Isaac Netero is the coldest old man in anime

A deep dive into Hunter x Hunter’s enigmatic elder. ISAAC NETERO. Watch the whole thing. Trust me, it’s good. ;)
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[@_ZeroMaximum_]

As a person who wants to watch Hunter X Hunter, I can confirm that I will be looking forward for this Isaac Netero.

[@AiLoveHue]

You have spoiled yourself though :(

[@Luke-eo8dj]

@@AiLoveHueyeah but at least now he wants to watch the anime

[@_ZeroMaximum_]

@@AiLoveHue It's okay. I'm a forgetful person, so I tend to forget that I spoiled myself from a particular video relating to a series.

[@AiLoveHue]

@@_ZeroMaximum_ hope you enjoy it, also try to watch the 1999 version :) if you have time, or you can watch that first, i'm just more of a fan of the 1999 version but i love the last 2 arcs of the 2011

[@gyroandhisballs]

Please keep in mind that he had meruem in checkmate the whole time and human potential is infinite

[@neekk040]

if i recall correctly the words in the manga were: “don’t underestimate humanity’s potential for malice.”

[@laslo3714]

i still think evolution is the more fitting word since it‘s neither good nor evil, it just describes the potential for advancement, which can be used for any purpose

[@neekk040]

@@laslo3714 i have to disagree .in spite of - or even because of his enlightened character, neteros acknowledgment/embracing of humanity's potential for evil made a stronger impact on me at least.

[@villaniousmustache4898]

@@neekk040 malice is a serious problem within the human heart for all those that exist have it. Evolution doesn't fit with the hxh growth theme in the media at all

[@brendonw456]

Actually it was both, because Togashi is cheeky. The Kanji he used was for "malice" but the furigana (characters written over the Kanji to show how they are pronounced) spelled out "evolution", albeit in Japanese. This is a thing Togashi loves...but if we interpret the quote as "malice", then we must also stop saying "Bungee Gum," because the Kanji for that actually means "Elastic Love."

[@frinzerevan5655]

@@brendonw456 This act of word fuckery by Togashi is a fundamental example of "humanity’s potential for malice"

[@averysketchygamer3241]

I'd like to imagine the reason why Netero got so upset at Meruem for undermining his humanity is because of his love for self-improvement. Being human is to have flaws. And Netero understands that he, as a human, will never overcome all of his flaws. But that is his drive in life; to overcome any obstacle. He spent years dedicating himself to surpass his humanity and become the best he could be within the reasonable expectation, and superceded even that. Which is why when Meruem, someone who was born to be perfect, who doesn't understand what it is like to experience flaws within the confines of one's own biology, makes a haphazard statement undermining humanity's potential, Netero is enraged.

[@cazo4223]

Thanking God that our creator is good, holy, and "for" his people as flawed as we are - to the point of dying for us.

[@ToneSherpa]

Netero embodies the Bodhisattva more than any character in fiction I reckon. Ultimate self awareness. Ultimate power. And ultimate discipline. And yet, he's completely flawed in so many ways. It's kind of perfect.

[@Thalanox]

Yep. And the super-quick instant of time between him starting his attack and the attack landing represents the simultaneity of cause and effect. That's the idea that leads to using the Lotus flower as a buddhist symbol, since it goes to flower and seed at the same time, while most flowers are flowers first before they go to seed. There are other reasons the Lotus flower was picked, I just wanted to give an example of where that concept showed up that the average person might be familiar with.

[@avimisra1312]

After finishing this one, it was actually one of your best. You were dead on about his intentions and how Togashi represented them. Netaro isn’t direct about his intentions but they are important tenets, I love the character

[@htf-7391]

Another reason why Netero would be interested in the duo of Killua and Gon is because of their ancestry: Gon’s dad being one of the zodiacs and killuas ancestors being one of the few that went to the dark continent with him.

[@SoulMadnessYT]

I'm repeating what other people have said here but you were spot on with your analysis. It was cathartic watching this, and I appreciate the thoughtfulness of your interpretation, even for the little moments. Hope your channel gets the recognition it deserves mate!

[@truenahr]

Thank you so much my friend! It means a lot coming from you. I’m glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate you for dropping a comment!

[@higharchbishopofteatasting6217]

When you make videos again soul?

[@shmak952]

I don't think one can say Netero had a great sense of justice. More like a great sense of pragmatism.

[@DjayT.]

Wonderful video essay You deserve more attention for all the work you put into these

[@truenahr]

Thank you. That means a lot!

[@DavidMartinez-gl2bn]

True nahr you’re my favorite KZbinr, watching these videos remind me of myself when I found peace, but I got lost after I entered a situation and started taking things meanings to literal. Now I’m slowly regaining myself.

[@patrickmcdaid862]

Fantastic video!!

[@Waffnub]

Awesome analysis, i love listening to the great insights you have been able to capture in this video.

[@Rydizzleyanizzle]

This was beautiful, thanks for making this and sharing your understanding

[@truenahr]

My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!

[@ChimpRevolution]

Amazing video I hope it blows up you deserve 100x more subs for the amount of effort you put in. Netero is my favorite character and you by far did the best character breakdown I have ever seen amazing work 👏

[@truenahr]

Thank you my friend, glad you enjoyed it!

[@BoxingSecrets]

You dropping wisdom like the oak tree and battle reveals true nature is immensely profound and made me subscribe, this is deep stuff, keep making more!

[@capistor1]

That was so well done! Im in awe

[@heavenrvne888]

amazing video and breakdown. would love to see u do more characters

[@dbpsychodelic]

Amazing analysis. Loved it from start to finish. Make some more like this one.

[@truenahr]

I’ve got you!

[@Steel_Gage]

absolutely brilliant video. Never seen anything so accurate. The subtitles are amazing!

[@truenahr]

Thank you! Glad you liked it!

[@Nfonbruno]

This analysis was a masterpiece. I’d love to see you collab with other anime KZbinrs like Synsei

[@Sagaofsr]

Subbed. Keep it up lad

[@ixelaakiko8784]

Great analysis!!

[@shap9148]

you're amazing at analyzing and your use of words is just fantastic, great video mate

[@Yonkage-ik5qb]

When I go back and rewatch the series, it's so entertaining seeing how Netero acts during the Hunter Exam, and more importantly how other characters react to him. Like when Killua thinks he could accidentally kill him if he got too serious in the ball game. Hah! Or especially when Hisoka tells him that he wants to try a fight, and you're caught wondering at the time what kind of fight it would be. But with what you know now... one slap from Kannon would have killed literally everyone on that blimp, Hisoka and Illumi included, before they would have had time to notice, much less react.

[@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697]

cap. netero would indeed beat both hisoka and illumi but not one hit and they would definitely see it lol.

[@wallaceluna6241]

@@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697 idk man. Meruem was on another lvl. God speed killua was slightly faster than luppy. N at this time killua was weak af. Illumi maybe not could’ve pull some bs n lived.

[@Yonkage-ik5qb]

@@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697 Maybe see it, but not be able to do anything about it. Only Meruem was able to see Kannon's attacks, and for the most part could not avoid it. Pitou didn't even know what happened, and he's stupid fast.

[@NickN56]

@@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697 aa no 🤣 Meruem was 100x faster than any character you mentioned and even Meruem saw his movements in slow motion. Also Kanon's hands create internal shockwaves nobody could survive a kanon slap he was named the strongest human for a reason. He was so bored with life because nobody could pull a fight against him.

[@mattb.7079]

Bravo! You definitely provide the best HxH content in terms of analytical depth. Each one of your videos is a true delight for the fan that I am

[@truenahr]

Thank you bro, I appreciate that!

[@88francio]

great video man

[@truenahr]

Thank you my friend!

[@reeceruiters2743]

I cannot show enough love to True Nahr for making these videos. Because of this man I now have a role model which I truly respect and appreciate. I watch some of your videos and I instantly fell in love with the way you disect hunter x hunter characters. Thank you very much and keep uploading for people who who seek the bizarre in this world. A hunter.

[@onehanad1374]

Excellent analysis

[@DrFaust2099]

This my first video of yours and I started watching your others your channel is AMAZING gang cuz of ur perspective

[@bargin2587]

Always a good day when you post.

[@truenahr]

Always a good day when you drop a comment my friend!

[@owensamrob]

Excellent video.

[@Orlando89S]

Hunter x Hunter is a Masterclass in terms of writing.

[@AndrewManook]

Excellent analysis, I'm surprised you didn't mention his interaction with Hisoka during the hunter exam.

[@_kurohana]

You did an amazing analysis, I really like Netero as a character but I did not notice all of the subtleties you described. This also helped me understand that great stories are also made by the care put in these kind of "invisible" details. I mean, I kinda knew, but now I'm more convinced! Thanks for sharing!

[@truenahr]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@flacoblanco2901]

I love your channel and your vids and this just might be my favorite. Keep up the amazing work!

[@truenahr]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for dropping a comment!

[@nomoneyharry]

Man was this a great video

[@truenahr]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@adamlesiak5006]

I love your videos! Keep it up.

[@truenahr]

Will do, thank you!

[@ToneSherpa]

This is brilliant. Well done.

[@truenahr]

Appreciate it!

[@Hust13.]

Great video

[@avimisra1312]

Very glad I’m subscribed, wishing you the best in the new year! Another banger

[@truenahr]

Really glad you enjoyed it! Happy new year!

[@jayhill2193]

What you said near the end about Netero having the wisdom to see through the world and that he is not one to change its ways reminded me about Urahara Kisuke from Bleach, who in that world, is the counterpart to someone who desperately wants to bend the world to his own will with all his power and intellect. That conflict is clearly inspired by Nietzsche's philosophy of the "Uberhuman" and "last human" and now I wonder if Togashi had a similar theme in mind. It seems to me, that Netero's wayward son is pretty much that counterpart to him, the Übermensch / Superhuman, who won't submit to nature's rules and as a result, parts way with all characteristics we call virtuous. It's an interesting concept in my opinion and was definitely my favorite element of Bleach's character building.

[@Apocalyptica916]

Another quality video

[@jobliar937]

If you keep this up your Chanel will blow up

[@private3946]

Thank you so much for this video. Its extremly impactful on so many level for stoicism and philosophy in general. :)))

[@truenahr]

Glad it was helpful!

[@ClaudWilliams]

This was so good

[@blabbermouth0598]

Love your videos man, remember me when you're big :)

[@truenahr]

I’ve got you dw😂

[@fantomxdexrage]

Well Done!

[@diegoolmo5540]

What a masterpiece. This was so great developed that i almost fogot my hxh knowledge. Cheers, happy new year

[@truenahr]

Happy new year. Thanks for watching!

[@Vexian]

great video

[@truenahr]

Appreciate it!

[@SZN]

Beautiful

[@MikeBlanchett]

oh man how did i miss this??

[@blackphantom5656]

Holy shit, such a good analysis

[@Yoru_No_Chi]

And on the other hand he is the reason why the hunter exams now are so deadly lol...

[@maddoxbedford6166]

100th like. Great video!

[@truenahr]

Many thanks!

[@seventen1748]

this the best video i watch in the youtube and believe me a watched soooooooooooo many

[@truenahr]

That means a lot man. Thank you!

[@Scrimparmy]

Meteor has all the signs of being a cliche “elder” sensei typecast character but he breaks that mold in every possible way. One of my favorite characters ever created

[@tonyt8271]

Togashi is a genius. A genius among geniuses in story writing. Excellent video & analysis!

[@terrencemoore8739]

Making this video post-yamabro is kinda wild

[@tateroblaze744]

You really gonna post this right after we just saw yamamoto vs ywach.

[@HeatBoi]

I already know this, but I need to be reminded of Netero’s Coldness

[@seansilver8757]

This video made me realise how much I love Hxh and its community😭 it’s literally stands above anything by a mile.

[@tnsxpm]

i love the chairman. he is the living embodiment of the 48 laws of power.

[@renegade3169]

isaac netero is the anime version of david goggins in my opinion, always trying to overcome the limitations of being human

[@EOMMunaware]

He barley had screen time to be considered

[@kadamnable]

great video one thing i'd recommend is a pop filter for your microphone tho

[@truenahr]

Thank you, I’m in the process of upgrading my mic to a better one.

[@tnsxpm]

obviously

[@sagestrongbear]

I wish we got to see Netero challenged by another floor master, just to see him destroy another high level human nen user

[@joseph.klousse]

@truenahr What's the song at 2:32? Please and thank you!

[@TB26]

What I don't get is how Meruem's praise can be presented as an insult or disrespect towards humanity's evolution. Netero on this end seemed to be the condescending one with his reply. Maybe he felt like it was an attack to his pride.

[@jaybugo]

Netero is jus tone of those characters that you like to see in a show, but probably wouldn't want to meet in real life.

[@bittahxpupil]

How I wanna be as a old man

[@wojteku5367]

Same

[@conscriptreporting6265]

i think that netero knows that he can change the world balance if he interferes. he just doesnt want to cuz he knows it is not "he right" thing to do

[@magno172]

still waiting on cjdachamp to do a video on hunter x hunter

[@dj-um7el]

Can we just agree that the HXH covers go hard!!!

[@truenahr]

They definitely do!

[@dj-um7el]

@@truenahr yeup

[@AkankshaSingh-eq8ts]

BRO please upload

[@treysavage4570]

My fav old badass in anime has to b Genkai

[@wallaceluna6241]

With the Netero telling gon where Poitou was. May have been because gon wouldn’t have been able to take the king. Well in that form Netero wouldn’t have known about adult Gon but still. So he leveraged that anger n leaking aura to a more suitable target. Maybe trying to protect gon so he has a chance to thrive in the future. He was extremely intrigued by Gon n Killua cuz they had a lot of potential.

[@iamafro]

I don't know about this one. Didn't netero look at pitou and say that things stronger than me

[@RandomGuy-ci9nt]

Old Man Yama?

[@Big_Pudim]

Netero is my dad, but Whitebeard is daddy

[@wrestlingscience]

great video! i disagree though, I don't think netero was just, or wise. I think the best way to describe him is determined to a fault.. stubborn even. Selfish. he refused to talk things out with the king, determined to fight it out and let his might decide what was wrong or right. even when the king made some valid points might even benefit humanity he noticed this change and still refused to talk. he set his mind up from the start that he would destroy the king and refused to let that decision change regardless of what happened after. like you said, what he values most of all is giving everything he has to challenge an unstoppable opponent. he valued that above the lives of the ants, valued it above the lives of the humans. everything he does seems to be about testing his own strength in pursuit of that goal.. until the very end where he looses, and blows the king up, with a weapon not from his own strength. this is the last thing we'd expect netero, a martial artist whos dedicated his life to combat, to do. its dishonorable. But it just shows that in his final moments, he puts the sake of humanity above his own personal values, dreams and ambitions. It reminded me of Erwins death in attack on titan, who put the sake of humanity before his dream of finding out the truth of their world, in his final moments when it mattered most, both Netero and Erwin were Selfless. That's just my interpretation of the character

[@preferstobesomeaverageguy]

If I may add. Netero was tasked with exterminating the Chimera Ants by the Government or the people behind it.

[@iamafro]

This kind of breaks down when you realize he had to put that bomb in himself in advance. Meaning from the start it was going to be victory by any means. but the way you describe him this is not something that he would do. You describe him someone that would want to win with their own power so why would he even plan to bring a bomb like that?

[@saitamabeatsgoku1960]

He is the best fictional character ever made

[@mrnukes797]

Albus Dumbledore vs Isaac Netero

[@gucciusmaximusi5099]

Whitebeard and Yamamoto Exist 🗿

[@chainsawguyyy]

There is "old" in "cold"

[@williamcompitello2302]

According to Jung psychology and mbti, Netero might be an ENTP. They literally have the potential to be the smartest/most accomplished and important people ever.

[@jordyh.5243]

It’s been found that Mbti doesn’t have much credibility.

[@williamcompitello2302]

@@jordyh.5243 I follow some dude named C.S. Joseph and it's what led me to my conclusion. Check him out if you're interested.

[@jetfuelcantmeltsteelmemes8791]

@@jordyh.5243 which, tbh,is quite obvious once one takes the test. horoscopes for engineering students lol

[@jayhill2193]

@@jetfuelcantmeltsteelmemes8791 I'm with Jordy on that one. I find the Big Five model to be more practical and intuitive. Gauging one's personality on five overarching character traits: Openess, Concienciousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness and Neuroticism.

[@Guvino0]

Hunter x Hunter remains to be my favorite anime of all time

[@TheLumberjack1987]

He definitely knows how to unpack his plotlines, until he abandons them for a few months/years and once he comes back he has forgotten half of it and retcons the rest :D

[@marcelomcid]

netero has a dark and twisted side - the fact that you don't mention it makes me sad

[@babayaga9723]

Some might argue that Aokiji is the coolest man in anime temperaturewise

[@donaldmonroe6823]

Shigekuni Genryusai Yamamoto is the greatest old man in anime history

[@Marco-wn7bf]

Yamamoto Shigekuni Genryusai is equally badass as Isaac Netero!

[@zombathinlostleghackercat5233]

But how does that make him cold?

[@Kdowg222]

Becouse its below 35 degrees

[@heavenrvne888]

trying to be like netero. i think his philosophy is perfect

[@WarriorVeldoren]

I gotta say most video essay are just regurgitated nonsense that seems disingenuous but I really enjoyed your perspective.

[@greenhillnerdnew8148]

toshiro would disagree

[@joshiffy]

Yamamoto is definitely colder but Netero sure is fridge freezing 🥶

[@itsKNY]

yea "COLDEST MAN" cuz he's dead 🤣

[@holschermarc]

Its funny how people alwaya depict Togashi as this deep thinker with a great plan while he is actually just winging it 50% of the time. The fact that he is such a great storyteller is what makes HxH so great. I mean he literally had no plan for a Powersystem and improvised Nen over time. Most of the time he is probably giggling like shit when he does another reference to something because he simply thinks its funny. He is way less serious and smart than people think - he is just a really really really really good storyteller.

[@iamafro]

I honestly think this makes it more impressive. The reason why people think he planned it all out is because it's so good. It seems like it would be impossible to do on the fly. It's like if the greatest song you ever heard has lyrics that the artist made off head while recording. That's insane

[@holschermarc]

@@iamafro Oh it is, absolutly. I just find it funny that people often have this image of him that almost the complett opposite of what he is

[@Sku11Ski11]

He treats all of the man in the palace at that time as expandable pawns, including himself. If not for him and Meruem being transported far away, he have no problem about them dying with him in the Rose explosion. He naturally don't mind using a kid fueled by rage to his advantage. They were fighting for the rest of humanity for gods sake, 'to hell with that kid' is probably what's in his mind.

[@AndrewJMar]

Netero didn't give a care about humanity or anything like that. He wanted to put his whole soul into fighting an overwhelming adversary. That's all Netero every wanted.

[@yeahey5947]

I think he does feel some primal desire to protect his species from a world ending threat, but its just too good of an opportunity for him to pass up

[@mantis8326]

Its showed that he does care about humanity as a whole. He killed Meruem for that exact reason

[@kojirod.dragon3724]

He cares about what humanity represents(the ability to overcome struggle and grow). But yes, Netero doesn’t care about humans in the traditional sense.

[@iamafro]

If he didn't care about humanity and just wanted to fight then why wouldn't he just let meruem live and get even stronger?

[@Zithorius]

Nah, Satou from Ajin is the coldest old man