Sapotama
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| Kanji/Kana | サポタマ |
The Sapotama (サポタマ, Sapotama) is a central device in Digimon Beatbreak. It is an egg shaped device powered by support Artificial Intelligence that plays a major role in the lives of people by using e-Pulse, a collection of human thought and emotional energy. Despite this, some people are unable to use Sapotama, requiring special aides such as specific ID cards to be made for them.[1]
The World Union developed and manages the Sapotama.[2]
The main body of the Sapotama takes on the form of a white egg with an interactive surface. When low on energy, Sapotama darken to black, and when in sleep mode, they display the words "Sleep Mode" on a sheep-and-pillow themed background. When they are charged to be used with a Digimon, they glow various colours depending on the user.
When charged with a certain kind of e-Pulse, a Sapotama can give birth to a Digimon. This seems to be triggered by a moment of heightened emotions[3] and can't be done at will.[4] Despite its similarities to a Digitama and the egg imagery used for it, Digimon do not hatch from Sapotama, and instead are born from them while glowing as if the Sapotama evolved into the Digimon. The Sapotama is not lost afterwards, rather, it's kept inside the Digimon, from where it stores its e-Pulse and passively drains it from its Owner.[3] Said Digimon can then release the Sapotama and reabsorb it at will (by spitting and eating it, respectively) and can do so with other Sapotama as well. This allows an Owner to directly charge their e-Pulse into the Sapotama as well as take advantage of its other capabilities, although the Digimon itself can use said capabilities as it is directly connected to the Sapotama's AI. A Digimon can hold several Sapotama inside its body and absorb e-Pulse from all of them.[5] Presumably, a Sapotama can only give birth to a single Digimon, but an Owner can give birth to many Digimon by using more Sapotama.[4]
Due to the connection with Digimon, they behave as the Digivice of the series. Furthermore, as Digimon are born from them, they also serve as its equivalent to Digitama.
Etymology[edit]
Sapotama comes from a pun on "Sapōto" (サポート lit. "Support") and "Tama" (卵 lit. "Egg").
Functions[edit]
- Everyday uses which range from alarm clocks, health monitors, smart phones, interacting with IOT appliances, banking, etc.[3]
- Give birth to a Digimon after being affected by a certain kind of e-Pulse.[3]
- Power up Digimon through e-Pulse.[3]
- Evolve Digimon through a higher amount of e-Pulse, either recharged on the moment[3] or saved[5]. Evolution into the Perfect or Ultimate level requires a tremendous amount of e-Pulse[6] which can be obtained from multiple sources at once.[7]
- e-Pulse born from negative emotions can cause a Digimon to run wild.[5] Said e-Pulse can still cause an evolution, although an uncontrollable one.[8]
Owners[edit]
The human who owns the Sapotama that a Digimon is born out of is referred to as an Owner (サポ主 Saponushi, lit. "Sapo-Master/Owner", officially translated as "Owner"[9]).
| Owner | Color | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glowing Dawn | |||
| Tenma Tomoro | Purple | "The Beat of Emotions" | |
| Sakuya Reina | Red | "The Beat of Emotions" | |
| Kuonji Makoto | Yellow | "The Beat of Emotions" | |
| Sawashiro Kyo | Blue | "The Beat of Emotions" | |
| Five Planets | |||
| Kutsuna Kaito | "A Black Emotion" | ||
| Kanada Genjo | "Five Star Meeting" | ||
| Sakai Honoka | "Five Star Meeting" | ||
| Rose Woodville | "Five Star Meeting" | ||
| Klay Arslan | "Five Star Meeting" (real) "The Power to Take" (fakes) |
Owned numerous Sapotama Fakes that he uses to harvest e-pulse from others to power up his Proganomon. Most of them were lost after Pyramidimon was defeated in "The Power to Take" . The rest and his main Sapotama were lost after Proganomon was defeated for real in "Overlapping Beats" . | |
| Tactics | |||
| Souda Raito | Blue | "Tactics" | |
| Kanuma Hotaruko | Pink | "Tactics" | |
| Granit | Green | "Tactics" | |
| Seraphy Naito | Violet | "Tactics" | |
| Sone Haruomi | "The Price of Freedom" (1st) "The Taste of Guilt" (2nd) |
Obtained the second Sapotama when Elizamon became his Partner Digimon prior to "The Taste of Guilt" . Said Sapotama had a prior Owner that Haruomi killed. | |
| Ichinosuke | Blue | "Midsummer Ghost" | |
| Nichika | "Midsummer Ghost" | ||
| Sanpei | "Midsummer Ghost" | ||
| Brilliant Thorn | |||
| Enishida Meto | "One Step Forward" | While her Sapotama is not seen, she has a Partner Digimon, which means she must own one. | |
| Tsuwabuki Kanon | "One Step Forward" | While her Sapotama is not seen, she has a Partner Digimon, which means she must own one. | |
| Other Cleaners | |||
| Shiitake | Yellow | "Glowing Dawn" (1st) "Little Courage" (2nd) |
While his Sapotama is not seen, he has a Partner Digimon, which means he must own one. Presumably lost after Hyemon Earring deleted Chamblemon. Received a second Sapotama at some point before "Little Courage" . It was on Sleep Mode until Red Vegimon was born. |
| Shimeji | "Glowing Dawn" | While his Sapotama is not seen, he has a Partner Digimon, which means he must own one. | |
| Eriingi | "Glowing Dawn" | While his Sapotama is not seen, he has a Partner Digimon, which means he must own one. | |
| Kutsuwada Maki | "Facing Mirrors" | ||
| Yamada Haruko | Red | "Utopia" | |
| Handa | Light blue | "Half-baked Hero" | |
| Non-Cleaner Owners | |||
| Minezaki Mitsuo | "The Beat of Emotions" | Taken by Kyo after defeating Mitsuo in "The Beat of Emotions" . | |
| Nogi | "Family" | Taken by Glowing Dawn after defeating Nogi in "Family" . | |
| Machida | Grey | "Half and Half" | |
| Yuukari Keisuke | Green | "The Bond Between Parent and Child" | Presumably taken by Glowing Dawn after defeating Yuukari in "The Bond Between Parent and Child" . |
| Hikita Hajime | Yellow | "The Vanishing Classroom" | Taken by Glowing Dawn after defeating Hikita. A second one is given to him soon afterwards, both in "The Vanishing Classroom" . |
| Hosoda | "A Black Emotion" | Taken by Kutsuna Kaito after deleting Raremon in "A Black Emotion" . | |
| Bomber | "Five Star Meeting" | Taken by Tactics after the Glowing Dawn defeated the Bomber in "Five Star Meeting" . Recovered at some point prior to "Black Market Auction" . | |
| Akasaka Manabu | "Where I Belong" | Taken by Glowing Dawn after Moosemon's devolution in "Where I Belong" . | |
| Unknown | "Antipathy" | Taken by Kanuma Hotaruko after deleting Koemon in "Antipathy" . | |
| Ikuhara Yume | "Black Market Auction" | ||
| Unknown | "The Taste of Guilt" | Kept by Elizamon after his death. Later taken by Sone Haruomi after he became Elizamon's second Owner in "The Taste of Guilt" . | |
| Chihiro | Green | "One Step Forward" | |
| Kagemori Chifuyu | "Twisted Code" | Taken by Kagemori Miharu alongside her Partner Digimon, Mephismon, after her death in the flashback in "Twisted Code" . | |
| GIFT | |||
| Kagemori Miharu | Green | (unknown episode) (Miharu's) "Twisted Code" (Chifuyu's) |
While she has her own Sapotama, the Sapotama of her Partner Digimon, Mephismon, is that of her sister, Kagemori Chifuyu. |
| Hori | Purple | "GIFT" | Taken by Glowing Dawn after Jokermon's devolution in "GIFT" . |
| Unnamed GIFT members | "GIFT" | ||
| Hosho Riku | Green | "Wings to Protect You" | Taken by Kuonji Makoto after Helloogarmon's devolution in "Wings to Protect You" . |
| Unnamed GIFT members | "Cold Rain" | ||
| Yao | "Behind the Mask" | Taken by Glowing Dawn after Oblivimon's devolution in "Behind the Mask" . | |
| Otsuki | "Behind the Mask" | Taken by Tenma Tomoro after Otsuki got Cold Hearted in "Behind the Mask" . | |
| Tsujimine Sana | Red | "Rampaging Instinct" | Presumably taken by Glowing Dawn after Bombermon's devolution in "Rampaging Instinct" . |
| Others | |||
| Tenma Asuka | "The Beat of Emotions" | Taken by Hyemon Scar alongside Asuka's e-Pulse in "The Beat of Emotions" , then seized by Kanada Genjo's Gokuwmon. | |
| Shinomiya Hitomi | "The Beat of Emotions" | Taken by Hyemon Earring alongside Hitomi's e-Pulse in "The Beat of Emotions" . Returned to her in "Facing Mirrors" . | |
| Yosuke | "Tactics" | Taken by Snimon alongside his e-pulse in "Tactics" . Returned to him on the same episode. | |
| Stella | "Where I Belong" | Destroyed in the past as shown in a flashback in "Where I Belong" . | |
| Kashiwagi Tamotsu | "GIFT" | ||
| Two unnamed women | "Dangerous Fandom" | ||
| Kuonji family butler | "Wings to Protect You" | ||
| Two unnamed Kuonji Industries employees | "Wings to Protect You" | ||
| Random people caught in Algomon's attack | "One Step Forward" | ||
Some Digimon were also shown with Sapotama in them though without their Owners for various reasons (usually because their bond was cut off or because the Sapotama was stolen from someone else).
| Digimon | Episode | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Hyemon Earring | "The Beat of Emotions" | Separated from it after reverting to Punimon in "Facing Mirrors" and given back to its owner off-screen. |
| Pandamon | "Half and Half" | |
| Black Gaogamon | "Nirinso" | Separated from it after reverting to Botamon in "Nirinso" and taken by Glowing Dawn. |
| Marin Bullmon | "A New Family" | Separated from it after reverting to Pitchmon in "A New Family" and presumably taken by Glowing Dawn. |
| Snimon | "Tactics" | Original owner was Yosuke. Separated from it after reverting to Bubbmon in "Tactics" and taken by Glowing Dawn, who uses the Sapotama to restore the boy. |
| Burgamon | "Antipathy" | Separated from it after reverting to Nyokimon or Yukimi Botamon in "Antipathy" and taken by Kanuma Hotaruko. |
| Burpmon | "Antipathy" | Separated from it after reverting to Nyokimon or Yukimi Botamon in "Antipathy" and taken by Kanuma Hotaruko. |
| Petermon | "Half-baked Hero" | It's unclear if Petermon had an Owner or not. While it controlled humans, none of them were identified as its Owner. Separated from it after reverting to Pipimon in "Half-baked Hero" . |
| Vamdemon | "Dangerous Fandom" | Separated from it after reverting to Zurumon in "Dangerous Fandom" and taken by Sakuya Reina. |
| Panjyamon | "Cold Rain" | Destroyed by Fumamon in "Cold Rain" . |
| Fumamon | "Cold Rain" | Separated from it after reverting to Curimon in "Cold Rain" and taken by Glowing Dawn. |
