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Unlike previous story arcs in the series, this is the first one in which neither Gon nor any of the other three main characters have any interaction with the main antagonist (Meruem). The Queen then commanded her offspring to bring her more humans to devour and later settled at a site that became her castle home. Meruem became the greatest board-game player in the world by memorizing the guidelines for each in a matter of hours, showing off by vanquishing several hitherto undefeated champs with barely any practice. He fights him in an abandoned church using Inamura, a technique the Ant stole from Morel's friend Grachan, to drown Morel. The group surveys a shore to find the Ant queen, but to no avail. Netero orders Killua to leave since he was too weak to deal with the Ants.
Were they friends at all? Royal guard ants served the Queen until the birth of the King whereupon the hierarchy shifted. [23], A Chimera Ant's life starts from an egg, which the Queen hangs from the ceiling of her shelter. When it came to physical strength and aura capacity, he was a cut above nearly everyone else in the arc.
He tells him he has been on Greed Island on Ging's request, and that Gon's use of "Accompany" instead of "Magnetic Force" caused him to meet Kite and not Ging, who wanted to make sure Gon and him would be alone if they were to meet. [98] Meruem takes a simple strategy of experimenting with arbitrary offensives to determine Netero's attack pattern since Netero's attacks virtually did nothing to him.
13th Hunter Chairman Election arc → Chimera Ants are capable of surviving decapitation for a whole day. His Nen ability was quite unique, just like everything else about him, and it played a decent role in fighting Menthuthuyoupi. At the top of the hierarchy is the Queen (女(じょ)王(おう)()()()()()()()(), Joō), who hunts on her own until she produces a sufficient amount of soldiers to procure food in her stead. [4] In some cases, Chimera Ants can recall everything about their past life,[11] while in others the memories are only subconscious. [21] To help them train, Biscuit returns. As the arc progresses, some of the most threatening characters make their appearance and the story gets more intense than ever. It could be called Stockholm Syndrome if there ever was a possibility for the Royal Guard to abandon Meruem. With techniques such as Rage Blast up his sleeve, Youpi was unbeatable. Kite also tells Gon that he was finally able to find Ging. [85] He succeeds in sedating him, but fails to kill him.
Believing that it is no longer in a hostage situation, Pitou tells Gon that Kite is beyond saving; Kite died in his battle with it and Pitou's Nen abilities can only prevent corpses from deteriorating.
Being the most important arc of the series to date, the Chimera Ant arc is filled to the brim with some incredibly strong characters. Gon, being unable to stand Kite's state, swears to return him back to normal.
[24] Due to Killua's[10] and later Morel and Knov's interference, however, this remote "Sorting" had to be suspended[28] after it produced 5,000 hybrids.[27]. [60] Killua is discharged from the hospital, and Gon tries to contact Palm, who had infiltrated the palace by acting as a prostitute. Episodes He, the heir to the Chimera Ant Queen from the farthest reaches of the Dark Continent, is truly majestic in every possible way — from his incandescent intelligence to his ridiculous spiritual energy. [64], The citizens of East Gorteau begin their march to the palace. We look at some of the strongest (and most average) characters. He finds Knuckle and Meleoron in an instant and knocks them out before they know it.
After feasting on two humans, she prioritizes humans as her food. [15], The giant Chimera Ant Queen who conquered NGL also produced a different type of ant on whose back where the amniotic sacs where the three Royal Guards incubated. Menthuthuyoupi was one of the Royal Guards of Meruem, just like Neferpitou. Meanwhile, the Queen sought larger prey instead of the small animals she had consumed. Gon, Killua, and Ikalgo arrive in Knov's dimension so that all the combatants were ready.
Accepting the challenge, both parties race off. [14] Soldier Ants are organized in three ranks, their number is inversely proportional to their degree of strength and authority: directly under the Royal Guards, and, after the King's birth, the Queen, are the Squadron Leaders (師(し)団(だん)長(ちょう)()()()()()()(), Shidan-chō), each in command of a group of Officers (兵(へい)隊(たい)長(ちょう)()()()()()()(), Heitai-chō—lit. While we didn't get to see what Netero was like in his prime, we did see him display all the power that he could against Meruem.
[5] The Queen feeds herself more and gives birth to some soldier Ants. [93], Palm leaves her cocoon, sporting a somewhat different appearance due to being an experimental soldier. He strikes Morel,[83] but Morel disappears. He demands to fight Pitou outside, to which Pitou complies. He intends on killing her and is about to do so until he sees a crow attacking her. Genes from multiple species can be mixed in the same Ant. However, the newly-born Royal Guard, Neferpitou, appears and detects Pokkle. Meruem's aura, or life energy, is overwhelming (given that he consumes hordes of humans even while in his egg sac.) Being unable to take Komugi before Meruem arrives, Pouf's clones then try to clear away the Gungi board in the palace so that Meruem would have no recollection of the game, and by extension, her. However, Ikalgo turns the tables on him by shooting him despite the excruciating pain caused from Missile Man.
[69] Youpi immediately goes into attack mode. It first aired on July 2nd, 2014.