At a glance, Jyou appears to be a a flighty boy and a nervous wreck, panicking over little things. This stems from Joe's strong sense of responsibility, in addition to being the oldest of the group. He acts as the voice of reason and tries, often without success, to steer the other chosen children away from danger and tries to find a safer way. His "safety first" attitude is often the source of teasing from others specially Gomamon, who teases him the most but all the chosen children respect and trust Jyou for being reliable. His reliability is shown whenever Jyou will not hesitate to put his life over the others (for example, he saves Takeru from drowning). Teasing aside, the chosen children respect and trust Jyou because they know he can be relied on to be selfless and brave when problems arise.