Summary: Meruem (メルエム, Meruemu) is the most powerful offspring of the Chimera Ant Queen, and the King of the Chimera Ants. He is the main antagonist of the Chimera Ant arc.
Name: Meruem
Series: Hunter X Hunter
Gender: Male
Classification: Chimera Ant King
Age: 40 Days
Powers & Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Power Mimicry via Absorption, Martial Artist, Nen Manipulation, can use his Nen for various other offensive and defensive purposes (see Notable Attacks/Techniques for more information) | Winged Flight, Rage-empowered Energy Manipulation, Shapeshifting, Mind Reading
Attack Potency: Town Level+ via powerscalling | City Level(Stronger as the Rose-Bomb,the Bomb is that strong)
Speed: MHS(faster as Neferpitou) | MHS(faster as before)
Durability: Town Level+(completely unaffected by Netero's attacks) | City Level
Range: Average human melee range, several hundred meters with projectiles
Lifting Strength: Class 25+ | At least Class 25+
Striking Strength: Town Class | City Class
Stamina: Extremely large, Meruem can fight for a long time without showing signs of exhaustion
Intelligence: Highly skilled fighter, genius - he was able to beat several champions from a certain game type shortly after learning about the game itself from books
Standard Equipment: None notable
Weaknesses: None notable | Suffers poisoning from the Miniature rose bomb, and will slowly die after a extended period of time because of it
Notable Techniques:
- Nen: The ability to use and manipulate the vital energy (Aura) present in the body of the user. Aura is an energy produced by all living bodies vital for survival. The loss of one's aura is losing the energy keeping the body alive, resulting in death. Although the production of aura is unconscious and constant by all living beings, it is more than just 'leaky energy'. Aura carries with it the desires and emotions of the one who deploys it, which is what allows for Nen to have incredible versatility to those who develop their skill at using it. Nen is also heavily influenced by mental condition and state. There are six types of aura, and every individual is born with a natural affinity for one of these six different aura types.
- Aura Synthesis: Meruem's original ability gives him strength through consumption. Meruem's aura grows every time he devours a Nen-user, with their aura synthesizing to his own.
- Shapeshifting: After absorbing large parts of , he was able to use Yupi's ability to transform. Through this, he can give himself wings, extra eyes and limbs, and even recompose his entire body structure.
- Rage Blast: After absorbing large parts of Yupi, he gained Yupi's ability to use "Rage" in a concentrated blast of aura.
- Spiritual Message: ability which Mereum gained after absorbing large parts of him, It allows him to transmute his aura into photons. Each photon maintains his aura, allowing Meruem to measure the shape, quality, emotion, and other informational content about the things the photons interact with, and as stated by Welfin and Pouf, he can know everything, even lies. The precision of the information he can gather depends on the quantity of photons directed at the object of interest.
Key: Pre-Rose | Post-Rose
