Animal Control

A few characters in Hunter × Hunter are shown to use animals as a form of weaponry. This could be due to the fact that they are manipulators or simply because they have tamed the animals. Some of these animals are:

• Bees: Ponzu carries bees underneath her big round hat. They emerge and attack her enemies when threatened^[1] and she can also use them as message carriers.^[2]

• Snakes: Used by the snake charmer Bourbon, these snakes attack anyone Bourbon orders them to. He can also have them hide and attack when the enemy gets close to their master.^[1]

• Dogs: Manipulated by Squala's ability.^[3]

• Dragonflies: Flutter conjures them as satellite through his ability Super Eye.^[4]

• Birds: Similar to Squala's ability, Cluck's ability is to control an undetermined number of birds.^[5]

• Leeches: Used by the Shadow Beast Leech, who keeps them in his body. They can be used for medical purposes as well as a deadly weapon.^[6]

• Small creatures (especially insects): Sayird emits an aura ball at a small living being (no bigger than a hamster) and he can manipulate it, seeing and hearing through the animal.^[7] Kurapika's Steal Chain^[8] and Stealth Dolphin allowed Sayird's Nen ability (Little Eye) to be also used by Queen Oito once to control a cockroach.^[9][10][11]

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