Nen research file · Personal hatsu

Benjamin Baton

enhancerUser: Benjamin Hui Guo RouactiveCanonical
Personal hatsu
Mechanics diagram
Activation
  • Automatic on a pledged soldier's death.
Conditions
  • Subordinate must have formally pledged their ability to Benjamin.
Effects
  • Permanent acquisition of dead subordinates' abilities (Vincent's Air Blow and Musse's Secret Window confirmed by ch 373).
  • Palm stars double as a life-sign monitor for the pledged roster.
Assessment
Description

Benjamin inherits the Nen ability of any pledged subordinate who dies — each loyal death passes its owner's power up the chain of command. Stars on his palm, one per pledged soldier, tell him at a glance who still lives.

Observed output
Effects
  • Permanent acquisition of dead subordinates' abilities (Vincent's Air Blow and Musse's Secret Window confirmed by ch 373).
  • Palm stars double as a life-sign monitor for the pledged roster.
Counter-analysis
Weaknesses & counters
Weaknesses
  • Growth requires his own people to die — a strategic moral hazard.
Field record
Recorded uses
  1. CH.373Inheritance of Musse's Secret Window confirmed.
  2. CH.389Reads his palm stars to confirm Shikaku dead and Vict alive.
  3. CH.413Facing death by TSK-17, Benjamin resolves to merge his Guardian Spirit Beast with the baton and 'become a god' watching over Kakin.
Sourcing
Evidence
  • CH.373CanonicalNamed on-page; Air Blow and Secret Window inheritance confirmed.
  • CH.413CanonicalBeast-merge 'god' plan stated in Benjamin's own monologue.
File data
Parameters
Activation
Automatic on a pledged soldier's death.
First seen
CH.373
Mechanics known
CH.373
Bindings
Conditions
  • Subordinate must have formally pledged their ability to Benjamin.
Exposure register
Who knows it exists