(Numbers indicate order of appearance. Bolded characters are fought by the protagonist(s), and italicized characters feature non-explicitly, e.g. voice, silhouette, image.)
UlforceVeedramon mentions having a Partner when he was younger, who worked with him to save the Digital World.
When Jeremy gets "all fired up" by UlforceVeedramon's speech, an aura resembling Meramon appears around him.
Real-world references
In order to counterattack Shoutmon X7, Laylamon casts a magic circle. Part of the inner circle has DigiCode reading "" (エロイムエッサイム、我は求め訴えたり,Eroimu Essaimu, ware ha motome uttaetari?), which itself is a translation of the black magic incantation "Eloim, Essaim, frugativi et appellavi", found in the grimoire La Poule Noire and popularized in Japan by the manga series Akuma-kun.
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