List of Digimon Adventure characters
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Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02, Digimon Adventure tri., Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (DA:LEK), Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning (02:TB), and the 2020 reboot of Digimon Adventure, productions of Toei Animation for the Digimon franchise, are centered on the DigiDestined (選ばれし子供達, Erabareshi Kodomotachi; Chosen Children), a group of children chosen to protect the Digital World. Each child is partnered with a Digimon and use a Digivice to help them Digivolve (進化, shinka; lit. 'evolve') into stronger forms.
The main DigiDestined cast was designed by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru. Producer Satoru Nishizono and the staff used a name analysis software to decide on the characters' names, using kanji combinations that related to "luck". For Digimon Adventure tri., director Keitaro Motonaga found that some parts of developing the characters were "difficult to control" due to the characters' "strong personalities", but the staff had "rebuilt" the characters by taking account of their personal growth while retaining their original personalities. A new group of DigiDestined, in addition to T.K. and Kari, were made into the new main cast for Digimon Adventure 02, consisting of Davis, Yolei, Cody, and later Ken.
Main characters
Adventure protagonists
Taichi "Tai" Kamiya (八神 太一, Yagami Taichi)
Voiced by: Toshiko Fujita (Adventure/02), Natsuki Hanae (tri./DA:LEK), Yūko Sanpei (2020 reboot) (Japanese); Joshua Seth, Wendee Lee (one line in "Nanomon of the Labyrinth!"), Jason Spisak (Revenge of Diaboromon), Zeno Robinson (2020 reboot) (English)
Tai is the main protagonist of the story and the leader of the DigiDestined, the star player on the school's soccer team and Kari's older brother. His aggressive, impulsive, and rebellious personality often puts him in danger, but he learns that empathy and compassion are the keys to being a successful leader. A trademark of Tai's character design is his goggles, which carries over to the leader character of subsequent entries in the franchise. He is partnered with Agumon and holds the Crest of Courage (勇気の紋章, Yūki no monshō).
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