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Matt Ishida
Yamato "Matt" Ishida, known as simply Yamato Ishida (Ishida Yamato) in Japan is a member of the original DigiDestined.
Matt lives with his father alone in Odaiba due to a divorce between his parents.
This leads to an awkward relationship between his mother and himself, as he feels that they treat each other more as strangers instead of family, as well as pressures him to prioritize T.K.'s safety.
In the English version, there was a dub error where Matt indicates that they are half-brothers when in fact they were full brothers.
Matt is regarded as "cool" by his peers and is seen as a "born rebel" who "prefers to do things his own way."
However, he can be passionate and emotional as well and behind his façade, lies an "introspective, sensitive side" that comes mostly through his younger brother T.K, whom he is fiercely protective of.
He takes caution in the Digital World and often clashes with Tai Kamiya because of the leader's recklessness.
Matt owns a harmonica and plays it frequently, usually when he is resting.
When Matt becomes separated from the rest of his group after Devimon divides File Island into separate fragments, Matt remains with Gabumon during this time until they meet Tai and Agumon again.
They eventually reunite with the rest of their group at The Primary Village after protecting T.K. from Leomon who had been under the control of a Black Gear at the time.
Soon afterwards, Matt and the others learn about their role as the DigiDestined and subsequently defeat Devimon after T.K.'s partner digimon, Patamon digivolves to Angemon.
After Devimon's defeat, The DigiDestined are contacted by a man named Gennai who instructs them on the next phase of their adventure.
When a Kuwagamon attacks the DigiDestined, Piximon appears and saves them.
Whilst training with him, Matt finds his "Crest of Friendship".
When Tai and Agumon are transported back to the real world after Etemon's defeat, Matt and the other DigiDestined split up to find him.
Matt stays with his younger brother T.K. and Patamon and they eventually come across an abandoned theme park.
Matt decides to ride a swan shaped boat around the nearby lake and promises T.K. that he will be back in a few hours but he and Gabumon become lost and eventually wind up at a restaurant where they find Joe working off his debt.
Matt elects to stay with Joe and help him work off his debt but becomes increasingly frustrated with him when he continually causes accidents which force them to continue working.
Some time later, Tai arrives at the restaurant along with Agumon, T.K. and Patamon and suggests that they all leave together but Matt refuses to go anywhere with Joe, accusing him of do everything wrong on purpose.
Digitamamon and DemiDevimon then attack the group and T.K. is captured by Vegiemon but Joe intervenes and saves him, only to be captured himself.
Matt is touched by Joe's willingness to help T.K, despite his treatment of him, activating his "Crest of Friendship" and allowing Garurumon to digivolve into WereGarurumon who then defeats Digitamamon and scares away Vegiemon.
After the battle, the boys decide to split up into groups (with Matt staying with T.K.) to follow separate readings on their Digivices in the hopes that it will lead them to their friends.
After reuniting with his allies and reassembling their group, Matt and the others learn of Myotismon's scheme to enter the real world to find and kill the eighth DigiDestined child.
They all pursue Myotismon and his forces and eventually discover that the eighth DigiDestined child is in fact Tai's younger sister Kari and that her partner Digimon is Gatomon.
Although Myotismon is initially defeated by Angewomon, he returns soon afterwards as VenomMyotismon.
During this time, Gennai informs the DigiDestined of a prohecy which leads to Gabumon and Agumon warp digivolving into their mega forms, MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon after Matt and Tai are shot with arrows of Hope and Light from Angemon and Angewomon respectively.
Together with help from the remaining DigiDestined, they are able to defeat VenomMyotismon but are forced to return to the Digital World straight afterwards to do battle against The Dark Masters.
It is during this time that Cherrymon (a Digimon working for Puppetmon) tricks Matt into thinking that he doesn't have any friends and that Tai is his rival.
This leads to a heated argument between the two and a confrontation between their Digimon which culminates in Matt's departure from the group and the temporary disbandment of the DigiDestined.
However, Matt and MetalGarurumon would briefly reunite with the others to aid them in defeating Puppetmon.
After Puppetmon's defeat, Matt falls into a state of depression but with Gabumon's continued companionship, he is able to overcome this.
They reunite with Joe and Gomamon soon afterwards and help Sora to overcome her doubts as well.
They along with their allies, eventually defeat Piedmon, the last of the Dark Masters and later, Apocalymon as well.
After Apocalymon's defeat, Matt and his friends are forced to leave the Digital World as it begins its restoration.
In the sequel, Digimon Adventure 02, Matt becomes more mature and easy-going.
He forms a band with three other classmates called the Teen-age Wolves (stylized TEEN-AGE WOLVES) and serves as their lead vocalist and bassist.
He makes fewer appearances as he relinquishushes most of his responsibilities to Davis Motomiya, the leader of the new generation of DigiDestined but provides assistance and guidance when needed.
By the end of the series, Matt becomes an astronaut where he became the first person on Mars when he was supposed to go to the Moon.
Matt's character was designed for the pilot movie storyboard by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru.
In an exclusive interview released with the Digimon Adventure DVD box on December 21, 2007, producer Satoru Nishizono revealed that as the staff had agreed on deciding Tai's name, he had tried to name the other characters similarly with kanji that related to "luck."
Jeff Nimoy, co-screenwriter of the English version of Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, noted that if there were anything he could change about Matt, it would be making him "less indecisive", citing his complication of adapting the script of the scene where Matt confronts his feelings in a cave with Gabumon.
In the Japanese version, excluding the pilot film Digimon Adventure, all of Matt's appearances were voiced by Yu-to Kazama, although he auditioned for Gabumon and Joe.
Masami Kikuchi auditioned for Matt, but was cast as Joe instead.
At first, Kazama felt that he couldn't voice a "pretty boy character" like Matt, but later discovered he related to him and ultimately felt as though he "lived as [him]."
In the English dub, Matt is voiced by Michael Reisz.
Matt is one of the most popular characters in the Digimon Adventure series.
In a series of online polls conducted on Toei Animation's Digimon website, Matt was ranked 1st by Japanese voters as their favorite DigiDestined.
When the same question was asked three more times, his rank remained at 1st but fell to 2nd, losing to Kari.
In addition to this, Matt is ranked 1st as the DigiDestined voters would want to switch places with, whom the voters would want as a brother, as the best-looking DigiDestined in the winter, and whom the voters would want as their boyfriend.
He placed 2nd as the DigiDestined who voters related the most to, as the best-looking DigiDestined in the summer, and as the best-looking DigiDestined in the autumn, and as the DigiDestined who voters thought was the strongest.
In addition to this, Matt's harmonica ranked 1st for the individual item of the DigiDestined that the voters would want.
Links
Digimon Wiki
Wikimon
Copyright Owner
Toei Animation
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Matt lives with his father alone in Odaiba due to a divorce between his parents.
This leads to an awkward relationship between his mother and himself, as he feels that they treat each other more as strangers instead of family, as well as pressures him to prioritize T.K.'s safety.
In the English version, there was a dub error where Matt indicates that they are half-brothers when in fact they were full brothers.
Matt is regarded as "cool" by his peers and is seen as a "born rebel" who "prefers to do things his own way."
However, he can be passionate and emotional as well and behind his façade, lies an "introspective, sensitive side" that comes mostly through his younger brother T.K, whom he is fiercely protective of.
He takes caution in the Digital World and often clashes with Tai Kamiya because of the leader's recklessness.
Matt owns a harmonica and plays it frequently, usually when he is resting.
When Matt becomes separated from the rest of his group after Devimon divides File Island into separate fragments, Matt remains with Gabumon during this time until they meet Tai and Agumon again.
They eventually reunite with the rest of their group at The Primary Village after protecting T.K. from Leomon who had been under the control of a Black Gear at the time.
Soon afterwards, Matt and the others learn about their role as the DigiDestined and subsequently defeat Devimon after T.K.'s partner digimon, Patamon digivolves to Angemon.
After Devimon's defeat, The DigiDestined are contacted by a man named Gennai who instructs them on the next phase of their adventure.
When a Kuwagamon attacks the DigiDestined, Piximon appears and saves them.
Whilst training with him, Matt finds his "Crest of Friendship".
When Tai and Agumon are transported back to the real world after Etemon's defeat, Matt and the other DigiDestined split up to find him.
Matt stays with his younger brother T.K. and Patamon and they eventually come across an abandoned theme park.
Matt decides to ride a swan shaped boat around the nearby lake and promises T.K. that he will be back in a few hours but he and Gabumon become lost and eventually wind up at a restaurant where they find Joe working off his debt.
Matt elects to stay with Joe and help him work off his debt but becomes increasingly frustrated with him when he continually causes accidents which force them to continue working.
Some time later, Tai arrives at the restaurant along with Agumon, T.K. and Patamon and suggests that they all leave together but Matt refuses to go anywhere with Joe, accusing him of do everything wrong on purpose.
Digitamamon and DemiDevimon then attack the group and T.K. is captured by Vegiemon but Joe intervenes and saves him, only to be captured himself.
Matt is touched by Joe's willingness to help T.K, despite his treatment of him, activating his "Crest of Friendship" and allowing Garurumon to digivolve into WereGarurumon who then defeats Digitamamon and scares away Vegiemon.
After the battle, the boys decide to split up into groups (with Matt staying with T.K.) to follow separate readings on their Digivices in the hopes that it will lead them to their friends.
After reuniting with his allies and reassembling their group, Matt and the others learn of Myotismon's scheme to enter the real world to find and kill the eighth DigiDestined child.
They all pursue Myotismon and his forces and eventually discover that the eighth DigiDestined child is in fact Tai's younger sister Kari and that her partner Digimon is Gatomon.
Although Myotismon is initially defeated by Angewomon, he returns soon afterwards as VenomMyotismon.
During this time, Gennai informs the DigiDestined of a prohecy which leads to Gabumon and Agumon warp digivolving into their mega forms, MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon after Matt and Tai are shot with arrows of Hope and Light from Angemon and Angewomon respectively.
Together with help from the remaining DigiDestined, they are able to defeat VenomMyotismon but are forced to return to the Digital World straight afterwards to do battle against The Dark Masters.
It is during this time that Cherrymon (a Digimon working for Puppetmon) tricks Matt into thinking that he doesn't have any friends and that Tai is his rival.
This leads to a heated argument between the two and a confrontation between their Digimon which culminates in Matt's departure from the group and the temporary disbandment of the DigiDestined.
However, Matt and MetalGarurumon would briefly reunite with the others to aid them in defeating Puppetmon.
After Puppetmon's defeat, Matt falls into a state of depression but with Gabumon's continued companionship, he is able to overcome this.
They reunite with Joe and Gomamon soon afterwards and help Sora to overcome her doubts as well.
They along with their allies, eventually defeat Piedmon, the last of the Dark Masters and later, Apocalymon as well.
After Apocalymon's defeat, Matt and his friends are forced to leave the Digital World as it begins its restoration.
In the sequel, Digimon Adventure 02, Matt becomes more mature and easy-going.
He forms a band with three other classmates called the Teen-age Wolves (stylized TEEN-AGE WOLVES) and serves as their lead vocalist and bassist.
He makes fewer appearances as he relinquishushes most of his responsibilities to Davis Motomiya, the leader of the new generation of DigiDestined but provides assistance and guidance when needed.
By the end of the series, Matt becomes an astronaut where he became the first person on Mars when he was supposed to go to the Moon.
Matt's character was designed for the pilot movie storyboard by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru.
In an exclusive interview released with the Digimon Adventure DVD box on December 21, 2007, producer Satoru Nishizono revealed that as the staff had agreed on deciding Tai's name, he had tried to name the other characters similarly with kanji that related to "luck."
Jeff Nimoy, co-screenwriter of the English version of Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02, noted that if there were anything he could change about Matt, it would be making him "less indecisive", citing his complication of adapting the script of the scene where Matt confronts his feelings in a cave with Gabumon.
In the Japanese version, excluding the pilot film Digimon Adventure, all of Matt's appearances were voiced by Yu-to Kazama, although he auditioned for Gabumon and Joe.
Masami Kikuchi auditioned for Matt, but was cast as Joe instead.
At first, Kazama felt that he couldn't voice a "pretty boy character" like Matt, but later discovered he related to him and ultimately felt as though he "lived as [him]."
In the English dub, Matt is voiced by Michael Reisz.
Matt is one of the most popular characters in the Digimon Adventure series.
In a series of online polls conducted on Toei Animation's Digimon website, Matt was ranked 1st by Japanese voters as their favorite DigiDestined.
When the same question was asked three more times, his rank remained at 1st but fell to 2nd, losing to Kari.
In addition to this, Matt is ranked 1st as the DigiDestined voters would want to switch places with, whom the voters would want as a brother, as the best-looking DigiDestined in the winter, and whom the voters would want as their boyfriend.
He placed 2nd as the DigiDestined who voters related the most to, as the best-looking DigiDestined in the summer, and as the best-looking DigiDestined in the autumn, and as the DigiDestined who voters thought was the strongest.
In addition to this, Matt's harmonica ranked 1st for the individual item of the DigiDestined that the voters would want.
Links
Digimon Wiki
Wikimon
Copyright Owner
Toei Animation
Record:
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L: