Gizumon

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Gizumon (Gizmon)
Level:	Varies (Gizmon= Rookie, AT = Champion, XT = Ultimate)
Appears in:	Digimon Savers
Anime/Manga information
Character in:	Digimon Savers

Gizumon is the name for three varieties of fictional monster from the Digimon franchise. It primarily appears in the Digimon Savers anime series, and comes in three varieties: Gizumon, Gizumon AT, and Gizumon XT.

Their name is derived from the word "gizmo." Gizumon AT likely derives its name from the IBM Personal Computer/AT, and the Gizumon XT version from the IBM PC XT.

1 Digivolution
2 Description
3 Abilities
- 3.1 Attacks
4 Appearances
- 4.1 Digimon Data Squad
5 See also
6 Notes

[edit] Digivolution

Fresh - ???
In-Training - ???
Rookie - Gizumon ^[1]
Champion - Gizumon AT ^[2]
Ultimate - Gizumon XT ^[3]
Mega - ???

[edit] Description

The three varieties of Gizumon all have a round 'main body', with a red main eye at the center:

The standard Gizumon has spider-like appendages that it uses to crawl around.
Gizumon AT has no arms and legs, and simply floats through the air, and it has two appendages on the sides of its body that resemble wings, in addition to several cables at the base of its body.
Gizumon XT has the main body of the AT variety, but with long arms and legs, balls for a torso, and a secondary structure on the top of its head.

[edit] Abilities

Gizumon AT and Gizumon XT can both hover and fly.

[edit] Attacks

All Gizumon can fire destructive beams of energy from their eyes, the effects of which can cause a Digimon to permanently delete rather than simply regress into a Digi-Egg.
Both Gizumon AT and Gizumon XT can manipulte the appendages on the sides of their bodies and extend them to strike their enemies.
Gizumon AT can manipulate the tentacles on the base of its body and shock its opponents.
Gizumon XT has a secondary attack where it unleashes a destructive energy wave from the upper 'eye' on its body.
Gizumon XT are also known to carry a sort of beam weapon that functions the same as their eye beams, which can also harvest the 'life energy' of their Digimon victims.

[edit] Appearances

[edit] Digimon Data Squad

Gizumon are Digimon 'created' by Akihiro Kurata through experimentation, effectively removing the Digimon's heart and turning it into a monster. Gizumon were used for much the same purpose as before, and as 'cannon fodder' against the DATS team.

Ten years before the start of the series, Akihiro Kurata used numerous Gizumon to attempt genocide on the Digital World, an act that resulted in the death of Keenan Crier's surrogate mother, Frigimon.

Years later, Kurata developed the Gizumon AT variety, which were stronger and more durable than the original. Its first on-screen activity was to wound SaberLeomon so that he could more easily be stopped by DATS. Kurata then used it against Merukimon, and managed to Digivolve it into Gizumon XT, allowing it to easily overwhelm Marcus Damon and his comrades. However, Merukimon sacrificed himself to damage it, allowing Crowmon to destroy it.

Kurata then used numerous Gizumon AT and XT to ravage the Digital World a second time, this time to collect "Digimon life energy" for the as-yet unknown purpose (later revealed to feed that energy to Belphemon). Curiously, these were all much weaker and less durable than the one that appeared earlier. This campaign culminated in Kurata using hundreds of Gizumon to merge with a giant lance (dubbed the "Gizumon Javelin." by Kurata himself), which he used to destroy the gigantic, city-carrying Digimon Eldradimon.

The Gizumon weren't seen again after Kurata's disappearance.