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Hunter x Hunter - Episode 94

SO HYPE! And our questions were answered haha

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literally in this episode it says he is 12...

Daniel Meissner

I know it has come and gone, but it’s just the duality of duo characters where one is more enjoyable to watch on the back foot and the other is flashy and is more enjoyable to watch when they are winning the fight. Like Naruto/Sasuke, Goku/Vegeta, and even characters like Genos

Carlos Zelaya

OMG Ron...please never change dude

The CulturedGentleman

Palm is my favorite character i really love her :)

Animeter

hold up...all this kid talk making me think we might be seeing a prego announcement in 2024 🤨

killilu

palm is goat, f u!@!!

Ryan Frontier

At the end of the day, Palm and Killua/Gon are on the same team, and teamkilling is a no no.

Corey Rickard

Ron should watch “Another” or corpse party. Michelle you might wanna sit those 2 out or brace yourself lmao

Ace

Actually, at this point Gon was 14 already.

Hisoka Morrow

LMAO

Michelle Lam

OG!

Michelle Lam

First of all, my comment was pointed towards the comment section, and not Ron and Michelle. I'm sure quite a few people in the comment sections has seen the show before, yet still seem confused by his behaviour. Secondly, the so called "hindsight" you are talking about, is literally what I did in my comment. I looked back to previous episodes, to see if there were any times where Killua acted strangely when faced with strong opponents. I didn't mention anything that hasn't been shown up to this point in the show. Of course not everyone will catch all of these example on their first watch. But I do think that most people would be able to think back, and remember at least one of those examples, if they tried to. But I also acknowledge that once you have your mind set on a certain way of thinking, it is difficult to change that. So for someone who has thought of Killua as this badass, who thinks he can beat everyone, then it could seem a bit off that he seems so scared. And when you look back, it can be easy to look back at the moments that held the most impact, which for many people might be all of his badass moments.

Leona DiCarryo

he wasnt really "taught", to run away. he literally had a physical needle in his brain.

ken_tka

now tell me how tf you would expect most people to catch all the early details on their first watch without any context or hindsight

ken_tka

Bruh ron is on fire🤣 she still on the good guys side bro

im the poll waiter im what they call pollarity

Insert "He said he was twelve"🤣🤣

im the poll waiter im what they call pollarity

the author of hxh managed to rizz up sailor moon author and made her his wife, he definitely was winning in life

bort

He couldn't fight like always because of the needle and the doubt, he was trying to fight his old habits and the nen from his brother, the same happen with the Shoot fight, he even said he was reacting slow in exception of one time that he let his old habit move him

Tomii

Good point lol

Luís

why was he unsure he could win if he just one shot him

iu

i had the same impression too. I just thought the needle was planted on him as a kid. It is a way to protect himself, and as an assassin, you're not supposed to risk your life. it's your job to make sure kills.

Cathy

Killua has always been like that. Hands in the pocket when the opponent is easy. In the hunter exam when illumi said he has to defeat him or he will kill Gon, he just surrendered. He was going to let the illumi kill Gon because he was too scared to fight someone stronger.

bjorken

take some, ditch some. hahaha

Cathy

What I took from Killua's mental problem was that he was taught to never pick a fight unless he was sure he could win. If you think about all Killua's badass moments from before, he was never rising up to the ocasion, he was always outmatching his opponents. He never had a close fight, he always choose to run away if there was ever a chance of defeat. Extra note: Illumi's nen category is Manipulator, that's a way deeper level of manipulation than simply brainwashing, I can only imagine the effort it took Killua to fight that.

Luís

When it comes to Illumi, remember like Bisky said.....it is a smothering love....his family loves him dearly, but this is also a family of assasins....their form if love will not translate normally....that was Illumi's idea of protecting his brother from harm... as crazy as it is this is a family of killers....so to us it will be nothing short of CRAZY

C Nichole

I feel like with this show, if you were to ever rewatch it, you would definitely notice things about killua that you didn't immediately notice the first time around. You'll begin to pick up on a pattern in his behavior pretty early on I think.

defnotdai

I'm not sure why everyone is talking about Killua only being scared in the later episodes. I feel like he has shown that throughout the show. As the voicelines from his brother suggest, it only affects him, if he is not 100% sure he can win. So if he is 100% sure he can win, he is a flipping badass. But Killua was always cautious around Hisoka, and wanted to avoid fighting him, even back in the hunter exam. The effect was also heavily hinted at, when he had to fight his brother in the final phase of the exam, to save Gon. It was briefly shown when they learned nen in the tower arc. Their teacher demonstrated the intent to kill, which made Killua retreat into a corner of the room. Killua never tried to fight the troupe in the York New arc. He only ever followed them for information, or tried to escape from them. When they were trapped by Nobunaga (The samurai dude from the troupe), that was the first time where Killua really struggled to fight the influence of his brother, besides the fight with his brother. The reason it seems to affect him more now, is because of what Bisky said. If he doesn't overcome this problem, he has to leave Gon. This motivated him to really try to fight the urge to run away.

Leona DiCarryo

My theory is that the presence of nen activates the needle Killian's bro planted to indicate strong opponents he should be wary of. It was a protection that Killua would overcome once he was strong enough to discover/deal with. This show is full of characters that aren't good or bad but their actions are often morally grey. Part of what makes the show so good. That and the character development, world building, fighting system, element of discovery, and of course the bromance.

GeezMuhKnees

So Illumi(killua's older brother) planted the needle in Killua when he was 4-5 years old, but it only affects him around enemies that are significantly strong or around his level roughly. That's why despite always having the needle he was only seen acting pussy recently. (I peep da stylebender T ron he mad tuff)

Arz.09

gon is like 50% all anyone could hope for and 50% not... wont say too much tho

Arz.09

Illumi implanted the needle inside Killua when he was very little like around 4 years old. Basically before he started going on family missions.

Tim

Coming from illumi himself. I was going to use the same example with Nobunaga when him and Gon were prisoners. The needle was heavily hinted at during that specific encounter encounter.

Kee

Gon the rizzler 😭😭

terrance trueheart

Don't worry Ron, there will not be much comedy from now on, things are gonna get crazier and crazier

Max__

Right but kid or not she just tried to kill him man wtf

To To

Palm best girl

Jonas Teigen

in my opinion it’s a 9/10 but everyone enjoys it differently

Cold_Cyber

Like others said the enemies are just stronger than Killua has ever seen but also this is a very recent change. Literally traumatized by Pitou. Until that point Killua was still the calm, cool killer. He took out 2 ants (and rammot kind of) before Pitou and wasnt scared or worried at all.

YoloTheUnwiseWolf

Black clover is a 6.5/10, not worth watching at this point, imo. There's a lot of better anime out there to watch

Animeter

I agree Ron 🤣

Gabriel S Soares

I think Ron might've forgotten that the reason why Killua didn't kill Palm is because ever since he met Gon, he decided to retire as an assassin and be "normal", you know, not killing people just because he wants to (like how he didn't kill the handicapped nen users back in the arena tower and just threatened them). He said that a long time ago, so it makes sense for you to forget about it. Another reason that I assume, is that we already know Palm is acquaintances with the people Gon and Killua were teaming up with from the moment she was introduced, so killing her there wouldn't be a good idea or else they would have beef with Knuckle's team

Honey

Yes it does definitely ur almost at a very nice part, it becomes less and less while the show goes on but it won’t completely stop tho but I’d say 50% less

Cold_Cyber

yo im currently at ep like 39, watching in sub, and lowkey asta is dragging the show down for me. Does it get better?

Mike Donohue

Except that 1 moment

Jorginho

Did you guys notice that everytime killuas feet are shown, there is no sound of his footsteps? this goes on for the whole show i just love the little details in this show

Hive

Illumi planting that on killua is more to protect him, he didn’t want killua fighting opponents stronger than him for gon’s sake. Because we all know killua will fight anyone for gons sake.

Joemar Villalon

And I appreciate you saying what you’re thinking. It’s what makes me feel like I’m watching an anime with my friends.

Savannah cat

Can we all take a moment and smile? When Ron was so excited and thought that Killua was about to admit that he is in love with Gon... I was laughing and I also think that that's what Michelle and Ron were talking about in the beginning, maybe? 😅

RK

love the stylebender shirt Ron

Soul Expansion

just because Killuas strong it doesn't mean he should kill everyone who dissagrees with him or attacks him. Palm is like a child that is throwing with toyknives. (for me) she has been just angry because she got dumped by Gon xD

Anna Sali

She’s a very important character 🤣 I had mixed feelings for her in the beginning but I really liked the bit of comedy during this dark arc..

Nick Obeso

it's been long time but you can check out Illumi vs Killua fight in the final part of the Hunter exam. Illumi said 'Never fight an enemy you cant beat. I DRILLED that into you'. We just didnt know he meant it literally😂😂

Daamon

Also, there is not a single person in the fandom that agrees with Palm's actions. She is hella crazy lol

Savannah cat

I get your remark in the beginning and as someone else mentioned in the comments, it might be frustrating on the first watch seeing Killua so conflicted. That being said, he was always taught to run the moment he saw someone stronger than him, just for protection. He is still the youngest and the one who is seen with the most potential in his family, so Illumi (in a very sick and twisted way of showing his love and concern, just like the entire family) drilled this idea into his brain. So, even in the beginning when they have the hunter exam, Killua gives up because he senses his brother's nen and is scared (even if it meant that Illumi was about to kill Gon). He even backed down the first time he fought Zushi. We always saw him with his hands in his pocket and super confident because he knew for sure he was stronger. If he is not 100% sure he can win, he will always figure out a way to run even if he might be able to win.

Savannah cat

I think he planted it before the hunter exam and Illumi does not want to control killua he just does not want him to die as he has the most potential in the family

Jorginho

probably not haha

Kate

yeah, it's always been hinted and showed in the series

Kate

Yea I meant for the two eps we normally get on Monday but they didn’t upload because the holiday was hoping w would get them today but looks like just the two tomorrow

Tandon English

its on Wednesday not tuesday they have a schedule

J

i love palm 😐

J

Nahhhh, Ron is wrong about Illumi trying to control Killua just so he can keep his power in check. Its just family love in a twisted way. Illumi loves Killua so much that he implemented this so that Killua would run away from danger so that he don't die. In fact, if you think about it, it was precisely this 'run away' response that Killua and Gon are alive at this point, because it probably triggered when Pitou appeared, so Illumi's action are very much justified. And for the hot take, disagree, you cannot have a show that is intense all the way, you can just take this portion as a filler

Damien Lee

I think feeling a little frustrated with Killua’s character is common on the first watch of the series. However, I disagree with the notion that it’s out of left field or a complete change from his earlier self. If you rewatch the show, you’ll notice Killua has always been quick to withdraw, or avoid a fight with opponents who he deems stronger than himself. It’s one of the joys of rewatching the series.

Vayne

Listening to Ron's opinions about Killua/Palm/etc makes me love how Togashi writes. He's so good with certain story devices that it might make you feel dumb or enlightened towards the end of the story. Like with Killua. It's such a common trope to have a strong character held back mentally from being their best but to make the mental block an actual object is chef's kiss. Furthermore, the object was implanted by a family member who genuinely cares. It's such a good way for you to understand Killua, Illumi and their relationship without using a bunch of words or scenes.

botanbutton

"killua has never been a pussy like he is recently" - couldnt move an inch to fight his brother during hunter exam even when he said "i'll kill Gon after this" - jumped far away from a younger kid (zushi) who he was JUST toying w bc zushi started using ren - jumped into the corner of the room to hide when wing gave an example of using ren - always stalking phantom troupe/fighting to run away or sacrifice his life for gon. his only attack was when he know of a plan that they didnt (was confident he could adjust to surprise darkness in hotel and attack before escaping) vs killua "badass moments" - fighting regular humans w no assassin training - fighting half disabled ppl in heavens arena who get by on tricks instead of actual ability. he also had hints/knowledge of their ability - intimidating a NPC with little fighting ability at the intro of greed island - fighting a bomber confidently bc he already knows his ability and has several specific contingency plans - beating two of the lower grunt level humanoid ants. this is impressive bc pokkle likely would have struggled but killua + gon are much stronger than this level it's not inconsistent imo. or maybe you can say he's consistently inconsistent w the same situations lol. he's confident when he can afford to be, he's scared shitless when things are out of his control. the needle is the explanation to his weak moments, its implied to be there since the beginning before the hunter exam started

Jay rellim

we have to remember ron wasn't into anime before the channel

Mr Krabs

Shipudden tomorrow?

Cristian Leon

bisky said "time to run for it" when gon and killua had their last fight bc she didnt know who would win and didnt want to deal w palm

Jay rellim

it's literally as simple as killua has just always been more powerful than his opponents (reason being for his confidence) I do also feel that gon's presence has softened him a bit

Jermaine Glodd

Ron dw almost everyone i know hates palm

Mr Krabs

Illumi doesn't have a power trip. They all know Killua has the potential to be the strongest in the family, which is why in his eyes, he's trying to protect him. However, it's partly in hopes that he returns back home to continue living as an assassin and supporting the family business. Basically, this is their way of trying to scare him back home out of fear. Killua's family does love and care about him though. They just don't want him to die

defnotdai

Guys think about context though… it’s not only that Palm is a comedic relief, it’s also that there’s no way Killua would actually kill Knov’s disciple while he’s trying to go to NGL 😂

tommaso giobbi

Not shooting you down Ron but Killua had the pin in him all along since young. Illumi planted it in him as he loves Killua and wants Killua to escape dangerous situation rather than risk his life and lose his life. Everyone in his family loves him crazily much. Remember he told Hisoka not to touch Killua. Killua has been running from people stronger instinctively due to his brother's manipulation. He did not have any hesitation before was because he was not in a life and death situation and now he has Gon who he treasures and matters so much to him. His inner struggle started when he knows it concerns Gon. Palm can be crazy but she was actually making Gon write like the '1000 punishment lines' you get in school when you get detention. Gon literally was there kneeling down and doing the punishment until Killua popped in and made things worse making Palm angry. Notice Palm wanted to kill Killua and not Gon? 😆 And Gon would never let Killua kill Palm.

Phyllis

i had mix feeling at first with palm too . i think its a normal reaction

Alex

As far as Killua being all confident at the beginning, and then becoming all hesitant, I know the main reason was revealed. But also, I think it's important to note that they were confident at first yes, but confident and inexperienced comparatively. Things are just really being put into perspective for them now. Also, killua has always been a cautious and hesitant fighter, but we're so blinded by the fact that he presents himself as this badass character who kills easily and always comes out on top, that you kind of dismiss his underlying weaknesses. Reactors will say things like, "killua's so smart and logical" "killua always has a plan" "he catches onto things quick" etc, not realizing that a lot of times it's because of fear and hesitancy. He's always been confident unless he was against someone, he sensed he was beneath. For example, notice how killua wasn't confident against Illumi during the hunters exam, and that was early on in the show. He was scared and broken just like he was in this episode. Also, during the york new arc, recall how killua was so willing to sacrifice himself as a decoy so that gon could escape when they were captured by the troupe and trapped in the room with Nobunaga. He was mentally going through it; he couldn't picture the two of them escaping together, so he automatically decided he'd put his life on the line just so that Gon would be the one to escape safely. He figured that was the only chance they had. And then not to mention this whole thing with kite and Pitou just recently happened. To be fair I'd start moving differently too if I witnessed my superior (Kite) get bodied just like that. I'd be like damn, this is really life or death, fight or flight. Like realistically whose confidence would remain the same after experiencing that? You could say Gon, sure, but also gon's just really one track minded tbh. He mainly values whatever it is he's trying to achieve at the moment, even at the expense of his wellbeing and the people around him. His primary goal and focus isn't protecting Killua, it's saving kite. While Killua's primary goal and focus is protecting Gon, not necessarily saving kite. So, I didn't find the change in killua to really be inconsistent, but more like their values are changing and becoming clearer to them, so naturally that's gonna affect the way they fight and the choices they make. They're realizing that they're essentially ants to the ants.

defnotdai

Yooo Ron is the goat for opening with Omarion lmao that was my guy growing up 🤣

KiddDak

i totally know what you mean ron in terms of killuas character shift and I also feel like the explanations you and Michelle do a good job explaining. I think that cocky badass killua you remember is only that way when he was facing people that could never beat him. Remember in the first arc when he faces his brother, he's pretty much the same way in fear as he was now because of the strength of his opponent. On top of that he also is now fighting for someone else (Gon) so he has so much more to worry about when fightin

Mr Krabs

This. It has to be before the Hunter Exam, because it not only made him obey the rules of not fighting someone stronger than him, it had other effects (which I'll not comment because its spoiler). Its just Killua never had to fight someone so strong, except Illumi in the Hunter Exam (and he was extremely afraid and refused to fight) and the Ryodan (and there he was always on "escape as fast as you can" mode,and it was the first time he fought against Illumi's orders). I dont know why one would expect him to be always confident when he is literally a child, and has always been the cautious and logical one between Gon and him. I think all of this makes his character even more interesting and complete. And soon they'll see how terrifying the Chimera Ant aura for itself can be c:

RPMizu

icebox ron. very nice

Mr Krabs

This is my opinion regarding Killua. He always had that in his head during the series, except that his actions were consistent with the thing in his head, he just thought it was something natural. Everything changed when Biscuit brought his weakness to his awareness and tried to combat it, which generated this inability to move well and made him look weak since the fight with Shoot. Before he could enter this "killer mode" because he was fighting against people weaker than him and he was confident, even if they had been stronger, he would have tried to escape or maybe move/fight better because he let himself be carried away by what he had in his head as something natural. (You can see an example when he fought against shoot and shoot said that he moved slowly but there was a moment when he dodged well, since he let himself get carried away by his habits again)

Tomii

Don't let the comedy distract you from the fact that bungee gum has properties of both rubber and gum

WaB_ Bigvai

Lol, Killua ain't beating palm.

Devante Vickers

No naruto cmonnnnnnnnn you guys ended it right at a super exciting part lol noooo

Tandon English

The thing I like about HXH is that the character development and 'power levels' are most times shown through a very linear progression. Killua starts out thinking he's the shit cuz he was compared to everybody that he had met up until then. The introduction of Nen completely knocked him down a peg. He was intimidated by freaking Zushi of all people when they first fought lmao. This arc is another one of those jumps, but I think the thing that makes them more intimidating than say pro hunters from Greed Island, is the pure bloodlust and malice that the Ants produce. A lot of nen manipulators choose to use needles as a method of control, it's basically Illumi's trademark; there's also Shalnark from the phantom troupe who uses needles with the cellphone. I think the needle in Killua has probably been there since he was a little kid, as a way to keep him out of dangerous situations. It was shown in a pretty evil way but I don't think it was done with malicious intent. I think his family does genuinely care for his safety, even at the cost of his sanity. I agree that Palm hasn't done much of anything at this point to make her likable. I think these goofy plots and actions are a way of getting to know her, even if she isn't a pleasant person. The takeaway of her character up till now is that she is an accepted part of this group of very capable hunters, and a friend of Gon's. She satirically tried to kill Killua (I think she could've done some damage if she was serious) but she's not truly an enemy, of course.

Jake Turner

i hope we got naruto today but it seems its no gonna be like that :__

José Flete

No naruto today?

Jose juarez

I don't think Killua actually attempting to kill palm at that moment is necessary. She's unhinged and deranged, but she's still ultimately on the side of the hunters and she actually has a purpose beyond just being this crazy side character. Plus, it would've upset Gon, which is the last thing Killua wants to do. ALSO, she's Knov's student, and killua knows that. Idk, I can appreciate the sort of comedic relief her character intentionally or unintentionally brings to this arc.

defnotdai

Good question hahaha

Christopher

Well said

John

kil's "cowardice" has actually always been hinted even from the hunter exam. during the marathon in the foggy forest, he told gon to move ahead bc he sensed that hisoka was dangerous and wanted to avoid him. he was scared shitless when facing illumi too. the badass killua that we saw was him faced with people that he /knew/ he could beat. but when faced with opponents stronger or are a mystery to him, he ran. this also shows in the yorknew arc when he changed his mind about fighting nobunaga as he felt he could not beat him. i think he definitely got more "cowardly" after the introduction of nen bc with nen you can actually see and sense another person's aura, which usually indicates their power level. and this amplified after his traumatizing encounter with pitou, whose powers and malice are beyond belief. that increased his "cowardice" tenfold, which makes it seem that his character is inconsistent if you compare it to him at the start. but no, the hints have always been there. just very subtle. as the environment changes, these hints get clearer. anyway, i put coward in quotes bc I don’t like to simplify killua’s character to “a coward” (or a badass, ngl). he’s just a human being who is very capable of fear, especially when he’s been conditioned his whole life to live in it.

bokkun

Ron is funny 😂

ALTOZE

Tbh not even sure if Killua could kill Palm in a 1v1. Not gonna spoil her ability just know bisky ran for a reason

LJ

XD

Cold_Cyber

I think Illumi planted the needle before the Hunter exam. It would explain why he was immediately afraid of Illumi. Also I think the reason why Killua seemed to change was because he's surrounded by more dangerous and powerful people and chimeras. This would honestly explain why he's been more on edge than before. It reminded me of the phantom troupe. If you remember he was more against the idea of fighting the troupe.

Moses T24

asta definitely gone piss them off in the beginning 😭

kai

Has Ron ever encountered a yandere before Palm?

SoySauce

Ron is me watching this arc for the 1st time xD

rin okumura

AHHH WAIT! I haven’t watched this show in years I lowkey forgot he had a pin in his head. Welp we were wrong Killua is a G 😭 now I remember why he’s my favorite 😅

Bertha

Killua is the prodigy in the family and he wants to keep him safe so he wants him to flee if the enemy is strong.

kirk poss

Is it possible to have black clover in a poll after hxh is done 👀

Cold_Cyber

You did have your questions answered lol this episode was designed to piss you off. He changed because Illumi gave him the needle. Most likely was planted before he talked to his dad.

kirk poss

You gotta remember gon thinks of her as a friend why would killua kill one of his friends? Also remember the convo with knov and palm before you write off her character

Evelio Solache

I truly think that Illumi cares very much for Killua, thats why he taught him to not put himself in danger or fight someone when he cant win. Its also the reason why he planted the needle, bc he wanted to protect him. The relationship is very twisted and weird but really cool to discuss

Trinature

I definitely feel you on Killua at the beginning of this video. I kind of like it because it shows us that even someone as confident and strong as Killua was in the beginning he’s still a little kid and him and him haven’t been introduced to this high level of nen before & they probably didn’t know such strong people existed but it’s cool seeing him show this side too. I agree with you guys

Bertha

I love how much Ron loves himself so much when he predicts something correctly xD

Trinature

well that and when killua flips the switch, he goes for the kill rather beating them.

I’m me

FINALLY my dosis of hxh has been satisfied

Trinature

about Killua, the chimera ants are so so much stronger than any enemy previously. The rabbit would have instantly destroyed Killua from the early series - the power levels have just increased

Indiana Sampson

You do NOT want to raise your son like gon lol

Sean

I love Peak Anime

heavyweightyoe

Are we getting Naruto today aswell or is it just gonna be short just curious regardless hope u guys had a good Christmas

Sam Cam

first!

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