By the time Gon and Killua end their adventure in Greed Island, they now have to confront another growing threat: Chimera Ants. In the Hunter x Hunter universe, Chimera Ants are insects that propagate via feeding and produce advanced offspring depending on what they breed. As a result, even the Hunter Association deems Chimera Ants as a significant threat, especially in large groups.

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In the case of the "Chimera Ant Arc," Gon and his team now face the threat of Meruem and his Chimera Ant colony. However, aside from Meruem himself are powerful Chimera Ants that serve in his Royal Guards, Squadron Leaders, and even Officers. Interestingly, some Chimera Ants also have some of the most interesting skillsets in the franchise.

11 Kite

Despite not having a rank and being freshly revived, his status as one of the strongest is derived by virtue of potential. It's likely that Kite not only inherited his original Nen abilities but also inherited them in an enhanced way.

Thanks to his training as a Hunter, Kite possesses enhanced strength, durability, speed, and stamina. As a Conjurer trained by Ging Freecs himself, Kite can manifest his Nen in numerous forms. His main ability, Crazy Slots, allows him to summon up to nine different weapons - with one that Kite only uses if he doesn't want to die. Apparently, this Crazy Slots number was so powerful that Kite manifested as Meruem's twin in his rebirth.

10 Meleoron

Albeit only as strong as the common Chimera Ant soldier, Meleoron isn't a pushover as a Squadron Leader. His chameleon genes provide him with impeccable speed and charisma - plus the innate ability to turn invisible to the naked eye. Regardless, this does endow him with a mastery over stealth.

In fact, his penchant for stealth extends to his Nen. As a Specialist, Meleoron can fine-tune Nen to keep his special abilities secret. His Perfect Plan allows Meleoron to maximize his invisible - becoming completely invisible even to Nen users. Likewise, God's Accomplice allows him to camouflage anything else he touches. Why rely on strength if one can avoid becoming hit in the first place?

9 Colt

Condor-like Colt used his specialized flying skills in service of the Chimera Ant Queen. As a Squadron Leader, he possesses remarkable strength, speed, durability, and stamina. While he awakened his Nen, he can only see and sense aura - but not have honed it yet to awaken his own abilities.

However, Colt is no pushover. His main gift after his rebirth as a Chimera Ant is his keen intellect. He's developed the capability of adjusting to combat situations quickly, up to a point of developing unique strategies to best unknown foes. Despite his lack of Nen abilities, Colt makes up for it with his strategic prowess.

8 Cheetu

Named after his connection with the cheetah, Cheetu is the fastest among the Chimera Ant's Squadron Leaders. As a Chimera Ant, he already possesses remarkable hand-to-hand combat prowess and enhanced stamina - fit for his surprisingly ridiculously speed. He can react to - and dodge - bullets with ease as he's capable of reaching at least 200km/h in just a second.

In terms of Nen, Cheetu is a Conjuration Specialist. Unfortunately, being a new Nen user, he still needs assistance to properly control his abilities. Having died earlier, Cheetu wasn't able to unleash his true potential.

7 Leol

Don't mind Leol's swagger - his strength and charisma befit someone bestowed with lion genes. As a Chimera Ant, Leol possesses incredible strength, durability, and stamina. However, his own special genes gave Leol remarkable strength - and even accuracy, being able to not only throw a harpoon at sonic speed but also hit a whale in deep sea.

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As a Specialist, Leol has the remarkable ability of "borrowing" Nen abilities temporarily with his Rental Pod. Leol can obtain Nen abilities to augment his physical fighting style. Perhaps more remarkable is Leol's knack for adaptability - as he's capable of figuring out a borrowed ability's strengths and take advantage of them rather quickly.

6 Zazan

While a self-proclaimed Chimera Ant Queen, Zazan does have the strength and cunning to prove her worth as a Squadron Leader. Her nature as a Chimera Ant alone bestowed Zazan with tremendous strength, speed, durability, and reflexes. Moreover, her scorpion genes blessed her with a stinger capable of dismantling pro Hunters with an extremely potent neurotoxin.

As a Manipulator, Zazan can tinker with her Nen to give her two remarkable Nen abilities. Her Queen Shot allows her to transform stung humans into human-animal hybrids that follow her every command. Meanwhile, her Monster Queen Form bestows her with monstrous strength when she pulls out her stinger.

5 Neferpitou

Despite Neferpitou's rather thin frame, they're no pushover. Possibly coming from a feline Magical Beast, Pitou possesses unfathomable speed and reflexes. In fact, it's said that Pitou can sense objects moving as fast as Mach 1. Accompanied with intense agility and vastly-improved senses, Pitou is already a nightmare in terms of speed.

In turn, Pitou's nature as a Specialist adds to their frightening roster of abilities. With such a fine-tuned control over Nen, Pitou has become a puppeteer. Their Nen allows her to create a healing puppet (Doctor Blythe), control the corpses of others alongside their Nen abilities, or improve a puppet's performance by imbuing them with aura.

4 Shaiapouf

If Pitou possessed a deceptive frame, Shaiapouf possessed quite the deceptive demeanor. Possibly the calmest of the Royal Guards, Shaiapouf touts his knack for stratagems and combines it with his adaptable Nen abilities. Courtesy of his genes, Shaiapouf possesses incredible strength, stamina, and durability. With his butterfly wings, Shaiapouf can travel extremely long distances - and further travel faster with his aura.

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As a Manipulation user, Shaiapouf's real power lies in the fine control of Nen. His Cocoon allows Shaiapouf to outright give Nen to others - which helped raised Meruem's colony into an army of Nen users. His Spiritual Message can help him analyze the psychological states of others quickly. He can manipulate Nen so finely that he can split himself into various miniature clones (Beelzebub) or outright take on the appearance of others (Body Reconstruction).

3 Menthuthuyoupi

If it's a battle of sheer strength, then Menthuthuyoupi outclasses other Royal Guards by a long shot. Possibly courtesy of his Magical Beast genes, Menthuthuyoupi possesses ridiculous strength that rivals or even exceeds that of Chairman Netero.

Given his sheer strength, it makes sense that Menthuthuyoupi is an Enhancer. His abilities manifest in metamorphosis - allowing him to shapeshift to augment his combat needs. These include sprouting wings for flight, massive tentacles for long-ranged incursions, and extra limbs for more punching power. In his rage, his body can swell up and detonate a massive explosion. When his fury becomes too powerful to control, his Rage Incarnate transforms him into a centaur with much faster speed.

2 Chimera Ant Queen

By virtue of her status as the colony's progenitress, the Chimera Ant Queen possesses remarkable power. Being a Chimera Ant, the Queen herself is a natural predator. Possessing human-like intellect, the Queen can set traps for prey and perhaps even plot which prey to eat to maximize her abilities.

Thanks to phagogenesis, the Queen can impart the qualities of her prey into her offspring. In turn, her new Ants obtain the best characteristics of her ingested prey. The Queen can maximize phagogenesis when eating humans, as the offspring's abilities not only come with improved intelligences but also sometimes unique abilities.

1 Meruem

As the Chimera Ant King, it's no question that Meruem holds the status as the strongest among his kind. The Chimera Ant's innate best traits already give him unfathomable strength, speed, stamina, and durability. However, his Nen nature as a Specialist puts his innate abilities into overdrive.

At its core, Meruem has the natural ability to grow his Nen whenever he consumes a Nen user. Courtesy of Shaiapouf and Menthuthuyopi, Meruem can transformation, release energy blasts, and emit photon-like particles to continuously assess information.

Given his powerset, he's arguably the strongest character ever introduced in Hunter x Hunter so far. In fact, it took Netero - perhaps the second-most powerful in the franchise - sacrificing his life to detonate Poor Man's Rose and poison Meruem to defeat him.

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