Betsumon is a Puppet Digimon. It is an eccentric Digimon that impersonates all sorts of Digimon in order to confuse the enemy. While it is a Puppet Digimon, similar to Etemon and Monzaemon, it is a rare type capable of disguising itself as various types of Digimon by changing the Digimon Suit (?) it wears.[1] It can also impersonate humans.[2]
Attacks
- Cold Gag: Tells a joke so bad that it causes its opponent to freeze solid.
- Tsukkomi Punch (つっこみパンチ? lit. "Straight Man Punch")
- Copied Attacks
- Grey Sword: While disguised as Omnimon, slashes with the invincible "Grey Sword".
- Rock Damashi: While disguised as Shoutmon, forms a ball of energy in the shape of an eighth note and throws it at the opponent.
- Hellfire: While disguised as Astamon, fires every last bullet from the Oro Salmón.
- Twin Spear: While disguised as AxeKnightmon, fires a purple colored energy blast from its right hand.
- Smoke Bombs: While disguised as Monitamon, throws smokebombs at the enemy to make a quick getaway.[citation needed]
- Pendragon's Glory: While disguised as Examon, conducts a high-powered laser firing.
Design[]
It is normally dressed in a Gatomon costume. Resemblance? No Resemblance? The Masquerade-Thief Betsumon
Etymologies[]
- Betsumon (ベツモン)
Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in the franchise.
- V-Jump cosplayer Tailmon-Betsu (テイルもんべつ?), with betsu (べつ? lit. "different") in reference to it cosplaying as different Digimon.