

How did characters in Hunter x Hunter got their specialization or affinity? It
is said that the specialization or affinity is based on the potential the
characters got during their birth. Can they change the specialization or
affinity they have just by thinking or training? But if they can, how can they
train something they don't have? Like if they can't shoot the aura out, how
will they get the specialization of shooting the aura by training?

Also, how come Franklin can shoot aura from his hands when he was born with
human hands? How did Chrollo acquire spell stealing when there is no one to
train with at the city of wasteland?


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Can hunters change their specialization through training?


**Can hunters change their specialization through training?** _No, they can't,
simple as that_. The manga also doesn't show that they can (I've read up to
the Succession Contest arc). I also have yet to see a Nen user who has an
affinity on one aura that changed it via training, showing that currently, _it
is impossible to change Nen affinity via training_. Nen users only have a
single affinity towards one of the six aura types.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bXP8n.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/bXP8n.png)

As explained by Kurapika in **Volume 12, Chapter 108** , if, for example, a
Conjurer tries to learn abilities other than his/her own affinity or own type,
the maximum level of skill or mastery he/she can attain on these other skills
(Emission, Manipulation, etc) would be lower compared to when using skills as
a Conjurer. _This means that a Nen user who is a Conjurer can still use
abilities outside of Conjuration but with lesser strength and effectiveness_.
Shown below is Kurapika's maximum level of mastery on all aura types.

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VWYNA.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/VWYNA.png)

Kurapika, however, is one of the exceptions. He can change his affinity when
his eyes become scarlet, as shown in **Volume 9 Chapter 83** , so he becomes a
Specialist from being originally a Conjurer, making him able to access all six
Nen aura types. Thus, someone can change affinity by being born as a Kurta,
which has the scarlet eyes. _Then again, like having an affinity towards a
certain Nen type, this is not achievable through training or via other means
but by being born with it_. If I recall correctly, Kurapika was the only one
shown in the manga like this. [![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hItCo.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hItCo.jpg)

**How come Franklin can shoot aura from his hands when he was born with human
hands?** His hands are human. I have no idea where you got the assumption that
his hands are anything other than human. His fingertips was the only thing he
cut ( **Volume 9 Chapter 76** ) up to the [distal
phalanges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalanx_bone#Distal_phalanx). This,
as noted in the
[wiki](https://hunterxhunter.fandom.com/wiki/Franklin_Bordeau),

> ...was not required...but since self-imposed limitations can greatly enhance
> Nen abilities, the power of each bullet increased dramatically

He is only shooting aura from his fingertips. His hand is not mechanical or
hollow and this would be pointless since the aura is from the body, not from a
storage in the hand. Frank just chose to emit it in his fingertips rather than
in other parts of the body.

**How did Chrollo acquire spell stealing when there is no one to train with at
the city of wasteland?** Again, I have no idea where you got the information
that no one lives in Meteor City. There are people there, that is where the
Phantom Troupe originated, but _they only don't exist in any official
records_. That doesn't mean they also, physically, do not exist. As to how
Chrollo acquired his ability, _that was never discussed in the manga_.


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