Hisoka Morow's unanswered questions
His backstory was never revealed in the anime or manga. Hunter x Hunter writer Yoshihiro Togashi himself revealed in the manga that Hisoka's full name is Hisoka Morow. Hisoka never likes to speak of his past. He's not particularly interested in him. Hisoka is interested in others, like Gon and others. He is nobody, and he doesn't want to be anybody. He's confident that he is the most powerful.
The less you know about him, the better. It's the mystery that makes him that much more terrifying, and one key thing we do understand is that bungee gum is a name taken from his favorite brand of chewing gum, and texture surprise is also taken directly from another popular in-world candy that came with novelty stickers. Hence, why does Hisoka's texture surprise take the form of stickers? Hunter x Hunter gives you absolutely nothing about Hisoka's past, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
The real story begins
Elsewhere, with the approval of Hunter x Hunter author Yoshihiro Togashi, Hisoka's backstory was illustrated by Shui Ishida. That had one chapter called Hisoka's past, and the story opens up with a much younger Hisoka being found on the verge of death by a man named Moritonio. It is unclear how Hisoka came to be in such bad condition. This is the earliest known depiction we have of Hisoka; he was found in Glam Gasland. Which is a city on the European continent, northeast of York, New York City. Those who originally settled there became unbelievably rich due to all of the natural gas resources. Moritonio himself had a very special act that he would perform called sky swimming. It bewildered most, but it was actually a very simple use of the net. Moritonio learned the Nen ability, which converts him into a transmitter. It gave him magnetic properties. Thus, allowing him to walk on any surface. Moritonio essentially took pity on Hisoka and took him in when they found him on the ground. Luckily, by that age, Hisoka was able to perform card tricks; not only that, but he could perform them even better than Moritonia himself. Hisoka said that he learned them from his mother. He was from Gas Glam Land.
At the same time, there was a notorious serial killer running loose in Gas Glam Land called the hundred-faced John Doe. Because he uses a different face for every attack, which seems very coincidental.This mysterious boy appears on the floor in the city at roughly the same time as a notorious serial killer. We know that mysterious boy later grows up to become something quite akin to a serial killer. His abilities are also quite similar to those of the serial killer. At this time, Hisoka was only adding to suspicion by actively usurping the roles of others within Moritonia's troop. Notably replacing their juggler and putting him to such shame that the juggler quit the industry. Overall, a very important moment occurred here. Because the first time Hisoka goes on stage, he first daunts his trademark star and tear makeup, implying that in the modern day, he wears that when he's ready to perform, just doing less juggling and more murdering. But due to Hisoka's raw potential, Moritonio decided to train him in the use of nen. He was Hisoka's gateway into aura control, and they practiced Nen once a week together.
The Serial Killer vs The Grim Reaper
As time goes by, we learn that Moritonio's original ambition was to become a professional hunter, but he failed. Baki, a girl in the Mortonio troop, wanted to fulfill Moritonio's desire. She was the only one in the Mortonio troop who knew Ren. She practiced for years to get to those feet. But Hisoka learned both Ren and Ten in only one week. Moritonio expected that Hisoka would need three years to learn. Here is where Moritonio's suspicion of Hisoka being the serial killer grew. But this suspicion dwelled in the water when Hisoka saved Baki from John Doe. Hisoka, who is a psychopath genius, identified that Moritonio himself is the serial killer, John Doe. Moritonio is also a psychopath. He killed people to reduce the rush within him. Hisoka invented a texture surprise from seeing Moritonio's abilities, which duplicates faces like they are real. He is very strong. He can become stronger than that, but he is satisfied with only bungee gum and texture surprises. Then Hisoka killed Moritonio. Moritonio and Hisoka disappeared like they never existed.
Hisoka then joined the Hunter-Hunter exam. Because he wanted to kill people legally, but he also killed an officer, which is illegal. He found Gon, who is Ging Freecss's son. Ging Freecss and Moritonio share a similar relationship as Gon and Hisoka. So, he decided to grow Gon as Ging Freecss. He had an interest in Chrollo. He joined the Phantom Troupe to fight with Chrollo. He fought against him in Heaven's Arena. Chrollo set the time and place. In the fight, Chrollo defeated Hisoka, and Hisoka died. His desire to live is so strong that he set his Nen ability to kill all Phantom troop members. Now he is not naturally alive, but his heart, lungs, and brain are working using Nen.
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Conclusion:
Hisoka is an intelligent, psychopath, and mystery man of Hunter x Hunter. He learned about Nen from Moritonio. After finding that Moritonio is John Doe, he needed to kill him. He is so talented that he learned Ten and Ren in only one week. He wanted to fight against so many strong opponents that it made him a psychopath. He entered the hunter exam to have fun, and he killed more than 20 people because of his whim. He tried to kill Gon and also helped him grow strong. He teamed up with Illumi. He fought against Chrollo even though he knew that he was going to die. He was so clever that he revived again using Nen.FAQ:
1. Is Hisoka still alive?Ans: He is not naturally alive, but his heart, lungs, and brain are working using Nen. It can be said that Hisoka is still alive and doing whatever he wants.
2. Who killed Hisoka?
Ans: Hisoka fought against Chrollo Lucifer. Chrollo Lucifer killed Hisoka during Heaven's Arena Battle.
3. Who are the parents of Hisoka?
Ans: Names are unknown, but Hisoka's mother taught him to do card tricks.
4. Why does Hisoka look like a clown?
Ans: In the past, he was a magician and joker. In the first performance, he wore a star and water drop stickers under his eyes. So, he likes to look like a clown because of his past.
5. Who wrote Hisoka's backstory in manga?
Ans: With the approval of Hunter x Hunter author Yoshihiro Togashi, Hisoka's backstory was illustrated by Shui Ishida. That had one chapter called Hisoka's past, and the story opens up with a much younger Hisoka being found on the verge of death by a man named Moritonio.
