Digital World
- For the explaination of all Digital Worlds, see Digital World (Concept).
The "Digital World" (デジタルワールド, Dejitaru Wārudo) and "Digimon World" (デジモンワールド, Dejimon Wārudo) are names often used to refer to the many Digital Worlds that exist across all media, but it's also the default name for the Digital World ruled by the Host Computer Yggdrasill, one of the three main Digital Worlds known.[1]
The Digital World is a pseudo-cyberspace located on the network, where Digimon and other digital lifeforms inhabit. It is a vast world very similar to the Real World, with an atmosphere, vast oceans, continents and islands.[2] It is managed and operated with multiple servers[2] alongside the Yggdrasill System.[3][4] The identity of the people and organizations that manage and operate the Digital World remain a mystery.[2]
This particular Digital World seems to have been created by a human believed by some researchers and Digimon to be the God of the Digital World[5][6]. The Net Ocean would later be discovered within a supercomputer operating under the Yggdrasill System[4], while the Digital World would be discovered by researchers thanks to the use of the Digimon Capture software[7], and its existence would later be announced publicly in 1997.[2] The reason for its creation also remains a mystery.
In order to see and interact with the Digital World, Digimon researchers and Tamers use high-performance hardware such as a personal computer[8], Virtual Pets[9] and Simulation Programs.[10][11] However, due to hardware limitations, some things may not be able to be rendered, and state-of-the-art digital tools may be needed.[12]
The Digital World is primarily subject to the law of the jungle,[13][14] and its "Central Dogma" normally precludes the existence of incomplete Jogresses like Chaosmon, which are considered Bugs.[15][16] It is protected from external threats through the Internet by Digimon like Crossmon, whose duty is to annihilate any invaders that try to enter the Digital World.[17] While the Digital World itself is protected by the Royal Knights, a group of thirteen powerful Holy Knight digimon gathered by Yggdrasill to serve as the Digital World's highest rank of Network Security.[18] Clockmon is considered the protector of time and governs the computer's timer. It manages the "Time" and "Space" of all computers and networks, and if it is between 1900 and 1999, it is able to freely advance and rewind time,[19] and it is rumored that a certain country is covertly conducting research and development on Digimon in order to take possession of this Digital World.[20]
Structure of the Digital World[edit]
Usually we talk about the Digital World as if it was a single place, but it’s actually split into all sorts of Layers, also known as Dimensions or Servers.[21] Each of these Layers contains its own space separated from the rest and are considered Digital Worlds of other dimensions. When we take all of these Layers together, we get the Digital World as a whole.[21]
Every year the Digital World is expanding infinitely as the network advances.[2] In some depictions, the Digital World appears to be a single planet[22], while in others it's a vast universe even bigger then the Human World.[23][24][25][26]
The main Layer of the Digital World is known as the Surface Area[27], it's the closest Layer to the Network and it usually consists of five regions: File Island, Folder Continent, WWW Continent, Forest of the Gods and Net Ocean. [2]
The Dark Area is the lowest layer of the Digital World, and thus it is usually not affected by big events that occur in other Layers, sush as the Project Ark.[27]. It is the graveyard of deleted data and serves as the place to which Digimon are ultimately transmitted when their life span finishes or they are defeated in battle.[28]
The Kernel is the highest dimension of the Digital World. It is the core of the Digital World's universe as well as being God's domain, the place closest to Yggdrasill and where the host computer lives.
Areas[edit]
- Server Continent
- File Island
- Folder Continent
- Forest of the Gods
- WWW Continent
- Trash Hole
- Demon's Valley
Appearances[edit]
Anime[edit]
Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02 & Digimon Adventure Tri[edit]
File Island[edit]
File Island is where the first group of Chosen Children arrived. At the time it was under the control of Devimon and he was using the Black Gears to take control of other Digimon. The island is home to many kinds of digimon and is made up of many different environments for them to live in.
Server Continent[edit]
Server Continent is west of File Island. The Chosen Children were advised by Gennai to go to Server to find the Tags and Crest that were scatted throughout the continent. It was divided into two parts: a desert that was controlled by Etemon and the forest region that was controlled by Vamdemon.
The Eastern Region[edit]
The eastern region is protected by Qinglongmon and is where most of the events from Digimon Adventure 02 occurs. It is mostly taken over by the Digimon Kaizer by building the Dark Towers to seal away the power of the Qinglongmon. The eastern region is also where the Holy Stones are hidden that are almost all destroyed by Black War Greymon. 100 of the Dark Towers are also used to create Black War Greymon.
Manga[edit]
Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01[edit]
Digimon Chronicle[edit]
Digimon Chronicle X[edit]
Novel[edit]
Digimon Chronicle X[edit]
Video Games[edit]
TCG[edit]
Digimon Battle Terminal 02[edit]
The Four Holy Beasts are located in the following areas:
- Folder Continent's Codec Ruins is home to Baihumon
- Forest of the Gods's Script Forest is home to Xuanwumon
- WWW Continent is home to Qinglongmon and Zhuqiaomon. Qinglongmon is found in Assembler Tower, and Zhuqiaomon is found in Boot Volcano.
- Trash Hole is home to Huanglongmon.
