

In episode 3 of _Hunter x Hunter_ , Beans welcomes Gon as the 405th applicant
to the exam. Later, Satotz states that there will be 404 participants in Phase
One.

![Beans presents badge #405](https://i.stack.imgur.com/LEJp0m.jpg) !["All 404
applicants will participate in Phase
One."](https://i.stack.imgur.com/I7gKRm.jpg)

We know that [Hisoka... uh... disarmed one of the
applicants](https://anime.stackexchange.com/q/8404/274), however the "all 404"
wording is still suspicious to me. (The "404" is not a translation error;
however, the "All 404" may be.)

Was Satotz referring to the "disarmed" applicant, did he make a mistake in his
headcount, or is there something else in play that I'm missing?


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Is it ever stated who the disappearing applicant was?


405 entered the test. 1 was injured. So the 404 was correct. The hunter test
is one of survival and cunning etc. the one Hisoka "Disarmed" could not
continue with both arms gone.

Essentially he failed the test when he bumped into Hisoka and not apologizing.
Perhaps if he had sensed his surroundings a little better, like a real hunter,
the 404 would have been a 405.


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