Digimon Sovereigns

The Digimon Sovereigns are a group that feature in Digimon.

History

Origin

The Digimon Sovereigns (Japanese: 四聖獣, Hepburn: Shiseijū?, lit. "Four Holy Beasts") were a group of Mega-level Holy Beast Digimon.

The Sovereigns have reigned over and protected the Digital World since the age of myth, and have passed into legend as beings which are extremely difficult to track down.

Due to Lucemon, Huanglongmon was sealed in the deepest, darkest place within the earth. This caused the Sovereigns to lose their rule and struggle for hegemony, but an equilibrium was established that was still maintained.

Digimon Tamers

The Digimon Sovereigns live on the sixth, deepest plain of the Digital World, along with the Catalyst, or Shining Digivolution. They were some of the first Digimon to reach their highest form, and in an attempt to distance themselves from humans, they ironically took the appearance of the humans' gods. When the D-Reaper begins to re-emerge, the four Sovereigns cannot agree on a strategy. Zhuqiaomon believes that they should use the Shining Digivolution to allow Digimon to digivolve and fight back, while Azulongmon believes that it is the Digimon's ability to grow in strength that brought the D-Reaper out in the first place. He has the DigiGnomes transform the Shining Digivolution into Calumon. With the loss of the power to digivolve, Zhuqiaomon, thinking that the Digimon can instead grow stronger by defeating humanity, send his Deva into the Real World. Soon, his servant Makuramon discovers Calumon and attempts to return him to Zhuqiaomon, causing the Tamers to follow him in an attempt to rescue their friend. Makuramon, however, loses Calumon, and the Tamers find him, but Caturamon recaptures him.

After being separated, and a long, difficult trek across the Digital World, the Tamers arrive at Zhuqiaomon's domain. As they battle him, Azulongmon makes his appearance. Meanwhile, Ryo Akiyama encounters Ebonwumon and Baihumon in the latter's domain, and soon, they all gather in Zhuqiaomon's area, just as the D-Reaper begins to make its appearance.

Here, a compromise is made, and the Sovereigns implore Calumon to release his power so Digimon can digivolve and fight back. Thus, it is Zhuqiaomon's plan that prevails in the end, even though that does not excuse his methods in attacking the Tamers. The Sovereigns lead their new army of Mega Digimon to fight the D-Reaper in the Digital World. Later, they travel to the Real World and help the Tamers by dragging the Cable Reaper back into the Digital World during Operation: Doodlebug, removing it from the battle.

Ryo Akiyama and Cyberdramon encounter Ebonwumon in Baihumon's territory, which he guards while Baihumon fights the D-Reaper, but then Baihumon returns, wounded. Later on, Baihumon and Ebonwumon meet with Azulongmon and Zhuqiaomon on how to handle the D-Reaper situation and helps Calumon release the Shining Digivolution, which digivolves every Digimon in the Digital World to their Mega forms to help the Sovereigns. In the final battle against the D-Reaper, Ebonwumon assists Azulongmon, Baihumon and Zhuqiaomon into dragging the Cable Reaper back into the Digital World during Operation: Doodlebug, thus saving the Tamers from having to defeat it all over again.

Overview

In appearance, the Digimon Sovereigns were a group of four Mega-level Holy Beast Digimon. They each represented and ruled over the cardinal points of the compass.

Unlike normal Digimon, the Sovereigns had twelve DigiCores that composed their body whereas others of their kind only had one. These cores floated outside their body where it channelled their immortality and tremendous power.

Chief among their servants were the Deva (デーヴァ Dēva?) that consisted of twelve Ultimate-level Holy Beast Digimon with each Sovereign having three such followers.

Members

• Huanglongmon : the Yellow Dragon of the Center,
• Ebonwumon : the Black Tortoise of the North,
• Zhuqiaomon : the Vermilion Bird of the South,
• Azulongmon : the Azure Dragon of the East,
• Baihumon : the White Tiger of the West,

Notes

• The Digimon Sovereigns
• They were derived from the Japanese myth of the Four Guardian Spirits of Kyoto, itself derived from the Chinese myth of the Four Symbols.

In other media

Television

• In Digimon Tamers, the Digimon Sovereigns appeared in the setting of the anime television series. The Digimon Sovereigns live on the sixth, deepest plain of the Digital World, along with the Catalyst, or Shining Digivolution. They were some of the first Digimon to reach their highest form, and in an attempt to distance themselves from humans, they ironically took the appearance of the humans' gods. When the D-Reaper begins to re-emerge, the four Sovereigns cannot agree on a strategy. Zhuqiaomon believes that they should use the Shining Digivolution to allow Digimon to digivolve and fight back, while Azulongmon believes that it is the Digimon's ability to grow in strength that brought the D-Reaper out in the first place. He has the DigiGnomes transform the Shining Digivolution into Calumon. With the loss of the power to digivolve, Zhuqiaomon, thinking that the Digimon can instead grow stronger by defeating humanity, send his Deva into the Real World. Soon, his servant Makuramon discovers Calumon and attempts to return him to Zhuqiaomon, causing the Tamers to follow him in an attempt to rescue their friend. Makuramon, however, loses Calumon, and the Tamers find him, but Caturamon recaptures him.

Appearances

• Digimon:

External Link

• Digimon Wiki Entry

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