Which was more crucial to the story than Ryo and Cyberdramon. His purpose was just as another set of guns to fight the D-Reaper.
Ai and Mako were the entire motivating factor for why Impmon hated humans, they were the ones who helped Beelzemon attain his Blaster mode (Which is what helped him get Calumon to Jeri inside the Kernel Sphere), and, while they weren't the most crucial characters, their actions were necessary to move the story along in addition to providing the back story to a major character.

But it's Ryo, who's only purpose was to sap Sakuyamon's power to deliver an attack mildly stronger than before, which failed, who gets to be on the box.

Sorry I like my digivice being vertual pets not a card game thing so that's a pass for me

Because Ryo has Wolverine publicity, that's why.

But yeah it feel incomplete without Impmon at the very least.

Digimon adventure 2 on Nick, watching it right now, this season may suck but i have a giddy smile when i watch it.

Eh. Adventure 02 only really "Sucked" once they re-introduced normal digivolutions and the story halted to make Davis and Ken look cool.
Before all that, it's just mediocre.

Don't forget the HORRIBLY fucked up ending involving Matt & Sora *For The Life of Me, the people who made Digimon should DIE cause of that ending*. Also, I'm gonna wildly guess and say that in the next year or so, we'll see D-Arts figures of the Ultimate Digvolutions hopefully o3o.

I just pretend that ending doesn't happen.
If I ever rewatch 02, I'm just gonna watch up until the point where Oikawa dies, and cut it off there so I don't have to watch that stupid ass resolution.

I wouldn't hold your breath, the Digimon D-Arts line seems to have all but halted save for finally getting out MetalGarurumon and a WarGreymon repaint.

I'm still waiting on Diaboromon.

Also. The Japanese dub turns out being adult TK narrating his life

Wasn't that a statue?