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Digimon Sovereigns
General information
Leader:	Fanglongmon
Intentions:	To rule their quarter of the Digital World
Appearances:	Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers

The Digimon Sovereigns are a group of fictional characters that appear in the Digimon media franchise. There are four, Azulongmon (Qinglongmon), Zhuqiaomon, Baihumon, and Ebonwumon (Xuanwumon). There is another, final member, named Fanglongmon (Huanlongmon), who has yet to appear in any media besides the card game. Image File history File links Information. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1400x1000, 129 KB)A wallpaper I made by simply copying the pictures of the Holy Beasts on a white background. ... ... The Digital World is a fictional universe featured in the Digimon media franchise. ... Original run April 2, 2000 – March 25, 2001 No. ... Original run April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002 No. ... Digimon , short for デジタルモンスター dejitaru monsutā, Digital Monster) is a popular Japanese series of media and merchandise, including anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. ... Azulongmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Beast Digimon. ... Zhuqiaomon (pronounced Zoo-chow-mon in English) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an Exalted Bird Digimon. ... Baihumon is an Exhalted Beast Digimon from the Digimon Tamers series. ... Ebonwumon is the Oldest Digimon Sovereign, resembling a turtle with an second snake-like head and is the Guardian of the North. ... ...

In Japan, the group's name is "Shiseijuu", or "Four Holy Beasts", they are also known as "The Four Harmonious Ones".

Name Origins

The Sovereigns each rule over a quarter of the Digital World. This ties into the mythological figures that they are all based on, which are from Chinese astronomy. In Chinese, the four quadrants of the sky (east, west, north, and south) are known as Celestial Temples, and are individually called Qinglong, Zhu Que, Bai-hu, and Xuanwu. This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...

• Qinglong means "Azure Dragon"
• Zhu Que means "Crimson Bird"
• Bai-hu means "White Tiger"
• Xuanwu means "Black Tortoise"

The beasts are known as the Ssu Ling. The Si Ling (四霛/四灵) are four guardian beasts from Chinese mythology, also known as the Shishin (四神) or Shijin in the Japanese tradition of onmyodo. ...

The Japanese based the Four Gods of Kyoto on the Chinese Ssu Ling, deriving the names Seiryu, Suzaku, Byakko, and Genbu from them. The Si Ling (四霛/四灵) are four guardian beasts from Chinese mythology, also known as the Shishin (四神) or Shijin in the Japanese tradition of onmyodo. ... Seiryu as it is called in Japanese culture is also known as Qin Long in Chinese culture which translates to mean roughly Green Dragon or Holy Dragon. ... Suzaku can refer to: Emperor Suzaku of Japan, the 61st Emperor of Japan. ... Byakko as it is called in Japanese culture is also known as Bai Hu in Chinese culture, which roughly translates to White Tiger or Jade Tiger. ... A black land tortoise in Oriental mythology, known as Bixi (贔屭) in China and genbu in Japan. ...

In the dub, Qinglongmon was changed to Azulongmon and Xuanwumon to Ebonwumon, but the names essentially mean the same as their Japanese incarnations.

Fanglongmon is based on the fifth Ssu Ling, Huang-long, which is in turn based on the Yinglong- The Yellow dragon, Qilin ,Huang Di- The Yellow Emperor. YingLong The Winged Dragon 應龍/应龙 Yinglong (應龍; 应龙) was a dragon believed to be a powerful servant of Huang Di (黃帝), the yellow emperor, who was later immortalized as a dragon. ... A qilin of the Qing dynasty in Beijings Summer Palace A painting by the court artist depicting one of Zheng Hes giraffes in 1414. ... Yellow Emperor The Yellow Emperor or Huang Di (Traditional Chinese: , Simplified Chinese: , pinyin: huángdì) is a legendary Chinese sovereign and cultural hero who is said to be the ancestor of all Han Chinese. ...

Appearances

Digimon Adventure 02

• In this series, the dub refers to the group as the Harmonious Ones.

The Harmonious Ones are the guardians of the four compass points of the Digital World. Azulongmon is the guardian of the Eastern region, where the Japanese DigiDestined's adventures take place (corresponding to the Real World location of the human partners). DigiDestined is a term unique to the Digimon media franchise. ...

In this series, all four Harmonious Ones were defeated and sealed away by the Dark Masters. It was then that seven of the eight DigiDestined came to the Digital World. Once all of the eight had returned to their own world to fight Myotismon, the Dark Masters dismantled and shaped the Digital World to fit their own needs, forming Spiral Mountain. The eight children and their Digimon returned to the Digital World and were able to defeat the Dark Masters. However, the Harmonious Ones were still trapped beneath the seal. In order to break the seal, they needed to take away the power from the DigiDestined’s Crests (It was the Crest of Light and Hope respectively that broke Azulongmon's seal, Courage and Friendship unsealed one of the four seals, Sincerity and Love released another seal, and finally Knowledge and Reliability broke the last seal - it was suggested that two Crest were needed to break a seal). Unfortunately, it meant that the eight children's Digimon could no longer Digivolve to their Ultimate levels. However, after the Crests' powers were unleashed, they were imprisoned once again thanks to the influence of the Control Spires. When Ken Ichijouji brought his Dark D-3 into the Digital World, the Harmonious Ones were only able to find new Digimon who had the ancient power to Armor Digivolve, thus bypassing the evil powers of the Control Spires that prevented Digimon from regular digivolving. An unseen force then created the D-3 Digivices for the new DigiDestined and selected various Digimon who had the power to Armor Digivolve and sealed them underneath the Digi-Eggs. However, the Digimon (Gatomon and Patamon) belonging to the DigiDestined with the Crest of Light (Kari Kamiya) and Hope (T. K. Takaishi) were also capable of Armor digivolving. Also the Crest of Kindness was given to Ken by the powers of darkness, so it was necessary for the Harmonious Ones to rebuild it into the Digi-egg of Miracles. The Dark Masters are a fictional villain group that appear in the Digimon media franchise. ... Ken Ichijouji (一乗寺 è³¢ Ichijōji Ken) is a character in the Digimon 02 anime series. ... The Digivice is a device from the fictional anime/manga Digimon series. ... Digi-Eggs (English) or Digimentals (Japanese) are fictional objects used in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime series and Digimon card games. ... Gatomon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. ... Patamon is a Digimon creature from the Japanese Digimon media franchise that comprises anime, manga, toys, video games, trading card games and other media. ... Hikari Kari Kamiya, known as Hikari Yagami (八神 ヒカリ Yagami Hikari) in Japan, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. ... Takeru T.K. Takaishi (高石 タケル Takaishi Takeru) is a character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. ...

Later, Azulongmon would drive BlackWarGreymon to destroy the Destiny Stones (Holy Stones), which kept the balance of the Digital World intact, by accident. This is because after a stone was destroyed, it would cause Azulongmon to appear briefly in pain. After BlackWarGreymon saw Azulongmon appear, he decided that he was a worthy opponent and that he would continue to destroy the stones in search of him. Ultimately, Azulongmon would be freed when the DigiDestined of 02 used their D-3's to move the final Destiny Stone, causing him to appear. After Azulongmon dispatched BlackWarGreymon, he passed on his knowledge of the past to the DigiDestined, planted his Seeds of Light (seeds that will sprout and take on the same purpose as the Destiny Stones) in place of the destroyed Destiny Stones, and left.

Later, Azulongmon gave the DigiDestined one of this twelve DigiCores, which he did through Gennai. The power of the DigiCore temporarily allowed the original DigiDestined's Digimon to Digivolve into Ultimate again, and for Paildramon to Mega Digivolve into Imperialdramon. Azulongmon would later give Tai and Agumon more power, allowing Agumon to become WarGreymon once again so that he could fend off BlackWarGreymon. Gennai in Digimon Adventure Gennai is a fictional character from the anime Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 who serves as a guide to the Digital World. ... Digivolution is a term used in the English version of Digimon television series to describe the process of a Digimon developing into a more powerful being. ... Paildramon is a Dragon Man Digimon from the Digimon fictional series. ... Imperialdramon is a fictional character from the Digimon series and is one of the Four Great Dragon Digimon. ... Taichi Tai Kamiya, known in Japan as Taichi Yagami (八神 太一 Yagami Taichi), is a fictional character from the first two seasons of the anime and manga Digimon & the manga Digimon V-Tamer. ... This article refers to the Agumon featured in Digimon Adventure/02. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Agumon. ...

Another DigiCore was used in New York, America, letting Palmon digivolve to Lilymon. It also gave Veemon and Betamon energy to digivolve into ExVeemon and Seadramon respectively. If this was the same DigiCore, or a different one is unknown.

It was also suggested that BlackWarGreymon got to the human world inadvertently because of Azulongmon. Agumon explained (During the episode Duel of the WarGreymon, also known in Japanese as BlackWarGreymon vs WarGreymon) that when Azulongmon gave the Digidestined the power to fight in the real world (by use of the DigiCore) that the Digital Worlds defenses were weakened, meaning that not much was able to stand in the way of BlackWarGreymon. There was also a portal leading to Mt.Fuji in the digital world, to which BlackWarGreymon used to confront Oikawa. Due to the Digital World defenses being weak, it could be suggested that BlackWarGreymon was powerful enough to open the gate to find Oikawa, or that the gate may have opened itself because the Digital World was weak as it is, and BlackWarGreymon happened to find it and went through it. If Azulongmon had not donated his DigiCore, perhaps BlackWarGreymon would've never made it to the human world, but it was necessary, this led to BlackWarGreymon's coming to the Human World. It seemed that the Digital World's defenses was connected to the Harmonious Ones collective power, and donating the power or sealing it effectively weakens the Digital World.

• Note: The other three Harmonious Ones (Baihumon, Ebonwumon and Zhuqiaomon) were not seen in this series. In one of the Audio CD Dramas, Gennai admitted that he did not know any of them besides Azulongmon.

Digimon Adventure 02: D-1 Tamer

In this game, which serves as a prelude to Adventure 02, the four Harmonious Ones draw Ryo Akiyama into the Digital World, and organize a tournament under false pretenses, so that Ryo may grow in power so that he will be strong enough to defeat Millenniummon. This was most likely done in the time between their release by the powers of the Crests, and their resealment by the Control Spires. Ryo Akiyama (秋山 リョウ Akiyama Ryō) is a fictional character in the Digimon Tamers anime series, as well as a main character in many Digimon video games. ... Millenniummon is a character from the Digimon video game series starring Ryo Akiyama, making a cameo in the Digimon 02 series. ...

Digimon Tamers

• In this series, the dub refers to the group as the Digimon Sovereigns.

The four Sovereigns played an important role in Digimon Tamers. In this series, the most prominent of the four is Zhuqiaomon, but unlike Digimon Adventure 02 (season 2), all four Sovereigns make an appearance.

The Digimon Sovereigns live on the 6th, highest plain of the Digital World, along with the Catalyst, or Shining Digivolution. They were some of the first Digimon to reach their highest form, and in an attempt to distance themselves from humans, they ironically took the appearance of the humans' gods.

When the D-Reaper began to re-emerge, the four Sovereigns could not agree on a strategy. Zhuqiaomon believed that they should use the Shining Digivolution to allow Digimon to digivolve and fight back, while Azulongmon believed that it was the Digimon's ability to grow in strength that had brought the D-Reaper out in the first place. He had the DigiGnomes transform the Shining Digivolution into Calumon. D-Reaper is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. ... A DigiGnome The DigiGnomes are a race of digital creatures from the Digimon series. ... Ǫ Calumon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. ...

With the loss of the power to Digivolve, Zhuqiaomon, thinking that the Digimon could instead grow stronger by defeating humanity, sent his Devas into the Real World. Soon, his servant, Makuramon, discovered Calumon and attempted to return him Zhuqiaomon, causing the Tamers to follow him in an attempt to rescue their friend. Makuramon, however, lost Calumon and the Tamers found him, and Chatsuramon recaptured him. The Devas are twelve beast-type Digimon that served Zhuqiaomon in the Digimon Tamers series. ... In the Digimon Tamers series, Chatsuramon is one of the twelve Devas that serve the Sovereign Zhuqiaomon. ...

After being separated, and a long, difficult trek across the Digital World, The Tamers arrived at Zhuqiaomon's domain. As they battled him, Azulongmon made his appearance. Meanwhile, Ryo Akiyama encountered Ebonwumon and Baihumon in the latter's domain, and soon, they all gathered in Zhuqiaomon's area, just as the D-Reaper was beginning to make its appearance. Here, a compromise was made, and the Sovereigns implored Calumon to release the power so that Digimon could digivolve and fight back. Thus, it was Zhuqiaomon's plan that prevailed in the end, even though that does not excuse his methods in attacking the Tamers.

The Sovereigns would lead their new army of Mega Digimon (made up of MetalSeadramon, Machinedramon, three Diaboromon, a Digimon that might be Pukumon, Gryphonmon, Hououmon, Boltmon, Plesiomon, GranKuwagamon, Jijimon, and Babamon) to fight the D-Reaper in the Digital World. Later, they would travel to the Real World, and help the Tamers by removing the Cable Reaper from the battle. MetalSeadramon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. ... Machinedramon (Mugendramon in Japan) is a fictional character in the Digimon series. ... Diaboromon (Diablomon in the Japanese version) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. ... Pukumon is a fictional creature in the Digimon 02 CD special. ... Gryphonmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Phantom Beast-type Digimon, a composite of bird, beast and plant. ... Phoenixmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise. ... Boltmon is a Mega Level Android Digimon. ... Plesiomon (also romanized Preciomon) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Level Long Neck Dragon Digimon that is named after Plesiosaurus. ... GranKuwagamon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Level Insectoid Digimon, the Mega form of the Wormmon line. ... Jijimon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Level Ancient Digimon that resembles an old man that has existed since the dawn of the Digital World. ... Babamon is a Mega Level Ancient Digimon that resembles an old woman. ...

Members

Zhuqiaomon

Main article: Zhuqiaomon

Zhuqiaomon is the guardian of the Digital World's Southern hemisphere. The destructive one of the Digimon Sovereigns, he detests the humans and is the god of the fire Zhuqiaomon (pronounced Zoo-chow-mon in English) is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, an Exalted Bird Digimon. ...

Azulongmon

Main article: Azulongmon

Azulongmon is the guardian of the Digital World's Eastern hemisphere. It is the Digimon Sovereign that appears more in digimon, in Digimon 02 and Digimon Tamers. He is most amiable and the one than but aid to the Digi-chosen ones, possibly because the digi-chosen ones pass their adventures in the zone of the digi-world that would be Japan in the real world, that is located in the zone East. It does not please of the fights and it is Pacific. It is the god of the thunder. Azulongmon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a Mega Beast Digimon. ...

Ebonwumon

Main article: Ebonwumon

Ebonwumon is the guardian of the Digital World's Northern hemisphere. Is the oldest of the Digimon Sovereigns, and he is the god of the nature. Ebonwumon is the Oldest Digimon Sovereign, resembling a turtle with an second snake-like head and is the Guardian of the North. ...

Baihumon

Main article: Baihumon

Baihumon is the guardian of the Digital World's Western hemisphere. He is the youngest of the four Sovereigns, and is the god with the attribute of the steel. Baihumon is an Exhalted Beast Digimon from the Digimon Tamers series. ...

Fanglongmon

Main article: Fanglongmon

Fanglongmon is the guardian of the Digital World's center. ...