Derek

is an Australian DigiDestined who resides in Gold Coast. His partner is .
==Appearance==
==Description==
==Etymologies==
;Dingo (ディンゴ)
Name used in the Japanese version.
*. A found mainly in .
;Derek
Name used in the American English dub.
*Derek. A male name that means people-ruler. Possibly from Derek Stephen Prince, his American voice actor.
==Fiction==
===Digimon Adventure 02===
Derek is an Australian partnered to . Shortly after Hogan, Cody, Joe, and their partners destroy a Control Spire on the coast of Australia, they hear Derek calling from a surfboard for help as he flees with Crabmon from a Gesomon, Shellmon, and Ebidramon. When he makes it to shore, he introduces himself to Joe, Cody, and Hogan. Joe and Cody help deal with the Digimon by having , , and threaten to cook them and turn them into "Digimon Seafood". The threats work and Gesomon, Shellmon and Ebidramon flee. Ikkakumon, Armadillomon and Crabmon chase them towards the Great Barrier Reef, where another Control Spire is located, while Joe, Cody, Derek, and Hogan follow behind them on a small boat.
Once they see the Control Spire, they stop their pursuit of Gesomon, Shellmon and Ebidramon and focus on destroying the Control Spire. A Scorpiomon tries to stop them. and struggle to defeat the Digimon, so Derek digivolves Crabmon into , who turns the tide of the battle. They defeat the Scorpiomon and destroy the Control Spire, just as other Australian DigiDestined arrive with the Digimon they had found.
After the crisis is over and everyone has returned home, Derek celebrates Christmas with Crabmon by having pizza, pilaf, and curry with seafood toppings.
As the DigiDestined battle , Derek raises his Digivice in Sydney and sends his power to Crabmon. He is then transported to the Digital World.
===Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna===
In August 2010, Derek is one of the many DigiDestined that has their mind seized by and interred within the Never World so that he can live within his memories with Crabmon. After and destroy the combined Eosmon's Mega form, Derek is freed and regains consciousness in the Real World.
===Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning===
==Partner Digimon==
===Crabmon===
Crabmon is Derek's partner Digimon who is capable of digivolving to Coelamon. He helps and drive off the Gesomon, Shellmon and Ebidramon that were chasing him and Derek. He then digivolves to Coelamon to help and fight Scorpiomon, who is guarding a Control Spire. Crabmon is seen during the final battle against .
Attacks
;As Coelamon
*Fossil Bite: Falls upon the opponent with his gigantic talons.
==Notes and references==
es:Dingo
it:Dingo
Category:DigiDestined
Category:Characters in Digimon Adventure 02
Category:Allies