Takaishi Takeru

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高石 タケル

**Takaishi Takeru** (高石 タケル) is one of the the main protagonists in *Digimon Adventure*. She is a Chosen Child, partnered with Patamon, and holds the Crest of Hope. She is also the younger brother of Ishida Yamato, who is also a Chosen Child.

## Appearance

Takeru has blue eyes and short blond hair with a longer tuft on the front. In 1995, as a very young boy, he wears green overalls over a light green T-shirt, as well as white socks. His pajamas include a long-sleeved light green shirt.

In 1999, Takeru has grown slightly taller. He wears a green vest over a light green shirt with long sleeves, khaki shorts, yellow socks, green and white strapped tennis shoes, and an odd green hat with a blue gemstone. His underwear is a pair of white briefs with a green band.

On March 4, 2000, Takeru wears an oversized cream turtleneck sweater, light khaki shorts, and a cream bucket hat. In May 2000, when Gennai summons the children back to the Digital World, Takeru wears a light green T-shirt, light beige shorts, white socks, green tennis shoes with white soles, and a beige bucket hat.

In 2002, Takeru has grown to be quite tall, matching the height of Miyako and Kōshirō, who are both older. His usual outfit is a yellow and teal long-sleeved shirt with a high collar, a pair of teal shorts, dark purple socks, green boots with grey soles, and a white bucket hat. During summer, he wears a khaki sleeveless vest over a light green T-shirt, dark green shorts, dark blue socks, beige boots with grey soles, and a light beige bucket hat. During winter, he wears a puffy white vest over a green turtleneck sweater, beige shorts, thick yellow socks, blue shoes with yellow soles, and a beige bucket hat.

In 2005, as a teenager, Takeru primarily wears the Odaiba Middle School uniform consisting of a dark green blazer, a white shirt, grey trousers, and a dark blue tie. In the chaotic battle against the three Kuwagamon at the Haneda airport, he wears a fedora hat on his head, a black short vest with a white long-sleeve shirt, light blue jeans, black boots, and a gray scarf. During the battle against Alphamon, he wears a cap on his head, a yellow short-sleeve loose shirt with the sign "Summer Camp" on the front over an olive-green long-sleeve shirt, dark-green cargo shorts, blue sneakers, and white socks.

In 2010, Takeru has grown much taller. He wears a black fedora hat, a white short-sleeve shirt under a beige short vest, black long pants, small red socks, and brown shoes.

In 2028, as an adult, Takeru has grown his hair to shoulder length. He wears a green button-up shirt over a green undershirt, beige pants, and black shoes.

## Personality

As a little boy, in the beginning of their adventures, Takeru was considered a crybaby.

## History

When they were young, Takeru and his older brother Yamato lived with their parents in Hikarigaoka. On a late night in the spring of 1995, Takeru and his brother witnessed the battle between Koromon and a Parrotmon, as they both use binoculars from their bedroom window. Although the damage and destruction was blamed on a terrorist bombing, Takeru insisted to his mother that he saw monsters, to which she argued he was only dreaming. Shortly after that, his parents divorced and Takeru stayed with his mother, while Yamato stayed with his father. After that, Takeru moved with his mother to the Sangenjaya district of Setagaya.

## Digimon Adventure

On August 1st, Takeru along with his brother, Yagami Taichi, Takenouchi Sora, Izumi Kōshirō, Tachikawa Mimi, and Kido Jō, attends Odaiba Elementary's summer camp, that is hit by a sudden blizzard. The students take shelter, and after it stops all of them step outside and witness an Aurora in the sky. They are interrupted by what appears to be a meteor strike and discover that small electric devices landed for each member of the group. A portal then opens up in the sky and sucks them into an alternate dimension, separating them. In this strange world, Takeru meets Tokomon and finds his older brother with Tsunomon. They later reunite with the other children and their little creatures. The creatures introduce themselves as “digimon” as the children introduce themselves as well. On hearing Mimi’s scream, they find her and Tanemon, fleeing Kuwagamon. The group flees again until they reach a cliff. The digimon all attack Kuwagamon at once, but they are hit. The children pick up their Digimon, but Kuwagamon gets back up. Their digimon partners leap out of the children’s arms, evolve to their child form, attack Kuwagamon and eventually knock him behind some trees. The group celebrates but Kuwagamon gets back up and breaks the cliff sending them all plunging into the river.

## Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning

In 2012, Takeru is a sophomore in college. While enjoying his college life, he seems to have started taking his writing seriously.

## Epilogue

By 2027, Takeru has become a novelist who chronicles his adventures in the Digital World, as well as a father to his son. One day, when Takeru is working on his novel, Patamon urges him to play with him. Takeru answers that he is writing about him right now. When Patamon shares that he hopes he writes cool things about him, Takeru decides not to show him what he has written and to go and play with him instead, relieved Patamon bought the diversion. On another day, as Takeru finishes writing about his adventures in 2002, his son comes to his office and reminds him they should go to the meeting with the other Chosen Children and their Digimon in the Digital World. When they get to their meeting they take everyone for waiting for them, and he later watches as the children set off.

## Trivia

* Takaishi (高石) is a Japanese family name that means "high stone", with 石 ("Ishi") shared with his brother's last name, "Ishida". Takeru (タケル; 岳 in Chinese media) is a Japanese male given name that means "mountain peak”, or “tall mountain". Together with his brother's first name, "Yamato", it could be a reference to Yamato Takeru, the 12th Emperor of Japan.
* In the English version, his first name was changed to "T.K.", derived from "Takeru".

## References

1. ↑ Digimon Real Size Comparison on DigimonCard.dev
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Digimon Adventure, episode 29
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Digimon Adventure (movie)
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Digimon Adventure, episode 1
5. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 12
6. ↑ Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!
7. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 27
8. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 1
9. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 15
10. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02, episode 38
11. ↑ Digimon Adventure tri., Reunion
12. ↑ Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna
13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Digimon Adventure 02, episode 50
14. ↑ TV Anime Digimon Adventure Official Zukan
15. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 3
16. ↑ Digimon Adventure, episode 33
17. ↑ Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning
18. ↑ Digimon Adventure Character Perfect File