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Cherubimon is the main antagonist in Digimon: The Golden Digimentals and the secondary antagonist in Digimon Frontier.
This Angel-Type Digimon was the guardian of Kerna (God) and His wisdom, and he was entrusted with the Spirits of Steel, Earth, Wood, Water, and Darkness. He is the first arch-nemesis of Takuya, Koji, and the rest of the Digidestined.
He was voiced by Tomomichi Nishumura from Digimon: The Golden Digimentals, later by Ryūzaburō Ōtomo from Digimon Frontier in the Japanese dubbed version and Paul St. Peter in the English dubbed version for Digimon: The Movie and Digimon Frontier.
Appearance[]
Cherubimon is a Mega Level Digimon that resembles a dark demonic rabbit.
History[]
Digimon: The Golden Digimentals[]
In the movie, Cherubimon was known as Kerpymon. Kerpymon is the final form of Wendigomon. After he Digivolved into Antylamon, he eventually digivolved into Cherubimon. Cherubimon easily wiped out the Digimon and reverted back into their Rookie Level forms. Just when he was about to eat them, Angemon and Angewomon came and rescued them. It seemed that they killed Cherubimon, but Cherubimon survived and literally turned back time serveal years in the past to the point when Cherubimon was infected with a virus. Angemon and Angewomon digivolved into their Mega forms to unleashed the Golden Digi-Eggs. After the Golden Digi-Eggs were summoned, both Davis and Willis used them to have both Veemon and Terriermon Golden Armor Digivolve into Magnamon, and Rapidmon. They tried to fight back but they were no match, so they decided to fight inside Cherubimon. When they were inside Cherubimon, they encountered Wendigomon. He told them to destroy the virus by destroying Cherubimon. They processed by destroying Wendigomon, which destroyed, which reverted Cherubimon into his good self.
Digimon Frontier[]
Cherubimon held a strong compassion for the Beast-type Digimon, and he began asking for Seraphimon to change some of the laws for Beast-type Digimon. However, Cherubimon eventually started to think that neither Seraphimon or Ophanimon cared what he thought, a paranoia that only intensified when he saw them talking without him, and thought that the two of them were plotting to undermine him. Cherubimon's sadness and hatred soon consumed him, opening his heart to the darkness created by Lucemon.
Transformed into a Virus-type version of himself, Cherubimon launched a coup d’tat with rallied beast-type Digimon and others who shared his beliefs and declared war. His servants destroyed many parts of the Digital World. To further his plans, he brought four of the Legendary Warrior spirits to physical forms, where Grumblemon, Ranamon, Arbormon, and Mercurymon are born, and becoming his minions. He placed the corrupted Spirit of Darkness in Koichi, whose mind wandered into their world, transforming him into Duskmon. He ordered his henchman to start collecting data of the Digital World in order to free Lucemon in the Dark Area. He was also responsible for corrupting peaceful Digimon (such as ToyAgumon and Bakemon) into his minions.
As the chosen Digidestined (Takuya, J.P., Zoe, Tommy, and Koji) arrive in the Flame Terminal, they gain the power to become Digimon and battle Cherubimon’s minions along the journey to stop Cherubimon and restore peace to the Digital World. While arriving at the Dark Area, they journey to the Rose Morning Star (where Cherubimon’s castle is located). After defeating the Evil Legendary Warriors (including Duskmon) and Koji reunited with his brother Koichi, they confronted an illusion of Cherubimon. After the false Cherubimon was defeated by Koichi, they journey further to the Rose Morning Star (where the real Cherubimon dwells). After finally reaching his castle, they are guided by Goatmon, leading them to Ophanimon, who was imprisoned in a cage. As the Digidestined try to free Ophanimon, the real Cherubimon attacks them, stealing their D-Tectors. Ophanimon breaks free from her prison, and tries to confess Cherubimon to go back to his kind spirit. She then tricks Cherubimon into healing him, stealing back the D-tectors back to the Digidestined. Ophanimon sacrifices herself to distract Cherubimon while Takuya and the other Digidestined have time to escape. The other Digidestined gave Takuya and Koji their spirits (including the evil spirits) in their D-tectors to become EmperorGreymon and MagnaGarurumon for the first time.
After IceDevimon’s defeat, Takuya and Koji decided to defeat Cherubimon once and for all. They became EmperorGreymon and MagnaGarurumon to battle Cherubimon. MagnaGarurumon was taken down by Cherubimon, but EmperorGreymon charges at him, and struck him on the head with his sword, finally defeating him and freeing him from his malice before reverting into a Digi-Egg.
A short time later, after the DigiDestined ended up on the Ophanimon, Patamon found Cherubimon's Digi-Egg, which hatched into a Conomon that immediately digivolved to Lopmon. The spirit of the purified Cherubimon also made a short appearance just before the final battle with Lucemon, informing the humans of his true weakness.
Attacks[]
- Storm of Judgment (Heaven's Judgment): Summons a giant thundercloud, then drops innumerable lightning bolts on the opponent.
- Lightning Spear: Fires a spear of lightning.
- Terminal Judgment (Final Judgment): An enhanced version of Storm of Judgment which increases the range and density of the lightning bolts.
- Thousand Spears (Thousand Spear): An enhanced version of Lightning Spear which fires multiple spears of lightning.
- Lightning Blast: An enhanced version of Lightning Spear which greatly enlarges the spear fired.
Quotes[]
| “ | Those children are surprisingly persistent. But they've interfered for the last time. | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon |
| “ | Power is everything, and the only thing. | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon |
| “ | Finally, the spirits of the Ten Legendary Warriors will be mine! | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon |
| “ | Get ready. I'm about to rock your world. | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon |
| “ | No matter how much power you have acquired, you are still no match for one of the Celestial Digimon. | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon |
| “ | It hurts because you still remember your pathetic human heart. Let the darkness take over. | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon, to Duskmon. |
| “ | NO! Stay back! Get away from me! | „ |
| ~ Cherubimon's final words before EmperorGreymon stabs him in the forehead. |
Trivia[]
- In the English Dub, Cherubimon is voiced by Paul St. Peter, who also voices fellow Digimon Leomon, Kiwimon, Apocalymon, Wormmon & his Digivolution in Digimon Adventure 02, Diaboromon, Kokomon, Antylamon in Digimon: The Movie, SaberLeomon in Digimon Data Squad.
