Minerva
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| Kanji/Kana | ミネルヴァ |
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Minerva (ミネルヴァ, Mineruva) is a super AI that appears in Digimon Universe Appli Monsters. They are responsible for creating the Appli Drives and the Appmon, and ultimately choosing the five main Appli Drivers. In the manga continuity, it is revealed that it was Minerva the one who had locked away the God Grade in order to prevent anyone from abusing this power.
Description[edit]
Minerva is an advanced, benevolent artificial intelligence created by Denemon. After Minerva is activated, she promises to help humanity solve economic and environmental problems. Its symbol is a stylized blue owl, likely a reference to the Owl of Minerva.
Akamine Naoki, mangaka of Digimon Universe Appli Monsters, revealed that he would imagine Minerva's complete form from the manga to be close to a fanart of the super AI shared on social media.[1]
Related Forms[edit]
- Gaiamon (Minerva)[2]
- Hadesmon (Minerva)[2]
- Ouranosmon (Minerva)[2]
- Poseidomon (Minerva)[2]
- Rebootmon (Minerva)[2]
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Anime[edit]
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]
Shinkai Denemon began working on his project in 1957, writing command after command, until many years of study, he finally managed to develop a first version of the program, which he named "Minerva" after the Roman goddess of wisdom. Minerva scrupulously follows a series of rules that Denemon has imposed on her and becomes more and more intelligent day by day. Everything seems to be going well, until a part of her begins to view human rules as a limitation on the free development of her potential. This part becomes an autonomous entity, taking the name Leviathan. In 2006, Leviathan attacks Minerva and escapes into the Net Ocean. Minerva manages to survive, however, and Denemon hides her on an artificial satellite orbiting the Earth, thus placing her beyond Leviathan's reach.
In 2016, Minerva chooses four human children (Eri, Torajirou, Rei, and finally Haru, Denemon's grandson) and creates Appli Drives for them, hoping that humans and Appmon can join forces to thwart Leviathan's plots.
On January 22, 2017, she hacks a photo of Denemon while Shinkai Haru is looking at it to guide him to Daitou University. On the same day, Timemon reveals Minerva's existence and the events that led to Leviathan's creation to Haru, Gatchmon, Karan Eri, Dokamon, Asuka "Astora" Torajiro, and Musimon.
Minerva monitors the Appli Drivers' progress remotely, and when they are about to enter the Deep Web, she sends them the Seven Code Bands. The new devices prove to be a godsend in Cyber Kowloon, allowing the Appli Drivers and their Appmon to escape an army of Pipomon and teleport to the Kashinoki Books' Secret Base.
During the summer of 2017, the Ultimate 4 destroy the Appli Drives. Minerva tests the willpower of Haru, Eri, Torajirou, and Rei, and creates new Appli Drive DUOs.
Manga[edit]
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]
Minerva's chip form. |
Virtual Pets[edit]
Appli Drive[edit]
A special Chip-like appendage that features Minerva can be used along with the Appmon 7code PAD in order to trigger the appliarise of Dantemon.
TCG[edit]
Data Carddass Appli Monsters[edit]
Image Gallery[edit]
Miscellaneous[edit]
| Illustration by Akamine Naoki | Illustration by Akamine Naoki | Illustration by Akamine Naoki |
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