J.R. MacReady

Digimon Adventure (デジモンアドベンチャー, Dejimon Adobenchā?) (1999) is the first season of the anime saga Digimon: Digital Monsters. Its premise involves a group of boys and girls being whisked to a parallel reality called the Digital World while at summer camp. They were taken there because they were chosen to become DigiDestined, the children that would save the Digital World (along with Earth near the end of the series) from the evil forces that threatened to destroy it. Each of the children received a Digimon partner who was preprogrammed to be bonded to them, as well as miniature devices called Digivices. With the power of the Digivices, their Digimon partners could become stronger forms to battle enemies or save their partners from danger.

Digimon Adventure 02 (デジモンアドベンチャー 02, Dejimon Adobenchā Zero Tsū?), also commonly written as Digimon Zero Two, is the direct sequel to the previous season and takes place three years after the original series. With most of the original characters now in junior high school, the Digital World was supposedly secure and peaceful. However, a new evil has appeared in the form of the Digimon Emperor (Digimon Kaiser). This new villain is different - he’s a human just like the DigiDestined. The Digimon Emperor has been enslaving all Digimon in sight with Black Rings and Control Spires and, to make things worse, has somehow made regular Digivolution impossible. Three new children are chosen to save the Digital World and, along with T.K. and Kari, make up the new generation of DigiDestined.

History
Digimon started out as a digital pet called "Digital Monster," similar in style and concept to the Tamagotchi. It was planned by Wiz and released by Bandai on June 26, 1997. The toy began as the simple concept of a Tamagotchi for boys (as Bandai was also the creator of the Tamagotchi). The V-Pet is similar to its predecessors, with the exceptions of being much harder and being able to connect to fight other Digimon v-pets. Every owner would start with a Baby Digimon, train it, evolve it, take care of it, and then have battles with other Digimon owners to see who was stronger. The Digimon pet had several evolution capabilities and abilities too, so many owners had many different Digimon. In December, the second generation of Digital Monster was released, followed by a third edition in 1998. Now the new Tamagotchi Digimon is Pendulum that has a total of 9 in the series. Bandai also has released a Non Related Digimon Tamagotchi.

On March 6, 1999, the franchise was given an anime as the first of the Digimon movies aired in theaters in Japan. Originally, the Digimon Adventure movie was supposed to be a short film, but after the storyboard was finished, a request for Digimon becoming a children's television show was made. On March 7, 1999, they began airing a television counterpart titled Digimon Adventure. Four further series would follow, each with their own tie-in movies, and the series was dubbed for release in western markets in the fall of the same year. The show spawned card games, with Hyper Colosseum in Japan and later Digi-Battle in America, and more video games. The animated series is easily the best-known segment of the Digimon universe and responsible for the majority of its popularity.

"Digimon" are "Digital Monsters". According to the stories, they are inhabitants of the "Digital World", a manifestation of Earth's communication network. The stories tell of a group of mostly pre-teens, the "Chosen Children" (DigiDestined in the English version), who accompany special Digimon born to defend their world (and ours) from various evil forces. To help them surmount the most difficult obstacles found within both realms, the Digimon have the ability to evolve (Digivolve). In this process, the Digimon change appearance and become much stronger, often changing in personality as well. The group of children who come in contact with the Digital World changes from season to season.

As of 2006, there have been five series — Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Tamers, Digimon Frontier, and Digimon Data Squad. The first two seasons take place in the same fictional universe, but the third, fourth, and fifth each occupy their own unique world (in the case of Digimon Tamers, the Adventure universe is referred to as a television and commercial enterprise). In addition, each series has spawned assorted feature films. Digimon still shows popularity, as new card series, video games, and movies are still being produced and released: new card series include Eternal Courage, Hybrid Warriors, Generations, and Operation X; the video game, Digimon Rumble Arena 2; and the previously unreleased movies Revenge of Diablomon, Runaway Locomon, Battle of Adventurers, and Island of Lost Digimon. In Japan, Digital Monster X-Evolution, the eighth TV movie, was recently released, and on December 23, 2005 at Jump Festa 2006, the fifth series, Digimon Savers was announced for Japan to begin airing after a three year hiatus of the show. Digimon was produced by Toei Animation and Bandai of Japan. The series were broadcast in Japan by Fuji Television.

Plot (Season One)

See: List of Digimon Aventure 01 Episodes

Traveling to the Digital World was an experience that left the children bewildered. Their Digimon partners were suddenly thrust upon them, as well as the concept of having the Digimon Digivolve, a process by which they transform into stronger creatures to fend off enemy Digimon. But they also Digivolve when they run low on strength. Thus, the children had to learn how to be DigiDestined as they went along.

Soon they learned of the Digital World's plight, that evil Digimon intended to rule the Digital World for themselves. They vowed to save it in spite of missing the life they had left behind. The DigiDestined promised to save Digital World because they saw that Digimon, though made of data, were as intelligent as humans. They did not want them to suffer; furthermore, it was demonstrated to them that no one else could defeat the Digital World's enemies.

Digimon Adventure was originally supposed to be 13 episodes, as Toei Animation was not sure how popular it would become. As the ratings and popularity grew, it was extended to 54 episodes. This fact is apparent with episode 13 when Devimon is defeated and the aftermath of such.

As the plot evolved, the children dealt with various aspects of maturity: making friends, being courageous, standing for one's morals, et cetera. Each child was given an object called a "Crest" that embodied a particular personality trait that they had to demonstrate to get their partners to Digivolve to a higher level. Tai Kamiya possessed the trait of Courage; Matt Ishida, Friendship; Sora Takenouchi, Love; Mimi Tachikawa, Sincerity; Izzy Izumi, Knowledge; Joe Kido, Reliability (Honesty in Japanese); and T.K. Takaishi, Hope. It is later revealed that at the time they were chosen to become the DigiDestined (during the Greymon versus Parrotmon fight when they were only at least 7-8 (except T.K and Kari who were at least 4-5)) that these traits were the strongest good trait within their personality. Tai was always courageous when he had to be.

Matt was always a good friend. Izzy was even then very knowledgeable. Joe was highly reliable. Sora was genuinely loving and caring towards everyone (to say that her crest of love is love at the level of compassion (the ability to care for others)). Mimi was sincere about what she thought (positive and/or negative). T.K was one who always was hopeful and never willing to give up and Kari was just genuinely good and always wanted to do what was right (standing for the light which represents all that is good and right).

Eventually, evil Digimon began crossing a dimensional gate from the Digital World to enter Earth. The DigiDestined and their partners followed. Specifically, they landed in Odaiba, Japan, the children's home town. As the DigiDestined battled on Earth, they were joined by an eighth member, Kari Kamiya, Tai's sister and carrier of the trait of Light. While this was happening, a group of four Mega level Digimon called the Dark Masters besieged the Digital World. Once things were taken care of on Earth, the eight DigiDestined returned to the Digital World once again in order to defeat the Dark Masters one by one, and eventually their ultimate enemy, Apocalymon, the Digimon who was made of all the evil Digimon the DigiDestined had previously destroyed. When Apocalymon was defeated, the children went back to the Real World, leaving their Digimon partners behind. (They were reunited with their Digimon in the movie "Our War Game!".) The series was highly regarded and garnered millions of viewers. It became one of the largest anime exported out of Japan, along with Sailor Moon, Pokémon and Dragon Ball Z.

Plot (Season Two)

See: List of Digimon Aventure 02 Episodes

A new generation of DigiDestined, composed of three new children, as well as Kari and T.K. from the original Adventure series, are given a new kind of Digivice known as D3, which allows them to open a gate to be transported to the Digital World through any computer. Another advantage was Armor Digivolution, using a device called a Digi-Egg/Digimental (not related to the Digi-Egg that defines the earliest life stage of a Digimon) so their Digimon can evolve in the presence of Control Spires. They eventually stop the Digimon Emporer, Ken Ichijouji, thanks to the sacrifice of Wormmon, Ken's partner.

After his defeat, Ken repents his evil deeds and joins the DigiDestined as they fight an evil Digimon named Arukenimon and her lackey Mummymon. Arukenimon has a unique power to turn the Control Spires into super-strong, artificial Digimon in her control. To fight this new threat, the gang learns of DNA Digivolution, enabling their Digimon to fuse with each other in pairs for more power. Eventually, when the battle was brought to the Real World, the true mastermind, Yukio Oikawa, makes himself known. This man extracts the Dark Spore inside Ken and implants it into other children who wish for the greatness the old, evil Ken had. Those spores develop into flowers that harvest the infected children's energy. Eventually, the Digi-Destined confront Oikawa, only to learn he's an extreme loner whose only friend in the world was Hiroki Hida, Cody's father. Hiroki and Oikawa used to play old video games when they were young, eventually becoming obsessed with the Digital World and dreaming of going there one day, but Hiroki dies before they could go together, causing Owikawa great sadness. In the end, an entity springs from this man's body, none other than the real mastermind, Myotismon from the first Adventure season, now reborn as MaloMyotismon.

Unlike Adventure, which was set in the Digital World except for a temporary return to the Real World, Adventure 02 characters shuttle back and forth between the two worlds almost every episode.

This season ended with the help of DigiDestined from all over the world, using the light that existed inside each one of them and their wishes to return the Digital World into a peaceful world again. Oikawa, who is too weak to enter the Digital World, becomes its guardian as he passes away. After peace is restored, the boundary between the Digital and the Real World is broken down, giving every human their very own Digimon companion.

The ending of Season Two reveals each of the character's fates when they get together so their children can play tag together:

• T.K.: T.K. is a novelist chronicling their adventures in the digital world. He tells about their adventures and has a son who has a Tokomon.
• Tai: Tai and Agumon became diplomats on relations between the real and digital world. He has a son whose partner digimon is Koromon. It's also revealed that Tai has cut his hair.
• Matt and Sora: Matt decided not to further his music career and instead become an astronaut. He and Gabumon made it all the way to Mars (their original destination was the moon). Sora and Biyomon are fashion designers, and Biyomon saying that their new fashion line is just to die for. They have a daughter whose partner is Yokomon and a son whose partner is Tsunomon.
• Joe: Joe has become a doctor of the Digital World. He has a son whose digimon partner is a Bukamon.
• Mimi: Mimi and Palmon have their own special cooking show. It's the only time Mimi ever takes off her hat. Mimi has a son whose partner is Tanemon.
• Izzy: Izzy and Tentamon are researchers of the Digital World. Izzy and his daughter speak their own strange language.
• Kari: Kari has fulfilled her dream of becoming a kindergarten teacher with Gatomon. Kari has a son who has a whistle around his neck like Kari and a Salamon.
• Yolei and Ken: Yolei and Ken are married and have three kids. Yolei is still panicky like always and is a homemaker. Ken is a detective but can't seem to figure out when it's his turn to do the dishes.
• Cody: Cody is a lawyer defendant. He has bought about 100 suitcases because Armadillomon keeps sitting on them. Cody has a daughter.
• Davis: Davis has started his own line of noodle carts called "Noodles, Noodles Come Get Your Noodles" cart and was huge success. He has a son who has inherited Tai's goggles making him the new Digidestined Leader and has a Demiveemon.

Dubbing
The English version of Digimon Adventure was somewhat unique at the time it was dubbed. Most anime dubbed in the 1990s changed the names of characters and locales for the sake of localization. In Digimon, however, most names of the DigiDestined remained unchanged or were shortened to Americanized nicknames. Some Digimon names were modified into English equivalents, and in rare cases to Japanese equivalents. The eight DigiDestined children are listed first, followed by their Digimon partners.

Digital World (Season One):

The Digital World is a parallel reality made from data inside Earth's communications networks. It is the place where all Digimon live, and where the DigiDestined fight the majority of their battles.

Digital World's data manifested into a material form via the wishes of human children. The data reformed inside another parallel universe, a "dream dimension" that has the power to turn mental desires into reality. The Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western ends of the Digital World are individually guarded by one of the four Harmonious Ones, benevolent Digimon who ensure the Digital World's well-being.

When an evil being emerged from beyond the Digital World's Wall of Fire (curiously similar to a firewall), the Digital World's chronology was warped, throwing it out of sync with Earth, making it much older than it would be under normal circumstances - one Earth minute was equal to one Digital World day. Prophecy foretells that any time the Digital World is threatened by evil, a new group of children from each generation, called the DigiDestined, will come to the Digital World and save it. The DigiDestined for each generation were selected by a mysterious group, charged with the Digital World's protection. When the eight children of this generation witnessed a battle between a Greymon and a Parrotmon, the group chose them, and constructed their Digivices, Tags and Crests. A brutal attack by the Dark Masters left the whole group dead, save for Gennai, who was able to escape and hide the DigiDestined’s' Digivices and seven DigiEggs until their time came. When Devimon began to take over File Island with his Black Gears, the time for the DigiDestined to be summoned came, and the Digivices were dispatched, transporting seven chosen children into the Digital World, where they battled with the evil Digimon there.

Myotismon attempted to conquer both the Digital World and Earth by killing the Eighth Child - the predestined eighth member of the DigiDestined. He opened a portal to Earth and led his army on an assault on Central Odaiba in the search for the child, who was eventually revealed to be Kari, little sister of Tai, leader of the DigiDestined. When Myotismon was finally stopped, a rift opened to the Digital World - but it had been horrifically changed. In the few days that the DigiDestined had been back on Earth, years had passed in the Digital World, and the Dark Masters had risen again, and conquered the entire world, reformatting it into the massive Spiral Mountain. When the kids defeated the Dark Masters, they were confronted with the Digimon that had made the four monstrosities - Apocalymon. Apocalymon was bent on sharing his sorrow with the rest of reality, and didn't care if he lived or died in doing so. Thankfully, the kids defeated him. With his defeat, the Digital World began to reformat itself into its original form, free of evil, also putting it back in synch with Earth-time, meaning time would move to the same pace in both worlds. After the battle with Diaboromon, Gennai called the DigiDestined back to the Digital World, where they released the powers of their Crests, forming a shield which restored peace to the Digital World, expelling all evil, but at the cost that the Digidestined's Digimon can no longer Digivolve beyond the Champion level.


Digital World (Season Two):

In this series of Digimon it is revealed that this iteration of the Digital World also runs parallel with two other "dimensions" - One, a kaleidoscopic world of colour and shape, composed of an energy that is capable of turning thought into reality, while the other is a dark and foreboding world of evil, characterized by its grim, expansive ocean called the World of Darkness, theorized to be capable of bringing beings' dark thoughts to life. Three years after the events in Digimon Adventure, Yukio Oikawa, a human who had learned of the Digital World when he was a boy, made attempts to enter the Digital World to live out his unfulfilled childhood dreams. Unbeknownst to him, he was possessed by the spirit of Myotismon, who was manipulating his actions. Oikawa created Arukenimon and Mummymon and sent them into the Digital World, where they manipulated the young Ken Ichijouji into becoming the Digimon Emperor. As the Emperor, Ken set up his Control Spires - the design of which had come from the enigmatic World of Darkness and had apparently been implanted in Ken's head by someone, possibly Oikawa, or by the Dark Spore already within Ken - all around the Digital World. The Spire disrupted the fabric of reality, creating spatial warps and weakening the dimensional boundaries. Oikawa hoped he could use this disruption to enter the Digital World, but the actions of the new DigiDestined who were destroying the Control Spires prevented this from happening. Next, Arukenimon and Mummymon created BlackWarGreymon, who set about destroying the powerful Destiny Stones, which completely threw the balance of the Digital World out of order. However, the Chosen Children were able to free Azulongmon from the prison the Dark Masters had put him in years before, and he stopped BlackWarGreymon from destroying the last stone.

Oikawa's final scheme to enter the Digital World was a grand one. Arukenimon opened all the Digi-Ports, allowing wild Digimon to come to Earth and the DigiDestined had to travel all over the world to round them up. However the Kids were unaware that it was actually a decoy. While they were gone from Japan, Arukenimon and Mummymon began kidnapping children. When the DigiDestined returned, they discovered that Daemon and his henchmen MarineDevimon, LadyDevimon, and SkullSatamon had come to Earth in search of Ken and the Dark Spore within him, but Oikawa managed to copy the Spore first, before Daemon could get his hands on him. Daemon was repelled into the World of Darkness as Oikawa implanted the Spores into the kidnapped children. His hope was for the Spores to convert the children’s innocence (which lets them enter the Digital World by using this energy) so that he could use to traverse the dimensional barrier. However, Myotismon had other plans, and brought Oikawa to another dimension which was a world of dreams and nightmares where he exited his host body and began to absorb the powers of the Spores into himself and became MaloMyotismon. After MaloMyotismon's defeat, Oikawa used the dream dimension to fulfill his own desire. His body was transformed into energy in the form of a flock of butterflies, which spread across the Digital World, restoring peace and harmony.



Main Characters (Season One):

Tai Kamiya / Yagami Taichi (八神 太一)
Digimon: Agumon (DNA Digivole Partner: Gamumon as MetalGarurumon)
The adventurous leader of the DigiDestined and the older brother of Kari Kamiya. Characterized as being stubborn and thick-headed, but brave.

Matt Ishida / Ishida Yamato (石田 ヤマト)
Digimon: Gabumon (DNA Digivole Partner: Agumon as WarGreymon)
The sometimes "lone wolf" of the group and the older brother of T.K. Takaishi.

Sora Takenouchi / Takenouchi Sora (�*�之内 空)
Digimon: Biyomon / Piyomon
Sora is a very reliable person and tries to take care of the other kids. Her role is often as a motherly figure for various characters. She is also somewhat a tomboy.

Izzy Izumi / Izumi Kōshirō (泉 光�*�郎)
Digimon: Tentomon
Izzy Is very intelligent and a logical thinker. He is also a computer expert and constantly uses his laptop.

Mimi Tachikawa / Tachikawa Mimi (太刀川 ミミ)
Digimon: Palmon
Mimi Is kind and caring, although initially slightly stuck-up, spoiled, selfish and ditzy.

Joe Kido / Kido Jõ (城戸 丈)
Digimon: Gomamon
Joe Is dependable and thoughtful, though he is sometimes a worrywart. He tries to act as the voice of reason within the group.

T. K. Takaishi / Takaishi Takeru (高石 タケル)
Digimon: Patamon
The youngest of the group and the younger brother of Matt. He grows from being a reliant on the others to being as much of a fighter as they are. Along with Kari, he becomes part of the DigiDestined team of Digimon Adventure 02.

Kari Kamiya / Yagami Hikari (八神 ヒカリ)
Digimon: Gatomon / Tailmon
Joined the group after the other DigiDestined and is the younger sister of Tai. She is gentle and kind, although somewhat mysterious. She joins the Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined along with T.K.

Villains

Parrotmon (1st Movie): Defeated by a Greymon four years prior to the events of the series.

Devimon (8-13): The first villain the DigiDestined faced. Destroyed by Angemon. Resurfaces in Episodes 19-21 in Digimon Adventure 02, where the Digimon Emperor uses his remains to complete Kimeramon, and consequently he manipulates the latter's actions, unbeknownst to the DigiDestined (except possibly TK).

Etemon (15-20, 46-47): The second villain the DigiDestined faced. First destroyed by MetalGreymon, but later returned as MetalEtemon. Permanently destroyed by Zudomon and SaberLeomon.

Myotismon (Vamdemon) (22-39): The third villain the DigiDestined faced. First destroyed by Angewomon and the other Digimons, but returned as VenomMyotismon (VenomVamdemon). Destroyed again by WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon. Appears in Digimon Adventure 02 as MaloMyotismon (BelialVamdemon). Destroyed for good by Imperialdramon Fighter Mode.

DemiDevimon (PicoDevimon) (22-38): Myotismon's flunky. He Orchestrated a series of traps and lies to prevent the Chosen Children from reuniting after they tried to find Tai after his battle with Etemon. He tried to bog them down in selfishness and despair, quashing their best qualities, and thereby preventing their crests from ever glowing. Though loyal to Myotismon to the bitter end, his master consumed him to gain the energy needed to evolve into his final form.

Apocalymon (Apokarimon) (53-54): The villain that originally put the Digital World in danger. The creator of the Dark Masters and the one who gave the DigiDestined's three original enemies (Devimon, Etemon and Myotismon) their powers. Permanently destroyed by the combined efforts of WarGreymon, MetalGarurumon, Garudamon, MegaKabuterimon, Lillymon, Zudomon, MagnaAngemon and Angewomon.

Dark Masters (40-52): The creations of Apocalymon; subjugated the Digital World while the DigiDestined fought Myotismon on Earth.

• MetalSeadramon [40-42 (and 43 in the English dub)]: First of the Dark Masters to attack the DigiDestined. Destroyed by WarGreymon.
• Puppetmon (Pinocchimon) (40, 43-47): Second Dark Master to attack. Destroyed by MetalGarurumon.
• Machinedramon (Mugendramon) (40, 48-49): Third Dark Master to attack. Destroyed by WarGreymon.
• Piedmon (Piemon) (40, 50-52): The leader of the Dark Masters. Destroyed by MagnaAngemon, and the rest of the Digimon.
• Diaboromon (Diablomon) (2nd Movie): Materialized inside the Internet. First appeared as Kuramon but later Digivolved into Tsumemon and Keramon. Digivolved into Infermon while fighting Greymon and Kabuterimon and defeated them before they had a chance to Digivolve. Digivolved into Diaboromon while fighting WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon; nearly defeated them but was destroyed when they DNA Digivolved (combined) into Omnimon for the first time.

Other Digital World characters

• Gennai (13-54): An old man created from data who acts as a guide to the DigiDestined.
• Andromon (5, 48-52, 54): An android-like Digimon that was freed in Episode 5 by Sora, Tai, and Joe, but attacked due to the presence of one of Devimon's Black Gears. Defeated and freed by Kabuterimon, he reappeared in Episodes 48 and 49 to hunt down and destroy Machinedramon, and stayed with them until the final battle with Piedmon, going so far as to hold him off while they attempted to escape all being turned into keychains and defeated. Once revived by MagnaAngemon, he participated in the final battle against Piedmon and the Vilemon swarm, and returned with their other allies to congratulate the Chosen Children on defeating Apocalymon.
• Centarumon (Kentarumon) (10-14, 52-54): Guardian of an ancient temple on File Island, the place in the Digital World the children were first transported to. Returned to help the kids build a raft, and met Gennai at the Wall of Fire. He congratulated them on defeating Apocalymon, and was on to point out the eclipse and informs the children that it was time to say good-bye.
• Leomon (8-14, 46-47): Protector of File Island. Constantly enslaved, freed and reenslaved by the Black Gears, until right before the final battle with Devimon. He surprised the partner Digimon when he attacked them with Ogremon, as his reputation was that of a just Digimon and was well-known to be Ogremon's mortal enemy. Presumably, it was he who organized the party of Digimon who built the Chosen Children a raft to travel to Server Continent. Was given the ability to Warp Digivolve into SaberLeomon after intense exposure to Tai, Matt, Mimi and Izzy's Digivices. He is killed by MetalEtemon, taking an attack intended to kill Mimi.
• Ogremon (8-13, 46-54): Leomon's rival. Was the only Digimon willing to help Devimon not under the influence of the Black Gears. After Devimon was destroyed, Leomon scared him off. He reappears in episode 46, wounded badly after a fight with Woodmon and the earthquake caused by MetalEtemon. Mimi and Joe tend his wounds, and he is incredibly touched that they would help him after he tried to kill them. He allies himself with Mimi and Joe after Leomon's death, realizing he was more than just a rival, and agrees to help the Chosen Children fight the Dark Masters. He is present for the final battle with Piedmon, and appears after the final battle with Apocalymon to thank and congratulate the children, but leaves after they take a commemorative photograph in Primary Village
• Whamon [14-15, 41-42 (42-43 in the English dub)]: The second to last Digimon with a Black Gear, encountered en route to Server Continent. Once the Gear is destroyed, he apologizes for destroying their raft and offers to ferry the Chosen Children to Server himself. Reappeared in episode 41 to save and protect the children from MetalSeadramon, but is killed in the ensuing battle.
• Piximon (Piccolomon) [18, 40 (40-41 in the English dub)]: Well-known in the Digital World as a trainer, Piximon takes on the Chosen Children, particularly Tai and Agumon. Returns in episode 40, sacrificing himself to the Dark Masters to ensure the escape and safety of the Chosen Children.
• Wizardmon (Wizarmon) (30-37): Gatomon's old friend. She saved him from death, and told him she was looking for someone. Out of gratitude and affection, Wizardmon allied himself with Myotismon to keep an eye on Gatomon, and ultimately repaid her by solving the mystery of who she was waiting for and why. He briefly united her with Chosen Child partner, before they took on Myotismon together, in an effort to retrieve the Crest of Light. Ultimately, he died to protect Gatomon and Kari. He returns briefly on Earth during the second season as a ghost to warn Gatomon of danger ahead.

Main Characters (Season Two):

Davis Motomiya / Motomiya Daisuke (本宮 大輔)
Digimon: Veemon / V-Mon (DNA Digivole Partner: Wormon as Stingmon)
The new leader of the DigiDestined. He is brave, very stubborn and impulsive so, he plays football (soccer). He has a crush on Kari and admires Tai. He gets into trouble with T.K..

Yolei Inoue / Inoue Miyako (井ノ上 京)
Digimon: Hawkmon (DNA Digivole Partner: Gatomon)
A new DigiDestined who is a bit of a flirt (with a crush on Ken). She is headstrong and sometimes stubborn. She is most often seen arguing with Davis. She admires Mimi.

Cody Hida / Hida Iori (火田 伊織)
Digimon: Armadillomon / Armadimon (DNA Digivole Partner: Patamon as Angemon)
He is the youngest in the second season, but despite that he is very mature and thinks things through much like Joe from Digimon Adventure. He admires Izzy.

Ken Ichijouji / Ichijōji Ken (一乗寺 賢)
Digimon: Wormmon (DNA Digivole Partner: Veemon as ExVeemon)
At first he was infected by the Dark Spore and driven mad, becoming the Digimon Emperor. He tried to conquer the Digital World, thinking it was a video game. Later he joins the group as the 6th DigiDestined.

T. K. Takaishi/ Takaishi Takeru (高石 タケル)
Digimon: Patamon (DNA Digivole Partner: Armadillomon as Ankylomon)
An original DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure and is the younger brother of Matt.

Kari Kamiya / Yagami Hikari (八神 ヒカリ)
Digimon: Gatomon / Tailmon (DNA Digivole Partner: Hawkmon as Aquilamon)
An original DigiDestined from Digimon Adventure and is the younger sister of Tai.


Family of the DigiDestined
Note: With the exception of Cody's family, and T.K. and Kari's parents, no parents of the Digimon Adventure 02 DigiDestined were named; These characters were introduced in this season:

Jun Motomiya: Daisuke's older sister. She and Davis argue repeatedly. She also chases after Matt through most of the first half of the second season, trying to get a date with him. After she finally realizes that he loves Sora she quickly forms a crush on Jim.

Momoe, Chizuru, Mantarou: Yolei's siblings, two sisters and one brother. Because there are four of them in one family, they have to fight for attention.
Hiroki Hida: Cody's deceased father. As a child, he was best friends with Yukio Oikawa, and the two contacted the Digital World through video games, promising themselves they would one day visit it together. Before that was to be, however, Hiroki married, had Cody and became a police officer, eventually killed in the line of duty by gunshot meant for a Government Official when Cody was 4 Years old, Hiroki said to Cody to be brave and died.

Chikara Hida: Cody's grandfather. Concerned for his son's well-being, he forbade Hiroki to contact the Digital World and spend time with Oikawa. In the present, he is Cody's sensei in kendo, and his father figure. Eventually, he realizes his error in trying to break up the friendship between Oikawa and Hiroki, and attempts to reach out to him and set things right for Cody.

Kotomi Hida: Cody's mother, who is also very concerned with Cody's constant absence when he's in the Digital-World.

Sam Ichijouji (Osamu): Ken's deceased older brother. When Ken was little, Sam was a Grade A student and got most of the attention. One day, Ken wished he would go away because he was jealous. That same day Sam was hit by a car and died.

Haruhiko Takenouchi: Sora's father, a folklore college professor who was at Kyoto during the summer of 1999. Learning of the adventure his daughter went through, Haruhiko began to research the Digital World with Jim, Joe's brother, who is one of his students. Yolei met both of them during her class trip to Kyoto, and Haruhiko explained some of his theories to her.

Jim Kido (Shin and Shuu): Joe's brother, a college student at Kyoto. He met Yolei when she is visiting Kyoto with her class. He also drove her and the others to where they needed to be when Daemon was attacking on Christmas Day.

Old DigiDestined
Since Digimon Adventure 02 is a continuation of Digimon Adventure it includes characters from that series as well. More about them are listed here. Though burdened by their newfound responsibilities, the previous DigiDestined team provides a helping hand once in a while.

• Taichi "Tai" Kamiya (Yagami Taichi): He was the leader of the previous DigiDestined and Kari's big brother. He attends high (middle in the Jpn. version) school. He gave Davis his goggles to replace Davis' pair, which were wrecked in a battle.
• Yamato "Matt" Ishida (Ishida Yamato): T.K.'s big brother, he attends high (middle in the Jpn. version) school. He has his own band, the Teenage Wolves. Davis's sister had a not so secret crush for him.
• Sora Takenouchi (Takenouchi Sora): Attending high (middle in the Jpn. version) school and joined the tennis team.
• Koushiro "Izzy" Izumi (Izumi Koushiro): Very smart and a logical thinker, he helps the new team more than the others of the old group.
• Mimi Tachikawa (Tachikawa Mimi): Currently lives in New York and visits the others any chance she gets via airplane or DigiPort.
• Joe Kido (Kido Jyou): Due to his studying, Joe attends a private school. He's now studying for a high school entrance exam and uses his free time to help the others when possible.

Villains

MaloMyotismon (BelialVamdemon) (48-50): Myotismon's most powerful form. The main villain behind the events of the series (not counting Daemon). Killed by Imperialdramon Fighter Mode.

Yukio Oikawa (38-50): Possessed by Myotismon. After Myotismon left him he died and restored the Digital World with his spirit.

Arukenimon (Arachnemon) (24-48): One of Oikawa's henchmen. Killed by MaloMyotismon.

Mummymon (29-48): One of Oikawa's henchmen. Killed by MaloMyotismon.

Digimon Emperor (Digimon Kaiser) (1-21): Ken was controlled by the Dark Spore by Oikawa and Arukenimon. Reverted back to his real self and joined the DigiDestined after being defeated.

Milleniummon (flashback in 43): Responsible for the dark spore that was implanted in Ken, which allowed Vamdemon to manipulate Ken into becoming the Digimon Kaiser as well copy the spore to implant into several children to aid in his revival.

Dragomon (Dagomon) (13): King of the Dark Ocean. Never developed a storyline, but seemed almost obsessed with Kari.

Kimeramon (Chimeramon) (19-21): Created from parts of numerous Digimon by the Digimon Emperor, but was soon out of the Emperor's control. Killed by Magnamon after being reenergised by Wormmon.

Devimon (19-21): Disincorporated torso present in the dark whirlpool, was used by the Digimon Emperor to complete Kimeramon. The essence of Devimon leased Kimeramon from the Emperor's control, and the former was supposedly destroyed for good upon the latter's destruction.

Wendigomon (Wendimon) (1st Movie): Corrupted partner of Willis. Changed into Antylamon (Antiramon) and then into Cherubimon. Defeated and purified by Magnamon and Rapidmon.

BlackWarGreymon (30-37, 46-47): Created by Arukenimon but refused to obey orders. BlackWarGreymon would later become good after battling WarGreymon and Imperialdramon Fighter Mode. Was fatally injured by the Myotismon-possessed Oikawa, but sealed the Highton View Terrace gate with his final breath.

• Daemon (Demon) (43-45): Wanted the Dark Spore in Ken. They trapped him in the World of Darkness.
• The Daemon Corps (43-44): Daemon's servants.
• SkullSatamon(SkullSatanmon) (43): Killed by Imperialdramon Fighter Mode.
• LadyDevimon (43-44): Killed by Silphymon.
• MarineDevimon (43-44): Killed by Shakkoumon.
• Pukumon (CD Drama 1): Defeated by the combined efforts of Saggitarimon, Rinkmon, Pteramon, Manbomon, Butterflymon and Pucchiemon.
• Armageddemon (Armagemon) (2nd Movie): New more powerful form of Diaboromon from the Digivolution of millions of Kuramon. Was able to take down Omnimon and defeat Imperialdramon Fighter Mode, but was killed by Imperialdramon Paladin Mode.

StubbornWhite

I was obsessed with Digimon when I was little! Tai and Agumon were always my favourites. Please add me

retro physical

You're added.

ride the lightning

Wow I thought it ran for more seasons then this!

J.R. MacReady

It did. This thread is dedicated to Digimon Adventure, which only ran for two seasons. The rest were Tamers (S3), Frontier (S4), and Digimon Data Squad/Savers (S5).

SeIena

Subject87

I just found this thread, can I be added? These were the best seasons in my opinion.

Drunk On You

Added!

Subject87

Thanks! i think the series went downhill after s3.

I know this covers just the first two, which were the best, but I liked s3, Everything after it was me in my opinion

Drunk On You

I don't think I ever watched it.

angiecakes

OMG DIGIMON I LOVE THIS SERIES ALONG WITH A FEW ANIME SHOWS
i just finish watching season 2 on utube

can ya add me please

yeah it kind of went downhill after season 2 but I did like digimon tamers and digimon frontier (especially the frontier intro)

my fav digidestines are
first season
Matt (he was cute)
Tai (yes I admit i got for guys with goggles Tai was cute too)
TK (he was soo adorable )
Izzy
and Sora

fav digimon from season 1:
Agumon
Gabumon
Patamon
Palmon
Gatomon
Gomamon (love his attitude towards Joe )

from season 2:
TK totally (ever since season 1 he was soo cute in S1 and S2 he was hot )
Davis (even though he was abit obsessed with Kari)
after he was digimon emperor Ken
and Kari (even though she joined halfway through season 1)

from season 2:
Wormmon (he was good all along i felt sorry for him when Ken was digimon emperor )
Gatomon
Patamon
Veemon
and Hawkmon

ok i admit some anime guys are pretty hot

Drunk On You

Added!

Subject87

I gave up on Digimon when the kids began turning into Digimon

I love the first two seasons though, classics.

angiecakes

yeah but its kind of cool when ya think about it you can be a digimon
and have your own powers hehe
I love digimon frontier

i bet kids dreaming having their own digimon or better yet be one

Subject87

I thought it was kinda stupid, but to each his own