Hunter x Hunter (2011) Episode 106 Discussion

Nope- said:

Calm down you butthurt aspie.
He's a coward as I said before, he could've gone further into the Palace and added a lot more exits but when he saw Pitous aura he started whimpering and just put a exit where he started cowering and thought of the worst case scenarios like what cowards tend to.

Please, don't use that "If that was you would x!!" argument since this is anime, not a story based on true events.

Nope- said:
Except he wasn't.

Calm down you butthurt aspie.
He's a coward as I said before, he could've gone further into the Palace and added a lot more exits but when he saw Pitous aura he started whimpering and just put a exit where he started cowering and thought of the worst case scenarios like what cowards tend to.

Please, don't use that "If that was you would x!!" argument since this is anime, not a story based on true events.

SergioSource said:


You're full of crap, had he went up the stairs, Shauapouf would have felt him, he'd be captured before he could even set up a portal, be tortured for information (they dont even need to torture him, just go directly to his brain), and then killed. He made the right choice, induced by fear or not.

Nope- said:


Friendship is magic

Go rewatch the episode.

soundscape said:
@Nope Ep. 105 Neferpitou clearly states she needs a lot of aura to heal Kings hand and Shaiapouf says he will be on watching duty although his En is not as powerful as Pitou's.

soundscape said:
"Please, don't use that "If that was you would x!!" argument since this is anime, not a story based on true events."

Actually where do you think inspiration and traits of personalities of characters come form if not from real life? It might not be based on true events but especially in HxH which uses psychological factor on every corner and realistic characters your point isn't valid.

Nope- said:
But there was no such implication that the En was the reason for Knov breaking down, except for when he saw Pitous Aura from he/she activated Dr. Blythe

If you're trying to imply that these characters were based from actual characters then lol.
If not, what I am trying to say is that using the self-insert argument on how I would handle a situation tends to be a unwitty and a ridiculous argument

The_Mad_Wizard said:

It's also funny that they compare A Royal Guard En with Hisoka's Aura.

The_Mad_Wizard said:
I mean, Hisoka is a bad-arse powerful character with a powerful Nen, (and he knows how to cleverly use it too) but...
It will be like comparing Yamcha's life energy and Goku's life energy.
Well maybe not Yamcha... probably Tenshinhan.

johnnybravado said:
Personally, I felt Knov's reaction was a bit over-exaggerated - Neferpitou's aura is the most evil on Earth, I get it - otherwise this was another great episode. You could feel the tension building in the atmosphere.

Nope- said:
Was I comparing their nen auras power? Was I saying that Hisokas Aura is on par with Pitou? No, I was talking about the way Hisoka used his nen and an example of how he used it
I just love how much you can read.

Please, let's not even go there. You've already seen how Morel mentioned that it doesn't matter how strong someones Aura can be because it doesn't prove anything then just the fact they have a massive amount of aura because anything can happen in a fight between nen users.

Candor said:
The only real badasses in this arc are gonna be the old men (Netero and the old "friends" he mentioned. < well he mentioned a friend, but that friend will bring another friend)

tsudecimo said:
His mental breakdown was too much.. Should have been toned down a bit.

PrimeX said:
I hate pervert characters except if hes the MC... but make it a side character and an old fucker to add up??? fuck! thats blood-boiling!!! good thing it can be used against him..

wtf did they do to Knov's character?? being afraid is understandable but man... he almost pissed his own pants.. he was one of the very few people who was sent to that mission together with Netero so he should be able to handle something like that..

soundscape said:


He was chosen and sent because of his ability and how useful it is, we don't know how experienced he is or if he is of the strongest guys. There wasn't many choices to choose from and remember about the internal politics and politicians that wanted to assure their profitable outcomes? Draw your conclusions from this.

PrimeX said:
I don't know man but Knov's first appearance looked like hes someone strong and intimidating.. and like I said being afraid is understandable but I can't shake off the feeling that they rushed it.. all it took was to see that aura... come on he didn't even saw them

Cresherhsm said:


Well, the reason Knov's shift in personality was so sudden is because it was the result of trauma and his reaction in episode 106 may come across as exaggerated but that's because he experienced a mental breakdown. He wasn't even in the best mental state to begin with, Pouf's aura was all it took to push him over the edge. In the end, strong Hunters are still humans who are capable of feeling fear and Knov is no exception.

You also need to understand that Knov's infiltration was a suicide mission. The chances of Knov coming out of that infiltration mission alive were abysmally low and I don't blame him for pissing his pants. He (1) went in blind not knowing how many enemies there were in the palace, (2) was aware that one wrong move (such as being seen by one ant) could be the end of him, (3) knew that the enemy was wicked (he saw what they did to Kite) and overwhelmingly superior, (4) was aware it might be a trap, (5) understood that Pitou's en could come back at any second and (6) carried the enormous burden of setting up several entrances as well as holding the success of the mission in his hands. This was obviously the hardest mission in Knov's career.

Nen-users are extremely rare in world of HxH and Hunters are even rarer (the latest arc puts the number of Hunters in the world at around 500 if my memory is right). As for Knov, we don't even know if he's strong in combat (I'm guessing he's considerably strong but not at the level of Morel) but we do know that his recon abilities are top notch. Either way, he's obviously one of the higher level Hunters since he was chosen by Netero. Given what we know about the world of HxH (the rarity of Hunters) and the fact that Knov is a top class Hunter, it's only logical to think that more often than not, Knov fights against people who are considerably weaker him in terms of strength and experience. So although Knov can definitely take on hard missions, they obviously aren't the norm. Furthermore, the Chimera Ants are monstrously strong opponents, the malice in their aura are far stronger than anyone in the world of HxH. When the next arc is over, we will learn where the Ants come from and their otherworldly strength will make a lot more sense.

insan3Spectre said:
What the hell man, you didn't comment on the King ripping his arm off in the last episode?

Sapewloth said:
Of course Morau and Knov (more Morau than Knov tbh)

GalekC said:
Morau?

Have you read the manga online, or something?

TripleSRank said:
Not to take the punch out of it, but I think a lot of people are forgetting Knov was in Zetsu state. That makes you extremely vulnerable to aura. If he were able to even use Ten, I think he could have prevented himself from breaking down like that.

GalekC said:
Geez, man. I think you are one of the few people to actually work that out!

mca said:


Too bad we never saw the extent of both Kite and Pitou's abilities, even if for a brief moment. Kite might be extraordinary, but I suppose the time is better spent on more important characters like Cheetu, the ant who likes to play tag.