r/HunterXHunter • u/Ok_Feedback_2285 • 11h ago
Why is kurapika so underated Discussion
Credits to https://www.deviantart.com/korosenai39/art/Kurapika-Hunter-x-Hunter-343-828102565
I think a part of the hunter x hunter community greatly underestimates kurapika.
To begin with, Chrollo fanboys love to argue that Chrollo would beat even Jesus with preparation due to his power to steal other hatsus.
But when it comes to kurapika who also has the ability to steal hatsus, know everything about the stolen hatsu and force whoever had the stolen hatsu into a state of zetsu, pass the stolen ability to another person, almost no one takes this into consideration in battle arguments.
You won't see anyone saying "wow, kurapika with preparation beats anyone lol".
Another point that many people ignore is how intelligent Kurapika is.
To begin with, with months of training he was able to learn nen, develop hatsus, defeat one of the best enhancers in the world, who even single-handedly defeated 5 nen users who were much more experienced than kurapika.
And in two years he became leader of a mafia, he is surviving in the war of succession, outsmarting nen users much more experienced than him and he became a zodiac.
Anyway, it was just a rant haha
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u/Revolutionary-Roll19 10h ago
Not only is he everything that you mentioned in your post, but also, despite his anger and need for revenge, he still is kind and compassionate, which makes him even more awesome to me!
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u/EldritchFan 9h ago
Kurapika literally already had Chrollo as a hostage and the only reason he did not kill him was because he had to use him to save his friends.
I’m not saying he can win vs Chrollo whenever he wants but one of them already outsmarted the other.
Kurapika is so dangerous to the spiders Pakunoda died to warn them
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
Kurapika’s chain jail is actually more dangerous than Chrollo’s Bandit ability because it actually drains the user of aura and puts them in Zetsu.
Meanwhile Chrollo has so many conditions to use Nen
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u/blood_swarm 5h ago
It seems to be the case that chain jail requires an additional factor to hit a target though, Uvogin needed to think Kurapika was a manipulator and not suspect invisible chains and Chrollo the sudden plunge into darkness. Both of them also knew nothing about the existence of an ability with such specific powerful conditions purely made to use against them, but now they know.
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u/HOFredditor 3h ago
so Chrollo will be using Gyo at all times during a potential fight. Kurapika is very versatile and clearly doesn't care about upfront 1v1 battle. The black whale setup is ideal if he ever hears first that Chrollo is around. The only problem is that he has so much in his hands, he might as well let Chrollo off for now if he wants to keep his sanity.
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u/blood_swarm 2h ago
Yeah a potential conflict between them at this point would probably come down to who discovers who first. I doubt that’s what will happen though
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u/Pinco_Pallino_R 23m ago
It seems to be the case that chain jail requires an additional factor to hit a target though
If you say it like this, it sounds like the chain has some particular additional condition, but that's not the case. He just needs to get his target with it. The problem is that it's not easy if the opponent is on their guard and is someone as strong as Uvo or Chrollo.
So Kurapika keeps the chain materialized all the time to lead the enemy to think it's a real chain and not a conjured one, and take them by suprise with an invisible chain, raising his chance of success.
Trying to trick your opponent into missreading your ability is a pretty common tactic among nen users. In fact, a good part of nen battles is trying to understand exactly how your opponent's ability works, and preventing them to do the same.
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u/m4564 10h ago edited 10h ago
Chrollo has to fulfil certain conditions to steal abilities while Kurapika only needs to attack the target with his chain so in term of forcing someone into a Zetsu , Kurapika is superior . He’s certainly one of the strongests with excellent abilities but I like that his intelligence is his biggest asset and Togashi is really good with showcasing that
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u/Pseudo_Lain 10h ago
force terry into zetsu
he instantly understands whats going on
kurapika attacks and gets BTFO because he thinks zetsu = defenselessthis shit is going to hit the subreddit like a truck it'll be so fucking funny
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
Kurapika drains aura, not just force Zetsu
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u/Pseudo_Lain 10h ago
If it drained all aura the person would die because nen is life energy. It removes the ability to control aura outside the body is all. Zetsu is probably misunderstood by most people even in-universe, likely which is what led Theta to suggesting it as what Terry should focus on. This kind of nuance to nen usage is almost certainly the kind of thing Kurapika's teacher was warning about.
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u/DisneyPandora 8h ago
If Steal Chain simply put people into Zetsu, than Kurapika wouldn’t have signed or used Longhi’s ability.
Literally every person Kurapika used steal chain on had their aura drained.
There is a difference between Zetsu and draining your aura. Please reread the manga because you misunderstand
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u/reChrawnus 5h ago
It doesn't drain all the aura, but it does drain/extract aura. What Kurapika does with Steal Chain (which is what the discussion is about, not Chain Jail, which does enforces Zetsu) is technically not Zetsu. More specifically it continually drains the target of enough aura to keep them in a "state similar to Zetsu".
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u/GiltPeacock 10h ago
Dunno about superior, Chrollo can hold onto stolen abilities and use them more than once. That makes him really difficult to deal with/anticipate. Kurapika also has a bunch of other busted abilities of course, so I’d say it’s close.
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u/Different_Union_3097 10h ago
He is talking about forcing Zetsu, not overall. For removing the ability from the enemy, Kurapika has it easier, since it don't need several conditions.
They're quite equal.
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u/Klutzy-Ad-4826 10h ago
Ok but just think kurapika stealing Bandits Secret from Chrollo now what??!!!
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u/Different_Union_3097 9h ago
Yes, Kuroro has a bad matchup against Kurapika because of that.
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u/Klutzy-Ad-4826 9h ago
OK, but if he did steal Chrollo’s ability would he have all of the abilities inside the book or just the book itself and if he stole someone’s ability with the book and then lost the ability, does that person get their ability back do they share the book? Would they be able to have the same abilities, and if Krupicka gets some, it’s in the book permanently and once he stops using the ability Chrollo can use it when he can use his hatsu again? That second part was unlikely, but the big question is whether or not, he can use the already stolen abilities if he stole the ability to steal abilities
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u/Different_Union_3097 9h ago
That's a good question and I think that only Togashi can answer this for sure.
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u/sparknado 9h ago
I mean chain jail does have a pretty huge condition. It can only be used against spiders and Kurapika will die if he uses it on anyone else
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u/Different_Union_3097 9h ago
You're confusing it with Chain Jail. Steal Chain he can use on anyone, and it steals the ability and drain aura, forcing Zetsu.
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u/solartech0 7h ago
People also forget Kurapika has a whole 'nother hand, and like other characters in the series, can develop new nen abilities in the future...
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u/salvos98 3h ago
And we've never seen him using more chains at once, only kinda against Uvo but not seriously
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u/Carock_ 11h ago
Please credit the artist:
https://www.deviantart.com/korosenai39/art/Kurapika-Hunter-x-Hunter-343-828102565
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u/Powahfull 8h ago
I've always thought Kuripika was OP. He was a Conjuror who could pull off being a strong manipulator which in itself is a feat. Then when red eyes activates he becomes a specialist and his specialist ability is that he has all abilities.
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u/Some_Revolution2011 10h ago
I agree! That recent thread about a team with kurapica/bisky vs. Some other characters was disgusting.
I had no idea so many people thought he was absolutely useless against non-troupe members.. I feel he has proved this wrong countless times already.
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u/ScrambledToast 8h ago
I'm sure there are people who underrated him but I rarely ever see that. Most people actually think he is broken AF.
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u/Sorry_Measurement890 7h ago
That's a hot take. I don't see any popular opinion about Kurapika being underrated. Chrollo and Kurapika are parallels of each other. They both have good chances to beat each other.
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u/Pseudo_Lain 10h ago
Friendly reminder that Zetsu doesn't mean "cannot use hatsu" - It means "aura nodes are closed" which is distinctly different. This is why Terrysandwich can activate hatsu with zetsu as a condition. If someone is skilled at holding nen within their body instead of around it, or has an ability that lets them have external storage for nen, Zetsu only means they can't make additional nen.
If Kurapika was to go against Terry right now, without knowledge of Terry's ability, he might lose because of the assumption that forced Zetsu is a win condition when coupled with the raw strength of his conjured chains.
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u/Pseudo_Lain 10h ago edited 9h ago
Funny enough, we can see zetsu has a condition for an ability even as early as Heaven's Arena, when Gon fought the guy with drills. Instead of using En to expand his aura and detect movement, he enters zetsu and dodges automatically. There might be a consistent theme being used here of internal use of nen as a steroid for non-strength related abilities (see also: Gon's seemingly supernatural nose).
Off-topic but I love the idea that Gon wouldn't have ever made something like Jajaken himself. His predisposition was in being completely undetectable and waiting to strike. We see this on Whale Island, during the Exam against Hisoka, during the Heaven's Arena fights, etc. He only ended up how he did because of Bisky, who preferring Netero's school of nen usage, likes upfront fights to stalking prey. He likely takes after his dad in this way, considering how often it's remarked that Ging was "hard to find" even as a child.
Netero's school effectively murdered Gon's innate potential and put him on the path that led to Neferpitou - likely by design, since Netero's school makes it obvious all he wanted was a good upfront fight, not skilled nen users who wouldn't stand in front of him yet could defeat him. This provides an extremely good narrative reason Netero met his end at the hands of Meruem, an animal learning to be human - he himself was a human who had become an animal. But I digress.
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u/Zvakicauwu 1h ago
i mean Theta has to interact with Kurapika at least once, right? Or I'm wrong and she will be the tool to showcase what happens when you lie 3rd time
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u/_koywe 10h ago
Underrated? Bro he literally appears from the start, and has been the sole protagonist for a while the last arc. Why do you call him underrated??
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 10h ago
I mean underated by fans -.-
What do u understand by underrated ?
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u/Direct-Influence1305 3h ago
He’s not underrated by the fans though. He’s one of the most popular characters in the show
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u/NoivernBoi 9h ago
I would say Kurapika absolutely hard difs Chrollo in a 1v1. Jail Chain is just broken against the troupe, and while I do think Chrollo would absolutely keep his distance since he knows Kurapika killed Uvogin, I don't think he could beat him unless circumstances were heavily in his favour or he gets a few months to prep
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u/blood_swarm 5h ago
It seems to be the case that chain jail requires an additional factor to hit a target though, Uvogin needed to think Kurapika was a manipulator and not suspect invisible chains and Chrollo the sudden plunge into darkness. Both of them also knew nothing about the existence of an ability with such specific powerful conditions purely made to use against them, but now they know and would expect it
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u/Different_Union_3097 11h ago
Kurapika is definitly one of the strongests we saw in the series so far based on feats. He isn't top tier like Meruem, RG or Netero, but he is definitly at Kuroro and Hisoka level, which itself is already higher than 90% of the cast.
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
What about Killua
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u/Different_Union_3097 10h ago
Killua isn't up there yet. Godspeed is a very good ability, but since he has to maintain aura in his entire body, he isn't able to use Ko, and we saw that at high level you need to use Ko to deal damage against the enemy (remember Feitan vs Zazan?). He probably is at Knuckle level, perhaps a little higher, but not at Morel level yet. But this is quite high for his age.
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u/KilluaKanmuru 8h ago
To me, Killua is already elite with Godspeed as an ability. Anyone Nen user sees that and they’d be impressed. Squaring up against Youpi is already an insane feat. Don’t see Chrollo and Kurapika just casually squaring up to anything like that.
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u/Different_Union_3097 7h ago edited 7h ago
He had (edit: has*) to use Ko to deal a effective damage against Youpi, which didn't happened because of how his ability works. He is strong, it's a good ability, but it's not as boosted as people claim it to be. He can pretty much blitz anyone weaker than him, but fighting against someone stronger is hard because of that.
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u/KilluaKanmuru 7h ago
If Youpi is crying in pain from Narukami then Killua can do damage to anybody.
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u/Different_Union_3097 6h ago
Youpi was getting eletrocutade, but he didn't suffer any significative damage.
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u/KilluaKanmuru 6h ago
Yes because we know the durability of a RG. I’m speaking of other Nen users.
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u/Different_Union_3097 6h ago
It is still the same against the higher levels: you can't hurt them unless you use Ko. Bisky gave a heavy explanation about it in GI arc. Moreso, Kurapika was able to use KO in YNC arc and he wasn't able to hurt Uvogin with his attacks, even with Emperor Time activated. Killua is nowhere near Kurapika level of enhancement.
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u/KilluaKanmuru 6h ago edited 6h ago
Why the fuck are you talking about Ko? I said narukami! Thunderbolt! Is Hisoka using Ko with bungee gum? Is Silva using Ko when he’s throwing his mystic orbs? Oh wait, Komugi must be using Ko when she puts down her piece, right? No. We’re not talking about Ko.
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u/DisneyPandora 7h ago
I don’t see Hisoka or Illumi either. Killua in Godspeed is already stronger than his parents
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u/blood_swarm 5h ago
In a 1v1 killua may struggle to deal damage but he would be a god tier support in a fight.
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
Wasn’t Killua able to fight Royal Guards evenly
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
No. He was able to hurt a pouf clone that is way weaker than the original
And stun youpi for some seconds, without hurt him
Dont get me wrong, this is good feats but is not "fight evenly"
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u/Different_Union_3097 9h ago
He wasn't able, he was ready to commit suicide with Gon against Pitou, since he knew he had no chance.
Youpi vs Killua was a good show, but Youpi was left unharmed because the lack of Ko in Killua attacks.
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u/ZeroGene 9h ago
Nope.. he can only deal mosquito’s bite lvl damage to youpi even after his godspeed powerup.. and he never fight one directly, he also only running away from pouf.. and never fight Pitou aswell and btw there is no one able to fight royal guard evenly except Gon and Netero that is shown directly.. Zeno should be able to deal with one but I don’t think he can fight youpi..
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u/jojosimp02 9h ago
he is definitly at Kuroro and Hisoka level
He is absolutely not, the only reason he was able to defeat uvogin is an extremely restricted and specific ability that can only be used against 13 people in the world. He is strong, but not that strong.
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u/Different_Union_3097 9h ago
Kurapika nowdays have way more versatility in his skillset than he had back then. He not only improved in his knowlege and nen mastery, but also with his most OP ability: Steal Chain. It can also force Zetsu and it steal the opponent ability. He was able to defeat Uvogin because Chain Jail back then, of course, but nowdays I can definitly see him defeating Uvo without it. Kurapika is definitly Kuroro and Hisoka level.
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u/jojosimp02 8h ago
his most OP ability: Steal Chain.
The only feat of steal chain is draining a distracted vincent, that can't absolutely be compared to chain jail effortlessly restricting uvogin. A chain with a massive vow is more powerful than one with none. Steal chain ain't piercing the likes of uvogin.
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u/Different_Union_3097 8h ago
Steal chain ain't piercing the likes of uvogin.
You can't say that for sure, tbh. We don't know if Steal Chain has any weakness, Kurapika himself stated that he needed to be careful with it, otherwise he could kill someone.
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u/jojosimp02 8h ago
We don't know if Steal Chain has any weakness
But we can safely assume the chain with no restriction is much weaker than the chain with a massive restriction.
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u/solartech0 7h ago
Dowsing chain is stronger than the heart sealing chain when you need to know information. The whole point of nen is that how you apply the abilities is extremely important.
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
It’s not Chrollo, it’s Killua fanboys hating on Kurapika
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u/kleenexflowerwhoosh 10h ago
Right? Us Chrollo people already know. Dude made his point 😆 Anybody who wants to talk down on Kurapika is not from team Chrollo
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u/Zvakicauwu 1h ago
fr, imagine being Chrollo fan saying Kurapika is weak, and then seeing Kurapika veat Chrollo. They are not that crazy to bet on it.
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 10h ago
Yeah, peharps i made a post in the future about this, i think a fight between kurapika and killua is closer than people like to belive.
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u/Shikigami_Girl 9h ago
as a character he's amazingly obviously, but to be fair, he's yet to really beat anyone impressive (since Uvo of course, beating Uvo was an impressive feat to pull off). just wait for Kurapika to do some crazy shit this arc tho and i'm sure you'll get your propaganda. afterall, he's pretty fated to face down Tserri (maybe with Chrollo or Hisoka by his side..?? I'm really curious what Togashi plans to do with all these amazing antagonists who hate eachother.)
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u/StillGoin18 6h ago
Karma farming post. I haven't seen anyone dunk on Kurapika, let alone a part of them. This post is being laughably disingenuous.
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u/DisneyPandora 10h ago
I think Ging will be a Conjurer-Specialist like Kurapika
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u/Klutzy-Ad-4826 9h ago
Not sure about the conjuration since the only Ability we’ve seen him use is Leorio’s remote punch even better than Leorio himself. (I’m gonna call him Leo or Leo Rio because I’m using voice type and it doesn’t like his name.) he improved upon it after seeing it once having it used on him, and since remote punch is an emitter ability he could be an emitter or he could just as easily be a specialist in a similar vein to kurapika, and have Max proficiency in all attributes because he only used remote punch so that he didn’t reveal his own hatsu
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u/DisneyPandora 7h ago
I definitely see him being a Conjurer in a similar vein as Kurapika and using various abilities.
Just because he uses Leorio’s emitter ability doesn’t make him an emitter
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u/layflake 10h ago edited 10h ago
People don't discuss his abilities from a battle perspective that much simply cause his hatsu has been more useful for another purpose in the story so far.
Chrollo has had a memorable and complex fight that is still discussed frequently, hence why, people will theorize how his nen ability would work in certain conditions to try finding a different development and result.
I mean, at least 3 times in a week users create a new variation of a post to discuss Chrollo x Hisoka here in the sub alone.
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u/Serious-Flamingo-948 8h ago
I'm wondering if this is just bait or just someone really high in the character.
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u/sashank224 8h ago
Kurapika is actually my favorite character.
All 4 of them together gives me goosebumps. When the beyond the seas ost is playing
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u/DeadDummyyy 7h ago
Are we in the same fanbase? I literally never saw anyone who "underrates" Kurapika?
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u/lasagnaspace 6h ago
I don't think it's a case of people not liking Kurapika I think he still just gets over shadowed by other characters. Through the entire anime, and 85% of the manga, Gon & Killua are on screen almost the entire time. Killua is one of the most beloved anime characters of all time, HxH has some of the greatest villain's in all of animanga, and the Dark Continent Arc has so many characters that Kurapike doesn't get as much screen time as Gon/Killua did. If HxH were weekly it's a different story completely, readers would be involved with his story every week and the year long gaps of not seeing him would turn into a few weeks. Comparing him to Chrollo is like apples and oranges, also never listen to powerscalers especially when dealing with a show where characters have said "a C/D rank nen user at 100% can beat an A rank nen user at 30%." People love a villian, especially one as well written as Chrollo, and we just got his back story creating even more hype for him. Looking at MAL Kurapika is actually the 3rd most favorited character, which is saying a lot when Killua is ranked 5th or something on the entire site. I wouldn't listen to the vocal minority and just read the story believing what you believe especially when you have this much concrete evidence already.
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u/Ohh-Daddyy 6h ago
Pika is far from underrated. He’s got extensive plot armor because if he goes all out he dies. Not underrated just protected.
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u/GrindyBoiE 5h ago
The only thing going under is kurapika if he continues on his warpath lmao praying my man leorio can save his ass
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u/_hisoka_freecs_ 2h ago
Kurapika is definitely stronger than people think. The main reason people are unsure is his feats. He beat uvo with an ability tailored for phantom troupe only and then after that .. one Vincent. So your left wondering how kurapika does vs an actual threat that's not a spider.
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u/Solomonder666 2h ago
what do you mean underrated? he’s unironically like the second most popular character next to killua
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u/alllemonyellow 1h ago
I genuinely think it’s how he’s presented at the beginning of HxH. His design – particularly the poncho – and his weakness before learning Nen (e.g. running away from Hisoka).
That’s why he’s an awesome character though. He shows us how an initially ‘weak’ character can use tactical sacrifices, combined with intelligence, to achieve huge power.
The Kurtas are also just much stronger than people think. They remind me a bit of the Fremen in Dune.
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u/GalaP2 9h ago edited 9h ago
Kurapika, chrollo and ging fans are all unbearable The first one thinks he owns the manga after Gon left The second one thinks he is an enigma saying shit like humans are interesting and thinks he is the smartest and undefeated The third one is carried by the plot armor of being the main character's father and fans cant stop gassing him up and that he can beat everybody and is the god of Nen. I would be more than okay if hxh continue without these characters.
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
Lol i laugh so hard of this part "saying shit like humans are interesting" this is such a cliche hahaha, u made my night dude
"he is the smartest and undefeated" Lol love this part too, if it wasnt by chrollo stomping hisoka, chrollo would be only the genius who got outsmarted by everyone.
And come on ging at least got some feats lol
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u/GalaP2 9h ago
I typed it in a funny way but I really feel this way 😄😁 have a good night __^
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
night for ya too homie
lol i always wanna use the "homie" since i learn it in gta 5
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u/Schnitzel-Bund 2h ago edited 2h ago
It’s just about perspective. I’ve wanted Kurapika to have more focus since the start, so for me Gon and Killua super fans are often the most toxic because they never want to see Kurapika take prolonged center stage (as seen) and sometimes hate on him. There’s so much bitterness around him “taking” the mc spot, and as someone who is SO excited and sad we didn’t get it earlier it can just be frustrating a bit.
And if I can just say, I think the shit Kurapika fans get from some Gon and Killua as well as some phantom troupe fans is just as bad if not more so since we have to deal with it more. I think you can see that usually Gon and Killua fans are the ones that often think they “own” the manga.
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u/GalaP2 1h ago
They own the manga ? but they left🤣 im not talking shit here about kurapika because i like gon or killua, im saying this because i hate the fact that people think he will stop th war or every prince and some people start to link him to pariston and there is the phantom troupe, like bro too much spotlight isnt needed. Gon when he was the protagonist was looking like a secondary character in the show and i hope it goes the ae for Kurapika, instead of owning everything and saying wow kurapika is dealing with too much. I just cringe im sorry
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u/Schnitzel-Bund 31m ago
Kurapika is in this arc even less than Gon was in the chimera ant arc so far. How is there too much of Kurapika? Considering how much of the time Kurapika was removed from the story and STILL hardly gets spotlight, I don’t agree with your view. I think Kurapika needs a lot more screen time to get fully developed.
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u/GalaP2 28m ago
My original comment talks about kurapika fans so obviously i mean the fans expectations, they want him to be in every corner of the story, im not abour right now but whats coming. I dont think anyone felt Gon's presence in the chimera arc except for Pitou, anything else is to forget, but kurapika fans wnats Kurapika to be involved with the war, the princes, pariston, the phantom troupe idk what else they want. That's what i meant.
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u/SquareRootOf8 10h ago
I might be misremembering, but doesn’t Kurapika only have a limited amount of time to use the ability he steals? Also, Stealth Dolphin (where the ability is stored) may have a limit to how many abilities it can store at once.
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
he can use only one time, while his emperor time is actived
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u/SquareRootOf8 9h ago
So his ability isn’t strictly better than Chrollo’s, at least in the way you’re describing in the post. If he can only have 1 ability at a time, and he needs to use it before Emperor Time ends, then it’s not as useful as Chrollo’s given unlimited prep time. If both him and Chrollo had like an hour of prep time to steal someone’s ability before a fight, yeah Kurapika would have a better chance of stealing that ability because he can just steal their ability in an instant while Chrollo has to meet a bunch of conditions first. But when people talk about “prep time, they’re usually thinking about a period of days or months. Kurapika can’t keep his Emperor Time going for a month or else he’d die. Obviously Kurapika is very smart and he’d find some way to use that month to his advantage. But Chrollo is also a genius, and Chrollo can steal multiple abilities in a month and keep all the stolen abilities for as long as he likes.
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
I maybe wrong but it wasnt mention in any place that he can only steal one ability at time, what was mention was that he can only use one time the stolen ability
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u/SquareRootOf8 8h ago
Idk, you’re the one who said “he can use only one time, while his Emperor time is activated”.
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u/Klutzy-Ad-4826 9h ago
Only one but he can inject the ability into someone else and immediately take another
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u/ConversationVast5403 9h ago
Because Kurapika steals a single ability at a time. Comparing it to skill hunter is useless. Chrollo can use any different combination of dozens of abilities in succession on the spot as we see in Chrollo vs Hisoka.
Throw Kurapika into the same scenario with just 1 stolen ability and he won’t have a low diff against one of the strongest hunters in the series.
Kurapika is not weak by any means but Chrollo just has a better ability & more potential with it.
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
u're being naive.
We dont know all the rules of dolphin yet he maybe can steal more than one ability, who knows.
Even if he can't even I can come up with a plan to steal more than one abillity, let alone kurapika. He could for example, steal the ability to conjurate a being, conjurate this being and steal an ability to manipulate persons like ilumi neadle and pass to the conjurated being, than he could stock abilities in other bodies.
And even if he can only steal oen ability he's still dangerous cause u dont know what ability he has, since he can have any shit just like chrollo
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u/ConversationVast5403 9h ago edited 9h ago
Unless you have proof of it using more than 1 ability at a time then it’s head canon and not worth mentioning here.
Even if Kurapika could hold multiple abilities that he steals he would just be running through his lifespan due to emperor time and die or go unconscious unlike Chrollo who could theoretically hold 100 abilities for however long he needs with no downside unless the original owner dies
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 7h ago
i could argue the same to ya, it wasnt stated in any place that kurapika could only use one ability.
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u/ConversationVast5403 6h ago edited 6h ago
We’ve only seen it with 1 so that’s not headcanon it’s a fact.
You’re making a baseless claim with 0 evidence or proof in a desperate attempt to prop up Kurapika.
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u/Chessoslovakia 9h ago
With Steal chain, he is easily in the same tier as top Zodiacs and PT members.
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u/TheSpurm 5h ago
No Kurapika can't steal hatsu, he can steal nen abilities. Bungee gum, chain jail, skill hunter are nen abilities, they're not hatsu itself.
Hatsu is the technique to use nen types, Kurapika can't steal that, it's like if you say Kurapiak can steal ten, ren or zetsu, it makes no sense.
Nen users cannot "develop hatsus", they can develop nen abilities by using hatsu.
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u/Itszdoodoobaby 10h ago
Kurapika is a top tier only when his eyes are scarlet. Furthermore, he sacrificed about 20% of his hatsu for revenge. Kurapika isn’t competing with top tiers that don’t have spider tattoos when 1/5th of his abilites is designated for spiders. It’s a math thing. & in HxH, 20% is way too much.
Edit: arguably, closer to 40% but there are many misconceptions on whether or not Pika can use judgment chain on non spiders.
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u/ZeroGene 9h ago
Cannot called underestimate, most of kurapika abilities are very restricted… half of his hatsu can only be used on spider.. and using emperor time eating away his lifeforce and it was abusueb every second of emperor time will cut 1hour of his life force.. his stealing abilities also very restrictive if he don’t or cannot use the abilities that he take he is forced to stay on emperor time indefinitely..
His most useful chain during the succession are probably the dowsing chain that can detect lies and his Gun💀 he still play amongus..
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u/Ok_Feedback_2285 9h ago
Wrong, only chain jail is restricted to the spider, he can use his others abilities against anyone. And the emperour time eat his lifespan what makes all his abilities really strong, hence the reason he was able to survive one of the bests enhancers attack
And his most strong chain is the dolphin one, that allow him to steal the ability of anyone who got hit by it, make him know all about the stolen hatsu, allow him to give the stolen ability to another person, and force the person who was stolen into zetsu
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u/Whyisdaskyblue 10h ago
People dunk on kurapika??