Ballistamon is a Machine Digimon. It is a heavyweight Digimon that possesses bulky metallic armor and overwhelming power. It appears warlike at first glance, but because of its gentle personality, preferring harmony to conflict, it will never attack first. However, if it gets into a fight, it becomes a powerful and matchless fighter that swings its stout arms and wipes out the opponent. With its heavy armor and great power, its potential for both offense and defense is great, and if it connects with a hit then it doesn't quit, although its specialty is a one-hit knockout attack which capitalizes on its great power. However, its too-heavy body can be its ruin and there is a problem with its keenness, so it is not very good at fighting with fast-moving opponents. The horn on its head is its pride, and though the horn becomes the essence of its close-combat attacks, it hates for the horn to be carelessly touched. Also, Ballistamon is able to lend its heavy armor and power to another Digimon by changing into its "Enhanced-armor Mode" (強化装甲形態 Kyoukasoukou Keitai?).[6]
Attacks
- Ram Slammer[7] (Horn Breaker): Heroically uses its horn to fling the opponent.
- Seismic Speaker[8] (Heavy Speaker): Emits a low tone from the speaker in its belly, shattering the opponent. This technique conceals the power to smash rocks and shake mountains, and that power level rises when it gets hungry.
- Arm Bunker: Charges energy into its arm.
- Doomsday Woofer (Ultimate Speaker): Amplifies sound into a destructive sonic wave.
Design
Ballistamon is a robotic Rhinoceros Beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus).
Etymologies
- Ballistamon (バリスタモン)
Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in the franchise.
Fiction
Digimon Fusion
Digimon Fusion Fighters
Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red
Ballistamon DigiFuses to Shoutmon X2 with Shoutmon, to Shoutmon X3 with Shoutmon and Dorulumon, to Shoutmon X3GM with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, Greymon (2010 anime), and MailBirdramon, to Shoutmon X3SD with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, SkullKnightmon, and Axemon, to Shoutmon X4 with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, and Starmon (2010 anime), to Shoutmon X4B with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Beelzemon (2010 anime), to Shoutmon X4S with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Spadamon and to Shoutmon X5 with Shoutmon, Dorulumon, Starmon (2010 anime), and Sparrowmon.
Wild Ballistamon are found in Digital Space N.
Digimon Masters
Ballistamon is also an NPC.
In the English version, Ballistamon is both a Rookie and Mega-level Mercenary Digimon. The Rookie form digivolves to the Mega form, and the Mega form can Jogress to Shoutmon X2 with Shoutmon and to Shoutmon X3 with Shoutmon and Dorulumon.
In the Korean version, Ballistamon was originally a Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega-level Mercenary Digimon. The Rookie form digivolved to Champion, Champion to Ultimate, then Ultimate to Mega, and each form could DigiXros to Shoutmon X2 with Shoutmon and to Shoutmon X3 with Shoutmon and Dorulumon. As of June 10, 2020, the Ballistamon line was revised to remove the Champion and Ultimate forms, and instead only allow Jogress using the Mega form.
Notes and references
- ↑ Ballistamon was treated as a Rookie, Champion, Ultimate, and Mega Digimon in the Korean version of Digimon Masters. The "Champion" and "Ultimate" level versions were removed in June 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Digimon Masters. The Rookie-level Ballistamon digivolves to the Mega-level Ballistamon. The Korean version of Masters initially also had Champion- and Ultimate-level Ballistamons within the digivolution line, and each version could be used to DigiXros. However, these were removed in the June 2020 patch.
- ↑ Digimon Xros Wars, "Xros Warrior!! The Released Demon!!" [17]
- ↑ Digimon Fusion, "Final Fusion - The Fight For Earth!" [54]
- ↑ Digimon Fusion, "Gold Land And The Irate Pirate!" [40]
- ↑ Digimon Reference Book: Ballistamon
- ↑ This attack retains its original name of "Horn Breaker" in Digimon Masters
- ↑ This attack retains its original name of "Heavy Speaker" in Digimon Masters