The Promised Neverland is a popular series currently being published in Weekly Shonen Jump. It has sold over 5 million copies and will be adapted into an anime series starting in January 2019. The story is set in the demon world, where humans and demons live in two separate worlds. The story follows a group of children who discover that they are farmed humans who are used as food for the demons. Within this farm, there is a four-year-old boy named Phil who is a potential genius. In this article, we will introduce Phil.
What kind of child is Phil?
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Phil is a 4-year-old boy who is being raised at GF Farm, just like the main characters Emma and her friends. He has a generous personality and seems to take good care of the younger children. He loves Emma, who plays with him, and he also appears in the opening scene of the story. He has a quick mind, and at the beginning of the story, his grades were not as good as Don's, but he seems to be improving rapidly. He has the number 34394 carved into his neck.
What are Phil's grades?
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Norman and Emma come to the gate to return Connie's forgotten stuffed animal. So, in the scene where we find out the truth about the farm, the ogre has something like a shipping list. On the list the ogre has, the horses are numbered in order of performance, with Norman, Ray, Emma, Gilda, and then Don. Phil hadn't yet won any top prizes at this stage. (It's possible that he was just left off the list because he was 4 years old and not eligible for shipping.) However, after telling Don and Gilda about the farm... His average for the past 7 days is just over 203. Phil is still growing. I'm sure he'll soon get a perfect score!
Tag with Phil
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After learning the truth, Emma starts practicing how to escape with everyone through tag. Meanwhile, Sister Krone joins the game and becomes the Oni who catches everyone. The children are caught one after another by Krone's quick thinking, physical ability, and analytical ability. Meanwhile, Phil, along with Emma, Ray, and Norman, are still escaping from the demons. The girl with him is probably Vivian. Emma picks them up and runs away from Krone, but she ends up being caught. Considering that Don and Gilda are also caught early on, this may be a contrast to show that Phil will become even better than them. Incidentally, Krone says that the abilities of Norman, Emma, Ray, and Gilda are not to be underestimated. It was a game of tag in which Don was treated a little poorly.
Phil and Morse Code
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A book sent by a person named William Minerva. The bookplate has an owl mark. Emma realizes that the circle drawn around the owl is a Morse code message to them. It represents words like RUN, FARM, DOUBT, etc., and Emma and her friends realize that someone who knows about the farm is trying to help them indirectly. In fact, Ray seems to have noticed the relationship between this bookplate and Morse code, but Emma learned about it from Phil. Phil, who knew nothing about it, said to his beloved Emma, "This is how you read this book!"
Phil and the Truth about the Farm
Before the escape, Emma and her friends were wondering whether to leave the children under the age of four behind, so they told Phil the truth about the farm on behalf of the others. That's what Phil said at that time. That's right. It seems that Phil had a good idea of the truth about the farm. The following three reasons were given as the reasons for this.
Reason 1: Phil predicted the truth about the farm
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During a game of tag with Krone. Phil was hiding quietly behind a rock while being held by his beloved Emma. At that moment, Krone says, "If you saw the harvest that day, I'm on your side." Phil, who had heard those words together with Emma, seemed to be wondering what on earth the harvest was.
Reason 2: Phil predicted the truth about the farm
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Krone, who knew that Emma and the others knew about the transmitter, came to the room and started looking through the shelves, thinking that maybe they had made something to destroy the transmitter. Phil happened to see this. He felt something was off about Krone's strange behavior.
Phil predicted the truth about the farm Reason ③
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Phil had seen all of Norman's interactions with Emma when he was shipped out. And the thing that seemed strange to him the most was that Emma was scared of her mother, Isabella. Until then, Emma had been looking at her beloved mother with a frightened expression, which seemed odd to her. However, Phil was able to make some predictions with just these hints, so he must be a genius.
Escape with Phil
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Emma thought about leaving the children under the age of four behind. Emma says. Even if you estimate it as short as possible, you have two years. Hearing this, Phil, knowing all about it, says, "I can wait. So leave me alone." Phil trusts his beloved Emma and believes that she will definitely come for him. He stares straight at Emma. And when they escape, he immediately speaks to Mama, who comes outside after grabbing the walkie-talkie, and takes her to the children under the age of four. In this way, Phil brilliantly assisted Emma and her friends in their escape. Incidentally, Mama seems to realize that Phil knows the escape plan and the truth about the farm. It must be Mama after all. But by that time, Mama had already given up on everything. It doesn't seem like she would have reported Phil to headquarters.
Summary of the genius Phil
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Emma and her friends escaped safely, while Phil remained at the plantation. The remaining children seem to have been separated into their own plants. Phil will definitely appear in the story and become a key person who does something. How will he grow and appear before Emma and her friends again? I can't wait!
