Zoldyck Grandmother

Zoldyck Grandmother
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 39 (Mentioned indirectly)
Anime Debut	Episode 32 (1999) (Mentioned indirectly) Episode 24 (2011) (Silhouette)
Characteristics
Gender	Female
State	Unknown
General Status
Affiliation	Zoldyck Family
Occupation	Zoldyck Assassin
Relatives	Zigg Zoldyck (Unknown relation) Maha Zoldyck (Grandfather father-in-law) Zeno Zoldyck (Husband) Silva Zoldyck (Son) Kikyo Zoldyck (Daughter-in-law) Illumi Zoldyck (Grandson) Milluki Zoldyck (Grandson) Killua Zoldyck (Grandson) Alluka Zoldyck (Granddaughter) Kalluto Zoldyck (Grandson)
Nen
Type	Unknown

The unseen Zoldyck Grandmother is the wife of Zeno Zoldyck, the mother of Silva Zoldyck, the paternal grandmother of the Zoldyck siblings, and an elite professional assassin herself.

Appearance

She wears a long dress and appears to be the same height as Alluka Zoldyck.

Background

At some point in her life, she became an assassin, met and married Zeno Zoldyck, had a son, Silva, and trained him as an assassin.

Plot

Hunter Exam arc

The tour guide mentions that the Zoldyck family has a set of grandparents when talking about the Zoldyck Family.

Equipment

Zoldyck Personal Transmitter: The assassins of the Zoldyck Family can contact each other with a special transmitter to report the fulfillment of a murder contract.

Abilities & Powers

As the Zoldyck Grandmother was never seen, her abilities are largely unknown, though as an assassin from the Zoldyck Family, she is one of the best killers in the world, and possesses advanced assassination techniques. As a member of the Zoldycks, she has vast wealth and capable underlings at her disposal. Her family name alone is enough to scare those familiar with it. Since she is a Zoldyck assassin, she can also open the Testing Gates, although the number of doors she can open is unknown.

Assassination Skills: Silva Zoldyck mentioned that his parents trained him to be an assassin.

Nen

She likely knows how to use Nen given of her position as a Zoldyck Family assassin.

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	Absent
23. Two Enemies	Absent
24. Crash Course	Absent
25. The Second Day	Absent
26. The Night Before the Showdown	Absent
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	Mentioned
40. The Zoldycks, Part 1	Absent
41. The Zoldycks, Part 2	Absent
42. The Zoldycks, Part 3	Mentioned
43. The Zoldycks, Part 4	Absent

Trivia

• She is the only known Zoldyck who never made an appearance, not even mentioned after Chapter 42.
  • She was also mentioned once in the official databook.

Anime and Manga Differences

The silhouette of the Zoldyck Family

• In Chapter 39, the grandmother is only indirectly mentioned by Coco Loo, talking about a set of grandparents, while in the 2011 anime adaptation, she was directly mentioned and her silhouette was showed between Maha and Killua.