From the people who brought you 'Snakes on a Plane!'
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On the continuing Adventures of Taichi and Yamato (guest starring some other kids), we play a drinking game for every time "Takeru" and "Onii-chan" gets used.
Velgrmon shows up to pinch the lad, kills Valvemon for the hell of it (because it's not as if the guy hasn't suffered enough already), and our heroes give chase.
Oh yes, Megadramon also shows up. But realizing there is not enough budget to go round, he and Leomon thoughtfully decide to go elsewhere.
Cue yet another one of those big action sequences largely designed to carry episodes such as this. Though it benefits from the fact Velgrmon isn't treated as a pushover thankfully. He was a pretty tough opponent back in Frontier, so I'm glad that menace was maintained here to a degree. Along with his deadly Zone Deleter, which has always been a favourite of mine.
What exactly Angemon was doing imprisoned underground in that particular spot the group just happened to be conveniently flying near at the time (fortunate for Takeru), I don't know. But by this point I have taken to assuming that will again be one of those details the writers won't bother covering. But Deus-ex-Machinas and Angemons have a long history together, and this incarnation wastes very little time in giving the other two partners power boosts.
Although clearly intended to be meant as an emotional moment by having Takeru meet Angemon in such a manner, before the latter's pseudo-death. It's a moment also clearly meant to emulate the impact of his initial appearance in the original, and as a result falls a bit flat due to lacking that bond already established with Patamon beforehand.
A recurring problem where the reboot seemingly wants to be its own thing, but at the same time falls back to relying on our familiarity with the older version in order to fill in certain substance for it.
