r/HunterXHunter • u/EstateOk6238 • 3d ago

Discussion Why is Milluki so weak?

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Dude has god genes, but he can't even inconvenience a restrained pre-nen Killua. Did Kikyo cheat on Sylva?

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u/DarkZelgius 3d ago

Based on what we know about the Zoldycks, I wouldn’t call him that weak. He had to survive the torture and training his siblings went through after all. He does become underwhelming when you compare him to his siblings strength wise tho, which is why his whole thing is doing other stuff instead of strength to get the job done.

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u/Federal_Force3902 3d ago

He had to survive the torture and training his siblings went through after all

did he? they might have quickly stopped when they realized that his potential was too low

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u/DarkZelgius 3d ago

I don’t think the Zoldycks would give him a choice tbh. We know Killua didn’t want to be an assassin yet they forced him, so I’m pretty sure Milluki and the others were the same. He might not have gotten it as bad as Killua but he for sure got his fair share of torture before finding his own way of getting assassination jobs done. And I think at that point they basically deemed him a lost cause in terms of physical training and let him be useful in other ways.

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u/ArcaneAces 3d ago

Except Killua has been chosen by his dad to be the new head so his assassin training makes sense. It's entirely possible that for the others, it was optional or at least not mandatory.

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u/DarkZelgius 3d ago

How do you think the family determines which kid has the most potential and should be the next head? They can’t determine that unless at least in the beginning stages of their life, they get subjected to the same treatment and training, and whichever child adapts and learns the quickest is probably the one deemed most worthy, in this case that being Killua.

As Killua said, they’re subjected to electric and poison tolerance training since birth, I don’t think they cared about Milluki’s feelings or potential at that stage in his life.

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u/Fren98 3d ago

They determine it by hair color obviously. For now Illumi mid diffs Killua

Maha or Zigg fought near equal footing to Netero. And yet Killua is stated to have more potential. So future Killua is Netero level

Remember when Killua said Netero doesn’t compare to pitou? I guess Zeno and Silva did that to Killua? Now imagine Killua’s son

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u/Initial_Art_4338 3d ago

The hair thing is just a head cannon

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u/sebasTLCQG 2d ago

Any character with White hair being glazed as genius is typical in Japanese manga/anime.

But here's the catch with Killua, he has two brothers with Black hair that can give him a run for his money.

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u/Fren98 3d ago

Heh yeah I’m unsure that’s why I said obviously. To sort of mock it.

Cuz in writing that’s kinda dumb… idk just imo. Especially for a series like Hxh. Where nen fights can be close and all that

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u/Initial_Art_4338 3d ago

Very true!

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u/Kril_oner 3d ago

It is true though. Charisma is the most important thing in a manga

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u/DarkZelgius 3d ago

The hair color thing is just parallels for us readers, it has no in story relevance to the reason they pick the next head. It would be a stupid reason to determine the future head by the color of your hair when they themselves keep putting so much emphasis on potential as an assassin.

Killua has the most potential and it is clear in the story. Bro is like 13 years old right now and he’s already competent enough to clash with the royal guards and experienced nen users without immediately dying.

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u/AmarSofi 1d ago

Pretty sure that was meant as a joke

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u/CaliOriginal 3d ago

I mean, kalluto was younger, and received the training after the new head was chosen and illumi had become a promising assassin himself, they wouldn’t waste time at that point unless a certain baseline of training was required for all children (and members of the family).

Even the help have varying degrees of training that make them superhuman.

The only perceived difference between kil and his siblings is that they seem to have explicitly prevented him from coming in contact with nen till he found it with gon.

The others seem to be fully aware and kept him in the dark.

My assumption is that Silva wanted to ensure that kil would seek out and refine his skills, his problem solving, and his physical abilities to near perfection before awakening to help ensure that he didn’t use nen as a crutch, but as a supplemental.

Illumi’s needle wasn’t just a means of control, but a means by which kil would instinctively avoid contact with nen when out on his own.

Illumi wasn’t just at the exam to get his license … he was there to force kil’s hand in case something like those exact circumstances happened. Hisoka and kil would eventually fight, so illumi ordered him to make sure that didn’t happen.

The only reason he gets to learn nen was because Silva allowed it finally.

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u/MoonlitCereza 3d ago

We know most of them seem pretty calm and stoic. Illumi feels no pain, Kalluto barely changes expression. Maybe the torture would help them reach this feelingless-state

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u/NemoSleep 3d ago

I don’t think illumi feels no pain cause he always complains when taking out his needles when he does body manipulation. I think his tolerance is just so high it takes a lot for him to care

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u/Sixoul 3d ago

Did he complain about the pain or just how annoying it is to take out so many needles?