History YMMV / DigimonFusion

* HoYay: As traditional it's already starting to hint at TheHero[=/=]TheLancer (but as usual, it's probably not serious).
** ...Or not. The character map at the beginning of episode 7 shows Kiriha staring at a drawing of Taiki with the caption "My Taiki", making this an AscendedMeme. In the same image, there's also a music note floating over his head.

** Mugendramon's... face, after a part of its helmet plating has been removed. [[FridgeHorror Now just imagine those supposed robot characters being cyborgs]]. On the other hand, that specific example is exclusive to ''Xros Wars'', since the original Mugendramon was specifically a combination of machine parts.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Cutemon, Sparrowmon and Lunamon all look girly and have an effeminate tone in their voice and use ''[[{{Bokukko}} boku]]''. However, Cutemon has been confirmed to be a male (and is voiced by Creator/BenDiskin in the dub). Lunamon and Sparrowmon are yet to be confirmed, but because they both use ''"boku"'', they are considered male.

** Don't let the fashionable hot pink collar confuse you, Lilithmon calls Mugendramon a "good boy".

* GrowingTheBeard: The first season is somewhat pokey and dull, but the show begins springing to life with the introduction of [=AxKnightmon=], and the beard is fully grown with [[spoiler: the introduction of Yuu in season 2.]]

** From the ''Xros. Wars'' manga:

* SoOkayItsAverage: Despite its new concepts in setting and Digivolution, it doesn't really bring any new ideas to the franchise. Episodes are heavily StrictlyFormula. Taiki himself is praised for his intelligence among past leads, but falls short in development and depth, while the villains are mostly generically evil devoid of much development, with only a few exceptions (namely Reapmon, Yuu, [=AxKnightmon=], Olegmon and Apollomon). That said, most would agree that the second season, especially it's back half, contains the series' strongest moments, particularly the GrandFinale.

* EvilIsSexy: Lilithmon, obviously. She's the Demon Lord of lust, for chrissakes.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Cutemon, Sparrowmon and Lunamon all look girly and have an effeminate tone in their voice and use ''[[{{Bokukko}} boku]]''. However, Cutemon has been confirmed to be a male (and is voiced by Ben Diskin in the dub). Lunamon and Sparrowmon are yet to be confirmed, but because they both use ''"boku"'', they are considered male.

* EnsembleDarkHorse:
** Nene Amano is loved by many. Also counts as a BreakoutCharacter, as she replaces Akari as the female lead in the second half of the series.
** As well as Blastmon. '''''BURARARARARARA-BLASTMON IS HERE!'''''
** [=DarkKnightmon=]/[=AxeKnightmon=] is one of the more popular villains in the series thanks to his regal composure, imposing appearance, and cunning plans.
** Lunamon, to the extent that {{shipping}} [[ViewerGenderConfusion him/her]] and Shoutmon is fairly common.

* {{Squick}}: Mugendramon's... face, after a part of its helmet plating has been removed. [[FridgeHorror Now just imagine those supposed robot characters being cyborgs]]. On the other hand, that specific example is exclusive to ''Xros Wars'', since the original Mugendramon was specifically a combination of machine parts.

** Angie's English dub voice actress Creator/ColleenOShaughnessey previously voiced Sora in the original Anime/DigimonAdventure and its sequels, her Japanese voice actress Creator/RyokoShiraishi voicing Sora in the [[Anime/DigimonAdventure2020 remake]].
** Shoutmon is voiced in the English version by Creator/BenDiskin, who later voices Agumon in Anime/DigimonAdventure2020. Both characters are voiced in original Japanese version by Creator/ChikaSakamoto

* {{Woolseyism}}: Probably the most severe case yet in the franchise. Many of the characters names were changed to exceedingly Western names (Justified with Taiki, which is somewhat uncommon and exotic but less so for Akari as the similarly named character was simply shortened to Kari). But Taiki to Mikey is quite the change compared to previous entries which had at least some relation to the original Japanese (Yamato was shortened to Matt and Takeru to T.K., but the roots are still wholly recognizable).
** At least Taiki and Mikey rhyme, unlike what they did to Kiriha (Christopher) and Zenjirou (Jeremy).

* MoralEventHorizon: Despite not doing much, many people were calling for [[spoiler: [=ChuuChuumon's=]]] head [[spoiler: when he just sat there, bored, watching Damemon slowly die from his wounds. Thus, [=ChuuChuumon's=] eventual death was very satisfying.]]

* SoOkayItsAverage: Despite its new concepts in setting and digivolving, it doesn't really bring any new ideas to the franchise. Episodes are heavily StrictlyFormula. Taiki himself is praised for his intelligence among past leads, but falls short in development and depth, while the villains are mostly generically evil devoid of much development, with only a few exceptions (namely Reapmon, Yuu, [=AxKnightmon=], Olegmon and Apollomon). That said, most would agree that the second season, especially it's back half, contains the series' strongest moments, particularly the GrandFinale.

* SoOkayItsAverage: A general consensus on the anime from ''Digimon'' fans. Despite its new concepts in setting and digivolving, it doesn't really bring any new ideas to the franchise. Episodes are heavily StrictlyFormula, the plot doesn't shift from beginning to end, and the characters themselves don't distinguish themselves from past seasons. Taiki himself is praised for his intelligence among past leads, but falls short in development and depth, while the villains are mostly generically evil devoid of much development, with only a few exceptions (namely Reapmon, Yuu, [=AxKnightmon=], Olegmon and Apollomon). That said, most would agree that the second season, especially it's back half, contains the series' strongest moments, particularly the GrandFinale.

* CriticalDissonance: Judging for several critics's reviews, one could think this series was a sound success in general. While critics liked the show and it did had a relatively strong merchandising presence, ''Xros Wars'' ultimately failed to endear the fans and harvested the ''lowest'' ratings in the entire ''Digimon'' franchise. Even today, the most popular opinion in the internet is that it was a SoOkayItsAverage with few really memorable elements.

* LikeYouWouldReallyDoIt: Yeah, like you would actually kill Shoutmon with that sting, Flymon! [[spoiler:He did, and Shoutmon felt excruciating pain and almost died, had Whamon not give his ambergris]].

* AnticlimaxBoss:

* ShockingMoments: The [[ComicBookAdaptation Manga Adaptation]] started just like the anime, then it quickly went its own way with the plot and has not looked back since then, steadily rising the quotient with its own departures from the anime plot. It then literally ''rocketed'' from chapter 16 onwards, starting with the battle against Lilithmon's army, to an even larger scale battle involving Machinedramons (the original version) and Kimeramons, [[spoiler: to Tactimon unsheathing his BFS and beating up Shoutmon X7, to an [[UpToEleven even larger scale battle]] involving everyone's super evolutions, the Royal Knights, several Milleniumons and '''then''' ... Dark Knightmon ''snaps'', leading to the appearance of Zeed Milleniummon. Had it been animated, the quotient would definitely be 1.]]

* EpilepticTrees: [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Taichi]] appearing in the [=X Arena=] game as a boss, who [=DigiXrosses=] [=WarGreymon=] and [=MetalGarurumon=] into Omegamon. This never had any impact on the series, but it's very easy to see why the trees kicked in. [[spoiler:Given that he's going to show up in ''Young Hunters'' for at least one episode, though, it wasn't completely unfounded either!]]

** Lunamon, to the extent that {{Shipping}} [[ViewerGenderConfusion him/her]] and Shoutmon is already rather common.
** [=DarkKnightmon=]/[=AxeKnightmon=] is one of the more popular villains in the series thanks to his regal composure, imposing appearance and cunning plans.

** [=AxKnightmon=] is one of the more popular villains in the series thanks to his regal composure, imposing appearance and cunning plans.

*** [=DarkKnightmon=][=/=][=AxeKnightmon=] is an enigmatic member of the Midnight Army led by Nene Amano. In reality, he manipulated Nene by holding her younger brother Ewan hostage, making him the true leader. Once he regains complete control of the Darkness Loader, his own invention, he assimilates the Midnight Army into the Bagra Empire, headed by his older brother Lord Bagra, so he could be one more step closer to victory. Creator of [=DigiFuse=] and originator of the D5 plan, [=DarkKnightmon=] [[RunningBothSides runs every single side]] for his own gain, culminating in using the unified Fusion Fighters as decoys to distract Bagramon in the climax before [[ChronicBackstabbingDisOrder stabbing him in the back]] and absorbing him to begin his conquest. [[AffablyEvil Holding himself with an air of gentlemanly confidence]] even as he schemes, [=DarkKnightmon=] cemented himself as one of the most memorable strategists in the war.
*** [[VisionaryVillain Lord Bagramon]] is TheEmperor of the Bagra Empire and General of the selfsame army who desires to erase the imperfections of the worlds. Commanding the Seven Death Generals and their minions, he placed everyone in such a position where, in victory or defeat, he would acquire the negative energy necessary to start D5 in hopes of remaking both the Human and Digital World InTheirOwnImage. Older brother of [=DarkKnightmon=], he suspected his sibling's treachery since the very beginning but played along even after being backstabbed. Congratulating and critiquing [=DarkKnightmon=] in the same sentence, Lord Bagra reclaims his title as the ultimate enemy by turning the absorption around from the inside out and remanifesting as [=DarknessBagramon=]. Giving the Fusion Fighters one of the hardest-earned victories in the franchise, Lord Bagramon proved his dreaded strength.

* FanPreferredCouple: Despite being a series mainly focused on fighting and RuleOfCool, ''Xros Wars'' gets its fair share of shipping.
** [[ChildhoodFriendRomance Taiki/Akari]].
** [[BirdsOfAFeather Kiriha/Nene]].

** [[InsaneAdmiral Tactimon]] is the leader of Lord Bagra's armies, and his honor code is based solely on his standards of perfection rather than true honor and decency. Not only is he responsible for rounding up several good Digimon into labor camps, including Cutemon's parents, but he was prepared to [[WouldHurtAChild torture Mikey, a child, to death]], as opposed to the quick, painless execution he could have ordered, and later tries to kill him with a beam cannon blast. As if that wasn't bad enough, he's a full follower of the WeHaveReserves mantra and has no compunctions about sacrificing his own subordinates for the sake of maintaining his supposedly perfect battle record, a practice that disgusted Dorulumon enough to defect from his side. Towards the end, he uses the negative energy of many Digimon in order to turn their data into dark spirits that he absorbs into his sword in order to boost his own power and ends up taking the life of Grademon without an iota of remorse. Once he got out into the real world, he proceeded to lay waste to the entire area in hopes of getting his enemies killed and taking away what they value. Shortly afterwards, he attempts to murder Angie and Jeremy with his bare hands. When it comes time for him to do battle with his enemies, all Tactimon can truly feel is [[BloodKnight pure excitement over the thrill of combat and bloodshed]].
** [[OurVampiresAreDifferent NeoMyotismon/NeoVamdemon]] is an {{Expy}} of ''Adventure's'' Myotismon and one of Lord Bagra's Seven Death Generals. The ruler of Vampire Land, he was characterized by an undying thirst for power. He possesses familiar spirits known as Evilvils that seek out the life energy of Digimon and give it to him. Not only does he [[TheAssimilator fuse both his minions and his enemies into himself]], but he absorbs a great number of innocent Lopmon living in his domain in order to gain {{immortality|Immorality}} from their hidden power. During his battle with the Fusion Fighters, he attempts to absorb Christopher's (Kiriha's) partner, Metal Greymon, into himself as well, forcing Metal Greymon into an AndIMustScream situation.
** [[GravityMaster Gravimon]], ruler of Canyon Land, is another of the Death Generals. He uses his own core as a way to take Christopher hostage, and then reveals himself as a sadist who uses his cables to torture Christopher and probe his mind. He revels in the following MindRape, mercilessly playing off of Christopher's psyche until [[MoreThanMindControl Christopher becomes broken enough]] to join him and obey his wishes. This set in motion the events that resulted in, among other things, the tragic death of Deckerdramon, which he ensured by dropping a large gravity attack on top of him. When fighting against the Fusion Fighters, Gravimon tries to physically crush [[WouldHurtAChild both the kids]] and their Digimon in his grasp before trying to manipulate Christopher again with a SadisticChoice- he'd inserted his core into Mikey's body, causing Mikey to endure agonizing pain in the process, and tells Christopher that the only way to destroy both the core and him is to kill Mikey. When Christopher refuses and surrenders instead, Gravimon deems his trust in his friends to be weakness.

* HarsherInHindsight:
** In episode 10 Baalmon/Reapmon offers to form an alliance with Lilithmon/Laylamon. Lilithmon even teases Baalmon a little by claiming he must have a crush on her. Three episodes later Baalmon learns that Lilithmon was responsible for [[spoiler: murdering all his comrades including the closest thing he had to a father figure and the loss of his home]].
** Even worse in the English dub. When the pair meet up again in episode 13, after Reapmon had just explained his DarkAndTroubledPast to Mikey.
--> '''Laylamon''': Sit back and enjoy the show Reapmon. Should be your cup of tea, it all ends in ''ruin!''
** As stated above in FunnyAneurysmMoment,Tactimon attacks Tokyo and at one point his sword attack causes a great wave of water to smash into some buildings, with Jeremy shouting that he could destroy the city like this. Shortly after this episode aired in Japan, the great 2011 tsunami and earthquake transpired.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** A giant hero combining monster-esque weapon parts in cyberspace to gain specific attacks, and the title even has "X" in it! [[Series/UltramanX Guess who]]?
** In the GrandFinale, [[spoiler: holes open up and every ally Digimon from the series come out from them to help defeat Darkness Bagramon before he can destroy the universe]]. This sounds very much like what would happen in the climax of ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' several years later.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: Episode 30, where the kids have returned to Tokyo. Tactimon rampages the whole place, obliterating buildings, destroying a bridge, and even creating a huge, destructive wave of water.The Tohoku tsunami and earthquake struck just ''three days later''. That's got to be some kind of record.