>>282042433
He absolutely is the most popular and iconic character
>muh ancient manga polls
Observe actual internet-wide popularity. When people think of HxH, they think of Hisoka. When people post HxH reaction images, 99% of the time, they post Hisoka. When Hisoka appeared in the current arc Togashi's twiter views and /a/ and other websites threads activity blew up by like 50%.
>>282042450
Hunter x Hunter doesn't always have straightforward heroes, but it usually has straightforward villains. The Phantom Troupe are a group of sympathetic villains, but villains nonetheless. Genthru was a villain throughout his arc. Hisoka is a villain through and through. The only primary antagonists in their arc which could have been considered in some sense justified are the ants, as they were acting on animalistic instinct. Once Meruem made the transition into seeing humanity as something to care about, the line really blurred.
