Gon is a Complex Character
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- Опубліковано 4 лис 2024
- A little Exploration of my favorite character from Hunter X Hunter and, one of my favorite anime and manga characters of all time Gon Freecss. I think That Gon is a character that has a lot of unappreciated depth and is indeed a complex character. [Lower music Volume]
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Are you telling me that a 13 year old child went too far when under insane pressure and rage and ended up saying hurtful things? How unrealistic. But seriously, I do love Gon's character. He is amazingly human and immature like a child would be. As he grows and he becomes more socialised many of these flaws will likely reduce, just like a real person.
It’s not unrealistic in fact it’s very realistic for a child living in a dark world
😊
Hes one of the few children in anime that actually acts like a child and it's so refreshing. It also makes watching the world break and warp him that much more engaging
13 years old throwing a super tantrum whilst facing the cause of his turmoil and grief? Definitely a villain, a true hero like Tanjiro or Deku would've forgive Pitou
@@derpedfox good troll😂
Why is no one doing a theory about gons fishing rod being his first use of nen? The fact that the line used is so flexible, and strong means it has to be something other then normal filliament. He has been using his talents his entire life, without knowing it.
Is the theory that he's enhancing the durability of it?
@@scumcuckles Yes, but i believe nen wasn't yet created that early in the series so not a very good one
Correct me if I’m wrong but isn’t the fishing rod the only thing left behind from Ging? And if that’s the case it’s likely that he’s the one who enhanced it with nen.
@@trebor2485 I thought the box with the greed island memory stick was the only thing left to him.
Of course he naturally enhanced his line, he's a naturally enhanced being. It's only through learning how to use nen through training that was he able to consciously alter it. He most likely would have learned this naturally, but he was gifted the opportunity to learn it sooner, so that he could exercise his true potential. He'll realize his potential once again, and become paramount in the story's conclusion, at least I hope he will, otherwise why use him in its birth. Regardless, HxH is one of my favorite stories, as much as Naruto, yet HxH proposes a system closer to our our realities potential. That's exactly why it's so popular.
I already liked Gon as a character, but this perspective about him being a nature baby just blew my mind. That explains _so much_ of his mentality other than that he's a child.
Also, to add onto his selfish nature - Honestly, even if what he did to Killua on the volleyball game was horrendous, just look at what he does to _himself._ He doesn't even put himself in such a higher pedestal of priority - He's _very_ ready to throw his own body away if he deemed it fit or suited to his emotions. And I also think this very much aligns with him being a nature baby. If there was one thing I've learnt from my Disaster Readiness course, is that nature is absolutely uncaring. It doesn't matter if it might effectively ruin its own biome by having volcanoes exist, this pain and loss is just a natural pace in life that must be dealt with.
Crap, you could make a whole ass philosophy based on Gon's character.
I mean Killua chose to do it for one, and two i don't think there was any other way to win. Gon was the only one with enough power to take out Razor with the ball, and Gon couldn't use his power on the ball without someone holding it. Killua chose to sacrifice his hands because he knew it was the only real chance of winning in that moment.
OMG I just wrote an essay on Gon for my college writing class, such an interesting topic to study!
Awesome 👍
Sir, your analysis is far beyond than any analysis about HXH that I've already watch, i have no words to say.
You did a very great job.
I salute your dedication and hardwork.
Wow, Thank you so much! im just glad you liked it
I think gon is the literal interpretation of a child protagonist.
Children irl don’t like it when things don’t go their way. (Like eating vegetables at dinner)
Gon is honestly the most realistic childish protagonist I’ve ever seen, and honestly, I don’t mind it because I believe that’s the whole point.
Gons “faults” are from 2 reasons.
1: He’s just a child and has the faults of one
2: Nearly everything that Gon does in the series is so he doesn’t disappoint Ging.
Why did Gon risk so much on a dodgeball game? So he wouldn’t disappoint Ging.
I think that Gon is the most simplistic, yet most complex character I’ve seen in anime
That’s what I’m saying
even the reason he was so upset about kite was partially because of ging
Gon is my favorite character, second is Killua. They're best friends, and honestly a perfect match. I believe people of different criteria can and will help to further each other's own character and traits. That's why those who wish to conquer a diverse land want to divide those people. I believe it's when traits are mixed that we gain a greater affinity towards survival. Mix those traits and we gain the greatness of both, separate and we retain our weaknesses. It's through learning and combining our strengths that we overcome the weaknesses of both. It's purely evolution, built on cooperation.
Same
Gon has adhd. I know because I have it. “I’m reaching my memory limit” he says, struggling to keep up as someone explains Rules to him. that’s adhd. He runs right into things without thinking them through. When he gets an idea in his head he doesn’t want to let it go ever. He doesn’t seem very smart compared to other characters but when it comes down to it he’s able to think up creative solutions for things. He does things on the fly. He has so much energy. The boy has adhd.
Thats definitely one way to interpret it, I don't have adhd so I don't have a say in what that's like, but I think that it could also be a result of the environment he grew up in. As a child, even in the town, people treat him with kindness and even some admiration for his talents, and in the wild, making extensive plans isn't really necessary, he's able to use raw strength and quick thinking to gain the advantage on most things he could face off against. Most "rules" in nature are very simplistic, and his straightforward and honest nature is definitely a result of that genuine nature of wildlife. He's a kid, having too much energy isn't too uncommon.
What i'm trying to say is that maybe he does, maybe he doesn't. But if he doesn't, there's definitely a ton of other places you could easily draw conclusions to the roots of his behaviors.
13:10 This part here is basically what i'm trying to say
Gon is one of my favorite protags of all time. 🔥
I like the complexity added, especially since Gon is a straight forward simple thinker.
I saw some people comparing him to actual genociders loke light yagami and say he is worse then them💀
Omg FINALLY some justice to Gon
So many people want complex characters, yet when we get them, people label them as "unlikeable" or "hypocrites". Not liking a character doesn't make them badly written. Yet people can't separate these two ideas because we're conditioned to conflate the things we "personally like" with inherent "goodness". (Hence why we get people feel a need to defend villains they like, instead of just enjoying them without making excuses.)
I don't want every protagonist to be like Gon, I just want to see more MCs make mistakes that don't feel sanitized, "safe", or consequence-free. Arcane is the last mainstream example I can think of where the main characters were allowed to royally screw up and face permanent repercussions.
I think this is sort of indicative of a social shift into trying to make things into black and white on social issues, as opposed to the complex issue that it really is.
Gon is a child, but when it comes to Yin and Yang, Gon is the White with a spot of Darkness. While Killua is Black with a spot of Light, but somehow we see Killua as achieving redemption from the smallest part, while Gon is decried for the smallest part.
It's really sad that we can't see them as neither good nor bad, nothing is good or evil, like Gon perceives, its just nature, human nature.
Compared to Yusuke Uremeshi who is a more balanced character internally, being divided into Gon and Killua, Togashi did a great job in creating THREE fantastic characters in his protagonists.
Great video, i watched it already, and the high volume music through the whole thing was my only complaint. Keep it up!
Thank you!
Gon definitely isnt evil or stupid, but he also definitely isnt sane and I love it. Bigger fan of Killua personally tho. Id like to see a shonen where the MC is the edgy anti-hero rival type character. I want more main characters that arent heroes at all to be honest.
It's interesting to see how his simple personality makes him complex as a character.
Okokok. 8:37 Gon struck Pitou with more enhancer nen than any previous enhancer ever conceived. Even Isaac Netero would have grimaced if he saw it.
Pretty hard agree with you're video. Something that always irked me is how many videos and posts I've seen just straight calling Gon a psychopath or sociopath, I pretty heavily disagree with that idea but it seems to be very widespread. A lot of the points you brought up are a lot of the reasons why I disagree with Gon being a psychopath, he's not this completely emotionless and manipulative character, as your title puts it, Gon is a complex character but a lot of people just seem to want to simplify him to what they first see on the surface.
Yeah its become pretty normal to say Gon is a Sociopath and other similar terms. But i really don't agree. Gon is very caring and emotional and he doesn't go out of his way to hurt people and he's not indifferent to peoples emotions either. Like you said , I think just labeling him psychotic is a super over simplification. while also over blowing the negative things he does. But i guess at the end of the day every has their own opinions and interpretations, just like us.
rly wonderful analysis!! i appreciated how you mentioned the kite stuff that the 2011 anime omitted as it was a very important detail and aspect of gon's motivations as a character
i also liked the section on killua, i completely agree with your stance on the complexities of their relationship
really great video🤗
32:50 also.. Cinnamon roll is no longer very popular in use.... we now say little scrunkly
Thank you! Glad you liked the video! Lol little scrunkly is wild 😂
Hunter x hunter 1999 would be your favorite version rn
This video is just amazing, really awesome. Gon is my favorite character too and it was very funny about 'Gon is my son' 😁thank you for your character analysis and work.
Thank you so much 😁
It’s almost like ging planned Gon’s childhood in order to give him the best abilities as a hunter. Good dad moment
Yeah
doesn't matter a whole lot if he can't relearn his nen tho, otherwise it's just a bunch of trauma lmao
Dude, this video was great from the writing all the way to the analysis! Very entertaining to watch, dind‘t feel like an hour long video at all! If you keep dropping content like this I can see your channel blowing up in no time.💪
Thank You! hopefully i can keep it up lol
This video is nothing but the facts.
this is really well put together. thank you.
You're welcome! Glad you liked it
Needed this video to settle an argument w a friend ty
Wow, how nice, looks like i just found a new gem, bro doesn't have even 200 subs, dropped an hour long video, thats my jam dude, you sure gona blow up till years end, keept it up, for sure a king in the making, also, Gon is pure fucking hype, love the little dude, fuck the haters good luck friend.
Thanks man! hopefully i can keep making videos and hopefully people keep enjoying them!
Don't swear
loved how thorough this video was! very well done!
Wow a kid freaked out in a totally understable situation to freak out at?
He was going to "let the situation kill Komugi" first gon never lies, second he was putting the blame onto Pitou if she comply she lived if she didn't she dies, very gon thing to do. I am 99.95% percent he would have let her die. after all the situation was just what it came to be outside gons responsability or agency. normally he would have cared sure, what everyone also forgets is that if he did gon may have never forgave himself for doing something so atrocious, the whole arch is a miracle. Yes gon suffered a fate worse than dead, but he was saved from a life he would not been happy living.
Amazing video, 10/10 hands down.
32:49 Ask for Tumblrian and you shall receive. Yeah, we do, but it's not as common as it was a few years ago. Nowadays more people use scrunkly and related spellings, poor/pathetic little meow meow, and general threats of violence (lots of perfectly good characters getting put in the blender these days. Sad!). Though I have some pals that still use the term, and a couple more pals who still use "cinnamon roll"'s predecessor, "woobie".
Anyways,
HEY I LOVE THIS VIDEO. AND GON. I LOVE BOTH OF THOSE THINGS A LOT. I especially appreciate you contextualizing Gon as a nature kid, because like, I'd thought about it before but I never realized just how deeply it influences the way he acts. I really love his weird morals and it makes so much sense that they would stem, in part, from him growing up around nature, which is inherently amoral. He is so deliciously true neutral, making him charming and terrifying and equal measure in a way that even our favorite 12 yo assassin can't always compete with. Killua's childishness and amorality are two different sides of himself, while Gon's childishness and amorality are inextricably linked. Like, Killua has to think that way in order to survive, but Gon is just... Like That. It's brilliant, that boy is up to absolutely no good and I want ten more of him.
And like, okok I'm gonna say something probably controversial, but... as grotesque as him letting Killua hold the ball is (HIS HANDS indeed!)... I don't really think it's that bad in context of the show and like, shounen anime in general?? In fact, I actually think that in a weird way Gon is showing a level of maturity here that other shounen protags don't. From our real-world perspective, yeah, seeing what this does to Killua's hands is pretty horrifying, but in a world where these kids are nigh constantly putting themselves AND each other in mortal peril, I think it's pretty significant that instead of freaking out, Gon notices Killua's sacrifice and just... *accepts* it. It is usually SUCH a shounen trope for main characters to have a "it's only okay when I do it" mentality in regards to self-sacrifice, but this scene swiftly avoids making Killua out to be a martyr by turning it into a genuine display of trust and communication between the two.
And honestly, while it's not quite an excuse, I really think that Killua needed to hear that Gon only trusted *him* to hold it, nobody else. It HAS to be Killua. If Gon had refused to continue, it would have eventually become a rift in their friendship because Killua is insecure and would have read into it as "Gon doesn't trust me to make my own choices and he doesn't trust in my strength". So like, yeah, it's still selfish and generally Not Good, but I don't find it quite as awful as others do.The fact that people feel so strongly about it just goes to show what a complex scene it is! (Though I still don't get why folks seem so afraid of a little spice in their favorite fictional relationships anyway, like, dude, fiction is literally the safest way to explore difficult topics like this. Let my boys be codependent 2k23.)
Thanks for the added contextualization about the anime changes with the Kite storyline, that makes the way Gon reacted make a lot more sense. And that being his main motivation, instead of finding Ging, feels more true to his character.
Sorry for the monstrous comment, but I wanted to put some effort into it since this video is so long and thoughtful. I really enjoy your style of humor. And THANK YOU SO MUCH for adding the little pings for on-screen text; I cross stitch while watching videos, so I would never have noticed them otherwise! I think we are going to have to fight to the death for the honorable title of World's No.1 Gon Dad though. Terribly sorry about that.
LMAO "pathetic little meow meow" is crazy. I'm gonna have to use that one day.
Yeah definitely, gon's nature due to nature(see what i did there) is a big part of him and influence a lot. Gon and killua are both in a position where they were raised in very unnatural ways and can kinda bond in that way. Especially because gon has alot of what killua was missing in his life and killua has alot of what gon was missing in his life. so they can fill each other's gaps in a way.
yeah....the hands thing was not great lolol. but i think it's not an indication of gon being a terrible person. and like I and You said, there a bit more too it then him just blatantly disregarding killua. it was a show of trust and a the depth of there bond as little weirdo children.
alot of us started with the 2011 anime so alot of that context for ging and kite is just lost on so many people. its pretty unfortunate. I didn't even know until like a year ago.
Im glad you liked the video and i appreciate you monstrous comment lolol. You're not the only one I have to fight for the title. so many people coming out to claim Gon as their son lolol. We're gonna have to do this tournament style.
@@konaahostofthedream Absolutely, honestly the thought and care put into Gon and Killua's weird kid friendship is phenomenal. They do really feel like they fill in each others gaps and can communicate with each other in a way that nobody else can.
A custody battle royale to determine who loves Gon the most... amazing. I'll bring the casserole LMAOO.
lol potluck and snacks at the Gon royal Rumble. I'm down
Has my like again hehe, good stuff!
Thank ya thank ya, appreciate you 🙏
Gon is an animal. Everyone views him as such for a reason. It’s kind of like a dog. Dogs are generally happy and friendly. But anger it and even the kindest dog will bare it’s fangs and seem like a bloodthirsty beast. Pitou killed one of Gon’s friends. Someone he cared about. So he bared his fangs.
Great analysis
💕😜bungee🍬gum🤩🤪has🥵the💯📏properties🏫🍭of😻both✌rubber⭐and💧gum🍬✨
hxh character analysis video that's a full hour long? YESSIR
How do you have so little subscribers, your so good, ahh I wish I could subscribe ten times over
Hahaha Thank you! Hopefully, I'll get more eventually 🙏
*our son (excellent vid btw) ((fight me for custody))
Fight for custody!? do you really want to make our son watch his parents fight it out in court? huh? well I don't. I will not put MY son through that >:(
lol thank you ! glad you liked the video!
Killua made this video jk lol but I seriously love to see positive Gon content. Killua might be my fave but I really love Gon, and ppl usually only focus on his flaws
Thanks! Adding it to my playlist haha
Damn... so our boy Gon's whole arc in the ant saga was just granddad's character arc when he had to fight against that clone of stinkmeiner on boondocks season 4 huh👺
....excuse me WHAT!? lmao. I never watched season 4 so im gonna have to go see what you're talking about lol
"Gon is a Complex Character". Ah yes, the grass is green.
😂
Great video
With hindsight, Gon is one of Togashi’s best crafted characters. Togashi gave him just enough plot armour so that the story can progress, but not enough to protect him from his world’s cruelties. I wish Hunter X Hunter could come back!
Around 7:00 there's a fun fact about bungee gum I would like to hear that got cut out.
Great video, only complaint is that Gon is actually my son
im willing to share my child. He can be our son
Finally someone who can comprehend gon's complexity
“You know nothing of the bottomless malice within the human heart”
This quote is literally Gon’s character arc for most of the series, heck, I’d argue it’s the whole point of him. Gon is built up as the least malicious character ever, only to be the most malicious when he is personally influenced.
When you think about it, even his transformation is basically the poor man’s rose: giving him his full potential(rose) but rather than through work like a normal person, through giving his life.
Nice video my guy
Don't touch my child!!!
I'm always here to protect my son!
Gon is my biggest kin, his morality is JUST like me!!! :O
Early gone is like kid Goku but then he becomes more mentally insane than Jeffery dahmer
Gosh i love how i always learn something knew something new about hunter x hunter when i think i know everything
I don't think Gon is a bad person, hoewever, I think being sheltered loosened his conception of right and wrong. Also, since Aunt Mito cottled him and shielded him from so much, I think he struggles with the permanence and meaning of death. That's why he's able to witness as much as he does with little to no reaction.
Thanks.
Oh! i paused and realized if Gon will be in the Dark continent, i know for sure that's Gon advantages because we know the dark continent is full of creepy creatures and that's the Gon's environment or nature like the forest.
What do you think? LOL
its hard to say, I think there is definitely an opportunity for his nature experience to come in handy...But also the stuff in the dark continent is so wild that it might not even matter lol.
Good work👍
@6:00 , my interpretaton of this scene was he wasn't thinking about anything but getting to pitou, and killua wrongly assumed gon through all that through but it wasn't the case.
i always liked gon i always just thought his relatively psychotic/sociopathic tendencies were very intentional and meant to portray gons clear irregular existence
HunterXHunter is a great show due to its characters, no doubt, but...what always stood out to me was the idea taking a somewhat real-life version of the typical shounen-MC and putting it into a realistic, thus quite cruel world and Gons character arc/development/whatever shows exactly what happens in such a setting.
No real child has such a strict morale that it would try and impose it on others (especially adults) like you can see in many other shows of the "same" genre and on a sidenote: A 12-year-old being selfish is nothing unusual. Their character, their priorities are just about to form themselves, there is a lot going on in their brains, so of course they'd be selfish in such a state.
Killua is in that sense almost brainwashed by his family. His child-to-teen development has been deeply disturbed by his upbringing.
I have the feeling that a lot of people pass over that fact (the age of the characters and thus their...mental development/maturity), when they're watching shows and criticizing them.
I agree
Nah I think gon is awesome . I don't know about hunter hunter that much
He's carefree and outgoing and energetic and at times very strong minded and childish to a degree and even very mature in a few ways based on what I know. I love how gon is as a person
Again I don't know much about him but seen a lot of early hunter x hunter
True fr no cap
it isn't so much that Gon is a complex character as that Gon is very much NOT a standard character archetype (let alone the one that people assume he is) so attempting to associate him with pretty much any form of literary analysis doesn't really work and just sorta turns into a neverending rabbit hole as you keep coming up with ideas to patch in.
the best part of the series is that that is true for _most_ characters in the series! we learn more about how Uvogin interprets and processes the world around him in the course of watching him screw around for a week than we learn about Son Goku over the course of watching him grow from an infant to a great grandad because the series cheapens consequences to the point where *death* is an inconvenience at most. half the damned extras in HxH show more signs of having been thought through as actual people than any character in 99% of fictional works because over 99% of characters are, well, [characters]: they're _plot devices_ not _people_ and HunterxHunter didn't feel like letting itself be cheapened that way for the sake of ease of consumption...wellll, about 30% that with the other 70% being the guy making it just saying screw it and working things out from the character's perspective whenever he had writers block in regards to trying to work with the plot if Murata's self depreciating author-statements are to be believed.
If you also like jjk you could start making videos about it. I would definetly watch them.
an exquisite video on your son
Bravo,you fixed the "music loudness" problem.
Regarding Gon,there could be some extra info and understanding of his actions that would look selfish.
His chemistry with Kilua is based on respect and empathy. Suffering is good (depending on the level),it can help you grow or destroy you. In the case of Kilua,he has grown but in the case of Gon,who doesn't fully understand pain,has gone to the extreme and as a first experience of that level,it's an expected behaviour.
Don't forget that Gon was raised without a father,when you start to learn psychology,you will understand how that influences you in the long run.
10:45 that sentence sounds kinda musical:
Apparently, _Mito actually forces Ging to leave Gon_ . 🎵🎶
Ur not a hxh fan if u don’t say “ BuNgEe GuM hAs ThE pRoPeRtIeS oF bOtH rUbBeR aNd Gum” once a day
Had to squeeze it in some where lol
I found my people
im reading the hunter hunter manga from where the anime left off at
I sell home made cinnamon roll in my coffee shop....😄😄😄
Nice video
Predictable but complex imo.
In the org anime killua crushes the heart.
I'm so thankful that torturous music is gon.
what happened why reupload
Alot of people had trouble hearing me talk cause the music was too loud, so I lowered the music volume 👍
The original is still up, it's just unlisted
@@konaahostofthedream alr papi
All humans have good and bad aspects gon being selfish makes him a more realistic character
Wheee can I get that gon shirt 😮
It's from a store called boxlunch, I checked their website but I don't think they sell it anymore 😕
Cool video but you talk a lil slow but I guess I can just speed the video up. Probably a first world problem but thought I’d mention it
You're exaggerating how divisive Gon is tho... You can find slander of any character online... I mean it's the internet
Also, do many people say he is a generic Shonen Mc? Because once you pass the very first arc, it is clear Gon and other HxH characters are completely different from other Shonen characters. For one they're all farrier more amoral
Well that is true. pretty much every character is getting slandered somewhere on the internet lol. In general the internet skews perception of how many people do or don't feel a certain way. I tried not to blow out of proportion the negative opinions, by acknowledging that some stuff is probably a minority opinion, but that's my bad.
as for people saying he's generic, in my experience, I have heard far more people call him generic then call him interesting or complex. Obviously those are just my experiences and the whole internet skewing perception thing. but i've heard quite abit of "Gon is pretty generic" like statements and those were just the ones i was around for. so from my experience even though it might be a minority opinion, i would say that there's a good amount of peeps that feel that way.
there are definitely a few too many people labeling him a psychopath/sociopath, even for internet standards
Bruh no wonder nobody cares abt Kite 😭anime did him so dirty
"Gon... is a complex character." Isn't that obvious?
you know man youre totally right, ive been with my wife for forever and ive only destroyed her emotional barometer and level of self worth once, oh and i beat her to a pulp that one time... but other than that im a great husband. so our relationship is solid. (sarcasm)
but really, i get what youre saying, i disagree, because some things are too far, even if theyre done consensually or done out of anger or being naive
The only complex thing about him is his relationship with fishing rod💀
Hmmm konaa, host of the dream where have I heard something similar to that 🤔🤔
Micolash, host of the nightmare
🤫🤫🤫
I think Gon is a well-written and realistic character, but I don't really see him as a good person. I think an important thing to note is that it is possible to be nice and bad or even evil, and for that matter to be rude or unkind and still be good. This is because actions matter more than words.
In Gon's case, he tends to display a very warped sense of morality, one that often places more value in how it affects him over something more general. For instance, he has no problem with Killua and his family killing for money. But he got angry that the Phantom Thieves "killed those that had nothing to do with them". Let that sink in. Gon just accepts that in their world, killing for money is a normal job. One kills for money and gets no judgment, the other...kills for money and does get judged.
Is it that Gon sees assassination as morally superior to thievery? Or is it more likely that he has no reason to judge an assassin because he both believes he has no reason to fear being assassinated and his best friend happens to be an assassin, meanwhile he could very well be robbed and therefore is more likely to see a thief as somebody bad rather than somebody who kills for a living (and a luxurious one at that). One trains their kids to also be assassins by torturing and psychologically abusing them. The other hangs out and plays games together.
Or how about a serial killer who eats their victims? All it took for Gon to forgive and redeem him was to train with him for a bit. All of the killing the guy did forgiven because he helped Gon and Killua get stronger. They just decide, "this guy who kills and eats innocent people should be let go because he helped us." And while the series says he was moved by their mercy and turned himself in, there's no way to know that he really would have done it or not.
Then there is Genthru and his brothers. Genthru and his allies killed a lot of people they didn't have to kill. It seemed they largely killed for fun. Gon didn't exactly "forgive" them, he stated as much, however he excused most of Genthru's actions by stating the other players knew they were putting themselves in danger by entering the game. I can see why Gon thought this way, but Genthru still crossed the line with most of his actions and there is no mention of what happened after he was defeated. Whatever the case, if this is Gon's line of reasoning, then he should be held to it.
In the Chimera Ant Arc, a lot of his supposed understanding seems to go out of the window. His first kill in the series happens when he crushes a Chimera Ant armadillo and justifies it as having no problem killing things that don't care about their friends. Kite monologues that he is more worried about the ones that do, foreshadowing what would happen later in the arc.
When Kite gets his arm cut off, Gon flies into a rage. Here you can see his moral compass in action. He cared about Kite, and those that hurt those he care about are bad. But remember how he excused Genthru's kills as a risk that the other players took part in. Well logically you could say that death was a risk that Kite knew about and was prepared for. But of course, the heart doesn't really work that way. The reality is that just like everybody else, he has those he cares about and doesn't want to see them get hurt or killed. That Kite knew death was a possibility he was prepared for isn't enough to calm Gon down, or make him just accept it.
And Gon knew little about the Chimera Ants, only that they could speak and some showed no care for their friends. But I think this was largely a coping mechanism. If he can find a reason for why the Ant should die, then there is no hit to one's moral character. Deep down, few people want to be a bad person, most prefer to see themselves as good. When Kite asks Gon if he is okay and Gon says he has no problem killing something that doesn't care about it's friend, Kite worries because what if Gon encountered one that did?
Later on in the arc when he meets meleoron, for the most part he seems trusting, but there is a darkness hidden in him from him bottling his emotions. He asks Meleoron if he is lying and trusts him, but says that if Meleoron was lying, he would have no problem killing him. Due to how easily he says this implies he has already become desensitized to killing.
Lastly, when he encounters Pitou. He clearly bottled his emotions because he was prepared for an all out brawl with Pitou, a fight to the death. But a fight was not what he got when he arrived. With no other way to vent, he has an emotional breakdown. How much of his threat toward Komugi is due to him being in a bad emotional state and how much is due to his compass is in question. I do believe it was at least a bit of both. There's no doubt though that in his mind, Komugi has nothing to do with him. She isn't helping him, so he doesn't really care about what happens to her. Pitou does, and he wants a fight now, and even though he should be focused on getting Kite healed, his lizard brain is demanding revenge. Then when Killua tries to bring back to his senses by mentioning Kite, Gon does calm down a bit but says something that really hurt Killua's feelings.
Gon is an incredibly lucky person to have a friend like Killua, because Killua has done everything to help his friend out, and despite being told those hurtful things, he still cared about and tried to help his friend in any way he could. I also believe a part of why he cared so much about keeping Komugi safe because he didn't want her to die and be a weight on his conscience.
Gon is not an irredeemable person, but I don't think he is necessarily good. His actions make sense when you consider that he has a very self-centered moral compass. Even though he has shown he is willing to put himself in danger and possibly die for those he cares about, he also tends to recklessly put those he cares about in danger for his own self-gain and of course there is a sort of grey area where caring for somebody other than yourself can be considered both selfless and selfish depending on who you ask. HxH shows how rare it is for things to be truly black and white. Most are some shade of grey and Gon is no exception. The series also makes it clear that everybody has the capacity for both good and evil. As Killua, and many of the Chimera Ants show,, it's possible to grow into more compassionate and empathetic people. And as Gon shows, it is possible to lose that empathy and compassion. As Gon's character arc has frequently been described as a negative one, it seems fitting to say that his transformation and beatdown of Pitou is the metaphorical death of his humanity, it also seems fitting that after being healed by Alluka/Nanika that he has in essence been reborn and given a second chance.
Bro is using 2016 language 💀
Honestly gon is a very good character but killua tops him in my opinion
Hate that guy.
I disagree you on whether gon and killuas relationship is good. While yes they are tyere for each other and to an extent are good friends it must be acknowledged to be toxic. Killua is only 'fine' with being used in gons selfish actions because up to this point he has had only toxic relationships except for alluka. And gon on the other hand as you noted is quite a selfish kid who has wrird morals. Or rather undeveloped ones. Hes still learning stuff about the wider world making it hard for him to make the good decisions all the time. His upbringing as you mentioned don't help. These two things mixed in a toxic cocktail that explains his actions in the later portion of the chimera ant arc.
In all I'd say that as they're still kids they had a pretty toxic friendship. However in the future when they have better clarity over themselves and tye world in general i can see them being even better friends
It’s not that toxic tho
@@RandomGirl785 it is
@@younggamer7218 their relationship is mostly good and for the volleyball scene Killua wanted to do the risky plan.
@@RandomGirl785 Chimera ant
That was when it got really toxic. Gon literally blamed Killua for 'not feeling angry about what happened to kite' when he did.
Never knew in the Manga Ging being told to leave was what happened...that like really...changes a lot about Ging. And, I get what your trying to come across with him, but I still feel Gon's either autistic or a psychopath, Goku's gone down that kind of path in Super but at times Gon just seems so obsessive that he's just, not coming off as sane even more then most main hero's. Your summary of how his rage explodes held up but other actions earlier in the series where he just does not seem to care about any morals, it does at the very least make one wonder how the hell he was raised.
Gon's a flawed human, but def not a psychopath. (idk anything abt autism so i wont speak on that) Gon's problem was always when he cares too much to the point he doesn't know when to stop or when he doesn't know how to handle his emotions. Psychopaths don't have that. They're dishonest, unremorseful and have no empathy or trouble with caring too much. Its the literal opposite of Gon, who is often way too honest, shows remorse and cares wayyyy too much to the point that he gets reckless.
@@aminahm4911 fair enough.
The vid was going great until you used the subbed version of the anime. Bro, will you YTers please stop using sub when you make an english speaking video. It annoys the piss out of me when i'm listening to it in the background and then have to switch to the vid to see what scene you are playing. I cant even finish the vid anymore you lost me.
I can understand where you're coming from, but, thing is, most HxH & anime fans in general typically prefer the Japanese version of most anime series as opposed to the dub. You won't find many HxH fans who prefer the dub to the original Japanese, so it works in Konaa's best interest to use the original Japanese here.
@@BubblesChika dub better
@@GokuSolosAnime Depends on the anime for me. I'll only watch a handful of anime dubbed, including, DBZ, YuYu, FMA/B, Level E, Cowboy Bebop and a few others, otherwise I prefer sticking to the original
@@GokuSolosAnime That's usually something I'm willing to hear out, but Gon and Killua's dubbed voices are ATROCIOUS
@@blupuncakes8458 cap
Gon............is not a complex character.
That..........is fair
how.............so?
@@Egorator Because NANOMACHINES son
@@stylebender3226 they harden in response to physical trauma, BUT
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I don't think he is that complex. He is a brat. His reactions are childish stubborn and his last outburst with the adult thing is the reaction of a child that couldn't bear the concept of losing a loved one.
An adult would've be more cool headed
Nah
he is a child, so him being childish is a no-brainer and is also stated in the video. Him being complex is evidenced by all the dispute around his character. People have so many opinions about him and how his character should be interpreted and if anything, I think that's a sign of complexity.
Gon is honestly a douche. Easily my least favorite character in the series. Killua just wanted a friend that actually cares and, he thought he’d found one.
weak points