Cheetu

"I am the King of Speed!! Nobody can stop me!!" — Cheetu in "Republic of East Gorteau"

Cheetu
Kana	ヂートゥ
Rōmaji	Jītu
Also known as	Speed King
Portrayal
Japanese Voice	Motoki Takagi
English Voice	Cedric L. Williams
Debuts
Manga Debut	Chapter 189
Anime Debut	Episode 78 (2011)
Characteristics
Gender	Male
Eye Color	Green
Hair Color	Purple
State	Deceased
General Status
Previous Affiliation	Chimera Ant Queen Chimera Ant King
Previous Occupation	Chimera Ant Squadron Leader
Nen
Type	Conjuration
Abilities	Tag Conjured Crossbow and Claw Monroe Walk

Cheetu (ヂートゥ, Jītu) was the fastest Chimera Ant Squadron Leader.

Appearance

• Anime
• Manga

Cheetu's anime full appearance

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Cheetu's manga appearance

Cheetu's appearance resembled that of a humanoid cheetah, he was also rather tall and slender. His arms and legs were built in a segmented fashion, similar to many other second-generation Chimera Ants. His chest and thighs were covered in white fur and his head was covered with neck long purple hair. Beneath his eyes were two purple lines, similar to those of a cheetah's. He also bore a feline muzzle. Cheetu's only clothing was a pair of cut-off blue shorts.

Personality

Cheetu was very simple-minded, confident and arrogant. He was commonly very impressed with his own speed. Unlike some other Chimera Ants, Cheetu had no greater plans, and was simply content for being the fastest among the other Chimera Ants. Cheetu also enjoyed fighting only as a way of boasting and showing off his abilities. In confrontation against a group of police officers, Cheetu waited until the last possible moment to dodge a barrage of bullets fired at him, then dismembered the fingers of all his attackers, before asking them to "bring some faster guys tomorrow." After learning and being initiated into Nen, Cheetu showed a creative side, always trying to create new abilities, although they were not always efficient. He developed a rivalry with Morel after their first fight, with the latter openly declaring that the reason he was able to win against him was only because of Cheetu's stupidity.

Plot

Chimera Ant arc

After talking to Zazan, Cheetu informs Colt that their peons are getting killed with mysterious weapons. Later, Peggy and Colt confront Cheetu and Hagya about their hobby of killing humans. Cheetu states that their units meet their quotas, and hunt only in their free time, although he implies he does not keep an exact count. Cheetu is initiated to Nen by Rammot along with the other Squadron Leaders as per Neferpitou's orders.

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Cheetu among the Squadron Leaders to decide on what to do next

He is among the Squadron Leaders present when Meruem is born. With the Queen on the brink of death, he wonders what they should do. Hagya points out that it does not matter if she survives, as she has lost the ability to breed, and Cheetu convenes with him. He thus leaves the nest to become the "Speed King" and devours the humans at the border of NGL. He ventures East and outside of the country, crossing into the Republic of Rokario, where he finds a city that he excitedly calls a feeding ground. He begins to rampage in Pata and, when the police arrive, he easily dodges their bullets and tears off their fingers, commenting they are too slow and clumsy to be a challenge. He then declares he will be back the following day and demands they bring someone faster before running towards the Miera Mountains.

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Cheetu versus Morel

While running on a desert road, he sees a man standing in front of a smoke screen. Knuckle tries to punch him, but Cheetu avoids his attack as well as Morel's. He hits the two Hunters with a barrage of punches, claiming they are slightly better than his opponents from the day before and that they will die without a chance to strike back. Knuckle retorts that Cheetu's punches are too weak, which causes the Chimera Ant to laugh and conclude he is too proud to admit defeat. He strikes them again, and is amused by Knuckle's attempt to punch him. He picks up his speed, but notices that, even though they are still too slow, his opponents are managing to follow him with their eyes and aim at him. Beginning to enjoy the fight, he pummels them again. He claims their efforts are useless, as their bodies cannot keep up with their reactions, and then asks them how they are planning to defeat him. Knuckle responds they will use wits and experience, and the smoke surrounds the three. Since they are also standing in it, Cheetu realizes it is not poisonous but a simple smoke screen. However, he freezes up for a moment when multiple copies of Knuckle jump at him, which the original exploits to punch him. Cheetu comments the blow did not hurt at all, but is puzzled to see A.P.R. appear. He demands that Knuckle tell him what it is, but the Hunter disappears in the smoke. Before he can reach him, Morel trips Cheetu and goes into hiding too. The smoke dissipates and Cheetu finds himself alone. He dashes away, determined to lose A.P.R.. However, he soon realizes he cannot outrun it. Panting under a tree, he resolves to learn more about Nen and to obtain a power greater than pure speed.

Cheetu and APRl

The Hunter Association sends a Hunter after him, but Cheetu manages to escape. The following morning, he manages to avoid being ambushed by Knuckle and Shoot thanks to Flutter timely warning him. He then meets up with Hagya, now going by the name of Leol, who offers to remove A.P.R. in exchange for his help with a mission given to him by the Royal Guards. Hearing the target is a Hunter, Cheetu notes they are difficult to deal with. Leol tells him to head to the palace, where Shaiapouf will prepare a Nen ability for him in exchange for his loyalty. Cheetu says he is in Leol's debt and comments that he keeps taking the best spots. Leol replies he used to be the king of animals, which prompts Cheetu to think he is obviously trying to recapture the crown.

Cheetu realizes the mistake in his crossbow ability...

When he reaches the palace, Hina removes A.P.R. from him and Shaiapouf bestows a Nen ability on him. He confronts Morel again while the latter was keeping Peijin under watch, and using his new power, Cheetu transports both of them to a place conjured by him which is isolated from the real world. He informs the Hunter he has 8 hours to catch him. Instead of chasing him, however, Morel begins to explore his surroundings and tries to break the hourglass. When this fails, he resolves to rest for 5 hours, much to Cheetu's irritation. The Chimera Ant decides to provoke him until he gives chase. However, around the four-hour mark he gets bored and starts reading a book. Morel stands up, claiming it is over, and Cheetu sees a rope made out of smoke connecting his ankle to the Hunter's pipe. He tries to run away and break the rope, in vain, while Morel reels it in. Cornered, Cheetu creates a new ability, conjuring a crossbow and a set of claws. He shoots at Morel, who states it is useless to have a weapon slower than one's own legs and that Cheetu will lose due to his stupidity. Enraged, Cheetu rushes at him and stabs him with the claws, but his opponent turns out to be a smoke clone. The real Morel appears behind him and touches his shoulder, sending both of them back to Peijin. Due to the conditions of his ability, Cheetu becomes unable to use it again and returns to the palace to get another, itching to fight Morel again.

Cheetu is crushed by Silva

He emerges from the cocoon with a new power before the Extermination Team raids the palace. That night, Cheetu survives Dragon Dive unscathed and comes upon "Flutter" and Bloster. He heads off to test his new ability. He goes looking for Morel, but is unable to enter Smoky Jail. After spotting Zeno, he follows him outside of the palace and insists on fighting him. Seeing the assassin's annoyance, he comments Zeno was not his opponent of choice either. The assassin realizes talking will do nothing and tells Cheetu to look behind himself. Cheetu jeers at him instantly before being crushed to death by Silva from above.

Abilities & Powers

As a Chimera Ant, Cheetu is stronger than any normal human. His status as a Squadron Leader proves he is even more powerful than that. During his time as a Squadron Leader, he had authority over his underlings, although it is unclear how much influence he retained after the death of the Queen. He fights and hunts by using his speed. Whether he catches his prey unawares or not is irrelevant: even pro Hunters have a hard time adapting to his quickness. He would be infinitely more dangerous if not for his many weak spots, all of which came down to his foolishness: Cheetu is so proud of his speed he feels no need to make plans or focus on his opponents; moreover, he has near to no analytical skills and does not pay any attention to his surroundings. He also seems unable to gauge the power of his foe.

Enhanced Strength: Cheetu can chop off fingers and bite through a human skull while running so fast he cannot be seen.

Cheetu's display of his speed

Unfathomable Speed and Reflexes: Cheetu's primary trait is his great speed, which allows him to dodge bullets with ease after they touch the lock of hair on his forehead, (making his speed greater than 680 miles per hour [bullet speed]), punch even experienced Hunters several times before their body can move, and literally run circles around his opponents. It takes about a second for Cheetu accelerate to these speeds. His reactions are so quick they allow him to control his movements at any second. For him time slows down to a near standstill, though the actual speed has never been calculated. When he was introduced, he was likely the swiftest character in the series despite not using Nen to boost his physical attributes. He can go more than 200 kilometers per hour.

Enhanced Stamina: Cheetu can run at immense speeds for long periods of time without growing tired.

Hand-to-Hand Combatant: He has displayed good hand-to-hand combat; he is strong enough to take on Knuckle and Morel simultaneously, although it should be noted that his fighting style is entirely punch-based and rather easy to predict for experienced opponents. He never puts his full weight in his blows, all in order to strike and retreat quicker.

Nen

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Cheetu's aura

Cheetu's Nen category is Conjuration. Unlike some self-taught Chimera Ants like Zazan and Rammot, he needed Shaiapouf's help to control his Nen and invent a Hatsu ability, with the notable exception he unconsciously used Gyo in his fight against Morel and Knuckle. Tag is one of the attacks that Cheetu has. It allows Cheetu to transport his opponents to an alternate realm where they play a game of tag with the time limit of 8 hours, Cheetu can conjure a miniature crossbow with a clawed end to attack his opponents with (the crossbow itself is much slower than Cheetu, however).

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Battles

Battles
Chimera Ant arc: Cheetu vs. Police Officers Cheetu vs. Morel Mackernasey and Knuckle Bine Cheetu vs. Morel Mackernasey

Quotes

• (To Knuckle and Morel) "You're better than those guys from yesterday. Just a little."
• (To Morel) "Tag! Now you're it."
• (To Morel) "Dazed and confused? We're about to begin a special game of tag."
• (To Morel) "Hey, looky here!! Reach out and touch me, I dare ya!! Get up!! Ooh, look how close I am!!"

Trivia

• The name of Cheetu's new ability is likely a reference to actress Marilyn Monroe and her signature walk.
  • In the Viz translation, it is renamed "The Blind Spot of War": Dance of the Cheetah.
• For some reason, possibly due to a lack of insight and thoughtfulness when developing his Hatsu, Cheetu's abilities shown so far have all been disadvantageous to himself or otherwise playing negatively to his favor and strengths.
  • The ability Tag has a play-time set at maximum 8 hours, which turns the game into a battle of patience rather than one of speed and urgency as he had intended; and it also does not help when Cheetu himself is highly impatient.
  • Similarly when he came up with the ability to conjure a "Crossbow and Claws" in the midst of battle as a desperate measure to keep his opponents from touching him to end his game of Tag, it did not cross his mind that the arrows move vastly slower than himself and are thus easily blocked by his opponent who has grown accustomed to his speed, which ultimately renders the ability pointless.
• Cheetu shares the same voice actor as Sedokan in the 2011 anime adaption.
• According to the "Hunter × Hunter Manual" section found in the Yu ☆ Yu ☆ Hakusho official character book (Shueisha Jump remix), Cheetu's stats are:

Story Arcs	Spirit	Skill	Strength	Nen	Talent	Intelligence
Chimera Ant arc: NGL	2/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	3/5	1/5

Translations around the World

Language		Name
Arabic		چيتو