Yamato "Matt" Ishida

Yamato Ishida, also known as Matt, is one of the main characters of the Digimon Adventures anime.

Matt wants everyone to think he's a brooding bad boy, but he's actually rather sensitive. He has issues trusting people, and he's very overprotective of his younger brother, T.K. This causes him to be very cautious, which results in a lot of clashes with the get-out-and-go Tai. Despite all this, his crest is Friendship.

Matt's Digimon partner is Gabumon.

In the AWA fics, Matt is a student at the AWA Academy.

Appearance
In 1995, Matt is a young boy with light skin, spiky blond hair, and blue eyes. He wears a blue shirt with light blue raglan sleeves and a white collar, as well as khaki shorts. Return to Highton View Terrace His pajamas include a green shirt with long sleeves.

By 1999, Matt is a preteen, and though he is much taller, his hair is as spiky as ever. He now wears a sleeveless green turtleneck, brown gloves, navy blue jeans, dark brown shoes with gray soles, light green socks Flower Power, and grey briefs with a white band.

After taking a bath in Devimon's illusory mansion, he wears a blue bath robe over his briefs, which is later revealed to an illusion.

His pajamas consist of an oversized black T-shirt and grey sweatpants.

On March 4, 2000, he wears a wine-colored button-up shirt with long sleeves, dark blue pants and brown shoes.

In May 2000, when Gennai summons him back to the Digital World, Matt wears a white T-shirt with green raglan sleeves, a green collar and the word "WILD" written on the chest in dark red. He also wears light blue jeans, light brown shoes and light green wristbands.

In 2002, Matt is a teenager, has grown taller and grown out his hair. He usually wears the Odaiba Middle School uniform; a white buttoned shirt with long sleeves under a closed green blazer jacket, gray pants, white socks, and brown shoes.

During summer, he wears a black short-sleeved button-up shirt, wine-colored pants, and cream slip-on shoes.

During winter, he wears a dark brown turtleneck sweater over a black tank top, black pants with a black belt, and dark brown shoes with cream soles. Outside, he wears a dark grey jacket with a thick black line across the chest. A Very Digi-Christmas While in Mexico, he doesn't wear his coat or sweater.

On March 25, 2003, he wears a black turtleneck sweater with a wide collar, dark green pants and dark brown shoes.

In 2005, Matt is 17 years old and his blond hair became darker and is cut short. His fringes resembles the same fringes he had on his preteen. He wears an Odaiba High School Uniform but without the navy blue vest. In the chaotic battle against the three Kuwagamon at the Haneda airport as his gig on his rock band was cancelled due to their destruction, Matt wears a rocker type of outfit; a very long short sleeve openly baggy hoodie with a gray undershirt with the sleeves reach through his elbows and has a United Kingdom logo on front, red jeans and black boots.

During the battle against Alphamon, Matt wears a casual outfit; a green long sleeved denim blazer with a dark blue short sleeved undershirt with a red trim, charcoal gray cargo jeans with a gray chain and his black boots from his rocker outfit. He also wears a chain necklace on his neck.

During Summer, Matt wears a summer version of a Odaiba High School uniform as his long sleeve button-up shirt from his winter school uniform is folded into cuffs and his black neck tie is worn loose.

In 2010, T.K. is now taller than his brother Matt.

In 2027, Matt is an adult, and has cut his hair shorter than ever before. He wears a black turtleneck sweater under a brown leather jacket and cream pants. As an astronaut, he wears a full white space suit.

Personality
Matt starts out as a secretive loner with a cool demeanor. He is mature, thoughtful and level-headed, and more likely to think things through than charge head on. He is a deeply caring person who will do anything for a friend, and is very protective of his loved ones. He is prone to second-guessing and self-deprecation when he cannot protect others—his self-worth hinges on his ability to be a good friend. Unlike Tai, who is more willing to look at the "big picture", sometimes to the detriment of his friends, Matt always tries to focus on the good of his small circle of friends. As a teenager, he is more laid-back and easygoing, and is more willing to support his friends risking themselves against enemy Digimon. However, he still reacts strongly when his friends are under pressure, such as when the news depicted the team's Digimon as monsters, and Tai became reluctant to defend their reputation due to fears about possible casualties. He is also a good singer.

Matt's younger brother, Takeru "T.K." Takaishi, is also one of the eight DigiDestined, but their parents are divorced and so they cannot spend much time together. He is very protective of T.K., and often acts harshly when T.K. is in trouble. After their adventures in the Digital World, their relationship becomes closer, and Matt trusts T.K. more, acknowledging his burgeoning independence.

Matt has a French grandfather, making him and his brother T.K. at least 1/4 French.

Matt dislikes ohagi.

Trivia

 * Matt has the deepest voice out of all the DigiDestined.
 * Matt is the most popular male character in the series and ranked consistently high on official polls. In 02, he even received his own solo drama CD, and in tri., Knife of Day (his newest band) even released a single in real life.
 * His theme songs are "Run With the Wind ~Yamato no Theme~" and "Run With the Wind ~Yamato no Theme~ #2."