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* CharacterExaggeration: In the dub, easily making her the least popular character.

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* CharacterExaggeration: In the dub, easily making her the least popular character.Digidestined.

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Yamato's parents divorced sometime after the Greymon/Parrotmon fight in Hikarigaoka, but before the first episode. According to the RadioDrama ''Two-and-a-half Year Break'', Yamato was the one who decided that Takeru would go with their mother and he would live with their father. He doesn't have a great relationship with his parents, as he seems to feel abandoned by them. He has very low self-esteem, and seems to feel his only purpose in life is to watch out for Takeru--when Takeru starts feeling smothered by him, he's noticeably dismayed.

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Yamato's parents divorced sometime after the Greymon/Parrotmon fight in Hikarigaoka, but before the first episode. According to the RadioDrama ''Two-and-a-half Year Break'', Yamato was the one who decided that Takeru would go with their mother and he would live with their father. He doesn't have a great relationship with his parents, as he seems to feel abandoned by them. He has very low self-esteem, and seems to feel his only purpose in life is to watch out for Takeru--when Takeru starts feeling smothered by him, he's noticeably dismayed.
dismayed. However, with some encouragement from his partner, Gabumon, he was able to come to terms with his family's divorce, and returned in time to help save the team.



Thanks to CharacterDevelopment and [[TellMeAboutMyFather a talk with his parents]], Koushirou is able to overcome his withdrawn personality better, so that he then can help Taichi out of his depression over Hikari during the Dark Masters Arch.



She's [[TheChick the girl]], basically. Somewhat prissy and spoiled, she doesn't always seem to ''get'' the situation, and is sometimes rather selfish without really realizing it. She matures into a kind, sweet, pacifistic Messiah figure; once she realizes how high the stakes are, she breaks down and refuses to continue, but comes to realize that some fights simply must be fought.

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She's [[TheChick the girl]], basically. Somewhat prissy and spoiled, she doesn't always seem to ''get'' the situation, and is sometimes rather selfish without really realizing it. Often considered the weakest character in the English dub due to her more girly elements being [[CharacterExaggeration overplayed in translation.]] She matures into a kind, sweet, pacifistic Messiah figure; once she realizes how high the stakes are, she breaks down and refuses to continue, but comes to realize that some fights simply must be fought.



* NiceHat: A huge pink cowboy hat.

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* NiceHat: A huge pink cowboy hat. hat, that she leaves behind in the Digital World at the end of season 1



* TenMinuteRetirement: After seeing several Digimon die for them, she's so distraught that she decides to temporarily stay put to not be a burden to the others. She gets better with time and rejoins the group.

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* TenMinuteRetirement: After seeing several Digimon die for them, she's so distraught that she decides to temporarily stay put to not be a burden to the others. She gets better with time and rejoins the group.group with reinforcements.



Because he's the oldest, Jou thinks he should be the responsible one and take care of the other kids -- too bad he's a total pushover with no self-esteem. He's cut deeply whenever he realizes that people think of him this way, and tries to make up for it with acts of reckless selflessness that make Taichi look positively cowardly.

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Because he's the oldest, Jou thinks he should be the responsible one and take care of the other kids -- too bad he's a total pushover with no self-esteem. He's cut deeply whenever he realizes that people think of him this way, and tries to make up for it with acts of reckless selflessness that make Taichi look positively cowardly. \n Perhaps the closest thing to a father figure in Season 1.



Taichi's little sister, and the Eighth Child, not that anyone knows it at first. Very [[ChildrenAreInnocent sweet, kind and innocent]], but also often wise beyond her years.

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Taichi's little sister, and the [[SixthRanger Eighth Child, Child]], not that anyone knows it at first. (besides the audience thanks to clever foreshadowing) Very [[ChildrenAreInnocent sweet, kind and innocent]], but also often wise beyond her years.



Taichi's Digimon partner, who resembles an orange baby Tyrannosaurus. Like most, he has a personality similar to his Digidestined partner, if a little less hot-headed. Like the Digimon of later series' leaders, he is almost always the first to discover the next upgrade of the season and is generally the most powerful.

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Taichi's Digimon partner, who resembles an orange baby Tyrannosaurus. Like most, he has a personality similar to his Digidestined partner, if a little less hot-headed. Like the Digimon of later series' leaders, he is almost always the first to discover the next upgrade of the season and is generally the most powerful.
powerful. Has the distinction of personally destroying 3 main baddies all by himself.



*** Digivolved into an "evil" Ultimate Form, [=SkullGreymon=], when Taichi tried to force the evolution.

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*** Digivolved into an "evil" skeletal Ultimate Form, [=SkullGreymon=], when Taichi tried to force the evolution.



Sora's pink-feathered bird-like partner, who often causes her some angst with her loyalty. More than a bit hyper.

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Sora's pink-feathered bird-like partner, who often causes her some angst with her loyalty.loyalty and gentleness. More than a bit hyper.



** '''Ultimate''': Garudamon. A bigger red [[WingedHumanoid bird woman]] that shoots bigger fireballs.

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** '''Ultimate''': Garudamon. A bigger red [[WingedHumanoid bird woman]] that shoots bigger fireballs.
fireballs in the shape of birds.



** '''Ultimate''': [=MegaKabuterimon=], A larger red version of Kabuterimon with a new horn and back armor.

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** '''Ultimate''': [=MegaKabuterimon=], A larger red version of Kabuterimon with a new horn and back armor.
a shell on his back.



Jou's partner, a seal-like creature. Optimistic and level-headed enough to keep Jou from giving in to despair.

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Jou's partner, a seal-like creature. The biggest {{Foil}} digimon of the first season, with his Optimistic and silly nature often clashing with Jou's much more serious nature. Despite his playfulness, Gomamon is level-headed enough know when to take risks and bright enough to keep Jou from giving in to despair.



* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: "Marching Fishes"... summons fish. Not even ''big'' fish. It's used maybe three times over the entire series.

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* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: "Marching Fishes"... summons fish. Not even ''big'' fish. It's used maybe three times over the entire series.
series. (though twice in the first 3 episodes to get the team moving when near water)



[=Takeru's=] partner, who starts off looking like a [[CueTheFlyingPigs pig with wings]], and the most childish of the Digimon. [[BewareTheNiceOnes And as it turns out, the most powerful]].

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[=Takeru's=] partner, who starts off looking like a [[CueTheFlyingPigs pig with wings]], and the most childish of the Digimon. [[BewareTheNiceOnes And as it turns out, also the most powerful]].



* JustInTime: Saves Takeru from being crushed by Devimon, shows up when [[BigBadassWolf WereGarurumon]] is being beaten by Vamdemon, and saves Takeru and Hikari from falling to their doom at the hands of Piemon.

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* JustInTime: Saves Takeru from being crushed by Devimon, shows up when [[BigBadassWolf WereGarurumon]] is being beaten by Vamdemon, and saves Takeru and Hikari from falling to their doom at the hands of Piemon.Piedmon.



The last of the Digimon partners, who eventually partners up with Hikari. The only partner who spends most of her time in Champion form (not that it's easy to tell) and rather a contrast to Hikari's [[ChildrenAreInnocent youthful innocence]].

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The last of the Digimon partners, who eventually partners up with Hikari. The only partner who spends most of her time in Champion form (not that it's easy to tell) and her more frank toughness is rather a contrast to Hikari's [[ChildrenAreInnocent youthful innocence]].
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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Koushirou lost his parents in an accident before he was a year old, so his uncle and aunt (who had lost their own baby boy some time ago) adopted him, but didn't tell him he was adopted. He accidentally overheads them talking about it and it caused him LOTS of angst, until they sorted things out.]]

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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Koushirou lost his parents in an accident before he was a year old, so his uncle and aunt (who had lost their own baby boy some time ago) adopted him, but didn't tell him he was adopted. He accidentally overheads them talking about it and it caused him LOTS of angst, until they sorted things out.out, at which point he becomes HappilyAdopted.]]
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** Somewhat questionable, his ultimate attack in his MetalEtemon form is Banana Slip: which involves him simply throwing a completely normal banana in the vicinity of his foe's feet.
** Having skin made out of the strongest known substance may have contributed to both the NotSoHarmless factor as well as the lack of a "real" attack.
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** Although that may have just been his HurricaneOfPuns tendency kicking in.
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* NotSoHarmless

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* NotSoHarmlessNotSoHarmless: When he returns during the Dark Masters arc, at first he seems like nothing other then a filler villain. Then he [[spoiler:kills Leomon.]]
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* [[RedOniBlueOni Red Oni to Yamato's Blue]]


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** '''Fresh''': Punimon, a red blob with three horns.

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** '''Fresh''': Punimon, a red blob with three horns.headbumps.



** '''Fresh''': Yurimon, white fluff ball with a purple face.

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** '''Fresh''': Yurimon, Yuramon, white fluff ball with a purple face.
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** FandomNod: Koushirou's track in ''2-and-a-half Year Break'' has him briefly wonder what that object could have been... then immediately go back to talking about something else. You can almost ''hear'' the writers laughing at us.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In one flashback episode that explains the origins of the digidestined, Piedmon is shown attacking the headquarters of Gennai's order. When Gennai attempts to fight back, Piedmon dodges around behind him and implants some kind of object into Gennai's back. This is never explained, nor is it mentioned again, although some suspect it to be the explanation for why Gennai looks like an old man in the first season.
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* LimitedWardrobe: In the second season, Mimi becomes one of the most noticeable aversions to this trope in the entire franchise, changing her clothes and hairstyle at least four times over the course of the season.
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* CreepyChild: During her first appearance. She's still incredibly sweet and lovable, but there's something off about how she's unphased by Tai suddenly reappearing or the fact he has a Digimon.

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* CreepyChild: During her first appearance. She's still incredibly sweet and lovable, but there's something off about how she's unphased unfazed by Tai suddenly reappearing or the fact he has a Digimon.
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** Apparently, he was helped by ElementalRockPaperScissors, as his light-based powers were very effective against darkness-based villains... which happened to appear everytime he was available.
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* ChromeChampion: As [=MetalEtemon=].


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* MusicalAssassin


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* ThePowerOfRock: His "Concert Crush" / "Love Serenade" technique, which allows him to de-evolve other Digimons.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Done in the dub, where she complains about one of her henchmon going on a rampage: "What's that big-eared freak trying to do?". Gatomon, I don't think you're in any position to call anyone a "big-eared freak".

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* IllGirl: Has pneumonia in ''Adventure'', and that's why she couldn't go to the class trip and [[MissedTheCall didn't join her fellow Chosen until later]]
** In the English title episode "My Sister's Keeper" she is sick and Tai recalls another time when she was sick.

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* FluffyTamer: In TheMovie, "Big Agumon" seemed less intelligent and more violent than Tai's Agumon, but still let her ride around on his back.
* IllGirl: Has pneumonia in ''Adventure'', and that's why she couldn't go to the class trip and [[MissedTheCall didn't join her fellow Chosen until later]]
later]].
** In the English title titled episode "My Sister's Keeper" she is sick and Tai recalls another time when she was sick.
** In TheMovie, she was also
sick.



* TheMessiah: Played it straight in Adventure, but deconstructed in 02 since she's so overwhelmed by it that she almost breaks down

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* TheMessiah: Played it straight in Adventure, but deconstructed in 02 since she's so overwhelmed by it that she almost breaks downdown.


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* SuperEmpowering: In "The Crest of Light", allows Biyomon and Patamon to go Champion, Gatomon to go Ultimate, and Agumon to go Mega, even though their previous attempts to digivolve failed (hilariously) due to exhaustion.

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Yamato and Sora regularly interacted in the first series, especially in the Dark Cave segment, where he saved she. In other words, this is not an case of Ships That Pass In The Night. And please, if you want put material about 02 here, transfers all the profiles of the 01 characters first.


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* StrangledByTheRedString: With Yamato, combined with ShipsThatPassInTheNight.

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* StrangledByTheRedString: With Yamato, combined with ShipsThatPassInTheNight.
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* StrangledByTheRedString: With Yamato, combined with ShipsThatPassInTheNight.
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* BigNo: When Wizardmon is killed.
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Etemon was neither ineffective or sympathic.


* IneffectualSympatheticVillain
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* TheMessiah: Hher compassion, willingness to forgive for the sake of peace, and cheerful demeanor get her a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome loyal army of Digimon followers]] -- including the Gekomon and Otamamon she darn-near ''enslaved.''

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* TheMessiah: Hher Her compassion, willingness to forgive for the sake of peace, and cheerful demeanor get her a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome loyal army of Digimon followers]] -- including the Gekomon and Otamamon she darn-near ''enslaved.''

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Alcoholic Parent has a lot of natter. Why would we need an aversion of The Cast Showoff? Moving assumed 02 examples to 02. You can't cross a Event Horizon twice.


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* AlcoholicParent: Seen only in the Japanese first movie/premier episode: his father comes home late after work, drunk, and argues a bit with mom. It is also the only time we ever see Taichi's father, who is always said to be at 'work.' This may explain Taichi's recklessness and his BigBrotherInstinct to Hikari. Also, who leaves your 8 year old kid at home to cook breakfast for the 4 year old kid?
** Taichi's dad does drink a beer in the series proper, when he comes home and checks Hikari's fever, but he's also one of the people leading the adults attacking the Bakemon when Sora and Mimi try to escape from the convention center. Getting drunk once does not make you an alcoholic, but not arguing about leaving the 8 and 4 year olds alone.
*** That's more of a culture difference. You watch enough anime that never makes it to Japan and you'll see it all the time. It also happens in RealLife. The Japanese instill the notion of 'responsibility' into their kids a lot sooner than Western countries, so they feel they're capable of doing small things without parental supervision. Also, in Japan they feel your job is your most important thing, not your family. Shown in {{Clannad}}, where a mother and a father leave their horribly ill only child ALONE for an entire day while they're both at work. In Japan, that's not only acceptable, it's considered the right thing to do.



* TheCastShowOff: Averted. His Japanese actress can sing; he can't.



* SempaiKohai (02, him to Daisuke)





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* TheCastShowOff: Guess who becomes the frontman for a band in 02? He also has a CD single and drama CD to himself.



* MoreThanMindControl: in season 1, thanks to [[spoiler: Cherrymon and the Sea of Darkness]]

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* MoreThanMindControl: in season 1, thanks Thanks to [[spoiler: Cherrymon and the Sea of Darkness]]



* StrangledByTheRedString; With Sora



* ThemeNaming: named after folk hero Yamato Takeru
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* TroubledButCute: in season 1.

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* ThemeNaming: named after folk hero Yamato Takeru
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* DistressBall: In 02, Sora gets once hit with it. She panicks and doesn't run from falling debris, just so Prince Yamato can rescue her. Doesn't count as {{Chickification}} since she got better and teamed up with Miyako to help the Russian Digidestined.



* OneOfTheBoys: How she and Taichi relate to each other in Adventure.

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* OneOfTheBoys: How she and Taichi relate to each other in Adventure.other.



* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: She got a lot of flak in 02 for wearing skirts (Egregious, as two of those are school uniforms, which she has no choice over), playing tennis instead of soccer/football, and baking cookies for Taichi and Yamato. ''None'' of which is related to the time she got whacked with a DistressBall.



* StrangledByTheRedString: With Yamato, combined with ShipsThatPassInTheNight.




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* ChildProdigy: Prodigious!



* SempaiKohai: He's Miyako's sempai in the Computer Club.



* TheWoobie: Read "Parental Abandonment". If you don't feel minimally bad for him, you're heartless.

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* TheWoobie: Read "Parental Abandonment". If you don't feel minimally bad for him, you're heartless.
Abandonment".
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* BareYourMidriff: In 02.



* CoolBigSis: In 02.
* DyeHard: In 02.



* TheMessiah: Not within the main {{Nakama}}, but her compassion, willingness to forgive for the sake of peace, and cheerful demeanor get her a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome loyal army of Digimon followers]] -- including the Gekomon and Otamamon she darn-near ''enslaved.'' Heck, in 02 she even lets a brainwashed Digimon ''beat her up'' because she refused to let him hurt others

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* TheMessiah: Not within the main {{Nakama}}, but her Hher compassion, willingness to forgive for the sake of peace, and cheerful demeanor get her a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome loyal army of Digimon followers]] -- including the Gekomon and Otamamon she darn-near ''enslaved.'' Heck, in 02 she even lets a brainwashed Digimon ''beat her up'' because she refused to let him hurt others''



* RoseHairedGirl: In [[DigimonAdventure02 02]].



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl with Sora, and a bit with Miyako.

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Sora.
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* TheCastShowOff: Averted. The actor can sing; he can't. His voice actor felt odd singing normally for the [[ImageSong image songs]], seeing as Jou was already established as being kinda tone deaf.



* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Lets his hair grow in 02.



* NerdGlasses: Adventure only -- gets some nice new ones in 02.

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* NerdGlasses: Adventure only -- gets some nice new ones in 02.NerdGlasses




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!!''Hikari "Kari" Kamiya/Yagami'', part 1

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* BishonenLine: War Greymon
* TheCastShowOff: Averted

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[[spoiler: Also, the first [[IncrediblyLamePun mon]] on Mars.]]

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!!''Devimon''

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The first BigBad of the show, a fallen Angel Digimon who terrorises File Island and the kids, but warns them there are plenty more, more dangerous villains out there.

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!!''Gennai''

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The first BigBad An old man who lives in the Digital World, who actually admits to being made of data- essentially, he's like a Digimon, but with none of the show, a fallen Angel Digimon who terrorises File Island and powers or attributes of them. Appears to run the kids, but warns them there are plenty more, more dangerous villains out there.

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place from behind the scenes, or at least used to...

-->Voiced
by: KanetoShiowaza JoujiYanami (JP), Tom Wyner Michael Reynolds (EN)



* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
* EvilCounterpart: Not only Devimon is a Fallen Angel type, but supplementary material mentions he is a fallen Angemon.
* MagnificentBastard: Was behind all Black Gears and traps set for the children on File Island. And he rarely lost his composure, even when he dies!
** Not to mention that he was probably the only Digimon villain who had some sanity in him, except the conquest thing. [[spoiler:Even in death, he still pulls some strings behind the scene; by appearing before the Digimon Emperor he played on Ken's superiority complex into making him use some of his own data to create Kimeramon and so, Devimon had full control of it and gladly use Kimeramon against the Digidestined and the emperor]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:His powers of darkness took control of Kimeramon in ''02''.]]
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Literally what he told Angemon as they were both dying.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[HellBentForLeather Wearing leather from head to toe for one...]]
* ThresholdGuardians: Defeating him really brings the kids together as a team for the first time.
* VillainSong

!!''Etemon''

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The second BigBad, A anthropomorphic monkey whom the Digidestined encounter on the mainland. Controls a Dark Network across the desert that amplifies his power and allows him to command many other Digimon, and proves to be surprisingly much harder to defeat than Devimon (And ''stay'' defeated).

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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
* EvilCounterpart: Not only Devimon is a Fallen Angel type, but supplementary material mentions he is a fallen Angemon.
* MagnificentBastard: Was behind all Black Gears and traps set for
TheDumbledore: Mainly in the children on File Island. And he rarely lost his composure, even when he dies!
** Not to mention that he was probably the only Digimon villain who had some sanity in him, except the conquest thing. [[spoiler:Even in death, he still pulls some strings behind the scene; by appearing before the Digimon Emperor he played on Ken's superiority complex into making him use some of his own data to create Kimeramon and so, Devimon had full control of it and gladly use Kimeramon against the Digidestined and the emperor]].
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* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:His powers of darkness took control of Kimeramon in ''02''.]]
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* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Literally what he told Angemon as they were both dying.
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* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[HellBentForLeather Wearing leather from head to toe for one...]]
* ThresholdGuardians: Defeating him really brings the kids together as a team for the first time.
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!!''Leomon''

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The second BigBad, A anthropomorphic monkey whom (at first) friendly wild lion-like Digimon who fights for the Digidestined encounter on weak and helps the mainland. Controls a kids, though without entirely trusting them.

He appears again during the
Dark Network across Masters Arc as the desert that amplifies his power and allows him to command many other Digimon, and proves to be surprisingly much harder to defeat than Devimon (And ''stay'' defeated).

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powerful SaberLeomon. [[spoiler: He dies protecting Mimi during a fight with MetalEtemon, kickstarting the tradition of killing Leomon every time he shows up in a series.]]

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* BadBoss
* BewareTheSillyOnes
* CoolShades
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Or worse, ''much'' worse.
** [[ManiacMonkeys Maniac Monkey]]: Unlike the other villains, he dosn't ever bother to hide his ruthlessness through a gentlemanly manner.
* HeroKiller
* InnefectualSympatheticVillain
* LargeHam: Especially in the dub, where he has an Elvis impersonation voice.
* LaughablyEvil
* NotQuiteDead
* NotSoHarmless
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Once he became [=MetalEtemon=].
* TheScrappy: Let's face it, he was probably one of the most out-there (and obnoxious) big bads of the show. Fans will either [[LoveItOrHateIt love him or hate him for it.]]
* TookALevelInBadass
* VillainSong
* WeHaveReserves

!!''Myotismon'' (''Vamdemon'')

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The third BigBad who proves far more dangerous than the others, and has designs on the real world as well as the Digital World. A rather classic [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who can even pass off as human. (kinda)

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* MartyrWithoutACause: Becomes
his ruthlessness through a gentlemanly manner.
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* InnefectualSympatheticVillain
* LargeHam: Especially
recurring purpose in the dub, where he has an Elvis impersonation voice.
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* LaughablyEvil
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* NotQuiteDead
* NotSoHarmless
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Once he became [=MetalEtemon=].
* TheScrappy: Let's face it, he was probably one of the most out-there (and obnoxious) big bads of the show. Fans will either [[LoveItOrHateIt love him or hate him for it.]]
* TookALevelInBadass
* VillainSong
* WeHaveReserves

!!''Myotismon'' (''Vamdemon'')

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WorthyOpponent: To Ogremon
[[<<]]
!!''Ogremon''

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The third BigBad who proves far more dangerous than Leomon's rival and foil, an uncouth brute with a sense of humour. As his name indicates, he resembles an ogre.

He joins up with Mimi and Joe during
the others, and has designs on the real world as well as the Digital World. A rather classic [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who can even pass off as human. (kinda)

Dark Masters Arc after he is beaten by MetalEtemon.

-->Voiced by: RyuzaburoOhtomo HisaoEgawa (JP), RichardEpcar Beau Billingslea (EN)



* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [=VenomVamdemon=]
* BadBoss
* BigBad
* BloodyMurder: Yeah, "Crimson Lightning/Mist", yeah...
* TheChessmaster
* ClippedWingAngel
* CompleteMonster
* EvillyAffable: At times
* EvilOverlord: A classic example
* HijackedByGanon: 02's finale
* JapaneseVampire
* KickTheDog: When he's not straight-up stepping over the MoralEventHorizon, he's doing this.
* MagnificentBastard - His entire scheme for traveling to the Real World is a gambit to [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy kill the Eighth Child]] before she can fulfill her destiny and defeat him. He distributes mock crests to his minions so that they can tell when they're near the chosen child, and when that fails, he uses that child's potential partner to pick out the child for him (all while keeping the digivice and crest safely far away). He is charming enough to beguile human women so he can drink their blood in a weirdly sexual way, and his plans are shrewd enough to be frighteningly competent. And this is just the first season!
* MoralEventHorizon: He gets to cross this ''twice''. In Adventure, he kills a pair of henchmen for not being willing to kill Yamato and Takeru. In 02, he cruelly murders Archnemon and Mummymon, ''and making sure Mummymon was watching him kill Archnemon'', as he was madly in love with her.
* MotiveRant
--> '''Vamdemon:''' ''I planned to permanently fuse the Human World to the Digital World, so that, this way, I would rule over both worlds! '''[[FeedMe I DID WHAT I WAS DESTINED TO DO!!]]'''
* NotQuiteDead: Pulled it ''twice''!
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* SlasherSmile: Once he became [=BelialVamdemon=] he got those, fitting his ugly nature.
* {{Squick}}: [=VenomVamdemon=], His real self is his crotch, and, if you cut him, tentacles come out of the wound and grab you.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Unfortunately, [=BelialVamdemon=]
* ThemeSongReveal
* VillainDecay: As a result of becoming a ClippedWingAngel
* VillainSue: Towards the end of his arc in ''Adventure''. Explained away by his fog giving him power, but how he exactly he created that fog and why he didn't use it before is never explained.
** Best explained by the fact that he was using his fog to seal off a section of the city while simultaneously creating an area where is abilities would be at a higher level. It is also implied that setting this up took him a while, which explains why he didn't use it before he had settled into one area (although it doesn't explain why he didn't use it for his fortress in the Digital World though).
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Very willing to kill off his minions

!!''[=MetalSeadramon=]''

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The first Dark Master the kids face on Spiral Mountain, and ruler of the sea. A pretty straightforward brute who destroys anything and anyone that gets in his way. Resembles a Seadragon.

-->Voiced by: DougErholtz (EN)

to:

* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [=VenomVamdemon=]
* BadBoss
* BigBad
* BloodyMurder: Yeah, "Crimson Lightning/Mist", yeah...
* TheChessmaster
* ClippedWingAngel
* CompleteMonster
* EvillyAffable: At times
* EvilOverlord: A classic example
* HijackedByGanon: 02's finale
* JapaneseVampire
* KickTheDog: When he's not straight-up stepping over the MoralEventHorizon, he's doing this.
* MagnificentBastard - His entire scheme for traveling to the Real World is a gambit to [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy kill the Eighth Child]] before she can fulfill her destiny and defeat him.
AntagonistInMourning: He distributes mock crests to his minions so even says that they can tell when they're near if he did beat Leomon, he wouldn't know what to do with himself. [[spoiler: Then Leomon dies the chosen child, and when that fails, he uses that child's potential partner to pick out same episode. Cue the child for him (all waterworks from the goblin in leather. ''You were a good rival...'']]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He has an Orgemon Honor Code in the final arc,
while keeping the digivice and crest safely far away). He is charming enough to beguile human women so he can drink their blood back in a weirdly sexual way, and his plans are shrewd enough to be frighteningly competent. And this is just the first season!
* MoralEventHorizon: He gets to cross this ''twice''. In Adventure,
arc he kills a pair of henchmen for not being was simply evil and willing to kill Yamato do anything to stop the children, even threaten to hurt a baby Digimon!
** Though to be fair, it fit in with his later characterisation well enough - he really ''was'' only interested in fighting Leomon at first,
and Takeru. In 02, he cruelly murders Archnemon and Mummymon, ''and making sure Mummymon was watching him kill Archnemon'', as seemed to serve Devimon largely because he was madly in love with her.
* MotiveRant
--> '''Vamdemon:''' ''I planned
scared of him. Also note that while he threatened to permanently fuse hurt a baby Digimon, he may have been bluffing to force a surrender - during the Human World to Dark Masters arc, he expressed deep disgust at the Digital World, so that, this way, I would rule over both worlds! '''[[FeedMe I DID WHAT I WAS DESTINED TO DO!!]]'''
* NotQuiteDead: Pulled
Dark Masters for hurting innocent Digimon largely because the Dark Masters and their servants did it ''twice''!
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* SlasherSmile: Once he became [=BelialVamdemon=] he got those, fitting
ForTheEvulz. Ogremon never truly did anything particularly horrendous or unforgiveable in his ugly nature.
* {{Squick}}: [=VenomVamdemon=], His real self is
first appearances, which makes his crotch, and, if you cut him, tentacles come out later characterisation one of the wound and grab you.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Unfortunately, [=BelialVamdemon=]
* ThemeSongReveal
* VillainDecay: As a result
''less'' jarring examples of becoming a ClippedWingAngel
* VillainSue: Towards the end of his arc in ''Adventure''. Explained away by his fog giving him power, but how he exactly he created that fog and why he didn't use it before is never explained.
** Best explained by the fact that he was using his fog to seal off a section of the city while simultaneously creating an area where is abilities would be at a higher level. It is also implied that setting
this up took him a while, which explains why he didn't use it before he had settled into one area (although it doesn't explain why he didn't use it for trope.
* TheDragon: For Devimon.
* DumbMuscle
* HeelFaceTurn
* HonorBeforeReason: He only agrees to help Mimi and Joe because
his fortress in the Digital World though).
own Honor Code says so.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Very willing TheRival: To Leomon
* WorthyOpponent: Again,
to kill off his minions

!!''[=MetalSeadramon=]''

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Leomon.
[[<<]]
!!''Piximon (Piccolomon)''

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The first Dark Master
org/pmwiki/pub/images/Piximon_7172.gif]]

A cute but powerful Digimon trainer living in a hidden oasis in
the kids face on Spiral Mountain, and ruler of desert. He helps the sea. A pretty straightforward brute who destroys anything and anyone that gets in his way. Resembles a Seadragon.

[=DigiDestined=] train to combat Etemon.

-->Voiced by: DougErholtz Isamu Tanonaka (JP), Ricard Cansino (EN)



* BreathWeapon/ PlayingWithFire: He is capable of releasing a stream of fire from his mouth
** Though he only uses one time, [[MoralEventHorizon to burn the kids and their Digimon to death]] except for Joe and Gomamon/ Mimi and Palmon.
* TheBrute
* FourIsDeath
* LeeroyJenkins: a villainous example
* NotQuiteFlight: He has the ability to travel trough the air as if he were “swimming” on water.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* PragmaticVillainy: He's a pretty much a BenevolentBoss as so long you do your job right.
* SeaMonster
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: His strategy on how to take care of the digidestined but since the other Dark Masters are sadists playing around with the VillainBall, he didn't get what he wanted and pretty soon shits started to happen for them (something he himself warned the rest if they didn't took care of them quickly).

!!''Puppetmon (Pinnochimon)''

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The second Dark Master, and considerably smarter, meaner and more childish. Manipulates and toys with his enemies quite a bit, and literally controls the forest. Resembles a marionette.

-->Voiced by: EtsukoKozakura (JP), David Lodge (EN)

to:

* BreathWeapon/ PlayingWithFire: He is capable of releasing a stream of fire from his mouth
** Though he only uses one time, [[MoralEventHorizon to burn
BadassAdorable: Cute as two buttons, even while lobbing bombs at things. Hau, {{omochikaeri}}!!
* BarrierWarrior
* BigDamnHeroes: Is introduced this way and dies this way.
* BladeOnAStick: Fairy Tale.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]HeroicSacrifice: Holds off
the kids and their Digimon to death]] except for Joe and Gomamon/ Mimi and Palmon.
* TheBrute
* FourIsDeath
* LeeroyJenkins: a villainous example
* NotQuiteFlight: He has the ability to travel trough the air as if he were “swimming” on water.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* PragmaticVillainy: He's a pretty much a BenevolentBoss as so long you do your job right.
* SeaMonster
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: His strategy on how to take care of the digidestined but since the other
Dark Masters are sadists playing around to let the kids escape. That's FOUR Megas versus ONE Ultimate.
* KillerRabbit: You wouldn't know it from looking at him, but he's an ''[[{{Badass}} Ultimate-Level Digimon.]]''
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* PintSizedPowerhouse
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* TrainingFromHell[=/=]WaxOnWaxOff: Drops Tai and Agumon off in a cave and has everyone else wash his floors.
* VerbalTic: In the original version, he ends his sentences
with the VillainBall, he didn't get what he wanted and pretty soon shits started to happen for them (something he himself warned the rest if they didn't took care of them quickly).

!!''Puppetmon (Pinnochimon)''

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"-pi."
* YouShallNotPass: His HeroicSacrifice.
[[<<]]
!!''Wizardmon (Wizarmon)''

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The second Dark Master, and considerably smarter, meaner and A minion of Myotismon who is more childish. Manipulates than he seems, and toys with his enemies quite a bit, and literally controls has strange powers even by Digimon standards. Gatomon's only real friend (at first) who turns out to greatly influence the forest. Resembles a marionette.

story.

-->Voiced by: EtsukoKozakura AkiraIshida (JP), David Lodge Robert Axelrod (EN)



* AlasPoorVillain: For some, his death scene.
--> '''Puppetmon''': Cherrymon...what do those kids have that I don't?
--> '''Cherrymon''': ''Friends''..

to:

* AlasPoorVillain: DeadPersonConversation
* EnigmaticMinion
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Possibly the most prominent one in the franchise, there's a decent amount of fic and art pairing him with Tailmon or using him as {{Sailor Earth}}'s partner.
* HeroicSacrifice:
For some, his Tailmon and Hikari
* IOweYouMyLife: Tailmon once saved him from starving to
death scene.
--> '''Puppetmon''': Cherrymon...
and from his crushing lonelyness. Ever since then, he became completely devoted to her.
* ManlyTears
* MoralityChain: For a long time, only his presence kept Tailmon from being a full-blooded villainess
* NiceHat
* TheObiWan: To Tailmon
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Evidence suggests he's tied to the place where he died, unable to be reborn either because he died in the Real World, or because he's unable to move because he feels like he still has to protect Tailmon.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: If you're an unrepentant fangirl, this allows for a probably-unintentional-yet-still-amusing, very brief moment, when Yamato's dad helps carry Wizarmon around. Ishida and Hirata's characters in ''{{Saiyuki}}'' do that for each other quite a lot...
* ReverseMole
* {{Reincarnation}}: Averted. Unlike other good Digimon, he isn't reborn.
* TheStraightWillAndGrace: He and Tailmon were each other's only friends for a while. Needless to say they seemed quite close.
* TearJerker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tailmon and Tailmon alone. Well, Hikari too, by extension.
[[<<]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Major villains]]
!!''Devimon''

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The first BigBad of the show, a fallen Angel Digimon who terrorises File Island and the kids, but warns them there are plenty more, more dangerous villains out there.

->Voiced by: Kaneto Shiowaza (JP), Tom Wyner (EN)
----
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
* EvilCounterpart: Not only Devimon is a Fallen Angel type, but supplementary material mentions he is a fallen Angemon.
* MagnificentBastard: Was behind all Black Gears and traps set for the children on File Island. And he rarely lost his composure, even when he dies!
** Not to mention that he was probably the only Digimon villain who had some sanity in him, except the conquest thing. [[spoiler:Even in death, he still pulls some strings behind the scene; by appearing before the Digimon Emperor he played on Ken's superiority complex into making him use some of his own data to create Kimeramon and so, Devimon had full control of it and gladly use Kimeramon against the Digidestined and the emperor]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:His powers of darkness took control of Kimeramon in ''02''.]]
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Literally
what do those he told Angemon as they were both dying.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[HellBentForLeather Wearing leather from head to toe for one...]]
* ThresholdGuardians: Defeating him really brings the
kids have together as a team for the first time.
* VillainSong
[[<<]]
!!''Etemon''

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The second BigBad, A anthropomorphic monkey whom the Digidestined encounter on the mainland. Controls a Dark Network across the desert
that I don't?
--> '''Cherrymon''': ''Friends''..
amplifies his power and allows him to command many other Digimon, and proves to be surprisingly much harder to defeat than Devimon (And ''stay'' defeated).

->Voiced by: YasunoriMasutani (JP), RichardEpcar (EN)
----



* CreepyChild
* TheDarkChick
* DropTheHammer
* FourIsDeath
* LivingToys
* LonersAreFreaks
* NotSoHarmless: Pretty powerful, for something that looked like a child's toy.
* PeoplePuppets: Ironic, eh?
* PsychopathicManchild: In the dub at least.
* SinisterSurveillance
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Takes out Cherrymon and three mooks when questioned. Uses a gun on two of them, so it was edited out of the dub.
** Though, he actually kills Cherrymon, due to his (Cherrymon's) warning not to watch [[TheHero Tai]] and [[TheLancer Matt]] fight.

!!''Machinedramon (Mugendramon)''

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The third Dark Master, and one who definitely isn't playing around. Rules a near-abandoned city and the deep underground complexes, and destroys all that defy him without passion or mercy. Resembles a giant Mech.

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), Dave Guerrie (EN)

to:

* CreepyChild
BewareTheSillyOnes
* TheDarkChick
CoolShades
* DropTheHammer
* FourIsDeath
* LivingToys
* LonersAreFreaks
* NotSoHarmless: Pretty powerful, for something that looked like a child's toy.
* PeoplePuppets: Ironic, eh?
* PsychopathicManchild: In
EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Or worse, ''much'' worse.
** [[ManiacMonkeys Maniac Monkey]]: Unlike
the dub at least.
other villains, he dosn't ever bother to hide his ruthlessness through a gentlemanly manner.
* SinisterSurveillance
HeroKiller
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Takes out Cherrymon and three mooks when questioned. Uses a gun on two of them, so it IneffectualSympatheticVillain
* LargeHam: Especially in the dub, where he has an Elvis impersonation voice.
* LaughablyEvil
* NotQuiteDead
* NotSoHarmless
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Once he became [=MetalEtemon=].
* TheScrappy: Let's face it, he
was edited out probably one of the dub.
** Though, he actually kills Cherrymon, due to his (Cherrymon's) warning not to watch [[TheHero Tai]] and [[TheLancer Matt]] fight.

!!''Machinedramon (Mugendramon)''

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most out-there (and obnoxious) big bads of the show. Fans will either [[LoveItOrHateIt love him or hate him for it.]]
* TookALevelInBadass
* VillainSong
* WeHaveReserves
[[<<]]
!!''Myotismon'' (''Vamdemon'')

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The third Dark Master, BigBad who proves far more dangerous than the others, and one has designs on the real world as well as the Digital World. A rather classic [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who definitely isn't playing around. Rules a near-abandoned city and the deep underground complexes, and destroys all that defy him without passion or mercy. Resembles a giant Mech.

can even pass off as human. (kinda)

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa RyuzaburoOhtomo (JP), Dave Guerrie RichardEpcar (EN)



* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [=VenomVamdemon=]



* CreepyMonotone
* FourIsDeath
* TheEvilGenius: He's a very effective strategist.
* GeniusBruiser
* HumongousMecha
* KillerRobot
* WaveMotionGun: "[[CreepyMonotone Giga Cannon]]."

!!''Piedmon (Piemon)''

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The final and most powerful Dark Master, who could be pretty well described as [[{{Batman}} The Joker]] in Digimon form.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), DerekStephenPrince (EN)
----
* BalefulPolymorph: Into keychains.
* TheCaligula

to:

* CreepyMonotone
BigBad
* FourIsDeath
BloodyMurder: Yeah, "Crimson Lightning/Mist", yeah...
* TheEvilGenius: He's a very effective strategist.
TheChessmaster
* GeniusBruiser
* HumongousMecha
* KillerRobot
* WaveMotionGun: "[[CreepyMonotone Giga Cannon]]."

!!''Piedmon (Piemon)''

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The final and most powerful Dark Master, who could be pretty well described as [[{{Batman}} The Joker]] in Digimon form.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), DerekStephenPrince (EN)
----
* BalefulPolymorph: Into keychains.
* TheCaligula
ClippedWingAngel: [=VenomVamdemon=]



* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he doesn't exactly look harmless, keep in mind the Digidestined had already defeated a Godzilla-sized vampire and a huge robotic dragon armed to the teeth. Piedmon, despite being human-looking, ''is even stronger''.
* DiabolicalMastermind
* TheDragon: Of sorts to Apocalymon.
* EvillyAffable: Despite being a sadistic monster, he is also [[CrowningMomentOfFunny very amusing.]]

to:

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he doesn't exactly look harmless, keep in mind the Digidestined had already defeated a Godzilla-sized vampire and a huge robotic dragon armed to the teeth. Piedmon, despite being human-looking, ''is even stronger''.
* DiabolicalMastermind
* TheDragon: Of sorts to Apocalymon.
* EvillyAffable: Despite At times
* EvilOverlord: A classic example
* JapaneseVampire
* KickTheDog: When he's not straight-up stepping over the MoralEventHorizon, he's doing this.
* MagnificentBastard - His entire scheme for traveling to the Real World is a gambit to [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy kill the Eighth Child]] before she can fulfill her destiny and defeat him. He distributes mock crests to his minions so that they can tell when they're near the chosen child, and when that fails, he uses that child's potential partner to pick out the child for him (all while keeping the digivice and crest safely far away). He is charming enough to beguile human women so he can drink their blood in a weirdly sexual way, and his plans are shrewd enough to be frighteningly competent. And this is just the first season!
* MoralEventHorizon: He kills a pair of henchmen for not
being willing to kill Yamato and Takeru.
* MotiveRant
--> '''Vamdemon:''' ''I planned to permanently fuse the Human World to the Digital World, so that, this way, I would rule over both worlds! '''[[FeedMe I DID WHAT I WAS DESTINED TO DO!!]]'''
* NotQuiteDead
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* {{Squick}}: [=VenomVamdemon=], His real self is his crotch, and, if you cut him, tentacles come out of the wound and grab you.
* ThemeSongReveal
* VillainDecay: As
a sadistic monster, result of becoming a ClippedWingAngel
* VillainSue: Towards the end of his arc. Explained away by his fog giving him power, but how
he exactly he created that fog and why he didn't use it before is never explained.
** Best explained by the fact that he was using his fog to seal off a section of the city while simultaneously creating an area where is abilities would be at a higher level. It
is also [[CrowningMomentOfFunny very amusing.]]implied that setting this up took him a while, which explains why he didn't use it before he had settled into one area (although it doesn't explain why he didn't use it for his fortress in the Digital World though).
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Very willing to kill off his minions
[[<<]]
!!''[=MetalSeadramon=]''

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The first Dark Master the kids face on Spiral Mountain, and ruler of the sea. A pretty straightforward brute who destroys anything and anyone that gets in his way. Resembles a Seadragon.

-->Voiced by: YuutoKazama, DougErholtz (EN)
----
* BreathWeapon/ PlayingWithFire: He is capable of releasing a stream of fire from his mouth
** Though he only uses one time, [[MoralEventHorizon to burn the kids and their Digimon to death]] except for Joe and Gomamon/ Mimi and Palmon.
* TheBrute



* LargeHam
* MonsterClown
* ShipperOnDeck: TK and Kari. Really.


!! ''Apocalymon''
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The Dark Masters' creator and the true BigBad of the series, Apocalymon pretty much showed up out of nowhere in the last 2 episodes. He somewhat resembles Devimon (his arms), Myotismon (his cape) and Piedmon (his mask). Oh, and his body is fused to a giant golden [[StarWars death star]] thing.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), PaulStPeter (EN)

to:

* LargeHam
LeeroyJenkins: a villainous example
* MonsterClown
NotQuiteFlight: He has the ability to travel trough the air as if he were “swimming” on water.
* ShipperOnDeck: TK OurDragonsAreDifferent
* PragmaticVillainy: He's a pretty much a BenevolentBoss as so long you do your job right.
* SeaMonster
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: His strategy on how to take care of the digidestined but since the other Dark Masters are sadists playing around with the VillainBall, he didn't get what he wanted
and Kari. Really.


!! ''Apocalymon''
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pretty soon shits started to happen for them (something he himself warned the rest if they didn't took care of them quickly).
[[<<]]
!!''Puppetmon (Pinnochimon)''

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The second Dark Masters' creator Master, and considerably smarter, meaner and more childish. Manipulates and toys with his enemies quite a bit, and literally controls the true BigBad of the series, Apocalymon pretty much showed up out of nowhere in the last 2 episodes. He somewhat resembles Devimon (his arms), Myotismon (his cape) and Piedmon (his mask). Oh, and his body is fused to forest. Resembles a giant golden [[StarWars death star]] thing.

marionette.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka EtsukoKozakura (JP), PaulStPeter David Lodge (EN)



* BigBad
* EldritchAbomination: his mere ''presence'' caused the Digital World to warp in space and time, and the Dark Masters to be spawned
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere
* LaughablyEvil: In the dub. Quite a bit of a CharacterDerailment.
* OmnicidalManiac
* TrueFinalBoss


!!''Gennai''

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An old man who lives in the Digital World, who actually admits to being made of data- essentially, he's like a Digimon, but with none of the powers or attributes of them. Appears to run the place from behind the scenes, or at least used to...

-->Voiced by: JoujiYanami (JP, Adventure), HiroakiHirata (JP, 02), Michael Reynolds (EN, Adventure), Jeff Nimoy (EN, 02)

to:

* BigBad
* EldritchAbomination:
AlasPoorVillain: For some, his mere ''presence'' caused the Digital World to warp in space and time, and the Dark Masters to be spawned
death scene.
--> '''Puppetmon''': Cherrymon...what do those kids have that I don't?
--> '''Cherrymon''': ''Friends''..
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere
BadBoss
* LaughablyEvil: CreepyChild
* TheDarkChick
* DropTheHammer
* FourIsDeath
* LivingToys
* LonersAreFreaks
* NotSoHarmless: Pretty powerful, for something that looked like a child's toy.
* PeoplePuppets: Ironic, eh?
* PsychopathicManchild:
In the dub. Quite dub at least.
* SinisterSurveillance
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Takes out Cherrymon and three mooks when questioned. Uses
a bit gun on two of a CharacterDerailment.
* OmnicidalManiac
* TrueFinalBoss


!!''Gennai''

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them, so it was edited out of the dub.
** Though, he actually kills Cherrymon, due to his (Cherrymon's) warning not to watch [[TheHero Tai]] and [[TheLancer Matt]] fight.

!!''Machinedramon (Mugendramon)''

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An old man The third Dark Master, and one who lives in definitely isn't playing around. Rules a near-abandoned city and the Digital World, who actually admits to being made of data- essentially, he's like a Digimon, but with none of the powers deep underground complexes, and destroys all that defy him without passion or attributes of them. Appears to run the place from behind the scenes, or at least used to...

mercy. Resembles a giant Mech.

-->Voiced by: JoujiYanami (JP, Adventure), HiroakiHirata (JP, 02), Michael Reynolds (EN, Adventure), Jeff Nimoy (EN, 02)HisaoEgawa (JP), Dave Guerrie (EN)



* TheDumbledore: Mainly in the dub.
* IWasQuiteALooker
* {{Mentors}}
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* TheObiWan: Literally, in the flashback he even [[{{Expy}} looks]] [[ShoutOut kinda like]] [=Ewan McGregor=].


!!''Leomon''

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A (at first) friendly wild lion-like Digimon who fights for the weak and helps the kids, though without entirely trusting them.

He appears again during the Dark Masters Arc as the powerful SaberLeomon. [[spoiler: He dies protecting Mimi during a fight with MetalEtemon, kickstarting the tradition of killing Leomon every time he shows up in a series.]]

-->Voiced by: HiroakiHirata (JP), PaulStPeter (EN)

to:

* TheDumbledore: Mainly in the dub.
BadBoss
* IWasQuiteALooker
CreepyMonotone
* {{Mentors}}
FourIsDeath
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
TheEvilGenius: He's a very effective strategist.
* TheObiWan: Literally, in the flashback he even [[{{Expy}} looks]] [[ShoutOut kinda like]] [=Ewan McGregor=].


!!''Leomon''

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GeniusBruiser
* HumongousMecha
* KillerRobot
* WaveMotionGun: "[[CreepyMonotone Giga Cannon]]."
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!!''Piedmon (Piemon)''

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A (at first) friendly wild lion-like Digimon who fights for the weak The final and helps the kids, though without entirely trusting them.

He appears again during the Dark Masters Arc as the
most powerful SaberLeomon. [[spoiler: He dies protecting Mimi during a fight with MetalEtemon, kickstarting the tradition of killing Leomon every time he shows up Dark Master, who could be pretty well described as [[{{Batman}} The Joker]] in a series.]]

Digimon form.

-->Voiced by: HiroakiHirata ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), PaulStPeter DerekStephenPrince (EN)



* BrainwashedAndCrazy: ''Thrice'' in one arc!
* FaceHeelTurn / BrainwashedAndCrazy
* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicSacrifice
* MartyrWithoutACause: Becomes his recurring purpose in each show.
* MegaNeko
* WorthyOpponent: To Ogremon


!!''Ogremon''

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Leomon's rival and foil, an uncouth brute with a sense of humour. As his name indicates, he resembles an ogre.

He joins up with Mimi and Joe during the Dark Masters Arc after he is beaten by MetalEtemon.

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), Beau Billingslea (EN)

to:

* BrainwashedAndCrazy: ''Thrice'' BalefulPolymorph: Into keychains.
* TheCaligula
* CompleteMonster
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he doesn't exactly look harmless, keep
in one arc!
mind the Digidestined had already defeated a Godzilla-sized vampire and a huge robotic dragon armed to the teeth. Piedmon, despite being human-looking, ''is even stronger''.
* FaceHeelTurn / BrainwashedAndCrazy
DiabolicalMastermind
* HeelFaceTurn
TheDragon: Of sorts to Apocalymon.
* HeroicSacrifice
EvillyAffable: Despite being a sadistic monster, he is also [[CrowningMomentOfFunny very amusing.]]
* MartyrWithoutACause: Becomes his recurring purpose in each show.
FourIsDeath
* MegaNeko
LargeHam
* WorthyOpponent: To Ogremon


!!''Ogremon''

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MonsterClown
* ShipperOnDeck: TK and Kari.
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!! ''Apocalymon''
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Leomon's rival The Dark Masters' creator and foil, an uncouth brute with a sense the true BigBad of humour. As his name indicates, he the series, Apocalymon pretty much showed up out of nowhere in the last 2 episodes. He somewhat resembles an ogre.

He joins up with Mimi
Devimon (his arms), Myotismon (his cape) and Joe during the Dark Masters Arc after he Piedmon (his mask). Oh, and his body is beaten by MetalEtemon.

fused to a giant golden [[StarWars death star]] thing.

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), Beau Billingslea PaulStPeter (EN)



* AntagonistInMourning: He even says that if he did beat Leomon, he wouldn't know what to do with himself. [[spoiler: Then Leomon dies the same episode. Cue the waterworks from the goblin in leather. ''You were a good rival...'']]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He has an Orgemon Honor Code in the final arc, while back in the first arc he was simply evil and willing to do anything to stop the children, even threaten to hurt a baby Digimon!
** Though to be fair, it fit in with his later characterisation well enough - he really ''was'' only interested in fighting Leomon at first, and seemed to serve Devimon largely because he was scared of him. Also note that while he threatened to hurt a baby Digimon, he may have been bluffing to force a surrender - during the Dark Masters arc, he expressed deep disgust at the Dark Masters for hurting innocent Digimon largely because the Dark Masters and their servants did it ForTheEvulz. Ogremon never truly did anything particularly horrendous or unforgiveable in his first appearances, which makes his later characterisation one of the ''less'' jarring examples of this trope.
* TheDragon: For Devimon.
* DumbMuscle
* HeelFaceTurn
* HonorBeforeReason: He only agrees to help Mimi and Joe because his own Honor Code says so.
* TheRival: To Leomon
* WorthyOpponent: Again, to Leomon.

!!''Piximon (Piccolomon)''

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A cute but powerful Digimon trainer living in a hidden oasis in the desert. He helps the [=DigiDestined=] train to combat Etemon.

-->Voiced by: Isamu Tanonaka (JP), Ricard Cansino (EN)
----
* BadassAdorable: Cute as two buttons, even while lobbing bombs at things. Hau, {{omochikaeri}}!!
* BarrierWarrior
* BigDamnHeroes: Is introduced this way and dies this way.
* BladeOnAStick: Fairy Tale.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]HeroicSacrifice: Holds off the Dark Masters to let the kids escape. That's FOUR Megas versus ONE Ultimate.
* KillerRabbit: You wouldn't know it from looking at him, but he's an ''[[{{Badass}} Ultimate-Level Digimon.]]''
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* PintSizedPowerhouse
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* TrainingFromHell[=/=]WaxOnWaxOff: Drops Tai and Agumon off in a cave and has everyone else wash his floors.
* VerbalTic: In the original version, he ends his sentences with "-pi."
* YouShallNotPass: His HeroicSacrifice.

!!''Wizardmon (Wizarmon)''

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A minion of Myotismon who is more than he seems, and has strange powers even by Digimon standards. Gatomon's only real friend (at first) who turns out to greatly influence the story.

-->Voiced by: AkiraIshida (JP), Robert Axelrod (EN)
----
* DeadPersonConversation
* EnigmaticMinion
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Possibly the most prominent one in the franchise, there's a decent amount of fic and art pairing him with Tailmon or using him as {{Sailor Earth}}'s partner.
* HeroicSacrifice: For Tailmon and Hikari
* IOweYouMyLife: Tailmon once saved him from starving to death and from his crushing lonelyness. Ever since then, he became completely devoted to her.
* ManlyTears
* MoralityChain: For a long time, only his presence kept Tailmon from being a full-blooded villainess
* NiceHat
* TheObiWan: To Tailmon
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Evidence suggests he's tied to the place where he died, unable to be reborn either because he died in the Real World, or because he's unable to move because he feels like he still has to protect Tailmon.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: If you're an unrepentant fangirl, this allows for a probably-unintentional-yet-still-amusing, very brief moment, when Yamato's dad helps carry Wizarmon around. Ishida and Hirata's characters in ''{{Saiyuki}}'' do that for each other quite a lot...
* ReverseMole
* {{Reincarnation}}: Averted. Unlike other good Digimon, he isn't reborn.
* TheStraightWillAndGrace: He and Tailmon were each other's only friends for a while. Needless to say they seemed quite close.
* TearJerker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tailmon and Tailmon alone. Well, Hikari too, by extension.

to:

* AntagonistInMourning: He even says that if he did beat Leomon, he wouldn't know what to do with himself. [[spoiler: Then Leomon dies BigBad
* EldritchAbomination: his mere ''presence'' caused
the same episode. Cue the waterworks from the goblin Digital World to warp in leather. ''You were a good rival...'']]
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He has an Orgemon Honor Code in the final arc, while back in the first arc he was simply evil
space and willing to do anything to stop the children, even threaten to hurt a baby Digimon!
** Though to be fair, it fit in with his later characterisation well enough - he really ''was'' only interested in fighting Leomon at first,
time, and seemed to serve Devimon largely because he was scared of him. Also note that while he threatened to hurt a baby Digimon, he may have been bluffing to force a surrender - during the Dark Masters arc, he expressed deep disgust at the Dark Masters for hurting innocent Digimon largely because the Dark Masters and their servants did it ForTheEvulz. Ogremon never truly did anything particularly horrendous or unforgiveable in his first appearances, which makes his later characterisation one of the ''less'' jarring examples of this trope.
* TheDragon: For Devimon.
* DumbMuscle
* HeelFaceTurn
* HonorBeforeReason: He only agrees to help Mimi and Joe because his own Honor Code says so.
* TheRival: To Leomon
* WorthyOpponent: Again, to Leomon.

!!''Piximon (Piccolomon)''

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A cute but powerful Digimon trainer living in a hidden oasis in the desert. He helps the [=DigiDestined=] train to combat Etemon.

-->Voiced by: Isamu Tanonaka (JP), Ricard Cansino (EN)
----
* BadassAdorable: Cute as two buttons, even while lobbing bombs at things. Hau, {{omochikaeri}}!!
* BarrierWarrior
* BigDamnHeroes: Is introduced this way and dies this way.
* BladeOnAStick: Fairy Tale.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]HeroicSacrifice: Holds off
the Dark Masters to let the kids escape. That's FOUR Megas versus ONE Ultimate.
be spawned
* KillerRabbit: You wouldn't know it from looking at him, but he's an ''[[{{Badass}} Ultimate-Level Digimon.]]''
GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* PintSizedPowerhouse
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* TrainingFromHell[=/=]WaxOnWaxOff: Drops Tai and Agumon off in a cave and has everyone else wash his floors.
* VerbalTic:
LaughablyEvil: In the original version, he ends his sentences with "-pi."
* YouShallNotPass: His HeroicSacrifice.

!!''Wizardmon (Wizarmon)''

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A minion
dub. Quite a bit of Myotismon who is more than he seems, and has strange powers even by Digimon standards. Gatomon's only real friend (at first) who turns out to greatly influence the story.

-->Voiced by: AkiraIshida (JP), Robert Axelrod (EN)
----
a CharacterDerailment.
* DeadPersonConversation
OmnicidalManiac
* EnigmaticMinion
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Possibly the most prominent one in the franchise, there's a decent amount of fic and art pairing him with Tailmon or using him as {{Sailor Earth}}'s partner.
* HeroicSacrifice: For Tailmon and Hikari
* IOweYouMyLife: Tailmon once saved him from starving to death and from his crushing lonelyness. Ever since then, he became completely devoted to her.
* ManlyTears
* MoralityChain: For a long time, only his presence kept Tailmon from being a full-blooded villainess
* NiceHat
* TheObiWan: To Tailmon
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Evidence suggests he's tied to the place where he died, unable to be reborn either because he died in the Real World, or because he's unable to move because he feels like he still has to protect Tailmon.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: If you're an unrepentant fangirl, this allows for a probably-unintentional-yet-still-amusing, very brief moment, when Yamato's dad helps carry Wizarmon around. Ishida and Hirata's characters in ''{{Saiyuki}}'' do that for each other quite a lot...
* ReverseMole
* {{Reincarnation}}: Averted. Unlike other good Digimon, he isn't reborn.
* TheStraightWillAndGrace: He and Tailmon were each other's only friends for a while. Needless to say they seemed quite close.
* TearJerker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tailmon and Tailmon alone. Well, Hikari too, by extension.
TrueFinalBoss
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* FaceHeelTurn: then BrainwashedAndCrazy

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* AntagonistInMourning: He even says that if he did beat Leomon, he wouldn't know what to do with himself

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!!''Taichi "Tai" Kamiya/Yagami''
''"You can do it, and even if you can't, we won't think any less of you, man!"''

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Taichi is
the edit button first season's leader, and more-or-less the main character. He's a reckless blockhead at times, willing to start jump into anything, and this gets him into serious trouble when he gets the idea in his head that, since the Digital World is digital, he can't be killed. The realization that this isn't the case freezes him right in his tracks, and when he overcomes it, he makes the proper jump from "not afraid" to "courageous." Despite his recklessness, he's a warm, encouraging guy, very friendly, and the team just doesn't work without him.

He comes from a normal family, living with his parents and little sister, Hikari. Hikari ends up being a major factor in his character development, as taking care of her forces him to mature from "courageous action guy" into "responsible leader."

->Voiced by: ToshikoFujita (JP), Joshua Seth (EN)
----
* AlcoholicParent: Seen only in the Japanese first movie/premier episode: his father comes home late after work, drunk, and argues a bit with mom. It is also the only time we ever see Taichi's father, who is always said to be at 'work.' This may explain Taichi's recklessness and his BigBrotherInstinct to Hikari. Also, who leaves your 8 year old kid at home to cook breakfast for the 4 year old kid?
** Taichi's dad does drink a beer in the series proper, when he comes home and checks Hikari's fever, but he's also one of the people leading the adults attacking the Bakemon when Sora and Mimi try to escape from the convention center. Getting drunk once does not make you an alcoholic, but not arguing about leaving the 8 and 4 year olds alone.
*** That's more of a culture difference. You watch enough anime that never makes it to Japan and you'll see it all the time. It also happens in RealLife. The Japanese instill the notion of 'responsibility' into their kids a lot sooner than Western countries, so they feel they're capable of doing small things without parental supervision. Also, in Japan they feel your job is your most important thing, not your family. Shown in {{Clannad}}, where a mother and a father leave their horribly ill only child ALONE for an entire day while they're both at work. In Japan, that's not only acceptable, it's considered the right thing to do.
* BalloonBelly
* BigBrotherInstinct: to Hikari, especially in the first season
* BigBrotherMentor: To Daisuke
* BigEater
* TheCastShowOff: Averted. His Japanese actress can sing; he can't.
* CrossdressingVoices: Japanese version only.
* TheDeterminator
* FigureItOutYourself: Taichi gets this response twice when he asks how to beat the Dark Masters.
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan
* GogglesDoNothing: He gives them to Daisuke in 02.
* TheHero
* HitMeDammit: to Yamato
** Also to Koushiro, but far more dramatically.
* HotBlooded
* SempaiKohai (02, him to Daisuke)
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: though he never made a big deal about it
** The shippers, however, where a bit [[{{Understatement}} vocal]]. Considering this series has possibly ''the'' largest amount of them, [[ShipToShipCombat flame wars still break out to this day]].


!!'' Yamato "Matt" Ishida''
''"I finally got it figured out. If I'm ever gonna change, I have to do it on my own. On my own. The others can't help me."''

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Yamato wants everyone to think he's a brooding bad boy, but he's actually rather sensitive. He has issues trusting people (himself most of all), and he's very overprotective of his younger brother, Takeru. This causes him to be very cautious (although not as cautious as Jou), which results in a lot of clashes with the get-out-and-go Taichi.

Yamato's parents divorced sometime after the Greymon/Parrotmon fight in Hikarigaoka, but before the first episode. According to the RadioDrama ''Two-and-a-half Year Break'', Yamato was the one who decided that Takeru would go with their mother and he would live with their father. He doesn't have a great relationship with his parents, as he seems to feel abandoned by them. He has very low self-esteem, and seems to feel his only purpose in life is to watch out for Takeru--when Takeru starts feeling smothered by him, he's noticeably dismayed.

[[spoiler: The first man on Mars.]]

->Voiced by: YuutoKazama (JP), Michael Reisz (EN)
----
* AloofBigBrother
* BigBrotherInstinct
* TheCastShowOff: Guess who becomes the frontman for a band in 02? He also has a CD single and drama CD to himself.
* ChickMagnet: especially in 02
** [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys And among the fans]].
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* GetAHoldOfYourselfMan
* HeroicBSOD
* TheLancer
* MoreThanMindControl: in season 1, thanks to [[spoiler: Cherrymon and the Sea of Darkness]]
* ThePowerOfFriendship
* StrangledByTheRedString; With Sora
* TenMinuteRetirement
* ThemeNaming: named after folk hero Yamato Takeru
** With his younger brother
* TroubledButCute: in season 1.
* {{Tsundere}}: According to an interview with Kazama Yuuto (his seiyuu) and Yamaguchi Mayumi (Gabumon's seiyuu), this applies to him. See the entry for more details.
* {{Tsurime}}
* TheWoobie
----

!!''Sora Takenouchi''
''"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine. I'm the only one who can do it."''

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The group's mother figure. Sora is a sweet girl, but doesn't really see that aspect of herself very well. She spends most of her time mediating fights between Taichi and Yamato, and keeping the group in line. She doesn't always have the patience for it, but she tries anyway.

Sora's relationship with her parents isn't great. Her mom is a very traditional, ladylike figure who wants her to take up flower arranging, while her father is a professor at a college in Kyoto and rarely home. Sora is convinced early on that her mother doesn't love her; it's not until she unconsciously begins treating Piyomon the same way that she realizes her mother just isn't good at expressing it. They make up during the Vamdemon saga, when Sora's mom pulls a MamaBear on some Bakemon.

->Voiced by: YukoMizutani (JP), ColleenOShaughnessey (EN)
----
* ActionGirl
* CoolBigSis: To Mimi, Takeru and Hikari
* DieForOurShip: Back in the day, Sora got a LOT of hate from Taichi/Yamato shippers. Despite the fact that Taichi is, y'know, her best friend? And she has the Crest of '''Love'''?
* DistressBall: In 02, Sora gets once hit with it. She panicks and doesn't run from falling debris, just so Prince Yamato can rescue her. Doesn't count as {{Chickification}} since she got better and teamed up with Miyako to help the Russian Digidestined.
* HeroicBSOD: Spends several episodes of the first series in the middle of one of these
* MeaningfulName: "Sora" is Japanese for "sky," and guess who has the bird Digimon?
* NiceHat: Oddly, it's a helmet in one episode and cloth in another...
* OneOfTheBoys: How she and Taichi relate to each other in Adventure.
* ParentalAbandonment: Mom is emotionally distant and Dad is a workaholic. They work things out, though.
* ThePowerOfLove: Her Crest
* RealWomenNeverWearDresses: She got a lot of flak in 02 for wearing skirts (Egregious, as two of those are school uniforms, which she has no choice over), playing tennis instead of soccer/football, and baking cookies for Taichi and Yamato. ''None'' of which is related to the time she got whacked with a DistressBall.
* {{Shorttank}}
* StrangledByTheRedString: With Yamato, combined with ShipsThatPassInTheNight.
* TeamMom
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: the tomboy to Mimi and Hikari
* YamatoNadeshiko: What her EducationMama, who is one already, wants her to be. Later, though, they make amends.

!!''Koushirou "Izzy" Izumi''
''"Prodigious!"''

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Basically, Koushirou is the one who can actually think his way out of a paper bag. He's very curious and logical, and somewhat unsure of himself socially. He carries around a laptop computer, and his reactions to various problems are nearly always a variation on "If I learn enough, I can fix it."

Koushirou is [[spoiler:adopted]]. His [[spoiler:biological parents died when he was very young, and his father's cousins adopted him, having recently lost a child of their own. They kept this a secret from him, but he accidentally heard them talking about it, and was devastated]]. After this, Koushirou sank himself into his computer as an escape, probably to learn everything he could. At the same time, he loves his parents deeply and is very well-behaved for them.

->Voiced by: Umi Tenjin (JP), MonaMarshall (EN)
----
* BadLiar: Koushiro tends to babble nervously; laugh awkwardly and come with weak sounding stories when placed on the spot and asked questions that he can’t answer.
* BigWords
* CharacterExaggeration: His "computer nerd" status was exaggerated quite early in the dub. They even had him theorize about ''aliens.''
* CrossdressingVoices
* DeadpanSnarker: In the dub, Izzy tends to bring the snark in most conversation, especially if he is explaining something to either Tai or Davis.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Koushirou lost his parents in an accident before he was a year old, so his uncle and aunt (who had lost their own baby boy some time ago) adopted him, but didn't tell him he was adopted. He accidentally overheads them talking about it and it caused him LOTS of angst, until they sorted things out.]]
** [[spoiler:TellMeAboutMyFather (This is how things got better. And it's one of the most [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming beautifully]] [[TearJerker sad]] moments in the first series.]]
* SempaiKohai: He's Miyako's sempai in the Computer Club.
* TheShortGuyWithGlasses: Though, he doesn't wear glasses...
* ShorterMeansSmarter
* TheSmartGuy
* TVGenius
* WiseBeyondTheirYears
* TheWoobie: Read "Parental Abandonment". If you don't feel minimally bad for him, you're heartless.

!!''Mimi Tachikawa''
''"If someone's in trouble, you help them out, even if they tried to pummel you into oblivion."''

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She's [[TheChick the girl]], basically. Somewhat prissy and spoiled, she doesn't always seem to ''get'' the situation, and is sometimes rather selfish without really realizing it. She matures into a kind, sweet, pacifistic Messiah figure; once she realizes how high the stakes are, she breaks down and refuses to continue, but comes to realize that some fights simply must be fought.

Mimi's family life isn't delved into much. Her parents are hopelessly in love and, like her, not always fully in-tune--but when the danger is ramped up, they prove very brave.

->Voiced by: Ai Maeda (JP), PhileceSampler (EN)
----
* BareYourMidriff: In 02.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Mostly dub only; she eventually grows out of it.
* TheCastShowOff: Episode 25 revolved around Mimi singing; her seiyuu, Ai Maeda, sings the ending songs.
* CharacterExaggeration: In the dub, easily making her the least popular character.
* TheChick
* CloudCuckoolander
* CoolBigSis: In 02.
* DyeHard: In 02.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: She's not ''really'' a princess, but she poses as one for a Gekomon kingdom in episode 25.
** And PrincessesPreferPink in that episode.
* GenkiGirl
* TheMessiah: Not within the main {{Nakama}}, but her compassion, willingness to forgive for the sake of peace, and cheerful demeanor get her a [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome loyal army of Digimon followers]] -- including the Gekomon and Otamamon she darn-near ''enslaved.'' Heck, in 02 she even lets a brainwashed Digimon ''beat her up'' because she refused to let him hurt others
* NiceHat: A huge pink cowboy hat.
* {{Ojou}}
* OneeSama: Miyako calls her "Mimi-oneesama."
* RoseHairedGirl: In [[DigimonAdventure02 02]].
* SpoiledSweet: Has to grow into it, but once she does, she handles herself ''beautifully.''
* TenMinuteRetirement: After seeing several Digimon die for them, she's so distraught that she decides to temporarily stay put to not be a burden to the others. She gets better with time and rejoins the group.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Girly Girl with Sora, and a bit with Miyako.

!!''Joe/Jou Kido''
''"I tried positive thinking once. I was positive about one thing: I positively hated it!"''

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Because he's the oldest, Jou thinks he should be the responsible one and take care of the other kids -- too bad he's a total pushover with no self-esteem. He's cut deeply whenever he realizes that people think of him this way, and tries to make up for it with acts of reckless selflessness that make Taichi look positively cowardly.

Jou's family isn't a big focus, either--it's worth noting that, out of the 12 Chosen Children in the first two seasons, his parents are the only ones never shown on-screen. His father is quite strict, being a doctor who wants all of his sons to be doctors, too. Jou's two older brothers, Shin and Shuu, rebelled in their own ways, while Jou is (as always) indecisive.

->Voiced by: MasamiKikuchi (JP), Michael Lindsay (EN)
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* BalloonBelly
* ButtMonkey: lampshaded near the end
* TheCastShowOff: Averted. The actor can sing; he can't. His voice actor felt odd singing normally for the [[ImageSong image songs]], seeing as Jou was already established as being kinda tone deaf.
* TheComplainerIsAlwaysWrong: Except when he's ''right!''
* CramSchool: Especially during 02.
* CrazyPrepared: Before they returned to the Digital World, Joe brought a roll of toilet paper among other things. It was used as a bandage for Ogremon's wounds.
* DeadpanSnarker: Dub only.
* EducationMama: His unseen father. [[spoiler: They reach a deal, though: Jou becomes a doctor like dad wants, but ''in his own terms''.]]
* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Lets his hair grow in 02.
* [[ForgotICouldFly Forgot I Could Swim]]: Dub only.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Calls his older brothers "Shin-niisan" and "Shuu-niisan."
* LostInTranslation / {{Woolseyism}}: His crest, "seijitsu," has a lot of possible translations. The dub ended up going with "Reliability," which, while not a direct translation, is a pretty good catchall term.
* NerdGlasses: Adventure only -- gets some nice
new page. ones in 02.
* OnlySaneMan: Or at least he thinks he is at first. One of the reasons why he was such a stick-in-the-mud at the beginning; he thought he was just being reasonable and that the others were actually putting themselves in danger by being irrational, making it his job to look out for them. This attitude wears off in time.
* ParentalAbandonment: Notably, Jou is the only one of the 12 whose parents never appeared on-screen. There's some friction in the family, but they patch things up and are finally "shown" having a family dinner in one of the CD dramas.
* ThePowerOfTrust: Faithfulness/Sincerity, actually. As in, he's the one you're supposed to have faith in.
* SempaiKohai
* TheSoCalledCoward: Jumping off roofs and mountainsides is badass, okay?
* TalkingToHimself: Jou, his two older brothers, and his [[AllThereInTheManual CD drama-only]] parents are all voiced by Masami Kikuchi. Including his ''mother.'' Indeed, a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for Mr. Kikuchi -- one interview with him and Koushirou's seiyuu, Umi Tenjin, talks about how surprised the other actors were, when he switched between all of the characters in real time.
* TenMinuteRetirement: Not ''entirely'' by choice, but close enough.

!!''Takeru "T.K." Takaishi'', part 1
''"I don't want to fight, ever!"''

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Yamato's little brother, and the youngest Digidestined (at first). As the quote may say he doesn't like to fight... [[BewareTheNiceOnes but when he does, hoo boy]].

->Voiced by: Hiroko Konishi (JP), WendeeLee (JP)
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* AlliterativeName
* AllUpToYou: The battle with Piemon is what solidified him as a competent ally.
* CheerfulChild
* CrossdressingVoices: Unlike Taichi and Koushirou, he gets a new, male voice actor in both versions for part 2.
* DeadSidekick: DisneyDeath, mind.
* NiceHat
* MoralityPet: For Yamato.
* JapanesePronouns: "Boku"
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Calls Yamato "oniichan."
* TagAlongKid
* ThemeNaming: Along with his brother, named after folk hero Yamato Takeru.
* ToyShip: Piemon ships him and Hikari. Seriously.

!!''Hikari "Kari" Kamiya/Yagami'', part 1

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Taichi's little sister, and the Eighth Child, not that anyone knows it at first. Very [[ChildrenAreInnocent sweet, kind and innocent]], but also often wise beyond her years.

->Voiced by: KaeAraki (JP), LaraJillMiller (EN)
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* AffirmativeActionGirl
* CheerfulChild
* CommonMarySueTraits: See her description above and TheMessiah.
* CreepyChild: During her first appearance. She's still incredibly sweet and lovable, but there's something off about how she's unphased by Tai suddenly reappearing or the fact he has a Digimon.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Takeru.
* IllGirl: Has pneumonia in ''Adventure'', and that's why she couldn't go to the class trip and [[MissedTheCall didn't join her fellow Chosen until later]]
** In the English title episode "My Sister's Keeper" she is sick and Tai recalls another time when she was sick.
* JapaneseSiblingTerminology: Calls Taichi "oniichan."
* KindheartedCatLover: Has both a real-life pet cat and a cat Digimon.
* LightIsGood
* TheMessiah: Played it straight in Adventure, but deconstructed in 02 since she's so overwhelmed by it that she almost breaks down
* MysteriousWaif
* NaiveEverygirl: Subverted. She ''is'' sweet and kind and gentle, but tries her best to hold her own.
* PropheticName: "Hikari" is Japanese for "light," and guess who has the Crest of Light?
* SixthRanger

!!''Agumon''

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Taichi's Digimon partner, who resembles an orange baby Tyrannosaurus. Like most, he has a personality similar to his Digidestined partner, if a little less hot-headed. Like the Digimon of later series' leaders, he is almost always the first to discover the next upgrade of the season and is generally the most powerful.

His digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Botamon, a small mon covered in black fur, with yellow eyes.
** '''In-Training''': Koromon, a round, pink mon, with long ears, red eyes, and sharp teeth. Blows bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Agumon, his default form.
** '''Champion''': Greymon. Essentially Agumon, but proper dinosaur size, and a massive fire attack.
** '''Ultimate''': [=MetalGreymon=]. Greymon, with added mecha-armor, and wings.
*** Digivolved into an "evil" Ultimate Form, [=SkullGreymon=], when Taichi tried to force the evolution.
** '''Mega''': [=WarGreymon=], an anthropomorphic dinosaur, with golden mech-armor.
** '''DNA''': Combines with [=MetalGarurumon=] to become Omnimon, a white paladin-like figure.

->Voiced by: ChikaSakamoto (JP), Tom Fahn (EN)
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* BalloonBelly
* BigEater: And I quote: [[http://digitalscratch.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/scans-Digimon-series-memorial-book-Digimon-animation-chronicle/ His appetite as well can be pretty ferocious.]]
* BishonenLine: War Greymon
* TheCastShowOff: Averted
* ChestBlaster: [=MetalGreymon=]
* CrossdressingVoices: Japanese version only.
* DeadlyUpgrade: [=SkullGreymon=]
* DiagonalCut: [=WarGreymon=] quickly defeats Machinedramon this way.
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs
* KillItWithFire: BreathWeapon
* TyrannosaurusRex

!!''Gabumon''

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Yamato's partner, a horned yellow reptile-like Digimon who, rather oddly, appears to wear a skin of white fur rather than having a natural coat. Something of a milder {{Foil}} to Yamato, he often criticizes his selfish moments but sticks by him regardless.

[[spoiler: Also, the first [[IncrediblyLamePun mon]] on Mars.]]

His digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Punimon, a red blob with three horns.
** '''In-Training''': Tsunomon, a round, orange-furred mon with one, knife-like horn. Blows Bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Gabumon, his default form.
** '''Champion''': Garurumon, a large, wolfish beast that walks on four legs.
** '''Ultimate''': [=WereGarurumon=], basically an anthropomorphic Garurumon wearing punkish clothes.
** '''Mega''': [=MetalGarurumon=], a robotic version of Garurumon, with wings thrown in for good measure.
** '''DNA''': Combines with [=WarGreymon=] to become Omnimon, a white paladin-like figure.

->Voiced by: MayumiYamaguchi (JP), KirkThornton (EN)
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* AnIcePerson
* BigBadassWolf: Later evolutions
* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Were Garurumon, who looks like a furry punk in leather. Also a brief BishonenLine.
* CrossdressingVoices: Japanese and Latin-American versions only
* MacrossMissileMassacre: [=MetalGarurumon=]


!!''Biyomon (Piyomon)''

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Sora's pink-feathered bird-like partner, who often causes her some angst with her loyalty. More than a bit hyper.

Her digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Nyokimon, a small black mon with two leaves popping from the top.
** '''In-Training''': Yokomon, a pink blob with a big blue flower. Blows bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Biyomon, her default form.
** '''Champion''': Birdramon. A big flaming bird that shoots fireballs.
** '''Ultimate''': Garudamon. A bigger red [[WingedHumanoid bird woman]] that shoots bigger fireballs.

->Voiced by: Katori Shigematsu (JP), Tifanie Christun (EN)
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* GiantFlyer: When evolved.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: [[CallingYourAttacks Spiral Twister!]]
* PlayingWithFire
* PollyWantsAMicrophone
* VerbalTic: "-piyo"

!!''Tentomon''

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Koushiro's partner, who resembles a red winged robotic insect (''tentoumushi'' means "ladybug"). Not as brainy as his partner, but sometimes with a little more common sense. Tends to rein in Koushiro when his [[ForScience quest for knowledge]] goes a bit too far.

His digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Pabumon, a green blob with a pacifier.
** '''In-Training''': Motimon, a pink blob with arms. Blows bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Tentomon, his default form.
** '''Champion''': Kabuterimon. A big blue beetle that shoots [[ShockAndAwe electricity]].
** '''Ultimate''': [=MegaKabuterimon=], A larger red version of Kabuterimon with a new horn and back armor.

->Voiced by: TakahiroSakurai (JP), Jeff Nimoy (EN)
----
* BigCreepyCrawlies
* KansaiRegionalAccent
* ShockAndAwe
* TalkingToHimself: For a brief moment in the dub, when Izzy's parents find out about him.
* TheWatson: Koushiro tends to have to explain what he's doing to him, and thus us.

!!''Palmon''

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Mimi's partner, a plant-like Digimon who perhaps [[IncrediblyLamePun is the steady roots to Mimi's flights of fancy]].

Her digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Yurimon, white fluff ball with a purple face.
** '''In-Training''': Tanemon, a green ball with legs and leaves. Blows Bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Palmon, her default form.
** '''Champion''': Togemon. Large boxing cactus.
** '''Ultimate''': Lillymon, a plant themed fairy with a BFG.

->Voiced by: Shihomi Mizowaki (JP), Anna Garduno (EN)
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* BFG: [[CallingYourAttacks Flower Cannon!]]
* BishonenLine: Lillymon
* BoisterousBruiser: As Togemon
* CombatTentacles
* {{Fanservice}}: See above
* PlantAliens
* RedBoxingGloves: As Togemon

!!''Gomamon''

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Jou's partner, a seal-like creature. Optimistic and level-headed enough to keep Jou from giving in to despair.

His digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Pitchmon, a white fish-like creature.
** '''In-Training''': Bukamon, a floating grey seal. Blows Bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Gomamon, his default form.
** '''Champion''': Ikkakumon. A giant white walrus that fires torpedoes from his horn.
** '''Ultimate''': Zudomon, a big grey and orange walrus with a turtle shell and a hammer.

->Voiced by: JunkoTakeuchi (JP), R. Martin Klein (EN)
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* TheCastShowOff: Averted
* DropTheHammer: Seriously makes up for Marching Fishes.
* {{Hammerspace}}: Where do those fish come from, exactly?
* PluckyComicRelief
* TastesLikeDiabetes: His ImageSong, "An Invincible Flutter Kick."
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: "Marching Fishes"... summons fish. Not even ''big'' fish. It's used maybe three times over the entire series.


!!''Patamon''

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[=Takeru's=] partner, who starts off looking like a [[CueTheFlyingPigs pig with wings]], and the most childish of the Digimon. [[BewareTheNiceOnes And as it turns out, the most powerful]].

His digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': Poyomon, a white blob.
** '''In-Training''': Tokomon, a white critter with ''lots and lots of teeth''.
** '''Rookie''': Patamon, his default form.
** '''Champion''': Angemon, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin the angel monster]].
** '''Ultimate''': [=MagnaAngemon=], Angemon with purple armor, a sword, and the power to [[StoryBreakerPower beat anything]].

->Voiced by: Miwa Matsumoto (JP), Laura Summer (EN)
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* BestForLast: The final partner to reach both Champion and Ultimate forms, probably because they were so broken. Interestingly, Takeru was the second Chosen to activate his crest.
* CrossdressingVoices: As you can see, Jou, Yamato and Tentomon are the only male characters voiced by men this season.
* CueTheFlyingPigs: Well, not ''literally,'' but considering his picture, the stuff he pulls off comes across as pretty damned unlikely.
* HeadPet
* HeroicSacrifice: Angemon used all his power to defeat Devimon, thus reverting him back to a Digiegg
** LampshadeHanging: In one audio drama, he yells out, "I want to evolve every week like everyone else!"
* JustInTime: Saves Takeru from being crushed by Devimon, shows up when [[BigBadassWolf WereGarurumon]] is being beaten by Vamdemon, and saves Takeru and Hikari from falling to their doom at the hands of Piemon.
* MeaningfulName: Tokomon. Toko translates to "the very last."
* MoreTeethThanTheOsmondFamily: Tokomon
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: His evolutions.
* {{Reincarnation}}
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Until he evolves...
* StoryBreakerPower: [=MagnaAngemon's=] "Gate of Destiny", unquestionably. Remember, this defeated ''Piemon'', a Mega who had twice triumphed over the combined might of the two Digidestined Megas. To a lesser extent, Angemon was overpowered for a Champion--his blink-and-you'll-miss-it KO of the Ultimate-level Phantomon provides more than enough evidence for this.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: [[ImageSong "Don't Stop Patapata"]] is even cuter than Gomamon's song!

!!''Gatomon (Tailmon)''
''I've waited my whole life to meet you and find my purpose. And that is to protect you, no matter what the cost.''

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The last of the Digimon partners, who eventually partners up with Hikari. The only partner who spends most of her time in Champion form (not that it's easy to tell) and rather a contrast to Hikari's [[ChildrenAreInnocent youthful innocence]].

Her digivolutions are as follows:
** '''Fresh''': [=YukimiBotamon=], a [[PaletteSwap white version]] of Botamon.
** '''In-Training''': Nyaromon, a [[{{Cephalothorax}} yellow cat head]]. Blows bubbles.
** '''Rookie''': Salamon, a white puppy.
** '''Champion''': Gatomon, her default form.
** '''Ultimate''': [=AngeWomon=], Angemon's DistaffCounterpart.

->Voiced by: Yuka Tokumitsu (JP), Edie Mirman (EN)
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* BadassAdorable
* BrokenBird: The heaps of abuse dealed to her by Vamdemon just because she had gentle eyes made her cynical and bitter, with Wizardmon as [[MoralityPet the only one whom she showed a bit of kindness to]]. Until she met Hikari and became her partner, that is.
* CatsAreMean: Subverted upon her HeelFaceTurn.
* CatFight: Angewomon vs. Lady Devimon
** And taken literally during her first appearance
* DeadPersonConversation
* DistaffCounterpart: Angewomon to Angemon.
* EverythingsCuterWithKittens
* HeelFaceTurn
* {{Fanservice}}: Angewomon
* KickTheDog: Or smack him with your tail...
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: And how! Before she met Hikari, Tailmon only could remember her hatred against everyone and the brutal punishments she used to get at a daily basis. She even forgot about the day when she met Wizardmon! Of course, she got better.
* LightningBruiser
* LightIsGood
* LightIsNotGood: Pre-HeelFaceTurn.
* NotSoHarmless: Cute little kitty defeated the group all by herself.
* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Angewomon
* PintsizedPowerhouse: She's a Champion/Adult level, but she's much smaller than most of the other kids' partners!
* PowerSource: Before of her HeelFaceTurn, Tailmon survived by clinging to her hatred against Myotismon and everyone else.
* RightHandCat
* TearJerker: She gets one colossal tearjerker scene in both Adventure and 02, the second one is perhaps one of the most heartbreaking scenes of the entire franchise.

!!''Devimon''

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The first BigBad of the show, a fallen Angel Digimon who terrorises File Island and the kids, but warns them there are plenty more, more dangerous villains out there.

->Voiced by: KanetoShiowaza (JP), Tom Wyner (EN)
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever
* EvilCounterpart: Not only Devimon is a Fallen Angel type, but supplementary material mentions he is a fallen Angemon.
* MagnificentBastard: Was behind all Black Gears and traps set for the children on File Island. And he rarely lost his composure, even when he dies!
** Not to mention that he was probably the only Digimon villain who had some sanity in him, except the conquest thing. [[spoiler:Even in death, he still pulls some strings behind the scene; by appearing before the Digimon Emperor he played on Ken's superiority complex into making him use some of his own data to create Kimeramon and so, Devimon had full control of it and gladly use Kimeramon against the Digidestined and the emperor]].
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:His powers of darkness took control of Kimeramon in ''02''.]]
* MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning: Literally what he told Angemon as they were both dying.
* OurDemonsAreDifferent: [[HellBentForLeather Wearing leather from head to toe for one...]]
* ThresholdGuardians: Defeating him really brings the kids together as a team for the first time.
* VillainSong

!!''Etemon''

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The second BigBad, A anthropomorphic monkey whom the Digidestined encounter on the mainland. Controls a Dark Network across the desert that amplifies his power and allows him to command many other Digimon, and proves to be surprisingly much harder to defeat than Devimon (And ''stay'' defeated).

->Voiced by: YasunoriMasutani (JP), RichardEpcar (EN)
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* BadBoss
* BewareTheSillyOnes
* CoolShades
* EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys: Or worse, ''much'' worse.
** [[ManiacMonkeys Maniac Monkey]]: Unlike the other villains, he dosn't ever bother to hide his ruthlessness through a gentlemanly manner.
* HeroKiller
* InnefectualSympatheticVillain
* LargeHam: Especially in the dub, where he has an Elvis impersonation voice.
* LaughablyEvil
* NotQuiteDead
* NotSoHarmless
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Once he became [=MetalEtemon=].
* TheScrappy: Let's face it, he was probably one of the most out-there (and obnoxious) big bads of the show. Fans will either [[LoveItOrHateIt love him or hate him for it.]]
* TookALevelInBadass
* VillainSong
* WeHaveReserves

!!''Myotismon'' (''Vamdemon'')

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The third BigBad who proves far more dangerous than the others, and has designs on the real world as well as the Digital World. A rather classic [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]] who can even pass off as human. (kinda)

-->Voiced by: RyuzaburoOhtomo (JP), RichardEpcar (EN)
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: [=VenomVamdemon=]
* BadBoss
* BigBad
* BloodyMurder: Yeah, "Crimson Lightning/Mist", yeah...
* TheChessmaster
* ClippedWingAngel
* CompleteMonster
* EvillyAffable: At times
* EvilOverlord: A classic example
* HijackedByGanon: 02's finale
* JapaneseVampire
* KickTheDog: When he's not straight-up stepping over the MoralEventHorizon, he's doing this.
* MagnificentBastard - His entire scheme for traveling to the Real World is a gambit to [[DangerouslyGenreSavvy kill the Eighth Child]] before she can fulfill her destiny and defeat him. He distributes mock crests to his minions so that they can tell when they're near the chosen child, and when that fails, he uses that child's potential partner to pick out the child for him (all while keeping the digivice and crest safely far away). He is charming enough to beguile human women so he can drink their blood in a weirdly sexual way, and his plans are shrewd enough to be frighteningly competent. And this is just the first season!
* MoralEventHorizon: He gets to cross this ''twice''. In Adventure, he kills a pair of henchmen for not being willing to kill Yamato and Takeru. In 02, he cruelly murders Archnemon and Mummymon, ''and making sure Mummymon was watching him kill Archnemon'', as he was madly in love with her.
* MotiveRant
--> '''Vamdemon:''' ''I planned to permanently fuse the Human World to the Digital World, so that, this way, I would rule over both worlds! '''[[FeedMe I DID WHAT I WAS DESTINED TO DO!!]]'''
* NotQuiteDead: Pulled it ''twice''!
* OurVampiresAreDifferent
* SlasherSmile: Once he became [=BelialVamdemon=] he got those, fitting his ugly nature.
* {{Squick}}: [=VenomVamdemon=], His real self is his crotch, and, if you cut him, tentacles come out of the wound and grab you.
* TalkingTheMonsterToDeath: Unfortunately, [=BelialVamdemon=]
* ThemeSongReveal
* VillainDecay: As a result of becoming a ClippedWingAngel
* VillainSue: Towards the end of his arc in ''Adventure''. Explained away by his fog giving him power, but how he exactly he created that fog and why he didn't use it before is never explained.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Very willing to kill off his minions

!!''[=MetalSeadramon=]''

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The first Dark Master the kids face on Spiral Mountain, and ruler of the sea. A pretty straightforward brute who destroys anything and anyone that gets in his way. Resembles a Seadragon.

-->Voiced by: DougErholtz (EN)
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* BreathWeapon/ PlayingWithFire: He is capable of releasing a stream of fire from his mouth
** Though he only uses one time, [[MoralEventHorizon to burn the kids and their Digimon to death]] except for Joe and Gomamon/ Mimi and Palmon.
* TheBrute
* FourIsDeath
* LeeroyJenkins: a villainous example
* NotQuiteFlight: He has the ability to travel trough the air as if he were “swimming” on water.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent
* PragmaticVillainy: He's a pretty much a BenevolentBoss as so long you do your job right.
* SeaMonster
* WhyDontYaJustShootHim: His strategy on how to take care of the digidestined but since the other Dark Masters are sadists playing around with the VillainBall, he didn't get what he wanted and pretty soon shits started to happen for them (something he himself warned the rest if they didn't took care of them quickly).

!!''Puppetmon (Pinnochimon)''

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The second Dark Master, and considerably smarter, meaner and more childish. Manipulates and toys with his enemies quite a bit, and literally controls the forest. Resembles a marionette.

-->Voiced by: EtsukoKozakura (JP), David Lodge (EN)
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* AlasPoorVillain: For some, his death scene.
--> '''Puppetmon''': Cherrymon...what do those kids have that I don't?
--> '''Cherrymon''': ''Friends''..
* BadBoss
* CreepyChild
* TheDarkChick
* DropTheHammer
* FourIsDeath
* LivingToys
* LonersAreFreaks
* NotSoHarmless: Pretty powerful, for something that looked like a child's toy.
* PeoplePuppets: Ironic, eh?
* PsychopathicManchild: In the dub at least.
* SinisterSurveillance
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: Takes out Cherrymon and three mooks when questioned. Uses a gun on two of them, so it was edited out of the dub.
** Though, he actually kills Cherrymon, due to his (Cherrymon's) warning not to watch [[TheHero Tai]] and [[TheLancer Matt]] fight.

!!''Machinedramon (Mugendramon)''

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The third Dark Master, and one who definitely isn't playing around. Rules a near-abandoned city and the deep underground complexes, and destroys all that defy him without passion or mercy. Resembles a giant Mech.

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), Dave Guerrie (EN)
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* BadBoss
* CreepyMonotone
* FourIsDeath
* TheEvilGenius: He's a very effective strategist.
* GeniusBruiser
* HumongousMecha
* KillerRobot
* WaveMotionGun: "[[CreepyMonotone Giga Cannon]]."

!!''Piedmon (Piemon)''

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The final and most powerful Dark Master, who could be pretty well described as [[{{Batman}} The Joker]] in Digimon form.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), DerekStephenPrince (EN)
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* BalefulPolymorph: Into keychains.
* TheCaligula
* CompleteMonster
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: While he doesn't exactly look harmless, keep in mind the Digidestined had already defeated a Godzilla-sized vampire and a huge robotic dragon armed to the teeth. Piedmon, despite being human-looking, ''is even stronger''.
* DiabolicalMastermind
* TheDragon: Of sorts to Apocalymon.
* EvillyAffable: Despite being a sadistic monster, he is also [[CrowningMomentOfFunny very amusing.]]
* FourIsDeath
* LargeHam
* MonsterClown
* ShipperOnDeck: TK and Kari. Really.


!! ''Apocalymon''
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The Dark Masters' creator and the true BigBad of the series, Apocalymon pretty much showed up out of nowhere in the last 2 episodes. He somewhat resembles Devimon (his arms), Myotismon (his cape) and Piedmon (his mask). Oh, and his body is fused to a giant golden [[StarWars death star]] thing.

-->Voiced by: ChikaoOhtsuka (JP), PaulStPeter (EN)
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* BigBad
* EldritchAbomination: his mere ''presence'' caused the Digital World to warp in space and time, and the Dark Masters to be spawned
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere
* LaughablyEvil: In the dub. Quite a bit of a CharacterDerailment.
* OmnicidalManiac
* TrueFinalBoss


!!''Gennai''

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An old man who lives in the Digital World, who actually admits to being made of data- essentially, he's like a Digimon, but with none of the powers or attributes of them. Appears to run the place from behind the scenes, or at least used to...

-->Voiced by: JoujiYanami (JP, Adventure), HiroakiHirata (JP, 02), Michael Reynolds (EN, Adventure), Jeff Nimoy (EN, 02)
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* TheDumbledore: Mainly in the dub.
* IWasQuiteALooker
* {{Mentors}}
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens
* TheObiWan: Literally, in the flashback he even [[{{Expy}} looks]] [[ShoutOut kinda like]] [=Ewan McGregor=].


!!''Leomon''

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A (at first) friendly wild lion-like Digimon who fights for the weak and helps the kids, though without entirely trusting them.

-->Voiced by: HiroakiHirata (JP), PaulStPeter (EN)
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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: ''Thrice'' in one arc!
* FaceHeelTurn: then BrainwashedAndCrazy
* HeelFaceTurn
* HeroicSacrifice
* MartyrWithoutACause: Becomes his recurring purpose in each show.
* MegaNeko
* WorthyOpponent: To Ogremon


!!''Ogremon''

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Leomon's rival and foil, an uncouth brute with a sense of humour. As his name indicates, he resembles an ogre.

-->Voiced by: HisaoEgawa (JP), Beau Billingslea (EN)
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* AntagonistInMourning: He even says that if he did beat Leomon, he wouldn't know what to do with himself
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: He has an Orgemon Honor Code in the final arc, while back in the first arc he was simply evil and willing to do anything to stop the children, even threaten to hurt a baby Digimon!
* TheDragon: For Devimon.
* DumbMuscle
* HeelFaceTurn
* HonorBeforeReason: He only agrees to help Mimi and Joe because his own Honor Code says so.
* TheRival
* WorthyOpponent: To Leomon

!!''Piximon (Piccolomon)''

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A cute but powerful Digimon trainer living in a hidden oasis in the desert. He helps the [=DigiDestined=] train to combat Etemon.

-->Voiced by: Isamu Tanonaka (JP), Ricard Cansino (EN)
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* BadassAdorable: Cute as two buttons, even while lobbing bombs at things. Hau, {{omochikaeri}}!!
* BarrierWarrior
* BigDamnHeroes: Is introduced this way and dies this way.
* BladeOnAStick: Fairy Tale.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome[=/=]HeroicSacrifice: Holds off the Dark Masters to let the kids escape. That's FOUR Megas versus ONE Ultimate.
* KillerRabbit: You wouldn't know it from looking at him, but he's an ''[[{{Badass}} Ultimate-Level Digimon.]]''
* MentorOccupationalHazard
* PintSizedPowerhouse
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* TrainingFromHell[=/=]WaxOnWaxOff: Drops Tai and Agumon off in a cave and has everyone else wash his floors.
* VerbalTic: In the original version, he ends his sentences with "-pi."
* YouShallNotPass: His HeroicSacrifice.

!!''Wizardmon (Wizarmon)''

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A minion of Myotismon who is more than he seems, and has strange powers even by Digimon standards. Gatomon's only real friend (at first) who turns out to greatly influence the story.

-->Voiced by: AkiraIshida (JP), Robert Axelrod (EN)
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* DeadPersonConversation
* EnigmaticMinion
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Possibly the most prominent one in the franchise, there's a decent amount of fic and art pairing him with Tailmon or using him as {{Sailor Earth}}'s partner.
* HeroicSacrifice: For Tailmon and Hikari
* IOweYouMyLife: Tailmon once saved him from starving to death and from his crushing lonelyness. Ever since then, he became completely devoted to her.
* ManlyTears
* MoralityChain: For a long time, only his presence kept Tailmon from being a full-blooded villainess
* NiceHat
* TheObiWan: To Tailmon
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Evidence suggests he's tied to the place where he died, unable to be reborn either because he died in the Real World, or because he's unable to move because he feels like he still has to protect Tailmon.
* RelationshipVoiceActor: If you're an unrepentant fangirl, this allows for a probably-unintentional-yet-still-amusing, very brief moment, when Yamato's dad helps carry Wizarmon around. Ishida and Hirata's characters in ''{{Saiyuki}}'' do that for each other quite a lot...
* ReverseMole
* {{Reincarnation}}: Averted. Unlike other good Digimon, he isn't reborn.
* TheStraightWillAndGrace: He and Tailmon were each other's only friends for a while. Needless to say they seemed quite close.
* TearJerker
* UndyingLoyalty: To Tailmon and Tailmon alone. Well, Hikari too, by extension.

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