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The Phantom Troupe a glamorous Thread 
MINOR HXH SPOILERS If you’re past the Yorknew arc then you’re good.
I watched a yt video about this and my brain went 
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The video explained the members and the ideology behind the Phantom Troupe but I liked the way the video highlighted the contradiction of being a member of an organization like the phantom troupe truly brings.
The members of the Phantom Troupe are often perceived as twisted and even sadistic murderers. However, for most of the members they have found a purpose within the group.
The offer nothing but brute power, intelligence, and a fierce loyalty to a man who offered them a place to belong and an ideology they can die for.
Many of the members offer little to no regard for human life. Some of them find joy in watching the life slip from ones body while others see it as a means to an end.
Togashi is meticulous with the way he implements human elements within the phantom troupe. The classic anime villain is utterly evil with no real redeemable qualities but Togashi loves to remind us that the Phantom Troupe are more human than they’re perceived.
As I said before no one in the Phantom Troupe has a problem with killing when they want/need to. They use the power they have over those weaker than them to make themselves feel higher in a sense.
When doing so they show no remorse and come off as sadistic. They are indifferent to death especially if they are the cause of it.
On the other hand, when a member the Phantom Troupe meet their demise they express anger, sadness, and grief.
In Pakunoda’s case, certain members openly mourned her death. While others simply see themself and their members as cogs in a machine.
Despite how each individual reacts to the deaths of their comrades they all share one common factor. Loyalty.
The best/earliest example of this is Uvogin’s death or rather the circumstances surrounding his death.
It is said that we reveal our true selves in our final moments. Before his death Uvogin is given an ultimatum, the Phantom Troupe’s secrets or his guaranteed death.
Uvogin chooses death over the betrayal of his makeshift family.
A character that was perceived as the epitome of brute force and sadism chose to die rather than to spill gossip about the Phantom Troupe.
Uvogin makes it clear to Kurapika that he doesn’t remember massacring the Kurta clan because of the mass bloodshed he has caused.
He was murderously twisted yet in his final moments he showed Kurapika that he was capable of love. This is what leaves Kurapika feeling lost at the end of the Yorknew arc.
The members of the Phantom Troupe are perceived as dangerous, sadistic, twisted and so much more but they continuously show just how much they love/care for one another. They’re hypocrites because they kill with no remorse but feel wronged when their own is killed.
The characters are written so carefully its incredibly powerful. Their morals are grey and flexible. Its a dance between beautiful and tragic. Togashi wants you to know how twisted these characters are but he also makes you feel how human they can be.
All in all these characters, as well as many others in the series, are extremely complex. This thread doesn’t do the complexity of the Phantom Troupe justice but they truly are some of the best written characters in anime/manga.
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