Zeno zoldyck

B]GENDER

Male

AGE

67

HEIGHT

161 cm(5′2.5″)

WEIGHT

58 kg (127.8 lbs)

EYE COLOR

Black (1999)

Gray (2011)

HAIR COLOR

Grey White (1990)

Ash White (2011)

BLOOD TYPE

A

PROFESSIONAL STATUS

STATUS

Alive

AFFILIATION

Zoldyck Family

OCCUPATION

Zoldyck Assassin

PREVIOUS OCCUPATION

Head of the Zoldyck Family

RELATIVES

Zigg Zoldyck (Unknown relation)

Maha Zoldyck (Grandfather)

Zeno's Mother (status unknown)

Zeno's Wife (status unknown)

Silva Zoldyck (Son)

Kikyo Zoldyck (Daughter-in-law)

Illumi Zoldyck (Grandson)

Milluki Zoldyck (Grandson)

Killua Zoldyck (Grandson)

Alluka Zoldyck (Grandchild)

Kalluto Zoldyck (Grandson)

NEN

TYPE

Transmutation[1]

ABILITIES

Aura Blast

Dragon Head

Dragon Lance

Dragon Dive

Zeno Zoldyck is a professional assassin and an extremely skilled Nen practitioner. He is the father of Silva Zoldyck and grandfather of Killua Zoldyck.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Appearance~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zeno is an old man of medium height with grey-white hair that stands upon his head and has a Fu Manchu mustache. He also wears alternating signs on his garb that say either "A Kill A Day" or "Never Retire". Most of the time he is seen with his hands behind his back and his back hunched forward.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Personality~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

While Zeno is a witty old man, his advancing age has not dampened his quick thinking and speed in battle. Despite his senior citizen status, he is a very formidable tactician and a skilled user of Nen. He remains calm and collected at all times and displays a unique sense of pragmatism. He takes satisfaction in being an efficient assassin and that seems to be his only conceit. Killing is just a job to him and emotion doesn't enter into it. He only risks his life if there is a reward to be gained.Zeno has high hopes for Killua, that is why he trusts the boy's ability.

While Zeno is violent and will kill without hesitation, he only does so when it is required to complete a contract; he avoids injuring innocents at all costs. Upon injuring Komugi accidentally, Zeno lost all desire to complete the contract on the Chimera AntKing and left, only after ensuring the fight between the King and the Chairman would not further injure civilians.

Despite his quick wits and pragmatism, he cannot escape the windbag stereotype attitude of an old man, often bragging about any new experience he encounters, much to Silva's annoyance.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Background~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zeno is the previous patriarch of the Zoldyck Family. He only had one son Silva, who was born from an unnamed mother. He is the grandson of Maha Zoldyck. Being a member of the Zoldycks, Zeno was trained at a tender age in the art of assassination. He developed a great resistance against all types of poisons and has a high tolerance to electricity. Zeno estimates that in his long career as an assassin, he never killed a person he had not been paid to eliminate.

According to Killua, Zeno used to do infiltration in the Republic of East Gorteau.He is an old acquaintance of the Hunter Association's Chairman Netero. The two have known each other since Zeno was a baby.

~~~~~~~~~~~Abilities & Powers~~~~~~~~~~~~

Zeno's enviable mastery over Nen, his training as an assassin, the experience gleaned over the years of activity and his calm and analytic mind make him an extremely powerful fighter. His name alone is enough to frighten anyone with knowledge about the underworld.Zeno confidently stated that it would only take him less than seven seconds to kill a whole group of armed Mafia members,and that Chrollo Lucilfer, the leader of the Phantom Troupe, would require his full strength to stand a chance against him. During their fight, he managed to force Chrollo onto the defensive.]Neferpitou, a member of the Royal Guard, grew very excited to confront him, having sensed his power through their En.Zeno is also very perceptive, as he detected Killua had removed Illumi's needle from his brain.

Immense Strength: Zeno can effortlessly lift debris bigger than he is.He landed uninjured after leaping off his Nen dragon at a height of at least two thousand meters (the length of one of the tendrils of Neferpitou's En).

Immense Speed and Reflexes: Zeno can match Chrollo and Silva in speedHis reactions are fast enough to allow him to catch Chrollo's kick while at the same time unleashing a barrage of punches with his free hand.

Enhanced Agility: Zeno can cover long distances with only one jump. He landed gracefully after a free fall of two kilometers.

High Intelligence: Zeno has a keen intellect and a considerable amount of experience to back it up. He is extremely analytic in a battle, predicting the actions of genius fighters like Chrollo and coming up with perfect countermeasures in an instant.

Master Hand-to-Hand Combatant: Zeno might be superior to Chrollo in unarmed combat; he drew blood from the latter with a strike with the side of his hand and later restrained him by grabbing his leg, keeping him off balance and cornering him with a series of extremely fast punches.

Nen

Zeno is a Transmuter.He is an extremely skilled Nen user, undoubtedly one of the finest to have been introduced so far. Aside from his natural category, he is at least also very proficient in Emission, as one of his aura constructs can remain into existence while being several kilometers away from him.He can create dragons that act as means of transport for himself or others in a straight line for a prolonged amount of time, aside from employing them in battle, to devastating effects.He also has a good theoretical knowledge of Nen, instantly realizing that Chrollo was a Specialist and that he had four or five requirements to meet before stealing an ability.

Zeno's En

Upon seeing Zeno's Gyo, Chrollo, a powerful Nen user in his own right, deduced he would not be able to stop the assassin's attack with his defense alone and resorted to his Nen ability, suggesting that Zeno boasts a tremendous aura output. Another example of Zeno's superior skill is given by his En: a Nen master can produce En with a 50 m (approx. 164′) radius, while Zeno is capable of releasing his En over a 100 m (approx. 328′) radius and even stated that he could easily increase it to a 300 m (approx. 984′) radius if he so elected. Although he complained it is a tiring technique,the fact he was able to execute it, as well as the overall power of his attacks and the fact he never appeared tired, implies he has vast aura reserves at his disposal.

Zeno Zoldyck is one of the most powerful assassins alive in both the manga and anime series. He is Killua's grandfather and Silva's father. Despite his age this witty old man has not reduced his quick thinking and speed in battle. Zeno and the chairman of the hunter association, Netero, is in good terms who hired Zeno to assault Ming Jol-ik's palace in the Chimera Ant arc story. He is also hired together with his son, Silva, by the maffia to assault the Genei Ryodan, but withdraw from the job at the last moment due to a job taken by Illumi, Kalluto, and Maha Zoldyck.

Nen type: Transmutation/enka. In terms of strength and nen ability he is noticeably stronger than Kuroro Lucifer. Zeno emits his aura into a form of dragon that are connected and manipulated through his hand called dragon head. Another technique includes dragon lance, a straight shot in the form of a dragon which is a variation of dragon head, and also the dragon dive wherein a smaller aura dragon shatters in pieces like rain from above.

The Zoldycks are a family of assassins who hail from Kukuroo Mountain in the world of Hunter x Hunter. Being home to some of the most prominent characters in the series, the Zoldyck family is vital to the story. Currently, they're led by Silva Zoldyck, who is said to be exceptionally powerful. In the past, he's exterminated a member of the Phantom Troupe and brawled against the likes of Chrollo Lucilfer.

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As a master of Nen, and several other assassination techniques, few can be dubbed stronger than Silva Zoldyck. Here are 5 characters who are stronger than him and 5 who are weaker.

10 Stronger: Zeno Zoldyck

Zeno Zoldyck is Silva's father, and likely the former leader of the Zoldyck family. He possesses tremendous strength, even at his old age. Known to be a phenomenal assassin, Zeno Zoldyck is strong enough to defeat Chrollo Lucilfer, although whether he can defeat a 'serious' Chrollo is something that even he doubts. Nonetheless, Zeno, in his prime, could definitely be significantly stronger than Silva Zoldyck.

He's also maintained ties with Netero in the past, and was specifically chosen by the Chairman during the raid on the Palace in the Chimera Ant arc. Prime Zeno would certainly be stronger than Silva.

9 Weaker: Cheetu

Cheetu was a Squadron leader in the Chimera Ant army, and certainly one of their fastest characters. Boasting decent strength, Cheetu was able to fight to some extent against the likes of Morel and Knuckle. Overconfident as he was, Cheetu believed he was capable of defeating Zeno Zoldyck as well. During the short meeting with Zeno, he was taken out by Silva Zoldyck in a single punch, albeit by surprise.

Having been dealt with easily, there's no doubt that Cheetu is weaker than Silva Zoldyck, who didn't even need to resort to using his full power to beat him.

8 Stronger: Isaac Netero

Isaac Netero was the former Chairman of the Hunter Association in the series and quite possibly the strongest Hunter of all time. Netero's abilities allowed him to fight against the likes of Meruem, who was described as the pinnacle of evolution. His 100-type Guanyin Bodhisattva enabled him to deal a significant amount of damage to the King of Ants.

Therefore, dealing with Zeno Zoldyck isn't going to be much of a trouble for him. What's more, in his prime, Netero was said to be twice as strong as he was during his old age. There's no doubt that Netero was levels above Silva.

7 Weaker: Gon Freecss

Gon Freecss is a Rookie Hunter, and the son of Ging Freecss. Although he embarked on his journey with minimal knowledge of Nen and fighting abilities, Gon has progressed drastically over the years, especially under the training of Biscuit Krueger.

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During the Chimera Ant arc, Gon summoned incredible amounts of power in exchange for his potential and even defeated Neferpitou with ease. Right now, he has relinquished the ability to use Nen, and with it, any chance of being even slightly close to Silva Zoldyck in terms of power.

6 Stronger: Meruem

The King of Ants, Meruem is the strongest character in the entirety of Hunter x Hunter so far. He has displayed abilities that are beyond the reach of any Hunter. Meruem was able to defeat Netero in a fight without any complications, which just goes to show that he's unbeatable.

As a Specialist, Meruem only got stronger after consuming Nen, and his gradual evolution would only have continued had he not died. Strong as Silva Zoldyck is, there's no doubt that he's weaker than Meruem.

5 Weaker: Killua Zoldyck

Known to possess tremendous potential, Killua is an assassin from the Zoldyck family as well. As the son of Silva Zoldyck, Killua has been blessed with immense talent, which according to Wing, sprouts once in a generation. While Killua does have a lot of potential, he has certainly not fulfilled it yet.

His father, Silva Zoldyck, is several times stronger than him. For Killua to catch up to him, he'd have to undergo a lot of training. There's no denying that Killua can possibly surpass him at some point in the future, but right now, he isn't relative to his father.

4 Stronger: Neferpitou

Neferpitou was one of the three General Chimera Ants, and they served as King Meruem's personal guardian. Pitou's Nen ability was monstrous, and just a glimpse of their En would send shivers down anyone's spine. According to Colt, Pitou was several times stronger than even Netero.

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Whether that guess was accurate or not is debatable, but it is clear that Pitou was stronger than Silva Zoldyck. From what we've seen of her capabilities, Pitou was easily able to beat Kite, a seasoned Hunter. As such, dealing with Silva shouldn't be much harder than that.

3 Weaker: Illumi Zoldyck

Another member of the Zoldyck family, Illumi is known to be a master Manipulator. His skills with Nen are immense, and he's a respected assassin in the Zoldyck family. Although Illumi's full strength isn't known yet, it isn't hard to acknowledge that he's likely weaker than his father.

Silva Zoldyck has previously fought and matched Chrollo Lucilfer in battle, which is a rather impressive feat. It's highly unlikely that Illumi can do something even remotely similar. Without a doubt, he's weaker than his father right now, although he might get stronger than him with time.

2 Stronger: Ging Freecss

A Double-Star Ruins Hunter, Ging Freecss is one of the strongest characters in the Hunter x Hunter series. According to Netero, Ging is one of the five strongest Nen users in the world currently.

Although most of his abilities remain a mystery to the fans, Ging being stronger than Silva wouldn't come as a surprise to anyone. Ging is respected by every Hunter who has ever heard his name, and as such, he could easily be on a level above Silva Zoldyck.

1 Weaker: Kalluto Zoldyck

Kalluto Zoldyck is the younger brother of Killua and the son of Silva Zoldyck. As one of the youngest in the family, Kalluto's strength is comparatively lower, although he does possess a lot of talent. His skills earned him a spot in the Phantom Troupe, which says a lot about what he's capable of. Despite this, Kalluto has a lot of room to grow and isn't ready to be put anywhere close to his father, in terms of power level.

In fact, Kalluto isn't even close to his brother, Killua Zoldyck in terms of power right now. It would take him years of training before he can even think of surpassing his father as an assassin.

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