Meruem

> I represent the instinctive hope long nurtured by my species, and that species continues to evolve for my sake. I stand here now, the resulting boon of the total support of my species. You are an individual human, not a king... I am the King that bears his kind's fate. That was the difference in this battle. The Chimera Ants' long evolution has culminated in me. This is a feat the human race, with its individuality, can never match.
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## Summary

**Meruem** also known as **The King** is the most powerful offspring of the Chimera Ant Queen and the King of the Chimera Ants. He is the main antagonist of the Chimera Ant arc.

## Statistics

**Tier** **: 7-B**, up to **7-A** with Ryu and Ko | **High 7-A**

**Name :** Meruem , Chimera Ant King , The King

**Origin :** Hunter X Hunter

**Gender :** Male

**Age :** 40 days

**Classification :** Chimera Ant , Chimera Ant King , Nen Practitioner

**Powers and Abilities :** Superhuman Physical Characteristics , Genius Intelligence , Photographic Memory , Limited Immortality (Type 2, Chimera Ants can survive for a day after being decapitated) , Martial Arts (Defeated Netero, the former greatest human Nen user alive, in combat while holding back) , Fear Manipulation , Pressure Points , Acrobatics (Meruem can move and attack from any angle easily) , Reactive Evolution and Power Modification (Meruem can develop new abilities and improve them in a very short time being able to improve Pouf's and Youpi's abilities making them more practical and being able to use them on the first try) , Accelerated Development (Learnt how to challenge a worldwide Gungi master after just reading the rules, rapidly improves at everything ranging from intellectually to physically. Could punch off Netero's leg and arm after realizing his attack patterns and rhythm. Meruem could use advanced Nen techniques after just being born and can easily manipulate aura, allocating it to any part of his body with ease. A feat that took Gon Freecss, a character described as having infinite potential, several weeks) , Precognition , Power Absorption (By consuming a Nen user, he grows stronger, and if he eats enough, can also receive Nen abilities from the victim) , Regeneration (Low-Mid with consumption) , Resistance to Pain (Ripped off his own arm without hesitation and showed no signs of pain)

As before Psychometry with En , Madness Manipulation (Type 3) , Rage Power , Berserk Mode , Body Control , Transformation and Flight with Metamorphosis , Self-Destruction (Possibly gained all of Youpi's powers after absorbing him due to how his power works) , Energy Projection with Rage Blast , Light Manipulation , Power Bestowal , Biological Manipulation (The cocoon turns humans into Chimera Ant hybrids) , Mind Manipulation , Empathic Manipulation , Transmutation and Telepathy (Can transmute his aura into photons. It has the same effect as Shaiapouf Spiritual Massage) , Duplication , Size Manipulation , Regeneration (High-Mid for the Core. Meruem's core, which is the size of a Bee, must be destroyed to kill him. High for his clones; Meruem's clones must be destroyed at the atomic level. Otherwise, they will be able to reform continuously) , Small Size (Type 2; The Core can shrink to the size of a Bee, Type 5 for clones which can split up to be nano-size) , Shapeshifting with Body Reconstruction , Poison Manipulation (Those who have prolonged contact with him also become poisoned) , Resistance to Poison (Resisted the poison from the Rose Bomb for some time which is quite possibly the most powerful poison known to man, although he ultimately succumbed) , Electricity Manipulation and Magma Manipulation (Should gain Youpi resistances after absorbing him)

**Attack Potency** **:** **City level+** (As Meruem is the strongest character in the series, Meruem is superior to other Chimera Ants, including his three royal guards: Menthuthuyoupi, Neferpitou, and Shaiapouf), up to **Mountain level** with Ryu and Ko | **Large Mountain level** (Casual Rage Blast is this powerful. His show of Ren was so intense that Knuckle stated military power at the state level would be needed to match his power)

**Speed** **: Massively Hypersonic** (Far superior to the likes of Neferpitou and Cheetu. Right after being born, Meruem blitzed two Squadron Leaders. The Royal Guards themselves were unable to react to Meruem's tail. Casually walked past Netero and Zeno without them noticing. In his fight with Netero, Meruem exchanged hundreds of thousands of blows in under a minute. Meruem stated that the only thing faster than him was Netero's hand movement) | At least **Massively Hypersonic** (He is much faster than before and his flight speed is three times faster than that of Shaiapouf), **Speed of Light** with En and Photon (Meruem uses transmutation to turn his aura into photons when using his En)

**Lifting Strength** **: Class M** (Meruem was able to push back two of the Guanyin Bodhisattva's hands) | **Class M** (Much stronger than before)

**Striking Strength** **:** **City level+**, up to **Mountain level** with Ryu and Ko | **Large Mountain level** (Scaling from Ap)

**Durability** **:** **City level+** (Netero could not do any significant damage to him, only feeling a dull pain after thousands of strikes. Even the Zero Hand, his most powerful attack, only gashed the King. He also barely survived the detonation of the Rose bomb), up to **Mountain level** with Ryu and Ko | **Large Mountain level** (Scaling from Ap)

**Stamina** **:** Miracle Human (Is unfathomably superior to any rookie Hunter, who can run 80 Kilometers across different terrains without breaking a sweat. Meruem defeated the Shogi and Go champions of East Gorteau without resting between matches and did not show the slightest hint of physical or mental fatigue even after playing Gungi with Komugi for three days straight. He was so engrossed in their games that he apparently ate nothing for six days and still seemed unaffected. As stated in durability, Meruem was able to take thousands of attacks from Netero with minimal damage to his person while continuously attacking him)

**Range** **:** At least Extended Melee Range, At most Tens of kilometers with Nen techniques

**Intelligence** **:** Very Genius (Meruem was able to speak before even being born. Meruem possesses immense memory and analytical skills, being able to learn and master nearly anything he comes across in a short period. He defeated world champions at various games just after reading a rule book and playing a few matches. He is capable of examining multiple scenarios in a matter of seconds. He excels at identifying his opponent's "rhythm," the unconscious bias that guides their choices, and at disrupting it or turning it against them, not only gaining insight into their thought process but also managing to exploit it for his benefit. Playing Gungi with Komugi elevated his pattern-recognition skills to an ability similar to precognition. Thanks to this faculty, he was able to penetrate Netero's otherwise impregnable defense, even predicting what body parts he would be able to cut off in advance)

**Standard Equipment** **:** Nothing notable

**Weaknesses :** After meeting and making close bonds with Komugi, he slowly lost his cruel and violent nature and was implied to try to coexist peacefully with humans. Zetsu involves keeping one's aura exclusively in the body, it makes a Nen user more vulnerable to physical and nen attacks, because one doesn't have any aura on the outside of one's body to protect oneself. | Same as before, Meruem suffers poisoning from the Miniature Rose Bomb and will slowly die after an extended period because of it.

**Key : Pre-Rose** | **Post-Rose**