Quote Originally Posted by Kraco View Post
Kite made so many sad mistakes during this arc that I can hardly consider him a powerful fighter. Well, I admit I'm more than likely wrong throwing randomly in Phantom Troupe since that group had members who are far better at being thieves than fighters, but that doesn't exclude all of them. They are villains so most likely they wouldn't get distracted during fights like the good guys always do (generating no end of textbook scenes of the opponent accusing the hero of getting worried about their friends, not their own fight). I'm happy Pitou went all out and didn't waste time lecturing. Kite deserved it.
The ONLY mistake Kite made was get a little cocky and bring Gon and Killua along. In hindsight, I feel even that will have its benefit in the long run. For one thing, Killua's assessment of Neferpitou should come in handy for Netero and his sidekicks. They should be able to make adequate preparations to fight opponents that may well be stronger than them.

Also, let us not pretend that the Phantom Troupe aren't prone to moments of carelessness and downright arrogance. Do you not remember what happened to Uvogin? He walked into a head on confrontation with Kurapika without fully comprehending his opponent and ended up dead. Sure they wisened up after that (even then their leader got snatched under their noses), but that doesn't mean Uvo was in any way less of a fighter than the others. He was just the first one to walk into an unexpected situation and be taken by the element of surprise, exactly like Kite. I am sure Kite's demise will cause the other hunters to smarten up but that does not mean they are much 'better' than him as fighters.