Despite 2011 being the overall better adaption compared to the 1999 manga, this is one aspect where it doesn't really hold up, mainly because Kite's introduction is delayed until the Chimera Ant arc, and because the story is changed so Gon doesn't remember him at all until they meet after Greed Island.Latest Chapter Discussion Latest Episode Discussion List of Official Discussion Threads | Schedule: Tuesdays ( The Dank Continent) The manga handles this a lot better than the 2011 anime. So it's a combination of Kite being someone who saved his life and has known for years before he set out to become a hunter, respects immensely and set him on the path to become a hunter so he could chase after his dad, feeling guilty for thinking he caused Kite's death and thinking he betrayed Kite's expectations for him, which felt worse to him than losing his own life. There's also a third additional factor, which is that for Gon, letting down a friend, betraying their expectations, is worse than death to him. There's also the fact that he thinks he's to blame for Kite's death, which has also been mentioned. People have already mentioned about Gon and Kite's common past, and how he learned everything about Ging from Kite, making him want to become a hunter to find his dad, something that's mentioned in the first chapter of the manga, but is cut out (or rather it's moved to a flashback at the beginning of the chimera ant arc, and the anime changes the story so Gon doesn't recognize Kite at first, even though in the manga he realizes who he is instantly after arriving with Accompany) in the 2011 anime. One final goal to achieve, to show that he's still in control. And so, he does the one thing he can do to regain control. Gon is no longer in control of the situation, and he knows it. Deep down, he knows nothing can be done for Kite. He can't actually fix the results of his actions. Why? Because he got the thing that he wanted, got his goal, and yet he is not in control. That's what he does.Īnd then Kite comes back, but he is not the same. He does his best, and when he is not able to go and save Kite because of how weak he is, he breaks for a moment for the first time, vut quickly recovers by attempting to assert control again. He immediately goes "okey, lets get Kite back". So when all control is taken away from him, when he is too weak and leads to the death of Kite, what does Gon do? He attempts to gain control back. Get a perfect victory, show how capable he is, refuse to yield. When fighting Hanzo, when playing dodgeball, when choosing to ignore the plan against Genthru, the most important thing for Gon is to have control over the situation. Its so that he can control his surroundings. This is why Gon wants to be strong, you know. Gon was not in control of the situation, and that upset him. You can see it clearly in the Hunter exam, for example, by how frustrated Gon gets after Hisoka gives him his badge. Throughout the show, Gon shows that control is very very important to him. Personally, I don't think this is about Kite.
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