Tai Kamiya (V-Tamer 01)

is the main character of the manga Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01.
Tai is the first Digimon protagonist to wear goggles.
==Appearance==
Tai looks exactly like the Adventure character of same name, except that he wears a yellow cape and a Digivice 01 on his left wrist.
==Etymologies==
;Taichi Yagami (八神 太一)
*. Japanese surname that means "eight gods". Possibly a reference to God, who created the V-Tamer Tags Taichi seeks.
*. Japanese name that means "magnificent one". Together with Zeromaru, it is a pun on "". As "Zeromaru" uses the number "zero" twice, their names form "", as Taichi and Zero often claim to have "100%" wins.
;Tai Kamiya
Name used in the American English release of the Digimon Card Game.
*Tai. Derived from "Taichi".
*Kamiya. A Japanese surname. written backwards.
==Development==
Tai's design was influenced by that of Kentarou KamonC'mon Digimon: The capering monster BUN, pre-chapter omake.. He was originally intended to be named and to be 12-years-old.Twipple: "引っ越しの片付けをしてたら、僕の書いたVテイマー０１連載前のキャラ設定書が出てきました。1998年9/17のもの？プロトタイプですが結構完成に近いですね。太一はカケルって名前だったんだなあ。ゼロはまだ名前がない(笑)　#Vテイマー01"
==Fiction==
He was a boy whose V-Pet had a Digimon thought to be a glitch, for the most part looks like the Digimon Adventure character of the same name, save for the yellow cape. But when he was transported to the , he learned that the "glitch" was his partner, Zeromaru, a Veedramon. He met , who brought him to the Digital World to help them fight . Tai agreed, with Gabo as a tour guide to find the five V-Tamer Tags. He faced the likes of Etemonkey, the evil Digimon that guard the V-Tags. He even fought other humans, like Neo Saiba and the Alias III, who eventually helped him out. After he and Zero defeated Daemon, Tai and the other children returned to the Real World.
There were a few team-up specials Tai had with Davis Motomiya, Ryo Akiyama, Takuya Kanbara and an alternate version of himself (Tai Kamiya (Adventure:).
==Other appearances==
===Digimon Xros Wars (manga)===
 mentions having a Partner when he was younger and that the two saved the before.
==Notes and references==
Category:Tamers
Category:Characters in Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01
Category:Protagonists
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