Resemblance? No Resemblance? The Masquerade-Thief Betsumon

When the thief and master of disguises, Betsumon, shows up, Tagiru wants to Hunt him, but Gumdramon is unwilling.

Synopsis
Three random Hunters are searching for the Legendary Digimon, while Tagiru Akashi and are following them. Tagiru takes out a picture given by Mikey Kudo, telling Gumdramon that Omnimon has saved him many times, and that he wants him for his collection. The two then hear screams coming nearby, and find Omnimon and three kids, with their clothes missing. The three kids tell them Omnimon took their clothes, and Gumdramon attacks Omnimon. Omnimon then turns around, and Tagiru is shocked when he sees his face, as it isn't Omnimon at all. Gumdramon recognizes who the imposter is.

Tagiru asks who the imposter who he is. The imposter tells him that he's who he is, but Tagiru declines it because a Legendary Digimon wouldn't go stealing clothes, and the imposter retorts by saying that they do. The imposter attacks Tagiru and Gumdramon, who dodge it. The imposter is then hit by a fireball, and Tagiru is pleased to see Mikey,, Ewan Amano and.

The Digimon then turns into Shoutmon, with the latter being angry at the imitation. The imposter Digimon then throws fireballs at him which barely hurt him, and Shoutmon demands for the imposter to show his actual form. The Digimon shows his true form,. Gumdramon talks with him to wonder if he still remembers him but before, but he doesn't. After Tagiru says he will hunt Betsumon, he tells a cold gag to freeze them and make his escape.

Back in the Real World, Shoutmon tells the kids that Betsumon is a thief, and despite his appearances and impersonations, they are extremely effective. Tagiru asks Gumdramon to help him hunt him, but Gumdramon refuses and goes back into his Fusion Loader. The Old Clock Shop Man appears with Airu Suzaki, Ren Tobari and Ryoma Mogami, who were also victims of Betsumon.

The three tell them that they were chasing after a Digimon they wanted - Angemon for Ryouma, Stingmon for Ren and Pandamon for Airu, only for the Digimon to reveal itself as Betsumon, which stunned them. Betsumon also took the opportunity to pull Airu's skirt while still disguised as Pandamon. The Old Clock Shop Man states that the six must work together to stop Betsumon, or he will cause havoc for the Hunters.

In DigiQuartz, Betsumon is being chased by the two groups, Betsumon disappears and Astamon shows them where Betsumon went. Ryouma then realizes that it isn't real, and Tagiru finds out that he's been pranked again by Betsumon. Tagiru has chase after him. Betsumon, disguised as Astamon, shoots his gun at Harpymon, causing him to drop and take cover. Ewan and Airu chase after him, and Betsumon disguises himself as, who fires Twin Spear at them. Ewan protects Airu from being hurt.

Tagiru switches Harpymon with Gumdramon (after some persuasion by Mikey and Shoutmon). Gumdramon tells Betsumon to remember him, and that they were friends, surprising him and Tagiru. Betsumon still doesn't remember him and fires at Gumdramon. Luckily,, Shoutmon and protect him from his attack, but Betsumon disappears. Gumdramon is troubled by how Betsumon doesn't remember him, and Tagiru tries to help him out.

Back at the real world, Gumdramon tells Tagiru of his past with Betsumon. One night, at a village, a group of criminals is chasing after Beastmon when she turns around and reveals herself as Betsumon, stunning them. Gumdramon then drops from the rooftops, beating up the criminals. Soon after, and a group of Piximon show up to the scene, but Gumdramon, mistakenly believing them to be criminals, beats them up too. As Gumdramon collects himself, he soon realizes that he beat the police up, while Betsumon begins pilfering clothes from the unconscious.

As the two leave, an unknown Digimon attacks them. Betsumon panics and ditches Gumdramon, the distraction causing the unknown Digimon to knock Gumdramon out cold. Shoutmon then arrives, talking with the unknown Digimon, Gokuwmon. Shoutmon then takes over, telling him that Gumdramon was locked in a dark void to think about his actions, and Betsumon fled to the Real World. Shoutmon then tells Gumdramon to use his heart to save his friend, but Gumdramon is still upset and tells him to be quiet. Mikey asks Tagiru to remember the fight and how he protected Pinocchimon before heading to the mall to investigate an incident.

In DigiQuartz, Ewan has found Betsumon's secret base. Back in the Real World, Tagiru knocks Gumdramon around to force him to realize that he wants to save Betsumon. Gumdramon then remembers during his time in the void, another Digimon and one of Shoutmon's friends, Sanzomon, appeared in the void with Gokuwmon. Gumdramon pleads with Sanzomon to let him out, and she accepts by placing a kinkoji on his hammer-tail, stating that it would inhibit his powers until he found his true partner. Gumdramon then realizes Tagiru is his true partner, and his resolve is renewed.

Ewan and Mikey find that Betsumon has captured people to make clothes for him. Betsumon appears, congratulating the two for finding his secret hideout. Gumdramon then appears and knocks Betsumon into a pile of clothes. Although Gumdramon tells Betsumon he is his friend, Betsumon still fails to remember. After Betsumon changes into Examon, Tagiru DigiFuses him and Blossomon to restrain him while the others deal with him. Betsumon is still too elusive, so Mikey grabs his attention and makes gags worse than his, causing Betsumon to freeze in place and allowing Arresterdramon to defeat him. Tagiru soon collects Betsumon's data, who then spots Gumdramon and finally remembers him.

Back in the Real World, the Old Clock Shop Man and Ryouma's group congratulate Xros Heart for capturing Betsumon. Tagiru and Gumdramon then head back to DigiQuartz to hunt more Digimon. The Old Clock Shop Man then tells a horrible gag that causes the two groups to fall down in shock. The Old Clock Shop Man and quickly flee upon noticing this.

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Ähnlichkeit? Keine Ähnlichkeit? Der Maskeraden-Dieb Betsumon