!!Works with their own YMMV pages:
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* ''YMMV/DigimonAdventure''
** ''YMMV/DigimonAdventure02''
** ''YMMV/DigimonTheMovie''
** ''YMMV/DigimonAdventureTri''
** ''YMMV/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna''
** ''YMMV/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning''
** ''YMMV/DigimonAdventure2020''
* ''YMMV/DigimonTamers''
* ''YMMV/DigimonFrontier''
* ''YMMV/DigimonDataSquad''
* ''YMMV/DigimonFusion''
** ''YMMV/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersWhoLeaptThroughTime''
* ''YMMV/DigimonUniverseAppMonsters''
* ''YMMV/DigimonGhostGame''
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[[folder:Manga]]
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* ''YMMV/CMonDigimon''
* ''YMMV/DigimonVTamer01''
* ''YMMV/DigimonNext''
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[[folder:Video Games]]
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* ''YMMV/DigimonWorld''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorld2''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorld3''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorld4'' (Original: ''Digimon World X'')
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorldDS''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorldDataSquad''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorldDawnDusk''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorldReDigitize''
* ''YMMV/DigimonStoryCyberSleuth''
* ''YMMV/DigimonWorldNextOrder''
* ''YMMV/DigimonStoryCyberSleuthHackersMemory''
* ''YMMV/DigimonSurvive''
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!![=YMMVs=] that apply to [[Franchise/{{Digimon}} the franchise]] as a whole:
* AdaptationDisplacement:
** Many Western ''Digimon'' fans do not know that the series started off as a spear counterpart of the Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}, or even that the ''Digimon'' franchise had three different manga, at least three video games, and a short film before the premiere of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. (Granted, said short film basically served as a prologue to the aforementioned anime, but still.)
** In general, the anime series always seems to take precedence in the memories of the fans over almost all other incarnations of the franchise, though this could be attributed to the lack of presence the series has in countries outside of Japan.
* ArchivePanic: 332 episodes, 9 movies, 6 manga series, and 22 video games. If you want to experience everything, good luck.
* AudienceAlienatingEra: The franchise entered one around TheNewTwenties due to a nasty combination of limited promotion and an UncertainAudience[[note]]On the anime side, both ''Digimon Adventure:'' and ''Digimon Ghost Game'' are very unsure on what audience they tried to pull in; the former is undecided between being a reboot of the original ''Adventure'' and appealing to long-time fans through references only known from older works, while the latter is made for the younger audience that prefer bite-sized content yet has hints that some parts of the plot would eventually intertwine or be explained -- only to be dropped or forgotten due to the episodic format ([[spoiler:until the {{infodump}} happens in the last few episodes anyways]]). The English dub of the former is especially notable for not being advertised at all outside of an early promotion – it just got dropped on some random streaming services all of a sudden. On the video game side, while the re-releases of the Platform/PlaystationVita games were very well-received as they helped reach out to a bigger audience (and they were relatively good games at that), ''Digimon Survive'' got a very mixed reception after going through many delays and Bandai Namco seemed to be more interested in appealing to gacha players through (region-locked) mobile and online games, which do not sit well with much of the fanbase. Another adaption suffering from this includes the web novel ''Digimon Seekers'', whose updates were never really communicated well and the official English translations were badly done using machine translation.[[/note]], making it seem like that Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment is unsure of what to do with ''Digimon'' and thus neglecting it. ''Digimon Liberator'', a webcomic with another web novel made to accompany it, seems to be looking to help pull the franchise out of this funk, but only time will tell.
* BrokenBase:
** The series' [[OlderThanTheyThink pre-existing]] {{fanservice}} elements became much more evident with the AudienceShift, causing some fans to have some polarized reactions to it.[[note]]As usual with this sort of thing, there's those that believe that it ruins the franchise forever, those that don't see what the big deal is, and those that think it's a nice bonus but is otherwise nothing terribly extreme.[[/note]] It's been particularly divisive among Western fans who only learned about the HotterAndSexier elements through series' resurgence efforts like ''VideoGame/DigimonStoryCyberSleuth'' and ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' and/or didn't realize that the Audience Shift has been going on within the franchise for much longer than they think.
** Digimon having multiple evolutionary paths. Fans either hate this aspect since this sometimes results in questionable evolution paths, or love it because it gives ''Digimon'' a unique flair to the "evolving {{Mon}}s" concept and means that different people with the same Digimon could end up with very different evolutions of said Digimon, facilitating uniqueness and individuality.
** Do not invoke SubbingVsDubbing, especially for the different anime opening themes, unless you want to start a fandom equivalent of WorldWarThree.
* CompleteMonster: See [[Monster/{{Digimon}} here]].
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Naturally, with a cast of Digimon as large as it is, several of these were bound to show up.
** Wizardmon. In the anime, he's a badass AntiHero. In general, he's a cool [[CuteMonsterGirl Cute Monster Guy]] with awesome magical powers. It doesn't hurt that in many of the games, he's also connected by Digivolution to the [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter just plain adorable]] Candlemon.
** Tsukaimon, a [[PaletteSwap purple Patamon recolor]] originally intended as an opponent in the early ''Digimon World'' games. However, it became popular as the EvilTwin ([[MinionWithAnFInEvil With An F In Evil]]) of Patamon. It shows up with surprising frequency in the video games and card games, and is even frequently the "base form" of several other well-known evil Digimon.
** Veedramon was the most popular Digimon in all of Japan during the early years, and he got a prominent place in the Wonderswan Series[[note]]the first game got an UpdatedRerelease with his name on the cover, while the third game features a special quest allowing you to obtain powerful Veedramon derivatives into the incredibly powerful [=MasterVeedramon=][[/note]] and a certain {{Expy}} named [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Veemon]].
** In general, angel Digimon tend to popular among the fandom, mostly thanks to their designs and power (often, these Digimon are much more powerful than their level would have you think) and their treatment in ''Digimon Adventure'', where their appearances almost always results in an [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome moment or two]]. This also extends to devil and demonic Digimon like Devimon and Beelzemon as well.
** Angewomon and [=LadyDevimon=] retain great popularity despite being less prominent after ''Adventure''. Angewomon gets her popularity from being one of the more powerful characters in ''Digimon Adventure'', plus being an angel Digimon (which are almost always popular among the fandom), as well having a strangely [[{{Stripperific}} fanservice-y]] design (despite being an angel) added too this. [=LadyDevimon=] is loved for being a sexy EvilCounterpart to Angewomon, taking after the already [[EvilIsCool cool Devimon]] in design while being an Ultimate/Perfect level Digimon (making her stronger than Devimon by default). The combined popularity of the two resulted in them getting a new Mega/Ultimate form, Mastemon, who is a FusionDance between the two, in ''Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth''.
** Gundramon is a Digimon with relatively few major appearances, but is beloved and meme'd on for the sheer audacity of [[MoreDakka its design]].
%%* FanNickname: [=MetalGreymon=] Meltdown.
* FandomEnragingMisconception: Calling Digimon a "Franchise/{{Pokemon}} [[FollowTheLeader ripoff]]" is a very easy way to piss off a fan. Even though both series have similar names and are both about fighting monsters (some of which are partnered to humans) that evolve and grow in power, the similarities pretty much end there.
* FandomSpecificPlot: Has its own page [[FandomSpecificPlot/{{Digimon}} here]].
* {{Fanon}}: Also has its own page [[Fanon/{{Digimon}} here]].
* FauxSymbolism: Given how the Digimon franchise (like so many examples of the Mons genre) pulls inspiration from mythologies and religion around the world, it's not surprising that a few Digimon come with built-in religious function or symbolism that ''really'' doesn't mesh with the story at hand. Angel and Demon Digimon are especially popular, and the Angemon-Devimon clash at the end of the first arc in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' is a good example.
* FranchiseOriginalSin:
** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'' was criticized for its use of ProtagonistPowerupPrivileges, which has actually been around since ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' when Taichi and Yamato were the only ones of their team to get their own Digimon to Mega Level. What made it so egregious in ''Frontier'' was that it sidelined the rest of the team by requiring them to give up their {{Transformation Trinket}}s so Takuya and Kouji could become [=EmperorGreymon=] and [=MagnaGarurumon=], respectively. This wasn't merely slapping them with CantCatchUp, but effectively took them out of the action entirely. ''Adventure'', ''02'', and ''Tamers'' had segregated power levels as well, but they also made a point of keeping the supporting team members relevant and involved, a tradition ''Frontier'' did not see fit to uphold.
** Leomon's habit of dying went from a one-off incident [[TheyKilledKennyAgain to a trend]] in ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', something the show's creator specifically acknowledged was a reference to [[Anime/DigimonAdventure the original series]]. Both the original death in ''Adventure'' and the death in ''Tamers'' were generally acknowledged as high points of those shows; for one thing, it was still a ''surprise'' when it happened in ''Tamers''--after all, plenty of characters died in prior shows, so it wasn't a ForegoneConclusion that Leomon would kick the bucket. Furthermore, the moments in question were well-written and used Leomon's SacrificialLion nature to its fullest extent, having long-term effects on the characters and being integral parts of each arc. Later shows, on the other hand, turned it into a borderline RunningGag, making it more annoying and meta than heartrending, and were at many points clearly just doing it ''because'' killing Leomon was a RecurringElement. This hit its pinnacle in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'', which brought back the original Leomon from ''Adventure'' and then killed him a ''second'' time, in a brutal manner that had little effect on the story--people were predicting the show would find some way to off him the moment it was revealed he'd be returning, and they were invariably more apathetic than shocked when it finally happened.
* FriendlyFandoms:
** While there was once an ''intense'' FandomRivalry with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' during both franchises' heyday in the late 90s, it's mostly long since cooled off outside of fringes on both groups. There are far more crossover fan works and cases of overlap these days than there is earnest bashing, and some even would suggest a Digimon (most likely SeriesMascot Agumon) as a GuestFighter in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' as Bandai Namco (owner of the ''Digimon'' franchise) helped Nintendo with the game, and ''Digimon'' originating as a line of virtual pets (a game genre that has yet to be represented in ''Smash'').
** To a lesser extent, some ''Digimon'' fans are ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}''-friendly, given it being similar in premise.
** The ''Digimon'' fandom is rather close with the ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' franchise, as the original V-pets and the rebooted ''World'' games have very similar gameplay to ''Monster Rancher'', as well as their [[Anime/DigimonAdventure respective]] [[Anime/MonsterRancher anime]] airing on Creator/FoxKids during its final years. Unlike ''Monster Rancher'', the V-Pets and ''World'' games are still being made, so many MR fans have clung to Digimon in recent years.
* GameBreaker: For the virtual pets:
** Monzaemon[[labelnote:and the other weird-class ultimates]]Vademon, Etemon, Digitamamon, and Ex-Tyrannomon[[/labelnote]] were touted as this around the schoolyard, but in reality they were the physically weakest of the available Level V monsters in each v-pet; what made them stand out was their [[MagikarpPower huge jump in power]] from their Level 4 selves (like Numemon), the weakest champions in each pet[[note]]The difference in attack power between the weakest champions and their evolved stages was the third biggest in the game[[/note]]. Anniversary releases of the old v-pets extend the Magikarp Power trend by including their evolved forms. The true Game Breakers of the v-pets were the fearsome ultimates[[note]][=MetalGreymon=], [=SkullGreymon=], Andromon, Megadramon, and [=MetalTyrannomon=][[/note]], who all shared the unquestionably highest base attack.
** The Ver.20th v-pet adds Mega stage Digivolutions and [[FusionDance Jogress]], with all Mega forms having a minimum attack power of 169 and all that are capable of Jogress being a minimum if 188. Tai's [=WarGreymon=] and Matt's [=MetalGarurumon=] are unusually powerful at 199 attack each, and all Jogress Digimon have 238.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff:
** Konaka's influence on the franchise, the CosmicHorror elements in particular, are received much more favorably in the west than they were in Japan. ''Tamers'' reception was decidedly mixed in Japan, compared to its generally favorable reputation in non-Japan Asian countries and the States.
** The franchise also has a big fandom in Latin America, where the anime is fondly remembered by 90s kids alongside more popular anime like ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and ''Franchise/DragonBall''. It helps that the Latin dub was mostly accurate to the original dub and didn't have much of the GagDub of the English Dub (they even had the original music and songs from Kouji Wada and co in, which was a godsend for many).
** Although ''Digimon'' is pretty much just a childhood curiosity in current Spain, there was a time at the TurnOfTheMillennium in which the franchise was a complete juggernaut there, thanks especially to a masterful merchandising campaign, some excellent dubs by distribution company Arait Multimedia, and an uncharacteristically smart broadcasting by RTVE (as well as the effects of TheNineties' {{Mon}} fad). To illustrate better the point, and in an example of [[HowTheMightyHaveFallen how deep even the mightiest can fall]], in the old rivalry between ''Digimon'' and ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'', the ''latter'' was considered the underdog there. According to insiders, no Spanish TV's kids programming has ever come near the share RTVE got back then with ''Digimon'' and probably none will ever do.
* JustHereForGodzilla: In an amusing inversion, there are several fans who don't really care about the Digimon and just watch for the interaction between the human characters. However there are exceptions of course, especially for any season past ''Tamers''.
* MagnificentBastard: See [[MagnificentBastard/{{Digimon}} here]].
* MemeticLoser: Some of these are even thought to be ''intentional'' by the franchise's staff.
** Leomon, who always dies in the anime adaptations, with ''X-Evolution'' holding the record for quickest death at ''3 minutes'' into the movie.
** Seraphimon, who always falls prey to TheWorfEffect, given his high status as a guardian Digimon. Even when he's part of the main good guys, he always comes up short, fueling even more jokes at his expense.
* MorePopularSpinOff: While ''Franchise/{{Tamagotchi}}'' is still as big of a CashCowFranchise as its younger brother in their native Japan, ''Digimon'' became the more popular of the two [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff outside of their home country]], mainly due to its slew of anime and video games making it more widespread during its heyday. The initial FandomRivalry with ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' also probably helped.
* MyRealDaddy: On the gaming front, Habu Kazumasa has effectively become the face of the franchise, being responsible for some of the best and most well liked games the series has ever seen. What makes this trope even more notable is Habu having recently left the game producer seat, though he assured fans that the seat would be passed down to a trusted director. Nevertheless, this caused some fans to proclaim that Habu's talents was being put to waste.
* NostalgiaFilter: A rather strange case where the filter is reinforced by ExecutiveMeddling. Because of ''Adventure's'' success, the franchise has insisted on certain recognizable {{Mythology Gag}}s. TheLeader is a spiky-haired brunet with Goggles -- like Taichi -- and often a draconic Digimon associated with fire[[note]]Masaru of ''Digimon Savers'' played with the trend by not having goggles, but he had an Agumon of his own to make up for it[[/note]]; the rival will be an AloofAlly, often but not always blonde -- like Yamato -- and usually with a mammalian partner, often but not always canine.
* OlderThanTheyThink:
** Many people who watch the ''Digimon'' anime don't realize that human villains have been in the ''Digimon'' franchise before the release of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''.
*** To clarify, the first antagonist ever was was the brat Shinichiro in the C-mon one shot, there were organizations of human hackers in Digital Monster Version S who served as the primary antagonists, V-tamer 01 had a handful of hostile tamers, in ''Digimon World'' we have Anologman, another hacker, who is also the primary antagonist (and responsible for the creation of Mugendramon, the most powerful Digimon).
** Similarly not many people realize the term "Tamer" has been used to refer to a child with a Digimon long before the release of ''Anime/DigimonTamers''
** The aspect of turning humans into Digimon [[Franchise/UltraSeries Ultraman-esque]] has existed before ''Tamers'' and ''Frontier''.
** Monsters with no level existed before ''Fusion''.
** The series has always had fanservice elements from the beginning, with ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', which was made before the series officially went with the AudienceShift, being the first one that made the most of it thanks to [[MsFanservice Rosemon]], among other things.
** A human character partnered with multiple Digimon at once? Yeah, that already exists in many video games far before ''Xros Wars''.
** Modern detractors of the franchise's SerialEscalation of power levels until they practically over-compensate is often unaware that even without side-materials taken into account (which is usually the reason why Digimon is hyped up as such like the more infamous [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokedex]] entries), the franchise has always been that ridiculous. In the pre-''Adventure'' days, protagonists and antagonists alike often scale to entire ''universes'' like Ryo and his partner '''Millenniummon'''. It was only dialed down (slightly) when ''Adventure'' debuted to prevent breaking the WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief as to why cosmic entities would bind themselves to immature kids and how Earth hasn't been taken over in one day.
* PanderingToTheBase:
** Every series contains a clear {{expy}} for Agumon and Gabumon, along with their respective tamers; a hot-headed lead, often sporting goggles and an introspective foil with a canine partner are common, though not present in every incarnation of the series. Said draconic and canine Digimon will get all the screen time in the later series, while the other Digimon and their tamers will usually serve as token teammates.
** The early years, where Veedramon was the most popular Digimon in Japan, leading to it being a ComMon in the [[VideoGame/DigimonWonderSwanSeries WonderSwan games]], on the cover of ''VideoGame/DigimonWorld2'', and getting an expy in ''Adventure 02''. Agumon/Greymon became sort of a forced mascot.
* PopularWithFurries:
** All {{Mons}} series have this to a degree, but ''Digimon'' is a notable example even among them. Unlike most Mons, some Digimon are remarkably humanoid (with some practically being outright designed as {{fanservice}}, particularly the female-esque Digimon) on top of sporting {{Talking Animal}}s (to varying degrees).
** To this day, [=WarGreymon=], [=WereGarurumon=], Leomon, and [=ExVeemon=] (among a few others) maintain a strong [[LGBTFanbase LGBT]] following, especially with the [[BaraGenre Bara fans]]. Bulkmon has also proven to be up there with them in terms of popularity. Guilmon in particular is just as--if not ''more''--popular with the furries as well, with Flamedramon being a close second. Not to say there isn't at least a small female audience toward these same Digimon also.
** Renamon deserves special mention since not only does this Digimon also have a strong furry following, but is one of the most popular characters within the UsefulNotes/FurryFandom period thanks to its vulpine and feminine looking design, on top of its role in ''Digimon Tamers''.
* ScrappyMechanic: The Digimon virtual pets are much more popular than the Tamagotchi series, but they're rife with a number of frustrating features.
** In several releases such as the original vpet, Digimon will age in their sleep in contrast to how Tamagotchi would only age when they are awake. This also has the added bonus of them either evolving or dying in their sleep, complete with noisy sound effects if the sound is on. The Ver.20th v-pet rectified this so that while Digimon will age in their sleep, they will only evolve or die upon awakening.
** The trick with setting the time on a Tamagotchi in order to pause it doesn't exactly work with the original Digimon if it's awake, not at all helped by how a Digimon ages in its sleep. The Pendulum thankfully changed this so that it stops growing altogether while the clock is being set, and newer releases added actual pause functions or the ability to make a Digimon take a nap during the day with the added benefits of restoring stamina.
** The Pendulum will play the death tone regardless of whether or not the sound is turned on. It's already bad enough that the original Digital Monster v-pet and the Pendulum have some of the creepiest death tones in the series, but what makes it worse is that Digimon on the device can also die in its sleep and therefore start playing an unnerving flatline in the middle of the night. [[NightmareFuel Sweet dreams]].
** The vpets that can save progress only do so upon digivolution (and on several devices, death), whereas Tamagotchi save progress upon waking up, connecting and several other events. While it can be convenient to abuse if you screw up with an evolutionary requirement, it isn't as helpful if you've recently acquired a rare item or completed a difficult challenge and have to start from scratch.
** If a Digimon on the Pendulum X fails to evolve after all the evolution lights turn on, it dies, with the same occurring on the [=iC=] and Burst if no evolutionary requirements are met. This has the added side effect of making the lifespans of Champions and Ultimates on the Pendulum X much shorter than those on other devices.
** The Pendulum X's training and battles don't just rely on shake counts, but also on the number rolled by the XAI. It's incredibly helpful if you roll a six or seven to get every attack to turn into a megahit regardless of the shakes, and incredibly frustrating to roll a one which makes every attack a single shot (especially during training as it will completely ruin the session). Similarly, the D-Cyber made death prevention a LuckBasedMission - on the Pen X you just need to shake as much as you can to revive your Digimon, but on the D-Cyber you also need to get a high XAI roll. Several Digimon can only be gotten by preventing death a number of times, so one would need incredible luck to pull that off on the D-Cyber.
** On the Twin, a Digimon's strength will be empty when they wake up and just like any other situation involving an empty stat it will need to be replenished quickly lest a care mistake occur, and the problem only becomes worse given that they wake up relatively early.
** People who like to keep a single Digimon around for a while will likely be displeased by the shortened lifespans on the Pendulum Ver.20th, as convenient as it is to raise a myriad of different Digimon quickly. Mega Digimon become incredibly needy by a mere seven days old and will be lucky to surpass a fortnight without attempting to die, even quicker than they do on the Digital Monster Ver.20th.
* ShipToShipCombat: While every series has multiple incompatible ships, nothing quite comes close to the world of ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' and its myriad sequels and spin-offs. At the heart of this kerfuffle are two {{Love Triangle}}s, the first between [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi, Yamato, and Sora]], and the second between [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 Daisuke, Takeru, and Hikari]]. It's hard enough figuring out who to ship right there, and that's if you don't throw the other characters in there, such as, in no particular order, Mimi[[note]]who has an informal fandom-triangle of her own with Koushirou and Jou[[/note]], Ken, Miyako, or Meiko.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many Western fans blindly reject one or more specific series simply because they're different in aesthetic and design from ''Adventure'' or ''Tamers''. ''Digimon Frontier'' and ''Digimon Xros Wars'' are often victims of this; the former for not having (traditional) Digimon partners and having the humans themselves ''become'' Digimon (a la ''Franchise/PowerRangers''/''Franchise/SuperSentai'' or ''Franchise/KamenRider''), and the latter for ignoring PowerLevels and making GiantMecha-styled {{Fusion Danc|e}}ing the main way of powering up throughout the show.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter:
** The Partner Digimon as a whole, at least outside of {{Virtual Pet}}s and occasional exceptions from differing mediums, are mostly {{Satellite Character}}s at best due to CharacterFocus being mostly on the humans. It's telling when the most heated arguments in the fandom are the ''[[ShipToShipCombat human love triangles]]'' (mainly on the anime side) without any regards to the Digimon as characters.
** There are a lot of Digimon that only appear in the supplements. Many fans, [[NoExportForYou especially Western fans]], would love to see them make other appearances in anime, video games, v-pets, or even trading cards.
** Millenniumon being a DimensionalTraveler and the tying element between ''VideoGame/DigimonWonderSwanSeries'', ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'', ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', and ''Manga/DigimonXrosWars'', is often expected to be the same character every other time. To the disappointment of many fans, other iterations of the Digimon are not related and don't have Ryo Akiyama chasing them ([[BaseBreakingCharacter though whether or not that's a good thing varies from fan to fan]], especially after ''Tamers''), and while he's always a great threat, he's not a franchise-encompassing EternalVillain as sometimes hoped to be.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: [=MedievalGallantmon=] is said to be the leader of the Vortex Warriors, a group of {{Magic Knight}}s who protect Witchelny and fight using weapons crafted with wind sorcery. Much like the Olympus XII, they seem to serve as their world's chief protectors in lieu of the "standard" Digital World's Royal Knights, giving them the potential to flesh out Witchelny's lore. The problem is the fact that not a single other member has been confirmed since the group was first mentioned when [=MedievalGallantmon=] was added to the Digimon Reference Book back in 2010. This was made especially egregious in 2019, when the Blucomon line was added to the reference book. Hexeblaumon, Blucomon's Mega, is stated to be an ice-based MagicKnight-type Digimon who is said to have crossed dimensions and moved to Witchelny. Yet despite the obvious set-up, it has no ties to the Vortex Warriors.
* ToughActToFollow: The examples below also double as FirstInstallmentWins.
** General consensus among involved Digimon fans who analyze them critically is that ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'' is nowhere near the worst anime series overall, and that the writing quality varies from series to series, but the high amount of vitriol aimed at ''02'' and the progressively lower audience for each new series regardless of perceived quality stems from the fact they had to come after and [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks change the formula from]] the critically acclaimed ''Anime/DigimonAdventure''. The announcement of ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'' was thus received with much positive acclaim purely on the virtues of it being another ''Adventure'' sequel. However, this began to change after the release of ''Loss'' when more and more plotlines were being brought up without proper resolution, the writing and animation quality began to falter and the padding issues became more apparent, especially in ''Coexistence''. Not to mention [[Anime/DigimonAdventure2020 the reboot]] that ultimately failed to deliver to most fans by the end.
** In a similar but less prominent vein, the genre-shifting ''Digimon World'' games after [[VideoGame/DigimonWorld the first]] were received with far less attention, forcing the subseries to return to the first game's RaisingSim format with ''VideoGame/DigimonWorldReDigitize'' and having the ''Digimon Story'' series fully branch off, retaining the "World" subtitle internationally until the release of ''VideoGame/DigimonStoryCyberSleuth''.
* ToyShip: Rampant everywhere, thanks to there being about 30+ kids throughout the franchise.
* UglyCute: Some Digimon pull this off--mostly younger level ones but some older level ones, too. The way many Digimon are rendered on the virtual pets, particularly the releases that have a maximum 16x16 sprite size, definitely adds to the appeal.
* UnfortunateCharacterDesign: [=WarGreymon=] has this in spades. He has a mostly human anatomy. He also eschews pants in favor of a skimpy black banana hammock. The front of said banana hammock features a piece of armor with a very [[DoesThisRemindYouofAnything suggestive]] [[GagPenis shape]].
* TheWoobie: Enough for a [[Woobie/{{Digimon}} page]].
* {{Woolseyism}}: Some of the {{Dub Name Change}}s towards the Digimon themselves, as well as certain terminologies, are actually a little more liked amongst the English-speaking community. Part of it is nostalgia, but even after seeing fan subs, some actually ''still'' prefer certain English names.
** Most commonly, Myotismon -- adding in a bit of a GeniusBonus. A good number of fans still prefer Crusadermon to [=LordKnightmon=], and even like that ''Frontier'' [[ShesAManInJapan made the feminine looking pink-armour-clad knight female]]. [=GuardiAngemon=] as well, due to sounding more like "Guardian Angel" rather than "Slash Angel". Then there would be "Beelzemon" over "Beelzebumon", maybe to how the former rolls of the tongue easier than the latter.
** Averted with Creepymon, which is generally seen as an inferior name to Demon or Daemon, the latter of which was its ''original'' dub name change and what many wish had stuck for the Digimon.
** Many of Digimon types' names are also changed in the localization. Basically, any Digimon type's names that have religious or mythological contexts or deemed "[[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids too scary for kids]]" are changed into more generic names, such as [[ThePaladin Holy Knight]] into Warrior[[note]]Actually exists in the original, but more for "standard" humanoid warrior Digimon like Knightmon[[/note]] or Exalted Knight; [[PhysicalGod God Man]] and [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon Man]] into Wizard[[note]]Admittedly, though, many Demon Man Digimon look less demonic and more like humanoid monster who aren't "standard" warriors. Thus, they're described as "[[LinearWarriorsQuadraticWizards Wizard]]". This isn't always accurate however, as some Demon Man Digimon don't really look like a wizard. One example is Musyamon, a {{youkai}} [[EverythingsBetterWithSamurai samurai]]. It's a Demon Man Digimon in the original but called Wizard Digimon in the localization despite the fact that calling him a Warrior Digimon would've been more accurate.[[/note]]; [[{{Oni}} Ogre]], [[SatanicArchetype Devil]], [[TheImp Mini Devil]], FallenAngel, [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Demon Beast]], and [[DemonLordsAndArchdevils Demon Lord]] into Evil; [[TheUndead Undead]] into Ghost[[note]]Technically inaccurate term for some Undead Digimon who don't really look ghostly.[[/note]]; {{Cyborg}} into Android[[note]]Also an inaccurate term for plenty of Cyborg Digimon, because: 1) Androids are humanoid robots, 2) Many Cyborg Digimon still have visible biological parts, thus they're cyborgs and not robots, and 3) There are only a few humanoid Cyborg Digimon to begin with, so they can't be called androids.[[/note]]; Beast and BeastMan into Animal; [[EasternZodiac Holy]] [[OurAngelsAreDifferent Beast]] into Animal or Exalted Beast; [[DragonsAreDivine Holy Dragon]] into Exalted Dragon; [[DragonsAreDemonic Demon Dragon and Evil Dragon]] into [[DarkIsEvil Dark]] Dragon, [[CelestialParagonsAndArchangels Archangel]] into Angel[[note]]Already exists in the original, but only for "lower-class" angels like Angemon.[[/note]], etc.
** Even detractors of the dub will agree that "Digivolution/Digivolve" is a much better term than simply "Evolution/Evolve", as along with it just being more catchy, it helps the franchise differentiate itself from ''Pokémon'' a bit more.
** In most Chinese media, [=WereGarurumon=]'s translated name 兽人加鲁鲁/''Shòurén jiā lǔ lǔ''/"Beast-Man Garuru" stands out as the only Digimon whose name doesn't end in the standard "-mon" pattern, due to the Chinese term for "mon" being the exact same term used for "beast" (兽/''Shòu'') and wanting to avoid creating a RepetitiveName.
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