History NightmareFuel / DigimonTamers

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. He comes ''uncomfortably'' close to killing ''multiple'' characters and even kills two of the Devas in the process, because now he's aiming to ''fight the whole world''. And just to top the experience off, Beelzemon becomes increasingly unhinged and cackles madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on picking off everyone one-by-one. To make matters worse even when a new power up for the heroes occur, it just makes them ''evenly matched'' with Beelzemon rather than one-upping him in power. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon ''finally'' turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and at last putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him, putting Suzie in the direct line of fire as a result.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon becomes increasingly unhinged and cackles madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on picking off everyone one-by-one. To make matters worse even when a new power up for the heroes occur, it just makes them ''evenly matched'' with Beelzemon rather than one-upping him in power. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon ''finally'' turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and at last putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him, putting Suzie in the direct line of fire as a result.

** Beelzemon is arguably the most horrifying Digimon villain from a psychological standpoint, barring perhaps the D-Reaper who also hails from this season. Unlike most villains in children's franchises who are evil from the get-go and have over-the-top motives like taking over the world, Impmon was just a troublemaker who the audience was deliberately made to sympathize with or at least pity, and see that despite his bratty nature he had some good in him. The process of watching a character who seemingly had redeemable qualities make the decision to throw away all his morals and descend so far that he basically becomes a ''spree killer'', all for the sake of proving to the world that he isn't a weakling, is both incredibly uncomfortable and nightmare inducing. Especially given that similar misguided progressions unfortunately actually happen to real people.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon becomes increasingly unhinged and cackles madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on picking off everyone one-by-one. To make matters worse even when a new power up for the heroes occur, it just makes them ''evenly matched'' with Beelzemon rather than one-upping him in power. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon ''finally'' turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and at last putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him, putting Suzie in the direct line of fire as a result.

** Guilmon becoming Megidramon winds up dropping one hell of a reveal. That cool symbol that's been present on Guilmon's design since day one is the Digital World equivalent of a ''biohazard warning''. It only appears on Digimon with the potential to destroy the ''entire Digital World'' The only other Digimon who has the symbol naturally is ''[[{{Satan}} Lucemon's line.]]''[[labelnote:*]][=MirageGaogamon=] also has it, but it's more so warning of it's unequaled SuperSpeed if anything else.[[/labelnote]]
* Beelzemon is arguably the most horrifying Digimon villain from a psychological standpoint, barring perhaps the D-Reaper who also hails from this season. Unlike most villains in children's franchises who are evil from the get-go and have over-the-top motives like taking over the world, Impmon was just a troublemaker who the audience was deliberately made to sympathize with or at least pity, and see that despite his bratty nature he had some good in him. The process of watching a character who seemingly had redeemable qualities make the decision to throw away all his morals and descend so far that he basically becomes a ''spree killer'', all for the sake of proving to the world that he isn't a weakling, is both incredibly uncomfortable and nightmare inducing. Especially given that similar misguided progressions unfortunately actually happen to real people.

* Beelzemon is arguably the most horrifying Digimon villain from a psychological standpoint, barring perhaps the D-Reaper who also hails from this season. Other digimon villains just exude evil and sadism from the get-go and have relatively standard but over-the-top motives such as taking over the world or enslaving everyone, essentially falling into a sort of RefugeInAudacity. Here, the audience is deliberately made to sympathize with or at least pity Impmon and see that despite his bratty nature he's not all bad. The process of watching a character who seemingly had redeemable qualities make the decision to throw away all his morals and descend so far that he basically becomes a ''spree killer'', all for the sake of proving to the world that he isn't a weakling, is both incredibly uncomfortable and nightmare inducing. Especially given that similar misguided progressions unfortunately actually happen to real people.

* Beelzemon is arguably the most horrifying Digimon villain from a psychological standpoint, barring perhaps the D-Reaper who also hails from this season. Other digimon villains just exude evil and sadism from the get-go and have relatively standard but over-the-top motives such as taking over the world or enslaving everyone, essentially falling into a sort of RefugeInAudacity. Here, the audience is deliberately made to sympathize with or at least pity Impmon and see that despite his bratty nature he's not all bad. The process of watching a character who seemingly had redeemable qualities throw away all his morals and descend so far that he basically becomes a ''spree killer'', all for the sake of proving that he isn't a weakling is both incredibly uncomfortable and nightmare inducing.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon becomes increasingly unhinged and cackles madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on picking off everyone one-by-one. To make matters worse even when a new power up for the heroes occur, it just makes them ''evenly matched'' with Beelzemon rather than one-upping him in power. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon ''finally'' turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and at last putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him which put Suzie in the direct line of fire.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon becomes increasingly unhinged and cackles madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on making everyone's deaths as slow and painful as possible. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon ''finally'' turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and at last putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him which put Suzie in the direct line of fire.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that '''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone'''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon is becoming increasingly unhinged and cackling madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on making everyone's deaths as slow and painful as possible. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon finally turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life when he's down, finally snapping him out of his PowerHigh and putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him which put Suzie in the direct line of fire.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that ''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). And just to put the icing on this horrible cake, Beelzemon is becoming increasingly unhinged and cackling madly all the while, taunting the children about their terror and how he plans on making everyone's deaths as slow and painful as possible. There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon finally turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life, finally snapping him out of his PowerHigh and putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him which put Suzie in the direct line of fire.

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing, if not outright terrifying, once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the reality that ''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through unscathed in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes ''uncomfortably close'' to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (and by proxy Guilmon and Takato). There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon finally turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life, snapping him out of his PowerHigh and putting the rampage to an end. That's not even considering the fact that the battle had added pressure from the fact Guilmon spent half of it in the form of the uncontrollable world-ending monstrosity Megidramon as a result of Takato's fury, and also that the Sovereign decided this was the perfect time to try to kill Lopmon for betraying him which put Suzie in the direct line of fire.

** Shortly after ''that'', Mihiramon of the [[EasternZodiac Devas]] shows up: a [[PantheraAwesome giant, flying tiger]] with SuperSpeed and the ability to use its tail like a lethally damaging and lethally fast three-section staff. It effortlessly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] Kyubimon and Gargomon, and ends up putting Growlmon on the ropes. Oh, and it's also the first indication that tamers with a strong bond to their Digimon can, and will, feel every single hit their partner does, as Takato keeps feeling Growlmon/[=WarGrowlmon=] take blow after blow from an Ultimate level out to ''kill.''

** The ''entire fight'' with Beelzemon is extremely anxiety inducing once he kills off Leomon and the audience is slapped in the face with the realization that ''he is legitimately aiming to kill everyone''. Other major digimon battles are usually just action-packed beatdowns with flashy effects with no real worry that the heroes will come through in the end, but with Beelzemon on the battlefield, AnyoneCanDie. In the ensuing fight he kills off ''two Devas'' and comes uncomfortably close to killing, in order, Taomon, Rapidmon, Guardromon, Kenta, and Gallantmon (who is made up of Guilmon and Takato). There is absolutely no room to breathe until Gallantmon finally turns the tide and Jeri spares Beelzemon's life, snapping him out of his PowerHigh.

* Takato ''screaming in terror inside Gallantmon's mind'' when he's about to be killed by Beelzemon.

* The infamous scene in episode 47, pictured above, where the audience is treated to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc_Srg40mR0 Mind Rape sequence]] in which Juri is forced to relive her mother's death. Taken out of context, it could easily be mistaken for a scene in an adult horror anime. To make matters worse, this goes on for at least an ''entire week''.

** Guilmon becoming Megidramon winds up dropping one hell of a reveal. That cool symbol that's been present on Guilmon's design since day one is the Digital World equivalent of a ''biohazard warning''. It only appears on Digimon with the potential to destroy the ''entire Digital World'' The only other Digimon who has the symbol naturally is ''[[{{Satan}} Lucemon's line.]]''[[labelnote:*]][=MirageGaogamon=] also has it, but it's stated to be carved on rather than a natural Digital Hazard symbol.[[/labelnote]]

** Guilmon's transformation into Megidramon is horrifying as well. Up to this point in the franchise, the hero's Digimon usually got more and more monstrous until reaching Mega, [[BishonenLine where they become sleeker and more heroic looking.]] Guilmon? First, he '''immediately''' digivolves into Wargrowlmon in a split second, from one camera angle to the next, ''without'' all the normal flash and flare (no "Guilmon digivolve to...", the colorful special effects we expect in this season, or the bright flashing lights of power), as what usually happens in any digivolution. Then he becomes ''more monstrous'', transforming into a massive ''demon'' with a snakelike tail where his lower body should be, fearsome armor and ''acidic saliva'' which we get to see in action when he ''tries to eat Beelzemon alive''. He's so horrifying that even though he's fighting their enemy Jeri is traumatized by his existence and Takato's realization of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what his anger turned his sweet lovable friend into]] causes his D-Power to shatter to pieces. Not even ''[=SkullGreymon=]'' was as traumatic to Tai and the Digidestined.

** Guilmon's transformation into Megidramon is horrifying as well. Up to this point in the franchise, the hero's Digimon usually got more and more monstrous until reaching Mega, [[BishonenLine where they become sleeker and more heroic looking.]] Guilmon? First, he '''immediately''' digivolves into Wargrowlmon in a split second, from one camera angle to the next, ''without'' all the normal flash and flare (no "Guilmon digivolve to...", the colorful special effects we expect in this season, or the bright flashing lights of power), as what usually happens in any digivolution. Then he becomes ''more monstrous'', transforming a massive ''demon'' with a snakelike tail where his lower body should be, fearsome armor and ''acidic saliva'' which we get to see in action when he ''tries to eat Beelzemon alive''. He's so horrifying that even though he's fighting their enemy Jeri is traumatized by his existence and Takato's realization of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what his anger turned his sweet lovable friend into]] causes his D-Power to shatter to pieces. Not even ''[=SkullGreymon=]'' was as traumatic to Tai and the Digidestined.

** Guilmon's transformation into Megidramon is horrifying as well. Up to this point in the franchise, the hero's Digimon usually got more and more monstrous until reaching Mega, [[BishonenLine where they become sleeker and more heroic looking.]] Guilmon? Guilmon gets ''more monstrous'', becoming a massive ''demon'' with a snakelike tail where his lower body should be, fearsome armor and ''acidic spit'' which we get to see in action when he ''tries to eat Beelzemon alive''. He's so horrifying that even though he's fighting their enemy Jeri is traumatized by his existence and Takato's realization of [[MyGodWhatHaveIDone what his anger turned his sweet lovable friend into]] causes his D-Power to shatter to pieces. Not even ''[=SkullGreymon=]'' was as traumatic to Tai and the Digidestined.

* So, how about [[AnIcePerson IceDevimon]], eh? A white-colored, psychotic [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devil]] who desperately wants to be Rika's tamer for the sake of power, to the point of coming off as a StalkerWithACrush. That's not even counting his "trophy collection": a bunch of Digimon that bio-emerged into the real world and met their ends at this thing's hands, with him temporarily doing the same to Guilmon and Terriermon, and attempting to make quick work out of Renamon even when she Digivolves into Kyubimon. Even after Takato and Guilmon finally put him down and [[DeaderThanDead absorb his data]], the end result of his encounter puts the poor girl in a massive HeroicBSOD for a couple of episodes, causing her to distance herself from Digimon entirely.

* [=DarkLizardmon=]'s fate: It was captured by Hypnos, interrogated under torture and literally torn apart for analysis while fully conscious after Yamaki was done, in a process that actually looks ''more'' painful than the equivalent, that is to say an autopsy on a ''living'' human. Not to mention that this is a close up to what Shaggai/Juggernaut does to it's victims in episode 14.

* The [[EldritchAbomination D-Reaper]]. Imagine a monster that combines the most horrifying aspects of [[Franchise/CthulhuMythos Lovecraftian horror]], [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion the Angels]], [[VideoGame/{{Homeworld}} The Beast]], and [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann the Anti-Spirals]]. Now remove any [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremism]] or BlueAndOrangeMorality and replace it with sheer malevolence...and put it in [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids a kid's show]].
** As if that weren't enough, let's add to it the fact that its literally powered by [[PoweredByAForsakenChild the grief and despair of a depressed little girl]], and uses her as its avatar. This abomination has the ''voice'' of ''a ten-year old girl'' that breaks down into a MadnessMantra often.

** The reason he had to do this was to avoid a brutal death (even by standards of the show) by being eaten alive by Megidramon
* Megidramon itself. While reminiscent of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure SkullGreymon]], Megidramon's ''worse''. It is nothing but a {{Kaiju}} that destroys and devours without hesitation. It doesn't even speak, which most Digimon with a conscious have. Remember that this came from ''Guilmon'', all because of Takato's rage and desire to ''kill''.

* Even the Digivolution sequence itself. ''[[BodyHorror Their skin is ripped asunder, exposing the true Digital Monster underneath]].'' And then we're treated to the ''[[SarcasmMode lovely]]'' image of their flesh growing back, slowed down so the viewers can follow. Worst of all, judging by some of their expressions, [[AndIMustScream they're fully conscious for all this]].

* So, how about [[AnIcePerson IceDevimon]], eh? A white-colored, psychotic [[OurDemonsAreDifferent devil]] who desperately wants to be Rika's tamer for the sake of power, to the point of coming off as a StalkerWithACrush. And that's not even counting his "trophy collection": a bunch of Digimon that bio-emerged into the real world and met their ends at this thing's hands, with him temporarily doing the same to Guilmon and Terriermon, and attempting to make quick work out of Renamon even when she Digivolves into Kyubimon. Even after Takato and Guilmon finally put him down and [[DeaderThanDead absorb his data]], the end result of his encounter puts the poor girl in a massive HeroicBSOD for a couple of episodes, causing her to distance herself from Digimon entirely.

** The Paratice Head. A giant, pink headless thing covered in mouths, all chattering away with Juri's voice. And then one of the tentacles ''grows'' a camera.

* Early example: Yamaki manages to confront Henry in the park when he's alone and when Henry won't tell him what he wants, Yamaki physically lifts him off the ground. Though Henry makes it out of the mess unharmed, he's obviously scared and at the time, there was no indication Yamaki wouldn't use drastic means to get what he wanted. And yes, ''this scene made it into the dub.''

* As scary as Dark Digivolutions are, Megidramon definitely takes the cake. It certainly doesn't help that its name is derived from the words "Megiddo" and "Dragon", considering that Har Megiddo is the mountain, where the Apocalypse is, according to the Bible, going to start. Har Megiddo has later been given its more popular name, "Armageddon". In other words, Megidramon's name is closer to original idea of the end of the world than "Armageddon". It doesn't help that before it Takato is practically ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes screaming]]'' about how [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge he is going to make Beelzemon suffer for killing Leomon]].

* [=DarkLizardmon=]'s fate: It was captured by Hypnos, interrogated under torture and literally torn apart for analysis while fully conscious after Yamaki was done, in a process that actually looks ''more'' painful than the equivalent, that is to say an autopsy on a ''living'' human. Not to mention that this is a close up to what Shaggai/Juggernaut does to it's victims in Episode 14.

* An early warning of things to come, Episode 14, where the dying screams of the Digimon deleted by Shaggai/Juggernaut can be heard. A [[IncrediblyLamePun tamer]] version of ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}'' cataclysm's corruption by the beast.
* Shortly after ''that'', Mihiramon of the [[EasternZodiac Devas]] shows up: a [[PantheraAwesome giant, flying tiger]] with SuperSpeed and the ability to use its tail like a lethally damaging and lethally fast three-section staff. It effortlessly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] Kyubimon and Gargomon, and ends up putting Growlmon on the ropes. Oh, and it's also the first indication that tamers with a strong bond to their Digimon can, and will, feel every single hit their partner does, as Takato keeps feeling Growlmon/[=WarGrowlmon=] take blow after blow from an Ultimate level out to ''kill.''

* Orochimon's PsychoticSmirk in Episode 31.
* Everything that happened to Juri post-Episode 34, after Leomon died, is pretty creepy. So much so that ''Juri in general'' might just become NightmareFuel for people upon re-watching the series now that they know everything about her.

** The scene in Episode 40 where the puppet ''somehow becomes sentient and actually talks to Juri'', convincing her to walk off from the group. The next time Juri's seen, it's actually the D-Reaper's agent, which raises so many questions...
* The infamous scene in Episode 47, pictured above, where the audience is treated to a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cc_Srg40mR0 Mind Rape sequence]] in which Juri is forced to relive her mother's death. Taken out of context, it could easily be mistaken for a scene in an adult horror anime. To make matters worse, this goes on for at least an ''entire week''.

* Beelzemon's near-death at the hands of the D-Reaper at the end of Episode 48. How do you kill someone practically MadeOfIron? You ''impale them with dozens of knives''. They only [[GoryDiscretionShot show the silhouette of this]], thankfully, but the sheer brutality of it makes this less of a comfort and more a necessity.

* Shortly after ''that'', Mihiramon of the [[EasternZodiac Devas]] shows up: a [[PantheraAwesome giant, flying tiger]] with SuperSpeed and the ability to use its tail like a samurai's blade. It effortlessly [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps]] Kyubimon and Gargomon, and ends up putting Growlmon on the ropes. Oh, and it's also the first indication that tamers with a strong bond to their Digimon can, and will, feel every single hit their partner does, as Takato keeps feeling Growlmon/[=WarGrowlmon=] take blow after blow from an Ultimate level out to ''kill.''

* As scary as Dark Evolutions are, Megidramon definitely takes the cake. It certainly doesn't help that its name is derived from the words "Megiddo" and "Dragon", considering that Har Megiddo is the mountain, where the Apocalypse is (according to the Bible) going to start. Har Megiddo has later been given its more popular name, "Armageddon". In other words, Megidramon's name is closer to original idea of the end of the world than "Armageddon". It doesn't help that before it Takato is practically ''[[BewareTheNiceOnes screaming]]'' about how [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge he is going to make Beelzemon suffer for killing Leomon]].

* Early example: Yamaki manages to confront Jen in the park when he's alone and when Jen won't tell him what he wants, Yamaki physically lifts him off the ground. Though Jen makes it out of the mess unharmed, he's obviously scared and at the time, there was no indication Yamaki wouldn't use drastic means to get what he wanted.

** Hell, ''Cyberdramon himself'' is a source of this. His Desolation Claw attack [[PowerOfTheVoid erases anything it hits]] and fires rapidly like a machine gun, shown to horrifying effect by his first battle in the series against Megadramon as the camera violently shakes and refuses to linger on the results of the shots to play up just how ''brutal'' of an attack it is. Ryo has to keep him in check with an ''energy whip'' projected from his D-Power to keep him from running berserk and hurting someone and based on his ''canon'' backstory, Cyberdramon is a [[SealedEvilInACan forced fusion]] between Ryo's partner Monodramon and the BigBad of his [[VideoGame/{{DigimonWonderSwanSeries}} debut series]] [[EldritchAbomination [=ZeedMilleniummon=]. He's probably the most horrifying Digimon partnered with a hero in the entire franchise!