Brief Summary
This video summarizes the Digimon Tamers movie, "Runaway Locomon," the final installment of the Tamers universe. The movie focuses on Rika's character development and her struggle with her father's absence. Locomon, possessed by Parasimon, causes chaos, leading the Tamers to confront their personal issues and the parasitic Digimon. The movie concludes with a bittersweet resolution, highlighting the importance of family and connection.
- The movie focuses on Rika's character development and her struggle with her father's absence.
- Locomon, possessed by Parasimon, causes chaos, leading the Tamers to confront their personal issues and the parasitic Digimon.
- The movie concludes with a bittersweet resolution, highlighting the importance of family and connection.
Intro
The video introduces "Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon," the second movie and final part of the Tamers Universe, which came out in 2002. The movie takes place six months after the D-Reaper was destroyed. The video will give a high-level summary of the movie and share overall thoughts about it.
Story
Rika and her mother are at the subway station after visiting a museum. Rika is talking to Takato on the phone, and she's upset that he planned a surprise birthday party for her without asking. Suddenly, Locomon, a possessed Digimon, speeds past them on a train. Takato, Henry, and others notice the runaway train. Takato and Guilmon try to stop Locomon, who is in a trance and very powerful. Henry, Terriermon, Susie, and Lopmon are stuck in a town because the trains aren't running. Rika and Renamon chase after Locomon, unsure of their plan. Locomon causes chaos in the city, leading to a shutdown of the electrical grid. Yamaki from Hypnos tries to control the situation, noting that Locomon's speed is creating a spatial warp.
Takato boards the train to find the brakes, while Rika and Renamon try to help. Rika is still angry about the surprise party. The Airdramon tries to stop Locomon but is defeated. Yamaki plans to force Locomon back into the digital world at Station 9. Henry, Kazu, and Kenta try to catch up to Takato. Yamaki tells Rika and Takato to get off the train before it goes through the digital gate, but Rika ignores him and tries to stop the train herself. Parasitic arms appear, and Rika goes into a trance, remembering a happy memory with her father. This memory reveals her deep-seated trauma from her father's absence, explaining her closed-off personality.
Rika attacks Takato and Renamon, but Guilmon, Henry, and others board the train. Lopmon switches out with Terriermon. Guilmon fights through the train cars, and Renamon is saved by Guardromon. Takato defends himself against Rika, who is controlled by Parasimon. Guilmon reveals the Parasimon attached to Rika and Locomon. Rika almost knocks Takato off the train, but Guilmon saves him. Locomon digivolves into GrandLocomon. Takato struggles to save Rika, who tells him to let her go. Renamon helps pull Rika to safety. GrandLocomon detaches the rear carts, and Takato biomerges with Guilmon, becoming Gallantmon.
Gallantmon saves Rika and reveals that Parasimon is behind everything. Renamon appreciates Rika's song, which they wouldn't have heard otherwise. Gallantmon defeats Parasimon, but more Parasimon appear through the digital gate. Rika and Henry biomerge with their partners. The Tamers fight the Parasimon in the city. Justimon arrives to help. Kenta and Kazu are saved by MarineAngemon and Guardromon, while Susie and Lopmon are saved by Airdramon. The four megas are overwhelmed, but Gallantmon transforms into Crimson Mode and destroys all the Parasimon inside the digital gate. Locomon returns to its ultimate form and peacefully leaves through the digital gate. Rika celebrates her birthday with her loved ones. The credits show the Tamers reunited with their Digimon partners, with everyone living happily.
Overall Thoughts
The movie is bittersweet because it focuses on Rika, whose backstory needed more exploration. While the movie gives the spotlight to the main lead during the final battles, it's not about the fight scenes. Gallantmon Crimson Mode easily defeats Parasimon compared to the struggle against the D-Reaper. The movie can be viewed as a special episode where Locomon introduces the parasitic Digimon, who uses one's most desired wish to control them. Rika's desire was her father, making the villain relevant to her story. It's never established why her father is not in the picture, but it's evident that his absence has deeply affected her. Despite limited screen time, it was nice to see Beelzemon and Jeri, and Calumon living with Jeri is great since she no longer has Leomon.
Outro
The video concludes by saying that the movie is enjoyable but bittersweet because it's the last time the cast of characters is seen together. The creator expresses a desire for more Digimon Tamers content, similar to the sequels for Adventure 01 and 02. They emphasize the good world-building and balanced personalities of the cast, suggesting there are many awesome routes a sequel could take. The video ends by asking viewers what they think would be an interesting direction for the story to take.
