[ZeoRangerV]

So I just finished up Adventure 02 for the first time (stopped midway through the Arukenimon arc when I first watched it) and while I didn't think it was as good as the first season, it still was decent.

The positives:
- Ken. Easily the standout character of the entire show.
- Armour Digivolution
- DNA Digivolution. While Paildramon has always been cool, I didn't expect to end up liking Silphymon and Shakkoumon as well. Even if they are a little unorthodox
- The obvious theme of human weakness, corruption and redemption.
- The old Digidestined.

The negatives:
- Every other new character.
- Kari.
- BlackWarGreymon being emo.
- There being no point to Daemon.
- Ugly champion forms (bar Stingmon)
- The obvious theme human weakness, corruption and redemption essentially meaning nothing because they were all being manipulated by MaloMyotismon. The whole message just came across as "humans are never instinctively bad, but evil Digimon are".
- The ending.

[Sentai]

You forgot Paildramon and how when he comes along everyone else becomes backround noise.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Sentai

You forgot Paildramon and how when he comes along everyone else becomes backround noise.

You mean Imperialdramon? Silphymon and Shakkoumon had their fair share of cool moments that came after Paildramon's introduction.

I will agree it eventually became the Davis and Ken show though, just like Adventure 01 become the Tai and Matt show.

[Matrixbeast]

Man, I hate ExVeemon's muscled dino-dragon design. Looks so dumb.

Anyway, at least in Adventure, characters like Izzy and Kari still had purpose to be there (Though, I still never understood that Digimon queen stuff they were doing for her in Adventure), in 02, it felt like, more often than not, it was Imperialdramon doing the fighting, the others being meatshields for Imperialdramon (I could be wrong, having not seen 02 in years, but that's what it felt like).
And finally, someone else acknowledges how emo Blackwargreymon was acting.

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Man, I hate ExVeemon's muscled dino-dragon design. Looks so dumb.

Yeah. After the fantastic Flamedramon and Raidramon it was difficult having to see that almost every episode.

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Anyway, at least in Adventure, characters like Izzy and Kari still had purpose to be there (Though, I still never understood that Digimon queen stuff they were doing for her in Adventure),

Kari is just an odd character in general. With all the Queen stuff in 01 and then throughout 02 they try to make out like she's either got some higher importance or some significant link to the darkness like Ken does. And neither thing really amounts to anything.

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in 02, it felt like, more often than not, it was Imperialdramon doing the fighting, the others being meatshields for Imperialdramon (I could be wrong, having not seen 02 in years, but that's what it felt like).

That was pretty much the case whenever they were all in one place yeah. The show did do the decent thing of splitting them all up, but by then all the old Digimon had their ultimate forms back and that was more exciting.

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And finally, someone else acknowledges how emo Blackwargreymon was acting.

Yeah, he was awful.

[guncannon109]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Man, I hate ExVeemon's muscled dino-dragon design. Looks so dumb.

Anyway, at least in Adventure, characters like Izzy and Kari still had purpose to be there (Though, I still never understood that Digimon queen stuff they were doing for her in Adventure), in 02, it felt like, more often than not, it was Imperialdramon doing the fighting, the others being meatshields for Imperialdramon (I could be wrong, having not seen 02 in years, but that's what it felt like).
And finally, someone else acknowledges how emo Blackwargreymon was acting.

*Raises hand* I acknowledge Blackwargreymon's emoness a little while ago... guess no one noticed.

[Matrixbeast]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Yeah. After the fantastic Flamedramon and Raidramon it was difficult having to see that almost every episode.

Veemon got the shaft for champion forms, with his other option being the fatass Greymon expy, Veedramon.

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Kari is just an odd character in general. With all the Queen stuff in 01 and then throughout 02 they try to make out like she's either got some higher importance or some significant link to the darkness like Ken does. And neither thing really amounts to anything.

It really does they kept trying to make Kari plot relevant, but just didn't know what to do beyond just saying "This girl is important."

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

That was pretty much the case whenever they were all in one place yeah. The show did do the decent thing of splitting them all up, but by then all the old Digimon had their ultimate forms back and that was more exciting.

Alright.
I'm still not a fan of Imperialdramon.

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Yeah, he was awful.

I'm pretty sure his popularity at the time stemmed from being a black repaint and that the "Who am I? What am I? What is my purpose?" kind of emo anime character wasn't quite done to death at the time (At least, not on Western shores).

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Originally Posted by guncannon109

*Raises hand* I acknowledge Blackwargreymon's emoness a little while ago... guess no one noticed.

Oh, my bad!

[WhiteRanger]

I like black war greymon but hated his emotes s near the end of his time

[ZeoRangerV]

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Alright.
I'm still not a fan of Imperialdramon.

Nah, neither was I really. He was just a less cool Omnimon.

[Sentai]

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

You mean Imperialdramon? Silphymon and Shakkoumon had their fair share of cool moments that came after Paildramon's introduction.

I will agree it eventually became the Davis and Ken show though, just like Adventure 01 become the Tai and Matt show.

Yea, Imperialdramon. Sorry. But that's why I loved 03 so much. All the digidestined remained equal. Even when Juri was kidnapped and became a focus, she never became THE focus.

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Originally Posted by Matrixbeast

Man, I hate ExVeemon's muscled dino-dragon design. Looks so dumb.

Anyway, at least in Adventure, characters like Izzy and Kari still had purpose to be there (Though, I still never understood that Digimon queen stuff they were doing for her in Adventure), in 02, it felt like, more often than not, it was Imperialdramon doing the fighting, the others being meatshields for Imperialdramon (I could be wrong, having not seen 02 in years, but that's what it felt like).
And finally, someone else acknowledges how emo Blackwargreymon was acting.

I liked Wargreymon. The emo-ness got a little old after a while, but I still love him.

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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Nah, neither was I really. He was just a less cool Omnimon.

I never really liked Omnimon either. DNA-Digivolution is very hit or miss when it comes to design.