As promised in my prior blog post, I will spend today giving tribute to my other favorite character in Hunter x Hunter. Chrollo Lucilfer, leader of the Phantom Troupe, better known as the Spiders.

 

If Hisoka is more of a flamboyant psychopath as his killer clown archetype tends to be, then Chrollo far better fits in with the idea of stereotypical sociopath.  Charming and manipulative, hes a master of trickery which plays in perfect with his Nen Power (if you want to know what it is, watch the Anime)

 

Hes also a warrior poet which goes hand in hand with his sociopathic personality.  His charisma commands the anime when he is present.  While he is not nearly as visible as Hisoka, Chrollo does incredible things with the little screen time he is given by himself.  Normally, he appears just to give commands to the other Spiders.

 

Near the end of the arc that I have at the time of this writing completed, Chrollo is shown to have a greater importance to the Spiders than he thought of himself.  Sadly, the results of this revelation have left a sour taste in my mouth, I am not happy with how the arc was resolved (watch the anime if you want to know what I am talking about.)

 

Still his power with his limited screen time, his eloquent speeches and his philosophies and deep topics that are mentioned whenever he appears ensure that he is up there with Hisoka as one of my favorite Anime Characters.