#digimon 2020 episode 27

[millennialdemon]

Okay I know I said I wasn't going to blog about Appmon but I'm 26 episodes in and have to give some general impressions

First and foremost, I don't know if I'm enjoying Appmon because it's good, or if I'm enjoying it because the other Digimon series I have watched recently have been so terribly dull in comparison. Was Appmon fresh at the time it aired and would I have liked it for that then, or does it just feel fresh to me right now because my points of reference are Adventure 2020 and Ghost Game, series that functionally have no plot or characters and wherein nothing happens or changes significantly, and whose director is trying to kill me, specifically, through boring me out of my skull? It's hard to say.

Regardless I will take this opportunity to thank villains, characters that have goals, and story arcs as a concept for existing in Appmon. Finally, some delicious fucking food.

On that note I don't really have any big complaints against this series yet. I'm not a big enough fan of Digimon as a franchise to claim I feel any sort of way about it being too different, even though the ways in which it is different are super ultra apparent even to me from episode one, wherein we meet our shy green-haired protagonist. I will concede that I don't care personally for the designs of most things in Appmon, but not because they aren't like previous designs -- just because I'm 27 and don't like blue-eyed rainbow haired anythings, really.

But other than weirdly dated designs I am enjoying a lot of little things about my viewing experience, such as:

Crazy fast, snappy editing, particularly in the first few episodes?

The fact I can skip around 5-6 minutes per episode with the OP, ED, and various transformation scenes. Makes binging faster and easier, For Me.

Fun insert music. Even though I hate the sfx for the transformation sequences, the music is good!

Rival characters, thank youuuu.

I am actually interested in whatever the hell is going on with Yuujin, and whatever the hell is going on with Rei and his digitally kidnapped little brother.

The relationships each main character has with their appmons are very cute. And in general I like the idea of being able to take the data of defeated appmons and using them as powerups or for fusion, etc. And although the concept that "every phone app has a appmon equivalent" is very dumb, I like that all of the appmon have really specific powers because of it.

Mission Statements!

CG looks decent for 2016, and it suits the sort of mechanical designs of the main appmons.

These trick-or-treaters:

So, onwards to the 2nd half of Appmon!

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Yagami Siblings

Digimon Adventure 2020 episode 27

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Digimon Adventure Ep. 27 | New Continents, More Powerful! (Thanks For 200 Subs!)

The Digidestined arrives in the new continent, but struggle to fight the new threat. What will become of them? WAS THAT MOON-MILLENIUMMON?! Thoughts on the episode? Thank you for 200 subscribers!

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Why Digimon Ghost Game is Episodic

Background

Note: a lot of this is sourced from @RavelMonte on Twitter, who has a lot of great translations and threads about Digimon production across the franchise.

Recently, there was a soundbite going around where the lead writer of Digimon Ghost Game explained that one reason for the episodic structure of the show is to adapt to the shorter attention spans of children these days. While I don't think that's true (well, attention spans may actually be getting shorter, I do believe that -- but at least, anecdotally it seems that people are more hungry for serialized stories, not less, and that is one of the reasons why anime is getting so popular worldwide). But as Ravel points out, there's another goal here, which is part of the Digimon Reboot project (thread linked below):

I'm no expert when it comes to these things, but one thing that's important in the media mix business model (which Digimon has always been a part of) is the term 世界観 (sekaikan = worldview). You may have heard this term used in interviews from various Japanese creators. In a media mix structure, the central element is not necessarily a fixed plot or even necessarily characters (characters can be part of a worldview, but not necessarily a specific iteration of a character -- we can see this in the 2020 Digimon Adventure series, where the 8 chosen children remain but their personalities and arcs change drastically). Contrast with something like Star Wars which is continually forced to fit everything into one consistent universe and timeline. Obviously there must be more to media mixes and I'm not an expert on the topic, but I think this video is really well presented and informative:

So anyway, to summarize Ravel's thread and its implications for Ghost Game, one of the main purposes of this show is to unite the disparate elements of the franchise (and everyone knows Digimon is all over the place, especially after the flagship game series known in the west as Digimon World vacillated between raising simulator, dungeon crawler, and musou-style action RPG in just 4 entries). The purpose of the Digimon reboot, brought on by a producer on the (formerly?) successful Aikatsu media mix empire, is not really to "reboot" the franchise and create a new worldview, but rather to slowly incorporate all the existing branches of the franchise as much as possible into one worldview.

Monsters of the Week

One more or less obvious way that this is reflected in Ghost Game (and even more so in the 2020 Adventure reboot) is the choice of monster of the week. There are a few new mons altogether, but also a lot of mons that never appeared in an anime. Of course, every few weeks there is a public update to the newly curated reference book:

I'm only 27 episodes in but let's take a look at the roster of monsters of the week.

There are a few "fan favorite" Digimon like Digitamamon, Arukenimon, Mummymon, and Vamdemon that were villains in former series.

A Deva Digimon from Tamers (Majiramon)

Bokomon from Frontier

Splashmon and Pilomon from Xros Wars

Morphomon from the epilogue film Digimon Last Adventure Kizuna

Some armored evolutions (a concept introduced in Adventure 02, though there are many mons that had never appeared in the anime). For example, Quetzalmon is an armored evolution of Wormmon (a partner in 02) that had previously only appeared in a V-Pet, the original TCG, and some video games. Fans probably do know a lot of these mons from seeing them around.

Mons like Ginkakumon and Sirenmon that were introduced in an online version of the original TCG.

Black variants like BlackTailmon and BlackAgumon.

There are still a few elements of the franchise missing, for example X Antibody Digimon from the CG film Digimon X Evolution and Spirit Digimon from Frontier (though the pre-evolutions to Spirit Digimon did appear in Adventure 2020). There's some lore like the Royal Knights, Three Archangels, Olympus Twelve, Seven Demon Lords, or Four Holy Beasts that may or may not be referenced as well. It's not likely, but it would be cool if they added in Appmon too. But for the most part, these last two anime have really drawn from the entire franchise and made an effort to feature a diversity of mons.

Themes

Despite Ghost Game being episodic, even at 27 episodes I can already see an overarching narrative emerging. I don't mean the hints that appear once every few episodes about GulusGamamon and Hiro's dad. There's another story, about all the Digimon that game to the human world and the ways in which they interact and try (and sometimes fail) to fit in. This sort of worldbuilding again draws from all across the franchise thematically.

One major element that we may worry about is, what are Digimon even, and what is the Digital World? Whereas previous series went into depth about the creation of Digimon (notably 02 and Tamers) or the structure of the world (Frontier), Ghost Game notably does not. It's entirely possible, though unlikely in my opinion, that the main trio never go to the Digital World at all. What's more important is that Digimon already exist, they're in the real world now, and though they were trapped there by some malevolent (?) force, this does not seem to be part of some coordinated assault on the human world. They're just there, living their lives. And already we see some interesting implications of this.

For one, there's our main cast, the symbol of harmony between Digimon and humans (as noted by Bokomon, this may make the main trio very important in the future). But there are also more general ideas of a "Digimon partner" (though, since it is shown that Ruri can team up with Jellymon, that concept may be more flexible than in past seasons). Take for example Ajatarmon in episode 24, who loved a particular human so badly it wanted to become one, or Koemon in episode 14, who is grieving over the loss of a human friend. There's also the scientist who we briefly see experimenting Morphomon, in a reference to Last Evolution Kizuna. These storylines usually end with some kind of compromise, though in the case of Ajatarmon we see that sometimes the alienation is too strong to overcome. This is reminiscent of the early, episodic parts of Digimon Savers which saw Digimon integrating into the real world, often as allies but not necessarily partners (my favorite is Piyomon).

Then there's Digimon that are only interested in using humans to meet their own needs, like Sistermon (need for speed), Digitamamon (sees humans as food), Arukenimon (ditto but more horrifying), Kinkakumon (desires a strong opponent), Splashmon (desires moisturizer), or Zassoumon (Gremlins from the movie Gremlins). These can sometimes be reasoned with, but more often than not this kind of encounter ends in violence. This reminds me of the early parts of Adventure, where the concern for the main protagonists was basically surviving this strange world as just another link in the food chain.

There's plenty of Digimon who want nothing to do with humans, notably Angoramon's friends and the ice Digimon from episode 17, but don't have any particular ill will towards them either, possibly unless provoked.

Plenty of Digimon try to help humans only for it to backfire, like Mummymon (wants to be a doctor), Sirenmon (cheer humans with songs), Petermon (save the children), Piximon (chaotic neutral), or DarkLizamon and Seadramon who end up desperate for a way home. Some of them can find a way to fit in, some of them can be convinced to go do something less harmful, but this category tends to be the most unpredictable.

And then there's a handful of malicious Digimon, though notably only one (Vamdemon) has expressed any interest in conquering or destroying the world as far as I can tell. The rest just want to cause mayhem or hurt humans for fun. Rarely they can be reasoned with, but mostly this ends in violence. There are lots of these types of encounters in Tamers and Savers.

Notably, all the previous series were heavily serialized, so eventually this variety of monster of the week conflicts gave way sooner or later to a big bad. Sometimes, it's revealed that all the bad guys were controlled by one super bad guy all along. Other times, like in Frontier, the stakes are clear from the start and the villains remain consistent. But Ghost Game, at least so far, doesn't seem interested in that kind of plot. Instead, it focuses on coming up with often pretty creative ways for Digimon and humans to interact, not schemed up by some genius villain but just as a result of their own desires. Notably, the one Digimon who did seem to be sent on orders by a villain (Sealsdramon), turns out to just enjoy killing for fun. This is an interesting twist on the usual structure, and I think it definitely gives this one series more room to explore those kinds of dynamics.

I've been watching a lot of episodic shows lately, such as another long-running Toei series, Precure. Compared to a lot of episodic and formulaic shows of this sort, Ghost Game really is pretty unique. There's not just one solution to every problem. When I'm watching Precure, sometimes I'm frustrated that a particular fight just seems like an excuse to show the transformation, instead of another vehicle for increasing our understanding of the characters. But I rarely feel that way about Ghost Game, even though it is true that most episodic conflicts don't have any implications for the characters really. Instead, the episodic structure is used to flesh out the world itself.

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Digimon Adventure 02 ~ JPN Version [Episode 27] featuring Characters: Koushiro[u] Izumi and 02 Chosen ~ Koushiro Helping / Guiding The Team {while they regard Koushiro with utmost respect} + Distortions [“Yugami”] {as seen in 02 Lore}

BONUS:

“D-Don’t you get the creeps?” - Daisuke, nervously, as everyone else holds their shoulders, shivering-like “This feeling...” - Takeru, voice wavering “I remember!” - Patamon, insistent

“It’s like when we were close to THAT whirlpool!”

Hikari (above) responding, softly but firmly: “I know it too.” {as Hikari flashes back to the Dark Ocean} Ken, in direct response to Hikari bringing it up: “That opening {OF the Distortion} is connected to the Dark World.” {“Yami no Sekai” = “the Dark World” = “Dark Ocean” in U.S. localization; it is instead referred to as “The Dark World” in the Japanese original version.} (As in, not just an ‘ocean’, but a ‘world’)

“I set up a program on the D-Terminal to “Detect” the Distortion.”

- Koushiro, immediately pre Miyako returning from Kyoto, after Tailmon explains to them about the concept of “Parallel worlds” in 02 Lore {02 Ep 34}

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Digimon Adventure 2020: Episode 27 | To the New Continent

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Digimon Adventure: 2020 – Episode 27: To The New Continent (Review)

Thoughts on the twenty-seventh episode of the Digimon Adventure reboot series.

This is a day later than usual. It happens. Sorry. :P

Hikari is genuinely creepy, lmao. What exactly is Toei going for here? Unmoving child mannequin doll, who quietly kills you in your sleep? If so, spot on! :P

You know the moment Takeru turns to look at Hikari? I hope he’s not going to start crushing on this creepy little girl. If I were him, I would quietly step back from her, lol.

Koushirou continues being a whiz kid. Cool, cool. I guess.

Agumon to Hikari: “Are you OK? You’re not scared?” No, Agumon, get with the program! She’s the one scaring us! XD;

Sora: “Is Takeru the little brother you mentioned before?” Yamato: “Yeah. He was called here as the Holy Digimon’s partner.” Yamato should’ve been like, “No, bish, he just looks like a tiny version of me.” SQUEE AT THIS SORATO INTERACTION. XD; Also, translated, this conversation actually goes - Sora: “Is this my future brother-in-law?” Yamato: “Yeah, babe.” NO, I WILL NOT STRIKE THIS. XD; Also, Sora, Yamato and Takeru were framed together later - IT’S THE SORATO FAMILY, YOU GUYS! IT’S BEGINNING!!! <3

Jou continues to be a joke, lol. Even his digimon treats him like one. orz

Did Leomon just die? Or did he and the others just disappear somewhere? Unsure. But BYEEE! :P

Mimi on Birdramon: “It’s too high! I’m gonna cry!” Palmon: “Don’t look down, Mimi!” Sora: “Only look forward, Mimi-chan! We’re almost at land!” I like little moments like this where the characters care about and help one another. :)

Taichi jumping off Kabuterimon with Agumon, to land on the evolved Greymon, all whilst in the air . . . is so utterly ridiculous. YOU ARE NOT SUPERMAN, CHILD! I need a better level of realism in this show, OK. :P

I did like seeing Koushirou being protective of Hikari, and Jou being protective of Takeru. It warms my cold heart. :)

I also liked how menacing they made Groundramon. Worthy opponents are neat.

That was nice of Toei to remember that Garurumon and Greymon have personalities. The two interacted as old buddies again. Woot!

Wow, Togemon and especially Ikkakumon came really close to being eaten! I felt scared for them. But I don’t know why this surprised me so much when Taichi was actually literally eaten by DoneDevimon, lol.

I really liked seeing all the kids and their digimon fighting together. More of this, please!

Taichi surging ahead towards Groundramon, being courageous with MetalGreymon’s special mode, felt epic and all that . . . but outside of the moment, you’ll remember that most of the kids are that courageous too, so their awe of him falls a little flat. YOU GUYS CAN DO IT TOO, I SAW YOU! :P The moment did add to Taichi’s leadership though, so - great.

 Angemon died quite recently and now he’s back so easily because Takeru wants to fight too, lol. I did like Patamon growing wings to evolve though, he looked like a neat holy pig there. :)

THIS NEW ENDING ART IS GORGEOUS! I’m in love. They all looked so cute, even Hikari! THE CREEPY CHILD IS ACTUALLY CAPABLE OF HAVING FUN!? Also, can Sora please swap her pink outfit for her winter outfit? Girl looked amazing!

Next week’s preview: “The separated children’s fight for survival begins!” . . . WHAT. THE. FUCK. TOEI!? You split them up for ages just to finally bring them back together again FOR ONE WHOLE EPISODE - only to FUCKING SPLIT THEM UP AGAIN IN THE NEXT!? Holy shit. Are you even paying attention to your viewers!? -_-

I really liked the episode the first time I saw it, just because I was super excited about everyone being back together again and interacting, etc. It brings me immense joy to see my kids all together. However . . . it was a pretty weak episode, lol. I would’ve liked it if the kids had just caught up with each other and rested for a slow, introspective episode. But that is just something the reboot refuses to deliver! :P

And, I swear to God, if they really do split up the kids again next episode - it better be for a REALLY temporary time period! Like, first half of the episode, and together by the end, lol. I can’t with Toei. WHY PLAY US LIKE THAT!? XD;

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It has been announced that there will be a 3rd ending of Digimon Adventure: 2020 starting episode 27. Considering that the 2nd ending had Takeru, and he showed up and couple of episodes after that. It seems that Hikari will be showing up by episode 27

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[shinkoxyagami]

Digimon Adventure 2020 episode 29

Escape the burning jungle🔥

This episode was fire.. I loved everything about it.. Here's my biggest edit tribute yet of an episode on this series..

The fights moments were incredible.. The way Taichi acted and even that deep down he is sad about what Hikari did and how she left him and Skullnightmon kidnapped her, I loved the way he expressedhis emotionsduring the episode especially at the near end.. Agumon encouraging Taichi to not give up.. And others support him.. How woodmon and those cute budmon and of course our others holy digimon Lopmon apeard... Taichi caring and holding him like that was so precious.. The sadness we got from seeing those poor digimons die.. Seeing the rule of this digital world and how life goes in it.. The crazy situation that like Koushiro said it's the calm before storm.. Mimi, Joe, Takeru, Yamato's actions during the episode.. And how lovely a s surprisingly Sora apeard.. it was so precious that those little digimons fought alongside Taichi to help him.. Even tho they were week it was a nice touch.. And the hype at the end that it's not over...

I'm surprised how some people say this episode was a waste of time.. It has a lot of great moments and feelings it.. It was incredible.

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Chatty AF 119: 2020 Spring Wrap-up 

Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai look back on the 2020 Spring season! Well, some of it. About half of this season will be making special guest appearances on the summer podcast due to COVID delays.

Episode Information

Date Recorded: July 4th, 2020 Hosts: Dee, Caitlin, Vrai

Episode Breakdown

0:00:00 Intros Yellow Flags 0:02:29 SING “YESTERDAY” FOR ME Harmless Fun 0:06:03 TAMAYOMI: The Baseball Girls 0:09:56 Princess Connect! Re:Dive 0:14:28 Listeners 0:17:55 Kakushigoto 0:23:02 Gal & Dino 0:27:10 Digimon Adventure: It’s… Complicated 0:28:22 Tower of God(?) 0:29:35 My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Feminist Potential 0:39:08 Wave, Listen to Me! 0:47:41 Arte Sequels 0:52:48 Kaguya-sama: Love is War 2 1:00:18 Ascendance of a Bookworm 1:06:33 Outro

More on This Season

Spring 2020 Premiere Digest

Spring 2020 Mid-Season Check-in

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Digimon Adventures + Adventure: [2020] ~ Japanese Version featuring CHARACTER[S]: Hikari Yagami [Hikari “Kari” Kamiya in US] + TAILMON [“Gatomon” in US] ~ COMPARISONS & {POSSIBLY INTENTIONAL} CALLBACKS in Digimon Adventure: 2020 Episodes 27 & 28 “You’re NOT SURPRISED by the Digimon?”

“...Koromon?” “Hikari...” “Onii-chan... you’re back home...” “Y-Yeah...” “Onii-chan? Is she your little sister?” “I told you not to talk!” “Hikari, it’s not what you think! {THIS GUY} is...”

“KOROMON IS WITH YOU?”

“Koromon came with you.” “YOU’RE... you’re NOT SCARED of him?”

{matter-of-factly}; “WHY SHOULD I BE?”

“How do you even know his name anyway?” “BECAUSE...”

- Adventure Episode 21; “You’re not scared?” - Adventure Episode 34; Tailmon was “waiting” for Hikari - Adventure Episode 36 ending; Hikari WILLINGLY goes with the enemy to keep her friends from being HURT further + Digimon Adventure (1999) [Movie]; Hikari is calm towards and friendly with Koromon/Agumon

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Digimon Adventure 2020: Episode 27 | To the New Continent Takeru and Hikari's first meeting

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Digimon Adventure 2020 Might Make the Same Mistake Again

Digimon Adventure 2020 Might Make the Same Mistake Again

Digimon Adventure 2020 has been one of the rare shows that have shifted the status quo and introduced new ideas in the anime world. Although some of these shifts have worked for the show, many have received a lot of criticism. One of the most criticized parts of the show was the character split up in Episode 19. When they finally reunited in Episode 27, the fans finally rejoiced, but it seems…

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So with Vrains coming to a close next week (honestly I’m more shocked about how fast time has gone by), I’ve been thinking more and more about Yu-Gi-Oh 7th and just what this new series could be about. Like I said in the past, we will probably not be getting any more info about it until Jump Festa in December but at the time of writing this, that is still a few months away. We got nothing but time to think of what the next series could be about.

With that being said, I’m really am starting to believe we could be getting some kind of All-Star/Crossover entry into the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise for Yu-Gi-Oh 7th. From what I’ve been hearing/seeing, not just from Yu-Gi-Oh but other medias as well, it just seems to make sense.

1. The Announcement

So when Yu-Gi-Oh was confirmed to be getting a new anime series in 2020, obviously we didn’t get much detail but what we did get got people talking. One of the big take aways from the news was this quote about how “the history of the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series will change." The video showed us a recap of the precious series and how this anime was going to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the anime franchise. The three big theories that started from this, from what I saw anyway, was that we were finally going to be getting a female protagonist, some kind of DM reboot, or a massive crossover between the past series. Thinking about how it, the crossover one seems to be the one that were hinting at the most since the quote, along with the video, seems to imply all of the series might have some role to play in YGO 7th. Plus with this anime being to commemorate the anime series as a whole, it just makes sense to do something to celebrate the franchise as a whole. 

It makes me think that if we do get this crossover, it might not just be some kind of All-Star series. It makes me think that we could be getting some kind of new protagonist who is trying to stop said villain of the series from jumping from series to series to mess with their story lines. Like an anomaly that isn’t supposed to be there that just destroys everything. Really puts a meaning to the quote of “changing the history of the anime series”. Having a villain literally changing the events of DM, GX, 5Ds, Zexal, ARC-V, and Vrains for the better or worse (so basically a fanfic writer is the villain lol).

For example, in the case of DM, someone showing up in front of Pegasus during the Duelist Kingdom arc and explaining to them the events that are going to happen during his tournament which might cause him to rethink his plan and device something competently new that would change the rest of the current arc going forward. Or in 5Ds, someone stopping Jack from stealing Yusei’s Stardust Dragon and going to Neo Domino City which ended up being the catalyst for Yusei to go after him and leading to the events of everything that was to come. Heck we could do something really dark, such in Vrains, with someone showing up during the Hanoi Project to convince Ryoken not to make that phone call to the police, in turning saving the Lost Children, which in turn could lead to them dying. The butterfly effect. One simple change and the whole course of history in a series could change. Maybe their goal is to keep the protagonist of their respective series from becoming the heroes that we know of them today and said protagonist of this series is trying to fix the events that said villain tampered with.

2. Pokemon

Yes I’m bring up Pokemon for this argument. Why you might ask? Simple. For those that don’t know, Pokemon was recently confirmed to be getting its Gen 8 anime for Pokemon Sword and Shield but the main twist to this that no one saw coming was that it was confirmed to not only be set in the new Galar region, but in all the past regions from Kanto to Alola. More information should be getting revealed soon about that but I just find that odd. People like to compare Pokemon and Digimon together but to me, Pokemon and Yu-Gi-Oh seem to have a closer comparison to each other. Both of them started in 1996 and both of them have long running anime franchises that always seem to begin and end right next to each other for a series. It might just be a weird coincidence, and honestly really has no proof to it as they are two separate franchises, but we all know how much these two love to squeeze in nostalgia whenever they can and being 20-year-old franchises gives them perfect opportunities to dedicate a series around each at the same time. 

3. 1000th Episode

Honestly, I didn’t even know about this little detail until Tumblr user, @stellirex, pointed this out in a post of theirs. The very first episode of YGO 7th will be the 1000th episode of the whole franchise.

Zero: 27

Duel Monsters: 224

GX: 180

5Ds: 154

Zexal: 146

ARC-V: 148 

Vrains: 120

27 + 224 + 180 + 154 + 146 + 148 + 120 = 999 episodes.

Yeah if that doesn’t scream some kind of big event/crossover to commemorate the anime series as a whole, I don’t know what does. 

So yeah, in conclusion, I think the chances of us getting some type of crossover anime seem to be pretty high. And if this isn’t the case, ignore everything I just said. If anyone wants to add anymore evidence to this, be my guest.