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VHS Raid Update: in the midst of planning our assault our crack team of Digimon devolved into a weekly prayer/prostheletize to the agnostic Biyomon meeting and since then the discussion has devolved into an argument about how many terabytes Noah would've needed to store every Digimon on his Arc.

We're fucked.

#digimon #the vhs impmon chronicles #(I still have to finish my goddamn semester)

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In another timeline where Digimon was more popular in the United States, Bandai and Hasbro could've joined forces and used the Baby Alive technology to create the world's first shitting Koromon plush

#this is the age of poopsie surprise unicorns: you cannot tell me there wouldn't have been a market #digimon #baby alive shitting technology

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Guess who found a vintage vpet from the childhood he mostly repressed while rummaging around for his Pokewalker after a series of dreams about rummaging around for his Pokewalker???

THIS MOTHAFUCKA!!!!

#digimon #its scratched up and the american version with the weird changes but I didn't have to pay $300+ on the open market for it so I love it #digimon vpet #this kudamon has been waiting for care since the 20 aughts and its time has finally come #not kayfabe

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Guess who found a vintage vpet from the childhood he mostly repressed while rummaging around for his Pokewalker after a series of dreams about rummaging around for his Pokewalker???

THIS MOTHAFUCKA!!!!

#digimon #its scratched up and the american version with the weird changes but I didn't have to pay $300+ on the open market for it so I love it #digimon vpet #this kudamon has been waiting for care since the 20 aughts and its time has finally come #not kayfabe

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Since Toei is currently promoting the upcoming Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning, their English account has been uploading the full episodes for Digimon Adventure 02 on Youtube dubbed. You can watch the first episode here.

There are, as of writing this, three episodes up. Hopefully, they'll upload the entire series instead of only posting a few episodes like they did with Kamen Rider.

#digimon adventure 02 #digimon 02 #digimon #important digi-weeb information

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Okay, so Gabe evolved into Gabumon Bond of Friendship, but Algomon evolved into Devimon. I wasn't interested in DoneDevimon part 3, so I wanted to check if I could DNA Digivolve him with anything and I saw I had a Vritramon in storage.

The real issue comes from that I forgot what level Vritramon is (spirit evolution is wacky) and so DNA'd the Vritramon with the Devimon instead of the other way around and now I got another Aldamon ☠️

I've raised like 3 of those things already, so I'm now raising another Algomon from the open slot left by the DNA Digivolution in hopes of getting a Mega I didn't already raise twice already.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Okay, so Gabe evolved into Gabumon Bond of Friendship, but Algomon evolved into Devimon. I wasn't interested in DoneDevimon part 3, so I wanted to check if I could DNA Digivolve him with anything and I saw I had a Vritramon in storage.

The real issue comes from that I forgot what level Vritramon is (spirit evolution is wacky) and so DNA'd the Vritramon with the Devimon instead of the other way around and now I got another Aldamon ☠️

I've raised like 3 of those things already, so I'm now raising another Algomon from the open slot left by the DNA Digivolution in hopes of getting a Mega I didn't already raise twice already.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Intro to Digimon

In my previous posts about Digimon, particularly my overview of all aquatic Digimon species, I god some comments from people who liked the designs and were curious about the franchise, but didn't know much about it. I decided to write this introduction to let people know more about the basics of the franchise and give suggestions for where to start if they're interested.

What is Digimon?

Digimon is a Japanese multimedia franchise owned by Bandai that focuses on the titular creatures. It is a monster collection franchise that started as a series of virtual pets. Think Tomagatchis aimed for young boys who like their virtual pets to be badass monsters. Digimon media includes virtual pets, toys, a variety of video games, a trading card game, multiple animes, mangas, and more. Unlike some other franchises, Digimon exists in a multiverse with most games, mangas, and animes existing independently from each other. Each setting can follow its own rules and variations of the lore and universe, though most follow some common rules. The Digimon Reference Book lists official Digimon species and gives setting-neutral lore for them. Many entries in the franchise involve the bonds between humans (known as tamers) who bond with one or more Digimon and go on adventures together.

Ok, but what is a Digimon?

Digimon, short for Digital Monsters, are creatures born from data and exist within Earth's internet and computer systems. While born from computer data, most settings say that Digimon are more than just AIs and possess souls and free will. A few newer entries in the franchise say that Digimon have existed since long before the internet and computers and data are just the most recent method humans use to interact with and influence them. Digimon come from the Digital World, a world that exists within the network but is also often depicted as being another dimension parallel to Earth. It can be thought of as a universe influenced by data, but that exists on its own. Again, each setting will have its own take on the Digital World. The Digital World is often depicted as being maintained and ruled over by a supercomputer named Yggdrasil or King Drasil. Other entries (usually early in the franchise) say that their Digital World is ruled by an enigmatic God heavily based on the one of Christianity who may be a human programmer.

There are many species of Digimon that can evolve through a series of levels. When evolving to a new level, a Digimon will change species. How similar Digimon are to humans varies depending on setting. In many, Digimon do not reproduce on their own, instead new Digimon are born from new data. While individual Digimon can appear masculine or feminine, different settings will differ on whether Digimon have sexes or genders. In most settings, Digimon who die will have their data reconfigured into a Digitama (Digi-egg), allowing for a form of reincarnation. Whether or how much Digimon can remember from past lives depends on the setting.

Each species has an attribute. The attributes are Vaccine, Virus, Data, and Free. These attribute comes form how the species behaves and affects the Digital world. Vaccines benefit the Digital World, Viruses harm it, and Datas have no real effect either way. Free attribute Digimon are rare and don't fit any other category. Generally speaking, Vaccine Digimon are good, Viruses are evil, and Datas are neutral. This isn't set in stone and it's perfectly possible to have a villainous Vaccine, heroic Virus, or Data that leans either way. Attributes in some of the games also have a rock-paper-scissors lineup where Vaccine beats Virus beats Data beats Vaccine. Free is neutral to everything.

Evolution

Evolution, dubbed in English as Digivolution, is the process by which Digimon grow stronger and reach new levels. The levels, listed in Japanese/English are Baby I/Fresh, Baby II/In-Training, Child/Rookie, Adult/Champion, Perfect/Ultimate, and Ultimate/Mega. Some entries have an addition level called Super Ultimate/Ultra. Yes, the fact that Ultimate is used for two different levels in different languages has caused quite a bit of confusion. Another from of evolution is Jogress(join+progress)/DNA Digivolution. This occurs when two or more Digimon will merge to become a new Digimon of a higher level. Related to evolution is mode changes. A Digimon that mode changes will change to a new form, but does not actually change level (with a few exceptions). Mode changes are denoted by adding the name of the mode to the Digimon's name. An example of a mode change is Jupitemon mode changing to Jupitermon Wrath Mode.

Evolution in Digimon is much more varied and open-ended than in other franchises like Pokemon. In many of the the video games and especially the virtual pets, Digimon will have multiple possible evolutions that are not necessarily thematically related to each other. Evolutions are not necessarily mutually exclusive. Multiple different species of one level could evolve to the same Digimon of the next level. Digimon can also evolve back to a lower level and not necessarily to the same species they started as. An example is Agumon (a little orange dinosaur) evolving to Centalmon/Centarumon (cyborg centaur), then evolving backwards to Patamon (flying hamster). Many species have a "default" through line that is considered the standard for that species. These default lines are usually either designed to be thematically consistent with each other through every level or were depicted in one of the animes or mangas. Non-virtual pet and game media, such as the animes and mangas, usually give Digimon much more linear evolution lines with few if any branches.

Evolution often work differently between wild Digimon and those with tamers. Wild Digimon cannot evolve freely. As they live and battle, they will gain experience and power until they evolve to the next level. Once at a new level, they stay there until gaining enough power to evolve again or being wounded badly enough to be forcibly reverted to a prior level but not enough to be killed. Digimon partnered with a tamer will instead stay at a default level, usually Child/Rookie, but can evolve to a higher one with help from their partner. These evolutions are temporary and the Digimon will eventually revert to its default form.

Where do I start?

If you're looking for a way into the franchise, there are a few options. If you want to start with an anime I suggest Digimon Adventure (original, not reboot), Digimon Tamers, or Digimon Ghost Game. Adventure is the original anime and one of the few that goes for more than one season. Adventure is followed up by Digimon Adventure 02, a few movies, Digimon Adventure Tri, Digimon Adventure Last Evolution Kizuna and the upcoming Digimon Adventure 02 the Beginning. Adventure set the standard for how most Digimon stories work. It features a cast of human children, each with a Digimon partner, being lost in the Digital World and going through adventures as they encounter villains and try to figure out how to get home. It is heavy on plot and character development and is a lot of fun. Digimon Tamers was the first anime not set in the Adventure universe and goes into darker and more adult themes while still being fun. It's a lot of people's favorite season for a good reason. Be aware that the english dubs for Digimon Adventure through Digimon Tamers added a lot of jokes and other silliness that weren't in the original. The dubs are very hit or miss and pretty contentious in the fandom. I like them personally, but watch the one you prefer. Digimon Ghost Game is the most recent season and thus you will find a lot of people still talking about it. It is more focused on monster of the week episodes than running plotlines and has a strong horror vibe. Ghost Game, like many recent entries in the franchise, is aimed toward adults who were fans of the series as kids.

If you want to start with a game, I suggest one of the ones on Steam as they're easily available in English. Steam has Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth, Digimon Survive, and Digimon World Next Order. Cyber Sleuth is an RPG that is probably the best entry point for people familiar with the Pokemon games as they function similarly. You catch and assemble your dream team of Digimon as you evolve them through higher levels and move through the story. Digimon Survive is a hybrid visual novel and tactical RPG which tells a more horror-based version of the classic "kids trapped in the Digital World" story. Your choices in the game affect the outcome and there are 4 different endings. The true route and ending is only unlocked on a new game + so play it twice. Next Order is a real-time RPG where you raise a pair of Digimon from egg to final form repeatedly as you move through the story and unlock new forms.

If you want to start with a virtual pet, the current one available is the Vital Bracelet BE. It is a fitbit-style health-tracking bracelet that pairs with an app and allows you to raise Digimon, with more exercise giving you better results. The VB has multiple DIM cards with more coming out regularly. Each DIM card unlocks new Digimon and evolution lines.

If you just want to see the different species and read their lore, there are two wikis: wikimon.net and the Digimon Wiki on fandom.com. I prefer wikimon. Wikimon uses Japanese terminology while the Digimon Wiki uses English terminology.

#digimon #franchise entry #please join me in hell

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Aight so Agumon Bond of Courage and GrandLocomon died pretty fast outside of cold storage. Like, shortly after I got home: eggs. I have not had the time to draw memorial pictures so I guess we'll just roll into the babies.

GrandLocomon's egg hatched and became Gabe the Gabumon (he really wants to be called Gabe) and Agumon BoC's egg is now a child-level Algomon.

In other news, I have gathered a team of concerned digimon to combat the VHS pyramid scheme baron consisting of the Mormon Patamon, a Lutheran Gatomon, and a Biyomon who has no strong religious affiliation whatsoever but wants to be included.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z #the vhs impmon chronicles #rest in peace frens

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Hi it's been awhile, school has been hecking crazy. It's really hard to carry out a vpet kayfabe while contending with 5 classes, a web internship, club budgeting activity, and the natural emotional instability that comes with trying to figure out whether how the mechanics behind "feelings" work.

Anyways here be the digis:

Call these critters Rowdy Roddy Piper because they live (been in the fridge for most of the semester but alive is alive)

That's all for now, the saga will continue once I finish writing this 3 page paper on corporate meddling in 1940s Saudi Arabia.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Hi it's been awhile, school has been hecking crazy. It's really hard to carry out a vpet kayfabe while contending with 5 classes, a web internship, club budgeting activity, and the natural emotional instability that comes with trying to figure out whether how the mechanics behind "feelings" work.

Anyways here be the digis:

Call these critters Rowdy Roddy Piper because they live (been in the fridge for most of the semester but alive is alive)

That's all for now, the saga will continue once I finish writing this 3 page paper on corporate meddling in 1940s Saudi Arabia.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Virtual Character Tourney Preliminaries - Digimon

Tentomon Propaganda:

Bug Friend Digital Monster

Wizardmon Propaganda:

Such a cool looking digimon! My first love, my first heartbreak.

#virtual character tourney #tentomon #wizardmon #digimon #character polls #preliminaries #how could you do thos to me? #they are both such good boys but wizardmon has the tragedy this decision hurts me in my soul

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Okay ya'll, Impmon has been fucking duped by the mastermind behind the VHS Pyramid scheme: a cursed Makima plushie who uses a paper hat and English voice actor coincidence to appear like a trustworthy digi-destined.

Now, a lot of Digimon have died under my care. But all of those deaths were the natural result of my trying my best to keep them alive (they weren't good enough but I tried). Me and Impmon may have our differences, but no matter how bad his Scott Pilgrim takes are I cannot in good conscience leave him to get used up and discarded by Big Analo Media Ponzi. The time has come for action!

But first: the vpet update

Agumon has evolved into Agumon (Bond of Courage), and Komondomon has evolved into Locomon. Agumon wanted to know if Locomon could get him free train tickets, to which Locomon replied, "Can't you just ride me?" To which Agumon replied with a deep crimson blush, a smack to the confused head of Locomon and a resounding "BAKA!"

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z

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Jesus Christ, geT THE FFUCK AWAY FROM HER!!!!!

Aight motherfuckers, the time has finally come. I'm done mourning (well, in the active sense as you never truly stop mourning your departed loved ones until you yourself join them in the void) and I'm finally doing it. I'm capping off this fucking VHS pyramid scheme arc one and for all 📼📼📼📼📼📼

I found their compound several months ago with the help of a prick who shall not be named and who I definitely didn't want to show up unannounced in heartfelt apology at Charlotte's funeral at all. For real. We decided to wait until we had more weapons but that there's wimpy shit. I've got my gun, I've got the rage of a thousand middle-aged Facebookers, the time has come to say fuck it, we ball!

The mastermind is behind this sussy ass piece of shit door. It's time to put a cap on this VHS dogshit and pop a cap in the motherfucker responsible. Here we go~~~

Holy shit.

HOLY SHIT.

ITS DIGIMON ADVENTURE: (2020) MIMI!!! HOLY SHIT SHE'S MY FAVORITE 🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀🙀 !!!

#jesus christ #jesus fucking christ what-

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Loogarmon

[wouldyoulovemeifiwasawormmon]

Devastating news: Anubimon and MetalTyranomon have died.

Anubimon, in their Spice and Wolf indeed fervor tried dating a subby businessman. He immediately tried using them to mine Bitcoin, and the complications resulted in their death. This is why you always date a small business owner if you have to go out with a capitalist: they are less likely to mortgage your life for Bitcoins.

MetalTyranomon failed to evolve to mega, and quickly racked up care mistakes afterwards.

This all happened last week, I've been busy recently (perhaps that's part of why they left so soon 😞)

From their eggs hatched and developed into Agumon and Junkmon respectively, with Junkmon evolving into Komondomon last night.

#digimon #digimon vpet #digimon pendulum z #rest in peace frens