Hackmon (Adventure)

For the Hackmon in Digimon Adventure tri., see here.

Hackmon
Kanji/Kana	ハックモン
Master	Gankoomon
Voice Actor	Emori Hiroko (江森 浩子)

Hackmon is a Digimon character. He's the protegee and student of Gankoomon, one of the protagonists of the crossover arc of Digimon Adventure (Game), and a Royal Knight in Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth as JESmon.

Evolution

Baby I	?
Baby II	?
Child	Hackmon
Adult	?
Perfect	?
Ultimate	JESmon

Profile

Hackmon is a fight-loving Digimon. He seeks to constantly train and get stronger, and is quick to pick fights, making him quickly take a shine to the similar Daimon Masaru. He knows little about the Real World and humanity at first, such as thinking football is a kind of human martial art. He's somewhat reckless, but smart enough to not know pick fights he knows he can't win. The one exception to this is his master, Gankoomon, whom he fearlessly challenges at least once a day as a ritual, despite constantly losing to him.

Appearances

Video Games

Digimon Adventure

Hackmon first appeared in Episode 67, "Training Digimon? Hackmon", where he met Yagami Taichi and Agumon soon after they found themselves in the Digital Dungeon. Hackmon originally suspected them. He then pointed out they looked strong and challenged them to a fight, which Taichi and Agumon found weird. Hackmon introduced himself and Taichi asked why he wanted to fight Agumon, he then answered he wanted to fight someone strong, even if he didn't know where he was or why he was there. Hackmon explained he was training in the mountains when someone approached him while taking a nap, and then he found himself in the Digital Dungeon. Since he was asleep, he couldn't see who this was, but he felt a presence. Agumon pointed out he also felt someone while they were sleeping, though he didn't tell Taichi because he thought he was just dreaming. While Hackmon acknowledged their situations were the same, he still wanted to fight Agumon. Taichi proposed to search for the exit instead, and Agumon agreed since they knew the place so they should be able to find it. Agumon asked Hackmon if no one would be worried for him, and Hackmon answered that "they" would be concerned for his absence, adding that "they" were not his friends but his caretakers, which convined Agumon he really was weird. Regardless, Hackmon agreed to find a way out first, though Taichi and Agumon were worried.

Upon hitting Area 2, Hackmon asked Taichi if he wasn't a Digimon, and he explained he came to the Digital World from another one. When Hackmon asked him how he did so, and Taichi merely said that lots of stuff happened. Agumon asked Hackmon what he usually did, and Hackmon answered he trained to become stronger. He had a dream, though refused to share it.

Upon reaching Area 3, Agumon saw the exit, a glowing green panel. Taichi assumed they would part ways now, Hackmon asked Agumon to fight him next time they met since he'd be really strong by then. Agumon didn't want to but Taichi found it funny. They both gave each other their farewells and left.

However, said exit only led them back to Area 1 in Episode 68, "Golden Armor! Magnamon". Hackmon said they were truly trapped and Agumon that it must be because of the person that brought them there. They were then approached by Motomiya Daisuke and V-mon.

Upon reaching Area 2, Daisuke and V-mon explained that they were attacked by a black shadow as they returned from school then found themselves in the Digital Dungeon. Taichi recognized the similarities to Hackmon's story, then Hackmon said that something bothered him, and asked him if Daisuke and him were V-mon and Agumon's attendants. Taichi explained Agumon was his friend and Partner, and Hackmon asked why he didn't have one. Daisuke explained that in his time he went to the Digital World and lifted a Digimental, which awakened V-mon. From his part, Taichi met Agumon at File Island for the first time, when he was a Koromon. Hackmon asked Taichi to become his Partner, which angered Agumon as Taichi was his Partner. Hackmon offered Agumon a fight for Taichi, though he refused. Hackmon asked once again where his Partner was and Taichi thought he was a real character.

Once again, the exit portal was in Area 3, with V-mon seeing it this time. However, before they could reach it, a dark fog appeared and took the form of Magnamon, to Daisuke's surprise. V-mon realized it was a copy of him. Hackmon asked Taichi what they should do and Taichi knew they had to defeat it, so Hackmon decided to watch him, refusing to fight someone stronger than him. After defeating it, it disappeared. The heroes celebrated, then Taichi and Agumon ran to the exit, leaving Daisuke and V-mon behind. Taichi, Agumon and Hackmon crossed a boundary, but Daisuke and V-mon couldn't. Daisuke was worried they were trapped there, Agumon thought it was some kind of barrier that only let them through, and Hackmon asked what they should do since they'd be stuck there otherwise. Both groups then separated, with the hope of meeting each other again.

The group found themselves on the Area 1 of another floor in Episode 69, "Crimson Knight! Dukemon". They were then distracted by the sound of a stomach growling, both Taichi and Hackmon thought it was Agumon's, but he denied it, then pointed them to the direction it came from. The actual starving party was Guilmon, who was alongside Matsuda Takato, who tried to get him to lower his voice. Taichi and Hackmon asked them for their names, the latter more rudely than the former, and they introduced themselves, with Takato pointing out they both had Digimon. Taichi and Agumon then introduced themselves, which surprised Takato, though he tried to pass it off as saying Taichi's name was that of a famous person he knew. Guilmon didn't try to hide how amazed he was to see Agumon, of whom Takato had a figure of in his room. Takato tried to get him to shut up and passed his comment as an in-joke. Hackmon was unwilling to trust them, Guilmon asked who he was, and Hackmon said both his name and that he loved fighting strong guys. Guilmon answered that he loved eating bread at Takato's place, Hackmon found the entire conversation odd. Taichi asked them how they got there, and they explained that Takato took bread to Guilmon after school, and while Guilmon was eating it, a big fuzzy thing appeared, then they found themselves in the Digital Dungeon. A black fog then appeared behind them, which Takato recognized as what they saw. The fog told them to go further in, and upon being asked what it wanted from them, said they had to fight and go further in, or else, then disappeared in a flash of light. Hackmon wanted to fight it. Taichi refused to do as it wanted, but Agumon pointed out they had to keep going further in if they wanted to get out of there, so Hackmon accepted they had no choice but to do as it said, which Taichi agreed with. Takato and Guilmon said they'd go with them, which Taichi found reassuring.

Once again, the exit portal was in Area 3, with Guilmon seeing it this time. Guilmon happily ran towards it but his path was blocked by the black fog which then took the form of Dukemon, confusing Guilmon as to why there was another him. Takato wondered if it was a fake Guilmon. Hackmon pointed out it was dangerous. Once again, defeating it caused it to disappear. Guilmon pointed out it was a hard fight and Takato that it hurt a lot. Hackmon praised them. Taichi told Takato they'd have to split off, as he had realized he'd be meeting someone new on every level. Taichi, Agumon and Hackmon then left, but not before the former promised they'd find a way out.

In a new Area 1 in Episode 70, "Dragon Warrior, Kaiser Greymon", Agumon tiredly asked how long they'd have to keep going, and Hackmon wondered what the black fog wanted with them. Taichi merely answered they had to stop it no matter what. Agumon then realized someone was close. That someone was Agnimon, who exclaimed "you're back", confusing the others who had never seen him before. Agnimon thought they were mocking him and attempted to attack Agumon but Taichi got in his way. Agnimon asked who he was, and Taichi acknowledged he didn't understand the situation but was sure Agnimon mistook Agumon for someone else. Hackmon wanted to take Agnimon on but Taichi saw Agnimon's gentle eyes and knew he didn't want to fight. Agnimon acknowledged his mistake and devolved into Kanbara Takuya, then apologised. That a human evolved into a Digimon was a shock for Taichi and Agumon. Hackmon asked Takuya why he attacked them and Takuya explained that a human with an Agumon attacked him earlier. Taichi thought this meant a copy of Agumon was in the Digital Dungeon too, which Hackmon didn't find surprising considering they met copies of others. Taichi and Takuya were glad they avoided fighting each other. Taichi offered Takuya to join them since both were trapped in the Digital Dungeon, and Takuya realized their situation was the same and joined up.

In Area 2, due to Taichi and Takuya's shared interest in football, Hackmon asked Agumon if football was a kind of human martial arts, which Agumon denied.

Upon reaching Area 3, the group was attacked by the black fog once more which took the form of Kaiser Greymon. Takuya wondered who it was and Hackmon explained it was another fake. After defeating it, Takuya and Hackmon were relieved, but Agumon knew it meant they had to part with Takuya.

Starting from a new Area 1 in Episode 71, "Light Dragon! Shine Greymon", Hackmon wondered how much time had passed since they got to the Digital Dungeon. Agumon pointed out he was starving, while Taichi focused on how the flow of time felt weird and wondered where they were even going. Hackmon promised to beat the black shadow to a pulp. Taichi asked him to let them fight with him but Hackmon didn't want to fight with weak people, leaving Taichi speechless. Their attention was then called by Daimon Masaru and his Agumon, the latter of which was surprised by the existence of another Agumon who looked just like him. Taichi was just as surprised, while Masaru thought Taichi's Agumon was a fake one, making Savers Agumon think they were the true identity of the black shadow. For Hackmon, they were just saying weird stuff. Masaru challenged Taichi to a fair fistfight, as did his Agumon to Taichi's, then evolved into Shine Greymon to fight him.

After the fight, Taichi tried to stop them, which annoyed Masaru as it was a fight between men. Taichi and Hackmon explained they were trapped in the Digital Dungeon by the black shadow. Masaru and Agumon realized they were in the same boat and accepted their mistake. Hackmon realized there were humans who liked fighting too. Taichi introduced himself and Hackmon, as did Masaru as the number one street fighter in Japan. Hackmon was curious about his title and Taichi tried to explain it. Hackmon was happy Masaru seemed as enthusiastic as he was about training. Taichi and Masaru decided to go together, with the latter itching for a fight, but they left before the rest could catch up. Hackmon thought they seemed to have a lot of fun with their training.

The black shadow reappeared in Area 3 and took the form of Shine Greymon. Masaru and Agumon immediately called it as a fake, and the whole team was roaring for a fight. Having defeated the black shadow, Masaru praised both his and Taichi's fighting skills and Taichi thanked him for his help. However, Hackmon was wary because he felt someone was watching them. From a burst of light, Gankoomon appeared in front of them. Taichi and Agumon realized he was the one who brought them to the Digital Dungeon. Masaru thought he looked intimidating and his Agumon wondered if Gankoomon was an Ultimate-level Digimon. Hackmon knew who Gankoomon was, called him by name, then rushed at him. However, Gankoomon easily sent him flying while calling out his lack of experience. Hackmon refused to give up, and Taichi and Agumon were angry at their friend getting hurt. Gankoomon said their job was done. Taichi asked him what he brought them there for, but Gankoomon refused to explain, instead saying they had little time, then left in another flash of light. Masaru was worried for Hackmon, but one of the Agumon said he'd be alright though he couldn't talk, which calmed Taichi down. Taichi's Agumon asked him why he decided to fight by himself. Taichi asked him how he knew Gankoomon and Masaru thought they'd figure it out once Hackmon recovered. Nonetheless, both Masaru and his Agumon were in awe of Hackmon's guts, taking on such a strong enemy.

In the next Area 1 in Episode 72, "Shout! Omega Shoutmon", Taichi asked Agumon if he could feel Gankoomon's presence, but he couldn't. He then asked Hackmon if he was fine but he was still unable to talk. Suddenly, four Chrysalimon appeared in a flash of light, surrounding the party. Taichi didn't know how they could escape with the wounded Hackmon. Kudou Taiki and Shoutmon then appeared and destroyed two of them, before asking Taichi and the rest if they were okay. Taiki and Shoutmon introduced themselves, the latter as the Digimon King, which confused Agumon, but Taiki thought it best to focus on getting out of there first. The group then escaped through the opening Shoutmon made.

The black shadow once again appeared in Area 3, taking the form of Omega Shoutmon. After defeating the copy, Shoutmon was worried for Hackmon, who still couldn't talk, but Agumon told him to leave him to them. They then separated.

In Area 3 in Episode 73, "Dragon Beast! Arresterdramon", after defeating the copy Arresterdramon, Gankoomon reappeared. He said that they, the Chosen Ones, had finally arrived. Agumon wanted to get revenge for Hackmon while Akashi Tagiru wanted to capture Gankoomon. Hackmon finally recovered and Gankoomon asked him if he finally trained properly, while Hackmon asked him if he let a silly little punch get him down. They both then laughed, to everyone's confusion. Hackmon explained Gankoomon was his guardian of sorts, Agumon asked him why he attacked Gankoomon previously then, and Hackmon answered he always did that as a sort of daily ritual for them, because otherwise Gankoomon would get him instead. Taichi thought they hated each other and were mortal enemies. Tagiru asked him what he was since he clearly wasn't a normal Digimon. Hackmon answered Gankoomon was one of the Royal Knights who protected the order of the Digital World, and someday he'd be just as strong. After explaining why he summoned them to the Digital Dungeon, Gankoomon called Hackmon to his side and told him he was still immature but his potential exceeded even Gankoomon's own, so he was to lead the Chosen Ones to the spatial core to fix the source that had gone haywire. Taichi and Agumon refused to run away from the issue and Tagiru and Arresterdramon wanted to join them. Hackmon called them, and Tagiru stated he had reached his limits in his training as a Digimon Hunter so he was ready to show them a real Hunt. Gankoomon stated that, to do so, they first would save the Digital Field. Taichi and Agumon were confident they would find a way to do it.

They continued to the spatial core in Episode 74, "Everyone Unite! The Final Battle". They quickly met again with the other protagonists. They reunited because they heard about Gankoomon and Hackmon. After deciding to split up to allow Taichi to continue to the core, Hackmon told Taichi to pick who should go with them. If the player refuses every choice, Taichi won't be able to pick, and Hackmon will hurry him up to do it.

Taichi and his group quickly reached the spatial core. Hackmon felt something coming, said something was a copy of War Greymon. Agumon and Hackmon realized this was the very last copy and their victory would stop the spatial control core. After defeating the copy, Hackmon exclaimed they had no time left then ran into the core, which recreated every copy. Hackmon asked Taichi and Agumon to deliver his message to Gankoomon: that he successfully guided the Chosen Children to the spatial core, then shouted.

Upon regaining consciousness, Hackmon found himself back in the normal Digital Dungeon, surrounded by the protagonists. He asked them what happened to the spatial control core. Agumon told him everything was fine and the copies were gone. Gankoomon then arrived and praised everyone. The Chosen Children were ready to go back to their own worlds, each with their own thoughts. Gankoomon granted them a reward: to face them, as a Royal Knight. After a harsh fight, the team won, with Hackmon being gladly surprised they did. Gankoomon wondered if that was the power of humans allied with Digimon. Hackmon and Gankoomon agreed they still had a lot of training to do. Taichi asked Gankoomon if they could finally go home. Gankoomon said yes, but added they would lose all memories they got in the Digital Space upon leaving it, since if they kept those memories from a space that existed beyond space-time, it would disturb the order of the Digital Field. Hackmon thought it was a shame since they just got to know each other, but the protagonists accepted it, if not without regrets, with Taiki and Tagiru feeling they'd meet again. They all then promised to do so, before finally separating.

The protagonists of the crossover arc of Digimon Adventure.

Image Gallery

Digimon Adventure (Hackmon)	Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (JESmon)

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