Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-26005711-20151226104253/@comment-5780397-20161001015022

Bennlimos wrote: Hisoka is stronger.


 * When Illumi reacted to Hisoka's taunts during the CE arc, the former was merely reacting based on his protective instincts for his younger brother. Hisoka didn't cower in fear, he merely didn't want to fight there since he knew it was his fault Illumi reacted in that manner. Plus they were on a mission of some sort. But if they went for a battle, Illumi's bloodlust and intimidation won't be enough to defeat Hisoka.


 * There's this comment I read a while back in one of the forums suggesting that the power rating that Hisoka uses scales to 100 where he stands at 100. He gave Illumi a rating of 95. I think that makes sense.


 * Why they haven't fought yet is because as suggested in earlier comments, Illumi does not want to fight Hisoka. That's why Hisoka even contemplated on killing Killua to earn the ire of Illumi so he would fight him. Maybe, just maybe, the reason Illumi won't fight Hisoka is because strength wise, they both know that Hisoka is stronger and as suggested earlier, assassins were brought up with that instinct to avoid conflict when win is not a 100% guaranteed..

But still, it doesn't mean Hisoka would always win in a fight given what Biscuit explained to Killua during CA arc. But inherently, Hisoka is stronger. Sorry, but I don't agree with any of those arguments.

- Hisoka did not cower in fear indeed, but that does not mean he is stronger. SPOILER AHEAD He was not even scared when he was 100% sure he would die. SPOILER END Alright, he had a back-up plan, but similarly, he knew Illumi would not fight him, as he defused the situation pretty easily (and in fact, as his idea of killing Killua to enrage Illumi demonstrates, he would not mind a fight).

- That is purely speculation though. Since he has also met Netero, who is clearly stronger than any other person he may have met (maybe except Ging or a few others), Netero may be the one with a score of 100, which would leave Hisoka's own score unknown. We can equally assume there is no upper cap.

- Illumi not wanting to fight Hisoka does not make him weaker, though, only more prudent. It is normal, especially for a Zoldyck, not to want to engage in a fight to the death unless you are sure you have the definite advantage. Regardless of who is stronger, it would most likely not be an easy fight. Hisoka does not care about it, but Illumi clearly does. If anything, I think it proves Illumi is confident he would stand more than a slim chance: Hisoka is an asset to him, but he knows him enough to know how unpredictabel he can be. I don't think Illumi would cooperate with him that often if he did not think he could somehow keep him in check.