In episode 7 of Digimon Beatbreak, the gang finally discovers the secret Kyo has been keeping from them, and questions of ethics come into view.
Finding Kyo
Every episode of Digimon Beatbreak answers one question and then opens up ten more. We knew that Kyo had been a bit secretive and often did things on his own. There was a lot of speculation online that he was a double agent, but this episode shows the reality is much sweeter, although troubling.
We learn that Kyo has been taking care of baby digimon at the Nirinso Shelter. The digimon are old digimon they’ve previously defeated and didn’t want to delete. Because the digimon need e-Pulse to survive, Kyo has been feeding them himself. Of course, Reina and Makoto are hurt that Kyo felt he couldn’t rely on them for this. Tomoro also feels weird, but he is having a hard time figuring out what it is he wants.
Wanting to Live
This episode does an incredible job of showcasing how complicated this world is. In it, we encounter a Blackgaogamon who was left behind by their partner. Blackgaogamon is so hungry for e-Pulse and is lashing out. However, they don’t want to hurt anyone. They decide to expend as much e-Pulse as possible so they can disappear. After an emotional scene, Kyo gives them some e-Pulse, and Blackgaogamon returns to a baby digimon level.
The e-Pulse, being necessary for both humans and digimon, is a dark element to this story. If a human loses their e-Pulse, they get stuck in that frozen coma. But if a digimon runs out of e-Pulse, it ceases to exist. It also brings into question digimon’s existence in general because they are essentially a bug that shouldn’t have even happened.
Seven episodes in, and Digimon Beatbreak is moving the story in a direction that feels eerie. The more we learn about it, the more uncomfortable I feel about it. We already know nefarious characters are lurking in the background, making digimon do their bidding. What is the purpose of having digimon collect e-Pulse outside of their survival? What do these bad actors want? I’m excited to uncover where this is going.
See you next episode!
Digimon Beatbreak is streaming on Crunchyroll, with new episodes on Sundays.
