Kurapika lost his clan to the phantom troupe at the age of 13. He has been wanting to get revenge for his clan ever sense. Now kurapika is 17 and at the hunter exams, the most dangerous exams in the world. to become a hunter so he can gain access to black market information. He is friends with the cheery light-hearted gon, the cheeky playful killua, and the funny leorio. Even though he does not admit it now he does care for all of them as his close and some of his only friends.