Hacker
A hacker (ハッカー, Hakkā) is someone with the ability to force an item, program, or system to deviate from its intended programming to satisfy their own desires.
A malicious hacker once managed to disrupt the Computer Network, and it was still being repaired when Coelamon was discovered[1], while the evil feelings of hackers who abuse the Network produced Devidramon.[2] Octmon was discovered from the virus that a fiendish hacker used to crash a rival's research computer.[3] Although the Firewall prevents illegal entries from hackers, the very defenders of the Network are subject to being taken advantage of themselves as was the case with Guardromon, who was originally a Digimon that worked alongside Giromon in repelling those who try to illegally enter the Network until a malicious hacker infected it with a computer virus and was subsequently used by that hacker as means of protection from the Virus Busters.[4] Tekkamon is said to have been created by an evil hacker to destroy programs in response to Giromon.[5]
The term does not necessarily imply malicious intent. Depending on the setting, hackers may use their abilities to commit crimes, investigate incidents, or oppose other hackers. In Digimon Seekers, a distinction is made between hackers, who possess exceptional computer-related skills, and crackers, who are willing to undertake illegal or legally ambiguous activities.[6]
Appearances[edit]
Anime[edit]
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]
Katsura Rei is a black-hat hacker. His Buddy Appmon, Hackmon, also possesses hacking abilities, allowing them to combine their skills. The two first meet during Rei's investigation into Leviathan. Believing he has found a lead, Rei instead finds his own system infiltrated by Leviathan and is placed in danger, at which point Hackmon appears.
Rei's younger brother, Katsura Hajime, is a gifted programmer who also demonstrates advanced hacking skills. After being captured by Leviathan and transformed into Sleepmon, he secretly develops Bootmon, whose ability to control system activation provides a means of interfering with Leviathan's plans.
Manga[edit]
Digimon Next[edit]
Kahara Shou, operating under the identity of "Knight", is known as the Hacker Tamer. He serves Barbamon alongside his Partner Digimon, Peckmon, and can reduce defeated Digimon to trash data, preventing them from being reborn.
During his first confrontation with Tatsuno Tsurugi, Knight interrupts a battle and has Peckmon delete his opponent's Raremon. He subsequently uses the command "Protect" to defend Peckmon against Greymon. When Greymon succeeds in breaking through this defense, Knight orders Peckmon to disable the Battle Terminal, immobilizing Greymon and leaving it vulnerable to a direct attack.
Peckmon is an Illegal Digimon whose speed exceeds the network's ability to render its movements, making it appear to vanish as it moves.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth[edit]
The Kuremi Detective Agency took a job related to their clients' accounts being stolen in a low floor of Cyberspace EDEN, which Aiba Takumi recognized as a case of account hacking. After breaking through a firewall in Coulomb, Takumi was dragged into a portal that appeared from behind it, which shifted them to another space. Said space was a secret base of the hacker group Demons, where Takumi found a lot of data of stolen accounts, and was attacked by a Growmon controlled by them. The Hackers decided to take his account and Digimon. Takumi asked them why they stole accounts. The spiky-haired Hacker answered him, saying they could use the stolen accounts to disguise themselves and do criminal acts without repercussions, how the Cyberspace existed for them, and how, with an enormous amount of accounts and Digimon, they could control the Cyberspace and, eventually, the Real World as well. They were unable to steal Takumi's account with their Cyclomon as his body was half-digitized. A battle then happened between both sides, which Takumi won, however, before Takumi could take them to justice, an Eater (Purebreed Mode) appeared from behind them and absorbed them, leaving Takumi in a state of shock.
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]
Katsura Rei is a skilled hacker partnered with Hackmon, an Appmon with hacking abilities. Together, they oppose Leviathan and seek to rescue Rei's younger brother, Katsura Hajime, whose disappearance motivates Rei's investigation.
Hajime is a gifted programmer and the creator of Botmon, whose Super Boot ability is central to Leviathan's plans. Leviathan abducts Hajime and converts him into data as an experimental test of the Humanity Applification Plan, storing his data inside Fakemon's body. After Fakemon is defeated, Revivemon restores Hajime's data and returns him to human form, allowing the brothers to reunite.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory[edit]
Amasawa Keisuke is a member of the hacker group Hudie, alongside Mishima Ryuji, Imai Chitose, and Mishima Erika. He opposes hackers who treat Digimon as merchandise, confronting the operators of the DigiMarket, where captive Digimon are kept in cages and offered for sale.
Keisuke demands that the captive Digimon be released, prompting the hackers to attack him with Triceramon, Tyranomon, and Monochromon. His Betamon, Tentomon, and Gottsumon are initially outmatched, but evolve into Seadramon, Kabuterimon, and Golemon, respectively. The other members of Hudie arrive, and Ryuji's Cyberdramon joins the battle. Together, they defeat the opposing hackers and force them to release the captive Digimon.
Digimon Seekers ~Wall Slum's Nightmare~[edit]
In Episode 1, Leon Alexander explained to Nagasumi Eiji (both of which are themselves hackers and crackers) that he was investigating the unusual ocurrences in Wall Slum as a malicious cracker or hacker could be behind them. He later remarked the same point to the Digipolice's Xu Yulin and Tamahime Satsuki.
Orochimon hates hackers for how they harmed Digimon in Wall Slum.
Novel[edit]
Digimon Seekers[edit]
Hackers are individuals with exceptional computer-related skills, while crackers are hackers who accept illegal or legally ambiguous work. Their activities can include capturing Digimon for clients and trading them through online networks. At the beginning of the story, Nagasumi Eiji uses a group of Tyranomon to pursue and capture other Digimon, configuring their tools and issuing commands through a portable device.
GriMM serves as an important platform for gathering information, arranging jobs, and conducting transactions. Alongside its ordinary communication functions, it supports an underground market in illegally captured Digimon and modified Digimon Docks. Hackers and crackers store their Digimon in devices collectively known as Digimon Docks, many of which are modified commercial electronic terminals of varying quality.
The Digimon Linker is an advanced, smartwatch-type Digimon Dock developed by Abadin Electronics. It supports Mindlink, a technique that converts a user's consciousness into digital data and transfers it into a Digimon's Digicore, allowing the human to act within digital space together with the Digimon.
Opposition to criminal crackers includes both independent hackers and law enforcement. Leon Alexander, operating under the name "Judge", pursues crackers responsible for digital crimes as a vigilante, while the Digipolice are a specialized police unit tasked with investigating Digimon-related crime.
Video Games[edit]
Digital Monster Ver. S: Digimon Tamers[edit]
As in-game time passes and certain criteria are met, the player may be interrupted on the Home screen by an encounter with an enemy Hacker. The Hacker will challenge the player to a Digimon battle, and if the player wins the battle, they will be rewarded with an item.
If the Hacker defeats the player, the Hacker will steal some of the player's money and, in the cases of the Boss Lady Hacker and certain special encounters with the Minion Hacker, will also steal a Medal from the player, requiring that it be earned again from the appropriate Virtual Colosseum facility.
Hackers only appear if the player currently has at least one Digimon capable of battling (i.e. Child or higher, no ailments, not dying, not sleeping).
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Minion Hacker 「ザコハッカー」 |
Frequently appears at random. Also appears when the player earns their 1st through 4th Medal, in a special encounter in which the player will lose a Medal if defeated. | (random Digimon, out of the following:[7]) |
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Mad Scientist Hacker 「マッドサイエティストハッカー」 |
Appears whenever one of the player's Digimon evolves into a Machine-attribute Digimon. | Monzaemon |
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Pirate Hacker 「海賊ハッカー」 |
Appears whenever one of the player's Digimon evolves into a Water-attribute Digimon. | (random Digimon, out of the following:[7]) |
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Superhero Hacker 「スーパーヒーローハッカー」 |
Appears whenever one of the player's Digimon evolves into certain dark/evil Digimon species (e.g. Devimon). | (random Digimon, out of the following:[7]) |
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Funky DJ Hacker 「ファンキーDJハッカー」 |
May appear when the player's Digimon are starting to go to sleep. | (random Digimon, out of the following:[7]) |
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Money Hacker 「マネーハッカー」 |
Appears once the player's total money exceeds 20,000Đ for the first time. | (random Digimon, out of the following:[7]) |
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Boss Lady Hacker 「女ボスハッカー」 |
The game's final boss. Appears once the player has earned all five Medals. | Lady Devimon |
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Digimonkey 「デジモンキー」 |
Appears between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM when the Sega Saturn system clock is set to one of five specific dates in September/October 1998 (September 29, October 6, October 13, October 20, October 27). | Etemon |
Digimon World[edit]
Analogman is a hacker that serves as the final boss of the game. He wants to take over the Digital World and sees Digimon as nothing but tools, however, he's ultimately beaten by the Player and his attempt at leaving File Island fails, causing him to disappear, screaming for help.
Digimon World: Digital Card Battle[edit]
Digimon World: Digital Card Arena[edit]
Analogman, only referred to as "A", returns by hacking into the Digital World of Digital Card Arena, taking over Infinity Tower's Venom Vamdemon's body, forcing the world to switch to Safety Mode. He wishes to take over the world, and according to him, it is only a matter of time before he does and he has infinite time. "A" cheats when fought, hacking into the world so his deck won't be shuffled and the Player's Partner Cards are sent to the bottom of his deck. Nonetheless, he's once again defeated and loses his access. He tries hacking his way back in, only to fail, entering an infinite loop. Rosemon, the security program, then speaks, saying that she has put his current directory in her Domain, so he cannot escape anymore, and can only repeat endless math equations. "A" threatens to destroy Rosemon, but Rosemon anticipated it and cuts both herself and "A" off the world and into the space of the Net. This causes "A" to panic, as he does not want to go back there, and he begs her to stop, which proves futile.
Digimon World 3[edit]
AoA is a hacker group that uses Digimon to commit evil deeds. Lucky Mouse is a hacker that is on the side of good.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth[edit]
Hackers operate within Cyberspace EDEN, where Digimon are initially regarded as computer viruses and can be used to carry out illicit activities. Some hackers exploit them to commit crimes, while others develop close relationships with them or oppose their mistreatment.
Hackers organize themselves into teams with different aims. These include ZAXON and Demons, the latter led by Jimmy KEN. Shiramine Nokia establishes Rebellion to protect Digimon, providing an alternative to groups that exploit them.
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]
Katsura Rei is a hacker who works alongside his Buddy Appmon, Hackmon, to gather information about the Seven Code Appmon. His methods include accessing surveillance systems, extracting privately held information, and examining other Appli Drivers' Appmon without their consent.
During the subquest "A Boy Called Rei", Rei recruits Kazuki/Itsuki to assist his investigation in Yongendori. Having already hacked the town's security cameras, he knows about their meeting with Shinkai Haru. He then enters a convenience store's system with Hackmon to examine its customer data, including records of the apps used by visitors, while Kazuki/Itsuki keeps its Cameramon occupied.
Rei subsequently approaches Libramon, an information broker at the observation plaza on Mount Yongen, seeking information about Seven Code Appmon in the surrounding areas. Unsatisfied with Libramon's answer, he orders Hackmon to access its archives while Kazuki/Itsuki distracts it. Kazuki/Itsuki objects to his methods, but Libramon discovers the intrusion and attacks. After the battle, the extracted information confirms that Libramon had been telling the truth.
When Kazuki/Itsuki threatens to stop Rei if he continues using such methods, Rei decides to examine their Appmon as well. Although he loses the ensuing battle, Hackmon completes the hacking and confirms that Kazuki/Itsuki possesses rare Appmon but no Seven Code Appmon. Having obtained the information he wanted, Rei leaves with Hackmon.
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory[edit]
Amazawa Keisuke becomes involved with the hacker team Hudie while attempting to clear his name after being accused of crimes he did not commit. His investigation takes him between the Real World and cyberspace, bringing him into contact with other hackers and their Digimon.
Hudie's members include Mishima Erika and its vice-leader, Imai Chitose. Chitose is a skilled hacker who develops his own digital tools for information warfare and is partnered with Ankylomon.
Conflicts between hacker teams also form part of the gameplay. Territory battles allow the player to recruit allies and confront rival hackers, defeating opposing team leaders to gain control of territory. Interacting with recruited allies can strengthen their relationships with Keisuke and unlock additional items and story content.
