Most episodes of the show involve fights between Digimon which can be violent but action-packed. No blood is spilt and most end with characters being defeated without any physical wounds. In the second half of the show, fights do become more violent and several characters are killed.
Characters who are killed during the series, or at least in the Digital World, are later resurrected. Those in the human world are killed permanently.
Izzy's parents are revealed to actually be his distant relatives, his real parents previously dying in a car crash.
Tai and Matt get into scuffles multiple times. In one episode, they punch each other but the actual blows are not seen. In the same episode, their Digimon also physically fight.
Most fights are physical but also various attacks are used as well.
Ikkakumon, who resembles a walrus, can fire missiles from the horn on his head.
Items called Black Gears imbed themselves in several Digimon, brainwashing them and turning them evil.
A villain Devimon is run through with a laser blast fired by good guy Angemon, both dying in the process although Angemon's alternate form Patamon is revived several episodes on.
The vampire-like villain Myotismon plans to kill Kari who is an eight-year old throughout the series. He is later impaled by an arrow and dies.
Myotismon kills two of his own minions although this is altered that they were sent back to the Digital World.
Wizardmon is murdered by Myotismon, his dead shown onscreen.
Myotismon returns as a stronger form named VenonMyotismon, has a secondary monster in his stomach area, and is killed by two laser attacks, shattering to pieces onscreen.
One Digimon, Chuumon, is stabbed with a knife and dies.
Another Digimon, Whamon, is blasted through the body with a laser attack and dies.
One villain MetalSeadramon has his body drilled through and ripped apart by one good Digimon.
Villain Puppetmon kills several of his own minions and wields a large sledgehammer as a weapon.
A large number of Digimon are killed by Machinedramon.
Two female Digimon get involved in a violent cat fight.