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Mina & Meramon (02x40)

[ID: Screenshots from Digimon Adventure Zero Two episode 40 showing the indian chosen Mina with her partner Meramon. (1) A far shot showing them from the back as they stand on a cliff. (2) Mina standing next to Meramon, with Raremon, Tuskmon, and Mammon on the cliff behind them. (3) Mina walking closer. (4) Mina politely holding her hands together. (5) Seen through binoculars, Mina and Meramon are waving, as are Two Mammon behind them with their trunks. Further back are Airdramon, and Raremon. End ID]

[mishiroweek]

In case it is not obvious yet, we like to pair the digidestined at random and see what it looks like 🤭

What's your favorite crack ship?

[izzyizumi]

Digimon Adventure 02 ~ {United States of America Chosen} ~ {Personal} Favorite Supporting Character{s} Steve & Frigimon {+Bonus New York Chosen Children Group} + Daisuke Motomiya + Mimi Tachikawa (+Satoe & Keisuke Tachikawa) & Michael (also technically a U.S. Chosen) "We couldn't have done it without you {Daisuke}." - Steve

"...That was on December 25th at 3 A.M., local time." (Narrator)

Notes: In the books released post-series production and 02's conclusion, Steve was revealed to be the very first confirmed Jewish American Chosen Child, a significant step forward for the Digimon franchise, as it acknowledged the Jewish community living in real-world America.

Because Steve is Jewish, Steve would have been personally celebrating Hanukkah that year, not Christmas (hence I left out the last subtitle referencing Christmas to prevent confusion).

Chanukah in 2002, when 02 officially takes place, however, was November 29th ~ December 7th, and these scenes took place closer to Dec. 25th (early 3 A.M.). But that doesn't mean Steve, as a Jewish American, wouldn’t have noted Hanukkah (or Chanukah) at all earlier that year, and it’s good to note that when we're discussing potentials of 02′s “real-world based” “timeline”!

(Basically, what Steve is doing here is joining in on, via being invited by being a Chosen Child who is able and willing to help, an Interfaith gathering of individuals that was originally meant to simply send corrupted by virus Digimon back into the Digital World, and was not actually a "holiday" focused gathering initially!) :) {If Steve joins them after the fact is unknown, but either way, Steve would have to be invited and it would have to be acknowledged that Steve as an individual does not celebrate Christmas religiously.}

In the scenes above, Steve is one of only two U.S. Chosen that are also given spoken lines to personally thank and acknowledge Daisuke Motomiya's help (along with the rest, but also specifying Daisuke). {Michael aside, as even Michael doesn't get to comment verbally.}

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^ Though Steve can't be seen clearly in the shot, in the 'gathering' of Chosen Children including many International ones, a Frigimon can very clearly be seen on left. As other Chosen from the World Tour are included here, it is almost defintely Steve's Frigimon, and either Steve is somewhere in the background but off-screen, or Steve and Frigimon were somehow separated...

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Wallace/Willis, Mimi Tachikawa, Michael, the American Chosen Children/Digidestined and the Digimon Partners icon picspam

1st, 2nd and 3rd pics = Wallace/Willis and his Digimon partners - Terriermon and Lopmon

4th and 5th pics = Mimi Tachikawa and Palmon

6th and 7th pics = Michael Barton Jr and Betamon

8th and 9th pics = Sam/Phil and Flare Lizamon/Flarerizamon

10th and 11th pics = Maria and Centalmon/Centarumon

12th and13th pics = Lou and Tortamon/Tortomon

14th and 15th pics = Steve and Yukidarumon/Frigimon

16th and 17th pics = Tatum and Airdramon

This Icon Picspam of Wallace/Willis, Michael and the American Chosen Children/Digidestined (as well as Mimi who lived in New York temporarily in 02) is a tribute to American Independence Day.

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[ID: Gifs of Sora and Miyako meeting the Russian Chosen Children from Moscow, from Digimon Adventure Zero Two episode 43:

The camera pans left to show a wideshot of them all.

Anna, a girl partnered with a Unimon which stands behind her, introduces herself and Miyako hugs her in greeting.

Lara, a girl partnered with a Snimon which stands behind her, introduces herself and Miyako hugs her in greeting.

Yuri, a boy partnered with a Kuwagamon which stands behind him, introduces himself and Miyako hugs him in greeting.

Miyako gestures as she introduces herself, Sora, and then their digimon partners. Piyomon raises a hand in greeting and Hawkmon bows.

Sora and Miyako clasp their hands in a plead and smile nervously. The three russian chosen children all look at the two in confusion.

Trying to communicate through the language barrier in gestures, Miyako points to the sky, then runs to stand in front of the three russian chosen, pointing in three directions, flapping her arms like a bird, and then punches the air dramatically several times.

Sora gives the "ok" sign to the russian chosen children, who all smile and give the sign back, and the camera then pans to show their three partners standing off to the side and watching. End ID]

[koushirouizumi]

ME: Good morning to Steve and Frigimon and Steve and Frigimon oNLY

[angemonn]

something about knowing international digidestined exist in the Adventure series, which only focuses on the 8 Odaiba kids and their adventures to save the world, makes me assume those other kids around the world had no major arc/villain and it was never necessary for their partner digimon to digivolve so they only ever knew their rookies. Then by happenstance one day, like the Eosmon’s attack in Kizuna, they get thrusted into battle and only then learn their partner Digimon’s power and digivolve. And they may never go past champion or Digivolve again. Meanwhile the 8 summer camp kids have god like powers they flex almost daily

[csolarstorm]

Thoughts on: Digimon: The Last Evolution Kizuna (and 02 musings)

Tomorrow I'm going to go see Digimon 02: The Beginning in the theater! I'm so glad I decided to do this. It's been a while since I got out and did something, and the timing is perfect to see my favorite Digimon team again!

I try to imagine that Kari sounds the same though. That...can't be helped I guess. 😮‍💨 They couldn't afford her VA apparently.

To get myself caught up, I finally watched Last Evolution Kizuna! This is definitely my favorite Digimon movie now.

Okay, I've only watched two. And Summer Wars is probably my second favorite Digimon movie.

Okay yes, I like the Fox Kids Digimon Movie. But more in a nostalgic way. Last Evolution Kizuna (and on a different subject Summer Wars) are really enjoyable as an adult. Maybe I should watch the original Japanese Digimon movies that Fox Kids cut up.

There's one glaring flaw in the premise of the movie though. How is it that Digimon disappear when their chosen kids run out of potential when almost every member of the team BESIDES Tai and Matt already settled on a career path and their Digimon are fine?

That's supposed to be why Sora's Digivice was already rusting. She had already grown up, embraced flower arranging, and decided to stay with Biyomon until she disappeared.

Izzy's already a freakin' tech tycoon. (Calls to mind Cranston Industries from Power Rangers Once and Always.) I'm pretty sure he's not going to change his mind and go into basket weaving.

Unless "run out of potential" has a darker meaning, and Tai and Matt are out of potential career paths.

They also said it had to do with Omnimon using up their power - and that would make sense considering Agumon and Gabumon fought a lot more than the other Digimon...but that doesn't explain Sora and Biyomon.

The premise was a good idea though, and I thought they handled the emotion of it skillfully. That last moment where Tai and Matt look over and their Digimon have already vanished...you could see it from a mile away, but that doesn't lessen the moment.

How can you write a thesis about Digimon and people coexisting? What professor can possibly check that paper?

There was a part in the movie where Tai is talking about what each of the Digidestined are doing with their lives, and as he lists them, he mentions "Kari and Davis". Excusez-moi? Are they...dating?

I know Kari and TK don't necessarily get together in the 02 epilogue, but...did she date Davis?!

*gapes*

I heard that 02: The Beginning gives the new character more screen time than the actual 02 kids. And that's fine. I'm looking forward to seeing this new character's story, which will hopefully have 02's brand of horror. Kizuna had some fun scenes with the 02 team, and it was nice to reminisce, even if Davis sounds wrong.

And Kizuna's story felt like it could fit in 02! It's really unsettling that Menoa messed with Morphomon's data, nevertheless that she had the "lifeless" data of her partner at all. She must have been mistaken about what that data represented — Digimon never die. The way she says Morphomon's voice talked to her reminded me of Myotismon talking to Oikawa.

It never explained where the aurora came from, and I have trouble believing that the real Morphomon wanted her to do this, so either Menoa accessed some real craziness power inside her, or there was a Digimon that came through the aurora and pulled the strings. I expected the source of that voice to be the final boss, just like MaloMyotismon at the end of 02. Then again, Eosmon did smile at Menoa at the end, suggesting that it was Morphomon, so...maybe it was Morphomon who came through the aurora. Maybe they were villains together.

My favorite 02 movie would be...just more of 02, I guess. More Ken grappling with his identity. More Kari fighting off the Dark Ocean. A confrontation with Dragomon and the Daemon Corps. And some actual stories with the international Digidestined! I loved seeing all the cameos of the international Digidestined in Kizuna. It would just be cool to develop some of them.

The thing is...02 was the season to get a literal epilogue. Even though Adventure had that teary goodbye (the first of many 🙄) 02 actually ended with the truth that life just keeps changing and moving forward.

It wouldn't make sense for Ken to still be plagued by his days as the Digimon Emperor, or for Kari to still be running from Cthulu. After all, she definitely has a restraining order on him now. The 02 kids have grown and changed; that's not what they're dealing with anymore. And in that sense, even though the characters aren't, 02 is over.

So when it gets a new movie, it only makes sense to make it about a new character, with the old characters to help them.

That's the other problem with Kizuna that 02 technically does better. Growing up is one thing, but when you get older, your past doesn't just disappear, it's a part of you that develops with you as you change and grow. Our memories richen with new meanings as we gain new perspectives. And you also don't suddenly lose all your potential either! People change careers and they learn new things throughout their whole life. The fact that Matt had to keep asking TK to babysit Gabumon seems more realistic than Agumon and Gabumon conveniently disappearing.

Despite this, I do like the idea that potential is what powers the partner Digimon. This is why Digimon Digivolve when their partners learn something new. It makes sense.

And Kizuna does not contradict the 02 epilogue. Digimon never truly die. They'll meet again, but they'll just be normal Digimon, leaving the battle between good and evil to the next generation.

Or the franchise will drag them out for another adventure. 🤷‍♂️ I'd watch it!

[veradune]

Since you gave me an ask I thought I would ask you! What digimon would you want as a partner? Happy Odaiba Memorial Day!

Oho I have thought about this too much. So basically if I was in the Adventure 01 continuity I'd have my fanmade digi as a partner. Her name is Lyzomon, she's obnoxious and I love her and this is an ancient notebook drawing of her line:

Whereas if I was in Tamers or a (Canadian) international digidestined in 02? I'd absolutely have Prairiemon for a partner if I had to pick a canon digi:

[rubykgrant]

(I've babbled a little bit about what my thoughts were for DigiMon AUs as a kid, and how I wish things could be re-done slightly, so I may as well just put it all together. To be clear, this isn't an idea of "the perfect" version, or meant to slam the original versions, just some thoughts I had when I was younger that I'm having fun expanding on~)

Original Adventure; not much different... I wish ALL the DigiDestined got to have the spot-light when it came to the final Mega forms of their partners (I also wish DNA Digivolving had been introduced earlier... it already kinda was, with the implications of OmniMon, but imagine if this was something each kid got to do, and we saw every combo of the original group)

02 Adventure; Kari is the one who inherits the goggles from Tai, so she's the new leader kid (Davis is still very much the man of action, he's just not in charge of everybody else. he's also come to accept that Kari isn't into him, and instead he's ironically over-protective when other dudes talk to her- "Is this guy bothering you?" she can handle herself fine, but she finds it endearing). A few more kids in the group, so there is a full team of new DigiDestined with each Crest (maybe some of the international kids we eventually met are introduced earlier, they get to be part of things through the internet etc), but they also still share/trade Armors, so we see every form of each DigiMon

Tamers; also not much different... I like the idea of Ai and Mako being a little older when ImpMon finally reunites with them, implying it has been a few years since they were last together (and as for who the actual partner is, I lean toward Ai being a little older, and thus the DigiVice was meant to be hers, and after they have a tearful reunion, she joins ImpMon when he goes to help the others, BioMerging into a new form of BeelzeMon- let's call that BeelzeMon Noble Mode. Mako still gives them the toy gun that turns into the big blaster). Also, ImpMon gets to actually have a cool Evolution sequence. A little more attention for Kazu, Kenta, and Suzie too~

Frontier; first of all, Zoe's DigiMon Warrior forms need to look BETTER. just... an actually COOL armor design for KazeMon, and a legit Beast Form (not just a lady with bird wings on her head and robot arms). When the main kids meet the antaginist DigiMon, they don't realize these are other kids at first, because they only ever see them while fighting and transformed with their Spirit Evolution. Eventually, when one of them is finally defeated a tired-out, the main kids see them transform back! They finally realize these "evil DigiMon" are just like them! Except, y'know. Being jerks to the EXTREME. Koichi is still dealing with the same issues (being separated from his physical body, and some memory-loss), but he's the the first one to officially switch sides. Eventually, the other kids come around, it just takes a while... but then there is a full team of the Ten Legendary Warriors!

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Michael & Betamon (+ Bonus Seadramon) (02x14)

[ID: Screenshots from Digimon Adventure Zero Two episode 14 showing: (1) Michael holds up his digivice as Betamon in the corner looks at him. The new zero two kids and Mimi are behind him. (2) Seadramon (Betamon's adult level) in a lake with his head and tail visible above the water. End ID]

[wisemonjr]

it's taking me way too long, so I'm just gonna post these and update as I complete them.

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Sanders' Sides DigiDestined!

- Roman, Crest of Courage

Partner: Coronamon

I gave Roman the Crest of courage because they tend to be the leader of the group, and Roman for sure thinks he's the main character. Truly, he is not.

- Patton, Crest of Kindness

Partner: Terriermon

I debated the most with choosing Patton's. It was between Love, Kindness, and Light. I ended up going with the Crest of Kindness because Patton is all about bringing kindness to others and had an internal struggle that ended in self-destructive behavior out of the need to be kind to others.

- Logan, Crest of Knowledge

Partner: Betamon

Originally, Logan was going to have Wormmon as his partner because traditionally, the crest of knowledge is related to insectoid digimon. I chose Betamon because it better fits his character. He's very intelligent and loud despite his size. Although he's friendly and docile, he can become rather abrasive once digivolving into Seadramon. With the new addition to the "dark sides," Logan is known to dip down into a more aggressive nature.

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Next, Thomas!

[izzyizumi]

Digimon Adventure 02 (Japanese Version) ~ World Tour Arc + (International) / U.S. {American} Chosen Children

+ Assisted by Daisuke Motomiya [+Mimi Tachikawa] (Japanese Chosen) & “Benjamin” (New York’s Younger!Gennai Clone)

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Sam and FlareLizamon - Black {“Phil” in U.S. English dub, as they had to differentiate from “Sam Ichijouji”, known as “Osamu” in the J.P.N} Steve and Yukidarumon - American Jew Lou & Tortomon - Indigenous Maria & Centalmon - Hispanic-American Tatum & Airdramon - Irish-American (+Wallace & Betamon / Seadramon) + Mimi Tachikawa (when Mimi is in New York)

My Commentary: Steve was confirmed by Toei to be a Jew in the “Digimon Memorial Book”, published after 02 had ended. However, It is important to remember that Steve would likely not be celebrating “only” Inter-faith X-mas here (if Steve did join in), but ALSO Hanukkah / Chanukah earlier in the month and previous month. Chanukah in 2002, however, was November 29th ~ December 7th, and these scenes took place closer to December 25th. But that doesn’t mean Steve wouldn’t have noted Chanukah at all earlier that year, and it’s good to note that when we’re discussing 02′s “real-world based” “timeline”!

Tatum was also confirmed to be Irish-American in the Memorial Book. She is partnered to an Airdramon.

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The Chosen Children/Digidestined and their Digimon Partners travel around the world with Imperialdramon on Christmas. But they are not travelling for holiday, they are travelling for a mission to save Christmas and meet up with the International Chosen Children/Digidestined.

Digimon Adventure 02 episode 40