The Heil-Ly Family (
Background[]
At some point after joining the Heil-Ly Family, Morena, at the time a junior member, staged a coup and became the new Boss. She then had her underlings kill each other until only 22 remained.[2][3]
Plot[]
Succession Contest arc[]
Morena uses her Nen ability on her followers
Members of the Heil-Ly Family boarded the Black Whale in order to secure territory on the Dark Continent.[1] The Heil-Ly are established on Tier 3 of the ship and their main source of income comes from mediating secret deals with the upper decks.[2] Like the Xi-Yu and Cha-R families, the Heil-Ly boss Morena Prudo is a VIP on Tier 1; its underlings are scheming to whittle down the numbers of their two rival families.[1] This seems to conflict with Morena's actions and orders. Morena uses her Nen ability, Contagion on her 22 followers and orders them to wreak havoc on the ship, killing as many people as possible.[2]
Luini and Cashew plan together
After murdering 20 people in Tier 3,[2] Luini uses his newly developed abilities to teleport to Tier 5 and pit the Phantom Troupe and the Cha-R Family against each other. He also infiltrates the rival family's hideout and tries to open the door leading to the upper tiers of the ship, unsuccessfully. His ruse is, however, discovered. Meanwhile, Cashew passes herself off as a witness of Luini's murders to test the investigative abilities of the police and the Hunter Association.[4]
Over the next few days, members of the Heil-Ly Family are suspected of killing 8 men of the Cha-R Family looking for Hisoka and as many as 300 members of the Xi-Yu Family, with Luini being actively involved. Morena, in the meanwhile, cannot be found in her room in Tier 1 and not even during the searches in Tier 3. News of the situation reaches Prince Tserriednich, who promises to intervene on the first occasion.[5]
Two Heil-Ly members notice the appearance of Hinrigh and his associates
Hinrigh Biganduffno, the Xi-Yu Family Underboss, receives orders from Onior Longbao to search for Hisoka in Tier 3 before giving the Spiders access to search in Tier 4 in hopes of controlling them. Onior also orders Hinrigh to kill Morena, prompting Hinrigh to call to more members, Lynch Fullbokko and Zakuro Custard, to crush Heil-Ly.[6]
Lynch attacks a Heil-Ly member
On Tier 3, the Xi-Yu members spot two Heil-Ly members in a burger joint. The man orders his female companion to inform Morena of Xi-Yu's presence. While Hinrigh goes after the woman, Lynch and Zakuro confront the man. The man distracts them with a third Heil-Ly member, who slashes Zakuro's neck. While the members are fighting, Hinrigh learns from the woman that the Heil-Ly members are listed as civilians, not Mafia members. Zakuro and Lynch defeat the two Heil-Ly members, with Lynch learning through the use of her ability, Body and Soul, about the basics of Heil-Ly's goal and Morena's ability. Despite their membership with the Heil-Ly family, the registration of the defeated members as civilians gets Lynch and Zakuro in trouble with the military, threatening their eviction from Tier 3 until Hinrigh comes to rescue them.[6]
Later that day, Heil-Ly members Padaille, Quorolle, and Tevelares come across Hinrigh in Area E as he searches Tier 3 for the Heil-Ly's base and Morena. They stay out of range of his En as they devise a loose plan for Padaille to engage him in combat as Quorolle and Tevelares search for an opening to kill him. They speculate that they Morena may have the ability to split the 10 levels rewarded for users infected with her Contagion who kill a Nen user at her discretion. Padaille opens the engagement by using his Fistful of Weapons to transform his right hand into a hammer and swings at Hinrigh's head from behind. Unfortunately, Hinrigh had used his Biohazard to transform several handcuffs into pigeons, which handcuffed Padaille's hands behind his back before his attack on Hinrigh could land. Hinrigh further taunts Quorolle and Tevelares into shooting at Hinrigh, but Hinrigh deflects and guards against the bullets with the pigeon handcuffs and his own aura. Padaille takes advantage of Quorolle and Tevelares' distraction and lunges at Hinrigh's head, having used his Fistful of Weapons to transform his hand into a drill bit to slip out of the handcuffs. Hinrigh cannot dodge and reflexively blocks with his left hand, which Padaille pierces. Padaille is kicked away by Hinrigh, who uses another pigeon handcuff to handcuff his untransformed hand to his left ankle. Quorolle and Tevelares remain observing the fight at a distance, and Padaille uses his Fistful of Weapons to transform his right hand into an axe, planning to chop through the handcuff chain. As Padaille moves his hand above his head in preparation to swing, Hinrigh catches his hand, and forces the axe into the back of his head, killing him. Seeing Padaille killed, Quorolle and Tevelares make an escape so as not to be captured, reveal the location of their hideout, and seek out Morena for advice.[7] After the battle, Padaille's corpse is manipulated by former Xi-Yu family member Misha Hao's post-mortem Nen ability, Zombie Girl to help Hinrigh disguise the severity of the conflict to the military.[8]
While the higher-ups of the Cha-R family are out searching for Morena, Luini decides to try to infiltrate the Cha-R hideout where the Phantom Troupe is and goad them into helping the Heil-Ly. He sticks his hand through his spatial teleportation ability and knocks on the door of their hideout. The door does not open, so he subsequently opens the door itself inside the Cha-R hideout. Luini makes the mistake of pretending to be too familiar with the Phantom Troupe and quickly backtracks, but is stabbed through the forehead by Nobunaga. Luini's ability deactivates severs his body in half, leaving his upper torso in the Cha-R hideout. Nobunaga would later present Luini's head to the Cha-R members.[9]
In a dimly-lit room, Heil-Ly members Daemon, Gelato, Bille, Perigord, Voconte, and Matvere stand around several corpses, including Luini's lower half, and discuss how to best continue leveling up without Luini. Perigord suggests another person manifest the same ability Luini had, but Voconte suggests using his "door" ability instead. Quorolle and Tevelares open the door, asking if anyone could become an emitter or have an ability like a firearm that could deal with handcuffs that were turned into pigeons. Tevelares explains that Padaille was killed by the pigeons and the Xi-Yu underboss. Tevelares, Gelato, and Quorolle head to Morena to get advice on how to deal with the ability, and Morena suggests they consider a way to counteract the ability with whatever they have instead of simply waiting for one of them to be an emitter and generate a strong enough firearm. Morena offers to tell Gelato her Nen type, but Gelato refuses, wanting to keep it a surprise for herself.[9]
In Room 3101 on Tier 3 of the Black Whale, Gateaume waits in the room but finds Corporal Maizan, Hinrigh, Ken'i, and several Cha-R underlings at his door searching for the entrance to Heil-Ly's secret hideout. Gateaume lets Corporal Maizan into the room to search it, but the Corporal disappears when he momentarily steps out of Hinrigh and Ken'i's line of sight. Gateaume tries to lure Hinrigh and Ken'i into the room, but they refuse. Instead, Hinrigh, not yet recognizing Gateaume as a Heil-Ly member, throws a knife into the room at the wall next to Gateaume's head to try and scare him.[9] Trying to further lure them into the bathroom, Gateaume slowly makes his way there with exaggerated movements, but Hinrigh throws a knife into Gateaume's leg instead. Gateaume gives up his act after Hinrigh points out the lack of blood, and his body vanishes into aura, leaving behind Hinrigh's knife. Xi-Yu underling Tassi walks into the room to pick up the knife, but is teleported to the Heil-Ly secret hideout, where he is killed by Bille. Terebellum throws Tassi's corpse to Chiffon Toto and Montblanc Toto to be disposed of.[3]
In a room, Matvere, Sodom, Orarge, and Yokotani speak to Morena. Matvere and Sodom update Morena about the silence from their liaison with the 4th Prince Tserriednich, a butler in the VVIP area. Morena interprets this as Tserriednich possibly being aware of their actions. Combined with Gateaume's report that the entrance in room 3101 was under scrutiny, Morena expects Tserriednich to want to deal with her personally, and decides to have Sodom recruit one of Tserriednich's personal soldiers for Morena to infect with Contagion to get a better idea of Prince Tserriednich's movements, while Sodom helps Dogman. Morena provides Matvere and Sodom with a list of names, and advises them to use Door C instead since Room 3101 is no longer usable. Morena asks Orarge and Yokotani to continue keeping watch over the door, and inviting any of Tserriednich's men they see into the base. She also asks Notre and Soufflé to head to Room 3131 and check on Room 3101 from there. She then gives Dogman the most important role: finding what she's looking for. Dogman suggests he level up, and Morena asks him to head to their processing area and get himself past level 50.[3]
The Heil-Ly members around the hideout are notified that someone is searching for their hideout when they recognize the resident of Room 3102 in their hideout, having been forced to be someone's guinea pig.[note 1] They gather in a room at their base and wait for further intruders. The door opens to reveal Hinrigh and Nobunaga. The Heil-Ly members converse naturally and ignore Hinrigh and Nobunaga, in an attempt to lure them in. Hinrigh decides to act by throwing a knife at the head of Terebellum, seated closest to the door, and forcing him to use Sweet Home to displace the damage. Soufflé grabs Terebellum and reminds him that they had instructions not to engage, but Terebellum is forced to throw her away lest either of them get injured when Hinrigh throws another knife. Perigord tries to take the hit and see what his new Nen abilities can do, but Orarge stops the knife with his book, reminding Perigord of his role as the organ. Yokotani steps to the door, outside of Nobunaga's range, and starts to introduce himself to fulfill the conditions of his Nen ability, but is caught off guard when Nobunaga ignores his speech and throws his katana into Yokotani's forehead. Fortunately, Terebellum uses Sweet Home to absorb the damage, and Yokotani activates LSDF, summoning seven "Level 4" guard puppets who engage Nobunaga and Hinrigh. Nobunaga throws his katana again at the forehead of one of the guard puppets, but they take no damage and activate their maximum of "Level 5". The puppets quickly separate Nobunaga from his weapon, and forcibly carry him through the doorway, forcing him to trigger the teleportation. The puppets quickly turn to Hinrigh, who runs and manages to hide a radar transmitter before he is captured and forcibly sent back to Room 3101.[10] After a quick search, the Phantom Troupe manages to confirm that the Heil-Ly's secret base is on Tier 2 of the Black Whale by eliminating the other possibilities.[11]
On the eleventh day, Kurapika thinks about how 1st Prince Benjamin, Deputy Military Adviser of the Royal Army of the Kakin Empire, might be go after one of the three Princes that were benefactors of a mafia family, having it interpreted as a mafia hit to incite all-out war and create a situation to enact martial law to his benefit in the succession war.[12]
On the twelfth day, Nobunaga, Phinks, and Feitan make their way across Tier 3 towards the connection between Tier 3 and 4. Nobunaga says that there is something he wants to check with the other two families before they headed to the Heil-Ly hideout. Phinks asks if it is about the Heil-Ly, and after Nobunaga says it is, Feitan says that asking was pointless because they would crush them anyway. Nobunaga responds by saying that what he wants to ask has to do with how they crush them, and that they might have to call the other spiders depending on what the answer was. Feitan says that Nobunaga was not making sense, and Phinks says that being charmed by the enemy is creepy. Nobunaga begrudgingly concedes that it might be unfounded, but he threatens to beat them up if he is correct.[12]
The three spiders make their way to the Cha-R family hideout on Tier 5, where Nobunaga asks Tajao and Ken'i about who the Heil-Ly Family really were. The spiders learn that the Heil-Ly's new boss recently took over, a young woman named Morena of royal blood but has no claim to the throne. Nobunaga shares the difference in his fights with Heil-Ly members and suggests that the current Heil-Ly were trying to destroy Kakin itself, which would explain why they were killing civilians. Phinks and Feitan add that they were likely using the number of people killed to help them obtain stronger Nen through contracts with limitations. Tajao explains how the Kakin mafia came about and how and why they worked, and agrees with Nobunaga's assessment that the current Heil-Ly were not the Kakin mafia. He tells the spiders that the Cha-R and Xi-Yu would fully cooperate with them, and officially asks the spiders to crush the Heil-Ly. Ken'i watches as Tajao opens the secret door in the Cha-R base for them, and wonders what to do now that the spiders could find her far sooner than expected. He considers that Morena may need to use the "joker".[13]
In the Heil-Ly base on Tier 2, Morena tells her underlings about the opportunity presented by the funeral procession for 9th Prince Halkenburg. Dogman tells Morena that he is ready to find the person she seeks. Bille and Gelato are excited and cheer Morena on, though Gelato does point out to Morena that it was unclear if the person she sought would join them after hearing their goals. Dogman and Sodom make loose arrangements on how to find and abduct the person and head off. Voconte asks Morena where the others were, and Morena tells him that they were leveling up in processing in order to get revenge on Hinrigh. In processing, Tevelares, Daemon, and Qurolle test out their new Nen acquired from crossing the level 50 mark, and get ready to head out to hunt other mafia members.[13]
Recruiting a new Specialist[]
During Halkenburg's funeral procession, Borksen's companions note that she has vanished, and discuss what could have happened to her, with Otocin suggesting that the Heil-Ly had kidnapped her and used Nen abilities to manipulate her into assassinating "Tserri".[14]
Borksen regains consciousness in the Heil-Ly Family secret hideout, and finds herself surrounded by Morena and five of her underlings with her weapons gone. Morena proposes playing a card game with Borksen to allow her a chance to recruit Borksen, and Borksen a chance to negotiate. After explaining and clarifying the rules of the game, Borksen agrees to play the game.[14] In Borksen's first three turns, she chooses "Aim", "Ability", and "No?" to learn about Morena's aim, Morena's ability, and what happens to her if she ends with the "No" card, and loses the "Yes", "Joker", and "X" cards. Suddenly, an announcement blares through the room, announcing that special martial law had been declared.[15]
Despite the dangerous situation, Borksen chooses to try and finish the game. Morena does so as well and Borksen chooses "Deal", agreeing to accede to Morena's request of a kiss, even after Morena explains that kissing her is one of the three requirements needed to join the Heil-Ly. Borksen recovers her "X" card from the graveyard, but loses it in the same turn, and chooses "Question A" as her final card, hoping to learn as much about the Heil-Ly as possible so that she can protect her group. When the time comes to decide Borksen's final response, Borksen slides a card to Morena, and asks for both cards to be flipped at once. The cards are flipped over, and Borksen grasps her card tightly in relief after flipping over the "Return" card.[16]
The Heil-Ly members turn away, assuming the game is over, but turn back when Morena asks Borksen if she had made a mistake, having chosen the "Yes" card to be returned as her final card.[16] They slowly return to see what is going on, but when Morena accuses Borksen of cheating, they slowly surround her. Morena accuses Borksen of marking the cards, and suggests that Borksen had done so when asking to see the cards, explaining that cheating activates the manipulative aspect of her ability, forcing people to say only "Yes" or "No". Morena asks Borksen one last time if she was joining them, the Heil-Ly members applaud when Borksen affirms her decision. Borksen suddenly collapses to the ground, free from Morena's manipulation. Borksen declares that she is returning to her people, but asks to be shown around nevertheless. Morena smiles and obliges her, though reminds Borksen that the Heil-Ly were her people now as well.[17]
Members[]
Though some Heil-Ly members' Nen types remain unknown, Morena confirmed in her negotiation game, played to see if Borksen would join them, that she is the only specialist among them.[16] Since then, Borksen, having been recruited because of her innate Specialization Nen type, has provisionally joined the Heil-Ly.[17]
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Membership[]
Membership with the Heil-Ly Family under Morena is contingent on three criteria being satisfied, in any order, at any time:[16]
- The negotiation game played must end with a "Yes".[16]
- Morena must infect the candidate with her Contagion, via a kiss.[16]
- The candidate must be present when Morena or someone on her team commits murder.[16]
It is likely a set of criteria unique to Morena, considering the requirement Morena imposed of being infected with her ability. Morena considers anyone who has not fulfilled the above three conditions as a Level 0 member of her team; despite only one example having been seen in the series thus far, it is likely that the "Level 0" and "member" descriptions are in fact separate but combined descriptions, and that anyone who has been infected with Contagion is "Level 0", while anyone who ends the negotiation game with the "Yes" card is considered a "member".
Given that the requirements of joining the Heil-Ly include being infected with Contagion by Morena with a kiss, it is likely that earlier leaderships of the Heil-Ly used different requirements to qualify candidates as members.
Nen Levels[]
Trivia[]
- The first syllables of the three Mafia families are シュウ(Shu), エイ(Ei), and シャ(Sha), which when concatenated in this order spell out "Shu-Ei-Sha". Shūeisha is the company responsible for the publication of Weekly Shōnen Jump and of Hunter × Hunter.
- The crest bears a resemblance to the English letter 'A', whose English pronunciation mirrors the pronunciation of the エイ(Ei) part of the Heil-Ly Family's name.
- Every named female member of the family that has been a member since the Heil-Ly's first introduction in Chapter 378 (except for Morena, the boss) is named after a kind of dessert:
- Gelato is the common word in Italian for all types of ice cream. In English, it specifically refers to a frozen dessert of Italian origin.
- Mont Blanc is a dessert made of sweetened chestnut purée, formed into vermicelli and served with cream.
- Chiffon very likely refers to Chiffon cake, a type of cake known for its light and fluffy texture.
- Soufflé is the name of a baked egg dish originating in France.
- Cashew likely refers to Cashew Cake, made with roasted cashew nuts and old-fashioned oats.
- The conversation the Heil-Ly members have when trying to lure Hinrigh and Nobunaga into the teleportation trap back to Room 3101 concerns the experience of attending a concert, particularly their sentiments around the directions fans receive during concerts to unite in action and generate feelings of hype and camaraderie in preparation for the main act(s).
- As noted by the other two Kakin Mafia Families and the Spiders themselves, the Heil-Ly Family and the Phantom Troupe are very similar to each other. Both groups are known to be extremely vicious, violent, chaotic, and uncaring for their own lives and do as they please without restraint. Phinks, Feitan, and Nobunaga can easily and correctly deduce the actions of the Heil-Ly members and the intent behind them.[13]
- As noted by Nobunaga, the Heil-Ly family operates similarly to the Phantom Troupe. Their leader gives them the orders and the members are free to interpret them as they please and take whatever action they deem fit to accomplish the goal, intent and desire of their leader.[13]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 371
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 378
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 394
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 379
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 384
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 390
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 391
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 392
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 393
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 399
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter - Volume 38, Chapter 400
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 404
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 405
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 407
- ↑ Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 408
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.6 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 409
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 410
Notes
- ↑ This is unshown but unlikely to be incorrect
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