Bokomon and Neemon are fictional characters and protagonists from the anime and manga Digimon Frontier.
Both Digimon are inseparable partners who reside in the Village of Flames. Bokomon is smart but prone to hysterics, while Neemon's dim-wittedness hides some measure of insight, and while the two get into arguments, neither ever leaves the other behind. Their interactions can be likened to Manzai, with Bokomon playing the tsukkomi or straight man and Neemon, the boke or funny man.
Appearance
Bokomon is small, white, and has a horned head and pointed ears. His trademark is the pink haramaki that he wears around his stomach, which he bequeaths onto Patamon. He carries a green book that holds the legends of the Digital World. He speaks in Kansai dialect in Japanese version and a British accent in the American English dub.
Neemon resembles a rather skinny yellow rabbit creature with long pointed ears. He is slightly taller than Bokomon, has stubby arms and wears overlarge red pants, which are capable of being stretched for Bokomon's signature rubber snap. Neemon uses a slow voice in Japanese and high-pitched in American English that is emblematic of his status as dim-witted comic relief.
Description
The pair is almost always seen together, following the DigiDestined around throughout their adventure. While neither of them display any attacks or digivolutions, they often contribute to the story and overall mood of the setting by either providing needed backstory or breaking up tension via comedic acts.
Bokomon's Attacks
- Nigeashimou Dash (逃げ足猛ダッシュ? lit. "Wild Escape Dash")
- Monoshiri Book (もの知りブック? lit. "Book of Knowledge")
Neemon's Attacks
- Nigeashi Dash (逃げ足ダッシュ? lit. "Escape Dash")
- Tanuki Neiri (たぬきねいり? lit. "Feign Sleep"): Dodges the situation when it gets in a pinch by fake sleeping.
Attacks in Digimon Rumble Arena 2
- Happy Accident (やったー Yattā?, lit. "Hurray"): Slips on a conjured banana, kicking the banana forward.
- ABCDEFG (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7!): Sends a gas bubble forward while counting.
- I Like Beans (あれれ？ Arere??): Releases a blast of noxious gas to surround him.
- Gassed Off (ガスだ Gas da?): Holds in a fart until it can use it to propel itself upward.
- Uh Oh (あれ？ Are??): Releases an explosion of noxious gas while teleporting itself out of the blast radius.
History
Anime
Bokomon and Neemon are residents of the Village of Flames. They live more or less in peace, as well as any Digimon in a world slowly being destroyed by the fallen Cherubimon of the Celestial Digimon can be. This tenuous peace is destroyed by Cerberumon, who razes the city in emerald flames in search of the Spirit said to rest in their town. Fleeing the destruction while seeking help, the pair stumble across Takuya Kanbara, fresh from the Human World. Bokomon identifies Takuya as a human and then explains to the newcomers that Cerberumon is absorbing the town's fractal code, the very makeup of the land.
Takuya saves them and Tommy Himi from Cerberumon's flames, uncovering what Bokomon recognizes as the H Spirit of Flame in the process. When Takuya uses it to spirit evolve into a new Digimon, Bokomon uses his book to uncover that it is Agunimon of Flame, and the Digimon proceed to watch as Agunimon takes out Cerberumon. All Aboard After reverting, Takuya begins messing with his D-Tector and inadvertently restores the town to its former glory. Bokomon and Neemon introduce themselves as they celebrate and relate the fundamental workings of the world as well as Cherubimon's recent campaign to absorb the world's fractal code. They return to their newly restored home but are drawn into the search for the missing Tommy and J.P. Shibayama at Takuya and Zoe Orimoto's prompting. Upon discovering that they were led astray by Pagumon, the two groups split up but end up meeting in the Underground Labyrinth anyway, where they are being attacked by the Pagumon, one of whom has digivolved into Raremon. Koji Minamoto ends up helping out here, and Bokomon identifies another wielder of the Spirits: Lobomon of Light. Lobomon: Warrior of Light
After this success, Bokomon believes that these humans are truly what the Digital World needs as the inheritors of the Ten Legendary Warriors' Spirits. The humans begin to explore outside of the city, and the pair follow. Bokomon begs and pleads for them to aid his ailing world, but the humans remain ambivalent even when a voice issues from their D-Tectors directing them to the Forest Terminal. Nevertheless, Bokomon continues to follow them. Neemon, on the other hand, show hesitation, but Bokomon drags him forth anyway. By nightfall, the group reaches the Candlemon Village in a valley. Carved into the valley's wall are a relief of Lucemon and the symbols for the Ten Legendary Warriors. Bokomon relates the World's history, where the tyrant Lucemon once brought peace between the warring human and beast-type Digimon, only to need to be removed himself by the Ten Legendary Warriors. His explanation is interrupted by the Candlemon inhabitants, who attack them with sleeping clovers. Bokomon and Neemon are quickly debilitated by its soporific effects and only awaken when the humans draw the attention of the Candlemon in time to bear witness to Tommy's advent as Kumamon of Ice. In the end, it is revealed the Candlemon were only testing to make sure that their claim to the Spirits was true. Kumamon Baby, Light My Fire
Other Appearances
Digimon Rumble Arena 2
Neemon is a boss character in the game, appearing as the first slot from the bottom in Single Player mode. Neemon is unlocked for player use after defeating him. He has no Digivolutions.
Notes and references
- ↑ Digimon Frontier (manhua)
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