Kido Jō

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城戸 丈

**Kido Jō** (城戸 丈) is one of the main protagonists in *Digimon Adventure*. He is a Chosen Child, partnered with Gomamon, and holds the Crest of Honesty.

## Appearance

Jō has dark hair and black eyes, and has always been the tallest of the Chosen Children. In 1995, his hair is short and he wears light blue pajamas, and a pair of square glasses with a brown brow line.

In 1999, Jō's hair is slightly longer with his bangs swept to the right. He wears a light lavender short-sleeved button-up shirt under a cream vest with blue trimmings, light brown trousers, blue socks that reach up to his knees, and red and white high Velcro sneakers. He also wears a green watch on his left wrist in addition to a yellow wristband on the right. His underwear are light blue boxers with a white band.

On March 4, 2000, Jō wears a blue jacket, a cream vest with red trimmings, white button-up shirt with long sleeves, grey pants, and brown shoes. In May 2000, when Gennai summons the children back to the Digital World, Jō wears a light blue short-sleeved button-up shirt with light grey shorts.

By Spring 2002, Jō's hair is chin-length and parts in the middle. He now wears smaller, oval-shaped glasses with a silver brow line. His school uniform consists of a blue blazer jacket, a long-sleeved white buttoned shirt, light beige pants with a yellow-buckled black belt, and blue slip-on shoes with yellow soles. During summer, Jō wears a dark blue short-sleeved button-up shirt with black pocket linings, cream pants and brown sneakers with cream laces. In winter, he wears a light brown coat with a hood and dark brown fastenings, a cream vest with a maroon collar, a long-sleeved green shirt, grey pants with a silver-buckled black belt, and brown shoes with cream soles.

In 2005, Jō's hair is shorter again. He now wears rectangular eyeglasses with a dark gray frame. His school uniform consists of a dark blue formal jacket, a long-sleeved white button shirt with a green necktie, dark gray pants, and brown shoes. In summer, Jō's school shirt is short-sleeved instead of long.

In 2010, as a 23-year-old man, Jō's short hair is slightly longer, and his bangs cover his forehead. He now wears square eyeglasses with a yellow frame. He also wears a resident intern outfit worn by doctors at the hospital; white short sleeved scrubs with single three parallel buttons at the right shoulder blade, matching white slacks, and white and gray sneakers. He also wears a black watch on his left wrist.

In 2028, Jō wears a white buttoned shirt, a green sweater, grey pants, and brown shoes. While at work, he wears a white doctor's coat over his regular outfit.

## Personality

Jō is the oldest of the Chosen Children, but he is the most indecisive. His studies are very important to him and he is described as a "gariben".

## History

When he was young, Jō lived with his parents and two older brothers in Hikarigaoka, where he attended Daigo Elementary School. On a late night in the spring of 1995, Jō witnessed the battle between Koromon and a Parrotmon from his bedroom balcony, while he was talking on the phone. However, his phone stopped working as Koromon evolved to his Adult form. After the battle, the damage and destruction were blamed on a terrorist bombing, which caused his family to move to Odaiba.

## Digimon Adventure

On August 1st, Jō along with Yagami Taichi, Ishida Yamato, Takenouchi Sora, Izumi Kōshirō, Tachikawa Mimi, and Takaishi Takeru attend a school summer camp, that is hit by a sudden blizzard. The students take shelter, and after it stops all of them step outside and witness an Aurora in the sky. They are interrupted by what appears to be a meteor strike and discover that small electric devices landed for each member of the group. A portal then opens up in the sky and sucks them into an alternate dimension, separating them. In this strange world, Jō meets Pukamon. Frightened by the strange creature, he runs away until he reunite with the other children and their creatures. The creatures introduce themselves as “digimon” as the children introduce themselves as well. On hearing Mimi’s scream, they find her and Tanemon, fleeing Kuwagamon. The group flees again until they reach a cliff. The digimon all attack Kuwagamon at once, but they are hit. The children pick up their Digimon, but Kuwagamon gets back up. Their digimon partners leap out of the children’s arms, evolve to their child form, attack Kuwagamon and eventually knock him behind some trees. The group celebrates but Kuwagamon gets back up and breaks the cliff sending them all plunging into the river.

## Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna

One evening in 2010, when Jō returns from work, he finds Agumon lying in the middle of the street with red markings calling for help, claiming he is injured. Knowing Agumon is not really injured, Jō keeps walking and sees Gomamon in the same state, claiming he was attacked. When Jō ignores him as well thinking it is a new game, Gomamon calls on him and tells him it is a test to see if he can be a doctor who is not afraid of blood. Tired, Jō says he goes home to sleep, and to Gomamon's annoyance, his attention shifts to a lost dog. The dog then runs off into the street road, and Jō follows it when a truck suddenly drives in front of him. Gomamon pushes Jō out of the way and gets hit instead. As Gomamon is now really injured, Jō takes care of his bleeding and then takes him to the hospital. When the bandaged Gomamon awakes, Jō explains that he is not afraid of blood anymore. Relieved, Gomamon says he is always worried about Jō because he is unreliable, and Jō realizes he might be right and thanks him for saving him from the car accident.

In July 2010, when Mimi is afflicted with an Eosmon-induced coma, she is brought to Jō's hospital. There he meets with Taichi, Yamato and Kōshirō, and reports that aside from her coma, nothing is wrong with her. After Yamato, Taichi and Kōshirō finish to talk in the men's bathroom, Jō finds Agumon and Gabumon outside on a balcony, saying Taichi and Yamato are looking for them. Agumon then tells Jō that he made a hole in the fence, making him yell at him. Sometime later, like many other Chosen Children, Jō is also afflicted with an Eosmon-induced coma, and his conciousness is trapped in Menoa Bellucci's Never Land in the form of a his child self. When a battle against Menoa ensues, she attempt to use Jō and the other trapped children to stop Taichi and Yamato. However, when Taichi blows Hikari's whistle, all the Chosen Children return to their present selves and join the fight against Menoa and Eosmon together with their partner Digimon, until they are defeated. Sometime after these events, Jō and Gomamon's partnership has ended.

## Epilogue

Around the year 2017, Jō has become the Digital World's first doctor. By 2027, Jō has reunited with Gomamon and had a son. One day, while Jō laments about the past and is busy with work, Gomamon tells him Orgemon has broken his arm. After rushing to him, Jō is overwhelmed by the amount of blood and faints. On another day, Jō takes his son to a meeting with all the other Chosen Children and their Digimon in the Digital World. Before his son sets off, Jō tells him to take care.

## Trivia

* Kido (城戸) is a Japanese family name that means "castle door". Jō (丈) is a Japanese male given name that means "stature" (possibly referring to him being the tallest Chosen Child).
* In the English version, his first name was homophoned as "Joe".

## References

1. ↑ Digimon Real Size Comparison on DigimonCard.dev
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Digimon Adventure (movie)
3. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 1
4. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 8
5. ↑ Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
6. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 27
7. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 2
8. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 16
9. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 38
10. ↑ Digimon Adventure tri., Reunion
11. ↑ Digimon Adventure tri., Determination
12. ↑ Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Digimon Adventure 02, episode 50
14. ↑ TV Anime Digimon Adventure Official Zukan
15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Digimon Adventure, episode 29
16. ↑ 20th Memorial Story: Medical Student Kido Jō
17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
18. ↑ 20th Memorial Story: Hole in the Heart
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Digimon Adventure Character Perfect File