Digital World
Encyclopedia
The Digital World is a fictional universe
featured in the Digimon
media franchise
. In Digimon anime
, manga
, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World is a parallel universe
to Earth that was made from computer data originating in Earth's communication networks
.
, was activated, and proceeded to build upon those foundations, shaping the Digital World. Over the ensuing years, through the continued growth of the electronic communications network on Earth, the Digital World continued to expand and grow, even after the ABC and ENIAC were shut down. There are multiple alternate reality incarnations of the Digital World, each one running parallel with the various multiple Earths that exist in the multiverse
.
The different Digimon anime series are set in separate Digital Worlds. The basic mechanics
, locations and inhabitants of Digital World appear in each, though the individual natures
, origins, and histories of the worlds vary greatly. Similarities between the various Digital Worlds exist, however. They all basically parallel Earth's geographic
features. There are continents, islands, deserts, mountains, oceans and almost all other kinds of terrain one finds on the topography
of Earth. However, as data is easy to modify, and considering that the Digital World is made up of data, the features of any particular area of Digital World are subject to immediate and drastic alteration at any time. For example, a gigantic mountain can be formed in moments or halves of islands can be scattered across a sea with ease. The malleability of the Digital World makes it a frequent target of attack from within and from humans with malevolent intentions.
Although ordinary animals like birds and fish are known to exist in at least some of the Digital Worlds, the dominant lifeforms
of all realities are Digimon. Digimon are sentient
creatures that, like the Digital World, are made of data. It is possible for Digimon to travel to the "Real World," what Digimon call Earth, though this requires the opening of some sort of dimension
al wormhole
in Digital World.
Most of humanity does not know of Digital World's existence. The few humans that do either programmed
some aspect of the original version of that world or were summoned there by a Digimon or another digital being. On rare occasions, however, a wormhole can appear on Earth, allowing people unknowing of Digital World to enter it.
is the same featured in Digimon Adventure 02
; Adventure 02 is a sequel to Adventure. This incarnation of the Digital World runs closely parallel to three other dimensions. Two of which are a kaleidoscopic world that possesses the power to transform thoughts and dreams into reality, and a "world of darkness," a grim, foreboding ocean that has the ability to make the dark thoughts of others come to life. The Digital World is tied very closely to these two worlds and has absorbed a fraction of the former's power to bring thoughts to life; this power, combined with the data of the Digital World, gave life to human thoughts, dreams, spiritual beliefs and myths in the form of Digimon.
In this universe, Digimon life is cyclical. When a Digimon reaches the end of their life, the data which makes up their body disperses, only to reform at Primary Village, where it takes the form of a Digitama, (Dub: Digi Egg). The eggs are tended by Elecmon and hatch out into baby Digimon, so that the Digimon can live their lives over again, infinite times. There is some evidence to suggest that the data of evil Digimon does not reform at Primary Village, but rather is sent to somewhere in the world of darkness, either to the Dark Ocean or the Dark Area.
Many locations in this Digital World are named after computer program
s and hardware
. For example, the two continent
s of the Digital World are named Folder
and Server
. File
Island is a key location in this Digital World, home to Primary Village and a form of nexus point for the world's data.
The Harmonious Ones are the guardians of the four compass points of the Digital World as well as the centre. Azulongmon is the guardian of the Eastern region, where the Japanese Chosen Children's adventures take place (corresponding to the Real World location of the human partners).
Years before the beginning of the series, when an evil being (most likely Apocalymon) came to the Digital World from beyond the "wall of fire," (similar to a computer's firewall
) its presence caused the Digital World to become warped, throwing its chronology out of sync with the Real World, with one Digital World day equaling less than one minute on Earth. To defeat this being, a group of five human children were chosen and brought to the Digital World, successfully defeating the evil force. These children were known as the first "Chosen Children", (Dub: DigiDestined) and their legend was famed throughout the Digital World, with temples erected to their memories and a prophecy that said a new generation of Chosen Children would arise when the Digital World would need them again. Some years later, Apocalymon's effects on the Digital World result in a new group of eight children being selected to become the new Chosen Children and they were transported to the Digital World to battle the evil that had infected it. As a result of their success, Digital World time was re-synchronized with Earth time.
In Digimon Adventure 02, the dimensional balance of the Digital World came under threat when the human Yukio Oikawa - possessed by the digital ghost of the evil Myotismon - used agents such as the Digimon Kaiser (Dub: Digimon Emperor), Mummymon and Archnemon (Dub: Arukenimon) to erect huge black obelisks, known as Dark Towers (Dub: Control Spires), around the Digital World, destabilizing reality all around it so that he could gain access to it. The culmination of this plan resulted in the revelation of the Digital World's existence to the Real world at large; twenty-five years after these events, all humans have a Digimon partner.
features a very different Digital World from that depicted in the first two Digimon series. In the earliest stages of its existence, this incarnation of the Digital World was little more than a barren desert. As it grew alongside the Earth's communications network, however, it evolved and changed in dynamic ways, with more and more "layers" coming into existence over the top of the old ones. The lowest layer is the original desert plain and the highest is the home of the Four Holy Beasts (Dub: Digimon Sovereigns) that rule the Digital World. In between lie many small "mini-verses," self-contained environments specially suited to the Digimon that live there, including (but not limited to)
Random packets of discarded data often roam the Digital World like tumbleweed
s and can be used to help repair and heal injured Digimon. Although the Digital World has both night and day, there is no transitional period between the two, with darkness instantly sweeping across the world like a sheet, as though it were a binary alteration (on or off). Visible in the sky no matter what plane it is viewed from is a pulsing globe of code and light, which represent the Earth - from it emanate "data streams," vast columns of energy which reach down into the Digital World and manipulate its digital matter, physical representations of acts performed on computers across the Earth. Should an individual be caught in a data stream, they will be swept up into it and deposited elsewhere, on any of the Digital World's potential planes. Between Earth and the Digital World is a warped region of interdimensional space where reality is constantly in flux and defined only by the perceptions of individuals passing through it.
Digimon are, in fact, not native to this Digital World, having been created by a group of teenage computer programmers in the late 1980s as an experiment into the development of artificial intelligence. When their project was shut down due to lack of funds, their primitive digital life-forms accidentally found their way into the Digital World, where they began to grow and evolve. One of the programmers, Shibumi, observed this and wrote an algorithm that allowed the Digimon to evolve beyond their original specifications and truly become individual life-forms. Four Digimon in particular evolved into especially powerful forms and became the aforementioned "Four Holy Beasts." The Digital World does have some native life-forms, however, in the form of "DigiGnomes," the first form of artificial life who evolved from the matter of the Digital World itself before the coming of Digimon. The DigiGnomes tend to the welfare of the Digital World and have mysterious, undefined powers that allow them to grant the wishes of others.
While conducting secret information-gathering on the network, the Japanese SIGINT
organization, Hypnos became aware of the existence of the Digital World and its Digimon, which they dubbed "Wild Ones." Some time after this, Digimon began to appear in the real world, possibly due to Hypnos's inadvertent creation of a "weak spot" in the borders between the worlds. Digimon materialize on Earth through a process known as "Realization," (Dub: Bio-Emerge) which begins when the barrier between the worlds is temporarily sundered to allow their passage through. The interaction of the two dimensions creates a "Digital Field" - a small gray fog
bank - which allows the Digimon to synthesize
false proteins and convert itself into a physical form after interacting with the Earth's electromagnetic field
. These Digital Fields can appear in random locations instantaneously and often with little warning.
In addition to Hypnos and the original programmers, known as the "Wild Bunch," (Dub: Monster Makers) the only humans to initially be aware of Digimon and the Digital World are children who possess a partner Digimon known as "Tamers." These Tamers had been chosen by the DigiGnomes to become partners with Digimon and the creatures had used Shibumi's algorithm to bond human and Digimon together as partners via the D-Arc Digivice. However, with the progression of the series and the increase in Digimon activity on Earth, escalating from small skirmishes between the Tamers and single to few Digimon (with little to no damage to the Tamer's home city) to more devesating and eventually a massive, city-devastating battle with the "evil" Devas and finally to the full-scale invasion of Tokyo by the D-Reaper, the existence of Digimon eventually became public knowledge.
is divided into ten regions, each one representative of one of the world's ten elements - Flame, Light, Ice, Wind, Thunder, Earth, Wood, Water, Steel and Darkness. A massive network of train tracks criss-cross the planet, with a terminal in each region, allowing the train-like Digimon, the Trailmon, to ferry passengers from one region to the next. The most distinguishing feature of this Digital World is the existence of "Fractal Code" - the "command code" for the data that forms the Digital World, possessed by everything, from individual Digimon to masses of land. Fractal Code is usually hidden, but once it is uncovered, it can be "digitized," which in turn "unlocks" the data of the item or individual in question, allowing it to be manipulated. In most cases, this leads to the data being absorbed - an action frequently perpetrated by the villains of the series. Conversely, if the Fractal Code is "rendered," it restores the data to its intended shape and form and "locks" it back into place. If a Digimon has their Fractal Code scanned, but their data is not absorbed, then it will reconfigure itself into a Digi-Egg, which then transports itself to the Village of Beginnings, where, after being tended by Swanmon, it will hatch out into a new Baby Digimon and start its life over again.
In ancient times, the Digital World was wracked by a massive war between the human-type and beast-type Digimon. It was then that the angel Digimon, Lucemon, appeared and brought the war to an end, leading to a period of peace. Lucemon, however, eventually grew corrupted, becoming a tyrannical ruler, prompting the emergence of ten great Legendary Warriors
who embodied the ten elements. After a mighty battle, the ten Legndary Warriors were able to defeat Lucemon and imprisoned him in the "Dark Area" deep within the center of the Digital World.
Passing on into the realm of legend themselves and leaving powerful "spirits" embodying their elements behind, the ten warriors were succeeded by a trinity of angelic Digimon known as the "Celestial Digimon" - Seraphimon
, Ophanimon
and Cherubimon
. The group was not a harmonious one, unfortunately - the beast-type Cherubimon disagreed with many of the human-type Seraphimon and Ophanimon's policies and made the argument one of the beast versus human. Mistakenly believing that the two human-types planned to betray him, the despairing Cherubimon found himself overtaken by the dark aura of Lucemon and was transformed into a virus form. The evil Cherubimon then led the beast-type Digimon in a campaign against the human types, ultimately capturing Ophanimon and forcing Seraphimon into a regenerative coma.
To save the Digital World, Ophanimon called upon children from Earth to merge with the spirits of the Legendary Warriors and become Digimon themselves to help free Cherubimon from Lucemon's influence. The new Legendary Warriors were eventually successful in freeing Cherubimon, but Lucemon, undeterred, soon had enough power to consume the fractal code of the entire Digital World and destroy its moons and then began to plan his conquest of Earth as well. In the last battle to save what remained of both worlds, the Legendary Warriors defeated Lucemon and the Digital World and the Digimon on it, were restored.
This particular Digital World is also orbited by three Digital Moons, each named after the world's three rulers and each one a different color - the blue Seraphimoon, the yellow Ophanimoon and the red Cherubimoon. At least two of the Digital Moons are inhabited, the Seraphimoon having a population of Starmon, Meteormon,\ and Burgermon, in their various Digivolutionary forms/stages. The Ophanimoon, surrounded by hazy clouds of yellow dust, is home to a Rebirth Village (similar to the Village of Beginnings in the Digital World), where new Digimon are hatched from Digi-Eggs and Digimon whose data have been destroyed can be reborn and reprogrammed as new Digi-Eggs.
(Dub: Data Squad) universe, few people are aware of Digital World's existence. DATS - Digital Accident Tactics Squad (Digimon Data Squad), a secret government organization, is the one in charge of trying to avoid, prevent and clean up any damage or attacks that Digimon cause in the Real World. Many of the Tamers are DATS members. However, many Digimon in the Digital World hate most humans due to a massive attempted genocide
of Digimon that happened ten years ago, caused by a group of renegade humans and Gizumon working for Akihiro Kurata, who invaded the Digital World and tried to destroy its inhabitants without mercy. A large part of the Digital World appears to be ruled by Merukimon, one of the Olympus Twelve gods, but not all Digimon are under his rule or even agree with it. It is said that there exists a "God" that oversees the Digital World and is called "Yggdrasil
", which Merukimon mentioned in Episode 24. Yggdrasil (King Drasil in the dub) is served by the Royal Knights of the Digital World, a group of powerful and legendary Mega Level warrior Digimon.
Also in the Digital World, there are some floating land masses, carnivorous plants, a city mounted on the sides of a canyon and an abandoned research center. There is also a Holy Capital that is on the back of ElDradimon.
the Digital World is said to exist ages ago and just with mankind's recent technological advances, the connection between both worlds became possible. Due to a unknown phenomenon, the Digital World was fragmented into 108 different areas called "Zones". A group of Digimon sacrificed themselves trying to prevent the Digital World from being torn apart and their spirits reside into the Digimemories scattered across the zones.
Each Zone contained a Code Crown that bestowed ownership of its respective zone to its possession and whoever managed to reunite all of them would have the right to reshape the Digital World in their own image. During the first half of the anime series, the teams of Xros Heart and Blue Flare fought against the Bagra Army and each other, fought for the Code Crowns. However, the Bagra Army emerged victorious, collecting all 108 Code Crowns, as its leader, Bagramon, merged all the Code Crowns to reformat the Digital World into a realm divided into seven kingdoms, each ruled by a Digimon Death General under his command. Similar to Digimon Adventure, time runs much faster in the Digital World compared to the human world, with several weeks in the digital world only lasting a few hours in the human world.
In the following season, Digimon Xros Wars: Time Traveling Hunter Boys, another realm exist between the real and Digital Worlds called, DigiQuartz. The realm appears similar to the real world in appearance of buildings, streets, and cities, however everything is distorted and decomposing, as well as being covered by supposed digital moss.
(also called Digimon X-Evolution) is a movie that is independent of any anime series. It also presented in the X-Pendulum, being divided into three Terminals named after the Norns
and represent the three portions of time:
There was a Digital World that existed prior to the one that appears in Digimon X-Evolution. It was cultivated and populated with Digimon by the intelligent computer Yggdrasil
. Digital World grew in size and in the numbers of Digimon to where Yggdrasil could no longer manage the load, and the "Digital Hazard" occurred, an event which was setting in motion the destruction of the Digital World. Yggdrasil responded by initiating "Project Ark," a template for deleting the Digital World's excess data. The first phase of the project was to kill all Digimon except the few that Yggdrasil had chosen to be its servants. These select Digimon were relocated to a new Digital World that Yggdrasil had created. However, a small percentage of the Digimon left in the original Digital World survived Project Ark by developing an "X-Antibody." This antibody
gave the Digimon immunity
from the Project. The X-Antibody had the additional effect of changing the Digimon's physical attributes and making them stronger. These "X" Digimon then traveled to the new Digital World on their own. When Yggdrasil detected their presence, he sent the Royal Knights
--the aforementioned Digimon servants—to destroy them. By the time frame that is the setting of Digimon X-Evolution, the X-Digimon are under frequent attack from the Royal Knights.
s, pocket-sized devices that assisted in this task and in helping the Chosen Children's partner Digimon Evolve during battle. Other methods of going to the Digital World were possible but these were only rarely used in the series. The exact mechanics for how the portals open are unknown, but in Digimon Adventure 02 it was shown that they could be sealed so that nothing could cross them.
In the Digimon Adventure movie that was released prior to the start of the series, there was no explanation for how a gateway between Digital World and the Real World opened. All that was shown was that for a brief period Digimon could freely travel across the portal.
Digimon Adventure 02 introduced "Digital Gates," programs built into computers which allow access to the Digital World. The precise origins of the programs are unclear, but they are activated by D-3 Digivices, the version of Digivice that was used in this series. The original Digivice cannot be used to open the Digital Gates, but if a Digital Gate program has already been opened the person wielding the original Digivice can still travel to the Digital World. Digital Gates are capable of appearing on computers randomly.
In the second Digimon adventure movie, Our War Game!, a Digimon named Tsumemon was able to infiltrate into the wires comprising the Internet
. In the sequel film to Our War Game!, Revenge of Diablomon, an evolved
form of the same Digimon broke apart its data and materialized out of the Internet onto Earth via cellphones.
Tamers' random portals cannot transport humans back to Earth from Digital World. For this purpose a computer program named "Ark" was used. It materialized in the Digital World as a vessel which the Tamers boarded to Bio-Emerge in the Real World.
One man, Goro Mizuno (alias "Shibumi"), had his consciousness
projected into the Digital World when he entered into a coma
after being in a car accident
. His body could be seen in the Digital World and he could speak but he was transparent and otherwise immaterial. How he could do this was never explained.
trains. The railways of this Digital World traverse dimensions as well as landscapes; the Trailmon station
located on Earth is situated beneath Tokyo's
Shibuya
station (an actual location). This station is known only to Digimon and the humans that are summoned there by them. However, the station is integrated into the main systems of the Shibuya, and is accessible through the normal station’s elevator.
Frontier also had a case of a consciousness being projected into the Digital World. In this case the victim was Koichi Kimura
, who seemingly died after falling down a flight of stairs. However, Koichi was a DigiDestined and his consciousness fought alongside his comrades. His manifestation in Digital World was substantial, but his actual body could feel nothing. Upon deletion in the Digital World, his consciousness returned to his body where the other DigiDestined were able to witness his revival after an unsuccessful attempt at defibrillation
.
humans are still required to use portals and the exact details are not known at this time. When the main characters first enter the Digital World in episode one it seems to be through a disruption in the wall between the Digital World and the real world resulting in a portal forming with the help of the Xros Loader digivice.
In the following season, Digimon Xros Wars: Time Traveling Hunter Boys, accessing a portal into DigiQuartz in the real world and vice versa is only possible with a Xros Loader as the owner calls out, 'Time Shift' to enter the other realm and back.
which also takes place on File Island.
The various places on File Island are:
and Digimon Adventure 02 occurred. Server is one of the main continents of the Digital World. It has two distinct regions, a large desert and a forest.
When Bagramon reclaimed all of the Code Crowns, he used them to reassemble the Digital World before it was broken down into each Zone.
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featured in 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...
media franchise
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. In Digimon anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
, 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...
, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World is a parallel universe
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to Earth that was made from computer data originating in Earth's communication networks
Telecommunications network
A telecommunications network is a collection of terminals, links and nodes which connect together to enable telecommunication between users of the terminals. Networks may use circuit switching or message switching. Each terminal in the network must have a unique address so messages or connections...
.
Overview
According to the video game Brave Tamer, the Digital World's beginnings can be traced to the early twentieth century, with the activation of the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) - the first computer - which laid the basic foundations of the world. Subsequently, the first patented computer, ENIACENIAC
ENIAC was the first general-purpose electronic computer. It was a Turing-complete digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems....
, was activated, and proceeded to build upon those foundations, shaping the Digital World. Over the ensuing years, through the continued growth of the electronic communications network on Earth, the Digital World continued to expand and grow, even after the ABC and ENIAC were shut down. There are multiple alternate reality incarnations of the Digital World, each one running parallel with the various multiple Earths that exist in the multiverse
Parallel universe (fiction)
A parallel universe or alternative reality is a hypothetical self-contained separate reality coexisting with one's own. A specific group of parallel universes is called a "multiverse", although this term can also be used to describe the possible parallel universes that constitute reality...
.
The different Digimon anime series are set in separate Digital Worlds. The basic mechanics
Mechanics
Mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the behavior of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment....
, locations and inhabitants of Digital World appear in each, though the individual natures
Nature (philosophy)
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, origins, and histories of the worlds vary greatly. Similarities between the various Digital Worlds exist, however. They all basically parallel Earth's geographic
Geography
Geography is the science that studies the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". The first person to use the word "geography" was Eratosthenes...
features. There are continents, islands, deserts, mountains, oceans and almost all other kinds of terrain one finds on the topography
Topography
Topography is the study of Earth's surface shape and features or those ofplanets, moons, and asteroids...
of Earth. However, as data is easy to modify, and considering that the Digital World is made up of data, the features of any particular area of Digital World are subject to immediate and drastic alteration at any time. For example, a gigantic mountain can be formed in moments or halves of islands can be scattered across a sea with ease. The malleability of the Digital World makes it a frequent target of attack from within and from humans with malevolent intentions.
Although ordinary animals like birds and fish are known to exist in at least some of the Digital Worlds, the dominant lifeforms
Organism
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of all realities are Digimon. Digimon are sentient
Sentience
Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive or be conscious, or to have subjective experiences. Eighteenth century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think from the ability to feel . In modern western philosophy, sentience is the ability to have sensations or experiences...
creatures that, like the Digital World, are made of data. It is possible for Digimon to travel to the "Real World," what Digimon call Earth, though this requires the opening of some sort of dimension
Dimension
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al wormhole
Wormhole
In physics, a wormhole is a hypothetical topological feature of spacetime that would be, fundamentally, a "shortcut" through spacetime. For a simple visual explanation of a wormhole, consider spacetime visualized as a two-dimensional surface. If this surface is folded along a third dimension, it...
in Digital World.
Most of humanity does not know of Digital World's existence. The few humans that do either programmed
Computer programming
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some aspect of the original version of that world or were summoned there by a Digimon or another digital being. On rare occasions, however, a wormhole can appear on Earth, allowing people unknowing of Digital World to enter it.
Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
The Digital World featured in Digimon AdventureDigimon Adventure
is a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
is the same featured in Digimon Adventure 02
Digimon Adventure 02
, also commonly referred as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous series and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in...
; Adventure 02 is a sequel to Adventure. This incarnation of the Digital World runs closely parallel to three other dimensions. Two of which are a kaleidoscopic world that possesses the power to transform thoughts and dreams into reality, and a "world of darkness," a grim, foreboding ocean that has the ability to make the dark thoughts of others come to life. The Digital World is tied very closely to these two worlds and has absorbed a fraction of the former's power to bring thoughts to life; this power, combined with the data of the Digital World, gave life to human thoughts, dreams, spiritual beliefs and myths in the form of Digimon.
In this universe, Digimon life is cyclical. When a Digimon reaches the end of their life, the data which makes up their body disperses, only to reform at Primary Village, where it takes the form of a Digitama, (Dub: Digi Egg). The eggs are tended by Elecmon and hatch out into baby Digimon, so that the Digimon can live their lives over again, infinite times. There is some evidence to suggest that the data of evil Digimon does not reform at Primary Village, but rather is sent to somewhere in the world of darkness, either to the Dark Ocean or the Dark Area.
Many locations in this Digital World are named after computer program
Computer program
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s and hardware
Hardware
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. For example, the two continent
Continent
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s of the Digital World are named Folder
Directory (file systems)
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and Server
Server (computing)
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. File
Computer file
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Island is a key location in this Digital World, home to Primary Village and a form of nexus point for the world's data.
The Harmonious Ones are the guardians of the four compass points of the Digital World as well as the centre. Azulongmon is the guardian of the Eastern region, where the Japanese Chosen Children's adventures take place (corresponding to the Real World location of the human partners).
Years before the beginning of the series, when an evil being (most likely Apocalymon) came to the Digital World from beyond the "wall of fire," (similar to a computer's firewall
Firewall (computing)
A firewall is a device or set of devices designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules and is frequently used to protect networks from unauthorized access while permitting legitimate communications to pass....
) its presence caused the Digital World to become warped, throwing its chronology out of sync with the Real World, with one Digital World day equaling less than one minute on Earth. To defeat this being, a group of five human children were chosen and brought to the Digital World, successfully defeating the evil force. These children were known as the first "Chosen Children", (Dub: DigiDestined) and their legend was famed throughout the Digital World, with temples erected to their memories and a prophecy that said a new generation of Chosen Children would arise when the Digital World would need them again. Some years later, Apocalymon's effects on the Digital World result in a new group of eight children being selected to become the new Chosen Children and they were transported to the Digital World to battle the evil that had infected it. As a result of their success, Digital World time was re-synchronized with Earth time.
In Digimon Adventure 02, the dimensional balance of the Digital World came under threat when the human Yukio Oikawa - possessed by the digital ghost of the evil Myotismon - used agents such as the Digimon Kaiser (Dub: Digimon Emperor), Mummymon and Archnemon (Dub: Arukenimon) to erect huge black obelisks, known as Dark Towers (Dub: Control Spires), around the Digital World, destabilizing reality all around it so that he could gain access to it. The culmination of this plan resulted in the revelation of the Digital World's existence to the Real world at large; twenty-five years after these events, all humans have a Digimon partner.
Digimon Tamers
Digimon TamersDigimon Tamers
is the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
features a very different Digital World from that depicted in the first two Digimon series. In the earliest stages of its existence, this incarnation of the Digital World was little more than a barren desert. As it grew alongside the Earth's communications network, however, it evolved and changed in dynamic ways, with more and more "layers" coming into existence over the top of the old ones. The lowest layer is the original desert plain and the highest is the home of the Four Holy Beasts (Dub: Digimon Sovereigns) that rule the Digital World. In between lie many small "mini-verses," self-contained environments specially suited to the Digimon that live there, including (but not limited to)
- An area of clouds and clockwork
- A warped, black-and-white town
- An area of forests, lakes and rivers
- A 'world' entirely composed of caves and water.
Random packets of discarded data often roam the Digital World like tumbleweed
Tumbleweed
A tumbleweed is the above-ground part of a plant that, once mature and dry, disengages from the root and tumbles away in the wind. Usually, the tumbleweed is the entire plant apart from the roots, but in a few species it is a flower cluster. The tumbleweed habit is most common in steppe and desert...
s and can be used to help repair and heal injured Digimon. Although the Digital World has both night and day, there is no transitional period between the two, with darkness instantly sweeping across the world like a sheet, as though it were a binary alteration (on or off). Visible in the sky no matter what plane it is viewed from is a pulsing globe of code and light, which represent the Earth - from it emanate "data streams," vast columns of energy which reach down into the Digital World and manipulate its digital matter, physical representations of acts performed on computers across the Earth. Should an individual be caught in a data stream, they will be swept up into it and deposited elsewhere, on any of the Digital World's potential planes. Between Earth and the Digital World is a warped region of interdimensional space where reality is constantly in flux and defined only by the perceptions of individuals passing through it.
Digimon are, in fact, not native to this Digital World, having been created by a group of teenage computer programmers in the late 1980s as an experiment into the development of artificial intelligence. When their project was shut down due to lack of funds, their primitive digital life-forms accidentally found their way into the Digital World, where they began to grow and evolve. One of the programmers, Shibumi, observed this and wrote an algorithm that allowed the Digimon to evolve beyond their original specifications and truly become individual life-forms. Four Digimon in particular evolved into especially powerful forms and became the aforementioned "Four Holy Beasts." The Digital World does have some native life-forms, however, in the form of "DigiGnomes," the first form of artificial life who evolved from the matter of the Digital World itself before the coming of Digimon. The DigiGnomes tend to the welfare of the Digital World and have mysterious, undefined powers that allow them to grant the wishes of others.
While conducting secret information-gathering on the network, the Japanese SIGINT
SIGINT
Signals intelligence is intelligence-gathering by interception of signals, whether between people , whether involving electronic signals not directly used in communication , or combinations of the two...
organization, Hypnos became aware of the existence of the Digital World and its Digimon, which they dubbed "Wild Ones." Some time after this, Digimon began to appear in the real world, possibly due to Hypnos's inadvertent creation of a "weak spot" in the borders between the worlds. Digimon materialize on Earth through a process known as "Realization," (Dub: Bio-Emerge) which begins when the barrier between the worlds is temporarily sundered to allow their passage through. The interaction of the two dimensions creates a "Digital Field" - a small gray fog
Fog
Fog is a collection of water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. While fog is a type of stratus cloud, the term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated...
bank - which allows the Digimon to synthesize
Biosynthesis
Biosynthesis is an enzyme-catalyzed process in cells of living organisms by which substrates are converted to more complex products. The biosynthesis process often consists of several enzymatic steps in which the product of one step is used as substrate in the following step...
false proteins and convert itself into a physical form after interacting with the Earth's electromagnetic field
Electromagnetic field
An electromagnetic field is a physical field produced by moving electrically charged objects. It affects the behavior of charged objects in the vicinity of the field. The electromagnetic field extends indefinitely throughout space and describes the electromagnetic interaction...
. These Digital Fields can appear in random locations instantaneously and often with little warning.
In addition to Hypnos and the original programmers, known as the "Wild Bunch," (Dub: Monster Makers) the only humans to initially be aware of Digimon and the Digital World are children who possess a partner Digimon known as "Tamers." These Tamers had been chosen by the DigiGnomes to become partners with Digimon and the creatures had used Shibumi's algorithm to bond human and Digimon together as partners via the D-Arc Digivice. However, with the progression of the series and the increase in Digimon activity on Earth, escalating from small skirmishes between the Tamers and single to few Digimon (with little to no damage to the Tamer's home city) to more devesating and eventually a massive, city-devastating battle with the "evil" Devas and finally to the full-scale invasion of Tokyo by the D-Reaper, the existence of Digimon eventually became public knowledge.
Digimon Frontier
The Digital World of Digimon FrontierDigimon Frontier
is the 4th Digimon TV series first broadcast in 2002. After prompted to do so by unusual phone messages, the five main characters go to a subway station and take a train to the Digital World. Once there, they meet two secondary characters, Bokomon and Neemon, who act as guides, and tell the...
is divided into ten regions, each one representative of one of the world's ten elements - Flame, Light, Ice, Wind, Thunder, Earth, Wood, Water, Steel and Darkness. A massive network of train tracks criss-cross the planet, with a terminal in each region, allowing the train-like Digimon, the Trailmon, to ferry passengers from one region to the next. The most distinguishing feature of this Digital World is the existence of "Fractal Code" - the "command code" for the data that forms the Digital World, possessed by everything, from individual Digimon to masses of land. Fractal Code is usually hidden, but once it is uncovered, it can be "digitized," which in turn "unlocks" the data of the item or individual in question, allowing it to be manipulated. In most cases, this leads to the data being absorbed - an action frequently perpetrated by the villains of the series. Conversely, if the Fractal Code is "rendered," it restores the data to its intended shape and form and "locks" it back into place. If a Digimon has their Fractal Code scanned, but their data is not absorbed, then it will reconfigure itself into a Digi-Egg, which then transports itself to the Village of Beginnings, where, after being tended by Swanmon, it will hatch out into a new Baby Digimon and start its life over again.
In ancient times, the Digital World was wracked by a massive war between the human-type and beast-type Digimon. It was then that the angel Digimon, Lucemon, appeared and brought the war to an end, leading to a period of peace. Lucemon, however, eventually grew corrupted, becoming a tyrannical ruler, prompting the emergence of ten great Legendary Warriors
Ancient Warriors
The are a fictional group from the Digimon anime series Digimon Frontier. These Ancient Warriors were the original Legendary Warriors of the Digital World, and are the group which saved the Ancient Digital World by defeating Lucemon prior to the events of Digimon Frontier...
who embodied the ten elements. After a mighty battle, the ten Legndary Warriors were able to defeat Lucemon and imprisoned him in the "Dark Area" deep within the center of the Digital World.
Passing on into the realm of legend themselves and leaving powerful "spirits" embodying their elements behind, the ten warriors were succeeded by a trinity of angelic Digimon known as the "Celestial Digimon" - Seraphimon
Celestial Digimon
The Celestial Digimon are a fictional group of Digimon that appear in the Digimon Frontier media franchise. The group consists of three Mega level Angel Digimon -...
, Ophanimon
Celestial Digimon
The Celestial Digimon are a fictional group of Digimon that appear in the Digimon Frontier media franchise. The group consists of three Mega level Angel Digimon -...
and Cherubimon
Celestial Digimon
The Celestial Digimon are a fictional group of Digimon that appear in the Digimon Frontier media franchise. The group consists of three Mega level Angel Digimon -...
. The group was not a harmonious one, unfortunately - the beast-type Cherubimon disagreed with many of the human-type Seraphimon and Ophanimon's policies and made the argument one of the beast versus human. Mistakenly believing that the two human-types planned to betray him, the despairing Cherubimon found himself overtaken by the dark aura of Lucemon and was transformed into a virus form. The evil Cherubimon then led the beast-type Digimon in a campaign against the human types, ultimately capturing Ophanimon and forcing Seraphimon into a regenerative coma.
To save the Digital World, Ophanimon called upon children from Earth to merge with the spirits of the Legendary Warriors and become Digimon themselves to help free Cherubimon from Lucemon's influence. The new Legendary Warriors were eventually successful in freeing Cherubimon, but Lucemon, undeterred, soon had enough power to consume the fractal code of the entire Digital World and destroy its moons and then began to plan his conquest of Earth as well. In the last battle to save what remained of both worlds, the Legendary Warriors defeated Lucemon and the Digital World and the Digimon on it, were restored.
This particular Digital World is also orbited by three Digital Moons, each named after the world's three rulers and each one a different color - the blue Seraphimoon, the yellow Ophanimoon and the red Cherubimoon. At least two of the Digital Moons are inhabited, the Seraphimoon having a population of Starmon, Meteormon,\ and Burgermon, in their various Digivolutionary forms/stages. The Ophanimoon, surrounded by hazy clouds of yellow dust, is home to a Rebirth Village (similar to the Village of Beginnings in the Digital World), where new Digimon are hatched from Digi-Eggs and Digimon whose data have been destroyed can be reborn and reprogrammed as new Digi-Eggs.
Digimon Savers/Data Squad
In the Digimon SaversDigimon Savers
Digimon Data Squad, known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series, and the fifth series produced as part of the Digimon franchise. It was produced by Toei Animation, and aired every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. on the Fuji TV network. In addition, a tie-in movie called Ultimate Power! Burst Mode...
(Dub: Data Squad) universe, few people are aware of Digital World's existence. DATS - Digital Accident Tactics Squad (Digimon Data Squad), a secret government organization, is the one in charge of trying to avoid, prevent and clean up any damage or attacks that Digimon cause in the Real World. Many of the Tamers are DATS members. However, many Digimon in the Digital World hate most humans due to a massive attempted genocide
Genocide
Genocide is defined as "the deliberate and systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious, or national group", though what constitutes enough of a "part" to qualify as genocide has been subject to much debate by legal scholars...
of Digimon that happened ten years ago, caused by a group of renegade humans and Gizumon working for Akihiro Kurata, who invaded the Digital World and tried to destroy its inhabitants without mercy. A large part of the Digital World appears to be ruled by Merukimon, one of the Olympus Twelve gods, but not all Digimon are under his rule or even agree with it. It is said that there exists a "God" that oversees the Digital World and is called "Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil (Digimon)
is the name of a fictional character in several iterations of the Digimon franchise, named after the world tree from Norse mythology. It primarily factors into the backstory written for the Digimon virtual pets and card game, which is a background storyline that is less prominent and often...
", which Merukimon mentioned in Episode 24. Yggdrasil (King Drasil in the dub) is served by the Royal Knights of the Digital World, a group of powerful and legendary Mega Level warrior Digimon.
Also in the Digital World, there are some floating land masses, carnivorous plants, a city mounted on the sides of a canyon and an abandoned research center. There is also a Holy Capital that is on the back of ElDradimon.
Digimon Xros Wars
In Digimon Xros WarsDigimon Xros Wars
contains the sixth and seventh anime television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World...
the Digital World is said to exist ages ago and just with mankind's recent technological advances, the connection between both worlds became possible. Due to a unknown phenomenon, the Digital World was fragmented into 108 different areas called "Zones". A group of Digimon sacrificed themselves trying to prevent the Digital World from being torn apart and their spirits reside into the Digimemories scattered across the zones.
Each Zone contained a Code Crown that bestowed ownership of its respective zone to its possession and whoever managed to reunite all of them would have the right to reshape the Digital World in their own image. During the first half of the anime series, the teams of Xros Heart and Blue Flare fought against the Bagra Army and each other, fought for the Code Crowns. However, the Bagra Army emerged victorious, collecting all 108 Code Crowns, as its leader, Bagramon, merged all the Code Crowns to reformat the Digital World into a realm divided into seven kingdoms, each ruled by a Digimon Death General under his command. Similar to Digimon Adventure, time runs much faster in the Digital World compared to the human world, with several weeks in the digital world only lasting a few hours in the human world.
In the following season, Digimon Xros Wars: Time Traveling Hunter Boys, another realm exist between the real and Digital Worlds called, DigiQuartz. The realm appears similar to the real world in appearance of buildings, streets, and cities, however everything is distorted and decomposing, as well as being covered by supposed digital moss.
Digital Monster X-Evolution
Digital Monster X-EvolutionDigital Monster X-Evolution
is the eighth Digimon film, and the first to air originally on Japanese television. It aired on January 3, 2005, at 7:15 a.m. UTC+9/JST on the Fuji TV network....
(also called Digimon X-Evolution) is a movie that is independent of any anime series. It also presented in the X-Pendulum, being divided into three Terminals named after the Norns
Norns
The Norns in Norse mythology are female beings who rule the destiny of gods and men, a kind of dísir comparable to the Fates in classical mythology....
and represent the three portions of time:
- Urd - A volcanic wasteland that represents the past. It is where Dinosaur and Dragon Digimon live.
- VerdandiVerdandiIn Norse mythology, Verðandi , sometimes anglicized as Verdandi or Verthandi, is one of the norns...
- A grassland environment that represents the present. It is where Beast, Bird, and other types of Digimon live. - SkuldSkuld (Norn)Skuld is a Norn in Norse mythology. Along with Urðr and Verðandi , Skuld makes up a trio of Norns that are described as deciding the fates of people...
- A Futuristic urban environment. It is where the Machine and Insect Digimon live.
There was a Digital World that existed prior to the one that appears in Digimon X-Evolution. It was cultivated and populated with Digimon by the intelligent computer Yggdrasil
Yggdrasil
In Norse mythology, Yggdrasil is an immense tree that is central in Norse cosmology. It was said to be the world tree around which the nine worlds existed...
. Digital World grew in size and in the numbers of Digimon to where Yggdrasil could no longer manage the load, and the "Digital Hazard" occurred, an event which was setting in motion the destruction of the Digital World. Yggdrasil responded by initiating "Project Ark," a template for deleting the Digital World's excess data. The first phase of the project was to kill all Digimon except the few that Yggdrasil had chosen to be its servants. These select Digimon were relocated to a new Digital World that Yggdrasil had created. However, a small percentage of the Digimon left in the original Digital World survived Project Ark by developing an "X-Antibody." This antibody
Antibody
An antibody, also known as an immunoglobulin, is a large Y-shaped protein used by the immune system to identify and neutralize foreign objects such as bacteria and viruses. The antibody recognizes a unique part of the foreign target, termed an antigen...
gave the Digimon immunity
Immune system
An immune system is a system of biological structures and processes within an organism that protects against disease by identifying and killing pathogens and tumor cells. It detects a wide variety of agents, from viruses to parasitic worms, and needs to distinguish them from the organism's own...
from the Project. The X-Antibody had the additional effect of changing the Digimon's physical attributes and making them stronger. These "X" Digimon then traveled to the new Digital World on their own. When Yggdrasil detected their presence, he sent the Royal Knights
Royal Knights
The are a group of thirteen Mega-level Holy Knight Digimon that are the Digital World's sacred guardians, considered guardian deities of the Network. The group was founded by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode, and serves Yggdrasil. Because the Royal Knights are placed in the highest ranks of Network...
--the aforementioned Digimon servants—to destroy them. By the time frame that is the setting of Digimon X-Evolution, the X-Digimon are under frequent attack from the Royal Knights.
Entering the Digital World
Each anime series has a different way for Digimon, humans, and other beings to cross back and forth through the Real and Digital World.Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
In Digimon Adventure, transit to the Digital World was possible only via a preexisting gateway. The gateways were unlocked with the use of DigiviceDigivice
The Digivice is a device from the fictional anime/manga Digimon series. The name 'digivice' is short for 'digital device'. They are based on the first Digimon product, the Digimon virtual pet...
s, pocket-sized devices that assisted in this task and in helping the Chosen Children's partner Digimon Evolve during battle. Other methods of going to the Digital World were possible but these were only rarely used in the series. The exact mechanics for how the portals open are unknown, but in Digimon Adventure 02 it was shown that they could be sealed so that nothing could cross them.
In the Digimon Adventure movie that was released prior to the start of the series, there was no explanation for how a gateway between Digital World and the Real World opened. All that was shown was that for a brief period Digimon could freely travel across the portal.
Digimon Adventure 02 introduced "Digital Gates," programs built into computers which allow access to the Digital World. The precise origins of the programs are unclear, but they are activated by D-3 Digivices, the version of Digivice that was used in this series. The original Digivice cannot be used to open the Digital Gates, but if a Digital Gate program has already been opened the person wielding the original Digivice can still travel to the Digital World. Digital Gates are capable of appearing on computers randomly.
In the second Digimon adventure movie, Our War Game!, a Digimon named Tsumemon was able to infiltrate into the wires comprising the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. In the sequel film to Our War Game!, Revenge of Diablomon, an evolved
Digivolution
Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a...
form of the same Digimon broke apart its data and materialized out of the Internet onto Earth via cellphones.
Digimon Tamers
Humans still required some form of portal to access the Digital World in Digimon Tamers. Unlike previous series, it was not necessary for a Tamer to use their Digivice to access a gateway. They appeared randomly on Earth; in the case of the Tamers featured in the series a portal was found in an abandoned building.Tamers' random portals cannot transport humans back to Earth from Digital World. For this purpose a computer program named "Ark" was used. It materialized in the Digital World as a vessel which the Tamers boarded to Bio-Emerge in the Real World.
One man, Goro Mizuno (alias "Shibumi"), had his consciousness
Consciousness
Consciousness is a term that refers to the relationship between the mind and the world with which it interacts. It has been defined as: subjectivity, awareness, the ability to experience or to feel, wakefulness, having a sense of selfhood, and the executive control system of the mind...
projected into the Digital World when he entered into a coma
Coma
In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...
after being in a car accident
Car accident
A traffic collision, also known as a traffic accident, motor vehicle collision, motor vehicle accident, car accident, automobile accident, Road Traffic Collision or car crash, occurs when a vehicle collides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction,...
. His body could be seen in the Digital World and he could speak but he was transparent and otherwise immaterial. How he could do this was never explained.
Digimon Frontier
Traveling to and from the Digital World in Frontier is accomplished via the use of Trailmon, Digimon that are literally sentientSentience
Sentience is the ability to feel, perceive or be conscious, or to have subjective experiences. Eighteenth century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think from the ability to feel . In modern western philosophy, sentience is the ability to have sensations or experiences...
trains. The railways of this Digital World traverse dimensions as well as landscapes; the Trailmon station
Train station
A train station, also called a railroad station or railway station and often shortened to just station,"Station" is commonly understood to mean "train station" unless otherwise qualified. This is evident from dictionary entries e.g...
located on Earth is situated beneath Tokyo's
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
Shibuya
Shibuya, Tokyo
is one of the 23 special wards of Tokyo, Japan. As of 2008, it has an estimated population of 208,371 and a population density of 13,540 persons per km². The total area is 15.11 km²....
station (an actual location). This station is known only to Digimon and the humans that are summoned there by them. However, the station is integrated into the main systems of the Shibuya, and is accessible through the normal station’s elevator.
Frontier also had a case of a consciousness being projected into the Digital World. In this case the victim was Koichi Kimura
Koichi Kimura
is a fictional character in the anime series Digimon Frontier.Koichi is the final member to join the team. He was chosen to wield the Spirits of Darkness that hold AncientSphinxmon's power.-Description:...
, who seemingly died after falling down a flight of stairs. However, Koichi was a DigiDestined and his consciousness fought alongside his comrades. His manifestation in Digital World was substantial, but his actual body could feel nothing. Upon deletion in the Digital World, his consciousness returned to his body where the other DigiDestined were able to witness his revival after an unsuccessful attempt at defibrillation
Defibrillation
Defibrillation is a common treatment for life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias, ventricular fibrillation and pulseless ventricular tachycardia. Defibrillation consists of delivering a therapeutic dose of electrical energy to the affected heart with a device called a defibrillator...
.
Digimon Savers
In Digimon Savers, Digimon travel between worlds using portals called Digital Gates. DATS can also create Digital Gates using a machine, which are used to send the Digitama of the rogue Digimon back to the Digital World. Human transfer to the Digital World is also possible and is called a Digital Dive.Digimon Xros Wars
In Digimon Xros WarsDigimon Xros Wars
contains the sixth and seventh anime television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World...
humans are still required to use portals and the exact details are not known at this time. When the main characters first enter the Digital World in episode one it seems to be through a disruption in the wall between the Digital World and the real world resulting in a portal forming with the help of the Xros Loader digivice.
In the following season, Digimon Xros Wars: Time Traveling Hunter Boys, accessing a portal into DigiQuartz in the real world and vice versa is only possible with a Xros Loader as the owner calls out, 'Time Shift' to enter the other realm and back.
Places in the Digital World
As stated by Gennai from Digimon Adventure, the reason why the Digital World has both primitive and modern things is due to the data that has been deleted in the Real World. For example, if a person were to delete a construction project and shut it down for good, that data would be sent to the Digital World and the construction project would continue to build there.File Island
File Island is the place where the Chosen Children of Digimon Adventure first arrived. The island is located a little off the coast of the Server Continent. The names of most of the places on the island are never revealed in the anime, but are based on the game Digimon WorldDigimon World
is a video game by Bandai on the PlayStation, released in 1999, about the Digimon virtual pets. It was followed by various sequels released for the PlayStation and other platforms....
which also takes place on File Island.
The various places on File Island are:
| Name of place | Description |
|---|---|
| Back Dimension | |
| Beetle Land | A breeding area for insect Digimon. |
| Coela Beach | Agumon first Evolved Digivolution Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a... into Greymon to fight Shellmon in this location. |
| Dragon's Eye Lake | Where the Chosen Children spent their first night, and the place were Gabumon Gabumon Gabumon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media... first Evolved Digivolution Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a... into Garurumon to fight Seadramon. The lake contains a small island which has a derelict streetcar on it. |
| Drill Tunnel | A tunnel under ground and is a faster way to cross over to another part of file island. |
| Factorial Town | A factory were things are built and the then are taken apart again. Andromon is the operator of the factory. Where Tentomon Tentomon Tentomon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. Based on a , Tentomon is a naturally friendly Digimon with carefree way of life. There are several different Tentomon that appear in various... first Evolved Digivolution Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a... into Kabuterimon. |
| File City | A sprawling metropolis. One of the few areas of civilization on File Island. |
| Fossil Canyon | A deep canyon, home to various Dinosaur Digimon. |
| Freezeland | An icy tundra that is constantly below freezing and where there is almost always snow on the ground. It also contains some boiling hot springs, which serve as excellent spas. There are also randomly placed refrigerators (none of which are powered since the outside temperature is already so cold), some of which contain food such as eggs. It's unclear where exactly the food comes from. Tai and Matt each ended up here after being separated from the others and each other when Devimon split them up. Its landmark is the Ice Sanctuary. |
| Gear Gear A gear is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or cogs, which mesh with another toothed part in order to transmit torque. Two or more gears working in tandem are called a transmission and can produce a mechanical advantage through a gear ratio and thus may be considered a simple machine.... Savannah |
An almost endless stretch of grassland, broken up only by an occasional large gear or wayward telephone pole protruding from the ground. The Savannah lies between Mount Mihirashi and the Yokomon Village. |
| Geko Swamp | Home of File Island's Gekomon. |
| Great Canyon | Izzy ended up here after being separated from the others by Devimon. Its landmark is the Temple of the Digivice Digivice The Digivice is a device from the fictional anime/manga Digimon series. The name 'digivice' is short for 'digital device'. They are based on the first Digimon product, the Digimon virtual pet... , where a Centarumon resides. The temple is ancient, and filled with mazes, ancient writings, and booby-traps. |
| Infinity Mountain | The central point of File Island; few Digimon live on it. It is one of the largest and tallest mountains in the Digital World. Its peak is well above the cloud line, and is constantly covered in snow. Devimon took residence on the mountain top, after he found the Black Gears within it. The first visit marked Gomamon Gomamon Gomamon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media."Gomamon" is the name that all members of this particular Digimon species share... 's first Evolution into Ikkakumon. The second visit, when the Chosen Children fought Devimon, marked Angemon's first appearance and Devimon's defeat. The mountain is also home to a Unimon that assists the Chosen Children in the fight against the Dark Masters. |
| Misty Trees | A patch of woods that is very misty all the time. It's always damp and wet because of the misty environment. |
| Mount Mihirashi | Across the Gear Savannah from the Pyokomon Village is a mountain that's a source of the village's water. A Meramon lives there. The mountain is actually a volcano, whose warm temperatures heat up the village's water supply to near boiling before it flows down to the village. The high temperatures help kill off germs in the water, and make it safe to drink. |
| Native Forest | A source of greenery on File Island, served as the ideal place for Devimon's trap. The place is sometimes known for weakening Holy-type 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... . |
| Overdell | A massive cemetery, home to the Bakemon. Jou and Sora ended up here after being separated from the others by Devimon. |
| Village of Beginnings (AKA Primary Village) |
Where 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... are born. The Digitama and newly born Digimon are guarded vigilantly by an Elecmon. The landscape here consists of large green fields, huge stuffed building blocks the size of buildings, trees with toys and stuffed animals hanging from their branches, and large, soft, spongy, hills that are fun to bounce on. |
| Sewers | The sewers lead from the Factorial Town to the vending machine field. File Island's Numemon live in the sewers due to their preference to dark and wet spaces. |
| Trash Mountain | A mountain made up of nothing but trash. |
| Tropical Jungle | The place where the Chosen Children first arrived. Mimi ended up here again after being separated from the others by Devimon. The jungle, in addition to being home to a wide variety of plant life, also has a large number of erratically placed street and traffic signs. Some of the trees are actually hollow, and serve as camouflaged shelters for Digimon who are seeking to avoid attacks. |
| Vending Machine Field | A field of erratically placed vending machines, none of which actually work or contain any food or beverages. The machines are nothing more than hollow shells. Numemon often like to hide inside the machines during the day, since it is close to the sewers and the jungle, and act as dark shelters to take refuge in. |
| Toy Town | The place where Palmon Palmon Palmon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. She is a plant Digimon with reptile features. The name "Palmon" comes from palm, a family of flowering plant. Palmon also appears in the sequel... first Evolved Digivolution Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a... into Togemon. A Monzaemon takes care of broken toys here. |
| Yokomon Village | Nearby is Mount Mihirashi, the home of Meramon. Where Piyomon first Evolved Digivolution Digivolution is a term used in the Digimon anime series. Digivolution is a process used by Digimon, fictional monsters that inhabit a fictional parallel universe called the Digital World that spawned from Earth's communication networks. Through digivolution, a Digimon can evolve, or develop, into a... into Birdramon. The village sits next to a large lake, where a half-sunken cruise liner can be seen protruding from the waters. In times of crisis or attack, the Pyokomon seek shelter in the ship. The Pyokomon live inside small thatched huts. The village is renowned for its wells of clean and healthy drinking water. |
Server Continent
Server Continent was the place where most of events in Digimon AdventureDigimon Adventure
is a Japanese animated television series created in 1999 by Toei Animation based on the Digimon virtual pet made by Bandai. It is the first series of the Digimon anime "metaseries"...
and Digimon Adventure 02 occurred. Server is one of the main continents of the Digital World. It has two distinct regions, a large desert and a forest.
| Name of place | Description |
|---|---|
| Colosseum | A Roman-like Colosseum with a soccer field in the center. Where Joe found his Crest of Sincerity (Dub: Reliability). |
| Digitamamon's Diner | A Digitamamon and a Vegiemon run this diner. After Jou and Gomamon get separated from the main group, they have a meal at the diner, but are unable to pay when they are informed the diner doesn't take Digital currency, but actually Earth currency. Jou and Gomamon were then forced to work at the diner in order to pay off their debt. However, PicoDevimon kept sabotaging their efforts and causing accidents, forcing them to stay in a continuous state of servitude to pay the debt. When they returned to the diner later in the Adventure series, a town had sprouted up around the diner, but had been abandoned when the forces of the Dark Masters attacked it. In Adventure 02, the new Chosen Children (Davis, Yolei, and Cody) along with Hikari and Takeru, also ate at the diner, and had a similar incident to the one Jou and Gomamon experienced in which they were unable to pay the bill. Digitamamon once again threatened to have the group work off their debt, but Miyako and a Chosen Child from America, Michael, who had been in the area with his Partner, Betamon, convinced Digitamamon to let them go. |
| Koromon Village | The Pagumon employed by Etemon's Gazimon took over the village and enslaved the resident Koromon in an attempt to trick the DigiDestined into believing that the Koromon had left the town and the Pagumon had moved in. After trying to appear friendly, the Pagumon kidnapped T.K.'s Partner, who was in Tokomon form at the time, and cage him up with the town's Koromon in a cave behind a nearby waterfall. Tokomon and the Koromon were eventually rescued by the others, and Tai found his Crest of Courage on one of the cave's walls. The town is also renowned for its spas and hot springs Hot Springs Hot Springs may refer to:* Hot Springs, Arkansas** Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas*Hot Springs, California**Hot Springs, Lassen County, California**Hot Springs, Modoc County, California**Hot Springs, Placer County, California... , making it an ideal vacation spot for both humans and Digimon. |
| Piximon's Home | Camouflaged with Piximon's magic in the desert, this is where Piximon trained the DigiDestined after rescuing them from a Kuwagamon. |
| Shogun Gekomon's Castle | A feudal castle home to Shogun Gekomon as well as his Gekomon and Otamamon servants. While Mimi was residing there, the castle was remodeled into a European one. |
| The Amusement Park | An abandoned amusement park that sits next to a lake and forested area. It includes a ferris wheel, roller coasters, carnival rides, and game booths. Even though it has fallen into disuse, the rides are still operational. Takeru "T.K." Takaishi, and Patamon first encountered DemiDevimon here. Some Mushrooms of Forgetfulness grow there. |
| The Castle | A European-style building on steep mountain which seems to defy the laws of physics on the inside. Gravity seems to be undefined, and it is possible to walk on walls and ceilings, and the castle appears to be the merging point for multiple dimensions in time and space. It was where the DigiDestined's Digimon were created with the help of Gennai and his kind. Piedmon seized the castle with an army of Guardromon and Mekanorimon while attempting to destroy the Digi Eggs, but Gennai was able to take the eggs and escape. The castle was relented to Myotismon later as he used it as a training center for his invasion forces before they left for Earth. The castle also contains a large set of doors which act as a portal between the Digital World and multiple other dimensions, including Earth's. The doors are accessed by a keypad that uses Digimon cards placed in certain positions and in a certain order over the keypad to determine which dimension the door accesses. Myotismon and his forces went through the doors to invade Earth, and the DigiDestined later followed prior the castle's destruction. |
| The Pyramid | An upside down pyramid, resmbling an inverted version of the Great Pyramids of Egypt Egypt Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world... which served as Etemon's base. Datamon was held captive there. Though it looks ancient on the outside, it is technologically complex inside, and was the center of Etemon's digital network, as well as a large number of advanced science and medical labs. The pyramid has an advanced security systems of camers, lasers, and even force shields. The Pyramid was destroyed by a warp in dimensional space that temporarily sent Tai from the Digital World to Earth. It also holds a secret room, where Datamon was holding Sora and Biyomon Biyomon Biyomon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. Her name derived from the onomatopoeia for , Biyomon is a small bird with much curiosity whose wings double as arms that she uses to grip objects... hostage. |
| The Giga House | A giant house, large enough that the DigiDestined were comparably the size of insects. Everything within is proportionally large. Appropriately, the house is swarming with human-sized insectoid Digimon. It is here that the cast of Digimon Adventure 02 are formally introduced to Arukenimon and encounter Mummymon for the first time. |
Folder Continent
Folder is another main continent of the Digital World. This is where the V-Tamer story line takes place. Folder is first mentioned on the Digimon Pendulum.| Name of place | Description |
|---|---|
| Daemon's Castle | Daemon's headquarters. |
| Dino Valley | Taichi and Zeromaru Veedramon Zeromaru is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. Zeromaru is the Digimon partner of Taichi Yagami, and is one of the main characters in the Digimon manga series V-Tamer 01.... fought Triceramon here. |
| Holy Angel Castle | Lord Holy Angemon resides here. It is also where a Leomon trains his army. |
| Hospitown | A hospital-themed town where a Jijimon works as a doctor. |
| Metal Factory | Taichi and Zeromaru first encountered Neo Saiba here. |
| Myotismon's Castle | A Myotismon lives here. |
| Net Ocean | The large body of water that surrounds the entire Digital World. Formerly ruled by Lord Whamon and now ruled by Gon the Gomamon. Taichi and Zeromaru fought Lord Marine the MarineDevimon here. |
| Star City | A Starmon is the leader of this city. |
Digimon Tamers
The areas of the Digital World here are these six planes:- Desert Plane: This was the earliest plane in the Digital World and the lowest of them all.
- Clockwork Plane: A plane of clouds and clockwork.
- Black and White Plane: A black and white plane with a warped town.
- Forest Plane: An area of forests, lakes, and rivers.
- Water Plane: An area consisting of water and underground caves.
- Sovereign Plane: The highest plane where the Digimon Sovereign live.
Digimon Frontier
In Digimon Frontier, the entire Digital World is ten areas, each with a terminal.- Flame Terminal -
- Flame Town - It is where Takuya, Zoe, JP, and Tommy first arrived.
- Underground Labyrinth -
- Forest Terminal -
- Seraphimon's Castle -
- Light Terminal -
- Castle of Light - Ophanimon's palace
- Akiba Market - This is a marketplace within the Digital World's arctic. Its main spot is a giant furnace that keeps the place warm. This is where Tommy first became Korikakumon. It is referred to in the English version as the Autumn Leaf Fair.
- Burgermon Village - This is where the Burgermon live.
- Candlemon Village - This is where Takuya, Zoe, JP, and Tommy had their encounter with the Candlemon.
- Forest of Televisions - A location in the Digital World where the trees act like televisions in the light of the moons.
- Fortune Teller Village - A location where Takuya first became BurningGreymon.
- Goma Island - An island where a bunch of Gomamon live. The presence of the Beast Spirit of Wind is what caused the whirlpools around the island.
- Gotsumon Village - A mountainside area where the Gotsumon live. This is where Koji first became BladeGarururmon.
- KaratsukiNumemon Mountain - A large mountain where the KaratsukiNumemon live which is located in the southern part of the Digital World.
- Mamemon Village -
- Toy Island - A floating island consisting of toys. It is where Monzaemon, Pandamon, and the ToyAgumon live.
- Trailmon Races - An unnamed village where there are annual Trailmon Races.
- Wandering Island - This location was featured in the movie "Island of the Lost Digimon." The human-type Digimon and beast-type Digimon have been feuding here for quite some time.
- Dark Continent: It is an area in the Eastern Region of the Digital World.
- Dark Continent Forest - This is where the Legendary Warriors had their first encounter with Duskmon.
- Dark Gate -
- Rose Morning Star - An area where the Darkness Terminal and Cherubimon's Castle of Darkness are located.
- Trailmon Graveyard -
Digimon Data Squad
- Holy Capital - A city that is on the back of an Eldradimon.
- Infinity Ice Ridge - A frozen mountain area.
- Merukimon's Castle - This is where Merukimon lives.
- Wanderer's Cape - A location near the ocean that contains an upside down mansion.
Digimon World Data Squad
- Walter Island - This is where Marcus and Agumon fight Tylomon who is sinking the ships in the area. They also find Creepymon.
- Sneyato Forest - This is where Marcus and Yoshino help Thomas fight Bakemon. Kagura is first seen here.
- Rage Cavern - The team finds an effect the Dark Area has on their Digimon.
- Mirage Museum - The connection with the children and the Code Keys are found.
- Livilus Island - This island is also known as Dragon Digimon nest.
- Digital Dungeon -
- Sea Precipple Jerapilus -
- Doomsday Forest Ruin -
- DATS Headquarters Entrance - The place where they fight Creepymon for the last time.
- Ice Labyrinths -
- Dark Area - The final area of the game.
Digimon Xros Wars
The world of "Digimon Xros Wars" is made up of 108 different Zones. It was revealed that the Digital World was originally one area until it was broken up into 108 different zones. The Zones that have been shown in the show so far are:| Name of Zone | Description |
|---|---|
| Green Zone | An area of forests and fields. This is where Taiki and the others land after entering the Digital Word and had their first encounter with MadLeomon. The Village of Smiles is located here and the formation of Team Xros Heart occurs here. In the manga, Team Xros Heart had their first encounter with MachLeomon. |
| Island Zone | An ocean area where the island part is on the back of a Digimon called KingWhamon. Team Xros Heart had their encounter with Neptunemon here. |
| Magma Zone | An area filled with volcanoes, rocks, lava, and hot springs. Team Xros Heart had an encounter with AncientVolcanomon here as well as their first encounter with Tactimon. |
| Lake Zone | An area dotted with lakes and forests. Persiamon lives here as its ruler. Across the lake from Persiamon's castle is a system of icy caverns. Team Xros Heart had their first encounter with Lilithmon here. |
| Sand Zone | A desert area with mine shafts and upside-down pyramids. It was once the heart of a prosperous city named Sandoria, inhabited by the Sandoria Goddess's warriors, but they were all murdered when the Bagra Army used Ebemon to hypnotize them into attacking each other. Team Xros Heart had their first encounter with Blastmon and Baalmon. |
| Heaven Zone | An area that rests on top of the clouds. Team Xros Heart had their encounter with Lucemon who was revealed to be a servant of Lilithmon. |
| Forest Zone | An area that is mostly forests and rivers. A lot of plant and insect Digimon reside here. Blue Flare ends up gaining the Forest Zone's guardian Deckerdramon as their latest member. |
| Dust Zone | An area that is mostly train tracks and junk piles. Twilight's DarkKnightmon had obtained enough dark energies to form his own Darkness Loader here. |
| Shinobi Zone | An area that is ninja Ninja A or was a covert agent or mercenary of feudal Japan specializing in unorthodox arts of war. The functions of the ninja included espionage, sabotage, infiltration, and assassination, as well as open combat in certain situations... -themed. The Shinobi Zone serves as the Monitormon's home town. Team Xros Heart had to rescue the Shinobi Zone's princess Babamon from Musyamon (who is the general of the Bagra Empire's Shinobi Zone branch). |
| Disk Zone | An area with disk-engraved mountains floating in the sky. Blue Flare's fight with Blastmon's army caused the Disk Zone to become destabilized. |
| Sweets Zone | An area that is dessert-themed. Team Xros Heart had their encounter with Matadormon (Bagra Empire's general in the Sweets Zone). In the manga version, it was the third area visited and Team Xros Heart had their encounter with Weddinmon (Bagra Empire's general in the Sweets Zone) here. |
| Sword Zone | An area where swordsman Digimon live. Team Xros Heart and Team Blue Flare lost their Code Crowns to Bagramon here. |
| Gold Zone | Before Bagramon reassembled the Digital World with the Code Crowns, it was shown that Olegmon and Ballistamon (back when he was DarkVolumon) came from this zone. When the Digital World was reassembled by Bagramon, the Gold Zone became a major part of Gold Land. |
| Snow Zone | An area that is filled with snow and ice. It was in the manga version where it was the second zone visited by Team Xros Heart who had their first encounter with Team Blue Flare, Tactimon, and Zanbamon (Bagra Empire's general in the Snow Zone). |
| Stadium Zone | A stadium-themed area. It was in the manga version where Team Xros Heart is forced to compete against the other groups for the Stadium Zone's Code Crown. |
| River Zone | A river-themed area. In the manga, Team Xros Heart had an unseen adventure here before arriving in the Sweets Zone. |
| Corridor Zone | This Zone was mentioned in the manga. |
| Rain Zone | This Zone was mentioned in the manga. |
When Bagramon reclaimed all of the Code Crowns, he used them to reassemble the Digital World before it was broken down into each Zone.
| Name of Land | Description |
|---|---|
| Dragon Land | A mostly rocky kingdom and home of the Dragon Digimon. Xros Heart had their encounter with the first Death General Dorbickmon there, joining forces with Blue Flre to become the Xros Heart United Army. |
| Vampire Land | A spooky forest-like kingdom in a never-ending night. The Xros Heart United Army had their encounter with the second Death General NeoMyotismon there while the two main Digimon of the group gain the ability to become Shoutmon DX. |
| Honey Land | A kingdom with forests and flowerbeds. The Xros Heart United Army had their encounter with the third Death General Zamielmon and Nene's brother Yuu there while gaining Mevramon as a new member. |
| Cyber Land | A kingdom that resembles a futuristic city. The Xros Heart United Army had their encounter with the fourth Death General Splashmon here. |
| Gold Land | A kingdom with a golden ocean. The Xros Heart United Army have their encounter with the fifth Death General Olegmon here while learning about Ballistamon's past. |
| Canyon Land | A rocky kingdom that resembled the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, the 15th national park in the United States... . The Xros Heart United Army had their encounter with the sixth Death General Gravimon. |
| Bright Land | A bright kingdom. The Xros Heart United Army have their encounter with the final Death General Whispered who uses Apollomon's body to fight for him. Under Bright Land is a pocket dimension called Hell's Field. |
| Prison Land | This is where DarkKnightmon sends the DigiCores of Shoutmon, Ballistamon, and Dorulumon. The DigiCores of the Seven Death Generals were shown here at the time when DarkKnightmon was using their DigiCore-less bodies to form GrandGeneramon. |