Digimon Tamers 35: My name is Dukemon! Becoming the true Ultimate Evolution

This episode has very little to actually do with Ryo. In fact, he has all of a few seconds screen time here. However, I'll review it anyway because it is a kickass ep.

Takato's rage at the death of Leomon by Beelzebumon's hand (literally!) causes Guilmon to evolve to Megiddramon and his D-ark to shatter. Despite Juri's cries, Megiddramon attacks Beelzebumon. Holy crap, his spittle is acidic. Ew. Nice animalistic growling effect though. The grounds around the group splits, separating them. In a neat show of heroics, Jenrya leaps across an ever-grown chasm to comfort Shuichon. Aww.

Exposition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Office building, a.k.a. Yamaki's Place, about the damage Megiddramon is causing. Considering the origins of Megiddramon's name (from Megiddo, the stage for the Apocalypse in the Bible and major battleground in biblical times), none of this surprises me in the least.

Somewhere else in the Digital World, Ryo and Cyberdramon finally show up after a several-episode hiatus. A data stream hits close by, drawing Ryo's attention.

Meanwhile, Megiddramon continues trying to eat Beelzebumon. Makuramon the monkeyboy flies in on an orb of light, makes an ass of himself to Beelzebumon, and suffers the same fate as dragonboy in ep 29. In much the same way, too. Beelzebumon then absorbs his data. Rapidmon and Kyuubimon (Taomon after the evolution) leap in to attack Beelzebumon, who is now more powerful. They fail as beelzebumon traps them in bubbles. A quick-thinking Jenrya suggests they use a certain card, and the two digimon devolve and fall away from the bubbles.

Beelzebumon's attempt at downloading Rapidmon and Taomon's data ends up a horrible fluke since the bubbles didn't quite drain them before they escaped. This results in a rather freaky accident. However, he suppresses the mistakes and attacks Megiddramon, once again despite Juri's pleas.

Megiddramon's chest plate is shattered, he's pummeled to the ground and Juri cries. Meanwhile, in Shinjuku, Yamaki and friends note that the danger has passed.

Back in the Digital World, the kids try to gather themselves and mull over what just happened. Takato walks up to the fallen Megiddramon and tries to talk to him. However, Beelzebumon's still around, still a danger and still wants a fight. He goes to attack the fallen Megiddramon, walking slowly with guns drawn. There's a fairly badly done slow-motion scene as the bullets slowly leave Beelzebumon's guns, and for some reason a flashback to when Takato created Guilmon. This leads to a fairly surreal bonding scene. Words can't possibly describe it and my screenshots are absolutely horrible. Then they flash back to reality, Guilmon devolves and slaps away the bullets, and they jogress to Dukemon. Beelzebumon and Dukemon then rush in to duke it out (shoot me now), and the episode ends. Nice cliff-hanger.

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