#mantaraymon

[zoricus3]

Floating dream

[bethanythebogwitch]

I talked before about fish Pokemon and that was great, but it's not the only mon series I like. So fuck it, fish Digimon time. This will definitely be less analytical and more me gushing about Digimon I like because I may be a bit out of it right now. Also sorry if I missed any.

Starting at rookie/child level we only have one fish but why would we need more when we have Swimmon?

Loot at it, it's amazing! It's some some sort of tropical fish, obviously, but with some embellishments, like the beak full of teeth. I love how colorful and pointy it is. It works great as a rookie for so many aquatic lines. I think some great lines for it would be Swimmon -> Coelamon -> Piranimon -> MetalPiranhimon or Swimmon -> Tobiumon -> DIvemon -> Surfimon. Speaking of which...

I'm going over champion/adult Digimon together and starting with Coelamon.

It's a coelacanth! Coelacanths are amazing as some of the last lobe-finned fish. In this case, the lobes have been exaggerated into proper limbs, like how lobe-finned fish are the ancestors of tetrapods through intermediate limbed fish stages like tiktaalik. Its armor might also be based on placoderms, extinct fish with bony armor.

We have surprisingly few shark Digimon, but one we do have is Tobiumon, and it's amazing.

A shark with arms that can fly with its fins is such a Digimon concept that all it needs are some guns to be peak Digimon. It even has a remora missile launcher on its chest!

The armor Digimon give us several fish, and while I don't think any of them particularly work as armor evolutions, they're fine as Digimon on their own. And before anyone mentions it, Tylomon is a tylosaurus, not a fish. The first is Manbomon, and while it's a terrible armor evolution for Patamon, A mola mola wearing boxing gloves is such a goofy concept I can't help but love it.

Next is Seahomon, which is pretty obviously a seahorse, but its snout is a trumpet and it has a cape that turns into wings I guess? I dunno, it's a pretty weird one.

My favorite of the three is Mantaraymon. Despite the name, it doesn't have a manta ray's face, instead having a rostrum like a shovelnose ray or even maybe a dolphin. I do like how they used Patamon's ears as the cephalic fins.

Mantaraymon also has a more mechanical X-antibody variant that gives it kind of a stealth fighter vibe. I kind of like it more than the original Mantaraymon, which is saying something since I usually don't like X-antibody Digimon.

Moving onto the ultimate/perfect level we have a new mon from China, Huankunmon.

I love this design so much. Its based on the peng, a mythical creature that can turn from a bird to a fish. Fittingly, Huankunmon's line goes from a bird (Xiquemon) and goes to a bird/fish/dragon hybrid (Xiangpengmon). It'a also based on a flying fish since it can fly with a swimming motion. And it can turn invisible. There's nothing not to love about it.

Next is Piranimon, and look at this absolute beast

Some might call it overdesigned, but I absolutely love it. I particularly dig the tail being a fish hook covered in barbed wire. Its based on a red-bellied piranha, but the pop-culture version where they're bloodthirsty monsters that attack everything they see. Real piranhas are not like that. The helmet it wears may also be based on placoderms, some of which only had the bone armor on the front of their bodies.

Finally at this level, we have Divemon.

I'm not as big of a fan of this as I am of the other two, but I do like the Polynesian-style tattoos it has. Its a combination hammerhead shark and professional swimmer.

Maxing out at the mega/ultimate level we have MetalPiranimon.

While I appreciate any fish megas, I think this is a step down from Piranhimon. It's just a red-bellied piranha with a big metal head dragging around a counterweight. I'm not saying its bad, I'm just saying that Piranhimon is better. Fun fact, Metalpiranhimon came first. Piranhimon was designed because someone thought it was weird that there's a MetalPiranhimon but no regular Piranhimon. There are a few examples of that in Digimon, like SkullBaluchimon coming before Baluchimon.

Next is Regalecusmon, which might be stretching the definition of fish a bit, but it does have an oarfish for a head.

I really like this design, especially it using Zudomon's horn as a sword and what looks like Ebidramon's claw as a shield. I think it would make a great villain for an aquatic episode or storyline of a show. Maybe like a more modern version of MetalSeadramon from Adventure.

Finally, we have Surfimon.

It's a mechanical shark man riding a rocket-powered hammerhead shark surfboard with a buzzsaw on the front. We have reached peak Digimon, people. And even better, it was created by a fan as part of a contest. Frankly, it's a shame that it hasn't gotten any appearances in the anime or games. I don't get why some fan-made Digimon can go onto have major appearances like Dobermon, Cyberdramon, and SoundBirdmon while others get ignored. A lot of them don't even have art. I'd be pretty bummed if I was a kid who won a contest to have my design become official and then it was never used. I think Surfimon should get an anime appearance and the English dub should make it talk like a Californian surfer dude.

[mudkipqueen]

Because I have splatoon and digimon on the brain, I've turned the idol groups into digimon :)

my reasoning behind each choice is primarily just vibes and colour-coordination.

[digimontamerrichie-tcg]

[jormaali]

deep saver tamer- Juno

[tabsterfm]

Ruby has become Mantaraymon X, an amazing aquatic Digimon... kinda. The sprite is kinda scuffed because this lil dude is so wide, but they tried their best.

I mean, look at her. She looks like a sopping wet wad of toilet paper. Poor girl.

Mantaraymon X becomes... huh? How does this make sense? How does an aquatic animal become an aquatic animal and then become a demon??? Like, this is the max-level no-care-mistakes evolution for Mantaraymon X. How come XD gets the Seadramon line but XC gets fucked over like this? Maaaaaan... at least Lady Devimon X looks really neat for a demon woman- like, she has this shadow tag thing on her,

she's got this bigass arm thing,

and look how she sleeps, she looks like a test tube alien! I wonder where Ruby's strange journey will go from here.

[puppetmaster13u]

Crossover Idea 4

 DC & Digimon crossover where the Batfam have digimon partners, and an entrance to the Digiverse via the Batcomputer.   Alfred meeting Thomas and Martha when they were younger via getting dragged into the digital world and staying in touch into their adulthood. Why did Alfred willingly move into Gotham? It honestly couldn’t be much crazier than the rest of the things they went through as kids. 

 Bruce probably learns about the digiverse when he was 8, after his parents’ deaths, via Alfred taking him to meet their partners. He wasn’t expecting to get a friend but honestly he really needs one.   He definitely spent part of his training trip in the digiverse, using the time difference to his advantage and learning how to fight not-human things. Which comes in handy more than a few times. 

 Each child he takes in keeps finding their way into the digital world until he gives up and brings them himself. It wasn’t like he could stop any of them from continuing to be vigilantes, but at least this way they’re not alone.   It’s like an open secret of Gotham that the batclan have some sort of creatures, most think they’re some sort of familiars or something similar. Which I suppose isn’t too far from the truth. Sure is a surprise to outsiders like say the Justice League though. 

Some Digimon info: 

In-Training Form (Baby form, usually small & weak) Rookie Form (Form usually stayed in)  Champion Form (More powerful & usually larger form) Ultimate Form (Another power increase, takes even more energy) Mega Form (Trainer & digimon form into one being of extreme power) Crest (Item that assists in digivolving from champion to ultimate forms) Digivice (Item used to read cards, give info on digimon, and/or enter the digital world depending on the series) Digital Field (An area with a barrier of fog where the digiverse and physical world have weakened and let things through)

Alfred (Crest of Sincerity) Gurimon | Gammamon | Tuskmon | Triceramon | Azulongmon

Bruce (Crest of Loyalty) Tokomon | Tsukaimon | Devidramon | Cyberdramon | Machinedramon

Barbara (Crest of Friendship) Yokomon | Sparrowmon | Coredramon | Hisyaryumon | Slashangemon

Dick (Crest of Hope) Yaamon | Impmon | Xiquemon | Huankunmon | Xiangpengmon

Jason (Crest of Reliability) Poromon | Hawkmon | Aquilamon | Garudamon | Beelzemon

Cass (Crest of Knowledge)  Salamon | Gatomon | Swanmon | Karatenmon | Kuzahamon

Duke (Crest of Kindness)  Tsunomon | Kunemon | Seasarmon | Okuwamon | AncientSphinxmon

Steph (Crest of Honesty)  Minomon | Wormmon | Hudiemon | Eosmon | TyrantKabuterimon

Tim (Crest of Courage)  Poromon | Muchomon | Owlmon | Halsemon | Vajiramon

Damian (Crest of Patience)  Pinamon | Falcomon | Shurimon | Crowmon | Ravemon

Terry (Crest of Light)  Tsumemon | Demidevimon | Pipismon | Regulusmon | Megidramon

Jarro (Crest of Love)  Puyoyomon | Jellymon | Mantaraymon | Whamon | MarineAngemon

Honestly there’s probably more (I know there’s more kids lol) but honestly their potential partners and friends and whatever else is up to you all lol; These are just my current ideas/thoughts (There’s links to each digimon on each different one lol- though if a link doesn’t work I apologize) Gimme any thoughts and ideas you have tho lol

[aviculor]

I had no recollection of KarnEX doing evolutions for the reliability armors and that's because I already covered every digimental he did so far. So we're in uncharted territory now and I'll have to compare notes when he does release more videos in the series.

Armadimon/Submarimon evolves into Gusokumon and Aegisdramon. I was saving Aegisdramon for this specifically. I don't *love* Gusokumon here, but there's no perfect level aquatic vehicle digimon I can think of and it's an armored thing that fires torpedoes. It also canonically evolves from Submarimon and Ankylomon, and it's got big claws and a shell like Armadimon. They're even in the same pose there.

V-mon/Depthmon evolves into Divemon and Surfimon. I knew I wanted Surfimon for this because it's got the Main Character vibe and it's blue with a white mouth. I originally had Hangyomon as the perfect level which does mesh with Depthmon being deep sea diving themed, but Divemon has the same vibe I mentioned as it's a Pulsemon evo and therefore is a protagonist partner. Plus, it has a similar silhouette as Depthmon when its legs are turned into a tail.

Hawkmon/Orcamon evolves into Whamon and Plesiomon. I'm not as sure about this one, there aren't exactly too many options for cetaceans. Marine animals in general get a little tight when you exclude fish, squid people, and the Seadramon family. At least Plesiomon has flippers.

Patamon/Mantaraymon evolves into MarinDevimon and Neptunemon. I knew I wanted this to end on Neptunemon because it's the water god and Patamon tends to turn into religious beings. I struggled with the perfect level until I threw darts at the board and remembered manta rays are also called devilfish. Putting MarinDevimon next to Mantaraymon, I also realized Mantaraymon's tail ends in a spade like MarinDevimon's tentacles. And then I realized it matched how I had already made Tylomon evolve into Calamaramon.

Tailmon/Tylomon evolves into Calamaramon and AncientMermaidmon. It had to evolve into AncientMermaimon to match Neptunemon, I knew this right off the bat. But what to put between them as the perfect? I originally defaulted to Mermaimon, but...well, honestly, I forgot why I changed it to Calamaramon, but it worked out when I was struggling with Patamon and noticed I had squid people as both of their perfect levels.

Wormmon/Archelomon evolves into Anomalocarimon X-Antibody and JumboGamemon. Much like before, I already had the ultimate in mind: JumboGamemon, a turtle. There are no perfect level turtles, the closest being JumboGamemon's canon pre-evo Shawujinmon which is a kappa. I thought about Zudomon as it's wearing Archelomon's shell, but I settled on Anomalocarimon X-Antibody because it has a similar color palette to the rest of the line and it's got blades and spikes sticking out of it like Archelomon. It's definitely an idea with merit.

[moth-thief]

Mantaraymon BT16-022 C <03>

Armor Form | Free | Aquatic

[[Digivolve] [Patamon]: Cost 2]

<Armor Purge>

[When Attacking] Trash any 1 digivolution card of 1 of your opponent's Digimon. Then, 1 of your opponent's Digimon with no digivolution cards gain <Security A. -1> until the end of their turn.

[eeveegirl9]

This is Damir's Tamer Card. His partner is Shakomon, his D-3 is vivid orchid purple and his Crest is the Crest of Tolerance. The Crest of Tolerance can be found here: Digimon Crest Collection

Fresh/Baby I: Pichimon

In-Training/Baby II: Bukamon

Rookie/Child: Shakomon

Champion/Adult: Mantaraymon

Ultimate/Perfect: Gusokumon

Mega/Ultimate: Regalecusmon

Gender(Pronouns): He/Him

Attacks

Pichimon: Bubble Blow

Bukamon: Air Bubbles

Shakomon: Water Shot

Mantaraymon: Torpedo Ray

Gusokumon: Brunt Claw/Colony Torpedo

Regalecusmon: Briona Strike/Reactor Discharge

[prasemvanguardgerman]

Both of the Agumon evolved with care and with less care 😅 to an Greymon - Metal Greymon & Numemon. Fight a lot with both single and in tag, also vs the X device for their evolution. On day 4 to 5 sleeping 💤

On the Digimon X sassy Gomamon X evolved to an Mantaraymon X to an Okuwamon X Antibody now in the meantime. Fighting the tournament map an little to stage 20.

The low battery sprite is showing, I try to set it on off back - cannot say if it is already out of power within only on generation.

[cwgames]

A lot digimon I remember watching seeing from past series. Daipenmon appear in digimon xros wars and Marinangemon appear in digimon tamers.

[snailfen]

👁

crabmon, marineangemon, and submarimon!!!

[analoguebumblebee]

Mantaraymon, Pata-Mantaraymon, Kitemon

Suggested evo line: Kuramon - Tsumemon - Kitemon - Mantaraymon - MarineDevimon - Pukamon

[kyanitedragon]

Daipenmon - Digimon Adventure: 2020

[ID: A gifset from Digimon Adventure 2020 episode 34, featuring Daipenmon who is a giant penguin-designed ice shaver machine wielding two popsicles as weapons. Gif 1: A looping gif showing a closeup of Daipenmon's head and blank stare as the handle on his head is spun around by a group of Chapmon. In the bottom right is "Daipenmon" written in japanese katakana. Gif 2: A group of mantaraymon and mambomon are swarming and battling, when two mantaraymon split off and swim downward in front of Daipenmon, who slams his two popsicles together in attempt to crush them, but the two mantaraymon swim through safely. Gif 3: The camera pans right as Daipenmon, MarineAngemon, and several Mambomon wave goodbye. Daipenmon is waving while still holding his popsicles. End ID]

[golden-mew]

DAY 1

James

Gold D-Ark

Crest of Destiny, Digi-Egg of Miracles, Digi-Egg of Hope, Digi-Egg of Reliability

Hoodies/lots of pink

The Olympos XII

DAY 2

Patamon X antibody and Styxmon

Patamon X is very shy and relies on styxmon as if she were a parent

Styxmon is very curious and kind tho sometimes likes mischief

Styxmon brought me to the digital world: Iliad where we found Patamon X who escaped to the Iliad server from King Drasil

Patamon X acts as a carrier for the X-Program as well as having the X-antibody. The Olympos XII chase us to destroy patamon X because of this. Due to carrying the X-program patamon X is unable to normally digivolve and can only with the help of digi-eggs. Patamon X -> Rhinomon X (miracles), Pegasmon X (hope), Mantaraymon X (reliability).

Using Crest of Destiny:

Styxmon -> Sistermon Noir -> Cerberumon -> AncientSphinxmon

Biomerge:

Styxmon -> Cerberumon Werewolf Mode -> Plutomon