Talk:Chronomon (Time Stranger)

Regular DM

Did the DLC introduce some new info I wasn't aware of? As far as I know, regular Destroy Mode has never been shown. By 'flashbacks', if you're referring to the shadow puppet shows, every single one depicts the boss Chronomon, not regular Destroy Mode. The shadow puppet depictions all have details and design elements specific to the boss Chronomon, as if he's always looked like that in the past. --YongYoKyo (talk) 19:42, 10 January 2026 (CST)

maybe? but the shadow puppet version also doesnt have the super long hair. so its missing elements of the robot versionMuur (talk) 20:09, 10 January 2026 (CST)

Regular DM also has hair, so I don't see how that's relevant. The point is that the elements that are there are specific to the the boss version: the wings, the face, the horns, the arms, the body, the legs, etc. Hence why I ask if the DLC introduced anything that proves otherwise, because the Chronomon in the shadow puppet cutscenes is clearly the boss version.--YongYoKyo (talk) 20:35, 10 January 2026 (CST)

not that long. Anyway they’ll give bith forms liberator trait anyway.Muur (talk) 20:41, 10 January 2026 (CST)

That is a different situation. If they give a [Titans] trait to a regular DM card, then I see no issues, but as of this moment, they haven't. Until they do, there is no actual evidence of regular DM. Again, the shadow puppet is depicting boss Chronomon. The uploaded in-game model of boss Chronomon is pretty much identical to the shadow puppet.--YongYoKyo (talk) 21:09, 10 January 2026 (CST)

Evidence of regular DM in shadow puppet scene. This is from the fake Chronomon the hero story cutscene (when Junomon was telling the one he made everyone believe to mobilize the Titans to Agent Inori Aegiomon). Also sorry for the YT screencap, I'm way past that point in the game and it would take me more than a couple days to go back to the same point--R13 (talk) 06:00, 11 January 2026 (CST)

I believe Chronomon HM should also be included as part of the evolutionary line of this particular Chronomon for two main reasons. It is stated in the in-game profile of DM that this is a berserk form of HM that abandoned his role of maintaining the stability of time/space to revolt against the system that governs over time (Homeostasis). So it's safe to assume that it was HM at some point before the events of the game, also according to HM's profile itself. Plus both profiles themselves are pretty self-explanatory. The system that governs over time wouldn't assign the role of Keeper of Time to a Digimon whose only purpose and nature is to shut time down while in their berserk form. I am aware that those profiles have later been reused for the Reference Book listing, but that doesn't make them less canon for the events of the game. Otherwise we wouldn't have profiles like X4K mentioning Xros Heart, Demon's profile mentioning him seeking to revive the Super Ultimate form or Luminamon (Nene Ver.)'s profile itself. --Shadow Shinji (talk) 06:35, 11 January 2026 (CST)

@R13 As I've said before, that is boss Chronomon's face, not regular Chronomon's face. Those X-shaped straps on the chin-blade? Only boss Chronomon has them. The large lower horns on the back of its head? Only boss Chronomon has them. The long fangs on its upper jaw? Only boss Chronomon has them. Have you never actually looked at boss Chronomon's face?--YongYoKyo (talk) 07:52, 11 January 2026 (CST)

I was more looking at the much shorter hair and the lack of jagged teeth--R13 (talk) 08:09, 11 January 2026 (CST)

Hair is entirely absent, not shorter. Are you talking about the horns, or the armor ridges on the top of its head? Those are, again, specific to boss Chronomon. The shadow puppet is a partially simplified depiction, but the details that are present are exclusive to boss Chronomon.--YongYoKyo (talk) 08:31, 11 January 2026 (CST)

DM has very short hair anyways so I wouldn't say it is "entirely absent".--R13 (talk) 11:58, 11 January 2026 (CST)

I was referring to the shadow puppet. Hair of either form is entirely absent. The only thing behind the shadow puppet's head are boss Chronomon's horns.--YongYoKyo (talk) 12:56, 11 January 2026 (CST)

Yeah, I know what you are referring to. Although it is very easy to see that as DM's spiky short hair. Otherwise yeah like what Shadow Shinji said, there should be either forms of the normal Chronomon before this, we just don't get a direct confirmation. --R13 (talk) 14:43, 11 January 2026 (CST)

Even if, arguably, the puppet might be just a less detailed version of the Robot form for the sake of simplicity, thematically it doesn't make any sense. The robotic aspect of the final boss is a legacy of the robotic aspect of the Giant Slayer, otherwise the fusion and all the plot behind Chronomon actively wanting humans to build them, would be pointless. Unless we wanna count regular and robotic forms as the same species with a different flair to it (like WarGreymon in Adventure vs tri.).--Shadow Shinji (talk) 14:21, 11 January 2026 (CST)

Whether it is logical is a different argument. The logic that the embodiment of time is bound by causation is also arguable in of itself. By that logic, Jupitermon shouldn't exist at the end of the game, as the events leading to Jupitermon's birth was essentially erased and rewritten. Regardless, my point was that the shadow puppet is depicting the boss Chronomon, thus there is no such evidence of regular Chronomon. Moreover, the game mentions multiple times that Chronomon was 'unsealing' its body from the Akashic Records, rather than 'rebuilding' it. The Giant Slayer was only described as a catalyst to open a spacetime rift leading to the sealed records. Considering the shadow puppet depiction, for all we know, Time Stranger's Chronomon may have always looked like that. The game's artbook only refers to the boss form as "Chronomon: Destroy Mode", and its datamined internal name is just "ChronomonBoss" (the internal name "ChronomonRobo" that some people misidentify with the boss is actually referring to the Giant Slayer itself).--YongYoKyo (talk) 15:41, 11 January 2026 (CST)

Giant Slayer

the GS is a robot it possess/fuses with, that doesn't make it a form of chronomon. ankylomon isnt a form of angemon. or, more similar, sephirothmon in 2020 becomes kimeramon then fuses with moon mlilli to become regular milli. that doesnt make sakkaumon and kimeramon forms of that moon milli. so yes, it should not be listed on here.Muur (talk) 19:45, 1 September 2026 (CDT)

The GS is a robot that part of Chronomon fuses with to materialize as Chronomon.

Ankylomon isn't a form of Angemon but is a form of Shakkoumon. If Shakkoumon was the main form, it would make sense to list its components as forms, as with DarkKnightmon.KrytenKoro06 (talk) 10:30, 2 September 2026 (CDT)

Actually, I guess the point can now be raised that the Robot version of Chronomon being a Fusion of GS and Cherubimon/"Chronomon" is a separate character like Omegamon or Ordinemon. Which, is just further that the GS should not be on here. I do not see it any different to Shakkoumon. But, the context is: this page is for base form Chronomon. It is not a page specifically for the fused version. Now, if we *do* decide it's a page for the fuse version, that does change things.Muur (talk) 11:28, 2 September 2026 (CDT)

My understanding of the plot is that, due to Chronomon's time-fuckery, Cherubimon, Giant Slayer, and Robo are all aspects of the same being that exist separately and in union at the same time and at no times, outside of time, eternally. I don't think they should be considered individuals to cover on separate pages, and even if they were individuals, their storylines are intertwined even more than Bokomon & Neemon or Sukamon & Chuumon, so it would make sense to cover them on one page regardless.KrytenKoro06 (talk) 08:07, 3 September 2026 (CDT)

The GS is not an individual, it is as much of an individual as Cherubimon (Chronomon). You can make an argument that the Giant Slayer (as an object) is separate but Chronomon always takes control of it at the end of the time loop and it's considered the same Chronomon in that state. If I remember correctly at least Jupitermon referred to it as Chronomon and Junomon explains it as being "a direct extension of Chronomon's grudge". --R13 (talk) 09:20, 3 September 2026 (CDT)

Cards

"which was previously only vaguely inferred through speaking to a playable version of said Digimon for the first time." -- this does not seem like an encyclopedic tone -- it feels TVTropesy to me, avoids explaining how it's inferred in the first place, and feels like the wiki is trying to convince the reader of its headcanon forum-style rather than simply reporting what the facts are.

For the cards, it seems they're going on the basis of "this Digimon may evolve into a Digimon card with [Chronomon] in its text". I'm a bit leery of that, considering that we had a similar mechanic with the Negamon line, where it included Soundbirdmon, Eyesmon, RareRaremon, and Deathmon. I think it's fair to mention that the cards support the archetype, but in general I'm hesitant to positively assign the TS/Iliad subtypes to specific characters for forms they didn't have in-game. It ends up going a bit too far into personal interpretation for my comfort.KrytenKoro06 (talk) 10:36, 2 September 2026 (CDT)

playable versions of the digimon, i.e. a hyokomon you raise yourself, is a completely different character to the villain version you fight. itd be like saying if you raised your own aegiomon in post game it's inori's or if you raised your own beelstarmon it's asuna's. you cant use stuff your raisable partner says to you as "evidence" for the story version. theyre different characters.Muur (talk) 11:47, 2 September 2026 (CDT)

interesting to note that the cards are in the area from today's dlc tralier. turns out these are cards for the dlc. so its probably reincarnated chronomon, though we should wait on the dlc story for that.Muur (talk) 19:09, 3 September 2026 (CDT)

Original form

https://youtu.be/wrN_vNgLKLM?t=597

That's the robotic form, right?KrytenKoro06 (talk) 07:43, 4 September 2026 (CDT)