The Mystery of Kite’s Resurrection, Explained

Key Takeaways

• Kite’s resurrection in Hunter x Hunter sparked intriguing discussions among fans, with no concrete explanation provided.
• Kite’s significance lies in his connection to Gon’s father, Ging Freecss, and his role in pushing Gon down a dark path.
• Kite’s survival mechanism through Crazy Slots is luck-based, activating in life-or-death situations to ensure his survival.

In Yoshihiro Togashi’s masterful work Hunter x Hunter, a series layered with plotlines that are intricate, deep philosophical undercurrents, and a catalog of fascinating characters, Kite stands out as one of the most intriguing characters.

His seemingly final death and eventual resurrection in the Chimera Ant arc has left a lot of fans puzzled, leaving endless possibilities and sparking interesting discussions. What’s more? There was no concrete explanation for how he managed to retain his consciousness through a gruesome process of that scale, but it is one of the many mysteries that makes Hunter x Hunter the masterpiece it is.

Kite’s Importance To Gon And The Story

His Character’s Contribution To The Narrative

Before discussing Kite’s resurrection, it’s important to understand who Kite is and his significance in the story. Kite is a skilled Hunter and a former student of Ging Freecss, Gon’s Father. He was first introduced in the manga as a critical figure in Gon’s life, serving as a connection to Gon’s father. Gon and Kite finally reunite in the Chimera Ant arc. Where Kite, Gon, and Killua investigate the emergence of the Chimera Ants. During their investigation, they enter the En area of Neferpitou, one of the Ant King’s Royal Guards. Seconds before this, Kite says:

Why am I getting such a bad feeling about this? As if I’ve left something out… an uneasiness I can’t seem to shake.

Neferpitou turns out to be terrifyingly powerful and despite Kite’s incredible abilities, including his complex ability and Nen-based weapon Crazy Slots, he is no match for her. He was brutally killed while trying to make sure Gon and KIllua escaped, with Pitou taking his body and reanimating it to use as a training dummy. Kite’s death sets Gon down a dark path upon realizing that they likely were the reason he wasn’t able to escape. This leads to one of the most anticipated fight scenes in the series, turning the innocent, sun-filled, warm-hearted protagonist into a character filled with bloodlust for Neferpitou.

The Mechanics of Kite’s Resurrection

How Kite Was Reborn

In the Chimera Ant arc, the Queen’s ability to pass down the unique properties of her prey to her offspring is one of the key points. When the Queen devours humans, their traits and personalities can sometimes emerge in the newborn ants, with few retaining their memories from when they were humans, although in most cases it is completely subconscious. This ability is central to Kite’s resurrection.

After his death, Kite’s body was taken by Pitou. She experiments on his body and while doing so, it is assumed that Pitou had fed the Queen Kite’s brain, due to some previous comments she made to the Queen about the brain of humans being the sweetest part. The Queen, after giving birth to the Ant King, was also found to house a Chimera Ant with Kite’s memories and consciousness. However, this shouldn’t have been possible, since the Queen was focusing all resources on giving birth to the Ant King, so Kite’s new vessel should not have existed in the first place.

Crazy Slots and Kite’s Survival Mechanism

Luck Is An Staple Of Kite’s Character

The answer lies in Kite’s Nen ability, Crazy Slots. Crazy Slots is a conjured weapon with a Nen Beast Clown attached. It also features a unique roulette system, as one of the restrictions Kite gave to his Nen ability to increase the power of his conjured ability. Each number corresponds to a specific weapon or effect, and once that number is rolled, Kite must use that weapon before he can roll for another weapon.

When Gon meets his father, Ging, on the top of the World Tree; Ging explains to Gon that Kite’s Crazy Slot has a special number with an ability designed to protect his life or ensure his survival and it only rolls up when he has a strong will to live, but then what does this ability do? Many fans theorize that it may be a resurrection power. However, this doesn’t fully align with his ability’s context. Why would an ability that requires him to have an overwhelming need to live before it is triggered require him to die first? A more compelling theory emerges: the ability is luck-based, so immense that it ensures his survival in any situation where survival is possible.

Nature of Kite’s Luck

How He Survived Such An Ordeal

To understand this, it is important to recognize that Crazy Slot revolves around chance and luck. Kite’s weapon roulette generally provides rolls requiring him to be versatile in his style of combat and adapt to unfavorable circumstances due to a restriction that was placed by Kite. This dynamic reminds us of the Risky Dice from Greed Island except it works in reverse– by being unlucky most of the time, Kite ensures extreme luck when it matters the most. The special roll’s number is therefore not a resurrection ability but a manifestation of Kite’s ultimate luck. It activates only in Life-or-death situations where Kite has an overwhelming will to live, ensuring he survives even through the most improbable situations.

Against Pitou, when death seems unavoidable, the ability is triggered and works not by reviving Kite but by leveraging the one slim chance to escape total annihilation: the Chimera Ant Queen.

Since the Queen was focused entirely on nurturing the King, Meruem, the resources needed to create another child wouldn’t have been available. Yet Kite’s essence survived as an additional child, a rare and improbable phenomenon that extreme luck can only be the explanation. Colt recovered Kite’s new vessel from the Chimera Ant Queen’s corpse after Mereum’s birth. Without his intervention, Kite would likely have perished as the newborn ants were left to fend for themselves after the Queen’s death. This is also a subtle nudge at Kite’s insane luck once the ability is activated.Kite as a Chimera Ant happens to have the features of a girl with long hair and red eyes. They also have a tail, a sign that even with seemingly human features, they are not human. The Hunter Association also declared Kite and Colt as magical beasts to protect them and prevent them from being hunted.

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