Akashi Tagiru

Akashi Tagiru is the lead protagonist of Digimon Xros Wars: The Young Hunters Who Leapt Through Time.
=Profile=
Tagiru is energetic, reckless and something of an airhead, and he always leaps into action without thinking. Even so, he is willing to risk anything to protect others. He is a member of the Xros Heart street basketball team alongside Kudou Taiki and Amano Yuu, and is in the same class as the latter.
=Card Game Evolution=
* Agnimon
* Any Digimon that also Evolves from non-White Tamers from the Digimon Card Game
* Blizzarmon
* Chackmon
* Daipenmon
* Duskmon
* Fairimon
* Gigasmon
* Grottemon
* Jet Silphymon
* Kaiser Greymon
* Kaiser Leomon
* Löwemon
* Magna Garurumon
* Raihimon
* Shutumon
* Susanoomon
* Velgrmon
* Vritramon
=Appearances=
==Anime==
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Tagiru learned of Digimon and DigiQuartz by accident, unintentionally following Mogami Ryouma and his team into DigiQuartz and witnessing them attempt to hunt a Metal Tyranomon. He was roped into taking up Digimon Hunting by Gumdramon, who initially intended to use Tagiru to his own advantage before having a change of heart, and received a Xros Loader from a reluctant Watch Man, before learning of Taiki and Yuu's history with Digimon and joining with them to hunt. His goal is to surpass Taiki, much as Gumdramon's is to surpass Shoutmon.
====Collection====
Digimon 	Ep
Metal Tyranomon 	XW55
Sagomon 	XW56
Giga Breakdramon	XW57
Blossomon 	XW58
Kotemon 	XW60
Pagumon 	XW61
Zenimon 	XW62 (Temporarily)
Dobermon 	XW62 (Briefly borrowed from Mashimo Hideaki)
Sparrowmon 	XW64 (Briefly borrowed from Amano Nene)
Harpymon 	XW64
Fla Wizarmon 	XW65
Orgemon 	XW66
Fugamon 	XW66
Phelesmon 	XW69
Betsumon 	XW71
Ekakimon 	XW72
Dagomon 	XW73
Sephirothmon 	XW75
Jokermon 	XW75
==Manga==
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During "BONUS TRACK", Tagiru is besides Taiki in a basketball court. Later Wizarmon saw other universes; in one of them, he saw Tagiru alongside Gumdramon.
Wizarmon's vision in "BONUS TRACK".
==Video Games==
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Reaching the next Area 1 in Episode 73, "Dragon Beast! Arresterdramon", Yagami Taichi, Agumon and Hackmon immediately saw Gankoomon about to fight Tagiru and Arresterdramon. However, Gankoomon easily swatted Arresterdramon aside while remarking his inexperience. Taichi then got closer to Gankoomon but he left in a flash of light. Arresterdramon apologised to Tagiru for letting Gankoomon get away but he was ready to just go look for him again. Taichi then asked Tagiru if he was Kudou Taiki's friend, which caused Tagiru to scream and run for a moment, because he had completely forgotten about Taiki. He then decided to go back but Arresterdramon asked him what to do about Taichi and the others. Tagiru accepted he forgot about them too but then asked them to team up, which Taichi agreed with.
Tagiru and Arresterdramon then join the party as guests. Arresterdramon can't be controlled, has 9999 HP and infinite SP. He can deal damage to all enemies with , deal damage to one Digimon with , deal multiple hits to one enemy with , heal the entire party for 2000 HP with Giga Heal +, or increase his attack and defense with Focus. He can take two actions per turn thanks to his Continuous Action support ability.
In Area 2, Tagiru introduced himself and Arresterdramon. He stated he was Taiki's junior and a Digimon Hunter, the latter title shocking Taichi and Agumon, but he added they didn't take other people's Digimon, which calmed Agumon down.
In Area 3, the black shadow appeared once again and took the form of Arresterdramon. The real Arresterdramon identified it as a fake, and Tagiru realized it was the same phenomenon he was told about. After defeating it, both pairs of huamns and Digimon complimented each other. Tagiru thought that meant Taichi could go home, but then Gankoomon reappeared. He said that they, the Chosen Ones, had finally arrived. Agumon wanted to get revenge for Hackmon while Tagiru wanted to capture Gankoomon. Hackmon finally recovered and Gankoomon asked him if he finally trained properly, while Hackmon asked him if he let a silly little punch get him down. They both then laughed, to everyone's confusion. Hackmon explained Gankoomon was his guardian of sorts, Agumon asked him why he attacked Gankoomon previously then, and Hackmon answered he always did that as a sort of daily ritual for them, because otherwise Gankoomon would get him instead. Taichi thought they hated each other and were mortal enemies. Tagiru asked him what he was since he clearly wasn't a normal Digimon. Hackmon answered Gankoomon was one of the Royal Knights who protected the order of the Digital World, and someday he'd be just as strong. Taichi then asked Gankoomon why he trapped them in the Digital Dungeon. Gankoomon explained they needed them to correct the distortions in the digital fields as something with great power had forced itself into that space and was hastening its collapse. Agumon asked him what said distortions were, and Gankoomon explained that distorted fragments of the Digital World were gathering in the Digital Dungeon, forming a being which copied the appearance of the Partner Digimon and continued to grow without any conscience. If they ignored the copies, they would continue to permeate through things and gain power, and if they overflowed from the Digital Dungeon, they would completely cover the Digital Field. Taichi realized that would affect their world too. Gankoomon pointed out there wasn't much time left before that space collapsed, so he opened the door to the spatial core that controlled it for the Chosen Ones while he staved off the collapse. He then called Hackmon to his side and told him he was still immature but his potential exceeded even Gankoomon's own, so he was to lead the Chosen Ones to the spatial core to fix the source that had gone haywire. Taichi and Agumon refused to run away from the issue and Tagiru and Arresterdramon wanted to join them. Hackmon called them, and Tagiru stated he had reached his limits in his training as a Digimon Hunter so he was ready to show them a real Hunt. Gankoomon stated that, to do so, they first would save the Digital Field. Taichi and Agumon were confident they would find a way to do it.
The protagonists met once again in Episode 74, "Everyone Unite! The Final Battle". They reunited because they heard about Gankoomon and Hackmon. Kanbara Takuya pointed out a lot happened but it wasn't the time to deal with it and Daimon Masaru apologised to him for attacking him earlier. Taiki pointed out their first priority was to deal with this. However, a quake suddenly hit the Digital Dungeon, followed by the appearance of two Diablomon and a Keramon. Taichi realized they wouldn't get to the spatial core so easily. Masaru proposed them all to break in at once, Taiki thought they should conserve their energy, Matsuda Takato proposed to split into pairs but Taichi pointed out they wouldn't make it in time like that. Motomiya Daisuke told Taichi to just go ahead and Takuya recognized him as their leader. Hackmon told Taichi to pick who should go with them. If the player refuses every choice, Taichi won't be able to pick, and Hackmon will hurry him up to do it.
After stopping the spatial core, upon regaining consciousness, Hackmon found himself back in the normal Digital Dungeon, surrounded by the protagonists. He asked them what happened to the spatial control core. Agumon told him everything was fine and the copies were gone. Gankoomon then arrived and praised everyone. The Chosen Children were ready to go back to their own worlds, each with their own thoughts. Gankoomon granted them a reward: to face them, as a Royal Knight. After a harsh fight, the team won, with Hackmon being gladly surprised they did. Gankoomon wondered if that was the power of humans allied with Digimon. Hackmon and Gankoomon agreed they still had a lot of training to do. Taichi asked Gankoomon if they could finally go home. Gankoomon said yes, but added they would lose all memories they got in the Digital Space upon leaving it, since if they kept those memories from a space that existed beyond space-time, it would disturb the order of the Digital Field. Hackmon thought it was a shame since they just got to know each other, but the protagonists accepted it, if not without regrets, with Taiki and Tagiru feeling they'd meet again. They all then promised to do so, before finally separating.
		
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==Miscellaneous==
=Trivia=
* Shinkai Haru's outfit in the chapter 8 of Digimon Universe Appli Monsters (Manga) depicts Tagiru's T-shirt logo into their clothes.
=Additional Information=
Category:Digimon Xros Wars characters