| “ | I could make fifty. I'll be able to tell if anyone steps foot in them. My copies act as my En, too. | „ |
| ~ Kortopi |
Kortopi "Kor" Tounofmaill is a supporting antagonist from the manga and anime Hunter x Hunter. He was member #12 of the Phantom Troupe, an infamous gang of murderous thieves with Class-A bounties who originated from Meteor City, being best known for massacring the Kurta Clan. He's the group's counterfeiter, being capable of prouducing perfect copies of the stolen objects out of his Nen. Physically he was the weakest in the group.
He was voiced by Umi Tenjin (1999) and Shinya Hamazoe (2011) in the Japanese versions, and by Tony Oliver (who also voiced Rammot in the same series, Ulquiorra Cifer and Ggio Vega in Bleach, and Bruford and Tower of Gray in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) in the English version (2011).
Biography[]
Kortopi was born in Meteor City, but he was not one of the original members of the troupe. He was recruited into the troupe by Chrollo Lucilfer under unknwown circumstances. It is currently unknown whether Kortopi participated in the Kurta Clan genocide, but it is likely that he did, as he is one of the oldest non-founding members.
Kortopi reunited with the other members of the Phantom Troupe in Yorknew City. He also participated in the massacre against the mafia in order to “mourn” Uvogin, although his role was off-screen.
After the massacre of the mafia, the Spiders disguised themselves and pretended to sell the items at the auction. However, Kortopi used his power. "Gallery Fake" to copy the items, so the troupe took the real items, while the fake ones were sold. He also used his power to copy the bodies of the troupe members, in order to fake their deaths.
After Hisoka was revealed to have given information about the troupe members, Hisoka stated that he did not give away Kortopi's powers, having learned about them too recently. Kortopi then used his ability to make many copies of the hideout, to make it more difficult for their enemies to find. After it is revealed that the "chain user" is a member of the Kurta clan, and therefore has the fake scarlet eyes, Kortopi is able to use his ability to track the fake eyes in order to find the chain user. However, this led the troupe to Squala instead, so Pakunoda read Squala's mind to find out about Kurapika. After Chrollo was captured and Pakunoda returned, Kortopi witnessed her sacrifice herself to use memory bomb in order to give the original troupe members information about Kurapika.
Kortopi was one of the Troupe members to enter Greed Island. He tried to use his ability to copy the cards, but it didn't work. They realized that Greed Island existed in the real world, and tried to enter it via the real world, but were stopped by Razor. They later tracked down Hisoka, and asked him to hire a Nen exorcist in order to heal Chrollo.
Chrollo borrowed Kortopi's power in order to battle Hisoka. Hisoka is apparently killed, but was revealed to still be alive. After restraining Machi with his Bungee Gum, he then killed Kortopi and Shalnark, resulting with the Spiders wanting to kill Hisoka for their deaths. In a ture karmic fashion, Kortopi's eyes were eaten by crows, likely referencing the Kurta Clan massacre.
Appearance[]
Kortopi is very short in stature. He has messy long hair which covered most of his face, so only one of his eyes can be seen.
Powers & Abilities[]
While being the physically weakest among the group, Kortopi proved himself to be a powerful member, slaughtering mafia members with ease. He has enhanced physical attributes, being able to run at considerable pace and jump from building to building.
Nen Type: Conjuration[]
Gallery Fake (Divine Left Hand, Demonic Right Hand)[]
Kortopi utilizing Gallery Fake to create a replica of a vase.
The Fake Corpses of the Phantom Troupe, created with Gallery Fake
Kortopi's hatsu ability allows him to create exact replicas of any object by touching them with his left hand and conjuring the copy through his right hand. The copied objects look and feel the exact same as their original, but they will vanish in the span of day. Kortopi is capable of copying living beings as well, though the conjured replicas will be non-living inanimate objects. This feature usually comes in handy to create fake corpses, such as the ones he conjured to fake the deaths of the Phantom Troupe during the Yorknew Arc. Kortopi is also shown to be able to copy conjured nen objects, though the replicas will not have the original's effects.
Gallery Fake is usually utilized by the Troupe in their theft missions, where Kortopi will create decoy replicas of the stolen items. By using En on the original object, Kortopi is able to track down the current locations of his replicas.
Gallery[]
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Trivia[]
- Kortopi's name is an anagram for the Japanese word for "making copies" ("kopi wa toru").
- His surname is revealed to be "Tounofmail" in the Volume 34 extras, although it is unknown if this is its alternate spelling or not.
- The names of Kortopi's Hatsu ability are both references to manga titles. "Gallery Fake" is named after the seinen manga series of the same name by Fujihiko Hosono, which follows the story of an art gallery owner who also oftentimes deals counterfeit art pieces. Its alternate name "Divine Left Hand, Demonic Right Hand" comes from Kazue Umezu's horror manga Kami no Hidarite, Akuma no Migite, translated in english to God's Left Hand, Devil's Right Hand.
- Kortopi's voice actress in the 1999 anime series, Umi Tenjin, also voiced Ponzu, Anita and Zushi in the same show. His voice actor in the 2011 adaptation also voices Linsen and Rammot.
- In the brazilian dub for the 1999 series, Kortopi was erroneously referred to with female pronouns, likely due to his long hair and female voice in the original. This was corrected in the 2011 series, where he was referred as a male and was given a deep voice.
External Links[]
- Kortopi on the Hunter × Hunter Wiki
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