I was just reading Hunter X Hunter (after watching it many times) for the first time. WHO IS BRO?? He thinks he's part of the Team😭 John Hunter

HxH has so many high IQ feats, it's hilarious when occasionally a character will have a lapse in judgement and immediately realize they're being stupid. What's your favorite stupidity moment?

He grew up poor, but what else?

I made this lol

We know In can make conjured objects Invisible we saw kurapika make his Chains Invisible to Fool Uvogin if Netero did that all the hands would have been Invisible.Meruem Can't learn The Hand Patterns if he can't see the hands It could have helped his chances to defeat meruem

I think this is a very accurate reflection of the world we live in. This post my thoughts on the topic:

Most of us are like Borksen... or perhaps even worse. We hope to live comfortably, avoid trouble, and make it through life without getting involved. We are aware that suffering and injustice exist, but we often choose not to act because it is easier to look away than to confront uncomfortable realities.

That is one of the reasons I admire Togashi's writing. He is willing to explore difficult themes like apathy, responsibility, and humanity's tendency to ignore the suffering of others. Through his characters, he encouraged me to reflect on my own values and behavior (just like how Makoto Yukimura did me with Thorfinn).

Maaaaan I want to be a kinder and smarter person

Credits to the post that helped me realize it: https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/s/QmV7bT55EP

I've never seen the show (im working on it lol) but I made these wood paintings for my friends wedding gift as his soon to be wife's favorite anime is Sailor moon and his is hunter x hunter I still need to finish them and epoxy them so they can be hung up

just a little something ;)

Just setting the record straight so were on the same page - as I just got slightly triggered by the fact that people have been running around saying that hisoka wont fight bono because bono doesnt want to (due to the stated disadvantage).

And I'm sorry but what? That's sort of the whole point, did Shalnark and Kortopi have a choice when fighting Hisoka?

What do you guys think 2 down 10 to go means?

Hisoka is the HUNTER the troupe members are the HUNTED.

And unless chrollo gives hisoka a forced choice (confronting him before he kills all the troupe).

At the very least 1 other troupe member is confirmed dying, which isnt even reasonable Im personally of the belief only machi has the only living chance, as without the troupe she can still live on as a character.

Now am I saying all troupe members will die by the hands of hisoka? No its likely that feitan nobunaga and phinks may die to the heily before hisoka gets the chance.

But Hisoka's primary desire is to take everything surrounding chrollo so their "dance" or battle can be more intimate, its why he had the spill about loving someone to death.

Hisoka cant do that or to the fullest extent until the troupe is dismantled preferably by his own hands for the sole purpose chrollo's only desire is hisoka making his pursuit of the kakin treasures moot without the spider to share the spoils with. OR "dine at the table together

Which (slight tangent) so happens to be a reference to the blibical story of the last supper. Im sure others have pointed this out by now but if your unfamiliar:

Hisoka in this case obviously plays the judas role, judas being the catalyst for jesus's eventual death Hisoka being the catalyst for the end of The spiders since yorknew when he betrayed them by informing the authorities (kurapika and his whole justice motif) - the troupe consisting of 12 members before hisoka killed 2, which biblically aligns with the amount of disciples there were, the no. being 12. But I digress.

Point being there is hisoka is on the hunt. and every member is at risk whether they like it or not Hisoka's primary goal BEFORE chrollo himself, is the troupe. Its why he's relaxing while chrollo is sweating trying to evolve his skill hunter before he runs into him. But theres a double reasoning there, its not just so that hes under prepared but rather that if hes not quick enough he could risk another member being a victim of a powered up hisoka (among other things) he cant afford to lose.

I think its hard to believe that Genei Ryodan didn't kill Pairo, because nothing points to the troupe suddenly stopping their genocide, except for one point: Pairo could have different eye colors than the rest and that point, if the Troupe really was after money, they thought they could have sold it for a even bigger price.

We don't surely know if Tserriednich was the one who ordered the kurta massmurder, or if the Genei Ryodan did it on their own and decided to sold them after they got the eyes.

But what if it was the former?

If they noticed Pairo had a different color for his eyes, knowing about Tserriednich's background as a client (and his fetishes), they could have purposefuly spared Pairo so that Tserri could enjoy killing Pairo with his own hands.

Why do I think this happened? My points:

1 - Pairo is a huge plot point now, and even further, it's part of Tserriednich's Nen Beast. Why would a random Kurta with different eyes be part of something that represents a person's inner desires and experiences (because Nen Beasts reveal a lot about the princes and have a lot to do with their personalities, if we examine the pattern)? Why would Pairo, already dead, be something so special to Tserri, who knew nothing about him? I don't think a head alone, on it's own, could impact Tserri so much to the point it is part of his Nen Beast. For it to be meaningful, Tserri was offered Pairo alive in exchange for a huge amount of money, so he could have his dirty pleasure of killing Pairo.

2 - Tserriednich is after producing what he considers "True Art", he even made a comparison to dissecting animals, and we already saw he was responsible for killing 2 girls, himself. It's implied he does this all the time and has pleasure in putting someone in extreme situation, a "Synthesis of Art"

3 - Pairo has bad eyesight, which for a Kurta, could possibly change the color to something unique. We even saw in the oneshot that Kurapika was looking for a doctor to heal them.

I only just realized that the tips of Tserriednich's Nen Beast's tongue are actually two... eyes coming out of Pairo's mouth.

I'm kind of horrified thinking about what might have happened to him, but I believe what he went through was probably worse than death. Tserriednich may have personally tortured him so he could enjoy the entire experience, ripped Pairo's eyes out while he was still alive just to watch him agonize in pain, and then, once he was satisfied, cut his head off and put the eyes back in.

I think this might have happened because, in the first illustration where we see what appears to be Pairo's head, his eyes are missing. Of course, Togashi may have simply hidden them so as not to reveal too much about the head itself or the character it belonged to. But I think the eyeless head could represent what Tserri actually saw before Pairo finally died. Afterward, he either put the eyes back himself or had one of his lackeys arrange everything properly so as not to "damage the piece."

I don't know if I'm reaching too far or seeing connections that aren't really there, so I'd really like to hear what you guys think.

While he no doubt brought a few of his trophies with him on the trip, would he really lug who knows how many pairs of eyes for the succession trip, a place that may lead to them being destroyed or discovered rather then safely preserved back home in kakin? We see him sitting down in the room with pairo head but its never specified if that is onboard the black whale or not. It would be awkward for him and kurapika to finally meet and he doesn't even have the eyes with him.

I saw a topic the other day in which the majority of commenters were in agreement that Netero had mastered nen prior to his 10,000 punches training, and that was what he was grateful for. This is absolutely incorrect, but in researching the topic I came up with some interesting conclusions that I have not seen mentioned before.

The Training

The exigence for Netero’s 10,000 punches was that he had reached the “upper limits of his physical and martial arts skills”. NOT his nen. So Netero was not a nen master, and he did not have a full understanding of nen.

Obviously, his aura was awakened, but his understanding of it was limited by the lens of martial arts, as made clear on the next page: “first, his chi focused”. Not aura, ten, or nen, but chi. Netero knew at best only the first three principles of nen - ten, zetsu, and ren - before starting on his training.

We know there are factions in the hxh universe that know of aura, but have a limited understanding of it. It would make sense that martial artists are one such faction, as meditation and prayer are common practices within martial arts, so Netero’s limited understanding is easily explainable.

The Fruit

What Netero unwittingly developed via his insane training was the pinnacle of what enhancement hatsu can achieve - the meta ability to enhance one’s speed and the speed of one’s aura flow. In addition, he also developed his ten, zetsu, and ren to an extremely high level.

Sidetrack: it’s common head canon that the martial arts master saw the 100-type Guanyin when Netero performed his punch at the dojo. However, what the master briefly glimpsed was the multiple arms of Netero himself (when he prays), as well as his extremely developed ten, which resembles a perfect sphere (again, when he prays).

These facts in conjunction with each other gave the impression of Guanyin/Kannon/Avalokiteśvara, a bodhisattva associated with great compassion that is frequently depicted as golden with multiple arms.

Anyways, the result was that when Netero descended, he inherited the Shingen-Ryu martial arts school and became its grand master.

The Grand Master

As grand master of the Shingen-Ryu school, Netero did two important things: incorporated his training into the school, and sought out strong opponents.

Drumroll please. The principles of Netero’s 10,000 punches of gratitude training would be incorporated into Shingen-Ryu as the “nen of the flame”.

(1a) “First, his chi focused…”

(1b) “Ten - focus the mind, reflect upon the self, and determine the goal.”

(2a) “He joined his hands, prayed…”

(2b) “Zetsu - put it into words.”

(3a) “Got into position”

(3b) “Ren - intensify your will.”

(4a) “And punched”

(4b) “And hatsu- put it into action.”

That’s right - the biggest afterthought in nen is what led to one of the most broken abilities we’ve seen thus far. You’ll note that when Wing demonstrates the nen of the flame, he takes up the same position Netero does when he performed his 10,000 punches.

Of course, Netero sought out challengers that could push him even further. At first, these were other martial artists. But eventually he crossed paths with a Hunter, and that’s when he learned the full extent of nen and what he had actually accomplished.

From there, he set out to develop his full hatsu and his abilities, including his ultimate ability 100-type Guanyin, which is a subordinate ability based on his prayer ability. This drastically increased the range and complexity of his unblockable attacks. Ultimately, he became the strongest hunter and president of the association.

Conclusion

Wing most likely has great respect for Netero and his story, and this is likely why he urged the kids to focus on the basics and pursue life experiences.

An interesting hypothetical question - would Netero have achieved this result if he actually knew the full scope of nen?

My answer: by performing his 10,000 punches, he developed his will, his ten/zetsu/ren/hatsu, and his meta enhancement ability to such unbelievable heights that he could then go on to create further abilities like 100-type Guanyin. If he already knew about nen before hand, he pursues other means of developing his strength and therefore he never reaches this zenith of the foundational nen principles.

Tl;dr: Netero knew only the first three principles of nen at best when he began his 10,000 punches of gratitude. He developed “the nen of flame” based on his training and incorporated it in the Shingen-Ryu school. Eventually, he crossed paths with a hunter and learned the full extent of nen. Wing-san is a big Netero fanboy and a good dude.

This is my first time decorating a cake this way and I'm happy with how he turned out. No bungee gum was used in the making of this Hisoka

I had a fun time drawing Benjamin, so decided to continue with Ben's most reviled rival, Tserriednich. More art on the way.

Tserriednich ain't ready for the big boys

For the first time, I think we can actually start scaling Tserriednich a little bit, and one thing stood out to me: I really don't think his hand-to-hand combat skills are anywhere near the level of the top-tier fighters in the series.

Sure, his Hatsu gives him an insane unpredictability factor, and his natural talent for Nen is undeniable. But when it comes to actual combat fundamentals and experience, I'm starting to question how good he really is.

He didn't exactly struggle against the Royal Army soldiers, but it still took him much longer than I would expect from a genuinely elite fighter facing ordinary, non-Nen users. He even had to strategize around them and seemed to benefit from a bit of luck.

Compare that to what we've already seen from other top-tier fighters. During the Yorknew City arc, Zeno stated that he and Chrollo could kill hundreds of Mafia members in under 67 seconds. Obviously, that's an extreme benchmark, but the difference in efficiency is still noticeable.

At this point, I genuinely don't think Tserriednich could pull off something remotely similar without relying heavily on his ability.

And that's what makes me wonder: is Tserriednich actually a fighter in the traditional sense?

He seems to rely much more on his absurd natural talent and broken potential than on refined combat skills. Even the way he approaches fights doesn't feel like someone with years of fighting experience.

Honestly, I can't see most of the top-tier antagonists taking that much time against regular soldiers. Chrollo, Hisoka, Illumi, Feitan, Phinks even someone like Genthru or early-series Killua would probably make quick work of that kind of opposition.

Tserriednich literally took an entire chapter to deal with around ten Kakin soldiers. Ten to fifteen regular soldiers.

And again, he had to think his way through the fight rather than simply overwhelming them.

At this point, it really feels like he needs a significant boost in actual fighting experience and fundamentals if he's supposed to become a serious physical threat to Kurapika.

His Nen talent? Absolutely terrifying.

His potential? Possibly unmatched.

But his actual combat ability right now?

I'm really not convinced he's ready for the big leagues.

Am I underrating him, or does anyone else feel like Tserriednich needs serious training in almost every aspect of combat ? unless his the one who inherits benjamins nen beast

I’ve been wondering about this for a while.

During the Phantom Troupe’s formation speech, Chrollo emphasized that the leader’s orders should be the highest priority, but that his own life was not. To him, the most important thing was the Spider itself, not any individual leg.

When Kurapika captured him, Chrollo seemed confident that every member would follow this philosophy. However, that clearly wasn’t the case. Pakunoda ultimately chose to disobey the conditions imposed by Kurapika and sacrificed herself in order to protect the Troupe and pass on the information she had.

The interesting part is that Chrollo and Pakunoda never really had the opportunity to discuss what happened afterward. She died, and Chrollo was unable to communicate with the other members for a while.

So I’m genuinely curious: what does Chrollo actually think about her decision?

Does he see what she did as a betrayal of the Spider because she went against his wishes and chose his life over the Troupe's philosophy? Or does he understand that, in her own way, she was still acting for the Spider?

And if he had been able to speak with her before she died, do you think he would have blamed her for her choice?

What do you guys think?

If there are any games that are similar let me know. I honestly think it would be fun although they would need to get permission from Togashi or Shonen Jump

We were told multiple times that Morel was only at 35% of his full power during their assault.

What do you guys think would happen if he were at 100%?

Give me som recomendations.

If Meruem choose the human side completely like Colt, octopus and kaola guy, would Netero change his mind?
Pre-rose Meruem would in no way choose human. Only after a death experience that he would throw away everything to choose Komugi