Digimon Adventure 02
~ {United States of America Chosen}
~ {Personal} Favorite Supporting Character{s}
Steve & Frigimon
{+Bonus New York Chosen Children Group}
+ Daisuke Motomiya
+ Mimi Tachikawa (+Satoe & Keisuke Tachikawa)
& Michael (also technically a U.S. Chosen)
"We couldn't have done it without you {Daisuke}." - Steve
"...That was on December 25th at 3 A.M., local time." (Narrator)
Notes:
In the books released post-series production and 02's conclusion, Steve was revealed to be the very first confirmed Jewish American Chosen Child, a significant step forward for the Digimon franchise, as it acknowledged the Jewish community living in real-world America.
Because Steve is Jewish, Steve would have been personally celebrating Hanukkah that year, not Christmas (hence I left out the last subtitle referencing Christmas to prevent confusion).
Chanukah in 2002, when 02 officially takes place, however, was
November 29th ~ December 7th,
and these scenes took place closer to Dec. 25th (early 3 A.M.).
But that doesn't mean Steve, as a Jewish American, wouldn’t have noted Hanukkah (or Chanukah) at all earlier that year, and it’s good to note that when we're discussing potentials of 02′s
“real-world based” “timeline”!
(Basically, what Steve is doing here is joining in on, via being invited by being a Chosen Child who is able and willing to help, an Interfaith gathering of individuals that was originally meant to simply send corrupted by virus Digimon back into the Digital World, and was not actually a "holiday" focused gathering initially!) :)
{If Steve joins them after the fact is unknown, but either way, Steve would have to be invited and it would have to be acknowledged that Steve as an individual does not celebrate Christmas religiously.}
In the scenes above, Steve is one of only two U.S. Chosen that are also given spoken lines to personally thank and acknowledge Daisuke Motomiya's help (along with the rest, but also specifying Daisuke).
{Michael aside, as even Michael doesn't get to comment verbally.}
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^ Though Steve can't be seen clearly in the shot,
in the 'gathering' of Chosen Children including many International ones, a Frigimon can very clearly be seen on left.
As other Chosen from the World Tour are included here, it is almost defintely Steve's Frigimon, and either Steve is somewhere in the background but off-screen, or Steve and Frigimon were somehow separated...
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{D I G I M O N}
~ K I Z U N A x
+ T H E . B E G I N N I N G
+ S T E V E {J e w i s h A m e r i c a n C h o s e n}
x K O U S H I R O
{KouSteve} / {SteveKou} / {KouSteveKou}
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For A u t i s m Aware-ness Month {Apr}
{A u t i s t i c!Koushiro H e a d-canon}
+ J e w i s h A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e Month {May}
-A.U. where Koushiro and Steve have notably more {visible to Viewer} one-on-one interaction between "Our War Game" (and most {eventual} Inter-national Chosen discovering the Network and Koushiro's involvements in helping to observe it + keep the Inter-national Chosen connected) and "The Beginning";
-In "The Beginning", as the U.S. Chosen are gathered, while it's not outright stated, it's not unreasonable to assume they were keeping an eye on Network updates made by Miyako earlier on to the Network, also often related via Koushiro, {+related by 02 Chosen}.
(The pattern likely goes Koushiro -> Miyako + 02 Chosen {+Iori};
then, 02 Chosen -> back to Koushiro when involving 02 team's extended efforts, who helps analyze any info they send,
then shares it + any theorizing to the Network)
-In this A.U., Steve, who as a Jew doesn't particularly 'enjoy' being kept in the 'dark' about Whats Happening to the Self when it's impacting Steve's {r e l i g i o u s} life, ends up reaching out to Koushiro earlier on to try and get to know the Chosen in Odaiba better, and also show solidarity with Koushiro's group.
In the end, it's likely because of Koushiro's extended earlier efforts, as well as getting to know the U.S. Chosen better in Steve's own time, that Steve succeeds in remaining semi-active as a main member of the U . S. Chosen, and semi-active in acting as support that can easily be called upon, like most Inter-national Chosen.
-Koushiro and Steve in this A.U. share a friendship and communication style that TRANSCENDS what most may think of as "friendship" or "good" styles of ""communication"" - both know (Steve especially also knowing thanks to own culture) that no matter how far apart they are, they can always rely on each other to be there when needed
(or wanted),
even if it's difficult to "physically" meet up in off-line life.
-As stated in this scene,
Steve wasn't necessarily first 'Chosen' in '91,
or at least not 'exactly' in the same timeframe as Michael.
(I also head-canon Steve being some months older than Michael,
who I consider to be around the same age/J.P.N school year as Koushiro and Mimi, so Steve would possibly be on the older end of year, for the most part, if not born the same year/timeframe as Taichi.)
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{Index}/{DigiAdvs}/{Head-canon[s]} The (Mis?-)Adventures of Steve & Frigimon
Since 'today' is basically Yet Another Day for me,
I'm collecting a series of head-canon / reaction posts & Thoughts TM
I recently made for a vastly under-acknowledged Long-Time
Fav That Most People Apparently Don't Remember Exists!
(even though they, too, featured briefly in 02's "World Tour" arc...)
This Series A.K.A,
What It (May) Mean To Be A (Canon!)Jew In The Digital World
(Yes! A Certain One Exists!)
+ Dealing with Certain Aspects of DigiAdv + 02 ""Lore""
Most of these I marked as 'no r.b'.,
but feel free to 'Like' anything involved,
or refer to this index + if you also appreciate Steve & Frigimon!
(of Inter-national Chosen fame!...)
Pt 1: "Gole...m"on
Pt 2: "S...ephiroth"mon
Pt 3: "Wizar"mon & "Witch"elny
Pt 4: Meeting Daisuke Again ("Holiday"s in ..'03!)
Pt 5: "Sister"mon{s}
Pt 6: "Devi"mon
Pt 7: {+"Belial"}"Vamde"mon? / Literally Any "Evil" 'Mon, really
Pt 8: (~Totally Not Confronting~) Qinglongmon
Pt 9: Meeting Jou Again & "Studying"
Pt 10: "Pump"mon & "Costumes"
Pt 11: "Gobli"...mon ("Let's Just...")
Pt 12: Meeting Koushiro Again / Meanwhile With KouTai & Steve?
Pt 13: "Snow"mons (Or ... Featuring, Frigimon! ...)
Pt 14: The meaning(?) of "Becoming Adults" {Kizuna Spoiler}
Pt 15: 'Meeting' Menoa {Kizuna Spoiler}
("You see, Frigimon was asking me about {MY}---")
Pt 16: Lighting the Candles & "Potential" [Post-Kizuna]
& an aftermath of Meanwhile With KouTai &
What It May Mean to Be "Partners" (Mentioned: Tentomon)
Pt 17: "Witch"mon
Pt 18: "Witch"mon & "Pump"mon
Pt. 19: Espimon Appears
Pt. 20: Meanwhile with Steve, Frigimon, Espimon & KouTai
("You know, Espimon reminds me A LOT of...")
(If you have questions about any of these,
feel free to send a respectful Ask,
So long as my blogrules are followed!)
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Digimon Adventure 02 (Japanese Version)
~ World Tour Arc
+ (International) / U.S. {American} Chosen Children
+ Assisted by Daisuke Motomiya
[+Mimi Tachikawa] (Japanese Chosen)
& “Benjamin” (New York’s Younger!Gennai Clone)
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Sam and FlareLizamon - Black
{“Phil” in U.S. English dub, as they had to differentiate
from “Sam Ichijouji”, known as “Osamu” in the J.P.N}
Steve and Yukidarumon - American Jew
Lou & Tortomon - Indigenous
Maria & Centalmon - Hispanic-American
Tatum & Airdramon - Irish-American
(+Wallace & Betamon / Seadramon)
+ Mimi Tachikawa (when Mimi is in New York)
My Commentary:
Steve was confirmed by Toei to be a Jew in the
“Digimon Memorial Book”, published after 02 had ended. However,
It is important to remember that Steve would likely not be celebrating
“only” Inter-faith X-mas here (if Steve did join in),
but ALSO Hanukkah / Chanukah earlier in the month and previous month.
Chanukah in 2002, however, was November 29th ~ December 7th,
and these scenes took place closer to December 25th.
But that doesn’t mean Steve wouldn’t have noted Chanukah at all earlier that year, and it’s good to note that when we’re discussing 02′s
“real-world based” “timeline”!
Tatum was also confirmed to be
Irish-American in the Memorial Book.
She is partnered to an Airdramon.
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IzzyIzumi Note
(I'm going to tag that post with all appropriate tags later
but I seriously hope people here esp Adv-02 fans read that last rb this year because I'm very tired of having to repeatedly on end explain / hint all those related concepts to this fan base
{when it comes to the [""real""-world] based
""02 timeline"", Lore and the like...} too.)
{I.e.: If you consider yourself a fan who writes "analysis" or the like, kind of commentary you should be acknowledging everything that post is saying when it comes to this topic and involved 'Lore's Especially If You're Xtian / actively celebrate Xtian holidays.
That's All I Have To Say}
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Digimon Adventure 02 ~ Japanese Version
~ Episode 40
+ 2001 Chosen (+Timeline Notes) / Lore
+ Daisuke Motomiya
+ U.S. Chosen Child Michael (& Mimi Tachikawa)
"By the way, what are the other American Chosen like?
Are they Chosen from 2001, like you?" - Daisuke
"Some are from 2001, and some aren't.
I've met some but not others." - Michael, pleasantly
"I see...
I want to meet them soon!" - Daisuke, happily
"Yeah!" - Vmon, agreeing cheerfully
"{You'll meet them in a bit.}" - Mimi, cheerily
{Note: In this scene, as it was from the "02" series made in and released around 2000~2001, Daisuke is specifically referring to the team of Chosen Children consisting of characters:
Sam {"Phil" in U.S. dub to prevent confusion with "Sam Ichijouji" who was originally named "Osamu";} & Flare Lizamon,
Maria and Centalmon, Lou and Tortamon,
Steve and Yukidarumon {Frigimon in U.S. Dub}, and
Tatum and Airdramon, that appeared within this episode.}
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* personal post (do not reblog?)
ME (+Young Me) CHANTING INTO THE DISTANCE whenever the topic of the Adventure epilogue and how Real World politics, (+ethno)religions and the like works during said epilogue comes up: jEWISH CHOSEN ....... JEWISH CHOSEN (EXIST) ......... JEWISH CHOSEN JEWISH CHOSEN JEWISH CHOSEN J E W I S H C H O S E N ---------------------------------------
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