Palm

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Palm
Gender	Feminine
Affiliation	Hunter Association Hunter operation
Occupation/Role	Field recorder, intelligence gatherer, and core-team member
Status	Active as of the post-operation reviews 228
First Appearance	Chapter 193

Background / History

Palm serves as the Hunter team’s primary field recorder during the investigation of the Ant forces. She documents enemy routes, formations, numbers, attack patterns, symbols, coordinates, and battlefield developments in real time. Her records are repeatedly treated as essential intelligence for the Hunter Association 193 195.

During the Stone Basin operations, Palm accompanies Morel, Knov, Ryan, and Icarus as part of the core group. She records the marked routes leading toward the Ant stronghold and continues writing while the team is attacked by increasingly organized Ant formations 194 197 199.

Although she is visibly frightened and physically shaken by the fighting, Palm refuses to abandon her responsibility. She protects her notebook during retreats and continues recording even when her handwriting becomes difficult to read from exhaustion and trembling 197 198 201.

As the Hunters advance toward the royal palace, Palm documents the enemy’s transport routes, defensive formations, elite guards, and high-ranking individuals. Her records help establish that the Ants are learning human military tactics and operating within a developing chain of command 202 203 207 210.

Appearance

Palm is generally depicted carrying one or more notebooks and writing during operations. The campaign’s prolonged danger leaves her pale, tense, and visibly exhausted; her hair becomes disheveled, and her hands frequently tremble while she records events 195 198.

Distinctive features include:

• Carries a notebook as her primary field tool 194 197.
• Often writes while moving through hostile terrain or during active combat 197 199.
• Displays trembling hands and a pale expression under extreme stress 195 198.
• Protects her notebooks during retreats and evacuations 197 201.
• Continues recording even after her pen breaks, using scraps of paper and other available surfaces 219 221.

Personality

Palm is conscientious, observant, and strongly duty-bound. She treats intelligence gathering as a responsibility that must continue even if the Hunters do not survive. Fear affects her physically, but it does not override her commitment to preserve the team’s discoveries 193 196.

She is also disciplined under pressure. Palm records tactical observations during direct attacks, organizes evidence after battles, and preserves the details needed for future planning. Her courage is expressed less through direct combat than through her refusal to stop documenting the conflict 194 197 203.

Palm becomes increasingly resolute as the operation worsens. Even when her writing becomes crooked or nearly illegible, she keeps working and accepts the danger of accompanying the core team into the Ant nest 200 206 209.

Abilities & Skills

Field Recording

Palm’s principal function is documenting battlefield intelligence.

• Records symbols, routes, coordinates, time codes, enemy numbers, and pincer attacks 195.
• Documents changes in Ant formations and attack speed during combat 197 199.
• Preserves evidence of transport routes, larvae supplies, and the location of the Ant core 202 203.
• Creates records that are copied and transmitted to Association headquarters 195 206.
• Continues recording despite fear, injuries, exhaustion, and unstable terrain 194 210 219.

Observation and Intelligence Analysis

Palm converts battlefield observations into information useful for strategy.

• Identifies the appearance of high-ranking Ant individuals and records when they influence formations without directly attacking 197 199.
• Tracks the Ants’ progression from disorganized assaults to coordinated military formations 198 200.
• Helps preserve evidence that the Ants are learning from repeated encounters with the Hunters 195 203.
• Sorts damaged carapaces and other battlefield evidence for comparison with Icarus’s analysis 208.
• Records the condition of the palace battle and the escalating strength of the forces deeper inside the nest 207 209 210.

Composure Under Extreme Pressure

Palm maintains her assigned role even when the surrounding battlefield becomes overwhelming.

• Remains with the core team after backup recorders are created to preserve copies of her firsthand notes 206.
• Continues writing while Ant Soldiers attack from multiple directions 197 199.
• Protects her notebook during emergency portal evacuations 197 201 202.
• Keeps recording the clash between Netero and Meruem while the palace and surrounding terrain are devastated by their attacks 214 216 218.
• Helps preserve operational records during the post-battle sealing and review process 223 224 225.

Equipment / Items

• Field notebooks — Used to record symbols, maps, enemy movements, formation changes, and battlefield intelligence 194 195.
• Pens and writing materials — Palm continues replacing or improvising writing tools as they fail during the operation 219 221 223.
• Map and marked records — Used to organize routes, seal points, review locations, and follow-up inspections after the battle 225 226 228.

Relationships

• Morel — Field commander who assigns Palm her recording duties and relies on her reports for operational decisions 194 197 199.
• Knov — Tactical coordinator who transmits Palm’s records to headquarters and protects her through Portal Points during retreats 195 196 201.
• Ryan — Core-team combatant who fights near Palm, protects the advance, and helps create openings for her evacuation 197 201 209.
• Icarus — Tactical analyst who works with Palm’s notes to interpret Ant formations, routes, and command structures 197 199 207.
• Netero — Chairman and leader of the palace operation; Palm records his actions and the effects of his Nen attacks 205 207 209.
• Knuckle, Shoot, and Linas — Perimeter fighters whose reports and battlefield activity Palm records as part of the wider operation 195 197 200.
• The Ant forces — Palm studies their organization and records their progression from instinctive attacks to coordinated military behavior 195 198 203.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Stone Basin Reconnaissance

Palm joins the core team’s advance into Stone Basin and records the marked routes leading toward the Ant stronghold. The team discovers that the Ant Soldiers are using organized formations and that a Squadron Leader-level individual can improve their coordination through its presence alone 194 197.

Intelligence and Reinforcement Operations

After the first retreats, Palm’s records are sent through Knov’s portal to Association headquarters. Her reports help establish that the threat has developed into a large-scale militarized force, prompting the arrival of reinforcements 195 196.

Deep Infiltration

Palm accompanies the Hunters through the Ant transport routes and deeper sections of the nest. She documents the movement of larvae, food supplies, patrols, elite guards, and the growing signs of a central royal palace 202 203 207 210.

Royal Palace Operation

During the advance through the palace, Palm continues recording despite exhaustion, blood loss, collapsing structures, and repeated Ant attacks. She documents the emergence of stronger enemies and the Hunters’ coordinated battles against the palace defenses 209 210 211.

Throne Antechamber and the Netero–Meruem Battle

Palm records the confrontation with Youpi and the appearance of the King. While Netero and Meruem battle above the palace, she continues documenting the duel’s escalating force and the defensive line maintained by the Hunters below 211 212 214 216.

As the battle approaches its climax, Palm continues writing despite shockwaves, heat, collapsing terrain, and failing equipment. Her records include the preparation and unleashing of Netero’s ultimate attack 218 219.

Aftermath and Review

After the palace battle, Palm helps organize scattered notes and battlefield evidence. She participates in the review of routes, heat damage, structural marks, sealing points, and unidentified items discovered around the ruins and surrounding roads 223 225 226 228.

Notable Quotes

“I'll record everything. Even if I die, I'll get the intelligence out.” 193

“I'll continue recording. No matter what happens, even if only one person makes it back in the end, we must bring the information from this place home.” 193

“I'll record everything. I won't stop, even at the very end.” 200

Trivia

• Palm’s notebook is treated as important enough to receive backup copies and priority evacuation during combat 196 201.
• She continues writing after losing access to ordinary writing space, including on scraps of paper and the ground 219 221.
• Her reports help the Hunters recognize that the Ant forces are not merely numerous, but capable of learning, organizing, and reproducing human military tactics 195 198 203.
• Palm’s role is primarily informational rather than offensive, but her intelligence directly supports the operation’s strategic decisions 194 199 206.