Change). These soldier ants hunt larger and stronger fodder species for the queen to devour, allowing her to spawn stronger soldiers as a result. Unfortunately, since I watched the series in quarantine, I never actually got a chance to undergo this sacred rite. 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The technology we have used to take us so far, can become the weapon that is our undoing. Every menace with the power to destabilise us, will use what we have already built to overcome us. None of the calamities have been shown to be more powerful than the Chimera Ants. One that has human rights, equality and balanced representation in positions of power. Seems like the reasonable assumption to me. It gives difficult to heal damage that stays for rest of the life. He Kings travelled and mates with different organisms in order to breed new Queens. But obviously theres more to life than evolving continuously. WebChimera Ants exterminate humans, sometimes just for fun, as they are superior to them because they have much more skills thanks to the countless species infused in their His indecision makes it difficult to determine if he would have wanted to go through with it had he not been poisoned.[32]. Meaning they still remain an A level threat because of their unknown qualities. [24] Survivors are then enveloped in a special cocoon created by Shaiapouf and turned into human-Chimera Ant hybrids. However, soldiers belonging to a colony led by a Queen did not reproduce but there were reports of Ants attempting to reproduce after her death. Prey such as humans were deemed as food with a Queen requiring large quantities of thus highly nutritious food. In this time, she remained in the castle whilst she periodically gave birth to more Kings. From that point onwards, the Queen remained her castle until her eventual death. The arc basically culminates in this epic showdown, which not only tests our heroes, but the villains as well. Despite being so young, Meruem was, undoubtedly, the strongest. You can see on the chart that their ferocity started as an A-1 and A-2, which fits with their race. Thanks for commenting. So when she was referring to the Chimera Ants, I was under the impression that she was talking about the regular ones. In addition, Hunters who have learned Nen are mercilessly swept away by non-Hunters, such as Genthru, Illusion Brigade, and Chimera Ant . It's best summed up by Isaac Netero's explanation of The Dark Continent. When most Hunter x Hunter fans reach the midpoint of the Chimera Ant story, theyre hit with a burning desire to explain the sheer what-the-fuckery to someone, to explain how this gory, absolutely wacky plot works cohesively, even though some of the individual pieces are so wild that they are embarrassing to discuss out loud. Please check your email to find a confirmation email, and follow the steps to confirm your humanity. [35] Taking advantage of its authoritarian policies, they lure the civilian population in order to conduct a Selection process. Specifically Post-Rose, where he blew up a mountain with one hand not even trying. The Queen's appetite drastically increases while she prepares to give birth to the Royal Guards, at which point she stops spawning Soldiers, and it peaks while she is pregnant with the King.[13]. Great topic! Distractibility: A - 1. This led to a growing amount of individuality among the ants such as making requests from the Queen to asking for names or competing for glory. Oh, and also, there are some pretty damn epic fights, though the last chunk of episodes does that anime thing where one 20-minute episode spans about two minutes within the show. One of the calamities deleted an army instantly. But that's beyond the point. They were stated to be unique creatures more do due to their nature rather than their environment. They now know that this peculiar genetic makeup is the result of two genetic lineages named R and W. At first, she just devours regular animals, but then she discovers that humans make tasty treats and after eating them, she produces powerful offspring that definitely look like DeviantArt fursonas. A woman whose power involves wrapping her very long hair around herself fights a kid in a dictators mansion. My original post was incorrect. Anime Debut The, didnt miss the opportunity to throw his name through the mud but fortunately, a more balanced view of what transpired. Note: It was infinite potential for *malice* in the manga butthats a discussion for another day. The positive side of Meruem is that he doesn't seem interested in treating other Chimeras as actual slaves. Aggressively attacks humans. The series uses ant in the loosest sense of the word here. This represents a turning point for Gon and Killuas relationship, as Gon throws himself into getting Kite back, no matter what the cost even if that means pushing Killua away. Researchers first came to suspect that something strange might be going on with male yellow crazy ants when they noticed that worker ants were always heterozygous at some genetic marker loci. In the anime, Meruem's silhouette appeared in Episode 87, while he made his full appearance in Episode 91. We should also take into consideration that a couple of Hunters that survived in the Dark Continent came back saying that it was very "man vs. Seeing how quickly the Chimera Ants became a significant threat, showed how easily our extinction could become an imminent possibility. So Zeno, Gon, Kite, Knuckle, Shoot, Killua, Silva, Palm and all of the Chimera Ants who aided them don't count then? As such, he's one of the most popular characters out there. When I don't think this is very likely. Was Meruems criticism of humanityvalid? Located in [20] A Squadron Leader exhibited a similar ability, although her hybrids did not acquire Nen abilities as a result of the process. And it really tests the bond between Gon and Killua. WebChimera Ants, or at least the ones born with human genes, have the potential to recollect events that occurred to the individuals whose genetic material they ended up inheriting, Beyond Netero stated that the Dark Continent wasn't about fighting, it was about surviving against harsh weather conditions and diseases. At that point, the queens moves on to her ultimate goal, to spawn an ant known as the King (()()()()()()()()()(), ). Who cares about how many people pouf and pitou killed they were on a populated and extremely isolated country that the rest of the world didn't care about, the calamities are on the dark continent where they can't just slaughter thousands so your logic is flawed there. Two, The Queen Chimera Ant that started the hive was stated to be irregularly large. @skrskr: "no you are so wrong it's hilarious, the letter system is the same as togashis demon tier list, he does that to give a clear explanation of the power of each threat.". Did you not read the part that specifically said Pariston was making it difficult and sending wrong Hunters to the location? @bobandjim1260: People are split on this? While he was out and about gathering his Royal Guards and setting out to create the world he wanted, Netero and the others who infiltrated NGL met him in battle. The only Chimera Ant that Knov encountered he easily eliminated to avoid detection. The only guard at the White House was a woman (not a knock at gender) that was quickly tackled allowing the intruder to run inside. Kinda cool that Togashi's story describes a real life situation so similarly. But I agree, I think the exploration of the Dark Continent will be more about exploration and survival. I admire Togashi so much for continuing work on this, the DC arc has a lot of potential. But I'm still cautious about getting my hopes up, given the manga's history. [9] Following her death, at least one of her Squadron Leaders reorganized his division: he split his Officers between a minority of Assistant Squadron Leaders (()()()()()()()()()(), Shidan-ch Hosa)[16] and a larger group of lower-ranked Captains. Its a cool way to discuss societal issues. They make it to safety, but that particular episode ends with Neferpitou happily sitting under a tree with Kites severed head which eventually gets stitched back onto his body. There is a chart that says the five calamities are a higher danger ranking than the Chimera Ants, which makes one think that there must be creatures on the Dark Continent capable of easily decimating the Chimera Ants. More so than fighting off a powerful threat like the King and his Guards. https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/4pre1l/on_the_stated_threat_level_of_the_chimera_ants_in/. Webdo chimera ants exist in real life. But they are attacked by Neferpitou, one of the Kings incredibly powerful Royal Guard. Please enter a valid email and try again. The protagonists meet a leader who apparently spent, like, two years standing in one place and punching the air ten thousand times a day. Eventually, the ants realize if they eat Hunters, they can wield Nen, making them even more powerful. In the event that she should die, reports state that male soldier Ants will break from the colony and become copycat Kings, trying to forcibly mate with females of other species to give birth to a new generation of Ants. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. It avoids typical anime cliches, such as power scaling. However, the analysis from above still remains the same. Requires entire world's cooperation. @bobandjim1260: i don't really understand the point of thread but then again having been spoiled by toriko's outside human world concepts, there's nothing really that new or arguable in that hybrid chimaera ant queen and the denizens of the dark continent. However, Those Hunters picked up around 5,000 hybrid human-beast cocoons that the Chimera Ants have left behind. Most of the previous arcs have enough balance between drama and lighthearted moments to keep the characters going. I think many would agree diversity is actually humanitys best asset. Some were shown to get a perverse pleasure in killing and devouring humans. Nature" there. Yorknew was good so that takes it. Evidently users on comicvine aren't split about this subject like users on other sites care. [17][18] Additionally, the Royal Guards created a whole new species of soldiers by turning living humans into Chimera Ant hybrids. Some of these human-ants also entered into the service of the King after the nest hierarchy fell apart when the Queen died. Surprisingly, Meruem was just 40 days old by the time of his death, which makes him one of the youngest characters to appear in the series, if not the youngest. ), D - Vigorless. D - Requires correspondence for individual cases; however, urgency and threat is not high. It's possible there'll be creatures more like Mike who are unfeeling and terrifying so maybe there are still stronger foes out there. Instead of fighting the various calamities, they'll be fighting each other tooth and nail for the various riches that exist on the Dark Continent. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Throwing in a plot about the princes having a battle for the throne and we can already see there'll be a lot of deceit or alliances having to be made to survive the conditions. Initially feeding on bats, fishes, and crabs, she produces soldier Ants. Probably just enough for one volume or so if it's like last time. It has to do with how little the Hunter's association actually knows about the species. They were deemed as class-1 quarantined insects and held as insatiable carnivores. We are just as likely to experience a scientific breakthrough as a scientific disaster as such. Greed Island Arc and Heavens Arena. A Chimera Ant's life starts from an egg, which the Queen hangs from the ceiling of her shelter. I believe in diversity but I do question the idea of status quotas. Privacy Policy. Also, they sent them to kill the Queen before she birthed a King. Much like everything else about him, Meruem's durability appeared to be of the highest order. At the top was the Queen that commanded a nest and produced more members of their kind. Firstly, what an epic scene that was. In time, the ants were able to develop greater intelligence allowing them to read books and learn about the workings of technology such as guns. Its incredibly well-crafted, really tapping into the series deepest emotions. Towards the end of his short life, Meruem had matured enough to the point where he even considered living together with humans. The queen can produce up to five eggs with one meal. Only three Zodiac, now one because Pariston and Ging left, are really all that powerful. (Affects cattle or crop). For communication, the Ants made use of telepathy allowing them to speak to another of their kind. "They sent 3 people with one of them carrying a nuke in his chest and that was all that was needed for a B level threat.". Chimera ants are shown to have characteristics that are from two, sometimes more (in the case of Rammot, a combination of human, rabbit and shrike) It is shown that Welp. Furthermore, they incorporated the traits of other species which meant Chimera Ants could hold various different animal traits. @skrskr: Alluka, who is very likely a member of the species Ai, could be classified as a B or C level threat given these definitions. This territory was situated in the Mitene Union at a Neo-Green Life (NGL) Autonomous Region that were areas whose inhabitants abandoned all forms of technology and lived a primitively agrarian existence. [15] Some ants may become copycat Royal Guards instead and continue to serve under the higher ranked ant they served under while the Queen was still alive. This is flawed because the ACTUAL system used for the show doesn't mention anything about power. Elsewhere, the female Ant Zazan established herself as a Queen at her own castle nest at Meteor City where she used her powers to mutate humans into Ants that followed her. It is referring to the regular Chimera ant species, not the irregular creatures that the Queen produced. This is what political movements have been fighting for centuries. I am saying this as someone who adores Hunter x Hunter, who wrote a 35,000-word fanfic for it, who cosplayed her favorite character, who bought a clock with the main characters on it. But I'm still cautious about getting my hopes up, giving the manga's history. Theres this absolute brick house of a man, whose power is basically vaping. On-topic though, yeah, I get what you're saying. https://www.reddit.com/r/HunterXHunter/comments/4pre1l/on_the_stated_threat_level_of_the_chimera_ants_in/. [7] However, this is not always the case for those born with human genes,[8] including the Queen herself, who died as a result of having several organs destroyed by her son. Like that Zombie disease? Love and hate both exist in the same space so I dont think you can have one without the other. Chimera Ants are a race of insects that feature in Hunter x Hunter. You literally made that up. Meruem eventually understood the beauty of life. It is the culmination of Gon and Killuas story, and it really pushes the limits of the Hunter x Hunter universe, even though none of the other major characters appear in it. The three adults are planning to take down the ants and forbid Gon and Killua from coming until theyve properly trained and can best Knov and Morels apprentices in battle. According to scientists, the Chimera Ants most likely evolved from regular ants that had been exposed to radioactive material or chemicals (like Why you think he would make the calamities weaker than mereum while sending the zodiacs and neteros son with a team of specialists is beyond me, when do animes make the next set of villains weaker than the previous arc? Conversely, some of the more primitive ones are capable of feeling aura without seeing it,[5] possibly due to their superior affinity with nature. "brion literally wiped out an army with a raise of his hand but you don't think he would be more powerful than mereum?". [4] As they explore new lands, they come into conflict with various humans, including the Phantom Troupe,[21] and the Hunter Association sends exterminators after them. It was during this time that the ants began to encounter Hunters and sought their genes to add to their own traits. , Sir David Attenborough said, as he predicted the cultural evolution of the future. He challenges the top players of each game in the world, growing bored and restless - until he meets a frail, blind woman who plays the fictional military strategy game Gungi better than anyone. While Meruem gained the abilities of Rage Blast and Metamorphosis directly from Menthuthuyoupi, the same wasn't true for Shaiapouf. It makes up almost half the series, clocking in at 61 episodes. While I'm not entirely certain that the threat rankings applied to the King and his Guards, let alone the very special Ant Colony brought about by their incredibly oversized Queen. I do question putting people into powerful positions in the name of diversity. [15] It is not known if female soldier Ants could breed with males of other species, as the only known case that attempted to start her own colony was Zazan, who used her stinger and Nen abilities to turn humans into Chimera Ant hybrids instead of laying eggs like her mother. Due to their In the Hunter x Hunter universe, Chimera Ants are insects that propagate via feeding and produce advanced offspring depending on what they breed. [5] Some soldier Ants born with human genes acquired the ability to speak while also retaining their telepathy,[9] whereas Royal Guards (and, presumably, kings) lack telepathy altogether and can resort exclusively to verbal communication. . If anything, considering it's a biotanical weapon, it probably used spores to grow those Orbs on people's heads and control them. A quick update. Something that I have pondered from time to time. 2. Close Menu NEXT: 10 Hunter X Hunter Characters We Wanted To See More Of In The Anime, Rei is an avid fan of anime and manga. Pretty soon, her children start becoming stronger and more powerful, and then also start hungering for human flesh. Twice now, Ive watched people try to explain this arc to someone who barely watches anime, and both times, I wanted to evaporate on the spot out of embarrassment for how completely unhinged the story sounded. Each Squadron Leader had four or five officers beneath them who in turn commanded ten to fifteen soldiers. I'd reread it before spouting nonsense. "Immediate Guard Force"), higher up than the Squadron Leaders and below the Queen herself. And its exactly as batshit as promised perhaps even more, if thats possible. Sure, the Queen Chimera Ant looks pretty much like a giant ant, and her first sets of offspring are bug-like. He did not show any remorse when killing humans, or even those of his own kind. I watched the Matt Damon interview where he was simply trying to say, he wanted to pick directors on merit first, rather than representation. Like many invasive species trying to colonize new lands, it adapted to create worker ants that could up their initially tiny numbers, but now new research has discovered that they use a means of reproduction that was previously unknown to science to do it. That's the only reason they are A and the only reason why it requires a world cooperation to try and destroy the threat. B - Depending on condition the entire species become level A. [4] Like all other living beings, they need to breathe, although the manner in which they do so varies with their genes. That is why we create societies, because they take care of our selfish needs so we can be unselfish and evolve. Kites latest mission involves investigating a possible infestation of Chimera Ants, and because Gon just helps out everyone, he volunteers to join Kites quest. One, it's likely that she was referring to Chimera Ants in general, the 2mm sized ones capable of swarming and devouring massive creatures. Despite that, they were considered insects and had sharp claws, tough skin and sometimes had wings allowing some of their breeds to fly. Manga Debut The Chimera Ant storyline is exactly as WTF as the fans have always said and its also so much more. @tsoj: many people are assuming that the rankings specify that there are merely larger and more powerful creatures on the Dark Continent than the Chimera Ants featured in the show. Surviving by passing on our intelligence onto the newer generations, producing offspring and workforce more adapted to their current and near-future conditions of their environment. Haplodiploidy is a sex determination system shared by many insect species that sees the males develop from unfertilized eggs, meaning all of their cell types are the same. Humans in particular are known to be extremely nutritious fodder for Chimera Ant queens.[1]. Their capacity to grow to at a minimum of 2 meters allowing them to devour a human in no time. "Combat Soldier") and Drudges (()()()()()()()()()(), Zatsumu-heilit. During their evolution, latter breed Ants had tough hard shells of insects that were combined with human agility. The Queen keeps eating humans and giving birth to new rounds of soldier ants, each successive generation increasing in status, until she finally births the Royal Guard three elite, powerful ants and then ultimately, the King, the most powerful ant of them all. Meanwhile, the Ant King begins to question his purpose, which ruffles his Royal Guard, who split over whether they should honor his new goals, or remind him about what matters. And to incorporate not just the physical but intellectual traits. With each feeding, a Chimera Ant Queen laid one to five eggs that were able to green sacs which could stick to ceilings. He is a test taker for the 287th Hunter, the same as the Gon Friggs, and is from a country called 'Zapon'. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. The fact that Meruems defeat came at the hands of a cheaply made, mass produced weapon of mass destruction shows just how outmatched he was from the start when he picked a fight with humanity, a species with a capacity for both limitless potential and limitless depravity. By this point, the Hunters Association had captured three hundred and nineteen Chimera Ants outside of NGL but none were Squadron Leaders. 2. So your assumption that the higher threat level means they're more powerful is incorrect. More ants were birthed that demonstrated increasing levels of individuality that saw them act on their own desires. That's why this breed of Ants is so powerful. It is unknown whether or not this is unusual behavior for Chimera Ants. RELATED: Hunter X Hunter: 10 Strongest Trios In The Series. That literally means nothing. This caused a number of Ants to join forces with the Chimera Ant King in order to get shelter from the Hunters. They also could hardly handle themselves against the Royal Guards and the King himself (it's good to note that Netero actually survived the Dark Continent before his nen abilities fully hit their prime. [25] Survivors with the physical and mental capabilities to serve as soldiers will be placed into cocoons that will turn them into human-Ant hybrids and give them Nen abilities, in order to increase the quality of the King's food[27] as well as to create a powerful army. The current definition of natural selection is quite primitive for the 21st century so I have expanded it by including producing not only offspring but a workforce through education. Mereum didnt really care about being the strongest fighter - that was nothing to him. our hierarchical systems referring to how we allow less talented minds to rule us. [9], As the queen continues to produce more soldiers, she will divide them into three ranks, their numbers being inversely proportional to their degree of strength and authority, the few strongest ants become Squadron Leaders (()()()()()()()()()(), Shidan-ch), the vast majority of weaker ants become Peons (()()()()()()()()()(), Sent-heilit. Human World[1] Dark Continent[2] I do question putting people into powerful positions in the name of diversity. [19] One of them had her emotions separated from her memories, for which she was labelled as an experimental specimen (()()()()()()()()()(), Jikken Heishilit. A disease from the DC could potentially be way more of a threat to humanity than the Chimera Ants because it's not about a display of power, it's about finding a possible cure or medication to prevent it. She along with her followers were ultimately killed by the Hunters of the Phantom Troupe. By this point, the Ants began to experience armed resistance from human soldiers where they first encountered technology such as guns that were used to repel them. [9] Due to her often feeding off criminals from NGL, many of her subjects became vicious, hunting, torturing and killing humans for fun. They failed. We are just as likely to experience a scientific breakthrough as a scientific disaster as such. Should one look at the threat chart and compare the meanings of what each specific letter on the chart represents. and our You have a point that morality has helped us grow but some of our most important technological advances have come due to war which is built off hate. Should the prey in question be humans, the resulting Ants will be more intelligent than ones born from wild animals to different extents, stronger, have the ability to talk, learn and operate machinery such as firearms, and even the potential to use Nen. By taking in their Aura, Meruem was able to gain Menthuthuyoupi's Metamorphosis and Rage Blast. Meaning that they don't know how they reproduce nor how many there are. Typically, the Hunter Kite studied larger animals but began to look into the Chimera Ants after they were seen on the human mainland. Both of these abilities gave him a whole new dimension of abilities and made him much stronger than he was already. ], Hunter x Hunter takes place in a world where Hunters, licensed individuals with superior fighting skills and the ability to wield the in-universe magic system (Nen), trek across the world seeking treasure, glory, and other dangerous things. Evolving to churn out chimeric males may have helped yellow crazy ants dominate new environments. While social insects, the bees, the ants that can cooperate in large numbers do but their cooperation is very rigid. Although maybe there was some truth in what he was saying? "Unification" is the second step of the Royal Guards' program. For more information, please see our In the meanwhile, she keeps moving until she finds a suitable location to build a nest, at which point she spawns a horde of Construction Ants (()()()()()()()()()(), Kenchiku Ari) to build a nest out of mud and dung. An update to the threat list explanation. But beyond that, HXH is a shonen deconstruction series. You may be wondering why reflect on human evolution now? Some people are just expecting the rest of the Dark Continent arc to be Chimera Ant 2.0. But who knows, maybe that'll change with Takeuchi at the helm. Chimera Ants did not make their nests in holes but used mud and faeces to build them. Every menace with the power to destabilise us, will use what we have already built to overcome us.
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