#digimon crossover

To cope with being unable to play Umamusume: Pretty Derby, I thought it would be fun to design an Uma based on Pegasusmon!! .°˖⋆ ℧ 𓃗 .°˖⋆

Anyway.

-Evan's ten years old and so lonely. Maddie's moved out, and his parents only pay attention to him when he was hurt. His parents had a choice between cable and internet, and they chose internet, so Evan spends most of his time online.

-One day, he's wasting time on the computer when it starts glowing. Before Evan can react, a strange object comes out of the screen. He grabs it on instinct and looks at it. He doesn't know what it is, just that it's his.

-The thing in his hand has a screen and some buttons. He pokes at them but can't figure out what they do, until he hits a particular combination and the screen starts to glow. Evan leans down to see what's on it...

-Only to find himself outside, nowhere near his room, in a lush field, and there's a strange creature talking to him, saying they're partners.

-Evan has no idea what's going on, but this world seems much nicer than Hershey, and the little creature seems to adore him, so hey, can't be all bad right? So he starts walking to see if he finds anyone else.

-He runs into another boy, a few years older than him, a creature next to him as well. The boy introduces himself as Tommy. He's fourteen, and he doesn't know what happened either, only that one minute he was playing World of Warcraft and the next, he got a device just like Evan's and was sucked into this world as well.

-Evan and Tommy decide it's probably safer to stick together, so they do. They pick up a few more kids with their Digimon partners on the way. They learn about Digiworld, the Digivices, and their jobs as Digidestined.

-It's not easy. They have a lot of fights. They have no idea what's happening back home. They spend a lot of time lost and scared and hungry. Through it all, Tommy takes care of Evan, like he feels responsible for him. Evan tends to rush into every situation (and the crest of courage he gets later only attests to that) so it's only natural Tommy would try to protect him (and Tommy's crest of love makes that easy).

-Eventually, they defeat the evil and are sent home. They all wake up where they started, only a few hours having gone by in the real world but months having passed in their minds. Evan feels older. He knows so much now, understands real hardship (not that he didn't before).

-He realizes that in the rush of defeating the big bad and getting home, he had forgotten to get Tommy's contact info. He knows Tommy is from LA, but has no idea how to find him...except through the Digivices they all kept when they went home.

-It takes a while, but Evan manages to hook up his Digivice to his computer and send what he hopes is a message to Tommy. He never gets a reply.

-Years later, Buck's almost forgotten about it. If it wasn't for the Digivice he keeps hooked to his belt and the crest he wears around his neck, he would think the whole thing was just a dream, or a game he played. He hasn't thought about Tommy in a long time.

-...until he's following Chimney into Harbor and the Digivice starts beeping. Chimney and Eddie look at him in confusion--they know Buck carries the thing everywhere, and the one time Bobby asked about it, Buck said it was some kind of medical device. "You good?" Eddie asks.

-"Yes," Buck says, just as he hears an answering beep. He turns, and there's a guy, a really hot guy walking toward Buck as though drawn to him. He also has a Digivice on his belt, and Buck can see a chain just like his peeking out from under his collar.

-The guy stops in front of him. They stare at each other before the guy wordlessly pulls his crest out. The crest of love, the same one Buck had seen a thousand times on their journey.

"Tommy?"

Tommy stares at him for a long time until Buck pulls out his crest as well.

Papyrus and Hackmon! A noble duo with an endless amount of empathy that drives them in everything they do!

he found Hackmon as a Fufumon when he was young, just a lonely baby bones who had no friends

he fed Fufumon every day in his shed until his brother found it. Sans was nervous, as he'd always been wary of Digimon, but he let papyrus take it in

The two raise Fufumon until it learned to digivolve into kyokomon and then Hackmon

it often trains with papyrus, the two overworking themselves until Hackmon dedigivolves from exhaustion and papyrus passes out

Danny… might have done an oopsie. It wasn’t a big oopsie, probably! He had panicked, it wasn’t his fault! It was their first time in Gotham seeing as his parents were banned for some reason or other, and he was on two hours of sleep after the plane ride! 

It’s not his fault the three of them and this tiny child in traffic-light colors are now stuck in this uh, what did you call it again, digital world? It’s not his fault they’re stuck in this digital world with digital monsters! What was that reapmon? Oh, digimon, not digital monsters? Alright cool. 

Of course Sam has already befriended the giant goth plant, that’s… not surprising actually. Tucker, you can be in heaven later, what is he supposed to do with this, how old are you? What is he supposed to do with this human ten year old whose adult-vigilante (wow did he wish he had one of those) is probably going to be freaking out?

I like Digimon and very much enjoyed Persona 5 so why not combine them by giving the Phantom Thieves of Hearts Digimon partners. For non-Digimon fans, a human character will have a digimon partner that can evolve through different levels and the forms it takes on often have symbolic resemblance to the human's character development. I'll be giving each Phantom Thief a partner with its forms from the Rookie/Child to Mega/Ultimate levels. No Strikers or other spinoff characters because I haven't played those games. There will be P5 spoilers.

We have to start with the protagonist and his main theme is being the rebel against the unjust authority. His role in the plot is being the rebellious fallen angel to the controlling Gnostic god Yaldabaoth and so I'll be giving him fallen angel Digimon as partners. His partner will start as DemiDevimon/Picodevimon, then evolve to Devimon. These are the most iconic fallen angel Digimon in the franchise so they're easy picks. Devimon will then evolve to Baalmon. Baalmon is a demonic Digimon that seeks out knowledge and will put people through trials to show them the truth. This fits with the protagonist putting people through the ordeals of having their heart stolen to show them the truth of the monsters they've become. Finally his partner will evolve to Bagramon. Bagramon really is a great fit to Satanael as it's a fallen archangel Digimon that rebelled against the unreasonable justice of the Digimon god. If Bagramon is played as a hero, this fits really well with the Gnostic myths P5 draws from where Satanael (or the serpent or Sophia depending on which version you read) rebels against the unreasonable and authoritarian false god that is the Demiurge/Yaldabaoth to bring wisdom to humanity.

Next is Ryuji, who has the themes of electricity, delinquents, athletics, and his Persona is a pirate. I think a great partner for him is Pulsemon, an electric Digimon that is the mascot of the vital bracelet (RIP), a device intended to encourage fans to exercise. Ryuji used to be on the track team so a perfect fit is one of Pulsemon's default evos, Runnermon. For the next level, Runnermon will evolve to CaptainHookmon, a pirate like Ryuji's Persona and a good through line to the final form: Gankoomon. Gankoomon's design is based on a Japanese delinquent like Ryuji and it has a very tough and unapproachable demeanor, but is a hero through and through. For non-Digimon fans confused about a tiger turning into a pirate and then a delinquent, be assured that that isn't anywhere near the weirdest evolution in Digimon.

Morgana is one of the ones I struggled with because his themes of cats, wind, and Zorro don't lend themselves to many Digimon options, but I found a great option from Digimon Frontier. In the Frontier continuity, there are human and beast spirits of elements that can combine to a fused spirit and one of the elemental spirits really fits Morgana. The first stage will be Liollmon because it's a cat. Liollmon will then evolve to the human spirit of darkness, Loweemon. The human spirit represents Morgana's belief that he's human and desire to attain a human body. Loweemon will evolve to the beast spirit of darkness JagerLoweemon/KaiserLeomon. This form represents the cat body that Morgana is trapped in. Finally will be the merged spirit Raihimon, the fusing of human and beast, which represents Morgana accepting who he really is. Raihimon also has wings so the wind element can come in at the end.

Ann's themes are cats, fire, beauty, and seduction via her Persona. I will have her start off with Candlemon. It's the least thematically appropriate of her line but it's a good fire Digimon that leads well into the next form: Lynxmon, a cat made of fire. Lynxmon will then evolve to Bastemon, a seductive, feminine cat that seduces prey before attacking them, fitting well with Carmen's depiction. Finally, Ann's partner will evolve to BeelStarmon, which combines Ann's femininity, beauty, blonde hair, and enthusiastic use of firearms. It even wears a similar catsuit, though black and much more revealing.

Yusuke's themes are foxes, art, and ice and his Persona and costume are the most Japanese of the Thieves. I struggled with him because there aren't really any art themed Digimon and the few ice Digimon don't fit him. I decided to go all in on the foxes and Japanese themes with Yusuke to give him Renamon as a partner. Renamon will then have its dark (but not evil) evolution line of Youkomon to Doumon to Kuzuhamon. I picked the dark line over the normally good line of Kyubimon to Taomon to Sakuyamon because that line uses a lot of fire attacks which wouldn't work well with Yusuke's use of ice. The Renamon line is very much based on fox legends from Japan and China plus Onmyodo and Shinto elements. Also Doumon uses a brush for an attack. It's a calligraphy brush instead of a paintbrush, but I'll take what I can get.

Makoto's themes are rebellion, martial arts, motorcycles/machines, intelligence, and radiation. I gave her a machine line starting with Hagurumon. Makoto's story arc started with her just doing what was expected of her even if it was wrong or not what she wanted and Hagurumon is almost literally a cog in the machine. Hagurumon will evolve to Machmon because it's a motorcycle and so is her Persona. Machmon will evolve to Fumamon, a cyborg ninja Digimon. Makoto's skill in strategy and martial arts would suit a ninja well, plus they have similar color schemes. Finally her partner will become Justimon, a cyborg warrior for justice symbolizing Makoto rejecting doing what is expected of her in favor of following her desires and doing what's right. Plus they both have scarves.

Futaba's themes are isolation, shyness, technology, UFOs, and information gathering. A perfect partner for her is Espimon, a cyborg Digimon with stealth powers designed for espionage and data retrieval. Espimon will then follow it's standard evolution line to the UFO themed HoverEspimon and Oblivimon. However I'm not going to use Espimon's standard Mega/Ultimate level of Invisimon because it being a combat-focused humanoid warrior doesn't fit Futaba. Instead Oblivimon will evolve to the superintelligent alien cyborg Ebemon.

Haru's character is an interesting contrast between her sweet, kind, and polite public image and her Thief form showing off her toughness and enjoyment of violence. I decided to combine this contrast with her love of gardening. Her partner will be the pretty flower Floramon who evolves to the boxing cactus Togemon. Togemon will then become pretty and feminine again as Lilymon before finishing up with BanchoLilymon, a pretty and feminine but violent and rebellious delinquent with a heart of gold.

For Goro I decided to focus on the contrast between his polite boy detective act and the violent and unhinged person he is behind the mask. I gave him Lopmon as a partner. Lopmon is notable for having a good and evil evolution line and Goro could use both, switching between them as needed. The good line goes Lopmon -> Tururiemon -> Antylamon/Andiramon Data -> Cherubimon Virtue while the evil line goes Lopmon -> Wendigomon -> Antylamon/Andiramon Virus -> Cherubimon Vice. The two forms of Cherubimon being an angel and fallen angel represents Goro's use of light and dark skills and how he had all the tools to be a real hero but became a monster instead.

Finally is Sumire, which took the longest for me to figure out, but I like what I came up with. I focused on her taking on the mask of her sister and the struggle between that hand her true identity. Her partner will start off as Sistermon Blanc, a cute and feminine Digimon who is close to her sisters Sistermon Noir and Sistermon Ceil like Sumire was close with Kasumi. The next stage will be Lianpumon, a Digimon themed after Chinese opera who always wears a mask and never lets anyone see its true face like how Sumire took over her sister's role and abandoned her true self. The next stage will be Luminamon, a Digimon themed around duality. Luminamon is the angelic and benevolent alternate self to the wicked and violent Shademon which mirrors the duality between who Sumire is and who she wants to be. Also Luminamon nicely fuses the holy and cute elements of Sistermon Blanc with the bestial elements of Lianpumon. Finally the last stage will be Cendrillmon. Both Cendrillmon and Sumire's Persona come from Cendrillon, an adaptation of the tale Cinderella. Cendrillmon also has crystal legs like Sumire's Persona and wears a leotard and coat like Sumire's Thief outfit. I honestly think Cendrillmon's design homages Sumire.

[Digifake] SIRFETCH’DMON 🦆

PROFILE

Name: Sirfetch'dmon

Type: Holy Knight

Attribute: Free

Family: Royal Knight

A Royal Knight Digimon said to have been born from the data of a white wild duck creature said to embrace chivalry from a certain monster collecting game. Sirfetch'dmon is said to have endured and survived many battles and prefers to fight fairly. It is also a very prideful Digimon, tending to engage others in battle in order to hone its skills. Even when it is at the brink of defeat, it refuses to give up, pushing its body to the absolute limit, which sometimes results in it fainting while still standing.

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Old art (1st image) from a few years ago overdue for a redraw but forgot I reimagined Sirfetch’d as a Royal Knight Digimon as well….. Sirfetch’dmon!

revamped Norimon (Rookie, Toshinori Monster)

with Helianmon (Fresh, Helianthus [Sunflower] Monster) and Pugnamon (In Training, Pugnacious Monster)