Tentomon is a Digimon creature

Digimon (creature)

Digimon are fictional creatures from the Japanese Digimon media franchise. They are central to several anime series and films, manga, video games and other merchandise. The word "Digimon" is invariable in the plural, and stands for "Digital Monster"...

 from the Japan

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ese Digimon media franchise

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...

 that comprises 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

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, toys, video games, trading card games

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 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 Digimon anime and manga series. The most well-known appearance of Tentomon is in the Digimon Adventure

Digimon 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"...

 anime as the partner of Izzy Izumi

Izzy Izumi

Izzy Izumi, known in Japan as , is a character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02.He is partnered with Tentomon. Izzy is a computer expert and spends a large fraction of his time trying to figure stuff out on his "PiBook" laptop. Izzy lives with his adopted...

, who also appears in the sequel series 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...

 and all the Digimon Adventure/02 related movies.

Description

Tentomon appears like a ladybug. He has six legs in total, the front being long arms with gray claws at the end. He has large, green eyes and two yellow antennae reaching out from his head. His wing-case is covered with black spikes.

Attacks

• Super Shocker (Petit Thunder): Tentomon fires a rod of electricity from his antenna.
• Rhino Spin: Tentomon rolls and surrounds himself with electricity.

Appearance

Tentomon first appears in Digimon Adventure

Digimon 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"...

 when Motimon Digivolved into Tentomon to protect Izzy from a Kuwagamon. Tentomon greatly admires his partner, Izzy, for his curiosity and intelligence. He is easy-going and likes to mess around.

Tentomon also appears in the Digimon movie Our War Game! and the sequel Diaboromon Strikes Back to fight against the evil Digimon Diaboromon

Diaboromon

Diaboromon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. His name originates from diabolus, the Latin word for devil, and his design and actions are a reference to the Y2K Bug. In the dub of the movies that he appeared in, Keramon, Diaboromon, Infermon, and Armageddemon are voiced by Paul St...

.

Other forms

The name "Tentomon" refers only to the Rookie form of this Digimon. Throughout the series, Tentomon gains the ability to Digivolve

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 a number of more powerful forms, each with a different name and special attack. However, the Rookie level is his preferred one and the one he spends most of his time in, due to the amount of energy required to stay in a higher form. Although it is not shown in the anime, Tentomon and/or Kabuterimon has the ability to warp digivolve to HerculesKabuterimon.

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