#hydramon

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Normal Pokemon review request: Pomumon, Parasaurmon, and Toropiamon?

I guess GameFreak's going back to a more Gen 1-ish style for Gen 10, though even by Gen 1 standards these new 'mons are pretty detailed. In Pomumon's case, the legs and teeth especially feel more intricate than we're used to with Pokemon designs, and the overall look isn't as "friendly" as most Pokemon.

Regardless, I like the concept here a lot. It's a dragon fruit that's also simultaneously a dinosaur (mostly in the face area with the Archaeopteryx beak) and a weird little bird (I mean all birds are dinosaurs technically, but you get the point). The way the dragon fruit's "spines" form the feathers is really cool, and I love the longer striped leaves at the back, which remind me of bird-of-paradise feathers. The purple/pink/green palette is also really nice.

Parasaurmon is decent, though I don't like it quite as much. It keeps with the dinosaur theme by becoming a parasaurolophus, but all of the bird-like elements have been lost (except for one singular feather), which I think is a shame. It also loses most of the fruit aspects aside from a few small bananas by the head, which are easy to miss. The color palette also changes drastically—I don't mind the orange, but at the same time I kind of wish it was pink just to tie into its pre-evo more.

However, I will say that I like the markings here a lot. Fur is an interesting touch, and the parasaurolophus/jaguar combo is both very jungle-y and just an interesting blend of traits to begin with.

Okay, now THIS is what I was hoping for with Pomumon—something that expands on the theme while still retaining a large amount of plant-like aspects, which were mostly missing with Parasaurmon. Toropiamon has a lot going on with it, almost borderline too much, but the plants tie it all together. Lilly neck collar, twin-tailed bromeliad flowers, and pineapple scales all come together for a very colorful and very pretty design. It also retains the jaguar fur and markings from Parasaurmon, so it's not completely devoid of animal influence, either. Just a really neat creature design all around.

My only nitpick is that I feel like the blue claws could've been pink or red, but then again it's supposed to be a colorful tropical plant so that's not a huge deal.

It's kind of crazy to give a newly-released Pokemon a mega right off the bat, but hey, why not? Mega Toropiamon (also known as Hydramon) is really cool. It leans into the dinosaur aspects and mixes them with dragons to create, as the name implies, a hydra, with two "fake" heads and one main one. The main head has a Frilled Lizard flower collar, and the whole design invokes carnivorous plants without it literally being one.

More importantly, however, is the giant chest mouth. What a cool feature; I've never seen a venus-flytrap monster put the mouth anywhere but the head.

My only nitpick here is that the colors could've afforded to be a little brighter, as it feels a little dull compared to the rest of the line; a brighter green and a little more yellow on the claws would've helped.

Overall, some really good if not slightly unconventional Pokemon designs. I can't wait to see what else we get in Gen 10!

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Pomumon EX9-036, Parasaurmon EX9-040, and Toropiamon EX9-042 by Hisashi Fujiwara, and Hydramon EX9-044 by SENNSU from EX-09 Extra Booster VERSUS MONSTERS

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Hydramon! I'm so excited to finally show her all completed to everyone ✨

Sculpting and modeling a Digimon was honestly a true bucket list item I didn't know I needed. Very happy inner child right now...

This was a collaborative effort too! Surfacing done by the incredible Sam Ma, thank you ❤️

ヒュドラモン! 皆さんに見せるのがわくわくしています 私の心は幸せです

これわ友達とのコラボレーションです！サーフェシングによるSam Ma, ありがとうございます❤️

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So, I was thinking. What if all the remaining Five Stars get access to their Ultimate/Mega level too, just like Klay?

Even if it's via a forced evolution that makes them unstable, so the protagonists can beat them with their Perfect/Ultimate levels because their bond with their Digimon and their e-Pulse, their emotions, are way stronger.

So... what could be the best Ultimate/Mega level for Rose and her Lilamon?

Something I kinda dislike from Rose is that she has the most boring choice for a Digimon partner of all the Five Stars. This is not criticism or hate towards Lilamon itself, but to the fact that it had already appeared prominently in a previous Digimon anime, more exactly, in Savers, which shares director with Beatbreak. There, Lilamon was the Perfect/Ultimate level of one of the protagonists, Yoshino's partner Digimon Lalamon.

Meanwhile, all the other Five Stars Digimon are very unique and haven't had a big role in previous anime series. In fact, Flaremon, MarineChimairamon and Proganomon had their anime debut in Beatbreak and while Gokuwmon had appeared previously in Hunters (or Xros Wars Arc 3), it was a very minor role during one short scene in one single episode.

More important than that: all of Lilamon's typical evolutions that would fit it and Rose's design and concept of flowers had relatively important or too recent roles in previous animes: Rosemon, (Bio)Lotusmon, Rafflesimon...

The more I thought about it, the more it seemed like Rose was doomed to have repeated Digimon... UNTIL I HAD AN IDEA.

Rather than having an evolution that reflects flowers and the beauty she seems to aspire for... what if it reflects her true nature?

From what we see of her in the opening, and in episode 13, during the Five Stars reunion, this woman clearly hides something dark and disturbing. She and Klay were friendly with each other, like old friends. She asked about his business, and he even suggested to move some strings if she wanted to be part of it.

So... what if their evolution reflects the dark part of her heart, that she tries to hide under a mask of perfect, supreme beauty?

The hideous, ugly and poisonous true nature of Rose...

Turning the beautiful Lilamon into a deadly toxic monster full of thorns: Hydramon.

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Hydramon EX3-045 Alternative Art

[digilines]

Nyokimon -> Yokomon -> Pomumon -> Parasaurmon -> Toropiamon -> Hydramon