Seven Great Demon Lords

The Seven Great Demon Lords (七大魔王) are a group of Demon Lord Digimon who each represent one of the Seven Deadly Sins. This group is also known as the "Mao" in Digimon World Data Squad, which simply means "Demon Lords" in Japanese, though pronounced as one syllable instead of two. They are based on various demons from within Judeo-Christian mythology, a reference to Peter Binsfeld's classification of demons, most notably Paradise Lost by John Milton and Clavicula Solomonis Regis, an anonymous 17th-century grimoire. There are also three "Super Demon Lords" who are closely related to the group. These Digimon are based on the Beasts of Revelation, and digivolve from the Seven Great Demon Lords. The data of Digimon consigned to oblivion by the Seven Great Demon Lords is not reincarnated, but is sent to the center of the Dark Area, and becomes the flesh and blood of the Demon Lords.

Although members of this group, as well as characters of the same species, have appeared individually as antagonists throughout the Digimon franchise, there are only a few occasions in which they appear as a whole. In Digimon Savers, the villain Belphemon is mentioned as one of their number, and they serve as the main villains of Digimon World Data Squad and Digimon World DS, although they are not the source of the story's troubles in either game. They are also prominently portrayed throughout the media for the Digimon card games, and are the antagonists for the Digimon Twin virtual pet, in which they secretly release a crack program named "Tempest" into the Digital World, causing many Digimon to go on a rampage.

Crests
Each of the Seven Great Demon Lords possesses a unique "Crest" (紋章) displayed in one of the seven colors of the visible spectrum. Each depicts one of the seals of the "Seven Olympian Spirits", a group of mythological entities who, under God, ruled over the 196 provinces of Heaven and presided over the natural world for 490 years each. Each Olympian Spirit is associated with a heavenly body, also depicted on the Crest.

Within the space between the two concentric circles is text stating a designated Level (this is "666" for all the crests, a reference to the "Number of the Beast" mentioned in the Book of Revelation), System (the demon that traditionally represents the Demon Lord's respective sin), and Code (the Demon Lord's respective sin). At the bottom of the inner circle is text which specifies a caution for a Purgatory Level ranging between 1 and 7, corresponding to the arrangement of Purgatory within Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia.

The structure of the text is in the following format:


 * LEVEL:___ SYSTEM:___ CODE:___ (repeated twice)
 * CAUTION! PURGATORY LEVEL ___

The seven Crests also appear together as the "Crown of the Seven Deadly Sins", worn by both Lucemon Shadowlord Mode and Ogudomon, and appear as seals upon the "Gate of Deadly Sins". In Digimon World Data Squad, the individual Crests appear upon "Code Keys", mystical cards which can be used to transform a child suffering from a deadly sin into the respective Demon Lord.

Gate of Deadly Sins
The Gate of Deadly Sins (大罪の門) is engraved with the seals of the seven deadly sins. It is currently unknown what its purpose is.

Digimon World DS
After getting the final quest, the Seven Great Demon Lords send the protagonist a message to challenge the Tamer King to a fight before they destroy the Digital World. The protagonist is invited to a battle by each of them in turn, and each time one of the Demon Lords is defeated, a new area is unlocked. In the end, the protagonist is challenged to fight them each in a row without breaks, and each of them are destroyed after these battles. After the last Demon Lord disappears, Beelzemon manages to reappear, reformed of its evil ways, and gives itself to the protagonist as scan data.

Digimon Data Squad
Long ago, the Demon Lords almost brought ruin to the Digital World. After his defeat, Belphemon was sealed deep inside an ancient ruin in the Digital World. Professor Akihiro Kurata found Belphemon's Digi-Egg and brought it to the real world. Kurata's planned to use Belphemon as his ultimate weapon to conquer both the Digital World and Real World. He nurtures the Digi-Egg with the data that his Gizumon retrieve from killing Digimon, and it eventually hatches into Belphemon Sleep Mode.

Digimon World Data Squad
The "Mao Digimon" are created when one of the Code Keys of the Seven Deadly Sins is merged with a person who exhibited the respective sin.

During a series of Digimon attacks, earthquakes, and disappearances, the Mao Digimon reveal themselves with an attack from Creepymon. Five of them, Belphemon, Barbamon, Lilithmon, Beelzemon, and Leviamon, are quickly defeated, releasing their respective Code Keys and the children they were each made from; Lilithmon is revealed to be created from Yuma Kagura, the little sister of one of DATS's researchers, Tsukasa Kagura. Meanwhile, a private investigator named Kosaburo Katsura and his Digimon attempt to steal the Code Keys.

After Leviamon is defeated, Tsukasa appears and reveals that he is behind both Kosaburo and the Mao Digimon; he wants to release Lucemon in order to become the strongest Tamer, and had his henchmen DemiDevimon kidnap the children and transform them into the Mao Digimon, while Creepymon would take the Code Keys of the defeated Mao Digimon to apply to Lucemon's seal.

After a defeat in the Doomsday Forest, Creepymon attack DATS Headquarters and is defeated again. Manami Nitta, a young girl, runs up to the dying Creepymon, and he releases his human, who is revealed to be Manami's father and a lost DATS member named Masaki Nitta. Kagura had told Creepymon that the only way to return home to the Real World was to retrieve the Code Keys and release the seal on Lucemon. He reveals that Kagura already has the Code Key of Wrath. As Thomas realizes that Creepymon's attack was merely a distraction to give Kagura time to release the seal, Masaki begins to dissipate; he had spent too much time as Creepymon, and was no longer anything more than data.

Kagura finally releases Lucemon, who fights DATS but is defeated. Kagura then reveals that he himself is the Code Key of Pride, and is absorbed into Lucemon; while the first six Code Keys would free Lucemon from his seal in the Dark Area, the Code Key of Pride allows him to leave the Dark Area entirely. Although Lucemon is defeated once again, he transforms into the terrifying "Cho-Mao". Despite this form's overwhelming power, DATS manages to defeat him as well, freeing an ashamed and repentant Kagura and ending the Mao Digimon crisis.

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Lucemon Chaos Mode
Lucemon Chaos Mode is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Lucifer, the angelic name of Satan, with "Luce" and "Falldown" as a reference to that name. It is sometimes referred to as "Lucemon Fallen Mode" in American Bandai materials, and "Lucemon Modo Cain" in Spanish materials. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it represents the Sun and the sin of Pride. It is the strongest of the group, and possesses both the divine and the diabolic. It instigated a rebellion in the far-flung past, and so it was sealed in the Dark Area along with many other Demon Lord Digimon. Its power exceeds that of Megas, and is said to rival that of the existence called "God" as well. It has a contradictory existence, in that one side of it loves all things, as God does, while the other is trying to destroy the whole world, as the Devil does. Hence, once it destroys this world, it intends to create a fresh new world.

Digimon Frontier
Lucemon digivolves into Lucemon Chaos Mode after consuming the data of the Royal Knights Dynasmon and Crusadermon. In this new form, Lucemon easily defeats both EmperorGreymon and MagnaGarurumon, destroys the three moons of the Digital World, and begins opening a portal to the Human World. Lucemon reveals that he is unstoppable in his Chaos Mode since he is able to combine the powers of Light and Darkness. Koichi Kimura, understanding what Lucemon says, sacrifices himself and gives his Spirits of Darkness to his brother Koji Minamoto. This results in the birth of Susanoomon. At first, it seems even he is no match for Lucemon, but when Lucemon tries to finish him off with his Ultimate Sacrifice, Susanoomon is able to survive it by separating into Takuya and Koji and then reforming. Susanoomon is then able to destroy Lucemon Chaos Mode with his Celestial Blade attack. However, Susanoomon can only scan part of Lucemon's data, the good side, and the evil data reforms itself into a dark Digi-Egg which hatches into Lucemon Shadowlord Mode.

Digimon World Data Squad
As the Cho-Mao, leader of all the other Mao Digimon, it takes all six of the Key Cards to unlock him from his seal. Tsukasa Kagura wishes to use his power to become the strongest Tamer; Lucemon Chaos Mode has other plans, however, and refuses to be used. After being defeated, Lucemon Chaos Mode digivolves to the Demon Lord form, the final boss, only to be defeated once more.

Digimon World DS
Lucemon Chaos Mode first appears at Core Field at level 75, then at Destroyed Belt.

Attacks Attacks in Digimon World Data Squad
 * Paradise Lost Punch (Paradise Lost): Launches the opponent high into the air with a wild dance of blows, then holds their limbs fixed as it drives them back into the ground.
 * Ultimate Sacrifice (Dead or Alive): Produces a three-dimensional magic square as a glowing orb of Light and Darkness and traps the opponent within this orb, which has a 50/50 chance of either completely annihilating them, or merely inflicting massive damage.
 * Deadly Roll
 * Terrible Dance



Leviamon
Leviamon is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Leviathan. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it represents Mercury and the sin of Envy. Called the "Devil Beast" out of terror of the exceedingly mighty power that it possesses, it is the strongest monster existing in the Digital World. This extensive monster, said to possess gigantic jaws which could guzzle even the Digital World, is reported to sleep in the depths of the Net Ocean nearest to the Dark Area, and if it is awakened it will despise any Digimon at the top, and will run away even from Angel Digimon, much less other Demon Lord Digimon. However, as the existence of the limits on Digimon are decoded, its own appears similar to nothingness, and it is said that it builds the foundation for the existence of wickedness in the Digital World.

Digimon World Data Squad
Leviamon is the boss of the Sea Precipice Jerapilus, and is formed from an envious child and the Code Key of Envy.

Digimon World DS
Leviamon is fought in the Demon Lord quest, and the fifth Demon Lord the player fights. Leviamon is fought at the Undersea Drive and makes up four zones, making him the Digimon who makes up the most zones. He is fought again at Destroyed Belt.

Attacks
 * Rostrum : Destroys everything with its gigantic jaws.
 * Cauda : Mows everything down with its long tails.
 * Anima


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Daemon
Daemon is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Cacodaemon. It is referred to as "Creepymon" in American Bandai materials, a name derived from "Creepy". One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it represents Jupiter and the sin of Wrath. It leads the many Devil and Fallen Angel Digimon, and like Devimon it was originally an Angel Digimon, and a particularly high-ranked one. It is said that before it fell to the Dark Area and became a Demon Lord Digimon, it was in fact a Seraphimon. However, in response to a being of goodness in the Digital World (perhaps the very human that created the Digital World), it raged in fury and rebellion, and so was deleted to the Dark Area. It has vowed to one day conquer the Digital World, in revenge against the being of goodness. Also, while it led the rebellion, and was the strongest among the Megas, it plotted to secretly revive the "Super-Ultimate Digimon".

Digimon World Data Squad
Known as Creepymon in this game, it first appears and defeats Marcus Damon and Agumon at Walter Island, after the pair defeat Tylomon. It is later revealed that it was created from former DATS member Misaki Nitta and a "Code Key of Wrath" card. Creepymon meets its end through Tsukasa Kagura. Because Nitta had spent so long as Creepymon, he is unable to return to normal and remains as data fragments in the Digital World.

Digimon World DS
Daemon must be defeated by the player as part of the quest to defeat the Seven Great Demon Lords, and is the first Demon Lord that the player fights. The fight happens at the Hard Mountains, and then at Destroyed Belt.

Attacks
 * Evil Inferno (Flame Inferno): Attacks with extremely high-temperature hellfire that burns up the opponent without a trace.
 * Evil Flapping (Chaos Flare)
 * Double Dust
 * Slash Nail



Belphemon Rage Mode
Belphemon Rage Mode is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Belphegor. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it represents Mars and the sin of Sloth. It is said that Belphemon Sleep Mode awakens from its eternal slumber once in a thousand years. When it awakens, it regains its natural shape and changes into an incarnation of rage, and anything that enters its field of vision becomes a target for destruction. It is said that just by suffering Belphemon Rage Mode's roar, Ultimate Digimon and below will have their data disintegrated and will instantly die, and not even Mega Digimon can escape unharmed.

Digimon Data Squad
After Thomas double-crosses Kurata and destroys the device he was using to control Belphemon Sleep Mode, Kurata is forced to transform himself into data and merge with Belphemon, taking control over the Digimon's body and transforming it into Belphemon Rage Mode.

Soon after, Thomas comes to join the fight, with Marcus Damon on his way as well. MirageGaogamon faces off against Belphemon only to be stomped on. He might have been finished if Rosemon hadn't seized Belphemon's arm. Belphemon Rage Mode blocks the attacks shot by Rosemon and defeats Crowmon, who reverts back to Falcomon. Through Keenan Crier's rage, Falcomon double warp digivolves to Ravemon and attacks Belphemon but is unable to do anything more than anger him. Belphemon launches an attack at Marcus and Thomas, which Ravemon blocks. Soon, Kurata loses control of Belphemon, whose only goal is destruction. Marcus's Digi-Egg hatches and digivolves from Koromon to Agumon.

Once Agumon digivolves into ShineGreymon, Kurata's face emerges from Belphemon's chest and starts to drain electricity from the city to cause Belphemon Rage Mode to grow and swallow a number of space oscillation devices to give it the power to tear rifts between both worlds, threatening to bring both worlds crashing together. He defeats RookChessmon and BishopChessmon, who revert back to the two PawnChessmon. ShineGreymon digivolves into Burst Mode and destroys Belphemon Rage Mode, with help from Marcus' D.N.A. going straight through Belphemon Rage Mode's chest, where Kurata's face is.

Despite the fact that, normally, Belphemon's Sleep Mode is not considered a member, the voice over for Belphemon Sleep Mode includes it as one.

Digimon World Data Squad
Belphemon is the boss of the Rage Caverns and was created from a missing boy and a "Code Key of Sloth" card. After the DATS team defeat him, the boy and card return to normal.

Digimon World DS
Belphemon is one of the final bosses in Digimon World DS. After defeating the first Demon Lord, Belphemon challenges the player by luring him/her into the final domain, where he and the other Demon Lords ambush the player. When the first six fall in battle, Belphemon will personally fight the player. He appears as the strongest Demon Lord and the strongest unobtainable boss or even the strongest Digimon in the game.

Attacks
 * Lampranthus: Casts black flames from the chains coiled around its body.
 * Gift of Darkness: Unleashes a slash attack from its claws, which are clad in the flames of hell.
 * Dark Horn
 * Lightning Horn


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Barbamon
Barbamon is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Barbatos. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it has the appearance of a bearded old-man and represents Saturn and the sin of Greed. Residing within the heart of the Dark Area, the den of demons, it manipulates Fallen Angel Digimon to carry out evil to its limit. It is obsessed with all of the treasure which exists within the Network, so out of avarice, and regardless of the means, it has a cruel personality with a greed that would kill Digimon just for a piece of treasure. It is the foremost and most cunning schemer of the Seven Great Demon Lords, and can easily manipulate the Mega-level Ghoulmon in addition to Fallen Angel Digimon.

Digimon Next
Barbamon is the Demon Lord who has taken over the Host Computer Yggdrasil in the System World, where he now makes his base. He aims to take over the Digital World by obtaining all the DigiMemories for the future of Digimon, NEO, already having the Dark DigiMemory. For that purpose, he creates the Commandments and recruits Shou Kahara and Peckmon, who have the Bird DigiMemory.

As a member of the Seven Great Demon Lords, he forces himself into System World and confronts Yggdrasil on the policies of "Art" Digimon, Digimon born with Tamers. Upon deciding that revolution is in order, Barbamon merges with Yggdrasil and became the host computer itself. He fights Tsurugi Tatsuno but is killed when VictoryGreymon destroys him. His last act is to give his gathered DigiMemories to NEO, giving him consciousness.

Barbamon appears one last time when the other DigiMemory holders restrain NEO; his Dark DigiMemory imprinted with his consciousness gives NEO the ability to attack Tsurugi and Yuu Inui, only to have his own Commandments turn on him.

Digimon World Data Squad
Barbamon is the boss of the Mirage Museum and was created from a missing girl and a "Code Key of Greed" card. After the DATS team defeat him, the girl and card return to normal.

Digimon World DS
Barbamon appears first at Lava River, then at Destroyed Belt.

Attacks
 * Death Lure: Uses its demonic staff "Death Lure" to tempt Digimon into an inescapable living hell, converting them to wickedness.
 * Pandemonium Lost: Unleashes all of the Dark Area's evil energies at once as an extremely high-temperature explosion that burns up everything without a trace. Even MaloMyotismon's "Screaming Darkness" releases only a fraction of these energies.
 * Crimson Flame (地獄の火炎)



Beelzemon
Beelzemon is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Beelzebub. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it represents Venus and the sin of Gluttony. While it possesses the power to command the many Devil Digimon, it dares to observe a solitary existence. It is said that it could stand at the peak of the dark army, "Nightmare Soldiers", if it cared to, although it is also said that there exists a Demon Lord Digimon which surpasses even Beelzemon. It rides on the gigantic motorcycle-type machine, "Behemoth", holding its favorite shotguns, the "Berenjena". Although its personality is cruel and merciless, it is also exceedingly prideful, so it would never attack the weak.

Digimon World Data Squad
Beelzemon is the boss of the Digital Dungeon. He is made from the Code Key of Gluttony and a gluttonous child.

Digimon World DS
Beelzemon appears first at Sky Palace, and then at Destroyed Belt. He is the second Demon Lord that the player fights. He is also the only obtainable Digimon that is a member of the Demon Lords, obtaining a 100% data scan of him and Calumon's after completing Quest 60. Then, any Infermon can digivolve into Beelzemon.

Attacks
 * Darkness Claw: Raises a claw overheard and then cuts the opponent to pieces.
 * Double Impact: Rapid-fires the Berenjena.
 * Heartbreak Shot

Beelzemon X
Beelzemon X is a Demon Lord Digimon and carrier of the X-Antibody whose name and design are derived from the mythological Beelzebub.

Attacks
 * Double Impact
 * Darkness Claw


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Lilithmon
Lilithmon is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Lilith. One of the "Seven Great Demon Lords", it has the appearance of a woman and represents the Moon and the sin of Lust. It is thought that it was originally an Ophanimon, but it fell from heaven and eventually became known as the "Goddess of Darkness". It confounds its opponents with its bewitchingly lovely appearance, and it is said that those who are taken in by its temptations are invariably granted death. Its reputation as the "Goddess of Darkness" is appropriate, as it offers generosity towards vice, but only cruel outrages towards virtue. The demonic "Nazar Nail" on its right arm corrodes everything it touches.

Digimon World Data Squad
Lilithmon is the boss of Livilus Island. Lilithmon is created from Yuma Kagura and the "Code Key of Lust" card. She insults and then fights Yoshino, but after the DATS team defeats her, Yuma and the card return to normal.

Digimon World DS
Lilithmon appears first at Tropical Isles at Level 75, then at Destroyed Belt at Level 99.

Attacks
 * Phantom Pain: Rots the opponent's body with a sigh of darkness, causing the data to dissipate from the tips of their bodies, and they suffer from that pain as they die.
 * Nazar Nail: Corrodes anything it touches with the Nazar Nail.
 * Darkness Love
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Ogudomon
Ogudomon is an Incarnation Digimon whose name is derived from the mythological Ogdoad, eight Egyptian deities who were counterbalanced by gender and element, and whose design is derived from the First Beast of Revelation. It is a grotesque "Super Demon Lord" that has seven legs, each with an eye beneath it and a sword pierced through the knee which bears one of the seals of the Seven Deadly Sins, as well as an eighth eye on its face. As it includes the whole of the Digital World's sins, and is a mysterious incarnation with the ability to atone for them all, the power of a Digimon with even a small amount of malice is offset, making it impossible for it to defeat Ogudomon. It carries the Crowns of the Seven Deadly Sins upon its head.

Battle Terminal 02
Ogudomon makes its debut in Digimon Battle Terminal 02, as the DNA digivolved form of any two of the Seven Great Demon Lords.

Attacks
 * Oratio Grandiloqua : Runs wild while lustful.
 * Catedral : A shock-wave played from its oral-area.
 * Gradus : Pulverizes the opponent with its gigantic legs.


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Belphemon Sleep Mode
Belphemon Sleep Mode is a Demon Lord Digimon whose name is derived from the mythological Belphegor, and whose design is derived from the Second Beast of Revelation. It resembles a cuter baby version of his Rage Mode. In this form, an alarm clock is bound around his body by chains, and a green energy aura surrounds his body.

Digimon Data Squad
Before the events of the series, Akihiro Kurata discovered a temple, inside he found a door bearing the crest of courage, upon entering he found a chest containing a Digi-Egg that would later hatch and digivolve into Belphemon Sleep Mode. Kurata then began a campaign to revive Belphemon by collecting "Digimon life energy", and thereby conquer both the human world and the Digital World - a task he succeeds at by destroying and collecting the life energy of the massive ElDradimon.

Believing he has successfully brought Thomas H. Norstein to his cause, Kurata uses the "Digimon control device" Thomas had made for him to command Belphemon. However, during Belphemon's attack, Thomas double-crosses Kurata, and destroys the control device, forcing Kurata to make another gambit. He seemingly transforms himself into data and merges with Belphemon, taking control over the Digimon's body and transforming it into Belphemon Rage Mode.

Attacks
 * Eternal Nightmare: Yawns and releases a powerful wave of destruction.
 * Lampranthus: Release a powerful wave of infernal flames of his chains, destroying everything in his path.



Lucemon Shadowlord Mode
Lucemon Shadowlord Mode is a Demon God Digimon whose name and design are derived from the mythological Lucifer, the angelic name of Satan, with "Luce", "Shadowlord", and "Satan" as a reference to that name. Having the appearance of the dragon of Revelation, it is Lucemon's final form. As was told in the Revelation, it carries the Crowns of the Seven Deadly Sins upon its head, and it holds the globe of darkness, "Gehenna", which absorbs all attacks. Before the Gehenna all attacks are nullified, and it is said that the world will perish when Lucemon takes this form. However, Lucemon's true form (Lucemon Larva) exists within the Gehenna, and Shadowlord Mode is no more than Lucemon's reflection. Therefore, no matter how many times Shadowlord Mode is attacked, those attacks will not reach the true form, Lucemon Larva.

Digimon Frontier
Lucemon Shadow Lord Mode is the Mega form of Lucemon Chaos Mode. After Lucemon's holy data is scanned by Susanoomon, his dark data absorbs the power of the Dark Area. It turns out that this creature is merely a puppet, controlled by Lucemon's true mega form, Lucemon Larva, residing in the miniature, spherical version of the Dark Area; the Gehenna, Hebrew for Hell. Without the Lucemon Larva controlling it, it will go berserk and attack everything in sight.

In this final form, Lucemon is able to enter the Real World. His powers of regeneration allow him to simply shrug off all the attacks from the DigiDestined. By believing in their own power, the DigiDestined form Susanoomon once more and are able to drag Lucemon Shadowlord Mode back into the Digital World. Lucemon destroys what little is left of the Digital World before it is separated from the Larva Lucemon. Thus uncontrolled, it begins a destructive rampage, but Susanoomon finally defeats it.

Digimon World Data Squad
Lucemon Shadowlord Mode is the final boss of the game, known in game as Demon Lord (超魔王). It is not controlled by Lucemon Larva. Lucemon Shadowlord Mode is also the only Digimon in the game that cannot be obtained as a partner Digimon.

Attacks
 * Tide of Despair/Destructive Field (Purgatorial Flame): Exhales flames of destruction which purify everything.
 * Annihilation Maelstrom (Divine Atonement): Fires a light of annihilation from the seven Crowns.

Attacks in Digimon World Data Squad
 * Dimension Slasher: Slashes the enemy and turns the Digimon into Digi-Eggs.


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