D-Reaper

This article is an overview of the D-Reaper. For more information on the story role and characterization of the Digimon Tamers depiction of the entity, see D-Reaper (Tamers).
For individual forms and ADRs of the D-Reaper, see this list.

Profile Name & Etymology Debut Design & Analysis Misc ⇨ Japanese Originally, the D-Reaper was a primitive program that was written in an era before Digimon were created. Its purpose—to, should the "world's" active bodies multiply to the point that they exceed the maximum acceptable parameters, erase the "world" in order to revert it to "nothingness"—was simple enough, but it is thought that it underwent an aberrant evolution of its own in response to the growth of the Network's society and the prolific evolution of the Digimon. Having taken in a massive quantity of data, the D-Reaper has mounted an invasion not only of the Digital World, but of the Real World as well, in order to revert both to "nothingness." By learning from the data of Digimon and humans, it has become capable of creating a variety of activity forms known as the "ADRs," and of fighting by copying the skills of Digimon. Could it be that the depths of the Net which bore the D-Reaper have become linked to another world in which a literal Grim Reaper dwells? Digital Monster Card Game ⇨ English デ・リーパーとは元々､デジモンが作られた時代よりも古い時期に作られた原始的なプログラムだった。その機能は"ある｢世界」の活動体が許容量を越えるほど増えたらその｢世界」を｢無｣に戻すべく消去をする"という単純なものだったのだが、ネットワーク社会の発達とデジモンの飛躍的な進化に呼応して自らも異常進化したと考えられる｡　 膨大な情報を吸収したデ・リーパーはデジタルワールドだけでなく現実世界までをも｢無｣にすべく侵略を開始した。デジモンや人間の情報を学習して様々な活動形態"ＡＤＲ"を生み出し、デジモンの技をコピーして戦うことも可能になったのだ。デ・リーパーを生んだネットの深層部は文字通り｢死神」のいる異世界と繋がってしまったのだろうか｡ デジタルモンスター カードゲーム ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K Name Etymology Name: D-Reaper Kanji/Kana: デ・リーパー Romanization: De-Rīpā Digimoji: Dub: D-Reaper Other Languages: | Delipa | D adj., n., Initialism for digital or, by extension, Digimon. | Reaper 1} n., An individual who harvests crops by cutting them with a sickle or scythe. 2} n., From Grim Reaper, a personification of death who comes to collect the souls of those who are about to die. 3} n., An antivirus program developed by Ray Tomlinson in 1972, designed to eliminate the computer worm Creeper from ARPANET. Reaper and Creeper are generally acknowledged to be, respectively, the world's first antivirus software and computer worm. Dub (Latin American Spanish) | | Delipa n., Near-direct romanization of the entity's Japanese name, 「デ・リーパー De-Rīpā」, resulting from a misinterpretation of the name. Year Active 2001 Anime Digimon Tamers: "True Enemy Gets to Move! The Battle of the Four Holy Beasts" Video Game Digimon Battle Chronicle V-Pet D-Ark Ver.15th The basic concept of the D-Reaper was devised by Chiaki J. Konaka, who wanted the antagonist of the final story arc of Digimon Tamers to be an entity that was neither human nor Digimon as part of his broader thinking about the evolution of non-Digimon life forms in the Digital World. The D-Reaper's ADRs and forms were designed, variously, by Watanabe Kenji, Nakatsuru Katsuyoshi and Aramaki Shinji; this was the first occasion on which Watanabe was able to design a creature for the franchise without needing to take into account the possibility of producing physical toys of it. The D-Reaper is often characterized as Lovecraftian in design and nature, in no small part due to Konaka's reputation for drawing on the Cthulhu Mythos in his writing. Konaka credits Watanabe with making the D-Reaper's design "Cthulhu-esque". During the development of Tamers, Konaka wrote a timeline of developments in networks and artificial intelligence in both the Real and Digital Worlds as production reference material. It alludes to links between the D-Reaper and real-life computer science and networking milestones, including: Reaper The world's first antivirus program from the 1970s ECHELON A mass surveillance apparatus program operated by the Five Eyes; described in the documentation as having a self-defense program that is theorized to be a "forerunner" of the D-Reaper Carnivore An American email surveillance apparatus Tierra A computer model that simulates evolutionary and ecological dynamics; a fictional anecdote describing an activation of Reaper within it, under similar circumstances to the D-Reaper in Tamers, is included It is possible, but unconfirmed, that the D-Reaper was specifically based on one or more of these. The Reaper program in particular is a notable candidate due to both the name of the D-Reaper, and a mention in another of Konaka's reference pieces that the D-Reaper, like Reaper, originated in the 1970s. (The program that the D-Reaper evolved from is indeed called "Reaper" depending on the source, but the function of said program differs from that of the historical Reaper.)

English Japanese Key Contents Other ▸ Other ▸ Other ▸ D-REAPER List of Digimon その他 ▸ デ・リーパー List of Digimon Special/Signature Moves Special/Signature Moves (other Digimon) Forms Forms (other Digimon) Equipment Equipment (other Digimon) Titles Titles (other Digimon)

List of D-Reaper forms and ADRs

D-Reaper Zone	D-Reaper ADR-01 "Juri Type"	D-Reaper ADR-02 "Searcher"	D-Reaper ADR-03 "Pendulum Feet"	D-Reaper ADR-04 "Bubbles"	D-Reaper ADR-05 "Creep Hands"
D-Reaper ADR-06 "Horn Striker"	D-Reaper ADR-07 "Palates Head"	D-Reaper ADR-08 "Optimizer"	D-Reaper ADR-09 "Gatekeeper"	Reaper	Mother D-Reaper

Evolution

Evolves From

• D-Reaper (original program)

Appearances

Anime

Digimon Tamers

The D-Reaper is an entity that originated as a primitive computer program designed to delete junk data from the Network. In response to the proliferation and evolution of Digimon, it underwent an aberrant evolution and became an existential threat to the Digital World. After Matsuda Takato's friends inadvertently brought it back with them from the Digital World, the D-Reaper Zone began to spread and engulf Tokyo, threatening the Real World as well.

A D-Reaper mass in Digimon Tamers.

Individual Appearances

Digimon Tamers True Enemy Gets to Move! The Battle of the Four Holy Beasts Whirling Ultimate Flower! Sakuyamon Evolves Evolutionary Radiance - Shining Evolution The Return to the Real World! The City Attacked by the D-Reaper Connected Hearts - The Revival of Beelzebumon The Mysterious Girl! The Bringer of Miracles Dobermon Stand Up to the D-Reaper - Charge into the Zone! The Invigorating Ultimate Warrior - Justimon Appears! Save Dukemon! Grani Scramble The Power to Protect Juri - Beelzebumon's Fist! The City's Destruction! Culumon's Wish The Crimson Knight Dukemon - Save Your Beloved Ones! Dreaming Power is Our Future

Video Games

Digimon Battle Chronicle

The Chaos Land stage is set above a vortex that bears a resemblance to the D-Reaper.

Virtual Pets

D-Power Digivice Toy (EU/AS)

Various ADRs appear as bosses in Versions 2 and 3 of the D-Power Digivice.

In Version 3, there is also a random encounter event in which the player attempts to break through a D-Reaper-like mass that is holding another Digimon hostage.

TCG

Digital Monster Card Game

In the Digital Monster Card Game, "D-Reaper" is a Group property which appears on Digimon cards depicting the D-Reaper's forms and ADRs. All of the D-Reaper-related cards, except for Bo-103t Mother D-Reaper, debuted in the Digimon Tamers-themed Expansion Board 4.

There are eleven "D-Reaper" Group Digimon (the ADRs, the Mother D-Reaper and the Reaper), and two Option cards (the Reaper Program and the D-Reaper Zone) which have effects that target the "D-Reaper" group.

Digimon Card Game

In the Digimon Card Game, "D-Reaper" is a Form characteristic which appears on Digimon cards depicting the D-Reaper's forms and ADRs. All of the D-Reaper related cards debuted in the Digimon Tamers-themed EX-02 Digital Hazard Theme Booster.

There are eleven "D-Reaper" Form cards: one Digitama card (the Mother D-Reaper), and ten Digimon cards (the nine ADRs and the Reaper). The D-Reaper cards have effects that revolve around EX2-007 Mother D-Reaper, which both empower the other D-Reaper cards while the Mother is in play, and aim to stack large numbers of EX2-046 ADR-02 Searchers underneath the Mother in order to bypass the play cost of EX2-055 Reaper.

Additional Information

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