Hantu Pemburu is the name of a Malayan demon hunter who is said to be quite deranged in his pursuit of a deer that has evaded him. He leaves slaughtered animals on jungle tracks in his endless pursuit of that one missing deer.

Guntar Shihab was a promising archer who represented his country at the 1994 Commonwealth Games, but he never made the finals. Something inside him snapped on that day, and he returned home with a much more macabre outlook. Over a period of six months he retreated into the jungles and began hunting tourists and villagers, often killing them and displaying their bodies on trees.

The Malaysian authorities eventually captured him and he was sentenced to a mental institution where his fascination with uberhuman archers began to manifest itself. He read all about them and other famous weapon-masters, but instead of looking at their accomplishments, Guntar focussed on their weaknesses, almost as if he were already on the hunt. He became especially fixated on the American archer known as Silver Bow. She had been one of the ubers to oppose the war in Vietnam during the 1960s and retired from the spotlight during the 1980s. Guntar knew she was still partially active in her home town of Phoenix and he began to plan his escape, but more importantly he began to plan his hunt.

Escape was easy, and Guntar slipped into the USA through Canada, heading towards Arizona. Silver Bow was over fifty years old, and Guntar was initially disappointed with her lack of physical prowess, but she fought well, evading him for five hours. Her death shocked the nation, but it wouldn't be the last. Guntar followed up his kill with two more Americans, Crossbow and the third Amethyst Archer.

And then he returned home to seek vengeance on those who had put him in the asylum.

The Indonesian government intercepted Guntar as he boarded a plane in Jakarta, and would have extradited him to Malaysia had not Matari intervened. Guntar was ruthless, and Matari realised he would be an asset in the black-ops group, Marauding Tide. Guntar was initially sceptical, but after battling and losing to Jago Tembak, he agreed to join. Unlike the others, Guntar is not a Muslim and has no particular fondness for religion or politics, but he does enjoy the Hunt.

Guntar is a callous exhibitionist. Nothing seems to disturb him, but rather than affect a loner disposition, Guntar is actually very active and vocal. He enjoys being the centre of attention and showing off his abilities. When it comes to a kill, though, he is ruthless. No amount of pleading will change his mind. He finds it a point of honour that he kills those who are supposed to die.

He has never spared anyone.

“You have a death wish, punk?”

Hantu Pemburu is a ruthless archer. He employs a variety of arrows, ranging from standard points to explosive charges and knockout gas cylinders. He is also handy at improvising weapons, and carries a hunting knife with him at all times. However, apart from his mastery in archery and hand to hand combat, Hantu Pemburu is a regular human with no uber gene.

Guntar is an athletic man who spends a lot of his time in personal training. He has shoulder-length hair which he has dyed bright red, with long sideburns. In his 'costume' he wears a black armoured shirt, camouflage pants and black gloves. He carries his bow over his shoulder and has two quivers full of arrows.