A couple of fun updates!
First up, Bandai has put up the 2nd chapter of Digimon Chronicle X. Chronicle X is the 'new' X-Antibody storyline, following up on the original storyline told in the Digimon Chronicle mini-comics and text.
Chapter 1 of Digimon Chronicle X was introduced at the beginning of this year with Craniummon X-Antibody and Sleipmon X-Antibody being designed for a card set, and of course, with the announcement of the Digital Monster X we expect more X-Antibody material to show up.
Full translations of all 4 text sections (2 are background/informational), including the new Chapter 2 follows.
About X-Antibody Digimon
In order to escape the threat posed by the X-Program, the Digicore produced an 'X-Antibody', allowing the Digimon to undergo 'X-Evolution', which differs from regular evolution.
This results in Digimon referred to as 'X-Antibody Digimon'; currently, over 90 species of X-Antibody Digimon have been identified.
Project Ark
In the near future, as Digimon continued to grow, evolve, and multiply, the Digital World grew closer to exceeding its storage capacity...
The Digital World would be destroyed if it exceeded that limit. In order to prevent that, Yggdrasil created a separate partition known as the 'New Digital World', and transported only the chosen Digimon there.
The Digimon left behind in the old Digital World were to be eliminated by the Royal Knights and the X-Program. However...
Chapter 1
After the activation of Project Ark, the old Digital World had become a world of death due to the contamination by the X-Program, and was thus under strict lockdown.
However, after a decade or so had passed, the concentration of the X-Program there had thinned enough that it would not affect the bodies of Digimon directly; as such, Yggdrasil ordered the Royal Knights to conduct a survey on the current state of the old Digital World.
And so Craniummon and Sleipmon were given the X-Antibody by Yggdrasil. Well-prepared, they began their descent into the old Digital World.
Chapter 2
Craniummon and Sleipmon returned from their investigation of the old Digital World. They reported their findings regarding the state of the old Digital World to Yggdrasil, with the other Royal Knights in attendance. The old Digital World, now with no one to supervise it, had turned into a world of chaos; conflicts between Digimon who desired to rule over the old Digital World were happening all over, and the whole world had fallen into a state of constant strife and disorder.
Craniummon and Sleipmon, well aware that they alone lacked sufficient power to accomplish anything, proposed that one more Royal Knight be added to their investigation team in order to return order to the old Digital World, which was now spiraling into chaos.
The end of the new Chapter 2 has a teaser for an X-Antibody Royal Knight, and "coincidental" pre-orders for the 2nd wave of 20th Anniversary Pendulums ended today, which feature a new X-Antibody Royal Knight.
Update- Bandai has put up a comic image representing Chapter 2 on Twitter.
The reference book also has added a profile for that X-Antibody Royal Knight...
Jesmon X-Antibody:
The effect of the X-Antibody on Jesmon's Digicore
The X-Antibody has transformed it into a form further specializing in offense, and turned the armor covering its body into blades. The multiple blades it has newly equipped are all capable of independent movement, giving Jesmon the attack power to one-sidedly overwhelm the opponent in single combat. Not only that, its three programs "Atho", "René", and "Por" have all awakened and fused into a single Tactical Arms unit, giving rise to a new battle style that is aimed at all directions, not leaving a single spot untouched.
Its Special Moves are shooting out its Tactical Arms, pummeling the opponent with an iron fist that would make Gankoomon proud (Tekken Danzai "Iron Fist Judgment"), and firing off the swords all over its body at the opponent, which continuously slash at the opponent while it attacks with the two great-swords on its arms (Schwert Flügel "Sword Wing"). Furthermore, the "Kyuukyoku Senjin Seibaken [Ultimate-War-Blade Seibaken "Holy Conqueror Sword"]" it pulls out from the Digicore in its chest is a non-lethal trump card, destroying only the fighting spirit of any opponent it cuts, leaving them unable to battle.
On top of that, we get a non X-Antibody Digimon in the reference book that is also of great interest to fans...
RagnaLordmon:
A Digimon born from the Jogress between Durandamon, the strongest sword among the Legend-Arms, and Bryweludramon, who is said to be the strongest shield. It is said to have been born when an evil being lurking in the depths of the Dark Area awakened, and the Digicores of the two Legend-Arms resonated with each other. Its main body, formed from the fusion of the Digicores at a higher plane, was made in the image of 'the knight that would wield them' as imagined by Durandamon and Bryweludramon.
While Ragnalordmon is a Jogress form, it is unusual in that it still retains Durandamon and Bryweludramon's consciousnesses, while the main body itself has its own, separate consciousness. The sword and shield hover and move out of their own wills without coming into direct contact with Ragnalordmon; they make sport of the enemy with the way they enact their offensive and defensive maneuvers like three separate beings in one body. Their level of coordination is stunning, giving rise to its absolute defense and sudden and unpredictable, yet powerful attacks, which are nigh impossible to overcome.
Its Special Moves are bisecting the enemy in a single stroke by cleaving its sword down from a high altitude (Direct Smasher), and spewing extremely high temperature flames from its shield, turning its surroundings into a sea of fire (Ignition Prominence). Not only that, its greatest technique "Duel Edge-flowsion", in which it impales the enemy with its sword wreathed in its shield's flames, completely incinerates the enemy's data right down to their Digicore and erases them without a trace.
Huge thanks to garm for all the translations.
The profiles for Jesmon X-Antibody and RagnaLordmon are also being discussed in the Digimon Channel/Reference Book thread.
