After his fight with Uvo, Kurapika says "I've spent too long in that state" and stumbles for a second. It implies it's quite physically demanding on him x) Thanks for the awesome reaction!
@@cinnamon2269 And in the (much) later chapters, which aren't animated yet, we see he pays a very heavy toll for it if something goes wrong when using Emperor Time.
@CarlieAndAnge Just so you guys are aware, Togashi recently released an updated Nen chart that introduces "Duel Nen Affinities". In it, Kurapika is now officially recgonized as a Specialist-Conjurer, which is why he's able to lean into being a Specialist when his eyes are scarlet. In addition, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, there is a HUGE condition behind Kurapika's Emperor Time ability that is NOT shown in the anime. I only say this because we may never seen the last 80+ manga chapters ever in anime form, so it's better for you guys to be aware that Kurapika doesn't just get am OP ability for no cost at all. He must sacrifice 1 hour of his life every second he uses Emperor Time. Even just 10 minutes is equivalent to losing a month of your estimated lifespan. But, to Kurapika, that lost time is just a means to an end to accomplishing his goal of defeating the Phantom Troupe.
Lol this has been a meme for quite some time of how confident Kurapika was that he actually brought a shovel. But it’s only us assuming, only Togashi knows. 😅
@@MysteriMustacheToast its difficult to conjure something that you dont have a personal connection to or atleast held it for a long time concentrating on the very being of a shovel like he did with the chain. so yeah, he definitely brought a shovel to a fight.
The problem is that he is both not just a specialist + this guy feels like he was spoiled and you can catch that in the previous episodes, i remember him saying that Carlie didnt know about something but he did
Kurapika is Togashi pinnacle in character creation. In terms of Nen abilities, Kurapika is the character that Togashi peaked at in terms of power complexity. Even considering YuYu there is nothing close. Kurapika is the pinnacle of Togashi's career in creating power level skills
There is a drawback for Emperor's Time but it was not revealed in the anime yet. It was mentioned in the manga tho. I will not spoil it for you guys unless you want that information.
We already get a little hint now, since he stumbled and said: "I've remained too long in this state". But, indeed, the full price he has to pay when something goes wrong while using Emperor Time only becomes obvious much later on the...ermm... "boat". Which isn't adapted in an anime, as of yet.
You both were correct. Kurapika is a Conjurer for around 95% or more of his life. He only becomes specialist for a while during certain situations where he can use his rage in control as he was in this fight. He also mentioned that in the end of the fight that he cannot stay in that state for a while.
It's also been confirmed in more recent year by Togashi that nen affinities are a more complex than just "Character is X" with a lot of people being somewhere in between two. For example Killua is actually a Enhancer/Transmuter split, and in Kurapkia's case he is a Conjurer/Specialist split.
specialist ≠ emperor time. he is a specialist as long as his eyes are red. but prolonged usage of emperor time, his specialist ability wears him out (you'll know why if you've read the manga)
Emperor Time (Specialist abilities cannot be learned and are natural/inherent in the user) Condition: Eyes turn scarlet (limited time and very draining, Kurapika had to practice turning his eyes red at will) Chain Jail Condition 1: Spiders only Condition 2: The punishment for breaking condition one is his death In short, the more difficult it is to fulfill a condition (Emperor Time), or the more conditions you dictate to use an ability (Chain Jail) the more powerful your Nen ability is.
Uvo says to Kurapika, after he punches him, that only an Enhancer can take his attacks, meaning Kurapika was using Emperor Time already, my guess is that he used Emperor Time for the entire fight, since at the end he says he used it for "too long". Reallistically, this fight must have been at most 10 minutes in HxH time.
He could definitely be, another indicator is his eyes since whenever he is on that state his ET triggers and he could've activated it already but we don't really much see it because he didn't took the lens sooner but yeah lens don't affect his eyes ability, it only hides the color anyway.
Your "guess"? He literally took out his contact lenses during the fight and showed Uvo. It's obvious he was using emperor time the whole time. The contact lenses are precisely to hide your identity, as the color change to red eyes is something specific of Kurtas people. Need to pay more attention to the anime.
Ange you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to roll the tapes, I was like come on will it be this reaction? No still, DAMN. I knew it was coming, I'm so hyped you instantly remembered hahaha, this was amazing. VINDICATION!
@@CarlieAndAnge I think it was not arrogant on his part. He is confident that he can fight a troupe member to death because of his conviction, wits and power. His key techniques are basically only for the spiders.
It’s not really that Kurapika’s the strongest, it’s just that the risk he took or the condition he set for his ability is pretty high (his life). That’s one of the most realistic feature of nen, the risks are real and the paybacks are quite huge as well (all within realistic proportion; at least in anime standard). And yep, there’s nothing wrong with loving the villains in this show since Togashi(the mangaka) is a genius when it comes to creating amazing characters. Even in his other work, Yu Yu Hakushu, one of my fave characters was one of the main villains (Sensui).
I mean... the condition isn't even that high for his nen. The only condition/restriction he has for his nen is that he can't use chain jail on anyone but the troupe because otherwise he'll die. Every other ability he has is still broken as hell and he can use them whenever.... and he has only been training for a few months while Uvo has been training for decades and the dude is a master enhancer. Kurapika was already no diffing a master enhancer before using chain jail while being a newbie. Kurapika is just that broken.
@@bloody5081 But chain jail put them on Zetsu, so it just become a normal person(even tho he still has incredible strength) against a nen user with an empowered ability specially against Genei Ryodan's members
@@hattrihanzo3595That was only towards the end. Most of the fight is without chain jail so it makes no sense for Kurapika to match Uvo in a 1v1, his abilities are too OP for no reason. As much as ppl say HxH is special because nen makes sense, I find that an exaggeration. Kurapika fight is ALMOST as much of an arsepull as any other shonen. In an ideal world, Uvo would dominate this fight instead of Togashi trying to make Kurapika look super cool, instead he would look weak and barely surviving the attacks (only because he's specialist) but then we learn he was setting up chain jail secretly and he dominates Uvo after that point. That would have me satisfied and make this arc 10/10.
@@Exter98 uvo was not fighting with his whole strength because he underestimated kurapika and that's why kurapika was dominating at first - when uvo decided to go full out against him he actually managed to hurt kurapika really badly, but couldn't do anything further because of chain jail.
@@bloody5081 i don't know if they say it in the anime, but the condition is actually really high. for every second kurapika uses emperor time he loses one hour of his life. his usage of nen is actively killing him and shortening his life.
Yeah even without manga spoilers. If you think about it more at this point in the anime, Kurapika's power actually has so many drawbacks. Chain Jail only usable to Spider members. Emperor Time only usable when his eyes are scarlet. It drains him when he uses it - The fight with Uvo was likely less than 10 minutes in real time. Compared to other specialists who can almost freely use their powers, Kurapika's power is insanely handicapped by a lot of conditions.
Emperor Time is pretty overpowered but it also has a huge drawback that is never explained in the anime. It fits well with the theme of Kurapika taking huge risks to reap huge rewards like chain jail. Also even when Emperor Time is active, it doesn't make Kurapika the strongest at everything, it just means that all the nen categories are on the same level as his conjurer abilities. Let's give an example: If Kurapika spends "1000 aura" in his nen attacks (let's call a unit of nen energy "aura" for this), usually if he uses a punch, the punch will only have 600 aura worth of strength since conjurer only have 60% of enhancement mastery and enhancement is the category that determine a punch's strength. Now in Emperor time, his 1000 aura punches actually have 1000 aura's worth of power. But compared to Uvoguin who's a much stronger nen user and can throw punches as, let's say 3000 aura, Kurapika is still a way worse Enhancer despite having 100% mastery. The mastery just mean he can use any technique with pretty good results (like enhanced healing, or blocking a punch from Uvo without dying immediately) but Uvo will still break his bones in a fistfight even though they're both at 100% enhancement mastery. That's why at the end he says he needed to test his strength against Uvo in Zetsu. He needed to make sure that his physical strength + 100% enhanced fist was strong enough to beat Uvo's physical strength. The fact that he even had to test that shit and that his reinforced fist didn't instantly annihilate Uvo should tell you how much stronger Uvo's enhancement is than Kurapika's.
The reason Kurapika is so strong is he staked his life to only use chain jail on troupe members. Chain jail is op because of the condition that as soon as you restrain someone with it it takes their nen away. It's strength is also boosted making it stronger than normal chains because of the condition. He can still use all other abilities on anyone else. His other Op power is Emperor Time which allows him mastery over every type of nen which gives him the ability to use the healing chain and fight with the strength of an enhancer which is why the first punch didn't break his arm. The drawback is that Emperor Time can only be used while his eyes are red which happens while having elevated emotions. It pretty much only happens while fighting spiders as his emotions probably won't be strong enough during any other fight. He is pretty specialized to fighting the spiders but that's it.
@@TotaldeltakoI think u forgot the even bigger risk. Using emperor time takes away his life span depending on how long he uses it. I think it was 1 month of life for every second/minute or it was 1 yr for every 10 minutes. But it's a drastic and should only be used as a final trump card of situation.
Condition and condition are written in Japanese as 誓約（セイヤク）and 制約（セイヤク）, which read the same, but the meaning is changed by the different kanji, meaning "constraint" and "pledge. The title of HUNTER x HUNTER is often a play on words like this! In short, by making a vow to limit the use of the aura, the power of Nen (telekinesis) becomes stronger, but it also places restrictions on oneself, like a double-edged sword.
Uvogin is definitely the strongest of all the spider members in terms of physical strength but not on techniques and abilities, Kurapika's technique is called 'Emperor Time' when his eyes is glowing red and became a specialist
emperor time's drawback is foreshadowed in the anime when he said "I spent too much time in that state" but was only said in the manga, it's kind of a spoiler but I think it's ok to know it while watching the anime, 'spoilers' his draw back is that each second that passes while he is in emperor time shortens kurapika's lifespan by an hour.
I know the patreon is ahead but obligatory emperor time explanation: He does not get 100% in every category, he increases them to 100% potential of a conjurer. Aka he temporarily becomes a nen master in the normal 20% diminishing returns. That's why Uvo couldn't break his arm at 20 or 50~, he had to be above Kurapika's max 60% for enhancement. Hope this helps!
The specialist power from the scarlet eyes drains his life force that’s why he was dizzy after the fight and said “I used it too too long this time”. That’s the draw back. “Extended” use of emperor time kills him slowly.
Ange's cocky reaction to the specialist reveal is all I'm here for, I waited for this moment since he tried to speculate his nen type and the reaction didn't disappoint
When Kurapika turns specialist he becomes a "master of all nen categories", not a "master of all nen". He still has to learn all the ways to wield nen like anyone else. He's simply just not restricted to his born category, so he can learn enhancer techniques just as well as an enhancer could. Basically, he can do what Kastro couldn't. About the drawback, you can go back to right after the fight and you'll see Kurapika say "I spent too long in that state" while looking tired.
-Hope this is a good explanation for the Kurapika vs Uvogin fight and why it was so one sided Kurapika is a conjurer by nature and in a "normal" world would definitely have lost to someone as Strong as Uvogin, especially considering their experience gap with nen. There are 3 points to consider in Kurapika's win: 1) Emperor time ability - when his eyes are scarlet he is classified as specialist and basically becomes as proficient in all nen categories as he is in his own conjurer category. Therefore he was proficient enough in the enhancer catagory to block Uvogin's attacks (although Uvogin is still the better enhancer and would win if the fight was purely an enhancer fight). This is also why he had the ability to heal his arm so well which a conjurer at Kurapika's level would not usually be able to do. However emperor time is not "overpowered" as it has major downsides, it is extremely draining on his body and kills him slowly as he uses it 2) Judgement chain ability - the one he used to wrap around Uvogin's heart. He sets a condition which if broken by the person will kill them. The importance lies in that Kurapika used this ability on himself to set the condition which makes his next ability so powerful (Chain Jail) 3) Chain Jail ability - The one he uses to constrict Uvogin. It forces the trapped person into a state of Zetsu, meaning they can't use nen and would have to break the chain through sheer physical strength. The condition Kurapika placed on himself is that he will die if chain jail is used on anyone who is not a phantom troupe member. Such an extreme condition as staking his life massively improved the power of the technique (very likely that Uvogin would have broken free if the ability was not enhanced by the condition). Downside is that you can only master a limited number of abilities in your lifetime, and now one of those abilities can't be used on 99.999% of the population So to summarize, if Kurapika was fighting someone as strong as Uvogin who is not a phantom troupe member he would have lost
When Kurpaika has red eyes (that can turn with strong emotions as you mentioned) he turns into a specialist. A specialit is about having a power outside of all other nen categories. So for example neon, the Boss's daughter that can forsee the future, is a specialist. Her ability is very unique The same with Kurpika, when he turns into a specialist, he can develop any power he wants outside of the other 5 categories. So he devloped the power of "Emporer Time" which is his specialist power that allows him to master %100 of all other nen categories as if he was born natrually with these categories
LOL @7:15......I've honestly JUST been waiting for this moment. I just couldn't say anything until now! Great call out man! You even got his condition right haha
I'm a Brazilian fan since the Arcane reactions i think, or the First cinematics, and my moment of the day for now is the HxH reactions, is Very good to see again this anime with u guys
Both of u r right....kurapika is inherently a conjurer but when eyes go scarlet he goes specialist n his specialist ability is 100% control over all ofher categories
At the end of the fight, Kurapika stumbled and said he stayed in that state too long, so there definitely seems to be a toll, at least on his stamina. Edit: manga spoilers (post anime end) in the replies
It's a cope tho. Typical shonen stuff, even dbz they claim they can only hold strong forms for short time but then it always conveniently works out and never becomes a big problem.
The fact that Kurapika assigned the Chain Jail ablity-the one that he can only use on the Phantom Troupe members-on his MIDDLE FINGER is peak disrespect. Right up there with the prepared shovel 😭
Carlie is also quite right in saying that what Kurapika did to Uvo was kinda like what Hisoka did to Gon. He was already wrapping around his chains around Uvo without Uvo even knowing, which is so badass.
The thing is that the chain disables hatsu, so all you have now is just raw muscle power, Uvo was the strongest physically among Spiders, so he was the perfect test subject
There is a draw back to emperor time. It was very subtle, but at the end of the fight he stumbles and grabs his head, then says “I spent too much time in that state.” So it does something to him mentally and it’s very draining.
This fight shows well how Nen fights aren’t all about physical strength or the amount of aura. Uvogin’s strength and aura are incredibly powerful, but it won’t matter if he underestimates a smart fighter like Kurapika who has complex techniques. Techniques and how a character uses them are so often as important as strength and this is why most nen users don’t want to reveal their technique unless they have something to gain from it.
Kurapika ORIGINALLY a Conjurer, just when his eyes red he became a Specialist. His Emperor Time put heavy burden on his body. He will sleep longer or fainted at random times with heavy fever accumulated on how long his ability used. If he's fainted while using his ability, the ability will stay active and the backlash accumulation will put on the next time he sleep or fainted. So if he doesn't have any comrade to protect him while getting the backlash, it's really easy to kill him. And using fake people to pose as Spider giving him instant death if he use Chain Jail on the fake. His ability had a lot of risky consequences so i won't say it's OP
Kurapika only has 100% proficiency in every Nen category when using Emperor's time, but he can't use 100% of that nen category. For example, a specialist can only use 40% of enhancer's abilities and would lose to an actual enhancer in terms of power and efficiency. Also Kurapika being 100% proficient in every Nene category is his specialist ability; it's not due to him being a specialist.
kurapika - ''Although powerful, Emperor Time has its downsides as every second Kurapika spends in this form cuts down one hour from his lifespan.'' this was explained in either one of the episodes or from one of the hunter hunter movies.
I was waiting for this moment for *SO FREAKING LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!* the moment u said when his eyes turn red he becomes specialize i was like the man is so much accurate on this surprise reveal and then carlie was like you suck this is my episode and she said it like multiple times and i was like cant wait to see her reaction when this come haha this is so wholesome
to be fair any capable fighter using nen can do the condition thing that kurapika did, killua and gon potential is way higher then kurapika by a huge margin, hes also restricting himself since hes powers only work on the phantom troupe.
Emperor Time seems to be an overpowered ability, but it has a huge counterpart (that isn't said in anime from what I remember) : every second Kurapika spends in this form cuts down one hour from his lifespan plus some short term drawback.
12:02 Kurapika probably had the intention to lure Uvo to this place, it just so happen that the muscle-head freely followed him anyway and since he seems to have planned the encounter ahead of time, it's not that strange that he had some tools prepared close-by if he always intended to bury him after the fight.
I think Ange's criticism of a lack of drawback for Kurapika's ability is very warranted. Granted, there is in fact a drawback that was estabilished much much later in the manga. So much later that the explanation didn't even exist in the material covered by the whole anime. That is to say, in my opinion, it would have been much better for the drawback to be revealed right alongside Emperor Time, to avoid Kurapika from appearing too overpowered for no reason with little training.
Here goes the shovel jokes XD but seriously, I love that Carlie said that Kurapika could have also just conjured it. That shows that she has a good understanding on nen despite this being her first watch. I think Ange also has a good grasp on nen already.
First time I've heard someone suggest Kurapika conjured the shovel -- and it may even be correct, if the manga gave no indication either way. Man thought to himself: "While I'm learning to conjure chains to bind these scum, might as well learn to conjure a basic shovel too, to bury said scum."
Let's just say that Nen varies from individual to individual. Just because Kurapika becomes a specialist when his eyes turn red, we can't know for certain that the rest of the clan could also do so. And even if they could all turn into specialists, that doesn't mean that they would manifest their power in the same way.
Kurapika isn't inherently that strong. The red eyes aren't what make him so strong, it's the ability HE created around them, and the conditions and contracts he placed around his most powerful abilities. It's all about what he sacrifices and how he burns himself out to achieve his revenge.
It's not that being Specialist means you can wield all other categories at 100%. You need to separate between Nen's 'quality' and 'ability'. For example, an Enhancers are able to increase their physical attack and defense greatly and are best suited for melee combat. A proficient Enhancer who also takes good care of their body can make it far more durable than a tank and generate the force of a missile with one blow. Enhancement is also the most balanced category. It allows users to spread themselves evenly between offense and defense and become very powerful using only simple abilities. While Transmuter means a person can change the properties of their aura to mimic something else or replicate specific attributes. Holy Chain (or Healing Thumb Chain) is one of the Conjuror chains that he crated, by its ability is definitely an Enhancer ability, so Kurapika supposed to find it's so difficult to wield this ability at maximum potential (60% is the limit). But Emperor Time allow him to break those limits so that he can used this ability just like he was an Enhancer Master. So Emperor Time is activate only when his eyes turn red. If he wasn't in Scarlet Eye state, he won't be able to use Emperor Time to break those limits. But the Emperor Time also has its drawback which stated clearly in the manga later on (not in the Yorknew Arc), but in the anime you can imply through that "I spent too much time in that state...", which doesn't look good for Kurapika that much.
She could be right about kurapika eye turning red with every hightened emotion as kuripika himself said earlierly the eyes of my people gets scarlett when we get excited which could mean this exact thing that even when he see gone and is beyond happy his eyes could turn red however for the sake of anime that is not shown as so this can be more effective when he turns furious.
Specifically, the jail ability can be used against only the troupe (he can still use the others as he wishes). He was testing if the physically strongest member would be unable to break the chains just physical force; since chain jail stops the use of Nen. His Emperor time ability can only be used while his eyes are red, and it shortens his life span for every second it's used. People also forget that Nen is only as strong as to the extent you can master it, so even in Emperor Time Kurapika can only use each ability to the extent he'd be able to master if he had naturally been born into that Nen category. Fortunately, Kurapika is really proficient with Nen regardless, but in a scenario where he somehow decides or is forced to use the same kind of Nen as his opponent, and his opponent is simply stronger in that category than Kurapika is, then Kurapika could still be outclassed. So Emperor Time is definitely strong as hell, but doesn't make him unbeatable.
I have been waiting for your reaction to this ep!! KURAPIKA was crazy but i think that "Emperor Time" effects him somehow bc he said "i have been for too long in this state" and i think he can use it when his eyes turns red not just against phantom troupe and only the chains for them (not sure 🤔) Anyway, love your reaction one of my favorite!!
Best episodes yet! Kurapika is HIM for sure 🔥
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Iam sure you will enjoy Greed island arc more than any of this arc . This show hasn't even reached its peak yet 💥.
After his fight with Uvo, Kurapika says "I've spent too long in that state" and stumbles for a second. It implies it's quite physically demanding on him x)
Thanks for the awesome reaction!
@@cinnamon2269 And in the (much) later chapters, which aren't animated yet, we see he pays a very heavy toll for it if something goes wrong when using Emperor Time.
@CarlieAndAnge Just so you guys are aware, Togashi recently released an updated Nen chart that introduces "Duel Nen Affinities". In it, Kurapika is now officially recgonized as a Specialist-Conjurer, which is why he's able to lean into being a Specialist when his eyes are scarlet.
In addition, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND, there is a HUGE condition behind Kurapika's Emperor Time ability that is NOT shown in the anime. I only say this because we may never seen the last 80+ manga chapters ever in anime form, so it's better for you guys to be aware that Kurapika doesn't just get am OP ability for no cost at all. He must sacrifice 1 hour of his life every second he uses Emperor Time. Even just 10 minutes is equivalent to losing a month of your estimated lifespan. But, to Kurapika, that lost time is just a means to an end to accomplishing his goal of defeating the Phantom Troupe.
@@slimshazy2819 You probably should put that last part in spoilers, or give a spoiler alert: many people will not have seen thes chapters, after all.
The coldest move by my man Kurapika is bringing his own shovel to the fight
Lmao did he actually bring it before the fight? That is some next level shithousery
Lol this has been a meme for quite some time of how confident Kurapika was that he actually brought a shovel. But it’s only us assuming, only Togashi knows. 😅
@@CarlieAndAnge not my personal theory but I’ve heard people debating that he also could’ve conjured it. Dk how accurate that is though.
@CarlieAndAnge he definitely visit a store first to buy the shovel because its actually hard to conjure something
@@MysteriMustacheToast its difficult to conjure something that you dont have a personal connection to or atleast held it for a long time concentrating on the very being of a shovel like he did with the chain. so yeah, he definitely brought a shovel to a fight.
The smug on ange's face when Kurapkia said he's a specialist, LOL
haha, he completed his arc
I've been waiting for this moment
The problem is that he is both not just a specialist + this guy feels like he was spoiled and you can catch that in the previous episodes, i remember him saying that Carlie didnt know about something but he did
@@AlphazFayeTechnically he's a Conjurer-Specialist or a Specialist-Conjurer, but yeah
Kurapika bringing a shovel to a fight has to be the most disrespectful thing in anime history
uvo is the physically strongest in the troupe, so if he couldn’t break the chains the rest of them wouldn’t be able to.
Kurapika is one of the most creative Nen users in the series.
@@tng2022 Bruh, I love the emoji, where did you get it?
But knuckle tho. That power he has is something I could've never imagined
@@kc_h7h I agree. That's why I said Kurapika is ONE of THE. 😅
Kurapika is Togashi pinnacle in character creation. In terms of Nen abilities, Kurapika is the character that Togashi peaked at in terms of power complexity.
Even considering YuYu there is nothing close. Kurapika is the pinnacle of Togashi's career in creating power level skills
@@BuntarouMori pushing it
There is a drawback for Emperor's Time but it was not revealed in the anime yet. It was mentioned in the manga tho. I will not spoil it for you guys unless you want that information.
We already get a little hint now, since he stumbled and said: "I've remained too long in this state". But, indeed, the full price he has to pay when something goes wrong while using Emperor Time only becomes obvious much later on the...ermm... "boat". Which isn't adapted in an anime, as of yet.
@@AniMageNeBy I think that the " I will put my life on stake " is another hint
You both were correct. Kurapika is a Conjurer for around 95% or more of his life. He only becomes specialist for a while during certain situations where he can use his rage in control as he was in this fight. He also mentioned that in the end of the fight that he cannot stay in that state for a while.
It's also been confirmed in more recent year by Togashi that nen affinities are a more complex than just "Character is X" with a lot of people being somewhere in between two. For example Killua is actually a Enhancer/Transmuter split, and in Kurapkia's case he is a Conjurer/Specialist split.
It’s not his rage per se. It’s when his eyes turn red, which *SPOILER WARNING FOR CHANNEL REACTORS* he can control by will now.
specialist ≠ emperor time. he is a specialist as long as his eyes are red. but prolonged usage of emperor time, his specialist ability wears him out (you'll know why if you've read the manga)
Emperor Time (Specialist abilities cannot be learned and are natural/inherent in the user)
Condition: Eyes turn scarlet (limited time and very draining, Kurapika had to practice turning his eyes red at will)
Chain Jail
Condition 1: Spiders only
Condition 2: The punishment for breaking condition one is his death
In short, the more difficult it is to fulfill a condition (Emperor Time), or the more conditions you dictate to use an ability (Chain Jail) the more powerful your Nen ability is.
"In" sane and look at you "gyo",Carlie's puns go hard 🤣
Uvo says to Kurapika, after he punches him, that only an Enhancer can take his attacks, meaning Kurapika was using Emperor Time already, my guess is that he used Emperor Time for the entire fight, since at the end he says he used it for "too long". Reallistically, this fight must have been at most 10 minutes in HxH time.
He for sure was using ET the whole fight. His strength plus already using IN to hide the chains is an indicator too!
He could definitely be, another indicator is his eyes since whenever he is on that state his ET triggers and he could've activated it already but we don't really much see it because he didn't took the lens sooner but yeah lens don't affect his eyes ability, it only hides the color anyway.
Your "guess"? He literally took out his contact lenses during the fight and showed Uvo. It's obvious he was using emperor time the whole time. The contact lenses are precisely to hide your identity, as the color change to red eyes is something specific of Kurtas people. Need to pay more attention to the anime.
@@JoaoPaulo-rn6bf bro chill! Lol
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liking the "bad" characters is just a sign of good writing
Real. It's rare to like "villains" in an anime. Hunter Hunter is different
"in hunter x hunter i like the bad guys...its not ok"
Famous last words😂
Ange you have no idea how long I've been waiting for you to roll the tapes, I was like come on will it be this reaction? No still, DAMN. I knew it was coming, I'm so hyped you instantly remembered hahaha, this was amazing. VINDICATION!
12:15 i guess it was Angelo's turn to mention how cold Kurapika is to bring a shovel to his fight with Uvo 😉
Surely that was a coincidence 😆 Kurapika doesn’t seem like the arrogant type
@@CarlieAndAnge I think it was not arrogant on his part. He is confident that he can fight a troupe member to death because of his conviction, wits and power. His key techniques are basically only for the spiders.
@@CarlieAndAnge its not arrogant, its practicality 🙃
@@hardikkikani2119 Only one chain is dedicated to the spider and that's the Chain Jail...All other 4 can be used to anyone including himself...
@@markdelavega4953 Yeah, I think judgement chain as well.
It’s not really that Kurapika’s the strongest, it’s just that the risk he took or the condition he set for his ability is pretty high (his life). That’s one of the most realistic feature of nen, the risks are real and the paybacks are quite huge as well (all within realistic proportion; at least in anime standard). And yep, there’s nothing wrong with loving the villains in this show since Togashi(the mangaka) is a genius when it comes to creating amazing characters. Even in his other work, Yu Yu Hakushu, one of my fave characters was one of the main villains (Sensui).
I mean... the condition isn't even that high for his nen. The only condition/restriction he has for his nen is that he can't use chain jail on anyone but the troupe because otherwise he'll die. Every other ability he has is still broken as hell and he can use them whenever.... and he has only been training for a few months while Uvo has been training for decades and the dude is a master enhancer. Kurapika was already no diffing a master enhancer before using chain jail while being a newbie. Kurapika is just that broken.
@@bloody5081 But chain jail put them on Zetsu, so it just become a normal person(even tho he still has incredible strength) against a nen user with an empowered ability specially against Genei Ryodan's members
@@hattrihanzo3595That was only towards the end. Most of the fight is without chain jail so it makes no sense for Kurapika to match Uvo in a 1v1, his abilities are too OP for no reason.
As much as ppl say HxH is special because nen makes sense, I find that an exaggeration. Kurapika fight is ALMOST as much of an arsepull as any other shonen.
In an ideal world, Uvo would dominate this fight instead of Togashi trying to make Kurapika look super cool, instead he would look weak and barely surviving the attacks (only because he's specialist) but then we learn he was setting up chain jail secretly and he dominates Uvo after that point. That would have me satisfied and make this arc 10/10.
@@Exter98 uvo was not fighting with his whole strength because he underestimated kurapika and that's why kurapika was dominating at first - when uvo decided to go full out against him he actually managed to hurt kurapika really badly, but couldn't do anything further because of chain jail.
@@bloody5081 i don't know if they say it in the anime, but the condition is actually really high. for every second kurapika uses emperor time he loses one hour of his life. his usage of nen is actively killing him and shortening his life.
Absolutely 😂😂12:27 on the way to the desert Uvo stopped to pickup some more beer and kurapika went to a hardware store
There's a clue to Emperor Time's drawback: Kurapika saying he spent too much time in that state
1 minute = 1 day
Yeah even without manga spoilers. If you think about it more at this point in the anime, Kurapika's power actually has so many drawbacks. Chain Jail only usable to Spider members. Emperor Time only usable when his eyes are scarlet. It drains him when he uses it - The fight with Uvo was likely less than 10 minutes in real time. Compared to other specialists who can almost freely use their powers, Kurapika's power is insanely handicapped by a lot of conditions.
Nah. It's plot. That drawback was put on later.
12:02 he was just that confident in killing Uvo so he brought a shovel with him hahahahaha
Emperor Time is pretty overpowered but it also has a huge drawback that is never explained in the anime. It fits well with the theme of Kurapika taking huge risks to reap huge rewards like chain jail. Also even when Emperor Time is active, it doesn't make Kurapika the strongest at everything, it just means that all the nen categories are on the same level as his conjurer abilities.
Let's give an example: If Kurapika spends "1000 aura" in his nen attacks (let's call a unit of nen energy "aura" for this), usually if he uses a punch, the punch will only have 600 aura worth of strength since conjurer only have 60% of enhancement mastery and enhancement is the category that determine a punch's strength. Now in Emperor time, his 1000 aura punches actually have 1000 aura's worth of power.
But compared to Uvoguin who's a much stronger nen user and can throw punches as, let's say 3000 aura, Kurapika is still a way worse Enhancer despite having 100% mastery. The mastery just mean he can use any technique with pretty good results (like enhanced healing, or blocking a punch from Uvo without dying immediately) but Uvo will still break his bones in a fistfight even though they're both at 100% enhancement mastery.
That's why at the end he says he needed to test his strength against Uvo in Zetsu. He needed to make sure that his physical strength + 100% enhanced fist was strong enough to beat Uvo's physical strength. The fact that he even had to test that shit and that his reinforced fist didn't instantly annihilate Uvo should tell you how much stronger Uvo's enhancement is than Kurapika's.
The reason Kurapika is so strong is he staked his life to only use chain jail on troupe members.
Chain jail is op because of the condition that as soon as you restrain someone with it it takes their nen away. It's strength is also boosted making it stronger than normal chains because of the condition.
He can still use all other abilities on anyone else.
His other Op power is Emperor Time which allows him mastery over every type of nen which gives him the ability to use the healing chain and fight with the strength of an enhancer which is why the first punch didn't break his arm.
The drawback is that Emperor Time can only be used while his eyes are red which happens while having elevated emotions. It pretty much only happens while fighting spiders as his emotions probably won't be strong enough during any other fight.
He is pretty specialized to fighting the spiders but that's it.
You're right but I think I remember Kurapika saying at some point in this arc that he can turn on Scarlet eyes at will now.
@@LixienXIII Yeah, you might be right about that. I probably forgot a few details by now.
@@TotaldeltakoI think u forgot the even bigger risk. Using emperor time takes away his life span depending on how long he uses it. I think it was 1 month of life for every second/minute or it was 1 yr for every 10 minutes. But it's a drastic and should only be used as a final trump card of situation.
@@SIDASOKA1 hour every second
@@SIDASOKA It's 1 hour of lifespan per second spent on Emperor Time. So using it for 10 minutes equates to losing 25 days of your lifespan.
Emperor time does has a very steep drawback but is only revealed later in the manga which aren't animated yet and may probably never will😢
7:15 And it was at that moment that I realized... Ange has been holding a grudge LMAO
(I've been waiting for this too ahahah)
Condition and condition are written in Japanese as 誓約（セイヤク）and 制約（セイヤク）, which read the same, but the meaning is changed by the different kanji, meaning "constraint" and "pledge.
The title of HUNTER x HUNTER is often a play on words like this!
In short, by making a vow to limit the use of the aura, the power of Nen (telekinesis) becomes stronger, but it also places restrictions on oneself, like a double-edged sword.
Uvo: "So before I take a piss, why did you bring the shovel to the fight?"
Kurapika: "I'll need it."
22:30 Carlie, your puns at the end here are unreal
Uvogin is definitely the strongest of all the spider members in terms of physical strength but not on techniques and abilities, Kurapika's technique is called 'Emperor Time' when his eyes is glowing red and became a specialist
7:13 Angelo's epic moment when he realizes he was right all along, and he guessed beyond the apparent. :)))) Love it.
emperor time's drawback is foreshadowed in the anime when he said "I spent too much time in that state" but was only said in the manga, it's kind of a spoiler but I think it's ok to know it while watching the anime, 'spoilers' his draw back is that each second that passes while he is in emperor time shortens kurapika's lifespan by an hour.
I know the patreon is ahead but obligatory emperor time explanation:
He does not get 100% in every category, he increases them to 100% potential of a conjurer. Aka he temporarily becomes a nen master in the normal 20% diminishing returns. That's why Uvo couldn't break his arm at 20 or 50~, he had to be above Kurapika's max 60% for enhancement. Hope this helps!
11:57 “Oh yeah thats nice”
-literally Kurapika burying Uvo face down in a shallow grave in the middle of nowhere
Still more respectful than what Uvo would have done.
The specialist power from the scarlet eyes drains his life force that’s why he was dizzy after the fight and said “I used it too too long this time”. That’s the draw back. “Extended” use of emperor time kills him slowly.
Ange's cocky reaction to the specialist reveal is all I'm here for, I waited for this moment since he tried to speculate his nen type and the reaction didn't disappoint
Now that's a power move: being so sure u gonna murder the dude, that u bring up the shovel to bury him
"Kurapika has not seen anime, you have to warm up that". Best line I ever heard 😂😂😂
When Kurapika turns specialist he becomes a "master of all nen categories", not a "master of all nen". He still has to learn all the ways to wield nen like anyone else. He's simply just not restricted to his born category, so he can learn enhancer techniques just as well as an enhancer could.
Basically, he can do what Kastro couldn't.
About the drawback, you can go back to right after the fight and you'll see Kurapika say "I spent too long in that state" while looking tired.
Your reactions to the Spiders was the best 🤣 And ya Kurapika is GOATed
-Hope this is a good explanation for the Kurapika vs Uvogin fight and why it was so one sided
Kurapika is a conjurer by nature and in a "normal" world would definitely have lost to someone as Strong as Uvogin, especially considering their experience gap with nen.
There are 3 points to consider in Kurapika's win:
1) Emperor time ability - when his eyes are scarlet he is classified as specialist and basically becomes as proficient in all nen categories as he is in his own conjurer category. Therefore he was proficient enough in the enhancer catagory to block Uvogin's attacks (although Uvogin is still the better enhancer and would win if the fight was purely an enhancer fight). This is also why he had the ability to heal his arm so well which a conjurer at Kurapika's level would not usually be able to do. However emperor time is not "overpowered" as it has major downsides, it is extremely draining on his body and kills him slowly as he uses it
2) Judgement chain ability - the one he used to wrap around Uvogin's heart. He sets a condition which if broken by the person will kill them. The importance lies in that Kurapika used this ability on himself to set the condition which makes his next ability so powerful (Chain Jail)
3) Chain Jail ability - The one he uses to constrict Uvogin. It forces the trapped person into a state of Zetsu, meaning they can't use nen and would have to break the chain through sheer physical strength. The condition Kurapika placed on himself is that he will die if chain jail is used on anyone who is not a phantom troupe member. Such an extreme condition as staking his life massively improved the power of the technique (very likely that Uvogin would have broken free if the ability was not enhanced by the condition). Downside is that you can only master a limited number of abilities in your lifetime, and now one of those abilities can't be used on 99.999% of the population
So to summarize, if Kurapika was fighting someone as strong as Uvogin who is not a phantom troupe member he would have lost
Kurapika the Goat is is the arc that made me a Kurapika fan...
When Kurpaika has red eyes (that can turn with strong emotions as you mentioned) he turns into a specialist. A specialit is about having a power outside of all other nen categories. So for example neon, the Boss's daughter that can forsee the future, is a specialist. Her ability is very unique
The same with Kurpika, when he turns into a specialist, he can develop any power he wants outside of the other 5 categories. So he devloped the power of "Emporer Time" which is his specialist power that allows him to master %100 of all other nen categories as if he was born natrually with these categories
LOL @7:15......I've honestly JUST been waiting for this moment. I just couldn't say anything until now!
Great call out man! You even got his condition right haha
I'm a Brazilian fan since the Arcane reactions i think, or the First cinematics, and my moment of the day for now is the HxH reactions, is Very good to see again this anime with u guys
kurapika literally spent the time to bring a shovel to that. too cold man
In- sane look at you Gyo XD you both are wholesome in every sense of the word, i love watching your reactions all the way.
Both of u r right....kurapika is inherently a conjurer but when eyes go scarlet he goes specialist n his specialist ability is 100% control over all ofher categories
Chain jail is the only thing that’s tied to the phantom trope only
Empera Time and everything else kurapika can use with everyone
At the end of the fight, Kurapika stumbled and said he stayed in that state too long, so there definitely seems to be a toll, at least on his stamina.
Edit: manga spoilers (post anime end) in the replies
It's a cope tho. Typical shonen stuff, even dbz they claim they can only hold strong forms for short time but then it always conveniently works out and never becomes a big problem.
The ability consumes your life, in case you haven't read the manga
The ability decreases the user's overall lifespan
@Exter98 no it justs takes away lifespan. Kurapika is definitely going to die young in the manga
@@Exter98another idiot voicing his opinion without knowing anything 😂
actulley there is a massive drawback of using emporer time ; but it's only said in the manga
The fact that Kurapika assigned the Chain Jail ablity-the one that he can only use on the Phantom Troupe members-on his MIDDLE FINGER is peak disrespect. Right up there with the prepared shovel 😭
22:42 .....the puns on Carlie today. ;))) Yes indeed, two very distinct episodes...their pairing up is quite funny.
Carlie is also quite right in saying that what Kurapika did to Uvo was kinda like what Hisoka did to Gon. He was already wrapping around his chains around Uvo without Uvo even knowing, which is so badass.
What's more amazing than Kurapika this episode is the amazing cover at the start🔥🔥
when he uses emperor time 100% wielding all categories, it takes a toll on his life force
After the fight, Kurapika said: "I spent too much time in that state", which clearly indicates some sort of time-limit or endurance draw back
The man brought a shovel to a fight to the death.
Kurapika was that confident.
Kurapika’s powers and intelligence are mad impressive. This arc and episode cemented him as my favorite.
I’ve been waiting for this episode since you guys started doing this series
Kurapika took the BEAST title from Uvo. 😂
The thing is that the chain disables hatsu, so all you have now is just raw muscle power,
Uvo was the strongest physically among Spiders, so he was the perfect test subject
Kurapika sneaking in as the surprise OP character, gotta love it!
In 1999 hxh in the end of the episode zepile said "i know with this two my life will not be boring" He is good man.
conditions and contracts are really Gege's inspiration for all the heavenly restriction binding vow stuff most likely
that Meme 😂 he brings the shovel to the fight 😂
Conditions play a big part in the series.. characters become insanely busted but with major consequences
Angelos face when it revealed hes a specialist is the funniest thing ive seen all week 😂
There is a draw back to emperor time. It was very subtle, but at the end of the fight he stumbles and grabs his head, then says “I spent too much time in that state.” So it does something to him mentally and it’s very draining.
This fight shows well how Nen fights aren’t all about physical strength or the amount of aura. Uvogin’s strength and aura are incredibly powerful, but it won’t matter if he underestimates a smart fighter like Kurapika who has complex techniques.
Techniques and how a character uses them are so often as important as strength and this is why most nen users don’t want to reveal their technique unless they have something to gain from it.
22:32 I love carlie so much
Kurapika ORIGINALLY a Conjurer, just when his eyes red he became a Specialist. His Emperor Time put heavy burden on his body. He will sleep longer or fainted at random times with heavy fever accumulated on how long his ability used. If he's fainted while using his ability, the ability will stay active and the backlash accumulation will put on the next time he sleep or fainted. So if he doesn't have any comrade to protect him while getting the backlash, it's really easy to kill him. And using fake people to pose as Spider giving him instant death if he use Chain Jail on the fake. His ability had a lot of risky consequences so i won't say it's OP
Kurapika is such a G he brought a shovel to the fight
You're really good at predicting stuff Ange and I saw it the first time and I was waiting for this moment as well. Good on you another one right.💪💪💪
Atleast Kurapika brought a shovel along.
Forever set a precious moon is lost.
I LOVE TO BE SO EARLY ON THIS FIGHT! So excited and can't wait for Carlie and Ange's reaction! ❤
Got my fav snack too!
i like hisoka because anytime hes on screen you know hes bringing chaos and who doesnt love chaos in a show
The limitation on Kurapika's Specialist abilities is the physical toll it takes on him to maintain that state for an extended period of time.
Kurapika only has 100% proficiency in every Nen category when using Emperor's time, but he can't use 100% of that nen category. For example, a specialist can only use 40% of enhancer's abilities and would lose to an actual enhancer in terms of power and efficiency.
Also Kurapika being 100% proficient in every Nene category is his specialist ability; it's not due to him being a specialist.
kurapika - ''Although powerful, Emperor Time has its downsides as every second Kurapika spends in this form cuts down one hour from his lifespan.'' this was explained in either one of the episodes or from one of the hunter hunter movies.
I was waiting for this moment for *SO FREAKING LONG TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*
the moment u said when his eyes turn red he becomes specialize i was like the man is so much accurate on this surprise reveal and then carlie was like you suck this is my episode and she said it like multiple times and i was like cant wait to see her reaction when this come haha this is so wholesome
to be fair any capable fighter using nen can do the condition thing that kurapika did, killua and gon potential is way higher then kurapika by a huge margin, hes also restricting himself since hes powers only work on the phantom troupe.
such a great episode "did he bring a shovel to this fight?" love it lol
Emperor Time seems to be an overpowered ability, but it has a huge counterpart (that isn't said in anime from what I remember) : every second Kurapika spends in this form cuts down one hour from his lifespan plus some short term drawback.
can't wait to see their reaction when we get to "that" episode.
Kurapika works for mafia, he obviously has guns, shovels, and all that stuff easy to get.
12:02 Kurapika probably had the intention to lure Uvo to this place, it just so happen that the muscle-head freely followed him anyway and since he seems to have planned the encounter ahead of time, it's not that strange that he had some tools prepared close-by if he always intended to bury him after the fight.
I think Ange's criticism of a lack of drawback for Kurapika's ability is very warranted. Granted, there is in fact a drawback that was estabilished much much later in the manga. So much later that the explanation didn't even exist in the material covered by the whole anime. That is to say, in my opinion, it would have been much better for the drawback to be revealed right alongside Emperor Time, to avoid Kurapika from appearing too overpowered for no reason with little training.
Here goes the shovel jokes XD but seriously, I love that Carlie said that Kurapika could have also just conjured it. That shows that she has a good understanding on nen despite this being her first watch. I think Ange also has a good grasp on nen already.
Ange's smug face when he found out Kurapika is also Specialist! 😆
First time I've heard someone suggest Kurapika conjured the shovel -- and it may even be correct, if the manga gave no indication either way.
Man thought to himself: "While I'm learning to conjure chains to bind these scum, might as well learn to conjure a basic shovel too, to bury said scum."
Let's just say that Nen varies from individual to individual. Just because Kurapika becomes a specialist when his eyes turn red, we can't know for certain that the rest of the clan could also do so. And even if they could all turn into specialists, that doesn't mean that they would manifest their power in the same way.
I've been waiting for this episode. My man with the shovel!
technically you are both right! He's a conjurer and specialist :D
Kurapika isn't inherently that strong. The red eyes aren't what make him so strong, it's the ability HE created around them, and the conditions and contracts he placed around his most powerful abilities. It's all about what he sacrifices and how he burns himself out to achieve his revenge.
Been waiting for this reaction ❤ you guys
It's not that being Specialist means you can wield all other categories at 100%. You need to separate between Nen's 'quality' and 'ability'.
For example, an Enhancers are able to increase their physical attack and defense greatly and are best suited for melee combat.
A proficient Enhancer who also takes good care of their body can make it far more durable than a tank and generate the force of a missile with one blow. Enhancement is also the most balanced category. It allows users to spread themselves evenly between offense and defense and become very powerful using only simple abilities.
While Transmuter means a person can change the properties of their aura to mimic something else or replicate specific attributes.
Holy Chain (or Healing Thumb Chain) is one of the Conjuror chains that he crated, by its ability is definitely an Enhancer ability, so Kurapika supposed to find it's so difficult to wield this ability at maximum potential (60% is the limit). But Emperor Time allow him to break those limits so that he can used this ability just like he was an Enhancer Master. So Emperor Time is activate only when his eyes turn red. If he wasn't in Scarlet Eye state, he won't be able to use Emperor Time to break those limits.
But the Emperor Time also has its drawback which stated clearly in the manga later on (not in the Yorknew Arc), but in the anime you can imply through that "I spent too much time in that state...", which doesn't look good for Kurapika that much.
She could be right about kurapika eye turning red with every hightened emotion as kuripika himself said earlierly the eyes of my people gets scarlett when we get excited which could mean this exact thing that even when he see gone and is beyond happy his eyes could turn red however for the sake of anime that is not shown as so this can be more effective when he turns furious.
i was waiting for Ange's redemption aboiut Kurapika being a specialist .... i was not disappointed
Basically treason to not accept spiders as a part of daily life in Australia
Specifically, the jail ability can be used against only the troupe (he can still use the others as he wishes). He was testing if the physically strongest member would be unable to break the chains just physical force; since chain jail stops the use of Nen.
His Emperor time ability can only be used while his eyes are red, and it shortens his life span for every second it's used. People also forget that Nen is only as strong as to the extent you can master it, so even in Emperor Time Kurapika can only use each ability to the extent he'd be able to master if he had naturally been born into that Nen category. Fortunately, Kurapika is really proficient with Nen regardless, but in a scenario where he somehow decides or is forced to use the same kind of Nen as his opponent, and his opponent is simply stronger in that category than Kurapika is, then Kurapika could still be outclassed. So Emperor Time is definitely strong as hell, but doesn't make him unbeatable.
I have been waiting for your reaction to this ep!! KURAPIKA was crazy but i think that "Emperor Time" effects him somehow bc he said "i have been for too long in this state" and i think he can use it when his eyes turns red not just against phantom troupe and only the chains for them (not sure 🤔) Anyway, love your reaction one of my favorite!!