Warning: Spoilers for chapter #401 of Hunter X Hunter
Hunter x Hunter Has some of the best antagonists and villains in manga, with characters like Pariston, Meruem, and Chrollo being praised for excellence. however, A relatively new character has the potential to surpass them All and this series gave them the perfect way to do it.
with Hunter x Hunter Returning after a 2-year hiatus, Chapter #401 kicked off with a bang that shatters expectations and has massive implications for the lore and future of the arc. In a conversation between Kurapika and Loghi, a guard of Fifth Prince Tubeppa. Although the discussion was quite extensive and detailed, the biggest revelation is that Loghi is the child of Beyond Netero and that there are other children of theirs who are bodyguards of other princesses. Furthermore, Netero placed a curse on each of his children so that they would curse the princess and kill them.
Beyond Netero’s 30-year plan has come to fruition
A huge conspiracy is at play behind the shadows
While this plot twist was extremely shocking, it wasn’t even the biggest in the chapter. Longhi theorized that one of the princesses must be Beyond Netero’s childWhich is huge if true. Beyond Netero is the mastermind behind the entire journey to the Dark Continent and the New World, but after being imprisoned by the Zodiacs and kept under constant surveillance, it was assumed that he would be back in action much later in the process, But it seems he was always under control, for more than 30 years.
The reason Beyond went to such an extent lies in its true purpose: Conquer the Dark Continent. This requires an incredible amount of resources and money, and what better way than to not only have the backing of a thriving empire, but also manipulate it behind the scenes? To do this, he backs his child to win by secretly killing all the princesses. This ensures that the Prince will become the new King of Kakin, and he can freely manipulate his child to do his bidding.
Who the child is, however, is unknown. Furthermore, according to Longhi, there are at least ten “powerful victims” who are due to curse their princess, and since two princesses are already dead, and Prince Wobble has no guards except for Kurapika and Bill, that leaves Beyond’s child who has no Cursed guards, and ten other princes. The numbers match perfectly and Longhi’s hypothesis is correct.
Kurapika caught a break for the first time in a while
The position of the young protagonist is much better now
Although this revelation means that the succession war has become even more chaotic and unpredictable, it surprisingly plays in Kurapika’s favor in two ways, both of which could drastically increase his and Wobble’s chances of survival. First, he now has an alliance with Prince Tubeppa, and in the contract for the partnership, he will receive Longhi’s ability that can force someone into a state of zetsu (suppressed en) for a week. This would be a major advantage since the succession war depends on Nen.
Second, one of the rules of the succession war was that lower ranked queens would have less access to guards than those above, and since Oito was the lowest ranked one, she was the most disadvantaged. However, now that it is revealed that beyond planted cursed guards in each of the Prince’s factions, Oito and Wobble are very safe and the unfair rule was a blessing in disguise. However, there is one major caveat.
Longhi’s real objective is to kill the child of Beyond Netero among the princessesAnd if it turns out to be Wobble, then Kurapika will be in danger. The fact that Wobble is one of the most disadvantaged princesses in the war, and he also does not have a guard, There is a very real possibility that she could be the mastermind’s child.
The antagonist of the succession war is stacked
However, Beyond Netero is the most dangerous
From Chrolo and the Phantom Troop, to Hisoka, Zerridnich, Benjamin, Morena, Hulkenburg, and more, the Succession War circle is filled with incredible antagonists hunting each other and making their own plans. However, Beyond Netero has just solidified himself as the most dangerous one, and he did it in a cell. His cunning, long-term planning and patience give him the upper edge, and since he is the son of Isaac Netero and afflicted his children with the strongest curse ever, there is no doubt that he is one of the most powerful N users in the World.
Hunter x Hunter Fans who patiently waited for two years for the series to return are not disappointed as Yoshihiro Togashi’s manga just got a lot more interesting, with Beyond Netero Be positioned as the new main antagonist in the story.