Character Profile: Puppetmon

It's Pinchocchio from hell! Puppetmon is the smallest Dark Master and the only Dark Master to last longer then any of the other's during their ruling period.

Puppetmon acts just like he looks, a big child with a dangerous toy to wield around. Having fun and playing games is all he wants to do. But the kind of games he plays involve death and destruction.

Unlike the other Dark Masters, Puppetmon played with the children and didn't take them seriously. He used lots of henchmen and forest tricks to confuse the children. Puppetmon controls and forest and has a VERY powewrful mallet that fires his "Puppet Pummel" attack.

But oddly enough, Puppetmon has a weakness he hates admitting, one that gets him so angry he'd kill any henchmen or child who dare said it. Puppetmon has no friends, his henchmen stay with him only cause of fear of death.

Cherrymon convinced Matt and Gabumon to turn on Tai and Puppetmon was all too eager to watch. But he got side "attacked" by MetalEtemon and the Digidestined using his own toys against him.

Eventually Puppetmon fought the kids head on and lost his house, hammer, and winning edge, and was surrounded by the Digimon. In a desperate move, Puppetmon manipulated Wargreymon with his strings long enough to escape. He then found Matt and Wargarurumon. He ordered them to attack Tai but they refused, so Puppetmon angrily attacked them head on.

Wargarurumon fatally blasted him directly and left Puppetmon. As he lay dying, he finally realized he never could have beaten the kids because he lacked what they had, true friendship. And with that he died.

During the time the Digidestined were fighting Myotismon at Tokyo, the Dark Masters took over the DigitalWorld and warped it into Spiral Mountain, with Puppetmon ruling over the forest. Puppetmon is the smallest of the Dark Masters and the only Dark Master to last longer then any of the others during their ruling period. Puppetmon is the size of a 7 year old, with the mentality of a spoiled brat and a firey temper. Having fun and playing games is all he wants to do. But the kind of games he plays involve death and destruction, even his toys are capable of inflicting pain on people.

Modeled after a marionette, Puppetmon can use his strings to control people, making the him the puppeteer. Puppetmon also carries his Bullet Hammer, which he uses for his "Puppet Pummel" attack and the plank on his back like a boomerang. Puppetmon has no real concept on friendship, thinking that people should do what he tells them. In fact, most of his henchmen stay with him only because they fear death.

Unlike the other Dark Masters, Puppetmon played with the children and didn't take them seriously. In fact, he kidnapped TK and forced him in a game of hide and seek, with Puppetmon seeking and using a gun to make the game "more fun." Fortunely TK managed to tick off Puppet, by calling him boring, and asked if he could meet some of Puppetmon's friends. Puppetmon tried to make excuses, but ran off, saying he'd bring a friend back. Puppetmon then hastily - and literally - MADE a friend of wood and junk. But when he brought it back for TK to see, the boy had escaped, but not before trashing Puppetmon's playroom.

While Puppetmon attempted to get revenge on the DigiDestined for his playroom being destroyed, Cherrymon managed to use Matt's memories to convinced him to turn on Tai, which made Puppetmon all too eager to watch WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon duke it out, but the presence of a mysterious being ruined that plan. After the kids went their seperate ways, Tai and his group decided to take the battle with Puppetmon to his mansion. By the time Puppetmon made it back there after he got side "attacked" by MetalEtemon, Digidestined used Puppetmon's cannon against him.

Puppetmon fought the kids head on and lost his hammer and winning edge. In a desperate move, Puppetmon used his power to bring his mansion to life to attack the gang long enough for him to escape. He then found MetalGarurumon. He tried to use his strings to control him, but his demands were not met. Matt showed up and explained to Puppetmon that no-one would listen to him, because no-one was his friend. Hearing that made the marionette angrily charge them head on.

MetalGarurumon fatally blasted him at close range, which caused the mansion to collapse. As he lay dying, Puppetmon finally realized he never could have beaten the kids because he lacked what they had: true friendship. And with that he died....