Kurapika's Mistake: The Theory You Need To Know

Just for the sake of understanding the true vision the author had for this theory I think it's worth reading their post about it. I also wish I could talk to them to tell them how much I love this theory but who knows, maybe they'll see this. I also want to say I'll be back to uploading like normal, so more hxh content on the way.
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[@jcnot9712]

One of my problems with the phantom troupe having a grudge with the kurta clan is the fact that Uvogin literally doesn’t remember slaughtering them when Kurapika brings them up by name. The implication being that they commit so much senseless murder, he doesn’t keep count so it’s not like they kill based on grudge. Then when he sees kurapika’s glowing red eyes he’s not filled with hatred but only gets a bit excited as he starts remembering again.

[@apeesteranime2956]

Very good and fair point

[@sanctusimmolatum4286]

You make it sound as though this was Set up by a third party.

[@MermaidGang]

Uvogin said he dont remember killing them just to fuck with Kurapika head

[@clivefernandes4205]

Imo it's a bs theory probably formulated by someone who doesn't understand the the psychology behind HXH. Remember, it's not written by teenager.

[@sanctusimmolatum4286]

@@MermaidGang that’s a possibility but I think he was genuine. He is an enhancer, enhancers are Frank, curt and single minded. Lookign at his nature I doubt he lied.

[@cynthiawu7170]

I think what is often overlooked when people question how dark Kurapika would have to have gone to not care to visit a dying Gon is that Kurapika is clearly shown to NOT KNOW. Leorio is constantly phoning him to try to tell him but we see Kurapika ignoring the phone. Knowing Kurapika's character, there is no way he would not have immediately come to visit Gon if he knew that Gon was dying. But whether this whole Sheila / Pariston theory is true or not, it makes sense to keep Kurapika out of this part of the plot since he had no role in the Chairman Election arc (and lots of role in the ongoing arc). Togashi is very good at using characters only when they will have an impact on the plot. So having Kurapika ignore his phone calls from Leorio is plausible and believable. Most of us will ignore calls if we are in a depressed and dark mood. And that keeps him away just long enough to wrap on Gon and Killua's story (for now) without distraction and then bringing back Kurapika as a protagonist (for the audience I mean) later for his own story also without distraction.

[@Yodah97]

Well the thing is that given the circumstances of the story, Kurapika definitely knew that Leorio wouldn't be freaking out for something small. "One of our friends needs my help" should be one of the first explanations that come to mind as to why Leorio is freaking out. So it is still fairly dark that Kurapika ignored his phone, even if he never got confirmation that this was the situation.

[@necomiller5892]

Yeah Kurapika has his own story to focus on, only when they really need him he’ll consider seeing them, and in regards to the Sheila/ Pariston theory I would be interested if Togashi will go more into the backstory of Pariston because he was a very interesting character who was introduced to us in the election arc, and it will be interesting to see Sheila grow as an in as she tries to work harder to get to her real goals in the future👌🏽 And with Gon and Killua they can show how much they have grown and matured when the Dark Continent Arc officially releases👏🏼👏🏼 and then to add to what I already mentioned about Kurapika earlier he needs to focus on bettering his mental health, which will in turn show he’s maturing, bettering himself as a person, and when people r ready to see him he will definitely be ready to share his own story to those who deserve to hear it including the people close to Kurapika 😏🫰🏼🙅🏽‍♂️✨💫🩶

[@necomiller5892]

I agree with this and thanks u helped me to better my take on how I feel like the story should go especially when it involves the main cast Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio👌🏽

[@josiahlikestodance]

Pariston and Tserridndhebfb being the new Hisoka and Illumi is slightly hilarious and 1000% terrifying

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@joseibarra7735]

I like how you spell tserridndhebfb, his name's just too much work

[@Quasarii]

​@@joseibarra7735 tsezguerrarrinreich

[@cutiefarty]

tserrinich name bro WHY IS IT SO HARD TO SPELL

[@maisarashafiq9322]

@@joseibarra7735 terror sandwich suffices or even just Tserri

[@tonyjr7986]

Now that we know Shelia grew up with Chrollo and the troupe in Meteor City, this theory is CRAZY. Not to mention Shelia’s motives could be related to the reason the Phantom Troupe was formed in the first place. Read chapters 395-397

[@jperry1132]

People are saying the newest chapters disprove this theory? How if anything it proves it further. The fact that shelia clearly had a strong connection to the phantom troupe in childhood (and likely the formation of the phantom troupe) I like to think that she was the original 4th member, and was a key player in setting up the kurta massacre. Another thought that may attribute to this how the hunter association has rarely, if ever, done anything to stop the phantom troupe activity, and perhaps this is due to pariston (or shelia) pulling the strings for them

[@torresmoblade]

If the Sheila/Pariston theory is confirmed by Togashi, I hope Ging causes him a inhuman suffering. An alliance between Tserriednich and Pariston would be equivalent to a Brion-level Calamity. Anyway, I'm glad you're back, thanks for the upload, I'm a fan of your work.

[@Hugo_Tate]

doubt that'd happen

[@Pendejoguey]

It would be so cool if kurapika got to the dark continent and was immediately Greeted by tons of kurta

[@loturzelrestaurant]

I agree!! If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@Cestfinigracealui]

The fact this theory is even possible is testimony of HxH's hegemony in the Shonen world

[@ASOtheprO]

Sheila theory and Hisoka Illumi theory are both amazing A flaw with this theory is that Uvogin didn’t know or recall anything about the Kurta clan right before his fight with Kurapika, even though he was apart of the massacre. After he was outclassed by Kurapika, he then remembered the Kurta clan, recalling them with a strangeness or lack of familiarity. He said something along the lines of “now I remember. They got really strong and enraged when their eyes turned red.” I don’t remember every troupe member from meteor city but I’m pretty sure Uvogin’s from meteor city. I’m pretty sure he was also a member of the troupe since they were founded. It would make sense for him to have been from meteor city.

[@drakesmith2492]

If only you had know about the Phantom Troupe's backstory and that Sheila grew up with them. And the fact that a friend of hers and the core members of the Troupe was horribly murdered by someone that they made it their life's mission to find and destroy. Now we KNOW that Sheila is connected to the Troupe and it may be possible that the meaning in the note was that they blamed someone in the Kurta Clan for taking their friend from them and this was their revenge.

[@jester_bee]

Exactly, if only this video came out a few months later the theory would get much more interesting knowing this

[@bw5020]

The only reason I'm weird about it being Shiela is because she specifically seemed upset about the Phantom Trope losing their humanity and she dips. So for her to pull that and have a more evil angle seems strange

[@XLuxrayX]

Could it be that she loved (and thus wanted to torture) the original troupe members to the point they couldn’t heal. But instead, they rise out of it resolute and stronger, which disappoints her and makes her sad?

[@BroJo676]

​@@XLuxrayXWhy would she torture them? Sarasa As her best friend and the original Phantom Troupe decided to delve deeper into crime as revenge for Sarasa's gruesome death.

[@iriswatt4275]

@@BroJo676There’s a theory that Pariston and Sheila are the same person, and Pariston has a strange, rather morbid fascination with hurting those he “loves.”

[@Broken-xi5io]

Sheila being Pariston and decapitating Kurapika's best friend while being responsible for what happened to the Kurta clan is so sinister it just adds to Pariston's unsettling behavior. I really like this theory, it's also interesting to note that the picture with the eye gouged out of it is a doll mostly younger female children play with hinting at the fact this is what Pariston/Sheila did with her dolls.

[@weldon2120]

The frame at 8:04 seems like such an obvious foreshadowing of this theory. The way the backpack looks like an evil rat and is just beneath the back of her head seems like a very intentional piece of visual foreshadowing.

[@ItsAbhishek_007]

I don't want Kurapika to dieeeee..........

[@josueorgoaway]

What I find pretty interesting is why isn’t it that the Phantom Troupe never kept the eyes? They value treasure more than money, so it wouldn’t make sense for them to sell the eyes. Unless, someone sent them to kill the Kurta and take the eyes in exchange for some greater treasure. And that person who did the exchange with them could have been Pariston (or someone with greater motives).

[@pandanikos]

i guess it was 2 way scenario , someone send phantom troup to kill kurta , phantom troup dont even know about the value of eyes , someone outside the phantom troupe gather the eyes , and the real big question is if the eyes have more value than art

[@otto_jk]

It's said about Chrollo that he collects treasure to admire it and sells it all after he gets bored

[@sebastianirala7714]

In the yorknew arc it's stated that they only keep the stuff they steal for a while then they sell it. They do sell stuff regardless of if they find it interesting

[@GhostFhoenix]

The Kuruta may be the ones who introduced nen to the known world.. thats their strength as part of the dark continent.. their calamity is they are extremely vengeful and prone to blood lust.

[@dend1]

Shela is pariston. Gender swap is nothing in a world of nen. 21:56 Pariston thought of a broken doll when considering his version of love. That doll marrion in beyond's group likely belongs to pariston as part of his nen abilities. Ging notices her strength being much higher than everyone else's for a reason. So pariston being a manipulator would enable him to transform his appearance like illumi, and a separate doll being his power is believable as emitter is a neighbor to Manipulation. Pariston being a 3 star hunter means he has the skill to tap into conjuration as well

[@stalebread9825]

Biscuit is a perfect example to your theory

[@ivanbluecool]

kurapika basically put himself in reverse Gon situation where he is instead dying at a fast rate than just nearly all at once. that and all the high power men users just add to the list of things he has to do. bill is a great guy and support character but honestly with how many plots are happening it's all gonna go off soon enough

[@teriekpenn5824]

Shiela was apart of the troupe when she “died” and left the spider. She returned as Pariston

[@666Kaca]

Shes alive in the manga

[@thomasholmes4669]

With the shape shifting thing, I think it could be possible with nen, example, Bisky, she can change from looking like a little girl to a jacked woman at will seemingly. Or it could potentially be a conjuration ability with some manipulation, but that would be really difficult to do and Pariston probably isn't a conjurer, but he's also probably an extremely skilled nen user, and he could be a specialist which would facilitate a more even split of 80% - 80% between conjuration and manipulation as well as other effects that specialists can use, which could also explain the shape shifting.

[@victorscorner4218]

Let's not forget Hisoka with texture surprise and Illumi with the needles. Plus even Kurapika was able to pass himself off pretty convincingly as a girl even fooling Chrollo.

[@666Kaca]

@@victorscorner4218 Because kurapika is constantly refered to as looking feminine or androgynous

[@Zepollli]

Glad you feeling better!!! this gets even more hype for the mangas return

[@jester_bee]

24:00 makes sense now with the fact that we know sheila was a friend (or perhaps an og member) of the troupe. In the flashback one of the kids even suggests Sheila should play a double role (one being a villain) in their play/dub of the Power Sweepers. This makes perfect sense as foreshadowing of Sheila being two people, and also the duality of Pariston's evil actions being disguised as love.

[@AHAHAHHAHA]

From what we know from the new Chrollo childhood chapters where we see Sheila as a kid,she doesn’t seem at all like Pariston,at the same time we don’t see much of her. She might’ve been messed up like that from the beginning,but in the flashback she seems very innocent.She also has the same book that she gives to Kurapika meaning she dreamed since childhood to become a hunter. However with the context given in the chapter of the troupes initial formation even before the official formation we see that Sheila did not want to participate in Chrollo’s big plans,she wanted to go her own way and we see her sad as she leaves the rest of them behind,thus rejecting the path of the Spider. If she chose not to join them because she didn’t like the idea of becoming a villain,how come she helped them in the ONE thing that’s unthinkable and unforgivable? If it was her idea then in the years where she was away from the others she became just as fucked up if not WORSE. Or maybe the wish to murder the kurta was SO STRONG that she could relate to the spiders completely,but that would require a justification I can’t think of rn.She’d also feel guilty for not getting revenge on sarasa and not helping meteor city since she didn’t throw away HER life unlike the others,so she’d help them this time as she’d have the same motivation as them,which must be strongly tied to meteor city’s kidnapping problem or something of the sort. OR since the beginning the reason for her not joining was the selfish obsession with becoming a hunter and reaching the dark continent.If she always was this vile she might’ve LIED to the troupe about something the kurtas allegedly did this giving them some more people they can get revenge on and another way to earn money for the city. She’d offer the kurta eyes to Tserri so he’d help her organise the journey to the dark continent eventually,and the whole massacre was for that very purpose.

[@andrewmalkasian8262]

That old grandma having a greater reaction could have something to do with some important event during her early life

[@trayace]

Mind blowing don’t stop uploading I love the content

[@sabel119]

Maybe sheila was a troupe member, perhaps former #4 that hisoka replaced and she died or was killed (maybe by Silva Zoldyck), and the troupe simply sold the eyes to the prince, also it mentioned that kurta eyes are most valuable when attached to the head, so the prince being a wealthy royal with high standards made the biggest bid and acquired it.

[@apeesteranime2956]

Oooooo interesting I like your thinking

[@memb.]

Last 2 chapters solidified this theory even more :)

[@666Kaca]

@@memb. wdym they literally show sheila alive the theory crumbles right at the start

[@rickyyacine4818]

@@apeesteranime2956 former 8 not 4 read latest chapter sheila is number of troops

[@blakenite1]

This theory takes a crazy new light with the new chapter

[@JLeviNow]

So after his video I have these hypotheses. 1. Sheila is definitely Pariston (90% sure) and made Pairo watch and was the last killed. 2. If the Kurta is indeed confirmed to be from the DC then maybe Pairo awaken the true eyes of the Kurta ancestors (Eyes of the Devil) but was too weak to use its power and died, that why they preserved his head to prove the eyes are genuine. If not that then Pairo's eyes are a unique color because of his sickness. 3. Sheila definitely betrayed the troupe and ran of with the Kurta eyes. As for when she sold them who knows maybe around the time she became Pariston. Also if Pariston is Sheila and the Kurta clan is from the DC then maybe that's why Pariston took an interest in the Chimera Ant who also hail from the DC.

[@necomiller5892]

Interesting very very interesting I will be ready to really see what happens when Kurapika gets to the Dark Continent Arc alongside the other key characters in the story, it will be amazing when Yoshihiro Togashi returns😁🫰🏼💫✨💥🙅🏽‍♂️

[@iRamboxC4x]

We need more new news about HXH!! + Welcome back!!

[@indigo4740]

New volume November 4th

[@Sanjipika]

Oh i love this theory. Heard it awhile back. Reaaaaaally wanna see sheila again someday or at least have her alluded too.

[@GhostFhoenix]

The Kuruta was part of a species who were using nen and enslaved humanity(their calamity) and were refered as devils by normal humans, the Kuruta took pity to humans and taught them nen, the humans rebeled with the help of the Kuruta and won, but then since they are still part of the devil species, they were then or chose to be shunned.

[@Silas_Kow]

With each chapter, this became more and more likely.

[@badongpalacio312]

Imagine setting foot on the gate trying to find the Guide then kurapika step on the gate saying. “I’m a guide. I’ll be the one s who will be guiding you to dark continent.”

[@camdencollins9711]

I think I have a better theory. I believe the theory that the clan is from the dark continent is correct. I think that sheila's purpose behind spending time with the boys was to find the location of the village, but the main objective was to learn the CLANS LANGUAGE and WRITING system by conversing with the 2 boys. What if shelia's nen speciality is linguistics. Think about it, if this clan has been in seclusion since their time entering the world then their language would be the same language as their distant cousin's on the dark continent. Knowing the clans language would be like Columbus already know the Aztec language before stepping foot on the new world. This would also imply that anyone that has been fixated with exploring the dark continent or preventing other's from further exploration could be behind the clan massacre.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@Yodah97]

The language always seemed like an odd detail to me. This is a nice use for it. Even before reaching the DC, the Kurta language may have been key to decipher documents or relics from the DC.

[@PlagueOfGripes]

Like most theories, most of the pitch details are a stretch and rely on using your imagination to rationalize. Pariston being the same person isn't based on anything more than their art style being similar. The Kurta being dark continent citizens also hinges entirely on basic art motions and a zoomed in bird and generic hut. Nothing to disprove the idea, but no real evidence. That said, it's good storytelling to interweave elements together so I imagine there will be some relevant reason the troupe killed them, and it should come up soon if the troupe won't survive their trip.

[@Sophiewimmer443]

If any founding troop members meet Pariston on the continent this theory likely gets confirmed or debunked straight away

[@kake2290]

What if the spider never even killed the Kurta clan

[@dfveiga9]

Love your HxH content !

[@woundedidiot429]

I think its uncharacteristic of the troupe to hold grudge against the present kurta for what happened a long time ago

[@pentapox9665]

Bro, Allukah is not trans. Allukah is a girl and Nanaka is a boy. They are different entities in the same body. This isn't directly stated in the manga or the show, but if you pay attention to what is said about her/him, it makes the most sense. That being said, Sheila being Pariston is in the realm of possibility. Pariston is pretty mysterious.

[@MidWolf168]

I was thinking a bit of the same thing. Allukah is female, and Nanaka is a male.

[@hr-kj5bx]

alluka is trans because nanika is a girl and its alluka herself who is biologically male 😭☠️

[@pentapox9665]

@@hr-kj5bx Allukah is a little girl and Killua's sister. Nanaka is actually an entity from the dark continent that is using Allukah as a host. The entity is called "Ai, the Codepence of Desire". This is shown in the manga in the Dark Continent arc. Allukah/Nanaka is not one person who is trans. It is two different consciousnesses. The host body is female. Nanaka, the parasite, is male, but Nanaka and Allukah are not the same entity. Therefore Allukah is not trans. If you absolutely MUST make this about some sort of mental condition, then it would be much more accurate to say Allukah/Nanaka has multiple personality disorder rather than say she has gender dysphoria. But the truth is it is neither. Allukah is actually just a little girl who is the host of a supernatural entity.

[@taylay7164]

Yay a new video :) 🎉🎉🎉

[@michaeltheg.o.a.t501]

Love your videos bro your a goat

[@jfjgbjxkdb3285]

Pariston gives me those Johan vibes from monster and I'm all here for it.

[@hasibulhossain2383]

Love your channel bro...

[@ThatGastrodon]

I definitely think it's likely that Sheila sold out the Kurta, but there's no way that Pariston is in any way connected to the whole affair.

[@diadiecisse3089]

Well I wouldn’t dismiss it just because some people would think it’s too plot convenient. As twisted as Pariston is, anything is possible with someone like that. I wouldn’t put it past him to have some kind of connection with the spider and/or Tzeriednicht. This whole conspiracy is again based on Pairo’s head being part of the fourth prince’s collection. Why him specifically? Very confusing stuff

[@AHAHAHHAHA]

Wasn’t this motto of “we’ll accept anything you leave here but don’t take anything away from us”tied to meteor city turning more violent and adopting the idea of “only life can pay for life”? Both of them would be a response to the many kidnappings happening when Chrollo was a child.So it wouldn’t really make sense to apply the rule they’ve juste recently established to something that happened such a long time ago.Meteor city being a place where everything can be left is a result of it being a huge dump,so back when it supposedly was a kingdom they probably weren’t as accepting,and in the context of a war there was no situation where they could reject OR accept the kurtas,plus they were the ones to find/attack them first(that’s Ofc if the kurta got mad at humans for a reason and not just out of principle because it’s a dark continent rule) Maybe all the kingdom did was meet them at the dark continent. Wasn’t there also the story of meteor city originating from an internment camouflage set up by a dictator?Thats quite contrary to the kingdom theory. In fact,meteor city might’ve been a dump back then already since no time for the kurtas arrival is known.What if the kurtas were seen as a problem by the hunters and well..DUMPED in meteor city like some radioactive Guinea pigs?If they BACK THEN hurt meteor city that was exactly like it is NOW,like the city Chrollo knows and loves,that would be unjustified aggression at its finest,and that’s what the troupe could relate to as the context of a kingdom is incredibly foreign to them.

[@fabioampe]

Isn't funny how Kurapika replaced Pariston as the new rat zodiac? It kinda seems like a hint to this theory.

[@GRANIME]

The new GOAT returns!

[@qazman4]

Great summary, interesting theory I hope it turns out to be true

[@gentlesavage2068]

Do you think the kurta clan could be based on the ainu tribe in Japan essentially when you consider how simar their fashion senses are, but also that they may be based on the freman from dune, maybe the kurta clans Scarlet eyes is a reference to the blue eyes the freman get from taking spice, the freman were also a heavily oppressed group of people who were mistreated by the harkonens and one of the most prominent harkonens is an evil Prince (feyd rautha) which mirrors how the evil prince tserreidnich was the one who hired the phantom troupe to kill all the kurta clan and take eyes. If the theory of the Kurta clan being from the dark continent is true then it could be a reference to the freman being the natives of arrakis.

[@jcnot9712]

Ah yes, Prince Tserriednich, the guy who didn’t know what nen was until the succession war started was there while a bunch of nen users slaughtered the kurta clan. Sure.

[@jebus7x7]

Phantom troupe are thieves and why would they just slaughter a whole clan and steal their eyes for no reason except a large payment?

[@jcnot9712]

@@jebus7x7 that’s my point

[@asmodeusnine1451]

this doesn't make sense since uvo not particularly remember red eyes when meeting with kurapika. He should be instantly remember if the connection is that deep

[@iskanderbenjemia1499]

26:25 Also Pariston said that he's weak, he said that it's why he understands the feelings of the weak unlike Chairman Netero.

[@666Kaca]

Ging and hisoka also commented on this. Iirc hisoka said that its clearly not just combat prowess they take into account when choosing zodiacs. Cheadle also confirmed that she and parriston dont have combat hatsu but this just might be parriston hiding his true strength

[@1799alexandre]

sheila being pariston could have something to do with pariston's nature, he likes to cause harm for fun and create chaos, something like the devil would do, something like orochimaru was you know, something that changes form and causes destruction, like sauron for example,.A man or creature that is hundreads or thousands of years old thats evil incarnate or something along those lines

[@pepsimaxfan3483]

Love the video

[@madmanjoules]

The fourth prince might have the head because the troupe spared Pairo. What if the buyer talked about how the prince loves scarlet eyes and wants his own scarlet eyed child to raise. Im making assumptions but I feel like it would add a lot from a writing perspective.

[@josiahlikestodance]

What if the Kurta were originally cannibals 🤔 and Kurapika never knew because he grew up on the normal land where the ancestors maybe didn’t pass down that shameful info of their past. And maybe the troupe was just contracted for the killing by someone in meteor city. I mean tbh, they’ll probably forget about the chimera ants at some point with the amount of stuff they end up involved in and the amount of killing they do.

[@Weisior]

About the book and the "tracking device" inside, and the simple fact that, well, NEN EXISTS... To simply put it - it hasnt to be a "technological device", some nen user could use his tracking or whatever ability on it to find the location of said object. And if Pariston is Sheila, and just happens to be transmuter (which I believe he is), he could easily achieve both feats of changing his body look (like Hisoka) and make the book as some kind of tracking or detecting ability.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@vitipzkie4925]

Is kurapika can have new ability with chain in is left hand with defferent condition??

[@ultimatepotato5438]

Kurapika could go venture on dc if he finds out the clan originated there. Or if He ends up going into dc after the succession war and got some clues about his clan. If the theory is true.

[@annekitt8006]

Whoa imagine if once kurapita finally confronts soridenik(?) for the rest of the eyes and the head, soridenik then starts talking about how beautiful these clan is because they mass murdered humans in the ancient times (maybe a kakin empire had more records of ancient kurta clan) . And that's when kurapita finds out the history of the eyes.

[@WestonEvans]

I knew it was going to be this theory. I didn’t want to spoil it though haha. Good choice

[@woundedidiot429]

Now hiw will theory be transformed by the sheila phantom troupe backstory reveal

[@gentlesavage2068]

Looking forward to you making a video eventually on gyro.....

[@mashtonish]

this Sheila character being Pariston would be interesting narratively (perhaps touched by Pariston's willingness to go to great lengths to accomplish a goal, or imaginatively referenced by the picture of the doll shattering when Pariston talks about desiring to hate things), but it's such a social taboo to use gender/sexual identity in a deceptive way ... let me back up ... I thought it would be interesting as in "what if the 'Pariston' persona were used within the hunter association to command authority (reminiscent of the woman ceo who talked in a deeper voice at board meetings and dressed like steve jobs), then what about the 'Sheila' side? maybe 'Sheila' is the 'original' persona, or a creation to hide from the spiders, or just because, or a facade to be treated differently by outsiders such as with kindness to a private village" (and it's that first/last idea that I bring up the social taboo of deception using gender/sexual identity (and if you need proof of its contentiousness, just go on twitter, but then again, we're more receptive to women adopting 'mannish' mannerisms than vice versa)) ... to summarize, in my opinion, I just think it would be INTERESTING narratively, but if I were the writer, I'd basically question 'for what reasons SHOULD Pariston have different personas?' *We've seen a different dynamic for the Zoldycks*... but for Pariston in particular, there hasn't been much of a compelling reason to need to make it apart of his character when there are less (real world socially)contentious means of achieving what he's capable of(within the art/story itself)... such as through murder, blackmail, general deception, etc. (lol). Therefore, *I don't think the theory for Pariston being Sheila would be the case*, when Sheila could easily be their own person (purely from a narrative perspective). Then again, HxH has been in development for such a long time, Pariston being Sheila could have been an idea at some point... but it just gets tougher to do in today's progressive/progressing(?) social times. Unless we just needed more reasons to *hate* Pariston :\... and it would be a cheap way to accomplish that when put alongside the other things he's done. If it were to be the case that Sheila were Pariston, I think it would just serve to rile up the audience rather than be a warranting narrative crux, unlike the importance of Alluka's character. Anyway, just these two characters looking similar means they are the same person?! Heck, I wish I were the celebrity people sometimes thought I looked like :) Thanks for coming to my ted talk and letting me add my two cents.

[@stevencastellanos6560]

The hell is this MS paint art, my guy 😭

[@apeesteranime2956]

Lmfao thought it was kinda cool but now you got me second guessing. Should I swap a new thumbnail pic?

[@salmo436]

@@apeesteranime2956 I think so yeah, if you really like this pic then fix the hair up a bit, it looks pretty bad

[@apeesteranime2956]

@@salmo436 lmao I gotchu

[@rezonxthepiggert9647]

@@apeesteranime2956 Nah I prefer you keep the art so we can see your improvements overtime.

[@andrewmalkasian8262]

It does look better

[@eduardom.8766]

Imo, the Kurta were the ones who kidnapped and/or killed Sarasa. The knife left at the Kurta masacre looks like one of the knives found near sarasa’s body.

[@exeledusprince9165]

Seems unlikely that sheila is pariston. It's hard to find character ages, but kurapika doesnt seem much younger after finding his clan massacred than he is at the start of the series where he is only 17. Other than the chimera ant arc which is given a time frame of at least 6 months, pariston was already vice chairman of the hunter association for at least 3 years. Doesnt seem to add up.

[@matheusjanuario2087]

What if they actually have an use for the Kurta clan while entering or traveling trhu the dark continent and Pariston (assuming that he is Sheela) planned this all the time so he could have a Kurta’ eyes within the crew? There was no way for him to predict that Kurapika would be outside unless if Kurapika himself told Sheela and he waited until he was out to do it. Or it was just an honest mistake and he decided he could have Kurapika joining the game hunting the eyes that would take him to a direct confrontation with Sheela while keeping Pairo’s head as a backup. In any case, Pariston would have the reasons and the means to do that.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes...

[@gilgeaschwithkerk2344]

Pariston maybe did that to use the slaughter to dethrone Netero since the phantom troupe knowing Nen could be seen as his fauld since he made the hunter exam. It was just fun for him nothing more

[@rainy9698]

The idea that there "was probably a reason" that the Kurta were exiled and shunned is kinda silly, imo. Togashi does a great job at using HxH to bring into focus humanities dark traits and how twisted people can get. So in saying so, if you simply look at examples of similar situations in reality that occurred with no other reasoning besides "these people are different from us" like the Holocaust and slavery, it isn't far fetched for the Kurta clan to be hated simply for "being different" and perceived as "scary" due to said differences. It's a heavy topic to think about, but HxH not shying away from addressing these concepts is one the things that makes it such an amazing body of work.

[@hanknunley5966]

The greed island card that can change your sex for 24 hours. Paristian couldve used that card.

[@apeesteranime2956]

Yea someone else brought that up, totally forgot about that card so very possible that’s what happened.

[@Sam-vi2ho]

There's basically only one thing in the theory that is known. The phantom troupe/meteor city did have a grudge against the kurta clan for some reason. The same note left behind on the clan was also left behind in "the vagrant incident" where a meteor city resident was falsely imprisoned and meteor city residents suicide bombed 31 people who were at fault.

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@aceclover758]

All head canon Anything to justify the Troupe and condemn the Kurt’s

[@youngmanlogan5812]

[minor spoiler] [minor spoiler] In the latest chapters, it is shown that Sheila is clumsy and falls regularly. So, she injuring herself to stay longer in the Kurta village part of the theory becomes invalid. So, she is not sly and probably not Pariston.

[@hcohic9884]

its comfirmed that sheila is a childhood friend of the troupe but left them because she didnt agree with their motives they probably used her with manipulation fom someone like shalnark or followed he tracks to find the hidden loaction of the kurta i suspect pariston was involved using the 4th prince '' hobbies '' to get connectins in the kakin royal family and allow beyond to meet the king pg kakin

[@jjrobledo]

Your voice makes it more interesting

[@shivyshurima6533]

I know ima a year late but I like the idea of Kurta being from the dark continent but my belief is that it was only 1 individual, they destroyed meteor city, he was a sole calamity and they would go on father the kurta clan itself.

[@xenosaga8436]

If the Kurta clan is from the dark continent and could use Nen, why would the chimera ants not have eaten humans before or experienced Nen? Shouldn't they have eaten at least one or two of these Nen using humans before coming to the new world?

[@manumaster1990]

nice

[@LockheedDChase]

All i know is that tsseriednich strolled the kurta and the troupe. Pariston has strong connection with the underground, the hunters association dark side, mafia, g5 and kakin.

[@Seitex2004]

pariston pulling a johan leibert

[@1799alexandre]

i dont think nanika is trans, in the japanese version they use masculine pronouns to refer to him, it may have been a mistake from the people who translated it

[@xxXCoolJokeXxx]

i am guessing at the time of this video you didnt know sheila is from meteor city and was a childhood friend of the troupe...

[@apeesteranime2956]

No this was way before the flashback I actually talked about this theory again in a chapter review that involved her

[@nedjesevere6379]

With the release of chapter 395. The connection to Meteor City might legitimatize this theory.

[@astk5214]

LITERALY: "it came to me in a dream"!!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@yuvilatel]

Interesting theory

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@Ashtonshigarki]

Now I’m curious, what was the first thumbnail

[@apeesteranime2956]

Lol just not the best drawing of a random Kurta, it’s seen within the video

[@Raven-so4tz]

I miss the old thumbnail.

[@MitternachtssternXIII]

it was a great move 2 change the potion he was a true friend

[@godhasabandonedme1643]

wow

[@ozone005]

6:30 there's a card in greed island that can change your gender, so that may be why

[@nenmaster5218]

...Togashi embarassed himself with that Memo he releaseed. Its 'New Info' in the worst possible way. Its like how KZbinr 'Terrible Writing Advice' sarcastically advocates for 'How to do Mid-Story-Shakeups'. None of it makes sense, it seems confused-af and it deflates one of the main-things people loved about Nen: You can backwards-enginere/understand Abilities just from seeing them.

[@ozone005]

@@nenmaster5218 imma be real with you chief, I didn't understand what you meant, can you dumb it down for me

[@sheillanyakato2153]

"Sheila" theory😮

[@teriekpenn5824]

Pairo had golden eyes

[@ColeG.]

U lost me at shiela being pariston.

[@awutterz3927]

If it was a nen copy from kortopi its tracking capabilities would make alot of sense

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@doctordoom583]

I think Kurapika WILL die, but Leorio will resuscitate him moments after granting Kurapika a second chance at living a life worth living without the need for vengeance or hatred. While Togashi kills people left and right, it seems he wants a happy ending for at least the main characters that composed our original Quartet(with the occasional, but aloof, 5th member being Hisoka).

[@asoto718]

This kinda makes sense why kurapika wasnt in the chairmen election arc, because he woulda recognized sheila.. hmm this kinda makes sense!

[@loturzelrestaurant]

If this is True, do you reallize what this means? Kurapika may have a happier Happy-Ending than even the most optimistic People thought was possible (thx to Nitro-Rice). If natie Kurta’s exist on the DK, everything changes.

[@Nosent426]

New video of an old theory with less valid points than already existing videos.

[@FamousBeasten]

Or he just uses nen to change 🤷🏽‍♂️ we dont know his hatsu