Netero's huge role outside, explained

This article contains spoilers for the Hunter x Hunter manga.

Key takeaways

• is a mastermind with plans spanning decades, shaping major events in the story.
• Fans can expect him to play an important role in the Succession War arc, with a possible thermal-related Nen ability.
• Beyond Netero, son of Isaac Netero, has a child with one of the Kakin princes from Hunter X Hunter.

Hunter x Hunter Just returned to Shonen Jump with chapter 401, the long awaited chapter for 2 years. Togashi is back with a big chapter, shedding a lot of light on the still mysterious character, Beyond Netero.

in HxHBeyond Netero has plans beyond what anyone could have imagined, and as the story progresses, his importance only grows as his ultimate Nen ability is revealed. This man is definitely not to be underestimated.

Who is beyond Netero in Hunter X Hunter?

• Son of Isaac Netero
• A powerful user of Nen

Beyond Netero remains a fairly mysterious character, even now that the manga has returned from its two-year hiatus, more information about him has been left out.

Beyond Netero is the son of Isaac Netero, a character very familiar to many fans. Isaac Netero was the 12th President of the Hunter Association, and a very powerful Nen user.

Beyond was introduced to Netero Hunter x Hunter The story starts about 60 chapters ago, in chapter 340 of the manga “Special Mission”. It will fall into the Succession Contest arc, the most recent and still ongoing manga arc of the series.

In this chapter, fans get to see the King of the Kaqin Empire, Nasubi Hui Guo Rou, announce to the world his plans to extend the Kaqin Empire's reach to the Dark Continent, a dangerous and deadly place that has brought disaster to humanity. When someone has had an adventure there. He then announced that, at the head of that expedition to the Dark Continent, he had hired the son of the legendary Isaac Netero, outside of Netero, to the shock of everyone, even the Zodiacs who had no knowledge of this child's existence. Isaac.

Come one, all come to Kakin!! Let's go to the new world!!! – Beyond Netero

However, the Zodiacs received orders from V5 to search beyond Netero, as he could be a big problem.

When it comes to his appearance, Beyond Netero looks very similar to his late father, Isaac Netero, who died during the Chimera Ant Arc during a confrontation against Ant King Merum. And, as for Beyond Netero's age, nothing is confirmed, but he looks very old, and he must be at least, 70 years old, if not potentially much older, especially knowing that his father Isaac survived. Be over a century old.

Beyond the power of Netero will be one of the best in HxH

His Nen ability is currently unknown

Netero did not happen Hunter x Hunter Story for a long time. Only introduced about 60 chapters ago, he hasn't made much of an appearance in most of the chapters in the Succession War arc. Because of this, there is still a lot unknown about him, especially when it comes to his powers and abilities.

One thing that can be said for sure about him, however, is that he is extremely shrewd and cunning, capable of decades of planning for his goals.

Although his Nen ability is currently unknown, there are many theories as to what his power might be. For starters, the Zodiacs mention that both Pare and Isaac have almost the same personality, and to determine Hisoka's nen type according to his personality test, one would assume that both he and his father Isaac would share the same nen type, which would be the case. growth

Increase, the more HxH As fans will already know, Nen is the type that allows someone to use their aura to enhance their abilities, be it offensive or defensive.

One possible nen ability beyond Netero may be related to heat. In Beyond Netero's color drawing for chapter 341, Togashi has him with a hot hand, almost burning. This could be a hint for the future potential of Beyond to be thermal-related. His abilities, whether related to thermal or kinetic power, would certainly be more complex than the average Nen ability. Fans will just have to wait and see what Togashi has in store for Beyond Netero.

Pare has also shown the ability to place powerful curses, as seen in the curses he placed on his children, where he turned them into living sacrifices to eliminate specific targets. The curse is so powerful that his children are unable to remove it and it manifests as an eyeball under the victim's tongue.

Netero's role in the story

Some major events may be delayed

So far, has not appeared in Beyond HxH anime, and he has only made a limited number of appearances Hunter x Hunter Chapters. Until now, he is locked in a cell in Tier 1 of the Black Whale, and he is guarded by the Zodiac.

Before any of that, however, Netero's current goal is to reach the Dark Continent, a place he first visited 50 years ago. During that visit, he attempted to bring a plant known as Metalion with him, but his crew failed on the way back after suffering from Jobai disease.

With that, Pare wants to go to the Dark Continent, but his father Isaac forbids him until he dies – which is now. A popular theory suggests that Beyond Netero orchestrated the events that unfolded with the Chimera Ants in the Kakin Empire that led to his father's death.

With their goal of reaching the Dark Continent, Beyond has long planned. In fact, he conceived the children with the sole purpose of being human sacrifices, a plan that had been going on for decades, as recently revealed. HxH 401 by his daughter Lonhi.

One of the princes is Beyond's Child! I think so. – Lungi

Outside of plans to shift the succession war in his favor and place his chosen candidate on the Kakin throne, which Langhi theorizes, is his own child.

Beyond will definitely make a move in the Succession War arc soon, turning the tide and causing a lot of trouble for Zodiac.

So far only two of his children have been named Longi and Makaha, with 10 or more to be revealed.

Togashi is definitely building up to be the greatest antagonist Beyond has ever seen HxHAnd he will likely escape the clutches of the Zodiac and manage to reach the Dark Continent.

Who will be the prince of Beyond?

Many candidates are possible

It is difficult to guess who the child who wants to put on the throne among the princes could be, however, an obvious one would be Tserriednich. However, that would be the most expected answer, and Togashi might subvert expectations by revealing one of the younger, more irrelevant princes as his son. An example is Prince Wobble, who is under Kurapika's tutelage.

Hunter x Hunter is available to read through Viz Media. Series fans can read the series officially and for free on the Shonen Jump and Manga Plus app. The release date for the next chapter of Hunter X Hunter, Hunter X Hunter Chapter 402 is set for October 13, 2024.