Gaiomon is a Dragon Digimon and a carrier of the X Antibody. It increases its own strength as it wins battles, and is a subspecies of the Greymon-species. Discovered within a neglected Oriental computer, there are many parts of its strength which are unmeasured, but it has been confirmed that it possesses an unbelievable combat record from its countless battles. Its uniquely shaped "Kikurin" (菊燐? lit. "Chrysanthemum and Phosphorus") swords, which it acquired due to its combat experience, leave behind eerie tracks of light, and it is said that anything that comes in contact with those tracks will be cut to pieces.[6]
Attacks
- Cross Slicer[7] (燐火斬 Rinkazan?, lit. "Phosphorus Fire Slash"): Uses its Kikurin swords to leave behind eerie tracks of light which cut anything that comes in contact with them to pieces.
- Gaia Reactor: Concentrates all the energy within the atmosphere, and then detonates it.
- Rinkageki (燐火撃? lit. "Phosphorus Fire Attack"): Fuses the two Kikurin swords, which causes the eerie tracks of light to converge all at once, allowing it to attack distant enemies.
Quick Answers
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Design[]
Gaiomon appears to be a samurai version of BlackWarGreymon. It is a muscular black reptilian humanoid with orange eyes, silver spikey hair, three fingers on each foot, and bronzed claws on its hands and feet. It wears black tattered hakama, a bronze helmet with three white horns, bronze chest plate and leg armor, black and red layered shoulder, thigh, and groin armor, bronze leg armor, bronze and black gauntlets with a red wrist, and black fingerless gloves with an armored back. The back part of the gloves is black with a red outline with two bronze spikes on them. The shoulder and groin armors have a bronze spike on each side of the top of each layer, and each shoulder has a large white blade on its top. Each gauntlet also has a blade on the elbow. The helmet has red borders on the back and near the mouth and red stripe near each eye. The chest plate is connected to the shoulder plates through bronze track-like links, and to the thigh plates through red ropes. Gaiomon's Kikurin swords have blades curved inward near the hilt and outward near the top, and have brown hilts with another small, claw-like edge on its bottom. The Kikurin swords can be combined into a bow,[8] while the Digimon Pendulum X depicts Gaiomon bearing two large, three-clawed gauntlets in its hands in place of the Kikurin swords. The frontal horn and shoulder blades of Gaiomon's armor are shaped similarly to the Kikurin. Gaiomon's chestplate, frontal horn, helmet, shoulder blades, and Kikurin have As'ma Green on them.
Etymologies[]
- Gaioumon (ガイオウモン)
Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in Japanese and some American English media.[9]
- Ja: Gaiou (凱王? lit. "Triumphant King").
- Gaiomon
Official name given by the Digimon Encyclopedia and used in American English media.
- Gaio. Anglicized form of Gaiō, the Hepburn romanization of "凱王".
- Samudramon
Name used in the American English version of Digimon Fusion and Digimon World: Next Order.
- Ja: Samurai (侍?). The military nobility of medieval Japan.
- Dra. From Dramon.
Development[]
Gaiomon was designed by As'maria, and was originally created as BlackWarGreymon X. He was asked to redesign BlackWarGreymon to have more Japanese flair, so he designed it to dual wield two swords. It was loved so much, it was renamed and made a standalone Digimon, instead of an X-Antibody counterpart.[10]
Fiction[]
Digimon Fusion[]
Digimon D-Cyber[]
Digimon World Dawn and Dusk[]
Digimon Story: Lost Evolution[]
Gaiomon is #272, and is a Mega-level, Balance-class, Dragon-species Digimon with a resistance to the Fire element and a weakness to the Dark element. It possesses the God Eye, 7 Lucky Gods, Stun Barrier, and Challenger traits, and it has the special skill Dig.
It dwells in the Risk Factory.
Gaiomon digivolves from MasterTyrannomon and WaruSeadramon. In order to digivolve into Gaiomon, your Digimon must be at least level 42 with 200 attack and 170 defense, but only once you have revived Gaiomon.
Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red[]
Gaiomon DigiFuses from WaruSeadramon, Greymon L, Cerberusmon, and Musyamon.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth[]
Gaiomon is a Fire Virus Type, Mega level Digimon and uses 18 memory. It digivolves from MetalGreymon, MetalGreymon (Blue), and RizeGreymon. Its special attack is Will-O'-Wisp Slash and its support skill is Back Water Camp, which increases damage given by 20%, but also increases damage received by 20%.
In Complete Edition, Gaiomon can also digivolve from Hisyaryumon.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory[]
Gaiomon is a #230 and is a Fire Virus Type, Mega level Digimon and uses 18 memory. It digivolves from MetalGreymon, MetalGreymon (Blue), RizeGreymon and Hisyaryumon. Its special attack is Will-O'-Wisp Slash and its support skill is Back Water Camp, which increases damage given by 20%, but also increases damage received by 20%.
Digimon World: Next Order[]
After the Hero defeats Kuzuhamon and Samudramon in the Infinite Cauldron, they can raise a Samudramon of their own. Samudramon is a Hand-To-Hand Virus type, Mega level Digimon. It digivolves from MetalGreymon (Blue) and BlackWarGrowlmon and can DNA Digivolve to Omegamon Alter-B with Kuzuhamon. If attempted before defeating the Enforcer, this will instead result in a DNA Digivolution of Omegamon Zwart. Mega level Digimon can't poop but if Piedmon's experiment maxes the poop gauge, it will digivolve into PlatinumSukamon or Sukamon.
Digimon Heroes![]
Gaioumon digivolves from Vajramon.
Digimon Links[]
Gaiomon digivolves from MetalGreymon, MetalGreymon (Blue), and RizeGreymon, and can digivolve to Susanoomon.
Digimon ReArise[]
Gaiomon digivolves from MetalGreymon (Vaccine) or DoruGreymon and some instances can digivolve to Gaiomon Fierce Blade Mode.
Digimon Encounters[]
Gaiomon digivolves from SkullGreymon.
Digimon Masters[]
Gaioumon digivolves from MetalGreymon X with the Gaioumon X-Antibody Factor.
Digimon New Century[]
Gaiomon digivolves from Gigadramon.
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Digimon D-Cyber, "3 Tests" [5]
- ↑ Digimon Story: Lost Evolution
- ↑ Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, "Parallel World", "Yuuko and Yuugo" [15]
- ↑ Digimon ReArise, "Crisis in the Real World: The Mega Digimon Blocking the Way!" [1.19]
- ↑ Digimon ReArise, "To Wield a Blade for Justice" [2.15]
- ↑ Digimon Reference Book: Gaioumon
- ↑ This attack is named "Fire Cutter Blade" on DM-248, Will-O'-Wisp Slash in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth - Hacker's Memory, Digimon World: Next Order, Digimon Links, and Digimon ReArise, and retains its original name of "Rinkazan" in Digimon World Dawn and Dusk and Digimon Masters.
- ↑ Bx-121: Gaioumon
- ↑ Digimon Masters
- ↑ Digimon Designers' Special Talk for the Digital Monster Art Book Ver. Pendulum