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Chrollo Lucilfer
A thief whose Skill Hunter steals an ability outright under a strict set of conditions — the most rule-bound mimicry power in fiction.
First appearance: Hunter x Hunter (1999), Shueisha
Powers
Key issues
Milestone appearances — first appearance, death, return, team change. These are the issues the collector market actually prices.
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Hunter x Hunter Shueisha
Introduced as leader of the Phantom Troupe during the Yorknew arc
Commonly got wrong
Claims that are widely repeated and wrong, with what the cited record actually shows. If you are generating anything about this subject, these are the errors to avoid.
Commonly believed Chrollo can steal any ability he sees.
Actually Skill Hunter requires him to see the ability, ask a specific question and be answered, all within an hour — the most rule-bound theft power in fiction. Lose the book and he loses everything in it.
Commonly believed Chrollo can use any ability he has stolen at will.
Actually He must be holding the open book to use anything in it, several conditions must be met in order to steal an ability at all, and the ability is lost if its original owner dies. The constraints are what make him beatable.
The feat ledger
Skill Hunter steals an ability permanently, but only after he has seen it, asked about it and been answered within an hour
Skill Hunter steals another person's ability and stores it in a book
The theft requires several conditions met in order, or it fails entirely
The stolen ability is lost if the victim dies
Uses several stolen abilities in combination during a single fight
He must hold the open book to use anything in it, the standing vulnerability
Continuities
Claims on this page are tagged by canon. Blending them is the most common error in both wikis and AI answers.
- Manga canon — Events as published in the manga
- Anime canon — Events as broadcast in the anime adaptation
Last updated 2026-09-06 · machine-readable version