Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Digital Monster X-Evolution

**Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies Altered Beast: Digital Monster X-Evolution** (クラッシュ・オブ・スカイランダーズとポニー・オルタード・ビースト：デジタルモンスターX-エボリューションKurasshu Obu Sukairandāzu To Ponī Orutādo Bīsuto: Dejitaru Monsutā X - Eboryūshon) is is the third of three hour-long Altered Beast specials.

In this special, the Skylanders spend X-Evolution aboard a yacht, but Unikitty believes Skylands magic is on the loose.

## Production

A teaser trailer for the special was shown at the 2018 *Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies* San Diego Comic-Con panel.

According to co-director Hiroyuki Kakudo, the special was split into six parts instead of five, with each part having an approximate runtime of seven minutes and thirty seconds, and that "there will be no cut scenes as each part was timed and cut to be reassembled for broadcast on TV without losing any content."

Also according to Hadley, this special takes place between *Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies: World of Light* and season first of *Legends*; the crew did not know Spike was getting wings at the time of production.

Hadley also claims that Changelings were never intended to be in Digital Monster X-Evolution because the yacht trip in Fortress of the Dragon was just a device to give them motivation.

The special was added to the CBS mobile app on March 31, 2019.

## Synopsis

### Part 1

The movie begins in Castle of the Two Sisters (Sometime after the events of Clash of the Skylanders with Ponies: Altered Beast), King Spyro and Scootaloo is probably at school and Bash, Boomer, Camo, Chop Chop, Roller Brawl, Dino-Rang, Double Trouble, Drill Sergeant, Drobot, Hot Dog, Flameslinger, Ghost Roaster, Gill Grunt, Hex, Ignitor, Lightning Rod, Prism Break, Slam Bam, Sonic Boom, Ninjini, Tree Rex, Stump Smash, Sunburn, Terrafin, Trigger Happy, Voodood, Warnado, Wham-Shell, Whirlwind, Wrecking Ball, Zap and Zook are about to watch the VHS copy of *Digital Monster X-Evolution*. In the film, Unikitty a carrier of the X Antibody, attempts to flee from a Mouse, who is desperate to survive. Mouse doesn't have the heart to kill him and instead charges Unikitty to live for him in the new world. Mouse then expires, leaving a scar on Unikitty's heart. In the New Digital World, Unikitty is drinking water at a stream when Mushroom Monster attack him, blaming him and those like him for the world's trouble. Unikitty flees and questions his existence.

Meanwhile, the Knights have a discussion on the nature of Project Ark, the X Program, and the Yggdrasill. knight shows his absolute loyalty to Yggdrasill while knight begins to doubt.

### Part 2

During this time, T Rex and a band of X-Digimon attempt to convince a group of normal Digimon to aid them against Yggdrasill. Unfortunately, the leader of the normal Digimon, Cyborg, alerted Yggdrasill to the event beforehand, and it intervenes by sending Knight to wipe them all out. Knight destroys all of them, X-Digimon and regular Digimon alike, though T Rex manages to save a Monster. He leaves Monster with Unikitty while he leads Knight away and eventually escapes. Knight is called into an emergency meeting with the other Knights, where they confirm the existence of resistance bases in numerous locations. Knight restates his resolve to follow Yggdrasill's orders and wipe out all resistance.

### Part 3

T Rex reunites with Wolf, where they argue over the Knights' allegiance. Wolf wants to trust them, but T Rex believes otherwise. Unikitty and Monster bond with each other and then unwittingly get in the way of more of Knight's brutal destruction, and when Knight sets his sights on them, he futilely fights back to protect Monster. Monster, on the other hand, refuses to idly sit back and watch Unikitty get hurt, so he attacks as well. Though they are no match for the Knight, the two continue to fight until they are beaten and exhausted. T Rex and Wolf come in onto this scene, which angers Wolf into direct confrontation with Knight.

Unikitty announces that Monster has died, just as Knight uses his sword to annihilate the surroundings. Wolf uses his body to protect Unikitty and gives Monster his X Antibody in a scene that makes Unikitty flashback to Mouse. Wolf expires after telling them to live for him, and the trauma makes Unikitty transformation. The X Antibody revives Monster. Knight intervenes in the battle and reveals that the second part of Project Ark is to wipe out all Digimon, regular and X. Knights clash in the skies, until Knight succeeds in defeating Knight, who knowingly kills himself in order to discern the truth. Afterward, Knight admits to Knight that he feels confusion in his battle.

### Part 4

Knight then tracks down Unikitty and Monster. He uses Monster to draw out Unikitty and capture him on Yggdrasill's orders. Knight reveals to Knight that Unikitty is Yggdrasill's experiment, which only further seeds the doubt that Knight placed in Knight. Yggdrasill extracts from Unikitty the data for Dragon from Unitty, and Dragon lays eggs which hatch into Dragon. He discards Unikitty into a junk heap, where he is discovered by the members of a resistance faction.

The newly hatched Dragon swarm a resistance and refugee hideout, the members of whom attempt to evacuate. A newly revived Wolf buys them time, but Dragon surround their exit. T Rex, with Monster in tow, begin to take on these Dragon with the aid of the refugees, while they seal off the front from more. Upon sight of Unikitty, Monster rejoins him, but Unikitty awakes to the sight of destruction and massacre. The rage causes him to transformation to Unikitty, where he has a mental breakdown considering his similarity of appearance to the attacking hordes. Monster's belief in him restores his faith in himself and the resistance. Knights watch this unfold, and Knight reveals to Knight that Yggdrasill planned for this result if the Knights faltered. Knight storms off in a rage.

### Part 5

The Dragon swarms increase in intensity until Knight intervenes. He lets the refugee faction finish evacuation and sends Unikitty to see Yggdrasill while he holds off the Dragon. Unikitty wants to see Yggdrasill for the meaning of his existence, while Knight desires answers for Yggdrasill's actions. The two clash until Unikitty transformation to Unikitty, revealing himself as the thirteenth Knight. Knight then joins forces with Unikitty to get the truth, and Knight, though he physically does not stop them, warns Yggdrasill of their approach.

### Part 6

They dispatch Dragon along the way until they reach Yggdrasill's core. Receiving no answer to their questions, Knights attack the core, but Yggdrasill reforms Dragon into Dragon Chaos, which fends them off. During the battle, Knight realizes that Dragon Chaos is his opposite and shadow, and that to harm one is to harm the other. He then sacrifices himself in a blow that would defeat them both, striking Yggdrasill with the same stroke. Using the same lesson he learned from others, that life must be passed on, he gives his X Antibody to Knight, who becomes Knight, and then merges with the dying Dragon Chaos to revert to Unikitty. Knight makes his decision and deals the final blow to Yggdrasill, resetting the world.

Knight tells these events to Knight, who reveals the true purpose of Project Ark. Yggdrasill intervened in the world, but it grew too complex for it. It executed Project Ark in an attempt to live, the same will to live that drives everything else to live, as Knight muses. The two Knights then watch as Unikitty and Monster reunite.

## Characters

* Mouse
* Mummy
* Dragon
* Jet Pterodactyl
* Wizard Kid
* Robot
* Mushroom Monster
* Wolf
* Knights
* Flower Monster
* Triceratops
* T Rex
* Cyborg
* Monkey
* Monster (small)
* Unikitty
* Stegosaurus
* Women
* Falcon

## Quotes

*"Do you want to live? Even if I...took your X-Antibody...I still would not live long. You have good eyes. Live on my part in this new world. For the future of the Digimon...Sorry for chasing you."*

—**Mouse** sets the tone of the film, though he probably didn't need to attack Dorumon first.
**Knight**: *"That's as far as I remember."*

**Knight**: *"So, Yggdrasill was desparate. I finally understand the true intention behind Project Ark."*

**Knight**: *"I'm listening."*

**Knight**: *"Our lord Yggdrasill tried to intervene in this world. However, the world grew too complex for it. That's when it thought it could change it by restarting everything."*

**Knight**: *"So that is Project Ark?"*

**Knight**: *"So it seems. However, our lord didn't have the power to carry it out by itself. That is why, I think, it relied on that test subject for everything."*

**Knight**: *"In the end, we were pawns dancing in Yggdrasill's hands..."*

**Knight**: *"As I said, Yggdrasill was desparate. Probably, like you, it only wanted to live."*

**Knight**: *"Everything has a will to live, eh?"*

**Knight**: *"I look forward to their future..."*

—**Knights** consider the meaning of the recent conflict.

## References

1. ↑ Hiroyuki Kakudo (2019-03-29). I assume it will. We split them into 6 parts this time around, all running approximately 7 minutes and 30 seconds. There will be no cut scenes as each part was timed and cut to be reassembled for broadcast on TV without losing any content.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 March 29.
2. ↑ We didn’t know spike was getting wings when we made the special. So I suppose yes.. Twitter (2019-03-30). Retrieved on 2019 March 30.
3. ↑ Hiroyuki Kakudo (2019-03-29). They were never intended to be. It was just a device to give motivation to the SBs. Also we don’t plan that far ahead with storylines. Activision Blizzard and the Hasbro wanted a dragon theme to make dragon outfits for toys- so fortress of the dragon. They wanted a X-Evolution on a world so there could be battle.. Twitter. Retrieved on 2019 March 29.