Goreinu

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Goreinu (果列奴)
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Leo's team 168
Occupation/Role	Traveler; Hunter License holder; former temporary bodyguard for Vivian Colton; Nen combatant and field strategist 9 12 13
Status	Active; entered the Dark Continent with Leo's expedition 407
First Appearance	Chapter 9

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Heaven's Arena, 200th Floor	169	After recovering from serious injuries, he trains at Heaven's Arena and reaches the 200th floor.
Additional ability bestowed by Leo	270	Receives an unnamed, revocable ability from Leo alongside the rest of the team; its effect is not disclosed.

Appearance

Goreinu is a burly man with short black hair and notably thick eyebrows. He first appears in a black vest and carries a shoulder bag while traveling. 9 14

• Short black hair
• Thick eyebrows
• Broad, powerfully built frame
• Usually wears practical, casual clothing such as a black vest 9

Personality

Goreinu is friendly and outgoing once trust has been established. Though initially wary when Leo approaches him after the Big Eater Contest, he accepts Leo's sincere attempt at friendship and offers practical advice about Heaven's Arena. 9

He is cautious in dangerous work and thinks through the risks of each assignment before acting. In operations with Kastro and Nico, he remains calm under pressure, studies intelligence carefully, and prioritizes speed, positioning, and coordination. 174 175 176

Goreinu is also resilient. He continues evading the Cleaners despite a broken arm, chest injuries, and pursuit by an ant swarm, managing to contact Leo with crucial intelligence. Following his recovery, he chooses to train further rather than remain stagnant. 122 123 169

Abilities & Skills

Black-and-White Sage

Goreinu's primary Nen ability manifests two gorilla-like Nen beasts: the Black Sage and White Sage. He can exchange his own position—or another person's position—with one of the beasts, making the ability highly effective for ambushes, rescues, and battlefield disruption. 9 16

• Used both beasts to secretly assist his eating during the Big Eater Contest, allowing him to beat Leo's time. 9
• Can swap himself out of immediate danger, as when he exchanged positions with the White Sage to evade Gabri's follow-up attack. 16
• Can forcibly reposition opponents; during the Carlson convoy ambush, he switched the enemy Nen escort with Black Sage and placed him directly before himself and Kastro. 177
• Can coordinate the beasts remotely while directing allies across the battlefield. 177
• Used the Black Sage in the plan to exchange Genthru's position with Hisoka during the Greed Island operation. 244
• The beasts can be damaged or slowed by sustained attacks: Black Sage was battered by Terrence's aura bullets, while White Sage sustained blade wounds from Gabri. 16

Nen Combat

Goreinu is a capable close-range Nen user who can reinforce himself with Ken and fight alongside his Nen beasts. 15

• Formed Ken to withstand one of Terrence's tracking aura bullets before counterattacking. 15
• Personally engaged Terrence to stop his long-range attacks on Colton Family guards. 15
• Combined his own strikes with Kastro's attacks to rapidly incapacitate the Carlson convoy's Nen-user escort. 177

Tactical Command

Goreinu serves as a practical field leader in small-team operations, particularly alongside Kastro and Nico. 175 176

• Reviews intelligence on enemy bases, escape routes, safe houses, equipment, and smuggling routes before committing to an operation. 175 176
• Selected the Carlson Family's most valuable arms-and-metals route as the team's target, intending to force Victor Carlson into the open. 176
• Uses terrain, surveillance, communications control, and surprise attacks to offset numerical disadvantages. 176 177
• Managed his team's positioning and ability cooldowns during the battle against Bara and Sabu. 247

Background / History

Traveling and meeting Leo

While traveling through Kent City, Goreinu entered a restaurant's Big Eater Contest on a whim. He used Black Sage and White Sage to covertly accelerate his eating, finishing a roast pig in 45 minutes and 35 seconds to claim the 500,000 Jenny prize. Leo placed second and recognized that Goreinu had used Nen. 9

Initially suspicious of Leo, Goreinu relaxed after learning that Leo was also a Nen user whose Nen had been sealed. The two exchanged contact information, and Goreinu warned Leo not to reveal all of his strength too early at Heaven's Arena. 9

Vivian Colton's bodyguard

During later travels in Toth City, Goreinu happened upon an ambush targeting Vivian Colton, daughter of Colton Family leader Old Colton. He saved Vivian after her father and his entourage were killed, then accepted one billion Jenny to serve as her bodyguard for a month. 12 13

He successfully repelled several attacks, but was seriously injured after confronting two Nen users working for the Cleaners. Goreinu had wounded the gun-wielding Terrence, only to be ambushed by Gabri, an Enhancer armed with a Bian Clan Saber. 12 13

When the Waldeck Family attacked the Colton manor, Goreinu took command of its defense and summoned Black Sage and White Sage to confront Terrence and Gabri. He was eventually overwhelmed by their coordinated attacks until Leo intervened, killed Gabri, and helped him escape the immediate danger. 14 15 16

Mistpine Town incident

While traveling through Mistpine Town, Goreinu noticed suspicious reports of a lumberjack's death and a supposed gold discovery that had drawn residents into Mistpine Forest. He followed the townspeople to a cave near Pinewood Lake and discovered that no one who entered returned. 120 123

After overhearing Cleaners members discuss a secret realm, human experiments, and the Doctor, Goreinu was discovered and attacked. Layard struck him from behind and forced him over a cliff, leaving him with a broken arm, severe chest injuries, and internal damage. Goreinu survived the fall, hid from pursuers, and contacted Leo. 122 123

Leo found and treated Goreinu in Mistpine Forest. Goreinu passed on the cave's location and warned Leo about the Doctor before Nico escorted him away for medical care. 123

Story Role / Major Arcs

Recovery and joining Leo's team

Goreinu recovered in hospital under Nico's care. Though badly injured, he remained optimistic and expressed a desire to further develop Black-and-White Sage. 129

After recovering, he reunited with Leo and the group at Heaven's Arena. Leo formally introduced Goreinu as a member of his team, where Goreinu quickly integrated with Kastro, Nico, Wing, Shizuku, Asher, Gon, Killua, and Zushi. 168

He trained at Heaven's Arena and reached the 200th floor. 169

Douglas Family conflict

Vivian later contacted Goreinu when the Douglas Family began targeting Colton Family interests. Goreinu accepted the job after reviewing the intelligence, then formed an operational group with Kastro and Nico. 173 174

The trio targeted the Carlson Family, a Douglas subordinate. With Nico locating the gang's highest-value smuggling route and blocking communications through Network Canopy, Goreinu and Kastro ambushed a thirteen-vehicle convoy carrying arms and rare metals. 175 176 177

During the broader gang war, Goreinu reconnoitered the Griffin Family headquarters, waited for enemy numbers to diminish, and helped coordinate subsequent operations. He later recorded Owl's testimony and received Douglas Family asset information from Leo for the Colton Family. 183 184 192

Greed Island operation

Goreinu traveled to Greed Island with Kastro and Nico to confront the Bomber group. Although wary of Hisoka's unpredictability, he accepted a temporary alliance in which Hisoka would face Genthru. 243

He prepared Black Sage to switch Genthru into Hisoka's position during the card-trade trap. During the later melee, Goreinu summoned both sages to support Nico and Kastro against Sabu and Bara, then managed the team's battlefield coordination as they secured victory. 244 246 247

Dark Continent expedition

Leo granted Goreinu an additional unnamed ability, which could be revoked at any time. Goreinu accepted the power alongside Leo's other companions. 270

He later joined Leo's expedition toward the Dark Continent. After crossing through the passage, he and Shizuku immediately established overlapping fields of view while the group secured its landing area. 405 407

Relationships

• Leo — Began as an acquaintance after the Big Eater Contest and became one of Leo's dependable friends and teammates. Leo rescued Goreinu during the Colton conflict and again after the Mistpine attack. 9 16 123 168
• Vivian Colton — Goreinu saved Vivian during the ambush that killed her father, then worked as her temporary bodyguard. She later trusted him to handle the Colton Family's conflict with the Douglas Family discreetly. 12 13 173
• Kastro — Teammate and combat partner. Kastro works with Goreinu on the Carlson and Douglas operations and follows his strategic direction in the field. 174 175 177
• Nico — Teammate and intelligence specialist. Nico cared for Goreinu during his hospitalization, then became a key partner in Goreinu's later operations. 123 129 175 176
• Hisoka — A temporary ally during the Greed Island operation. Goreinu remains wary of Hisoka's unpredictability despite cooperating with him against Genthru. 243 244