Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25877059-20160107054029

Right as we transition out of the Greed Island arc, a giant chimera any queen appears out of nowhere, something that was supposedly originally from the Dark Continent. Which is considerably strange given that the other arcs (Zoldyck family with Hunter Exam's end, Heaven's Arena with the "hidden hunter exam", Phantom Troupe with Kurapika's introduction, Greed Island with Ging's message) were all foreshadowed in some way. But this gigantic CA queen appears out of nowhere. But no one questions that and if they do, they quickly forget about it because of the amazing story that follows.

We all know Beyond's group wanted to go to the Dark Continent, but couldn't, due to Chairman Netereo's interference.

So, my theory is this. What if one of Beyond's group (Pariston, most likely) actually placed it there in the first place?

After all, consider this: NGL is a nature lover's paradise without much technology (besides the underground) and no quick means of communication. In other words, the perfect breeding grounds for a Chimera Ant King, an incredibly powerful creature.

And their purpose in placing the queen there?

Twofold: 1. To produce such a powerful threat (Chimera Ant Army) that the Chairman himself would be called in. 2. Produce such a powerful being that the Chairman himself would have to fight it, and leave the Chairman dead or severally injured and close to death, so that there would be nothing  to restraint them from going to the Dark Continent. If the creature survived and proved be a threat, they could just drop a rose on it and kill it, assuming the chairman didn't kill it. 3. Produce an army of powerful Nen-using soldiers that could be used as Dark Continent scouts/soldiers as backup. (Like Ging said.)

If that actually is the case, then that is brilliant on (presumably) Pariston's part, and even more brilliant on Togashi's part for thinking up of such a thing and completely distracting us from the CA Queen's origin.  