7 Fun Facts About Digimon In Digimon Series

Digimon, short for "Digital Monster", are mysterious lifeforms that were discovered in the Computer Network. Digimon include almost all the creatures that reside within a parallel universe called the "Digital World." There are many different species of Digimon, as well as unconfirmed and new generations of Digimon yet to be revealed. Here is 7 fun facts about Digimon for you!

Characteristics
Digimon hatch from eggs called Digi-Eggs. They age via a process called "Digivolution" which changes their appearance and increases their physical powers. Some Digimon act feral, like wild animals. Most, however, possess intelligence, speech, and personality traits like humans. Old Digimon and Digimon who receive fatal wounds turn into Digi-Egg, and the Digimon goes through its life cycle. Digimon who are reincarnated will sometimes retain some or all their memories of their previous lifespan.

Digivolution
Digivolution is a legendary power, and the process by which a Digimon "ages" and grows up into larger and more powerful forms. During Digivolution, a Digimon's appearance changes, and many of its other classifications also sometimes do. The Digimon's fighting ability increases significantly, and the resulting Digimon is considered to be of a different species.

Name
The name of a Digimon species is usually based on its form, and may be a pun. The species's name almost always ends in "-mon". When a Digimon digivolves and assumes a new form, its name changes to match the species of its new form. However, it is still the same individual, despite having a different name.

Level
Digimon species are classified by their "digivolution level". Digimon generally hatch out of Digi-Eggs as Fresh level Digimon, the lowest and weakest level. Fresh Digimon then digivolve to the In-Training level, a slightly bigger and more complex form. In Digital World, most Digimon encountered are of the Rookie or Champion level, with Ultimate and Mega-level Digimon being progressively rarer. Digimon of one Digivolution level are generally far stronger than Digimon of the previous level.

Mode Change
There are some Digimon species who have multiple "modes", and are able to "Mode Change" between them. Often, this involves going from their normal form to a special mode that is more powerful in some way. Different modes of a Digimon are generally considered to be the same species. This is because a Digimon who goes through a Mode Change remains at the same Digivolution level, and retain the same name.

Attributes
Most Digimon species are classified into three attributes—Data, Vaccine, and Virus. The Vaccine Digimon tend to be crusaders, with a great determination to fight against evil and stop injustice, while the Virus Digimon tend to be violent, with a thirst for power and domination. Data Digimon, meanwhile, are usually neutral and focus on their own issues. These attributes have a Rock, Paper, Scissors arrangement where Virus is generally advantaged against Data, Data is advantaged against Vaccine and Vaccine is advantaged against Virus.

Type
As another form of classification, all Digimon species are given a "Type". A Digimon's type is a categorization based on general characteristics such as physical appearance. A Digimon species is usually classified into only one "Type". Some types, such as "Insect Type", include dozens of Digimon, whilst others, such as "Ancient Insect Type" are unique to only a single Digimon.