Zodiac:
Aries

Hair Color:
Blonde

Eye Color:
Blue (1999); Brown (manga & 2011); Scarlet (when angered)

Blood Type:
AB

Nen Type:
Conjuration, Specialist (When eyes are scarlet)

Abilities:
Holy Chain, Dowsing Chain, Chain Jail, Judgment Chain

Kurapika is a member of the Kurta tribe who were massacred by the Phantom Troupe (The Spiders) 4 years prior the Hunter exam. The Kurta tribe was an isolated group of people whose eyes would turn scarlet when angered or excited. These scarlet eyes were known to be beautiful, being one of the seven most beautiful things in the world. Because of this, the Kurta tribe was constantly pursued and eventually massacred. The eyes of the tribe members were all taken away during the massacre. Kurapika is so far the only known survivor with a heart bent on revenge. He strives to have his revenge against the Phantom Troupe as well as to recover the eyes of his tribe members. Despite having a heart full of hatred, Kurapika is very kind and loyal towards his friends. He is an extremely intelligent person but at the same time reckless. Kurapika is from the conjuration nen group, but when his eyes turn scarlet he becomes a specialist. Kurapika can conjure a unique weapon — five chains that extend from each finger on his right hand. Some of the fingers were specially designed to deal vengeance on the Phantom Troupe. To increase his effectiveness against the formidable Phantom Troupe, Kurapika places strict Limitations on the usage of his chains.
##__Kurapika's Techniques__
__Holy Chain__ (癒す親指の鎖 ホーリーチェーン The Healing Thumb Chain)
Type: Conjuration and Enhancement
~!Shaped like a cross, it cures wounds by drawing from Enhancement abilities. When Kurapika is in his Specialist state, its ability is Enhanced and can heal serious injuries within seconds.!~
__Chain Jail__ (束縛する中指の鎖 チェーンジェイル The Restraining Middle Finger Chain)
Type: Conjuration, Emission, and Manipulation
~!Shaped like a hook, it wraps around Spiders and restricts their movement. Also forcefully causes its prisoners to enter Zetsu, shutting off their aura and preventing the use of Nen abilities. Escape from the Chain Jail is only possible through brute force. Kurapika imposed a limitation onto this chain, it can only be used to deal with members of the Phantom Troupe. If this condition is violated, Kurapika will die. This condition was needed in order to increase the strength of the ability.!~
__Dowsing Chain__ (導く薬指の鎖 ダウジングチェーン The Guiding Ring Finger Chain)
Type: Conjuration
~!Shaped like a ball and chain, Kurapika uses this frequently under normal situations, for defensive and offensive purposes. It is also useful for other investigative activities, like determining the location of missing individuals. He also uses this chain to identify if someone is lying. It has a small ball-like weight at the end which moves in the direction of whatever he is dowsing for.!~
__Judgment Chain__ (律する小指の鎖 ジャッジメントチェーン The Arbiter Little Finger Chain)
Type: Conjuration, Emission, and Manipulation
~!​The Stake of Retribution, a blade on the end of the Judgment Chain, enters the victim's body and wraps around the heart. Kurapika sets two conditions and if the victim violates either one, the chain crushes the heart, killing them. It can only be used while Kurapika's eyes are scarlet. Kurapika himself has a blade wrapped around his heart, which he used to set the conditions of use for his Chain Jail ability.!~
__Steal Chain__ (奪う人差し指の鎖スチールチェーン The Thieving Index Finger Chain)
Type : Conjuration
~!Shaped like a syringe, upon piercing the body of the target this chain drains their aura and steals one of their Nen abilities. While their aura is being drained, the target is forced into a state similar to Zetsu. The process appears to be very painful for them. The target is unable to use the stolen ability until it is returned to them. It is unknown if, aside from piercing the target with the chain, Kurapika must fulfill other conditions: thus far, he has stolen two abilities, one after the owner's Nen type had been revealed and the general mechanics of the ability explained, and another that was about to be used without any prior knowledge. The death of the original owner does not result in Kurapika losing possession of a stolen ability.!~
__Emperor Time__ (絶対時間 エンペラータイム Absolute Mastery)
Type: Specialization
~!When Kurapika's eyes shift into scarlet, he changes from a Conjurer to a Specialist. This ability allows him to utilize all the types of Nen to 100% efficiency (for a Conjurer). In the manga, Kurapika explains this using the terms "Level" and "Force/Accuracy". Kurapika's "Levels" in the various Nen categories remain the same during Emperor Time, however, his Force and Accuracy for every category is raised to 100%. Thus, if Kurapika's Level in Conjuration were 10, his Level in Emission (the polar opposite aura type) would be 4, and during Emperor Time, he would be evenly matched against a Level 4 Emitter at 100%. Outside of Emperor Time, his Force and Accuracy in Emission would at most be only be 40%.!~