Zanbamon

Profile Name & Etymology Debut Digimon Reference Book Digimon Life Virtual Pets Anime & Manga Video Games ⇨ Japanese A Demon Man Digimon which has the appearance of a horse-riding warrior. It is a courageous warrior who reigns as the general of the Musyamon corps. Although it is a general, it voluntarily stands at the head of its own army, and prefers fighting styles which cut into the enemy. Its lower half is fused with its horse in order to move more easily about the battlefield, so that even during a pitched battle it is able to swing its sword without losing its balance. Its Special Move is using the gigantic zanbato "Ryūzan-maru" it holds in its right hand to unleash its "Uchikubi Gokumon", which has the power to cut through the opponent's armor with its gigantic blade, regardless of whether they are defending themselves. Its "Jūmonji Giri" is an attack it unleashes using the youtou it holds in its left hand, which releases a shock wave, generated by the nimble swings of its slender blade, that can cut the opponent apart crosswise. Zanbamon was adopted from a winning Digimon entry in the "Bandai-Town FAX Service Digimon Illustration Contest" which belonged to Mr. Arata Hirayama from Chiba prefecture. Digimon Reference Book ⇨ English 騎馬武者姿の魔人型デジモン。ムシャモン軍団の将軍として君臨している猛将である。将軍でありながら自ら軍団の先頭に立ち、敵に切り込んでいく戦い方を好む。下半身は戦場で動きやすいように馬と一体化しており、激しい戦闘でもバランスを崩すことなく刀を振るうことができる。必殺技は右手に持つ巨大な斬馬刀「龍斬丸」を使って繰り出す『打首獄門』で、たとえ相手が防御していようとも巨大な刀身で鎧ごと切り落とす威力を持っている。『十文字斬り』は左手に持つ妖刀を使って繰り出す技で、細身の刀身を素早く振りぬくことで発生する衝撃波を放ち、相手を十字に切り裂くことができる。※ザンバモンは「バンダイタウンFAXサービスデジモンイラストコンテスト」で千葉県「平山新」さんのデジモンが入賞し、採用されたものです。 デジモン図鑑 This profile matches its partner in the Digimon Reference Book. Digimon Life ⇨ English デジモン生活 ⇨ Japanese A Demon Man Digimon which has the appearance of a horse-riding warrior. It is a courageous warrior who reigns as the general of the Musyamon corps. Although it is a general, it voluntarily stands at the head of its own army, and prefers fighting styles which cut into the enemy. Its lower half is fused with its horse in order to move more easily about the battlefield, so that even during a pitched battle it is able to swing its sword without losing its balance. Its Special Move is using the gigantic zanbato ""Ryūzan-maru" it holds in its right hand to unleash its "Uchikubi Gokumon", which has the power to cut through the opponent's armor with its gigantic blade, regardless of whether they are defending themselves. Its "Jūmonji Giri" is an attack it unleashes using the youtou it holds in its left hand, which releases a shock wave, generated by the nimble swings of its slender blade, that can cut the opponent apart crosswise. D-3 ⇨ English 騎馬武者姿の魔人型デジモン。ムシャモン軍団の将軍として君臨している猛将である。将軍でありながら自ら軍団の先頭に立ち、敵に切り込んでいく戦い方を好む。下半身は戦場で動きやすいように馬と一体化しており、激しい戦闘でもバランスを崩すことなく刀を振るうことができる。必殺技は右手に持つ巨大な斬馬刀「龍斬丸」を使って繰り出す『打首獄門』で、たとえ相手が防御していようとも巨大な刀身で鎧ごと切り落とす威力を持っている。『十文字斬り』は左手に持つ妖刀を使って繰り出す技で、細身の刀身を素早く振りぬくことで発生する衝撃波を放ち、相手を十字に切り裂くことができる。 「D-3」 Toei Mini Corner ⇨ Japanese A Demon Man Digimon which has the appearance of a horse-riding warrior. Its Special Move is using the gigantic zanbato "Ryūzan-maru" it holds in its right hand to unleash its "Uchikubi Gokumon", which has the power to cut through the opponent's armor with its gigantic blade, regardless of whether they are defending themselves. Toei Animation | Digimon Adventure: ⇨ English 騎馬武者姿の魔人型デジモン。必殺技は右手に持つ巨大な斬馬刀「龍斬丸」を使って繰り出す『打首獄門』で、たとえ相手が防御していようとも巨大な刀身で鎧ごと切り落とす威力を持っている。 東映アニメーション｜デジモンアドベンチャー： ⇨ Japanese Today's Digimon ⇨ English 騎馬武者姿の魔人型デジモン。ムシャモン軍団の将軍として君臨し将軍でありながら自ら軍団の先頭に立ち敵に切り込んでいく戦い方を好む。下半身は戦場で動きやすいように馬と一体化しており、激しい戦闘でもバランスを崩すことなく刀を振るうことができる 今日のデジモン ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ English Template:K ⇨ Japanese Digimon Story: Sunburst & Moonlight ⇨ English ムシャモンぐんだんの　しょうぐんで　せんとうにたって きりこんでいく　いさましい　まじんがたデジモン うごきやすいように　かはんしんは　うまになっていて はげしいたたかいでも　バランスをくずさずに カタナをふりまわせる みぎての　おおきな　ざんばとうは『りゅうざんまる』という デジモンストーリー サンバースト｜ムーンライト ⇨ English Template:K Name Etymology Name: Zanbamon Kanji/Kana: ザンバモン Romanization: Zanbamon Digimoji: Other Languages: | 斩伐兽 | 斬伐獸 | 황금무사몬 | Zanba n., From the fictional sword "Zanbatou" 「斬馬刀 Zanbatou」 or "Horse Cutting Sword" said to be able to cut down enemy cavalrymen, horse and all, in one swing. Year Active 1999 Digimon Reference Book Entry Date September 25, 2009 Anime Digimon Frontier: "The Jumbled Data Plan! Defend Akiba Market" Manga Digimon Next: "The City of Light, Light City!" Video Game Digimon Tamers: Brave Tamer V-Pet D-Terminal Card Bo-313

English Japanese Key Contents Other ▸ Other ▸ Other ▸ ZANBAMON Level Ultimate Type Demon Man Attribute Virus Field Dark Area Nightmare Soldiers Unknown Equipment List of Digimon その他 ▸ ザンバモン レベル 究極体 型（タイプ） 魔人型 属性 ウィルス フィールド DA NSo UK 装備 List of Digimon Special/Signature Moves Special/Signature Moves (other Digimon) Forms Forms (other Digimon) Equipment Equipment (other Digimon) Titles Titles (other Digimon)

Attack Techniques

Name		Translation	Kanji/Kana	Romanization	Dub	Description
Uchikubi Gokumon		Beheading Prison Gate	打首獄門	N/A	Vorpal Blade, Hunting Knife, Focal Blade, Slicing Slash	Cuts through the opponent's armor with Ryūzan-maru.
Jūmonji Giri		Cross Slash	十文字斬り	N/A	Mystic Flame, Hunting Knife	A cross-slash with its magical katana that generates a cutting shock wave.
						Fires the miniature katana on its equine head.

Evolution

Evolves From

• Any Purple Lv.5 Digimon from the Digimon Card Game
• Asuramon
• Darumamon (with any Virus Perfect Digimon from the Digimon Pendulum COLOR)
• Digitamamon (with Gigadramon)
• Dinobeemon
• Dinohumon (with Kabukimon)
• Duramon
• Gigadramon (with Digitamamon)
• Gyukimon
• Hisyaryumon
• Kabukimon (with Tekkamon or Dinohumon)
• Karatenmon (with any Data Perfect or any Virus Perfect Digimon from the Digimon Pendulum COLOR)
• Knightmon
• Metal Greymon (with Metal Tyranomon or Metal Tyranomon (X-Antibody))
• Metal Greymon (Virus) (with Metal Tyranomon or Metal Tyranomon (X-Antibody))
• Metal Greymon (X-Antibody) (with Metal Tyranomon or Metal Tyranomon (X-Antibody))
• Metal Tyranomon (with Metal Greymon or Metal Greymon (Virus) or Metal Greymon (X-Antibody))
• Metal Tyranomon (X-Antibody) (with Metal Greymon or Metal Greymon (Virus) or Metal Greymon (X-Antibody))
• Mistymon
• Mummymon
• Musyamon (with or without Vajramon and Skull Baluchimon)
• Oboromon
• Shishimamon (with any Virus Perfect Digimon from the Digimon Pendulum COLOR)
• Skull Baluchimon (with or without Vajramon and Musyamon)
• Tekkamon (with Kabukimon)
• Vajramon (with or without Musyamon and Skull Baluchimon)
• Yaksamon

Evolves To

• Any Digimon that also Evolves from Purple Lv.6 Digimon from the Digimon Card Game
• Any Purple Lv.7 Digimon from the Digimon Card Game
• Enmamon

Appearances

Anime

Digimon Frontier

Zanbamon forms an attack group leading with Ultimate Griffomon, Gran Kuwagamon, an Armor Pteranomon and some Adult Airdramon to battle against the two Royal Knights who served Lucemon. They were unsuccessful, and most (including Zanbamon) were easily beaten and scanned.

Zanbamon in Digimon Frontier wielding the Ryūzan-maru.

Digimon Adventure:

In the past, Zanbamon's army, which consisted of Musyamon, fought against Cres Garurumon's army. Cres Garurumon won, however, Zanbamon's blade never went away and continued to exist in the shape of a curse. Cres Garurumon then used his own soul, his "Kijū Engetsutou", to seal said blade and calm the curse. However, it was unable to contain Zanbamon's curse forever, and it unleashed itself some time later, destroying several villages, starting from Strabimon's as it was sealed inside said village. As a curse, it had no physical body and could not be hurt by any attacks, but it was still able to attack others. However, it now could not exist in daylight, and would only appear at night.

Due to Zanbamon's destruction of their villages, several Digimon banded together under Mojyamon, creating a new village that would send Digimon at night to distract Zanbamon, so it would not find them as they hid in a cave. However, Zanbamon was able to kill said Digimon, with him doing so to Gryzmon and Hanumon, and nearly doing so to Strabimon, when Ishida Yamato and Gabumon first found it in "The Gold Wolf of the Crescent Moon". Gabumon, as Garurumon, saved Strabimon, then tried to attack Zanbamon with Fox Fire, only for it to go straight through the Ultimate Digimon's body. It disappeared afterwards, as day arrived, much to Yamato and Garurumon's confusion.

During the next night, Yamato and Gabumon took over the role of distraction, with the latter fighting Zanbamon as Were Garurumon: Sagittarius Mode, though he was still unable to harm Zanbamon. Yagami Taichi and Metal Greymon arrived soon afterwards and joined the fight, though they were just as useless, even after both Digimon evolved into their own Ultimate levels, Metal Garurumon and War Greymon. Nonetheless, they were able to survive the night.

In order to defeat Zanbamon, Yamato and Gabumon followed Strabimon back to his village, where they found the "Kijū Engetsutou". However, due to Zanbamon breaking out of it, it was in a broken, withered, beaten up state, which Strabimon believed made it useless. Nonetheless, Garurumon took it with him, as his dreams called him to it. During the night, Metal Greymon stalled Zanbamon, before Yamato and Were Garurumon: Sagittarius Mode arrived. The latter tried to fight Zanbamon with his newly-found weapon, only for it to break in their clash. Were Garurumon: Sagittarius Mode refused to give up on it, grabbing the piece of the blade that had broken with his bare hand and blocking Zanbamon's own giant sword with it, while Yamato unearthed the rest of the blade and used it as well despite being significantly bigger than himself. This caused the sword to regain its original form, which filled Were Garurumon: Sagittarius Mode's body with energy, allowing him to Ultimate Evolve into Cres Garurumon. In that form, he was able to easily kill Zanbamon, and this time its sword disintegrated with it.

Manga

Digimon Next

Zanbamon is one of the Three Commanders of the Commandments working for Barbamon.

He first faces Tatsuno Tsurugi and Agumon as they try to enter Light City, having predicted their plan to do so. Zanbamon proceeds to let the rest go, as he can beat Agumon in five seconds, later revised to three when he evolves into Geo Greymon, giving him plenty of time to catch up, and he backs up that claim by defeating Geo Greymon in one Jumonji Giri, which he only manages to survive thanks to being an Illegal and not without harm, as he's returned to Koromon.

After Tsurugi and Agumon, now Rize Greymon, reach System Base, Zanbamon faces them. During the fight, he reveals that he reached the Ultimate level by killing 99 dragon Digimon with his Ryūzan-maru and wants to make Rize Greymon his 100th kill. Acknowledging the power born from Tsurugi and Rize Greymon's bond, he destroys Tsurugi's Digivice iC in order to cut said bond.

During the fight against N.E.O, Zanbamon joins Tsurugi's side alongside the rest of the Commandments, pointing out that he was never brainwashed but refuses to accept a future without the warrior's code.

Video Games

Digimon World 3

Zanbamon is a boss Digimon, and can be found first blocking the path in Jungle Boneyard. In order to across the path, Atsushi have to obtain Smelly Herb, an item that Zanbamon hates. Zanbamon later resides in the Catacomb and can be challenged in an optional battle for a Rusty Katana.

After the main storyline, Zanbamon can be fought as one of Zhu Qiao Leader's Digimon in Protocol Ruins, only if Atsushi has all 5 Epic Items in his possession.

Digimon Story: Sunburst & Moonlight

Zanbamon be evolved from Vajramon if above level 47, speed 240, and Dark EXP 13000, or found at Shadow Hell.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Hacker's Memory

Zanbamon is available as a Digimon Medal.

Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth

Available as a Digimon Medal in the Japanese PS4/Switch versions, and the western Switch/PC versions.

Digimon Story: Time Stranger

Zanbamon is one of the Digimon that Kunlun brought from Shambala into Iliad. However, because they ended up having too much fun in the High-Rise Colosseum, they forgot about their mission, so Kunlun sent Yuki Dan/Yuki Kanan to get them back in the side mission "The Helper From Shambala".

The Agent found Kotemon, Kotemon's master Musyamon, and Musyamon's master Zanbamon in the High-Rise Colosseum in the side mission "The Forgetful Helpers". Musyamon recognized the Agent as a worthy warrior as they knew Kunlun. Kotemon explained to them that they went there to train but found it difficult to fight in a world they were unaccustomed to and ended up losing track of time. Musyamon refused to return, however, as fighting there gave them joy, while Zanbamon thought they should respect Kunlun's orders. As a way to bridge both positions, the trio challenged the Agent to a battle as they only listened to the strong. They can then be fought as the "Master & Pupil Trio", part of the "Greatest Omega Carnival" side mission.

Kotemon, Musyamon and Zanbamon are the bosses of the side mission "The Forgetful Helpers".

• Kotemon can use Comet Hammer III, Speed Field and Fire Men. It is weak to Water and Earth, and resists Fire and Electricity.
• Musyamon can use Shadow Fang III and Kirisute Gomen. It is weak to Fire and Wind, and resists Water and Earth.
• Zanbamon can use Lunatic Gate III, Guard Break and Uchikubi Gokumon.

After defeating them, the Agent talked to them in the waiting room, where they acknowledged their strength. For Zanbamon, that meant allowing the Agent to face his own master, Susanoomon, the ultimate hero. They refused to return to Kunlun unless the Agent managed to do so. Musyamon then summoned Susanoomon to the High-Rise Colosseum, where the trio sung his praises after the Agent talked to him.

After the Agent and Susanoomon's fight, in the waiting room, Kotemon and Musyamon were shocked about Susanoomon's defeat. Zanbamon took it with grace, praising how well his leader fought while he adjusted to an unfamiliar world. Susanoomon, however, was genuinely happy about the Agent's strength and acknowledged that was the only reason for his defeat. As the Agent was strong, the Shambalans were now willing to listen to them. The Agent told them to go back to their mission, which made Zanbamon and Susanoomon accept they had gotten sidetracked as they trained, but that also meant they ended up loving the world and wanted to protect it even more. Musyamon then contacted Kunlun and the group left for their meeting spot, with Susanoomon sure they'd meet again. They then moved to the top of Central Tower, where they shared their data with the Royal Knights rather than joining the battle as they weren't adept at aerial combat in Iliad.

Virtual Pets

D-3 Version 2

Zanbamon is the boss Digimon of Area 03.

TCG

Hyper Colosseum	Bo-313 Quote (⇨ Japanese): It gallops throughout the wilderness, with its all-bisecting blade and blitzkrieg horse serving as its insignia. Quote (⇨ English): 一刀両断の刀と、電撃の馬を旗印にして荒野を駆け廻る Bo-557 Quote (⇨ Japanese): It exerts its rule on horseback! This horse-riding general is shrouded in a mist of blood!! Quote (⇨ English): 馬上に君臨！血煙をまとう、騎馬将軍！！ Bo-869 Quote (⇨ Japanese): It slices both armor and horse into two with one strike! Its Ryūzan-maru gives off a dull shine, serving as the ensign to the gates of hell! Quote (⇨ English): 鎧も馬も一刀両断！鈍く輝く龍斬丸は獄門への旗印！！ Bo-927 Quote (⇨ Japanese): The general of the Musyamon, this human-horse fusion slices through its enemies, and their armor along with them! Quote (⇨ English): 敵を鎧ごと両断する、人馬一体のムシャモン将軍！ Bo-313 Bo-557 Bo-869 Bo-927 BT5-080 (DCG) BT18-085 (DCG) BT5-080 BT18-085 ザンバモン ザンバモン ザンバモン ザンバモン ザンバモン ザンバモン ザンバモン
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