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No Wave
Sep 18, 2005

HA! HA! NICE! WHAT A TOOL!
I can't watch videos like that anymore. Thank you for summarizing it.

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Oct 31, 2012

Tunicate posted:

The fact that something like that doesn't exist already probably means self-replicating structures are vulnerable to more specific nen bullshit.

Calling it now, Leorio cures Contagion.
I don't think there's a way for self-replicating hatsus like contagion to be stopped unless the creator is killed and/or everyone carrying the ability is also killed or exorcised. And since I have no doubt that Morena's will is strong enough that she'll trigger postmortem nen the only real way to stop this contagion would be to eliminate any and every carrier. It's a scarily subtle ability undermined by being active on a closed ship like this If they could just spread out across the nation of Kakin there would be no real way to see what's coming until you have several cells of Contagion users organized around multiple patient zeroes.

Contrast that with something like Sale-Sale's guardian spirit and the obvious nature of his little puff balls lined him up for assassination. Were he not on the ship he'd still be the target of even official governments once an affiliated nen user sees one broadcast with that narcissist. So if Togashi wants to revisit this idea of an infectious hatsu I think he'd easily be able to create another one that's been around for a while but has discreet "symptoms" as to what it manifests. Take for instance Longhi's power; it seems designed to be a self-replicating power since Kurapika is able to write a contract with someone else after meeting the terms of the deal. That should mean he would then be able to give someone else the condition that successfully fulfilling the contract gives them an instance of Moonlight Act and that chain could remain unbroken.

Not saying that's how Longhi's power works but if it does, then I can see how it remained under the radar for so long. She has to fully tell someone how it works beforehand and likely wouldn't do so unless she was already certain they would agree. A breach of contract leaves that person defenseless so they could be mopped up if they are a true threat. And if a subsequent holder of the contract screws up it's not a guarantee it would ever be traced back to Longhi and the power itself isn't threatening enough that I think someone would exhaust resources trying to find her.

Pewdiepie
Oct 31, 2010

I didn't watch that video and I also won't watch it because I already have a strong idea of what the video is about and due to my Hatsu I would be able to let the nen move my hand as I pen a similar but better script for a video essay about Morena as a stand in for Togashi's ideology.

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