#Imperialdramon Dragon Mode

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Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode ST9-06 Alternative Art by Capitan Artiglio from the Digimon Illustration Competition 2023 Pack

「Imperialdramon a new hope」 by Capitan Artiglio

Winners' comments Winning this award is truly an honour. Kenji Watanabe’s illustrations made me dream since I was little and I spent my childhood drawing Digimon. Thank you with all my heart for this opportunity!

Judge's comment This creatively depicts a world befitting Imperialdramon Dragon Mode, the ultimate ancient dragon Digimon. The beautiful use of colors also highlights that being that has the potential to become either savior or destroyer. - Mr. Masashi Harada

[from the website]

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The Chosen Children/Digidestined and their Digimon Partners travel around the world with Imperialdramon on Christmas. But they are not travelling for holiday, they are travelling for a mission to save Christmas and meet up with the International Chosen Children/Digidestined.

Digimon Adventure 02 episode 40

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Imperialdramon [Dragon Mode] (02x39)

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[comradeyurika]

Happy 26th anniversary to the release of the Digital Monster ver 1 V-pet, and to the Digimon franchise as a whole. This series has meant so much to me since I was a kid, and it has been there for me through a lot of ups and downs in my life.

To commemorate this anniversary it was only appropriate to make a countdown of some of my favorite Digimon related things:

Top 26 favorite Digimon (at this exact moment in time; this list could look very different next week):

26. Tukaimon:

Yes, a recolor, but I've always thought Tukaimon was cooler than Patamon. I'm a sucker for a nice evil version of a classic Digimon, and Tukaimon just has such a cool color scheme in my opinion. Definitely a Digimon that I wish had more of a prominent place in the franchise.

25. Wizarmon

A classic, iconic Digimon who has the iconic death in the anime's history. Wizarmon has such an amazing design, and his sacrifice in Digimon Adventure is a scene that I rewatch time and time again and always tear up. Even outside of the anime, Wizarmon has always been super cool, and the Witchelny is such a neat setting that I hope to see explored more in the future.

24. Mienumon

Probably my favorite overall design from Appmon, Mienumon was such an iconic villain in that series, and it was such a shame that she didn't stick around longer. I really like the design, and I hope that when we eventually see the Appmon integrated more fully with the rest of the franchise in future games that Mienumon makes her triumphant return.

23. Culumon

The cutest Digimon ever. Culumon was such a delightful presence in Digimon Tamers, and a digimon who I always want to see show up again even if it doesn't always make sense. We can make it work, just have the Digi-Entelechy show up again for some reason.

22. Jellymon

Jellymon-sama was one of the best parts of Digimon Survive, and a really strong new Digimon design. I love pretty much the whole look, and it's such an inspired way to make a jellyfish based Digimon really work.

21. Ogremon

A classic design that I don't think I need to say much more about. Ogremon has been a presence in Digimon since the earliest days of the franchise, and was really cool in the original Digimon Adventure. I'm happy that they're a Digimon that shows up so frequently, because they really are awesome.

20. Ranamon

Without a doubt the best of Digimon Frontier's villains, and just a really cute design. It's a real shame that we have not seen her make much in the way of appearances in recent years, and I hope that eventually changes.

19. Impmon

A nice simple design, and a great role in Digimon Tamers. Impmon really straddles the line between cute and cool a lot, and is a nice representation of mischievous type Digimon, who are one of the kinds that I really like.

18. Craniummon

Craniummon has a super cool design, and I loved how they were portrayed in Digimon Savers. They felt like the most dynamic of the Royal Knights in that series to me, and I'm always happy when they get to play a role in the story of a Digimon thing. I especially love the color scheme, and just look at Claiomh Solais. That thing is so cool.

17. DORUmon

One of the cutest Digimon, and one of the best representatives of the X-Antibody line in general, which is an era of Digimon that I feel is criminally overlooked. DORUmon was an excellent protagonist for the X-Evolution movie, and remains among my favorite Digimon to get in new games.

16. Fairimon

A nice and stylish design, and the best Digimon in Digimon Frontier. It is such a shame that Fairimon, just like everyone aside from Takuya and Kouji, was criminally underused in the second half. Also a special shoutout to Shutumon who also has a really awesome design.

15. Guilmon

Is there anything more I even need to say about Guilmon. He's one of the most popular Digimon of all time for a reason, and when you combine being the protagonist Digimon of the best anime and having such a cool design, it's easy to see why.

14. Imperialdramon Dragon Mode

I have so much nostalgia for downloading the clip of Paildramon first evolving into Imperialdramon around Christmas in 2000, so Imperialdramon has always held a special place in my heart. While the Fighter Mode and Paladin Mode are both cool, there's something just really special about the original Dragon Mode, especially because it's not the type of design we usually see for the main character's partner

13. Gazimon

Probably one of the oddest inclusions on my list, but when I was a kid, Gazimon was my absolute favorite Digimon (perhaps the color purple has always been something I like in Digimon designs looking over a lot of the Digimon on this list). While it no longer occupies that place, it still has a strong place in my heart, and I'm always happy when I see Gazimon.

12. Shoutmon X7

An amazing design, and an amazing insert song that always plays. I quite enjoyed Digimon Xros Wars as a series, and X7 was a great Digimon to build up to as you saw all of the protagonist Digimon coming together to form a champion for them all.

11. Renamon

Cool and elegant. There's not much more to say about Renamon. I feel like if you even remotely know what Digimon is, you know about Renamon.

10. Dark Knightmon

A villain so iconic that he has been brought back multiple times already, which is pretty rare for Digimon of that era. A super cool design, and a big part of why Xros Wars was so good. Please put him in the next Story game so I can play as him.

9. Bancho Lilimon

Criminally underused, and such a cool design. I would love for her to become the default Ultimate for Lilimon instead of Rosemon, not that I don't like Rosemon a lot. Honestly, her whole design is goals.

8. Lopmon

Definitely the cuter of the two siblings. I just love Lopmon's design so much; they're just so precious. I also think the extra horns work really well on their design. I don't want to knock on Terriermon, who is still neat, but Lopmon is just an incredible Digimon design.

7. Lilithmon

Beautiful and stylish. Lilithmon has always been a favorite of mine, so I was really excited when she showed up in Xros Wars and had a big role.

6. Bancho Leomon

One of the coolest Digimon designs of all time. We've had a lot of Leomon variants over the years, but none of them even approach Bancho Leomon's aesthetic. I loved his role in Digimon Savers, and I just love everything about this Digimon.

5. Vamdemon

The iconic Digimon villain. There's a reason almost every Adventure sequel has found some way to cram Vamdemon in in some fashion. He's just such an iconic and menacing villain, and his design is both spooky and stylish. I just love that cape.

4. Alphamon

A super cool member of the Royal Knights with an amazing cape and a great design. Alphamon has a fairly different color scheme for a protagonist Digimon, which is quite refreshing.

3. Dukemon

The best of the Royal Knights without a doubt. The design and weapons are both great, and Masako Nozawa has done such a great job making Dukemon sound cool across multiple different incarnations, although obviously Tamers is the biggest one. The Dukemon vs Beelzebumon fight is one of my favorite moments in any Digimon anime.

2. Beelzebumon Blast Mode

And speaking of Beelzebumon, I have to really shout out Blast Mode. Beelzebumon is super cool on his own, and would have probably made the list if I was okay with having two different modes of the same Digimon both on the list, but Blast Mode takes the design even further. Without a doubt the coolest Digimon in existence.

Lilimon

Lilimon is the cutest Digimon of all time, and my personal favorite Digimon. I love her design so much, and she's been such an inspiration to me over the years. Even though she's cute, she's also a fierce fighter, and my now and forever favorite Digimon.

Top Vocal Digimon songs:

26. Sora Mau Yuusha X5 by Koji Wada (Digimon Xros Wars insert song)

25. Ashita wa atashi no kaze ga fuku by AiM (Digimon Adventure 02 Ending 1)

24. Target ~Akai Shougeki by Koji Wada (Digimon Adventure 02 Opening)

23. Believer by IKUO (Digimon Savers insert song)

22. Innocent ~ Mujaki na Mama de by Koji Wada (Digimon Frontier Ending 1)

21. Accentier by Eir Aoi (Digimon World: Next Order Opening)

20. Never Give Up! by Sonar Pocket (Digimon Xros Wars Opening 1)

19. Hirari by Koji Wada (Digimon Savers Opening 2)

18. Evolution & Digixros ver. Taiki by Koji Wada and Takayoshi Tanimoto (Digimon Xros Wars Insert song)

17. Days ~ Aijou to Nichijou~ by AiM (Digimon Tamers Ending 2)

16. Beat Hit by Ayumi Miyazaki (Digimon Adventure 02 insert song)

15. We Are Xros Heart by Koji Wada (Digimon Xros Wars insert song)

14. Keep On by Ai Maeda (Digimon Adventure Ending 2)

13. X4B The Guardian by Koji Wada (Digimon Xros Wars insert song)

12. an endless tale by Koji Wada and AiM (Digimon Frontier Ending 2)

11. Brave Heart by Ayumi Miyazaki (Digimon Adventure insert song)

10. New World by Twill (Digimon Xros Wars Opening 2)

9. Itsumo itsudemo by AiM (Digmon Adventure 02 Ending 2)

8. GOUing! Going! My Soul!! by Dynmaite Shu (Digimon Xros Wars Opening 1)

7. I wish by Ai Maeda (Digimon Adventure Ending 1)

6. FIRE!! by Koji Wada (Digimon Frontier Opening)

5. One Vision by Takayoshi Tanimoto (Digimon Tamers insert song)

4. My Tomorrow by AiM (Digimon Tamers Ending 1)

3. Butter-fly by Koji Wada (Digimon Adventure Opening)

2. We Are Xros Heart ver X7 by Koji Wada, Takayoshi Tanimoto and Ayumi Miyazaki (Digimon Xros Wars Insert song)

The Biggest Dreamer by Koji Wada (Digimon Tamers Opening)

Thank you so much to everyone involved in making Digimon what it has been over the past 26 years, including Volcano Ota, Kenji Watanabe, Hiroyuki Kakudou, Yukio Kaizawa, as'maria, Kazumasu Habu, Koji Wada (RIP), Ai Maeda, Takayoshi Tanimoto, Ayumi Miyazaki, and everyone else involved. Here's to 26 more years.

[comradeyurika]

Super cool

🧬positron laser!!

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imperialdramon: fighter mode

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Paildramon evolves into Imperialdramon

Digimon Adventure 02 (2000)

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Imperialdramon from a drawpile

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Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode

[darktyrannomon]

Haul for ex03! Quite chuffed with my secret rares. I'm almost finished with a Hina deck, refining my chaosdramon deck, semi completed a trial of the four great dragons, and my examon deck with this examon.. now I just have to find the confidence to play rip

I have so many yellow cards spare from this tho I need to shift em >>

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Imperialdramon: Dragon Mode EX3-063 Alternative Art by sasasi from EX-03 Theme Booster Draconic Roar

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Reached the tag limit, but in exchange for the lovely art, here are some tags.

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adventure 02, tamers, and dawn/dusk linking charms!

check out the 01 charms here

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Imperialdramon [Dragon Mode] (02x43)

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The Japanese VHS box art of Digimon Adventure 02

Volume 1 = Daisuke Motomiya/Davis, Veemon and Fladramon/Flamedramon

Volume 2 = Miyako Inoue/Yolei, Hawkmon and Holsmon/Halsemon

Volume 3 = Iori Hida/Cody, Armadimon/Armadillomon and Digmon

Volume 4 = Takeru Takaishi/TK, Patamon and Pegasmon/Pegasusmon

Volume 5 = Hikari Yagami/Kari Kamiya, Tailmon/Gatomon and Nefertimon

Volume 6 = Ken Ichijouji, Wormmon and Digimon Kaiser/Emperor

Volume 7 = Ken Ichijouji, Daisuke Motomiya/Davis and Paildramon

Volume 8 = Hikari Yagami/Kari Kamiya, Miyako Inoue/Yolei and Silphymon

Volume 9 = Takeru Takaishi/TK, Iori Hida/Cody and Shakkoumon

Volume 10 = Ken Ichijouji, Daisuke Motomiya/Davis, Imperialdramon Dragon Mode, Mummymon and Archnemon/Arukenimon

Volume 11 = BlackWargreymon, WarGreymon, Mummymon and Archnemon/Arukenimon

Volume 12 = Daisuke Motomiya/Davis, Ken Ichijouji, Miyako Inoue/Yolei, Iori Hida/Cody, Takeru Takaishi/TK, Hikari Yagami/Kari Kamiya and Imperialdramon Fighter Mode.

Released on 2001

[tobiasdrake]

I'd say Devimon is less Lucifer, and more Luke, the guy who works at middle-management on Hell. Digimon does have a full fledged Lucifer tho, as in "even before fully fallen and being a Child stage it gets to oneshot Royal Knights", but still, any of the Seven Great Demon Lords is bad news. Too bad the Adventure continuity wasted the one which had debuted at the time; grumble grumble Imperialdramon Fighter Mode should had debuted at that moment and give Demon a fight.

He's a Devil. Which doesn't necessarily mean Lucifer; In fact, there is also a Lucemon though he doesn't appear in Adventure. Nonetheless, Devimon is a Devil. It's there in his name. It's just that there's a hierarchy of much bigger wicked things beyond him.

It's kind of like how in Dragon Ball, capital-K Kami/capital-G God is a lower-tier deity. Japan uses Christian mythology for aesthetic and coolness the way the West uses Greek and Norse mythology.

Though it is a bit different nonetheless because he's not, like, the actual mythical Devil. He's really more the social construct of the devil manifested into physical form. He's, like... the collective data of humanity's conception of a devil, condensed into a Digitama and given life. He is a wikipedia article that can punch you.