What If Digimon Tamers Used CRESTS To Digivolve?

[@Karn_EX]

HAPPY SUNDAY, NOTIFICATION SQUAD! This is your LAST video before the Spooktober Spectacular! If you like the video please hit like, appreciate ya'!

[@lordtordef1681]

Spooktober Spectacular is always a good time! Every year! Thanks a lot for your hard work on these videos!

[@DIGIAnthX]

You should make bad versions of the royal knights (custom art)

[@tinotendanyanguwo6571]

You could take arcs into consideration , because sakuyamon waS a combination of love and reliabity she was the protective mega and healing mega, terriormon would courage with their studying martial arts to protect , and the with death of a friend leomon dieing would fit guilmon as the crest of friendship

[@AussieDragoon]

I'll just say this, for Ryo, I'd give him the crest of Kindness to show his connection to Ken. Sort of having it a shared crest between to the two, or possibly Ryo left it behind for Ken to watch over him.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah I can def see that working, I kinda wanted them separate also though

[@Digimon904]

Agree,but hard to think of an evolution.if he had one of the golden ones ,it be easy and say goldramon

[@NovaSaber]

I'd give him Miracles, for the same reason. Since it's the one with with the strongest connection to Kindness (both because the crest of Kindness basically became the Digimental of Miracles, and also because Miracles is the closest thing Davis has to a canonical crest). It would also fit how he kind of shows up out of nowhere, learns to biomerge off-screen, and...basically everything that happens in the Wonderswan games.

[@PTCLegacy777]

@@Karn_EX Can Digimon ReArise be brought back in any way? It's obtainable on TapTap, but it's still unplayable.

[@grantbriton5933]

Impmon having the crest of kindness makes too much sence

[@Karn_EX]

I thought so! Haha

[@YeetusVanitas]

Agreed, I knew it had to be that lol

[@chrisd1982]

That guardramon line is actually really cool definitely one I could see for an anime partner

[@aurochtamer]

I'd personally go with: Takato- Courage Henry-Reliability Rika- Love Ryo- Friendship Suzie- Kindness Kazu- Sincerity Kenta- Knowledge Jeri- Hope Ai and Mako- Light

[@Saurusama]

For Suzi I think Lovely Angemon would be a better mega than Lordknightmon. Not only she has twin tails, making a connection with Lopmon, Turuiemon and Luminamon, but she also specializes in close combat like Turuiemon. Also, crest of light and a female Angemon...

[@Karn_EX]

I see validity to both :)

[@SaiyanTCG]

❤ this, that would be cool

[@wanderlustwarrior]

I really like that idea!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Friendship is perfect for Rika because most of her character growth ties to friendship, not only learning to not be so solitary and make friends but also working on her relationship with her family and even her partner as she and Renamon did have their issues of being two lone wolves trying to work together. It reminds me of when Davis and Veemon's relationship was stressed during the episode that premiered Raidramon and the Digimental of Friendship only instead of an episode one-shot it was a whole character arc over the first arc of the show.

[@Karn_EX]

I agree! People in the comments are saying Love but that really only applies to her mom and MAYBE Renamon, the rest of her growth with everyone else is about Friendship

[@ゆっくりマーズ]

@@Karn_EXクーレスガルルモンの体の色もレナモンと一致してますからね。

[@nullpoint3346]

"A lone wolf is a dead wolf."

[@Aleister_E.]

Sakuyamon's blue fox spirit is actually one of four. There is a water element (blue), fire (red), lightning (yellow), and wind (green). The spirit is also a kudagitsune - which is what Kudamon was based on as well. Mitamamon has those 4 colored flames at its feet and each represents the same attributes as Sakuyamon's kudagitsune. I think it is safe to at least call Kudamon and Renamon related species, so Mitamamon is a really good alternate mega for her.

[@Karn_EX]

Excellent!

[@Aleister_E.]

I actually just had some really cool custom tokens made for the card game that feature these kudagitsune on them. But I ordered 10, so naturally, I just had them print all 10 symbols from the frontier spirits on their foreheads. The card that will use these tokens isn't even out yet, but I know I'll get it because Renamon is my go-to deck.

[@cami1700]

I'm glad that you also see Ruki as "the Yamato" of Tamers, to this day I still find it amazing they gave her a lot of visual similarities and lone wolf type as his Adventure self.

[@levinkeluargapolca]

This! It kinda frustrated me when people seeing Ruki as Sora's equivalent and Lee as Yamato's equivalent 😭 the signs are all there! 😭😂

[@bradtobin839]

@@levinkeluargapolca It's similar to how, in the English dub, Rika hates getting compared to Kari Kamiya, as one of the unnamed people on the street she's walking on spots her and says "You know who she reminds me of? Kari, from that TV show..." or something along those lines.😄

[@rosesanchez1252]

This probably wouldnt happen because it would make some big changes to the tone and plot of Tamers in a way people might not like... But what if we gave the miracle and destiny crest to Jeri and leomon and impmon and his partners. Think about it like this. Beelzlemon finally deciding to do good and help the main cast in the final fight. He reaches out to try and save juri.. and in that moment.. he fulfills his destiny, the destiny that was given to him when he defeated leomon and took his data. Slide digivolving to a new form as the crest awakens and he *performs a miracle* releasing Leomons data, andd that combines with Juris love for Leomon and the crest of Miracles awakening inside causing the miracle of Leomon coming back and warp digivolving. I'm not entirely sure what form I would give each of them. But i think its a fun idea that could work.

[@Maswartz226]

For unique crests for the Tamers I always liked the following Takato- Crest of Creativity Henry- Crest of Peace Rika- Crest of Spirit Jeri- Crest of Life Ryo- Crest of Skill Kazu- Crest of Cheer Kenta- Crest of Loyalty Suzie- Crest of Innocence Ai and Mako- Crest of Compassion

[@joaocisne556]

I would give Ryo the crest of darkness because Millinummon

[@JordansoBASED]

I've completely agreed when you mentioned it in past videos, and I will agree once more! Including Blitzgreymon to Guilmon's digivolution line is so *PERFECT* !! 10/10 yes

[@Jmon7007]

Tamers cast started so small I never realized we ended up with that many kids in the end

[@dramonmaster222]

Happy Sunday and Welcome to America Karn EX! Let's hear it for Crest Evolution.

[@Flirtz420]

I think Ryo should of gotten the Reliability crest bc good old Ryo is alway dwn to save the digital world But I guess being pure enough to sacrifice himself for this never ending battle Is ok also.

[@gabrielerusso326]

I know it's a bit of a stretch, but calumon could also work as a digielf evolved with the power of all the crests like omnimon merciful mode does

[@chaossin7425]

Impmon becoming Noble Pumpkinmon is just the best.

[@avch1209]

What if, to beat Indramon, instead of using a drawn blue card, Takato had used a drawn crest?

[@Karn_EX]

Woulda been epic

[@PerfectChaos1212]

Those are their true megas, the kids acted as the crests, they would have just been on the side line helping them out like they did in adventure.

[@shibumi8]

Extra points if Grap-leomon’s evolution animation has him shedding the armor and turbines and soaring upwards to become Regulamon. 😊

[@ryuuronin9852]

Mitamamon is an excellent Renamon friendship Mega, though I think Kyukimon would work as a better bridge to that from Kyuubimon than Tylinmon would. It keeps the Japanese yokai theme, and has a better visual connection with the sleek speedy look.

[@c-asiawashington716]

Love your ideas! ❤❤❤

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you! 😊

[@CyrilConte]

Really cool. Also, I like the concept of Aegiucusmon having the reference of its other forms for Ryo, because it can also reference Justimon with its different arms

[@golisobro5296]

I just noticed that Frozomon’s right hand and Raidenmon’s left hand are the exact same except for color

[@arenbuffaloe6578]

Just created a near perfect evolution path with only 1 relation. Thank you. Like both of them even more now.

[@geminimaxxim]

Even though the crests themselves are only really present in the Adventure series, I've always loved the idea that they're sort of this nebulous power in the Digital World that any Tamer could harness if they embodied the associated virtues. So a video like this is right up my alley!

[@TheOnilink1230]

Damnit digimon🥹! Even just a screen shot of leomon’s death is getting me misty eyed!

[@Domihork]

A Karn EX video talking about the Adventure crests and not having Light and Hope grouped together? Madness! :D

[@aaronolson6736]

Clever way to include the two dog-partnered tamers and the non-virtue crests, definitely hardest to figure out how they can apply given their macguffin nature.

[@ethanleach1252]

Great Video Karn! Looking forward to the next one 😊

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you! 😁

[@lovelighttao1859]

The NoblePumpkinmon love is so real this year ❤ to be fair, he DOES make a perfect mega for the mischievous little Impmon!!

[@TerraEmperor1]

Your's is a beautiful mind. I really hope digimon starts getting more recognition outside of the community ecosphere

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks!

[@thethinker7273]

What if Digimon Tamers had TRUE Mega levels without Biomerge?

[@SunnyOddny]

This!

[@Karn_EX]

Working on that for next year :)

[@nullpoint3346]

I adore biomerge conceptually, I love Digimon Tamers, but for some reason they don't feel right together. The only thing that feels worse is Frontier*, but that has more issues than the Spirits completely missing the point of Biomerge. I do like the Spirits, but they should precede Biomerge, not follow. *I retract my earlier statement, I had forgotten Xros Wars existence.

[@jokiquinn]

Love these videos. Now you have to do all the digimon from tamers evolving with every crest

[@YeetusVanitas]

I said it on Patreon, but I really love when you find the time to work on these longer videos. Especially into Regulumon. We can always count on you yo bring digimon out of v-tamer jail

[@Karn_EX]

Appreciate ya

[@Je-suis-une-dolly]

I think you did a great job assigning the crests! The digivolutions are also great! I especially liked Renamons and Lopmons 😊✌️

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you so much!

[@DAHLLYEVE]

I love your videos. I used to be so into the Digimon series when they’d air regularly on TV in the United States. I fell off the franchise after Frontier but I did just recently binge Digimon Ghost Games and Digimon Tri and it made me fall back in love with the franchise. You’re so knowledgeable with Digimon and I LOVE your videos! I was wondering if maybe you could do a series of creating Digimon evolutions for your subscribers based off of our personalities and looks? Of course I’m purposing this because I’d love to see what Digimon you’d give to me. ❤

[@Karn_EX]

Wow thanks so much! I might do that as a stream some time :)

[@DAHLLYEVE]

@@Karn_EX that would be amazing! Looking so forward to it. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for that.

[@pieguy5323]

I love the shinygrey into blitzgreymon line. But man dinomon looks really good as an evo for guilmon. Good picks! Also: Mitamamon mentioned! Best Digimon love that pick!

[@Frogbear]

I mostly agreed. Thanks Karn! Good video!

[@ericksoler1221]

I love seeing Digimon Tamers stuff! The best season!

[@RoninCatholic]

Even if Rika and Henry and the rest got unique crests, Takato would absolutely get the Crest of Courage anyway. He would point out and geek out over the fact that his belonged to the fictional Tai and Davis.

[@01ChaosWarrior]

I always go back and forth between Rika being the Matt or Sora of Tamers. I feel like she fits friendship at the start, but the way her relationship with her family heals, and the more defensive and protective role she takes as Sakuyamon make me feel like she would be closer to embodying love. (Even if she would probably hate getting that crest in canon.) Basically, if we were doing an alternate take on Tamers, friendship works, but in a theoretical sequel, I'd go love, if pressed to give her one.

[@Karn_EX]

That's a really balanced take, I like that! In my dream setup it'd be like 02 and she'd get two Crests, Friendship and Love!

[@01ChaosWarrior]

@@Karn_EX And Terriermon would have a field day with it. I can imagine him teasing her about it now!

[@CD-Gaming]

Thanks, now I have the image of Kazu riding into the thick of battle on his partner jus shouting "CHAAAAAARGE!!!" and pointing ahead, not thinking! Cheers for that! Prat...

[@Karn_EX]

Okay lol

[@stevepitt-ash4628]

Another prodigious video Karn great work as always. thinking of writing a Digimon fan novel with a character based on you as a KZbinr with a fanbeemon partner

[@streeker007]

Noble Pumpkinmon is one of my favorite Megas so I'm all for it XD

[@Porkens92]

Days with an upload from Karn are my favorite days and this one is another banger. Also, Gundramon? 👀 Karn, are you spending too much time over here in America? 😂

[@Karn_EX]

Haha thanks! And maaaaaybe

[@liquidarchitecture6109]

Love the idea, I think another great evo for leomon is griffomon, the mix of a lion and eagle in mythology fit perfectly

[@Alice_Haukea]

I'm fine with what you chose for Rika. But it's also worth noting that the Crest of Love still would work as well. A big story beat was that Renamon couldn't evolve until Rika started showing feelings and actually caring. Watching Rika start as some cold hearted "only power matters" kind of person to eventually even saying she loves Renamon, yeah tell me the Crest of Love doesn't work.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah I don't think it doesn't work I just have a chip on my shoulder from them giving it to Yolei lol

[@JanizMakudomaru]

Rika would be Friendship/Love given her arc of becoming more friendly with everyone and her story of learning to love her family, Renamon, and herself.

[@cami1700]

You nailed it perfectly. I would give both crests to her, both themes are part of her character arc like you said. Love for her mother, grandmother, Renamon and herself and friendship for Takato, Henry, Juri and the others. I would elaborate a bit more on this but if I said the wrong thing some fans would be angry for daring to suggest what I wanted to say.

[@Digitail-u2t]

From a character perspective (Not so much an evolution idea since IDK what I'd do for it) but for Jeri I would go with Hope as her crest. It's very much an element of her character to have wanted Leomon to become her partner, hoping he'd come around by running after him, only for him to deny her yet she holds hope he might come back. Even asking Rika later if she became a good tamer could Leomon want to be her partner. Which then results in that happening when she saves Leomon thus fulfilling that hope only for it to be stripped from her once Leomon dies, breaking her and turning her hope to despair which is then harvested by the D Reaper, only to once more find the hope to standup to the D Reaper and use that power to break free at least before Takato fully saves her. I feel this chest is perfect for her and fitting with your idea of digivice color while hers is Yellow and not Gold it still is a similar color to the Crest of Hope especially since Miracles and Destiny fit more for the golden colored ones. So it works very well just not sure on an evolution line besides maybe keeping yours since angel wings are an ascetic of Regulusmon. As for my other nitpick I would say Love can work for Rika. Her arc is about learning to love and care for those in her life namely her partner and her mother. The heart broken shirt shows who she is at the start but her heart mends and she becomes more loving as the show progresses. Equally, when she biomerges into Sakuyamon a lot of her character in that form is being a protector and helper someone who shows love and a desire to protect others. While yes I get not wanting to give this to her cause she's a girl, I'd say her arc is about embracing love for others and learning to love others. Yes Friendship does work but I do think love is fitting for her as well. And in the sincero where Rika has Love and Jeri has Hope then Kenta gets Friendship which works with his bound with Kazu and the idea of the duo being allies and friends to the main trio and Rio.

[@nickramos4012]

So I thought about crest combo you literally said the idea I had for the courage/love combo, passion

[@BlackHedgehog]

I do love this concept but I would also love to see your take on unique crests for the Tamers cast too. The DoruGreymon route I actually really like because the flaming fists of that new Mega gives me Flamedramon vibes. For the most part I agree with your choices but I think using Sovereigns defeats the point of it being a Sovereign which of course is a concept both Adventure and Tamers use, but I don't know what else Labramon would become at the Mega level.

[@timothyfrasier8218]

Since you mentioned original crests I now want to see them having their own original one now.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah might cook that up after a rewatch haha

[@rpgrage7711]

Giving tamers the crests heck yeah this is going to be great also it never registered to me but yeah i guess there are 11 digi-destined

[@Karn_EX]

Fun connect, huh?

[@SoniKool1234]

Fun vid as always, even if I only agree with like 2 of your picks here. I won't say which ones in this comment to force anyone scrolling to watch the vid >:)c I may have to write up a whole blog post on which crests I'd give to who (so that I'm not a mile long here in the comments lmfao), but my shortlist is: Takato: Miracles Henry: Knowledge Rika: Purity/Sincerity Jeri: Destiny Kazu: Reliability Kenta: Kindness Ryo: Courage Ai & Mako: Friendship Suzie: Love Alice: Hope Minami: Light I think I gave Alice and Minami their respective crests for reasons similar to the crests you gave them in the vid, but that aside I actually want to zoom in on Jeri's pick being Destiny here. Especially in the original, a huge theme of Jeri's arc following the death of Leomon is about the nature of fate. Her whole struggle with the D-REAPER is really one about whether or not tragedy is unavoidable. I think destiny is kind of underexplored in the broader Adventure canon (RIP to your one appearance you bizarre egg), but Jeri's arc really feels like the kind of exploration one could expect with that crest. Learning to come to terms with life and the hardships it brings is about accepting that while bad things happen, good things do as well; the infinity-like symbol of the crest itself is honestly such a good visual for what it feels like they were going with for Jeri's arc. I have a lot of really specific opinions about the crest of destiny tbh so that might color why I read into it so much but ANYWAYS. Homework for myself from this ep is trying to figure out some lines for the crests I didn't agree with your takes on, because this shit is always fun lol. Thanks as always for the vids!

[@Robertz702]

For Dobermon, an outlier pick that may seem a bit random but could work is having Dobermon becoming Maildramon (if it was an ultimate/perfect level like in some media). I know that it's Miracles evolution but Maildramon to me has always seem like a Destiny digivolution cause of the egg showing the wing headpiece. You could say that Alice's and Dobermon's destiny was meeting each other and Dobermon being incased in armor to protect Alice. As for a mega, I kind of like Anubismon as a solid Maildramon mega as it could showcase Maildramon breaking free from its protective armor and becoming a god like deity, showing destiny of wanting to protect Alice.

[@CodenameJD]

I'd assign the crest very differently, but I'd come at it from a very different angle. Your focus is more on creating cohesive lines using existing Digimon that draw on themes and elements from canon lines, provided the traits are reasonable, whilst I'd go more for making the traits line up as closely as possible and worrying about the Digimon later. With that in mind, I'd go as follows: Takato: Kindness Henry: Knowledge Rika: Friendship Jeri: Courage Kazu: Sincerity Kenta: Reliability Suzie: Hope Ryo: Light Ai & Mako: Love Takato is so kind. He reaches out to those around him, he welcomes in those without partners to the group and makes them feel wanted, valued, important. Megidramon happens when in his anguish he turns against his kindness. Gallantmon happens because he wants to fight alongside his partner gallantly. He wears his heart on his sleeve, and it bleeds for everyone. Meanwhile, Jeri. She has a lion's heart. Jeri's courage is sometimes like Matt's friendship, in that because of the world around her she loses sight of it. But when confronted with Digimon, she immediately leaps into action. Thanks to her friends fighting for her, she finds the courage to fight on against the D-Reaper. Kenta has reliability in part because... I'm just not sure what else to give him. He has the least of an arc out of all the characters - at least Kazu had to work with Guardromon to become partners, Kenta is just handed a mega for no reason and just doesn't do much... but I guess he's always there? Kazu gets sincerity, as much as I would like to give him reliability - but I think that makes him and Kenta a nice pair, at least. He's much more about speaking his mind. Suzie is a big old ball of hope. Shes just so bright and full of optimism, seeing the best in everyone. Ryo gets Light, because... he's there. I mean, light doesn't really mean anything, it's not a personality trait, it's a special bonus crest that shares its name with its holder. I'd have given it to Kenta, but at least giving it to Ryo means its gone to a special member of the group... Ai & Mako. What better crest for two siblings who share a partner than love? Their love for each other and their partner. Impmon left because their squabbling drowned out their love. Blast Mode is unlocked by their renewed love. Now, the digivolutions those crests would grant is a story for another comment 😂

[@lucanigro7316]

Honestly a pretty fun concept!

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks!

[@n.k.central8279]

Id give Jeri the crest of hope because i feel like that was what leomon was trying to give Jeri before he died and what she needed to pull herself through the darkness but i can also see if she got kindness to kinda parallel Ken from A2

[@kitsunepop1077]

i like the idea of leomon becoming hippogriffomon to gryphonmon. maintaining a more bestial form throughout the digivolution, with gryphonmon being half lion I think it would be an awesome match to both saberleomon and holsmon in design AND keeping a more flying bird theme! plus I love the idea that the crest of hope represents mythology, belief and HOPE for some greater force in the universe! tying in various mythologies to hope I think is super cool, since there are a lot of digimon based off mythology that don't really get a lot of love!

[@bluwzrdphone]

I love the Diananon line!

[@se7enist]

Crests of Miracles and Destiny: Exist KarnEX:"I LIKE GOOOOLD!"

[@bkitch2011]

For Alice, I could see her Dobermon digivolving with the Destiny crest to Weregarurumon and then to Cresgarurumon.

[@timothyfrasier8218]

Another great video can't wait for the next one

[@Karn_EX]

Thank you!

[@RisingSun2007]

This was a neat idea and I can def see how a couple of crests can be switched depending too. Like Ryo makes sense with Sincerity(Purity) but him having Kindness due to association with Ken & Adventure also makes just as much sense. Also if Tamers DID have their own unique crests I wonder how that would work? Would they be literal like Adventure or would each kid have what is akin to a Blue card specific to them that essentially could act like how the crests do in adventure through Digimodify, and if so would this add in the potential for them to "trade" cards and use them like the Digieggs from 02? Its such a fascinating thought.

[@yusufkadar]

Passion would be great as a custom crest for Takato since his passion for Digimon is literally what created Guilmon in the first place. Also, I'm sure he, Kenta, and Kazu at some point argued over which crests they'd each have.

[@rainraven9881]

If we're assigning the "golden" crests too, I'd give Destiny to Jeri and Miracles to Ai and Mako. Receiving their digivice was a kind of wish/miracle in the first place, but more notably them allowing Impmon to perform an actual miracle when he was able to turn back into Beelzemon and use the toy gun to unlock Blaster Mode. Not to mention that time Beelzemon became so desperate to save Jeri he was able to call on Leomon's strength, which would have even worked had Jeri chosen to reach back. As for Jeri, she basically declared Leomon was her destined partner and made it so. Then she suffered what could be considered the more inexorable side of destiny, with Lemon's death and everything that led to with the D-Reaper.

[@c-asiawashington716]

Custom Art Video Suggestion: Is it possible that you can redesign the Fusion Spirits of Wind, Thunder and Ice please? Because I have mixed feelings about JetSilphymon, RhinoKabuterimon and Daipenmon. You already did the others, so why not Wind, Thunder and Ice? ❤❤❤

[@Frogbear]

Thank you for doing Jerry.

[@dcw731]

Takato having the crest of reliability is the best in my opinion Maybe even play it like 02 and give them more than 1 crest if able. Just watched Episode 14 of Tamers again and it would just fit so well

[@CuppaLLX]

I like the idea of ryo mega being milliniummon. Hype it up like it’s a dark evo but becase of the bonds formed not just with ryo who fought hard to keep cyberdrsmkns violence in check but tskato and the others help is able to bring out his true form but with a clear mind

[@robertweigt8469]

Hello Karn EX. I have what I think is a cool idea for a video: What if: Tai and all the other children from Digimon 01 were not children, but humanoid Digimon that look like this in their rookie form? Tai would then be at champion level: Agumon Bond of Bravery, Matt would be at champion digimon: Gabumon Bond of Friendship. Now the question: What could the other champion forms and all digivolution lines up to the Super-Mega level look like if you follow the theory further?

[@melissaburks1650]

I love the tamers digimon👍

[@Ralloris]

I didn't mean to write a whole essay about this idea, but I did. :D I think for Takoya, I'd honestly go for the Frontier spirit line. Or maybe Vritramon/BurningGreymon to BlitzGreymon instead, since Vritramon has arm guns that could cover his arms and become BlitzGreymon's guns, but has a more consistent colour scheme than RizeGreymon who is only partially red. Another contender, I would say, for Henry's mega with knowledge could be either GranKuwagamon or GrandisKuwagamon. The former being a closer homage to HerculesKabuterimon, except being the other side of the coin so to speak, and Grandis following the weaponized route that Gargomon started. (I really wanted to use Snimon to Grandis, but sadly Snimon is a champion and I was misremembering his level.) I know GranKuwagamon and GrandisKuwagamon (Maybe? Wiki doesn't actually state any allegiance for Grandis) are supposed to be evil, but maybe a Megidramon type scenario can happen where he turns into GranKuwagamon from MetallifeKuwagamon as a dark digivolution but GrandisKuwagamon as his proper evolution. Maybe JewelBeemon to GrandisKuwagamon so there's more of a visual connection with JewelBeemon being green? Either way. Plus it would be really interesting seeing Henry getting the dark digivolution instead of Takoya. He has more to lose when the kids get to that point, especially since Suzi is there (if I remember correctly). His emotions clouding his judgment and his protectiveness causing him to panic when Suzi is in danger would be a really hard hitting story point. Rika and Jeri are really good picks. Honestly no comments about either of them. Rika's friendship with Renamon is also really similar to Matt and Gabumon's so it fits like a glove. Jeri is a pacifist and wants everyone to get along, promoting love over violence. BloomLordmon for Ryo is SO GOOD. His partner was always trying to be good and was corrupted, seeing it become a demi-god like heroic digimon and then a fully heroic knight is just chef's kiss. Not sure which Suzi line I like more. I think Illumimon to LordKnightmon if Henry gets TigerVespimon (or GrandisKuwagamon, like I suggested), and Crescemon to Dianamon if he gets HerculesKabuterimon. That way their megas are either very similar size and fighters, able to compliment each other in the middle of a brawl, or with Dianamon being able to support the big hulking HerculesKabuterimon with her magic and arrows. Kazu is totally reliability and that's a great line. His Guardromon was used for transportation a few times in the show (and movie) already, so seeing him get bigger transports and a huge military fortress would make him faint in happiness. I think Kenta starting with MarineAngemon, his hope for a partner gifting him an "Angemon", and having it end up dedigivolving (maybe after a big sacrificial moment akin to Angemon?), only for his hope to be able to help his friends again one day cause his now Penguinmon/Dolphimon to start digivolving, but into this new, potentially more powerful, route would be an excellent storyline for his character. That Impmon line is fantastic. Impmon learning how to be kind instead of pranking people, eventually turning into this distinguished gentleman looking digimon. 10/10. I honestly wouldn't give Minami or Alice a crest. The crests were these big triumphs that the kids overcame, arguably, themselves in order to achieve. Symbols of their growth as people. We barely see Minami or Alice long enough for them to be characters, let alone grow. Plus it would make the other kids' ability to go beyond champion that much more impactful as a story beat.

[@gabrieldevoogel6225]

I love takers so Much, giddy about this one

[@Karn_EX]

Hope you enjoy!

[@SylviaMoonbeam1127]

For Alice’s Labramon, the Bastemon to Junomon idea can work. Bastemon has basis in Bastet, a daughter of the goddess Isis. While we don’t have an “Isismom”, Isis was the sister-wife of Ra, just as Hera/Juno was the sister-wife of Zeus/Jupiter. Hera/Juno are also associated with peacocks, hence some of Junomon’s design elements. Peacocks are native to India and the Middle East, and while Bastemon’s belly dancing also originated from Egypt, is also commonly associated with the Middle East. I’d say it works :)

[@lavuntecolquitt]

My MAN is ALWAYS rockin it

[@Karn_EX]

Haha appreciate ya, I need a haircut tho

[@lavuntecolquitt]

@@Karn_EX Me and you both , gotta shave my noggin soon. Lol. Always welcomed Karn my man

[@chaoticangel97]

While I definitely see where you’re going with giving Rika Friendship, I really do think Love would be an almost perfect pick. One of her biggest character arcs is her relationship with her mom, struggling with her own feelings and eventually showing her love and compassion. Hence eventually getting the shirt with a full heart replacing the broken heart.

[@slinger0083]

I literally made my own evo line for a black guilmon variant that went this exact way, I just color swapped teal for the red.

[@MugenCannon97]

If you ever do custom crests, Takato absolutely deserves the Crest of BREAD with the dark evolution summoning forth the BAKERY HAZARD

[@nixtypikal]

I feel like a good mega for Dobermon using the Crest of Destiny would be Cres Garurumon. It's a canine digimon that has armor made of Gold Digizoid, just like many of the other Destiny/Miracles armors. As for the Ultimate/Perfect stage, I always thought that Jaeger Dorulumon was a good pre-vo for CresGarurumon. It also serves as a neat name transition; going from Do-bermon to Jaeger Do-rulumon and then to Cres Ga-rurumon.

[@cbohnstedt4477]

Interesting to note; Rika does get a whole heart shirt later when she mends her relationship with her mom. Also, as much as Takato exemplifies Courage, his treatment of Guilmon and his friends may make him a shoe-in for Kindness as well. An interesting place to take this may have been each of the main three starting with one crest, then acquiring a second as they grow and mature. Kindness and courage, knowledge and reliability, friendship and love. They could have each had two Ultimate evolutions suited to different situations, then the dual crests synthesize a new Mega.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah but even the whole heart doesn't actually resemble the Crest, it's missing the swirls! Yeah if there weren't 11 kids I woulda given Takato a secondary Miracles and Jeri a secondary Destiny

[@cbohnstedt4477]

@@Karn_EX Aw man, Miracles for Takato! It was right there and I missed it because I didn't want to fanfic the gold eggs!

[@waterdominic134]

I didn’t know I wanted this until now

[@OathKeeperRiku07]

18:28 I know the feeling, I already have that line for something

[@TheWrestlingPenguiN]

Tamers is so good, it’s my 2 of all series, data squad being 1st

[@TheCharmanderMaster]

Had to watch the video twice since i got distracted by how good Karn looks in a tank top 🥵

[@Karn_EX]

😯

[@burglarcat5406]

As far as main protagonists who could be given a non-courage Crest, Hiro and Haru are probably the best candidates. They're both definitely still brave types but for Hiro especially I definitely think he's got a stronger argument for Love as a crest based on how much of his character is defined by love and care/nurturing for his little brother dinosaur

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah I can see that

[@Maswartz226]

I was honestly expecting you to use Erlangmon for Renamon's Friendship mega.

[@Karn_EX]

Was considered for sure

[@ferret_dum]

ngl i would like the crest miricles for takato, like he created his digimon and it was a miricle for them to meet and be together since this was kind of a dream come true for him

[@rayhayes7701]

Takato has a bunch of options you can use. I definitely like using BlitzGreymon and Rize Greymon the most. Henry is fine. It just shows you how crazy digivolution is all over the place. Rika still plays on the traditional Japanese aspects so you’re good. Jerri yeah sure. Ryo you can go with Bloomlordmon or Jupitermon. No right or wrong answer. Suzi I like Diannamon. Kazu it just makes sense here. Kenta you don’t have to do anything here. I think you’ve got a perfect option with the choices you picked. Ai and Mako nothing to say here. Alice I say use the Egyptian Digimon. Minami you can use the Junomon option. This is yet another like

[@glitchdraws]

As much as i love this i think the tamers cast 100 percent would have their own unique crests, this is still a fun concept of course.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah I agree haha

[@Miksy51]

Crests and Calumon are both equally good! Most of the picks were solid! Also Happy Spookober Spectacular this year >:) Muwahahahah!!!

[@kylesmith6133]

I hope they make a new version of Tamers. Tamers and Frontiers was my favorite seasons of Digimon.

[@The_Campfire]

Funny thing (okay, not really funny but a stream of consciousness) is Tyilinmon was one of my potential picks for a DNA Digivolution between Growlmon and Kyubimon while I was thinking up stuff like that, the other I thought of being Hisyaryumon. Tyilinmon and the evolution you picked here just work for her so well and I do wish they'd design Kyubimon a more bestial Digivolution line some time.

[@WillofTheGhost]

Creator for guilmon crest sounds cool takato and if the crest goes dark it becomes the Destroyer

[@DespairMagic]

Digimon content, yey! ✨ Are we getting TCG content from you anytime soon? Maybe a look at liberator as well?

[@Karn_EX]

Thanks! No TCG content planned, doesn't do well for me. Maybe a box opening stream at some point but I've done some initial videos and streams covering Liberator

[@projectj7235]

You know crest and the emotions they tie into digivolving really gets lost sometimes in the media Instead it can feel like " big dragon space gun man go"

[@austinawsomeness]

I know it was just released, but Rathgreymon for Guilmon with the crest of courage would just be so perfect.

[@Karn_EX]

Yeah that timing was rough this was made beforehand lol

[@austinawsomeness]

@@Karn_EX I figured that was the case

[@orchardviki]

I think MetalKabuterimon could also work for Henry. It fits with Gargomon's gun arms and blue jeans

[@Karn_EX]

Oh definitely!

[@MegaJSK123]

I just had an interesting idea for a video. I know you've done Purified Spirit and Beast Spirit evolutions before for Tommys bullies/friends. But what about if the Frontier team each had a 2nd purified spirit (kinda like how Adventure 02 kids used 2 crests... Takuya: Steel JP: Earth Tommy: Wood Zoe: Water Koji: Darkness (technically Koichi did give the Dark spirts to him near the end) Edit: I was just thinking you could go even further, and the fusion evolution combines the 2 types, for example Takuyas fusion evolution is a combination of Fire and Steel.

[@NightmareZerogbs]

How had I never made the connection between Guardromon and Frozomon?!

[@temmyetemm]

10:11 I was sure that you would say Hippogrifomon to Griffomon, as both are basically the fusion of a feline + a winged beast.