Gon is NOT What You Think...

[@NewWorldReview]

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[@herobrine_ghost]

The vid dropped 9 mins ago but the comment is posted 9 hours ago. HOW?

[@arturoandrade1999]

This is a very subtle thing Gradline but I like how you slotted the AD in the video. The way you re capped the last 2-3 seconds before the break, subtle but Amazing!

[@matijasostojic4288]

7:45 don't know why this made me laugh.

[@REALwoombath]

Not sure if this title works, he is exactly what we think he is.

[@HonkHonkGoose776]

I absolute despise ants but thank you for your offer

[@RhythmLP]

Gon is not a good guy, he's not a bad guy, he's 12.

[@MrShartly]

This is what you call a perfect comment

[@prestonu-ie1823]

He’s the guy

[@natskii7026]

I think he's 14 but yeah

[@xiao8635]

Hes14

[@truedivine7]

😂

[@J85909266]

Gon's character was written far more realistically than your typical anime kid protagonist. That's why he's tragic, unpredictable, and careless in how he behaves. That's how kids are when they go through the kinds of things Gon has. He's a brilliant, moving character. People that hate Gon probably look at a child acting out or not understanding how to best handle a situation as "bad" too.

[@EmoStyleSadBangsJutsu]

I thought it was slightly off how certain Ging was that gon wasn't going to die without seeing him, when Pariston brought it up during the initial zodiac council.. in the moment it kind of plays off like confidence in his son.. but come on I mean he doesn't know gon. Perhaps he knows something else we don't ?!

[@DavidGonzalez-xd5mh]

@@EmoStyleSadBangsJutsu the greed island arc should have showed you that ging knows something about gonna that no one else knows with the simple line between him and razor when he tells razor go ahead and try but he is my son don't forget that and we still have yet to see gings actual power

[@gabrielgoes0]

I agree with you but I also think kids are bad, so, yeah

[@Amanda-cm4fc]

Literally. Just because he and Killua are the same age doesn’t mean they have the same level of maturity in the same ways. You guys in the comments saying something good about Gon, you’re the best you know that?

[@brolylssj95]

​@@Amanda-cm4fcyes we know Gon is the 🐐

[@emmyrxse]

I've always thought of Gon's actions in the ant arc as him blaming himself for not being strong enough for kite and pushing killua away because he thought that Killua shouldn't have to be involved with something he caused. You can also see the 5 stages of grief play out throughout the arc as well as how Gon snapped because he needed to put his anger onto someone who happens to be pitou since they were the one who killed kite. As a 12yo who is facing the death of a loved one for the first time, I think his character was really well written and realistic.

[@cuffy7941]

This is on point. I think hes one of the most realistic protagonists especially for his age. And the characters that surround him compliment him and his evolution very well. Even with killua being there. Being someone who has killed and seen death his entire life, hes naturally gonna have a much cooler head and better disposition in these scenarios. Like he said gon is an open canvas and it shows in how he deals with so much in such a short time.

[@dawnstartheanimeman]

The reason he did that is because he wants to meet his father's expectations like he was overcompensating when he really shouldn't have and he will not accept small victories

[@Powner187]

You know who else blamed himself for not being strong enough? Luffy and he trained for 2 years! Now he is getting his butt whoops by Kaido but he will turn the table soon.

[@emmyrxse]

@@dawnstartheanimeman exactly! He probably saw his entire journey to find his dad as "if you're not strong enough, you're not worthy of finding Ging" because Ging made it seem that way when it really wasn't. That's why he's always risking his life to train time and time again (heavens arena, greed island etc) so as to be able to make progress in gaining that strength. But in reality it just wasn't the case. Of course Ging tested Gon but it wasn't as much as Gon had expected it to be because they literally met during an election in the most normal way possible without Gon having to do some crazy stuff which proves that all his actions in the past were kinda meaningless when it comes to finding Ging. This really shows his trauma when it comes to abandonment because he feels like he needs to be good enough to meet his father. Gon seems like a simple character on the surface but he's actually a pretty complex one and that's why I love his character so much

[@suru7566]

@@emmyrxse It is not true that gon didnt need to be strong enough to meet ging, as he wouldnt have met him without becoming a hunter first. Also ging didnt make it seem like gon needed to be stronger than he actually needed to be to meet him.

[@Negativeoutlet]

I always liked the scene where Zepile, Gon, and Killua are having lunch. Getting to know each other and sharing information by answering back and forth questions. In that moment Zepile has a great thought to himself: "now I understand why this kid interests me. He doesn't care about right or wrong. When I admitted to making forgeries and when that trader gave me a hard time, he didn't react with accusatory glares or plot his own evil deeds. His reaction was very simple. Innocent curiosity. He opens his mind to everything that impresses him, either right or wrong. Which means that he's dangerous. Someone who can never truly be appraised."

[@nenmaster5218]

WHY cant i feel like an Ant-King while playing an Ant-Game WITH REAL CHIMERA-aNTS. Why are HxH-Mods, let alone Games, so Stunted?!

[@oldmukashiii]

Finally, someone who didn't forget this scene.

[@CuddleBuddee]

Love that scene and i get sad when people miss it.

[@metalsadman]

togashi is just the goat of manga writing

[@appa9685]

So meruem was a complete opposite of Gon

[@wadewilson8011]

Gon is not JUST morally grey. He's COMPLETELY NAIVE. As all children and most adults are too. Gon doesn't just show his naivety throughout the show by being selfish. He shows this through lack of math knowledge, competition, dealing with death, gathering too much info at once, stubbornness, ignorance, and inexperience. Gon is the epitome of a naive novice with great potential.

[@petercha3387]

Diamonds in the rough

[@stephencox8723]

But Gon’s pimp hand is strong. He’s Mr. Bitches.

[@KUWERTZUO]

Well Gon is not a human in a classical sense. There is a very good theory with so many proves that Ging is the Mother of Gon. He was conceived by Nen and Ging. How? If you read some cards of the Greed Island Game you can see how. For example Card 7 is the so called Pregnancy Stone (if you bear the stone for 1 month with you, you will get pregnent even if you are a male, also you can decide what gender your baby will have based on the fact if you bear the "female" or "male" pregnancy stone). Gon was on Greed island as a baby so it would make sense if Ging used the stone to get pregnent, he got gon who was born on greed island. Gon has much Nen that would explain why. Also there is Card Nr.99 the Panda Maid (This Panda is very good with kids/babies and cares for them), Gon probably give Gon as a Baby to the Panda and after a while to Mito. This would also explain why Gon is so good with animals. We know that Ging is a hustler so if he would have had inpregnated a Woman he probably would never knew that she was pregnant, i cant imagine that Ging would stay by a Woman for 9 months. Why would Ging use this? Well Ging is a curious guy he probably just wanted to test things out. Also there is Card Nr.33 The Hormone Cookie (a cookie which changes your gender for 24h, this card contains 10boxes with 20 cookies each ).

[@unconcernedbeast9190]

he isnt naive or morally grey , he is just not pathetic like you , he won't hate murderers just bec society said murder is bad , he think for himself he isnt a sheep letting people think for him 8:43 / 12:55 he have confidence bec he knows how to fight he was never in danger .

[@virtuerse]

Deadpool???

[@zZeroheart]

Gon's moral opinion of someone being based solely on whether that person is affecting his life in a positive or negative way is probably one of the most realistic character traits of any fictional character ever. It's the foundation of pragmatism and probably how morality works for the majority of human beings (and other animals as well for that matter). It is in our nature to intuitively appreciate others who positively impact our lives, since it is one of the most important social mechanisms for bonding with other people and therefore increasing our chances of survival. That, however, means that how our lives develop and whether or not our life can be judged as 'good' or 'bad' is mostly up to circumstances. Good influences can lead to good actions, and likewise for bad influences. This is what makes Gon's journey so fascinating. His story, his character and his actions are mostly up to circumstances and therefore almost unpredictable. It's what makes HxH so special and relatable, since our lives work in a very similar way to Gon's story.

[@CUEWEEM]

I hate how people hate gon for how he acts, im pretty sure if you were a 12 year old hunter who sees blood every day it would change you dramatically as well...just my take

[@bushy9780]

@@CUEWEEM Yeah, he's neutral at worst. Even if you don't like his moral ambiguity or selfishness, you have to agree there are equally positive traits too like curiosity and honesty.

[@nenmaster5218]

WHY cant i feel like an Ant-King while playing an Ant-Game WITH REAL CHIMERA-ANTS. Why are HxH-Mods, let alone Games, so Stunted?!

[@meta__1564]

@@CUEWEEM thank you, I’m literally so tired of people calling him selfish and evil, makes you wonder if they ever even saw the show

[@1001011011010]

Nah if someone was like, "Yo I know you just saw me murder this random guy but if I pay you money you won't let other people know right?" I think most mature people would not be bribed like this. Sure it helps you (money), but there's something more serious going on than just helping you.

[@eliaspanayi3465]

That's why I love gon, because he has flaws, you can tell that he is the result of a deadbeat dad, and then getting thrust into a cruel world where not a single person really was able to sit him down and give it to him straight because in his childish naivety he just diddnt listen

[@poasttoasties6655]

gon is the epitome of "childhood innocence" in so far as "i didnt know tearing off its limbs would make it die" is just as possible as "lets be friends for life"

[@KaryuuNatsu]

"How can you kill people who have nothing to do with you?" The classic Shonen protagonist would have said "How can you kill people?", period. Meaning that Gon could definitely imagine himself in a position where he could justify to himself killing someone and being at peace with it.

[@bigjawline9235]

they woulf probably say innocent ppl

[@LK.Cynric]

If you remember a few episodes before he got pissed at nobunaga because he cried about uvogin but didn't give two shits about killing people. I don't think he was asking because he was curious but because he didn't agree with it. Maybe even anger, but I dont remember, haven't seen it it ages.

[@Bluemann023]

to be fair thats like every shonen protag

[@aydogantiras2843]

that sentence also implies that you can kill people who have something to do with u which many shonen characters are not capable of. one thing l like about hxh is characters die, it sounds creepy though, other shounen series hesitates to kill even the most irrelevant characters.

[@Amanda-cm4fc]

You’re so right. The people in the comments sort of standing up for our lil buddy are helping me so much right now. I had no idea Gon was hated until today and I started feeling super sad

[@DinkSmalwood]

Gon is Chaotic Neutral. I am willing to die on this hill.

[@jordandubois2536]

Just wanna take a moment to say Liam is a pro at the art of speaking. He writes his content so well and is so easy to follow. I throughly enjoy every video ❤

[@vorutouzamaki2635]

And doesn’t have to use a lot of memes to get through it. Seen so many anime KZbinr that I can even get past 30seconds of their video

[@Notaytchannel-i4v]

Seem like he’s covering an anime he made himself every time

[@deathbyglo9080]

@@vorutouzamaki2635 thats more of a you issue then

[@Clemzysmith]

His type of humour is def my favorite among anime KZbinrs. He cracks me up everytime

[@CptShunsui]

Absolutely agree🎉🎉!! I’m genuinely happy when he drops a video

[@narashadows1819]

This literally applies to all hunters. Look at netero. Even though he knew pariston was no good he still appointed him the position of vice chairman because “fun”.. and as a result the most hunters died during paristons reign + Chimera ant eggs.. and we could list a dozen other examples for our other characters. Leorio is the only true exception.

[@TheFanatic340]

Leorio was willing to cut someone for not using the correct honorific

[@lProN00bl]

Of the four if anyone Kurapika is the one that is more selfish, and more likely to fuck up a plan than Gon. Each just has their own kind of selfishness.

[@carlosbuchanan1002]

"Hunter's are selfish creatures by nature." -Gin Gon's character doesn't exist in a vacuum. Leoreo, our poster boy for compassionate characters was fully prepared to cut someone for failing to use proper honorifics with him. Almost everything said about him reflects on Gin and Isaac Netero's personality as well. The largest difference is that while Netero was pulling off his selfish suicide gambit that would have absolutely doomed the human race if Meruem so much as refused to engage him in a fight Netero never despised himself, he despised everyone. His last words as he activated the Poor Man's Rose by ending his own life, "You will never comprehend the pit of infinite darkness at the center of the human heart." Gon tried to punish himself for his own weakness with his Nen metamorphosis, defied it. Netero gave into his by activating the Bomb.

[@mandem2362]

Why'd netero hate everybody?

[@zmojofoot76]

@@mandem2362 trying to figure that out too I need to rewatch it 😅

[@dohalimilqarasdeldemenanci8483]

@@mandem2362 Netero didnt hate everybody, I don't even think he hated a single person. Pretty sure all he did his whole life was to find someone stronger than him and he achieved his goal. The fact that he even accepted to have a bomb inside of him in case he hailed to kill the king is proof enough he was still fighting to save the human race, let's be honest here who could have placed a fcking bomb inside him without his consent lol?

[@Voxhalll]

He didn’t really ‘hate’ everyone, Netero despised weakness in others and only truly respects strength. His entire arc during the series is pretty much trying to find someone who can challenge him, & that’s why we also see him as coy as he is during the blimp game versus Gon and Killua. Even that rare act of kindness of Netero slowing down the blimp so Gon could finally get rest was only after he succeeded in making him use his other hand, of which Netero truly respected. He’s neutral to most people-as at the end of the day his purpose and calling in life is finding someone who can give him a challenge, and 99% of the world can’t do that. That’s why he’s so alive during the ant king fight, and also why he does a mental note that he had to hurry up & fight Meurem or he may end up agreeing with him. His ultimately selfish desire for a challenge overpowers his morality, and that sums up his character pretty much

[@ohseasons]

Top comment right here

[@BlackMamBa-yq5on]

Every frame of angry chimera ant arc Gon is a piece of art.

[@folo7595]

Factual

[@BrandDude24]

Glad you gave a shoutout to Aleczander. His videos are very insightful. I like how you pointed out that Gon being a blank slate, we don’t know what he’ll turn out once he grows and fleshes out his personality. I feel like after the Chimera Ant arc, he’s learning how to mature. It first shows with what happens after he talks to Ging on top of the tree, where he starts to live as a normal kid again (studying and living with his parental figure). I wouldn’t be surprised that whenever we see Gon again, he’ll have grown a little bit emotionally and mentally too but still perhaps with a couple hiccups here and there because let’s face it, 15/16 year olds are more mature than 12 year olds but there are still things you did when you were 15/16 that you regret due to you still being immature at the time

[@vince1987]

I love his video, sometimes i play it on background when im sleeping because of his butter voice.

[@theduelist92]

How can you hate Gon? I love Gon, i love him specifically because of his immaturity and shortcomings. Him being such a child is what the story is shaped around, and Togashi is really good at pulling him in different directions and getting different extreme and yet understandable reactions out of him. He's not your Naruto nor your Tanjiro, he is flawed and raw and i like him for that reason.

[@mohabalserafe3795]

Does Gon care about those whose close to him like killua leorio and kurapika or was he just using them for his own benefits

[@theduelist92]

@@mohabalserafe3795 IMO he does genuinely care but he also doesn't see anything wrong in using them. As long as they dont get directly harmed (on in the heat of the moment even if they get directly harmed, as long as they are ok with it) he'll get a benefit from them. And tbh this is not strictly a negative thing, we all get some amount of benefit from being with our friends, but Gon doesn't even see the moral implications in, for example, Killua demolishing his hands in the dodgeball match. The opposite is also true: Gon genuinely thanks Binolt for helping them (even tho Binolt was not acting on his own will) while despising Nobunaba because Binolt was useful to him. At the same time he wont worry too much about his friends putting theyr lives on the line like he wont hesitate putting his own life on the line, like when he went to the Zoldyck's "house" or when he risked his life helping Kurapika. He's very similar to Lufy but he lacks the emotional maturity that Lufy has, because he's 12 xD

[@mohabalserafe3795]

@@theduelist92 I wonder how would he reacted if killua was the one who died instead of kite

[@theduelist92]

@@mohabalserafe3795 Probably in a very similar way. Kite is for Gon the first loss in his life, the first important person that died. If i think back to the first time i experienced grief as a kid i can definitely understand his tantrum. In another story Kite's death and Gon's reaction to it would've been the backstory of a villain, but luckly Gon had Killua and the experiences he made in his journey.

[@mohabalserafe3795]

@@theduelist92 yeah you're right Gon and killua do complete each other that's why both of them are the best friendship in anime history but I get so sick to my stomach when I see some idiots shipping those two they need to stop doing this shit

[@mowo_fb8119]

i feel like when togashi revists gon, it would be good to see him years after the events of stuff like the chimera ant arc. lots of room for growth andchange that could fit into the tone and future of hxh. maybe 16-18

[@666Impulsive]

Agree! I wanna see time-skip teen Gon when he lived a few years without nen and honed his hunter skills. This has been my head-canon for a while now!

[@BigOMeldogs]

@@666Impulsive then when he unlocks his nen powers again he gets specialist. fuck yeah

[@drakejoshofficialyoutubech5569]

yeah can't wait for this to happen in 2050

[@josephpetersen1728]

Hunter x hunter shippuden

[@user-ug2to5bo1q]

Yeah since now hes ambitions and future isn't tied to ging anymore, he can now take his time to learn nen again and what he wants to do rather than meeting his dad expectations.....just to live life and appreciate the journeys.

[@milkee7748]

Im glad gon finally stepped out from the story, he had already achieved his main goal (finding his dad), and it was about time Leorio and Kurapika get some page time. However, part of me hopes he comes back to the story eventually and we see the 4 bros finally reuniting

[@sathwikbs9414]

mostly if they bring back gon it will be him helping killua with the alluka considering she is from dark contient so there is huge potential there and gyro as well

[@stonecrow7913]

They still include him on the meet the character pages I’m sure he’ll come back

[@Takee007]

@@sathwikbs9414 Gon has a tie in with Gyro who’s kinda been built up to possibly be the final boss I think that’s how he’ll come back into the story OR Togashis probably just gonna bring him to the dark continent eventually to See Don freecs about his nen my theories

[@jwalkblue7]

Gon will back. Ging told him that he could re-open his Nen pores and I'm sure that was added in for good reason. He still needs to meet Gyro. I'm also a firm believer that Hisoka will die by Gon's hands.

[@sathwikbs9414]

@@jwalkblue7 nah for that gon gotta be a nen expert with loads of experience cause right now hisoka is fuckin op

[@unwantedunneeded9476]

Killua: *kills 1000 people* People: omg best character we love you Gon: *kills one dangerous sadistic chimera ant* People: oh no you're a monster!

[@rose-yd9mn]

Right. When people analyze Gon and his morality, sometimes they gloss over the fact has Killua has done objectively worse things. That being said, one part of Killua is that over the course of the series, he becomes a lot more compassionate and human. Killua was groomed by his family to become an infamous assassin, while Gon was raised in a somewhat normal environment (minus his interactions with feral animals, which I do believe had a big role in his naivety in the latter events), and he doesn't really develop emotionally. If anything, he regresses. I think that both Gon and Killua are very humanistic characters, just living in dark worlds.

[@unwantedunneeded9476]

@@rose-yd9mn, i agree. The world of HxH is clearly more dangerous and cruel than ours (due to nen, magical beasts and dark continent stuff), so i'm confused when people try to apply our world's morals to it.

[@folo7595]

Lmfaooo so true, Killua's fans are clowns😂 Gon>>Killua anyways

[@unwantedunneeded9476]

@@folo7595 no, they're both cool in their own ways

[@folo7595]

@@unwantedunneeded9476 certainly💯 they both has always been equally formidable/well-written, but i still fw gon more and find him more relatable, reason of why i said gon>kil, but dw i agree with you

[@afeathereddinosaur]

Gon is a kid, he's very high quality for a fatherless kid that went through crazy and traumatizing experiences. Once we get back to Gon from the current arc in the manga, we'll see how he is

[@higharchbishopofteatasting6217]

Yeah, and I'm not sure why he thinks killua is light years ahead of him as the show constantly says they are equal,

[@afeathereddinosaur]

@@higharchbishopofteatasting6217 well, that's because Killua is more mature than normal for his age due to all of the assassin training and complicated family. If you were young one day, it's as if you in middle school met someone from the beginning of high school.

[@peacepipe6695]

pretty sure Gon isn't very high quality considering the fact that he threw his life away for a grudge and now is affected for the rest of his life.

[@afeathereddinosaur]

@@peacepipe6695 but he touches grass tho'

[@higharchbishopofteatasting6217]

@@afeathereddinosaur doesn't matter for combat. Gon is absolutely equal in terms of combat, it's crazy to how how much B's is spewed by this channel

[@samuelperezgarcia]

You say Gon "sucks", I say he is one of the few well written Shonen protagonists out there. Everything he does makes sense.

[@gangstagummybear3432]

Lol

[@wardaddy7216]

​@@gangstagummybear3432 He's a realistic 12 year old protagonist.

[@diadiecisse3089]

Man when Gon emerges back into the story and seeing him more mature and wise will be sooooo satisfying. Because there was a point when his immaturity almost cost him his life and him realizing all that and growing up body and mind will make him my favorite character in the show. The boy went through hell and by using all that experience he will become one of the smartest and cool headed characters in the show which might even unlock a new type of nen for him.

[@juanhaines7295]

I love the duality of Gon and meruem. Gon becomes a monster in his own way while meruem by the end of his story. Was the most humane character op in the series. He wouldn't hurt anyone even when he was dying and just wants to spend what time he had left with the woman he loves.

[@babygolem2465]

Meruem was still going to dominate the world though, he'd just let some humans live freely in select areas

[@onu2488]

@@babygolem2465 From what I've seen, that sounds pretty human to me.

[@kvfk8917]

Dont agree with any of that. You guys just have fcked up mind. Gon did the good thing. You are sll being simps to Pitou yuck

[@FamousBeasten]

Togashi Goat 🐐

[@sticklegends5689]

I mean that's only because his life was numbered His about to die If he didn't took on that rose bomb he'd be dominating the entire world

[@ohseasons]

You lost me at gon just “throwing a tantrum” his mind completely broke

[@bringinthedope5929]

lol fact. I knew some folks didn't like the boy but sheesh.

[@lwazithemba6931]

Gon learned extremely dangerous information about nen use at an age where he couldn't fully comprehend its impacts and consequences If he didn't know about nen would he likely have just been sad that he couldn't do anything about Kites death? (Would he have even been there to witness Kites death)

[@woods93bullet44]

If he didn't know about nen Gon wouldn't have ever been able to go to greed Island so he wouldn't have been able to meet kite

[@youdungoofed1]

Kite might have lived if he wasn't preoccupied babysitting gon

[@Coelohihi]

Tbh it was kurapikas fault for telling gon he can make contracts with his nen

[@androiduser3895]

I honestly loved how Gon was written because everytime I got annoyed or confused, I stopped and thought "he is a kid, so it does make sense." That right there is an example of good writing by Togashi.

[@theonlyhikaru]

The fact that Gon had no problem befriending Killua even after learning he's a murderer who hails from a family of murderers should be enough to tell you about his character.

[@eustasszay608]

What does that even mean😭😭😭😭😭

[@Diegoloo]

@@eustasszay608 that gon is very selfish and only cares about the people he loves

[@eustasszay608]

@@Diegoloo that doesn’t even make sense. Considering the fact that Gon has morally helped people he didn’t even know through out the story but ok. Like understand the character yourself dude instead of being a yes man watching videos or listening to what other say

[@Diegoloo]

@@eustasszay608 bro chill

[@theonlyhikaru]

@@eustasszay608 The other way around. As long as you don't hurt the people he cares about, he doesn't particularly care what you do (to others). And if you intrigue him enough, he might even want to be your friend. He's not "selfish" as much as he is childish. The world of HxH is a lot more terrifying than our world so I can't fault a literal child for thinking this way. The problem here is the (lack of good) parenting from Mito who would literally let Gon go out and play in a forest full of dangerous animals since he could walk and talk without any adult supervision which likely made him abide to the "survival of the fittest" rule. People (like GLR/NWR) often say that Gon became more selfish past the Hunter Exam arc but that couldn't be more untrue. In that same arc, he befriended Killua who he found interesting even after he watched him rip someone's heart out, watched the climber dude get eaten by the giant bird without being scared, leave the bee girl behind in a dangerous place because she isn't his friend, etc. He was never the oh-so-innocent character people made him out to be but just another kid with his own set of values born from a traumatic/neglectful childhood. TLDR: Gon thinks very similar to the wild animals he grew up observing. If you don't disturb him, he won't "disturb" you (as long he has nothing to gain).

[@owloko1349]

I just love Gon as protagonist, unpredictable to various degrees and more importantly is very interesting to see how he reacts to the world, Togashi being able to actually portray a child protagonist is amazing

[@VolticWind]

If, and this a big IF, he returns to the protagonist role, I hope that it’s been a few years in-universe to allow him the time to emotionally mature. It would be interesting to see how Gon’s meltdown affects him going forward.

[@mandem2362]

He eventually will.

[@melancholypuppy3595]

He will return. Unless the show ends after two more arcs it would be weird if he didn't return

[@Liliquan]

@@mandem2362 No he won’t. Togashi is better than that.

[@Liliquan]

@@melancholypuppy3595 Read the comment again.

[@law6115]

@@Liliquan gon and gyro are fated to meet lol

[@BlaqjaySama]

This video just made me feel a deep need to rewatch this entire series again. And I usually dislike rewatching things. Well done!

[@tripp6661]

I love how you keep reminding everybody that GONS A 12 YEAR CHILD 😂 this is how normal 12 year olds would react to most of the things he’s been through. Especially a 12 year old with a dead beat dad, I hope we get to see him down the road to see what he matures in to

[@Liliquan]

BS. In reality, a child doesn’t see their parents murdered in cold blood and become a bat themed vigilante seeking revenge. Not to mention “having a dead beat dad” doesn’t lead one to be close buddies with a heartless assassin. A child doesn’t leave his family because he heard his dead beat dad is a cool guy from one stranger and then go on a perilous journey to meet him at any cost.

[@aianjimenez7574]

@@Liliquan It isn't bullshit. Those things that you have mentioned actually exist, a reality. Maybe your kind of reality is just confined in your comfortable space so you do not know that there is always a Gon, same backstory and same outcome, residing somewhere in this planet.

[@Liliquan]

@@aianjimenez7574 So there’s a few sparse examples so therefore it’s how normal 12 year olds react? Get a brain and pay attention to context.

[@aianjimenez7574]

@@Liliquan Those sparse examples that you talked about has actually happened as I have come across stories like those when reading, watching, and listening to news around the world. Maybe I can't keep up with your intelligence but all the things that you keep on spewing about your kind of reality is just pure non sense. Don't just confine yourself in the social media, come out and delve deeper into the realities of this world. Also, that's how normal people react to being repeatedly deceived/ lied to or much better cheated with despite of giving multiple chances for that person to change especially in keeping his promises, you just have the urge to kill kill that person or do things that make him suffer. Come on, grow up, don't be just a troll forever!

[@dylanmcdanger]

I think that's the beautiful thing about Gon. We feel he makes the wrong choices and we feel he is selfish because he (and we) are. Most of the protagonists are written as having some morally riotous reason for doing everything they do. They all have their "uncle ben" moment. Gon's a 12 year old who wants to see how strong he can be because he wants his dad to notice him. He is as truly human of a character as I've ever seen. He never becomes a parody of himself, he's just himself.

[@johnpellegrinoconnors3843]

Gon is a kid thrown into a world that he has no idea what to do with but because he has incredible power he gets far further and is far more dangerous for it

[@nicholascole9673]

I actually love little sociopath Gon. He's a little lunatic with almost no desire for self preservation and one of the only cases of a superpowered preteen actually acting like and being treated like a superpowered preteen. It was refreshing imo, I would like to see more of him.

[@kylekiske_]

The anti protagonist, one of Togashi's best ideas. Ok so what if we dropoed an actual 12 year old into a shonen?

[@AryanSingh-yy9mw]

Seinen*

[@kylekiske_]

@@AryanSingh-yy9mw ur mum *

[@joeyhughley7592]

Everything you said is the reason why he’s a great character and perfect for this story , everything is so in depth and convoluted sometimes you need something simple/ straightforward to water it down and or dilute it to make it more digestible gon is a breath of fresh as air like when they put comic relief in a otherwise serious story , they work to the same effect

[@Sewiefortune]

The fact that you got an ANT add is so amazing that i watched every second of it EVEN THOUGH im clamoring for HXH content atm

[@katekyojp6338]

The ant game looks tight ngl

[@junkoe3808]

>There's no reason to think Gon would actually go ahead and kill komugi. This is hinted at by the fact that knuckle refused to give Gon information that would humanize the royal guards because he thought he would hesitate and therefore increase the risks. He would probably threaten it all the way to the moment he would be forced to do it and then stop. > Gon actually has incredible reasoning feats that are more realistic and surpass most of the hxh characters. Think about how he had his team escape the last part of the big tower in the hunter exams. When he noticed that the weapons in the room could break the walls, so he convinced his teammates to take the longer route and make a hole in the wall to connect it to the short route. I'm kind of upset that the author didn't focus much on these aspects of Gon. Because he set him up to potentially be one of the most clever people, just significantly less trained than everyone else. > Gon is more like the person that would intervene if someone was working towards harming people/ was in the process of causing damage, but not if someone evil wasn't doing anything that could endanger people. Like, he would not go on the hunt for someone who is evil, but passive.

[@Do_datt]

Gon honestly is the most human anime character we have views based on 20/20 retrospective views but he’s the most realistic emotional child doing what they can do with what they have the capabilities for

[@justinwilliams3934]

I've got to say, I love the editing on this video. The dark hand, like in Gon's transformation, to transition was clean. I love seeing this chanel so active again now that HxH is starting back up! Hype!

[@MMKTTBOMB]

In the case of Heaven's Arena I feel it had a lot to do with Killua downplaying the whole situation, and also their constant success throughout the hunter exam and the earlier floors.

[@b1ackic3]

You improved a lot in making these videos, I remember watching years ago when you weren't even showing your face. You should expand to more series.

[@vietucle8967]

There's this video titled "Gon is unhinged" by X3ma that perfectly encapsulates this and how apparent Gon's insanity really was had we paid enough attention.

[@Andrei-sm3er]

I love Gon because he feels like a real kid and is also a real psycho with grey morals and very often no regard for human life unless he cares about said life. Makes up for a character who feels real.

[@jimjimcherie]

And all of this is what makes Gon one of my favorite protagonists. He is imo incredibly compelling, it's the fact that he is morally gray and at any moments he tips more one side of the scale than the other that is so entertaining, and ofcs, by the end of TCA arc, he tips towards the side of a monster while Meruem does the contrary. Poetry.

[@dimensionaluniverse5215]

Gon is exactly who I thought he was a little kid who didn’t train long enough, but trying to fight the champ with no experience, but he can win with the right teachers or by fluke

[@they-call-me-Marshall]

no better reply for this video than the words of chairman netero : you should never underestimate gon's infinite potential for evolution ...

[@Liliquan]

Don’t lie.

[@they-call-me-Marshall]

@@Liliquan technically i didn't .. i just didn't go literal .. maybe you should use your brain to think a little instead of being aggresive on comments section on the internet .. that would be a lot more useful for ... "mankind" happy now ?

[@Liliquan]

@@they-call-me-Marshall No you lied. It’s not about literal or figurative. You took something that was general and made it extremely specific. Portraying Netero as having some sort of intense faith in Gon which certainly wasn’t the case. You completely distorted the meaning that was being portrayed.

[@they-call-me-Marshall]

@@Liliquan are you trolling me ? if yes .. then good job you got me good .. if no .. then you should know that i was making remarks about what's said in the video about how's gon is just a child .. netero words stand true for gon as well as anybody else but that was never the point .. it's video .. it's about what liam said .. man you are indeed trolling me 😂

[@Rastaman832003]

Saying that Gon and Meruem are the same because Gon SAID he would kill Komugi in order to force Pito to fight is a giant leap in logic. Meruem literally killed a bunch of people and had his army kill a bunch of people. Beating Pitos head in was brutal but it was nowhere near what the ants have done under direct orders from their King.

[@mizonami1934]

Yeah I agree

[@gazaalley3862]

Understand the contrast

[@kalenthedon8546]

No it's actually the same logic you are only viewing the kings actions as worse because your being biased in favor of humans .. in reality the humans are like chickens to the ants just a source of food

[@Rastaman832003]

@@kalenthedon8546 you must be high as fuck to think that beating one ant to death is as bad as killing and eating hundreds if not thousands of people, literally an entire kingdom.

[@AryanSingh-yy9mw]

@@kalenthedon8546 I ain't seen no human eat a duckling or a few weeks old chick...

[@winebird8952]

Liam, I watch all of your channels. But I just realized how fitting the two manga review channels are, because the New World is the second half of the Grand Line. And it has taken me what fees like years to make that connection. Superb!

[@fullcontactdownhillgymnast2572]

Gon is a nen beast. He showed his true form before fighting pitou

[@anonymous14]

Congrats on editing your first video editor-kun.

[@Feitan14889Sama]

Finally someone not downgrading gon for being a simple kid unlike other shounen MC's who are like unrealistic. Loved ur explanation❣️

[@mortality-_-142]

Gon is what happens when curiosity can't kill the cat

[@nobody3744]

i cant wait to watch ur vids when the next part of hxh comes out

[@HappiestSadGuy]

that painting is exquisite

[@liahfox5840]

Suspense and unpredictability are two sides of the same coin. It's part of what makes HXH so awesome. It's genuinely unique and buries that copy-paste anime mantra.

[@Alteringrealitystudios]

Thanks much brother I spit my coffee out but having a laugh like that this morning was well worth it. The cracking the skull open and feasting on the goo inside, yeah good stuff.

[@Sage_6reen]

You know we spend a lot of time as a community assigning morality to a preteen with few healthy adult role models. It's just interesting shounen has conditioned us to expect morality and skill and reason from a twelve year old. Even with all his advantages with no training and minimal support (his mom figure was there but he went on his journey alone) it's amazing how well he ended up doing in this reality

[@inquism2716]

Man that was nicely planned Liam. On god good video and ad placement!

[@carvajals]

I’ve always liked Gon’s morality…. I can relate to him so much

[@MGM_Think]

Like father like son. The apple didn't fall far from the tree.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

My hype is through the roof for chap 391 and succession war wylin as much as ever but as far as Gon goes I like him and his potential when/if he does return

[@Mgauge]

Looking back, it says something that the only major victory Gon had was against the bomber and that required a lot of help and planning and cost him both hands. Even that was mixed as he nearly screwed the plan up just so he could feel satisfied fighting.

[@lightyagami4560]

Gon will forever be my favorite and honestly should stay MC of HXH.. he is so much more than just gold heart MC

[@Liliquan]

Gon was only ever temporarily the MC.

[@aianjimenez7574]

@@Liliquan How do you know? We're you perhaps a friend of the author, an acquaintance, an intern, one of those hired people that will help him finish his work, his wife, or his confidant?

[@raenah8882]

Binolt surrendered after shown respect and a 2nd chance at life, while killua's victim just wanted to kill

[@YggdrasilAudio]

Grandline Waifu calling Gon's psychopathy in episode one was legendary.

[@dino0rules]

That transition into the sponser was beautiful

[@legionrapier6113]

I would honestly love to se a video comparing the worst “Dads” in anime…. Because there are some interesting contenders; Ging, Goku, Dragon, Yuujiro…. Who really takes the prize, and how does their general neglectfulness meaningfully impact the development of their child’s character?

[@LizeronWardragon]

In all honesty in my eyes, i feel like meruem was not a villain anymore after his fight with netero. It really felt like he had a change of heart, i actually thought that his and netero's deaths were completely avoidable but they happened anyway! I LOVE THIS MANGA!

[@madwanderer6939]

Meruem just had nothing to lose after accepting the fact that he would die anyway. Before that was some amnesia, caused by ressurection, he was about to return to his original mindset, like Pouf wanted. If not Netero's action, king would have continued his screwed deeds. Still a villain, he deserved what he got.

[@tahaasalemnejad5889]

a lot of people tend to forget that pitu was a danger to Gon's friends and loved ones so there was a responsibility that he chose to carry together with his own desire for sacrificing himself because of his mistake.

[@LONEWOLF_FYCN]

7:45 damn near killed me! I almost chocked on my cereal. Didn’t see that coming.

[@overwhelmingtactician3011]

So basically Gon is a child who acts like a child normally acts? 😂

[@AndreNGropo]

The Chimera Ants Arc is BY FAR the best written arc in, dare I say, any media. And I am not a big HxH fan. But to start a story with a pure-hearted Hero and a brutal irredeemable Villain and show the arc that both go through so that in the end they ethically swap places, to show how morality is way more complex than good or bad, that is some next level writting. I never expected that I would cry over a villains death, and I don't think I will ever again.

[@termin8ter4562]

I feel like Gon is going to go through some ark where he learns to get his nen back, and since he has been through whatever you want to call his ant ordeal, he gets some power boost.

[@rustycalloway1814]

Gon's zealous chasing of selfish endeavors has always to me at least felt like a direct inheritance from his father which strikes back to nature versus nurture

[@solaceking7606]

Gon is the embodiment of the curse of benevolence… his entire being is being joy to those around him as he falls into a pit of despair only to be saved by those around

[@blueplayer6197]

Well I disagree on many many points. (hang in there, this is the first time I ever had to split a youtube comment but I do believe it's all worth your time) 1. Gon isn't always outclassed, when he arrives in the hunters exam is he the best one there? far from it, but he is at the top, very very obviously and he has skills no one else has which was made very clear for example in the Gourmet hunters test with both the egg catching and the pig hunting, Gon is just very good with the wilds and animals not with speed and accuracy like Killua is. To say Killua is years ahead is a mistake, it's not looking at the full picture, Killua is absurdly power at short burst high damage, extreme speed and alertness - those are all skills he learned being an assassin and they shape his personality and abilities but he wouldn't be able to sneak on Hisoka and steal his badge, he is not remotely as physically strong as Gon after heaven's arena at any point and he is much more fragile. To put in RPG terms, Killua is a melee DPS and gon is a tank, Killua is a strategist who thinks of the large picture and avoids trouble while Gon is a tactician who learns about his opponent and judges (usually pretty well) the current situation after he got himself into it. You see that when Gon figures out faster than anyone that Youpi might need to be fought by someone who isn't knuckle, and this is with Gon being completely angry And you of course also see that as he challenge himself time and again to get out of situations Killua wouldn't put himself through such as with the bomber - you can call it battle genius but he was very perseptive and sure that was a horrible idea but Gon figured a way out where many others wouldn't be able to. You also see that when he gets on Greed Island, sure it's mostly meh Nen users running about but Gon just learned Nen and even without Biski if we pretend like the bomber didn't exist, there should be very little doubt that Gon could eventually at the very least be able to collect some cards and get out, that again puts him at the top 10% of players, once again there are better opponents who prove stronger than Gon but that should be natural, the world is a big place, always being the strongest is unrealistic expectations from Gon when even Hisoka constantly finds himself not the strongest around. Sadly for Gon he much like Hisoka is always looking to challenge himself because he believes exactly what Hisoka believes - that when his life is on the line he will find a tactic, he will find a solution and he can win, no matter what or at least get out of there. And even though Hisoka is much stronger than Gon, much more skilled, a far superior tactician too, Hisoka loses an arm here and there and well.. spoilers for the manga but much more and I believe they both accept this is what they are getting themselves into, there will always be someone better, no matter who you are but if you always fight against your betters - you learn faster, you evolve faster, sometimes you die faster. 2. As to not growing fast, Kurapika is a special case of 'lul god mod activate' bs mary sue who needed to do absolutely nothing and then everything worked out for him (if you want to say chain jail bla bla spiders - just know that steal chain also forces zetsu, can be used on anyone and only technically comes out of a chain as it's more a random syringe, so no, everything Kurapika said about having a resolve with the spiders is just wrong, he just made an awful decision to make a strictly worse chain and also for some reason put a condition with it, because Kurapika has exactly the powers he needs for the current situation) Rant aside - other than Kurapika and prince Tserriednich and the Ants, Gon has shown the fastest growth, slightly faster than even Killua as Killua had a huge head start. (And we still don't have final confirmation about the prince either, it could always be just his bodyguard's perspective and she seems rather weak)

[@blueplayer6197]

Part 2: 3. As for morality - Gon isn't a blank slate and he is actually very consistent with his ideals. Gon is also not 'good' or 'bad' Gon is a proud 'true neutral', Hisoka is a threat to him but Gon doesn't see him as evil, Gon doesn't want to join forces with the likes of the troupe or the bombers and certainly not binolt but he is consistent at that, he cares for circumstances. To Gon every living being is allowed to do their best to survive the way they want to and live how they wish to, Gon is an absolute anarchist and he absolutely accepts murder as reasonable and fair as long as that murder serves a purpose, a goal, a reason and isn't just done to amuse oneself. And Gon for the most part is just not beyond giving another chance. When you look at how Gon handles the troupe, they are people who would run around and kill anything that's in their way, no matter how weak for fun not for revenge not for benefits just to throw a big nice fireworks show for Uvo or to remove tiny obstacles. If they were like Hisoka which again Gon doesn't hate - simply very powerful people running around killing those who they see as a challenge, Gon wouldn't dislike them at all. To Gon humans are just animals like any other - if something threatens them or if they need food - they kill and that's ok and that's fine which is why he finds it ok that Killua kills for missions let alone Killua killing during the exam where both sides knew what they are getting themselves into. But if you just run around on a murder rampage like pitou or the troupe, what does it matter at all if you are a human or some animal? Letting binolt and the bomber squads free aligns here, Gon simply learned Binolt was an outcast and this was his misled way to find a place for himself, but Binolt promised to give himself in and turn a page, he promised that he sees a new way - Gon trusts his instincts to spot it when someone changes and that's the same thing that happened with the bombers, they lost the game, they played in a very nasty way and it failed them, defeated and on the ground given mercy by Gon they had to rethink what it is they were doing and if it was worth it in retrospect and Gon just respects that. It also builds into the conversations he had earlier with Killua of why would you steal - that's just playing the game, that's just allowed, I think Gon came to accept that as well but the reason Gon was so much anti it wasn't that stealing is wrong - it was that it's something most cannot defend and are powerless against, it becomes not the 'fair and reasonable way' but the easy way, the way that goes through destroying the weak who don't want to play that way, that's why Gon can't accept it. The troupe is just that - they hunt the weak, they destroy the weak, they steal and leave and at first it looked like they just don't even care about each even, just murder machines aimlessly shooting and 'calling each other trash'. The Komugi example is a strict opposite, first of - since unlike the troupe Gon could have been reasoned with, sure he wanted to use Komugi's life as leverage but that was to get some sort of goal that doesn't involve destroying the weak for fun. That entire conversation for Gon involved around the hypocracy Pitou presented, how could Pitou ask for time to save their friend while showing no mercy with kite or the citizens? How could Pitou sit there and beg while never even pretending to listen to anyone else's pleas? And what really threw Gon into rage is how could it be the Pitou stands there healing some random person when it simply could have been so much easier if Pitou was trying to torture and abuse Komugi's corpse instead like he did with Kite? Because that actually forces Gon into a moral dillema because Pitou while being a monster may have some spark some little inkling of humanity somewhere. And that was the point of it and the point of threatening Komugi, he wasn't threatening Komugi because he wanted to kill Komugi for his own pleasure, he was trying to TEACH PITOU A LESSON. Because to Gon Pitou was the selfish psycho who only understands when their own interests are being hurt (Komugi is Pitou's interest at that point) and cannot feel any compassion towards anyone else nor does Pitou even understand what's the point of compassion, he keeps insisting after all 'this is for the king' NOT for Komugi. And then after all that when Pitou is just like 'Well sorry guess I gotta kill you now' while Gon is on the ground crying the loss of Kite, having not 5 minutes ago been in the exact same situation with Komugi, it signals to Gon that Pitou still doesn't understand what is even the point of compassion and is simply never going to learn. This wasn't just for Kite, Gon was killing someone who he considered beyond redemption, beyond any merit, not humane. And it's likely the first time that Gon leaves a defeated opponent without them having any sort of change of heart after learning that they aren't invincible - so he snaps, how can such evil even exist? how can it be allowed to exist? how is it that unlike everyone Gon has ever met - this evil kitty has just no redeeming qualities, it goes through all this and the first thing it spits out of his mouth is 'oh well guess I'll kill you now' even Youpi wasn't this bloodthirsty and unreasonable. Yes Gon went in there bent on revenge and it absolutely didn't help his judgement but Pitou dug his own grave if he just had the decency to say 'I am sorry, I didn't know how that felt, I didn't consider that abusing corpses for my own fun and amusement is crossing every single imaginable line' there's a very very real chance that Pitou walks out of there alive. But Pitou is just evil, he doesn't understand what he did wrong, he doesn't understand that others exist that aren't the king but still matter even if they don't matter to the king himself. If it wasn't Pitou but Hisoka killing Kite in a fair and agreed upon duel - Gon wouldn't have this reaction, his reaction came solely from the collapse of his one true belief - that anyone can change and everyone deserves to be heard and judged fairly and no one is truly evil, they simply have goals that do not align with yours and that should be ok. tl;dr Gon is absolutely awesome.

[@pingutune]

@@blueplayer6197 dang this is a really good analysis of gon lol

[@rosesugarman1372]

New video, yes!! Ty for keeping HxH alive. It would be cool to see a video about power creep in HxH, which is a general problem in shonen manga that somehow I don't think this story has.

[@fernandesdamian]

How hyped are you for the new chapters?!

[@redbeard3606]

Your videos are incredible lol I love all the “and stuff” and “back to you…me”

[@rohitkallakuri1021]

You just made Gon loom way cooler, as opposed to showing how he sucks. Just shows how good you are at delivering good content.

[@shubhamshreyashkr4238]

Aleczander is like a Gold standard when it comes to HxH videos ✌️. By the way nice video too.

[@jonathanmetze9796]

Shonen protagonists with daddy issues is just redundant

[@D4karai]

This is random but can we talk abt how well he plugged the ad into the video lol

[@zizialive]

I remember the scene when Pakunoda (mindreader spider) asked Gon and Killua why they didn’t run off thus enable Kurapika to kill Chrollo without any worry about them. They said because they are friends with Kurapika, so they can automatically decide what’s the best for him (not killing Chrollo). Which they already know it is Kurapika’s main goal in his life and what’s the history behind it, but they didn’t even bother. Thus, its leads to more conflicts to Kurapika and the Spider But when Pitou killed Kites, Gon can have his own revenge by killing her brutally since its affect the person he cares and Killua can kill whoever he wishes. Its was irony at its fullest and until now its really pissed me off! I know it was just fictional show and it is a plot to develop the story but man its just bother the hell outta me😂 Ps: its my first time writing a long sentence ever in youtube. And English is not my first language, hopefully u guys understand it tho

[@that.canadian.vaper.guyTCVG]

So.... Gon just happens to be a realistic portrayal of a child in a dangerous scenario, where his life is always in danger but he takes everything for granted because he happens to be a prodigy in a mind blowing field? Wow.

[@monkeyaround2066]

"Selfish" is the wrong word to describe Gon. Selfish is when you have enough food for both you and your friends, but you decided to keep everything for yourself and not share any. That is not Gon. Especially when Gon sacraficed himself to avenge his friend Kite, that is exactly NOT what a selfish person would do. A selfishness person would have run away in that situation because protecting himself from any harm would have been the top priority and he could not have gained anything from avenging his friend. In addition, avenging for a friend's death is not throwing a tandrum. In the world of Hunter x Hunter, in order to achieve justice to Kite's death, what could Gon have done? Call the police? Or perhaps settle it in the court of law? Gon might have lost his mind against Neferpitou when avenging for Kite but Neferpitou is far from being innocent. In another perspective, Neferpitou got what she deserved for what she has done. Gon is simply "simple-minded," and maybe even pure-minded. Simple-minded people can be easily influenced negatively and be extremely stubborn toward achieving goal. But to call him bad or even selfish... That's just wrong.

[@mayankkashyap1877]

criminals who commit hideous crimes are but kids with a body of adult, as seen in many researches conducted on inmate psycology. It is we who see them as 'monsters' but they are just stunned children. I feel HxH explores that zone with Gon and i love that.

[@biome3]

Gon to Chrollo: "How can you kill people that have nothing to do with you?" Gon to Pitou: "Next time you speak out of line, I'll kill her."

[@shinjihirako4773]

That’s why Gin decided to leave the parenting part to the Aunt. Gon is such a drag

[@idreadFell365]

Imagine if he found out Kite reincarnated before he approached Pitou.

[@diogocosta3526]

hey, i was thinking something, did netero make a nen condition to return to his prime to fight meruem? like when he, knov, and morel saw pitou he said he was weaker then her but when they raided the palace netero sent her flying, and like gon, sacrificing all his potential to fight pitou, couldn't netero has made a similar thing, like he wanted to fight with all he got and he knew he was going to die, that's why he put a bomb on himself, I really would like to know your opinion

[@HighMizai]

Gon always runs into battle cause thats the traits of an enhancer. "Enhancers are determined and simple. Most of them never lie, hide nothing, and are very straightforward in their actions or in their thinking. Their words and actions are often dominated by their feelings. They are generally very selfish and focused on their goals"

[@sparrow6437]

I think Gon should've been a female protagonist. And I really think Togashi has thought about it before but changed his mind because Hisoka’s Bungee Gum has the properties of both rubber and gum.

[@owloko1349]

I just love that painting on the background

[@PlagueOfGripes]

I legitimately don't want Gon to get his power back, and for him to go through the rest of the series dealing with problems as a normal person that now has the memory of untold power. I think that would be more interesting than him regaining the ability to rock punch people.

[@carlososler7024]

But if that is the case, he will never be able to stay with Killua or any of his friends. Because he will be a fodder to protect.

[@cslack813]

Yeah, no. That would be boring and as “deep” as you might want things to be it would be lame. Why not let gon become a heroin addict after realizing he peaked as a child and can never be a part of the wild and incredible world of hunters and nen. He can can progress into a shady thief and liar who pushes all his loved ones away and then reach new lows so we can have a show with “mature themes” that are so profound. Yeah or we can just appreciate this moment for what it was and have a normal shounen growth arc where the powers are regained with an appreciation that wasn’t there before. Who the fuck wants to watch a show where gon doesn’t do shit again.

[@HadaHarabaz]

@@cslack813 This take is truth.

[@BigOMeldogs]

@@cslack813 very true my friend. i want gon to come back and be way stronger than before. new nen powers aswell. im sure his mindest and mental strength will be very different than before. so im hoping he becomes a specialist like my boi kurapika and gin. Maybe thats why they got rid of his powers cus they realised they cant really do to much with them so theyll give him a respin. I definetly want gon to defeat hisoka someday and im sure thatll bbe towards the end of the manga. so about 5009219 years time.

[@amiasg9305]

@@carlososler7024 that not how friendship works lol. Otherwise Leorio wouldn't have been around in yorknew

[@kenanOW]

You have so much content potential on October 23rd

[@the_joy_n_sorrow]

stop it

[@zax2004]

They "caught" a serial killer after he tried to kill them and gave him the opportunity to save himself. There's nothing tragic about that. Killua ripped that guy's heart out... but that guy is an admitted serial killer and while the guy was talking about how he was going to kill him. That doesn't make Killua any less friend worthy. To think of him as a villain and one worse than Meruem doesn't follow at all. Gon never actually killed anyone unless you count the monsters on greed island or the chimera ants and then it was only Baro and Neferpitou that I can remember (don't remember if he killed the snake, owl, or bat but thought he left them alive so on the high end he killed 5). He also, despite that being his stated objective, didn't kill Neferpitou until after he attacked him from behind and Neferpitou was responsible for almost 500,000 human deaths.