Geretta

Geretta (ゲレタ, Gereta) was examinee #384 in the 287th Hunter Exam and a blowgun expert.^[1]

Appearance[]

Geretta sported an Afro puff hairstyle and had black eyes. He wore sunglasses, a white ruff, a heavy short-brimmed hat with laces down the center, a long-sleeved shirt and pants, and boots.^[1]

Personality[]

Geretta was shrewd and cautious about everything and had an officious attitude towards the opponents that he bested. However, he would also commend them for feats he found impressive, as shown when he praised Gon's strategy to obtain Hisoka's badge.^[2]

Plot[]

Hunter Exam arc[]

Tonpa introduces Geretta as a huntsman who is skilled with blowdarts and clubs.^[1] Although exhausted after the long-distance run, Geretta manages to pass the First Phase of the Hunter Exam, and is seen standing close to the Amori Brothers near the site of the Second Phase.^[3] After passing the first part of the Second Phase, Geretta is left clueless along with nearly all of the other examinees who have no clue what sushi is.^[4] Along with the other examinees, he fails to make good enough sushi to pass the test and fails, but they are all given another chance to pass if they can retrieve an egg from a Spider Eagle. Geretta is among those who pass and once he boils and tries the egg, he is amazed by its delicious taste.^[5]

At Trick Tower, the site of the Third Phase, Geretta uses his blowgun to check the floor for any suspicious tiles and soon finds a way to enter.^[6] Near the end of the Third Phase, Geretta is shown to be one of the 24 people who passed.^[7] With the Fourth Phase being a manhunt on Zevil Island, Geretta stalks his target (Gon) and praises him for nearly noticing his presence.^[8] After patiently waiting, Geretta finally attacks Gon with his blow dart and paralyzes him. He picks up Hisoka's #44 badge and tells Gon that 7,000 represents the number of chances he had to kill him before then and the number of times he practiced casting his lure to improve his accuracy. He then improves the dart from the back of Gon's neck and tells him that while he left him wide open then, his efforts deserved respect. He praises Gon's final cast and says that he should have been cautious as well as skillful, taking his #405 badge and wishing him better luck next time before quickly vanishing.^[2]

Soon afterward, Hisoka appears holding Geretta's severed head as several Hemotropic Butterflies flutter around him. He tells Gon that Geretta's blow dart had a muscle relaxant that should take roughly ten days to wear off. Gon wonders why Hisoka is giving him his own badge, and Hisoka reveals that Geretta was his target, pointing to the #384 badge on his chest.^[2]

Equipment[]

Blowgun: Geretta's primary weapon is a blowgun he loads with paralyzing darts. According to Hisoka, the chemical is a muscle relaxant that would normally wear off in ten days, although Gon was able to move mere minutes after it took effect.^[2]

Club: Tonpa stated that Geretta is very proficient with clubs, implying that he carried at least one when he first attempted to pass the Hunter Exam.^[1]

Abilities & Powers[]

Geretta was a highly-skilled examinee during the Hunter Exam, having reached the Fourth Phase.^[7] Since he passed the First Phase, he is sure to have above-average stamina. He is remarkably accurate with his blowgun, which he demonstrated when he struck Gon, a notoriously fast runner, in the back of the neck.^[2] Despite the latter's sharp senses, Geretta was able to stalk him for days completely undetected, with Gon noticing his presence only once at the start of the phase, and quickly brushing it off as a wrong impression. On that occasion, he was shown to be considerably fast and agile, avoiding Gon's gaze and quickly hiding behind a tree.^[8]

Battles[]

Battles
Hunter Exam arc: Geretta vs. Great Stamp†[3] Geretta† vs. Hisoka Morow (Zevil Island)[2]

Manga Appearances[]

v • eHunter 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	Debut
6. The First Phase Begins, Part 2	Absent
7. Respective Reasons	Appears
8. The Other Enemy	Absent
9. A Struggle in the Mist	Absent
10. An Unexpected Task	Appears
11. The Inevitable Outcome	Appears
12. The Chairman Awaits	Appears
13. A Game at Midnight, Part 1	Appears
14. A Game at Midnight, Part 2	Appears
15. The Path of Majority Rules	Appears
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	Appears
23. Two Enemies	Appears
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	Death
29. Killua's Case	Absent
30. The Slithering Trap	Absent
31. By the Skin of Their Teeth...	Absent
32. And the Final Test...?	Mentioned
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	Absent
40. The Zoldycks, Part 1	Absent
41. The Zoldycks, Part 2	Absent
42. The Zoldycks, Part 3	Absent
43. The Zoldycks, Part 4	Absent

Trivia[]

Anime and Manga Differences[]

• Both anime adaptations alter the depiction of Geretta's death. While Hisoka appears holding Geretta's severed head in the manga:^[2]
  • In the 1999 anime adaptation, Geretta's body is never shown, and Hisoka appears wearing Geretta's hat.^[9]
  • In the 2011 anime adaptation, Hisoka drops Geretta's body in front of Gon, his head still intact and with a single line of blood near his mouth.^[10]

Intertextuality and References[]

• A parody of Geretta by the name of Genta, The Huntsman appears in Chapter 206 of the Me & Roboco manga series.

Translations around the World[]

Language		Name
Arabic		جيريتا (Jirita)
French		Gereta
Korean		게레타 (Gereta)
Russian		Герета

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