Discussion Who's going to win the election?

[Phantron]

Yeah, I regret not putting the choice "No chairman" in the poll.

Especially after the last chapter where it was said that Teradin, Lupe and Bushidora were are all part of a faction "for getting rid of the position of chairman".

http://www.mangareader.net/hunter-x-hunter/328/19

So, technically, if any of those three wins, they might get rid of the position of chairman...

There's a discussion in the chapter threads but I think the 'no chairman' is a poor choice. Looking at the word used they're more like the 'out there' faction and the 'no chairman' is close to 'nowhere near the belief of chairman' as opposed to 'nobody should be chairman'. If they don't want to be chairman, why are they running for it? Norton doesn't want to be the chairman and she declared she doesn't want people to vote for her.

 

[Uriel]

Teradin seems like a guy with a good idea but not necessarily how to implement them. How will you change the Hunter test to weed out people like Ilumi? He pretty much behaved throughout the contest. Is he going to run a background check on everyone? Put in a test to judge character, perhaps something like the first part of Naruto's equivalent exam? But really you think someone like Ilumi can't figure out if you've a scenario where you got to make an unreasonable sacrifice that the purpose of the contest is to see who would make that sacrifice?

He's a Head Hunter. I'm sure He does have some talent in finding and judging people.

 

[Tame]

If they don't want to be chairman, why are they running for it?

Every Hunter was a candidate, and therefore "running" for president. If they want reform, then being in charge is the best way to do that. If they're as selfless as they purport to be, then this would include the removal of the position of chairmen.

 

[Phantron]

Every Hunter was a candidate, and therefore "running" for president. If they want reform, then being in charge is the best way to do that. If they're as selfless as they purport to be, then this would include the removal of the position of chairmen.

If you've to be chairman to pitch a 'no chairman' position that kind of defeats your position in the first place.

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He's a Head Hunter. I'm sure He does have some talent in finding and judging people.

You'd literally have to have an extensive background check on every one who applied to the Hunter exam because otherwise it might be too late by the time the exam starts. Even if you try to restrict to only promising candidates the number of those guys is still staggering. Of course he probably has ideas. But finding 'good people' for Hunter is like looking for world peace. It'll never quite work like that, especially when you consider there's a lot of people who only become a Hunter because of the benefits.

 

[Tame]

If you've to be chairman to pitch a 'no chairman' position that kind of defeats your position in the first place.

Yep, but if it's the easiest/only way to do it successfully...

 

[kkck]

I would think there are plenty of ways to weed out people like illumi or hisoka from the exam. Say, if you do something which could potentially hurt a candidate then you are disqualified (hisoka would not have even been in the exam we saw if that was there). A background check would easily point out murderers and lunatics. I guess adding a few rules so that examiners could disqualify people based on their own opinion of whether they are dangerous to others would be a good idea but it would indeed need to be implemented carefully and with a number of restrictions. Adding a psychological test (not as a part of the actual exam though) would be extremely helpful. Overall the faction that makes the most sense winning is teradin's considering he does have a good cause in mind, does not seem secretly evil and has some support.

 

[Phantron]

I would think there are plenty of ways to weed out people like illumi or hisoka from the exam. Say, if you do something which could potentially hurt a candidate then you are disqualified (hisoka would not have even been in the exam we saw if that was there). A background check would easily point out murderers and lunatics. I guess adding a few rules so that examiners could disqualify people based on their own opinion of whether they are dangerous to others would be a good idea but it would indeed need to be implemented carefully and with a number of restrictions. Adding a psychological test (not as a part of the actual exam though) would be extremely helpful. Overall the faction that makes the most sense winning is teradin's considering he does have a good cause in mind, does not seem secretly evil and has some support.

Not saying it can't be done, but it looks like there are a lot of people are in the Hunter's Association for various dubious reason to begin with. Sure you can have stricter tests, run harder background checks or whatever, but in the end the Hunter's Association didn't attract those dubious characters overnight. I'm sure he will make good on his promise but I think it'd be like trying to catch people dodging taxes or speeding. Sure he'll get some of them but it's something you can spend a lot of effort without much to show because people can just behave extra carefully while on the test, assuming the Association still retains its prestiege as the #1 organization in the world.

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Actually, if HXH was real, Teradin is probably the best to vote, because if HXH was real then you'd presumably know all the guys who ran for the chairman before promised big things but still just funnel privilege to the top, or got bogged down by bureaucratic stuff/infighting. While Teradin's ideals might not be obtainable he seems like a good guy who will at least try to do what he promised, compared to the other guys who promise big things but most likely will not make good on their promises.

But since it's almost certain whoever wins the election in HXH will actually change the Association in a significant way instead of just being 'another chairman', Teradin's prospects don't seem too great, because the winner of this election seems to be someone who will either do really good things or really mess it up.

 

[Uriel]

Background check? Come on, killers are really EASY to discover. And may I remind you that third test followed guys around. That's a great way to see who is proper or not.

 

[kkck]

Well, even in real life people fail psychological tests which should be easy to fool by merely faking normality. Companies have their own means to assess which job applicants are most suited for a job. Obviously, no such method has a 100% success rate however they do make a HUGE difference. Illumi and hisoka are perhaps extreme examples but I would argue that either of them would have been fairly easy to rule out of being a hunter had they implemented stricter rules. Shalnark would perhaps be an example of someone who would pass the exam is spite being a murderer though. Heck, this is a manga where people can feel auras, it really should not be easy for an examiner to spot a dangerous person.

 

[Uriel]

It's better doing a psychological test than none at all. And even if you background check, would you think that Killua did not deserved to be a Hunter just because He's a Zoldyck?

 

[THM Nindo]

Well, now we know that Bushidora is out, since he seemingly got killed by Hisoka.
For a moment there, I really thought that Teradin had a shot at winning, but it seems like Lupe and him are about to get killed as well.

The simply fact that Morau was still in the top 4 (even though they will have to do the vote again), makes me strongly believe that I was right on my first choice : Morau is going to win.

 

[kkck]

It's better doing a psychological test than none at all. And even if you background check, would you think that Killua did not deserved to be a Hunter just because He's a Zoldyck?

Well, killia was not an actual physopath for the most part. Still, if the organization had better means to screen out people then it would make sense for him to not be allowed to be a hunter, he even killed 2 people for no reason during the exam he did not pass(its not quite the fact that he is a zoldyck, its the fact that he killed people).

 

[Uriel]

If Teradin dies I'll be a sad panda. And if that happens, my bet goes to Leorio.

 

[THM Nindo]

If Teradin dies I'll be a sad panda. And if that happens, my bet goes to Leorio.

Maybe everyone will die except Leorio, making him the only remaining candidate!

 

[Host Samurai]

Shouldn't we take out the names of the candidates, who didn't advance in the next round? And in addition we could write the names of the users on the first page, who voted for candidate xy this way we can see, who was right at the end of the election. It's just a random thought of mine.

 

[THM Nindo]

Shouldn't we take out the names of the candidates, who didn't advance in the next round? And in addition we could write the names of the users on the first page, who voted for candidate xy this way we can see, who was right at the end of the election. It's just a random thought of mine.

We could.
People could vote again.

But, would we be doing that for each round?
In the end, when there's only 2 candidates left, half of the people will be right...

It's much funnier to keep it the way it is, and see who was right from the very start, no?

 

[Uriel]

I prefer to not make a new poll, but it's your call after all.

I like the wild guess thing, makes things more interesting.

 

[THM Nindo]

I prefer to not make a new poll, but it's your call after all.

I like the wild guess thing, makes things more interesting.

Yeah, I agree.
I find the wild guess more fun.

 

[Goral]

Well, there was one reset earlier and if results were shown in a post they wouldn't disappear but it doesn't matter to me which you decide. I'm still sticking to Cheadle/Chidol, she's been awfully passive this whole time (at least it seems that way) and I can't believe that one of the favorites would just let others act without doing anything herself. At least I hope so. The "no-chairman" option is unlikely IMO even though it's hard to think about anyone even remotely as powerful and charismatic as Netero among the candidates.

Besides, someone has to have a final word and even Teradain who says that he wants to get rid off chairman title is actually the boss (like Netero), Lupe is 2nd in command (Parriston) and Bushidora was for like a minute his "general" (something that Zodiacs were I think). I don't see how's that any different from the old ways. Netero made Parriston his number one precisely because he knew he would have a different opinion most of the time, different perspective and unique insight. Here it was worse since the choice of the staff was based by using people of THE SAME opinions (or similar at least). How could anyone think it would be better that way?

 

[ErosVp]

I think until 8 choices is still fun! Since we knew almost none of those candidates better if there is a bit less! Only one more time!!!!