Kurapika is the sole survivor of the Kurta clan, a race with treasured irises that turn scarlet in times of anger or emotional agitation. Four years before the series, the entire Kurta clan was eradicated by a band of thieves known as the Phantom Troupe.The Troupe desecrated the bodies of his race by stealing their scarlet eyes following the genocide, thereafter selling them on the black market.


He participates in the Hunter Exam alongside Gon, Leorio and Killua in order to become a Blacklist Hunter and gain the resources to take vengeance for his race and retrieve their eyes. Despite being a moralist, Kurapika is not above adjoining himself to society's underworld in order to accomplish his own desires — aligning himself with the Nostrade mafia family as soon as the opportunity presents itself. After becoming a licensed Hunter, he soon becomes head of Nostrade's bodyguards Normally intelligent, quick-thinking and levelheaded, when Kurapika sees a spider, the symbol of the Phantom Troupe, he becomes enraged. He kills Uvogin, causes Pakunoda's death, and seals Chrollo Lucilfer's Nen. He is later invited to join the Zodiacs as the "Rat" at Leorio's recommendation and only accepts upon being told that Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou has the last batch of scarlet eyes that he needs to retrieve.This leads to his accompanying Woble Hui Guo Rou to the Dark Continent as her bodyguard.

he is one of The Hunter v Hunter manga series features an extensive cast of characters created by Yoshihiro Togashi. It takes place in a fictional universe where licensed specialists known as Hunters travel the world taking on special jobs ranging from treasure hunting to assassinations. The story initially focuses on 11-year-old Gon Freecss and his quest to become a Hunter in order to find his father, Ging, who is himself a famous Hunter. On the way, Gon meets and becomes close friends with Killua Zoldyck, Kurapika and Leorio Paradinight, who all aim to become Hunters for their own reasons, and catches the attention of the murderous magician Hisoka.




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