Incorporating Appmon in the Digimon series/world/card game

[MillsburyMedia]

I apologize in advance if there is an existing thread about this. I was searching up and down and when it comes to any talks I've seen about Appmon... it has only been about seeing Appmon digivolve into digimon or the other way around... not to denote that capability, but me personally would still want to see Application Monsters separate from the Digital Monsters species... similar to how the D-reaper or Digi-gnomes are also Data based creatures, but are not Digimon.

for instance in the series or I guess separate universes of the series... in the adventure universe we already know that the digital world, digital sea, and network/internet are different yet connected digital spaces/realms connected to the Digital World... or realms manifested by digital matter or data instead of physical matter like the real world. Digimon are able to materialize in the real world without help, but in the Appmon series an Appmonster needs a Applizer to materialize/realize into the real world. ( Don't take what I say as factual.. I'm just going based off my own knowledge which may be fickle or warped in some areas... who knows... please correct me if so)

Why can't there be a scenario where a Digimon team say like the ghost game team or adventure team encounter phone app issues that has to do with an appmon or a digimon assorting with a colony of standard grade application monsters... just throwing ideas out there.

Or even have a case where a Digimon Tamer/digidestined gimick can allow to use befriended Appmon from their phone's applications and temporarily download their ability onto the tamer's digimon or digivice. Like for example: Tai (2020) is fighting a Ghostmon and Agumon can't locate it because it keeps going intangible during battle, but apparently Tai and Agumon befriended the Appmon, Navimon, and used Navimon to Temporarily modify Agumon so he can Navigate Ghostmon's movements during battle.

...lol I'm probably really nerd-ing out, but I think it would, be pretty cool.

and for the TCG. I think Appmon should be incorporated as Option cards. Incorporate the 'token' function or just use 'in-hand' or 'deleted cards' as a rule to summon appmon of higher grades... I guess I need to show how I would do it.

You know how option cards are played but one time a turn unless it has an effect that last a certain duration. This will be true with Appmon as Option Cards.
(I'm an artist and graphic designer in real life so I created some example cards)

I think this would fit perfectly or in some kind of form and fashion...

Let me know what you think? I was really thinking about this and how cool it would be... maybe some Appmon Option cards have an inhereted effect if digivolved into a digimon... I'm free-balling here

I've also posted the card-concepts on my twitter and deviantart if you can't read the cards effects here.

 

[Notus]

I'm in favor of Appmon just being integrated to the main franchise, there's enough similarities that the two "races" are compatible. Maybe put some hurdle to cross-evolution happening, like only happening because of Digivices, conversion programs being needed or just flat-out mutations.

That said, I have an idea for a system that could work for video games that keeps Appmon separate: make App-link the main feature of Appmon.
Every Digimon would have an App-link "slot" and a compatible grade Appmon could be linked there, giving stat bonuses and the Appmon's attack.
Usually only the "equivalent" level-grade could be used, but there could be exceptions, like Lucemon app-linking with God-grades.
Appmon could also be assigned to your Digivice/phone to use its App, like Navimon for minimaps or quest trackers, Gatchmon for bigger scan rates, etc.

In a more integrated approach, Appmon would evolve by app-gattai as usual, but there could be items or an npc that allows them to be jogressed with digimon or converted into dgimon.
Maybe later in game allow them to be used as regular party members, or perheaps only the higher-than-Standard grades.

 

[MillsburyMedia]

I'm in favor of Appmon just being integrated to the main franchise, there's enough similarities that the two "races" are compatible. Maybe put some hurdle to cross-evolution happening, like only happening because of Digivices, conversion programs being needed or just flat-out mutations.

That said, I have an idea for a system that could work for video games that keeps Appmon separate: make App-link the main feature of Appmon.
Every Digimon would have an App-link "slot" and a compatible grade Appmon could be linked there, giving stat bonuses and the Appmon's attack.
Usually only the "equivalent" level-grade could be used, but there could be exceptions, like Lucemon app-linking with God-grades.
Appmon could also be assigned to your Digivice/phone to use its App, like Navimon for minimaps or quest trackers, Gatchmon for bigger scan rates, etc.

In a more integrated approach, Appmon would evolve by app-gattai as usual, but there could be items or an npc that allows them to be jogressed with digimon or converted into dgimon.
Maybe later in game allow them to be used as regular party members, or perheaps only the higher-than-Standard grades.

Oh man that would be a great game concept. Digimon Story: Applink... That would be a cool game idea

 

[Chimera-gui]

I feel like Appmon could be their own card type comparable to Pendulum Monsters.

I say comparable to Pendulum Monsters because in addition to being summoned regularly they would have the exclusive ability Applink, which allows them to be equipped to another monster in the battle area as though they were an option card with a continuous effect by placing them under the card being Applinked to as if it were a Digivolution source.

This ability would be restricted by the Level/Grade of the Digimon/Appmon being Applinked to (e.g. Level III Digimon are only compatible with Standard Grade Appmon while Level IV Digimon are compatible with Standard and Super Grade Appmon, Appmon are compatible with Appmon of equal Grade or lower). Additionally, Appmon can only be Applinked to one Appmon at a time while Digimon can only be Applinked to a maximum of two Appmon (as the Appmon involved are Applinking to each other in addition to the Digimon involved).

If compatible Appmon are Applinked to each other, either directly or through being Applinked to the same Digimon, then App Fusion can be performed. If they are Applinked to each other directly then the App Fusion is treated as a summon however if they are both Applinked to the same Digimon, then the resulting Appmon is Applinked to the being in question unless the Level and Grade of those involved are incompatible. (e.g. You cannot App Fuse Gatchmon with Navimon into DoGatchmon if they were Applinked to Agumon).

For this reason however, Applinks persist through Digivolution though DigiXros still discards any Applinks attached to a Digimon used as DigiXros material (e.g. using a Shoutmon Applinked to Gatchmon and Navimon in DigiXros destroys the two Appmon Applinked to him).

 

[MillsburyMedia]

I feel like Appmon could be their own card type comparable to Pendulum Monsters.

I say comparable to Pendulum Monsters because in addition to being summoned regularly they would have the exclusive ability Applink, which allows them to be equipped to another monster in the battle area as though they were an option card with a continuous effect by placing them under the card being Applinked to as if it were a Digivolution source.

This ability would be restricted by the Level/Grade of the Digimon/Appmon being Applinked to (e.g. Level III Digimon are only compatible with Standard Grade Appmon while Level IV Digimon are compatible with Standard and Super Grade Appmon, Appmon are compatible with Appmon of equal Grade or lower). Additionally, Appmon can only be Applinked to one Appmon at a time while Digimon can only be Applinked to a maximum of two Appmon (as the Appmon involved are Applinking to each other in addition to the Digimon involved).

If compatible Appmon are Applinked to each other, either directly or through being Applinked to the same Digimon, then App Fusion can be performed. If they are Applinked to each other directly then the App Fusion is treated as a summon however if they are both Applinked to the same Digimon, then the resulting Appmon is Applinked to the being in question unless the Level and Grade of those involved are incompatible. (e.g. You cannot App Fuse Gatchmon with Navimon into DoGatchmon if they were Applinked to Agumon).

For this reason however, Applinks persist through Digivolution though DigiXros still discards any Applinks attached to a Digimon used as DigiXros material (e.g. using a Shoutmon Applinked to Gatchmon and Navimon in DigiXros destroys the two Appmon Applinked to him).

So taking your idea in consideration Would the cards be more like this? I created concept cards based on your idea.

They would be digimon cards, but incorporating what I
understood that you said ... Here would be standard grade Appmon

This what a Super Grade
would probably look like:

I did make a few more concepts for my previous idea with the option
cards on other Appmon including Globemon.

I guess implementing God grades would be a different story. Should they be harder to play into the game? Should a specific Option Card unlock the ability to play God grade Appmon.

 

[Chimera-gui]

They would not be classified as Digimon but rather would be a new card type altogether and as such:

1. The DP in the top right corner would be AP, the Lv. would be replaced with their Icon, and the stats under the name would be Grade | Type | and Appli in that order
2. They would not have Digivolution cost because they are incapable of being used for regular Digivolution from/into Digimon and in turn are not deleted by Digivolution because only certain Levels are able to be Applinked to by certain Grades (Super Grade Appmon can only Applink to Champion/Adult or above.
3. Likewise App Fusion is functionally DNA Digivolution and thus would be worded as follows: <0 from [Gatchmon] + [Navimon] > If the specified Appmon are Applinked to each other, Digivolve unsuspended from specified Appmon. If the specified Appmon are Applinked to the same LV. 4 or above Digimon, you may choose to add this Appmon underneath that Digimon in place of the specified Appmon used for App Fusion.

 

[Eitaroutarouman]

Personally, I'm more interested in what they'd do with Appmon based on existing Digimon, like Gomimon or Mirrormon. Related? Pre-evos? Reincarnations?

 

[Tortoiseshel]

My take is still that I'm very much in favor of them incorporating Appmon into the larger Digimon canon, but only as separate but related digital lifeforms. I don't ever want to see Appmon and Digimon evolving into each other. One of the things I love most about Appmon is how carefully and cleverly designed they are, and just injecting them into the "general Digimon population" so to speak would ruin a lot of that for me.

As for the TCG specifically, it's already been done before so I don't see any reason why it can't be done with the current card game. I don't really keep up with it except to look at the pretty artwork, but aren't they doing a Young Hunters set right now? If they're doing all the anime seasons in order, I can see them doing a Universe: Applimonsters set in the near future.

 

[MangaB]

Or even have a case where a Digimon Tamer/digidestined gimick can allow to use befriended Appmon from their phone's applications and temporarily download their ability onto the tamer's digimon or digivice. Like for example: Tai (2020) is fighting a Ghostmon and Agumon can't locate it because it keeps going intangible during battle, but apparently Tai and Agumon befriended the Appmon, Navimon, and used Navimon to Temporarily modify Agumon so he can Navigate Ghostmon's movements during battle.

I had a similar idea! Basically you use Appmon like living equips. I was inspired by the Djinn in the Golden Sun RPGs and the magicite from Final Fantasy 6 and real-life examples of biological mutualsim like pom pom crabs

 

[MillsburyMedia]

My take is still that I'm very much in favor of them incorporating Appmon into the larger Digimon canon, but only as separate but related digital lifeforms. I don't ever want to see Appmon and Digimon evolving into each other. One of the things I love most about Appmon is how carefully and cleverly designed they are, and just injecting them into the "general Digimon population" so to speak would ruin a lot of that for me.

As for the TCG specifically, it's already been done before so I don't see any reason why it can't be done with the current card game. I don't really keep up with it except to look at the pretty artwork, but aren't they doing a Young Hunters set right now? If they're doing all the anime seasons in order, I can see them doing a Universe: Applimonsters set in the near future.

Yeah I definitely think I don't want to see Appmon and Digimon digivolving into each other... being their own species is great to me.

I had a similar idea! Basically you use Appmon like living equips. I was inspired by the Djinn in the Golden Sun RPGs and the magicite from Final Fantasy 6 and real-life examples of biological mutualsim like pom pom crabs

That's how I was thinking... like in terms of equip but I was just using computer terms like downloading or temporary processing or something like that

As far as the TCG... I only did Appmon as Option cards to keep the simplicity the card game already kind of has. Yugioh's included card types was confusing to me after the whole syncro summon thing.

Just applying Appmon like option cards to me makes them different from Digimon based cards and they can still applink and appfuse then in turn use their abilities with in battle as well. It seems like unless they are god grade... most appmon's fused states are temporary... it's not just for Buddy Appmon unlike digimon... Partner and Wild Digimon alike can digivolve both temporarily or permanently and the card game makes it prominent that it is a permanent form of power in the game... as of right now... as far as I know... I'm free balling...

I mean The D-reaper and it's Agents aren't digimon yet in the game they play like digimon... seems like they might do that with any non-digimon lifeform.

 

[MangaB]

To clarify, I don't play TCGs, I was thinking more in terms of video games or even anime/manga/prose fiction etc, so all that jargon about the mechanics tends to go over my head. Although it seems you're thinking of something that is pretty similar, or at least the card game equivalent.

 

[MillsburyMedia]

Oh yes definitely