In Defense Of Davis: The ‘Hated’ Digimon Leader 

Some of us have been Davis fans for 22 years.

Davis is flawed, but he's a fantastic main character because he's himself. He has the courage to never give up, always has faith in his friends, and takes two of those strengths to create a miracle. That's why he has those three crests.

Marcus will always my fav digimon protagonist, but I can't deny that Davis had some of the funniest and most iconic scenes in all of digimon.

And bonus points to Davis for not getting a dark digivolution with Veemon!

I don't

I don't hate Davis and I have never identified as him for me he was just kind of there.

We all need a friend like Davis in our life, with courage, compassion, confidence, leadership, and determination to never give up until the end. Without him in 02, they could never defeated those powerful enemies, and Ken will never accepted enter their group, and battle with MaloMyotismon proved he was the one that hold the group together. I still remember the scene he cried for Willis in 02 movie, and in The Beginning, how he was angered and going to help directly after saw young Rui was abused, proves how much he care for the others.

Can't hate Davis, he got the drip before "DRIP" even invented

I liked Davis because he was the only one of the protagonists to be self-aware of his own shortcomings affecting other people, which tends to be key source in Dark Digivolution that makes those characters in that moment, unlikable. In "Davis Cries Wolfmon," he prevents himself from making the same mistake Tai did when trying to digivolve Agumon by not purposefully putting himself into dangerous, reckless situations. And I like that self-awareness he has because it sticks with him even outside of this one episode, he admits he's not the brightest guy out there, and that's okay. Another example is in "Storm Of Friendship" where he admits he's been a coward and not a very good friend, and we never see him fall into that trap of avoiding responsibility as a friend and leader again.

I like Davis/Daisuke because he's understanding. (Examples: Ken and BlackWarGreymon)

I absolutely adore Davis for most of the reasons you nailed, and one more that I relate to him on: In the end, he realized what he had was a pretty simple dream, to live his life, do what he enjoyed, and have fun with the people he likes along the way. The others pushed themselves as they grew to do big things (Rockstar, Ambassador, TechGenius) or important things (Teacher, Parent), but Davis realized that a simple kind of happiness was good for him: Him, his buddy Veemon, and a Noodle Cart.

I'm glad that I'm not the only person who found Davis relatable when I was younger. Was he an idiot? Yes, but his heart was always in the right place. He would speak out his honest thoughts and then get ridiculed for it by the others which he would always take to heart.

I stan my head-empty goober boy who was literally too single-minded to be tricked by Myotismon's illusions.

Before i disliked Davis but after rewatching season 2, i grew to see that Davis truly lived up to wielding the Digi Eggs of Courage and Friendship and why he was giving the Digi egg of miracles and he become my favorite in season 2

Davis was one of those characters who I genuinely clicked with from the moment I saw him. I've been real with my feelings, I've had a crush and I've allowed myself to say stupid things before that got on people's nerves. But what really sells Davis as a great character for me is how real he is and how real he feels.

I think he's overhated in the west for how the english dub handled his character, daisuke later in the season is respected and he's no longer made fun of, but in that sub not only that aspect is extrapolated, like his stupidity but the cast being mean to him never stop, another detail among others is that daisuke in the sub never said takeru's name wrong, but in the dub they made a whole deal about it making him borderline unbearable, they replaced some really good character dialogue for stupid dates jokes, etc etc

I think Davis/Daisuke faced a tough road because he's not Taichi and why should he be. He's his own person and that's what makes him interesting.

Davis/Daisuke was my favorite as a kid (cuz Flamedramon was super cool), but I found that as I got older and my perspective on life broadened, I connected with his character in such a profound way. Just gonna list em off so here goes:

Davis: Nah…I’m gonna do my own thing…

Davis is unironically my favorite. But then again Jaden/Judai is also my favorite Yugioh protagonist too