- Agumon
Digimon Infobox
partner=Taichi Kamiya
name=Agumon
katakana=アグモン
japname=
actors=Chika Sakamoto (Japanese)
Michael Lindsay ,Tom Fahn (English)
fresh=Botamon
in-training=Koromon
rookie=Agumon
champion=Greymon
ultimate=MetalGreymon
SkullGreymon
mega=WarGreymon
DNApartner=MetalGarurumon
DNAmega=Omnimonis a Digimon creature from the
Japan ese Digimon media franchise that comprisesanime ,manga , toys,video games , trading card games and other media. He is the unofficial mascot for the Digimon franchise as he and his alternate forms (calledDigivolution s) are featured in almost all Digimon media/merchandise. The name "Agumon" is partly derived from the Japaneseonomatopoeia "aguagu", the sound of biting, and from thesuffix "-mon" (short for "monster") which all Digimon carry at the end of their names. Thus, Agumon is literally a "biting monster"."Agumon" is the name that all members of this particular Digimon species share. There are several different Agumon that appear in various Digimon anime and manga series who are almost always main Digimon characters. Each lead Agumon is partnered (bonded) with a child called a
DigiDestined . DigiDestined are children chosen by benevolent beings (usually a group of ancient, powerful Digimon) to defeat evil forces in theDigital World , the plane on which all Digimon live. The DigiDestined use their psychological states to trigger their Digimon to transform into a Digivolved form. Digivolution changes a Digimon's species and increases its power dramatically.The most well-known appearance of Agumon is in the
Digimon Adventure anime as the partner ofTaichi Kamiya (called "Tai" for short). An Agumon also appears as a main character inDigimon Savers , partnered toMasaru Daimon . In theDigimon Next manga one is partnered to Tsurugi Tatsuno, and another with Teru Raku in theD-Cyber Chinesemanhua .The Agumon of Digimon Adventure also appears in the sequel series
Digimon Adventure 02 and all the Digimon Adventure/02 related movies.He is a cross between a fire breathing
dragon and aTyrannosaurus Rex .Appearance
Agumon is a short and stout
Tyrannosaurus rex -like Digimon standing about 2½ feet tall, though an Agumon appearing in "" stands about 7-9ft tall, though this Augumon was different from the one appearing in the series. His skin is bright orange and his eyes, which are large and disc-shaped, are light green. Hisforearm s are noticeably larger than his upper arms because they are comprised entirely of broad, three-clawed hands. (Early artwork for theDigimon virtual pet depicted him with four claws per hand.) Agumon's large feet also sport three claws. Rare for Digimon of his size (yet common for many higher level digimon), Agumon has distinct pectoral muscles. His tail is fat and stubby, and his head and muzzle are almost as large as the rest of his body. Each side of his head has a small, visible ear-hole. Agumon is a vaccine type Digimon.Description
Agumon is the main Digimon in Digimon Adventure, the first Digimon anime series. Agumon's personality is extremely brave, relaxed, and funny. Being partnered to the leader of the eight DigiDestined featured in Adventure, Agumon is a decisive factor in many battles. He is always the first of the partner Digimon to Digivolve into a stronger form. Agumon is also one of only two partner Digimon to Digivolve to the Mega level, the highest and strongest form a Digimon can obtain. (Yamato "Matt" Ishida's partner
Gabumon is the other Digimon to reach Mega.) [cite episode | title = Prophecy | series = Digimon Adventure | network = Fox Kids | airdate = 2000-02-19]Agumon plays a major role in the Digimon Adventure movie Our War Game!. (This film was combined with "Digimon Adventure (Movie)" and "Digimon Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals" to make the
English language "".) In it, Agumon and Tai teams up with Matt, Gabumon,Tentomon (partner ofIzzy Izumi ), andPatamon (partner ofT. K. Takaishi ) to enter theInternet to battleInfermon , an evil Digimon who had taken residence there. (Digimon are made of data and can enter electronic communication networks at will; DigiDestined are temporarily converted to data for this purpose.) Eventually, Infermon was defeated whenWarGreymon (Agumon's Mega form) DNA Digivolved withMetalGarurumon (Gabumon's Mega) to form Omnimon.In
Digimon Adventure 02 new DigiDestined were chosen to defend theDigital World . Agumon was no longer a main character, although he made intermittent appearances throughout the series. His most notable contribution was to begin the chain of events that led toVeemon (the new main Digimon) obtainingRaidramon , one of his Armor Digivolved forms. Agumon was temporarily held captive by the Digimon Emperor, [cite episode | title = The Captive Digimon | series = Digimon Adventure 02 | network = Fox Kids | airdate = 2000-09-30] the evil persona of the DigiDestined actually named Ken Ichijouji. He was forced to Dark Digivolve toSkullGreymon and a possessedMetalGreymon . [cite episode | title = The Storm of Friendship | series = Digimon Adventure 02 | network = Fox Kids | airdate = 2000-10-07] Veemon and his partnerDavis Motomiya unlocked Veemon's Raidramon form during the battle to free Agumon.Attacks
*Pepper Breath/Pepper Flame ("Baby Flame"): Shoots an orange and redfireball of varying strength from his mouth.Other forms
The name "Agumon" refers only to the Rookie form of this Digimon. Throughout the series, Agumon gains the ability to Digivolve into a number of more powerful forms, each with a different name and
special attack . However, the Rookie level is his preferred form and the one he spends most of his time in, due to the amount of energy required to stay in a higher form.Trivia
*Agumon has one song "Agumon Ondo" ("Agumon Dance") and a second with Taichi Kamiya/Yagami (Toshiko Fujita) or "Tai" for short called "Team"
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