Arkadimon is a fictional character

Fictional character

A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...

 from the Digimon

Digimon

, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...

 franchise

Media franchise

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, and a main character in the manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series V-Tamer 01

Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01

was the first and longest-running Digimon manga, printed in the pages of V-Jump magazine. Starting on November 21, 1998, it ran to fifty-eight chapters and ended on August 21, 2003. This manga introduces the character of Taichi - although he is not the same Taichi that features in the Digimon...

. The name "Arkadimon" is derived from the city, Arcadia

Arcadia

Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

. According to chapter 53, Neo named Arkadimon after this city because he wanted to create his perfect world, his Arcadia. Arkadimon is also sometimes known as "Arca Demon", which is a misspelling of "archdemon

Archdemon

In Biblical tradition, an archdemon is a spiritual entity, prominent in the infernal hierarchy. Essentially, an archdemon is the counterpart of an archangel. Archdemons are described as the leaders of demonic hosts, just as archangels lead choirs of angels....

" implying that Arkadimon is a high-ranking demon.

Description

The evil Daemon had created a Super Ultimate Digi-Egg with the intent of creating an all-powerful Digimon. Daemon summoned the human Neo Saiba into the Digital World to be Arkadimon's tamer. Arkadimon never expresses any free will, but instead obeys Neo's commands mindlessly.

Unlike other digimon, Arkadimon's name does not change when digivolving. This means the name "Arkadimon" refers to all six of Arkadimon's forms.

Fresh Arkadimon resembles a mix of a spider Spider Spiders are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs, and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom. They are the largest order of arachnids and rank seventh in total species diversity among all other groups of organisms...  and a leech Leech Leeches are segmented worms that belong to the phylum Annelida and comprise the subclass Hirudinea. Like other oligochaetes such as earthworms, leeches share a clitellum and are hermaphrodites. Nevertheless, they differ from other oligochaetes in significant ways...  when first hatched. When Sigma came back from his fight against Tai, Neo let Arkadimon (in the Fresh form) fight against Sigma's partner Pie. Although Arkadimon was only a Baby Digimon while Pie was a Mega, Pie was still defeated when the crab-like arm that was released from Arkadimon's back impaled itself into Pie. Arkadimon then absorbed Pie's data and Digivolved into the Rookie form.

Rookie After Arkadimon absorbed Pie's data as a baby, it digivolved into its Rookie form. In this form he resembles a praying mantis. When Neo attacked the Holy Angel Castle, Arkadimon in Rookie form was not by his side. Arkadimon defeated Leo (in IceLeomon form), and then fought Lord HolyAngemon. After not escaping from Lord HolyAngemon's Destiny Gate attack, Arkadimon continues to fight against his digivolved form Seraphimon. In the fight, Arkadimon had absorbed some of Leo's data and digivolves into the Champion form.

Champion Arkadimon digivolves to Champion shortly after absorbing IceLeomon's data, allowing it to block Seraphimon's Seven Heavens attack. In this form, it gains the ability to fly using a pair of small wings. Arkadimon then defeats Seraphimon and absorbs some of his data.

Ultimate Arkadimon digivolves to Ultimate after absorbing Seraphimon's data. As an Ultimate, Arkadimon protects Neo when Daemon attacks him, and uses Dot Matrix to absorb Daemon.

Mega Arkadimon digivolves to Mega after absorbing Daemon. Arkadimon is able to hold its own against Omegamon and Rosemon, and later, Omegamon, Regulumon, and Dominimon.

Super Ultimate Eventually, Arkadimon loses a fight against Zeromaru. This is when Neo steps in, and activates a Digimental. With this, Arkadimon's most powerful form is finally born. In this new form, Arkadimon was able to destroy large areas of land and kill entire armies with single attacks. Unable to watch the massacre, Zero digivolves to the Mega stage and continues the fight with Arkadimon. At this point, after a suicide threat from his sister Rei, Neo loses his will to fight. Daemon then returns and seizes control of his creation from the inside- transforming it into his new Super Ultimate body, ending Arkadimon's existence.