Raidramon — digimon

This article is about the Digimon species known as Raidramon. For the Appmon species also known as Raidramon, see Raidramon (Appmon).

Raidramon
(ライドラモン Lighdramon)

Title

Storm of Friendship^[1]
(轟く友情 Todoroku Yūjou^?,
lit. "Thundering Friendship")

Prior forms

Veemon^[3]
* (w/Digi-Egg of Friendship)^[4]

Partners

Davis Motomiya

Voice actors

(Ja:) Junko Noda (Adventure 02)
(En:) Steven Jay Blum (Adventure 02)^[5]

Cards

(Ja:) St-120, St-355, St-722, Sp-9, Dα-300, 2-011
(En:) Bo-120, DM-150

Other Names
• (Sr:) Светлодрамон ^[6] Svetlodramon

Groups
• Dramon-type

Raidramon is an Animal Digimon. It armor-digivolved due to the "Digi-Egg of Friendship". The "Digi-Egg of Friendship" has the attribute of "Thunder", and those that don this Digi-Egg fight against their enemies with nimble movements like lightning piercing the ground, and defeat them with electric-based techniques.^[7]

Attacks

Thunder Blast^[8] (Lightning Blade): Fires an electric blade from the lightning-bearing blade on its head.
Blue Thunder^[9]: Fires a powerful electric shock from the three protuberances on its back.
Thunder Blast (Thunderbolt): Fires a bolt of lightning from its mouth.
Electric Byte^[10] (Electric Bite): Snaps at the opponent with electrically-charged jaws.
Plasma Blade

What is the origin of Raidramon's armor-digivolution? toggle section

Raidramon's armor-digivolution stems from Armor Evolution, a process where a Digimon fuses with a Digi-Egg. This ancient form of Digivolution was created when the Digital World was young, aiding Digimon in reaching higher levels. Raidramon, also called Lighdramon, emerges from this method.

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What are Raidramon's primary electric-based attacks? toggle section

Raidramon's main electric attacks are Lightning Blast, Electric Byte, and Lightning Blade. These moves use electricity to boost Raidramon's attack power.

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What is the significance of Raidramon's lightning-bearing blade? toggle section

Raidramon's Lightning Blade is a key attack that uses an energy blade to strike foes. Known as Lighdramon, this move enhances Raidramon's combat power, making it a strategic asset in battles.

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How does Raidramon utilize the Digi-Egg of Friendship? toggle section

Raidramon uses the Digi-Egg of Friendship to digivolve from Veemon. This Digi-Egg, with its Thunder attribute, enables Raidramon to summon thunder clouds and control thunder with its horn. It performs attacks like Spark Wing, releasing charged feathers, and Thunder Storm, creating a lightning storm.

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How does Raidramon's Thunder Blast attack work? toggle section

Raidramon's Thunder Blast, or Lightning Blast, releases a fast bolt of electricity at foes. Known for its speed, this attack can briefly deafen opponents. As Lighdramon levels up, the damage from Thunder Blast grows.

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Design

Raidramon is a quadrupedal creature with blue skin that looks like a grown version of Veemon. It wears armor on its face, torso, shoulders and thighs, It has a spike protruding from its mask and lightning-shaped spikes from its back. The armor is black with a yellow and black band running down its sides, red headlights on its shoulders and metal pads on its thighs. The forehead spike and the armor's black coloration are references to the Digi-Egg of Friendship, with which it is intimately associated.

Etymologies

Lighdramon (ライドラモン)

Official romanization given by the Digimon Reference Book and used in Japanese and some American English^[11] media.

(En:) Lightning.
Dramon-type

Raidramon

Name used in Digimon Adventure 02 and most American English media.

Direct romanization of Japanese name. The "Rai" (雷, "Rai"^? lit. "Thunder") is pronounced as "Ray", however.