Digimon Re:Designs

Lotusmon Wip #3. Experimenting with colors. decided to combine the usual pink/peach lotus with the blue. Trying to make the rainbow subtle but that might change. Open to suggestions if anyone has better colors in mind. 

So I did my versions of Lillymon, BanchoLillymon, and Rosemon. Switched the spelling from Lilly to Lily to match the cactus lily and used that flower for inspiration over lillies to better facilitate the evolution from Togemon. In contrast to Nymphaemon, who is based on water lilies, coming from a Togemon with stronger defenses and magical affinity, Lilymon is the evolution that occurs when the Togemon has great speed and physical prowess. Lilymon is a swift and brutal attacker who uses her spines in a sort of “death by a thousand cuts” strategy. She fights like she’s dancing to destroy any enemy she pleases. Lilymon will typically evolve into Rosemon, a vampiric noblewoman who uses her aroma and scarlet blossoms to lull her opponents before draining their life force through her thorny proboscis/rapier. As Rosemon tend to be malevolent in nature, a Lilymon will occasionally rebel against this destiny to instead become a BanchoLilymon, who sacrifices her flight for melee prowess and a strong desire to protect the weak.

Added some more detailing and took some of the extraneous stuff off of her tail. Made her a lot more serpentine. Made her eyes the lily pad style that you see in old cartoons because I think it adds a nice element of friendliness. I’m getting better at scales I think but a bending tail is still a problem area for me. Next version will probably be the final one with colors and stuff.

I’m thinking that Togemon is gonna have a split between being prickly/physical attack based(Rosemon) and being watery/magic based(Lotusmon). For Rosemon’s perfect form, I’m thinking of basing it on the Bougainvillea. It’s a thorny bush with bright pink flowers so that fits I think.

I’m also thinking of making her the “gatekeeper” to the Digital World; her Seven’s Fantasia being a “rainbow bridge” to it. Perhaps she appears on the screens of the downtrodden, offering them a way to another world. I’m also thinking of renaming her to Nelumon after the scientific name of the Lotus, Nelumbo but idk for sure yet. Let me know what you think?

Hey I know it’s been a while but I wanted to give an update on this project. I recently got a tablet and this was my first drawing on it. It’s unfinished because I’m going on yet another hiatus and this was as far as I got before that... So here’s Seraphimon with some color and some design updates. Tried to keep more of his OG silhouette this time. Key parts that are still missing are some symbols on his armor and a lot of cloth that will eventually cover his other arm, come down from his shoulder seals, and create a loin cloth with his runes. I made his collar into a crown to evoke the sephirot of Keter which means crown. Anyways, I’ll be back in one to two months with his finished look and with updates on the rest + more redesigns....Thanks for your patience!

Also here’s a quick Rosemon redesign I came up with while brainstorming for the Celestials. She’s more of an Indiana Jones type romantic adventurer now who lassos around and has epic sword duels. Her and Lotusmon are both the Queens of the Fairy Digimon. Rosemon takes the more hands-on aproach but she’s a bit reckless so her beloved has to often heal her wounds. Anyhow this all spurred on when I thought about how messed up it was for there to be a dominatrix with a flower thrown on her head in a primarily for-kids show so this happened.

For Seraphimon, I wanted them to be the direct line to “God” or perhaps “Homeostasis”. Their hidden face is even rumored to be a direct window to Homeostasis itself. Seraphimon corresponds to Keter, Chochmah, Binah and Da’at. In other words, the ineffable form and will of “God” beyond mortal understanding that’s always just out of reach, the moment of inspiration that begins all of creation, the pondering and reflection of that spark into a thought out path, and the empty space that contains the potential for expressing each path. Seraphimon is the “legislator” of the digital world. They speaks the direct words of Homeostasis to the rest of the world and their word becomes law as a result. He rules over the elements of Shadow(Keter), Light(Chochmah), Steel(Binah), and Ice(Da’at). Seraphimon is the wisest of all Angels and catalogues every event to happen within the world.

Wood for Tiferet for a couple of reasons; nature is a balance, Rosemon wears a Tiferet, and it’s a good representative of the balance between earth and water(I know light is pretty important to the plant equation too but like, these are the ones plants need most imo).

Onto lore. In my reimagining, Ophanimon serves two main purposes: Executioner of “God’s” will in the Digital World, and Messenger of “heaven”. With these roles in mind, she controls the sefirot of Hod, Yesod, and Netzach. In addition to their base meanings, I also thought up the idea of the elements showcased in Frontier would be good to attribute to the sefirot as the three celestials were pretty instrumental in that story. Hod is the sefirot of submission and/or splendor. The idea here being doing things you’d rather not do and submitting to beneficial rule or things you cannot fight against. The element I want to associate with Hod is Wind as tasks are usually easier when you don’t “go against the wind”. Netzach is the sefirot of endurance/victory. Basically the opposite of Hod, with Netzach are the things you should fight against and endure. Fire here acts as the “fighting spirit”; an undying flame that keeps burning despite hardship. Lastly is Yesod, which represents movement, connection, and communication between the divine and the mundane. For this one I thought lightning would work as it’s usually seen as a sign of the divine. Plus it’s a literal form of connection as well as a good mix of Fire and Air. I’ve also been toying around with the idea of adding the crests to the sefirot, but it’s been kinda hard fitting them in, so if anyone has suggestions for which sefirot to match to which crest please tell me lol.

On to lore. Beneath his name, you’ll see three sets of words that I’ll explain. The first being “Gevurah”, “Tiferet”, and “Chesed” as they tie cleanly to the other two. These are Sephirot, which are alleged emanations in which god acts that reflect humanity(very basic definition). For each of the Celestials, I’ve assigned three. How do these tie in with the other two titles? I wanted a clear “governmental” role for each of the Celestials along with their Sephirot. Cherubimon here fulfills the “Judicial” role. In that role, he uses the dual nature of, well, nature. I’m also tying in the cherub guardian of the the garden of eden. A flaming sword represents Gevurah which also corresponds to the wrathful side of nature and the lion. The flowers of eden correspond to Chesed which also represents the gentler side of nature and the bull. Lastly, nature is a balance and the beauty created in that balance is represented by Tiferet which corresponds with the eagle who maintains a balance in flight. With all of that in mind, Cherubimon is stationed at the gate between heaven and the rest of the digital world. He decides who enters and enforces that decision with primal might equal to that of the strongest Beast Digmon. Ophanimon then, roams the lower areas of the digital world, and Seraphimon, its “eden” or heaven. As always please don’t hesitate to give any feedback on this lore or the design itself.

Hey everyone! I kinda started this project and then never did anything about it so I’m gonna start again lol. Today I’ll be posting the first two redesigns. With the blog name it’s only appropriate that I start with Cherubimon and Ophanimon. Seraphimon will be following close behind. Needless to say, today I’ll be doing write ups for my new concept for the three Celestials and their roles/properties. I also want to preface them by laying out how the whole redesign process is going to go. First, I’ll be posting my initial sketch with a write up of my design decisions and any relevant concepts or references. Next, I’ll ask for your feedback(please keep it constructive). The last step will be a “final” design with color and a brief lore snippet. Please feel free to still give feedback after this stage as I’m always willing to change things with proper reason. Okay see you all in a bit with Cherubimon!

I’m not gonna go too much into tweaking the storylines of the anime, but instead I’ll try to alter the broader mythos. Please comment on each with your own opinions and takes on my redesigns!