Master of the Swamp

Master of the Swamp
Kanji	沼(ぬま)の()主(ぬし)()()()()()()()
Rōmaji	Numa no Nushi
Statistics
Located in	Whale Island
Debut
Manga Debut	Chapter 1
Anime Debut	Episode 00 (1998) Episode 1 (1999) Episode 1 (2011)

The Master of the Swamp (沼(ぬま)の()主(ぬし)()()()()()()(), Numa no Nushi) is a whale-sized fish living in the swamp of Whale Island.

Appearance

Master of the Swamp at seaport

It is a giant fish several times larger than Gon. It has the overall body of a scaly fish with sharp teeth, and oddly enough, it has the thin skeletal legs of an arthropod, with 16 legs on the left and right side of its belly (4 on each side in the 2011 anime adaptation).

In the manga, it is primarily red and pink in color, while in the 1999 anime adaptation, it has a dark red body with a white underbelly and yellowfins. In the 2011 anime adaptation, it is a blue fish with a light green face and underbelly, and dark blue fins.

Plot

Hunter Exam arc

Despite its difficulty of capture, five fishermen were unable to reel him in at once, and Gon caught the fish at the age of eleven.

Manga Appearances

Hunter Exam arc
1. The Day of Departure	Debut
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	Absent
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

• In Crunchyroll's translation of the 2011 anime adaptation, it is known as the "Lord of the Lake".

Anime and Manga Differences

• In the Nippon Animation adaptation, Gon releases the fish after Mito signs his Hunter Exam application card. However, its fate is unknown in the manga and 2011 anime.
• In the 2011 anime adaptation, Ging is said to have achieved the same feat when he was twelve.
• In Episode 4 of the Me & Roboco Anime, Roboco is seen wrestling the Master of the Swamp out of a stream.