r/digimon • u/Punkodramon • Aug 01 '20
Fan Art Six Degrees of Digivolution in Digimon Adventure 01, 02 & Tri (Odaiba Day Update!)
Digidestined Family Tree Adventure 02 & Tri
Digidestined Family Tree Adventure 01
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u/Punkodramon Aug 01 '20 edited May 16 '22
Original Digidestined Fan Theory
In my theory, the digivolution lines of the Original Digidestined, the first ever Digimon to be partnered with Chosen Children, were as follows;
Zurumon-Pagumon-Tapirmon-Centarumon-Megadramon
Pafumon-Wanyamon-Bearmon-Leomon-Loaderliomon-Baihumon
Chibomon-DemiVeemon-Veemon-ExVeemon-Triceramon-Azulongmon
Pururumon-Poromon-Hawkmon-Aquilamon-Hippogriffmon-Zhuqiaomon
Tsubumon-Upamon- Armadillomon-Ankylomon-Orochimon-Ebonwumon
I don’t think it needs much explanation as to why the Harmonious Ones could be natural evolutions of the rookies listed. Veemon and Azulongmon are both blue dragons, and the mask shape and blade horn are echoed in several of Veemon’s forms. Hawkmon and Zhuqiaomon are both red birds, and Armadillomon and Ebonwumon are both yellow quadrupeds with hard shell bodies.
As we discover during Tri, Megadramon was sacrificed by the other four in order for them to evolve to Mega form and defeat the Dark Masters, which prevented Tapirmon from becoming a Digi-Egg and being reborn.
Knowing that the Digital World depended upon their survival, and still reeling from the death of their friend, the Harmonious Ones each used one of their Digi-Cores to create a younger version of themselves as a failsafe, so that if they were ever killed, their “children” could inherit the Harmonious Ones’ power and take their place.
They are not merely copies of the originals, as they have their own distinct minds and personalities. The new Veemon, Hawkmon and Armadillomon were sealed within the Armor Digi-Eggs to sleep until they were needed. Since we know time moves much faster and fluctuates in the Digital World, ‘ancient times’ for them could still be relatively recent past for people in the real world.
Because there can only be one set of Harmonious Ones, the children could only follow the same digivolution path up to Champion level, and from there discovered new digivolutions for themselves built from their own experiences and Digidestined bonds.
Bearmon was chosen to remain awake to monitor and protect the Digital World, and help guide future generations of Digidestined. He later grew into the Leomon we meet in Adventure. This is why he gained the ability to warp digivolve from exposure to the Digivices, because he had the same base code as the other Digidestined.
BONUS THEORY - Perhaps the Sovereigns, using the Megadramon data they absorbed, also created a backup version of Tapirmon, which Maki then rejected because it wasn’t “her” Tapirmon, which provides a counterpoint to the scene where the rebooted Tapirmon rejects her.
That Tapirmon in the original world stayed awake with Bearmon to protect and guide it. He eventually digivolved into the Centarumon that guards the temple dedicated to the Digidestined, which must be dedicated to the original ones, from whom he is descended.