Datamon

Datamon is a fictional character in the Digimon TV series. Datamon's first appearance was in Episodes 19 and 20 of the first season ("The Prisoner of the Pyramid" and "The Earthquake of MetalGreymon", respectively). Datamon appeared again in Episode 17 of the fourth season ("Bizare Bazaar").

Datamon is an Ultimate-level Digimon whose attacks include Digital Bomb and Data Crusher. His attribute is Virus and his type is Machine. He evolves from [Cyclonemon], [Tuskmon] and [Deltamon].

Presumably, the Datamon of the first season and the Datamon of the fourth season are not the same, for the first Datamon is destroyed at the end of "The Earthquake of MetalGreymon". This Datamon is an interesting character. He cannot fully be said to be a villain, for he is not an ally of [Etemon] (the main bad guy at the time of Episodes 19-20). In fact, quite the reverse is true -- Datamon is a sworn enemy of Etemon, ever since the other Digimon imprisoned him within his pyramid for years. However, neither is Datamon one of the good guys, for upon his release at the hands of the DigiDestined, he kidnaps Sora and [Biyomon] with intent to rob them of their power, making him stronger in order to destroy Etemon and topple his empire. Most accurately, it can be said that Datamon is simply heartless. His goal would ultimately benefit the DigiWorld by subtracting Etemon from it, but unlike the [DigiDestined], he is willing to do all the wrong things in order to get there. Despite only being featured in two episodes out of the entire first season, the importance of Datamon's existence cannot be denied. He clearly illustrates that it is not enough to have the right objective -- that it is equally important to follow the path of good on the way to that objective. However, no matter how vital a lesson this may be to the DigiDestined, it is a relief to see Datamon's destruction when he is pulled into the virus he himself created (in an effort to annihilate Etemon).

The Datamon of the fourth season is a far less complex character. Though he appears to help both the DigiDestined and [Arbormon], it is clear that his motive is simply a desire to make money (this Datamon runs a shop of odds and ends). At any rate, this Datamon ends up a good guy, for he refuses to help Arbormon after having seen Tommy's bravery and honesty. His assistance turns out to be of great importance, as he gives Tommy his Beast Spirit.