Character from Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi
The smiling vice-chairman who thrives on chaos — a political animal whose only joy comes from watching people react to the messes he creates.
Pariston is the Hunter Association's vice-chairman and its most dangerous political operator. He doesn't want power — he wants the game. He manipulated the chairman election, undermined Netero's authority for fun, and amassed 5,000 Chimera Ant cocoons as bargaining chips. His motivations are pure chaos: he derives pleasure from creating complex situations and watching how people navigate them. He is the series' most unsettling antagonist because he never fights — he just smiles and makes everything worse through bureaucracy, manipulation, and the sheer joy of watching people struggle.
Handsome with styled blond hair and a permanent, infuriating smile. He wears business suits and carries himself with the oily charm of a politician who knows he's smarter than everyone in the room and wants you to know it too.
Also known as: Pariston, Rat