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Digimon Xros Wars
File:Digimon Xros Wars.jpg Japanese Teaser Poster
デジモンクロスウォーズ (Dejimon Kurosu Wōzu)
Genre	Action, Adventure
Anime
Studio	Toei Animation (Japan)
Released	July 6, 2010 – present
Related works
Digimon Adventure Digimon Adventure 02 Digimon Tamers Digimon Frontier Digimon Data Squad

Digimon Xros Wars (デジモンクロスウォーズ, Dejimon Kurosu Wōzu), pronounced Digimon Cross Wars, is the sixth series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongo. It debuted on July 6, 2010 on TV Asahi, making it the first series in the franchise to not air on Fuji Television in the traditional Sunday morning time slot.

Production

Three and a quarter years after the end of the fifth series, this new series was confirmed by Bandai. The official name of the show was revealed in the June issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine. The first Digimon to be revealed for this new series were Shoutmon, Dorurumon, Ballistamon, Shoutmon x4, Monitormon, and a new redesign of Greymon. Character designs in Xros Wars are similar to the previous Digimon series (except Digimon Data Squad), including the wearing of goggles by the main character, and a younger and lighter tone in storytelling with the target audience to be mainly young children aged 6–10 years. This new series will be supported with a new card game, toys, manga, and a series of cell phone straps that will be sold in capsule toy vending machines.

Plot

Taiki Kudo is an upbeat boy with a desire to help those in need, although tends to overexert himself. One day, he hears the voice of a Digimon named Shoutmon who is on the verge of death. Wanting to help him, Taiki is given a Digivice known as a Xros Loader, and he and his friends Akari Hinomoto and Zenjiro Tsurugi are warped to the Digital World where they meet Shoutmon and his allies, Ballistamon, Starmon and the Pickmons. By using the power of the Xros Loader, Taiki can perform a Digi Xros, which can fuse any of his allies together into different forms. Taiki and his friends use this ability to fight the forces of the Bagura Empire while crossing paths with Teams Blue Flare and Twilight.

Characters

Team Xros Heart

• Taiki Kudo (工藤 タイキ, Kudō Taiki)

Voiced by: Minami Takayama

The protagonist of the series and leader of Team Xros Heart, Taiki is an upbeat 7th grade boy who helps anyone in need. He excels in all sports and has a charming personality that wins over humans and digimon alike, though he has a tendency to overexert himself and pass out. His Digimon partner is Shoutmon and is given the Xros Loader to help Shoutmon DigiXros with other Digimon.

• Akari Hinomoto (陽ノ本 アカリ, Hinomoto Akari)

Voiced by: Ryoko Shiraishi

A kind and devoted sixth grade girl, who supports Taiki no matter what. She acts as Team Xros Heart's peacemaker.

• Zenjiro Tsurugi (剣 ゼンジロウ, Tsurugi Zenjirō)

Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio

Taiki's classmate and self-proclaimed eternal rival. He is a practitioner of kendo and hates complicating matters. He is good with mechanics and occasionally performs repairs on Ballistamon.

• Shoutmon (シャウトモン, Shautomon)

Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto

A hardworking, friendly Digimon with a strong desire to help others. He enjoys singing and wields a microphone for leisure and to help in combat. He possesses the ability to combine with other Digimon through a process called "DigiXros". He is Taiki's partner, and has a desire to become the Digimon King so he can protect everyone in his village.

• • Shoutmon ×2 (シャウトモン×２, Shautomon Kurosu Tsū): The DigiXros of Shoutmon and Ballistamon, resembling a strong mechanical humanoid and combining its component's attributes. This DigiXros can also wield an axe made of Starmon and several yellow Pickmon. An imperfect DigiXros of Shoutmon and Ballistamon is identical to Shoutmon ×3 without legs and shoulder armor.
  • Shoutmon ×3 (シャウトモン×３, Shautomon Kurosu Surī): A powerful, human-shaped warrior that is the DigiXros of Shoutmon, Ballistamon and Dorurumon. When equipped with the Star Sword, this formation becomes Shoutmon ×4 (シャウトモン×４, Shautomon Kurosu Fō).
• Ballistamon (バリスタモン, Barisutamon)

Voiced by: Kōichi Yamadera

" A noble, taciturn warrior who resembles a robotic beetle. He forms the arms, lower torso and legs of Shoutmon ×2 and the left shoulder, lower torso, and arms of Shoutmon ×3 and Shoutmon ×4.

• Dorulumon (ドルルモン, Dorurumon)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

A strong wolf-like Digimon with drills on his body who dislikes being bound by rules. He first appeared to save Akari and Cutemon from an Earth-swimming Coelamon. He can can transform into the Doruru Cannon for Shoutmon's use and also forms the lower body and right shoulder of Shoutmon ×3 and Shoutmon ×4.

• Starmon (スターモン, Sutāmon)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

A small, star-shaped Digimon with sunglasses who desires fame and fortune. Forms the hilt of the Star Sword that can be used by Shoutmon or Shoutmon ×4 and also forms the hilt of the axe that can be wielded by Shoutmon ×2.

• The Pickmon (ピックモンズ, Pikkumonzu): A large number of small Digimon that accompany the group that come in three variants:
  • Silver: Fun-loving silver Pickmon who are always seen with sunglasses. Several of these Pickmon can DigiXros to form a slingshot or can DigiXros with Starmon to form the Star Sword.
  • Yellow: Small yellow Pickmon who are very timid. Several of these Pickmon can DigiXros with Starmon to form an axe.
  • Red: Only one red Pickmon has been seen so far and is always seen with Zenjiro. When this Pickmon is at the top of the Star Sword's blade, it causes an alternate wide spiked blade to materialize.
• Dondokomon (ドンドコモン): A small Digimon shaped like a taiko drum with drum sticks for arms.
• Cutemon (キュートモン, Kyūtomon): A small pink rabbit Digimon with headphones and a scarf who Dorurumon cares for.

Team Blue Flare

• Kiriha Aonuma (青沼 キリハ, Aonuma Kiriha)

Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao

A blond male warlord who conquers others by coldly eliminating them. He leads Team Blue Flare and commands Greymon. He wants Taiki in his group to fight the Bargara Army. Both of them are in good terms despite being rivals. Shoutmon hates Kiriha for his cold personality.

• Greymon (グレイモン, Gureimon)

Voiced by: Hanawa

Kiriha's partner, a blue-skinned Greymon with a metal-tipped tail.

• • MetalGreymon (メタルグレイモン, MetaruGureimon): The DigiXros of Greymon with MailBirdramon.
• MailBirdramon (メイルバードラモン, MeiruBādoramon): A powerful metal bird-like Digimon. It forms the back armor, wings, tail, claw gauntlet, and helmet of MetalGreymon. He has same personality as Kiriha even swatting Golemon away after unmerging.
  • MailBirdramon + Golemon: The DigiXros of MailBirdramon with Golemon. This formation gives MailBirdramon a powerful rock hammer-like tail, strong enough to send multiple Digimon flying into the air.
• Golemon: A golem Digimon that was once used to Digi-Xros with MailBirdramon.
• A horde of small, blue raptor-esque Digimon.
• Many small, blue, round Digimon.

Team Twilight

• Nene Amano (天野 ネネ, Amano Nene)

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

A mysterious girl with brown hair in a ponytail who leads Team Twilight. She is searching for a strong soldier for reasons unknown and uses her Monitormon to spy on Taiki and Kiriha. She refers Taiki as "Red". She finally introduce herself to Taika and his friends in episode 3.

• Monitormon (モニタモン, Monitamon)

Voiced by: Yuuko Maruyama

A group of ninja Digimon with monitors for heads that are used by Nene to spy on the other groups.

• DarkKnightmon (ダークナイトモン, DākuNaitomon): The combined form of two unnamed Digimon.
• An as-yet-unnamed green Digimon that is carried by Nene. It resembles a small monitor with leaf-like antennae.

Bagura Empire

The Bagura Empire (バグラ帝国, Bagura Teikoku) is a mysterious legion of villains that opposes both Team Xros Heart and Team Blue Flare.

Commanders

• Baguramon (バグラモン, Baguramon): Leader of the Bagura Empire.

• Lilithmon (リリスモン, Ririsumon):

Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima

One of the Seven Great Demon Lords and member of the Bagura Empire.

• Tactimon (タクティモン, Takutimon)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

Member of the Bagura Empire. A tactical genius who is MadLeomon's direct superior.

• Blastmon (ブラストモン, Burasutomon): Member of the Bagura Empire. He resembles a crystal-like brute.

Thirteen Generals

The strongest warriors who serve the Bagura Empire's leading members.

• MadLeomon (マッドレオモン, MaddoReomon, 1-3)

Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita

A powerful, zombie-esque warrior who is the first of the Bagra Empire Generals to encounter Team Xros Heart. MadLeomon can use his signature move "Fallen Fist of the Beast King" (獣王堕拳, Juuoudaken, lit. "Beast King Fallen Fist") and is able to absorb other Digimon to gain new abilities and power. After expanding his body to defeat the Xros Heart team in a final gamble, he was destroyed by Shoutmon x3.

• • Armed MadLeomon (アームドマッドレオモン, Āmudo MaddoReomon): MadLeomon absorbed two foot-soldier Digimon, several spore Digimon, and two Mammothmon to become Armed MadLeomon. In this form, MadLeomon has grown in size, is covered in powerful armor and equipped with a chainsaw and a gigantic gauntlet. Defeated by Shoutmon with the Star Sword.
  • MadLeomon Orochi Mode (マッドレオモン（オロチモード）, MaddoReomon (Orochi Mōdo)): MadLeomon combined with Orochimon, armed with snake-head tendrils. Defeated by Shoutmon x2.
  • MadLeomon Final Mode (マッドレオモン（ファイナルモード）, MaddoReomon (Finaru Mōdo)): MadLeomon absorbed three Apemon to gain enhanced speed and strength in this form. Defeated by Shoutmon x2 and Dorulumon.

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Bagura Army

The following are soldiers in the armies of the Bagura Empire:

• Mammothmon (Mammon, 1): A large number of powerful, mammoth Digimon that serve as the main steeds of the Bagura Empire.
• Pteramon (Pteranomon, 1, 2): A large number of jet/pteranodon-like Digimon that serve as the air force of the Bagura Empire.
• Rhinomon (1): A large number of rhinoceros Digimon in golden armor that serve as one of the steeds of the Bagura Army.
• Missimon (1): Multiple missle-like Digimon.
• Minotarumon (ミノタルモン, Minotarumon, 1, 2): A minotaur Digimon with a jackhammer for a left forearm that serve as one of the powerhouses of the Bagura Army. Four were shown pushing the cage that contained Orochimon.
• Orochimon (オロチモン, Orochimon, 2): A multi-headed snake Digimon used by MadLeomon. He later absorbs it to become MadLeomon Orochi Mode.
• Apemon (3): Some Apemon accompanied MadLeomon in his attack on the Village of Smiles. MadLeomon merged with three of them to become MadLeomon Final Mode.
• Drimogemon (3): A drill-nosed mole Digimon used by MadLeomon to dig holes under the Village of Smiles causing spires to pop out. It was destroyed when Zenjiro threw the Star Sword at the lit area where Drimogemon is.
• Several as-yet-unnamed humanoid fighters with faces resembling gas masks who are armed with rifles. They act as the Bagura Empire's primary foot soldiers.
• Several as-yet-unnamed spore-shaped Digimon.

Others

• Jijimon (ジジモン, Jijimon)

Voiced by: Bin Shimada

A Digimon that resembles an old man that has existed since the dawn of the Digital World, serving as a sage figure. He appears as a guide to Team Xros Heart.

• Lillymon: A plant fairy Digimon that lives in the Village of Smiles with Jijimon.
• Kamemon:
• Baalmon: A Ninja Digmon that is part of the Bagura Army, but hates the Commanders. His allegiance is unknown. He is nicknamed "shinigami".

Media

Anime

Main article: List of Digimon Xros Wars episodes

Theme songs

Opening themes

• "Never Give Up (ネバギバ！, Nebagiba!, 1-)
  • Artist: Sonar Pocket

Insert themes

• "WE ARE Xros Heart" (WE ARE クロスハート！, We Are Kurosu Hāto, 1-)
  • Lyrics: Riku Sanjo
  • Composition and Arrangement: Kōsuke Yamashita
  • Artist: Kōji Wada

External links

• Toei Animation's official Digimon Xros Wars website
• TV Asahi's official Digimon Xros Wars website
• Digimon Xros Wars at Anime News Network