Only time travel can fix this mess now...

Still, Asuka is honestly one of the best brothers in the Digimon franchise by far. Heliosboamon was born because of his desire to protect Tomoro. Heck, Asuka even frantically searched for Tomoro when he got abducted by a Kuwagamon when he was eleven and Asuka was around eighteen or nineteen. It does make sense why Asuka never told Tomoro about all his knowledge of Digimon until now. His grandfather went missing and parents were all targeted by the Ministry just for being anti-Sapotama, so Asuka couldn’t trust them. Revealing about Digimon to Tomoro early on would’ve been risky for both brothers. However, I can’t help but to feel bad for both Asuka and Heliosboamon. I feel bad for Asuka because he knows a lot about his family situation than Tomoro does but since he’s protective of his little brother, he kept quiet about it. I feel bad for Heliosboamon because they were born from Asuka’s warm protective emotions, which made them a warm, gentle Digimon, but their ability of absorbing the e-pulse of anyone they touched only caused others harm hence why they retreated into a slumbering state, aka the White Core.

However, this does raise a lot of questions. How did Asuka birth a Digimon that’s already in its Ultimate form? Why is Heliosboamon so special that it had a harmful ability despite its gentle nature? Since Heliosboamon’s Mega form seems to be the rumored and elusive Atratusmon that showed up in the TCG, it does make me wonder if it’ll be the final boss and if the Shangri-la Project results in the same phenomenon that occurred during that incident. Since Tomoro’s glitchy e-pulse also seems to be a factor into the evolution, it does make me wonder if they need all of it or just some of it. I feel like they might need all of it since the first time was incomplete. This also raises some question on how Genjo was able to figure everything out when the incident happened around four years ago. In some cultures, white snakes symbolize purity, spiritual transformation or a deceptive force disguised as something holy…

How Kyo got his burn scar was also revealed in this episode—it was all to protect Heliosboamon from Flaremon and Kaito. The rivalry between Kaito and Kyo did feel like it’s more one-sided on Kaito’s side. The fanbase does like to joke that Kyo has a lot of evil ex-boyfriends, but Kaito might be the one who can’t get over him the most. It does make me wonder if Kaito will switch sides once he makes amends with Kyo because he has all the qualms to turn because he doesn’t care much for Wong and is also suspicious of Genjo.

I also noticed how Beatbreak has this tendency to make Tomoro get abducted once per arc. The only time he didn’t get abducted was the Kyo arc, so they made up for it by having him get abducted on-screen twice in this episode. He got abducted when he was eleven and then during the ending present day. This makes the total go up to five. Usually, younger siblings in Digimon are used for plot device, which is still true for Tomoro’s case, but this time, he’s the plot device younger sibling AND the MC. Kid cannot catch a break; he’s legit the story’s Princess Peach at this point…

Anyways, young Kaito is voiced by Umeka Shoji who voiced Eri in Appmon. Honestly, a surprise casting choice, but a welcomed one since Beatbreak loves to cast Digimon returnees; remember that Kaito’s adult VA, Yuichi Nakamura, voiced Charismon in Appmon as well. The burglar, Miyama (as stated in the credits), is voiced by Reiji Kawashima who voiced Yuto Takanashi in Ghost Game; outside of Digimon, he’s known for voicing Fushi in To Your Eternity, Finn Ames in Mashle and Nakao in Hana-Kimi. Kuwagamon is voiced by Ryosuke Asano who voiced Snimon in an earlier episode.

I do wonder if Tomoro will get fully Cold-Hearted for an episode or two. I feel like Tomoro being in danger might be the trigger that can snap Asuka out of his controlled state, if it is possible. I’m just worried that next week’s episode is just full of fighting between GD and the Five Stars. Let me know your thoughts on this episode…