Meruem
メルエム
He was the most powerful offspring of the Chimera Ant Queen. He was known as the King of the Chimera Ants, and served as the main antagonist of the Chimera Ant arc. ~!Meruem is first seen when he violently rips through the womb of the [Chimera Ant Queen](https://anilist.co/character/83183/Chimera-Ant-Queen) from the inside, ready to emerge into the world and unwilling to wait for a natural birth. Shortly after his birth, Meruem leaves the hive and NGL with the Royal Guards, in search of a place to start his kingdom. He descends on the Republic of East Gorteau and takes over over the country by killing its dictator, Ming Jol-ik. Meruem then uses Jol-ik's corpse as a puppet to order East Gorteau's population of approximately five million to gather simultaneously in the capital city for a national rally. This however, is a ruse, designed to create a situation where entire towns and villages could be secretly abducted for a "selection", the forcible awakening of nen, without their disappearance being noticed. Meruem's eventual plan was to take the one percent of the population that would survive such an awakening and turn them into soldiers for an army he will use to conquer the worl
