Anime and Manga
- Kumamon's attire and fighting style reference the Zaku-type Mobile Suits from Mobile Suit Gundam.
- Panjyamonnote , a potential Ultimate form of Leomon, is named Leo's father Panja from Kimba the White Lion.
- Crusadermon resembles the Knight Sabers from Bubblegum Crisis, and his/her slicing ribbon attack comes directly from that.
- Lucemon's overall design in his Rookie/Child form resembles Ryou Asuka AKA Satan from Devilman. Meanwhile his sadism and vicious fighting style in his Falldown Mode, along with his Japanese voice, are a dead ringer for Freeza from Dragon Ball.
Literature
- Possibly Sorcerermon to Gandalf the White, considering that's he basically Wizardmon, but only in brighter, whiter clothes and has a cool staff. Considering like Gandalf that Wizardmon sacrificed himself to save his friends, and has links to angels, its only fitting.
- In Izumi's flashback in Episode 8, she is seen reading a book called "Prince of Star" which is the Japanese title of The Little Prince.
Film
- In the English dub, a Candlemon village leader invites the kids to "please, be our guest!" At the time of the original airing, Disney owned Digimon's dubbing rights, so it doubles as a Company Cross Reference.
- A lightsabre-wielding hero duels with a villain in black armour wielding a red sword, which is followed by a certain revelation regarding relatives...
Other
- Fairymon's Roseo Temporale and Tornado Gamba are rather obvious references to Chun-Li's Hyakuretsukyaku and Spinning Bird Kick, respectively.
- ShadowWereGarurumon and Doggymon are based on Dick Dastardly and Muttley respectively. Doggymon even has the same laugh.