God

"God" (神) is a term often interpreted as a synonym for the Four Holy Beasts that govern the stability of the Digital World, but it's also said that God is an existence beyond the Four Holy Beasts. Some research reports that God has a different origin from the digimon and in fact is the System of the Digital World itself, while others believe that God may be the human who created the Digital World. To this day, the franchise has used several of these different interpretations in its settings, and the true identity of the God of the Digital World varies depending on the media it is portrayed on.

=Gods of the Digital World=

God as a human
In the early stages of the franchise, the idea of humans being the ones who created the Digimon and the Digital World was a prominent one, and as such, the very human that created the Digital World was thought by some to be the God of the Digital World..

God as The Emperor and the Four Holy Beasts
The Four Holy Beasts are a group of four Ultimate Holy Beast digimon who protect the Digital World and govern its stability. They represent and rule over the cardinal points of the compass — Xuanwumon for the north, Zhuqiaomon for the south, Qinglongmon for the east, and Baihumon for the west. They are led by Huanglongmon, who represents and is enshrined in the "Center", from which he supervises the others. Due to their great power and them being one of the first digimon in history to attain the Ultimate level, many digimon see the Four Holy Beasts as godly beings, and Huanglongmon being the one that rules over them, it is often referred to as "The emperor that rules the World".

God as the System of the Digital World
Although the human creator of the Digital World, the Four Holy Beasts and The Emperor are often seen by many as Godly beings, they are only Gods by belief and not the real Gods of the Digital World. During the events of Digimon Chronicle, it was revealed that the real God of the Digital World was the System itself.

Yggdrasill is the mysterious host computer that rules over the Digital World, as well as being the system that manages the Digital World. It is an immeasurably powerful being of ultimate goodness and infinite love that resides within the Digital World's central "Kernel", which is protected by the Three Archangels and the rest of the Angel-type digimon. The Three Archangels, Seraphimon, Cherubimon, and Ofanimon, were given the duty to execute God's enlightened laws, guard his wisdom, and impart his love and mercy respectively, while also being the ones to command the Army of the Gods, which is composed of all Angel digimon. Holy Angemon serves as a speaker for God's "Light" which seeks to preserve the order of the Digital World. Sakuyamon acts as an agent of God's will., while Kongoumon was believed to also be an agent as well in ancient times. Airdramon, a Mythical Animal Digimon, is said to be close to God. Angel Digimon are positioned near to God, with Seraphimon the closest of them all, but because of that extreme, they can easily fall into the opposite extreme of "Wickedness". In fact, Lucemon, the son of God, and Demon (while still a Seraphimon) instigated a failed rebellion against God, alongside many other Demon Lord-type digimon, and were deleted to the Dark Area as punishment. In another occasion, Bagramon rebelled in rejection of what he considers the "unreasonable justice of the world", and so had the right side of its body ripped away. Although Bagramon would be forgiven if he repents before God, he refused to submit, and instead seeks to replace God's justice with its own "New Justice", with which it will banish God.

In present time, in order to help manage the world, Yggdrasill gathered an alliance of thirteen powerful Holy Knight digimon known as the Royal Knights, the Digital World's sacred guardians and the highest rank of Network Security.

God as the Security System of the Digital World
Homeostasis is the Security System of the Digital World, who's role is to maintains the balance between good and evil in the world. In the Digimon Adventure continuity Homeostasis denies being the God of the Digital World and insted acts only as an agent of God. However, in the Digimon Xros Wars continuity, it is revealed that this digital entity was created after Yggdrasill had gone berserk in the past and attempted to destroy the human world, so it took it's place and now acts as it's succesor with the goal of being a more calm and protective god, momentarealy taking over the mantle of the God of the Digital World. By taking the position as God of the Digital World, all of the Army of the Gods and the Royal Knights began to serve under its command.

=Army of the Gods= After the Son of God, Lucemon, descended to the Ancient Digital World and instigated a conflict between good and evil, to fight against this rebellion, God divided three of its own aspects and gave one to each of his three apostles, who would be in charge of directing the Army of the Gods in order to fight against all the Fallen Angel digimon.

These three apostles were: the highest ranking among the "Male Angel" digimon, who became the absolute guardian of the order and justice of God, Seraphimon; the database who holds the vast knowledge of God, Cherubimon, who is also the highest ranking among the "Holy Beast" digimon; and, embodying the deep love of God, the symbol of the existence of the Female Angels, Ofanimon. In other words, he created the digimon known as the Three Archangels. Each of these three Ultimate Digimon has ten wings and and rules on top of the sacred angel digimon, with Seraphimon being the one closest to God among them all. The Army is organized with the Archangel-types having eight wings, the Angel-types having six wings, and the Holy Beast digimon carrying "Holy Rings".

Fallen Angels and Demons
=Related to the Gods=

Homeros
While Yggdrasill is the God and the host computer of the Digital World, Homeros is the host computer that rules over the Digital World: Iliad. Unlike Yggdrasill who seeks to rule his own world, Homeros ignores the existence of laws or the concept of right and wrong, allowing all in Iliad to exist in any way they choose by following their free will. Meanwhile, a group of twelve God Man Digimon known as the Olympos XII protect the Digital World: Iliad, being recognized by Homeros as powerful beings.

Ogudomon X-Antibody
By forcibly combining the powers of the Seven Great Demon Lords and the X-Antibody, Ogudomon X can no longer be identified as a Digimon, but a part of the system itself, an existence that can almost be said to be God; a ‘God’ with the power to destroy and recreate the Digital World. Ogudomon X is composed of data that’s much like Yggdrasill’s, thus making Yggdrasill and Ogudomon X-Antibody into opposing kinds of gods, like the two sides of the same coin.

=Appearances=

Homeostasis is the entity that chose the Chosen Children and created their partner Digimon, Digivices, and Crests. It is assisted by Gennai and other beings like him.

The Four Holy Beasts are the Gods of the Digital World.

Yggdrasill maintained the Digital World and Digimon as part of an artificial life experiment. Eventually, Digimon multiplied until its memory started to overload, causing the Digital Hazard. It activated Project Ark, using the X-Program to eliminate 99% of Digimon, saving the remaining 1% for follow-up experiments in a New Digital World. It served as the main antagonist of the movie, eventually being destroyed by the Royal Knights Alphamon and Omegamon X-Antibody, when they realized that it intended to end the lives of all Digimon.

In Digimon Savers, Daimon Masaru's father Suguru goes on a quest to find Yggdrasill in order to bring peace between Digimon and Humans. 10 years later, Yggdrasill dispatches the Royal Knights to destroy the Human World after Kurata's use of the space-time oscillation bombs causes the Digital World to fall into the Human World.

Homeostasis is opposed to Yggdrasill and aims to keep Meicoomon's powers from disrupting the balance between the Real and Digital Worlds. It is assisted by Hackmon, who acts as its messenger in the place of Gennai, who is missing.

In Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01, God is mentioned twice. It is said that the castle Demon lives in was originally the home of God, who sealed the castle's entrance from humans because He didn't want humans to interfere. A rumor is also told that God's origin is on top of a floating sky tree, a holy land from where He descended.

As Digimon multiplied, Yggdrasill became unable to cope with things, causing the Digital Hazard. It activated Project Ark, using the X Program to eliminate unwanted Digimon, saving the remaining for follow-up experiments in a New Digital World. This New Digital World consisted of three layers for the past, present, and future - Ulud, Versandi, and Skuld, respectively. In Digimon Chronicle, "Cool Boy" is a Tamer of the Royal Knights who works for Yggdrasill.

Yggdrasill is the host computer of the Digital World and resides in the System World.

Bagramon brought up to Homeostasis his concern after noticing the human feelings of despair were releasing more dark Digimon and affecting the balance of the Digital World, being eventually banished from the Realm of God.

In the last chapter Dukemon X-Antibody deduces that the data structure of Ogudomon X-Antibody is the same as that of God, and that it is taking advantage of his immunity to make the Digital World collapse. Gankoomon X-Antibody suggests that JESmon X-Antibody use its ability to change the laws of nature and destroy Ogudomon X-Antibody's ability to counter enemy attacks.

Pharaohmon vows to God it will not lose when challenged by Atsushi at Protocol Ruins. It loses.

Yggdrasill is the  of this Digital World. As hinted in the game, it is possible that Yggdrasill was behind the creation of the Mecha Rogue.

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Yggdrasill is mentioned by Grimmon in the "Search the Digiarea" quest. It taunts Yggdrasill by claiming its project Ymir will rewrite the entire Digital World.

Kernel is an avatar of the creator of the Digital World, acting as the virtual clone of the human God of Digimon. In the continuity of Digimon Story, this person created Kernel as his virtual copy, some time before he died, to take his place and protect the Digital World, something that Kernel eventually didn't by opposing Yggdrasill and destroying the evolutionary tree that rules this universe.

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It is revealed that Uno, Dos & Tres are Digimon-like beings created by Yggdrasill itself as a result of a project of the old Tamer Union.

Yggdrasill is the  of this Digital World.

The Digital World is undergoing a great chaos, a vortex of war never seen before. The cause: the main computer had the task of maintaining order; however "Yggdrasill" suddenly vanished. Due to the lack of rules, the Digimon tried to gain power to become the "Next Ruler of the Digital World".

Yggdrasill is the of the Digital World. Some time before the beginning of the story of the game, Yggdrasill spread the Program X to eliminate unnecessary Digimon, thus optimizing the Digital World. Some time after that, it is deactivated.

Professor Petrov, as part of the research team of the GIGO Company, wonders at some point whether he has committed an act against God by being responsible for the autonomous uncontrolled growth of the digital lifeform known as Vitium.

A Tokomon in the Village of Beginnings tells Taiga it can hear God's voice, warp evolves to Holy Angemon, and then leaves on a journey to find God.

Huanglongmon is the God of the Digital World.

The various members of the Royal Knights mention they work for Yggdrasill.

The various members of the Royal Knights mention they work for Yggdrasill.

The various members of the Royal Knights mention they work for Yggdrasill. Craniummon begins to doubt its leadership, which leads Yggdrasill to mind control it and force it to do as it is told. Yggdrasill also appears on a Digimon Medal.

Gankoomon states it works for Yggdrasill.

The captain and the Player, under the guidance of Yggdrasill, were able to defeat Hyuuga Hiroyuki and Fantomon.

The Four Holy Beasts and The Emperor are the Gods of the Digital World.

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