Happy new year, notification squad! Unfortunately yeah I am suffering from Omicron The Nomad Soul right now so it means a lot you'd check out this video! Please do like and leave a comment if you want more videos like this or if you have your own suggestions

For Yamaki’s Digimon line, I was thinking Gatomon > SkullKnightmon > Craniamon. I feel like Craniamon is a good fit for Yamaki as they are both black knights. Black knights are usually seen as villainous, regarding Yamaki trying to exterminate Digimon, but also can turn for good, regarding Yamaki switching over to our heroes side and also for Craniamon being a vaccine type. Craniamon also has a skull motif which gives helps give connection to SkullKnightmon

I would have choosen Salamon instead of Gatomon, since I personally don't like that Digimon is showing off Gatomon as kinda of a Sudo-Rookie. It got explained in 02 and in the first Digimon Adventure they also had to fight mostly agains Ultimate and Mega Digimon after Kari joined the group. So there it makes sense on why Gatomon is so weak. But in Adventure 2020 there was no real explanation on why Gatomon stayed on the Champion-Level. Gatomon is a Champion-Digimon and I would love if it would get treaten as one for once. But that's just my personal opinion lmao

I think all these picks are incredible! The Weedmon joke got me 😂

It’s nice to actually see adults get Digimon partners for once, even if theoretical. Just because you grow up, doesn’t mean you stop learning and stop having potential. Everyone can learn, everyone can change, everyone can adapt and become better. As these are the “creators” of Digimon (or at least the ones who first made contact with Digimon) I like all the choices you made for their partners. While I would like a kind of “7 God” pantheon idea since they are the ones who made first contact, your ideas work really well, and I enjoyed the video immensely.

All the yes to VictoryGreymon being the Mega form. I want to see it animated so much... I liked the different evolutions for them too, though maybe I would have at least kept the champions the same to hit that adventures reference little harder. changing the ultimates and megas make perfect sense though because ideally they would lack the crests that kinda fueled the ultimates in adventure, and then would biomerge for mega. I liked that almost all of them had different partners from how I lined them up in the comments of the 1984 video too. Except Daisy which was the obvious one and Johnny because... I mean how could you not have the American not reference Mimi. They both even wear cowboy hats! Kind of makes me want to go back to how I matched them up in the comments and make my own lines with how I lined them up.

I love the take of using alternate evolutions to the adventures partners. Also about the Impmon being Yamaki's partner their is a cool idea I saw that said that early on in tamers these fans though it would be revealed that Yamaki was Iee and Mako's father thus connecting him to them and maybe Impmon's violent nature and rude attitude colored his opinions of diigmon. That or he was suppose to be his original partner who just ignored him until he tired to show his power making Yamaki fearful of him and all Digimon kinda like they would do for Kurata in Savers with the Lyxnmon and other Digimon's attacks coloring his view of diigmon and pushing him down the path of wanting to destroy all diigmon one day.

Honestly I like the idea of using different canons to give new and different life to a digimon like diaboromon that has such a relation to the adventure canon that it feels kinda weighed down by it as if it can never be seen in a different light

for the last one, does he need Gatomon exactly or could he have its prier from salmon? with salmon it opens up more opportunities and would still fit with the original digidestend. the line could be salmon, Mikemon, Beastmon, and bio merges into Barbamon.

It's been a very long time since I have seen Tamer's and honestly? I kind of forgot about the Monster Makers, despite them being interesting characters and the literal origin point of Digimon in that world. Yet this was also a very interesting video and tying them back into the OG 8 DigiDestined. Plus these were some very interesting choices for different lines. Wouldn't have expected anyone to acknowledge the badass that is VictoryGreymon, and you threw in an Olympus 12 member, which gives you automatic points from me. Great Video as always Karn, have a great day!

Hmm... While I do like the diaboramon direction, I think going one of the royal knights, like Gatomon (or blackgatomon) to Knightmon then Lordknightmon (or Duftmon) works well since he's got such a connection with hypnos and protecting the network.

Loved this video, as always, especially the Daisy and Johnny lines. If i had to think of something for Yamaki, I'd give him Salamon, and not Gatomon directly. From Salamon, I have two possible lines. Either Guardromon, to tie with the technology that Yamaki uses, then Datamon, for the same reasons, and finally Darkdramon as a biomerge, because i really like it, it's canonnically a creation so all the tech line would fit. or, for a struggle then redemption line, it would be fangmon as a champion, still unstable, but slowly learning, then Cerberumon, because we never saw it in Tamers, and then, when finally both Tamaki and Salamon have completed their redemption and struggles, they biomerge into Anubismon. That's my take for him

Absolutely loved Daisy and Shabumi's digimon lines. I think Daisy takes the gold because she was the focus, I guess, from the manga and she was linked to a Greymon. Also that Palmon evolution line looks cool. Awesome video and take care!

Make them dgimonsters also hope you're feeling better

Honestly yamaki's biomerge would be really cool if it was Plutomon tieing in his earlier story arc of him trying to murder the digimon trying to come over to the human world.

I think Silphymon could absolutely work as an individual digivolution for Gatomon, and then go on to Valkyrimon as the biomerge mega.

Hope you feel better asap! These are amazing lines, for Yamaki perhaps Gatomon > Lady Devimon > Mastemon because it looks very Cyber-esque

You know, a while back, I actually tried to come up with Digimon partners for all the adult characters in Tamers. Didn't get to all of them, but I got more than I thought I would. For Yamaki, I imagine his partner being Hagurumon, who would evolve into Mechanorimon, Megadramon and finally Machinedramon. My reasoning for this is that Yamaki's English VA is Steve Bloom, who at the time I first saw Tamers, I only knew as the voice of Roger Smith from Big O. How awesome would it be for Yamaki's partner to be a giant robot he could jump inside and pilot like a Megazord to fight the D-Reaper. I imagine Takato's mom and dad being partnered with Digitamamon and Vegiemon respectively. You know, because Adventure 1 kinda set those two up to be associated with the food service industry and I think it would be cute to see them help around the bakery. I imagine his Mom being partnered with Digitamamon since she always seemed like the more assertive one. I picture Rika's Mon with Icedevimon, but one with a completely different personality than the one that tried to kidnap Rika. Maybe something more like Ryuk from Death Note. I like the image of this sinister looking Digimon hovering close behind her as she walks home, being super sarcastic and snarky, but then is also obsessed with apples. I can picture Rika's grandmother with a Bakumon. IDK. It's based on a yokai and Rika's grandma always seemed to have deep ties to her Japanese heritage. It just made sense to me. And that's as far as I got. I remember getting stuck on Henry's dad and then deciding to do something else. What do you think?

Miracles and Destiny just, dancing on the desk behind you. Lol.

A virus variant of Victory Greymon would be just *cheff kiss*

I had no idea there was a prequel manga to Tamers, that's so sick!

I would've swapped Shibumi's and Yamaki's partners. The digidestined of Light was the key for the Adventure digidestined just like Shibumi's code was the key for the Monster Makers. And I would have Yamaki's Patamon digivolving into Devimon because A: Devimon was one of the first designs in Tamers84 and B: You could see it as Yamaki losing hope that the digital and real worlds couldn't be separated.

Kind of a weird one, but Yamaki having Gatomon - Sanzomon - Shakamon could be interesting. It'd act as sort of a manifestion of Yamaki's idealogies as a bringer of order and, in a sense, enlightment through the erasure of Digimon.

I've just got over the Omicron myself, everyone here in the UK seems to be getting it! Excellent video as always, super cool and very interesting, would love to see you do this with more partner-less Digimon characters!

Regarding Yamaki I would cheat a little bit and have him explicitly have a Salamon, which then evolves into either Mikemon or Blackgatomon as a Champion. From there playing a little fast and loose with evolutions it then Digivolves into Myotismon- a fun little tribute to the original Adventure storyline as Yamaki acts as a similar dark presence that looms over the Tamers throughout the early parts of that show- and then Mega Evolves/Biomerges into Daemon. Both because its the Demon Lord of Wrath (mirroring Yamaki's own initial hatred of all Digimon) and because it's association with Fire specifically connects neatly into Yamaki's tendency of fiddling with a lighter.

8:15 Lol I used to call Shibumi as Digi Jesus when I watched Tamers for the first time

Happy new year! Great first vid back

Mina (from 02) and Curly made me extremely happy as an Indian fan bc I finally felt culturally represented in an anime I loved! I like the mon you gave to her too! (video spoiler) Kinda glad you didn't repeat with Biyomon>Meramon (CS line) XD

Imagine the unbelievable hype if when our heroes are down you hear Henry's dad "get your hands off my son" and he just starts beating ass with his homies. Bruh yes

Love this video Karn happy 2022 dude and what if the Pokémon trainers had there own Digimon as a idea.

Wishing you all the best dude.

Happy 2022 digiFam!

Super Saiyan Karn today!

great to see you back karn i hope you had a good break.

Gatomon with Betsumon as the ultimate. Everyone forgets this pervert exists... thankfully. But his stealthy/spy nature does fit. And for mega maybe HeavyLeomon? Seems natural for an agent to have a mecha digimon. Or Leopardmon to be the counter royal knight to Gallantmon.

Most of them are lovely! But perhaps consider Plotmon as the rookie and then Skull Knightmon, Dark Knightmon, up to Craniumon!

This was awesome to see the idea of the monster makers have there own digipartner very nice 👌

I think this is the “what if” that gives you the most creative freedom. Can’t wait!

Karn EX is here asking the real questions.

Absolutely nobody: Karn: BUT WHAT IF WE GAVE A DIGIMON... TO YAMAKI!?!

I really like these choices. Also, I would have taken MachGaoGamon's sunglasses matching Babel's as good enough reason. :) Oh, and Johnny should have his Palmon get strong enough to stay at Weedmon full time, just for the joke. It's great!

Gatomon digivolves into kaiser leomon and biomerges into Reichmon/ Raihimon keeping those feline/ lion theme as well as according to the Digimon reference book description of Raihimon "There are none who have seen this hero, and due to the fact that it doesn't leave behind so much as evidence of the opponents it has confronted" This form kinda acts like a black ops Digimon taking out stronger wild ones while trying to keep everything quiet. Great video as all ways Karn, hope you feel better soon

Great video! I suspected this was coming after your video on the prequel. Another interesting idea would be to have all Ancient partners - since they created Digimon, they'd have the earliest "versions" of them for partners, which are now considered Ancient. You'd have to design some new Ancients and fudge the evolution lines a bit but I think it would be a cool nod to the digital world growing and adapting over time after being created by the Wild Ones.

Wow very cool idea and pretty good video

Gulusgammamon finally dropped, friggin loved it!

It's only when we grow up that we get to want certain stuff. Stability. Genuine connections. Digimon partners for adult characters. The simple things.

Great vid as always heheheh Loved the lines as it really feels like a homage to Adventure. I think diaboromon is perfect for Yamaki, that blond devil 😆😆

Can u make a video of what fusion evolutions and “mega” evolutions would look like for the rest of the digimon frontier kids

I was thinking: What if D.A. 01 had DNA Digivolutions? Greymon and Shellmon Garurumon and Seadramon Birdramon and Meramon Kabuterimon and Andromon Togemon and Monzaemon Ikkakumon and Unimon Angemon and Devimon Gatomon and Ladydevimon

very nice

There is a story out there where yamaki gets Wizardmon as his partner to fit in almost like a way we get to see wizardmon again aglfter myotimon killed him

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Personally, instead of using Gatomon, why not use Salamon to Meicoomon to Meicrackmon and finally Rasielmon. It could be a good opportunity to showcase the good side of Meicoomon that isn’t infected

This was uploaded on my birthday!

I'm a bit miffed at the fact the closest to an official Champion form Kenta's MarineAngemon has is also Dolphmon supposedly according to the D-Power version 3, but then again the Vital Bracelet has pretty much retconned the same source's choices for Impmon's pre-Beelzemon evolutions being Meramon and SkullMeramon in favour of Wizardmon and Baalmon so I'll allow it.

Really awesome lists I love how the variation Digimon from Digimon World get some love here too!! For Mitsuo Yamaki’s Gatomon how does this sound goes to GrapLeomon as a male feline trait then for some more V Tamers love he becomes Regulumon. For Daisy’s Agumon I’d just have GeoGreymon become RizeGreymon to RustTyranomon, VictoryGreymon or ZeedGarurumon is just so OP of a Digimon for her to have. Real awesome list Mizuno’s Patamon’s line was perfection but obviously that I love V Tamers I’d be drawn more to that one. Also Johnny’s is perfection you got me laughing at Weedmon🤣🤣 I also think you nailed a perfect Digivolution line with Curly Rai and Dolphin McCoy(witch is better than Joe’s line if his Gomamon became Pleisiomon then I wouldn’t lowball Joe’s line but as it stand your Dolphin McCoy line is better than the current Joe’s Vikemon line) great stuff!!!

Given this video revolved around an aspect of Digimon Tamers, I find this comment will be appropriate here, the Chinese New Year will be February 1 this year. Seeing as the Devas originally showed up in Tamers, and didn't really make a new arrival until Ghost Game (if you discount some of the Devas showing up in evolution lines in games after Tamers aired), I think a video on some of the Devas, or series of videos on the Devas, starting at around Chinese New Year could thematically appropriate. We will be moving from the Year of the Ox into the Year of the Tiger, and the Tiger Deva was the first of the Devas that made an appearance. Granted, we didn't get all 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac during Tamers, and only one of the Devas showed up in Ghost Game a few weeks ago with no other Devas appearing being mentioned (as far as we know) in Ghost Game since. Also, there is a story about the why the Chinese Zodiac the animals and order it does, and it involves a race (if you are familiar with the series Fruits Basket, then you know the race is replaced with the order of arrival for a Feast/Party). But regardless of which version of the story you are familiar with, there is one common denominator, the Rat screws over the Cat. You see, in the story, the Rat is the one who tells the Cat when the event will be, in both the classic Chinese tale and Fruits Basket version, but tells the Cat it's the day after the actual event, so the cat misses out and dreams of what it will be like when it does participate in the event, some renditions of the classical Chinese version have the cat actually show up to the race but he's still late then get swept down a river because of the actions of the Rat and not able to finish the race until well after the event has been declared to have ended. Regardless of which version of the story you go with, the Rat is a jerk/a**hole of the highest order, which probably explains why the Rat deva was the most malicious of the devas, at least that's how it seemed to me.

I covered some of these guys on my Facebook a while back it was intresting

For Yamaki I would have went with Salamon - Blackgatomon - Kaiserleomon - Ancientsphinxmon, n kept the whole dark mysterious theme he had going n keep Gatomon down a cat line for once lol.

Now we’re talking! I’ve thought about this subject exactly one time but it was genuinely a concept I was hoping to see explored! Also! Get better soon ya got damned Welshman! Now to address the mons. I’ll only talk about the Megas. Victory Greymon is always nice to see, so good choice there no matter what! Neptunemon for dolphin seems too perfect. Maybe because I see them having something of a resemblance in the face. Tyrantkabuterimon works great, especially when our next to Megagargomon. Both are sort of human but more monsterous, so I’m here for it. Ravemon works due to the crows, but eh, no strong feelings on him honestly. Miragegaogamon falls into a similar roll there, though the digital hazard is nice. Bloom lord mon lacks the vibe I think his partner has, but still noice. Dominimon definitely has the energy I’d expect for shibumi. Diaboromon and yamaki having matching hair at least is nice, so I’m here for it. Though you could also go full demonic and use… as much as I hate it’s design…. Beelzemon fusion…

Neat idea I had, what if the human and beast spirits of the 10 legendary warriors had corrupt forms like duskmon and Velgemon

Heyyyyy Karn!! For Yamaki I would have did Gatomon to Baalmon to Neo Vemdemon(if you're going to keep the mega a virus) that seems like the best fit. Or you could do Gatomon to Duramon to JESmon Gatomon to Duramon to Bryweludramon It's a lot of lines I would do with Gatomon for Yamaki

Ahh yes I love to see the untapped ideas of the digital world looked at

I like the Diaboromon vs D-Reaper idea.

Lol, I recorded a Video today where I did the exact same Digivolution line of Pidmon, HolyAngemon from V-Tamer and Dominimon, but ClearAgumon as a Rookie. The Video will be about alternate Partners for the digidestined, but with Digimon that did exist between 1997 and 2000.

I think Yamaki ends up at the brunt of most of the Lovecraft references that Tamers loves, so he could certainly partner with Dagomon. I mean, the holy ring carries over from Gatomon so. Kinda works? I'm honestly not sure about the mega, just because I struggle to see Diaboromon in a good light. Regalecusmon maybe? Freaky face but certainly easier to sympathize with

Karn, hear me out, Yamaki should have a male Salamon, whose predominant form is Mikemon (alternative champion). And I could see something like skullsatamon and diaboromon work for the respective ultimate and mega.

I wish we would get more digidestined around the world.

Hey Karn something I want to see is the attacks and evolutions of your channel mascot digimon

I love these kind of videos Personally I would have made agumon a variant like snow or black agumon

Yeah the monster maker's would get digimons. Because it would be just like digimon savers❗👍🔘😁 and I'm a digimon fan.

Since Gatomon is a Champion/Adult, you could in theory start with Salamon. Maybe then swap the Gatomon for say Wizardmon then Wisemon and the Biomerge could perhaps produce Craniumon. Not like we haven’t seen a Royal Knight produced that way lol

Hey Karn, keep up the great work! I recently went back & watched some older videos of yours, like the top 10 armour digivolutions, & it had me wondering “would you ever consider talking about/commissioning art for what you’d think Ultimates/Megas of the 02 casts Digimon if they’d armour digivolve?” So that being armours for ExVeemon, Stingmon, Aquilamon, Ankylomon, Angemon, & Angewomon

I was thinking more of MachGaogamon to Z'd Garurumon to go with the Victory Greymon or Gankoomon if you want to keep the whole humanoid digimon for the bio-merging evolution Gatomon to Mistymon to Craniummon. This fits the theme of Yamaki and Hypnos being the shield that safe guards the human world from the dangers the digimon process.

For Yamaki's line I would say it should be Black Gatomon, not because evil but just to reflect his more ruthless nature. I'd then have it digivolve to KaiserLeomon then finally Raihimon as a biomerge mega. This is kinda a mirror of the Angewomon line as they are mainly spirits of darkness, but also keeps the cat like look of gatomon intact.

The new episode of digimon ghost game came out yesterday and I loved the episode have you whatch it yet

Your going to be seeing me the comments now Karn because I am now a subscriber

"I'm asymptomatic but like and subscribe anyway." LMAO KARN 🤣🤣🤣 Anyway love these what if type videos, I think you once again have done an excellent job with the pairings and lines :) For Yamaki, what if you gave him Hikari's Plotmon, and had the adult form onwards be variants? So for instance maybe Plotmon could become Mikemon or Meicoomon. Then the final forms could be Meicrackmon and Raguelmon. I like the line since its got that "chaotic entity in the digital world" vibe 👀

Karn, those golden armor digieggs in the background are badass dude!!!! Where did you get them !?

*loving* gomamon-dolphmon-whamon-neptunemon

Omg mind blown brother. I'd love it cause let's be real here. We are old in are 30's still into them we need a series like this but more real an adult. Not tri or ghost either. Like a dope killing hard , dark truth about it and what happens is your deleted. That's death

Yamaki could have had something like a pure salamon falling into darkness to black gatomon to Lady devimon and then ultimately finding "some" Balance and good like Yamaki did and its mega becomes mastemon which also works as a biomerge

Plotmon to BlackGatomon so the rest of the line makes more sense as a virus line. Adventure Gatomon was that as her default because she digivolved to it naturally, without her partner and digivice.

Plus at the end of digimon 02 the bad guy sure was a adult but he had a digimon partner waiting for him but sadly he went out like a light but hey at least he can be their spiritually with the digimon having fun with his old friend

How about Gatomon evolves into Loader Liomon and then evolved into Heavy Leomon

Ravemon is pretty cool but that asymmetric wing design always bothered me a little. Cool video as always tho!

Idea for Yamaki: BlackGatomon (to keep the Champion variant) -> Duskmon (to keep your kinda virus/organic aesthetic going) -> Tactimon

I'm not shocked there a Digimon called weedmon, I'm shocked I never heard of it lo!

Yamaki and Mihiramon? Like tie them in by making his Gatomon partner the Deva that partially broke him mentally by taking over his Juggernaut program, injured and devolved and somehow forming an alliance with him. Then maybe make them biomerge into Baihumon so Yamaki ends his journey as a pillar of the Digital World he was so wary of (not sure on this last part)

Kind of wondering why you didn't take yamaki's partner to be a salamon with a BlackGatomon evolution. Still parallels the original 8 on technicality, but the BlackGatomon lines are much easier to work with for yamaki's character.

Metalife kawagamon also kinda works with jianus chinese martial arts backround having a metal bug that also has some human atributes.

Oh no! I hope you are fine!

I am way late to the party, but I think Yamaki would do Salamon to Blackgatomon to Blackweregaurumon and finally Anubismon. I feel that Salamon would be Yamaki at the start of his journey where he was still bright eyed and hopeful and the blackgatomon and blackweregarurumon lines would be where we actually meet him. He's edgy and a loner. Anubismon would be a perfect mega due to the similarities, Yamki watching over the real world and judging wild ones and Anubismon watching over the dark area and judging digimon.

I never understood why people wanted Impmon to become Yamaki's partner. The whole appeal of Impmon's character and his evolution was the visual contrast between a literal deathmetal biker demon and the two little kids. The visuals went hand in hand with Impmon's story arc, because he was like a rebellious teen stuck with kids much younger than himself who ends up disliking them because "yikes, they dumb and childish, I'm cool, I'm edgy, I'm better off on my own" only to finally get over it and become the protective older brother he was always supposed to be, not only to them but to Culumon as well. If you pair up Impmon with Yamaki you'd get a whole different dynamic and story imho.

Hello Karn Ex I've only been watching for a few days after finding you by chance but I really like your channel. I would like if you would do a theory of what you would think the adventure 1 kids Digimon would be if they had dark Digimon, I don't mean like the dark evolution you talked about in a previous episode I mean they start with and end with Digimon that are normally viewed as villains. For example for me I think for T.K. I could see his Digimon being Zurumon- Pagumon- DemiDevimon-Devimon or IceDevimon could work to-Wisemon- Piedmon. I like the idea of at least some of the kids having the dark masters because then they can still DNA digivolve but this time it would be into Apocalymon, and if they had all four they could have two of them fighting together which would be cool in my option. For the others Izzy I could see Kuramon-Tsumemon-Keramon-Chrysalimon-Infermon-Diaboromon, I like this one for Izzy because they are bugs like the Tentomon line but also Keramon mostly is well known for it's hunger and Izzy has a hunger for knowledge so they match up. Mimi I like Yuramon-Tanemon or Budmon-Woodmon-Cherrymon-Puppetmon, I like this one for Mimi because similar to your theory of where she swapped partners Puppetmon is smaller then it's previous form like how Lilymon is smaller than Togamon. For Joe the only one that I thought would match well since multiple members of this family have been trouble to the team; his is Pichimon-Bukamon-Betamon-Seadramon-MegaSeadramon-MetalSeadramon. For Tai I went backwards from Machinedramon since in the reboot Agumon does become it temporary. For Tai he has Botamon-Koromon-BlackAgumon-DarkTyrannaomon-SkullGreymon-Machinedramon. Matt I had trouble for but I was able to think of one; for him he would have Punimon-Tsunomon-Psychemon-Astamon-Belphemon Rage Mode, I liked Astamon for his ultimate because it moves on two legs and has a pelt like his canon Digimon. Kari and Sora I couldn't think of good lines for them, for Sora maybe the Crowmon line and Kari the LadyDevimon line. I just think it would be interesting to see these normally evil Digimon being the heroes and the kids interacting with them as their partners without fear of them. It would give off these neat dark is not evil vibes. I know this was long but I am a big Digimon fan and I would really like if you would at least think about making a video of your options on something like this.

Karn saying ratio has filled a hole in my heart where the ligma joke once lived.

For Yamaki I would give him Salamon instead of Gatomon, then I would cheat a bit by making him digivolve into Wizardmon (patamon can digivolve into Wizardmon but not Salamon right now). Then I would have him digivolve into Baalmon and finally make him Biomerge into Beezelmon. Another possible digivolution line I was thinking of, but isnt as well thought out is Salamon into Minotaurmon into Etemon (Dark network and the sunglasses works too well). I would like to give him a biomerge that was kinda a "redeemed" version that works with the line but nothing fits terribly well so I'm going with Bancho Leomon.

imagine all of them saying "Matrix evolution"

Meicoomon for Yamaki Yeah it’s not Gatomon but it is adjacent and o think it fits well giving Yamaki’s story and Juggernaut

for Yamaki I thin he should have twin gatomon (black and white) they should digivolve to angewoman and ladydevimon respectively and then jogress to mastemon. this would represent Yamaki's dual nature as both villain and ally to the tamers.