Wizardmon

A character from the Digimon series, Wizardmon is a Majin Digimon who comes from "Witchelny", which is a separate part of the Digital World. He is a shy and caring dealer by nature, though he rarely shows his real face except to those he trusts. Adept at trickery, he is capable of reading minds and conjuring energy in numerous forms.

“Wizardmon is just that - a wizard monster. Wizardmon used to be a bad guy and worked for Myotismon. But then he changed his ways completely. He befriended Gatomon and the humans. The Thunder Ball that he unleashes from his fingertips packs the power of real thunder, and his Magical Game is lethal. Surprisingly though, he is a bit shy.” – Taken from Digimon: Digital Monsters, The Official Character Guide by A. Ryan Nerz

Appearance
Wizardmon has several physical qualities that make his appearance enigmatic and mystical. Fans speculate that Wizardmon was created as a tribute to The Scarecrow of DC Comics because of the fact that he wears ragged clothes, wears a pointed steeple hat, and can create fear gas. Other fans speculate that he was created in honor of Gandalf The Grey due to the similarities in character (Both Wizards, both martyred themselves to save their friends, both found mystical rings of power, both turned on their masters when they felt they needed to do what was right.) and the fact that Sorcerymon (Who is a white Wizardmon) looks like Gandalf The White. Lastly, Wizardmon closely resembles the traditional Black Mage designs of early Final Fantasy and Vivi Ornitier.

Name Origin
Wizardmon's name (Pronounced Wih-zard-mon) comes from two words. The first word is "Wizard", a fictional spell caster who is able to perform Magic. The second word is "mon" short for Monster. In the Japanese versions he is called Wizarmon or Wizamon.

Evolutions

 * Fresh (Baby) - Mokumon
 * Baby (In-Training) - DemiMeramon
 * Child (Rookie) - Candlemon
 * Adult (Champion) - Wizardmon
 * Perfect (Ultimate) - Mystimon
 * Ultimate (Mega) - Dynasmon

Special Evolution

 * DNA Digivolution (Ultimate) - Bakemon + Wizardmon = Phantomon
 * DNA Digivolution (Ultimate) - Wizardmon + Nefertimon = Silphymon

Related Digimon
FlaWizarmon - An Armor-Level Digimon with control over fire.

Sorcerymon - A Digimon who looks similar to Wizardmon and has control over water and ice.

Witchmon - A female Digimon taking in the appearance of a witch, with control over water and wind. She is somewhat Wizardmon's rival.

Primary Attacks
Thunder Blaster (Also known as Cloud Thunder, Electro Squall or Thunder Cloud)- Wizardmon can generate lightning. Depending on the incantation, this could be from his fingertips, his wand, an overhead cloud, etc.

Magical Game- Wizardmon releases fire from his hands. He usually distracts opponents with illusions before unleashing this powerful attack.

Vision Of Terror (Also known as Terror Illusion)- This ability was given to Wizardmon in his video game and card game versions. This technique varies from different depictions and has numerous different forms. (The one thing they all have in common though, is that they all exploit the weakness of fear.)

Other Abilities
Wizardmon has had other powers such as telepathy, flight, weather control, healing powers, telekinesis and he also was implied to have control of fire and earth (His rival, Witchmon, was said to have control over water and wind).

Digimon Adventure


Wizardmon was actually a wanderer who traveled all over the Digimon World. On one of his journeys however, he nearly collapsed out of exhaustion. Gatomon took pity on him and saved his life. Little else is know about Wizardmon’s past, however fans speculate that he gave Gatomon the Holy Ring she wears on her tail. Later in his life, he passed himself off as one of the mercenaries that Myotismon recruited for his search for the Eighth Child. But in reality, Wizardmon's loyalties were to Gatomon, whom he believed to be the partner of the Eighth Child & wanted to unite them as his way of thanking Gatomon for saving his life. It seemed the two had romantic feelings toward each other. After uniting the Eighth Child, Kari, and Gatomon as partners, Wizardmon and Gatomon broke into Myotismon’s Fortress to steal the Crest of Light. However Myotismon discovered their plan, and fought Wizardmon one-on-one over Odaiba Bay. Despite Wizardmon’s skill in magic, he was beaten when Myotismon destroyed his wand and tossed him into the sea. Since Wizardmon could not swim, it seemed as though he drowned. However, he was saved by Zudomon, Patamon, Joe, and T.K. and told them that he had the Crest of Light in his possession. After Wizardmon and the Digidestined assembled at the Fuji TV Station, he revealed himself as an ally and healed Lillymon. Wizardmon and the children then prepared for an all out assault against Myotismon. During the fight with Myotismon, it became evident that he was nearly impervious to all the attacks thrown at him. However Wizardmon, though highly weakened from fatigue and damages from the last battle, and missing his main weapon, was the first to harm the vampire Digimon, by hitting him from behind while Myotismon gloated in his arrogance. Myotismon turned around, surprised and enraged to find that he failed to kill Wizardmon the first time. Wizardmon tossed the Crest of Light to Kari, but Myotismon was determined to destroy Wizardmon once and for all and sent him a magical attack, which blasted Wizardmon straight into a solid wall. Myotismon assumed he finally killed the wizard and a fierce battle ensued. After Angemon came to the battle, Myotismon decided to finish it once and for all and, pouring all his power into one attack, threw the deadly Grisly Wing at Kari and Gatomon. Yet somehow, Wizardmon managed to stand in front of the attack a mere second before it could hit, absorb the whole attack into his body, and sacrifice his life for Kari and Gatomon. As he lay dying, he told Gatomon how he had no regrets and that she was all that mattered. His death was quickly avenged when Gatomon Digivolved to Angewomon.

Digimon 02
Three years later, on the day of his death, Wizardmon's data resurfaced & his "ghost" began to cause activity at the Fuji TV station – his image appeared on screens all across the building and his voice would play from audiotapes. The Digidestined came to the television station to remember Wizardmon’s sacrifice; the spirit manifested itself when Gatomon recognized him. Wizardmon gave the kids a cryptic warning, relating to the fight to occur after. Then, his spirit faded away. This makes Wizardmon the only Digimon in all the series to have not been reborn in the Digimon World. Every other Digimon who died in the Human World however were confirmed to have had their Data sent back to the Digimon World (This is confirmed because while Pumpkinmon, Gotsumon, and all the other mercenaries Myotismon had were destroyed in the Human World, their Data obviously did not linger in the Human world as Wizardmon’s did without a human host.) When Davis asks who Wizardmon was, Sora explains what happened in Season One, when Wizardmon sacrificed himself to save Kari and Gatomon from Myotismon. Wizardmon's last appearance in Season Two also shows unseen footage from the first series of Wizardmon actually dying and Kari crying.

Digimon Frontier


Wizardmon Digivolved from a Candlemon, fighting Kumamon & Agunimon before he was defeated and regressed back to his Rookie form. He was weak against melee attacks from Agunimon, and had to use illusionary doubles of himself to confuse him, but when Kumamon discovered that only one of them had a shadow, Wizardmon was defeated. Apparently, the battle was just a test for the children. Wizardmon’s data became a bridge that the children were allowed to cross anytime. Some other Wizardmon were at the Autumn Leaf Fair where a Gatomon accompanied one. While Wizardmon no longer makes appearances in the series, Sorcerymon and some FlaWizardmon have some screen time, with Sorcerymon being an important secondary character.

Digimon X-Evolution


In the movie Digimon X-Evolution, Wizardmon was one of the few Digimon to support the X-Digimon. Wizardmon and Mummymon discover Dorugamon hidden under some debris in a junkyard after Dorugamon's data was extracted by the Yggdrasil Program. Wizardmon wanted to save him, and used telekinesis to transport Dorugamon to a cave. Wizardmon apparently knows just how important Dorugamon is, and knows also that all Digimon are in grave danger. When the Death-X-Dorugremon begin attacking the hidden base, Wizardmon moves Dorugamon to safety and, leaving Dorugamon in the care of some Mushroomon, joins Silphymon and Mummymon in the fight.

Digimon Card Game
Wizardmon has had his share of depictions in card games. Here are some of his descriptions:

His goal is to be a great wizard! He is currently in training! (Card Number St-44)

He'll show you the power of magic! (Card Number St-70)

This young magician calls thunderclouds with his incantations of fire and earth! (Card Number B0-616)

T.V. Series Information
Voice Talent: Robert Axelrod (Adventure/02 Dub), Joshua Seth (Frontier Dub) and Akira Ishida (Japanese Original)

First Appearance: Season 1, Episode 30

Final Appearance: Season 4, Episode 3

Digimon World 2 (Playstation)
If you go to the Digimon Center, you can trade your Crabmon for Wizardmon. Wizardmon will have two techniques that can be incredibly useful at the beginning of the game. The first one is his Thunder Ball, which is a cheap counterattack that can stun an opposing Digimon. The other is Necro Magic, which absorbs the MP from Digimon that were defeated in battle.

Digimon World 3 (Playstation)
Wizardmon is the shop manager in almost every item shop in the game. You will see him often if you become fond of buying curative items.

Digimon World: Digital Card Battle (Playstation)
Wizardmon will be one of your opponents in Sky City. You have to defeat him as one of your opponents so you can continue your journey. His Deck is not hard to defeat because it has a very weak offence. Be sure to visit him in Sky City later in the game, because eventually he will ask for magic words from you. If you can get the right words, he will give you extremely rare and powerful cards.

Wizardmon's Magic Words: A-VEEDRAMON, H-KBUTERIMON, JIJIMON, MTLETEMON, MTLGARURUMON, OMNIMON-1, OMNIMON-2, PIEDMON, VENOMMYOTIS, and WARGREYMON.

Kingdom Hearts Rumor
Due to Disney's copyright ownership of Digimon, and the fact that Wizardmon has the motif of a Black Mage from the Final Fantasy series, Wizardmon is rumored to make a guest appearance in the game Kingdom Hearts 3 as one of the supporting characters in the RPG.

Fandom
Wizardmon has generated a minor fan following, especially among the female fans of Digimon. He is also a common subject of fan fiction, due to his enigmatic life before he met Gatomon, his supposed romantic relationship with Gatomon, and his noble death. Indeed, there are even some fan fictions that try to fill in the gap between his death and his ghost's appearance in the second season, as well as explain what happened to his data that supposedly vanished afterwards. It is also noteworthy to mention that some male fans of Wizardmon have began an online campaign in various online forums, where they have had Wizardmon battling with other cartoon characters such as Captain Planet, Skeletor and Optimus Prime. Wizardmon was even part of an online tournament of 32 different characters, where he landed in the top 8.