Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25657023-20161106214626

There's something that have been bugging me for quite some time now, and I think this is the best place where I can share my thoughts about it with other people. Well, anyways, as the title suggests, the point here is; since I started watching Hunter x Hunter, I always tought about who could be Gon's mother, but as the story progressed, it seemed like there was, at least for me, no suitable candidate; this is, until the Elections Arc. As the titles states, yes, I have an, at least for me, plausible and realistic theory to why Cheadle is most likely Gon's mother.

First off, I'll have to theorize two or three things before getting to my main point here. For starters, we'll have to try "guessing" Ging's Nen type through his personality, since it was stated by the anime as possible, wich you'll understand soon enough why this will be needed. As everyone knows, Ging is everything but a simple minded person, and although he may act impulsive, he certainly is able to keep cool when needed to. With this, we can discard both that he's an Enhancer and an Emitter, wich would already contribute a lot with my theory, but I'll go further on this part. Anyways, Ging is by no means greedy and focused only on his own goals, as he himself says that "you should enjoy the little detours of your journey"; with this, Manipulation is out of question. He doesn't seen to be loved by many people either, wich can discard Specialization. Now comes the tricky part, as although he isn't an hypocrite or a liar, he is sure a cheater, that likes to plan his moves on advance. Also, it should be remembered that he taught  Kite how to use Crazy Slot, wich means that he may have some kind of affinity with Conjuration. With all of this in mind, we can assume that he is either a Transmuter or a Conjurer.

But what will this be for? Well, that's what I'll be explaining now; think of Nen as a gene, that is passed down alongside other things, like hair and eyes type and color. What I'll discuss now is the fact of Nen being hereditary or not, wich will play a huge role explaining the rest of the main theory, although this will be a simple one; let's take the Zoldyck family as an example. As everyone knows, Illumi, Milluki, Kalluto, and most likely Alluka (since her powers have been confirmed to not being Nen based) are all Manipulators, and look a lot like their mother, mainly because of their black hair and dark colored eyes; on the other hand, Killua is a Transmuter, and thus inherited his father genes, such as his silver hair and blue eyes. Now, if Ging is a Conjurer or a Transmuter, how could Gon be an Enhancer? That Nen type must have come from his mother (or from another blood relative, but since we don't know about most of his family, let's take just his parents in consideration).

Now, let's get on the main point; Cheadle's Nen type, wich I'll use the same criteria as I used with Ging. Well, we can start by scratching everything except by Enhancement, since she's neither charismatic to the point of attracting everyone around her (Specialization), neither plans her actions in advance (Conjuration), nor is greedy and manipulates people in order to reach her goals (Manipulation), nor is an unstable cheater and liar (Transmutation), and can keep her cool for longer than an Emitter would, since despite being indirectly provoked by Pariston since the start of the Elections, it took her many days to get really pissed off with him, that being when he resigned his position as the new chairman and gave it to her instead. With this in mind, we can assume that she's most likely an Enhancer, since she, despite being extremelly inteligent, is a very simple minded person, to the point that, despite being a very experienced Hunter and having worked many years alongside Pariston, didn't notice the fact that he wasn't on the election to win, but instead just to have fun, until Ging pointed it out to her. Summing up, her way of thinking is extremelly straightforward and predictable, as both Ging and Pariston could see through what she was planning, and since any other Nen type doesn't fit her personality at all, we can safely assume that she's an Enhancer.

But, her Nen type doesn't prove anything alone, right? Well, that's true, but now let's talk about her relation with Ging, and see how the pieces come together. For starters, let's talk about the very first episode of the Elections Arc; during that episode, when Ging was talking with Beans during that flashback that explained how he sabotaged the raffle they did to chose the way the new chairman's election should be done, the first person he pointed out to suggest a raffle for chosing the means on how the election should work was Cheadle, and on top of that, she was the only one that he said with an almost assurance that would suggest that, hinting that he knows her better than the other Zodiacs. Also, the first and only person that Cheadle asked for help about how defeating Pariston at the election was Ging, even though she stated to him how she didn't want to have to ask him out of all people for any help, hinting that she also knows him better than any of the Zodiacs to an even intimate point; I mean, if they were just colleagues, there would be no motive for she to be reprehensive about asking him, right? Even though he is said to be lazy as hell and anyone seems to like him for obvious reasons, she could ask him as she could ask any other Zodiac for advice without any regrets. Also, why not asking Mizai or Botobai, then? She seems very close to both of them, and yet she decided to ask Ging of all people, hinting that she trusts his advice more tha anyone's else. Also, as they talked, the script transposed how much they knew each about each other in a way that I can't even explain with words. Seriously, if you didn't noticed it on your first watch, rewatch their conversation during episode 144 and try noticing it.

But, hey, she doesn't seem to care about Gon, right? Yeah, she even refers to him as "Ging's son", and nothing more, but I also have an explanation for that. Think about it, you're Ging, and you happen to spend a night with Cheadle, not as a date or anything, just messing around for fun, and influenced by Ging, they both... you know what I mean. Anyways, she gets pregnant, but she didn't want to have a child, and she blames it on Ging; however, she didn't wanted to abort their child either, so she makes Ging take responsability for Gon alone, and after she gives birth to him, they both part ways. Therefore, never having wanted to have a child with Ging, and most likely being induced by him into having sex with himself, made her starting to refuse to accept Gon as her son. Also, the way she refers to Gon, asking Ging "how's your son?" may be a way of provoking him by not being a good father, not having raised Gon or anything.

If all of this still hasn't convinced you yet, I still have more proof. Now, wasn't I talking about genes some paragraphs above? So, let's talk about them again. First off, think that Netero gave the Zodiacs their codenames based on their natural and/or Nen abilities, wich would make much sense on this case. Think about Saru, as his Hatsu lets him conjure three monkeys and a staff, for instance, so it wouldn't be wrong to think that Cheadle was given the codename "dog" for having keen senses. But what kind of "keen senses" does dogs have? Yup, they can smell and listen to many things that us humans can't, aside from having those senses more sharp than ours in a way that lets they sense smells or hear noises from very far away, that we humans shouldn't be capable of. And what kind of senses Gon demonstrated to have during the entire anime? Yup, as far as I remember, he tracked down one of the hands of the Chimera Ant Queen that was just cut off by its smell, as well as tracked Ponzu all the way over the island of the fourth phase of the Hunter Exam, only by following the scent of her chemical weapons; also, if remember correctly, he also made use of his hearing for something alike, although I can't remember for what it was. Also, he showed to have a better sense of taste than many people, as he could clearly sense that the juice Tompa gave him was poisoned just by it making contact with his tongue. Anyways, what matters here is; he could have developed those senses by living on the mountains for his whole childhood? Yup, he could, but his father spent almost the exact same amount of time as him on Whale Island, and doesn't seem to have any of those kinds of senses. Looking at it this way, then those keen senses should have come from his mother, and if Cheadle is really Gon's mother, it should make sense that he would inherit at least something aside from her hair color (let's not forget that Gon's hair is also green).

And... yeah, I think this is everything. So, what do you think? Sounds believable enough or is it just me getting crazy due to drugs? Leave your thoughts bellow! 