Hunter x Hunter 2011

[MFauli]

Uhh, Knuckle and Shoot beat Gon and Killua. Why do you think they'd do WORSE than them? Other than the obvious fact that they Gon and Killua have protagonist immunity.

i think its fair game to assume that, as of now, gon and killua have surpassed knuckle and his team mate. killua overcame his biggest hurdle, and gon got an emotional motivation that raised him another level, too.

also, it´s also fair to assume that pitou is the weakest of the royal guard. yes, still freaking strong, but weaker than the butterfly, and even weaker than the devil. it seemed that the longer their birth took, the stronger.
so:

gon and killua + power up + weakest opponent
versus
knuckle and team mate + strongest opponent

i dont want knuckle to die, but damn. my hopes are very low.

[DarthEnderX]

i think its fair game to assume that, as of now, gon and killua have surpassed knuckle and his team mate. killua overcame his biggest hurdle, and gon got an emotional motivation that raised him another level, too.

While true, I don't think the people making the teams know all that.

also, it´s also fair to assume that pitou is the weakest of the royal guard. yes, still freaking strong, but weaker than the butterfly, and even weaker than the devil. it seemed that the longer their birth took, the stronger.

I just assumed they were hatched later because their eggs were laid later. Given the size of the eggs, I doubt the Queen laid all 3 at once. I don't think it's related to their power.

Otherwise, yes, like you said, it would be silly not to put the two masters up against the devil.

Like I said, I think they chose the teams based on who's special abilities they think would match up best against the special abilities of the Guards.

[Buffalobiian]

I've been thinking that Pitou's actually the strongest of the guards based on her appearance. She can't fly, and neither can the king.. so they've got to be strong to make up for it.

Butterfly doesn't look very tough, and Devil seems kinda stupid.

[shinta|hikari]

Even the Chairman recognized how strong Nef is. He might be modest in saying that she might be stronger than he is, but one would never say that to a weak opponent.

[Buffalobiian]

Even the Chairman recognized how strong Nef is. He might be modest in saying that she might be stronger than he is, but one would never say that to a weak opponent.

I think the chairman was truthful when he said that Pitou was stronger than him in terms of aura output. That crazy En field proves it I think.

[shinta|hikari]

Yeah, but he did not specify Nen output. He just said stronger. He definitely has many tricks to overcome that though.

And I think the main reason why Gon and Killua are pitted against Nef is because they requested it. The big guy said so himself.

[Buffalobiian]

Yeah, but he did not specify Nen output. He just said stronger. He definitely has many tricks to overcome that though.

I equated aura-output to be Nen output. Wouldn't you agree?

And I think the main reason why Gon and Killua are pitted against Nef is because they requested it. The big guy said so himself.

Yep, agreed. I'm not entirely sure that Colt would have that much information on all of the Royal Guards, especially if most of them just sat around waiting for the king. The big guy didn't even venture outside or else he'd figure out how to fly.

[DarthEnderX]

Yep, agreed. I'm not entirely sure that Colt would have that much information on all of the Royal Guards, especially if most of them just sat around waiting for the king. The big guy didn't even venture outside or else he'd figure out how to fly.

They seem to have created their Nen abilities before the King was born, so if they know what they are, Colt could as well, since they didn't seem very secretive.

[Penner]

Hmm, we don't know any ability the King might have, right? The only thing i can recall him doing so far is smacking or stabbing people with his tail thing.

I wonder what crazy shit he can do... man, the fight with him and the old man is going to be awesome! Atleast i hope it will be, unless the King actually is as overpowered as Colt says he is, and he just beats the old man super fast...

[Archangel]

Hmm, we don't know any ability the King might have, right? The only thing i can recall him doing so far is smacking or stabbing people with his tail thing.

I wonder what crazy shit he can do... man, the fight with him and the old man is going to be awesome! Atleast i hope it will be, unless the King actually is as overpowered as Colt says he is, and he just beats the old man super fast...

They've already explained, he's a specialist who can acquire the abilities of whomever he eats. That and the green color is what led to so many Cell comparisons.

[Penner]

Ah damn, already forgot that they did indeed say he gained abilities from eating people.

If he beats the old man and then eats him to gain his powers... damn, lol

[shinta|hikari]

Which won't happen because that would end the story.

[DarthEnderX]

Wait...I just realized. How did Killua get through the NGL scanning process without them finding that needle? Given the nature of the scan and it being the exact kind of thing they'd be looking for.

[Buffalobiian]

Wait...I just realized. How did Killua get through the NGL scanning process without them finding that needle? Given the nature of the scan and it being the exact kind of thing they'd be looking for.

It's an organic, home-grown needle.

[shinta|hikari]

It isn't made of metal but a material that closely resembles it in color, malleability, and hardness.

[DarthEnderX]

It isn't made of metal but a material that closely resembles it in color, malleability, and hardness.

I'm sure it's totally that and not that the writer just forgot.

[Kraco]

Am I remembering wrong or wasn't the chairman mentioned to be contacting some people a while back? With no insult to the people present currently, but they don't exactly strike me as super powerful. The man with the huge pipe couldn't even slay Cheetah. I don't really expect Mr. Suit to be so much more powerful than the guy he appeared with. Surely the chairman could at least pull money from some emergency fund and hire Killua's old man to stab the King in the back while he is distracting the ant with an open confrontation.

At least the Hunters were lucky that the King chose a shitty country that likely has very few decent nen users the King could have eaten. The dictator's special guard was such an idiot that eating his brain probably only made the King stupider, not more powerful.

[Buffalobiian]

Episode 96 is out!!

[MFauli]

woah, i had almost started crying because there was no new episode earlier. the day just made a 180.

[Kraco]

A useless episode. It didn't even feel canon, although who knows. It made the Phantom Troupe members feel weaker, in my opinion, by removing some of the mystery and giving their techniques stupid names. It doesn't look like they are slaying the ants any quicker than Gon and Killua would. Maybe I was badly overestimating their level of power. A pity. And I miss Uvo.