My absolute favorite has to be BT12-092 Marcus being able to go onto field like a Digimon that can attack. Just like how he does in the actual show. I can't believe they made a whole gimmick about the main character being able to bunch Digimon in the face that's glorious.

@SpookySquid14

Ай бұрын

Agreed. If only the order of the images used for his first two cards were swapped. Then we would've had him in the punching pose.

@thunderhogTH

Ай бұрын

The coolest aspect of the Marcus cards is specifcly in relation to shinegrey burst and belphemon rage mode. Ragemode is 14k dp, which means not only does shinegreymon burst defeat it in battle at 15k dp, but also a bt15 Marcus called out by burst mode making it a 12k digimon and using its effect to reduce rage mode to 11k can ALSO punch down a Belphemon, just like in the anime.

@minicle426

Ай бұрын

Pity there's no card that gives the effect to just slap/blast him away. Unlike in the show...

With Blackwargreymon I felt BT8's ability to kill tamers was more on point since he was one of the few digimon to seek out and attempt to directly kill a human when he tried to kill Oikawa. The flavor really sells the card game to me as well! Even if sometimes the lore accuracy tends to be a neat but unfortunate determent to my poor gallantmon sometimes...

The Gizmon literally killing your own digimon to play themselves for cheaper is a really cool nod to the Savers anime, specially ProtoGizmon being able to kill your own babies in the breeding area. I just wish the Gizmon cards were stronger to better represent how threatening they were in the show.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Agree completely! I feel like Savers didnt get the publicity it deserved, i dont think its the BEST season or anything, but I feel like a lot of people (myself included) didnt even know it existed when it was airing 😅 heck its not even on Hulu along with the other seasons so rewatching it is a pain for those interested.

my favourite thing about the digimon tcg is how they come up with all these different mechanics to represent the lore like hybrid or xros evolutions and mind links really makes me appreciate how digimon as a whole never limited itself to one formular and keeps coming up with new ideas all the time anyways one reference I like is Ornismon and Murmukusmon interaction based on the Frontier movie!! bt6 Murmukusmon needs 10 Digimon in trash to summon Ornismon for free which is a reference to Darcmon/Hippogryphomon making the humanoid and beast digimon kill eachother to use their digieggs to summon Ornismon. bt17 also comes with Murmukusmon and Ornismon which mention darcmon and hippogryphomon as well as Ornismon getting more dp when another lvl 6 digimon (aka murmukusmon) is in play

I love degeneration for light claw/night fang, Marcus Damon punch is also a fave, sakuyamon with plug ins is really cool, bio merge and hybrids are amazing. I love this card game

What a phenomenal, informative and well put together video. Flavor has always been such an important part of card games, and this video was a real treat from start to finish. I really look forward to more videos in the same style as this one.

I would say digimon tcg is super flavorful

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

For sure! Ive never played a card game that has so many references for the fans

Fantastic video, I look forward to seeing more!

Low hanging fruit but imma say it Ex01 Machinedramon combining the ex01 gang of cyborgs into itself is so cool. Helps that the parts of the Ex01 gang are the parts built into its body

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Not low hanging at all! Also to put a finer point on it, Machine was created in lore using the parts of 5 cyborgs, which is why he uses that particular number. And yeah, they just happened to be the 5 the card was released with! Gotta love it 😊

The flavor is so good in this game :3 you're so close to 1k!

This was great! Absolutely love all the references in the game!

If either UlforceVeedramon or Examon have any references, I'd love to hear them, they're my two favorite digimon.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

I was looking over the Ulforce cards but outside of references involving Rina there isnt much sadly, Ulforce's whole thing is being super fast, which is why most of his cards do things to unsuspend himself, but thats about it 😐 i really like both Ulforce and Examon's support but the cards sadly dont make much in the reference department

By far my favorite video thus far! I know a HEFTY majority of your followers are here for Digimon content, but I have always wanted this sort of video for the Chaotic card game. Those cards have a ton of "flavor" and I always loved just exploring the artwork! But anyways, this brought back some MAJOR nostalgia. RIP Angemon. One of the moments of Digimon cinema that I still haven't forgotten haha

Great video and great analysis! Subbed and can't wait for more

Looking forward to part2!!

Great video, great details. In Digimon Digital Card Battle for the PS1, some digimon cards have backgrounds other don´t, those that have a background can be found in Digimon World 1 in those places.

I need more of these. Might consider a deluxe box someday.

During the Ominmon scene, I literally said "this scene still gives me goosebumps" seconds before you did. Amazing.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

The dub music might be campy, but gosh darn it if it doesnt just add to that early 2000's atmosphere for me today. Wouldnt have it any other way!

@Slenderage

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist I still own that soundtrack album. It's a time capsule.

You're telling me that a card from a set all about digimon tamers is going to have a reference to digimon tamers? Shocking!

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Haha low hanging fruit or not, sometimes it's just nice to reminisce 🙂 tbh I wish id played Digimon World back in the day, I know there are a ton of references to that game but it's alot harder to catch up on than just watching a TV series 🙃

great video!

The new White Greyson card is also treated as a Koromon because in the movie Kari always referred to him as koromon

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Brooo, i hadnt actually considered that 🤔 Also, just as an aside, still get goosebumps hearing him growl "I'm Greymon now."

@NeroSeries

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist also the new Diaboromon win condition card is called “Clock of the End” you win the game by having all 4 of these cards in the battle area. Its the reference to how they had to defeat diaboromon before the nukes exploded

Keep up this format of videos!

Love Machinedramon cards like EX01 alt and BT11 that reference his Digimon World satellite attacks.

Love this video

My favorite flavor is either the fact that magnagarurumon (both bt7 and the new one coming out) ditches its sources for effects simulating it losing ammo or the fact that a full galacticmon stack has 3 lives like in the game.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Both great ones!

Jūouken for life! @ 15:20 PS - Knew all the references, good stuff and that took me back to my childhood.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Idk what it is but my silly inner child just gets so hyped hearing him shout the name of the attack. I get the same goosbumps I do when I hear Omnimon shout "Supreme Cannon". It just resonates in your gut, good stuff 👌

BT16 Malomyotismon is basically full of this. From sacrificing Yukio to be reborn, to "eating" Arukenimon and Mummymon to achieve His full strength. Hell, even the old Arukenimon and Mummymon can be deleted to basically summon Him.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Totally agree, basically every iteration of Malo and the cards around him have been great, id honestly be hard pressed to pick just one and would likely have to discuss them all 😅

Wow! I bet positive comments will help keep this video in the algorithm! What a video! Good stuff!

Using Adventure references like jangling keys in front of people because the longer you go without talking about Adventure the less people pay attention. No no, I'm sorry I talked so much about Beelzemon! Look, look it's Omnimon! You like Omnimon, right?! Keep watching the video!

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

I mean, Im not really sure what point you're trying to make 😂 they reference Adventure alot in the card game, and as I mentioned it's a video concept I plan to revisit. Why not cover some of the obvious ones in the first entry to introduce the concept 😅 also yeah, people like adventure 🤷‍♂️ OWG is widely considered some of the best Digimon media out there so why wouldnt I cover it. I feel like I gave plenty of time and attention to all of the entries except maybe Angemon because there was less to discuss, just seems like unusual criticism 😅

@StarkMaximum

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist It's not really a criticism of you specifically, it's more exasperation that pretty much any video talking about Digimon is obligated to spend half of its runtime reminiscing about Adventure because it works better with the algorithim. I don't hate the player, I hate the game.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

@StarkMaximum totally fair! Like i said there are plenty of cards I wana cover and I promise you, they wont all be from adventure 😂

@StarkMaximum

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist And I do apologize for wording my issue as if it was a direct criticism towards you, that was my mistake. I was making a joke of it, but a poorly worded, misinterpreted joke is a failing on my part, not yours.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

@StarkMaximum no worries man! I try my best to take any criticism and feedback in stride so I can improve my craft, I just wasnt sure what to make of the initial comment 😅 I think the point you made is totally valid and ill be sure to diversify a bit more in the next installment 😊

You can even see Devimon in card art

Omnimon wiping out Yggdrassil is grat.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Tbh i love everything about the RK archetype. I need to refresh on the X Antibody storyline before including it in a vid though! But considering Omni went from the ultimate hero to literally attempting genocide, Id say the story is interesting enough to cover 😅

Digimon Savers/Data Squad probably has the most amount of flavorful representation in the card game compared to any of the Digimon anime. You have things like certain Marcus's being treated like Digimon, or the Gizmon deleting other Digimon (including Lv 2's in the Breeding Zone despite the game's standard rules) to reduce their play cost, but probably my all time favorite is the Burst Digivolution mechanic as a whole. Burst Digivolve appeared in Bt 13, and unlike other Digivolution methods in the TCG, Burst needs a tamer in order to function. This is important because Burst Digivolve is the one of the few Digivolution methods that need a tamer in canon (the only other method I can think of is Bio-Merge). I just think its neat that only Digimon partnered with tamers can Burst Digivolve, and that its reflected in the TCG.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

I agree, there are quite a few Savers cards ill likely cover in future entries! Idk how i feel about burst mode in the tcg though... bouncing a tamer is just... odd? Idk how else to describe it lol it very obviously works that way for game balance mechanically, but functionally i dont know how to interpret that action 😅 but yeah, Marcus punching things to create digivolution, the Gizamon cards and honestly even Ravemon hitting and then dissapearing is pretty cool!

On the topic of Omnimon and Diaboromon I love BT5 Armageddemon being able to stop most effects from Lv 7 Digimon like Omnimon because it's a form Diaboromon took specifically to counter it

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

And Paladin mode was (i think?) The first Digimon with 16k dp, so he can attack over it despite his effects being turned off 👍

@osblarg

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist Yep, plus Paladin Mode gets its effect also when attacking so it bypasses Armageddemon's lockdown

so, a question. Would that omnimon ability work on the d-reaper deck?

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Depends on how you mean. If youre referring to Mother-D, then no, shes unaffected by the effects of your Opp's Digimon under any and all circumstances. But let's say your opp was somehow in a position with multiple searchers on board, yes it would target one and delete them all

@curiositykilledthecat5118

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist okay that makes sense. One of my friends likes to run the D Reaper deck and I was just curious if that would be a good counter

I would like submit BT18 Orobomon to the list

Why cant some leomon use the card? I looked at the rules and nothing there saying they cant

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

Color requirements! At the time of EX2 Leomon was a blue archetype, but once they started expanding it they abandoned blue completely and went into yellow / green / black, so since Leomon isnt named on Fist, the only leos that can use it are the old ones 😅

@redblackdg

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist you play a blue Tamer in the deck.

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

@redblackdg you can! But my point is Leomon cant fulfill the play requirements for his own Option card

angela card that de fuses your jogress digimon when?

@overseerpjoe9477

Ай бұрын

I stole a prototype copy of the Angela card, and my opponent's parents got divorced when I played it.

is that the real dub? angemon realy says: I'll stab you? 4kids wtf!?

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

It is, but hes saying "I'll stop you" 😂 Digimon has done plenty of stabbings though so the misunderstanding makes sense 😂😂😂

@skullwolff9442

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist i know it is early 4kids censorship. i watched that episode for the first time in dutch, and i compleetly forgot that some of the lines are lame. than again, i was about 7 to 9 years old at the time. now i refuse to watch any anime in any spoken word but japanese (the original)

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

@skullwolff9442 meh, the original series was always extremely campy, thats part of the charm for people who grew up with it. I watched the 2020 reboot subbed and dubbed, either way i still didnt enjoy it as much as the original tbh 😅

@skullwolff9442

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist i fell in love with skullgreymon. when i first saw him, i tought it was the coollest digimon out there, was dissapointed that metalgreymon was the intended. i thought skullgreymon was way more awesome. defently left a lasting impact on me. scary, cool, ferrosios, love it. he is still one of my favorete digivolution lines. together with metalseadramon, and mastemon. 1rst metalseadramon, 2nd machinedramon, 3th mastemon, if you wanted to know where i rank them.

First 👀

Would have preferred if you'd covered more cards and cut down on the explanation. Literally everyone watching this video remembers the first Arc of Digimon adventure, you don't need to go over it in so much detail

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

I mean sure I dont NEED to, but nostalgia and reminiscing on those moments from childhood is the purpose of the video! I try to keep my explanations in alot of my content fairly concise, especially when im aiming for a full 10-point discussion, but with this one I wanted to take my time and really explore the references and why they were so emotionally impactful in the first place 🙂 it's a hard balance to try and make it digestable for people who may not have known one particular reference and want to know the backstory, while also giving people who DO know the reference a chance to enjoy and remember the moment itself.

Nowhere in the title does it say "Digi Destined." Not titular my dude.

Oof, the disgusting american dub and music XD you guys got it really bad

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

You're just jealous you never got to enjoy Wendigomon jammin to Smash Mouth 😏😂 yeah its campy but its also very early 2000s, it might be cringe, but its still my childhood 😅

@cycle1990

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist im glad this time the german dub didnt just copy the usa dub XD i feel bad for the americans ngl

@AvidHerpetologist

Ай бұрын

@cycle1990 dont lol it really isnt that bad. I enjoyed the 2020 show enough to watch through it twice but my issues with it were more structural than anything. (Idk why they thought it was a good idea to start the show off by copying the Our War Game plot.. the reason that movie was so hype was because of the payoff after the original show)

@cycle1990

Ай бұрын

@@AvidHerpetologist idk about that, do you still do your own music? Or are you keeping the original? :D imo always watch in original dub with subtitles