Pietro

Pietro (ピエトロ, Pietoro)^[1] was a close friend of Leorio.^[2]

Background[]

Pietro died from a debilitating illness. His passing left Leorio feeling deeply remorseful about being unable to save his friend, as the illness was entirely curable, but required a surgery he could not afford. Since then, Leorio aspires to become a doctor and takes part in the 287th Hunter Exam.^[2]

Plot[]

Hunter Exam arc[]

After a long run in the Zaban tunnel, the Hunter Exam candidates begin to climb a long staircase and, while they do, Leorio also talks with Kurapika. He tells him that his only goal is money, but Kurapika knows that he's lying. With a little push, Leorio tells his story and mentions his friend who died for lack of medical care. He wants to become a doctor, but he needs money and a Hunter License to become one.^[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	Absent
6. The First Phase Begins, Part 2	Absent
7. Respective Reasons	Mentioned
8. The Other Enemy	Absent
9. A Struggle in the Mist	Absent
10. An Unexpected Task	Absent
11. The Inevitable Outcome	Absent
12. The Chairman Awaits	Absent
13. A Game at Midnight, Part 1	Absent
14. A Game at Midnight, Part 2	Absent
15. The Path of Majority Rules	Absent
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	Absent
23. Two Enemies	Absent
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	Absent
29. Killua's Case	Absent
30. The Slithering Trap	Absent
31. By the Skin of Their Teeth...	Absent
32. And the Final Test...?	Absent
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

Trivia[]

Pietro is his name in the 1999 anime adaptation.^[1] In the manga^[2] and 2011 anime,^[3] his name was never mentioned.

Anime and Manga Differences[]

While in the anime adaptations Pietro somehow appears,^[1]^[3] in the manga he's only mentioned indirectly.^[2]
In a filler sequence of the 1999 anime adaptation, Tonpa traps Leorio in the Zaban tunnel and due to the sap of the Illusion Tree he starts to see hallucinations with Pietro.^[1]
In the 1999 anime adaptation, seemingly both Leorio and Pietro were adults during the latter's death, implying that Leorio's dream of becoming a doctor is a fairly recent one.^[1] In the 2011 anime, Pietro passed away while they were still children or in their early teens.^[3]

Translations around the World[]

Language		Name
Arabic		بيترو (Baytru)
French		Piedro

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Hunter × Hunter - Episode 7 (1999)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 7
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Hunter × Hunter - Episode 4 (2011)

[ep7(1999)-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Hunter × Hunter - Episode 7 (1999)

[chap7-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 1, Chapter 7

[ep4(2011)-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 Hunter × Hunter - Episode 4 (2011)

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