THE FANATIC'S GUIDE TO

"Duel with the Deva"

"THE SAGA OF THE DEVAS," Part Three

English Version Written by Steve Blum

Guest Starring: Pajiramon, Vajramon

• First, a note about this kid who wears number seven. After some fans misheard the line, "Yeah, he wore number seven," as "Yeah, you want Number Seven," as if 'Number Seven' were his name, they took to calling him that (myself included). Director Mary Elizabeth McGlynn confirms he was not named in the script, but I continue to refer to him as 'Number Seven' both here and in the encyclopedia as it is something of an unofficial name for him now, and is an appropriate shortening of the other name we could call him - "That Kid Who Wears Number Seven."

• 'Number Seven's' "thing" is that he has seven cards - but when he holds them up in front of his face, he's only holding five (see screenshot). However, there are indeed seven cards, plus the extra one, lying on the ground when "Shibumi" bumps into him and knocks them out of his hands.

• Maybe this is a wee bit mean-sounding, but why is Henry hanging around with Kenta, Jeremy (this being the only time he's referred to by name), and the Mike-a-Like? He doesn't really KNOW them at this point (not that he EVER gets to know Jer' or Mickey-boy).

• The Mike-a-Like's voice is different from his previous two speaking appearances in "Dream a Little Dream" and "A Question of Trust."

• After talking to Kenta about the strange card, the Tamers talk to another boy who speaks with Jeremy's voice (delivering the "he wore number seven" line), and is, in the dub, apparently intended to be him, but the animation does not depict Jeremy. This boy is wearing different clothes, and has a different colour of hair.

• When the Tamers talk to 'Number Seven' on the steps, in the opening shot, Terriermon is sitting on Henry's shoulder. However, as the angle changes when Henry says "Huh? Where in Akihabara?" Terriermon has disappeared. When the angle changes to an over-Henry's-shoulder view of 'Number Seven,' Terriermon has reappeared again (you can see his horn), but then, as the angle changes one more time and Henry starts to walk down the steps, Terriermon has vanished again. *

• Look close during Janyu's flashbacks, and you'll see Shibumi, dressed in his yellow jacket and cap from this episode, specifically positioned to be not-entirely-conspicuous in two scenes (see screenshots). This is the first mention of the Monster Makers, and the purpose of this is evidently for any viewers who looked closely to spot him, and realise that he was the man in the yellow jacket from this episode. Or to put it another way - FOOOORESHADOWINGGG!!

• When Janyu recalls the visit from the Man in Black, as seen in "Juggernaut," the man's dialogue is different than it was in that episode. Originally, he said: "I need you to help me find one of your old playmates. One who refuses to grow up - who is working on the project right now." But in this flashback, it becomes: "I need to find one of your old playmates who refuses to grow up. We have reason to believe that he may still be working on the project to this day."

• When Impmon greets Takato, Henry and Terriermon, the smiley face on his stomach is missing its teeth-lines. The same happens again when he says "Geez, take it easy there, helicopter-head!"

• The Hypnos crew sic Yuggoth on Vajramon and Pajiramon before they Bio-Emerge, to no effect - but Riley said Musyamon "completed destroyed Yuggoth" back in "Much Ado About Musyamon." Of course, she could have just been referring to that single deployment of the program - and even if she hadn't been, I imagine Yamaki could have just re-uploaded Yuggoth to the system.

• Henry's D-Power displays information on Vajramon and Pajiramon right away - but the D-Powers normally take time to display data for Devas.

• Vajramon and Pajiramon are unstable because they've just Bio-Emerged, so they eat electrical equipment to stabilise themselves. Why does nothing else EVER need to do this?

• Pajiramon is firing her bow at Terriermon right before he Digivolves, but when he turns into Gargomon and starts firing at her, her bow is no longer in her hand. What, did she decide to holster it and leave herself unarmed?

• The Modify Card that Henry calls "Hyper Speed" is not the same card that was called Hyper Speed in "Snakes, Trains and Digimon."

• The first time Pajiramon fired her bow, the arrows just materialised in it - but when she pulls it out again, she now has to manually load it. After the arrows are fired and pin Gargomon to the ground, we cut back to Pajiramon, and the bow is still fully-loaded (of course, she could have just loaded it/had more arrows materialise). However, as she then runs at Gargomon, the bow is empty. Finally, when she stomps him, the bow is loaded again (we can tell because the string is drawn back).

• Henry claims they'll have no idea what effect the Blue Card will have on Gargomon. Did he miss seeing what one did to Growlmon back in "Grow Mon Grow," then…?

• When Pajiramon opens fire on Rapidmon with her bow, she fires a rather large number of shots without stopping to reload in any way.

• When Vajramon and Pajiramon are deleted, their data does not turn red the way it normally does in this season.

• While Henry, his dad and Terriermon are talking in Henry's room, Janyu says he has a question to ask Terriermon, then Terriermon goes "Huh?" and Henry says, "It's okay." Janyu then proceeds to inquire about who could have put Shibumi's code into the Blue Card. Why on Earth does Janyu think Terriermon know anything about that? It's evident that he doesn't, given that he doesn't speak another word.

• When Renamon says, "I understand," her mouth doesn't move.

• Finally, this episode was called "Duel with the Deva." Should it not have been called "Duel with the Devas," given that there were, y'know, TWO of them?

* - Thanks to Kenneth Hillis for this one!