#deadlyaxemon

[digi-lov]

Nene Amano BT19-087 by NAKASHIMA YUUKI, Monitamon BT19-055 by banira, and SkullKnightmon BT19-058, DeadlyAxemon BT19-059, DarkKnightmon BT19-063 by Tomotake Kinoshita from BT-19 Booster Xros Evolution (BT18-19: Special Booster Ver.2.0)

[reversemoon255]

I did do both colors. Felt like someone would be disappointed if I didn't. But I did really want to explore the idea of the purified SkullKnightmon becoming DarkKnightmon again, and what that would look like. Weirdly, because of how predominant SkullKnightmon is to the combination, the colors work surprisingly well.

Next we move onto some new designs. I've got some ideas for how the next partner is going to look, but it definitely needs some ironing out.

[chimera-gui]

So SkullKnightmon had a Black Purple card before this but we finally get DeadlyAxemon and DarkKnightmon. This also mean every major Digimon in the Twilight faction has a Black & Purple card:

And to preemptively correct any misunderstanding, Mervamon isn't considered a member Twilight despite being recognized as Nene's secondary partner due to her debut occurring after Twilight as a faction split and was effectively dissolved & absorbed into Xros Heart and the Bagra Empire

[chimera-gui]

On top of the Appmon mentioned above and since the Headless Horseman was mentioned: While they aren’t outright confirmed to be so; SkullKnightmon and DeadlyAxemon, specifically their Fusion Cavalier Mode, and to a lesser degree their DNA Digivolution DarkKnightmon might be drawing from the Dullahan, specifically the Japanese depiction of it as a knight:

I say this because Ghost Game depicts DarkKnightmon as a headless knight:

And the Dullahan is mentioned by name in this episode

halloween digimon

listing off all the digimon i can think of that would fit in a halloween themed piece, feel free to comment suggestions if i'm missing any. (tho note i'm trying to stick to classics, of course anything could be appropriate as a costume) digimon names are in the alt text of their images, if you're curious and i didn't type it out elsewhere. all images are straight from wikimon.net, not my own art.

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first, the classic trio from digimon world next order; boltmon (frankenstein's monster), black weregarurumon (the wolfman), and vamdemon/myotismon (dracula)

kind of sad mummymon was left out of their group! and pharaohmon also sort of fits the mummy vibe but i ran out of image slots.

ghosts are another classic but if you aren't restricting yourself to the sheet look, there's some options; bakemon (the classic sheet ghost), ghostmon (a slightly more serious eastern take), aaand...

phantomon kind of fits, being a 'phantom' and all, tho is also a grim reaper-esque figure (especially metal phantomon)

of course there's quite a few demons/devils, but devimon, boogiemon (the boogie man? but he looks very classic devil), and demon (yes it's literally just demon/daemon except for the dub where it's creepymon) are the most obvious picks for the role imo.

some skeletal dudes that don't fit well anywhere else but are very spooky, skull satamon and zanbamon (the closest thing we have to a headless horseman digimon)

of course jack-o-lanterns are also very appropriate, so pumpkinmon and its evolved form, noble pumpkinmon, are a necessity;

pumpkins bring to mind scarecrows and scarecrows bring to mind crows, which all also fit, so;

black cats and witches are another classic, and i would love to include wizardmon, who is technically also a witch from witchelny, but wizards aren't really halloweeny and i ran out of image slots.

another spooky creature that halloween wouldn't be the same without is the spider, so dokugumon and arachnemon should be here.

those are all the most 'halloween' characters i can think of, but there's some others that fit some common costume picks but aren't exactly spooky normally-

pirates for one;

and i can't exactly mention 'captain hookmon' without mentioning petermon (peter pan)

and of course i can't mention pirates without mentioning their arch rival, the ninja

little red riding hood and the big bad wolf are another classic costume combo;

and some people think clowns are pretty horrific so

aaand i ran out of image slots :'D i would probably have also added literal satan (lucemon falldown and satan mode), some cowboys (deputymon), and some gargoyles (gargoylemon/gargomon and devidramon) if i had space. maybe also skull meramon (ghost rider) and dragomon (cthulhu) or even puppetmon (pinochio)

[shoutmonishere]

I hate how soft sounding you are you stupid knight��

[wild-battlebond]

Digimon Xros Wars Ep50 Liveblog

DarkKnightmon has revived all of the Death Generals and is stealing people’s souls, and Taiki pretend-dies again.

i feel like there's really something to be said about the irony of Yuu having to realize that the world isn't a game while at the same time Xros Heart had to go through eight worlds and eight bosses like your typical video game. there's even a boss rush at the end

this isn't actually that surprising? like reviving digimon is a thing that the code crown can do. it can just do it more evilly

so the fact that DarkKnightmon got rid of the death generals' souls ties back into how he trusts absolutely no one else (like when he had DeadlyAxemon go back to make sure Yuu would kill Taiki). i wonder if he even trusts DeadlyAxemon? i guess it's warranted tho since he'll exchange unending untrusting betrayal blows with Bagramon a bunch soon

and then there's even a second phase after they make it through the boss rush

oh a fanmade contest Digimon! that's cute! i like this it's like if you melted together a bunch of colored pencils and crayons

he's referring to justice as a "virus"... similar to how Tactimon referred to Taiki's ideals as dangerous and that he couldn't be allowed to spread them

people are trying to pseudo-kill Taiki AGAIN

dang he got all of the digimon needed for the big xros

fun little call-back to NeoVamdemon

it's FINE they're basically the same thing, don't worry about it. especially in this canon since the human world seems to be an off-shoot of the digital world

uh that scene was really confusing. did it happen right after they were talking about the similarities between humans and Digimon? was it a flashback? it was really unclear

*smash bros voice* EVERYBODY is going to soul prison

nevermind they're not. Taiki told Kiriha to take care of everyone if something happens to him

wh. don't tell him your prison break plan.

it's fine. he'll be fine.

oh cool a water-filled void aesthetic

oh cool a desert-like void aesthetic. actually that's not as cool as the water.

wonder why Gravimon seems to be the defacto leader of the Death Generals

yeah! friendship! beat em up!

the actual beat-up will happen next time tho

[chimera-gui]

It’s important to keep in mind two things:

1) Digimon has historically had two major designs aesthetics: The first is what I call the Gwar style:

Heavily detailed, deliberately grotesque regardless of moral alignment and rooted in 90s comic design and then you have the Tokusatsu style:

Potentially as detailed as the Gwar style but much cleaner, more modern looking, toyetic and, as the name implies, looks like it could appear in live action as a costume like you see in Kamen Rider or Super Sentai/Power Rangers

These two aesthetics exist on a spectrum which leads to my second point:

2) Which of the aforementioned aesthetics a Digimon design leans toward is dependent on the nature of the Digimon and the media they are appearing in. For example DarkKnightmon, the Digimon I used as an example for the Toku style, as well as Shoutmon X7 above are both fusions with DarkKnightmon's components being SkullKnightmon and DeadlyAxemon:

And Shoutmon X7 being composed of OmegaShoutmon, ZeigGreymon, Ballistamon, Dorulumon and Starmons:

Now X7 is the more visibly chimeric of the two due to the fact that DarkKnightmon's nature as a Fusion was written as a surprise reveal thus his components are super complimentary designs compared to the almost haphazard design of X7

In general do not be afraid to go detailed: belts, veins, spikes, stitches, accessories and mechanical elements like cables are an easy way to add such detail

@sabedilemon is a wonderful designer for fan-made Digimon, especially Gwar style designs.

Design Issues

The thing with designing Digimon is that the art that I've studied the closest and know the most design philosophy of is usually basic, clean, and simple. Designs that are good for dynamic posing, a blank slate to modify when needed. (Sonic, MMBN, kinda Pokemon).

Then Digimon is, well, stuff like this.

[reversemoon255]

Xros Figures SkullKnightmon + DeadlyAxemon

This is it. The whale. The impossible get. Frequently valued around $700 on the aftermarket, I managed to find a boxless Singapore version for... half of that.

What can I say? It was the only one I was missing.

Now, it's definitely not worth either of those prices; this did retail for $30ish when it came out. And for $30, this is a fantastic toy. Back in the day I might have even paid $50 and have been satisfied. But let's talk about why it's so good, its few faults, and why mine looks different than yours.

The Good: SkullKnightmon is fairly posable, with almost all of its joints being ratcheted. The head, wrists, knees, and ankles can all swivel, and the shoulders, elbows, hips, and knees can all click. The upper arm can click outward, but there isn't any form of bicep rotation.

DeadlyAxemon is a component Digimon, and as such shares some of the issues others like Sparrowmon and Deckerdramon have. Though, you are able to move its arms slightly to adjust its pose.

And this pair is capable of forming two different combinations. SkullKnightmon Big Axe Mode utilizes its parts in a completely different way than DarkKnightmon. And while Big Axe Mode becomes slightly encumbered by the size and weight of its weapon, it does maintain all of SkullKnightmon's posability. Similarly, DarkKnightmon doesn't lose any posability through combining (replacing its swivel neck for a ratcheted one), and its shoulder pauldron can swivel out of the way for posing.

The Bad: It came up in the previous section, but SkullKnightmon doesn't have any real outward arm motion, which hinders the use of its large lance. Similarly, DeadlyAxemon is still very brickish. Also, while Cavalier Mode is depicted as an official form, doing it with the figures is just you teetering SkullKnightmon on top of DeadlyAxemon; there's no connection.

In terms of construction, while most of it holds together well, DarkKnightmon's chest ornament likes to fall off. The lances have these weird nubs on them not present on the actual design that end up getting in the way of certain things (I considered cutting them off and painting over them, but I'm pretty sure they're hollow). Lastly, as I have researched this figure a bit in trying to find a decently priced one, the interior shoulder clips used to hold DeadlyAxemon as a shoulder pauldron can break, and DeadlyAxemon's neck has a tendency to pop out while combined as DarkKnightmon.

The Details: And of course I sullied this expensive figure by customizing it!

These guys were ever so slightly damaged when I got them, so it wasn't unwarranted. SkullKnightmon has some paint scuffs on its head and the center of the chest, so I sought to fix those. I repainted the horns and patched the silver on the forehead and chest.

As for added details, there were only three. I painted the codpiece silver and dotted it with red to match the official art, and I painted the underside of the cape blue to match its appearances in the anime. I also panel lined around the eyes to make them pop more.

Similar to SkullKnightmon, DeadlyAxemon required a few fixes. The gold on the knees and the small spikes on its back were both chipped, so I repainted those. There was also some damage to the back, so I filed and sanded it as smooth as I could. There's still a small nick, but it is significantly smaller than it was.

In terms of colors, DeadlyAxemon actually changes color depending on which piece of art you're looking at. I decided to keep the spikes next to the head gold since that's what color they are as DarkKnightmon. No color needed to be added to DeadlyAxemon outside of deciding to do that or not, so all I needed to do was panel line its back toes and leg bandages...

Except its panel lining over paint, which can set weird, and cleaning it up ended up scratching some of the paint, so I decided to weather the bandages a bit to hide it.

Ultimately, the DarkKnightmon set (if undamaged), doesn't require very much to make it screen accurate. That might lend to why it's so popular, as it's a very good representation of the design.

Overall, this is a good figure. It's not worth the after market prices, but know you're getting a good toy if you find one at a decent price. I'm semi-tempted to track down more copies of some of the Xros Figures to do some heavier repaints, like Shoutmon Blue, Greymon Orange, or purified SkullKnightmon, but only if I can find them cheap. Also, I might be thinking about drawing a new SkullKnightmon partner...

[kagerouh]

10 Video Games that will always stay with me

Tales of Symphonia

Pokemon Sapphire

Kirby Air Ride

Mario Party 6

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Animal Crossing

Kingdom Hearts

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon

Custom Robo

Okami

RULES: Don’t take more than a few minutes. Don’t think too hard. They don’t have to be great works of the gaming industry, just games that have affected you in a positive way. Then tag some friends including me so I can see your list.

Ummm emmetbrickowski (Andrea) tagged me with this and I did my best picking these. Most of these I played with my big brother and my old irl friends so I just had lots of fun memories of them. Others just had a big influence on me.

THE FIRST ONE IS SUPER IMPORTANT TO ME DON'T QUESTION

So, who to tag? oschocodee, grenousses, deadlyaxemon, punkpixiii, shinomiyarina, tsunderevillo, celebi9, radboostache, majorpepperidge, aaaaaand I don't know who else

KNOCK YOURSELVES OUT IF YOU WANNA DO THIS

[xroswarsscreenshots]

[shoutmonishere]

MY GOD STOP BLACKMAILING HER-

[wild-battlebond]

Digimon Xros Wars Ep48 Liveblog

Lilithmon really hates Beelzebumon’s guts so she’s turned into a giant black hole in the middle of hell and is trying to kill him and everyone else.

so Beelzebumon has gone in for healing from Cutemon but it's not working, which is always a bad sign

aaahhhhjjgggghh he's (kinda obviously) covering up his wounds with his wings

cool shot of him running out and opening his wings. like kid icarus

Shoutmon hates straight people

oh the parts of Lilithmon and Blastmon that were in the death water are all dissolved. brutal.

it's nice that the last remnants of the first arc get to go out with a bang

even when hurt and stuck in a weaker form, Damemon still tries to defend Yuu

yeah, it's like I thought. at this point, Damemon's wounds are too obviously painful for Yuu to ignore, but he also doesn't want to believe that any of this is real because of the guilt of what he's done

ah that's fitting given how Beelzebumon was someone who was given the chance to start over after hurting people

oh i guess SkullKnightmon's partner is still alive, just healing. unfortunately DeadlyAxemon was also their only way out of there.

Taiki always notices wounds no matter how sly you try to be. it's another one of his special abilities

Very Big Lilithmon's lower half looks like a big gross meatball

the xros loader showing Wisemon's infograph, then focusing on Taiki's face reflefted in the screen, and then turning to show Beelzebumon's face reflected was really cool

i feel like there's something to be said about how SkullKnightmon is holding Yuu inside his cloak, thereby preventing him from seeing what's going on. like he's still trying to shield Yuu from the true horrors of war and (literally) keep him in the dark (it's not really working though)

everybody's always trying to pretend-kill Taiki

hmm. that's definitely not going to weigh heavily on his shoulders.

bye beelzebumon

A lot of this episode was a bunch of fighting and action, along with Yuu feeling the effects of his character development, so there wasn’t a lot to say.

[calaisravenheart]

THIS GUY SHOULD BE IN DMO! 

I so want one *.*

[hanshu-pon]

[reversemoon255]

It's the buddies.

Now let's see what a light DarkKnightmon looks like...

[uuvine]