Welfin

Welfin is a supporting antagonist-turned anti-hero in the Hunter x Hunter series. He is known in his human life as Zaiqahal and the best friend to Gyro, the ruler of Neo-Green Life Autonomous Region (NGL). After becoming a Chimera Ant, he serves as one of the Squadron Leaders.
He was voiced by Daiki Nakamura in the Japanese version and by Xander Mobus in the English version.
== Appearance ==
Welfin is a humanoid wolf with long blond hair and is seen only wearing a blue shirt and a thong. He has a digitigrade and clawed pawfeet. After a near-death experience with Meruem, Welfin's face is shown to have aged dramatically.
== Personality ==
Welfin is ambitious, and sly. He intended to build his status with the Royal Guards while at the same time currying favor with Bizeff, whom he made his goal to control to become the "Shadow King" and exert his power from behind the scenes, avoiding the dangers and responsibilities of standing in the spotlight. He is very cunning, but also extremely paranoid, as shown by his Nen ability, and is constantly watching everyone around him. Partly due to his tendency to doubt himself, he selects battles that he is confident he can win and is not above faking defeat to avoid interrogation from Ikalgo. When the latter shot him, he showed to be quite vindictive, relishing in the latter's agony and probable death, only to go back to threatening, begging and screaming when Ikalgo prepared to shoot him again.
Even more, than his ambition, what he cares about the most is his lost friend Gyro, whom he resolved to find. Although he originally planned to double-cross Ikalgo despite the latter sparing him, he decided to honor his dangerous request after sharing his past with the octopus, which solidified in his mind the conviction that his real enemies are the Chimera Ants, whom he came to despise very strongly, especially the King. When Menthuthuyoupi died in front of him, he had a delusion that led him to believe he could take Meruem on, which he promptly regretted upon sensing his power.
== Heroic Acts ==
* He attempted to fight the Chimera Ants despite failing
* He saves the day by helping Meruem remember Komugi
* He redeemed himself in the anime
== Abilities ==
* Nen: Welfin is a Conjurer-type Nen user. His ability Missileman allows him to fire a missile launcher on a target. The missiles have homing properties and can continuously pursue its targets until they are hit. Once afflicted, Welfin can issue questions or orders to the target, if they fail to comply so, it will implant the Black Centipedes inside the target's head, causing excruciating pain as it grows until the target dies.
* Enhanced physical attributes: As a Chimera Ant, Welfin has above-average physical attributes, although Nen abilities such as Ikalgo's Fleadom can injure his body, thus crippling him in the process.
* Extraordinary senses: Welfin has great senses that he can easily track down an individual by using only their scent. 
== Trivia ==
* Welfin is mistakenly considered a Manipulator in "Hunter × Hunter: Battle All-Stars".
* In Episode 136 of the anime, Welfin can be seen drinking from what appears to be a Heineken brand beer can.
* In the Viz translation, Welfin's Nen ability is called '"Egg on your Face": Missileman'; the "Egg on your Face" part being a non-literal translation. Later on, it is referred to only as Missile Man.
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