In HxH, Kortopi is one of the members of the Phantom Troupe, the gang of thieves with a bounty of Class A. Even though he’s not the strongest one of the group physically and serves a support role, he is extremely useful in robberies, thanks to his unique Nen ability.
APPEARANCE Kortopi HxH
The age of his real body is not established, therefore we can’t confirm whether he is an adult or a child. Additionally, Kortopi is a slim and petite figure. Kortopi has long, blue/grey hair that covers his face, with only one eye visible, which makes Kortopi an enigmatic character. In the 1999 animated series, he is seen wearing a beige jacket and brown, light brown boots. In the 2011 episode, the character wears a blue knee-length tunic with light blue pants, as well as black boots. His hair appears to be shorter and less voluminous, and his eyes appear larger as well.
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PERSONALITY Kortopi HXH
In HxH, Kortopi appears to be very discreet. He is extremely loyal and submissive to Chrollo. He is never a fighter, however he is extremely helpful to the troupe in times of theft (like auctions). The Gallery Fake ability guarantees absolute discretion. He doesn’t speak much, and reveals very little about himself or his personality.
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HISTORY Kortopi HXH
YORKSHIN CITY ARC
He is seen on August 30th along with the rest of the Phantom Troupe in their den, concealed in an unidentified location. The very same day, Chrollo informs them that they’ll steal all items at the auction. On September 1st, Chrollo, Phinks, Bonolenov, Pakunoda, Hisoka and he remain in their hideouts while the remaining 7 participants go to the auction and shoot the mafia members and their guests. Then, they discover that auction items are missing.
Kortopi as well as Nobunaga, Franklin, Shalnark, Machi, Feitan and Pakunoda listen to Chrollo discuss whether the Chain User is manipulating or materializing. Kortopi is seen again along with the others when Pakunoda, Phinks, Nobunaga and Machi are able to bring Killua and Gon back as hostages. On the night of September 3, the Phantom Troupe members take part in the massacre that was ordered by Chrollo in which 200 mafia gang members are executed. Kortopi was not present and it’s not known if he was involved.
Following Chrollo’s fight with Zeno and Silva Zoldyck, the auction is resumed. This is when Kortopi makes use of his Gallery Fake ability, to replicate the objects, to ensure that the Troupe are able to keep the original objects, while fakes are being sold. Shizuku is seen handing Kortopi an item called the “Blue Jar of Ambition” which was created from the Rai Dynasty. Kortopi also creates a duplicate of the corpses of five people from the Troupe which includes Chrollo to ensure that the mafia thinks that they’re dead. In the end, Kortopi and the other members return to their hideout to rejoice in the triumph.
He later appears together with Franklin, Shalnark, Feitan, Machi, while Chrollo encounters Nobunaga after Nobunaga refuses to obey Chrollo’s request to go away from the city. Chrollo also predicts the future of the members who have the stolen power that is Neon Nostrade’s, which includes Kortopi. It is predicted that half the members will pass away in the coming weeks.
Kortopi will also be reading Hisoka’s prediction following the reading of Pakunoda’s prediction loudly. Nobunaga is unable to control himself and decides to fight Hisoka, however he is deterred by Chrollo. Chrollo will then ask Hisoka several questions, with one which reveals that Hisoka has revealed the skills of 7-8 people from The Phantom Troupe, excluding Kortopi since he wasn’t aware until now. It’s also disclosed that Kortopi’s prediction cannot be realized due to an absence of details. Once Chrollo decides that they want to stay, the participants are separated into groups. Kortopi joins forces with Phinks as well as Feitan. Chrollo requests Kortopi to create at least 10 replicas of their hiding place in order to ensure security reasons and Kortopi states that the copies function just as those of the En, which means that should someone get into one of them, Kortopi will know immediately.
Then, Chrollo asks him if there are copies of the Kurta clan’s eyes and he says yes. Then Chrollo inquires what he thinks of the original so that Kortopi can locate the copies and Kortopi is also able to answer with a yes, making Kurapika’s position clear. Kortopi is then reminded that the copies vanish after a short period of time.
The chase follows between group members from the Phantom Troupe and Kurapika. Kortopi, Pakunoda, and Nobunaga look out for the Kurta clan, while Chrollo, Machi and Shizuku remain in the background to look after the people following them. Kortopi’s group eventually catches up with Squala who was looking into the eyes of Nobunaga. Pakunoda tries to question Squala, but he lied and is executed by Nobunaga.
Kortopi will later be seen giving an email to Phinks when Kurapika has abducted Chrollo.
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GREED ISLAND
After Feitan is transported to Greed Island game, and Phinks discusses it with delight, Kortopi, Franklin, Machi and Shizuku Shalnark are all there, looking curious.
Machi is curious about what’s going on and Phinks states that he’s playing the game known as Greed Island. He asks them if anybody would like to participate however they all say no, and Phinks makes use of his Nen to join the game to the delight of the other.
Later, Shalnark calls Kortopi and Shizuku and gives them some facts, of which one is that the game could actually occur in real life. Shalnark asks them to leave, since they’re not looking for anything else to do in the meantime.
Kortopi and Shizuku agree. Kortopi appears later during the game, within the town of Antokiba and Shalnark requests a PNG to get details. Kortopi creates a replica of an original card from the game. Shalnark is holding on his left side in the other hand, the other hand, he holds a real-life card. When Shalnark declares “win”, only the card that is in his right hand changes into a real item. All of this is of major significance to Kortopi as well as Shizuku. Shalnark claims that he’s living within their world and this is a surprise to them.
Then, Kortopi is seen on an unidentified boat along together with Franklin, Shizuku, Shalnark, Phinks and Feitan, traveling to Greed Island. But they are stopped by Razor whom he introduces by the name of “Game Master” (one of the original creators in the creation of this game). They are then able to return the game in gratitude to the special card.
Then, he is seen pursuing an exorcist together as part of the Troupe.
THE DARK CONTINENT ARC
The power of Kortopi’s “Gallery Fake” which is utilized by Chrollo during his fight with Hisoka in the celestial tower. We are able to conclude that he’s not in a position to utilize his Nen in the same way anymore.
He is killed by Hisoka just after his combat with Chrollo and also after he was told by Machi that he would be the one to end the lives of all the spiders of the web.
Kortopi’s decapitation does not just reveal his visage for the very first (and the last) time and also casts the same kind of damage to the numerous people who were victims of the fake crowd during the battle between Hisoka and Chrollo.
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SKILLS AND POWER Kortopi HXH
NEN
He is able to make copies of everything he touches. The dimensions of the object are unlikely to be massive. But, he is unable to create living copies. The copies will disappear within 24 hours. It appears that there are limitations to the quantity of objects he could create (well it’s all relative since, for instance, his limit for making copies is 50 which is plenty). The Nen grows with the copies, which means that he is able to locate fakes he’s created and also extend his Nen to hundreds of meters. Gallery Fake, however, is unable to replicate the original Nen.