheless, he has no qualms about allying himself with the Mafia to gain more muscle for the succession contest. This is because he believes that a true king ought to be able to make use of both the light and the dark side of society. By his own admission, he has a tendency to worry more about what happens after he becomes king than about the hurdles to reach the crown.[5] In Tubeppa's opinion, he takes too much pleasure in luxury and excess.[6]

Plot

Succession Contest arc

Chap 358 - Beyond and the princes of Kakin

The Princes and Beyond partake in the opening ceremony

Zhang Lei participates in the ceremony on the eve of the beginning of the expedition and boards the ship, thinking he will win the Succession War while saluting the cheering crowd. He also takes part in a formal event. Like the rest of his family, he resides in the 1st deck of the Black Whale 1.[3] During the party, his Guardian Spirit Beast is revealed.[6]

Sometime during the ceremony, Zhang Lei asks his father about the conditions for becoming king. Nasubi answers his question by simply saying that the one sole survivor will be the official successor of the throne. He finds out about what happened to Prince Woble's bodyguards and that only two of them are still alive. Zhang Lei finds it absurd that someone would go after the baby first of all princes. He concludes that whoever wiped them out would've killed their own as well in order to avoid any suspicion since the bodyguards that were assigned to the 14th Prince all belonged to other queens. After that, one of his men informs him about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.[7]

He later surmises that Prince Benjamin has sent the bodyguards to spy on all the other princes after Kurapika's announcement regarding the beasts. Zhang Lei thinks that is the best time to learn about the Guardian Spirit Beasts.[7] Zhang Lei is one of three Princes to try and get in contact with Kurapika[8] and is the one that Kurapika talks with first due to Shimano's tampering. Zhang Lei compliments Kurapika for choosing him over Benjamin, after a brief discussion Zhang Lei gets to the point about wanting information about Nen and gives him permission to enter his room. Kurapika accepts the invitation on the condition that Queen Oito and Prince Woble come along as well to which Zhang Lei accepts.[4]

When Shimano is asked why Zhang Lei was connected first instead of Benjamin, Shimano answers that she wanted to ensure her own safety because of her fear of Benjamin and because she views Zhang Lei as kind yet cruel, but they could use that to their advantage if they're careful.[4]

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Zhang Lei welcomes his guests

Arriving in Zhang Lei's room, he welcomes Kurapika and Queen Oito and offers them bottled water. Jumping into things Kurapika explains a little information about Nen and Zhang Lei surmises that's what the emergency announcement earlier was about. Kurapika then states that the information he has may affect the outcome of the Succession War. Zhang Lei inquires if where they are now is an appropriate place, as Coventoba, a soldier for Benjamin, and Slakka, a spy for Queen Duazul, each stand on either side of him.[4] Although Prince Zhang Lei doesn't mind continuing the conversation, he realizes that Kurapika has also been contacted by Prince Benjamin and Prince Tubeppa and an appointment as well afterward. So the meeting is cut short and since Prince Woble lacks manpower due to a Spirit Beast attack, Prince Zhang Lei offers his bodyguards Sakata and Hashito to help guard them until the time of the next dinner banquet.[9]

Chap 371 - Mafia Princes

The Princes' affiliation with Mafia groups

Zhang Lei agrees to send his bodyguards to learn Nen under Kurapika.[10] He sends his bodyguard Tenftory who is ordered by the Prince to take note who makes contact with Kurapika.[11] A member of the Buor Family reveals that Prince Zhang Lei has ties to the Xi-Yu Family, which are one of the 3 biggest Mafia families from Kakin that are on board the ship.[2]

The following day, while Zhang Lei is having dinner, a coin drops to the floor. He initially believes it to belong to one of his bodyguards, but they tell him it just appeared out of thin air. Coventoba picks it up and hands it to the prince, who examines it, without telling him it was the work of his Guardian Spirit Beast, which had also produced a coin, currently in the soldier's pocket, the day before.[12]

Chap 383 - Melody's performance

The Princes watch Melody's performance

In the morning, another coin drops. Coventoba explains to Zhang Lei that conjured objects either replicate the functions of their physical counterparts or are endowed with supernatural abilities. Since no coin like those seems to exist, he surmises it serves as a catalyst for a supernatural effect once certain conditions are met, which leads the prince to comment that Coventoba does not know anything about it.[13] On the day of the banquet, Prince Zhang Lei is briefly transfixed by the music of Melody's flute performance.[14]

After Tenftory is initiated by Kurapika, he reports back to Zhang Lei, who offers him the second coin created by his Guardian Spirit Beast as a reward, unaware that the first was taken by Coventoba.[15] He reflects that the coins are supposed to be handed out as awards and that they will reveal their power only after he becomes king and spreads them throughout the country, which would make his intellect his only weapon during the succession war. He, therefore, heads to Onior Longbao's room to find out more about Nen, who recommends he waits while he gathers more information on the subject from his underlings.[5]

Zhang Lei's Employees

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Royal Family
3rd Prince 3rd Queen
Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou SC Portrait
Zhang Lei Hui Guo Rou
Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou SC Portrait
Tang Zhao Li Hui Guo Rou
Prince Zhang Lei's Employees
Captain? →14P →14P ?
Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 1 SC Portrait
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Sakata SC Portrait
Sakata
Hashito SC Portrait
Hashito
Tenftory SC Portrait
Tenftory
Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 2 SC Portrait
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Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 3 SC Portrait
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Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 4 SC Portrait
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Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 5 SC Portrait
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Zhang Lei's Personal Guard 6 SC Portrait
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Unseen Character Portrait
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1Q→1P 2Q→14P
Unseen Character Portrait
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Slakka SC Portrait
Slakka
Unseen Character Portrait
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Unseen Character Portrait
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Unseen Character Portrait
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Unseen Character Portrait
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Replacements
1P→
Coventoba SC Portrait
Coventoba
Legend of Symbols
Symbol Meaning Example Meaning
P prince 1P The 1st Prince.
Q queen 5Q The 5th Queen.
...→ sent by 1Q→ X is sent by the 1st Queen.
→... sent to →14P X is sent to the 14th Prince.
...→... reassigned to 2Q→14P X is reassigned by the 2nd Queen to the 14th Prince.
→...→... was assigned to one or more princes →8P→11P X was assigned to the 8th and 11th Princes.
♰ in charge of a prince's curse 4P♰ The guard is in charge of the 4th Prince's curse.
♰ formerly in charge of a prince's curse 12P♰ The guard is formerly in charge of the 12th Prince's curse.
* Information found in Togashi's notes from "Jump Ryu! Vol. 21" interview 1Q*→ The guard's affiliation is revealed in the notes.
Servant* The employee's position is revealed in the notes.
[name]* The employee's name is revealed in the notes.
? Placeholder
(might hold another position) 		Captain? The employee might not be the captain or a personal guard.
? The employee might not be a personal guard.
2Q?→ The employee might have been sent by another queen.
⇄ Placeholder
(might have initially belonged to either Prince Momoze or Prince Marayam) 		This particular issue arose when their mother Queen Sevanti sent all of Momoze's Hunters and servants to Marayam. Since we only got to see 4/5 of Momoze's Hunters and 2/3 of her servants by that time, we can't say for certain which prince the marked characters initially belonged to.


Abilities & Powers

Being one of the eldest princes, Zhang Lei possesses significant political influences and assets to help him win the throne.[16]

Guardian Spirit Beast

Zhang's Sacred Beast

Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast

Like the rest of his siblings, Zhang Lei received an egg from which a Guardian Spirit Beast, a type of Nen beast, hatched to protect him.[1] Since it is a parasitic-type ability, he has no control over it. The Guardian Spirit Beast is subjected to two rule-like instincts: it is unable to fight other Guardian Spirit Beasts as well as to directly attack the host of one.[6] It resembles the dharmachakra (☸) and it is one of the least threatening and obscene-looking Guardian Spirit Beasts.[15] It is a Conjurer with the compound type ability to produce a coin from its mouth every day.[12] The owner of a coin will gain various abilities after fulfilling certain conditions.[13] Its value increases over time.[15] Zhang Lei estimates that the coins ought to be handed out and will manifest their power once he is king, making him ironclad when it happens, but is useless to him before that point. Coventoba, on the other hand, guessed that the coins should be swapped for something, presumably by being inserted in the Guardian Spirit Beast's mouth.[5]

Quotes

  • (To Kurapika) "We're siblings. We're not in conflict of our own desire."[4]
  • "It reflects my personality to a sickening degree - how I worry more about what happens after I take the throne, long before I get there."[5]
  • "I'm counting on you... father."[5]

Trivia

  • The flowering plant motif in the coins spit by Zhang Lei's Guardian Spirit Beast is the Houttuynia cordata (known as yúxīng cǎo [鱼腥草; 魚腥草, "fishy-smell herb"] in Chinese and as dokudami [蕺草, "poison blocking plant"] in Japanese)—a plant native to some parts of Asia, that grows in moist, shady places and has culinary and pharmacological uses. In some places, it's an alien and highly invasive weed species difficult to eradicate.

Translations around the World

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic تشانغ لي هوي غو رو
France Flag French Chourai Hoicoro
South Korea Flag Korean 장레이 호이코오로 (Janglei Hoikolo)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 349
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 371
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 358
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 365
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 390
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 362
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 363
  8. ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 364
  9. ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 366
  10. ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 368
  11. ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 369
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 374
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 376
  14. ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 383
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 389
  16. ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 350

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