Chosen Child

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A Chosen Child (選ばれし子供 Erabareshi kodomo; plural: 選ばれし子供たち Erabareshi kodomo-tachi; Dub: DigiDestined/Chosen Kid[1]) is a type of Tamer that has been specifically "chosen" by a higher power of the Digital World (or similar alternate reality) to defend both that world and their own world from some sort of threat. They are partnered with a partner Digimon (or similar life-form), are capable of making their partner temporarily evolve to fight threats to the worlds and, usually, possess a Digivice.

Overview[edit]

Terminology[edit]

In series which feature Chosen Children, the term "Tamer" is never used.

In Japanese writing and speech, Chosen Children are universally called "Erabareshi kodomo-tachi". However, it is common for the Japanese versions of sequels to Digimon Adventure to borrow the term "DigiDestined" (or misspellings of it) from the English dubs and use it as a gloss for "Erabareshi kodomo-tachi" whenever dialog or text is presented on-screen in English. For example:

In the reboot Digimon Adventure:, the "DigiDestined" term is not used on-screen. Instead, when Izumi Koshiro becomes a Chosen Child in "Tokyo Digital Crisis", his laptop displays the message "The Choosen[sic] One". (The official English subtitles released on Crunchyroll also translate the term as "Chosen Ones".) The "DigiDestined" term is still used on some promotional material for Adventure: within Japan.[2]

Appearances[edit]

Anime[edit]

Digimon Adventure original continuity[edit]

According to series director Kakudou Hiroyuki, the number of new Chosen Children have doubled every year since 1996.[3]

Digimon Adventure[edit]

The eight Chosen Children of Digimon Adventure with their fully-evolved partner Digimon.

The main protagonists of Digimon Adventure are a group of eight (seven, at first) Chosen Children: Yagami Taichi, Yagami Hikari, Ishida Yamato, Takaishi Takeru, Takenouchi Sora, Izumi Kōshirō, Kido Jo, and Tachikawa Mimi.

Homeostasis (possessing Hikari) reveals to them that it had chosen them to become Chosen Children because they had all been present for a battle between Koromon and a wild Parrotmon in Hikarigaoka in 1995. Specifically, it chose Taichi and Hikari because they had caused Koromon to evolve from a Digitama that appeared in their house into a Greymon; and it chose the other six because, when it scanned their data, it noticed that they all had something unidentified in common with Taichi and Hikari. Homeostasis and its agents, including Gennai, then created the Digitama of their partner Digimon, their Digivices, and their Crests and Tags based on the scanned data.[4]

Seven of the eight Chosen Children begin their adventure in the Digital World on August 1 1999, when they receive their Digivices and are brought into the Digital World while at their summer camp.[5] Hikari was meant to be at the summer camp as well, but due to illness she is unable to attend.[6]

The identity of the "eighth Chosen Child" remains a mystery for some time, and when they come to the Real World, both the other Chosen Children and Vamdemon's forces work to track them down. During a fight with Mammon at Hikarigaoka, the Chosen Children remember the Greymon-Parrotmon fight of 1995, and realize that the eight Chosen Child must also have been present at that fight.[6] However, the various leads that they try to follow, including theorizing that the child must have also moved away from Hikarigaoka after the fight,[7] raiding their old phone books, and picking up the signal of another Digivice in the Shiba-ura area,[8] all amount to nothing. Meanwhile, Vamdemon's forces use duplicates of the Chosen Child's Crest of Light to try and find them, but also have no luck. It is Wizarmon who correctly identifies Hikari as the eight Chosen Child, and Tailmon as her partner Digimon.[9] After being abducted by Vamdemon and then freed, Hikari and Tailmon join the Chosen Children for the final battles against him.[10]

Before the final battle with Apocalymon, Gennai reveals to the Chosen Children that they are not the first Chosen Children, and that a previous group of five had once defeated Apocalymon.[11][N 1]

Digimon Adventure 02[edit]

The six main Chosen Children of Digimon Adventure 02 with their partner Digimon.

The main protagonists of Digimon Adventure 02 are a mostly new group of six (five, at first) Chosen Children: Motomiya Daisuke, Ichijouji Ken, Inoue Miyako, Hida Iori, and veteran Chosen Children Takaishi Takeru and Yagami Hikari. The rest of Yagami Taichi's team plays a supporting role and they are often too busy to help out regularly.

Ken had been on an adventure of his own a few years before, but had become infested with a Dark Seed and manipulated into conquering the Digital World as the "Digimon Kaiser".[12] After his final defeat, he tries to make amends and eventually joins Daisuke's group.

It was in response to the appearance of the Digimon Kaiser, more specifically his Dark Towers, that the Four Holy Beasts chose Daisuke, Inoue Miyako, and Hida Iori as new Chosen Children to restore harmony to the world. To enable them to use Digimentals, they put three ancient Digimon (V-mon, Hawkmon, and Armadimon) to sleep to become their partner Digimon, and created and sent them three D-3s. Qinglongmon of the Four Holy Beasts also transformed Takeru and Hikari's original Digivices into D-3s.[13]

Over the course of the series, the twelve Japanese Chosen Children begin to learn that they are not the only Chosen Children, and that there are many others around the world.[14] It is Gennai who initially introduces Izumi Kōshirō to the existence of an international network of Chosen Children.[15] When they embark on a journey around the world to round up Digimon who have escaped into the real world, they meet and work with many of the foreign Chosen Children.[16] They also begin to realize that Chosen Children, including themselves, share in common the fact that they had previously had an encounter with Digimon;[17] Kōshirō reports that most of the foreign Chosen Children have reported that back in 1999, they encountered Digimon who had appeared in the Real World.[14]

On December 31 2002, all of the Chosen Children from all around the world gather in the Digital World when the Digital Gates respond to the light of their Digivices, and join Daisuke's team in confronting Belial Vamdemon. When the children who had been infected with Dark Seeds begin to feel depressed at their own inadequacy, and those dark feelings threaten to power Belial Vamdemon up, Daisuke's group inspire them to have faith in their own potential to make their dreams and aspirations a reality. In response to their renewed hope, they all become Chosen Children themselves, and their partner Digimon and D-3s appear to them. Together, all of the Chosen Children use their Digivices to power up Imperialdramon: Fighter Mode's Giga Death to destroy Belial Vamdemon.[18]

After Belial Vamdemon's destruction, his former human host, Oikawa Yukio - who had always wanted to go to the Digital World - is reunited with Pipimon, the partner Digimon that he never knew he had, who he had first met through a video game back when he was a child. The two are immediately parted when Oikawa gives up what is left of his life to restore the balance of the Digital World.[18]

Digimon Adventure tri.[edit]

The nine main Chosen Children of Digimon Adventure tri.

In Digimon Adventure tri., Yagami Taichi's group of Chosen Children are joined by a ninth member, Mochizuki Meiko, who has recently moved from Tottori to Tokyo. She had been a Chosen Child since the late 1990s, when she met her partner Digimon, Meicoomon.[19]

By this point, a website that allows Chosen Children from all over the world to communicate, called "DIGIDISTINED[sic] OF THE WORLD", is in operation. Takaishi Takeru is a user of the website, and he warns others on it of the appearance of Kuwagamon in Tokyo.[19]

Digimon Adventure tri. also expands on the story of the "first Chosen Children" who predated Taichi's group. Two of them, as adults—Nishijima Daigo and Himekawa Maki—are (at first) allies of the Chosen Children who work in the National Data Processing Bureau to protect Tokyo from Digimon incursions.[19] A flashback depicts their final battle with the Dark Masters, in which four of the group's partner Digimon evolve into the Four Holy Beasts, and Himekawa's partner, Bakumon is sacrificed to channel a blast that defeats them. The loss of Bakumon traumatized Himekawa, and she collaborated with Yggdrasill to manipulate events to cause a Reboot in the hope that they could be reunited.[20]

When Meicoomon mutates again and begins her second rampage in the Digital World, Homeostasis decides that the Chosen Children have failed and must not interfere any further in its efforts to stop Meicoomon and preserve the Digital World, so the Digital World itself begins to reject them and turn hostile.[21] Ishida Yamato later reflects that the group are not Chosen Children anymore, and that it is now up to them to choose the future that they want.[22]

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna[edit]

Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna explores the ultimate fate of Chosen Children and their partner Digimon. As Menoa Bellucci and Gennai explain, the reason that it is children who are chosen to have partner Digimon is that children have limitless possibilities for what they can become, and it is these possibilities and the growth of children that produces massive amounts of energy, enabling their partner Digimon to evolve. However, the choices that one must make in life as one grows up begin to narrow those possibilities and diminish the power of the relationship between Chosen Child and Digimon. Once that power is completely gone, the partnership ends, the partner Digimon disappears completely, and the Chosen Child's Digivice is fossilized.

The first symptoms of an impending end to the partnership are an inability of the partner Digimon to maintain an evolution, and the appearance of a ring of light on their Digivice that counts down to the end of the partnership. Evolving will drain the countdown more quickly.

During the course of the film, Yagami Taichi, Ishida Yamato, and Takenouchi Sora all experience the dissolution of their partnership and the loss of their partner Digimon.

Menoa Bellucci is a former Chosen Child who, eight years prior at the age of fourteen, had experienced the premature end of her own partnership and lost her partner Digimon, Morphomon, due to her desire to grow up and her acceptance into a university. She is motivated to protect other Chosen Children from going through what she did. Her plan is to use Eosmon, an artificial Digimon created from Morphomon's data, to convert the consciousnesses of Chosen Children from around the world into data and bring them to her Never-Land. In Never-Land, so she says, they will be children forever and therefore never have to be parted from their partner Digimon. Although she sees this as "saving" the Chosen Children, Taichi and Yamato object to her scheme because it prevents the Chosen Children from moving forward in life, and they take on Eosmon to free all the abducted Chosen Children. Meanwhile, other Chosen Children from around the world, including Motomiya Daisuke, Ichijouji Ken, Inoue Miyako, and Hida Iori, fight off the Eosmon that are coming to abduct them.

Chosen Children from around the world continue to stay in contact over the Internet. Izumi Kōshirō has many of them as contacts on an instant messenger program on his computer. According to promotional materials for the film, Miyako is an administrator and active user of a Chosen Children Internet community.[23]

Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning[edit]

Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning has Ohwada Lui claim the be first Chosen Child, with his partner being Ukkomon, who has the ability to grant wishes. Ukkomon is supposedly the one who created the bonds between the Chosen Children and their partner Digimon. Producer Shimomura Eri stated he is not actually a Chosen Child, however, and he had simply formed a friendship contract with the Digimon.[24]

Epilogue (Digimon Adventure 02)[edit]

By the year 2027[25] or 2028[26][27] according to Takaishi Takeru, there now exists a partner Digimon for every person on Earth, although none of them have Digivices. The children of the core twelve Japanese Chosen Children from 1999-2002 all have partner Digimon of their own.[18]

List of Chosen Children[edit]

Japanese Chosen Children: the "first group of Chosen Children"
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Himekawa Maki Bakumon Old Digivice Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss" Unknown.
Nishijima Daigo Bearmon Unknown Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss" Unknown.
Unnamed boy Hippogriffomon Unknown Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss" Unknown.
Unnamed girl Orochimon Unknown Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss" Unknown.
Unnamed boy Triceramon Unknown Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss" Unknown.
Japanese Chosen Children: Yagami Taichi's group
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Yagami Taichi Agumon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Encountering a Botamon Digitama and causing it to evolve into Greymon.[4]
Yagami Hikari Tailmon Digivice, later D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Koromon, the Great Clash in Tokyo!" Spring 1995: Encountering the Botamon Digitama and causing it to evolve.[4]
Ishida Yamato Gabumon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight between Greymon and Parrotmon at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Takaishi Takeru Patamon Digivice, later D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Izumi Kōshirō Tentomon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Takenouchi Sora Piyomon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Kido Jo Gomamon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Tachikawa Mimi Palmon Digivice & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!" Spring 1995: Witnessing the fight at Hikarigaoka.[4]
Japanese Chosen Children: Motomiya Daisuke's group
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Motomiya Daisuke V-mon D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Inheritor of Courage" Summer 1999: One of Vamdemon's captives at Tokyo Big Sight.[17]
Hida Iori Armadimon D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Inheritor of Courage" Summer 1999: A passenger on a flight that was grounded by Kuwagamon.[17]
Inoue Miyako Hawkmon D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Inheritor of Courage" March 2000: Sent emails to support Taichi and Yamato in the fight against Diablomon.[28][17]
Ichijouji Ken Wormmon Digivice, later D-3 & Smartphone Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "When a Digivice is Infected by Darkness" August 2000: An incident which he cannot clearly recall.[14][N 2]
Japanese Chosen Children: Dark Seed children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Kawada Noriko Punimon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in her ability to make her dreams a reality.[18]
Yoshizawa Takashi Poyomon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in his ability to make his dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed boy Botamon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in his ability to make his dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed boy Botamon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in his ability to make his dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed boy Nyokimon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in his ability to make his dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed girl Yukimi Botamon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in her ability to make her dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed girl Yukimi Botamon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in her ability to make her dreams a reality.[18]
Unnamed girl Yukimi Botamon D-3 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" December 31 2002: In the final fight with Belial Vamdemon, inspired to have faith in her ability to make her dreams a reality.[18]
Japanese Chosen Children: Other
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Oikawa Yukio Pipimon None Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" c. 1970s-1980s: Making contact with the Digital World through a video game as a child.[18]
Mochizuki Meiko Meicoomon Digivice Digimon Adventure tri.: "Reunion" c. 1999:[N 3] Following the sound of a Digivice to find Meicoomon in the woods in Tottori.[29]
Akiyama Ryo Various temporary allies[N 4]
Millenniumon[30]
Digivice (borrowed)
D-3 (borrowed)[N 4]
Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer & Cathode Tamer December 31 1999: Recruited by Agumon.[31]
Kido Shuu Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring- 2003: Unknown.[32]
Motomiya Jun Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring- 2003: Unknown.[32]
Inoue Momoe Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring- 2003: Unknown.[32]
Inoue Chizuru Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring- 2003: Unknown.[32]
Asai Shogo[N 5]
(浅井 庄吾)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Amazawa Tōya[N 5]
(天沢 桃也)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Andō Karin[N 5]
(安藤 花梨)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Itabashi Shigeharu[N 5]
(板橋 成美)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Imai Yūko[N 5]
(今井 結子)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Uchimura Shūto[N 5]
(内村 愁斗)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Urano Kai[N 5]
(浦野 カイ)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Eguchi Saki[N 5]
(江口 沙紀)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Endō Keisuke[N 5]
(遠藤 啓介)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Oishi Takuya[N 5]
(大石 拓也)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Okada Yuria[N 5]
(岡田 ゆりあ)
Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Japanese Chosen Children: 2027 or 2028
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Yagami Taichi's son Koromon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Ishida Yamato and Takenouchi Sora's daughter Pyocomon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Ishida Yamato and Takenouchi Sora's son Tunomon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Kido Jo's son Pukamon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Tachikawa Mimi's son Tanemon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Izumi Kōshirō's daughter Mochimon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Yagami Hikari's son Plotmon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Ichijouji Ken and Inoue Miyako's older daughter Poromon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Ichijouji Ken and Inoue Miyako's older son Minomon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Ichijouji Ken and Inoue Miyako's baby Leafmon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Hida Iori's daughter Upamon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Motomiya Daisuke's son Chibimon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
USA Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Michael Betamon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Shurimon's Hurricane" Summer 1999: Encountering a Gorimon in New York.[17]
Wallace Gummymon and Chocomon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: Vol. 1: Digimon Hurricane Landing!! Unknown.
Tatum Airdramon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Sam Flare Lizamon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Maria Centalmon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Lou Tortamon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Steve Yukidarumon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Menoa Bellucci Morphomon Digivice Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Hong Kong Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Hoi Brothers Shakomon (x3) Digivice (x3) Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Chinese Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Yuehon Hanumon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Vietnamese Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Dien Gorimon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Nguyen[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Indian Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Mina Meramon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!" Unknown.
Australian Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Dingo Ganimon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Pukamon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Hangyomon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Gizamon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Lily[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Sophie[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
French Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Catherine Floramon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Elecmon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Gazimon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Gottsumon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Vegimon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Evilmon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Coral and Versailles, The Battle Royal!" Unknown.
Chloé[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Dien[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Emma[N 5] Unknown Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Mexican Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Chichos Gottsumon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Unknown Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Unnamed child Unknown Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Unnamed child Unknown Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World" Unknown.
Russian Chosen Children
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Anna Unimon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Lara Snimon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Yuri Kuwagamon Digivice Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Yukidarumon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Unnamed child Yukidarumon Unknown Digimon Adventure 02: "Love and Borscht, The Great Fierce Battle!" Unknown.
Other Chosen Children: Never-Land incident
Chosen Child Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode Event of choosing
Ayaka Poyomon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Betamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Bakemon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Bakumon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Botamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Bubbmon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Coronamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Drimogemon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Elecmon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Floramon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Gazimon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Gekomon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Gizamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Gottsumon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Igamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Jyarimon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Kiwimon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Kunemon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Muchomon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Mushmon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Numemon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Otamamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Pawn Chessmon (White) Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Penmon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Pipimon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Shakomon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Tsubumon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Tyumon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Yukidarumon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.
Unnamed child Yukimi Botamon Unknown Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Unknown.


Digimon (Tamers): Battle of Adventurers (dub)[edit]

Omegamon communicates with the Tamers. In the English dub, he refers to them as the "DigiDestined".

In Digimon: Battle of Adventurers, the English dub of Digimon Tamers: The Adventurers' Battle, Takato Matsuki (Matsuda Takato), Rika Nonaka (Makino Ruki), and Henry Wong (Lee Jianliang) are referred to as "the DigiDestined" on two occasions, including by Takato himself. The term "DigiDestined" is otherwise not used to refer to the group in the English dubs of any other Digimon Tamers material (in which, as in Japanese, they are called Tamers), and likewise, the term "Chosen Child" is not used at all in any Japanese Tamers material, including The Adventurers' Battle.

Name Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode
Takato Matsuki (Matsuda Takato) Guilmon D-Power (D-Ark) Digimon: Battle of the Adventurers (dub only)
Rika Nonaka (Makino Ruki) Renamon D-Power (D-Ark) Digimon: Battle of the Adventurers (dub only)
Henry Wong (Lee Jianliang) Terriermon D-Power (D-Ark) Digimon: Battle of the Adventurers (dub only)


Digimon Frontier[edit]

The six Chosen Children of Digimon Frontier with their traveling companions, Patamon, Bokomon, and Neamon.

The main protagonists of Digimon Frontier are a group of six (five, at first) Chosen Children: Kanbara Takuya, Minamoto Kouji, Kimura Kouichi, Orimoto Izumi, Shibayama Junpei, and Himi Tomoki.

It is Ofanimon who chose and recruited the Chosen Children. As a last resort to save the Digital World from Cherubimon, she reached out to the Real World, where Cherubimon had no influence, in the form of text messages:

"Will you start? YES/NO"
スタート しますか?しませんか?

Her thinking was that only pure-hearted children would answer her call.[33] When Takuya, Kouji, Izumi, Junpei, and Tomoki respond with "YES", she gives them directions to travel to the Digital World via Trailmon. On the ride to the Digital World, she transforms their cellphones into D-Scanners, and after Takuya defeats Cerberumon, she contacts him to declare him a Chosen Child.[34]

Instead of being partnered with Digimon, the Chosen Children are chosen by the Legendary Spirits to use them to Spirit Evolve.[34]

Kouichi did not enter the Digital World the same way as others. Instead, his disembodied soul entered the Digital World after he suffered a severe fall in the Real World. After a time spent brainwashed by Cherubimon into serving him in the form of Duskmon, Kouji frees him, and he receives a D-Scanner of his own and joins the Chosen Children.[35]

Name Spirits Used Digivice Model Episode
Kanbara Takuya Fire (Agnimon/Vritramon) D-Scanner, later New D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
Minamoto Kouji Light (Wolfmon/Garummon) D-Scanner, later New D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
Orimoto Izumi Wind (Fairimon/Shutumon) D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
Himi Tomoki Ice (Chackmon/Blizzarmon) D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
Shibayama Junpei Thunder (Blitzmon/Bolgmon) D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
Kimura Kouichi Darkness (Löwemon (formerly Duskmon)/
Kaiser Leomon (formerly Velgrmon))
D-Scanner Digimon Frontier: "The New Warriors of Darkness! Löwemon & Kaiser Leomon"


Digimon Universe Appli Monsters[edit]

The five Appli Drivers/Chosen Children of Digimon Universe Appli Monsters with their Buddy Appmon.

Normally, the five main protagonists of Digimon Universe Appli MonstersShinkai Haru, Karan Eri, Asuka Torajirou, Katsura Rei, and Ozora Yujin—are referred to as "Appli Drivers". However, when Leviathan Appliarises in the real world, in its first words it addresses the remaining four members of the group as the "Chosen Children".[36]

It is Minerva who chose the Appli Drivers/Chosen Children for the purposes of combating Leviamon. Minerva had judged them worthy to become Appli Drivers, and presented each with a particular question prompt to test them before they received their Appli Drives.[37] Subsequently, it is also implied that Minerva saw through Leviathan's plan at some point[38] and chose Ozora Yujin to prove a point that Artificial Intelligence and humankind could cooperate and establish bonds of friendship, for which purpose they granted him the Appli Drive DUO and Offmon as his Buddy Appmon.[39]

Name Buddy Appmon Digivice Model Episode
Shinkai Haru Gatchmon Appli Drive, later Appli Drive DUO Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"
Karan Eri Dokamon Appli Drive, later Appli Drive DUO Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"
Asuka Torajirou Musimon Appli Drive, later Appli Drive DUO Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"
Katsura Rei Hackmon Appli Drive, later Appli Drive DUO Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"
Ozora Yujin Offmon Appli Drive DUO Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"


Digimon Adventure:[edit]

The eight Chosen Children of Digimon Adventure with their partner Digimon.

As in the original Digimon Adventure, the main protagonists of the reboot Digimon Adventure: are a group of eight (six, at first) Chosen Children: Yagami Taichi, Ishida Yamato, Takenouchi Sora, Izumi Koshiro, Tachikawa Mimi, Kido Joe, Takaishi Takeru, and Yagami Hikari.

Name Partner Digimon Digivice Model Episode
Yagami Taichi Agumon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "Tokyo Digital Crisis"
Ishida Yamato Gabumon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "Tokyo Digital Crisis"
Izumi Koshiro Tentomon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "Tokyo Digital Crisis"
Takenouchi Sora Piyomon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "Birdramon Soars"
Tachikawa Mimi Palmon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "The Targeted Kingdom"
Kido Joe Gomamon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "That Boy is Joe Kido"
Takaishi Takeru Patamon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "The Seventh One Awakens"
Yagami Hikari Tailmon Digivice: Digimon Adventure:: "The Hikari of Dawn"


Drama CDs[edit]

Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring-[edit]

In 2003, while trying to record an instructional video for new Chosen Children, Yagami Hikari receives multiple emails telling her that four siblings of the current group of Chosen Children (Kido Shuu, Motomiya Jun, Inoue Momoe, and Inoue Chizuru) have all received partner Digimon of their own (how and why is not stated), and that they are in the Digital World and need help.[32]

Prose Fiction[edit]

Digimon Adventure (Novelization)[edit]

As a novelization of the Digimon Adventure anime series, the same backstory and adventures for Yagami Taichi and his group of Chosen Children are featured, with some minor differences.

In the third novel, The Adventure is Not Over Yet, the backstory of the first Chosen Children is expanded upon. In this version of events, because there were not enough of them, Apocalymon could not be sealed away properly the first time. Four of their partner Digimon went on to evolve into the Four Holy Beasts and took on the role of protectors of the Digital World. These events were recorded for posterity in the "Digimon Book of Revelations". (These events were partially adapted into the opening flashback of "Loss" in Digimon Adventure tri., which depicts the first Chosen Children's partner Digimon evolving into the Four Holy Beasts to defeat the Dark Masters, not Apocalymon.)

Video Games[edit]

Not counting games where Chosen Children from other media appear.

Digimon Survive[edit]

Eight of the Chosen Children of Digimon Survive with their partner Kemonogami.

At the end of the harmony route, Shibuya Aoi states that those partnered with Kemonogami are Chosen Children.

Name Partner Digimon Notes
Minase Haruchika Huanglongmon Kamakura period
Byakko Boy Baihumon Kamakura period
Genbu Boy Xuanwumon Kamakura period
Seiryū Boy Qinglongmon Kamakura period
Suzaku Boy Zhuqiaomon Kamakura period
Minase Miyuki Renamon 1970
Minase Akiharu Garurumon 1970
Momotsuka Takuma Agumon 2020
Shibuya Aoi Labramon 2020
Hinata Minoru Falcomon 2020
Tominaga Ryō Kunemon 2020
Kimishima Saki Floramon 2020
Kayama Shuuji Lopmon 2020
Shinonome Kaito Dracumon 2020
Shinonome Miu Shakomon 2020
Unnamed child Nyokimon 2021. Appears only in the harmony route's ending.
Unnamed child Gomamon 2021. Appears only in the wrathful and moral route's endings.
Unnamed child Chibimon 2021. Appears only in the truthful route's ending.

Additional Information[edit]

References Notes
  1. Digimon Survive
  2. "月刊Vジャンプ特別編集小冊子「デジモンスタートガイド」の中身を大公開!". Digimon Web. March 19, 2021.
  3. 角銅博之 (@kakudou). "パートナーデジモンを持つ子どもたちの数に関しても自分でも混乱していた部分もあるようで、過去発言を解析してる方々の考察にご迷惑おかけしてますが、文章でいろいろいうより02最終回で集合した世界中の子供達の数が100人以上という映像で残されてるところを基準にしていただければと思います。" November 4, 2023, 8:19 AM UTC±00:00. Tweet.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Digimon Adventure: "The Clashing Ultimates! War Greymon VS Metal Garurumon"
  5. Digimon Adventure: "Adrift? The Island of Adventure!"
  6. 6.0 6.1 Digimon Adventure: "Mammon, the Great Clash at Hikarigaoka!"
  7. Digimon Adventure: "Digimon, the Great Tokyo Crossing"
  8. Digimon Adventure: "Tokyo Tower is Hot! Death Meramon"
  9. Digimon Adventure: "The Bond of Destiny! Tailmon"
  10. Digimon Adventure: "All Perfects Attack! Sparkling Angewomon"
  11. Digimon Adventure: "The Final Dark Digimon"
  12. Digimon Adventure 02: "When a Digivice is Infected by Darkness"
  13. Digimon Adventure 02: "Gigantic Ultimate, Qinglongmon"
  14. 14.0 14.1 14.2 Digimon Adventure 02: "Today Miyako is in Kyoto"
  15. Digimon Adventure 02: "Everyone Advance Out! Imperialdramon"
  16. Digimon Adventure 02: "The Great Free-for-all Fight in New York and Hong Kong!"
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 Digimon Adventure 02: "Shurimon's Hurricane"
  18. 18.00 18.01 18.02 18.03 18.04 18.05 18.06 18.07 18.08 18.09 18.10 18.11 Digimon Adventure 02: "Our Digital World"
  19. 19.0 19.1 19.2 Digimon Adventure tri.: "Reunion"
  20. Digimon Adventure tri.: "Loss"
  21. Digimon Adventure tri.: "Coexistence"
  22. Digimon Adventure tri.: "Our Future"
  23. Character Profiles | Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
  24. [1]
  25. デジモンアニメーション・クロニクル デジモンシリーズ メモリアルブック [Digimon Animation Chronicle: Digimon Series Memorial Book]. Shinkigensha. February 23, 2010. ISBN 978-4775307496.
    (Excerpt English translations/summaries: by onkeikun | by Kazari | by TMS and garmmy)
  26. Digimon: Last Evolution Kizuna Producer Talks Conclusions and Cameos
  27. https://twitter.com/kakudou/status/1720702274274808296
  28. Digimon Adventure: Our War Game
  29. Digimon Adventure tri.: "Confession"
  30. Digimon Tamers: Brave Tamer
  31. Digimon Adventure: Anode Tamer & Cathode Tamer
  32. 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 32.4 Digimon Adventure 02: Original Story 2003 -Spring-: "Hikari's Introductory Course to Partners"
  33. Digimon Frontier: "Decisive Battle!! Rose Morning Star, Ophanimon's Rescue Plan"
  34. 34.0 34.1 Digimon Frontier: "The Legendary Warrior! Agnimon of Flame"
  35. Digimon Frontier: "The New Warriors of Darkness! Löwemon & Kaiser Leomon"
  36. Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Miraculous Final Evolution! The God Appmon Descend!"
  37. Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Bring Gatchmon Back! Grandpa Den'emon's Test!"
  38. Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "The Fifth Applidriver!"
  39. Digimon Universe Appli Monsters: "Our Singularity"
  1. When "The Final Dark Digimon" was produced in 2000, none of the characters of the original Chosen Children had been conceived or designed, as these characters would only later be developed for Digimon Adventure tri. The group is depicted with reused silhouettes of Yagami Taichi, Ishida Yamato, Takenouchi Sora, Izumi Koushirou, Takaishi Takeru, and their respective partner Digimon as placeholders.
  2. While never clarified in Digimon Adventure 02, the incident that caused Ichijouji Ken to become a Chosen Child may have been depicted in the beginning of Digimon Adventure 02: Tag Tamers, in which he and Akiyama Ryo are brought into the Digital World after witnessing Yagami Taichi and Ishida Yamato's fight with Diablomon from Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!. Other flashbacks to the events of that game are shown in Digimon Adventure 02. However, the August 2000 date that Ken gives in "Today Miyako is in Kyoto" does not fit with the March 2000 dating of the events of Our War Game!.
  3. A flashback to Mochizuki Meiko's childhood with Meicoomon at the beginning of Digimon Adventure tri.: "Coexistence" is dated to the fall of 1999, so she could not have met Meicoomon or received her Digivice after that point.
  4. 4.0 4.1 In Digimon Tamers, Akiyama Ryo has a partner Digimon of his own, Cyberdramon (as a consequence of the events of Digimon Tamers: Brave Tamer), as well as a Digivice of his own (a D-Ark), but by this point, he is no longer in the universe of Digimon Adventure.
  5. 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 This Chosen Child has never appeared on-screen. The only reference to them is in a shot of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna where they are listed as an instant message contact of Izumi Kōshirō's. For the Japanese Chosen Children in this situation, the actual reading of their name is unconfirmed and there may be multiple possible readings.
Digimon Adventure 02
Main Characters Motomiya DaisukeInoue MiyakoHida IoriYagami HikariTakaishi TakeruIchijouji KenOhwada Lui
Partner Digimon V-monHawkmonArmadimonTailmonPatamonWormmonUkkomon
Original Chosen Children Yagami TaichiAgumonIshida YamatoGabumonTakenouchi SoraPiyomonIzumi KōshirōTentomonTachikawa MimiPalmonKido JoGomamon
International Chosen Children Michael Barton Jr.WallaceTerriermonLopmonTatumSamMariaLouSteveHoi BrothersYuehonDienMinaDingoCatherine DeneuveChichosAnnaLaraYuri
Supporting Characters Motomiya JunInoue MantarouInoue ChizuruInoue MomoeHida HirokiHida FumikoHida ChikaraIchijouji OsamuGennaiYagami YuukoYagami SusumuIshida HiroakiTakaishi NatsukoTakaishi MichelTakenouchi HaruhikoTakenouchi ToshikoIzumi KaeIzumi MasamiTachikawa KeisukeTachikawa SatoeKido ShinKido ShuuQinglongmonYoshizawa TakashiKawada NorikoShibata HiroshiKurata Keiko
Antagonists Digimon KaiserDagomonChimairamonOikawa YukioArchnemonMummymonBlack War GreymonDemon • Demon Corps (Skull SatamonLady DevimonMarin Devimon) • Belial VamdemonArmagemon
Terms Chosen ChildD-3D-TerminalDigimentalDark SeedDark TowerDigital GateEvil RingJogress EvolutionSmartphone Digivice
Other List of EpisodesDigimon Adventure 02: Vol. 1: Digimon Hurricane Landing!!/Vol. 2: Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden DigimentalsDigimon Adventure 02: Diablomon Strikes BackDigimon Adventure 02: The BeginningList of CharactersJapanese Cast