Impmon

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Impmon (インプモン)

Level:	Rookie
Appears in:	Digimon Frontier
Anime/Manga information
Character in:	Digimon Tamers
Voice actors:	Hiroki Takahashi (JP), Derek Stephen Prince (US)
Partner(s):	Ai and Mako
Digivolution
Fresh/Baby I	Kiimon
In-Training/Baby II	Yaamon
Rookie/Child	Impmon
Champion/Adult	N/A
Ultimate/Perfect	N/A
Mega/Ultimate	Beelzemon
Mega/Ultimate	Beelzemon Blast Mode
Card game information
Attribute:	Virus
Type:	Evil
Family:	Nightmare Soldiers
Card numbers:	St-668 Bo-218 Bo-513 Bo-7t Bo-35t Dα-007 DM-001

Impmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an Imp-type Digimon from the main cast of the Digimon Tamers series. He is a troublemaker who is fond of pranks, looking forward to seeing the worried appearances of his opponents. With only his arrogance, he by no means tries to gain favor with those stronger than him and is ready to put up a strong-willed fight against all odds. But his attitude only hides his own issues as he mopes by his lonesome on the rooftops. He was voiced by Derek Stephen Prince (North America in the style of Joe Pesci) & Hiroki Takahashi (Japan).

1 Evolution
2 Attacks
3 Appearances

[edit] Evolution

Fresh (Baby I) - Kiimon
In-Training (Baby II) - . Yaamon
Rookie (Child) - Impmon
Mega (Ultimate) - Beelzemon
Mega (Ultimate) - Beelzemon Blast Mode

[edit] Attacks

Badda-Boom: Impmon creates a small fire ball at his finger tips then hurls it at the opponent. The fire ball grows bigger after he throws it.
Infernal Funnel: Impmon creates two fire rings within one another and a sphere of fire comes out and he hurls it at the target.
Imp Bomb: An attack not shown in the anime, Impmon creates a small sphere of energy in his hand, then throws it at the target.

In Digimon Battle Spirit, Impmon has two attacks that allow him to create a protective shield and "explode himself."

In Digimon Rumble Arena he has an attack called Summon that allows him to summon up several small crystal like shards that he then shoots at the opponent.

[edit] Appearances

Impmon makes his first appearance in Digimon Tamers Episode 6:O Partner, Where Art Thou?.

[edit] Digimon Tamers

Impmon was a Digimon who spent most of his time picking on humans and harassing the Tamers and their Digimon. As he saw it, humans were bad news and no self-respecting Digimon would ever be with them. But it was due to his experience with two children he lived with, Ai and Mako. The two quarreled too much for Impmon so he left them.

Impmon later caused mischief with his many childish pranks, even trying to get Guilmon to help him. He saw Guilmon as an impressionable idiot, calling him names like "pineapple head." Later, he seemed to grow a little jealous of Guilmon, because he basically had all the things that Impmon wanted, power to digivolve, a degree of respect, and everyone seemed to like him, even Renamon.

At first, Renamon seemed to interest him, flirting with her upon their first meeting (he used "tough love" as an excuse to attack her with his Badda Boom attack after she began to leave during their conversation as he tried to convince her humans were bad), but he began to hate her for "ruining his fun," by constantly putting him in his place, and her generally acting like something of mother-figure to him. He often called her "Foxface".

He seemed to form a sort of rivalry against Terriermon, as Terreirmon struck him as the most "human-like" of the Digimon who had Tamers. Impmon attempted to make Renamon fight Terriermon after being rejected by the fox yet again, saying Terriermon had been calling her names, but Renamon told him Henry Wong, Terriermon's Tamer, had forbidden him to fight. At first expressing confusion and regret for his fellow Digimon upon learning this, Impmon quickly saw this as a way to bully Terriermon without fear of retaliation.

In fact, Impmon secretly felt the need to befriend the Tamers and their Digimon, but resented them because they could Digivolve - an ability that he wanted, himself. After he tried to prove himself by fighting Indramon, he suffered a devastating defeat that crushed his ego. He began to see himself as weak and began to lust for power.

The Deva Chatsuramon offered Impmon the ability to digivolve, but in return he would have to kill the Tamers and their Digimon. Although Impmon wanted this power, he did not want to kill the Tamers and their Digimon; they were the only people who he shared positive memories with during his time in the Real World. After the Deva breaks Impmon down, stating that nobody cares about him in his weak form, he readily agrees. With the new power he became Beelzemon, the Sovereign Zhuqiaomon's personal assassin. He grew satisfied with his new power, after killing and absorbing the data of every Digimon he came by (although on one account he did spare Calumon, as he spent some time with him on the Real World as well). Soon, he began to consider himself unbeatable.

Eventually, Beelzemon meets up with the Tamers and kills Leomon, Jeri's own Digimon, leaving her emotionally scarred. This inspired Guilmon and Takato to bio-merge into one powerful being known as Gallantmon. Beelzemon and Gallantmon fought in an intense battle against each other, and Gallantmon proved to be the victor of this battle. However, before the victorious Digimon could deliver the killing blow, Jeri yells for him to let Beelzemon go (despite killing her friend, Leomon). Gallantmon, not wanting to see Jeri feel any worse, decides that setting him free is the right thing to do.

Beelzemon wearily walks away in defeat. Some time later, however, he encounters surviving Digimon from the group whose data he stole. Angered, they attack him, and in his weakened state they defeat him. Too weak to maintain his form as Beelzemon, he becomes Impmon again, and is forced to helplessly crawl across the Digital World. Just as it seems his end is near, Renamon and Rika find him. When the two partners do, they pick him up and take Impmon back to the Real World.

Once he returned, Impmon began to have a change of heart. The people he once hated not only spared his life, but had just saved it as well. He decides to give his tamers a second chance and goes to see them, and when he makes contact he discovers that they are sorry for angering Impmon.

Seeing that they were no longer the children he knew, he began to feel guilty. As a result, Impmon vowed to make things right, and with his tamers' help he became Beelzemon Blast Mode to help the Tamers fight the D-Reaper. After playing a significant role but still failing to save Jeri from the heart of the D-Reaper, he falls into the gelatinous creature - but before it can destroy him Sakuyamon (the combined form of Rika and Renamon) rescues him once again.

After the D-Reaper is destroyed and the Digimons are about to return to the Digital World, Impmon at last asked Jeri for forgiveness. She eagerly agreed and he left, finally at peace with the humans.

[edit] Runaway Locomon

Impmon makes a brief appearance at the end of the movie during Rika's birthday party after the Parasimon battle. Though he had a lot more appearances in his digivolved form Beelzemon.