Special group

Bancho Digimon

Digimon that earned the title of Bancho, the ringleader: they wear a gakuran jacket, carry unbroken pride and conviction, and every one of them reached the Mega level regardless of its original form. The title is passed on to a worthy Digimon of the next generation.

Title holders

the five known bearers of the Bancho title

BanchoLeomon
Mega
BanchoLeomon
✊ Beast Man
A Beast Man that answers only to its own justice, even against the Royal Knights.
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BanchoMamemon
Mega
BanchoMamemon
✊ Mutant
Deeply chivalrous; great in a scrap despite its small stature.
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BanchoLillymon
Mega
BanchoLillymon
✊ Pixie
Draped in a crimson tokko-fuku; shed the sweet impression of Lillymon.
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BanchoStingmon
Mega
BanchoStingmon
✊ Insectoid
Said to be the most arrogant of all Digimon; pride above everything.
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BanchoGolemon
Mega
BanchoGolemon
✊ Mineral
Stolid and unflappable; equally harsh with everyone.
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Lore notes

the stories behind the title
A Title Taken from Old Movies
The first Bancho were Digimon that watched old movies and came to admire the ringleaders they saw in them. The title usually passes to a worthy successor when its bearer dies, though some bearers seem to be exceptions.
Codename: BAN-TYO
Darkdramon's official profile tells the enemy's side, as rumor it calls unreliable: the D-Brigade lost a Tankdramon in an operation against a target codenamed BAN-TYO, recovered it and Digivolved it with a vast amount of dark matter into Darkdramon, and the berserk result fled; it is said to still hunt Codename BAN-TYO.
Chaosmon
BanchoLeomon and Darkdramon are believed to DNA Digivolve into Chaosmon, which keeps both DigiCores and is highly unstable as a result. The fusion ties BanchoLeomon to the brigade's story, not to its ranks.
Spencer's Partner
The group as such never appeared in an anime, but BanchoLeomon had a central role in Data Squad as the Partner Digimon of Spencer Damon, the protagonist's father.
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