User blog comment:Bennlimos/HxH Questions & Thoughts Discussion 11/@comment-5780397-20150511101832

1) It is compulsory to have one, I believe, though I'd like to know who makes them. I don't think you can just walk in a tattoo shop and say "Hello, I want the signature tattoo of a Class A band of criminals, please. Oh, and the mafia is hunting me, just so you know".

2) I'll reply later.

3) I was thinking the same. However, Kortopi's Nen ability does not seem to be very useful in combat. I wonder if there are offensive applications of it.

4) Probably yes. How could I explain a mafia boss that I managed to escape on time, but left a very expensive item his daughter loves to be taken by the worst thieves in the world?

5) I don't think Nen can be used to cure, say, congenital or degenerative diseases, though perhaps it can slow down the symptoms. Besides, not eing a Nen user, Battera probably does not know anything about Nen, and simply followed a rumor. I believe he asked Tsezguerra for advice, but the Hunter deemed it impossible for such a miraculous ability to exist.

6) Some people are just very good at analyzing the strength of others. However, Killua is not yet on Hisoka's level: in part one he even thought he could kill Netero, and failed to realize how strong Biscuit is (maybe shigen-ryu kung fu masters learn to conceal their strength?). When he compared the three to Neferpitou, he was only thinking in terms of amount of aura, I believe. For the second part: first, I believe that Machi is nearly as strong as Hisoka, but not Nobunaga. Killua most likely compared Machi and Nobunaga to Hisoka simply to let Gon and Leorio understand they were on a whole different level. Besides, he had never seen Hisoka go all out or reveal his full bloodlust, and his ability to gauge one's power was not refined yet.

7) It's all explained in the same chapter: with Palm's ability, the Hunter would have been able to follow the movements of the Royal Guard (and hence the King), perhaps in the event they miscalculated something or to analyze the location before attacking. Yes, Neferpitou's En would have detected her, that's why she was instructed to move only if it was not in use (she says so before taking the elevator); otherwise, she would have pretended to be just one of the girls taken by Bizeff who had gotten lost.

8) While Knov is an excellent Nen user, he migh not be just as good as a fighter. With the sole exception of Flutter's capture, he provided only support. I don't think he has been in many life-or-death situations, or in the front line. After seeing for himself just how strong the opponent they should have fought was with his own eyes, he must have realized there was no way he and Morel could survive, and probably reckoned that everyone else would fail as well, thus dying for nothing. As for Kite, I think he is pretty famous within the Association, being Ging's disciple, and due to his many achievements. His personality and training are completely different than Knov's. When he confronted Neferpitou, he had already given up on his life, knowing he would have died anyway (or perhaps survived by fighting and rolling his "I won't die" number). And although he might not be as skilled as Knov at using Nen, his fighting abilities are definitely something else.

9) Excellent question. I believe he would have stalled for time by pretendng to be operating: resurrecting someone is different from healing them so he might have managed to fool Gon for a while, perhaps hoping that the Hunters would be killed by the other Guards in the meantime. If his bluff had been discovered, he would most likely have offered his/her own life as compensation, asking Gon to spare Komugi.