History Anime / DigimonXrosWars

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''Digimon Xros Wars'' (pronounced "Cross Wars") is the sixth anime series in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise, coming three years after the end of ''Anime/DigimonSavers''. In many respects, it seems to be a throwback to its predecessors -- the animation is reminiscent of the ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' style, Creator/ChikaSakamoto returns to voice lead partner Shoutmon, a Greymon plays a significant role '''again''', and [[IconicOutfit the goggles]] are back -- and yet in so many ways the series is significantly set apart from earlier ''Digimon'' iterations in concept.

''Xros Wars'' is the story of child prodigy and good Samaritan Taiki Kudo, who one day follows the dying voice of Shoutmon. His X Loader Digivice appears and, along with childhood friend Akari Hinomoto and "eternal rival" Zenjiro Tsurugi, they are sucked into the Digital World. The world-conquering Bagra Empire's army attacks the trio and the healed up Shoutmon joins in the fight. Together with his partners, the silent and loyal Ballistamon and the naive and star-dazzled Starmon and Pickmons, they defeat the army. However, the commander of the army [=MadLeomon=] absorbs the data of his subordinates and endangers Shoutmon and Ballistamon. When Taiki comes to the rescue him, Shoutmon and Ballistamon [=DigiXros=] together and put down [=MadLeomon=], whose superior forces him and his remaining troops to retreat.

With the lone wolf Dorulumon and his young charge Cutemon later joining them, "Xros Heart" is set for victory. Also opposing them as they fight the Bagra Empire is team "Blue Flare", consisting of the calculating Kiriha Aonuma and his partners Greymon and [=MailBirdramon=]. Filling the motivationally ambiguous slot is team "Twilight", consisting of the mysterious Nene Amano and her allies Monitamon, Sparrowmon, and [=DarkKnightmon=].

Xros Heart proved its worth and was successful in its quest, collecting all the Code Crowns and causing the Zones to reunite. However, Bagramon intervened and cast Taiki, Akari, Zenjiro and Shoutmon back to the real world, conquering the Digital World while they were gone and transforming it into a twisted empire of his designs. When Taiki and Shoutmon returned to the Digital World at the beginning of the second half of the series (''Digimon Xros Wars: The Evil Death Generals And The Seven Kingdoms''), they found themselves tasked with taking on this rearranged digital empire and defeating the Seven Death Generals, its brutal governors. Kiriha and Nene allied with Taiki in his campaign, and their combined strength, tactical prowess and bonds of friendship proved to be more than a match for Bagramon's forces. Despite the show not being a success in its airing in Japan,[[note]]It had the lowest ratings of all the seasons[[/note]] it had good [[MerchandiseDriven toy sales]] so the series got the green light for a third arc[[note]]Although many mistakenly believe it to be its own season and a sequel, according to [[WordOfGod Toei]] and the staff involved, it isn't[[/note]] which is called ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime''. This makes this season the longest anime installment of the Franchise/{{Digimon}} franchise.

Creator/SabanBrands has licensed the series under the name ''Digimon Fusion'', which airs on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/{{Nicktoons}}. In Asian territories however, the series was dubbed by a different team and aired on Disney XD under the name ''Digimon Fusion Battles''.

[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time The full series is (legally) available subbed through Crunchyroll here.]]

See also: the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, an adaptation of the anime with significant differences and deviations.

Compare to many SuperRobot series in style.

'''Additional pages:'''
* [[Characters/DigimonXrosWars Character Sheet]]
* [[ShoutOut/DigimonXrosWars Shout-Outs]]
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* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: In Taiki's dream in the first episode, when Shoutmon [=X4=] was blasting the Bagra Army was his Three Victorize attack, he and the power beam were rendered in CG. In the show as a whole however, this is largely averted for the first time in Digimon. All of the digivolution scenes are CGI-free, when in previous series there was always at least two digivolution scenes done in CG.
* AddedAlliterativeAppeal: What "D5" is short for ([[spoiler:Dimension Delete and Deadly Destruction Day]]).
* AlienSky: Most Zones have odd colors, patterns or other features in the sky. Some, such as the Lake and Heaven Zones, also have stars visible during the day.
* AllThereInTheManual: The Digimon Dictionary refers to Xros forms as composites. In math, composites are made by using the value of one function for a variable in another, and this could explain the difference between Xros and the previous series's DNA Digivolution.
* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode, in the most literal sense possible -- he seems to be the merger of quite literally every Digimon alive save [=DarknessBagramon=].]]
* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The English version is given a new theme song, much like with previous seasons.
* AlwaysNight: In Vampire Land, [=NeoMyotismon's=] fog barrier hides the sun and allows his vampire army to operate constantly.
* AnAxeToGrind: The yellow Pickmons can [=DigiXros=] with Starmon to form an axe.
* AnyoneCanDie: The Death Generals arc is made of this. If you are a Digimon and not one of the central partner Digimon, your chances of living through the whole show are rather slim.
* ArtEvolution: A lot of work has been put into the shading of the characters -- far more than in previous series, making the characters look flat in comparison. In fact, though the characters have been drawn a lot like ''Adventure'' and ''Frontier'' characters, the animation style, coloring and shading looks more like ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' with bits of Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann thrown in -- just look at the [[spoiler: Digivolution, Double Xros and Great Xros]] sequences. Heck, any of the digimon in the Generals' armies display this perfectly.
* ArtShift: Happens a lot with episodes involving Nene. Sometimes, she's the only one who's been drawn differently.
* AsteroidsMonster: The yellow Pickmons.
* AudibleGleam: Makes use of this especially when Shoutmon X7 appears.
* AutobotsRockOut: [[spoiler: the [[ThemeMusicPowerUp "We Are Xros Heart ver.X7"]] during the [[AllYourPowersCombined Final Xros]] and [[FinalBattle Final Battle]] with [[BigBad DarknessBagramon]]]].
* AutoTune: Used in the dub's opening theme.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: [=MadLeomon=] who returned as a regular Leomon, Neptunemon, and [=AncientVolcanomon=] came back from the dead when the last Code Crown was found in episode 29. This presumably applies to most if not all their underlings from the Zones as well, a few of which are seen in the final epsiode.]]
** The [[spoiler: Death Generals]] seem to get this in episode 50, [[EmptyShell but]]...
** [[spoiler: All the good Digimon who died got revived in the final episode, notably Shoutmon, Damemon, Beelzemon, Deckerdramon, Apollomon and Olegmon.]]
* BadassAdorable:
** Sparrowmon.
** And Shoutmon. This very line pretty much cemented him in badassery.
--->'''Lucemon''': Now all of you should be turned to ash!\\
'''Lucemon fires [[SphereOfDestruction Dead or Alive]] at Taiki, but then Shoutmon, who was paralyzed earlier, came in and stopped it with his mace-microphone.''\\
'''Lucemon''': What? How?\\
'''Shoutmon''': ''[[CatchPhrase You wanna know?]]'' What you said got me so pissed off that the pain just went away!\\
''Shoutmon then sends it back to Lucemon''
** Cutemon in episode 28
* BadassNormal: Taiki did a judo-drop on a Hangyoumon.
** And then, in episode 22, [[spoiler:he attacked an [[OlympusMons Arkadimon]]. Using a ball-of-chain on his legs. While swimming in digital space.]]
** While not as amazing as the previous one, Akari managed to defeat other [=MantaRaymon=] with her gaming skill.
* BadBoss: The entire leadership of the Bagra Army consider their troops so expendable that they'll kill them over minor slights or for quick boosts in power.
* BarelyChangedDubName: The English dub changed the protagonist's name from Taiki to "Mikey".
* BashBrothers: Shoutmon and Ballistamon.
** Once they ally together and learn to Double Xros, Taiki and Kiriha start giving off this vibe.
* BearsAreBadNews:
** Sweets Zone is full of Monzaemon and its variants.
** Averted earlier in the series with '''Bear'''mon.
** Then played straight again with the Bagra Army's employment of Grizzmon, the digivolved form of Bearmon, as soldiers.
* {{BFG}}:
** The Dorulu Cannon.
** The Meteor Cannon.
** The Cyber Launcher.
** ''DEATH THE CANNON SPIRAL!''
* {{BFS}}: Tactimon's Jatetsufūjinmaru. Which he hasn't even taken out of its sheath yet. [[AllThereInTheManual According to official info]], the main reason he hasn't taken the sword out is because it has power sealed within it strong enough to '' break a star in two''.
* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Baalmon shoots Taiki's Xros Loader out of his hand in episode thirteen. Nothing happens to Taiki, of course, except that he's startled. And Baalmon did this [[ImprobableAimingSkills from above him on a mountain ledge]].
%%* BlingBlingBang
* BloodlessCarnage: Not because there is blood, but rather, off-screen violence. In Episode 18, Lilamon and Stingmon were taken care of by Kiriha's [=MetalGreymon=] off-screen. We just see them downed and injured.
* BluffTheImpostor: In episode 39, Kiriha suddenly remembers to return a Digimemory he borrowed from Taiki, and Taiki agrees. Except that the borrowing never happened, and Kiriha hands over a small explosive device that ruins Splashmon's impersonation of Taiki.
* BodyHorror: Gravimon's core when situated within Taiki's arm.
* BoisterousBruiser: Shoutmon. Unique in that he's this series' equivalent of a Child Level (And just as mature).
* BokeAndTsukkomiRoutine: [[spoiler: [[TheChick Akari]] and [[TheOjou Nene of all people]] do one (at Nene's suggestion no less) to earn the Code Crown for the Shinobi Zone. Guess what? It worked.]]
* BookEnds: [[spoiler: The image of Taiki, Shoutmon, Ballistamon, and Dorulumon from Taiki's dream in Episode 1 is recreated right before the Final Xros in 54. This time, however, the boys have got everyone else backing them up against Bagramon as well.]]
* {{Bowdlerize}}: In the ''Fusion'' dub, namely due to it airing on Creator/{{Nicktoons}}:
** Both Lilithmon's and Mervamon's cleavage has been covered up. Taken to an extreme with Lilithmon's combat fusion form late in the series, as it had Evilmons from silly talking breast armor for her; the English dub completely excludes them from the fusion, cutting the most blatant shots and photoshopping them away in the rest.
** Both Lilithmon and Baalmon's names have been changed to "Laylamon" and "Reapmon" respectively to avoid religious references (though the name "Beelzemon" gets to stay the same).
** Several shots of more explicit violence were cut or altered; such as characters getting cut or impaled or some of the humans physically punching one another. One odd edit in the premiere involved Bagra army grunts carrying rifles, as the editors made the rifles ''glow''; the idea might have been to make them energy weapons but it also makes them ''much more visible''.
* BraggingThemeTune: the insert songs.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Anybody hit by [=EBEmon's=] attack, including the main Xros Heart Digimon and [[spoiler: the warriors of the Goddess.]]
* BreakingTheFourthWall: In episode 18, Blastmon mentions "finally reappearing in this show".
* BreatherEpisode: Shinobi Zone. [[spoiler:It also serves as an episode to have Nene warm up with Xros Heart.]]
* CallingYourAttacks: Complete with subtitles... and Shoutmon always, ALWAYS yells his attacks!
** Mikey gets in a "Ball and Chain KICK!" against Arcadimon.
** Parodied in the dub; after Blastmon powers himself up:
--->'''Blastmon:''' Atomic Super-sized Punch!\\
'''Christopher:''' ''[unimpressed]'' That is the lamest attack name ever!
* CastingGag:
** Taiki Kudou's seiyuu Creator/MinamiTakayama voices Conan Edogawa a.k.a. the shrunken Shinichi Kudou.
** Olegmon's build and inability to swim is much like [[Manga/OnePiece Franky]], which is funny because they share an English voice actor.
* CatchPhrase: "I just can't turn my back on him/her!" (In Japanese, ''hottokenai!'') Initially the catch phrase of [[ChronicHeroSyndrome Taiki]], it eventually becomes the collective catch phrase of [[BadassArmy Xros Heart]].
* CatchPhraseInterruptus: Knightmon interrupts Shoutmon's "you want to know my name" routine in episode 10. (He gets the CatchPhrase out, but he doesn't get to say his name.)
* ChekhovsGun: [[spoiler: Tactimon's "insanely powerful sword", which fell into the sea in Episode 30 instead of being destroyed along with Tactimon, and which was never unsheathed (even after the sword's seal was removed). It finally returns in episode 52]]
* ChromeChampion: [[ThePowerOfRock OmegaShoutmon]], as well as [[OurDragonsAreDifferent ZeekGreymon]]. Also Shoutmon DX by extension.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The Monitamon. Blastmon definitely counts as well.
* CombiningMecha: The general flavor of many [=DigiXroses=], especially Taiki's
* ContinuityPorn: Oh boy. Where to start?
** In the manga, anyway.
** With the end of said manga, we now have know how ''ALL'' digimon continuities are tied together. Making the finale of the second season of the anime (and presence of many characters in it) much less absurd.
* CookingDuel: Sweets Zone involves this.
* CoolSword: Starmon and the Pickmon can combine into one of these for Shoutmon or Zenjirou.
* CrapsaccharineWorld: Heaven Zone is a seemingly pleasant and peaceful place. It also has a ridiculously draconian justice system.
* CueTheSun:
** Lampshaded by Shoutmon after X4 defeats [=AncientVolcamon=] and restores Magma Zone. [[spoiler:Then Tactimon shows up and blows everyone away.]]
** Happens again at the end of ep 20, after the defeat of [=GrandLocomon=], and everyone celebrates the victory. [[spoiler:Then [=DarkKnightmon=] shows up]]
* CurbStompBattle: The very first fight against the Bagra army isn't challenging at all.
** Episode 19. Xros Heart faces a massive army of [=GranKuwagamon=], who would be Mega (Ultimate) Digimon in a normal series. How long does this battle take? About 10 seconds. Taiki [=DigiXrosses=] Beelzebumon and the Starmons, forming the [[WaveMotionGun Meteor Cannon]], which takes the whole army out in one spread-shot blast.
** Tactimon vs [=OmegaShoutmon=]. Tactimon gives it his all, but can't even land a single hit on him. Even his ultimate attack is blocked with ''ease'' and leaves him wide open for [=OmegaShoutmon's=] Beat Slash attack.
** [[spoiler:Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode vs. [=MegaDarknessBagramon=], in the most epic way possible. That is all.]]
** JokeCharacter Bastemon does one offscreen to [=ChuuChuumon=] in episode 53.
--> '''Bastemon''': When I see that Digimon, I somehow feel... very cruel!
** A particularly fun one is Taiki's first battle upon returning to the Digital World in Dragon Land, quite possibly ''the'' best fight scene the franchise has ever seen. Seeing [=OmegaShoutmon=] [[FoeTossingCharge tear his way through hundreds of Digimon]] with nothing but his feet and a FlashStep, shrug off the concentrated fire blasts of most of said army at once, then burst through the ground, ''lift a fucking '''[[OlympusMons Huanglongmon]]''' into the air ''' and throw him at everyone else like he weighs absolutely nothing''''' is just plain incredible. On the other hand, said curb-stomping comes to an end when Dorbickmon shows up, but still...
* DancingTheme: The second opening has Cutemon and Dondokomon dancing through the whole thing.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Baalmon. My god. [[spoiler: Yeah, having to kill all your brainwashed allies and your mentor Angemon in cold blood will definitely haunt you for life.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: The ''Seven Kingdoms'' arc was this to the first half of the series.
* DarkIsNotEvil: [[spoiler:If Omegamon's reveal is to be believed, Darkdramon, Impmon and Leviamon (the Demon Lord of Envy no less) were actually heroic Digimon who helped him protect the Digital World, as his group were all turned into Digimemories in a failed attempt to prevent the Digital World from breaking up and those three are among them.]]
* ADeathInTheLimelight: More than one. [[spoiler:Baalmon/Beelzebumon (twice), Deckerdramon, Apollomon, and Olegmon.]]
* DeathIsCheap: [[spoiler: Baalmon again. He [[TakingTheBullet takes the full force of [=HiMugendramon's=] attack]] and gets a really dramatic death-scene... Then he [[{{Reincarnation}} gets reborn.]] As [[TookALevelInBadass Beelzebumon]]. ''Less than a minute after his death.'' In other words, his death had absolutely no negative effects ''whatsoever''.]] Note that with the exception of above, death is quite common in this series. However, it is revealed in episode 29 that [[spoiler:death is not permanent for any digimon, as their souls endure even when their data is deleted. It always takes some special circumstances to restore them to life, such as Baalmon's upgrade to Beelzebumon or [=MadLeomon=]'s extremely belated reincarnation as Leomon in Episode 29. [=AncienctVolcamon=] and Neptunemon are also revived then, and it assumed that other zone bosses, such as [=GranLocomon=], were also revived and turned good.]]
** It gets worse in the second arc. Episode 50's preview indicates [[spoiler:all the Death Generals are coming back]], and descriptions for future episodes suggest they may even [[spoiler:switch sides]]. And while [[spoiler:Deckerdramon and Beelzebumon]] made epic [[HeroicSacrifice heroic sacrifices]], Kiriha commented that he wants to get the Code Crown so he can revive [[spoiler:Deckerdramon]], which implies they can still be brought back. As for [[spoiler:Damemon]], who dies in episode 49, he gets revived in ''Young Hunters'' [[spoiler:as Yuu's partner]].
*** Psh. That's ''nothing''. [[spoiler:Pretty much ''every good guy'' in the series who has perished ends up coming back in the final episode, due to the power of the Code Crown.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Akari ends up defrosting Nene in episode 23.]]
* DemotedToExtra: Quite a lot of Digimon, such as ChibiKamemon or Jijimon, only show up a handful of times after being recruited, if they ever show up again at all.
* {{Determinator}}: Sparrowmon in episode 17.
** All of Xros Heart in episode 29. [[spoiler: They've just been hit by Tactimon's ultimate attack, and are held to the ground by the continuous pressure the attack causes. Then they just force themselves up with pure willpower, each delivering their own part of a collective InTheNameOfTheMoon speech before completely breaking through the attack.]]
* DinosaursAreDragons: As is typical with this franchise, Greymon.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: [=MailBirdramon's=] [=DigiXros=] with Golemon replaces his tail with a [[DoubleEntendre long, rock hard one with Golemon's head at the end of it.]]
** Cyber Launcher. It looks like [=MetalGreymon=] is firing something from his giant, metal... cannon-thing... on his groin!
** [[http://i.imgur.com/d9X26.jpg Shoutmon rape!]]
** [[http://i54.tinypic.com/jhsbrl.jpg Also Cutemon rape!]]
** The Love Love dance
** Shoutmon [=X4B=] has Beelzemon's gun placed rather accidentally...
* DreadfulMusician: Etemon
* DubNameChange: Lilithmon to Laylamon, [=SlashAngemon=] to [=SlushAngemon=], Taiki to Mikey, Akari to Angie, Zenjiro to Jeremy, Kiriha to Christopher, Baalmon to Reapmon, [=DigiXros=] to [=DigiFuse=], Xros Loader to Fusion Loader.
* ElaborateUndergroundBase: Magma Zone has this slave camp, and Sweets Zone has this giant shredder where wastes are taken. [[spoiler:The latter also holds Breakdramon and the various Digimon it is feeding from]].
* TheEmpire: The Bagra Empire, of course.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: [[spoiler: Lilithmon is prepared to cut off Akari's hand to get the Code Crown in episode 11. [=IceDevimon=] shudders at that idea.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Inverted, as in the Lake Zone, Lillithmon unleashes [=DaiPenmon=], a giant, evil penguin wielding [[ImprobableWeaponUser enormous popsicles.]] [[OneWingedAngel Then he gets worse.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithSamurai: Also inverted. Tactimon: Highly strategic, dangerously lethal, and an adversary to the heroes. Also shown to be [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking more than just competent in combat by himself]], if knocking around the heroes with a [[{{BFS}} giant katana]] without unsheathing it is any indication.
* EvolutionaryLevels: Subverted. Unlike previous series, every Digimon from the introduction of ''Xros Wars'' onwards are lumped into one level, which the [[http://digimon.net/cat-digimon-dictionary/index-level.html Digimon Dictionary]] calls "Digimon introduced in ''Xros Wars''"; most fansites refer to such Digimon as having "no defined level". Most types of digivolution that the enemies use rely on the similar "DNA Digivolution" technique, making them look like [=DigiXroses=] as well.
** Then played straight in Episode 30 when Shoutmon finally got the ability to digivolve into [=OmegaShoutmon=]. Note that digivolution in this series is treated more like age rather than a power-up, and that [=OmegaShoutmon=] is Shoutmon's "future-self accessed temporarily with the help of Akari and Zenjiro". However, this "future" reason is played ''very'' inconsistently -- accordingly [=ZekeGreymon=] would be [=MetalGreymon=]'s future form... except [=MetalGreymon=] is just a [=DigiXros=], not a single Digimon in and of himself, and so [[FridgeLogic he would not be able grow up to eventually become ZekeGreymon]].
*** Unless of course, you consider [=ZekeGreymon=] being the future form of the Xrossed future Greymon and [=MailBirdramon=].
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] since the previous seasons worked this way as well. The Heroes are just able to temporarily allow their partners to access these future forms. For example, [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Tailmon/Gatomon's]] default form is Adult/Champion, as opposed to Child/Rookie due to her experiences.
* EvolvingCredits: Used in both Japanese and English openings -- the second Japanese opening lengthens the Digixros scene after the introduction of X7, while the dub uses different footage to match the content in season 2.
* ExcitedEpisodeTitle: Interestingly, a few episodes in the second season's dub use this ("Back to the Digital World! Hot Time in Dragonland!" for example), and more at least use an exclamation mark. The Japanese version naturally has this for every episode.
* {{Expy}}:
** Kiriha's early characterization and character design have led to many claiming he's this to [[Manga/DigimonVTamer01 Neo Saiba]].
** Tyutyumon and Damemon bear particular resemblance to Chuumon and Sukamon. Except, you know, not nearly so [[TheDitz ditzy]].
** Yuu is a young prodigy with death issues who was granted a black digivice by an evil digimon, who allowed him access to the digital world and manipulated him under the premise that the entire world is a game. He became excessively cruel because he thought that the digimon weren't real, and only realized the truth after physically tussling with the heroes and seeing his MoralityPet die. [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Ken Ichijouji]] would like to have a word with him.
* ExtyYearsFromNow: The series (or at least the manga) takes place in the year 20XX.
* FanservicePack: [[http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Mervamon Mervamon]], who debuted in this anime. She originally based on ''[[IncrediblyLamePun Min]]''[[http://digimon.wikia.com/wiki/Minervamon ervamon]], a younger, child-like form which only appeared in video games and the card games. [[AllThereInTheManual Lore-wise]], the usually {{bratty|HalfPint}} but [[PintSizedPowerhouse powerful]] Minervamon becomes [[TookALevelInBadass more experienced]] and "[[ShesAllGrownUp matures]]" into Mervamon, having a much more amicable personality while also [[SpiritedCompetitor having a more controlled zeal for battle]] that her previous form [[BloodKnight lacked]]. The only outward similarities between the two are the [[AnimalMotif snake motif]] and [[{{BFS}} the sword]].
* FloatingContinent: All zones were once part of a whole Digiworld, but now exist as islands floating in a digital plane.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Most interestingly, certain major plot events are foreshadowed in the lyrics of the insert songs- for example, "We Are Xros Heart" uses the term "Great Xros" in its lyrics. Naturally, this is [[ByThePowerOfGreyskull the phrase shouted to form Shoutmon X7]].
** Also, "We Are Xros Heart ver. X7" feature the lyrics [[spoiler: "The world is one! Yes! We are one!"]] and [[spoiler: "Now everything will fuse as one into a Great Xros! Give me everyone's shining souls!"]], which in hindsight pretty clearly references [[spoiler: Shoutmon Xrossing with ''every Digimon at once'' in the final battle]]. You'd be forgiven for missing out on this since it sounds like traditional shonen lyrics, and the song ''is'' pretty rockin'.
* ForgetfulJones: Archelomon.
* ForgottenPhlebotinum: Whenever Sparrowmon isn't around, Taiki doesn't have the material needed to boost Shoutmon to X5, so in such cases he pulls out X4 instead. Why he stops at X4 instead of adding Knightmon for [=X4K=] or Beelzemon for [=X4B=] is unclear. Similarly, Beelzemon can be crossed with the generally-unused Deputymon for more firepower, but this particular cross has only been used once.
** Kiriha actually has the fairly sizable infantry of the Blue Flare Army stored in his X-Loader, but he seems to rely almost exclusively on Mailbirdramon and Greymon's crossed form, with the occasional sighting of Deckerdramon and Cyberdramon when [=MetalGreymon=] isn't available.
* FullNameBasis: Zenjiro addresses Taiki this way until episode three. Still calls him by the full name once in a while though.
* FunnyBackgroundEvent: Since [=DigiMelody=] segments, there have been various background events that can be missed if you don't notice it fast enough. For instance, episode 25 features an oni Zenjirou (as it was aired during a celebration in Japan).
* FusionDance: Similar to ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', this series's Children or generals have the ability to "[=DigiXros=]" Digimon (merge them) using the new Digivice, the Xros Loader. Digimon from the Bagra Army do the same, except that the fusion is forced and the non-main components are destroyed and absorbed.
** [[spoiler: Kiriha's and Taiki's Double Xros seems to be a better example of this trope.]]
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* GasMaskMooks: The Bagra Army's Troopmon. Strangely enough they look like [[VideoGame/TeamFortress2 Pyro]].
* GiantEnemyCrab: Ebidramon, a giant lobster dragon thing. [[spoiler: And yes, Taiki [[strike:attacked its weak point]] [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill steamrolled it]] for massive damage. With a summoned [[OlympusMons LEVIAMON]].]]
* GogglesDoNothing: After [[Anime/DigimonSavers Masaru]] declined them, Taiki resumes [[IconicOutfit their traditional use]].
* GrandFinale: Boy, is it ever.
* GratuitousEnglish: Most of the Digimon's attacks, as usual. Taiki often says, "Thank you", and Starmon calls all the guys "brother".
** [[{{Leitmotif}} GET BACK GOOD WORLD XROS HEART]][[note]] From "[=Evolution & DigiXros Ver.Taiki=]"; it's much more Engrishy than the standard ''Digimon'' lyric fare, which normally make sense. Doesn't make it any less awesome, though, and it's pretty hard to tell it's English without looking up the lyrics.[[/note]]
* GravityIsPurple: Gravimon's gravity techniques have purple energy effects on them.
* GreenLanternRing: The Xros Loaders can merge Digimon into any tool or weapon necessary -- hammers, axes, swords, shields, slingshots, helicopters, etc.
* HandOrObjectUnderwear: Taiki and Zenjiro use Starmon and the Red Pickmon, respectively, to preserve their modesty while in an onsen.
* HealingHands: Cutemon.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler: Baalmon, Nene and Kiriha.]]
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: [=BlueMeramon=]]]
** [[spoiler:And Baalmon. He got better though...and then sacrificed himself again thirty-four episodes later.]]
** [[spoiler:And as of Ep 43, Deckerdramon too, although he was already dying.]]
** [[spoiler:Apollomon also does this to send Taiki and gang and Olegmon out of Prison Land.]]
* HighlyVisibleNinja: Monitamon. This trope might as well be outright invoked with Hi-Vision Monitamon.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard:
** [[spoiler:Neptunemon is done in by his own spear.]]
** [[spoiler:[=GranLocomon=] is defeated with his own attack when Shoutmon X4 gives it a return address.]]
** [[spoiler: Olegmon is defeated by Ballistamon's Ultimate Speaker, a sound-based weapon he installed in [=DarkVolumon=], to enhance the destructive power of his voice.]]
** [[spoiler: Bagramon in the final episode. To clarify, Bagramon stole the Code Crowns at the end of the first half of the series. Through the second half, he is seen converting it into the Dark Crystal for D5. However, when Taiki enters the Dark Crystal, he manages to revive Shoutmon, Belzeebumon and the other dead digimon. As Shoutmon explains to Bagramon, the Code Crowns were never his, as they have been united by by Taiki in the first place(the requirement for ownership). The Code Crowns then allow Taiki to Digixros Shoutmon and the rest of the good Digimon into Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode, which then promptly curb-stomps Bagramon.]]
* HopeSpot: Episode 29 [[spoiler: ends with Taiki and the others defeating Tactimon, the toughest of the Bagra Army's three generals. Tactimon's gone, all of his Code Crowns are there for the taking and then...Bagramon reaches through a dimensional portal, snatches up ''all'' of the Code Crowns, causes a reality rending whirlwind that knocks Shoutmon, Taiki, Akari and Zenjiro back to the ''human world!'']] Talk about an emotional 180.
* HotBlooded: Shoutmon for character type, [=AncientVolcamon=] for both character type and literal application.
* HotterAndSexier: Even more so than ''Anime/DigimonSavers''. There's a lot more {{fanservice}} in this installment due to the [[MaleGaze presence]] of more humanoid female Digimon, some of whom had only shown up in the video games and the card games. Standouts are Lilithmon (the embodiment of lust, though her outfit is more akin to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Lu]][[ImpossiblyLowNeckline lu's]], making it less revealing than you would think), Mervamon (a giant warrior that's clad in the [[ChainmailBikini usual fashion]]), and Bastemon (a {{Catgirl}} BellyDancer).
%%* HumblePie:
* HumiliationConga: This happens to [=DeathMeramon=] in the Magma Zone arc; he goes from being a badass that trounches Shoutmon X2, to being beaten by Shoutmon X3, Shoutmon X2 (who he'd defeated before), and is then finally taken out by ''Shoutmon alone'' after being wittled down by his previous defeats. Episode 10-11 are dedicated to this on [=IceDevimon=].
* IdiotBall: in episode 32, [[spoiler: some of the Fusion Fighters are captured, and Beelzemon, who can fit his gun arm through the bars of the cage,]] just yells at Dorbickmon.
* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: Taiki punches Kiriha to snap him out of [=DarkKnightmon's=] control.
** Shoutmon is great at these: He intentionally had himself crossed with [=NeoVamdemon=] to talk to the remnants of [=MetalGreymon=], who he had absorbed. He does it again later with Ballistamon to snap him out of his short stint as [=DarkVolumon=].
* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Early titles contain a noun phrase, comma and a verb (phrase). "Shoutmon, Roar!"
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Shoutmon fights using a microphone as a bludgeon.
* IncrediblyLamePun: Notably, a [[HurricaneOfPuns storm of these]] was how Xros Heart got Karatenmon to give up the Code Crown he guarded. And who rattled off this storm? [[DefrostingIceQueen Nene.]]
* IndyEscape: Used by some person or other in Episode 12.
* IneffectualLoner: For the first time in the entire ''Digimon'' run... averted. Yep, what fans usually nickname the "lone wolf" is absent this time (Zenjiro doesn't even come ''close'' this series). Kiriha would be closest, but he's a villain, and nobody would call him a ''loner'' per se. Dorulumon may have been similar to this at the beginning, but even then he was a PapaWolf to Cutemon, and has since become used to working with the rest of Xros Heart.
** It's played a little straighter in the Death General Arc with Kiriha, who is definitely no longer a villain.
* InformedAbility: Breakdramon during the Sweets Zone arc. In the lore of the season he is referred as the one monster responsible for going on a rampage that shattered the entire Digital World in the 108 zones that are seen through the story. When he finally awakens he is just a glorified MonsterOfTheWeek who never displays power on such a massive scale, in fact, if it wasn't for borrowing a healing factor from an external source he would have been defeated by Shoutmon [=X5=] alone in a really quick battle.
* InternalHomage: A kind of cross-series LaserGuidedKarma version. [[spoiler:Baalmon is an {{Expy}} of Beelzebumon, and Lilithmon kills him by stabbing him in the stomach with her claws. How did the [[Anime/DigimonTamers original Beelzebumon]] kill Leomon? By stabbing him in the stomach with his claws. It is undeniably intentional after Baalmon is reincarnated as Beelzebumon.]]
** Pinocchimon gave Taiki the [=MetalGarurumon=] [=DigiMemory=] after being taught trust and friendship. In ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', [=MetalGarurumon=] killed Pinocchimon, who in his last words still couldn't comprehend the idea of trust and friendship.
** In the very first episode, some of the Digimon in Taiki's dream sequence are [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Agumon]], [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 V-mon]], [[Anime/DigimonTamers Guilmon]], and [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Agnimon]].
** In the dub of episode 10, [=IceDevimon=] [[Anime/DigimonFrontier sounds like Christopher Walken]].
* {{Irony}}: Pinocchimon has [[Anime/DigimonAdventure MetalGarurumon]]'s [=DigiMemory=]. It's one heck of a meta-level irony!
* ItOnlyWorksOnce: [=DigiMemories=]... or once a Zone. That said, only one or two [=DigiMemories=] have been reused, probably to allow maximum exposure of new ones for CallBack value.
* JokeCharacter: Literally. Taiki ends up producing several random and absurd [=DigiXros=] for the sole purpose of making [[spoiler:Karatenmon]] laugh.
** LethalJokeCharacter: And then [=BalliBastemon=] ([[HumongousMecha Ballistamon]] + [[CatGirl Bastemon]]) ends up taking out a whole squad of Etemon.
** Taken to [[SerialEscalation ridiculous levels]] is G[[note]]reatest[[/note]]Cutemon in which he obliterates an entire legion of Gravimon's army.
* KarmaHoudini: Kiriha for [[spoiler:ordering his digimon to kill and inflicting mortal wounds on Deckerdramon.]] Sure, he felt bad afterwards and made it his quest to bring [[spoiler:Deckerdramon]] back, but still, he didn't get so much as one WhatTheHellHero.
** Considering that this had come right on the heels of [[spoiler: Gravimon playing off years of psychological and emotional damage]], not to mention [[spoiler: Deckerdramon outright forgave Kiriha and helped him get his head back on straight right before dying]], one would feel that calling him out would be... rather cruel.
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Tactimon, Laylamon, Blastmon, all the Dark Generals except [[HeelFaceTurn Olegmon]] the second time around (counting Apollomon Whispered but not the real Apollomon), [=AxeKnightmon=], and Lord Bagra. Also Lucemon, who doesn't appear in the final battle and thus doesn't seem among those revived and purified near the end of Season 1.]]
* KrakenAndLeviathan: Episode 4 has a more mundane example in the form of Octomon. [[spoiler: Then episode 5 has Taiki summon Leviamon, which is a more straight example of this trope.]]
* LaserBlade: The Rare Star Sword, formed when it includes the red Pickmon.
* {{Leitmotif}}: [=DigiMelodies=]
** And specific [=DigiXros=] songs for X4, [=X4B=], and [=DarkKnightmon=].
** Beelzebumon has a chime that plays, accompanied by a falling feather, before he shows up. It's probably not his [=DigiMelody=].
* LightIsNotGood: The Heaven Zone, despite the angelic trappings, is run by a police force that's not afraid to execute people in front of large crowds. Justified that [[spoiler:they need to be extremely artistic and good to keep the Dark Temple locked, and it is explained that the Zone became tyrannical due to the influence of the small amount of darkness that seeped out.]]
* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: One of the largest casts of any ''Digimon'' iteration, if heavily prone to OutOfFocus.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Shoutmon [=X4K=]
** [[spoiler:The Sparrowmon component of [=Shoutmon X5=] is a shield... with GUNS!]]
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[[folder:M-R]]
* MarketBasedTitle: ''Anime/DigimonXrosWars'' is called ''Digimon Fusion'' in the U.S. dub. The same series is known as ''Digimon Fusion '''Battles''''' in the Creator/DisneyXD Malaysia airing (which utilizes an alternate English dub, as shown in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeAx5K9UXVc this trailer]]). Coincidentally, "''Digimon Fusion Battles''" [[http://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85081532&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch used to be]] the WorkingTitle for the U.S. dub prior to the renaming of ''Digimon Fusion''.
* MasterOfDisguise: Nene has a number of digimon disguises in the early portions of the Death Generals arc.
* MeaningfulName: Zenjiro Tsurugi[[note]] Blade/Sword[[/note]]; he happens to practice Kendo. And what's the biggest way he's helped Xros Heart so far? Attacking Digimon with swords.
* MechaExpansionPack: Some Digimon serve this purpose when [=DigiXrossed=] instead of an outright composite merger, such as [[DropTheHammer Golemon for [=MailBirdramon=]]], [[SuperNotDrowningSkills [=ChibiKamemon=] for Shoutmon X2]], [[CoolSword Knightmon]] [[CapedMecha and the]] [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe [=PawnChessmon=] for]] [[KnightInShiningArmor Shoutmon X4]], and [[SwordBeam Wisemon for both Mervamon and Knightmon]].
* MegaNeko: [=MadLeomon=]; a [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot giant,]] ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot undead]]'' [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot neko.]]
* MenDontCry: Cutemon insists that he won't cry in episode 28, because boys don't do that.
* MerchandiseDriven: While every season of Digimon has had toys, Xros Wars is notably more toyetic than its predecessors. The main DigiXroses are more like CombiningMecha than DNA Digivolution from Anime/DigimonAdventure02, and the toys are much more accurate because of that. Additionally, [=DigiMemories=] and Code Crowns were fully integrated into the toy line, and a [=DigiMelody=] to use with the Xros Loader toy would play at the end of the first arc episodes. Ironically, due to poor ratings, the toys for the second arc and subsequently Young Hunters were cancelled.
%%* MidSeasonUpgrade
* MindControlEyes:
** [[spoiler:Akari]], under [[spoiler:Lilithmon's]] control in episode 11.
** Those who are affected by [=EBEmon=]'s attack too.
** [[spoiler: Kiriha]] at the end of ep 20. [[spoiler:Taiki snaps him out of it in the next episode.]]
** Episodes 40 and 41 use the swirly-eyed version for the Digimon under Olegmon's control. [[spoiler:Almost all of Taiki, Kiriha, and Nene's Digimon get controlled at some point, as well as three old friends Spadamon, Lunamon, and Coronamon.]]
* MisguidedMissile: Neptunemon's spear, which doesn't stop until it hits it's target. In the end X4 jumps behind him and [[HoistByHisOwnPetard Neptunemon gets hit.]]
* MixAndMatchCritters [[spoiler: [=DaiPenmon=] and [=IceDevimon=]'s]] combined form in episode 11 looks like this as opposed to other combinations and [[spoiler: [=GrandGeneramon=]]] is no better.
* MsExposition: Nene shows up a few times to drop some info on the team.
* MsFanservice: Mervamon... [[http://oi55.tinypic.com/o8gc3s.jpg my]] [[http://i55.tinypic.com/1607lkz.jpg god]]...
** Episode 46. Lilithmon. Just [[http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a238/YBM/gifs/47cb40d9905e8d7ba0807f204c141632.gif look at them...]]
* TheMole: [[spoiler:Baalmon joined Bagra Army to find out who killed his friends and the one who destroyed the ancient civilization in Sand Zone.]]
** [[spoiler:Lucemon was revealed to be this for Lilithmon.]]
** [[spoiler:Damemon is actually working for [=DarkKnightmon=].]]
* MoodDissonance:
** In episode 6 the Xros Heart team are in a very tough situation, where they're surrounded by Neptunemon's army, which holds Archelomon hostage. How do they save him? By summoning [=MarineAngemon=] which distracts the Bagra army with love. Hows that for mood killer.
** In episode 17. In the middle of the most dramatic part of the episode, Taiki summons Patamon to make puffy, white clouds for Shoutmon [=X4=] to walk across accompanied by squishing noises. Way to kill the mood, guys. Note that they didn't even play the [=DigiMemory=] music when summoning Patamon, so it was really quite... off.
* MoralityPet: Sparrowmon for Nene, and Dracomon for Kiriha.
* MundaneUtility: Digimon attacks... used for cooking!
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: Averted by the [=DigiMemories=]. They may ''seem'' to be random Digimon that just happened to have the exact power the heroes need to get out of their current fix... until you realize that the [[SummonMagic attack]] is already labeled on the item itself. Taiki most likely have read their names and could guess what they could do.
** Possibly used when Shoutmon X4 fights GranLocomon: He can suddenly fly, -backwards-, as fast as a speeding train.
* NiceHat: Cutemon's father's top hat.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler: Yeah, let's get the guy who's literally named after the Judeo-Christian Satan elected as president of a key area! What could possibly go wrong? Did we mention he was the BigBad of ''Anime/DigimonFrontier''? After they elect him leader, Lucemon immediately reveals his true, evil form and starts doing destructive, evil things that take two more episodes to sort out.]]
* NinjaPirateZombieRobot: the [=LadyDevimons=] in Vampire Land are partly undead, who are apparently vampires too, and demons!
* NoConservationOfMass: [[AvertedTrope Averted]] in the FinalBattle. [[spoiler: After the appearance of Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode, [=DarknessBagramon=] rips the surrounding material apart and consumes it to grow to a similar size.]] Doesn't help him, but points for the thought.
* NoKillLikeOverkill: Taiki unleashes the power of [[spoiler: [[OlympusMons Leviamon]]]] on an Ebidramon. Kiriha does this in episodes 19 and 25, in the latter case getting called out for the excessive damage to the surroundings (the zone actually becomes uninhabitable, forcing Taiki to evacuate the locals to another zone).
* NotSoDifferent: Akari spent most of the time annoyed at Taiki's efforts to help Nene, but after hearing Nene's anguished cry in episode 19, Akari realizes that Nene's desire to return home is just as strong as her own. Akari then [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship becomes a close friend to Nene.]]
* ObliviousToLove: Ah, poor Lilamon! Stingmon just doesn't get it! Though by the end of episode 19 they seem to be together as both are blushing and embracing.
* ObviouslyEvil: [=DarkKnightmon=]; do we even ''need'' to point this out? That guy is a villain trope jamboree! Fascinated with [[TheDarkSide the Darkness]], as well as having "Dark" in the name; taken after a BlackKnight, and the Skull symbol in case of its un-Xrossed form; ruthless towards [[strike:his opponents]] anyone in his way; does not hesitate to order his "General" around, even tormenting her a little from time to time as well as [[spoiler:having a blackmail advantage over her]]; speaks in a subdued yet confidently villainous tone; and last but not least, ''he's not shy about letting people know about it''. Even his theme song is called "Dark Kight ~The Immortal Ruler~". Subtle, he ain't. And of course, at the end of #20, he shows up to confront Xros Heart along with [=SkullGreymon=] and -- get this -- ''Skull[[{{Satan}} Sata]]mon''.
* {{Ojou}}: Nene certainly acts like one.
* {{Omake}}: A Monitamon tells us about one of the series' Digimon at the end of each episode (later replaced by a Digimelody following the info of each mon).
* OneHitKill: [[spoiler: Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode vs. [=DarknessBagramon=]. One stab is all that was needed.]]
* OneManArmy: [[spoiler: Shoutmon X7, literally. In the moments immediately following his first appearance he fires off his [[WaveMotionGun Seven Victorize]] attack, [[OneHitKill completely destroying]] the huge army Gravimon had with him]].
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: "You can't turn your back on the next episode either!"
* OriginalFlavor: The art style is at least more faithful to ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' than ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and certainly ''Anime/DigimonSavers''. Additionally, despite its significantly different premise, it was intended to be generally evocative of ''Adventure'' in numerous aspects, most notably Agumon's seiyu Creator/ChikaSakamoto returning to voice Shoutmon, the new lead Digimon. And that's to say nothing about how similar Taichi and Taiki are.
* {{Orochi}}: Orochimon appears in the second episode.
* OurHeroIsDead: [[spoiler: Shoutmon is killed in episode 53, but is revived in the finale.]]
** Subverted, in that [[spoiler:Deckerdramon and Beelzebumon did die in the episodes that spoke of their "last cry". They pretty much remained dead until the finale revival]].
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: Neptunemon, one of the Bagra army's commanders.
** And later '''Mermai'''mon, Olegmon's second-in-command.
%%* OurZombiesAreDifferent
* OutOfFocus: Aside X7's component digimon, members of X Heart and Blue Flare rarely get any spotlight episodes after their introductory arcs. The less combat-capable members, such as Jijimon and Chibikamemon, barely appear at all.
* PaperThinDisguise: Taiki and Nene are able to pass themselves out as vampires to some [=LadyDevimons=] wearing only black masks and cloaks while wearing their regular clothes. They also disguised Cutemon as a Lopmon with only his ear-shaped antennae as the only difference.
* PinocchioNose: Pinocchimon, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin obviously]].
* PlotCoupon: The pieces of the Code Crown.
* PoliceState: The Heaven Zone under [=SlashAngemon=].
* ThePowerOfLove: Deckerdramon joins Kiriha's team because he has the strongest love out of all the kids there.
* PowerTrio: Taiki (ego), Akari (superego), Zenjiro (id). [[spoiler:Later Nene (ego), Taiki (superego), Kiriha (id).]]
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: [[ThemeMusicPowerup GET! BACK!]] '''[[HotBlooded GOOD! WORLD!]]''' '''''[[GratuitousEnglish XROS! HEART!]]'''''
* PurelyAestheticGender: Averted once again since ''[[Anime/DigimonTamers Tamers]]''' famous proclamation about the relevance of gender. Gender-specific pronouns, Digimon couples, Digimon flirting with each other, and Digimon babies (not Baby-level Digimon) -- yes, gender exists this time.
* PutOnABus: Except for Shoutmon, Dorulumon, Ballistamon, and the Starmons, all the Digimon including the Bagra Generals have taken bus shifts -- despite logic or dialogue that would make you think they'd be around more often. (For example, didn't Beelzebumon tell Taiki he'd always be somewhere nearby?)
** He shows up again in #26, so he's still shifting in whenever the plot calls for x4B or x5B. Nene and Sparrowmon are pretty much commuting to work at this point, though they show up in episodes 27 and 28 as well as important to the episode's plot.
** As of episode 30, this was Akari and Zenjiro's fate until the end.
** Everyone except Taiki, Yuu, Damemon, Shoutmon, and the core members of Xros Heart were put on one for ''Young Hunters''. TheBusCameBack briefly for Akari, Zenjiro and Nene early on, but it's not permanent.
* RecurringRiff: The soundtrack uses bits of the first opening theme, Never Give Up, in a lot of tracks. Taiki's theme and the Bagra Army theme also get recycled a lot for different tracks.
* {{Reincarnation}}: This is what happened to [[spoiler: Baalmon so he could become Beelzebumon.]]
** The Death Generals get [[EmptyShell a very perverted form of this]], except Apollomon and Olegmon who get properly revived.
* RepeatCut: In episode 1. "[=DigiXros=]! [=DigiXros=]! [[RuleOfThree DigiXros!]]"
** And when Taiki declared his name when getting his Xros Loader.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: [[http://wikimon.net/images/1/16/Cutemon2.jpg Cutemon.]]
** [=ChibiKamemon=], a tinier wide-eyed version of the [[Anime/DigimonSavers Savers incarnation]]. Also, Archelomon in an friendly forgetful grandfather sort of way.
** [=MarineAngemon=]
* TheRival: Kiriha.
* RuleOfThree: Most of the individual zone arcs take up three episodes each. The exceptions so far are the Lake Zone and Forest Zone. There are also 3 human generals and 3 Bagra Army Head Officers.
* RunningGag: During the recaps of the first arc, there's always a "Relationship map" that shows the three hero armies and the Bagra Army doing whatever they did last episode, exaggerated to the point of hilarity (IE: Episode 7, which follows Kiriha trying to recruit Taiki, has him sitting in a corner, looking at a drawing of Taiki with the words "Mine" on it with love hearts). A rescue attempt leads to the damsel in distress in question being shown as being tug-of-warred by her hair.
** In turn, there's a running gag in this where characters who don't show up are represented as being in their rooms, with increasingly large piles of trash out front.
** If Taiki is about to collapse, Akari grabs the nearest thing and throws it under his head to cushion the blow. Including a pillow, Shoutmon, and ''Dorulumon''.
** Any Digimon related to Lions die... as per usual. MadLeomon is killed off in Ep 3 [Later revived as a Normal Leomon, who actually does not die, as he can be seen for a moment in the final episode]. Apollomon, another anthropomorphic lion, dies TWICE, both times viva Heroic Sacrifice, in true Leomon fashion.
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[[folder:S-Y]]
* ScaledUp: [=MadLeomon=] tried this by merging with Orochimon in episode 2.
* ScreamingWarrior: Shoutmon does this, though it's justified because his name is ''Shout''mon.
* SeaMonster: As you might expect, the Island Zone arc is filled with these, both evil and benign.
* SealedGoodInACan: Turns out that the Digimemories are actually a group of heroic Digimon who tried and failed to stop the Digital World from breaking up and were sealed in them as a result. Omegamon explains this from within his own Digimemory.
* SerialEscalation: How much [[HotBlooded fiery passion]] can [[TheHero Shoutmon]] summon? What [[ThePlan cunning scheme]] will [[TheStrategist Taiki]] employ? How many [[ShoutOut Shout Outs]] to previous ''Digimon'' series, SuperRobotGenre shows, and other works will be made? How many Digimon can be combined into one [[CombiningMecha [=DigiXros=]]]?
* {{Shinigami}}: What the other generals call Baalmon.
* ShooOutTheClowns: [[spoiler: Only Taiki and Shoutmon are able to go back to the Digital World.]]
* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/DigimonXrosWars Enough to warrant their own page.]]
* ShutUpHannibal: In episode 47, [=SkullKnightmon=] taunts Nene about how much she helped him and how she fell completely for his plans, stating that not even learning how to [=DigiXros=] Shoutmon X5 would be enough to stop him. How does she respond? [[spoiler: By stating that it's ''not'' X5 he just defeated, but X4, leading to Sparrowmon swooping down, cold-clocking [=SkullKnightmon=], and then reforming X5 to hand [=SkullKnightmon=] some [[MegatonPunch well deserved payback.]]]]
* SillyLoveSongs: The music in the ''LOVE-LOVE DANCE'', much to the embarrassment of Beelzebumon, Dorulumon, Cutemon, Revolmon, and a lone [=PawnChessmon=].
--> '''Dorulumon''': How mortifying!
* SimpleStaff: In the [[WordOfGod Digimon Dictionary]], it is stated that he performs [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C5%8Djutsu boujutsu]] with his retro microphone.
* SingleStrokeBattle:
** Versus Grademon in episode 29.
** [[spoiler: Bagramon -- even in his final form -- against Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode.]]
* SitcomArchNemesis: Zenjiro acts like this to Taiki in the first episode.
* SomethingElseAlsoRises: When Pinocchimon's PinocchioNose starts growing, Akari initially thinks it's because he likes her...
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Dorurumon or Dorulumon? Considering that his name hails from ''doriru'' and ''garuru''[[note]] former is the Japanese pronunciation of drill while the latter is the Japanese onomatopoeia for the sound of howling[[/note]], it's just like [[Series/KamenRiderKiva Garuru/Garulu]] again!
** For the record, the Monitamon uses "Dorulumon"...
** Initially, there was confusion as to whether the antagonist army was named "Bagura", "Bagra", "Vagra", or even "Bugra". "Bagra" won out in the end.
** Valvemon or Bulbmon? It was Bulbmon in the localization of ''VideoGame/DigimonWorld3'', but its name can be correctly romanized either way. "Valvemon" makes more sense, though.
** A few Digimon's names are spelled wrong in the Xros sequences (for example, Dorulumon is "Dorurumon").
* SpoilerTitle: This series was ''really'' bad about this. Not just the titles, but also the story narration lines in the corner that they added starting from the Disc Zone episode. One example: [[spoiler:in episode 48, "Goodbye, Beelzebumon!"]] As if the title didn't give enough away.
* StockFootage: As with any Digimon series. It's a bit more conspicuous here, however, such as in episode 4 when the entire Shoutmon X2 and Star Axe sequences were used twice in the same episode. However, it was lampshaded by a comment from the Pickmons the second time around.
%%* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Flowerpowermon!
* StraightMan: You can see which Digimon aren't into hilariously embarrassing scenes in the Love Love Dance sequence -- notably Revolmon, Beelzebumon and Dorulumon.
** Dorulumon especially. In episode 23 he is the only one who didn't participate in telling jokes, pretty much going "[[ScrewThisImOuttaHere screw this, I'm not telling a joke!]]" and drilling the ground to hide. Note that smiling and laughing isn't above him, he just doesn't want to participate in rather embarrassing situations.
* SummonMagic: The [=DigiMemories=] are basically this. The digivolution level of the Digimon seems to reflect the strength of the summon.
* TakeOverTheWorld: Played with in that this is the goal of the ''protagonists'' in addition to that of the Bagra Empire.
* TakingYouWithMe:
** [=MadLeomon=] tries this in episode 3. He's destroyed before he goes boom.
** [[spoiler:Neptunemon attempts this as well, by trying to drown Taiki, Zenjiro, and Shoutmon X4.]]
* ATasteOfPower: The Leviamon [=DigiMemory=].
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Taiki and Kiriha get this when they [=DigiXros=] their mons. This is the first series where different characters have their own "digivolution" theme; Taiki gets three.
* ThisIsADrill: Dorulumon, of course, and Shoutmon X4, who attacks with the drill he gets from Dorulumon. Strangely enough, Dorulu Cannon doesn't have drill attacks.
* ThreeAmigos: Taiki, Akari and Zenjiro.
* ThreePlusTwo: Taiki, Akari, and Zenjiro make up the trio; while it initially seems that Kiriha and Nene will make up the two -- [[HeelFaceTurn and they do]] -- by the time Kiriha joins, Akari and Zenjiro have permanently returned to the real world, so they're not the three anymore.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Zenjiro kills a buried Drimogemon [[OneHitKill in one hit]] by throwing the Rare Star Sword at it.
%%* TickleTorture: Poor Shoutmon...
* TimeSkip: Since time flows faster in the Digital World this happens to all the characters left behind there during Taiki's return to the real world.
* ToBeContinued: In the form of a white screen with the word "tsuzuku" (つづく) stamped on it
* TorpedoTits: Dorbickmon. Also Mervamon with Heartbreak Shot. [[spoiler: This is how she defeats GrandisKuwagamon Honeybee Mode.]]
* ToylessToylineCharacter: Sort of -- [=OmegaShoutmon=], [=ZekeGreymon=] and Shoutmon DX were quite obviously designed in such a way that hypothetically toys of the former two could be easily combined into a Shoutmon DX figure while retaining all the parts, and yet no such toys ever materialised even though they're all very important.
* TragicKeepsake: Somehow, Mervamon got a hold of one of [[spoiler:Beelzebumon's feathers]] after his death (odd because it should have disappeared with the rest of his data). She's seen frowning at it in the next episode, but it's not clear whether or not she keeps it.
* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The merchandising for the show as well as the various Jump magazines and fliers showing future Digimon appearances and [=DigiXros=] combination. Additionally, the promotions for ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' made it abundantly clear that [[spoiler:Shoutmon wasn't permanently killed off in episode 53]].
* TransformationSequence: So far the longest is a solid 1:30 to reach Shoutmon X4!
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: The sculptures in Heaven Zone are this InUniverse for the characters, with Ballistamon praising them and Shoutmon not understanding them and questioning their worth.
* TrueCompanions: The whole theme of Xros Heart and pretty much the whole show. Unity of Digimon is important, and this is what Xros Heart differs from other armies, compared to the Bagra Army or to Blue Flare. Taiki respects Digimon as the other Digimon respect each other. The [=DigiXros=] has a "heart". Compare it to Bagra Army who have no qualms in killing their own men, due to the WeHaveReserves mentality, and even absorbing the smaller mooks. Or to Blue Flare, which Taiki felt "has no heart", and Kiriha seems to only interested in recruiting strong Digimon and abandoning the weaker ones.
* {{Tsundere}}: Mervamon appears to be this, especially with Beelzebumon. And it is properly [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Shoutmon.
* TurtlePower: [=ChibiKamemon=] and Archelomon.
* TurtleIsland: Despite the above trope applying to its inhabitants, the Island Zone [[spoiler: is actually the body of [=KingWhamon=], a more massive, white-colored version of the familiar beast from previous Digimon series.]]
* TyopOnTheCover: In the title card of the second episode of the american dub the name of the lead Digimon is misspelled as Shout'''man'''.
* TheUndead: The Raremon residing beneath Sweets Zone, who were villagers that had their data taken out. All they can say is "''Data!''" [[spoiler:Thankfully, they returned once Breakdramon has been defeated]].
* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Cutemon, the Pink, Scarf-wearing [[TheMedic Healer]] is a boy.
* VerbalTic: Several minor Digimon have one, either parts of their names (Cutemon's "~kyu", [=PawnChessmon=]'s "~chess", Evilmon's "~evil", etc.) or the animals they resemble (Archelomon's "~kame"). Also, Jijimon and Archelomon talk like older men, adding "nanoja" to the end of their sentences.
* VictorGainsLosersPowers: Most of the Bagra commanders are able to do this.
* VideogameSettings: All of the Zone motifs fit these molds, being that they are CyberSpace.
* ViewersAreGoldfish: Most episodes, especially ones in the first half of the series, had captions placed in the corner throughout them explaining what was going on for some reason; episode 25 was a particularly big offender. [[SarcasmMode Yeah, thanks, we totally wouldn't have figured out that Shoutmon had fallen into a hole had you not added a caption explaining it to us.]]
* VillainSong: ''[=DarkKnightmon=]: King of Immortality''
* VisualPun: You know, Stingmon is a (humanoid) wasp/bee -- with a giant stinger on his arm, no less -- and Lilamon is a (humanoid) flower. Insert lame pollination joke here.
* TheVoice: Lord Bagramon until episode 21.
* WarElephants: The final battle, which features hundreds of Mammothmon serving under [=DarknessBagramon=], stands out as a particularly noticeable use of the trope.
* WaveMotionGun: The Meteor Cannon, a Xros between Beelzebumon and Starmon.
* WaveMotionTuningFork: Beelzebumon's Berenjena SDX.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Early in the series, Kiriha wanted Taiki to join as his subordinate and made this proposal fairly frequently. Nene later proposed this to Kiriha and forced him into it. When all three were finally working as a team, quite a few of the Death Generals made this offer.
* WeHaveReserves: The Bagra Empire is willing to sacrifice its less powerful soldiers in order to power up the commanders. Or just destroy them to make a battle end faster.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: The police force of Heaven Zone. [=SlashAngemon=] admitted that he tightened rules originally to prevent the Bagra army from disrupting the peace.
* WhamEpisode: Episode 13. [[spoiler:Baalmon used to be a holy warrior who was forced to murder his brainwashed comrades by Lilithmon. And then she critically wounds him after he finds out it was her]]. Wham indeed.
** Episode 29. [[spoiler:Some events were spoiled, like the trio and Shoutmon being thrust into the Real World, but what caught many people off guard was [=DarkKnightmon=] called Bagramon BROTHER!]]
** Episode 43. [[spoiler:Kiriha's past is revealed, at first focusing on how strict his father was...until we see Kiriha over his father's deathbed. The Wham truly begins when Kiriha says "Mother is already in Heaven", moments before his father passes as well. It's heavily implied that Kiriha was subsequently orphaned and left homeless. Then we cut to the present and, well...Poor Deckerdramon...]]
** Episode 52. [[spoiler: Darkknightmon, after spending the entire series with ambiguous morality, finally displays his true leanings: himself. He literally stabs his brother in the back and uses the Xros Loader to absorb him, as well as revealing that he created the loader specifically to pull off this plan. The entire series was masterminded for Darkknightmon's rise to power.]]
* WhamLine: Episode 52:
--> '''[[spoiler:Darkknightmon]]''': Why do you think I discovered the Digi Xros? It was so I could absorb you, [[spoiler: brother.]]
* WholePlotReference: Episode 5 isn't the first time [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Digimon characters have gone looking for a Plot Coupon inside the belly of a Whamon.]] Not to mention having many similarities to an arc in ''Manga/DigimonVTamer01'' as well.
** The Vampire Land arc is a reference to the Vamdemon arc in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'', complete with an {{Expy}} of the man himself, [=NeoVamdemon=].
* WhosOnFirst: Toei played with English pun on Yuu's name in episode 49. In the flashback to when he met Damemon, Damemon asks for his name using the word "you": ''YOU no namae wa?'' So when Yuu answers, it takes a moment for Damemon to get it. ''Eh, YOU no namae wa Yuu? OH AMAZING!'' The funny thing is the dubbers will have to figure a way around this anyway.
* WildCard: Kiriha looks to be in this position.
* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Taiki, Kiriha, Nene, and Yuu are more mature than most adults.
* WithAFriendAndAStranger: Taiki is sucked into the Digital World with childhood friend Akari and Zenjiro, who [[UnknownRival insists the two are rivals]] despite Taiki not knowing who he is.
* WolverinePublicity: Beelzebumon was hyped to space and back -- a card set named for him ("Beelzebumon Advent Compilation"), an action figure of him, a prominent place on the official poster, two episodes with his name in the titles, and numerous magazine appearances. Yet, he was a minor character. After his "advent" episode, he was in a few episodes in a row then started CommutingOnABus, showing up randomly (sometimes as a DeusExMachina) before [[spoiler:getting killed off in episode 48]].
* TheWorfEffect: Shoutmon X4 gets beaten up a lot. In the last chunk of the first saga, this always meant it was time for X4B or X5 to shine. In the Death Generals saga, this meant [=OmegaShoutmon=] or his crossed forms had to take over.
* XanatosGambit: [[spoiler: Wether the Death Generals won or lost didn't matter to Bargamon, he'd still harvest all the negative energy he needed, either from them succeeding or them dying.]]
* XtremeKoolLetterz: "Cross" gets spelled with an X in the title and in most uses throughout the series; eg [=DigiXros=], Xros Loader. Some translations and fansubs simply call internal instances, for example, "Digi X" and "X Loader".
* YouAreNotAlone: Provided by [[spoiler: Zenjiro and Akari]] when [[spoiler: Taiki]] is [[spoiler: lost and distraught over Shoutmon's demise at the hands of [=DarknessBagramon=].]]
* YouCantThwartStageOne: In spite of the hero's efforts, [[spoiler: Bagramon goes ahead and initiates D5 anyway.]]
* YearInsideHourOutside: Time flows faster in the digital world than it does in the human word, though not quite at the same ratio as in Anime/DigimonAdventure.
* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle:
** Sorry Dorulumon, but Cutemon's parents are in another Zone! [[spoiler:It gets resolved in episode 28]].
** [[spoiler:[=NeoVamdemon=] attempts to pull the same trick Vamdemon pulled in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02.'' Beelzebumon had other ideas.]]
* YourSizeMayVary: Shoutmon [=X4=] in particular. He goes back and forth from being about the same height as the average adult (age) Digimon like Knightmon, Beelzebumon, Tactimon, etc. to being large enough that Taiki can ride on his head.
** Sparrowmon. Sometimes she's only big enough to carry Nene. Other times, ''all of Xros Heart'' can ride her.
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* OneHundredAndEight: The number of zones, and by extension, Code Crowns.

See also: the ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'' manga, an ongoing adaptation of the anime with a few significant differences and deviations.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: [=MadLeomon=] who returned as a regular Leomon, Neptunemon, and [=AncientVolcanomon=] came back from the dead when the last Code Crown was found in episode 29.]]

** [[spoiler: Almost literally everyone got revived in the final episode, notably Shoutmon, Damemon, Beelzebumon, Deckerdramon, Apollomon and Olegmon.]]

* ConspicuousCG: In Taiki's dream in the first episode, when Shoutmon [=X4=] was blasting the Bagra Army was his Three Victorize attack, he and the power beam were rendered in CG. In the show as a whole however, this is largely averted for the first time in Digimon. All of the digivolution scenes are CGI-free, when in previous series there was always at least two digivolution scenes done in CG.

Xros Heart proved its worth and was successful in its quest, collecting all the Code Crowns and causing the Zones to reunite. However, Bagramon intervened and cast Taiki, Akari, Zenjiro and Shoutmon back to the real world, conquering the Digital World while they were gone and transforming it into a twisted empire of his designs. When Taiki and Shoutmon returned to the Digital World at the beginning of the second half of the series (''Digimon Xros Wars: The Evil Death Generals And The Seven Kingdoms''), they found themselves tasked with taking on this rearranged digital empire and defeating the Seven Death Generals, its brutal governors. Kiriha and Nene allied with Taiki in his campaign, and their combined strength, tactical prowess and bonds of friendship proved to be more than a match for Bagramon's forces. Despite the show not being a success in its airing in Japan[[note]]It had the lowest ratings of all the seasons[[/note]], it had good [[MerchandiseDriven toy sales]] so the series got the green light for a third arc[[note]]Although many mistakenly believe it to be its own season and a sequel, according to [[WordOfGod Toei]] and the staff involved, it isn't[[/note]] which is called ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime''. This makes this season the longest anime installment of the Franchise/{{Digimon}} franchise.

The full series is (legally) available subbed through Crunchyroll [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/digimon-xros-wars-the-young-hunters-who-leapt-through-time here]].

Creator/SabanBrands has licensed the series under the name ''Digimon Fusion'', which airs on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/{{Nicktoons}}. In Asian territories however, the series was dubbed by a different team and aired on Disney XD under the name ''Digimon Fusion Wars''.

Creator/SabanBrands has licensed the series under the name ''Digimon Fusion'', which airs on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/{{Nicktoons}}.

''Digimon Xros Wars'' (pronounced "Cross Wars") is the sixth anime series in the ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' franchise, coming three years after the end of ''Anime/DigimonSavers''. In many respects, it seems to be a throwback to its predecessors - the animation is reminiscent of the ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' style, Creator/ChikaSakamoto returns to voice lead partner Shoutmon, a Greymon plays a significant role '''again''', and [[IconicOutfit the goggles]] are back - and yet in so many ways the series is significantly set apart from earlier ''Digimon'' iterations in concept.

With the lone wolf Dorulumon and his young charge Cutemon later joining them, "Xros Heart" is set for victory. Also opposing them as they fight the Bagra Empire is team "Blue Flare," consisting of the calculating Kiriha Aonuma and his partners Greymon and [=MailBirdramon=]. Filling the motivationally ambiguous slot is team "Twilight," consisting of the mysterious Nene Amano and her allies Monitamon, Sparrowmon, and [=DarkKnightmon=].

* AllYourPowersCombined: [[spoiler:Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode, in the most literal sense possible - he seems to be the merger of quite literally every Digimon alive save [=DarknessBagramon=].]]

* ArtEvolution: A lot of work has been put into the shading of the characters - far more than in previous series, making the characters look flat in comparison. In fact, though the characters have been drawn a lot like ''Adventure'' and ''Frontier'' characters, the animation style, coloring and shading looks more like ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' with bits of Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann thrown in - just look at the [[spoiler: Digivolution, Double Xros and Great Xros]] sequences. Heck, any of the digimon in the Generals' armies display this perfectly.

* BadassAdorable: Sparrowmon.

---> '''Lucemon''': Now all of you should be turned to ash!
---> ''Lucemon fires [[SphereOfDestruction Dead or Alive]] at Taiki, but then Shoutmon, who was paralyzed earlier, came in and stopped it with his mace-microphone.''
---> '''Lucemon''': What?! How?!
---> '''Shoutmon''': ''[[CatchPhrase You wanna know?]]'' What you said got me so pissed off that the pain just went away!
---> ''Shoutmon then sends it back to Lucemon''

--->'''Blastmon:''' Atomic Super-sized Punch!
--->'''Christopher:''' ''[unimpressed]'' That is the lamest attack name ever!

* CombiningMecha - The general flavor of many [=DigiXroses=], especially Taiki's
* ConspicuousCG: In Taiki's dream in the first episode, when Shoutmon [=X4=] was blasting the Bagra Army was his Three Victorize attack, he and the power beam were rendered in CG.
** In the show as a whole however, this is largely averted for the first time in Digimon. All of the digivolution scenes are CGI-free, when in previous series there was always at least two digivolution scenes done in CG.

** Then played straight in Episode 30 when Shoutmon finally got the ability to digivolve into [=OmegaShoutmon=]. Note that digivolution in this series is treated more like age rather than a power-up, and that [=OmegaShoutmon=] is Shoutmon's "future-self accessed temporarily with the help of Akari and Zenjiro". However, this "future" reason is played ''very'' inconsistently - accordingly [=ZekeGreymon=] would be [=MetalGreymon=]'s future form... except [=MetalGreymon=] is just a [=DigiXros=], not a single Digimon in and of himself, and so [[FridgeLogic he would not be able grow up to eventually become ZekeGreymon]].

* GratuitousEnglish: Most of the Digimon's attacks, as usual. Taiki often says, "Thank you," and Starmon calls all the guys "brother."

* GreenLanternRing: The Xros Loaders can merge Digimon into any tool or weapon necessary - hammers, axes, swords, shields, slingshots, helicopters, etc.

* ObviouslyEvil: [=DarkKnightmon=]; do we even ''need'' to point this out? That guy is a villain trope jamboree! Fascinated with [[TheDarkSide the Darkness]], as well as having "Dark" in the name; taken after a BlackKnight, and the Skull symbol in case of its un-Xrossed form; ruthless towards [[strike:his opponents]] anyone in his way; does not hesitate to order his "General" around, even tormenting her a little from time to time as well as [[spoiler:having a blackmail advantage over her]]; speaks in a subdued yet confidently villainous tone; and last but not least, ''he's not shy about letting people know about it''. Even his theme song is called "Dark Kight ~The Immortal Ruler~". Subtle, he ain't. And of course, at the end of #20, he shows up to confront Xros Heart along with [=SkullGreymon=] and - get this - ''Skull[[{{Satan}} Sata]]mon''.

* ShoutOut: [[ShoutOut/DigimonXrosWars Just check it out!]]

* SingleStrokeBattle: Versus Grademon in episode 29.
** [[spoiler: Bagramon - even in his final form - against Shoutmon X7 Superior Mode.]]

* StraightMan: You can see which Digimon aren't into hilariously embarrassing scenes in the Love Love Dance sequence - notably Revolmon, Beelzebumon and Dorulumon.

* ThreePlusTwo: Taiki, Akari, and Zenjiro make up the trio; while it initially seems that Kiriha and Nene will make up the two - [[HeelFaceTurn and they do]] - by the time Kiriha joins, Akari and Zenjiro have permanently returned to the real world, so they're not the three anymore.

* ToylessToylineCharacter: Sort of - [=OmegaShoutmon=], [=ZekeGreymon=] and Shoutmon DX were quite obviously designed in such a way that hypothetically toys of the former two could be easily combined into a Shoutmon DX figure while retaining all the parts, and yet no such toys ever materialised even though they're all very important.

* VisualPun: You know, Stingmon is a (humanoid) wasp/bee - with a giant stinger on his arm, no less - and Lilamon is a (humanoid) flower. Insert lame pollination joke here.

* LaserSword: The Rare Star Sword, formed when it includes the red Pickmon.

* RunningGag: During the recaps of the first arc, there's always a "Relationship map" that shows the three hero armies and the Bagra Army doing whatever they did last episode, exaggerated to the point of hilarity (IE: Episode 7, which follows Kiriha trying to recruit Taiki, has him sitting in a corner, looking at a drawing of Taiki with the words "Mine" on it with love hearts). This leads to a mini CrowningMomentOfFunny when a rescue attempt leads to the damsel in distress in question being shown as being tug-of-warred by her hair.