Super Ultimate

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Ulforce V-dramon Future Mode and Demon Super Ultimate: two Super Ultimate Digimon.

Super Ultimate (超究極体 Chōkyūkyokutai; Dub: Ultra[1]/Super Ultimate[2]/Mega+[3]) is a classification that is sometimes given to certain exceptionally powerful Ultimate Digimon who surpass the standards of power of conventional Ultimates.

Overview[edit]

It is possible, albeit rare, for Ultimate Digimon to undergo further evolutions into other Ultimate Digimon. Some media labels these further-evolved Digimon as "Super Ultimate."

Super Ultimate status is commonly associated with Digimon who are:

Canonicity[edit]

Apocalymon's card featured in Digimon Complete Guide.

According to Watanabe Kenji there is no seventh Evolution Stage above Ultimate, and "Super Ultimate" is considered to just be a title that is ascribed to certain Ultimate Digimon to signify their exceptional power.[4][5]

The Super Ultimate concept originated in the manga Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01; the concept was first raised in "Folder Continent's Military History" in 1999, and the first Super Ultimate Digimon, Arkadimon Super Ultimate, debuted in "The Super Ultimate Appears" in 2003. The manga's creative team, Izawa Hiroshi and Yabuno Tenya, wanted to base the plot around defeating a "true final boss" who belonged to an Evolution Stage above Ultimate, so they asked Watanabe whether it would be permissible to create the Super Ultimate level. Watanabe's response to them was to establish the aforementioned "title, not Evolution Stage" rule.[5]

Although Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 introduced Super Ultimate as a narrative concept, other Digimon had already been described as Super Ultimates before Arkadimon Super Ultimate debuted in 2003. Apocalymon was described this way in the January 2000 V-Jump guide Digimon Complete Guide. The March 2002 issue of V-Jump also presented Beelzebumon: Blast Mode and Dukemon: Crimson Mode as Super Ultimates, describing them as Ultimate Digimon that transcend Ultimate. Armagemon's profile in the July 2002 Digimon D-Scanner VERSION 1.0 Bandai Official Book describes it as a Super Ultimate Digimon while listing its Level as Ultimate. These uses do not by themselves establish Super Ultimate as a separate Evolution Stage.

Despite this rule, however, a minority of Digimon media does still depict a "Level VII," usually called Super Ultimate. Video games produced from the 2010s onward are the most frequent media to do so. Conversely, no anime series has ever explicitly used the concept of Super Ultimates.

Media featuring Super Ultimates[edit]

The following are media in which the Super Ultimate concept is featured, either as just a title, as an Evolution Stage, or without any explicit status either way.

  • Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01:
    The plot revolves around Demon's scheme to create a "Super Ultimate" Digimon by using the Digimental and attaining its power to become a Super Ultimate Digimon himself. Three Super Ultimate Digimon appear in the series: Arkadimon Super Ultimate, Demon Super Ultimate, and Ulforce V-dramon Future Mode. It is unconfirmed whether V-Tamer treats Super Ultimate as an Evolution Stage or a title.
  • Digital Monster Card Game:
    Expansion Board - Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 SP features cards based on all three of the aforementioned V-Tamer 01 Super Ultimate Digimon. The Card Game does not treat Super Ultimate as an Evolution Stage, and their Level is just Ultimate. Instead, the Super Ultimate status of these Digimon is only identified in their card names; this status is used by Bo-25v Ulforce V-dramon Zero Super Ultimate's Special Ability as a criterion by which it targets the other two Super Ultimate Digimon.[6][7][8]
  • Digimon Reference Book:
    The Digimon Reference Book does not treat Super Ultimate as a separate Evolution Stage, but the title of "Super Ultimate Digimon" is mentioned twice: Armagemon's profile describes it as "a Super Ultimate Digimon,"[9] and Demon's profile mentions its scheme to revive "the Super Ultimate Digimon," a direct reference to its portrayal in V-Tamer.[10]
  • Digimon Story:
    Although the level itself does not appear in gameplay, Chronomon is described as a Super Ultimate Digimon in story dialog.
  • Digimon Masters:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage in the Korean version. In the English-language version, this Evolution Stage is called Burst Mode.
  • Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth and Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage. With the exception of Lucemon: Satan Mode, all Super Ultimates evolve, Jogress or Mode Change from other Ultimate Digimon.
  • Digimon ReArise:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage. One non-Digimon entity, Spiral Origin's final form, is also a Super Ultimate.
  • Digimon New Century:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage. All Digimon at this level are formed via Jogress.
  • Digimon Survive:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage, although there is only one playable Super Ultimate Kemonogami: Omegamon. All other Super Ultimates are enemies, including both Kemonogami and non-Kemonogami entities.
  • Digimon Story: Time Stranger:
    Super Ultimate is included as a separate Evolution Stage. Most of them are unlocked at Agent Rank 8 (excluding Jupitermon: Wrath Mode, which requires Agent Rank 9). It is also the name of the highest difficulty in-game available when starting a New Game Plus, where all enemies have inflated stats and the player cannot escape from battles or use items.

List of Super Ultimate Digimon/Entities[edit]

The following Digimon or other entities have, in at least one piece of media, been classified as Super Ultimates. A number of these Digimon are also considered "Level 7" Digimon cards in the Digimon Card Game. Those with the classification who have not appeared in any media in which Super Ultimate is explicitly considered the seventh Evolution Stage are marked in italics.

Digimon:

Non-Digimon entities:
Notes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2
    Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01, in which Super Ultimate is not currently confirmed to be an Evolution Stage.
  2. ↑
    The Digimon Reference Book, in which Super Ultimate is only mentioned as a title.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1
    Digimon Story, in which Super Ultimate is only mentioned as a title.
  4. ↑
    Digimon Jintrix, in which an unreleased online-game card is titled "Demon (Super Ultimate)." The available documentation does not identify "Super Ultimate" as an Evolution Stage in the online game.
  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28 1.29 1.30 1.31 1.32 1.33 1.34 1.35 1.36 1.37 1.38 1.39 1.40 1.41 1.42 1.43 1.44 1.45 1.46 1.47 1.48 1.49 1.50 1.51 1.52 1.53 1.54 1.55 1.56 1.57 1.58
    Digimon Masters, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage. In the Korean version, the "Awaken" evolutions of Dukemon, Saint Galgomon, and Sakuyamon are classified as Super Ultimate, although their regular forms are Ultimate; the English-language version calls these evolutions "Burst Mode". Other Super Ultimate evolutions are also called "Burst Mode" in English, while a separate group—including Ofanimon, King Etemon, Victory Greymon, and Z'd Garurumon—are called "Side Mega".
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 2.37 2.38 2.39 2.40 2.41 2.42 2.43 2.44 2.45 2.46 2.47 2.48
    Digimon New Century, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21
    Digimon ReArise, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.
  4. ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 4.24 4.25 4.26 4.27 4.28 4.29
    Digimon Story: Time Stranger, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6
    Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6
    Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6
    Digimon Survive, in which Super Ultimate is an Evolution Stage.

"Level 7"[edit]

A small minority of Digimon media features a seventh Evolution Stage of some description, but does not call the Evolution Stage "Super Ultimate."

  • Digimon Card Game:
    The game's numerical "Level" system denoting evolution progression features a "Lv.7," which is dedicated to Ultimate Digimon who evolve from other Ultimate Digimon (Lv.6), and often features Digimon who have been associated with the Super Ultimate label in other media. All of these Digimon have a power line of DP 14000 or higher. However, the term "Super Ultimate" itself has, at time of writing, never been used at all in the Card Game, and the Form (Evolution Stage) given in the Characteristics of Lv.7 Digimon is still just "Ultimate." Dantemon is an exception, instead featuring the "Unknown Grade" as both an Appmon and "Lv.7" Digimon card.
  • Digimon Masters:
    Digimon Masters features an explicit Evolution Stage called "Extended Mega", which is called "Side Mega" in its English-language version and functions as a seventh Evolution Stage equal or superior to Mega (Ultimate). These are usually further evolutions of other Mega Digimon, although some instead evolve from Digimon at lower Evolution Stages. Evolution requires the corresponding item, as well as meeting other criteria such as a minimum level.
  • Jogmon:
    The Jogmon Card Game in Digimon Story: Time Stranger assigns every Digimon a Lv. number from 1 to 7. This is so Hybrid and Armor Digimon can be included. It assigns Lv.7 to all Super Ultimate Digimon, as well as to two Hybrid Digimon: Kaiser Greymon and Magna Garurumon.

The following Digimon have been classified as one of the aforementioned seventh Evolution Stage concepts in at least one such piece of media, without having otherwise been explicitly classified as Super Ultimates in other media. Be advised that despite the common ground of the concept of a seventh Evolution Stage, this listing is not to be taken as a definitive assertion that they officially count as Super Ultimate Digimon.

Notes

"Level 6+"[edit]

A small minority of Digimon media features a distinct second "tier" of the Ultimate level that evolves from other Ultimate Digimon in some fashion, referred to simply as "Ultimate" or "Level VI" with some sort of distinguishing mark. One of the first productions to do so was Digimon World -next 0rder-, and since 2019, the idea has been a recurring feature of modern Digimon virtual pets. Although a number of Ultimate Digimon feature specific Evolutions achievable with Jogress in the Digital Monster COLOR, these are simply labelled Stage VI; the Digital Monster COLOR Godzilla 70th Edition uses Stage VI+ for Burning Godilla. All versions of the Digimon Pendulum COLOR returns to using the "VI+" for Digimon.

The following Digimon have been classified as such a "second-tier" Ultimate in at least one piece of Digimon media. Be advised that despite the common ground of the concept of evolving past the normal Ultimate level, this listing is not to be taken as a definitive assertion that they officially count as Super Ultimate Digimon.

Digimon:

Non-Digimon entities:
Notes

Additional Information[edit]

References Notes
  1. ↑ First appears as a Level 7 as [EX12-060 Chaosdramon]; all other Chaosdramon cards in the Digimon Card Game before this are Level 6.
  2. ↑ Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode is considered an "Extended Mega" in Digimon Masters, which is called "Side Mega" in its English-language version, and functions as a seventh Evolution Stage equal or superior to Mega (Ultimate). However, this is a separate Evolution Stage from the Super Ultimate (or "Burst Mode" in the English-language version) in Masters.
  3. ↑ Takutoumon: Wrath Mode is stated to be a Super Ultimate Digimon in the title of its announcement article. However, contrary to previous Super Ultimates that are stated as such both in their article titles and on the article contents, Takutoumon WM is only stated as a Super Ultimate in the article title. In the actual game, Takutoumon WM is a regular Ultimate-level Digimon.
  4. ↑ In Digimon Survive, Kenzoku 3rd Rank come at many different levels, ranging from Adult to Super Ultimate.

See also[edit]

Evolution
Digimon
Evolution Stages

Natural

Digitama ⇒ Baby I ⇒ Baby II ⇒ Child ⇒ Adult ⇒ Perfect ⇒ Ultimate (Super Ultimate)

Artificial

Armor • Hybrid

Other

No Level • Unknown

Methods

Individual

Dark Evolution • Death Evolution • Blast Evolution • Mode Change • Slide Evolution • Mutation

Combination

Jogress (Partition) • Fusion • DigiXros

Items

Digimental (Armor Evolution • Digimental Evolution Chart) • Legendary Spirits • X-Antibody (X-Evolution • Death-X-Evolution) • Crest • Digisoul (Burst Mode) • e-Pulse
Appmon
Grades

Normal

Standard ⇒ Super ⇒ Ultimate ⇒ God

Other

No Grade • Unknown

Methods

Applink • AppGattai • Burst