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In the Chimera Ant arc of Hunter x Hunter,

> Netero and the Chimera King Meruem have a showdown, which leads to Netero's
> death, and later on, Meruem. The fight was pretty one-sided, considering the
> final state of Meruem compared to Netero, but it was to expect considering
> the former events.

We learn later that there are powerful adventurers out there (the Zodiacs),
that have a seemingly tremendous amount of power.

My question is: **why didn't Netero call them for help?** He knew the enemy
had a tremendous power, and he may have avoided what happened to him if he was
helped during the mission (not even the showdown). So why did he call _only_
those who are part of the mission in the Chimera Ant Arc? This could have been
way less dangerous for them to have more firepower and capabilities.


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Why didn't Netero call the more powerful adventurers for help in Chimera Ant arc?


I don't believe this question was directly answered in the anime. (I don't
know if the manga provided an answer or not.) So I'll describe my
understanding from context. The extent of the problem was not understood
immediately. I believe Kite was the best hunter to face the ants originally.
The other hunters tended to be new, such as Gon, Killua, and Pokkle. That ...
didn't go well (for the hunters).

> Kite and Pokkle were killed. Nen information was gathered from Pokkle's
> brain, and Kite's reanimated body was used for training of the ants.

After that, new hunters were kept away, and more experienced hunters were sent
to gather information and make a plan. They seemed to have been led by Morel
and his crew, Knov, Knuckle, and Shoot. Gon and Killua were not allowed to
reenter until they could prove themselves to Knuckle and Shoot. I think they
were given a month. In the end, those four and Palm were allowed entry.

A plan was accepted and modified by the Hunter Organization, and we saw what
part the aforementioned folks did within the ant-claimed territory. We didn't
see the whole plan, though. Not even Morel knew the full extent of the plan.

> Netero prepared himself with a poisoned nuclear device ("rose") implanted
> within his body, and he hired Zeno Zoldyk to make a grand entrance with him
> at the ant King's castle. Netero probably knew he would have to use the
> rose, although I'm sure he hoped he could beat the King without it. Netero
> intentionally gave up his honor in his fight. The only honorable thing he
> did was tell Mereum his name. Mereum made multiple attempts to discuss co-
> existence with Netero, and in their fight he only acted defensively. Netero
> ignored that for fear of losing his resolve to win at all costs.

I don't believe members of the Zodiac would have been helpful. They were
indeed powerful, but their talents did not fit the plan. Ging may well have
been rejected from consideration outright, being thought a loose cannon. He
could not be depended on to follow the plan as events on the ground evolved,
especially if a peaceful resolution should present itself.


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I disagree with [RichF's
answer](https://anime.stackexchange.com/a/44002/2516).

> Meruem made multiple attempts to discuss co-existence with Netero, and in
> their fight he only acted defensively.

Netero is not the boss of the world, politics in _Hunter x Hunter_ is very
strong in the plot. I don't think Netero could agree with Meruem and then
report to the world governments like "Meruem is a good guy. I made a contract
with him, but 99% of the human population will die, only the 1% whose Meruem
value will be saved."

Netero _did not have_ an option. Don't get me wrong, I love Meruem a lot. I
don't even blame the ants at all, but I hate when fans have a misconception
and say things like "Netero is evil, he did not want to listen to Meruem". No
one was wrong, there was a conflict of ideologies and even if ants and humans
could cooexist, it would not be 100% sure.

> Netero intentionally gave up his honor in his fight.

People think like that because of the tone the author decides for Netero's
death. But Netero fought Meruem alone, respected and thought he lived only for
that moment, and in the end gave up his life for humanity.

People need to realize that you can't decide which one is wrong or right
because of sentiments, there was a real implication for the outcome of the
battle. And humanity is not only about flowers and love, but there is also
nihilism, war, weapons, poverty.

The whole point of the arc was about surviving. And in the end, humanity
survived even if it cost their own humanity.


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