Dokugumon

Dokugumon is an Insectoid Digimon. It is a cursed Digimon in the shape of a spider, whose entire body has been parasitised by a computer virus. While it was originally a spider-type, it had a docile personality typical of insect-type Digimon; however, at some point, it was drawn into a powerful electromagnetic storm and infected by a computer virus that had been circulating around the Network. Since then, it has become but a lump of poison, or, in other words, a computer virus, that corrodes anything it touches. Not only that, special mention has to be given to its great movement speed, made possible thanks to its eight legs. No matter how desperately one tries to get away, Dokugumon will never be far behind, and it will not stop its chase until the opponent ceases to continue running out of exhaustion. They are presided over by their queen, Arukenimon.
Attacks
*Poison CobwebThis attack is named "Venom Blast" in Digimon Tamers, "O Partner, Where Art Thou?" [06] and Digimon Survive, "Worm Venom" on , and "Sting Operation" in Digimon Battle. (Stinger Poration): Fires a poisonous blast from its mouth.
*Poison ThreadThis attack is named "Poison Ride" on and retains its original name of Arachno in Digimon Battle. (Arachno ): Shoots a web from its spinnerets.
*Poison Sting: Attacks with a sharp poisonous needle.
*Spider Machine Gun: Shoots at the enemy.
==Design==
===Etymologies===
;Dokugumon (ドクグモン)
Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in the franchise.
*Ja: .
==Fiction==
===Digimon Adventure===
===Digimon Adventure 02===
A Dokugumon is under the control of the Digimon Emperor's Dark Spiral. He hurts badly when he throws himself in front of Dokugumon's attack to protect Yolei Inoue but is then defeated by and freed of the Emperor's control.
Another Dokugumon is under the control of 's flute at the Giga House, which captures three of the kids in her web. When Digimon start to appear in the Real World, a Dokugumon, alongside a Minotarumon, appears in the Mayan Ruins. She is defeated by and Monochromon and sent back to the Digital World.
===Digimon Tamers===
===Digimon Data Squad===
A bunch of Dokugumon work for . They use their web powers to trap the DATS members in their threads so that MetalPhantomon can induce nightmares into them. Most are destroyed by and , and some are killed by MetalPhantomon during his battle with .
===Digimon Adventure===
A swarm of Dokugumon, under the control of a , attack and , trapping them with a giant web and encircling the ruins where 's last feather resides. Their behavior confuses as she has never heard of Dokugumon hunting in such a way before, causing Tai and Sora to realize that the enemy that they were just warned about by Valdurmon has noticed them and taken action. tries to break through the web, but the Soundbirdmon vibrates the web, preventing his attacks from working on it. While Agumon stops the Dokugumon's attacks, Biyomon digivolves into and breaks through the giant web. Once they're free, Agumon digivolves to and destroys all of the encircling Dokugumon with his Mega Flame.
===Digimon Ghost Game===
===Digimon Next===
In the Virtual World tournament, Tsurugi's defeats a Dokugumon.
===Digimon World 3===
Dokugumon are random enemies at Protocol Forest and Asuka's West Sector. It can drop "Spider Web", necessary to make the "Fishing Pole".
===Digimon World Dawn and Dusk===
Dokugumon is #187, and is a Champion-level, Attacker-class, Insect-Plant-species Digimon with a resistance to the Lightning element and weakness to the Wind element. Its basic stats are 158 HP, 181 MP, 107 Attack, 87 Defense, 62 Spirit, 84 Speed, and 37 Aptitude. It possesses the ThunderSign3 and Antidote 2 traits.
It dwells in the Resistor Jungle.
Dokugumon digivolves from Dokunemon and can digivolve to Arukenimon. In order to digivolve or degenerate to Dokugumon, your Digimon must be at least level 24, with 450 Dark experience.
===Digimon Story: Lost Evolution===
Dokugumon is #116, and is a Champion-level, MP-type, Insect-species Digimon with a resistance to the Thunder and Dark elements, and a weakness to the Fire and Holy elements. It possesses the Saving Skill and Bug Glasses traits.
It dwells in the Resister Jungle. When defeated, it can drop the debug plate for Arukenimon.
Dokugumon digivolves from Wormmon and can digivolve into Arukenimon. In order to digivolve or degenerate into Dokugumon, your Digimon must be at least level 16 with 70 speed.
It can be hatched from the Bug Striped Egg.
===Digimon Story: Super Xros Wars Blue and Red===
Dokugumon DigiFuses to Blossomon with Sunflowmon, Octomon, and Togemon.
===Digimon Battle===
Dokugumon digivolves from Dokunemon and can digivolve to Arukenimon.
===Digimon Masters===
Dokugumon digivolves from Dokunemon and can digivolve to Arukenimon.
===Digimon Soul Chaser===
Dokugumon warp digivolves from and can digivolve to Arukenimon.
===Digimon Survive===
A giant Dokugumon and its many smaller Dokugumon minions take over the abandoned school, and kidnap those who enter. It traps them in its web and slowly drains their life force until they die. When the children visit the school, mistakenly thinking it was the school they had previously visited, the Dokugumon kidnap some of the group and trap them in the gym. The others are able to get into the gym through the secret passage the Dokugumon used due to help from and Miyuki Minase though the large amount of Champion level Digimon prove too much for and his friends. Before they could be defeated, Agumon digivolves to the Champion level, defeats the Dokugumon alongside its allies, and saves their kidnapped friends.
A group of Dokugumon, possibly the same ones as before, work as minions for . When she is able to trick some of the kids into getting into a cable car with her, they attack the car and cover it in their webs — putting a stop to it. They fight alongside her against those that hadn't got on with her, with them able to free the trapped children and partner Kemonogami. The freed group then join the others and defeat Arukenimon and her minions — though Arukenimon claims she was holding back and leaves.
The Dokugumon accompany Arukenimon to the waterway and attack the children once again. Arukenimon's actual plan was to kidnap Miyuki, and though she and some of her minions are defeated, some of her other Dokugumon are able to kidnap her as Arukenimon was using herself as a distraction to keep the other kids busy. Arukenimon and all the Dokugumon run away with their hostage, though they are confronted by who proceeds to kill every single Dokugumon. The trail of Dokugumon corpses allows the children to find Arukenimon as they simply follow the dead bodies to find her.
Dokugumon evolves from Gotsumon and can evolve to Andromon, Monzaemon, and Etemon. If Takuma Momozuka is able to befriend a Dokugumon and asks it for an item, it will give him a Big Bandage.
==Notes and references==
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