Royal Knights (Savers)
The portrayal of the Royal Knights in Digimon Savers is similar to that of other media, such as in Digital Monster X-evolution. The Royal Knights are part of the Digital World's Network Security and are subordinates of Yggdrasill. In the second opening sequence, Hirari, nine out of the thirteen were shown as silhouettes or shadowed. All those included in the opening eventually made an appearance in the series, with the exception of Alphamon. Savers also featured the newly introduced Royal Knight, Duftmon.
Biography
Digimon Savers
Eight out of the nine current, at the time, Royal Knights appear in "The Strongest Order of Knights - The Royal Knights Gather", starting with Craniummon, where they appeared in the Human World to eradicate all human beings, per Yggdrasill's orders, as payback against Kurata Akihiro's horrible crimes against Digimon. Dukemon defends Craniummon when Shine Greymon Burst Evolves, and then the rest of the Knights arrive. The DATS team is defeated, but is then saved by Sleipmon, the Ultimate form of Captain Satsuma's Partner Digimon, Kudamon. Dukemon and Sleipmon later disappear in a fight, while Lord Knightmon is defeated by Mirage Gaogamon: Burst Mode. Duftmon, who debuted in the series, was defeated by Ravmon: Burst Mode and Rosemon: Burst Mode. In the finale, Dukemon returns and Sleipmon devolves into Kudamon. Dukemon later joins Omegamon, Magnamon, Dynasmon, Ulforce V-dramon and Craniummon in helping the DATS team to save both worlds and stopping Yggdrasill.
Member Appearances
Craniummon
| Craniummon | |
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| Original Name | クレニアムモン |
| Dub Name | Craniamon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor |  Kamiya Hiroshi (神谷 浩史)
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 Henry Dittman
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Craniummon claims to be Yggdrasill's most loyal Knight. He encountered Daimon Suguru and Bancho Leomon and was then defeated by Bancho Leomon: Burst Mode. Later, he hears of Yggdrasill's plans to destroy the Human World. He was the first Royal Knight to face the members of DATS in battle, and seemed to overpower them until Daimon Masaru blocked his spear with his fist and knocked Craniummon to the ground.
When Masaru gets closer to finding out the whereabouts of Yggdrasill, Craniummon then interferes and stops them. With his spear already equipped, his proceeds to summon his shield Avalon. Shine Greymon's attacks are impenetrable to Craniummon's shield; Masaru and Shine Greymon are continuously blown away, but Masaru is persistent. Craniummon is secretly impressed by Masaru's positive attitude. Thoma H. Norstein and others rush towards Masaru. As Shine Greymon: Burst Mode and Masaru lay powerless, Craniummon is just about to finish them off using his End Waltz until Mirage Gaogamon intercepts it using a Full Moon Blaster, and Thoma and the others arrive.
Thoma, Fujieda Yoshino, and Noguchi Ikuto execute their Digisoul Bursts, evolving their Partners to their respective Burst Modes and go up against Craniummon. Masaru tells them to aim for his shield. They all attempt to distract Craniummon in order to do this. All Burst Modes attack the shield and Masaru delivers the final blow. Craniummon lays down the Claíomh Solais, and rises saying by breaking the shield, they had proven their worth. Satisfied with his defeat, Craniummon lets them pass.
When Craniummon appeared in the Human World, Piyomon thought he was a threat and attempted to defeat him. Eventually, he soon realized that Craniummon was actually there to help Bancho Leomon at Mt Fuji, who then reveals to them that Bancho Leomon is Daimon Suguru. He then took the place of Bancho Leomon, who had been holding the two worlds apart.
Craniummon was later joined by the other remaining Knights, holding the Digital World all together while Masaru and his friends hold off Yggdrasill. After Yggdrasill's defeat, he says that Masaru is the new savior of the Digital World and he and the other Royal Knights return to the Digital World.
Dukemon
| Dukemon | |
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| Original Name | デュークモン |
| Dub Name | Gallantmon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Nozawa Masako (野沢 雅子)
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| Brad Sherwood
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Dukemon is the second Royal Knight to make his appearance towards Masaru and the others. He is the one that mentions to the group that "Suguru" was Yggdrasill and that it planned to destroy the real world to save the Digital World as they were on the verge of colliding with each other. In "Fists Prove it! Thoughts of my Father", he entered the Human World and began to destroy large urban areas, presumably within Yokohama. He battled against the DATS team, easily being able to defeat them. About to deliver the final blow, using his Final Elysion, Satsuma evolved Kudamon to Sleipmon and intercepted it and began to fight against him. Sleipmoin froze them both using Odin's Breath. The two Royal Knights survive, but are encased in ice, and plummet into watery depths. At the end of the series, Dukemon reappears and rejoins the other Knights at Mt. Fuji. He explains that Sleipmon's Digisoul unfroze them. Dukemon helps Craniummon hold the Digital World up. After Yggdrasill has been defeated, they head back to the Digital World.
Magnamon
| Magnamon | |
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| Original Name | マグナモン |
| Dub Name | Magnamon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Suzuki Tatsuhisa (鈴木 達央)
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| Brian Fairlee
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Magnamon is one of the Royal Knights.
Dynasmon
| Dynasmon | |
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| Original Name | デュナスモン |
| Dub Name | Dynasmon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Kojima Kazunari (小嶋 一成)
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| Chris Edgerly
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Dynasmon is one of the Royal Knights.
Lord Knightmon
| Lord Knightmon | |
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| Original Name | ロードナイトモン |
| Dub Name | LoadKnightmon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Chiba Susumu (千葉 進歩)
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| Dave Bushnell
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Lord Knightmon is one of the Royal Knights. He fought Mirage Gaogamon in "The Burst Mode of Thoma's Determination", but was defeated by Mirage Gaogamon: Burst Mode.
Ulforce V-dramon
| Ulforce V-dramon | |
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| Original Name | アルフォースブイドラモン |
| Dub Name | UlforceVeedramon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Tsuruoka Satoshi (鶴岡 聡)
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| Joe Ochman
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Ulforce V-dramon is one of the Royal Knights.
Omegamon
| Omegamon | |
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| Original Name | オメガモン |
| Dub Name | Omnimon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Takahashi Hiroki (高橋 広樹)
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| Lex Lang
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Omegamon is the leader of the Royal Knights.
Sleipmon
| Sleipmon | |
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| Original Name | スレイプモン |
| Dub Name | Kentaurosmon |
| Human Partner | Satsuma Rentarou |
| Voice Actor | Katsuragi Nanaho (葛城 七穂)
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| Sam Riegal
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Main article: Kudamon (Savers)
Sleipmon is the Partner Digimon of Satsuma Rentarou. Kudamon evolved into Sleipmon to save Daimon Masaru and his friends from the Royal Knights. However, during their escape, Dukemon hit Sleipmon with Final Elysion, injuring him. Back in the Human World, Dukemon returned to attack them, and not even Shine Greymon and the GeoGrey Sword could defeat him. Kudamon evolved into Sleipmon, protecting the group once again and attacking Dukemon with Odin's Breath, freezing both of them over. The resulting explosion cleared, with no sign of either Royal Knight. However, both of them survived and they remained encased in ice. He later reappears as Kudamon, in "Protect the Future! DATS' Final Battle", after he saved both himself and Dukemon from the depths of the ocean, as Sleipmon, using its Digisoul to break the ice at the cost of reverting to Kudamon again. It was taken to Mt. Fuji by Dukemon.
Duftmon
| Duftmon | |
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| Original Name | ドゥフトモン |
| Dub Name | Leopardmon |
| Master | Yggdrasill |
| Voice Actor | Murozono Takehiro (室園 丈裕)
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| Beau Billingslea
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He appears in "Power Equals Justice! The Beast Knight Duftmon". When Duftmon is introduced, Yggdrasill is surprised that Duftmon of all the Royal Knights would take action in destroying the Human World. Once there, Duftmon began destroying areas of the Human World using its Aussterben, creating rifts in space-time in the process. As Rosemon and Ravmon attempt to stop his wanton destruction, it becomes clear that they stand no chance against him. Duftmon says saving the Digital World is justice and it will do anything in order for that goal to be achieved. When Rosemon and Ravmon both Burst Evolve to Rosemon: Burst Mode and Ravmon: Burst Mode, Duftmon is shocked that they could achieve such a level of power. Ravmon: Burst Mode uses his Dotou-Yami-Kumo-no-Mai on Duftmon, while Rosemon: Burst Mode finishes him off using her Aguichant Lèvres, reverting him into a Digitama.
