Card Slash

Card Slash (カードスラッシュ Kādosurasshu; Dub: Digi-Modify) is a technique in Digimon Tamers, in which Tamers swipe ("Slash") trading cards from the Digital Monster Card Game, or certain other special cards, into their D-Ark Digivice to generate temporary power-ups, equipment and other modifications for their partner Digimon. 
=Overview=
==Basis==
Digimon Tamers depicts Digital Monster Card Game cards as having a metallic stripe along their side, containing code pertaining to that card's gameplay effects. This code is meant to be read by Card Fighter Ex devices that are used to play the game, by Slashing cards through a long slot in the device, but the D-Ark Digivice is able to use the code from the cards to generate augmentations for partner Digimon. (Card reading functionality of a sort would later be added to the real Digital Monster Card Game, but it used barcodes along the base of some sets of cards instead, and was exclusively used with the D-Scanner toy line rather than to play the card game itself.)
Card Slashing works similarly to how it does with D-Arks in an American Digimon computer game that Lee Jianliang once played, where he met Terriermon. This game uses a card reader peripheral that is plugged into the computer; Jianliang's card reader became his D-Ark when he Slashed a Blue Card.
	
==Mechanics==
The effect that a card has when Slashed is based on its own properties, and what type of card it is:
*Digimon Cards: Basic cards depicting individual Digimon, which are used in the card game to fight against other Digimon cards. When Slashed in a D-Ark, they instead allow the partner Digimon to use one of the featured Digimon's attack techniques.
*Option Cards: Support cards which invoke additional effects. In the Digital Monster Card Game, these come in three main types that are denoted by an icon in the top left of the card. Two of these types are used in Tamers for Card Slashing:
**Item Cards: Cards which add to some aspect of the Digimon's strength and abilities. They serve this function both in the card game and when Slashed. For the purposes of Slashing, Item Cards can be divided into three further categories:
***Equipment Cards: Cards which equip the partner Digimon with a physical item that has abilities that the Digimon did not previously have.
***Plug-In Cards: Cards which boost the attributes of Digimon. They can be used to increase a Digimon's offensive, defensive or speed stats, can recover a Digimon's energy and stamina, or can induce evolution to the Adult level. Each is named with a single-letter suffix.
***Device Cards: A type of item card that Akiyama Ryo describes as a "wild card" that is usable only by "truly strong Tamers".
**Program Cards: Cards which execute a more complex procedure involving the partner Digimon.
D-Arks are also able to read and execute effects from certain other cards which are not from the Digital Monster Card game, but do carry particular algorithms that are in some way intended for use with Digimon, such as Blue Cards.
Jianliang observes that the only reason Card Slashing has any effect at all is because the Tamers believe that it will, and that the D-Arks transfer the power of that faith into their Digimon. He claims that if they did not believe the cards would do anything, the cards would just be cards with no effect at all.
Multiple cards can be Slashed one after another to create combos, where a Digimon can use the powers of all of those cards together at once. However, the cards that a Tamer uses for a combo must be chosen carefully to avoid the cards' effects undermining each other. For example, when Takato tries to combo with the "White Wings" and "High Speed Plug-In B" cards, the increase to Guilmon's speed makes it harder for him to control his flight.
In Digimon ReCollection, Nozomi Mayu is shown Card Slashing a card from the modern Digimon Card Game rather than one from the Digital Monster Card Game, though one based on the original card game in the first place (EX2-070 Super Evolution Plug-In S). Despite the difference, it worked the same way as it did in Digimon Tamers.
==Production==
The mechanic of Card Slashing came about in Digimon Tamers due to a directive from Bandai to incorporate the Digital Monster Card Game into the series, as part of their larger directive to depict Digimon as an in-universe media franchise. According to Chiaki J. Konaka, he, at least, had difficulty with this directive, both due to it clashing with his own worldbuilding style and due to difficulties coming up with on-screen functions for the cards beyond the obvious application in evolution. As far as he can remember, Kaizawa Yukio may have been responsible for the concept of the D-Arks being created by Slashing Blue Cards through card readers.Konaka, Chiaki. "各話回顧序章" ["Individual Episode Retrospective Preface"] Digimon Tamers 2021 Blog. April 8, 2021.
The cards that were used for Card Slashing in Tamers have since been reprinted and sold in several special-edition anniversary collections. They include cards which had only been identified by name and not by ID number (i.e. by having its face shown on-screen) in the series, in which case they select one pre-existing card that has that name. However, different collections do not always select the same card of the same name.
* The D-Ark ver.15th Edition release for the Digital Monster Card Game features reprints of every card that was used for (including in Takato's Card Fighter Ex and Jianliang's computer reader) in Digimon Tamers, as well as cards for the partner Digimon. It also includes replicas of the Blue and Red Cards, and also a brand new Re-83 High Speed Plug-In D card in reference to the episode "Culu Culun! Playing with Culumon!", which temporarily renamed the St-51 High Speed Plug-In B to this.
* The three Super Complete Selection Animation D-Ark sets each include, along with the replica D-Ark, a set of 10 cards. All three sets include a replica Blue Card and a reprint of St-100 Super Evolution Plug-In S, while the remaining eight cards in each set are selected from cards that that individual Tamer matching the D-Ark used. Like the D-Ark ver.15th Edition, the Lee Jianliang edition set also includes Re-83 High Speed Plug-In D.
=Appearances=
==Anime==
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Category 	Image	ID No. 	Name 	Slashed by 	Effect 	Episode
Option Card(Program) 	 	Bo-303 	The Revelation of Hidden Power!!(Dub: (N/A))	Matsuda Takato 	In a Digital Monster Card Game match that he plays with Hirokazu, Takato uses this card to evolve his Dark Tyranomon into a Metal Tyranomon (St-148) to defeat Hirokazu's Maildramon (Bo-333). This coincides with a Dark Tyranomon in the Digital World undergoing the same evolution and destroying a Maildramon that was chasing Culumon.	
Other card 	 	(N/A) 	(Dub: Blue Card) 	Matsuda Takato, Makino Ruki, and Lee Jianliang 	When used in a D-Ark: Triggers its user's partner Digimon's Matrix Evolution to the Perfect level.When used in any other card reader: Transforms the card reader into a D-Ark. 	Many episodes starting from
Other card 	 	(N/A) 	(Dub: Blue Card) 	Mizuno Gorou (using Lee Jianliang's D-Ark) 	Helps ZERO-ARMS: Grani realize. 	
Other object 	 	(N/A) 	Matsuda Takato's notepad 	Matsuda Takato 	When he first receives his D-Ark, Takato tries scanning his notepad full of Guilmon drawings through it. At first it doesn't work and the notebook is stuck in the D-Ark, but later that night, the D-Ark continues scanning through all the pages by itself and creates Guilmon's DigiTama. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In B(Dub: Speed) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon's movement speed increases, allowing her to slip out from under Lynxmon and attack. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In B(Dub: Speed) 	Lee Jianliang 	In Jianliang's Digimon computer game, Terriermon's speed stat is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In D(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Terriermon's movement speed increases, allowing him to run and hit Evilmon before it can fire its . 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In B(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon's movement speed increases, allowing him to dodge Devidramon's attack, but it makes him move too fast for the confined space and he crashes into an obstacle. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In B(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon's movement speed is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-51 	High-Speed Plug-In B(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	No observed effect. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Bo-208 	Boost Chip(Dub: Hyper Chip) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon's attack power is increased by 10%, according to Ruki. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Bo-208 	Boost Chip(Dub: Hyper Chip) 	Lee Jianliang 	In Jianliang's Digimon computer game, Terriermon's power stat is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Bo-18t 	Heavy Metal(Dub: Armor) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon is equipped with a metal gauntlet that fires a powerful piston to punch opponents. However, when her punch misses Guilmon, the force of the piston firing sends her flying. Later, Yamaki Mitsuo finds this card discarded at the site of Guilmon and Renamon's fight, which has become a crime scene. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-151 	Devil Chip(Dub: Power) 	Matsuda Takato 	Takato Slashes this card to increase Guilmon's attack power, but the Slash fails. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-151 	Devil Chip(Dub: Power) 	Makino Ruki 	Powers up Renamon's acquired . 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	St-382 	Aurvandil's Arrow(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	In Jianliang's Digimon computer game, Terriermon's accuracy stat is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Bo-153 	Seed of Durability(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Jianliang Slashes this card into his Digimon computer game intending for it to increase Terriermon's stamina, but instead, Terriermon evolves into Galgomon. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-381 	Training Gibs(Dub: Training Grips) 	Lee Jianliang 	Terriermon's ears are equipped with a pair of training gibs, which he throws at Gorimon to bind its arms. Jian borrows this card from Takato, who received it from Shiota Hirokazu. 	
Option Card(Program) 	 	(None) 	Alias!(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Creates an illusory clone of Renamon to act as a decoy for Evilmon to attack. 	
Option Card(Program) 	 	(None) 	Alias!(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki and Lee Jianliang 	Creates illusory clones of Taomon and Rapidmon, which stay trapped insted Beelzebumon's and are destroyed and loaded, while the real Renamon and Terriermon revert to their Child forms and escape the bubbles. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-46 	White Wings(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon is briefly equipped with a set of wings that let him fly to attack Evilmon. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-46 	White Wings(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon is briefly equipped with a set of wings, but they disappear when Devidramon hits him. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-46 	White Wings(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon is briefly equipped with a set of wings, allowing him to carry Ice Devimon to the ceiling of the cave. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-46 	White Wings(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon is briefly equipped with a set of wings, but he is unable to control his flight due to the previously used "High Speed Plug-In B" card. 	
Digimon Card 	 	Bo-126 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon acquires Yuki Agumon's technique, and uses it to repel Allomon's friames and then freeze it. 	
Digimon Card 	 	St-200 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Equips Renamon with metal blades on her arms that allow her to use Snimon's technique, which she uses to attack Dokugumon. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-379 	Evolution Plug-In E(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	No effect. Takato thought that slashing it in reverse would undo Guilmon's evolution into Growmon. 	
Option Card(Program) 	 	None 	Inflating Space!!(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Terriermon inflates and expands in size enough to break both himself and Guilmon out of Ice Devimon's ice. 	
Digimon Card 	 	Bo-5 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Jianliang Slashes this card so that Terriermon can use the heat of Meramon's technique to melt his way out of Ice Devimon's ice, but it isn't strong enough to affect the ice at all. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-445 	High Speed Plug-In H(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato and Lee Jianliang 	Guilmon and Terriermon's movement speed is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-445 	High Speed Plug-In H(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Growmon's movement speed is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-445 	High Speed Plug-In H(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Kyubimon's movement speed is increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Not shown	Offense Plug-In A(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	The power of Guilmon's is supposed to increase, but Musyamon dodges the attack. 	
Digimon Card 	 	Bo-109 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon acquires Metal Garurumon's technique, and uses it to freeze Dark Lizamon. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-100 	Super Evolution Plug-In S(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato, Makino Ruki, and Lee Jianliang 	Triggers the evolution of its user's partner Digimon to the Adult level. 	Many episodes starting from
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-384 	Brave Shield(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Equips Terriermon with War Greymon's . 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	St-384 	Brave Shield(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Equips Galgomon with War Greymon's . 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-47 	Steel Drill(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon's hands are transformed into drills that allow him to dig into the Tokyo subway system. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-47 	Steel Drill(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	The horn on Terriermon's head is enlarged and transformed into a drill that allows him to dig a way out of a cave. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-448 	Power Charger(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	The power of Growmon's is increased. Takato borrows this card from Hirokazu. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-448 	Power Charger(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	The power of Kyubimon's is increased, but it is not enough to resist Vajramon's attacks. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-541 	Thor Hammer(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Terriermon is equipped with Zudomon's . 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-443 	Strength Plug-In W(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon's hands and feet are temporarily wreathed in blue fire. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-443 	Strength Plug-In W(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Growmon's is powered up. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-498 	High Speed Plug-In T(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Galgomon's running speed is greatly increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-498 	High Speed Plug-In T(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	No effect, because Growmon is too exhausted. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-498 	High Speed Plug-In T(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Kyubimon's running speed is greatly increased. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-497 	Defense Plug-In G(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Galgomon's body is hardened into stone to protect him, but Pajiramon's kicks break the stone. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-539 	Invalidation Plug-In P(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	No observed effect. 	
Option Card(Item) 	(N/A)	Bo-540 	Strength Plug-In O(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	No observed effect. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	None 	Reload Plug-In Q(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Reloads ammunition for Galgomon's . 	
Option Card(Program) 	 	Bo-491 	The Sparkle of Fate!!(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki and Lee Jianliang 	Taomon and Rapidmon glow brightly and escape from Vikaralamon's goo attack. 	
Option Card(Item/Device)	 	Bo-609 	King Device(Dub: (TBA)) 	Akiyama Ryo 	Cyberdramon grows significantly in size. 	
Digimon Card 	 	St-209 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Katou Juri 	Leomon acquires Lady Devimon's technique, and uses it to destroy Orochimon. 	
Digimon Card 	(N/A)	Not shown	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Jianliang 	Equips Terriermon with icy boxing gloves that allow him to use Yukidarumon's technique, in order to freeze a water leak into the cave. 	
Option Card(Item/Device)	(N/A)	Not shown	Device Card: Knight(Dub: (TBA)) 	Akiyama Ryo 	Cyberdramon is equipped with two lances, which he throws into the ground to use as a support for a rockslide to block the rise of the D-Reaper's bubbles. 	
Option Card(Item/Device)	 	Bo-888 	Queen Device(Dub: (TBA)) 	Lee Shaochung 	Andiramon glows pink and gains the ability to fly. 	
Other card 	 	(N/A) 	(Dub: Red Card) 	Matsuda Takato, Makino Ruki, Lee Jianliang, and Akiyama Ryo	Enables partner Digimon to remain evolved while inside the D-Reaper. 	
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-542 	Battle Tomahawk(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon is equipped with Boltmon's . 	Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle
Option Card(Item) 	 	Bo-543 	Aero Wing(Dub: (TBA)) 	Matsuda Takato 	Guilmon is equipped with Aero V-dramon's wings, allowing him to fly after Hangyomon. 	Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle
Digimon Card 	 	St-188 	(Dub: (TBA)) 	Makino Ruki 	Renamon acquires Shellmon's technique and tries to use it to extinguish Locomon's boiler, but the fire is too hot. 	Digimon Tamers: The Runaway Digimon Express
==Manga==
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During his fight against Greymon, Nozomi Mayu Card Slashed an EX2-070 Super Evolution Plug-In S card, given to him by Nozomi Riko, in his newly-obtained D-Arc to evolve his Geo Greymon into Rize Greymon.
Category 	Image	ID No. 	Name 	Slashed by 	Effect 	Episode
Option Card	 	EX2-070	Super Evolution Plug-In S(Dub: (Digivolution Plug-In S))	Nozomi Mayu	Triggers the evolution of its user's partner Digimon to the Perfect level.	Episode 2
==Video Games==
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"Card Slash" is a menu option within the D-Ark submenu, both in and outside of battle, through which the player uses items (as all items are characterized as cards). It becomes usable once the player has obtained Matsuda Takato's D-Ark.
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During the Colosseum 40th floor Free Battle: "Digimon Tamer?", Matsuda Takato performs a Card Slash with the Matrix Evolution card to evolve Guilmon into Megalo Growmon.
=Additional Information=
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