Digimon Fusion

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Caption	Promotional poster
Ja Kanji	デジモンクロスウォーズ
Ja Romaji	Dejimon Kurosu Wōzu
Genre	Adventure, fantasy
Creator	Akiyoshi Hongo

Type	manga
Author	Yuki Nakashima
Publisher	Shueisha
Magazine	V Jump
First	June 21, 2010
Last	March 21, 2012
Volumes	4

Type	TV series
Director	Tetsuya Endo (#1–54) Yukio Kaizawa (#55–79)
Producer	Tomoharu Matsuhisa Hiroyuki Sakurada
Writer	Riku Sanjo (season 1)
Music	Kousuke Yamashita Noam Kaniel (U.S. version)
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	ANN (TV Asahi)
First	July 6, 2010
Last	March 25, 2012
Episodes	79
Episode List	List of Digimon Fusion episodes

Title	Digimon franchise
Content	*Digimon Adventure Digimon Adventure 02 Digimon Adventure tri. Digimon Tamers Digimon Frontier *Digimon Data Squad (Savers) Digimon Universe: App Monsters Digimon Adventure (2020) Digimon Ghost Game Digimon Beatbreak

Portal	yes

Digimon Fusion, known in Japan as and also titled as Digimon Fusion Battles, is the sixth anime television series in the Digimon franchise, produced by Toei Animation. The series aired on TV Asahi from July 2010 to March 2012.

Its storyline follows the adventures of Mikey Kudo, who utilizes the power to fuse any of his Digimon partners. The series is divided into three arcs, with the latter two given the subtitles of , and respectively.

The series was licensed outside of Asia by Saban Brands for an English-language adaptation, which was produced by Studiopolis; the third and final arc did not receive an English localization. The series was also adapted into a manga series and multiple video games.

Plot

List of Digimon Fusion episodes

Season 1

Digimon Fusion season 1
Mikey Kudo receives the Fusion Loader, creates his own team (Fusion Fighters) and recruits some Digimon partners in the Digital World. There, he learns that Lord Bagramon is attempting to conquer the world by collecting 108 Code Crown fragments and wields the Darkness Loader. Mikey collects some fragments from each zones, but Bagramon steals them and recruits AxeKnightmon. Mikey, Angie Hinomoto and Jeremy Tsurugi are sent back to the human world, but Mikey returns to the Digital World, leaving his friends behind.

Season 2

Digimon Fusion season 2
When Bagramon creates an empire divided into seven kingdoms, Mikey, Christopher Aonuma and Nene Amano defeat each general. They learn that Bagramon is using Ewan to oppose them, while they gathered negative energy from those which transformed fragments into a Dark Stone (D5). After Mikey saves Ewan and retrieves all fragments, Shoutmon defeats Bagramon and plans to bring peace to both worlds.

Season 3

Digimon Fusion season 3
One year later, Mikey discovers an unstable realm between both worlds and learns that Quartzmon is absorbing data. The DigiQuartz is where Digimon Hunters capture Digimon for leaving any world and feeding negative emotions on anyone. The Clock Store Owner (a revived and regretful Bagramon in disguise) unites all heroic characters from different parallel universes. Tagiru and Gumdramon wield Bagramon's lost arm "Brave Snatcher", in order to defeat Quartzmon. With both worlds restored, all humans and their partners are separately return to their own universe. The series ends with Mikey, Tagiru and their friends planning their future.

Characters

Fusion Fighters

The Fusion Fighters (known as Xros Heart in Japan) are the primary protagonist group in Digimon Fusion. The group is led by Mikey Kudo, who gains the Fusion Loader, a device that allows Digimon to combine through a process known as DigiXros. Using this ability, the team travels throughout the Digital World to oppose the Bagra Army and prevent it from gaining control by collecting the different scattered fragments of the Code Crown

: Mikey Kudo is an upbeat middle school teenager who helps anyone in need. He excels in all sports and has a charming personality that wins over humans and Digimon alike, though he has a tendency to overexert himself. Receiving his red Fusion Loader from Omnimon, one of the Legendary Digimon, Mikey founded the Fusion Fighters alongside his partner Shoutmon. Aside from his charisma, Mikey has proven himself to be an excellent strategist, able to see through the plans of his enemies and counter them accordingly, making his presence a necessity for the team. Unlike other members, Mikey can hear the melody of Digimon that are in life-threatening danger. When Bagramon steals all 108 Code Crown fragments, he sends Mikey, Angie, Jeremy and Shoutmon back to Earth. There, Mikey learns that time on Earth is far slower than in the Digital World before he attempts to find a way back to the Digital World to save it. By then, the one who gave him his Fusion Loader is revealed to be Omnimon, who reveals the origin of the DigiCards as well as the history of the Digital World and tells them how he ended up on Earth as a DigiCard and has been searching for someone who could hear him, which turns out to be Mikey, as only he can hear the Digital Melody. After enabling Shoutmon to digivolve into OmniShoutmon, in order to do battle, defeat and ultimately destroy Tactimon, Mikey returns to the Digital World to liberate it from Bagramon.

: Shoutmon is a dragon-like Digimon with extremely high aggressiveness due to hot-blooded enthusiasm, yet friendly towards his comrades. He enjoys singing and wields a microphone for leisure and to help in combat, his chances of winning depending on the amount of passion he has. When wounded while protecting the Village of Light from the Bagra Army's invasion of the Forest Zone, Shoutmon met Mikey as the two eventually join forces to save his home from the invaders. Becoming Mikey's main Digimon partner, Shoutmon's goal is to become Digimon King in order to better protect others, seeing the Code Crown fragments as a mean to fulfill his selfless desire. He acts as the core component of all the Fusion Fighters' primary DigiFusions and is the only member of the Fusion Fighters able to digivolve by himself naturally as well.

: Angie is a kind student, a year younger than Mikey, who often ends up taking care of him when he tires himself out. She has proven herself to be strong-willed and courageous, such as when she overcame Laylamon's mind control by slashing her in the face with the Lake Zone's Code Crown fragment. Angie lives with her family, taking care of her three younger siblings. She stated to play shooting games with one of them, which helped in the Island Zone sub-arc. At one point, she and Mikey became close friends. She acts as the Fusion Fighters' peacemaker, often cheering on the backup members of the team in battle and forming a special bond with Cutemon. While fighting Quartzmon, Angie receives an orange Fusion Loader, and has Cutemon and Dorulumon as partners for the Fusion Fighters United Army.

: Dorulumon is a wolf-like Digimon with drills on his body and Cutemon's guardian. He once served with the Bagra Army as Tactimon's right-hand man, until leaving the organization due to its cruel methods, which involved sacrificing some of his own troops. Though he rejected repeated offers from Mikey to join the Fusion Fighters, preferring to travel alone, while aiding Cutemon in finding his parents, Dorulumon became a Fusion Fighter to honor his fallen friend BlueMeramon.

: Cutemon is a mischievous and peppy but timid pink rabbit-like Fairy Digimon, whose ears allow him to sense nearby Digimon. Being the only one of his village to have escaped from the Bagra Army, Cutemon was found by Dorulumon as the two search for his abducted parents. Cutemon encountered Angie while in the Village of Light, taking a liking to her and her friends before eventually joining the team as their healer. In the process, Cutemon manages to find his parents but remains with the Fusion Fighters.

: Jeremy Tsurugi is Mikey's classmate, considering himself to be his rival and demanding a rematch since the then-amateur he defeated him at a kendo championship competition. An exceedingly sensible person, he insists on troublesome things like how etiquette in a duel should be properly implemented. Because of this, Mikey feels awkward around his presence and Angie very obviously tries to chase him away. On the other hand, he grows familiar with the enemy's mentality and becomes a supporter for Mikey and the other Fusion Fighters. His parents run a mechanic-type business. Thanks to this, he is knowledgeable about machines and does repairs to Ballistamon.

: Ballistamon is Shoutmon's best friend and a noble, taciturn warrior, who resembles a robotic rhinoceros beetle. He was originally , a robotic stag beetle equipped with powerful gatling cannons and a large loudspeaker who was created by Olegmon as a superweapon. A test of his sonic powers went awry and sent him into the Forest Zone, causing him to shut down. DarkVolumon was found by Shoutmon, who repaired and reconfigured him. With most of his memories lost, DarkVolumon was rechristened "Ballistamon" by Shoutmon and became his friend. Though Olegmon later restores his minion's memory, Shoutmon snaps Ballistamon to his senses.

: Starmon is a small, star-shaped Digimon with sunglasses, who serves as the Pickmon leader and sees Shoutmon as their boss. Normally forming the hilt of the Star Sword, Rare Star Sword and Star Axe, Starmon can become the gunsight of the Meteor Cannon when DigiFused with Beelzemon and several silver Pickmon. In the manga, Starmon and Pickmon can DNA Digivolve into .

: The Pickmonz are a group of small Digimon who view Starmon as their leader. The Pickmon come in three varieties: yellow, silver and red. The yellow Pickmon DigiFuse with Starmon to form the and release from their mouths, with whom they can telepathically communicate. Several silver Pickmon can DigiFuse into the and can also DigiFuse with Starmon to form the . The silver Pickmon can DigiFuse with the single red Pickmon to form the , a special sword which is wielded by either Jeremy or Shoutmon.

: Dondokomon is a small Digimon shaped like a taikō drum with drum sticks for arms. Living with his kind in the Village of Light, Dondokomon chooses to travel with the Fusion Fighters.

: Jijimon is an elderly Digimon who serves as a sage-like figure in the Village of Light. He accompanies the Fusion Fighters and acts as their guide.

: Lilymon is a plant fairy-themed Digimon and Shoutmon's childhood friend in the Village of Light, helping him in his attempt to convince Mikey in staying. She assists Mikey and Shoutmon when they returned to the Digital World, updating them on what occurred in their absence and rescuing the other Fusion Fighters from Dorbickmon.

: ChibiTortomon is a small turtle Digimon who lived in the Island Zone and admired the Fusion Fighters when they came to his home with a desire to be as strong as them. After some inspiring words from Shoutmon to follow his dream, ChibiTortomon helps the Fusion Fighters against Octomon before joining the group. As a member of the Fusion Fighters, ChibiTortomon serves as an underwater scout and enables Digimon he is Digifused with to breathe and swim freely underwater.

: Beastmon is a catgirl-themed Digimon and the princess of the Lake Zone, who has a habit of sleeping. She also developed a crush on Mikey, whom she refers to as , much to the annoyance of Angie.

: Eight pawn-themed Digimon who are under Knightmon's leadership, also join the Fusion Fighters once they save the Lake Zone. In the Japanese version, they tend to say "Chess" at the end of their sentences. In the Japanese dub, they refer to Knightmon as .

: Deputymon is a gunslinger-themed Digimon that the Fusion Fighters met in the Sand Zone. He was looking for a treasure in a diamond mine when he ran into the Fusion Fighters. Deputymon later gave the Sand Zone's Code Crown fragment and four DigiCards to Mikey. When Laylamon forcibly teleported the Fusion Fighters out of the Sand Zone, Deputymon was taken with them, officially making him a part of the team, with the main role of tracker. In the English dub, Deputymon speaks in a Western accent and his gun parts were recolored to blue.

: He was originally , an elusive rifle-wielding Baal-themed Digimon who lived in the Sand Zone's city of Silica and was raised by the Warriors of Light under the guidance of their leader, Angemon. However, the actions of Laylamon, via Ebemon, led to the sect's downfall and Silica's ruin, with Reapmon joining the Bagra Army to find the one responsible to avenge his friends. Reapmon sacrifices himself to protect Shoutmon from HiMachinedramon. This causes his order's goddess to finally accept him as her warrior and reincarnate him into the Beezlebub-themed Beelzemon. Beelzemon is armed with a large gun attached to his right arm and the ability to move through Zones on his own.

: A marionette-themed resident of the Dust Zone, Puppetmon's nose grows longer when he lies. Originally a moody and distrusting figure due to the lifestyle in the Dust Zone, Puppetmon desired to leave it and saw a chance when he steals Mikey's Fusion Loader to give to GrandLocomon. However, GrandLocomon goes back on their deal and Puppetmon sides with the Fusion Fighters to get back the Fusion Loader.

: A researcher of the Digital World who Mikey encounters upon colliding with his book (which is immune to the effects of the Digital Space) after being separated from the Fusion Fighters by Arukadhimon. Wisemon wanted to research Mikey in various ways. He assists Mikey in saving the rest of the Fusion Fighters from Arukadhimon at the cost of his book. Mikey discovered, upon arrival in the Warrior Zone, that Wisemon had joined up with them. Wisemon serves as the Fusion Fighters' advisor and researcher and possesses telekinetic abilities.

Blue Flare

: Christopher Aonuma is a blond teenager who conquers others by coldly eliminating them. Before coming to the Digital World, he is the son of the CEO of the Aonuma Group and head of the Aonuma Clan, who is mistreated to mold him into a successor by sending him to an elite school. The time Christopher was twelve after his strict parents died in an accident, Christopher's estate was taken away by the authorities and it caused his personality to turn ruthless. By the time Bagramon learned of this when he sensed his negative emotions and the desire to become as strong as his father reached its peak, he gave him his blue Fusion Loader in secret, thus letting Christopher selling his soul to him. Soon after, Christopher formed Team Blue Flare, a group that reflects his ambition to be strong and undisputed. After MegaDarknessBagramon's defeat, regaining some of his parents' fortune, Christopher moved to America to atone for his sins and pay for what he has done due to his deeds with the devil.

: Greymon is Christopher's main partner and primary Digimon in Team Blue Flare. Like his human partner, Greymon valued strength above everything else and had no respect for Shoutmon as he tends to insult his size.

: A metal bird-like Digimon who serves as Christopher's primary vehicle of transportation. He forms the armor of MetalGreymon.

: A fearsome cyborg dragonoid-themed with a lance as his weapon. This version of Cyberdramon is much different from the original one. Cyberdramon can transform into the to be used by MetalGreymon.

: The Jungle Zone's former guardian. An armored, metallic, crocodile-themed Digimon armed with powerful weaponry, including his Crocodile Cannons. He was sought out by SkullKnightmon for the purpose of allying but chose to join Christopher and Blue Flare instead. He forms the tank treads and arm-mounted cannon of DeckerGreymon. Deckerdramon can also transform into for water transportation.

: A small dragon-themed Digimon encountered by Mikey and Shoutmon in Dragonland after deserting the Bagra Army, as his ideal meaning of strength differs from Dorbickmon's. After meeting with and talking to Christopher, having idolized the human and played in a role in him able to digivolve MetalGreymon to ZekeGreymon, Dracomon decided to join him upon leaving Dragonland.

: Golem-themed Digimon who make up the foot soldiers of Blue Flare.

: Gaossmon make up Blue Flare's foot soldiers.

: A volcanic dragon-themed Digimon who is the target of a special Digimon Hunter gathering, organized by the Clock Store Owner. Christopher and ZekeGreymon manage to capture Volcdramon, who would cause catastrophic damage if left unchecked.

Midnight

: Nena Amano is a figurehead leader of Team Midnight after receiving the black Fusion Loader from SkullKnightmon after he promised to reunite with her brother Ewan in his agenda. On SkullKnightmon's orders, Nene continuously spies and assists, Mikey and Christopher, forming an alliance with the latter in the Lake Zone. Though she travels separately from them, using the Monitamon to stay in touch, Nene uses her intelligence gathering to help the Fusion Fighters, while looking for her brother. While in Honey Land, gaining Mervamon as an ally, Nene finally finds her brother Ewan, as well as learns that he is deceived by SkullKnightmon into believing that the Digital World and its inhabitants are all part of a virtual game where killing Digimon and humans alike will bear no consequences. Upon learning of this, Nene vowed to make Ewan realize the truth and bring him back home. After MegaDarknessBagramon's defeat, Nene travels to Hong Kong to become an idol.

: Sparrowmon is a mechanical yellow sparrow Digimon with a trigger-happy personality who is Nene's main partner.

: Mervamon is a Warrior Digimon, armed with the "Olympia Kai" blade and the snake-headed "Medullia" shield, who has the habit of rushing into battle without a plan of attack. She resides in Honey Land as a rebel fighter, defending the land from its Dark General, Zamielmon, and his forces, whereas her brother Ignitemon was among his minions. After she meets the Fusion Fighters United Army in Honey Land, she decides to align with Nene.

: A group of green, ninja-like Digimon, with monitors for heads, originally from the Warrior Zone, helping Nene as her spies. Despite their bumbling and comedic behavior, they are considered elites among Monitamon. Three red Monitamon encountered the Fusion Fighters in the Warrior Zone, joining Mikey to serve as a link to Monitamon.

: A small green television-shaped Digimon with a leaf-like antenna who is carried by Nene. It has the power to teleport itself and others short distances.

: Ewan Amano is Nene's younger brother who is held hostage by SkullKnightmon. In reality, Ewan is a willing member of Team Midnight and is its true General, having used the black Fusion Loader Nene currently possesses and then receiving the Darkness Loader from SkullKnightmon to assume his place in the Bagra Army as the leader of the Midnight strikeforce. He had met his future partner Damemon for the first time on the day his grandmother died. Having been against playing with others in fear of hurting them, he was deceived by SkullKnightmon, under the notion that the Digital World is just a virtual game and destroying Digimon and humans alike have no real consequences. As a result, under the delusion that it is a game with no consequences, Ewan fettered out his hostility and became a sadist, who fights with no holds barred, even against his own sister. During the events in the Underworld battleground under Bright Land, Mikey manages to convince Ewan that SkullKnightmon is using him and tricked him into hurting others. However, SkullKnightmon abducts Ewan and imprisons him before he is saved by Mervamon. Ewan later aligned with Mikey and the rest of the Fusion Fighters United Army in the final battle against DarknessBagramon and his Darkness Loader changed into a yellow Fusion Loader.

: Damemon is a robotic Sukamon-based Digimon who was originally a member of Team Midnight, recruited alongside Ewan. Accompanied by Tyutyumon, he served as SkullKnightmon's third-in-command and spy within the Bagra Army by playing the role of Lalyamon's pet to occasionally sit in on meetings with Bagramon and the Three Generals, criticizing them constantly. After the Bagra Army succeeded in conquering the Digital World, Damemon is reassigned to be Ewan's personal bodyguard, but starts to care for Ewan's safety to the point of considering the idea that he must tell the boy the truth behind SkullKnightmon's lie. is Damemon's fighting form, a powerful ninja-like Digimon possessing formidable battle power, equipped with the sickle-like ..

: A Mutant Digimon and the strongest among the Starmon type Digimon, sometimes using English words in his speech. Just as Mikey's Starmon has Pickmon, SuperStarmon has his own Star Army, the members of which could combine into different shapes, which resemble the Starmon on Mikey's side.

: A Puppet Digimon that digivolved from a KnightChessmon that appeared on Earth by manipulating several kids in a card game. He was eventually defeated by the combined efforts of Gumdramon, Damemon and Shoutmon, and captured by Ewan.

Tagiru Akashi

is Ewan's classmate. He owns a crimson Fusion Loader, received by the Old Clock Store Owner. His Digimon partner is Gumdramon. Tagiru is a teammate in Mikey and Ewan's Xros Heart basketball team. He is energetic and reckless and always does things without thinking, but despite his rash behavior, he risks anything to protect his friends. He holds Mikey on high regards and is determined to become as strong and reliable as him. He is hinted to have a crush on Nene. After defeating Quartzmon, he became the strongest Hunter and the seventh Legendary Hero in the Digimon Multiverse.

Gumdramon

is a tiny purple dragon-like Digimon and Tagiru's partner. While having to use him merely to obtain the power provided by a human partner, they become friends. He calls himself the Digital World's "number one wild child". Tagiru and Gumdramon are very similar as both are overly enthusiastic and reckless: just like Tagiru aims to one day surpass Mikey, Gumdramon aims to become stronger than Shoutmon.

Tagiru Akashi's collection

: A kendo-themed Digimon whom Tagiru DigiFused onto with Gumdramon for kendo skills.

: A Harpy-themed Digimon appeared before Nene's father amid his anxiety over her decision of becoming an idol in Hong Kong claiming to help him protect her but feeding off his negative emotions instead.

: A fire wizard-themed Digimon with mastery over fire-based magic, FlameWizarmon took the desires and energy from various humans including Tagiru. After Tagiru freed himself from the spell, he captures FlameWizarmon.

Ekakimon: A pencil-themed Digimon with the power to bring drawings to life, bonding with a lonely art student and bringing his drawings of cryptids to life. When the student's drawing of "The Ultimate UMA", a hybrid cryptid, started to attack them, Ekakimon realized the error of his ways and helped Tagiru and Arresterdramon stop his greatest creation before voluntarily joining them.

: A Cthulhu-themed Digimon who chased after Plesiomon.

Bagra Army

The is an evil legion of Digimon who serve as primary antagonists for the first series.

: Bagramon is a Demon Lord Digimon who replaced half of his body with one made of a ghastly wood and a magical ruby eye that allows him to see everything in the Digital World. Bagramon attempts to keep all Code Crown fragments, in order to change the Digital World in his image. However, he is defeated by Shoutmon. At the end of the series, it is revealed that the Clock Store Owner is Bagramon's reincarnation.

: Clockmon is Bagramon's only Digimon companion while posing as his human self's Digimon partner. Resembling a traditional alarm clock, Clockmon brings together the heroes of previous series in order to aid the Fusion Fighters United Army and Digimon Hunters.

: AxeKnightmon; Skullknightmon; Axemon; AxeKnightmon is a large, powerful black knight-themed Digimon armed with the dual-bladed Twin Lance, the younger brother of Bagramon. He is composed of the death knight-themed Digimon and the quadrupedal axe-themed Digimon .

Three Generals

The are three mighty Digimon that work under Bagramon and are in charge of the Zone Battalion Commanders.

: Tactimon is an armored samurai Digimon who keeps 26 Code Crown fragments. His personal weapon, , cannot be removed from the sheath, which Bagramon sealed. He was destroyed by OmniShoutmon.

: Lalyamon is a Lilith-themed Digimon and the most skilled manipulator of the Three Generals, possessing 24 Code Crown fragments. She has proved to be merciless and cunning, often using her servants to do the attacking while she stands on the sidelines. She was ultimately destroyed by Shoutmon X7 and Beelzemon.

: Blastmon is a Mineral Digimon and the toughest of the Three Generals, often accompanied by a trio of Vilemon. While armed with a club-tipped tail and powerful punching and kicking attacks, Blastmon can create clones of himself out of his fragments and transfer his consciousness to them

Minions of the Generals

: The Troopmon are a group of humanoid Digimon in gas masks that serve as the basic foot soldiers of the Bagra Army, carrying bazookas in battle.

: Vilemon #1; Vilemon #2; Vilemon #3; Three imp-like Digimon serve as the servants and messengers of Blastmon. The Vilemon are killed while protecting Laylamon during their battle with the Fusion Fighters United Army.

Zone Battalion commanders

The following Digimon of the Bagra Army answer directly to the Three Generals:

: MadLeomon is an undead lion-themed Digimon who is one of Tactimon's Zone Battalion Commanders, the conqueror of the Forest Zone and the first of the Bagra Army's oppressors to encounter the Fusion Fighters. MadLeomon was originally , the Forest Zone's kind-hearted guardian, before being corrupted by Bagramon. MadLeomon is able to absorb other Digimon to gain new abilities and power. MadLeomon is destroyed by Shoutmon X3, but is resurrected as his original self Leomon after all the Code Crown fragments are gathered.

: Neptunmon is a merman-like God Man Digimon who is one of Tactimon's Zone Battalion Commanders. He was killed by Shoutmon X4 using his King's Bite trident. When all the Code Crown fragments are claimed, Neptunemon is resurrected and purified, becoming the guardian of the Island Zone.

: AncientVolcanomon is an Ancient Mineral Digimon, whose back-mounted volcano erupts whenever he is angry. When his Meramon army is defeated, AncientVolcanomon absorbs them, transforming his volcano into a chest-mounted cannon. AncientVolcanomon is destroyed in battle by Shoutmon X3. AncientVolcanomon is later resurrected and purified, becoming the guardian of the Magma Zone.

: IceDevimon is an icy devil-themed Digimon who is one of Laylamon's Zone Battalion Commanders out of fear and assists her in attacking the Lake Zone with an army of Icemon, Pteramon, and ice bazooka-wielding Troopmon.

: SkullScorpiomon is a scorpion-themed Digimon. A gray SkullScorpiomon acted as the captain of the squadron of his species that served Blastmon as his Zone Battalion Commander in the Sand Zone. The gray SkullScorpiomon was later killed by Lalyamon, while the other SkullScorpiomon were eaten by Machinedramon.

: Lucemon is a Digimon who is one of the Zone Battalion Commanders of Laylamon and is sent to the Sky Zone to obtain the Code Crown fragment. As only the president of the Sky Zone can access the Code Crown fragment from the shrine hidden deep within the Sky Zone, Lucemon sets up an alliance with Nene where she is promised the corruptive Phantom Mist that is sealed in the shrine. From there, assuming his childlike angel rookie form, Lucemon presents himself as one wanting to better life for everyone. Through the Phantom Mist poisoning SlushAngemon and the Fusion Fighters supporting him, Lucemon receives the adoration of all Sky Zone inhabitants needed for him to become president. However, once made president of the Sky Zone, Lucemon revealed his true nature as the Demon Lord Digimon . After absorbing the Phantom Mist, Lucemon becomes the draconic Demon God Digimon . Lucemon becomes a mindless beast and consumes the Sky Zone, only to be destroyed by Shoutmon.

: Kongoumon is an Insect Digimon who is the Zone Battalio Commander of the Bagra Army within the Jungle Zone and a servant of Tactimon.

: Musyamon is a Wizard Digimon who serves Blastmon and is the Zone Battalion Commander of the Bagra Army within the Warrior Zone. Musyamon, alongside Shurimon, Asuramon, and Samudramon, are destroyed by Shoutmon.

: Matadormon is an Undead matador-themed Digimon who is the Zone Battalion Commander of the Sweets Zone and a subordinate of Tactimon, using his army of Monzaemon to subjugate the zone and sending the populace underground while keeping the chefs in his dungeon to bake for him. But Matadormon's true objective in the zone is to awaken Breakdramon, the Digimon responsible for the Digital World's current state.

: A corrupted knight-themed Warrior Digimon who once served as the Bagra Army's Zone Battalion Commander of the Sword Zone. He attacked the Fusion Fighters with an army of Dinohyumon and Troopmon after Mikey found the Sword Zone's Code Crown fragment. After suffering a near-fatal defeat at the hands of Shoutmon X4, he was healed and purified by Mikey's Code Crown fragments.

Dark Generals

The are the seven most powerful Digimon in the Bagra Army and the Digital World, and are the rulers of the seven kingdoms surrounding the Bagra Fortress, serving under Bagramon and SkullKnightmon. The Dark Generals are assigned the task of collecting a large supply of negative emotion from the Digimon they terrorize to fuel the Code Crown in preparation for D5, a future day of destruction.

: A Welsh Dragon-themed Digimon and the ruler of , able to freely manipulate the environment to his advantage. He was destroyed by ZekeGreymon.

: NeoMyotismon is a vampire-themed Digimon and the ruler of . Using his army of Devimon and LadyDevimon to gather Lopmon in his domain, NeoMyotismon has been using his Darkness Loader to absorb them to make himself immortal. He was destroyed by Shoutmon DX.

: Zamielmon is a hunter-themed Demon Man Digimon with arrow-themed armor and the ruler of . He has the title of Lord. He was destroyed by Shoutmon DX with JetMervamon's assistance.

: Splashmon is an Aquatic Beast Man Digimon and the ruler of . Splashmon is a shapeshifter who used his abilities along with his familiars, called , to stir mistrust among the original occupants of Cyber Land before tricking them into destroying each other. He was destroyed by Shoutmon DX.

: Olegmon; Surtr; Jormungand; Olegmon is a Viking-based Sea Animal Digimon and the ruler of . Armed with his Dual Tomahawk battleaxes (Twin Broadswords in the English dub), Olegmon is a super-heavyweight Digimon whose body is clad in golden-steel armor with the treasure chests on his shoulders holding the happy shadow and the gloomy shadow . He overpowered Shoutmon X4S, but was eventually destroyed by Ballistamon.

: Gravimon is the ruler of . He is a strategist who manipulates gravity and tends to be a step ahead of his opponents, transplanting his DigiCore into an opponent to have the advantage to regenerate indefinitely as long as his core is unharmed. He was destroyed by Shoutmon X7 and Christoper.; Apollomon; Whispered; Apollomon is a humanoid fiery lion-based God Man Digimon and who believes in justice before he was forced into serving Bagramon and SkullKnightmon as the seventh Dark General and the ruler of . is a virus program created by Bagramon to control Apollomon as he attempts to resist it. He was destroyed by Shoutmon X7.

: GrandGeneramon is a Unique Digimon, whom is the combined forms of all seven Dark Generals. Called by AxeKnightmon to be the strongest and most evil of destructive gods, GrandGeneramon has the head and chest of Dorbickmon, the wings and left arm of NeoMyotismon, the abdomen and tail of Zamielmon, the body of Splashmon's water tiger form as its lower half, the right arm of Olegmon, the right arm of Gravimon with its chest and tentacles as the shoulder, and the crest and left arm of Apollomon.

Bagra Army soldiers

Besides the Troopmon, among the soldiers of the Bagra Army are:

: The Pteramon serve as the air force of the Bagra Army.

: The Rhinomon serve as the steeds for the Bagra Army.

: A Tankmon first appeared in Mikey's dream of his army fighting the Bagra Army. Lilithmon and Damemon later brought an army of Tankmon to attack the Fusion Fighters and Team Blue Flare in the Dust Zone.

: Spore-like Digimon that serve as the foot soldiers of the Bagra Army.

: The Mammothmon serve as the steeds for the Bagra Army.

: A Minotarumon was seen in Mikey's dream of his army fighting the Bagra Army. Several Minotarumon serve the Bagra Army.

: A Bulbmon was first seen in Mikey's dream where his army was fighting the Bagra Army. A Bulbmon is later summoned to the Disc Zone by Blastmon to battle against Mikey and Christopher.

: A Sealsdramon first appeared in Mikey's dream of his army fighting the Bagra Army. Robotic duplicates of Sealsdramon make up Splashmon's army.

: An Earth-swimming Coelamon tried to attack Angie and Cutemon, but was deleted by Dorulumon.

: An Orochimon was used by MadLeomon to eliminate the Fusion Fighters.

: A Drimogemon was unleashed by Tactimon and MadLeomon to burrow under the Village of Smiles and awaken a dormant bamboo root that sprouted bamboo all over the Village of Smiles. Once Drimogemon was destroyed by Jeremy using the Star Sword, the bamboo withdrew.

: Several Apemon accompanied MadLeomon in his attack on the Village of Smiles.

: Several Mantaraymon larger than normal are shown to have been modified with armor resembling aircraft carriers. They make up Neptunemon's fleet.

: Several Gizamon make up Neptunemon's army. One serves as Neptunemon's right-hand man.

: Several Divermon make up Neptunemon's army.

: An Octomon was unleashed by Neptunemon after the Fusion Fighters hijacked one of the Mantaraymon. It was destroyed by Shoutmon X2.

: A swarm of Flymon were unleashed by Neptunemon in order to get into KingWhamon.

: An Ebidramon was unleashed by Neptunemon to claim the Island Zone's Code Crown fragment from Mikey. When it had Shoutmon X2 trapped in its claws, Mikey activated the Leviamon DigiCard to free Shoutmon, who destroyed Ebidramon.

: Several Seadramon were summoned by Neptunemon to attack the Fusion Fighters.

: SkullMeramon serves as one of AncientVolcanomon's lieutenants. After destroying BlueMeramon, SkullMeramon was destroyed by Shoutmon.

: A blue version of Meramon, BlueMeramon serves as one of AncientVolcanomon's lieutenants. He knew Dorulumon back when he was a member of the Bagra Army three years ago, owing his life to him for saving him from being sacrificed in Tactimon's plan to conquer a zone that was neighboring the Magma Zone. He later helps the Fusion Fighters to free Mikey and Dorulumon from AncientVolcanomon and dies after taking an attack from SkullMeramon that was meant for Dorulumon.

: Several Meramon make up AncientVolcanoamon's army. Most of the Meramon were destroyed during their fight with the Fusion Fighters. The remaining Meramon were absorbed by AncientVolcamon.

: Several Frigimon were used by SkullMeramon to cool down AncientVolcanomon when he overheats in anger.

: Several Icemon comprise IceDevimon's army during his attack on Persiamon's palace. Some Icemon were absorbed by IceDevimon to become IceDevimon-Daipenmon Enhancement.

: A gigantic penguin with a popsicle mixer on its head and wields two popsicles as weapons. Daipenmon was fused with IceDevimon to become IceDevimon-Daipenmon Enhancement. The hybrid was destroyed by Shoutmon X4K.

: Several blue MegaKabuterimon comprise Kongoumon's army.

: A blue and brown Shurimon serves as Musyamon's second-in-command. He was destroyed by Shoutmon.

: Ultimate Level Puppet Digimon, a group of Ninja Etemon work under Shurimon as his eyes and ears to oversee the Monitamon.

: A Kotemon serves as one of the guards of Musyamon's palace, defeated by Jeremy using the Rare Star Sword.

: An Asuramon is seen as a member of Musyamon's army. He was destroyed by Shoutmon.

: A Samudramon is seen as a member of Musyamon's army. He was destroyed by Shoutmon.

: Several Ninjamon make up Musyamon's foot soldiers, some aiding in the attack on the Fusion Fighters while the rest assisted Kabukimon in fighting Dorulumon.

: A Kabukimon serves as one of the guards of Musyamon's palace.

: A Caturamon serves as one of the guards of Musyamon's palace.

: A horde of Monzaemon make up Matadormon's army and was led by eyepatch-wearing Monzaemon. They are all absorbed by WaruMonzaemon to form GigaWaruMonzaemon.

: WaruMonzarmon serves as Matadormon's pastry chef. Under Matadormon's orders, he fuses with the Monzaemon Patrol to form GigaWaruMonzaemon which resembles a giant version of WaruMonzaemon with serrated claws. He was destroyed by Shoutmon X4S.

: A giant mechanical dragon Digimon that is found in slumber below the Sweets Zone. It was destroyed by Shoutmon

: Several Raremon make up Matadormon's army. Some of them were actually transformed prisoners of Matadormon and were restored to their normal forms following the destruction of Matadormon and Breakdramon.

: Several Dinohyumon make up Grademon's army.

: A Huanglongmon serves as Dorbickmon's second-in-command.

: Two Devidramon serve in Dorbickmon's army.

: Several Megadramon make up Dorbickmon's army.

: Several Flarerizamon make up Dorbickmon's army.

: Several Brachiomon make up Dorbickmon's army.

: Several DarkTyrannomon make up Dorbickmon's army. Destroyed by OmniShoutmon.

: Several Salamandemon make up Dorbickmon's army. Destroyed by OmniShoutmon.

: Several Gigadramon make up Dorbickmon's army.

: Several LadyDevimon make up NeoMyotismon's army.

: Several Devimon make up NeoMyotismon's army.

: A GrandisKuwagamon is Zamielmon's second-in-command. He was the one who told Zamielmon that the Fusion Fighters United Army were responsible for defeating Dorbickmon and NeoMyotismon. Zamielmon DigiFused him with the Honeybeemon to form GrandisKuawagamon Honeybee Mode, who is destroyed by JetMervamon.

: Several Honeybeemon make up Zamielmon's army.

: The Blossomon make up Zamielmon's army.

: The Scorpiomon make up Olegmon's crew. Several of them are destroyed by Cyberdramon.

: The MarineDevimon make up Olegmon's crew.

: The Depthmon make up Olegmon's crew.

: Several Anubismon serve as Gravimon's bodyguards and soldiers.

: A group of Centarumon make up the reserve forces of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Cerberumon make up the initial forces of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Hippogriffomon make up the initial forces of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Sagittarimon make up the reserve forces of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Wendigomon make up the initial forces of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Eaglemon make up part of Gravimon's army.

: A group of Thunderbirdmon make up a part of Gravimon's army.

: Marusumon is a God Man Digimon who is one of Apollomon's captains, escorting the Fusion Fighters United Army to have an audience with Apollomon. Marusumon is later killed by Whispered.

: A group of Dobermon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: A group of Grizzlymon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: A group of Reppamon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: A group of Gorillamon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: A group of Oryxmon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: The Bullmon make up part of Apollomon's army.

: Th eRookChessmon served as the lines of defense for the Fusion Power Plant.

: The KnightChessmon served as the lines of defense for the Fusion Power Plant.

: A black BishopChessmon is one of the lines of defense for the Fusion Power Plant.

Other characters

Ally Digimon

Various Digimon who aided the Fusion Fighters throughout their travels.

: A large Archelon-themed Digimon who is the elder of an island in the Island Zone, and an old friend of Jijimon.

: A clam-themed Digimon who is one of the inhabitants of the Island Zone.

: A seal-type Digimon who is one of the inhabitants of the Island Zone.

: A gigantic whale Digimon whose face and back makes up the entire Island Zone.

: Pharaohmon is the ruler of the Sand Zone. He is an Pharaoh-themed Digimon and curses any intruder who enters his tomb.

: A human-sized Dogū-like Digimon who is the Commissioner of Elections in the Sky Zone. Shakkoumon initially presented himself a shady enigma to the Fusion Fighters when he first saves Mikey's life and warns him and his friends of unseen dangers before later seen observing various events from a distance.

: SlushAngemon is a bladed-armed angel Digimon who is the chief of the Sky Zone's Angel Police and the Sky Zone's former President.

: Gargoylemon is an inspector working for the Sky Zone's Angel Police. He is prone to jumping to conclusions.

: A green insect-like Digimon who lives in the Jungle Zone and is the sworn guardian of Deckerdramon, becoming the Zone's protector after Deckerdramon joins Blue Flare.

: A waste-themed resident who leads a gang of MetalMamemon, ShadowToyAgumon, and a Trailmon Kettle.

: A Monitamon that is the leader of the Monitamon in the Warrior Zone.

: A Karasu-tengu-themed Digimon that resides in the mountains of the Warrior Zone.

: A tiny fairy Digimon who lives in Disc Zone.

: A fire lion-themed Digimon who resides in the Sweets Zone.

Cutemon's Mom and Dad: Cutemon's parents, who were captured by the Bagra Army, but Cutemon frees them.

: A resident of Honey Land, Mervamon's brother, and Zamielmon's soldier. During Zamielmon's fight with Mervamon, Ignitemon rode GrandisKuwagamon Honeybee Mode until he was forcefully dragged off it by Nene and Sparrowmon. He has since returned to Mervamon's side.

Legendary Digimon

Fifteen powerful warriors attempted to stop the Digital World from being split into pieces. Upon their defeat, their spirits were imprisoned in tiny memory cards, called DigiCards or DigiMemories, which could be harnessed by a Fusion Loader and used to summon the warrior for one attack. While the others were scattered across the Digital World's Zones, the DigiCards holding Examon and WarGreymon were trapped in the space between dimensions, while Omnimon ended up on Earth, where he played a role in Mikey gaining his Fusion Loader. After Mikey reclaims the Code Crown from DarknessBagramon, the Legendary Digimon within the DigiCards are all revived and help in the final battle against DarknessBagramon. The DigiCards are made up of them.

: The leader of the Legendary Digimon that attempted to prevent the splitting of the Digital World, his DigiCard ended up in Kyoto. Though he retained sentience as a DigiCard, Omnimon can project his spirit at will for short periods of time without the usage of a Fusion Loader. Though he hid himself away, Omnimon is the one who gave Mikey his Fusion Loader and later revealed himself to Mikey and Shoutmon before sending them back to the Digital World after the final battle with Tactimon. His attack is said to be Omni Blast.

: A group of MarineAngemon use their Kahuna Wave attacks. Mikey first activated their DigiCard to distract Neptunemon's Seadramon troops.

3: Three Agumon use their Triple Baby Flame attack. Mikey first activated this DigiCard in order to distract AncientVolcanomon so that Shoutmon X4 can land the final blow on him.

: A Garurumon uses its Fox Fire attack. Mikey first activated its DigiCard in order to save Dorulumon from Fused AncientVolcanomon.

: Using Great Golden Gate attack when summoned, Mikey first activated MagnaAngemon's DigiCard to send Blastmon's SkullScorpionmon army out of the Sand Zone's ruins.

: A Veemon uses his Veemon Cluster Head attack. It was never used, but Beastmon managed to hold on to it.

: A Guilmon uses its Quake-A-Lator attack. Mikey first activated its DigiCard to bring down a wall in the Silica Ruins.

3: Three Patamon use their Breeze Blaster attacks. Mikey first activated their DigiCard to help Shoutmon X4 get up to Lucemon Wild Mode without the need of flight.

: A Darkdramon uses its Gigastick Lance attack. Mikey first activated its DigiCard to help Shoutmon destroy Arukadhimon and, later, to attack Tactimon while on Earth.

: An Impmon uses its Pillar of Fire attack. Mikey first activated its DigiCard to hold off Musyamon's soldiers led by Shurimon, his second-in-command.

: A Gatomon uses its Neko Scratch attack. Mikey first activated its DigiCard in order to get out of a cave that Dorbickmon's Salamandermon flooded with lava.

: His DigiCard alongside WarGreymon's DigiCard ended up adrift in Digital Space.

.: His DigiCard alongside Examon's DigiCard ended up adrift in Digital Space.

Returning characters

Originally from the previous Digimon series, they were rounded up by the Old Clock Shop Man by using his Clockmon for the final battle with Quartzmon.

: Tai Kamiya appears in Digimon Adventures as the primary protagonist and the de facto leader of the DigiDestined during their summer adventure in 1999. Being happy-go-lucky and adventurous, yet naïve, Tai often acts on impulse without realizing the consequences of his actions. However, he does whatever is necessary to rectify it and protect those dear to him. To counter Quartzmon, the Old Clock Shop Man summons Tai, from a moment of time prior to sacrifice his crest after the events of his adventure, alongside the other team leaders during his challenge to the Digimon Hunters.

: Agumon is a dinosaur-like Digimon and Tai's companion.

: Matt Ishida is a loner from Digimon Adventure who is regarded as "cool" by his peers and seen as a "born rebel" who "prefers to do things his own way." Behind his façade, Matt has an "introspective, sensitive side" that comes through around his younger brother T.K. Takaishi. Though he clashed with Tai over the series, Matt manages to overcome his personal demons prior to joining Tai in the final fight with Piedmon. Matt is one of the legendary Generals in Digimon Xros Wars: Super Digicard Battle.

: Gabumon is a reptile Digimon who is very loyal to Matt, giving him free rein to find himself but trying to reason with him whenever Matt falls too far. His utter devotion to help Matt on his journey of self-discovery led to him going against the rest of the DigiDestined. He later saves Matt from going down the spiral of self-destruction.

: Tentomon is a ladybug-like Insect Digimon who is the witty partner of Izzy Izumi, whose intelligence he admires. When Angie and Jeremy mistake Omnimon, Imperialdramon, and Susanoomon for DigiFuses, Tentomon corrects them about their Digivolution methods.

: Mimi Tachikawa is a girly girl from Digimon Adventure who is very blunt and outspoken despite her complaining and self-centeredness. Despite being horribly out of touch with reality at points, Mimi was the more effected of the DigiDestined to the point of refusing to fight out of seeing their Digimon friends getting killed because of them. However, she ultimately realizes her duty to save the Digital World and played a role in the destruction of Piedmon with the army of Digimon friends she gathered. She makes her appearance in this series where she and Rika Nonaka meet Nene and Christopher in Hong Kong's DigiQuartz before going to Greece.

: Palmon is a plant Digimon with reptile features, one of the few who see the good in Mimi, helping her appreciate what she has and to deal with what life gave her.

: Joe Kido is from a family of doctors from Digimon Adventure. He uses his expertise to as both medic and a leader while he and Mimi separated from the others, but finally reunited with them just in time for the battle against Piedmon and later Apocalymon. He and Gomamon are sent to safeguard Mexico from DigiQuartz expansion.

: Gomamon is a seal-like Sea-Animal Digimon with purple markings and spots all over his body as a design as well as some orange hair on the back of his head. Being the opposite of Joe in personality, Gomamon helped him open up and go with the flow during their adventure.

: Davis Motomiya appears in Digimon Adventure 02 as the primary protagonist, he is extremely stubborn in personality and the leader of the DigiDestined during their year-long adventure in 2002. To counter Quartzmon, the Old Clock Shop Man summons Davis and the other team leaders during his challenge to the Digimon Hunters involving Volcdramon.

: Veemon is a dragon-type Digimon who is Davis' partner. Like Davis, Veemon is impulsive in personality. Though he could only Armor Digivolve during the first half of Digimon 02, Veemon is later able to naturally Digivolve into ExVeemon.

: Ken Ichijouji is the final member of the Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined, partnered with Wormmon and holder of the Crest of Kindness. Unlike the other 02 DigiDestined, he lives in Tamachi which is next to Odaiba. Originally, due to a series of unfortunate events, Ken became the Digimon Emperor and enslaved Digimon with mind-controlling Dark Rings (which worked on In-Training, Rookie, and Champion Level Digimon) and Dark Spirals (which worked on Ultimate Level Digimon and the occasional Champion Level Digimon). It took Davis and Wormmon's sacrifice to make Ken realize the evil he committed upon Kimeramon's destruction.

: Wormmon is a small green worm-like creature who cares for Ken's well being to point of allowing his human to cause trouble before the events of Kimeramon's creating forced him to sacrifice himself to stop the monster while snapping Ken out of his madness. Wormmon eventually revives and is reunited with Ken.

: Takato Matsuki appears in Digimon Tamers as the primary protagonist, a cheerful, happy, carefree person whose loves for Digimon resulted in the creation of his partner Guilmon from a Blue Card he found among his cards. Due to Guilmon being product of his imagination, Takato appears to empathic with his Digimon and thus the two influence each other in their fights, by swiping Digimon Battle Cards to his Digivice giving Guilmon an extra boost for power. Though the two parted ways in the series finale, Takato was last seen witnessing a portal to the Digital World opening up. As the rest of the Tamers battle Quartzmon around the world, Takato aids the Fusion Fighters United Army in Japan.

: Guilmon is a raptor-like Digimon who bares the Digital hazard mark on his chest. Guilmon was created by Takato as a drawing and was brought to life soon after by the Blue Card which the DigiGnomes secretly placed among Takato's card deck. Though a rookie, Guilmon originally has a childish mindsight and mentally matured overtime as he gained more experience.

: Rika Nonoka is a tomboyish girl from Digimon Tamers who first saw Digimon as nothing more than data, but eventually forged an equal partnership with Renamon. She makes her appearance in this series where she and Mimi Tachikawa meet Nene and Christopher in Hong Kong's DigiQuartz before going to Greece.

: Renamon is a fox-like Digimon who is very mature in both form and mentality, using a ninja-type fighting state. Though she saw Rika as nothing more but a means to become stronger, Renamon began to care for her partner's well being.

: Takuya Kanbara appears in "Digimon Frontier" as the primary protagonist. Receiving a mysterious SMS message on his mobile phone one afternoon during his brother's birthday, Takuya arrives to a subway station, where a Trailmon took him to the Digital World where he obtained the Spirits of AncientGreymon and used them to battle the forces of Cherubimon and later Lucemon. Takuya aids the Fusion Fighters United Army in Japan as Aldamon before his team's arrival allows him to become Susanoomon. Takuya is one of the legendary Generals in Digimon Xros Wars: Super Digicard Battle.

: Tommy Himi is the youngest member of the Legendary Warriors, chosen to wield AncientMegatheriumon's power through the Spirits of ice. Originally a shy crybaby, Tommy became a stronger person from his adventure.

: Marcus Damon is the hot headed fourteen-year-old primary protagonist in Digimon Data Squad. He loves to fight and, in his own way, considers himself to be an "ultimate fighter". Throughout his adventure, Marcus learns of his father's connections to both the DATS organization he himself works for and the Digimon which he encounters and learns that some of them have been provoked into invading the human world. Eventually, after restoring peace between the human and Digital Worlds, Marcus decides to stay in the Digital World and help Agumon keep the peace. To counter Quartzmon, the Old Clock Shop Man summons Marcus and the other team leaders during his challenge to the Digimon Hunters involving Volcdramon. He and Agumon reveal themselves to Xros Heart in a collaboration with Tai Kamiya and his Agumon to help Mikey fight off an embodiment of Quartzmon. As the rest of his team battle Quartzmon around the world, Marcus aids the Fusion Fighters United Army in Japan.

: Different from Tai's Agumon, Marcus's is larger with bound red leather belts on his arms. Ending up in the real world, Agumon became Marcus's partner, calling him .; : Agumon's Mega Level, a Light-Dragon Digimon whose armor is made of Red Digizoid and fights with both accumulated solar energy and the GeoGrey Sword. ShineGreymon can assume .

Series overview

Release

Digimon Xros Wars was first publicly revealed in the June 2010 issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine, including the name of the series and brief descriptions of the series and several main characters. It was directed by Tetsuya Endo and written by Riku Sanjo. A number of staffs and voice actors for the anime were selected from those from Gegege no Kitarō (2007) and Hakaba Kitarō (2008), including Riku Sanjo and Minami Takayama. A third season was decided suddenly, with Yukio Kaizawa as the main writer for the first episode. In order to retain the series' popularity, Mikey Kudo remained as a returning character, while Christopher and Nene were removed from the main cast. Instead, Ewan remained as a protagonist due to his character still needing growth. The series was the first to air in widescreen 16:9 and in HD 1080i, and aired on TV Asahi from July 6, 2010, to March 25, 2012. Crunchyroll began streaming the original Japanese version of the series outside of Japan, with English subtitles in November 2011.

In September 2012, it was announced that Saban Brands had acquired licensing rights to the Digimon brand and secured global rights to localize Digimon Fusion outside Asia, with Marvista Entertainment handling international sales. Saban Brands contracted Studiopolis to dub the series into English and hiring Noam Kaniel to compose the music for the series. In February 2013, Saban Brands pre-sold the series to Nickelodeon in the United States where it began airing on September 7, 2013, before being moved to Nicktoons after three episodes, and later began airing on The CW's Vortexx programming block from January 25 to September 27, 2014. The first season became available for streaming on Netflix starting September 13, 2014, while the second season became available on March 8, 2016.

In the United Kingdom, Saban Brands and Marvista Entertainment pre-sold the series to CITV in October 2013, and secured ITV Studios Global Entertainment as the exclusive UK licensing agent. The series premiered on CITV on February 24, 2014. YTV began airing the series on February 28, 2014. In the Philippines, it began airing on Yey! after the end of Digimon Frontier, but it ended on July 1, 2020 (due to ABS-CBN's franchise renewal controversy).

Home media

The series was released on DVD with nineteen volumes by Bandai Visual in Japan from April 22, 2011, to August 24, 2012. A DVD box was released on November 22, 2016. Part I was released in the US on February 10, 2015, via Cinedigm; Part II was released on March 1, 2016. In Australia, the first season was released by Roadshow Entertainment on June 11, 2014.

Theme songs

Kosuke Yamashita composed the music for the series. A total of three CD soundtracks under the label of Music Code were released in Japan on September 29, 2010, March 23, 2011, and January 18, 2012.

Opening theme songs (Japan): by Sonar Pocket (1-30); "New World" by Twill (31–54); "STAND UP" by Twill (55–79)

Insert songs (Japan): by Kōji Wada; "Blazing Blue Flare" by Hideaki Takatori; "X4B The Guardian!" by Kōji Wada; by Kōji Wada; by Takayoshi Tanimoto; "Evolution &Digixros ver.TAIKI" by Kōji Wada and Takayoshi Tanimoto; "Evolution &Digixros ver.KIRIHA" by Kōji Wada and Takayoshi Tanimoto; by Kōji Wada, Takayoshi Tanimoto and Ayumi Miyazaki; by Psychic Lover; "Shining Dreamers" by Takafumi Iwasaki; by YOFFY and Takafumi Iwasaki

"Act as One (Digimon Fusion Theme)" by Noam Kaniel (Noam) and Frederic Jaffre (1-54)

Related media

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yuki Nakashima, was serialized in Shueisha's V Jump magazine from June 21, 2010, to March 21, 2012. Its twenty-one chapters were collected in four tankōbon volumes, released from December 29, 2010, to May 2, 2012.

Two arcade machines, and , have been released, which utilise special cards. A video game based on the series, , was released in Red and Blue versions for the Nintendo DS on March 3, 2011. Together, Super Xros Wars serves as the fourth game in the Digimon Story series. Bandai released a series of card games in North America.

Reception

On its Japanese premiere, Digimon Fusion had a rating of 4.1 viewers. Digimon Xros Wars: The Boy Hunters Who Leapt Through Time was nominated for the 2012 International Emmy Kids Awards for Kids: Animation. Famicom Tsūshin scored Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars 32 out of 40. Early responses by Anime News Network praised the pilot, stating nostalgic Digimon fans would enjoy it based on its new approach to power-ups within the main cast and compared it to the highly acclaimed mecha series Gurren Lagann despite suffering from cliches often seen in other anime. Voice actor Kyle Hebert said he enjoyed working in the English dub of the series as his two characters, Dorulumon and Balistamon, offered diverse characterization. Fellow actor Ben Diskin shared similar feelings, commenting he had been a fan of Fusion ever since its Japanese premiere and thus was glad to be voicing both Shoutmon and Cutemon, another pair of characters whose personalities differ greatly.

General critical reception has also been positive. Mediaverum enjoyed the early episodes from Fusion and recommended it to fans of both the first two Digimon Adventure series. While noting the series was aimed at a young audience, DVDCorner wrote that the series still had deep themes which might attract older viewers despite its flaws. ICv2 recommended the series for a young audience when checking the English DVDs. CulturedVultures left it up to the viewers to watch it or not, also recommending it to an audience that has knowledge of the franchise, while Metro stated it retained the appeal of its predecessors which overshadowed the famous Pokémon back in the 1990s. DVDTalk found mixed feelings when reviewing Fusion. While he lamented the series' focus on Digimons rather than humans, he still praised the show for its animation and recommended it to fans of the series. Capsule Monster commented that despite the apparent attempts of the series to expand marketing, Fusion offers an appealing story, as rather than focusing on friendship, it also contains dark themes rarely seen in children's shows which might attract other audiences.

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Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Red, GameRankings, May 21, 2018, May 22, 2018, live
Digimon Fusion CCG, October 24, 2013, ICv2, May 21, 2018, live, December 9, 2015
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 7–13, Anime News Network, June 23, 2011, May 20, 2018, live, July 2, 2017
Latest Digimon Anime Nominated for International Kids Emmy, Anime News Network, January 5, 2013, May 20, 2018, live, February 22, 2018
デジモンストーリー超クロスウォーズブルー / レッドまとめ [DS] / ファミ通.com, 2017-10-08, live, 2017-10-09
The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide Carlo Santos, Anime News Network, July 6, 2010, May 20, 2018, live, April 13, 2018
The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide Hope Chapman, Anime News Network, July 6, 2010, May 20, 2018, live, November 7, 2017
The Summer 2010 Anime Preview Guide Gia Manry, Anime News Network, July 6, 2010, May 20, 2018, live, July 24, 2017
Narrating Your Life with Kyle Hebert, Otaku USA, November 13, 2013, May 20, 2018, live, May 14, 2018
Monday Memos: Interview with voice actor Ben Diskin, 23 March 2015, Celindareyesblog, May 21, 2018, December 26, 2016
Digimon, Old and New: A Review of Childhood, Mediaverum, November 13, 2013, May 20, 2018, April 23, 2014, dead
Digimon Fusion Season 2 DVD Review, DVDCorner, April 28, 2016, May 20, 2018, live, May 21, 2018
DVD Round-Up: 'Nightcrawler,' 'Predestination,' 'Captain Scarlet,' & 'Sailor Moon', ICv2, February 8, 2015, May 21, 2018, live, May 17, 2015
DVD Round-Up: 'Gotham,' 'Homeland,' 'Haven,' & 'Over the Garden Wall', ICv2, September 6, 2015, May 21, 2018, live, November 19, 2016
New On Netflix: Flaked, Captain America, Digimon, 9 March 2016, CulturedVultures, May 22, 2018, 23 May 2018, live
Anime Chat: Why you should watch Digimon on Netflix this weekend, Metro, June 9, 2017, May 22, 2018, May 23, 2018, live
Digimon Fusion: Season 1, DVDTalk.com, June 12, 2015, May 20, 2018, live, March 27, 2016
Monsters in the Closet – Have we left them there?, Casule Monsters, May 21, 2018, April 2013, May 22, 2018, live

External links

Official Japanese websites: TV Asahi's official Digimon Xros Wars website; Toei Animation's official Digimon Xros Wars website; Digimon website; Data Carddass: Super Digica Taisen; Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars, Blue and Red

Official English websites: Digimon Fusion Nicktoons website; Digimon Fusion at SabanBrands.com

Others

Category:2006 video games
Category:Adventure anime and manga
Category:Anime and manga about parallel universes
Category:Crossover anime and manga
Category:Digimon anime and manga
Category:Fantasy anime and manga
Category:Animated television series about children
Category:Television series about parallel universes
Category:Shōnen manga
Category:Toei Animation television
Category:TV Asahi original programming

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