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Snake (ヘビ, Hebi) is a Chimera Ant and former Soldier from Meleoron's Squad division.[1]

Appearance[]

Carrying the genes of a snake, he is half-human, half-serpent, and he has a cloth tied around his left arm.

Personality[]

Snake killed humans for fun, going behind his Squadron Leader's back to do so.[2] He burst out laughing when he thought he was about to squeeze Gon to death.[1]

Plot[]

Chimera Ant arc[]

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Snake defeated by Gon

Snake remains in an area that had already undergone the Selection, possibly to watch the shore borders of the Republic of East Gorteau, along with Bat and Hollow.[1] Meleoron sends him after Gon to test the boy's capabilities.[2] While Gon eats against a tree, Snake tries to ambush him, but only succeeds in crushing the tree. He then coils his tail as a spring to bounce around at high speed and succeeds in enveloping Gon, but the boy easily frees himself, knocks him out with a single punch and ties him to a tree with his own tail.[1]

Abilities & Powers[]

Snake is strong enough to crush trees in his coils. He is also rather stealthy, although he failed to sneak up on Gon and was beaten by him effortlessly. Due to his snake genes he can survive without food for about 10 days, according to Gon's prediction. In battle, Snake can use his strong tail as a spring to move in and out of trees. Being a snake, he possesses pits that snakes use to sense heat, with these pits he can locate his prey in the dark and calculate their size, shape and distance only by sensing their body heat.[1]

Nen[]

After being violently "initiated",[3] Snake learned Nen[4] presumably.

Manga Appearances[]

Chimera Ant arc
186. The Queen Absent
187. The Beast Fodder Absent
188. NGL Absent
189. Infiltration Absent
190. The Hunt Absent
191. Pros Absent
192. Human Dog Absent
193. Scissors Absent
194. vs. Hagya's Squad: Part 1 Absent
195. vs. Hagya's Squad: Part 2 Absent
196. vs. Hagya's Squad: Part 3 Absent
197. vs. Hagya's Squad: Part 4 Absent
198. Sudden Attack Absent
199. Light and Shadow Absent
200. Stipulation Absent
201. Reunion Absent
202. Duel Absent
203. Gyro Absent
204. Gyro's Story Absent
205. Time Remaining Absent
206. A Real Fight Absent
207. Weakness: Part 1 Absent
208. Weakness: Part 2 Absent
209. ? Absent
210. Weakness: Part 3 Absent
211. Loan Shark Absent
212. Water Breaking Absent
213. Birth Absent
214. Results Absent
215. Last Words Absent
216. Republic of East Gorteau Absent
217. Meat Orchard Absent
218. Confession Absent
219. Awakening Absent
220. Reunion: Part 1 Absent
221. Reunion: Part 2 Absent
222. Reunion: Part 3 Absent
223. 10: Part 1 Absent
224. 10: Part 2 Absent
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231. 9: Part 2 Debut
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254. 6: Part 11 Absent
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256. 2: Part 2 Absent
257. 1: Part 1 Absent
258. 1: Part 2 Absent
259. 1: Part 3 Absent
260. 1: Part 4 Absent
261. Charge: Part 1 Absent
262. Charge: Part 2 Absent
263. Charge: Part 3 Absent
264. Charge: Part 4 Absent
265. Charge: Part 5 Absent
266. "In the Unlikely Event Of..." Absent
267. Activation Absent
268. The King Absent
269. Adversity Is a Good Thing Absent
270. Indebted To Absent
271. Separation Absent
272. Error Absent
273. We Meet Again Absent
274. Solution Absent
275. Promise Absent
276. Missileman Absent
277. Insult Absent
278. Destruction Absent
279. Escape Absent
280. Direct Hit Absent
281. Godspeed Absent
282. Sealed Area Absent
283. Determination Absent
284. Fifteen Minutes Absent
285. Doubles Absent
286. Core Absent
287. Present State Absent
288. Accolade Absent
289. Terms Absent
290. Name Absent
291. Soliloquy Absent
292. Hidden Agenda Absent
293. Metamorphosis Absent
294. Breakdown Absent
295. Determination Absent
296. Admission Absent
297. The Last Absent
298. Rose Absent
299. Regeneration Absent
300. Insurance Absent
301. Memory Absent
302. Target Absent
303. Pain Absent
304. Magic Absent
305. Sorry Absent
306. Relief Absent
307. Loss Absent
308. Flash Absent
309. Game Absent
310. Action Absent
311. Deadline Absent
312. Resolve Absent
313. One Word Absent
314. Persuasion Absent
315. Home Absent
316. Real Name Absent
317. Answer Absent
318. Final Will Absent
13th Hunter Chairman Election arc
319. Lottery Absent
320. Voting Absent
321. Monster Absent
322. Siblings Absent
323. Job Offer Absent
324. Butler Absent
325. Joining the Fray Absent
326. Open Hostilities Absent
327. Riddle Absent
328. Arrangements Absent
329. Spy Absent
330. Confession Absent
331. Day of Reckoning Absent
332. Applause Flashback
333. Rumble Absent
334. Total Defeat Absent
335. Decision Absent
336. Release Absent
337. Repentance Absent
338. Atop a Tree Absent
339. Stillness Absent

Battles[]

Battles
  • Chimera Ant arc:
    • Snake vs. Gon Freecss[1]

Trivia[]

  • The character's true name was never given in the manga nor in the 2011 anime adaptation, but he has been referred to as ヘビ型[5] (Hebi-gata, literally "Snake type") in the Hunter × Hunter Battle Collection card game.
  • Snake's sunglasses have no arms, they rest on his face with no support other than the nose pads. Later on, upon seeing Gon effortlessly breaking free from his tail's grip meant to strangle and crush the Hunter, Snake's eyes comically bulged in shock, pushing his sunglasses forward without them falling. The joke seems to be that his sunglasses are actually glued to his eyeballs.
    • In the Madhouse adaption, his eye-bulging is further exaggerated to the point of punching through the lenses.
    • Snake's sunglasses also invoke the image of Morpheus from The Matrix franchise, whose signature appearance involve wearing a pair of sunglasses that have no arms.

Intertextuality and References[]

  • Gon was eating an apple or a very similar fruit under a tree when Snake attacked him; their encounter might be a reference to the myth of Adam and Eve.
  • Snake ricocheting around the trees to build momentum before launching a critical blow at Gon only to be defeated instantly by him with a single punch, mirrors the clash between Bellamy and Luffy in Mock Town from the manga series One Piece.
    • Prior to the final attack, Snake coiled his tail tightly to form a spring, which he uses to send himself flying at great speed. This coincides with Bellamy's power whereby he is able to turn his body parts into springs to gain jumping height and force.

Translations around the World[]

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic أفعى (نملة كيميرا)
France Flag French Kimera Ant Serpent

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 22, Chapter 231
  2. 2.0 2.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 23, Chapter 243
  3. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 19, Chapter 198
  4. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 20, Chapter 204
  5. Hunter × Hunter: Battle Collection

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