[guncannon109]

So a friend of mine asked me who my favorite leader was, and I told him "Marcus." He then glares at me and asks "Why?" I then explained to him that my reason for liking Marcus was that he had a long legacy to live up to, both in the show and in the franchise and that not only did he raise up out of that shadow but he more then exceeded it in my eyes. That's the abridged version but hopefully you get the idea.

Shortly after I asked him who his favorite was. He answered with Takuya. When I asked him why (much more politely then he did mind you) he said, I kid you not, "because he's awesome"... nothing more.

I'm not looking to start a flame war or anything, but this got me thinking. Why is it that most people are so divided when it comes to the different digimon leaders? I'd also like to know, who is your personal favorite is and why are they your favorite?
(Let's keep this between the first five seasons from Adventure to Savers/Data Squad okay.)