Digimon-isms

The hieroglyphics work like a magical circuit board. Removing or changing parts of the symbols would “hack” the dungeon.

All the animals have rockets on this food chain. It still kind of works.

Torpedo-remora fish will sacrifice themselves to save the host

This creature grows stronger and nicer when exposed to positive emotion

Monstrous skeletons are a natural stage of these animals life cycles

The local authority marks their turf with giant expensive towers that brainwash

The local authority is secretly a child

All the children here live secret double lives as soldiers in an invisible war.

The slave collars can fly and chase you down

This cactus very rarely blooms warrior fairies

More evolved animals feel a sense of guardianship over their simpler relatives. i.e all birds protect lizards.

Rather than let animals evolve naturally, the local tyrant is determined to fuse the best animals into chimeras

You get a better outfit upon entering this dimension. You must leave it behind on exit.

This animal has spent its entire life here, waiting for you to arrive so it may serve you

Eggs empower you with the abilities of the animal foetus inside. Bird eggs let you fly, frog eggs lets you breathe underwater e.t.c

This world is a shadow world made up of the your worlds media, art and information. Animals look crudely like your cultural icons.

This plant is mechanical

Extinct things that aren’t remembered grow bitter and plan against everything

This thing isn’t actually a vampire, it just chose this form and these abilities because it thinks vampires are cool. The whole thing looks contrived and a little embarrassing.

This civilisation needs a princess from an alien culture

This society wants to resurrect its old ruler, they have forgot over the centuries that this ruler was actually terrible

This city is empty and is made up of landmarks and iconic buildings from other cities mashed together. The subway system could be used for teleportation.

The islands here will move and fuse together to create a glorious continent when the conflict on each island is dealt with

A time flux will be corrected under a solar eclipse. Some people like the new slower way time works and will try to prevent this. Other people want the older faster type of time.

This cat is empowered by a ring on its tail. Actually loves the person its been sent to kill. Is best friends with a wizard.

Villain is obnoxious monkey bard. Will return when defeated with a set of cumbersome super-armour.

The people here recently invaded this town and killed its inhabitants. They’re pretending to be indigenous and hide the evidence.

This mindless monster has taken someone hostage and feeds off its depression. Uses the hostage’s memories as justification for genocide.

The grim reaper is actually just a microbe turned huge. Despite illusions of grand plans and schemes it actually only wants to eat things more complicated than it.

Reptiles wearing fur to hide their shame. They hope one day to evolve into wolves.

A giant cruise ship that sails through the desert. its captain is a cockatrice.

This whole forest is mechanical and fake, ruled by a puppet who changes it with levers like a theater back drop

this villain doesnt kill anyone. turns them into tiny dolls.

a shapeshifting spider and a mummy with a gun plan to destroy this world through subterfuge

the power of evolution is controlled by a dragon, and distributed through his clone-servants.

A monster made from a tower, its looking for a fight and a purpose

this hot spring is magic soup. protected by a walking egg that vomits nightmares.

every child that witnessed this horrible event is a chosen one

plant-ninjas with elastic vine limbs

angels wear metal masks to hide their eyes. dragons are wreathed in holy chains.

a goth and a dog arrive to give you one last gift

genderless foxes