DigiMonday - PETIMERAMON (aka DemiMeramon)
(Baby 2 Level/No Attribute/Flame Type)
Of the 7 adult-level Digimon that could be obtained in the original Digital Monster VPet Meramon stands out as a bit of an oddball; its possible pre-evolutions Agumon and Betamon are distinctly animal-looking and its fellow adult-levels consist of two dinosaurs, two dragons, a fairly human-like demon and a freaky 'lil slug, so as a humanoid mass of flames it stood out as uniquely inorganic in appearance (at least until it evolves and a metal ball and teddy bear come into play.) That might have been part of the motive reason behind PetiMeramon's introduction; at the time of its introduction in 1999's Digimon World this blazing little babyman was, arguably, the only inorganic-looking baby-level Digimon, providing a starting point for Meramon and its non-biological kin.
(A Petimeramon and a Mokumon playing in a volcano, image source here.)
True to its name, PetiMeramon is essentially just a smaller, cuter Meramon in both design and concept. Like Meramon, its official description paints it as pugnacious and quite literally hot-headed, but also includes the rather adorable tidbit that its a terrible fighter that lacks the firepower to act on its violent urges. That's slightly unnerving, but also at least a little cute!
Favourite PetiMeramon Art: This image from the Digital Monster Artbook Ver. X showing a Gottsumon and Mochimon basking in the warmth of a distinctly confused-looking Petimeramon fire pit.
