He also fucked with telecommunications companies to screw with Tai's internet, IIRC; and as Diablomon launched a god damn nuke at their apartment to get them off his back. Super intelligent villain.
Actually Japan's infrastructure was a lot better than USA's at the time. Do you remember pokemon crystal? That had online in Japan that worked by tethering to your cell phone's connection, which was 2001 (1 year after this movie came out). This feature wasn't even released in America because we didn't even have casual cell phones much less cell phones with data plans. Though they do touch on slow connection in the movie (Matt was stuck at his grandma's using her slow ass network).
He's just generally genre savvy. Effectively terrifying. He attacked them mid transformation and he knew exactly what he was doing. He escaped while giggling to himself because the bugger knew it worked, he didn't even have to wait for the smoke to clear.
He also fucked with telecommunications companies to screw with Tai's internet, IIRC; and as Diablomon launched a god damn nuke at their apartment to get them off his back.
Dude, this guy has to be the smartest villain not just in digimon, but in anime in general, he's like, "should I digivolve to the same level as them to keep the power levels even? Naw fuck that I'll just skip ahead and wreck them!" "Oh man they're gonna digivolve again and get stronger! Naw fuck that I'ma shoot them while they're just standing there!" "Damn these kids are really screwing with my plans, I'll defeat their digimon and that should stop them. Naw fuck that let's drop a couple nukes on those little fuckers! Just to be safe"
I think the german version did it even better (in terms of casting, peformance wise they're pretty much even). They gave Keramon a really deep voice which somehow ended up both intimidating and creepy (in my experience, characters that are written to be any kind of scary can only pull of one)!
That's the other scary thing about this Keramon. He saw that two champions were attacking him, so he said "Wanna play rough? Okay fine." And skipped straight to Ultimate Level.
He was literally created from a collection of computer viruses (in the original... the bit tying him to Willis was part of the English Movie's hackjob to tie the movies together), and exists primarily on the Internet. Navigating the net and identifying his enemy's addresses would be as inherently instinctual as breathing. And in the original japanese, he had no voice; the emails were his ONLY means of communication.
@@svin7987 Fair. He's saying "moshi moshi", an informal japanese telephone greeting. But it sounds like he's using an automated text to speech thing rather than Infermon itself actually speaking through the phone. I'm not sure I'd count that as "having a voice".
TheRussianBear Imagine if Infermon was in sailor moon or power rangers. Sailor moon: Moon power!... *transformation sequence begins* Infermon: not so fast! *slaps her and snaps her stick in two* Sailor moon: You can't do that! Infermon: watch me. *Infermon leaves*
Jack: spd emergency! (transformation begins) Infermon:Not so fast! Infermon attacks jack STOPPING the TRANSFORMATION Jack: Your suppose to wait until I'm ranger before you attack! Infermon: Why should I let my enemy/opponent get stronger? Jack: I don't have answer for that.
*Not so fast!* I love how Infermon was intelligent enough to attack Greymon and Kabuterimon while they were digivolving to Ultimate. And in the next battle even prevented Patamon from digivolving too.
My headcanon is that normally digivolving is almost instantaneous, but because the kids in this are so far from their digimon and are relying on an internet connection it takes longer
Also: Keramon: "Digimon can get stronger? I want to do that too!" *Keramon Digivolve to... Infermon* Infermon: "I make this look good, now let's party!"
This movie was flawless in its "fuck all this Digimon shit" first inframon wipes dudes out in the middle of digivolution and a few minutes later wargreymon stops using digi attacks and just gives him them hands straight up
Tentomon was always my favorite and I loved all of his evolutions. I learned about HerculesKabuterimon from the card game when I was 10 years old. It was holographic and I was so thrilled and amazed by it despite the character never making an appearance on the television show.
@@crimsoncrusader518 I tried watching the original the other night and after 20minutes switched back to the Western one. Honestly, there is so much charm in the dub when it comes to the script and the soundtrack that it was truly perfect for western children and it's still good enough for me now as an adult!
I mean, the individual parts are good, hell, Our War Game is amazing, but when they were all duct taped together and put in theaters… Look, as a fan, I adored it, but for regular audiences it’s a slapped together Frankenstein’s monster of a movie, and everyone could tell.
Would have been stronger if he didn't skip it. Plus I feel Chrysalismon's armor is strong enough to deal with Greymon and Kabuterimon for a bit longer until he could digivolve again
I love the reactions all the other kids watching have when Agumon and Tentomon digivolve for the first time. If you guys liked that, you ain’t seen nothing yet!
As cool and smart as it was to see Infermon attack Greymon and Kabuterimon while they were digivolving to Ultimate, it makes you wonder why he's the only villain who has ever done this. I mean this shows that Digivolution isn't instantanious and the Digimon digivolve in complete sight without protection. So do other villains just shit and watch as the Digimon digivolve and Infermon was the only smart one who attacked? Not just this time but he attacks patamon before he can evolve to Angemon in the next scene as well.
+QuillsOnWheels it's like DBZ they just wait so they can have a tougher fight, while infermon basically didn't want a fight he wanted to just get rid of them
Infermon? Interrupting the digivolution sequence? HAX! I love this movie. My favorite part of the entire series is how Omnimon is fighting a million freaking Diaboromon clones. And he's not losing.
Man, Infermon's design is a really good example of clean/effective character design. I'm sure some of this is not just the director/team & budget involved but likely just a splash of nostalgia on my end lol. However *Infermon* really does feel like a new strain of villain for our main cast. Not because of his power level but because, ESPECIALLY in its early stages, his design leans less towards (Admittedly fucking radical) toyetic & operatically villainous bad guy and more towards a truly off kilter corruption of the usual franchise designs. It's not some whole new style, but rather a carefully twisted spin that communicates both the fact that this being has been *corrupted* by and now operates as a Virus. Keromon most of all comes across as your usual jovial Digimon but with its crazed eyes and distressed unkempt strands flowing from it like a shock of unkempt hair...The poor guy was hopelessly driven from whatever sanity is for a Digimon by what amounts to *voices in his head* Idk. This turned into a ramble but I really feel like the team involved here really went above and beyond the circumstances/origin of this project to deliver something way more artful than anyone on the executive side had ever intended for
I definitely agree, Keramon’s entire line hits just the right balance between “yes this is still clearly a Digimon” and “does this guy seem off to you?”. He’s unsettling because it’s not entirely clear exactly what’s wrong about him until his Mega form, which looks more outright villainous than it’s previous ones. Even then, by that point Diaboromon’s already established itself as a threat and gets to really go ham with how powerful and creepy it is. In short, definitely agree with what you’re saying, this guy was so well done.
This dude fucking terrified me as a child. Not for the appearance but his acute awareness of its surroundings and opponents. I was SHOOK, when he was like “fuck those digivolutions, in striking now” and even more so later on in the movie he was like “fuck this, I’m dropping nukes” lmao 😰🫣😆
Infermon the ONE villain who was genre savy enough to interrupt his opponents from digivoling to next level though why didn't he stop them from turning into mega form later he wasn't even mega himself yet either but that could be answered on writers not wanting to interrupt it so things in battle can get more heated.
It takes a lot of energy to digivolve. Unfortunately, the Digimon don't run on batteries. It wouldn't be wise to go straight to their most powerful forms if it wasn't necessary.
Honestly, what gives me chills is when Tai says "Then they'll just have to digivolve again" To me it shows his leadership skills and that the threat is severe enough they need to go further in power.
Y'know, the bit where Infermon blitzes them mid-digivolution makes me think- Everybody's always talking about wanting more stories with villains that do exactly that. But personally, what I want to see is the other side of the same coin: A team of evolving/transforming heroes (digimon, magical girls, etc.) that only transform 1 or 2 at a time, so the rest can cover them while they're vulnerable. Maybe even have a member of the team who specializes in quick-transforming but at the cost of power or longevity or something, so they can have someone at the appropriate power-level running interference right from the start
Keramon could have evolved to its Champion level Chrysalimon, but that form would have put it at a disadvantage as it would be unable to move, despite having high defense. In lieu of waiting it out, it skipped the level so that it could actually fight back. That said, had it not been given the chance to evolve naturally, Infermon would have been more powerful.
Which is a scary thought in of itself, how strong would Diaboromon have been if he had Digivolved naturally?! Not to mention his multitude of clones that seem just as strong as the original. Even worse, imagine Armageddemon even stronger; he would've been beyond even the Sovereigns in strength...
Honestly, only issue I ever had with this scene was that Agumon didn't Warp Digivolve to WarGreymon and Tentomon Digivolve to MegaKabuterimon right from the start before attacking. He was too busy to notice them and by the time he would have potentially heard them, he'd be a Rookie being bombarded by attacks from a Mega and an Ultimate level
@@coolunusualOh, I get that to an extent. But the fact of the matter is it makes no sense to attack as 2 Rookies when Augumon had said not even 5 minutes earlier that they were more dangerous than the Dark Masters
@@themarvelanddcmarshlandsif I had to venture a guess, I'd assume they meant on how evil it is or it's potential not necessarily how powerful it is in the moment but I haven't seen the movie in a while but that'd be my guess
I am almost surprised that interfering with Digivoltution isn’t a thing antagonists take advantage of more. I can see why it wouldn’t be added from a gameplay mechanical standpoint, but it would be something to watch out for story-wise. I even made a special ability for my own future Campaign based exclusively on that alone!! Full credit absolutely goes to Infermon. A true antagonist way beyond their time!! 😆
to my knowledge this is the only time in digimon where the villian just straight up didnt let them finish their transformation sequence and used it to his advantage.
Always wondered why the kids around the world could watch the evolution sequence for the digivolutions since I thought it was just for us in the real world
Looking back it was a shame they didnt introduce herculeskabuterimon in this movie, would've been the perfect time considering how important izzy is in the plot and it wouldve been the first tamer mega we saw outside the protagonists.
Its crazy how this is left out of the "parts" RU-vid vids, you watch the movie in the parts and this entire segment is left out, that's crazy, the action here is some of the best parts of the movie
When the villains break the show rules.. "Hey! You're not allowed to do that! You're supposed to wait till after the mandatory stock footage anime transformation sequence..."
Something I just thought of, since we are watching this take place aren't we just like the other "international" people watching in "real" time as the events unfold? We watched it on a screen and let the heroes battle the bad digimon, supporting them from the side lines.
Agumon: Ok, we have the upper hand here. If we sneak up and attack from behind, we should-“ Tentomon: Gotcha. *SUPER SHOCKER!!* Agumon: You have got to be-
