Hunter X Hunter/Fridge


 * I was confused at first as to why Neferpitou's ability is that of a Torture Technician when cat people are usually used in Japan as fluffy Moe bait- I thought it was random. And then I happened to watch, and then it hit me:   Genius. - User:Sir Psycho Sexy
 * Kurapika Kuruta's name (or just the name of his clan). "Kurutta", in Japanese, means . Can you guess which character spent a whole arc  ? - Hoshi Kami
 * Pakunoda is a Materialization-leaning Specialization-type nen user. Emission is diametrically opposed to Materialization, so she ought to be crap at it. And yet, she can very effectively use Materialized bullets, without them decohering and fizzling out as soon as they leave the barrel. She is just that good. ~ Pig_catapult
 * Or maybe the bullets go fast enough to not disperse before doing their purpose? Machi's Transformation, which is two steps removed from Emission, same as Specialization, and could keep strings going for a good dozen of meters.
 * But those strings are still attached on one end to her main aura, so they don't fall under Emission. It's only when a nen-object completely leaves contact with its originator that Emission skill becomes an issue, like when Machi sewed Hisoka's arms back on and told him to be careful, because her threads are much weaker when they don't attach back to her, or with Kurapika's Judgement Chain once the connecting line back to his hand breaks off.
 * Specialization types seem to be able to combine two different Nen types and use both effectively. Kurapika could deal with Uvo's enhancement powers not because Kurapika was just that good, but because his specialist power allowed him to use enhancement as though it was his main Nen type.
 * Specialization is frequently shown combined with Materialization and Manipulation (e.g., Kuroro uses Materialization to conjure his skillbook, but actually stealing the abilities is a Specialization power) because hatsu for those two nen types lend themselves easily to expanding to Specialization. Other characters as well sometimes combine two adjacent Nen types into their hatsu (e.g., Biscuit is primarily a Transformation user, but her hatsu, Cookie, also uses Materialization.), and can incorporate non-adjacent ones in some circumstances, but at a stiff penalty in effectiveness (e.g., Hisoka and Machi are both Transformation users, but they can use Emission to detach their gum/threads from their main aura in exchange for decreased range/tensile strength respectively). Kurapika's Emperor Time/"Absolute Mastery" ability is explicitly stated to be a property of the Scarlet Eyes, and implied to have been both unusual and a real Game Breaker power: When reminded of the Kuruta clan, both Ubo and Feitan, two of the Ryodan's biggest powerhouses, both recall first and foremost about them that "man, those guys were really strong". As the catch-all "everything else" category, Specialization isn't really something that (general) you can hold up one example for and say that it's representative of all or even most Specialization abilities, but Emperor Time is an especially poor example for setting as "standard". It's sort of like holding up the Sharingan as a representative standard for bloodline limits in the Naruto setting; nothing else really compares.
 * A little bit of Fridge Horror here: Razor appears to be horrifically strong during the dodgeball match. He can throw a Nen-encased ball with enough force to injure or kill pro hunters. He bounces back Gon's ball (the same ball that upon being bounced, breaks several of Hisoka's fingers when Hisoka stops it with his Bungee Gum) with seemingly little ill effect. He can also destroy a small ship with a simple ball of Nen and scare the Genei Ryodan. And, according to him, he makes most spells work. Now, consider how much aura that must take. Just how strong is Razor?
 * STOP IT. YOU'RE FREAKING ME OUT.
 * The Greed Island spells (and items) have pretty ridiculous conditions imposed on them though. "You have to be on this particular island and arrive by this particular voluntary method which requires finding and using this particular game of which there are only 100 copies and then find this particular card from a random pack bought in this particular city." Not to mention the number limits for each card. Even an average nen user could probably get a lot of mileage by restricting something that much, and obviously Razor's at least above average. Also, he used a GM card to send the Ryodan away. No indication that they were exceptionally scared of him.
 * Phinks thinks to himself, "This guy's tough" and stops to talk, even though he has five Ryodan members behind him. Though it does go the other way too, since Razor is clearly impressed by the Ryodan. Even with conditions, making most spells work must still take a fair amount of aura. Conditions make the ability stronger, and do make a strong ability look like it takes more aura than it does, but don't necessarily decrease the amount of aura needed to use the ability in the first place. Kurapika still has to use a fair amount of Nen for his chains, but because of his self-imposed conditions they are much stronger than any conjured chains should typically be. Ditto for Kite's weapons system.
 * So at first it seems like the extra 'Hunter' in the title is a non sequitur, but then think about this. There are many types of Hunters; Gourmet Hunters, Beast Hunters, etc.; What type of hunter is Gon? Well, he's hunting for his father, so I guess that makes him a hunter who hunts hunters; a HUNTER HUNTER.
 * Though Togashi says the name came up from when he was watching a variety show, where one of the comedians repeats words twice. So it's really just a coincidence.
 * Actually, in that same interview he went on to explain that the title "Hunter Hunter" (as in a Hunter who hunts Hunters) was the seed that lead to Gon's entire motivation. The repeating comedian thing was just the spark.