Impmon (Tamers)
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| Impmon (インプモン) | |
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| Voice actor(s): | (Ja:) Hiroki Takahashi (En:) Derek Stephen Prince |
| Partner(s): | Ai and Mako |
| Digivolution | |
| Fresh | Kiimon[1] |
| In-Training | Yaamon |
| Rookie | Impmon |
| Mega | Beelzemon |
| Mega | Beelzemon Blast Mode |
Impmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. He is featured as a main character in Digimon Tamers and its associated movie Runaway Locomon, and is the Digimon partner of Ai and Mako.
During the early planning of the series, WiZ suggested Impmon as Takato Matsuki's Partner, but Chiaki J. Konaka wanted to begin the story with an innocent Digimon.[2]
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Appearance
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Impmon is a small humanoid imp creature with a tail and large pointed ears. He wears a pair of red gloves and a matching red bandanna.
Description
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At the beginning of Digimon Tamers, Impmon is a trouble making Digimon who spends most of his time picking on humans. He harasses the Tamers and their Digimon (Terriermon later briefly fights back and sends him flying). Impmon seems to dislike humans, saying that no "self-respecting Digimon" would ever ally themselves to one. Later scenes would show that Impmon is in fact the Digimon partner of two children: Ai and Mako. Impmon ran away from the two after they continuously quarreled over him, treating him as if he were a toy.
Impmon resents the Tamers and their Digimon because they, unlike him, are able to digivolve. He tries to prove himself by fighting Indramon, despite Renamon's warnings, but suffers a devastating and painful defeat. Being humiliated and having his ego crushed, Impmon readily accepts the Caturamon's offer. Impmon would gain the ability to digivolve, but, in return, Impmon would have to kill the Tamers and their Digimon. He is very conflicted by this at first, remembering the kindness Guilmon would show Impmon despite his constant insults, but he still accepts, desperate to digivolve.
Impmon is granted the power to become Beelzemon, and blinded by the power, goes down a murderous path. He begins destroying virtually anything that comes in his way, eventually killing Jeri Katou's partner Leomon, triggering a battle that nearly ends in his destruction as retribution for Leomon's death. He is spared at the last moment by Jeri, her reasoning being that while she hated him for what he did, she didn't want to see anymore lives be lost. Shaken by this display and considerably weakened from battle, he wanders off, now guilt-ridden and ashamed of his horrific deeds. He de-digivolves into Impmon again after being attacked by a group of Chrysalimon, whom he allows to attack him because he no longer wanted anything to do with the power that he formerly so reveled in, and is essentially left to die. Luckily, he is found by Renamon and Rika Nonaka, who decide to bring Impmon back into the Real World. After being not only spared, but saved by the people he had once hated and tried to destroy, Impmon eventually resolves to try and make right all the wrongs he'd committed towards others, especially Jeri and the other Tamers.
With new goals in mind, Impmon returns to and reconciles with Ai and Mako, who, to his surprise and joy, not only welcome him back with open arms, but tell him that they will do anything to convince him to stay with them, even stop fighting. Touched by their display, Impmon finally admits (to as much himself, as well as to them) that he loves them. When the D-Reaper finally appears in Shinjuku, Impmon leaves to help the others. Ai and Mako send him their best wishes and a small toy gun, with which he becomes Beelzemon Blast Mode. With this upgrade, he turns the tide of battle and finally seems to accept the other Tamers and Digimon as his friends.
While at Takato's school, Impmon encounters Calumon and after learning Jeri's in trouble, joins with him to rescue her. He digivoves to Beelzemon: Blast Mode to fight D-Reaper's agents and after an unsuccesful attempt to rescue Jeri with Gallantmon's help, is badly injured and reverts to Impmon, only surviving because Grani rescues him. Later, on a bus out of town, Impmon believes he will die of his injuries and Ai and Mako's care for him cause them to get a D-Ark and become his offical Tamers.
At the end of the series, after the D-Reaper's destruction, Impmon is at last able to ask Jeri for forgiveness. To his relief, she agrees, leaving Impmon finally at peace with the humans. Impmon is present for Rika's birthday party at the end of Runaway Locomon, though his partners are nowhere in sight. He also battles Locomon as his original Beelzemon form. He's defeated, but later appears in Blast Mode to save Suzie and Lopmon from two Parasimon.
Throughout the series, Impmon displays an interesting and constantly changing relationship with Renamon. At first, he hates her, then hates and likes her, then despises her, then finally, at the end of the series, he seems to like her for good.
Impmon also seems to have a strange relationship with Calumon. At first, he seems to hate him, while Calumon thinks they are friends. After he becomes Beelzemon, Calumon gets the message that he hates him, that Impmon has no friends. When he becomes Impmon again, he accepts Calumon's friendship, helping him escape the D-Reaper and headbutts him in the Kernal Sphere to get Jeri. During the rescue he also digivolves to Beelzemon: Blast Mode to protect him when D-Reaper agents try to attack him.
Attacks
- Badda-Boom (Night of Fire): Creates a small fire ball at his finger tips then hurls it at the opponent.
- Dark Fire: Attacks with a small ball of fire from the abyss.
- Infernal Funnel (Summon): Creates two rings of fire, one within the other, and creates a sphere of fire from the ring, which he then hurls at the target.
Other forms
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The name "Impmon" refers to only the rookie form of this digimon. Throughout the series, Impmon gains the ability to digivolve into other more powerful forms (with different names).
Kiimon
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Yaamon
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Beelzemon
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Behemoth
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Beelzemon Blast Mode
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Notes and References
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| Digimon Tamers | |
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| Main characters: | Takato Matsuki | Henry Wong | Rika Nonaka | Ryo Akiyama | Jeri Katou | Kazu Shioda | Kenta Kitagawa | Suzie Wong | Ai and Mako |
| Digimon: | Guilmon and Grani | Terriermon | Renamon | Cyberdramon | Leomon | Guardromon | MarineAngemon | Lopmon | Impmon and Behemoth | Calumon |
| Allies: | Omnimon | Mitsuo Yamaki | Monster Makers | Digimon Sovereigns | DigiGnomes | Alice McCoy and Dobermon | Minami Uehara and Seasarmon | Takehito Uehara |
| Villains: | Millenniummon | Hypnos| Monster Makers | Deva | Mephistomon | D-Reaper | Locomon and Parasimon |
| Relationships: | Takato Matsuki | Henry Wong | Rika Nonaka | Jeri Katou | Ryo Akiyama | Kazu Shioda | Kenta Kitagawa | Suzie Wong |
| Other media: | Battle of Adventurers | Runaway Locomon | Digimon Tamers 1984 | Message in the Packet | Brave Tamer |
| See also: | Digimon | Digital World | D-Power | Digi-Modify | Digital field | List of episodes |
| Digimon Xros Wars | |
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| Xros Heart: | Mikey Kudō | Akari Hinomoto | Zenjirou Tsurugi | Nene Amano | Shoutmon | Ballistamon | Dorulumon | Starmons | Cutemon | Beelzemon | Sparrowmon | Other members |
| Blue Flare: | Kiriha Aonuma | Greymon | MailBirdramon | Other members |
| Twilight: | Nene Amano | DarkKnightmon | Sparrowmon | Tuwarmon | Tyutyumon | Other members |
| Bagra Army: | Bagramon | Tactimon | Lilithmon | Blastmon | Other members |
| Other characters: | Yuu Amano | DigiMemories | Other characters |
| Other media: | Super Digica Taisen | Super Xros Wars Red and Blue | Digimon Xros Archive |
| See also: | Digimon | Digital World | DigiMelody | X Loader | Darkness Loader | Code Crown | DigiMelody | Xros Wars | DigiNoir | List of episodes |
| Digimon Xros Wars: The Evil Death Generals and the Seven Kingdoms | |
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| Xros Heart United Army: | Xros Heart | Blue Flare | Yuu Amano | Mervamon | Other members |
| Twilight: | Yuu Amano | DarkKnightmon | Tuwarmon | Tyutyumon | Other members |
| Bagra Army: | Bagramon | Lilithmon | Blastmon | Twilight | Death Generals | Other members |
| Other characters: | DigiMemories | Other characters |
| Other media: | Super Digica Taisen | Super Xros Wars Red and Blue | Digimon Xros Archive |
| See also: | Digimon | Digital World | DigiMelody | X Loader | Darkness Loader | Code Crown | DigiMelody | Xros Wars | Generals | Dark Stone | List of episodes |
| Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time | |
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| Xros Heart: | Tagiru Akashi and Gumdramon | Mikey Kudō and Shoutmon | Yuu Amano and Damemon |
| Xros Heart's allies: | Hideaki Mashimo and Dobermon | Kiichi Funabashi and Locomon | Kiriha Aonuma, Greymon, and MailBirdramon | Mizuki and Submarimon |
| Ryouma's team: | Ryouma Mogami and Psychemon | Ren Tobari and Dracmon | Airu Suzaki and Opossummon |
| Ken's team: | Ken and ShimaUnimon | Haruki and Witchmon | Noboru and Allomon |
| Crossovers: | Adventure/02 | Tamers | Frontier | Data Squad |
| Other characters: | Old Clock Shop Man and Clockmon | Akari Hinomoto, Cutemon, and Dorulumon | Zenjirou Tsurugi and Ballistamon | Nene Amano, Sparrowmon, and Mervamon | Quartzmon | Other characters |
| See also: | Digimon | DigiQuartz | Digital World | X Loader | Digimon Hunt | Hunters | Collections | Digi-Egg | List of episodes |
| Digimon Xros Wars (manga) | |
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| Xros Heart: | Mikey Kudō | Akari Hinomoto | Zenjirou Tsurugi | Kotone Amano | Shoutmon | Ballistamon | Dorulumon | Starmons | Cutemon | Wizardmon | Gatomon | Other members |
| Blue Flare: | Kiriha Aonuma | Greymon | MailBirdramon | Other members |
| Twilight: | Nene Amano | DarkKnightmon | Sparrowmon | Shademon | Other members |
| Xros Heart United Army: | Xros Heart | Blue Flare | Nene Amano | Luminamon | Other members |
| Bagra Army: | Bagramon | Tactimon | Lilithmon | Blastmon | Other members |
| Other characters: | Royal Knights | ZeedMillenniummon | Tatsuya Sano | Other characters |
| See also: | Digimon | Digital World | DigiMelody | X Loader | Darkness Loader | Code Crown | Xros Wars | Generals | Abyss Truffle | DigiNoir | Digi-Egg | List of chapters |

