Power vs. Other Cards of this Level:

(In this series) Attack: Average Defense: Average Overall: Average Attack with Special Effect: Strong Overall with Special Effect: Above Average

(Of all Digimon in the game) Attack: Defense: Overall: Attack with Special Effect: Overall with Special Effect:

View the Comparative Power Chart (for Digimon CCG) here.

Card Explanations Needed: While Renamon's Special Effect will work against Animal Digimon, it won't work against Dark Animal, Mythical Animal, or Sea Animal Digimon because they're all of a different Digimon Group.

My Card Comments: This is an average strength card with a good Special Effect (when it can be used), and having 3 different Digivolutions is good for deck making.

Hints, Tips, & Strategies: None yet.

Additional Name/Attack Info: Her attack on the Hyper Coliseum cards is 'Fox Leaf Arrowhead', which makes more sense than 'Diamond Storm' because you expect a fox to have access to leaves. I suppose the dubbers thought it looked like diamonds and called it what they did.

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Chris McFeely Says:
(Adventure & 02)


(Tamers)

RENAMON

Group: Animal – Level: Rookie – Type: Data – Attack Techniques: Diamond Storm, Kohenkyo

Renamon is the Digimon partner of Rika. Agile, cunning, graceful and with a strength and appearance that belies her true Digivolutionary level, Renamon's most powerful ability is to generate a powerful barrage of sharp, crystal projectiles to cut down her foes. She can run at high speeds - at least fast enough to keep up with moving traffic - her senses are highly attuned, and has the ability to fold space around her, allowing her to “fade out” of visibility into interspatial pockets. Her connection to Rika is a more highly defined one than that shared by other Tamers and their Digimon, which lets her sense Rika’s presence, and allows them to communicate telepathically.

Renamon was among the many Digimon who wanted Rika to be their Tamer following her high profile victory at the Digimon card tournament. When Rika shouted that she only wanted one strong Digimon, Renamon stepped forward, and a Blue Card appeared that turned Rika’s card reader into a D-Power, and allowed Renamon to Bio-Emerge into the real world.

Renamon and Rika proved to be a powerful fighting team, but Renamon believed in the concept of partners and equals, while Rika did not, thinking that Digimon only existed to fight, not caring one way or the other. As a result, Renamon was unable to Digivolve, but still defeated many Bio-Emerged Digimon. Her battle with a Lynxmon was seen by Takato in his dreams, and the following night, she battled a Goblinmon, who Digivolved into Fugamon. After a drawn-out battle, Renamon defeated him and absorbed his data. The next day, Renamon and Rika attacked Takato and Guilmon in the park, but the fight was broken up by Henry and Terriermon, only to be resumed a day later, when Guilmon followed Renamon’s scent to an underground parking garage. Renamon accidentally blew up a car with her Diamond Storm, the explosion prompting Terriermon to Digivolve into Gargomon. Renamon and Guilmon worked together to stop the gun bunny before he hurt Rika.

Rika and Renamon later showed up to take out the Vilemon that Bio-Emerged at Takato’s school, and some time later took on an Allomon. Renamon was unable to match the Allomon’s power, but was irritated by Guilmon and Terriermon’s presence. Using Frozen Wind and Hyper Chip Modify Cards, she froze the dinosaur, and destroyed him, absorbing his data. In the evening, she was confronted by the mischievous Impmon, who tried to convince her that she didn’t need a human partner. Renamon tolerated his presence briefly, then left when a Dokugumon Bio-Emerged nearby. The spider inflicted much injury to Renamon, who took the full brunt of a Venom Blast to protect Rika, then collapsed. When Rika told her she didn’t want her to leave her, and cried out her name, Renamon Digivolved into Kyubimon for the first time and destroyed Dokugumon, absorbing her data.

When Guilmon started to disappear, Takato sought out Rika to ask her help. Guilmon located Renamon’s scent, and then Renamon held him back out of view when Rika’s grandmother appeared during the conversation. When Guilmon disappeared completely, Rika and Renamon joined in the search for him, but Renamon departed when she too threatened to vanish.

Later, Renamon refused to get involved in the battle with Devidramon, deeming it Guilmon’s fight. When Guilmon Digivolved into Growlmon and won the battle, he found himself unable to De-Digivolve. Takato and Henry tried several schemes to hide him, but when they tried camouflage paint, Renamon was easily able to find him.

After refusing to fight with Impmon, and ignoring his attempts to make her fight with Terriermon, Renamon assured Rika that as her partner, she would protect her when the unseen force she felt she was being followed by. Rika turned on Renamon, telling her that she did not believe in partnership, and Renamon left to reflect on this. While Renamon was absent, Rika was captured by IceDevimon, who wished to challenge Renamon and prove himself superior, to take Rika for his own Tamer. Renamon arrived and Digivolved into Kyubimon, but was defeated by the frozen fiend. After Guilmon destroyed him, Rika renounced Digimon, saying she hated them all, and she and Kyubimon went their separate ways.

Renamon approached Henry for advice, trying to better understand partnership, but his answers were not enough for her. She battled and defeated three Flybeemon on her own, trying to prove to herself that she did not need Rika, as Henry tried to explain about being equals to her once again. Unconvinced, Renamon turned to Impmon, seeking an opposing viewpoint on partnership, and was told that the power to Digivolve was within her. Renamon then engaged Harpymon in battle, and beat her down, but became distracted when Rika arrived, debating on what she should do. Harpymon blindsided her, but Rika came to Renamon’s aid, stabbing Harpymon with a pointed stick. Harpymon turned on Rika, but Renamon Digivolved into Kyubimon and destroyed Harpymon with her Fox Tail Inferno. She did not load her data, however, and made her peace with Rika, explained that it was their partnership that made her strong, and that she would not need to load data anymore.

Prior to the activation of the Juggernaut, Renamon and Rika reflected on recent events and how their relationship had changed. Renamon was then the first to battle Majiramon, Digivolving to Kyubimon but being quickly defeated.

When Sandiramon appeared in the city subway, Renamon rushed to Rika’s aid and Digivolved into Kyubimon to battle the snake. Later, as Takato and Henry were going on their school camping trip, Renamon received her first gift from Rika – an energy drink.

On the trail of the source of a Blue Card Henry had wound up with, the Tamers went to Akihabara, where Vajramon and Pajiramon Bio-Emerged. Renamon took on Vajramon, leading with the power of a Crystal Fire Modify Card, but the two opponents could deal little damage to each other. Vajramon took quite an interest in Renamon, and, after being blasted by Rapidmon, reconstituted his data and returned to extend an offer to Renamon. Renamon departed with him, in an effort to learn more about the Devas and their plans, discussing them and their Digimon Sovereign. Once she had the information she needed, Renamon and the other Digimon battled him, Digivolving to Champion. During the course of the battle, Kyubimon Digivolved into Taomon for the first time to destroy the ox.

At some point between this and the Bio-Emergence of Vikaralamon, Rika and Renamon stayed at home when Takato and Henry went on vacation to Okinawa, but soon wound up in a battle with a Pteramon, which Bio-Emerged in an industral area. Renamon was able to destroy it with the aid of a Battle Tomahawk Modify Card, and could tell from absoring it's data that there was something different about it. No explanation is offered for why Renamon breaks her vow not to absorb data - it's just a writer error, though it's a weak, often-cited example of evidence for "The Adventurers' Battle" being out of continuity. Renamon was later able to get some amusement as Rika pretended she didn't care that her mother was coming home soon. The following day, Rika and Renamon were attacked by a BlueMeramon, and Renamon proved no match for his icy powers - but he was no challenege for her once she Digivolved into Kyubimon. After the battle, Rika and Kyubimon were teleported away by Omnimon, the guardian of both the real and digital worlds, and brought to the island base of VP Labs in Okinawa, where Takato was facing the evil Digimon, Mephistomon. Kyubimon helped to defeat Mephistomon, then Digivolved into Taomon to help battle and defeat his Mega form, Gulfmon.

When Indramon first Bio-Emerged, Renamon and Rika broke up his clash with Impmon, who, enraged, went on a rampage and was accosted by the police force. Renamon appeared to grab him and take him away – in the ensuing argument, Impmon let slip that he once had partners, which led to Renamon receiving a punch in the face when she became clued in to the fact. Indramon then reappeared, and Impmon was determined to battle him, but was badly injured. Renamon saved him from utter deletion, but he was then hurled through the air, clean across the district. Renamon Digivolved into Kyubimon to battle Indramon, but the conflict was broken up by the brief reactivation of the Juggernaut. Kyubimon reverted to Renamon after spending the night in the tunnel below the park, but then Digivolved back the next day to fight the horse Deva again.

When a Leomon Bio-Emerged and was thought by Jeri to be her partner, Rika and Renamon were the last to arrive on the scene as Leomon and Gargomon engaged Kumbhiramon in battle. Renamon did not hang around, however, electing to pursue the mysterious boy who had been observing the fight, but he eluded her.

When Vikaralamon Bio-Emerged, Renamon materialised and quickly Digivolved to join the battle, becoming Taomon again during the course of the fight. In the wake of that battle, Calumon had been kidnapped by Makuramon – the monkey Deva, and the true identity of the mysterious boy – and taken to the Digital World, leaving the Tamers no option but to follow. Renamon’s attempts to seek out a portal met with failure, and she tried to dissuade Rika from going to the Digital World, thinking it too dangerous. As Rika argued her case, her grandmother appeared, but reacted calmly to Renamon’s presence, looking upon her as Rika’s guardian angel. In the original Japanese version, she believed Renamon to be a kitsune (see below). Guilmon located a portal beneath his hideaway, and the kids and Digimon ventured through it. Renamon acted as a guide of sorts, teaching and warning everyone about the Digital World and its dangers. She prevented Kazu and Kenta from fleeing from a group of Digital Tumbleweeds, and lifted them to safety out of the path of a Jagamon stampede. The following morning, she, Rika, Kazu and Kenta were separated from the rest of the group when they were swept up by a Data Stream and deposited in a valley where they met Jijimon and Babamon. After spending the night in their home, Rika and Renamon set about building a glider to carry them out of the valley, while Kazu and Kenta staged a Digimon battle between themselves for Jijimon and Babamon. When Rika and Renamon returned to get them, Jijimon and Babamon didn’t want them to leave, and fought with Renamon. She kept them back, and the group was able to use the glider to return to the desert plain. They returned to the spot where the Tamers’ flag had been planted, in hopes that the others might return there also, but Rika became impatient, and she and Renamon went looking, only to be followed by Kazu and Kenta, and for them all to be swallowed up by another Data Steam and deposited in a land of clockwork and clouds. There, Rika inadvertently freed Megadramon, who attacked Renamon, planning on loading her data in hopes that he would be able to go to the real world himself. Renamon became Kyubimon, only to be defeated, then have Cyberdramon and his Tamer, Ryo, arrive to save the day. Angry at the praise Kazu and Kenta heaped upon Ryo, Rika left with Kyubimon in tow.

Kyubimon reverted to Renamon at some point, and she and Rika found themselves in a forest area, where Renamon identified DigiGnomes for Rika. Renamon went looking for food, but while she was away, Rika was washed away down the river and pulled out by Calumon. A tidal wave swept them all up and returned them to the desert plain, where Renamon quickly Digivolved to Kyubimon to give them safe landing. They were reunited with the rest of the group, but were then attacked by Beelzemon, and Kyubimon became Taomon to fight him, only to have the battle be interrupted by a storm caused by the unstable Juggernaut, which saw Takato, Henry and Terriermon caught up in another Data Stream.

Renamon returned to walking through the desert with everyone else, when they all wound up in another area of the Digital World, where they got involved in the events surrounding Orochimon and the Gekomon. During the battle, Renamon attacked with a technique she called "Power Paw," but the animation was the same as when she used a Crystal Fire Modify Card on Vajramon - it's not clear which of these is the incorrect instance. Her Diamond Storm could not harm the reptilian, but Leomon destroyed him with the aid of a LadyDevimon Modify Card.

Renamon, as Kyubimon, carried Jeri and Rika through the desert again as they continued their search for the missing Takato, Henry and Terriermon. They followed the sound of Takato’s voice through a Data Stream, which brought them to the site of Rapidmon’s battle with Beelzemon. After Beelzemon killed Leomon, and Takato’s rage made Guilmon become the monstrous Megidramon, Kyubimon Digivolved into Taomon to attack Beelzemon, only to wind up trapped in one of Makuramon’s Primal Orbs, as Beelzemon had earlier absorbed the monkey’s data. Rika used the Alias Modify Card to separate Renamon from her Ultimate self, leaving her weakened as Beelzemon absorbed the Taomon data. During the subsequent battle between Beelzemon and Gallantmon, Renamon pulled Terriermon to safety out of a gorge after he had been injured and fallen into it in a tussle with Chatsuramon.

When the Tamers arrived at the castle of Zhuqiaomon, the Digimon Sovereign, Renamon ventured inside with Rika, Takato, Guilmon, Henry and Terriermon, and Digivolved quickly into Taomon to battle him. When MegaGargomon apparently defeated him, she reverted to Renamon, then quickly Digivolved back when he reappeared. When Azulongmon broke up the battle, she reverted to Renamon again to listen to his explanations. The Tamers and their Digimon were then taken to the pit that Calumon had been put in, where the chaos of the deadly D-Reaper was beginning to emerge. Rika jumped in ahead of everyone, followed by Renamon. Renamon assured Rika that a person’s destiny could be changed, but they could not change what had happened to Leomon. After finding Calumon and sending him back to the top of the pit with Ryo, Rika took a literal leap of faith, as she and Renamon plunged towards the chaos, and Biomerged into Sakuyamon for the first time to force it back.

After Calumon released the light of the Shining Digivolution, the Tamers returned to the desert plain to await the arrival of the Monster Makers’ ark that would bring them home, but Renamon sensed Impmon’s presence, and she and Rika set out to look for him, their compassion for living beings enhanced by what they had felt as Sakuyamon. After locating him, Renamon became Kyubimon to carry them back to the ark, and reverted to Renamon again as they entered it.

The battle was not done, however, as the D-Reaper had followed them back into the real world. Renamon pulled back with Rika and her family to Yokohama, but did not stay long, as she and Rika resolved to enter the conflict. Rika made her peace with her mother, and Renamon thanked her for allowing them to go, becoming Kyubimon to carry Rika back to Shinjuku, then turning back to Renamon in time to meet up with Takato, Henry and their Digimon. After they spent the night in the school building, they baked bread for breakfast in Takato’s family’s bakery, where Renamon encouraged Rika to participate. Renamon then Digivolved into Taomon to battle a Pendulum Feet with the other Ultimates.

The kids were later called to Rika’s house, where they discovered that Takato’s parents, Henry’s mother, and Rika’s mother and grandmother had cooked them a large meal – Renamon sat aside at a small table on her own, giving thanks for the meal afterwards. When the Tamers’ D-Powers picked up a signal, Renamon scouted ahead to find out what the situation was, then Digivolved into Kyubimon and joined the battle, to save Alice from the D-Reaper’s Agents, becoming Taomon when a Creep Hands appeared. When Dobermon gave the Tamers the power to Biomerge in the real world, Rika and Renamon became Sakuyamon, and ventured into the D-Reaper’s chaos with MegaGargomon to rescue the captured Gallantmon.

Rika and Renamon combined into Sakuyamon again to battle a Paratice Head and protect Jeri’s father from it, explaining beforehand that its scan of him failed because it could not comprehend the notion of parents. When the Tamers moved to rescue Jeri from the Kernel Sphere, they combined once more, but were force to retreat when the D-Reaper evolved into the Mother D-Reaper. Withdrawing to Tsukuba, Renamon ate a meal with Rika and her family in a fancy restaurant, but was uncomfortable doing so. After the meal, Rika received a signal from Henry, and she and Renamon Biomerged and flew to Shinjuku, where they separated, slashed the Red Card, then merged again to enter the D-Reaper’s chaos and wage the final battle. Sakuyamon destroyed an Optimizer, and then she, MegaGargomon and Justimon battled the Cable Reaper while Gallantmon focused on saving Jeri. Justimon urged Sakuyamon to transfer her power to his Voltage Blade, which he used to hack the Cable Reaper in half, only to have it regenerate. After the four Digimon Sovereign removed the Cable Reaper from the fight, MegaGargomon entered the portal and put the Juggernaut, and Operation: Doodlebug, into action, sucking the D-Reaper back into the Digital World and reverting it back to it’s original, harmless state. As this was happening, the effects of the Red Card wore off, and Sakuyamon and the other Megs split back into their composite human and Digimon parts. Renamon carried Rika through the chaos, then everyone was brought to safety by MarineAngemon.

Victory did not come without a price, however – the effects of the Juggernaut were felt on the Digimon, who reverted to their In-Training forms, and had to return to the Digital World. As Renamon De-Digivolved into Viximon, Rika pleaded with her to fight it, telling her she loved her, and Viximon promised they would see each other again. And so they did, some time later, when Takato's discovery of a portal to the Digital World allowed Renamon and the other Digimon to be reunited with their partners. Months later, when Locomon appeared in Tokyo, Rika and Renamon were the first on the scene and quickly managed to board the train Digimon along with Takato. Using a Hydro Pressure Modify Card, Renamon attacked Locomon's furnace, but the water was evaporated by it's heat. Rika attempted to destroy it herself using a wrench, but was then overcome by Parasimon, the true villain of the piece, who was also in control of Locomon. With memories of her father used to manipualte her, Rika was made to attack Takato and Renamon, and Renamon evidently made no moves to defend herself, as she was smashed through a window and hurled out of Locomon. She was grabbed by Guardromon, who was propelling a train car containing the other Tamers, then leapt back into Locomon to grab Rika when she nearly fell of the carraige after Guilmon freed her from Parasimon's thrall. Gallantmon destroyed Parasimon, but not before he sent a signal into the approaching rift, which summoned a massive swarm of his kind to Earth. Renamon and Rika Biomerged into Sakuyamon to join the fight against the Parasimon swarm, which was eventually destroyed when Gallantmon assumed his Crimson Mode and used his Final Justice attack on them. After the victory, the Tamers threw Rika her birthday party, but at one point, she left the room, and Takato tried to follow her and speak to her, but Renamon held him back, knowing it was best to leave Rika alone with her memories.

Renamon first appears in “Guilmon Comes Alive.” Her voice is supplied by Mari Devon.

Name: From “renard,” which is French for ‘fox.’ Renamon’s design is based upon that of a kitsune, an energy-eating fox spirit from Japanese myth – a heritage which inspired several of her powers and actions. For more details, check out the site’s Trivia page.

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