U can’t really define that hatsu tho
His hatsu can simply be hair manipulation like shown , but even with that he specifically needs to enhance his hair so he can pierce uvo’s skin
Take Shalnark as an example , his hatsu can manipulate anyone , but the condition is to pierce his opponent with needles ,
Thus he ain’t got a chance to manipulate a character who’s durability is greater than his enhancement .
The thing is, Porcupine didn't have hair (at least in the manga he's completely bald, in both versions of the anime he had a small tuft in his forehead). Thus, he's probably a transmuter, as that's what transmuters do: change the properties of their aura to replicate something else. E.g.: Killua's base hatsu trasmutes his aura into lightning; Hisoka's Bungee Gum has the properties of both rubber and gum; Youpi can change his anatomy entirely. Porcupine is also listed as a transmuter in the databooks.
and what rabid dog did was nothing special , he just enhanced his teeth so it can cut uvo
That thing is too basic to be a hatsu , the main motive of this scenario is to highlight how these shadow beasts are good nen users,
it would be kind of pointless if their feat was done solely cause of their hatsu .
Well, my point of Rabid Dog being a transmuter is that he also has a paralyzing neurotoxin in his mouth. While it was never revealed if it was his nen's doing or not, he might be a transmuter if it's true (he basically creates a neurotoxin with his aura).
Ehhh
This is anime , stuff like that happens pretty often
These guys were assassins too
And that’s actually worse ngl , he was a transmuter and yet he can pierce uvo’s skin
Rabid Dog is listed as an enhancer in the databooks, but, even if he was a transmuter, he cheap shotted Uvo; none of his bites were direct attacks (he could've used ko in his teeth while Uvo had minimal aura to protect himself). And the Shadow Beasts were quite skilled, per Shalnark's own admission.
Hair grow ? No
That’s his hatsu
But those nen techniques can def make him tougher than steel
True, but it may be all part of his hatsu: change his aura into hair (transmutation hatsu) and enhance it to become sharper than steel (enhancement / ten / shu).
Yes ,
imo uvo is stronger but I don’t think this is a one-sided domination
Phinx does have a wincon
And he needs 5 rounds of ripper cyclotron to charge that up as a oneshot for uvo ,
uvo’s wincon here is to keep the pressure on sphinx and not let him land his hatsu while he himself lands some Big Bang punches .
That's if Phinks manage to land it. As some people here are underestimating Phinks' speed, you're also underestimating Uvo's speed and reflexes (and, to some extent, Emperor Time's Kurapika's capabilities too). Uvo was able to avoid Kurapika's chains for most of his battle against him, and Kurapika might be even faster than Phinks.
Kurapika is probably one of the greatest talents of his generation. As a child, he could already beat 3 adults effortlessly (which indicates that Emperor's Time also enhances Kurapika's physical attributes). In Yorkshin, after just a few months of nen training, he was already able to keep up with experienced nen users like the troupe members. After just 2 years of learning nen, he's already a Zodiac and doesn't seem to be behind the others (yeah, he was invited due to Leorio, but Mizaistom was quite impressed with his abilities). Additionally, he has one of the most broken abilities in the series, Emperor's Time.
Again, I do think that it would be a hard battle for both of them, but the manga so far has strong evidence for Uvo's victory.