Hunter x Hunter Chapter 356 Discussion

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As someone who has been cheering for Hisoka this chapter breaks my heart. Kuroro is such a beast it's almost unfair

Mikasa said:
Once again, this is HxH, a more realistic story. Just because someone says something doesn't mean it's some universal law taking place. "If I'm gonna die either way" is just him musing and weighing his options. You need to look at the actual facts and not be distracted by these monologues. Fact is, he is still a hypersonic character (one of the best), who can also be rendered MUCH faster with the bungie gum effect, and he's simply trapped among a lot of explosives who went off simultaneously. We didn't even see him being consumed by the blast, he could have disappeared even before the explosion was triggered, in which case we wouldn't even have to debate how fast he is. It's like simply stepping aside and having the gun miss before having to deal with how to dodge the bullet.



I really don't think Togashi would have him say that for no reason, just to increase the suspense at the end of the chapter. It would just be shoddy lazy writing, and Togashi is not a shoddy lazy writer. So my money is that Hisoka will die or be saved by someone else, but will not be able to save himself. But we will see in 7 days!

Courthead said:
Yeah, that link about a third party intervening is 100% speculation based on zero evidence.



That said, it doesn't mean it's impossible. I mean, if Hisoka is to survive at this point, it's almost guaranteed that it will be the result of some deus ex machina factor -- a new ability from Hisoka we haven't seen before, some trap that Hisoka set during the fight that wasn't shown, a change of heart from Chrollo, or a third party who intervenes.



The good thing about HxH is that Togashi rarely employs deus ex machina sloppily. There are always major consequences, or at least well-conceived explanations. For example, Gon's miraculous defeat of Pitou required an entire arc to resolve. In any other shonen, that power-up would've cost him absolutely nothing.



If there is some third party who comes to the rescue, my guess is... Gon! Why?



Gon has a decent rapport with both Chrollo and Hisoka. He's also extremely charismatic and effective at causing people to have a change of heart. If anyone is in a position to convince Chrollo to spare Hisoka, it's Gon. Furthermore, he probably likes Hisoka, because Hisoka has helped him out several times in the past and taught him a lot about fighting, so he has every motivation to save him. On top of that, we know that Gon knows about Heaven's Arena, and is good enough by now to be a floor master himself. Finally, we haven't seen Gon in quite a while, and what more dramatic way would there be to bring him back into the picture?



My second guess would be someone from the Dark Continent arc. Perhaps one (or two) of the princes seeking body guards would want to recruit Chrollo and/or Hisoka? I could see both of these characters wanting to visit the Dark Continent, Hisoka for the challenge and Chrollo for the treasures.



That said, this is all pure speculation...



It's been 350+ chapters and Togashi never employed a DEM, if Hisoka survives this, it's gonna be through an explanation, which isn't very hard to do. DEM would have only  been needed if we'd seen him get torn to pieces.

well shit can he be bold enough to kill hisoka,i think he can,but not like this ,get him to the island damn it and wrap everything there

MangaKing said:
Because they're hunters.Lol. Agreed, Chrollo isn't a Hunter though.. I don't think so.

Fredluv2339 said:
stickermans50 said:
Fredluv2339 said:
Just let the last Arc be a Phatom troupe and I'll be okay with that or just them fighting some ultimate being in the DC with all Three Freccess fighting itEh, I want the last arc to be an epic grand finale with all the four main characters together. Everything else will be good automatically if Gon, Leorio, Killua and Kurapika are all in one arc. :DYeah I would want them to all fight the Troupe in the end and Kurapika and the troupe dieI kind of don't want the troupe to die lol I love them a lot, but we'll just have to wait and see what Togashi has in store for us.

Kaimon said:
Cruicruise said:
Damn it Hisoka. Get a grip! You cannot lose to this coward.



Fighting with a strategy is cowardice? It's Hisoka's fault for giving a known pragmatist prep time and fighting him in a crowded stadium lmfao

I guess I'm a bit of a sore loser.



Well there's still hope. It's Hunter x Hunter after all.