Gabumon
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| Voice actor(s): | Mayumi Yamaguchi (Japanese) Kirk Thornton (English) |
| Partner(s): | Matt Ishida |
| Digivolution | |
| Fresh | Punimon |
| In-Training | Tsunomon |
| Rookie | Gabumon |
| Champion | Garurumon |
| Ultimate | WereGarurumon |
| Mega | MetalGarurumon |
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| Mega | Omnimon |
Gabumon is a fictional character in the first and second season of the Digimon anime series. He is the Digimon partner of Matt Ishida. Gabumon's name is derived from "gabugabu", a Japanese onomatopoeia for guzzling.
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[edit] Appearance
Gabumon is a yellow-skinned reptile-like Digimon about 2½ feet tall. He has a 10 inch long horn on his head and a tail which is normally held in a semi-erect position. The tail has regularly-spaced bumps on its top, and his back is covered in a blue fur pelt. Gabumon's belly is sky blue, with symmetric pink motives. Gabumon's eyes are red and (although it is covered up) his muzzle is lizard-like.
Gabumon's horn goes through a hole at the top of the pelt on his head. Four teeth are also attached to each side of pelt's muzzle, and three claws to the end of each limb. Handles are present inside the forelimbs; Gabumon's hands are usually wrapped around them to keep the pelt in place. The visible presence of these handles is erratic during the series, but Gabumon's hands are almost always drawn curled around something.
[edit] Description
Gabumon first meets Matt in the form of Tsunomon. The two meet as soon as Matt arrives in the Digital World. Tsunomon soon Digivolves into Gabumon to protect Matt against an attacking Kuwagamon. Gabumon later Digivolves into several other, increasingly powerful forms.
Gabumon has a mellow and rather "cool" attitude toward life. He loyally follows Matt, even when Matt had been tricked by Cherrymon into fighting against Tai and the other Digi-Destined. Eventually, he was able to convince his partner to rejoin the other Digi-Destined, after promising him that they would be "friends for life".
Gabumon appears again in the sequel season Digimon Adventure 02 to help the newer Digi-Destined against the Digimon Emperor. Later on, Gabumon travels into the real world along with the other first generation Chosen Digimon to help fight the other Digimon who had entered the real world. Gabumon also plays a part in the Digimon Adventure movies, where he and Agumon fused to become Omnimon in order to fight against the evil Diaboromon.
Attacks
- Blue Blaster (Petit Fire): Gabumon releases a stream of blue flames from his mouth.
- Horn Attack (Little Horn): Gabumon attacks with the horn on his head.
[edit] Other forms
The name "Gabumon" refers only to the Rookie form of this Digimon. Throughout the series, Gabumon gains the ability to Digivolve into a number of more powerful forms, each with a different name and special attack. However, the Rookie level is his preferred form and the one he spends most of his time in.
[edit] Punimon
 Punimon is Gabumon's Fresh form. Punimon is a red flat blob with three cylinder-shaped horns on the top of his head. His mouth is not visible, and his eyes are eclipse-shaped. The name "Punimon" comes from the Japanese word "punipuni", meaning "stretchy". He appears once in Digimon Adventure during a flashback of when the Digi-Eggs first hatched on File Island. Attacks
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[edit] Tsunomon
Tsunomon is the In-Training form of Gabumon. Tsunomon is a round digimon with a sharp metallic horn on its head. It has orange fur, red eyes, and a curvy W smile. His name comes from the Japanese word "tsuno", meaning "horn". Matt's partner Gabumon first appeared to him in the form of Tsunomon. Tsunomon Digivolved to Gabumon during the fight against the DigiDestined's first opponent - Kuwagamon. From then on, Gabumon only reverted to Tsunomon after De-Digivolving from WereGarurumon or MetalGarurumon Attacks
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[edit] Garurumon
Garurumon is a large, wolf-like beast with periwinkle fur (white on the underparts) and dark blue stripes. He is Gabumon's Champion form. Gabumon first Digivolved to Garurumon in order to protect his partner Matt from a Seadramon. He appears many times during the File Island arc to help fight against Andromon, Mojyamon and later, Devimon. Garurumon appears again in Digimon Adventure 02 in a fight to help free Agumon from the Emperor's control. He also appears during the time the real world was invaded by Digimon. Garurumon fought the Digimon who crashed Matt's concert and also the Digimon who had appeared in Mexico. Attacks
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[edit] WereGarurumon
WereGarurumon is Gabumon's Ultimate form. He is modeled after werewolves. Unlike Garurumon, WereGarurumon stands upright and has an anthropomorphic build. He wears a belt across his upper body and blue jeans. A glove covers one arm and bladed knuckles cover both hands. He also wears earrings and bandages on various parts of his body. Gabumon reached this form when Matt and Joe were forced to work at a Digimon restaurant after falling for DemiDevimon's schemes. When Matt decided to leave, the owner of the restaurant Digitamamon suddenly attacked the DigiDestined. To protect Matt, Garurumon Digivolved to WereGarurumon and defeated Digitamamon. WereGarurumon appears again in many battles to help fight against Myotismon. WereGarurumon appears one last time in Digimon Adventure 02, where the Sovereign Azulongmon gave one of his Digi-Cores to the Digi-Destined Digimon. This allowed Gabumon to reach his ultimate form again. WereGarurumon, along with Stingmon, went to Mexico to help the Latin American DigiDestined with their Digimon there. Attacks
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[edit] MetalGarurumon
MetalGarurumon is Gabumon's Mega form. MetalGarurumon looks like a robotic and winged version of Garurumon. MetalGarurumon first appears when VenomMyotismon terrorized Tokyo. Angemon and Angewomon shot Matt and Tai, with their "Arrows of Hope and Light", as instructed to by a prophercy. This gave Gabumon and Agumon the power to Warp Digivolve to their mega forms. Together with WarGreymon (Agumon's Mega form), MetalGarurumon then destroyed their enemy. MetalGarurumon also appears again to fight against the Dark Masters. It was MetalGarurumon who destroyed Puppetmon, and also helped in the fight against Piedmon and Apocalymon. Attacks
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[edit] OmnimonThis section refers to the Omnimon featured in Digimon Adventure/02. An Omnimon appears in V-Tamer and another one is the former leader of the Royal Knights.
Omnimon is the Mega level Digimon that results when WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon fuse during DNA Digivolution. Though he is not a higher level than his parent Digimon he is stronger than their individual powers combined. His body is entirely covered in white armor adorned with black, blue and yellow markings. His left arm ends in WarGreymon's head and his right arm with MetalGarurumon's, giving him two primary attacks (Transcendent Sword and Supreme Cannon). The cape he wears flows over the width of his body. The name "Omnimon" is derived from "omni", an English prefix meaning "all". His Japanese name, "Omegamon", derives from the "omega", the last letter of the Greek alphabet. His first appearance is in the second Digimon Adventure film, Our War Game!. WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon had tried unsuccessfully to defeat Diaboromon, a Digimon they followed into the Internet to prevent him from consuming all its data. When Tai and Matt were accidentally transported inside the Internet they gave their spiritual energy to their Digimon so that they could win - Omnimon formed and defeated Diaboromon. In the second Digimon Adventure 02 movie, Revenge of Diaboromon, Omnimon reformed when the DigiDestined discovered that Diaboromon survived the first battle and returned to the Internet. Omnimon destroyed what he thought was Diaboromon but found that the battle had been a trap - he had been fighting a decoy that exploded to reveal the innumerable Kuramon that were sealed inside. After wreaking havoc in the Real World all of them fused to form Armageddemon, who Omnimon fought but could not defeat. He gave his energy to Imperialdramon Fighter Mode (a more powerful version of Imperialdramon, the Mega Digimon formed when Veemon and Ken Ichijouji's partner Wormmon DNA Digivolve), who permanently destroyed Armageddemon when he Mode Changed into Imperialdramon Paladin Mode. Attacks
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| Main characters: | Tai | Matt | Sora | Izzy | Mimi | Joe | T. K. | Kari | |||
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| Digimon: | Agumon | Gabumon | Biyomon | Tentomon | Palmon | Gomamon | Patamon | Gatomon | |||
| Villains: | Devimon | Etemon | Myotismon | Dark Masters | Apocalymon | |||
| Other Characters: | Gennai | Leomon | Ogremon | Wizardmon | other minor characters | |||
| See also: | Digimon | |||
