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Chrollo is a tragic case of a man who lost himself. Even his nen ability reflects that. He doesn't have a specific ability cause he does not have an identity. The mask of vengeance that he wore for so long morphed into his soul and became one with him.

Right after Gon asks him how he can kill people who have nothing to do with him, Chrollo thinks "Could that be the key to understanding myself?" It's my favorite moment from the series. Beautiful voice acting in the 2011 anime as well. He's such a fascinating character.

It’s pretty simple; Chrollo became the very thing he hated. Somewhere in his quest to avenge Sarasa’s death, he ended up turning into the same type of people that murdered her.. probably even worse. I think that’s why that panel of his reaction to Gon’s question is so important, because it’s probably the first time in a LOOOONG time that someone made him see how much of a hypocrite he’s become.

Chrollo is what kurapika would have been without gon and killua. Pakunoda's sacrifice become Clear after togashi releases Chrollo's back story. remember her last memory in which Killua and Gon explain why they do not want to escape. they clearly stated "because we do not want kurapika to kill anyone" and that statement had pakuna thinking.. "Am I a bad friend to Chrollo?" you see... gon and killua is a complete opposite of what they are back when Chrollo was devastated by the death of sarasa. only shiela doesn't want their plan of revenge. while all of them support Chrollo's plan to avenge sarasa. along the way it's not just about revenge, they want to destroy the world, the system, the society itself. that explains why nobunaga once said (while hunting the heily family) "We are just like them back then we just wanted to destroy the world". and the realization of such is thanks to Pakunoda ability to transfer her memory to them. they realize what pakunoda realize. they are a bad friend to Chollo for pushing him to be vengeful person. this is why Phinks has that face back then when they meet gon and killua on the greed island arc. and thank them both for what they did.

That last lane of though was brilliant: “Hisoka wanted to make Chrollo feel something when kill again”. Now he is obsessed with Hisoka because he is targeting his connection with human emotions, with his childhood, with the companions of his journey. Excellent, love it. Thanks for your content!

Liam isn't always right in his analysis, but this man is single handedly keeping HxH alive on KZfaq. I'm a diehard fan of HxH too. If I had a channel I'd be doing the same thing. But this man is dedicated, and I love it!

"Started at a young age, took a rather bleak turn, then whoops, he committed a genocide." That's pretty much a summary of Chrollo lol

Imagine Chrollo , Hisoka , Pariston and Tserriednich all in one room I might die from excitement the day that chapter drops

It’s a cool rabbit whole to go down to imagine Pakunoda’s nen developing to be memory reading because of her desire to find out what Chrollo read in that note. I imagine a moment where she touches him and is shocked by finding out what burden Chrollo has borne for so long.

My theory is that in those three years Chrollo may have went through another traumatic experience similar to what gon did which is probably how he gained access to specialization later in life. My reason for thinking this is because gon asks Chrollo “how can you kill people that have nothing to do with you ?” Yet later in the series he threatens to kill komugi who was in a similar position

It’s interesting how, in the Yorknew arc, it seemed as though the Phantom Troupe had been around for ages, with their rules for recruiting new members and seeming detachment from each other, plus the mention of “founding members” as though the roster had shifted substantially, but in reality, they’d only been active for two or three decades at most, Uvogin’s death was the first time a founding member had left the troupe, and the only changes in memberships were in the apparently later added positions of Shizuku, Bonolenov, Kortopi, and Hisoka.

I find it impressive how heavy-hearted was Chrollo. He basically became The FBI's #1 Most Wanted, just because he wanted to avenge his best friend. There is no amount of guilt that could forgive becoming a monster on the same level as those who killed his younger self. I hope that Kurta Kurapika doesn't go down the same road, being a monster in his own right.

I wonder if the Troupe's motivation for the Kurta massacre is similar to Kurapika's motivation for being involved in the underworld. As you said, the people that would be interested in what happened to Sarasa may have overlap with the people that would be interested in Kurta eyes. It could be that they used the eyes to find the people responsible for Sarasa.

12:39 I think to anyone else Chrollo might have said something different but I think the “innocence” in Gon’s eyes (that same purity and raw youthfulness that caught Killua’s Bisky’s and even Zepile’s eye) made him realize Gon wasn’t just judgemental but *actually curious* as well. Brilliant panel. He’s used to scorn from hypocrites, he’s used to other killers assuming they “know” him (like assassin A), fear and probably even concern from his friends who despite their closeness, might misunderstand his intentions or feelings *because* they have a little information but never bothered to ask. Gon asked. He asked because he wanted to know. He asked with the innocence of ‘Cindy Lou Who’, as one who couldn’t understand why someone would do such a thing, knows it, yet asks all the same BECAUSE they WANT to understand. It happens so fast. Gons slightly judgemental yet curiously questioning eyes. Chrollos knee jerk reaction face. Gons reaction to that like “did I say something? I should be on guard He seems triggered for some reason”. Chrollo recognizing he TOO made assumptions. “What compelled him to say that? He wasn’t TRYING to get a rise out of me to appear ‘tough’ or as a front for how scared he SHOULD be… he’s either a complete idiot (which we know he isn’t), less crafty than he thought (if he had a plan he just gave up his tell that he’s not scared) or is curious *despite* being caught in a spiders web? I think it might ACTUALLY be the latter… how rare.” Then the scene plays out as it did. He raises the point about him being uppity for a hostage BUT he then treats him like a child that had just asked their parent “Dad, what does ‘Fuck’ mean?”. Honestly, without over emphasizing it, so it doesn’t stand out in their mind; in the hopes that they won’t learn about it until they’re much MUCH older… All THAT in expressed in just 5 panels… togashi sensei is a genius!

can't wait till chrollo's backstory and fight vs hisoka get animated

Chrollo is consistently one of the best antagonists in anime, along with meruem aswell. Excited to watch the video!

Damn. Chrollo basically watched his own Chapter Black slowly over time.

The Phantom Troupe was an an amateur 'troupe' performing only for their people while Hisoka was a professional circus troupe, a one-member troupe. It make sense that Hisoka will be the end the career of the Phantom Troupe and by the end Chrollo will also become just a one-member troupe and Hisoka will probably get his fill as Chrollo's story seems to be ending (also since Kurapika already moved on from killing the troupe members and is now more focused on recovering his clan's remains).

I'd love to see Chrollo vs Tserriednich at the end of this arc.

Before those chapters we got early this year I thought Chrollo was a really good character but now with the backstory and horrific flashback he's great for sure plus RIP poor Sarasa not to mention Tserri was involved I'm sure somehow

It’s so sad that HxH hasn’t had a chapter release since Christmas hope that changes soon ❤

Do you think Gon could've turned into a Chrollo if he didn't mentally recover from Kite's death (if he didn't know he reincarnated)?? Nobunaga said he was a worthy Troupe candidate… Maybe they are similar in some way also Phantome Troupe flashback is my favorite flashback ever

For such a supposedly intelligent person, Chrollo really has a hard time understanding how spiders work...

Really making me think we are about to have the most unlikely team up.... Chrollo and Kurapika

I think Tserriednich definitely had a hand in Sarada's murder. The fact that we've been seeing so much of him and learning about how horrible he is, and then right after that we start seeing a lot more of the phantom troupe and finally see part of their backstory seems like a pretty good setup for him to be their guy to me. Especially with how powerful Tserriednich is becoming. I feel like for the Troupe to finally get revenge this late in the story it would have to be someone powerful enough to take on a good portion of the troupe. And it seems like all this mafia business could lead them to the upper floors, where they will learn about the state of the remaining princes and possibly be warned of Tserriednichs heinous personality. Maybe that will be a sign to look into him for any info on Sarada's killer, confirming it, and the entire troupe tries to kill him.

We live in hope of the return of H x H in 2024.

Chrollo's Spider tattoo is around is bung-hole, with his bung-hole being the 0.

how you connected gon's question to chrollo's younger self was beautiful

Thanks for still doing this, for no forgeting and making us not forget about this excellent masterpiece

I would imagine that the troop sends most of their profits back to meteor city. Intact kinda humanizes them to an extent.

one of my favorite moments in york new arc, was how mistaken chrollo was about his troupe members. in car scene he confidently says he doesn't have any value as a hostage, just like how the rules for the spider is. head is not important nor is his life. what's important is the survival of as a whole. but that confidence immediately shatters and turns into disbelief when pakunoda accepts the rules which kurapika imposes, sacrifices her life , saving chrollo even though it means rejecting the spiders. paku's sacrifice cracked the hard nut and a sense of guilt was seen in the entire troupe.

Yorknew was actually a more interesting arc for me since it was entertaining from the start to finish while chimera started slow

Bro the quality and detail in this video is INSANE how tf do you just release the best chrolo video on KZfaq at 7am??

The image at 7:16 contains a chronological error. Kalluto and Shizuku are confirmed to have not joined the Phantom Troupe until after the Kurta Clan Massacre, and Kortopi is unknown (though Phantom Rouge implies that he and Bonolenov also joined after).

Two things: First the biggest misunderstanding of the HxH comunity. Hisoka's not a clown is a magician. Chrollo is the best example of "If you look at the abyss the abyss long enough the abyss stares back".

In an alterative universe, I could see Chrollo becoming the world's greatest nin hunter detective. Solving crimes, hunting murderers, and having support via the phantom troupe with their various abilities. But he chose to become a crinimal and now he is so dissociated from reality that he is a lost cause. Although I could see Gon as being the one to help him realize what he became and even find a way to absolve all the killings he's committed, at least the innocent ones.

Man the way you put out content on two very layered anime at the rate and depth that you do is incredible. I appreciate your hard work

Chrollo is truly lost and has no identity. This is also reflected in his nen ability where he uses the skills and techniques of others.

ok, weird thought here (and it probably will sound dumb as hell): what if the Troupe massacred the Kurta clan and sold their eyes SPECIFICALLY to find the most devious and f-ed up individuals that would BUY said eyes? I just got this epiphany that, while doing the massacre thing was literally an overkill, it was also the easiest and safest way to spot the most corrupt and heinous people that would, otherwise, cover their tracks because i doubt anyone would bring up their "collection" while talking to random people and would only brag about it with other "enthusiasts". Because look at who was targeted by the troupe: people that BOUGHT those eyes. In the end the Troupe became the embodiment of the phrase "going duck hunting with a bazooka"

The only thing that I can think of is that perhaps after the revenge on Sarasa's killer, he sort of adopted a larger version of that plan to amass so much power, wealth and criminal infamy so he could eventually take down all criminal empires. But it was a large sort of ephemeral goal with no real logical "end point" where it was done and action should be taken. Thus maybe he could always justify every step along the way getting more jenny, more power and influence, committing one more atrocity, because it was never quite a perfect amount or exactly the right time to exact the plan that in his mind justifies all these terrible deeds, so he just kept going and going, eventually becoming a truly lost person. He now probably rarely thinks about it, only perhaps loosely abstractly if he needs to self justify, but probably knowing deep down that its too late and he will never actually do it.

At least the massacre has a sensible reason - money. Unlike Sarasa’s murder - just to mess up some kids I guess…

You’re as always, have made another amazing hunter x hunter video, just beautiful, thank you for putting as much dedication into all of your channels, it’s just amazing, thank you, I went homeless these past few months and watching your videos on McDonald’s Wi-Fi had made me so much happier, even got a job to respond to me WHILE I was watching one of your vids, they just being good luck

My theory is sarasa is the original 4th spider post Mortem given she help with the original theater troop and it adds to the cursed nature of the fourth spot

Chrollo's corruption seems very similar to what chapter black did to Sensui in Yu Yu hakusho

How crazy would be that it would be the fourth prince who killed their friends.

As other commenters have mentioned, I'm also very interested in how Kurapika might end up going down the same road and how it all becomes a cycle over and over.

chorllo has always been my favorite character not just of hunter x hunter but out of all the animes i watched he was just so compiling from the jump.

This shows the importance of childhood growth.. When I watch vinoroto’s little flashbacks, and I said to myself, ahhhh,. We really need to be kind and gentle to others coz everything will be a part that will shape how that person grows.

The most favorite and fascinating character with nen ability that suits his personality. I fall in love with HxH because of him and Phantom Troupe

Ah yes, the Thief. The Boss of Thieves. The Boss especially chosen for the Phantom Thieves. Thief Boss.

"Hollywood still works." HAHAHAHA... it's horrifying because it's true...

wait what if the reason the Kurta clan were so brutally murdered was because the criminals who killed Sarasa were from that clan?

the snuff films remind of the black tape in yuyu after watching all those in order to find saras killer their souls became warped also theres the whole TROUPE thing, they could be putting on the face of killers in order to be the greatest evil but at the same time coincidentally eliminating other corrupt factions

Maybe it was a kurta that murdered sarasa, it would give the troupe a motive other than money as it seems the troupe never seemed to care about that. In the 2011 anime, when kurapika asked uvogin why he never really answered but just kept repeating kill me in a sad way leading me to believe it wasn't solely for money

I want to remind you the belief of Chrollo that was said on Heaven's Arena that humans are like puppets anc they can't control themselves, no free will. Chrollo believes in fate, a predetermined path: there is no free will so he can't feel empathy.

If Gyro is going to Meteor city to rebuild his kingdom, that creates a serious problem for Chrollo and the spiders

My take is that his vengeance is no longer limited to the people who hurt his friends. He blamed the world for what happened, and is taking vengeance upon the world.

Really makes me wonder what was going on with the Kurta clan and if they were innocent. Child Kurapika is hardly a reliable account.

That scene where we see ging on top of a dragon that is on top of another dragon I believe that that scene took place at the dark continent and that guy isn't ging that guy is Don

This channel’s upload is always a nice treat. You should use this more for all kinds of things not one piece related

Oh my god. Kurapika is going down the same path as Chrollo! I bet there's going to be a moment when Kurpika realizes how similar they are. I hope he finds out about Sirasa and Chrollo and stuff becaus4 then, he's gonna really start thinking. I can't wait to read Volume 37!!!!!

the zoldyck needs a better lawyer. If i'm a legal assassin, i would make my contract still in effect even if my client is dead.

During the fight with the Zoldycks, Chrollo didn't have the intention to kill them but to steal their abilities so I believe if he wanted to the fight could've gone very differently

He is one of my fav fictional character, the fact that he is base of Larc en ciel vocalist my fav band make it more awesome.

Chrollo is a man lost in revenge. He is willing to hurt innocents, and became what he was fighting against. Kurapika is similar, however, he shall show Chrollo that he was wrong all along, and there are better ways to go with your revenge. Right before killing him as the last Phantom Troupe member, prompting immense anger from Hisoka.

Yall dont realise that chrollo fought 2 zoldycks because he say his future with neon hatsu ... Bro knew he would not die so decided to try and steal their abilities (still failed tho)

Perhaps the men that killed his childhood friend were Kurta which lead to the massacre and the torture

I disagree, Chrollo can be summeries "Traumatize child looking for excuses to kill". He is this whatever you like it or not. Because if he truly was just looking for the killers of his dear friend, by this point, he could have found then and be done with the Phantom Troupe, but he doesn't, he doesn't uses his position as the top to find the killers Sarasa and be done. So by this point, why does the Phantom Troupe exist? Because they like to kill and just want to keep killing, they could still be a family if they were done and just focus on being the guardians of Meteor City, but they don't. Because they are just killers now, whatever innocence, whatever the reason, it has been truly forgotten in a emotional core, they are just killers and thieves.

I'm a bit of an anime snob. I'm a fan of obscure dark shows, not so much of mainstream shonen. But HxH is the exception. The world building, story, and most importantly the character development is so compelling. Can't wait for the return of the series!

Damn I need HxH manga to return. I miss it more than berserk & vagabond

Would be wild if the Kurta had underworld ties.

meteor city and Phantom troupe backstories need a movie, arc of their own

This is all well and good but did you know...... ....that Bungee Gum possesses the properties of both rubber and gum?

Her killers may have been Kurta clan members and that’s why he massacres the whole clan. So they can feel what he felt, unknowingly creating another version of himself in Kurapika

You should do a series like the one you did with gon that is solely focused on developing character nen abilities if they were in different nen categories.

Learning Gelman... Do these people live in Gelmany?

Would love to see a 4 way standoff between chrollo, hisoka, Tserriednich, and kurapika

Some pretty interesting information was provided here, and explains some of Chrollo's motivations, but not all of Genai ryodan.

Gaza is real life meteor City💀

Can not believe this guy is now consistently uploading videos 😮

Something I’d like explained is the Troupe’s numbering system. When it was founded, there were nine members, Chrollo as the head and the others as the legs. You know, like how a real spider has eight legs, not 12? If Chrollo is 0, the other founding members should be 1-8, but Uvogin was number 11, either Shalnark or Pakunoda were number 9, and non-founding members have the numbers 4 and 8. How did that happen?

What if Sarassa's murderers where Kurta clan members.??? Crazy ik but it would be the most relatively redemptive explanation for the massacre.

I wonder if the only reason they killed the kurta clan was to put the most valuable human parts on the black market that they could personally track from start to finish, killing all who were sick enough to buy them, but again, that would be another instance of him being just as bad as the people he's hunting

Man I love the Troupe’s backstory so much!!! I like it so much I’ve literally read it three times now since it’s been released. I usually will want to go back just to check something in the backstory and next thing I know I’m reading the whole story again smh lol.

"ya know what Hollywood still works" 😂 This just made me like you that much more because you understand. Some people are in denial.

13:08 SPIDER CHEST?! Sounds like a powerful hatsu.

Chrollo unknowingly putting others to the same misery he's been to.

Maybe the one who killed Sarasa was a member of the Kurta Clan so they massacred the clan as punishment/revenge

Can you talk about or atleast mention how maha zoldyck was there when Illumi assassinated the 10 dawns (this happened in the 1999 hxh)

Still waiting for new chapters 😢

At last. More Hunter X Hunter.

Could it be that they attacked the kurta clan as a sort of bait to draw out body collectors... the more rage the kurta clan see the more red it becomes which is coveted by the body collectors... in luring these body collector they could potential lure out the killers of sarasa

Crazy how its like another take on yu yu hakusho chapter black tape

Always wondered.. have you stop reading JJK? I love your videos on JJK

you always upload at 4am but for some reason i'm still up at 4am win-win

Hisoka has like 3-4 history chapters explaining some of his history. He was in an actual circus troupe and murdered his teacher after finding out he was a serial killer.

I really wonder if in the end Chrollo and Kurapika will have the same enemy (a certain prince) how crazy that would end up being

chrollo is a super actor. i think he showed himself after his fight with silva and zeno

I think the troupe found sarasa’s killer and the killer happened to be from kurapika’s clan. Then, as a form of revenge, they killed the whole clan and sold their organs