

In _Digimon Tamers_ , we see Renamon disappear or fade out after she is no
longer needed several times. (For instance, she disappears at the end of
episode 7, after Rika, Henry, and Takato have rescued Guilmon.) Meanwhile,
Guilmon and Terriermon do not seem capable of this: Takato has to take pains
to hide Guilmon (ep. 2), and Henry has to pass off Terriermon as a stuffed
animal when he is at home (ep. 1).

Why is this the case? Does it have something to do with the monsters
themselves, or is it an issue of the abilities of the Tamer? (But Henry seems
knowledgable enough to me, so I am not entirely convinced by that theory.)


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Why can Renamon disappear, while Guilmon and Terriermon can't?


Renamon fades out because she moves fast than the eye can see. See renamon vs
deathbattle to see how fast she is.don't know how rika and renamon were
talking in that one episode where everyone looked around them stopped moving.


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Renamon is based on / heavily influenced by the Japanese kitsune, which have
mystical abilities, most famously that of illusions. On top of that, Renamon
has ninja-like speed, and I'd say it's a combination of both that it's using
here.

Blink an eye and you'll miss it. One moment it's there, the next it's gone and
only leaves a fading stand-in illusion of itself (what a trickster), as it's
probably hiding away in the shadows or trees. Or it's actually using illusion
abilities to straight up become invisible for extended periods of time (that
would have to be harder to keep up, but who knows).

Point being, these abilities would have to be balanced for fights - can't just
have Renamon "godmode" and stay completely invisible, after all. That's why
I'm assuming it has to stand completely still and concentrate to actually
become and stay invisible, and therefore, using it's speed to jump away and
leaving behind a stand-in illusion from it's physical hiding place would be
less taxing and preferable, whenever possible.

A kitsune's mystical powers increase with age and amount of tails they have -
from one, up to nine tails (see Kyubimon, Renamon's Champion level). Ninetales
from _Pokémon_ , nine-tails Kurama (Kyuubi) from _Naruto_... kitsune are a
big, big thing in Japanese mythology.


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