Tyson: Crest of Loyalty, Partner: Pteromon line - Galemon - GrandGalemon - Zephgamon
Kai: Crest of Persevarence, Partner: Vorvomon line - Lavorvomon - Lavogaritamon - Volcanicdramon
Max: Crest of Adaptability, Partner: Sangomon line - Shellmon - MarinBullmon - Ariemon
Rei: Crest of Balance, Partner: Liollmon line - Liamon - LoaderLeomon - BanchoLeomon
Hilary: Crest of Empathy, Partner: Elizamon line - Dimetromon - Laniamon
Chief/Kenny: Crest of Intuition, Partner: Terriermon (Assistant) - Gargomon
Daichi: Crest of Abundance, Partner: Coronamon line - Firamon
I wanted to give them different crests than the ones in the Digimon anime, hence the random set of names that clearly lack consistency, forgive me for that.
For Tyson I picke Loyalty, because I think that's not just his strongest trait but also his fatal flaw. He believes in his friend too much, to the point that he ties his existence to how useful he can be to others and is in turn not loyal to his own self worth. Getting past the obstacle of learning to moderate how he is loyal to his beliefs and to the people he cares about is what would help him evolve.
For Kai I really did want to pick Courage, but I went with Perseverance. The intention of the word here is to show that even if he does lose his way or make wrong decisions, he never wavers from the resolve he made. He will stick through his decision and see it to the end, and persevere the consequences till he can be the best version of himself. I picked Vorvomon line for him because honestly while Hououmon is apt counterpart for Suzaku, but I cannot imagine Kai next to Piyomon (he'd slit its throat fr ) 🤣
Rei and Max are two crests which are pretty self explanatory. For Rei I was going to pick Baihumon as the end evolution but when I put BanchoLeomon behind him, I just thought that they looked way too cool together. But yes Baihumon is pretty much Byakko in Digimon form, someday I will rectify this mistake 😌
Hilary gets empathy because just like with Tyson, I think this is something that she needs to learn to excercise with restraint. While being able to understand others and connecting with them emotionally is a great trait to have, we often see her blurt out statements which sound right for the situation only to her, and do more damage than provide comfort. So yes, she wants to help others but she can be overbearing with her kindness, so learning to understand and accept how the other person is feeling is what she needs to grow stronger. Also Empathy and Loyalty go hand in hand and I totally did not mean anything by that.
Chief gets intuition because while he's smart and Knowledge/Wisdom would've fit him perfectly, he's also shown to want to get practical and put himself forward in the middle of the action, which you can only get better at by relying on your intuition.
Daichi's crest of Abundance is somewhat similar in meaning to Light. He has the quality to motivate others when they're at the limits, his energy and hopefulness is always overflowing. He is sort of like the grounding last piece of the group, so when it feels like all hope might be lost, his positively spirited actions will still keep the group afloat and give them the strength to keep pushing forward.
Genuinely one of my most favourite illustrations to come out of Kizuna era 💙🧡
Like do you see how Yamato isn’t even mad about getting his food stolen lol, that’s the face of a guy who was fully prepared for this to happen and is just enjoying the chance to play around with Taichi 😌 Also Taichi being the embodiment of this emoji 😋 gets me everytime, he just looks too cute.
And it’s crazy how every time I look at this magazine I’m reminded of the fact that Yamato bought an expensive af bike just because he was obsessed with bikes at that moment. The word ハマっている is often used to describe things that are trending or people’s latest obsession, so yes Yamato woke up one day and decided that he thinks bikes are cool and then went and bought himself one because Idk TakaIshi parents seem to be loaded? I mean doesn’t Takeru drive like a big SUV looking car in 02TB, I genuinely wanna know how both Yamato and Takeru ended up buying their bike and car respectively and how their conversations with Hiroaki and Natsuko went at the time 😂
I mean I personally love the lore addition of Yamato being the kind of guy who gets addicted to trends (he’s probably hella tsundere about it when called out lol) and makes impulse purchases.
I do! And I’m genuinely really glad you asked me this over here, because I need more opportunities to subject my followers on this blog to my digimon nonsense.
Daisuke names his ramen dishes after his friends. When Takeru says he isn’t fond of the one named after him, Daisuke highlights it as “chef’s favorite” on the menu
Jou only lets Sora cut his hair (everyone else is BANNED. Especially Gomamon)
Iori and Ken will sometimes come up with mock court cases just to practice arguing
Yamato listens to some of the most objectively terrible music ever and Takeru holds it over his head
Mimi binge watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer while she was learning English
Jou’s phone passcode is 9-9-8-1 and Koushiro lectures him for like two hours on why that’s bad
Hikari’s computer password is Wizardmon99! And Koushiro lectures her for like two hours on why that’s bad
Koushiro’s password is literally MegaKabuterimon99? and Miyako fucking cracked it in under a minute and made fun of him for like two hours
Sora has to admit that she got slightly concerned for Biyomon when she first heard about bird flu. For like a second, she promises
Taichi hates wearing suits, but has to anyway. So he secretly wears weird socks with them. Like he’ll go out of his way to buy and wear Sasuke Uchiha socks just so he can feel less formal. Hikari found out and she told Takeru who told Yamato. Uh oh.
Just ordinary fanart of Meiko Mochizuki because I have artistic skills and free will. I'm surprisingly proud of the background for this one not gonna lie.
Can't believe I wrote this in my Body-switch fanfic in 2017-2018
“Yes, Sora, I do understand what kissing is,” Sora(Taichi) spat back fiercely, “I’m a 17 year old boy, what do you think you’re gonna find in my search history?”
Another long, awkward silence followed Sora(Taichi)’s statement as everyone tried very hard not to think about their self-proclaimed leader’s search history.
AND THEN KIZUNA GAVE US THAT SCENE IN 2020 🤣
Toei I knew you always lurked on my account 😌 Now give me Reboot Season 2!!!
If I had a rupee for everytime I've written about Yamato visiting a cafe to find Mimi working there, I'd have three rupees which isn't a lot but it's funny that it's happened thrice.
