Digimon Comparisons: Gabumon and Gaomon Lines
DownsofFire here with another Digimon comparison because, well, I’m lazy. Plus I had no idea for a Top Ten and life stories are few and far between. So, for now, we do another comparison. Today we’re looking at the Gabumon line from Adventure 01 and the Gaomon line from Data Squad. Since every season of Digimon, minus Tamers, has had the brash goggle head and the other guy who had a wolf Digimon and family issues. The only brooder without a wolf was Ken. As before, I’m judging on personality, appearance, and power. Also, keep in mind that this is my opinion. Let’s go.
Rookie - Gabumon and Gaomon: Gabumon is pretty interesting among the rookies of any season in that he’s always wearing a pelt. You never see under the pelt he’s wearing. He has a notable horn on his head and he isn’t very wolf-like. But that changes later. In terms of personality, Gabumon is quite quiet and timid. He’s very kind and doesn’t say much. However he’s very protective of his partner, Matt. He’s almost puppy-like with Matt, always following him around and doing his best to make sure Matt is happy. He’s very loyal. Power-wise, Gabumon has two attacks: Blue blaster, a shot or blue flame, and Horn Attack which is self explanitory. Gaomon is different. He’s a small blue wolf with a round tail. He wears a red head band and red boxing gloves. Like Gabumon, he’s very attached to his partner, Thomas H. Norstein. However Gaomon is more….. noble. Honestly, while Gabumon cares about others Matt is his first priority. Gaomon will protect Thomas but is more than willing to help a comrade in need. Being voiced by Skip Stellrecht (AKA Might Guy in Naruto) also adds to him being a soldier to Thomas’s commander. Unlike Gabumon, Gaomon is very physical, hence the boxing gloves. His attacks are Rolling Upper, where he goes Sonic and rolls in a ball mid air to hit an enemy, and Gao Rush, a flurry of punches that shows Gaomon’s speed and proficiency with his boxing gloves.
Champion - Garurumon and Gaogamon: Now here’s where we get into the wolf part. Garurumon is a big white wolf with blue stripes. His fur is harder than steel and can take quite the beating. Much like Agumon to Greymon, Garurumon is much more aggressive than Gabumon. He charges into battle, ready to get hungry like the wolf……. can not believe I just said that. In terms of appearance, Garurumon is pretty cool. He’s a giant wolf, not much else to say. His attacks are pretty simple, being only one: Howling Blaster. Similar to Gabumon’s Blue Blaster but much more powerful. Gaogamon is also a wolf. In fact he looks more like a wolf than Garurumon. Except for a few details: he has sabre-teeth, a stylish scarf, flat boxing gloves with claws protruding from them, and that fluffy round tail. He’s like Gaomon, but a bit more aggressive, but he’s still got that nobility about him. In terms of power, he has tow attacks: Dash Double Claw, where he uses the scarf he has to attack the enemy, and Spiral Blow, which is a forceful burst of wind. Both great wolves.
Ultimate - WereGarurumon and MachGaogamon: This is one I have a slight issue with. WereGarurumon has almost no changes from Garurumon except for two things: He’s bipedal and he has a snazzy pair of jeans. He’s really just Garurumon but bipedal and with jeans. Power wise, he’s more powerful that Garurumon and that’s about it. Now MachGaogamon is different. Like WereGarurumon, he’s bipedal. However there’s a few differences other than appearance. MachGaogamon has a champion belt across his chest, metal gauntlets, metal feet, an awesome jetpack, and a cool pair of sunglasses. MachGaogamon looks pretty damn cool. He’s pretty powerful as well, his attacks being Winning Knuckle, a punch form his gauntlets, and Howling Cannon, a blast of sound waves. Plus he’s freaking huge. So one is disappointing and the other is pretty awesome.
Mega - MetalGarurumon and MirageGaogamon: Now we’re getting into real awesomeness. MetalGarurumon is, well, a metal Garurumon. However he has a few new cogs and knobs attached. He has little jets that allow him to fly and/or hover and that’s pretty awesome. Most notable, however, is his near limitless arsenal of ice missiles. That’s where his power comes from. His attacks are Metal Wolf Claw, a misnamed ice beam, and Ice Wolf Bite, where he assaults you with his arsenal of missiles. Yeah, he’s pretty fearsome at times. I mean, robotic wolf with missiles, yeah. Now, MirageGaogamon is much different. He’s very physical. But his appearance is what does it for me. He looks AWESOME. He looks very regal and knightly. He has a flowing red cape, armour with regal designs all over it, and massive claws on his gauntlets. His attacks are quite varied, being both melee and ranged. He can use his claws physically but his ranged attacks are pretty cool. Double Crescent Mirage is where he makes moon shaped waves from his claws. Full Moon Blaster is a beam fired form his chest, and Gale Claw is his physical attack. Like his line, MirageGaogamon is very noble and knghtly. Both great mega levels.
Alternate Forms - ZeedGarurumon and MirageGaogamon Burst Mode: Now I’m not sure of ZeedGarurumon is an “alternate form” but hey, it’s a different mega of the line. ZeedGarurumon is pretty much MetalGarurumon with a giant fucking cannon on his back. And hey, it’s pretty awesome. MirageGaogamon Burst Mode is quite different from MirageGaogamon. He loses his claws and gains a staved weapon with a crescent blade on one end and a chain mace on the other. And he gains a badass mane of white hair. Great Alternate forms I must say.
Final Verdict: Gaomon line. Yeah. Gabumon and his line are cool and all but the Gaomon line is just more noble and that’s what does it for me. His line’s personality is great and his devotion isn’t cheesy. Both lines are great but the Gaomon line I like more.
This is DownsofFire and Gaomon’s line is awesome.
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