History Anime / DigimonAdventure02

** Davis becomes a noodle cart owner.

* ContinuitySnarl: Digimon 02 attempts to tie in events form the UsefulNotes/WonderSwan games with the Drama CD and the Digimon Movie. The problem is that ''Anime/DigimonTheMovie, the games, the anime itself all have conflicting versions of the same events (not helping things is the fact that [[NoExportForYou only the movie was actually released outside of Japan]]). For example, in ''Our War Game'', Ryo[[note]]A cameo from the first Wonderswan game, Anode[=/=]Cathode Tamer[[/note]] is seen sending a supporting e-mail to Taichi and Koushirou via laptop from some mountainside; in the game ''Tag Tamers'', however, he and Ken are watching the Omegamon[=/=]Diablomon fight from Ken's room; indeed that fight kicks off the events of the game. Another example: in ''Hurricane Touchdown'', 02's NonSerialMovie, we meet Wallace, who has no knowledge of the Digital World; a younger Wallace actually appears in the third Wonderswan game, ''D-1 Tamers'', as a major character, no less.

* ReedRichardsIsUseless: The D - Terminal was ahead of its time. With messaging capabilities and wifi, it would have given the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS a run for its money.

* TheArtifact: T
** he original eight [=DigiDestined=] become this.

While only the new members cameo in the ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri movie'' series, the 02 Digidestined appear in ''Anime/DigimonAdventureLastEvolutionKizuna'' as supporting characters with them being central in the 2023 film ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02TheBeginning''.

* TheArtifact: The original eight Digidestined become this.

** Whamon returns in episode 16 when Jo and Izzy call him in to help the new DigiDestined.

** [[spoiler:Remember the episode where the Digidestined had to pursue Myotismon [[Anime/DigimonAdventure three years ago]]?. Well, you remember the nine cards that have to be put to open the way between the Digital World and the Real World, right? Yukio Oikawa plans to do the same thing. If you remember the first one, between the two Vaccine-Type Rookie-Level cards (Agumon and Gomamon), Tai chose the latter. In this season, Oikawa chose the former. And if you remember Gennai's words back at the first season, one is right and the other is wrong. That's why he ended up opening the way between the Real World and the ''strange world where ideas can become reality''.]]

** Recognizing one's own flaws. The crests in the first series tended be more about exemplifying the best qualities of the Digidestined, with their flaws usually being a corruption of those traits. By contrast, this series is dedicated more to highlighting the ''weaknesses'' of the 02 cast, and them needing to be self-aware of said failings to improve themselves.

* DontAsk: The Digidestined, when they are found [[RunningGag in a pile on the computer room floor, after returning from the Digital World]].

* DressingAsTheEnemy: To sneak into an Emperor controlled city, the Digidestined have their 'mons put on some fake black rings.

** In the dub, the Digidestined regularly refer to Arukenimon by name before she tells it to them. Aside from the fact there's no way they could find out that information otherwise, it spoils TheReveal that the humanoid BigBad they're fighting is actually a Digimon.

* TheFinalTemptation: The LotusEaterMachine in the finale. The dubbed episode is even called "The Last Temptation of the Digidestined."

* GambitPileup: The main participants are the Digimon Sovereigns and their Digidestined warriors and [[spoiler:Malomyotismon]]'s gang. The first groups wants to protect the worlds from the second one, who wants to conquer them for themselves to rule. Other potential players enter the scene in attempts to conquer the worlds as well, such as the Daemon Corps, Dagomon of the Dark Ocean and a somewhat-back-to-life Devimon. [[WhatCouldHaveBeen Too bad they didn't get more screentime or development]].

* GuestStarPartyMember: The older Digidestined occasionally accompany the younger ones on missions to the Digital World.
** Mimi's friend Michael joins the team for one episode, and he appears again during the World Tour arc as one of the American Digidestined.

** BigApplesauce: The designated meeting place for the North American Digidestined is Lower Manhattan, where the assembled kids are [[FiveTokenBand all of distinct ethnicities]].

* NotEvenHuman: After the Empire arc, the newer Digidestined express problems with actually ''killing'' Digimon, but then they learn that these threatening Digimon are actually ''control spires''. This resolves their issues right up until the birth of [=BlackWarGreymon=], the first control spire Digimon to display self-awareness.

** The Digidestined awkwardly falling out of the computer in a heap when returning to the real world becomes this. They start [[LampshadeHanging lampshading]] it after the second time.

* SchoolClubFront: The Digidestined have referred to their group as the "Computer Club". It's basically a cover for their afterschool trips to the Digital World, using one of the school computers to get there. An early episode shows that there is a teacher who acts as the club's advisor - but he doesn't know the first thing about using computers and is a nonentity for the rest of the series. (His story purpose was to send Taichi to Not Important To This Episode Camp by forcing him to run interference.)

* ShadowArchetype: The Kaiser is one to Digidestined as a concept.

** Unlike most of [[MonsterOfTheWeek The Digimon Emperor's enslaved Digimon]], [=SkullGreymon=] wasn't beaten in his first battle against the Digidestined and the only reason Ken had to retreat from the fight was due to [=SkullGreymon=] becoming unstable.

* TrapIsTheOnlyOption: In an aptly named episode "The Insect Master's Trap", the Digidestined enter into Arukenimon's trap to find out what she is up to.

%%* TheWorfEffect: All the original Digidestined's partner Digimon. (Including Angemon)

* CatFight: Angewomon and [=LadyDevimon=] continue the tradition from the original series of getting into a [[BitchSlap slapping]], [[ByTheHair hair-pulling]] brawls [=LadyDevimon=] once again overpowers Angewomon, this time by twisting both of Angewomon's arms against her sides.