The DigiDestined

"The DigiDestined" is the name given to a prophesied group of children who will come to the DigiWorld to save it from destruction. To be DigiDestined is not simply to have a Digimon partner, but to be chosen to defend the DigiWorld from evil. According to Gennai, there were actually five original DigiDestined years before the eight children we know were ever born. There are new DigiDestined for every generation, to battle the forces of evil in the DigiWorld. The eight DigiDestined of this generation were selected when they witnessed a battle between a Greymonand Parrotmon, and the mysterious group of which Gennai was a part that was charged with protecting the DigiWorld created their Digivices, Tags and Crestsfor them. The group was wiped out in a brutal attack by the Dark Masters, but Gennai survived, and secreted the objects away, (except the Crests and Tags, which were stolen by Piedmon) all across the DigiWorld, so that the Dark Masters could not find them. When Devimon began his conquest of the DigiWorld, the time had come for the DigiDestined to be summoned, and Tai, Sora, Matt, Izzy, Mimi, Joe and T.K. were brought to File Island. Each of the DigiDestined children carries with them a Digivice, an ancient symbol of power. The kids we know later obtained their Tags and Crests. The children possess the power of Digivolution - the ability to make Digimon Digivolve in times of need. A Digivice will Digivolve a Rookie Digimon to Champion, while a Tag and Crest will combine with the Digivice to Digivolve a Champion to Ultimate. Devimon targeted the kids for destruction because he knew that they were the DigiDestined even before they did. Myotismon was in search of the Eighth DigiDestined Child - who was actually Kari, Tai's little sister, who had not come to the DigiWorld with the other kids because she had been sick - in order to destroy her and become the ruler of both Earth and the DigiWorld. After being defeated by Apocalymon, the kids realised that it wasn't the Crests that had the power - it was inside of them, and had been all along. When they defeated Apocalymon, the DigiWorld was cleansed of evil, and began to reformat itself, meaning the DigiDestined had to return to Earth. Azulongmon and the other Harmonious Ones - the guardians of the DigiWorld - had been sealed away by the Dark Masters, and attempted to free themselves using the power of the DigiDestined's Crests. After the battle with Diaboromon, Gennai called the DigiDestined back to the DigiWorld, and had them release the powers associated with their Crests, creating a seal, protecting the DigiWorld from evil. However, shortly thereafter, Ken Ichijouji came to the DigiWorld, and, infected with a Dark Spore, steadily began to transform into the Digimon Emperor. The power from the Emperor's Control Spires kept the Harmonious Ones trapped, and they needed to recruit three new DigiDestined to help stop the Emperor and free them. The three children they chose were Davis - because he had been among those held prisoner at the convention centre during Myotismon's invasion of Earth - Cody - who had been on board the plane saved by Garudamon and MegaKabuterimon after VenomMyotismon's defeat - and Yolei - who had sent e-mails during the battle with Diaboromon. The Harmonious Ones created Digi-Eggs and new D-3 Digivices for them and selected Digimon with the power of Armour Digivolvingto be their partners. They were joined in battle by the older T.K. and Kari. As this new team's adventures went on, it was discovered that there were DigiDestined in other countries all across the world. The first one the kids encountered was likely Willis, from Colorado, America, who had two Digimon partners, once of which, Kokomon, had become infected with the Diaboromon virus, and had to be stopped. Next, the kids met Michael, from New York, who was friends with Mimi, who had a Betamon as a partner. Some time later, when Digimon were rampaging around the world, the kids had to travel to other countries to stop the chaos. In New York, Davis, Mimi and Michael teamed up with Steve, Phil, Maria and Lou, as well as Tatum while in China, Kari and Izzy met the Poi Brothers and then Mina on the India/China border. In Sydney, Australia, Cody and Joe met Derek, while Tai and T.K. encountered Catherine in Paris, France. Matt and Ken met Rosa in Mexico City, while Sora and Yolei teamed up with Anna, Sonya and Yuri. It is known that there are numerous other DigiDestined across the world - multiple unnamed French and Australian DigiDestined were glimpsed briefly and Yuehon, a female Chinese DigiDestined, showed up twice, briefly, accompanied by a Vietnamese boy namedDien in her first appearance. All these international DigiDestined teamed up again when MaloMyotismon was infecting Earth with darkness. During that conflict, the children who had been hosts for the Dark Spores became DigiDestined too, as D-3s and Digimon partners appeared for them. Twenty-five years into the future, it is noted that everyone on Earth has a Digimon. However, this does not mean that everyone on Earth is DigiDestined. The kids learned the basic story of the DigiDestined prophecy from Leomon in "The Legend of the DigiDestined." They realised that the battle between Greymon and Parrotmon was the key factor in their being chosen in "Return to Highton View Terrace." They finally learned the complete truth about their being chosen from a mysterious entity from the DigiWorld's past in "The Ultimate Clash."

