Legend-Arms

Legend-Arms (「Ｌｅｇｅｎｄ－Ａｒｍｓ」 or formerly 伝説の古代武器, Densetsu no Kodai Buki ; lit. "Legendary Ancient Weapons"), or also known as Weapon Digimon (武器デジモン, Buki Dejimon), are Digimon that specialize in carrying out transformations into giant, peerless weapons based on the master they choose, and which according to legend, "if held by an angel will save the world, and if held by a demon will destroy the world."

Overview

Armamon is thought to be linked to the origin of the Legend-Arms. Its power is not limited to weaponizing itself, as it is able to forcibly transform the Digimon it cleaves with its greatsword into weapons. Armamon is also strict in determining a wielder, unless they are powerful figures like the Royal Knights. Armamon: Burst Mode is the form Armamon takes on when it ascends, losing its weapon transformation abilities, but becoming a swordsman and enabling it to draw from its secret collection of powerful swords.

Spadamon is the last, and the strongest, of the Weapon Digimon in the LS-tou Zone and was used as a trump card to pull the Zone from the edge of defeat from invaders. When its powers and memories were sealed and it was hidden in a different Zone, the Zone was later occupied by the invading army, and the defeated Weapon Digimon went into stasis. Spadamon’s combat abilities are low, but it shows its true merit once it becomes a weapon. Spadamon in its weapon form is wielded by two DigiXros forms of Shoutmon, Shoutmon X4S and Shoutmon X5S.

Ludomon is among the few Legend-Arms that turn into a shield. Records show incidents of Ludomon protecting areas targeted by the D-Brigade. Durandamon is the strongest sword among the Legend-Arms, and Bryweludramon is the strongest shield. Durandamon and Bryweludramon both evolved into their Ultimate forms by taking in the data of mythology and video games. Formed from the fusion of the two Digicores, Ragna Lordmon was made in the image of a warrior that both Durandamon and Bryweludramon imagined would be capable of wielding them. Despite Ragna Lordmon being a Jogress of these two Legend-Arms, both Durandamon and Bryweludramon retain their own wills, making Ragna Lordmon an extremely rare kind of Digimon.

Appearances

Anime

Digimon Xros Wars

Spadamon is a member of Xros Heart and appears in its weapon form in the DigiXros, Shoutmon X4S.

Video Games

Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Red & Blue

The Legend-Arms are referred to as Weapon Digimon in the games and are central to the history of the LS-tou Zone. They possess the ability to transform into powerful weapons wielded by other Digimon, allowing them to defend their homeland against outside invaders despite their comparatively limited combat abilities in their natural forms. Each Weapon Digimon chose a warrior it recognized as its partner, and the two fought together to protect the Zone.

In the past, Dynasmon wielded Armamon, the strongest Weapon Digimon, to protect the Zone. However, Armamon became consumed by its own power and forgot its original mission. Its interpretation of protecting the Zone came to involve forcibly transforming other Digimon into weapons and gathering all its inhabitants into System Omega to become a single weapon. Dynasmon ultimately sealed Armamon within Lost Space, severely damaging its own Digicore in the process. Its remaining data was subsequently sustained by energy from a Condenser System.

Spadamon, the youngest of the Zone's Weapon Digimon and one of its survivors, entrusted its memories to Dynasmon. Its memories and abilities were sealed to protect it from invaders, and it was sent to another Zone. Its homeland was subsequently occupied, while the other defeated Weapon Digimon fell into stasis. After returning without remembering its past, Spadamon joins Taiki and Xros Heart and gradually recovers its lost power as they restore the Condenser Towers. Its weapon transformations allow it to participate in the DigiXros combinations Shoutmon X4S and Shoutmon X5S.

The legendary weapon attracts the interest of Kiriha in Blue, while Nene pursues Spadamon under the influence of a dark power in Red. In their respective versions, both attempt to use Spadamon to establish a connection to Lost Space through a Pathfinder Device. Spadamon rejects the connection and overloads the device, preventing the attempt from being completed.

At Stealth Valley, Dynasmon returns Spadamon's remaining memories and tests the companions it has chosen. It explains that access to the Condenser Towers was restricted so that Spadamon could open them as it grew stronger. After Taiki and Shoutmon agree to help Spadamon defend the Zone, it restores the additional Condenser System to remove the Protect Field around Sky Fort, knowing that doing so will end the energy supply preserving Dynasmon's remaining data.

Meanwhile, Barbamon establishes ROG to gather the Digicores needed to revive Armamon and become its wielder. At System Omega in the Omega Area, it loads the collected Digicores and argues that Weapon Digimon exist to serve the strong. Spadamon rejects this assertion, explaining that their purpose is to protect what matters to them.

Upon its revival, Armamon rejects Barbamon's greed and declares it unworthy to be its master, forcibly transforming it into its own Galactic Sword. It reveals its intention to gather the Zone's Digimon into System Omega and become a single weapon, believing this to be the only way to defend the Zone against all invaders. Spadamon condemns this forcible use of other Digimon.

The games distinguish a Weapon Digimon's transformation of its own body from Armamon's forcible transformation of another Digimon into a weapon. Spadamon resists Armamon's transformation effect specifically because it is itself a Weapon Digimon; this does not render it immune to Armamon's other attacks.

After being defeated by Xros Heart, Armamon searches System Omega for Dynasmon. The system reports that Dynasmon's Digimon ID is lost and identifies Stealth Valley as its last confirmed location. Armamon begins gathering surrounding data in an attempt to reconstruct its former partner, despite Spadamon's insistence that such a reconstruction would not be the same Dynasmon. It DigiXroses with Barbamon and System Omega to become Omega Armamon: Burst Mode, threatening to absorb Lost Space and the entire LS-tou Zone in its search for data.

Drawing on its own status as a Weapon Digimon, Spadamon accesses System Omega and activates full protection of Omega Area to prevent Armamon from escaping. Xros Heart defeats it, but its Digicore subsequently collapses under the continuing influx of data, creating a black hole. Spadamon sends Taiki and Shoutmon to Sky Fort while remaining behind to stop it. It later returns and explains that it eliminated Armamon together with the black hole.

Spadamon chooses to remain as the Zone's protector and selects Taiki as its warrior, explaining that a Weapon Digimon chooses someone to whom it can entrust all of its strength. It offers to become his sword and presents him with the LS-tou Zone's Code Crown. Taiki also receives the LS Sword and LS Shield as separate pieces of equipment in both versions. Their receipt does not itself depict Spadamon transforming into either item.

Patamon explains that accepting the Code Crown obliges Taiki to train Spadamon until it can properly protect the Zone, preventing him from leaving until this responsibility has been fulfilled. His companions agree to remain and help.

TCG

Digimon Card Game

Various Digimon, Digitama, and Option cards either directly mention or have the "Legend-Arms" group trait characteristic. These cards primarily focus on building towards the Legend-Arms Level 7 Ragna Lordmon, with ST-13 Start Deck Ragna Lordmon themed all around this aspect. Spadamon is a Legend-Arms Digimon with this trait, with [BT10-059 Spadamon] featuring both the Xros Heart trait and the Legend-Arms trait.

List of Legend-Arms

• Armamon
• Bryweludramon
• Duramon
• Durandamon
• Ludomon
• Ragna Lordmon
• Raiji Ludomon
• Spadamon
• Tia Ludomon
• Zubaeagermon
• Zubamon

Related

• Armamon: Burst Mode
• Cotsucomon
• Kakkinmon
• Sakumon
• Sakuttomon

Fusion

• Shoutmon X4S
• Shoutmon X5S