| “ | You believe I cannot pray with a single arm? A prayer comes from the heart. If the heart achieves the correct form, it becomes emotions and emotions can be manifested. | „ |
| ~ Netero to Meruem |
| “ | When? When did I start waiting for my opponent to make the first move? When, indeed? It became a routine. The loser held out his hands in gratitude for the lesson, and I graciously accepted without skipping a beat. As if that was what I wanted!! That's not how it should be!! For so long, I sought the height of perfection. I dreamed of giving my heart and soul to battle an unstoppable adversary!! I'm a lucky man. I'm thankful for everything that led me to this point... that led me to you!! | „ |
| “ | Human potential for evolution is limitless. | „ |
| ~ Netero |
Summary
Isaac Netero (アイザック＝ネテロ, Netero Isaac) was the 12th chairman of the Hunters Association and the chairman over the Hunter Examination Selection Committee. He was one of the oldest and was one of the most powerful Nen practitioners of the Hunter × Hunter series until the introduction of the Chimera Ant King, Meruem.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 8-A, up to Low 7-C with Ryu and Ko, High 7-C with Bodhisattva, Low 7-B with Zero Hand | 8-A, up to Low 7-C with Ryu and Ko, higher after mediation, High 7-C with Bodhisattva, higher with Zero Hand, 7-B with Rose Bomb
Key: Prime | Current
Name: Isaac Netero
Origin: Hunter X Hunter
Gender: Male
Age: Older than 110 (Zeno Zoldyck, who is 67, stated that Netero was already old when he was a baby)
Classification: Human, Former Chairman of the Hunter Association, Hunter, Nen User, Martial Artist, Shingen-Ryu Grandmaster
Powers and Abilities:
- Physiology: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Possibly Self-Sustenance (Type 2 - Spent five years punching 10,000 times each day in the same spot seemengly without eating or drinking), Longevity, Self-Destruction & Poison Manipulation with Poor Man's Rose
- Skills and Mental Abilities: Enhanced Senses (Saw Neferpitou from several kilometres away without Pitou noticing using a technique[1] shaping his fingers like a telescope), Acrobatics (Immensely agile, seemingly fell from several kilometres on the invasion of the palace), Genius Intelligence, Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant (Hailed as the most excellent Nen user in the world in his prime. After his training in the mountains, his martial prowess was such that the master of the Shingen-ryu dōjō immediately offered Netero his dōjō and begged him for tutelage after witnessing a single punch from him. Over his lifetime he has defeated countless armed and unarmed opponents and was striven for martial perfection beyond that of humanity. His frustration of the limits of his physical and martial arts skills is what led him to the conclusion of his five year ritual because at the age of 46 he had reached its pinnacle and still wanted more, and never once used his full strength until facing Meruem), Afterimage Creation (All of his techniques produce afterimages), Limited Durability Negation (Through Shingen-ryu one can use a palm strike to shock the internal organs directly), Body Control (He is able to prevent blood-loss from a severed leg by contracting the muscles around the wound)
- Nen Manipulation (Enhancer - In his Prime he was the most powerful Nen user in the world, in the Chimera Ant Arc he admitted he no longer held this position but his rusty Ren astonished Morel and Knov. He has one of the highest aura reserves in the world, being able to maintain Ren for eighteen hours at the start of his five year martial arts ritual. He has extreme mastery over various Nen categories and has never once used an ability in Enhancement, his natural category), Levitation (When activating his Hatsu, he levitates), Creation, Additional Arms, Energy Manipulation & Energy Projection (Netero can emit a gigantic multi-armed Nen construct called the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva; this has nothing to do with Conjuration or Enhancement as it is created entirely out of his Nen and emitted from his aura), Perception Manipulation (When Netero attacks with the 100-Type Guayin Bodhisattva he creates a sensation of spirit echoes which slows down the perception of time), Transmutation (Can transmute his aura into a beam of unparalleled destructive energy), Enhanced Fear Manipulation (His Ren made Meruem feel fear for the first time in his life)
Limited Analytical Prediction (Zeno stated that Netero's Nen is very quiet which means no one can read his next move from his aura flow; Netero's actions cannot be read by analyzing his cognitive bias because his actions have such a slight bias it can't even be called "bias" or even "habit"[2]), Cold Temperatures (Was not bothered by the snowstorms when he was training)
Attack Potency: Multi-City Block level, up to Small Town level with Ryu and Ko, Large Town level with Bodhisattva, Small City level with Zero Hand (Twice as strong as he is now) | Multi-City Block level (He is commonly referred to as the most powerful human Nen user in the world; however, Netero claims that he is far past his prime), up to Small Town level with Ryu and Ko, Large Town level with Bodhisattva (Although he did virtually no visible damage, he was able to push back Neferpitou and able to fight Pre-Rose Meruem, only dealing dull damage after hundreds of thousands blows), Large Town level+ with Zero Hand (This single attack dealt more damage than the thousands of strikes beforehand, giving large gashes to Meruem), City level with Rose Bomb (Had a power equivalent to 18.5 megatons. Nearly killed Meruem, who would have died if not for his Royal Guards)
Speed: Massively Hypersonic (Is the fastest human in the world. His punches were stated to far exceed the speed of sound. His attack on Neferpitou lasted less than 0.1 seconds with Pitou not understanding what was going on. Meruem stated that Netero's hand movements far exceeds his speed and in his fight against Meruem dealt thousands of blows in less than a minute)
Lifting Strength: Class K (Shouldn't be any weaker than Uvogin), Class M with Bodhisattva (Stronger than Netero himself. Meruem was able to escape Bodhisattva's grasp but with visible difficulty)
Striking Strength: Multi-City Block level+, up to Small Town level+ with Ryu and Ko, Large Town level with Bodhisattva | Multi-City Block level, up to Small Town level with Ryu and Ko, Large Town level with Bodhisattva (Even a non-lethal blow from Bodhisattva retains enough power to send the opponent flying several kilometers away)
Durability: Multi-City Block level+, up to Small Town level+ with Ryu and Ko | Multi-City Block level, up to Small Town level with Ryu and Ko
Stamina: Superhuman (Can continue fighting even when he lost his left arm and right leg, losing them without flinching. When he was younger, he could complete a series of 10,000 punches in under an hour without collapsing from fatigue. Unfathomably superior to anyone who can pass the Hunter Exam, which involves highly strenuous tests such as running 80 kilometers across different terrains)
Range: Extended Melee Range, Several Kilometres with Nen Techniques, Tens of Kilometres with Rose Bomb
Standard Equipment: The Rose Bomb implanted in his heart, which will detonate if it stops beating.
Intelligence: Genius (Netero's seemingly nonsensical, whimsical behavior belies an astounding intellect. When preparing to exterminate the Chimera Ants, he had already made way for Gon and Killua to participate before meeting them; indeed, he had previously predicted the two of them and Palm Siberia would join the mission. He confirmed it later on when he sent Morel a text that included instructions for the boys, while also using the same words Morel had used to describe him a moment before. Since Palm was not mentioned, it seems he had even predicted she would not take part in the assault. Upon reaching NGL, he implied he had already considered the possibility of Nen users being "assimilated" by the enemy. If Netero can correctly anticipate other people's actions, he has, on the contrary, proven time and time again to be completely unpredictable. Zeno Zoldyck described him as having the mind of a plant. In spite of his position, he was able to hide the existence of a son even to the Zodiacs, seemingly with the sole exception of Pariston. However, it is in battle that he shows his full mental prowess: also thanks to his experience, his battle instincts are so honed that Meruem described his selection of offensive moves as "flawless", and specified that it is only through having acquired a pattern-recognition ability similar to foresight that he managed to slip through Netero's attacks)
Weaknesses: Zetsu involves keeping one's aura exclusively in the body, it makes a nen user more vulnerable to physical, and nen attacks, because one doesn't have any aura on the outside of one's body to protect oneself. Netero must pray before being able to use 100-type Guanyin Bodhisattva. Zero Hand completely drains his aura, and he is unable to use Nen for a while. The Rose Bomb only detonates if his heart stops.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
Nen: Netero is an extremely powerful practitioner of Nen, claiming the title of the most powerful Nen user fifty years before the series. He has control over at least three Nen categories: first, his natural type, Enhancement, which, in conjunction with his astounding martial skills and strong body, make him a dreadful melee fighter; then Emission, which he uses to activate his most vigorous attack; finally, he employs Manipulation to make the Nen statue mimic his movements. It is said that, because of the gentle flow of his aura, one cannot read his next move. While his amount of aura is immense, impressing seasoned Hunters like Morel, who commented it felt like being pierced by needles, Colt stated it is incomparable to that of the three Royal Guards; still, he managed to dispose of Neferpitou in an instant and injure Meruem himself, demonstrating his superior mastery over the art. Netero has also been seen to be a master of "the other Nen" as well. As it turns out, his hostile "Ren" (commonly known as blood-lust) was so powerful that it made Meruem, the strongest of all Chimera ants, feel fear for the first time. A much milder version was also felt when he saw Gon and Killua on the airship going to the second phase of the hunter exam sight. There, he shot his blood lust at them in a fraction of a second before disappearing into another corridor. This show of "Ren" was strong enough to put them on edge for a short while and make them wary of his presence, completely changing the atmosphere.
- 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva (百ひゃく式しき観かん音のん, Hyakushiki Kannon): Netero emits a multi-armed Nen construct behind himself which takes the form of a gigantic statue of Guanyin. To execute an attack, Netero clasps his hands together in a fluid motion, as if in prayer, after which one of the arms on the statue strikes down upon his target in conjunction with Netero's hand motion. The procedure is repeated before every attack. Due to Netero’s immense speed, the whole process can be carried out in far less than 0.1 seconds, up to thousands of times per minute. A single palm strike from the Bodhisattva was enough to push Neferpitou a considerable distance away without the Chimera Ant fully understanding what had happened. The blows of the statue are so fast that they may appear to originate from another dimension, an impression strengthened by the fact that the strike does not come from Netero’s position. The sheer number of arms makes it so that the possible combinations are so numerous Meruem regarded them as being practically infinite, and it is only by detecting Netero's unconscious bias for one move over another that he managed to best the ability. Due to this, its extreme speed and power, Zeno Zoldyck considers the 100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva the chairman’s most dangerous ability.
- First Hand(壱いち乃の掌て, Ichi no Te): After clasping his hands together, Netero performs a chopping motion, causing the Bodhisattva to strike the target with a chop. When used against Meruem, it caused the King to spit out blood and comment that he could not see the attack coming, creating a deep fissure into the ground.
- Third Hand (参さん乃の掌て, San no Te): Netero performs a clapping motion and the Bodhisattva copies it, attacking the opponent with a clap.
- Ninety-Ninth Hand (九十九つくもの掌て, Tsukumo no Te): Netero makes a sign with his hands that looks like the number ninety-nine. Afterward, the multi-armed Bodhisattva hits the opponent with open palms multiple times in an instant to inflict massive damage.
- Zero Hand (零ゼロの掌て, Zero no Te): This is Netero's last resort, meant to be used only when he cannot utilize any other of Guanyin's abilities. Netero first prays with all his heart. The Bodhisattva then appears behind Netero's enemy and tenderly clasps him within its palms. Netero then focuses every last ounce of his aura in preparation for this final attack, and the Bodhisattva mercilessly howls out an enormous flare of aura in an attempt to destroy the enemy. Netero ages rapidly as a result of his aura being completely drained.
Rose Bomb: His final joker, he pierces his heart with his fingers and detonates The Poor Man's Rose (a miniature nuclear explosive device attached to his heart).
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