History Fridge / DigimonTamers

* Culumon is the catalyst of evolution given form in order to be sent to digital world. Of course, it wouldn't make sense for the Digimon to make themselves weaker and send their own power where themselves couldn't reach... unless (and note this is the only logical reason) there was something that would attack the digimon if they got too strong. The fridge hits when you [[JustForPun realize]] that the very first scene of the series {{Foreshadow}}s the [[BigBad D-Reaper's appearence and nature]], solely through Culumon's very existence.

* The scene where Henry runs into Yamaki in the park while alone is ''insanely'' creepy the first time you watch it since you can't know that he won't actually hurt the (openly terrified) kid and doesn't lose the FridgeHorror AdultFear in subsequent rewatches since you realize that even if Henry ''did'' fight back in a scenario where Yamaki actually was the villain he appeared to be, it's likely he'd lose the fight since he would be a kid with PTSD about hurting people with his martial arts fighting an adult [[WouldHurtAChild who had every reason in the world to hurt him]].
* Mixed with AdultFear, but in ''Tamers 2018'' Takato went on a journey and vanished off the face of the earth that Hypnos's successor had to create a digital copy of him just to find out what the hell happened.

*** He also claimed earlier that the Goliath / King Device card he gave to Suzie could only be used safely by powerful Tamers. This could indicate that Ryo sees a lot of potential in Suzie, and even if she were to use it incorrectly, Antylamon should have the necessary experience to resist any negative side-effects.

** In Tamers there is something called "matrix evolution". It's either a reference to a sci-fi movie orto the matrixes in mathematics, especially considering that by combining two matrixes one obtains the so called "matrix identity".

* A bit of research reveals why Operation Shaggai may have been renamed Operation Doodlebug in the English dub: Doodlebugs are the larvae of antlions. When mature, they sit under the ground waiting for an ant to slip on their loose-grained dirt pit, with their mouths acting as the hole in the bottom. Guess how the Tamers, Digimon Sovereign, and the Wild Bunch/Monster Makers dispatch the D-Reaper and all of its EldritchAbomination[=s=].

* A bit of research reveals why Operation Shaggai may have been renamed Operation Doodlebug in the English dub: Doodlebugs are the larvae of antlions. When mature, they sit under the ground waiting for an ant to slip on their loose-grained dirt pit, with their mouths acting as the hole in the bottom. Guess how the Tamers, Digimon Sovereign, and the Wild Bunch/Monster Makers dispatch the D-Reaper and all of its EldritchAbominations.

* A bit of research reveals why Operation Shaggai may have been renamed Operation Doodlebug in the English dub: Doodlebugs are the larvae of antlions. When mature, they sit under the ground waiting for an ant to slip on their loose-grained dirt pit, with their mouths acting as the hole in the bottom. Guess how the Tamers, Digimon Sovereign, and the Wild Bunch/Monster Makers dispatch the D-Reaper and all of its EldritchAbomination s.

** This can actually lead to even worse observation; after watching the scene, one has to conclude that Juri's shock is so great, it even makes the physical feeling of getting impalled through the stomach ''insignificant''.

*** While Juri's link with Leomon must have been strong since they understand and try to help each other in the '''''four months''''' [[HarsherInHindsight they've spent together]], I'm absolutely sure the twins didn't physically feel a thing (although watching Beelzemon on TV [[NightmareFuel getting shredded]] [[HarmfulToMinors mustn't have been pleasant)]] since they didn't have a digivice yet. On another note, we've also found yet ''another'' reason for Antylamon not going to the final battle.

* It seems that even Runaway Locomon can't avoid some of this: Gallantmon reaches Crimson Mode, yet Grani is dead at the time, so how is it possible? Simple, [[DeaderThanDead Takato and Guilmon unknowingly expended what little of Grani's energy and coding there was left.]]

* In [[VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer Brave Tamer]], we see [[BadassAdorable Monodramon]] and [[MultiversalConqueror ZeedMillenniumon]] undergo a [[FusionDance Jogress]], leaving Monodramon as the Rookie-level, and Mille as the Mega. Cyberdramon, the Ultimate-level is a BloodKnight, while Monodramon is much less aggressive. [[OhCrap Try not to think about what'll happen, when Cyberdramon reaches Mega.]]
** We do see when Cyberdramon reaches mega... Justimon

* This needs to be said Guilmon's first three forms have no profile until Takato scans him. The two exceptions are Gallantmon and Megidramon. If it was just Gallantmon it would have been a nice bit of foreshadowing that Guilmon might have a bit of backstory as a reborn royal knight but Megidramon also has a profile that shows that AN ABOMNATION THAT TORE APART REALITY existed before but it is toned down when you remember majirGallantmon is a alternate form

* Guilmon attempting to digivolve in the subway to impress a terrified passenger..funny at first. But if he succeeded? Two humans & a giant dinosaur in a narrow subway car...notgood.

** A brainwashed clone of Takato, along with a copy of Guilmon, is one of [[BigBad ZiydMillenniummon's]] minions in ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer''. That would imply Takato survived to 2004 and was part of the resistance, only to end up captured or killed and his remains experimented on.

* The scene where Henry runs into Yamaki in the park while alone is ''insanely'' creepy the first time you watch it since you can't know that he won't actually hurt the (openly terrified) kid and doesn't lose the FridgeHorror AdultFear in subsequent rewatches since you realize that even if Henry ''did'' fight back in a scenario where Yamaki actually was the villain he appeared to be, it's likely he'd lose the fight since he would be a kid with PTSD about hurting people with his martial arts fighting an adult [[WouldHurtAChild who had every reason in the world to hurt
him]].

* The D-Reaper is impossible for the Tamers to really damage or defeat until a way appears/is created to ''make'' it possible. Causing this to happen is explicitly Ryo Akiyama's ability, and why he got dragged in to save the Anime/DigimonAdventure universe four times even though he didn't even have his own digivice or partner Digimon and got his ass kicked by [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Mimi]] in the probably-canon route of the third game. In ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' there is a timeline where Takato has never heard of anyone named Ryo Akiyama, because Ryo doesn't go to the Anime/DigimonTamers timeline until [[TimeyWimeyBall the end of that game]]. That means that in the original Anime/DigimonTamers timeline, the D-Reaper may have remained invulnerable, erased the digital world and continued slowly engulfing the earth until [[SummonBiggerFish someone]] showed up in 2004 and oneshotted it... so he could first conquer and then destroy the Anime/DigimonTamers universe himself in order to replace it [[CosmicRetcon with a new history]].

* The scene where Henry runs into Yamaki in the park while alone is ''insanely'' creepy the first time you watch it since you can't know that he won't actually hurt the (openly terrified) kid and doesn't lose the FridgeHorror AdultFear in subsequent rewatches since you realize that even if Henry ''did'' fight back in a scenario where Yamaki actually was the villain he appeared to be, it's likely he'd lose the fight since he would be a kid with PTSD about hurting people with his martial arts fighting an adult [[WouldHurtAChild who had every reason in the world to hurt him]].

* Takato is sent into a murderous rage when Beelzemon kills Leomon. Later, Takato admits to Jeri that he loved her and was heartbroken to see her lose her partner.

* The D-Reaper is impossible for the Tamers to really damage or defeat until a way appears/is created to ''make'' it possible. Causing this to happen is explicitly Ryo Akiyama's ability, and why he got dragged in to save the Anime/DigimonAdventure universe four times even though he didn't even have his own digivice or partner Digimon and got his ass kicked by [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Mimi]] in the probably-canon route of the third game. In ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' there is a timeline where Takato has never heard of anyone named Ryo Akiyama, because Ryo doesn't go to the Anime/DigimonTamers timeline until [[TimeyWimeyBall the end of that game]]. That means that in the original Anime/DigimonTamers timeline, the D-Reaper may have remained invulnerable, erased the digital world and continued slowly engulfing the earth until [[SummonBiggerFish someone]] showed up in 2004 and oneshotted it... so he could first [[MultiversalConquerer conquer]] and then destroy the Anime/DigimonTamers universe himself in order to replace it [[CosmicRetcon with a new history]].

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* How was Guilmon able to digivolve into Growlmon between episode 33 and 34? Neither Takato nor Calumon were around.

* Takato is sent into a [[spoiler:murderous rage when Beelzemon kills Leomon. Later, Takato admits to Jeri that he loved her and was heartbroken to see her lose her partner.]]

* Digimon Tamers is ''made'' of this trope; but there is a specific comment for episode 44 that stands out [[spoiler:"... T-The way it goes all red here (in the train scene during Takato's confession) I can't stop thinking that this is us seeing the J-Reaper sending a live feed back to the D-Reaper. Fffffuuuuuuuuu D: And now it's listing off chemical compounds the reaper can use to keep Jeri alive while she's in there ... O-oh god I'm creeping myself out."]]

* Juri/Jeri's Japanese voice can seem quite fake sometimes and not that fitting a ten year old, being too mature, but at other times it fits her really well... [[spoiler: this is quite the foreshadowing of her being a StepfordSmiler and actually being more mature than it seems at first.]]

* Why didn't the kids try the digivolution cards earlier? [[spoiler: Mid way through the series, the kids try slashing "super evolution" cards; they digivolve, but only to adult. It stands to reason that they had tried before but it didn't work; after digivolving a few times, they were pretty confident that it would work; it is heavily implied that the cards work because of the kids slashing them (thus Juri/Jeri not doing anything to Guilmon despite using Takato's D-Arc), and only Takato would still have the cards with him.]]

* Why were there some digimon in the city, if the Tamers were killing them? [[spoiler: Before they're deleted by Shaggai/Juggernaut, the Tamers had agreed on fighting those that needed to be fought, rather than because they're supposed to. So, they spared those that weren´t violent.]]
* In the Tamer's movie Battle of Adventurer's, how could some Digimon be so easily defeated? [[spoiler: as Our War Game showed us, Digimon copies are more fragile than real Digimon (which is why only the real Diaboromon/Diablomon survived), likely due to lacking something (a digicore?), but still having its innate abilities.]]

*** Hope no one minds me going Sociological on this topic, but it is worth mentioning that in Sociology there is difference between Biological sex (whether you are born male and female) and gender identity (what one identifies themselves as). Thus it can be said that while Digimon are biologically asexual, but can still have Gender identities as male or female. ~JesseMB27

** Considering that the Matrix was an acknowledged inspiration for one of Konaka's own characters (Trinity for Rika), that's not really stretch. However, I would also think this is more Hilarious in Hindsight considering the whole plot with Smith trying to multiply/expand himself to carrying out an omnicide against humans (much like the D-Reaper seeking to do much the same) didn't occur until the Matrix Reloaded, which came out in 2003 almost two years after Digimon Tamers had aired. ~JesseMB27
* "takatomon"? Guilmon's nickname for Takato early in the dub? extremely subtle foreshadowing for [[spoiler: matrix evolution.]] or maybe I'm reading too far into this.

* When Takato first had Guilmon digivolve into Wargrowlmon, we find out that his and Guilmon's [[PsychicLink Psychic Link]] has grown to the point where he can feel Guilmon's pain. Near the end of the series, it's established all the other Tamers who can [[spoiler: Matrix Evolve]] can also feel their partner digimon's pain. There has also been several instances with ALL of the Tamers that suggest that they all have some form of [[PsychicLink Psychic Link]] with their partner, only with differing degrees of strength. What do you think that means for Juri [[spoiler: whose partner was killed and [[TheAssimilator absorbed]] by Beelzemon? ]]
** This can actually lead to even worse observation; after watching the scene, one has to conclude that Juri's shock is so great, it even makes the physical feeling [[spoiler: of getting impalled through the stomach]] ''insignificant''.

* In the Tamer's movie Battle of Adventurer's, how could some digimon be so easily defeated? [[spoiler: as Our War Game showed us, digimon copies are more fragile than real digimon (which is why only the real Diaboromon/Diablomon survived), likely due to lacking something (a digicore?), but still having it's innate abilities.]]

** Its meant to show how Guilmon doesn't know to distinguish between humans and Digimon.

** While not outright stated, Runaway Locomon heavily implies that her parents didn't just get a divorce, but that her father walked out on them when she was very young.

** It's also pretty common for Asians who emigrate to take on a western nickname in order make socialization with westerners easier.

*** Cyberdramon is made up of two Digimon. [[SealedEvilInACan One of them]] is literally impossible to defeat. This means that the only people who can put up an actual fight against him are people who can ''make it'' possible to defeat him. This means that if Cyberdramon wants an actual challenge instead of just loading the data of Digimon who can't win, he needs to find some gods to fight. In DigimonTamers that means the Sovereign, the D-Reaper or Megidramon.

* The D-Reaper is impossible for the Tamers to really damage or defeat until a way appears/is created to ''make'' it possible. Causing this to happen is explicitly Ryo Akiyama's ability, and why he got dragged in to save the Anime/DigimonAdventure universe four times even though he didn't even have his own digivice or partner Digimon and got his ass kicked by [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Mimi]] in the probably-canon route of the third game. In ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' there is a timeline where Takato has never heard of anyone named Ryo Akiyama, because Ryo doesn't go to the DigimonTamers timeline until [[TimeyWimeyBall the end of that game]]. That means that in the original DigimonTamers timeline, the D-Reaper may have remained invulnerable, erased the digital world and continued slowly engulfing the earth until [[SummonBiggerFish someone]] showed up in 2004 and oneshotted it... so he could first [[MultiversalConquerer conquer]] and then destroy the DigimonTamers universe himself in order to replace it [[CosmicRetcon with a new history]].

** When [[BloodKnight Cyberdramon]] goes looking for worthy opponents to battle, he ends up zeroing in on the Sovereign and the D-Reaper. This makes additional sense if you know that by DigimonAdventure standards, the Sovereign and the D-Reaper are gods.

* The D-Reaper is impossible for the Tamers to really damage or defeat until a way appears/is created to ''make'' it possible. Causing this to happen is explicitly Ryo Akiyama's ability, and why he got dragged in to save the DigimonAdventure universe four times even though he didn't even have his own digivice or partner Digimon and got his ass kicked by [[DigimonAdventure Mimi]] in the probably-canon route of the third game. In ''VideoGame/DigimonTamersBraveTamer'' there is a timeline where Takato has never heard of anyone named Ryo Akiyama, because Ryo doesn't go to the DigimonTamers timeline until [[TimeyWimeyBall the end of that game]]. That means that in the original DigimonTamers timeline, the D-Reaper may have remained invulnerable, erased the digital world and continued slowly engulfing the earth until [[SummonBiggerFish someone]] showed up in 2004 and oneshotted it... so he could first [[MultiversalConquerer conquer]] and then destroy the DigimonTamers universe himself in order to replace it [[CosmicRetcon with a new history]].

** The veteran Ryo is absolutely casual about most threats, for instance a Knightmon that might want to decapitate him in his sleep, but views the threat of the D-Reaper as a deadly serious one, fighting the D-Reaper's agents solo for days while the other Tamers relaxed. It also really doesn't occur to Ryo to ask for help from either the Tamers or Hypnos, and while he helps them he doesn't really expect them to help him. This is because he's fought a god that wanted to conquer/destroy the world four times before, and three out of the four times he had no human help whatsoever (and then it was [[DigimonAdventure02 Ken]], who was a little kid and it [[TakingTheBullet really]] [[BrainwashedAndCrazy didn't]] end well). He's been pulled right back into the mindset of those wars, and the idea of being part of a team doesn't occur to him because [[ItSucksToBeTheChosenOne it was never an option before]].