User blog comment:Martialmaniac/Illumi's necromancy/@comment-10528819-20151020134259/@comment-5780397-20151020135426

Yes, they had needles in their head. What I meant (I was in a rush, sorry) is that he had informed Chrollo through the transmitter (used nly when someone has been killed) that the Ten Dons had been taken care of. Two chapters later, the Ten Dons are mentioned and seem to be alive. What I want to know is whether Illumi had said "killed" or merely "eliminated", because this would signify either that they are dead and being controlled or just being controlled while being still alive.