Written by Jonathan Wojcik with the aid of With the Will, Digimon Wiki and Wikimon
PUBLIMON
Welcome to our 420th Digimon review! I didn't intend it to be an appropriate one, but I think it accidentally worked out. This is currently the newest additions to my (our?) single favorite category of Digimon: a mutant Adult stage! As Numemon was first introduced as a failure state for Agumon, Publimon makes its first virtual pet appearance as the lowest-effort evolution for Ghost Game's big bunny rabbit, Angoramon. Why that is, thematically, I do not know, but it's not like Numemon had anything to do with a dinosaur.
Publimon is a nasty little humanoid whose head is a spiny turban snail shell, with nothing showing through its opening but some bright yellow skin and a deranged, crescent-shaped smile exposing blocky, humanlike teeth and pink gums. The rest of the body is covered by an oversized hoodie printed with various symbols while its feet are dinosaur-like and its hands human-like, save for the claws. These too have yellow flesh, which also makes its feet look like those of Agumon, but I think the yellow is meant to refer to emojis. There's even a crying emoji printed on one of its sleeves, and its theme is actually that of a ruthless blogger who broadcasts lurid gossip and rumors to its countless followers, the kind of person who stirs up drama and writes callout posts to get more likes, fancying themselves an independent journalist of some abstract importance.
They sadly didn't give this one its own dedicated Monzaemon-like Perfect stage, but it does evolve thus far into an existing one, Digitamamon! I guess that makes enough sense; they both have dinosaur feet and they both hide in shells, with Digitamamon just retreating even deeper into the darkness of itself.
Publimon is probably the most despicable kind of person to get a dedicated digimon, but inevitable and obligatory, considering how digimon are actually formed. And who can stay mad at this goofy little seashell goblin? If your Digimon evolved into this, it's probably your fault anyway, so you may as well take responsibility and be the best Publimon parent you can. Remember to feed your Publimon a proper diet of entirely monster energy and anything with the words "flavor blasted" on the package. Be sure to provide enrichment in the form of LE EPIC memes, racy anime figurines and an LED keyboard, but avoid any exposure to sunlight, shampoo, or emotional sincerity of any kind.
RATING:
Publimon is a nasty little humanoid whose head is a spiny turban snail shell, with nothing showing through its opening but some bright yellow skin and a deranged, crescent-shaped smile exposing blocky, humanlike teeth and pink gums. The rest of the body is covered by an oversized hoodie printed with various symbols while its feet are dinosaur-like and its hands human-like, save for the claws. These too have yellow flesh, which also makes its feet look like those of Agumon, but I think the yellow is meant to refer to emojis. There's even a crying emoji printed on one of its sleeves, and its theme is actually that of a ruthless blogger who broadcasts lurid gossip and rumors to its countless followers, the kind of person who stirs up drama and writes callout posts to get more likes, fancying themselves an independent journalist of some abstract importance.
They sadly didn't give this one its own dedicated Monzaemon-like Perfect stage, but it does evolve thus far into an existing one, Digitamamon! I guess that makes enough sense; they both have dinosaur feet and they both hide in shells, with Digitamamon just retreating even deeper into the darkness of itself.
Publimon is probably the most despicable kind of person to get a dedicated digimon, but inevitable and obligatory, considering how digimon are actually formed. And who can stay mad at this goofy little seashell goblin? If your Digimon evolved into this, it's probably your fault anyway, so you may as well take responsibility and be the best Publimon parent you can. Remember to feed your Publimon a proper diet of entirely monster energy and anything with the words "flavor blasted" on the package. Be sure to provide enrichment in the form of LE EPIC memes, racy anime figurines and an LED keyboard, but avoid any exposure to sunlight, shampoo, or emotional sincerity of any kind.
