Bad Seafood posted:

ZepiaEltnamOberon posted:

http://bbs2.ruliweb.daum.net/gaia/do/ruliweb/default/read?articleId=21031481&bbsId=G005&itemId=67

Here's this fancomic and a lovely translation because I love this stuff.

Roland Jones posted:

Pitou being the victim of Super-Gon is just one more thing that highlights how that transformation was just not a good thing. Like, if he killed the King with that power (setting aside that the Miniature Rose made that unnecessary), then sure, it's a terrible sacrifice but it was worth something. If he took out Pouf or Youpi, then sure, it keeps his friends out of danger and makes getting to the King easier.

Pitou, though, had become a non-issue before Gon arrived; all he wanted to do was save Komugi and keep the King from dying, and was more than willing to not only not fight for those ends, but die for them, and was well on the way to developing a full suite of emotions and morals rather than just indulging himself and serving the King. Out of the three Pitou was the one closest to redemption and the one most likely to remain functional and become a good person after the King's death.

Likewise, at that point in time, so far away from the King, Pitou's death changed nothing regarding the outcome of the battle at the palace. Meruem and the other two Royal Guards were going to die, there was no stopping that. Leaving Pitou alive wouldn't have changed anything at that point; even though he would have fought to protect the King, despite no longer having any desire to fight or kill, him being so far removed from the battlefield neutralized him as a threat even before his death.

Gon's motivation for killing Pitou wasn't even heroic or just; he wasn't thinking about saving anyone or anything, he just wanted revenge for Kite's death.

And then, just to add one more thing to the pile, even up to the end Pitou had no desire to kill Gon or anyone else. He only fought Gon because, upon seeing the transformation, knew that Gon's power was enough to kill the King and wanted to ensure that couldn't happen. Which, of course, means that he also knew full well that he not only could die there, but probably was going to; Pitou's last act was, of all things, sacrificing himself to save someone else.

Basically, his death was a tragedy brought about through his own past actions (when he was still more ant than human mentally, the way Colt, Meleoron, and the other redeemed ants used to be as well, and honestly far below them in terms of atrocity committed), Pouf's machinations, and Gon's emotions. Had he survived I'm sure that, assuming he didn't go into a depressive funk over the King's death, he would have been just like Meleoron, Ikalgo, and the other "good" ants in terms of actions and ability to integrate after that point. Instead, though, he died, and Gon got... Nothing for it. It didn't change the outcome of the battle, it didn't make him feel better or bring Kite back, it just nearly killed him and, even with Alluka coming in to restore him to perfect health he lost his ability with nen. It just wasn't worth it on any level.

Boogaleeboo posted:

Nope, there was never a year where he produced nothing before, and he produced absolutely nothing in 2015. This is already the longest break ever.

NecroMonster posted:

I wish Togashi would just come back full time now that he doesn't have to worry about Naruto guy ripping him off anymore.

Butt Ghost posted:

Wow that's a really inconvenient series of requirements. I'm surprised he can get any skills at all, let alone decent ones.

Asuron posted:

who's giving the massage though?

Butt Ghost posted:

Don't spoil Morel's ability

Jostiband posted:

he wuz makink joke

Hitlersaurus Christ posted:

I just want the bodyguards to be Phantom Troupe members so we can actually continue that whole plot

Erg posted:

Oh my god there were so many words and i forgot all about what this prince bs is

Oxxidation posted:

It's kind of eerie how Togashi just picks up all the pieces of this convoluted scenario so easily after such a long gap. Some of the stuff here reminds me of Liar's Game.

pinegala posted:

It's just been ages since I touched HxH. I've read all of it at one point, so all the characters look familiar but I have no clue who any of them are. I think the Ant King guy got killed by a nuke? Forgot how Gon lost his Nen ability. Seriously how this series has had discussion for all these years is beyond me.

TWIST FIST posted:

also is it time to change the thread name?

Kingtheninja posted:

Well I picked an intense cliffhanger to leave for the night. Them coming out the exit face first with youpi is so crazy. This arc is super long but it looks like every episode from here is going to be unbelievable.