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The Deva are a group of twelve Perfect-level Digimon that are derived from the myth of the Twelve Heavenly Generals, deities who served and protected the. The Twelve Heavenly Generals were eventually conflated with the animals of the in, and so the Deva are also representative of those figures. The Deva are followers of the Four Holy Beasts, and each one has three Deva assigned to them that also share their attribute. These groupings are based on the order in which the animals of the zodiac came in during the Great Race.

The Deva share many similarities beyond their basis. They each have a symbol displayed on them, written in, which is associated with the General that they represent, although Majiramon and Caturamon use "" and "" instead of "" and "" respectively. Each of the Deva also wields a signature weapon which is named in Chinese, with the form, where "X" is a generic type of weapon. This is a reference to the, a term in which the Twelve Heavenly Generals are also collectively referred to as, being the guardian deities of the treasure hidden within the earth in Hindu mythology. Although the Twelve Heavenly Generals of Buddhist mythology were each armed with a specific weapon, some of these are switched around for the Deva Digimon. For example, the generals Śaṇḍilya and Indra wield a shell and a lance, respectively, while Sandiramon and Indaramon wield a lance and a shell, respectively. Nearly all of the Deva have three horns and red eyes, and each wears Chinese-styled armor with a red or purple scarf. Finally, each Deva's Special Move is named after one of the twenty-eight mentioned in the , which usually has some relation either to the Deva's zodiac animal or weapon through the meaning or description of that Naraka.