The One Nen Ability That Broke Hunter X Hunter

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[@jaysikka1436]

do you plan on making any jjk content anymore?

[@duelistwitheyesofblue2950]

Hey Liam. You should do a video about Tagashi’s origins to creating/developing the concept of Nen I have been rewatching Yu Yu Hakusho and just realized that the origin of Nen by Tagashi may have come during The Chapter Black arc. Specifically through the concept of the psychics. Best examples of this is Game Master and Yuu Kaito (Taboo). Just the way their territories have set rules resemble the early concepts of Hatsu in HunterXHunter. Your thoughts?

[@dyenobot]

Perplexed

[@Panda_Roll]

I always thought of that ability as "want" If you want something from AI then of course there's a price to pay. AI themselves want something from Killua, his attention or praise, so they are ones paying the price for it in the form of wishes. Killua also noted that AI doesn't ask for ridiculous things when the wish is to heal, meaning the price is sort of a punishment and deterrent for greedy & selfish requests.

[@tristanalain9239]

I think that the only reason Killua can do Commands and bypass the Wish system is when he uses them for altruistic and less selfish reasons. Every command or request he made of Nanika was towards an altruistic and almost completely selfless goal motivated by love. I think that is why Killua has that role. Nanika knows that Killua is the one who loves Alluka the most, is the kindness, respects her identity, sees her as a person, and therefore the least likely to misuse her power, and that if he has a request it's for a good cause. Basically I think Ai, the Codependence of Desire works in such a way. If selfish greedy or evil people use her power for selfish or self reasons, Ai grants it at a price. But if one has a desire motivated by love and the vessel is shown unconditional love that person is allowed to give commands which are granted as a "reward" for that love and selflessness. That might be the reason it is called "Ai, the Codependence of Desire" The wish and costs are the Codependence one would have using it selfishly, but the love and use of it selflessly grants your desires. I feel like basically Togashi had a lot of fucking layers in that name. Afterall, the first part of its name as Dark Continent entity is literally "Love" in Japanese.

[@shadow-faye]

Stand proud, you can cook

[@alexfrank5331]

That doesn't sound like Togashi. lol There's a reason that the most popular fictions are all based in cruel, messed up worlds: Game of Throne, West World, etc. There's just no drama when everything is fair and wonderful.

[@WJT225]

I thought I remember Killua explaining that it's really a loophole, where Ai's cost is for *requests* while he bypasses that by giving a command and just saying to do something rather than asking.

[@HenriqueErzinger]

@@alexfrank5331it totally sounds like Togashi. Yu Yu Hakusho’s main theme was altruism and self-sacrifice. Also, most of his works are based on eastern philosophy. They’re not cruel worlds for the sake of shock value, but because the nature of suffering is a huge theme in Buddhism, for instance. Desires as well, btw.

[@mainescapade]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out that AI is passing on the debt to someone/ something in the dark continent.

[@TheLastCrow5150]

I guarantee that there's another restriction to giving commands to Nanika. It could come back to haunt Killua if Ai is injured or dies or Alluka could face the worst drath Nanika has at it's disposal. We may also run into more Ai and I can only imagine what would happen if two of them fought. Nothing is free in Togashi's writing. He always throws a twist into the mix that we couldn't have imagined. Killua could be wasting away his life the same way Emperor Time does with Kurapika. I doubt it'll happen during this arc but just wait. If we ever reach the DC arc, we're sure to find more Ai or creatures stronger than Ai. I think the creatures of the Dark Continent are meant to be broken; giving Togashi free range to do anything he wants.

[@swagchomp]

Dont overthink it Togashi not even worried about the current arc

[@slevinchannel7589]

The only real quesiton is 'What powers it' cause 'Ah she was just born with much aura' would be dumb. I think theres a Workforce on the Dark Continentt and they daily give Aura and/or fullfill Rituals to charge-up a 'Community-Battery'

[@active8335]

​@@swagchompthat's his point. He said he not looking forward to it happening in this arc. This whole comment was about the Dark Continent........either you came to be a dicc or you can't read

[@mahzubhasan4486]

@@slevinchannel7589That’s really interesting & twisted 😮. R u sure u r not somehow related to Togashi?

[@brunocesarm.m9632]

I have a question about kurapika. His emperor time drains 1 hour of his life for each second is activated, but it's stated that the use of Ten can retard aging and increase a nen user life's time. So is there any chance that those 5 years he lost could be compensated by using Ten?

[@lemguins7031]

The special needle is the only thing saving her from being a plothole up until her appearance. Killua had no intention to act on Nanika in any form before then, because the needle probably labeled her as an unnecessary risk he shouldn't seek while suppressing his ability to even remember her. The will of that needle is Illumi's after all and he'd have the most knowledge of the danger and probably wanted to keep Killua's thoughts far away from her after seeing how chummy he was with Nanika. Killua's timing for seeking her out leads me to believe it was indeed the needle paired with the type of request keeping him from considering her as an option.

[@Tomeroche]

I think the big reason Nanika isn't used is because her wish granting, while powerful, seems to come with arbitrary and unpredictable knock on effects. When she grants a wish for money she doesn't just conjure it out of nowhere, she teleports a blimp filled with cash and has it all rain down from above. When she heals Gon he isn't back to perfect condition and must retrain his Nen abilities. It's entirely possible that there's always the fear that the way Nanika grants a wish could lead to an even worse situation than before or end up negating itself in some way. A wish to kill the Chimera ant king could have basically just ended up with Gon or someone going through the same transformation as before and killing the king before undergoing the same downsides. It could have opened a door to the Dark Continent and summoned one of the Calamaties or other monsters to kill the king. It could have powered up and forced one of the guards to kill the king and now you have to deal with them going insane and wanting to obliterate humanity due to this act. It could have called down a meteor to land on the king and resulted in an extinction event.

[@uwotm8634]

Yeah it definitely seems like a cause and effect type of ability. Otherwise Ai would just be a godlike figure or plot device. But there must also be some wishes Ai can't grant, like bringing someone back to life (not as a puppet but genuinely alive), since it would require way too much in return.

[@bbittercoffee]

​@@uwotm8634I think Ai would rather obliterate itself before not granting a wish, I don't think a life is that great, I mean, immortality is basically that but much greater, and I think THAT would have an actually impossibly high cost, like, the entire world or even universe level of cost

[@savage_Sloth90]

Honestly, the command restriction for Killua is probably that his intentions for the wish where pure and not in a exploative matter.

[@adrianxx22]

i’m leaning more towards alluka’s love for jillian being the reason why there are no negative effects when killua asks her for wishes

[@Maxusxavier]

It's also kind of implied that killua only gets cimmands because alluka views how much he cares for alluka as a payment valuable enough to justify whatever killua asks but, killua as a good brother wouldn't ask more then he had to aid helping your best friend is the kind of thing you turn to family for. I think killua could only command nanika to kill meruem if meruem were threatening alluka, cuz otherwise he'd be a bad brother

[@savage_Sloth90]

That's how I feel, his wishes are pure an non explotive of her. Therefore they are granted but if he tried to abuse it and take advantage of her im willing to bet he'd loose that privilege

[@maxinesteuer1959]

I think commands are also earned by loving Alluka and Nanika in the first place. If they’re given enough good will and affection, Nanika can give a wish more freely, either out of faith that Killua would pay it back or because his love for her IS powering the Nen ability to an extent.

[@Suto_Ko]

true, killua's commands from alluka are likely influenced by their strong bond as siblings, and killua wouldn't abuse that power. he would only ask for nanika to kill meruem if alluka's safety were at stake. being a good brother is important to him.

[@manguy01]

Killua explains it himself. He didn't use Alluka because he forgot she existed, due to Illumi's needle. It's not just a "Maybe" _"How could I have left my sister here to get treated this way?" "Was it because Illumi was manipulating me?"_

[@riseagainstthemachine6079]

So he doesnt know. That means we dont know. So "maybe" seems fitting.

[@manguy01]

Also, Alluka is a confirmed Specialist.

[@abortedphoenix]

Yes! And I also remember Killua saying the rules don't apply to him(Killua)

[@riseagainstthemachine6079]

@@abortedphoenix Which can mean various things, since he is never confirmed as being all-knowing in terms of nanika.

[@Magmarr434]

The fact he was questioning was it the needle makes it seem very much like a maybe

[@kevingbergiste7372]

Going off the idea that Killua being granted the power of being the exception because he is the least likely to use it, I also like the idea that Killua would not use his sister in such a way because it violates his own character and his relationship with her. By “in such a way,” I mean to kill. Yes Ai kills and has killed before, but usually as a consequence. Killua’s love couldn’t and wouldn’t ask that of her.

[@KanderUdon]

Its powerful, but did you know that Bungee Gum has the properties of both rubber and gum?

[@austinree6948]

I feel like the reason Killua didn’t bring alluka could be he didn’t want to expose her to danger. However there is something he mentions in one of the final episodes to Gon that if it wasn’t for him he would never have had the chance to save Alluka. and i think this is meant physically and mentally because yeah gon opened up killuas world but more importantly it was because of Gon’s friendship that led Killua to become aware of a remove illumis needle. Which could have definitely been limiting Killuas thoughts and action around Alluka just as it was the rest of his life. Illumi certainly wouldn’t want Killua to be interfering with Alluka. TLDR: Illumis needle is the reason why and I think that narratively fits as well.

[@nataliawineland34]

I appreciate you so much for doing these videos bc sometimes I forget how insane HxH is

[@mk_-8794]

I always assumed killua can issue commands because alluka and/or nanika “loves” him.

[@felixramirez9920]

Gotta be careful though. Abusing that love surely would have consequences.

[@cesarkopp2]

Commands / orders MUST have more than one restriction to not be broken. Something like "no personal gain", "can not target multiple people", "can affect just things near Nanika", and my favorite "Nanika/Alluka must truly want to do that".

[@mk_-8794]

@@cesarkopp2 I like that idea. Makes sense.

[@celsiusnebula]

@@cesarkopp2 the "can only affect things nearby" can be easily circumvented by teleportation (as seen with illumi), and how would you define personal gain? you could say that gon being alive improves killua's mental health or something

[@cesarkopp2]

@@celsiusnebula I just gave some examples (except the last one, which I really think is a thing). Be free to improve my said restrictions or suggests new ones. :D

[@RSeph]

“Wishes X And X Commands” literally sounds like a HxH episode title

[@rududuu]

i was under the impression that aura we see when nanika heals gon was the "bad" aura in gon that he used, now working like some kind of block to keep him from dying (fate worse than death) and being saved by some nen exorcist.

[@cesarkopp2]

This sounds like a Full Metal Alchemist's Equivalent Exchange rule

[@rududuu]

something like that. Because if you could just exchange death for crazy power (even below average nen user would have serious juice) then HxH world would see a lot of nen "suicide" bombers. brainwashed idiots who are told to sacrifice themselves for some greater goal that some manipulative figure comes up with. @@cesarkopp2

[@Suto_Ko]

nah, that aura when nanika heals gon is not the "bad" aura he used. It's more like a protective barrier to prevent him from dying and being saved by a nen exorcist.

[@GREATGAIWAIN]

I am so so endlessly happy that this channel is back to being more active. Is there any chance of a remake of order videos with updated info?

[@Kyrrua_]

Nanika's ability regulates itself anyway as any other "op" nen abilities. Her power of wish comes with insane restriction which means she could possibly wish to kill Meruem but on other hand the three request following it would probably be impossible to fulfill and the retribution would most likely be that 99% of the population dies for it. Unless you instakill her right after the wish or lock her up forever. And like you said Kilua exposing her would just mean she would foirever be the target of every greedy/dangerous human being. Now the only thing left in the dark is if the "command" from Killua is possible but there's 3 things we don't know 1: if a command itself can kill. 2: If Killua is allowed to ask for a kill as a command. 3: if there's a power limit to commands (like killing or ressurecting) but no power limit to wishes. Now, if you are smart like Goblin slayer there's a little bypass of power which is "teleportation" that Killua used on Illumi. Which means Killua may be able to kill Meruem without asking to "'kill" him by teleporting him to the bottom of the ocean or in the middle of a volcano. But then there's the condition that Alluka must know/see the person and maybe having herself already visited such places which is impossible except maybe for space ? But then Togashi could just ask us "is space really a location ?" or "the power is limited to the atmosphere of earth" etc. or the condition would be that the person targeted by teleportation must have themselves visited said location, then if we reach this point I guess there's nothing more to try to find if it really breaks HxH, the power in fact regulates itself and is simply "greater the wish, greater the price" and you just prefer to never wish to kill Meruem unless you want everything to disappear. Lastly we know the more "value" the thing wished has, the greater is penalty like money costing 67 lives. BUT we still don't know (correct me if I'm wrong) whats the direct cost of extinguishing a life through a wish. A single random life depending on race, age, weight, position in life etc could very well cost from a peeble to million lives. Depending on how Nanika's power itself estimate the value of Meruem's life yea it could affect the entire humanity.

[@DandySusano]

sick

[@matheuspimentel5828]

Also Killua making wish to kill people would be exactly what his family made he do, so I think he wouldn't be a big fan of the idea

[@cesarkopp2]

Commands / orders MUST have more than one restriction to not be broken. Something like "no personal gain", "can not target multiple people", "can affect just things near Nanika", and my favorite "Nanika/Alluka must truly want to do that".

[@celsiusnebula]

its extremely easy to kill someone indirectly through a command. maybe you can't command "kill meruem", but you can command "replace 50% of meruem's nervous system with silicon" or "place meruem into zetsu for [arbitrarily long amount of time]" or "teleport meruem into the core of the earth"

[@celsiusnebula]

also "space" may not be a location but "the magnetic north pole of the sun" definitely is

[@-Bill.]

Wouldn't the best use of Nanika against the king be to make a simple wish of Nanika, tell her Mereum's name, and then just send her to meet him? She will ask him things and and he wouldn't do them and then get automatically deleted for failing 4 requests. Actively wishing for him to die would work but would then probably require 100s of millions of deaths to pay for it.

[@matheusmarx6274]

She would just get killed by th royal guards... she cant fight...

[@Rkralv]

or meruem would kill her in a flash before she can utter a word, so no sending her to meet him would have been a bad ideia

[@JoeyJoJoShabadoo-TTWNIEH]

Do you think she could've gotten 3 questions out before Mereum would've gotten annoyed and just killed her?

[@fatmrbunko]

The problem with that is that Meruem has to let her live long enough to make 4 requests of him. Another important question is what the requests would be to the person she talks to after killing Meruem. Maybe the first 2 would be explode yourself and come back to life.

[@xSeulgi]

@@fatmrbunkowell if meruem fails and gets crushed then the wish system resets so him failing her requests or a killua command are risk free for the next wisher.

[@Hoodh.eadGuy]

bro never run out of HxH content.

[@insanemakaioshin]

5:50 - False! Killua stated that a selfless wish has no repercussions and that was what he made, a selfless wish.

[@snapp_r]

Nanika's power is too OP if it has no limit, I'm pretty sure it is like One Piece's Haki.. just like Meruem could withstand Netero's zero hands, it should be possible that Nanika wish/commmand power is based on aura quantity.. maybe like Conjuration that creates objects from Aura, this power creates something to happen or creates something intangible like pressure(?).. and if the target is strong enough to withstand it, it wouldn't work~

[@twelfthknight]

A world power of some sort finding out about Alluka - possibly as a result of Killua saving Gon - and committing to a covert invasion of the Zoldyck compound to acquire her would be a pretty snazzy story arc. At least I'd imagine it to be.

[@Antifag1977]

At least until someone asks her to transport all the invaders to the dark continent or some other messed up locale.

[@twelfthknight]

@@Antifag1977 While I assume that would eventually be a plot point to consider, I can't imagine the Zoldycks jumping at the chance to use Alluka when they consider her virtually radioactive in the first place. It's already been established that the Zoldyck estate gets invaded routinely by bounty hunters, none of which are treated particularly seriously. With a well-resourced group of competent Nen users as operatives, the threat could be made to be very real. Knowing of the existence of Nanika alone would be compelling enough motivation for many a powerful person/agency in the world who'd never consider attacking the Zoldycks normally -- what would be the point when they could hire them themselves?

[@Antifag1977]

@@twelfthknight I suppose it would make for a decent story if done right.

[@Dtj344]

What ability do y’all think Zushi will have as a manipulator🤔?

[@Diego_6rando]

I don't think he would enjoy manipulating people, and Mr. Wing won't let him stray too far from his natural affinity... so i think he would go into emission... and we all know emission is a one trick affinity

[@MrPaillan]

Given that he has training in martial arts and that his teacher is an enhancer, it probably wouldn't be human manipulation, but object manipulation. If it is possible to do it, air manipulation. Otherwise he'll have a hard time.

[@aldokurti3272]

Probably the same thing that Kenshiro from fist of the north star has.

[@TheBigE9999]

Probably some like that one troupe member's autopilot mode. He manipulates himself for boosted power

[@pepsiniced1800]

Maybe he'd work in a team and would manipulate objects to create shields and walls to protect his teammates, and as the shield would slowly break his martial arts skills would be gradually enhanced with nen so he could defeat the opponent before the shield breaks and his fellow team member is hurt.

[@anonykat31]

Kilua have free wishes because the dark continent creature likes him and think as him of his brother.. This is wild when you think about it 😂

[@GoodJujuGrant]

0:37 yes. Indeed.

[@SamTheGumMan117]

Liam still with one of the most remarkable nen abilities making HxH videos out of nowhere

[@duelistwitheyesofblue2950]

Hey Liam. You should do a video about Tagashi’s origins to creating/developing the concept of Nen I have been rewatching Yu Yu Hakusho and just realized that the origin of Nen by Tagashi may have come during The Chapter Black arc. Specifically through the concept of the psychics. Best examples of this is Game Master and Yuu Kaito (Taboo). Just the way their territories have set rules resemble the early concepts of Hatsu in HunterXHunter. Your thoughts? Sent from my iPod

[@blckmarvl5652]

Killua is the only person that LOVES (AI) Alluka/Nanika, im assuming thats the key. Remember getting her was a process that i dont think was possible during that time. Killing him would be expensive if you did it directly vs wishing for deadly poison to appear around him or making him fulfill requests.

[@AwijoshSun]

The other early implication of Alluka's existence is the Zoldyck name pun; all the names flow together phonetically, and Kalluto is the youngest and thus last in sequence: IlluMilluKilluAlluKalluto I agree with the idea that Togashi planned the character's existence early, but didn't necessarily plan out the details of how Alluka/Nanika worked until it was time to.

[@myuudee]

I remember naming my cat Alluka around 2006. I believe it was the data book that named all family members.

[@Judeauful]

Togashi looking at the dragon balls in dbz... "Okay, but lets make it fucked up and also trans rights, lets fuckin go!"

[@cynthiawu7170]

i have wondered if perhaps Alluka's base ability would not really be that powerful. She would just ask for the small things a child would want, like pick me up, hug me, i want that toy, etc. and the subsequent consequences if refused would be small. She would not have had much aura to grant any big wishes or cause any big consequences (and even as an adult may never have had enough aura to grant really big wishes). Maybe in this innocuous period, young kid Killua "wished" that Alluka would help him when he needed to be helped (just a regular 2 sibling conversation, possibly even before anyone knew Alluka had manifested nen already) and the subsequent "requests" were so small, they were easy to fulfill (like Killua pat me on the head, Killua hug me, Killua love me). And then voila, Killua can ask for Alluka's help from now on in a fashion that is NOT the wish granting route (but not wildly abuse her powers to do "anything", depending on how his original ask was worded...). At some point, the Zoldycks of course realized she was manifesting nen. And when they saw that their small toddler child was amazingly doing this so young and seemingly like the first and only (?) Zoldyck to be a specialist, they started to "experiment" on how to make her powers even more powerful. So they put an Ai in her. A "codependency of desire" would be a perfect fuel of a wish (desire) granting ability. And Ai may be like a battery that charges Alluka to be able to fulfill large and more grand scale wishes (sadly with equal consequences). and then when things got way out of hand, they realized they could not control her and locked her into that dungeon. We also still don't really know if ANYTHING we have been told about Nanika/Alluka is actually correct since many Togashi/HxH characters (even smart ones) are shown making incorrect assumptions and conclusions while they try to work things out. Even if Killua did not accidentally wish himself out of some of Alluka/Nanika's consequences earlier in life, we do not really know if there were no consequences at all the things he asks of Alluka. He has discovered he can conditionally ask Alluka to do something and if that condition is not met, no wish is granted and no demands/consequences result (like when he was escaping with her and said to kill their mom if they were not let go.... IF.... so when they were let go, nothing resulted from that "wish"). Maybe to save Gon (which we mysteriously see next to nothing of exactly what happened in that room), consequences were present, perhaps Killua had to reaffirm his love for Alluka by choosing to stay at her side and leave Gon's side. Not in some evil manipulative manifestation on Alluka's part, but just perhaps as part of a prior pact they had made with each other at a much younger age. And if Ai is charging Alluka, perhaps if Ai can be removed (or chooses to leave Alluka one day), Alluka can lead a "normal" life and not be targeted by everyone who wants to abuse Alluka/Nanika's powers.

[@YunoArt]

I believe that Killua is the only one that ever "used" Nanika to heal/do something good to someone, there is a possibility that Nanika only punishes people with bad intentions or life taking ones! I mean think about it, Killua found something good in such a fearsome and dark abillity, that noone ever thought of, maybe thats why she loves him/respects him so much .

[@starblade876]

@12:48 when you said "dictator", it made me notice Meruem's... thing that he tators

[@Ntce]

Love Your Videos, Thanks So Much For the Entertainment you Provide. " If I'm Not Mistaken Alluka, Grants Wishes without a Price as long as its it help others without any selfishness attached " Typed this before watching the video.

[@Run_th3_track]

If you think about it nanika is a literal monsters from the dark continent and killua made it cry

[@unorangoutan562]

I dont think that the cost of nanika’s wishes can be quantified in Jenny, I think it’s way deeper than that. For example, when the butler asked for a billion Jenny, the cash didn’t just appear in front of her, a random ass blimp carrying a billion Jenny just HAPPENED to malfunction right over her. So to me the cost is more about the odds of something happening than anything else. Also, it would make no sense to me that wishing for Jeff Bezos death would cost more than meruem because he has a bigger net worth. It’s way harder/unlikely to kill meruem so killing meruem would cost way more.

[@slevinchannel7589]

The only real question is 'What powers it' cause 'Ah she was just born with much aura' would be dumb. I think theres a Workforce on the Dark Continent and they daily give Aura and/or fullfill Rituals to charge-up a 'Community-Battery' !

[@unorangoutan562]

@@slevinchannel7589 that’s a good theory, hope we get to see more of the dark continent so it becomes more clear

[@adjectivenoun5052]

7:44 Major Hamon Beat's videos vibe here, I like it

[@TheMetallingOne]

i always assumed illumi's needles played a part in blocking alluka from killuas mind (aside from obviously her being a retcon) like in the anime i think killua thinks it to himself no? (when silva is opening the infinite row of security doors iirc)

[@rolandarey7823]

I think the needle had a lot to do with it to. He was being restricted in a lot of ways and I don’t think the family wanted him to free namika at all. Def the needle

[@mz1929]

Nanika's power is definitely limited, bc WHY did Killua HAVE to bring Alluka to Gon?! Nanika HAD to touch him to heal him. Killua knowing the state Gon was in and how critical he was, and how smart Killua is, could have just wished/commanded Nanika to heal him from any location. Thus Implying, that 1. Either Killua already knows some kind of limits to Nanika's power, thus the same logic of Killing Meruem would take getting Nanika Near him or Touch him. or 2. Killua again being so smart, knows that he can manipulate Nanika with his emotions and thus get free wishes etc, by geting Nanika/Alluka to see him very sad and emotional. (which is ironic but falls in line with how manipulative the whole Zoldyck family is) basically there is either major plot holes or more limitations than we think, just bc its "wish" powers. even with Kite for example, Most Likely Nanika could NOT bring people back from the dead. or They could have brought Kite/Netero back etc. Also Kite was already alive elesewhere as a toddler was he not? Zeno obviously knowing how important or powerful Netero is and knowing Killua can get away with consequence free wishes etc. Or Ging obviously being a Genius and knew immediately what most likely occurred to have healed Gon when he felt the power. There is too many smart people now including the princes or Beyond that would come from Nanika possibly in the future.

[@mz1929]

at the very least Nanika can not grant wishes or kill/heal people It doesnt know or see? which could also explain why Killua had to bring Nanika to Gon. Also same logic of Kite or to kill the Ants etc. Or even for Ging to just wish to know or go to Don etc. there is definietly limits to Nanika

[@maxlee8780]

​@@mz1929nanika doesn't have to know people at all to kill them. Do you think she walked around getting to know 67 people that one maid knew? They already explained why she had to go to Gon. Nanika isn't good at healing people. It exhausts all of her energy to heal. She's better at destroying.

[@mz1929]

@maxlee8780 she didn't have to know the ones that died. She did have to know the person that was wishing etc. Like he said in the video

[@maxlee8780]

@mz1929 the person who made the wish was Killua. I know what he said in the video I was looking at what you said in this comment.

[@Suto_Ko]

killua had to bring alluka to gon because nanika needed to physically touch him to heal him, implying limitations to nanika's power. killua's manipulation of nanika through emotions is a possibility. there may be limitations or plot holes, such as not being able to bring people back from the dead. smart characters like zeno, ging, and the princes may have an understanding of nanika's power.

[@danielclv97]

I think it would depend a lot on what Nanika thinks of Meruem value, TBH I definitely see it seeing Meruem as valuable as any other human, so maybe it costs only 1 life? Or maybe it sees him as even lower, an insect, in which case it can cost only a hug? Or maybe a more accurate monetary representation would be the cost of the bomb Netero used to take Meruem out, the Poor Man's Rose, which I think is worth a LOT less then an entire country GDB, and it makes sense since you basically need to bring into existence and explode that bomb to take Meruem out of the game, or a force of similar amplitude, so maybe a few hundreds people? Which, honestly, is not bad a at all, a lot more died during the Chimera Ark, and if they didn't stopped him, 5 million would die.

[@ajlquantum9608]

If I had to bet, Killua only gets a singular request in his entire life or something. Command granting probably has more restrictions than what we currently or ever will know

[@Fushgy]

3:28 LMAO where did you get this pic from? 🤣 As a German I did not expect to see a hidden German message inside one of your videos

[@AlexDeMiro]

4:00 wait, Alluka made four requests here, not three. Either you're allowed to refuse three times per a stage of request, or three requests overall. If the latter... maybe you're then not allowed to wish for something big? it's a really interesting ability, but I think it will never be explored more, sadly

[@DevPatacca]

Tonpa is a specialist-post mortem nen user!! Change my mind

[@TheLastCrow5150]

If this is true, it's probably an ability to hurt others. Tompa is a twisted character

[@kingeli_8919]

we’ve always been thinking nanika is a clamity from a unsuccessful voyage but maybe she actually a treasure you get from a successful voyage since we know little of their voyage and the three were super advanced nen-users and aware of the dark continent. Cause they did all survive coming back two fully aware, and the fact that Ai co-exist w/ alluka and likes killua too

[@forloveofthepage2361]

I've always thought Nanika's restriction to get a cost free wish is that both Nanika and Aluka need to love and trust you.

[@thomasgriffin420]

Random Person-I wish for extremely overpowered physical regeneration ability. Aluka-Okay, give me your heart. *gives heart, instantly regenerates, ask for more wishes*

[@Simple-cb6es]

Kilua anytime go to dark continent with this power

[@juanhaines7295]

Can't wait to see killua and alluka/nanika return.

[@nabz5538]

She's too OP they should have her killed otherwise we will always say, "Killua should've asked Nanika to kill X".

[@darnelwashinton1295]

The only reason Killua can give commands is because he loves Alluka/Nanika and has no intention to abuse Nanika at all. If he started abusing the power, he would lose the power. My dad works for Togashi at Nintendo so I know for sure.

[@layniebear1237]

big love mr liam!~ thank you for the new video!

[@richardrenten1]

Togashi's recent message though on the 4 potential endings

[@dragonmxk1610]

"alluka, make the dark continent safe to travel in"

[@eriya181]

Sacrificing 180,000 lives to kill Meruem would have been so crazy if it actually happened

[@brandf.7691]

The cost for wishing to kill Meruem would be great, but it would be free if they just get one of the royal guards to deny her three times. Killua would probably never allow Alluka to be so close to them though.

[@emsharingan8639]

Something I always wondered about nanika that was never clarified is how time sensitive her requests are. If she requested a kidney, and you said sure thing, give me three weeks. And you underwent an operation and successfully removed one kidney and survived with the remaining one. Is that something she would tolerate?

[@mushroomfiesta]

I think so. “wait” doesn’t really sound like a direct refusal

[@Suto_Ko]

nanika's requests are not explicitly stated to be time-sensitive, so it's possible that she could tolerate a delayed fulfillment of a request like the kidney scenario you mentioned. However, the exact limitations and conditions of nanika's powers are not fully clarified in the story.

[@RickGreg-nt1nt]

The problem I had with the whole nanika wish granting ability is the question how do you determine the value of things that don't have a normal monetary worth. For example when the servant asked for a billion jenny and in exchange 67 ppl were killed was that because the servant seen it as a billion jenny was worth 67 lives or because nanika set that value. If it was the former if a person that was already rich asked for the same would it only cost ten human lives bc the value of money isnt as much to them.

[@minuii]

You can bypass her request by treating her request as a child request. " give me your brain" you give her a picture or drawing of a brain that it says its yours. Boom easy peasy😂😂

[@DandySusano]

@@minuii As a command* It was essentially command granting. As listened to in the video.

[@yotuel9064]

With Togashi you never know. But command can be as simple that its rectricted only to Killua ever. Restricting nen powers to an individual or group of individuals has already shown amazing results before.

[@tbow8954]

I love that the videos are rolling in. I love this stuff. Honestly my favorite animal and I wish I had the time to read the Manga

[@RubenHernandez-wf1uw]

ATTENTION: kite will be the new chimera ant king

[@slevinchannel7589]

!!

[@someoneonyoutube8622]

Given Nanika’s pattern of having her requests and wish granting exploited on a linguistic technicality, part of me wonders if you can accept the debts she asks you to pay but formulate it as a contract for the time of payment to be collected upon your death similar to an organ donor card so long as she doesn’t intentionally orchestrate your death.

[@chrisbotha7433]

To killing Mereum I would say Killua didn't rely on Alluka/Ai because he views them both as his sister and his only "real" non assassin family. So even if she could, he doesn't want his little sister to kill, no matter the cost. Why he wouldn't heal Kite becomes more complicated. The best real argument is that even Killua is human and compromises his values. So for Gon, his friendship and love for him made him break his rule not to use his sister as a tool because it was more important to him. But for Kite, even though he may care for and respect him, his human desire to heal Kite may not have been important enough to override the value and importance he attaches to protecting his sister. I am quite satisfied that we will never see Alluka/Ai used again. I think prior to Gon there was nothing Killua valued more than being a protective older sibling to Alluka, and I don't think anything will easily make him compromise again. I like to view it not as a plot hole but as exceptional character writing for Killua.

[@johnnypollack3243]

Keep up the awesome work and videos Liam love the video

[@SirDougDimmadome]

I don't like the idea that Killua making a "command" results in no consequences. I prefer to think that Aluka/Nanika bear the cost in some way. Maybe that can get elaborated on more if Togashi ever gets back to that part of the story.

[@coef100]

I think the answer is simpler than protect Nanika from the world. I think Killua was just selfish. He would have not used Nanika If it wasn't Gon's state. He loves Gon and Aluka. He does not care if other people are in danger as long as he could keep Gon and Aluka healthy. So Gon was in a bad condition, Killua decided to use Nanika.

[@wadewilson8011]

I know this is a hypothetical scenario video, but... You say, "why didn't Killua just bring Alluka to kill Meruem?" In hindsight, thats a silly question. What everyone forgets to remember is Killua completely forgot about Alluka until he finally took Illumi's needle out. Iliumi and Silva had Killua restricted through the commands of illumi's manipulation nen. And his memory of Alluka was purposely blocked. By the time Killua pulled the needle out, he didn't have time to go all the way back to Kockaroo Mountain. He would've had to convince his dad to see her, retrieve Alluka, and bring her all the way back to the NGL. When Killua finally took the needle out, it was already time for the East Gortou infiltration, and palace invasion plan to engage. So questioning Alluka's possible evolvement doesn't make sense. Togashi knew what he was doing.

[@samuelmodig2816]

Haha you are so funny, man. Your own reaction to your semantics comment got me

[@ADarkHaze]

suprised the nuke that killed him wasn't used to calculate cost

[@roslolian11]

What I'm wondering though is Nanika really omnipotent or is she just too powerful for the HxH world? Cuz we know she lived in the New World before and just traveled to HXH so I'm wondering is the reason she is so strong because of the difference between the New World and HXH or is she really just super OP? The other disasters also have reality bending effects like making people immortal and stuff.

[@cj5476]

Is it fact she’s from the new world? I thought that was just a theory

[@roslolian11]

@@cj5476 it's not confirmed but all the evidence is there.

[@Suto_Ko]

nanika's power is indeed incredibly strong, capable of reality-bending effects. Whether it's due to the difference between the New World and HxH or if she's just naturally super OP is unclear. The other disasters also possess reality-altering abilities, suggesting a level of immense power.

[@thaoriginal]

by the new world do you mean the dark continent?

[@Suto_Ko]

nah, different worlds, bro.@@thaoriginal

[@milos4677]

I was wondering can you replicate death note with nen

[@SimpIexicity]

Hanzo was quite strong but he never appeared after please make a video

[@Dee-nonamnamrson8718]

I was under the impression that killuas commands are granted because they arent selfish.

[@wickerman2817]

I wonder what the cost of restoring gon's nen would be ?

[@soundrogue4472]

7:00 but I thought it was the fact he wouldn't abuse her power wise?

[@gjack4230]

3rd question could be "Why didn't Killua ask Nanika to give him a tour of the Dark Continent and protect him?".

[@IIYamiSanII]

Mans uploading in 24 FPS. Love you NWR! 🖤

[@AlexDeMiro]

I wonder what would happen if my wish is "stop making requests from people, any people, including me". I think she might implode.

[@-Bill.]

The wish Killua should have made instead of for Nanika to not come out anymore was for Nanika to seal her nen abilities permanently but still be able to come out when Alluka is sleeping or she is called. Then they could both exist and they wouldn't be a target of Illumi.

[@s0mguy777]

I share Hunter x Hunter's birthday! Dope!

[@soundrogue4472]

4:35 conjunctions, compound words; do compound words count or no? Furthermore couldn't you just write down what you want a piece of paper and just say, "I wish for everything that was on this paper" or even "I wish your wishes require nothing in return to be given in order to fulfill the wish", etc. This is why wish powers are HARD TO BALANCE, in a hard magic system because you have to think of every possible request. Also could you bypass the wish requirements such as stealing someone else's liver and therefore it would be yours or does the person specify YOUR specific liver inside your body? After all if you take something can you hold possession of another person's body part?

[@mash_my_buttons]

Day 3 of trying to convince @NewWorldReview that the man on a dragon that's on top of another dragon is don freecss

[@ProfessaJ]

Killua largely tries to avoid reliance on his family on his adventures. He didn't seek his family out to help fight Mereum nor Chrollo. He's on this journey to make friends and have fun. Only when his friend was at risk was he willing to go back there and get help. I don't feel like a monetary value would apply to his death, unless the request was to take his wealth.

[@Rreackless]

Imagine The Other Abilities/Creatures on The Dark Continent

[@abstrakt3008]

Awesome content . Ik its so strange i just love the shoot and youpie fight and would love to see your thoughts on it.

[@kelvin9875]

Nanica even without commands broke what we understand of the nen rules, the restriction of her abilities is paid by other people and not by her

[@CodeWarrior]

The comments section already came up with an answer years ago. "Ask nanika to kill meruem, then trick a chimera ant into denying her requests three times." Ant problem solved. This is why wish granting breaks every story that it's in, and basic writing courses just flat out say "just don't do it." How hard is it to just leave it at "Yeah, the writer just dropped the ball there, and didn't realize the full implications of that decision before it was published"?

[@minuii]

No, only guards are close to king. The king dont spend time together with other ants, they know him but they dont care. So collateral killings through relationship at most can kill a guard.

[@CodeWarrior]

​​@@minuiiIt affects them all because they all came from the same mother. The collateral backlash of the next series of (failed) requests will kill the guards.

[@marquisdesade3025]

Have they ever tried asking her what the price would be beforehand?

[@snipersougo13]

Depending on which time he meets meruem i doubt he would want to kill him.

[@kadbenson7540]

The most interesring qbout all this is that Liam apparently writes his scripts 3 weeks in advance, very impressive ducks in a rowing fictional pirate internet man. Very impressive indeed.

[@soundrogue4472]

Furthermore; could you ask the wish giver to clarify the specific conditions? Can you ask them to clarify it before hand? Can you ask before hand what level/ cost to the said wish before making said wish?

[@panoskaoukis7668]

I am thinking that the cost would be equal to what it took to kill meruem and that is the cost of a little rose bomb

[@superman198224]

What would be the cost to kill Meruem? $20, that’s it, just $20.

[@jaysikka1436]

do you plan on making any jjk content anymore?

[@MrShadowhachi]

IIRC, then for Nanika to heal someone it needs to touch it. Maybe killing would also mean it needs to touch the target. But I dont know if someone like Milluki wished somebody dead by it

[@name_unbekannt9976]

Is there anyone else who thinks that the fact that the hunter hunter world map is a jumbled up version of the real world map has any significance. Because every time I see that picture I can only think that maybe the hunter hunter world is actually our world, just after some cataclysmic event that tore apart the Eurasian continent. It even looks like there's a big hole, like from some kind of meteor impact in the middle of that crack. My assumption is that whatever caused that cataclysmic event is also the thing that introduced Nen into that world. Any thoughts?

[@tomsawyer1648]

I wonder what the cost would’ve been for something as simple as transportation? If anybody besides big Brother and his exemption asked anything of her, maybe simply wish for the king to be dark continent bound , however I think the ant problem is still there to an extent, how many are still under control of Pariston Hill ?

[@UncouthTiger]

Mate just a video suggestion. "How would Zeno fare vs each of the Royal Guards individually?"

[@ailurophilekia6565]

I think a fun idea you didn't mention is that maybe killing Meruem would be the same as any lifeform or any animal or any inteligent lifeform