To control my need for more Digimon Adventure Tri, I decided to revisit the old seasons of the show. In my attempts to simply enjoy, I stumbled upon something that got me wondering… Season 2 episode 37…

BlackWarGreymon is finally defeated by the digidestined and Azulongmon appears to them and begins to lay down the PLOT hardcore. What did we learn from his speech?

Four vs. Four- The four sovereign digimon once upon a time faced off against the four dark masters, the highest ranked enemies of the original digidestined (if you exclude Apocalymon). In this battle, the sovereigns lost thus, resulting in their being sealed away. The Summoning of the Seven- We know by the end of the first season that the digidestined from the beginning were summoned to face off against the dark masters. We’re confirmed this by season 1 episode 45. Though we knew that they were the principal evil and they sought to destroy the digital world, we never knew that the determining factor for bringing the children was not just to defeat them, but to do so in order for the four sovereigns to be released; for the balance to be restored. Not quite as planned- By the time the original eight finally destroyed Apocalymon the Digital World was pretty much done for. It basically had to restart and in doing so there wasn’t enough energy to free the sovereigns, so, the power of the eight crests were used to get the job done. Azunlongmon confirms that the power of light and hope released him specifically. Therefore, safe to assume that two crests each were responsible for freeing the other three. Note- Since these new films focus heavily on the original eight, this makes the presence of these four a bit more likely if this theory is correct. The Second Generation- Episode 37 confirms that the purpose of the control spires was to once again block the powers of the four sovereigns and not just stop digimon from being able to digivolve. Once again the balance of the digital world was threatened so the harmonious ones called for new children, new digivices, and the ancient form of armor digivolving to counter the blockade of digivolution and to prevent the sovereigns from being locked away again. In a way, they were called forth simply because the original eight, the ones who freed them, could not fight. (Patamon and Gatomon were exceptions since their crests not only freed Azulongmon but are the crests that give life to the Digital World thus making them able to armor digivolve).

Season 1 episode 45 walked us through the process of how the original children were chosen to destroy the dark masters. What season 2 episode 37 makes clear is that the digidestined are always called upon not just when the balance of the Digital World is threatened, but when the four sovereigns, the harmonious ones, are threatened. Therefore, there could be a real chance that the four sovereigns will once again appear in Digimon Adventure Tri.

I firmly believe that these six films will seek to tie the plots of all three adventures and this could very well be an element included.