Really son?
Established Shonen Tropes that Gon falls into:
1. Disappeared parent(s)
2. Spiky hair
3. Innocent/childlike at times (The fact he happens to be experienced with women doesn't change this, just like the fact Luffy saw his older brother die in front of him doesn't change this)
4. Cheerful
5. Enjoys fighting
6. Damn near fearless
7. Child Hero
8. Keeps his promises
9. Able to attract others to him/persuade others
10. Very skilled, buy very naive
11. Avoids killing people
12. Never gives up
And we could honestly go on. Listing various tropes associated with Shonen Heroes could take up it's own thread. Luffy has a lot of them. Naruto has a lot of them. Goku has a lot of them. That's because they're all in Shonen Series. There are aspects of Gon that many other shonen heroes don't share, but the same also goes for each of the people I just mentioned, which is because despite whatever similarities they may have they're all different and will obviously not be exactly the same.
Honestly, i'd pick Edward Elric for one of the most original, though he again shares traits with every other shonen character mentioned.
I'm going to ignore the physical characteristics you posted as they're irrelevant
Gon being good with woman was very much explicitly stated by Killua to be exceptional; he then goes on to note that Gon is unusually developed and mature for his age. To just dismiss that doesn't make much sense.
Like I said, Togashi deconstructs shounen so that these surface aspects of Gon's personality become twisted and distorted during crucial moments.
I'm not sure where you got that Gon is reluctant to kill, the Chimera Ant arc cemented this particular part of his development wherein he becomes practically murderous... Togashi goes out of his way to demonstrate his killer intent.
I think Togashi deliberately designed Gon as "cutsey" just to serve his deconstructionist needs.
Gon is atypical, bruh.
Even the YYH manga near the end became less of a Shonen and more of a mature Seinen. Togashi does that.
HxH>>>>>>OP, bruh.
Can't believe I wrote all that
They really aren't, as numerous characters share similar appearances, just like they share similar personalities, so it's a justified and noticeable trend/trope. But ok.
You need to read more clearly. I wasn't dismissing Gon being good with women. It's something that's unique about him among Shonen Heroes (And I specifically pointed this out.) I said that it doesn't remove the fact that just like say Naruto or Luffy, he still has moments where he comes off as fairly innocent and naive, despite the amount of...adult/serioes crap he's seen.
During crucial moments huh? Then everyone and their grandma must do the same thing, because I can't think of a single shonen hero who won't undergo a change in personality during a serious moment or when the chips are down, as it's then time to stop playing around and being goofy. So that in itself isn't unique.
I said he avoids killing people, not that he won't kill at all. This is again the same with numerous other shonen heroes. They fight, and fight, and fight, but don't tend to go for the kill straight away. In fact, Gon loves to fight i'd say, which isn't any different than Goku or Luffy, and again numerous other shonen heroes.
He's taken a unique path as the series has gone on, that's different from other characters, which itself isn't unique, because every single one of the characters i've mentioned so far has taken a different path. They all share similarities, but they're all still different, and Gon's no different in this case.
You're acting as if I said he wasn't unique in any way, when I said the exact opposite. I just also took the time to point out numerous ways that he's similar to other heroes.
One Piece>>>>>>>>>>Hunter X Hunter dude, plain and simple. The story's not nearly as good as some of y'all seem to think it is.
leb13
Yup, a bunch of new designs for the movie
gon doesn't even have a personality
