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"When I become king, I'll split people into two groups: Useful trash and useless trash."

— Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou in "Threats (Volume)" Extras

Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou (ツェリードニヒ゠ホイコーロ, Tserīdonihi Hoikōro) is the Fourth Prince of the Kakin Empire, and the son of his father's first wife, Unma.[3] He is also a benefactor of the Heil-Ly Family, one of the three great Mafia families in Kakin's underworld until he cuts ties with them due to Morena's action against him.[4][5]

Appearance

Tserriednich has long, fair hair, and a thin mustache. He has a rather muscular body. As a prince, he wears long robes and a crown. During formal banquets, he usually wears a black tuxedo.

Personality

Chap 348 - Tserriednich excited to kill

Tserriednich expresses his desire to kill his siblings

Tserriednich is a placid, polished, and erudite Renaissance man with interests ranging from football to philosophy. He has a very keen intellect, which he is proud of. Despite showing a serene smile and courteous mannerisms, Tserriednich is, in reality, sociopathic and inhumane, indulging in gruesome human slaughter and the collection of human body parts. He thinks of himself as an artist that seeks pieces of inspiring art that young and beautiful people bring about when confronted with extreme situations, although he demands that they have an appropriate level of culture, without which he regards them as subhuman. Furthermore, he is elated at the prospect of being allowed to kill his siblings, whom he sees as scumbags.[6] One of his bodyguards, Theta, even describes him as pure, unbridled evil, and feels that of all people he must not be allowed to master Nen as he will use it for evil.[1] In fact, after the awards ceremony when he was in the military school, he shot a fellow cadet in the leg due to an argument during the drill.

Halkenburg is the only sibling he seems to get along well with, the former even posts in his Facebox that Tserriednich is the only sibling that accepts him. During the first banquet in the Black Whale, both are having a conversation.[7]

He seems to have a great amount of respect towards individuals and organizations that make great contributions in the areas of academic and sports as he mentions them during the conversation with the two women. Furthermore, he seems to hold his father with a high regard since Mark should ask the women whether they even know the name of the Kakin's monarch.[8] This is presumably the reason he and Halkenburg get along well, since the latter is also an accomplished scholar and athlete.[9]

He harbored an intense hatred towards deceitful women.[10] However, after Theta's attempt on his life, he starts to develop an interest on them.[11]

Background

Tserriednich shoots a man in the leg

A young Tserriednich shot his fellow cadet for arguing with him.

In his younger days, Tserriednich studied at the Royal Military School of Kakin. He is well-known for weapons field stripping and reassembly drill when he was in the seventh grade, sparking a rumor he holed himself up in his room without eating or sleeping for practicing until he broke the school's speed record. However, he denied it as in his own admission, he was simply "playing". There was an incident after the awards ceremony, he shot a fellow cadet in the leg due to an argument during the drill.[5]

At some point in his life, Prince Tserriednich obtained several Scarlet Eyes pairs that Kurapika failed to track.[12]

Plot

Dark Continent Expedition arc

343 - Prince of Kakin

Tserriednich appears as Prince of Kakin

While Kurapika obtains information about him, Tserriednich sends his subordinate Mark to lure two girls into his quarter, in a hotel he owned. At first, he seems to welcome them warmly and then opens a conversation with them on the topics of famous individuals, football clubs and scientific methods, to which the two do not have even the slightest knowledge of. He later contacts Mark and complains on the pair's lack of intellect, as he showers their blood from his body after butchering them in cold blood, not to mention they only think of superficial things such as shopping and sex, while he is looking for beautiful people with a future, and not simple-minded "animals". Though still disappointed, he orders his subordinate to bring in the next two girls.[6]

His brother Benjamin informs him about the Succession War, which would decide the next king of Kakin after the expedition to the Dark Continent. The news delights Tserriednich since he desires to kill his siblings. Despite Benjamin's threat of killing him, Tserriednich replies, sarcastically, that he is so terrorized he does not want to be called anymore, before hanging up. After the call, he focuses his attention on a tattooer and a woman. He takes a picture of the tattoo, as one of his bodyguards call him. Theta reports that all five of his bodyguards have cleared the test imposed by the Hunter Association; while Benjamin and Tyson, however, have refused to let their bodyguards be tested, out of arrogance and jealousy respectively, and all of Luzurus' have failed. Tserriednich orders her to gather as much info as possible about the Black Whale and hangs up. He says to himself that no fool will sit on the throne, which will be his.[13]

Succession Contest arc

Chap 349 - Tserriednich's collection

Prince Tserriednich with his collection

Nasubi's personal butler informs him of the rules of the Succession War: only the legal children of the King can participate, and only the ones who will attend the sailing ceremony of Black Whale. The identities and number of participants will remain confidential until that date. If any of the potential heirs is killed before the first blow of a special whistle, which will be blown when the vessel says, the war will be stopped. From that moment on, all measures to survive will be legit. The messenger presents an urn used in a traditional Kakin ritual. Tserriednich puts a drop of his blood, and then his hand inside. A fairy comes out of the Urn, feeding him a small egg before disappearing. Due to him not being a Nen user, Tserriednich fails to notice what has just happened and asks about the ritual to the messenger. The messenger informs him that, according to the rumors, if someone who craves to be king puts his blood inside the Seed Urn, they will be blessed with a special power.[3]

Sometime later, Tserriednich participates in the ceremony on the eve of the beginning of the expedition and boards the ship, silently insulting the onlookers while smiling and waving his hand. He takes part in a formal event, where he listens attentively to Halkenburg. Like the rest of his family, he will reside in the 1st deck of the Black Whale.[7] The following day, he participates to yet another party, where he observes Benjamin.[14] He is then approached by Tubeppa, with whom he accepts to form an alliance against the older princes, albeit while thinking to himself he might be dead by the following day. After hearing Kurapika's announcement, he starts to inquire about the nature of Nen beasts, but the only one who can answer him is Theta. He then asks her if she can use Nen herself, which she confirms.[1]

Chap 368 - Tserriednich asking Theta if he can trust her

Tserriednich accuses Theta of lying

One of his bodyguards approaches and suggests that being the First Queen's child, Tserriednich does not have to oblige Prince Benjamin's request to accept a bodyguard. Tserriednich brushes them off, saying that he is in the middle of his Nen meditation.[15] Tserriednich does further Nen training with Theta, which leaves her speechless at the progress he's making and realizes he's a genius.[16] Tserriednich agrees to send his bodyguards to learn Nen under Kurapika. Amidst his training, Tserriednich muses to Theta that one of Prince Woble's bodyguards said that learning Nen only takes two weeks, while Theta told him it would take half a year. He questions whether Theta is telling the truth or not, which she answers that she remains honest to him. While he threatens her for lying, his Guardian Spirit Beast closely observes Theta[10] and scratches her cheek.[2] A member of the Buor Family reveals that Prince Tserriednich has ties to the Heil-Ly Family, one of the 3 biggest Mafia families from Kakin that are on board the ship.[4]

Later, Tserriednich sends Myuhan and Danjin to attend Kurapika's lessons, telling them they can kill everyone in the room should they fail to learn Nen in two weeks.[17] During the second lessons, Myuhan is killed by Silent Majority, but while reporting back to the prince, Danjin declares he intends to continue. Tserriednich agrees, with the stipulation that after the two-week period, Danjin will have to prove he is not under the effect of an enemy ability. Despite Theta's protests, he insists on taking the Water Divination test. The leaf withers away and the water begins to boil, releasing a putrid smell. Tserriednich is thus revealed to be a Specialist.[2]

Chap 384 - Tserriednich's beasts

The Prince's two Nen beasts

He keeps training, constantly exceeding Theta's expectations. On Saturday night, he has an unknown individual dismembered in his room while he talks on the phone, confirming that, as far as he knows, Morena Prudo is not in Tier 1. He declares that he will look into it personally as soon as he gets the chance and has his men tell his private militia in the lower tiers to look for her. He then resumes his training with Theta, when suddenly he feels an odd sensation, which, unbeknownst to him, is due to him manifesting a Nen beast. He rejoices that Theta intends to move on to more advanced techniques, and, when she confesses that she had initially considered slowing down his training due to his incredible learning rate, he concedes that that is what happens when one deals with a genius, adding however that he does value Theta. She instructs him to start practicing his Zetsu, which he does, beginning from his hands.[18]

Chap 385 - Tserriednich shot

The Prince is shot

The following day, Theta tells him to maintain a state of Zetsu for one hour while she attempts to distract him.[19] As soon as Tserriednich shuts his eyes and all his Aura nodes, he hears a noise like of static and sees and hears himself and Theta talking. Wondering what happened, his Zetsu comes undone. Meanwhile, Theta talks to him exactly as he saw in his vision, answering the questions Tserriednich posed her in it rather than what he actually asks her. This leads Tserriednich to realize that he can see the future and that everyone else will act exactly like in his premonition even if he changes his course of action. After 10 seconds, Theta is able to interact with him again. Tserriednich reactivates his Zetsu and closes his eyes, causing a new vision to start. He understands that the vision is instantaneous and that it lasts 10 seconds, after which time will progress as normal outside his vision, but he will maintain a 10-second head start. He sees Theta breaking a cup to distract him, and he delights in what he calls her "sadism". In the vision, he loses control of his Zetsu, but in reality, he does not, although Theta acts as though he had. He pretends that his Zetsu was broken and declares that no matter what happens to Theta, he will maintain his focus. Upon reactivating Zetsu and his ability, he sees Theta flicking a ball of aura at him. While Theta is looking at the version of him with his eyes closed, Tserriednich asks her what she thinks of him, enjoying his power. He decides to see how long he can keep it up for.[20]

After a while, he sees Theta pulling out her gun. To his horror, she shoots him in the head. He breaks his Zetsu and the ability, seeing Theta with her gun already out of the holster. Shocked, he jumps out of the way.[20] As soon as she opens fire, Melody's flute performance begins, transfixing him.[21] When it ends, he understands that he was under the effect of someone else's Nen ability, and he relishes the intricacies of Nen. Two other bodyguards break into the room, but Tserriednich tells them that the gunshot was part of their training. He notices her befuddlement and surprise when he speaks. He vows to take his time to find out why she tried to shoot him.[20] Theta drops to her knees, so he tells her to take a break. His staff tells him about what happened during Melody's performance, so he has them invite her to his room. He glances at the unconscious Theta as she is carried out.[19][20] He then comes up with a theory about his Nen ability and understands the necessity of reducing the time it takes him to activate Zetsu, as well as of honing the skill to maintain it, confident that if he can do that, he can dominate the succession contest and eventually the world itself.[20]

He continues his training with Salkov, stating his intention to keep practicing Zetsu until he can execute it in the blink of an eye, after which he expects the bodyguard to spar with him. He then declares that he has changed his mind about two-faced women and that he has come to find them cute.[11]

After finding out Morena's goal, he cuts ties with the Hei-ly family and gives a thumb-up for the Xi-yu and Char-R Family to eliminate the Hei-ly[11].

Tserriednich's Employees

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Royal Family
4th Prince 1st Queen
Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou SC Portrait
Tserriednich Hui Guo Rou
Prince Tserriednich's Employees
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Tserriednich's Servant 1 SC Portrait
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Tserriednich's Provisional Hunter 5 DCE Portrait
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Legend of Symbols
Symbol Meaning Example Meaning
P prince 1P The 1st Prince.
Q queen 5Q The 5th Queen.
... sent by 1Q→ X is sent by the 1st Queen.
... sent to →14P X is sent to the 14th Prince.
...... reassigned to 2Q→14P X is reassigned by the 2nd Queen to the 14th Prince.
...... was assigned to one or more princes →8P→11P X was assigned to the 8th and 11th Princes.
in charge of a prince's curse 4P♰ The guard is in charge of the 4th Prince's curse.
formerly in charge of a prince's curse 12P♰ The guard is formerly in charge of the 12th Prince's curse.
* Information found in Togashi's notes from "Jump Ryu! Vol. 21" interview 1Q*→ The guard's affiliation is revealed in the notes.
Servant* The employee's position is revealed in the notes.
[name]* The employee's name is revealed in the notes.
? Placeholder
(might hold another position)
Captain? The employee might not be the captain or a personal guard.
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2Q? The employee might have been sent by another queen.
Placeholder
(might have initially belonged to either Prince Momoze or Prince Marayam)
This particular issue arose when their mother Queen Sevanti sent all of Momoze's Hunters and servants to Marayam. Since we only got to see 4/5 of Momoze's Hunters and 2/3 of her servants by that time, we can't say for certain which prince the marked characters initially belonged to.


Abilities & Powers

As one of the eldest princes of Kakin, Tserriednich has significant political influences, assets and vast funds at his disposal, among which is a luxurious hotel.[6][22] He is also endowed with a squad of personal bodyguards.[13] Tserriednich is extremely brilliant, as well as knowledgeable about many topics, ranging from science, philosophy, famous individuals to even football. According to Theta, his ability to consider multiple scenarios exceeds her own, even when it comes to a field he has only a basic knowledge of such as Nen.[2] He is known to have astounding visualization[18] and concentration abilities,[19] which contribute to his prodigious talent for Nen.

Nen

Chap 384 - Tserriednich's Nen beast

Tserriednich's Nen beast

Tserriednich is a Nen genius of prodigious talent who was able to exert minor control over the flow of his aura[16] and pin down the basics of Gyo in less than one day.[10] With this skill, he managed to gather enough aura around his hands to perform Water Divination, which revealed him as a Specialist. According to Theta, the manifestation of his aura during the test is indicative of an extremely sinister nature.[2] Over the next few days, he managed to reach such a proficiency in Ten and Ren that Theta had him perform advanced exercises.[18] According to Theta, he already possesses a large amount of aura.[19] He also succeeded in closing the Aura Nodes in his hands at the first try,[18] as well as to perform a perfect Zetsu for one hour on the third try despite the many disturbances,[19] although he admits that he is too slow inactivating it and his focus is still susceptible to breaking.[20] More impressively, however, he summoned a full-fledged Nen beast without even being aware of it, the medium of a Specialization ability which, according to Theta, was already in working order.[18] He later demonstrated to have unconsciously developed a Nen ability.[20]

Tserriednich's Nen Type: Specialization
Type: Specialization Parallel Future*
Chap 387 - Tserriednich's Prediction Dream When Tserriednich closes his eyes and activates Zetsu, he receives a vision, which he refers to as "Precognition" or "Dream" (()()()()()()()()()(), Yochimu), of the following ten seconds. The vision is instantaneous: no time passes in the present between its beginning and its end, which are signaled by a sound and a visual pattern akin to static on a television. If, after those first Ephemeral Ten Seconds ((せつ)()の10()(びょう)()()()()()(), Setsuna no 10-byō), he does not open his eyes or rescind his Zetsu, time outside of his premonition resumes moving as normal, but he continues to see ten seconds into the future, the time in the vision and the real world unfolding in parallel, but the one in the preminotion running ten seconds fast. In this state, Tserriednich can see and hear what passes in his vision while at the same time perceiving what occurs outside of it, and recovers his ability to move.[20]
After Tserriednich rescinds the "Precognition" part of the ability, a subsequent stage of the ability begins and everyone who was shown in the vision except Tserriednich himself will perceive the next ten seconds unfold exactly as he predicted, even if Tserriednich used his foreknowledge to change his course of action.[20]
Chap 387 - Tserriednich's Nen ability diagram

It is currently uncertain if this ability is connected to the Nen beast the prince manifested previously,[18] although the visions' point of view[20] correspond to the one of the beast's position.[18] It is also unknown if the ability can also affect individuals who were not shown in the prediction. The "Precognition"'s similarities with Neon Nostrade's power suggest that it falls in the Specialization category.

Guardian Spirit Beast

Tserriednich Sacred Beast

Tserriednich's Guardian Spirit Beast

After shedding a drop of his blood inside the Seed Urn, Tserriednich received an "egg" from which a Guardian Spirit Beast, a type of Nen beast, hatched to guard him.[3] Since it is a parasitic-type ability, he has no control over it; and due to one of its conditions, Tserriednich is also unable to perceive both his and other princes' Guardian Spirit Beasts despite being a Nen user. The Guardian Spirit Beast is subjected to two rule-like instincts: it is unable to fight other Guardian Spirit Beasts as well as to directly attack the host of one.[1]

Tserriednich's Guardian Spirit Beast
Type: Unknown
Chap 369 - Tser Nen beast
Chap 385 - Theta's brand
Tserriednich's Guardian Spirit Beast can stretch its neck up to several meters,[1] phase through walls,[17] and detect manipulated creatures or hostile aura within a certain range and neutralize them.[1] Its main ability is triggered when someone lies to its host. The first time this occurs,[19] the Guardian Spirit Beast scratches them with its barbed tongue.[23] When, after fulfilling this condition, Theta attempted to kill Tserriednich, the Guardian Spirit Beast warned Theta that the next time she lies to its host, she will cease to exist as a human. Upon hearing the warning, the target is knocked out for a few minutes, and a sore begins to spread from the wound they received. Salkov conjectured that the only reason traitors would be kept alive until that point is that contravening the warning will result in the target becoming a pawn of the prince.[19]

Manga Appearances

Dark Continent Expedition arc
340. Special Mission Absent
341. Threats Absent
342. Challenge Absent
343. Invitation Pictured
344. Author Pictured
345. Signature Debut
346. Options Absent
347. Inauguration Absent
348. Resolve Appears
Succession Contest arc
349. Worm Toxin Appears
350. Prince Pictured
351. Battle to the Death Absent
352. Troublesome Absent
353. Cold-Blooded Absent
354. Heat Absent
355. Detonation Absent
356. Unfortunate: Part 1 Absent
357. Unfortunate: Part 2 Absent
358. Eve Appears
359. Departure Appears
360. Parasite Mentioned
361. Withdraw Absent
362. Resolve Appears
363. Nen Beast Appears
364. Speculation Absent
365. Choice Absent
366. To Each His Own Appears
367. Synchronization Absent
368. Foul Play Appears
369. Limits Flashback
370. Observation Mentioned
371. Mission Pictured
372. Disappearance Absent
373. Inheritance Absent
374. Ability Pictured
375. Persuasion Mentioned
376. Determination Appears
377. Scheme Absent
378. Balance Pictured
379. Collaboration Absent
380. Alarm Absent
381. Predation Absent
382. Awakening Absent
383. Escape Appears
384. War Appears
385. Warning Appears
386. Hypothesis Appears
387. Recreation Appears
388. Reflection Absent
389. Curse Absent
390. Clash: Part 1 Absent
391. Clash: Part 2 Absent
392. Information Absent
393. Plea Absent
394. Hypothesis Absent
395. Founding: Part 1 Absent
396. Founding: Part 2 Absent
397. Founding: Part 3 Absent
398. Search Absent
399. Expulsion Absent
400. Secrecy Absent

Battles

Battles
  • Succession Contest arc:
    • Tserriednich's Guardian Spirit Beast vs. Oito Hui Guo Rou[17]

Quotes

  • (To Mark) "If I'm skinning pigs and monkeys, it's just dissection. What I seek is art, produced by youth with a future put in an extreme situation. A 'synthesis of the arts'."[6]
  • (To Benjamin) "Finally, I can freely dispose of all the rotten trash. Quake in your sleep, Benjamin. I will be the next king."[13]
  • "The seven deadly sins are missing something. Overreaching vanity!! Not realizing one's ignorance is the greatest sin of all!! Any pig offal becoming king instead of me is unacceptable!! Out of the question!!!"[13]
  • (To Theta) "You know what I hate the most is a lying wench... Can I trust you?"[10]
  • (To Theta) "Do anything you want. I'll give it my all. I don't care if you're writhing in agony on the floor, foaming at the mouth, I won't open one pore for you, so don't worry."[19]
  • (To Salkov) "I've been surprised at my own change of heart. A two-faced woman can be pretty cute. ♡"[11]
  • "This world of Nen is way too fun!!"[20]
  • "Once I can control Zetsu at will I will dominate the battle for succession... and the world!!!"[20]

Trivia

Intertextuality and References

Translations around the World

Language Name
The Arab world Flag Arabic تسيريدنيتش هوي غو رو
China Flag Chinese 傑利多尼希·回可羅
France Flag French Tseridonich Hoicoro
Greece Flag Greek Τσέριντ-νιχ Χόικορο (Tsérid-nich Chóikoro)
South Korea Flag Korean 체리드니히 호이코오로 (Chelideunihi Hoikolo)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 362
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 376
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 349
  4. 4.0 4.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 371
  5. 5.0 5.1 Hunter × Hunter, Chapter 394
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 345
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 358
  8. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 345
  9. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 350
  10. 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 368
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 386
  12. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 343
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 348
  14. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 34, Chapter 359
  15. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 363
  16. 16.0 16.1 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 366
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 35, Chapter 369
  18. 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 18.4 18.5 18.6 18.7 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 384
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 19.6 19.7 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 385
  20. 20.00 20.01 20.02 20.03 20.04 20.05 20.06 20.07 20.08 20.09 20.10 20.11 20.12 Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 387
  21. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 37, Chapter 383
  22. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 33, Chapter 350
  23. Hunter × Hunter - Volume 36, Chapter 374

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