You guys are right, there's a battle between his chimera instincts and his evolving humanity. It looked like the Chimera instincts was going to win with his rant about power, but when a strong pivotal moment occurred, he had a humane reaction. But there's a lot episodes left, who knows what's going to happen. Great reaction, guys :)
2018-10-05 07:37:11 +0000 UTC
I had a theory that the King accidently put his will, at that power-up moment, in the eagle a.k.a. Manipulation?
The power-up moment was about his awe of his power and that he can take inferior lives if he so chooses. And I didn't see any reason for the eagle to attack Komugi, so I thought the King accidently and unknowingly sent his will/nen towards the eagle to take out inferior creatures(the concept of his power-up moment).
With this line of logic, I don't believe it was fateful coincidence.
2018-10-05 07:29:45 +0000 UTC
Meruem...the Light that Illuminates All. Nice name i thought.
2018-10-05 04:37:19 +0000 UTC
SHE hit him whit the sucka who is YOU!
2018-10-05 00:43:44 +0000 UTC
Meruem can be my King anyday. Always in my top 5 fave characters no matter the anime.
2018-10-05 00:19:02 +0000 UTC
I'm #TeamMeruem all day, love how he isnt just a generic mhwahaha villain but has conflicting thoughts and complex emotions that allows him to grow as a character.
Jaime Soto
2018-10-04 23:32:53 +0000 UTC
The character development for meruem is crazy. My favourite character by far.