Digital World

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The Digital World is a fictional universe featured in the Digimon media franchise. In Digimon anime, manga, video games, and other related merchandise, the Digital World (or DigiWorld for short) is a parallel universe to Earth that is made from computer data originating in Earth's communications networks.

Contents 1 Overview 2 TV Series 2.1 Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 2.2 Digimon Tamers 2.3 Digimon Frontier 2.4 Digimon Savers 3 Digital Monster X-Evolution 4 Brave Tamer 5 Entering the Digital World 5.1 Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 5.2 Tamers 5.3 Frontier 5.4 Savers 6 Places in the digital world 6.1 File Island 6.2 Server Continent 6.3 Folder Continent 7 Notes

[edit] Overview

The Digital World basically parallels Earth's geographic features. There are continents, islands, deserts, mountains, oceans and almost all other kinds of terrain one finds on the topography of Earth. However, as data is easy to modify the features of any particular area of DigiWorld are subject to immediate and drastic alteration at any time. For example, a gigantic mountain can be formed in moments^[1] or halves of islands scattered across a sea^[2] with ease. The malleability of the Digital World makes it a frequent target of attack from within and from humans with malevolent intentions.

Instead of animals, the dominant lifeforms of the Digital World are Digimon. Digimon are sentient creatures that, like the Digital World, are made of data. It is possible for Digimon to travel to the "Real World," what they call Earth, though this requires the opening of some sort of dimensional wormhole in DigiWorld.

Most of humanity does not know of DigiWorld's existence. The few humans that do either programmed some aspect of the original version of that world or were summoned there by a Digimon or another digital being. On rare occasions, however, a wormhole can appear on Earth, allowing people unknowing of DigiWorld to enter it.

The different Digimon anime series are set in separate Digital Worlds. The basic mechanics, locations and inhabitants of DigiWorld appear in each, though the individual natures, origins, and histories of the worlds vary greatly.

An explanation for why there are many unique Digital Worlds is given in Brave Tamer, a Digimon video game released for the WonderSwan handheld game console (see section Brave Tamer below).

[edit] TV Series

[edit] Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02

→Main articles: Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02

Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 share the same universe; Adventure 02 is a continuation of Adventure.

In this universe, Digimon do not die from natural causes. At the end of their life spans their data is "reformatted" (returned to its original state) and they turn into Digi-Eggs. They will then hatch from those Digi-Eggs and start life over again. However, if a Digimon's data is destroyed it will not reformat.

Many locales in this DigiWorld are named after computer programs and hardware. For example, the two continents of the Digital World are named Folder and Server. File Island is the location where the DigiDestined were originally sent to DigiWorld.

The general human society is not aware of the existence of Digimon, although almost every Digimon has heard of humans and the Real World.

Time itself can be warped in this Digital World. A group of evil Digimon called the Dark Masters altered the Digital World's time flow so that when the DigiDestined traveled to Earth for a few days several years had passed in DigiWorld when they returned.^[3] At the end of Digimon Adventure, DigiWorld's time was resynchronized with Earth's due to Apocalymon's appearence.^[4]

In Digimon Adventure 02 it is revealed that the Digital World is actually one of many parallel universes that runs alongside the Real World. Two other parallel universes are shown in the anime. The first is the "Dark Ocean," a shadowy world inhabited by evil Digimon.^[5] The other is an unnamed world which is composed of pure energy and is capable of manifesting a person's thoughts, dreams and nightmares.^[6]

25 years after the events in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, all humans have a Digimon partner and are all tasked to take care of the Digital World. It is thus hinted that the general populace should have open access to the Digital World.

[edit] Digimon Tamers

→Main article: Digimon Tamers

Digimon Tamers is set in a different universe from the first two Digimon series.

In this universe there are a few people that are aware of DigiWorld. These consist of the workers of Hypnos, an organization that researches the Digimon phenomenom, and of the children that become Digimon Tamers (what DigiDestined are called in this series). Digimon freely enter the Real World via a process called "Bio-Emerging." The Digimon materializes on Earth in a "Digital Field" that allows it to synthesize proteins and convert itself into a physical form. These Digital Fields appear in random locations instantaneously and without warning, often appearing as a small fog bank, a side-effect from the Bio-Emerging process.

Children that are partnered with Digimon but do not go to the Digital World are also called Digimon Tamers.

[edit] Digimon Frontier

→Main article: Digimon Frontier

Digimon Frontier doesn't go into great detail about the mechanics of its Digital World, though their Digital world is known to be comprised of large fragments of fractal code data, which is sometimes out in the open and easily seen, and other times is hidden. This Digital World is served largely by a system of Trailmon, who are the primary mode of transportation. In the English dub of the series there is brief mention of the effects of computer programs hacking the code of various Digimon.

This particular Digital World is also orbited by three Digital Moons, each a different color (blue, yellow, and pink). At least two of the Digital Moons are inhabitated, the Blue Moon having a population of Starmon, Meteormon, and Burgermon, in their various digivolutionary forms/stages. The Pink Moon, surrounded by hazy clouds of pink dust, is home to a Rebirth Village, where new Digimon are hatched from Digi-Eggs and Digimon whose data have been destroyed can be reborn and reprogrammed as new Digi-Eggs. There is also at least one other Rebirth Village on the surface of the Digital World.

[edit] Digimon Savers

→Main article: Digimon Savers

In this universe few people are aware of DigiWorld's existence. DATS (Digital Accident Tactics Squad), a secret government organization, is the one in charge of trying to avoid, prevent, and clean up any damage or attacks that Digimon cause in the Real World. Many of the DigiDestined (or Tamers) are DATS members.

However, many Digimon in the Digital World hate most humans due to a massive genocide of Digimon happened ten years ago caused by a group of renegade humans and Gizmon working for Akihiro Kurata, who invaded the Digital world and tried to destroy its inhabitants without mercy. A large part of the Digital World appears to be ruled by Mercurimon, one of the Olympus Twelve Gods, but not all Digimon are under his rule or even agree with it. It is said that there exists a "God" that oversees the Digital World and is called "Yggdrasil", which Mercurimon mentioned in Episode 24.

[edit] Digital Monster X-Evolution

Digital Monster X-Evolution (also called Digimon X-Evolution) is a movie that is independent of any anime series.

There was a Digital World that existed prior to the one that appears in Digimon X-Evolution. It was cultivated and populated with Digimon by the intelligent computer Yggdrasil (The original Yggdrasil is a mythological tree in Norse folklore). DigiWorld grew in size and in the numbers of Digimon to where Yggdrasil could no longer manage the load, and the "Digital Hazard" occurred, an event which was setting in motion the destruction of the Digital World. Yggdrasil responded by initiating "Project Ark," a template for deleting the Digital World's excess data. The first phase of the project was to kill all Digimon except the few that Yggdrasil had chosen to be its servants. These select Digimon were relocated to a new Digital World that Yggdrasil had created. However, a small percentage of the Digimon left in the original DigiWorld survived Project Ark by developing an "X-Antibody." This antibody gave the Digimon immunity from the Project. The X-Antibody had the additional effect of changing the Digimon's physical attributes and making them stronger. These "X" Digimon then traveled to the new Digital World on their own. Yggdrasil detected their presence and sent the Royal Knights, the aforementioned Digimon servants, to destroy them. By the timeframe that is the setting of Digimon X-Evolution, the X Digimon are under frequent attack from the Royal Knights.

[edit] Brave Tamer

According to Brave Tamer, a video game released for the WonderSwan handheld, the Digital World was formed in the early twentieth century from the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) and the ENIAC - the first computers. The ABC laid the foundations for DigiWorld and the ENIAC built upon them. The Digital World continued expanding via the growing communication network on Earth, even when the ABC and ENAIC were shut down. Eventually, many separate Digital Worlds were created, and like the original Digital World they are all parallel universes to the various realities of Earth that exist in the multiverse.

[edit] Entering the Digital World

Each anime series has a different way for Digimon, humans, and other beings to cross back and forth through the Real and Digital Worlds.

[edit] Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02

In Digimon Adventure transit to the Digital World was possible only via a preexisting gateway. The gateways were unlocked with the use of Digivices, pocket-sized devices that assisted in this task and in helping the DigiDestined's partner Digimon in battle. Other methods of going to the Digital World are possible but these were only rarely used in the series. The exact mechanics for how the portals open are unknown, but in Digimon Adventure 02 it was shown that they could be sealed so that nothing could cross them.^[7]

In the Digimon Adventure movie that was released prior to the start of the series there was no explanation for how a gateway between DigiWorld and the Real World opened. All that was shown was that for a brief period Digimon could freely travel across the portal.

Digimon Adventure 02 introduced "Digi-Ports," programs built into computers which allow access to the Digital World. The precise origins of the programs are unclear, but they are activated by D-3 Digivices, the version of Digivice used in this series. The original Digivice cannot be used to open the Digi-Ports, but if a Digi-Port program has already been opened the person wielding the original Digivice can still travel to the Digital World. Digi-Ports are capable of appearing on computers randomly.

In the second Digimon Adventure movie, Our War Game!, a Digimon named Tsumemon was able to infiltrate into the wires comprising the Internet. In the sequel film to Our War Game!, Revenge of Diaboromon, an evolved form of the same Digimon broke apart its data and materialized out of the Internet onto Earth.

[edit] Tamers

Humans still required some form of portal to access the Digital World in Digimon Tamers. Unlike previous series, it was not necessary for a Tamer to use their Digivice to access a gateway. They appeared randomly on Earth; in the case of the Tamers featured in the series a portal was found in an abandoned building.^[8]

Tamers' random portals cannot transport humans back to Earth from DigiWorld. For this purpose a computer program named "Ark" was used.^[9] It materialized in the Digital World as a vessel which the Tamers boarded to Bio-Emerge in the Real World.^[10]

One man, Goro Mizuno (alias "Shibumi"), had his consciousness projected into the Digital World when he entered into a coma after being in a car accident. His body could be seen in the Digital World and he could speak but he was transparent and otherwise immaterial.^[11] How he could do this was never explained.

[edit] Frontier

Traveling to and from the Digital World in Frontier is accomplished via the use of Trailmon, Digimon that are literally sentient trains. The railways of this DigiWorld traverse dimensions as well as landscapes; the Trailmon station located on Earth is situated beneath Tokyo's Shibuya station (an actual location). This station is known only to Digimon and the humans that are summoned there by them. However, the station is integrated into the main systems of the Shibuya, and is accessible through the normal station’s elevator.

Frontier also had a case of a consciousness being projected into the Digital World. In this case the victim was Koichi Kimura, who fell into a coma after he fell down a flight of stairs.^{[citation needed]} However, Koichi was a DigiDestined and his consciousness fought alongside his comrades. His manifestation in DigiWorld was substantial, but his actual body could feel nothing.

[edit] Savers

In Digimon Savers, Digimon travel between worlds using portals called Digital Gates. DATS can also create Digital Gates using a machine, which are used to send the DigiEggs of the rogue Digimon back to the Digital World. Human transfer to the Digital World is also possible and is called a Digital Dive.

[edit] Places in the digital world

[edit] File Island

The place where the chosen children of digimon adventure 01 first arrive. The island is located a little off the coast of the Server Continent.

Places on File Island that were shown in the anime include:

• Back Dimension
• Beetle Land - A breeding area for insect Digimon.
• Coela Beach - Where Agumon first Digivolved into Greymon to fight Shellmon.
• Dragon's Eye Lake - The place where the gang spent their first night, almost getting themselves killed by Seadramon. Where Gabumon first Digivolved into Garurumon.
• Drill Tunnel
• Factorial Town - Where Tentomon first Digivolved into Kabuterimon
• File City - A sprawling metropolis, one of the few areas of civilization on File Island.
• Fossil Canyon - A deep canyon, home to various Dinosaur digimon.
• Freezeland - Tai & Matt each ended up here after being separated from the others & each other. Its landmark is the Ice Sanctuary.
• Gear Savannah - An almost endless stretch of grassland.
• Geko Swamp - Home of File Island's Gekomon.
• Great Canyon - Izzy ended up here after being separated from the others. Its landmark is the Temple of the Digivice, where Centarumon resides.
• Infinity Mountain - The central point of the island, few Digimon lived on it. Devimon took residence on the mountain top, after he found the Black Gears within it. The first visit marked Gomamon's first digivolution into Ikkakumon. The 2nd visit, when the gang fight Devimon, marked Angemon's first appearance.
• Misty Trees
• Mount Mihirashi - Across the Gear Savannah from the Yokomon Village is a mountain that's a source of the village's water. A Meramon lives there.
• Native Forest - A source of greenery on all of File Island, served as the ideal place for Devimon's trap. The place is sometimes known for weaking Holy-type Digimon.
• Overdell - A massive cemetery, home to the Bakemon. Joe & Sora ended up here after being separated from the others.
• Primary Viliage (Village of Beginnings) - The place where Digimon are born, the DigiEggs and newely born Digimon are guarded vigilantly by Elecmon.
• Sewers - The sewers lead from the Factorial Town to Toy Town. File Island's Numemon live here.
• Trash Mountain
• Tropical Jungle - The place where the DigiDestined first arrived. Mimi ended up here again after being separated from the others.
• Toy Town - Where Palmon first digivolved into Togemon
• Yokomon Village - Nearby is Mount Mihirashi, the home of Meramon. Where Biyomon first digivolved into Birdramon.

[edit] Server Continent

This was the place where most of events in Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adverture 02 occured. Server is one of the main continents of the Digital World - with two distince regions, a large desert and a forest.

• Colosseum -
• Digitamamon's Diner - Digitamamon and Vegiemon run this diner.
• Koromon Village - The Pagumon employed by Etemon's Gazimon took over the village and enslaved the Koromon
• Piximon's Home - Camouflaged with Piximon's magic in the desert, this is where Piximon trained the DigiDestined after rescuing them from a Kuwagamon.
• ShogunGekomon's Castle - ShogunGekomon lives here and so do his Gekomon and Otamamon servents.
• The Amusement Park - TK and Patamon first encountered DemiDevimon here.
• The Castle - Currently used by Myotismon, it was where the DigiDestined's Digimon were created.
• The Pyramid - An upside down pyramid. Datamon lives here.

[edit] Folder Continent

Folder is another main continent of the Digital World. This is where the V-Tamer story line takes place. Folder is first mentioned on the Digimon Pendulum.

• Daemon's Castle - Daemon's headquartes.
• Dino Valley - Taichi and Zeromaru fought Triceramon here.
• Holy Angel Castle - Lord Holy Angemon resides here. It is also where a Leomon trains his army.
• Hospitown - A hospital-themed town where a Jijimon works as a doctor.
• Metal Factory - Taichi and Zeromaru first encountered Neo Saiba here.
• Myotismon's Castle - A Myotismon lives here.
• Net Ocean - The large body of water that surrounds the entire Digital World. Formerly ruled by Lord Whamon. Taichi and Zeromaru fought Lord Marine the MarineDevimon here.
• Star City - A Starmon is the leader of this city.

[edit] Notes

Digimon
Anime:	Anime overview | Adventure (Season 1) | Adventure 02 (Season 2) | Tamers (Season 3) | Frontier (Season 4) | Savers (Japan only) | Digital Monster X-Evolution (movie)
Mangas:	V-Tamer | Digimon Next | Digimon Chronicle | D-Cyber
Video Games:	Digimon World (and 2, 3, 4) | Digital Card Battle | Battle Spirit (and 1.5, 2) | Digimon Racing | Rumble Arena (and 2) | Digimon RPG | Digimon World DS | Digimon Savers: Another Mission | Anode/Cathode Tamer
Other:	Digimon card game | Digimon virtual pet | DigiDestined | Digivice | Digivolution | Digital World | List of Digimon | Chosen Digimon | List of human characters