Changes: My Brother In Spirit

Duskmon remembers at last that he is Koichi Kimura, Koji's older twin brother. Cherubimon uses his human memories to remove his reluctance to fight, and Koji learns the truth as the warriors of Light and Darkness clash for the last time.

Summary

Koji takes shelter in a ditch to escape a windstorm and contemplates his various encounters with Duskmon. He wonders why Duskmon would want to see his memories, then wonders if Duskmon is using him—or if Duskmon is him. Koji then notices that the storm has cleared and continues on. Meanwhile Takuya continues his search for Koji. Zoe, J.P., and Tommy return to the meeting place only to find that Patamon, Neemon, and Bokomon have wandered off as well. They debate for some time on what to do, but when they are unable to reach Takuya or Koji on their D-Tectors, they decide to wait.

Duskmon begins to feel tormented over the knowledge that Koji is his brother. Sensing that he may lose control over Koichi, Cherubimon reminds him of how much his mother suffered. As Koichi begins to feel angry and jealous, Cherubimon convinces him that Koji is the one responsible for their mother's suffering and that light is pain. Duskmon then slide evolves to Velgemon and begins to seek out Koji.

Meanwhile, Bokomon and Neemon search for Patamon, who has wandered off. When they find him, Patamon tells them he has something to show them and begins to fly away. As Bokomon follows, he bumps into Takuya, who still hasn't found Koji. Patamon then says he knows where Koji is and continues on, with the others following him. As Zoe, Tommy, and J.P. wait, they decide that they should do something and seek out Trailmon (Angler).

Velgemon finds Koji and attacks him. Koji fusion evolves to BeoWolfmon and attempts to talk to Velgemon, but he only slide evolves to Duskmon and attacks again. When BeoWolfmon asks him why he fights for evil, Duskmon reveals that he is Koichi Kimura, Koji's twin brother. He explains that when their parents divorced, they were each taken by one of them, Koji with their father and Koichi with their mother. He then reveals that their mother, whom Koji thought to be dead, is still alive. When Koji begins to believe Koichi, Duskmon relents, but Cherubimon's influence over him makes him attack again. For a brief moment, Koji sees Koichi in his human form and Koji lets his guard down. Duskmon then uses Deadly Gaze at a point-blank range and BeoWolfmon reverts back to Koji's human form. Duskmon then slide evolves to Velgemon and begins to use Dark Obliteration. Takuya arrives just in time to push Koji out of range, and Patamon futilely tries to attack Velgemon. When Takuya urges Koji to spirit evolve, Koji refuses, telling Takuya that Velgemon is his brother who Cherubimon has been using him against them. Takuya then remembers his relationship with his little brother, Shinya, and he fights because it's the only way to save Koichi. After some hesitation, Koji joins the fight as BeoWolfmon and by combining his strength with Takuya, Velgemon is purified and the Spirits of Darkness are stored in his D-Tector. Koichi collapses to the ground, and Koji and Takuya approach him. Takuya recognizes him as the "other Koji" he saw at the train station during his brief trip home and wonders how all of this happened.

Featured Characters

(Numbers indicate order of appearance. Bolded characters are fought by the protagonist(s), and italicized characters feature non-explicitly, e.g. voice, silhouette, image.)

Humans	Rookie	Champion	Mega	Hybrid
Koji Minamoto (1) Koichi Kimura (9) Takuya Kanbara (10) J.P. Shibayama (11) Tommy Himi (12) Zoe Orimoto (13) Koichi's Mother (16) Koichi's Grandmother (16) Koji's Father (18) Koji's Stepmother (19) Shinya Kanbara (22) Yuriko Kanbara (23)	Bokomon (14) Neemon (14) Patamon (20)	Trailmon (Angler) (21)	Cherubimon (Evil) (3) Ophanimon (5)	BeoWolfmon (2) Velgemon (3) Duskmon (6) KendoGarurumon (7) Agunimon (7) Aldamon (24)

Digivolutions

Duskmon	1	Velgemon	3	Duskmon	5	Velgemon	8	Koichi Kimura

Koji Minamoto	2	BeoWolfmon	4	Koji Minamoto	7	BeoWolfmon	9	Koji Minamoto

Takuya Kanbara	6	Aldamon	10	Takuya Kanbara

Quotes

"Everything's gone all freaky, or maybe it's just me."

—Tommy goofs off.

"Listen to me! You are gonna fight him and I'll tell you why! Because he's your brother! You're the only chance he has, Koji! If his brother won't save him, who will?! Koichi needs you! We need you! And the whole digital world needs you!"

—Takuya angrily tries to snap Koji out of his self-doubt.

"You can stay down here and feel sorry for yourself, but I've got a fight to win!"

—Takuya loses patience with Koji's indecision.

Other Notes

Dubbing changes

In the Japanese version it is confirmed that Koichi is the older twin and Koji is the younger twin, but this is not mentioned in the dub.

There is a small error in the dub when Takuya calls Koichi by name, despite the fact no one has told him Koichi's name yet.

A scene in Takuya's flashback where his mom bashed him on the head is cut in the dub.

Miscellaneous trivia

Although Koji receives Arbormon's spirit in this episode, it was not mentioned he had it in his D-Tector until Takuya and Koji's Evolution Revolution, although Duskmon had the spirit since From Dawn to Duskmon.

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+|prev=Workin' On The Train Gang
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+|next=Ne'er The Twins Shall Meet
 |title="My Brother in Spirit"
+|japanese=明かされた過去！ ダスクモンの秘密
-|japanese=
+|romaji=Akasareta Kako! Dasukumon no Himitsu
-|romaji=
-|translation="The revealed Past! The Duskmon's Secret"
+|translation=Revealed Past! Duskmon's Secret
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 |caption=
 |production code=
-|production company=Toei Animation
+|production company=('''Ja:''') {{w|Fuji Television}}<br>('''En:''') {{w|Sensation Animation}}
-|written by=('''Ja:''')<br>('''En:''') Terri-Lei O'Malley
+|written by=('''En:''') [[Terri-Lei O'Malley]]
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+|animation studio={{w|Toei Animation}}
-|airdate=('''Ja:''') November 17, 2002<br>('''En:''') March 24, 2003
+|airdate=('''Ja:''') [[November 17]], [[2002]]<br>('''En:''') [[March 24]], [[2003]]
 |continuity=
 }}
+'''Duskmon remembers at last that he is Koichi Kimura, Koji's older twin brother. Cherubimon uses his human memories to remove his reluctance to fight, and Koji learns the truth as the warriors of Light and Darkness clash for the last time.
 ==Summary==
-[[Koji Minamoto|Koji]] takes shelter in a ditch to escape a windstorm and contemplates his various encounters with [[Duskmon]]. He wonders why Duskmon would want to see his memories, then wonders if Duskmon is using him--or if Duskmon ''is'' him. Koji then notices that the storm has cleared and continues on. Meanwhile [[Takuya Kanbara|Takuya]] continues his search for Koji. [[Zoe Orimoto|Zoe]], [[J.P. Shibayama|J.P.]], and [[Tommy Himi|Tommy]] return to the meeting place only to find that [[Patamon]], [[Neemon (Frontier)|Neemon]], and [[Bokomon (Frontier)|Bokomon]] have wandered off as well. They debate for some time on what to do, but when they are unable to reach Takuya or Koji on their D-Tectors, they decide to wait.
+[[Koji Minamoto|Koji]] takes shelter in a ditch to escape a windstorm and contemplates his various encounters with {{c|Duskmon|f}}. He wonders why Duskmon would want to see his memories, then wonders if Duskmon is using him—or if Duskmon ''is'' him. Koji then notices that the storm has cleared and continues on. Meanwhile [[Takuya Kanbara|Takuya]] continues his search for Koji. [[Zoe Orimoto|Zoe]], [[J.P. Shibayama|J.P.]], and [[Tommy Himi|Tommy]] return to the meeting place only to find that {{c|Patamon|f}}, {{c|Neemon|f}}, and {{c|Bokomon|f}} have wandered off as well. They debate for some time on what to do, but when they are unable to reach Takuya or Koji on their [[D-Tector]]s, they decide to wait.
-Duskmon begins to feel tormented over the knowledge that Koji is his brother. Sensing that he may lose control over [[Kouichi Kimura|Kouichi]], [[Cherubimon]] reminds him of how much his mother suffered. As Kouichi begins to feel angry and jealous, Cherubimon convinces him that Koji is the one responsible for their mother's suffering and that light is pain. Duskmon then slide evolves to [[Velgemon]] and begins to seek out Koji.
+Duskmon begins to feel tormented over the knowledge that Koji is his brother. Sensing that he may lose control over [[Koichi Kimura|Koichi]], {{c|Cherubimon|f}} reminds him of how much his mother suffered. As Koichi begins to feel angry and jealous, Cherubimon convinces him that Koji is the one responsible for their mother's suffering and that light is pain. Duskmon then [[slide evolve]]s to {{c|Velgemon|f}} and begins to seek out Koji.
-Meanwhile, Bokomon and Neemon search for Patamon, who has wandered off. When they find him, Patamon tells them he has something to show them and begins to fly away. As Bokomon follows, he (literally) bumps into Takuya, who still hasn't found Koji. Patamon then says he knows where Koji is and continues on, with the others following him. As Zoe, Tommy, and J.P. wait, they decide that they should do something and seek out [[Trailmon#Angler the Trailmon|Angler]].
+Meanwhile, Bokomon and Neemon search for Patamon, who has wandered off. When they find him, Patamon tells them he has something to show them and begins to fly away. As Bokomon follows, he bumps into Takuya, who still hasn't found Koji. Patamon then says he knows where Koji is and continues on, with the others following him. As Zoe, Tommy, and J.P. wait, they decide that they should do something and seek out {{c|Trailmon (Angler)|f}}.
-Velgemon finds Koji and attacks him. Koji fusion evolves to [[Beowulfmon]] and attempts to talk to Velgemon, but he only slide evolves to Duskmon and attacks again. When Beowulfmon asks him why he fights for evil, Duskmon reveals that he is [[Kouichi Kimura]], Koji's twin brother. He explains that when their parents divorced, they were each taken by one of them, Koji with their father and Kouichi with their mother. He then reveals that their mother, whom Koji thought to be dead, is still alive. When Koji begins to believe Kouichi, Duskmon relents, but Cherubimon's influence over him makes him attack again. For a brief moment, Koji sees Kouichi in his human form and Koji lets his guard down. Duskmon then uses Deadly Gaze at a point-blank range and Beowulfmon reverts to Koji's human form. Duskmon then slide evolves to Velgemon and begins to use Dark Obliteration. Takuya arrives just in time to push Koji out of range and Patamon begins to use Boom Bubble on Velgemon (with little to no effect). When Takuya urges Koji to spirit evolve, Koji refuses, telling Takuya that Velgemon is his brother and that he won't fight him. When Takuya expresses doubt, Koji says that he's known Duskmon was his brother since they first met, but Cherubimon has been using him against them. Takuya then remembers his relationship with his little brother, Shinya. He then says he's happy for Koji and that all Kouichi needs is to be purified. Koji refuses, stating that he won't fight his own brother and Takuya gets angry and says that Koji will fight ''because'' it's his brother and that it's the only way to save him. Takuya fusion evolves to [[Aldamon]] and begins to fight Velgemon. After some hesitation, Koji joins the fight as Beowulfmon and by combining his strength with Takuya, Velgemon is purified and the Spirits of Darkness are stored in his D-Tector. Kouichi collapses to the ground and Koji and Takuya approach him. Takuya recognizes him as the 'other Koji' he saw at the train station [[Home Again, Takuya Returns|during his brief trip home]] and wonders how all of this happened.
+Velgemon finds Koji and attacks him. Koji fusion evolves to {{c|BeoWolfmon|f}} and attempts to talk to Velgemon, but he only slide evolves to Duskmon and attacks again. When BeoWolfmon asks him why he fights for evil, Duskmon reveals that he is [[Koichi Kimura]], Koji's twin brother. He explains that when their parents divorced, they were each taken by one of them, Koji with their father and Koichi with their mother. He then reveals that their mother, whom Koji thought to be dead, is still alive. When Koji begins to believe Koichi, Duskmon relents, but Cherubimon's influence over him makes him attack again. For a brief moment, Koji sees Koichi in his human form and Koji lets his guard down. Duskmon then uses Deadly Gaze at a point-blank range and BeoWolfmon reverts back to Koji's human form. Duskmon then slide evolves to Velgemon and begins to use Dark Obliteration. Takuya arrives just in time to push Koji out of range, and Patamon futilely tries to attack Velgemon. When Takuya urges Koji to spirit evolve, Koji refuses, telling Takuya that Velgemon is his brother who Cherubimon has been using him against them. Takuya then remembers his relationship with his little brother, [[Shinya Kanbara|Shinya]], and he fights because it's the only way to save Koichi. After some hesitation, Koji joins the fight as BeoWolfmon and by combining his strength with Takuya, Velgemon is purified and the [[Spirits of Darkness]] are stored in his D-Tector. Koichi collapses to the ground, and Koji and Takuya approach him. Takuya recognizes him as the "other Koji" he saw at the train station [[Home Again, Takuya Returns|during his brief trip home]] and wonders how all of this happened.
-==Featured characters==
+==Featured Characters==
 {{featuredcharacters
 |c1=
 *[[Koji Minamoto]] (1)
-*[[Takuya Kanbara]] (2)
+*[[Koichi Kimura]] (9)
-*[[J.P. Shibayama]] (3)
+*[[Takuya Kanbara]] (10)
-*[[Tommy Himi]] (4)
+*[[J.P. Shibayama]] (11)
-*[[Zoe Orimoto]] (5)
+*[[Tommy Himi]] (12)
-*[[Kouichi Kimura]] (10)
+*[[Zoe Orimoto]] (13)
+*[[Koichi's Mother]] (16)
-*Tomoko Kimura (11) ''(Koji and Kouichi's mother)''
+*[[Koichi's Grandmother]] (16)
-*Kousei Minamoto (12) ''(Koji and Kouichi's father)''
+*[[Koji's Father]] (18)
-*Satome Minamoto (13) ''(Koji's stepmother)''
+*[[Koji's Stepmother]] (19)
-*Shinya Kanbara (17) ''(Takuya's younger brother)''
-*Yuriko Kanbara (18) ''(Takuya's mother)''
+*[[Shinya Kanbara]] (22)
+*[[Yuriko Kanbara]] (23)
 |c4=
-*[[Bokomon]] (6)
+*{{c|Bokomon|f}} (14)
-*[[Neemon]] (6)
+*{{c|Neemon|f}} (14)
-*[[Patamon]] (15)
+*{{c|Patamon|f}} (20)
 |c5=
-*[[Trailmon#Angler the Trailmon|Angler]] (17)
+*{{c|Trailmon (Angler)|f}} (21)
 |c7=
-*[[Cherubimon#Cherubimon (Evil)|Cherubimon]] (9)
+*{{c|Cherubimon|f|Cherubimon (Evil)}} (3)
+*''{{c|Ophanimon|f}}'' (5)
 |c9=
+*{{c|BeoWolfmon|f}} (2)
-*[[Duskmon]] ''(Kouichi)'' (8)
+*'''{{c|Velgemon|f}}''' (3)
-*[[Velgemon]] ''(Kouichi)'' (14)
+*'''{{c|Duskmon|f}}''' (6)
-*[[Beowulfmon]] ''(Koji)'' (16)
+*{{c|KendoGarurumon|f}} (7)
-*[[Aldamon]] ''(Takuya)'' (19)
+*{{c|Agunimon|f}} (7)
+*{{c|Aldamon|f}} (24)
+}}
+==Digivolutions==
+{{Digivolution
+|DIGIMON1=Duskmon
+|episodeorder1=1
+|arrow1=r3
+|spirit1=Darkness
+|spirit1type=B
+|DIGIMON2=Velgemon
+|episodeorder2=3
+|arrow2=r3
+|spirit2=Darkness
+|spirit2type=H
+|DIGIMON3=Duskmon
+|episodeorder3=5
+|arrow3=r3
+|spirit3=Darkness
+|spirit3type=B
+|DIGIMON4=Velgemon
+|episodeorder4=8
+|arrow4=r2
+|DIGIMON5=Koichi Kimura
+|DIGIMON5narrow=yes
+}}
+{{Digivolution
+|DIGIMON1=Koji Minamoto
+|DIGIMON1narrow=yes
+|episodeorder1=2
+|arrow1=r
+|subitem1=Spirits of Light
+|subimage1=4-02 Light Symbol.png
+|DIGIMON2=BeoWolfmon
+|episodeorder2=4
+|arrow2=r2
+|DIGIMON3=Koji Minamoto
+|DIGIMON3narrow=yes
+|episodeorder3=7
+|arrow3=r
+|subitem3=Spirits of Light
+|subimage3=4-02 Light Symbol.png
+|DIGIMON4=BeoWolfmon
+|episodeorder4=9
+|arrow4=r2
+|DIGIMON5=Koji Minamoto
+|DIGIMON5narrow=yes
+}}
+{{Digivolution
+|DIGIMON1=Takuya Kanbara
+|DIGIMON1narrow=yes
+|episodeorder1=6
+|arrow1=r
+|subitem1=Spirits of Flame
+|subimage1=4-01 Flame Symbol.png
+|DIGIMON2=Aldamon
+|episodeorder2=10
+|arrow2=r2
+|DIGIMON3=Takuya Kanbara
+|DIGIMON3narrow=yes
 }}
-==Digivolution==
+==Quotes==
+''"Everything's gone all freaky, or maybe it's just me."''
+:—'''Tommy''' goofs off.
+''"Listen to me! You ''are'' gonna fight him and I'll tell you why! ''Because'' he's your brother! You're the only chance he has, Koji! If his brother won't save him, who will?! Koichi needs you! We need you! And the whole digital world needs you!"''
-{| class="wikitable" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="border: #000000 0px; text-align: center;"
+:—'''Takuya''' angrily tries to snap '''Koji''' out of his self-doubt.
-|-bgcolor="#000000"
-|-
-| [[Duskmon]] || || [[Velgemon]]
-|-
-| [[Image:Duskmon t.jpg|50px]] || {{arrow|l}} {{arrow|r}}<br>[[Image:Hdark.jpg|25px]] [[Image:Bdark.jpg|25px]] || [[Image:Velgemon.jpg|50px]]
-|-
-| [[Koji Minamoto|Koji]] || || [[Beowulfmon]]
-|-
-| [[Image:Koji.jpg|50px]] || {{arrow|r}}<br>[[Image:Hlight.jpg|25px]] [[Image:Blight.jpg|25px]] || [[Image:Beowolfmon t.jpg|50px]]
-|-
-| [[Takuya Kanbara|Takuya]] || || [[Aldamon]]
-|-
-| [[Image:Takuya.jpg|50px]] || {{arrow|r}}<br>[[Image:Hflame.jpg|25px]] [[Image:Bflame.jpg|25px]] || [[Image:Aldamon t.png|50px]]
-|}
+''"You can stay down here and feel sorry for yourself, but I've got a fight to win!"''
-==Digimon Analyzer==
+:—'''Takuya''' loses patience with '''Koji''''s indecision.
-==Quotes==
 ==Other Notes==
+{{episodenotes
+|CONTINUITY ERRORS=
-===Continuity errors===
-*Although Koji receives [[Arbormon (Frontier)|Arbormon's spirit]] in this episode, it was not mentioned he had it in his D-Tector until [[Takuya and Koji's Evolution Revolution]], although Duskmon had the spirit since [[From Dawn to Duskmon]].
+|ANIMATION ERRORS=
-===Animation errors===
+|DUBBING CHANGES=
-===Dubbing changes===
+*In the Japanese version it is confirmed that Koichi is the older twin and Koji is the younger twin, but this is not mentioned in the dub.
-*There is a small error in the dub when Takuya calls Kouichi by name, despite the fact no one has told him Kouichi's name yet.
+*There is a small error in the dub when Takuya calls Koichi by name, despite the fact no one has told him Koichi's name yet.
-===Digimon references===
+*A scene in Takuya's flashback where his mom bashed him on the head is cut in the dub.
-===Real-world references===
+|DIGIMON REFERENCES=
-===Miscellaneous trivia===
-*In [[O, Brother, Who Art Thou?]] [[Beowulfmon]] cut off [[Duskmon]]'s swords, but in this episode, Duskmon is seen using them again. They may have been restored once he slide evolved from Velgemon.
-{{-}}
+|REAL-WORLD REFERENCES=
-{{DigimonFrontierEpisodes}}
-[[Category:Digimon Frontier Episodes]]
+|MISCELLANEOUS TRIVIA=
+*Although Koji receives Arbormon's spirit in this episode, it was not mentioned he had it in his D-Tector until [[Takuya and Koji's Evolution Revolution]], although Duskmon had the spirit since [[From Dawn to Duskmon]].
+}}
+{{-}}