Takaishi Takeru

Biographical Information
Name  Takaishi Takeru "Takeru "T.K" Takaishi" Kanji/Kana 高石　タケル Age 8 (Adventure), 12 (Adventure 02) School Odaiba Elementary Partner Digimon Patamon Digivice Yellow (Adventure), Green/White (02) Crest Crest of Hope Digimental Digimental of Hope Family Ishida Hiroaki (father), Takaishi Natsuko (mother), Ishida Yamato (brother) Voice Actors  Konishi Hiroko (小西 寛子) (Adventure), Taisuke Yamamoto (山本 泰輔) (02) Wendee Lee (Adventure), Doug Erholtz (02)

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Takeru, the younger brother of Ishida Yamato, is partnered with Patamon. Takeru was too young to remember his parents' divorce clearly so he is not as affected by it as much as Yamato is. Takeru is glad when he gets to see his dad and he doesn't mind living with his mom.

Prelude to Digimon Adventure
He witnessed the Greymon/Parrotmon fight.

Digimon Adventure: Our War Game
Takeru was with Yamato visiting their grandmother out in the country. Taichi and Koushiro managed to get a hold of them and warned them about Diablomon. Following this, the brothers searched the surrounding town for a computer to help fight in the Internet. Takeru, however, could not do much to help in the battle and could only watch in horror as Patamon fell to Diablomon. He was one of the many viewers around the world who watched the final battle between Omegamon and Diablomon.

Between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02
In May 2000, Takeru arrived in the Digital World and gave up his Crest power to free the Four Holy Beasts. As a result, Patamon lost the power to evolve to Ultimate.

Digimon Adventure 02
Takeru grows a lot during the last years after his first adventure. He is the star member of his basketball team. At the start of April 2002, he and his mother moved to Odaiba, with Takeru attending Odaiba Elementary in the same class as Motomiya Daisuke and his good friend Yagami Hikari. Because he and Hikari are already good friends, Takeru immediately becomes the rival and friend of a paranoid Daisuke who has a crush on her. Like Hikari, Takeru has a slight advantage compared to the new kids because he has had the most experience with Digimon.

Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown
When he and Hikari visited Tachikawa Mimi in New York, they encountered Wallace, Terriermon and Wendimon. While on a train for Colorado, their train was hindered by Wendimon so they had to continue on foot. He and Hikari managed to join the others during the fight with Cherubimon.

Digimon Adventure 02: Second Half
After Paildramon and Silphymon debut, Iori sees that he and Takeru would have to have their digimon Jogress. He soon learns that there are two sides to Takeru: The 'kind and cheery' Takeru and the fierce and serious Takeru that only surfaces in the matters of villains of pure evil like Devimon or Chimeramon. Takeru's second side was mainly due to Angemon's previous death and how he doesn't want to see Patamon die again.

On Christmas Day, Takeru, Taichi and their Digimon go to Paris to help the Chosen Children of France round up the wild Digimon who had appeared in the Real World as a result of Archnemon opening all the Digital Gates. In the Other World, Takeru was subjected to Belial Vamdemon's illusion: his desire for his family to be together again. But Patamon and Daisuke broke him free of the illusion and he then joined with the other kids, who were in the process of breaking free of their illusions too. Takeru used the power of the dream dimension against Belial Vamdemon, his dream for not one to suffer as he had, with Angemon, Holy Angemon, Pegasmon and Shakkoumon appearing all at once.

Digimon Adventure 02: Michi E No Armor Shinka
When Pukumon entered the scene with a Dark Tower, Jou knocked into the 02 Chosen Children and Takeru ended up with Hikari's D-Terminal, allowing Patamon to Armor Evolve to Manbomon.

Digimon 02: Diablomon Strikes Back
Four years after the events of 'Our War Game', the evil Diablomon resumed his reign of terror on the Internet. The Kuramon were Realizing via e-mail and cell phones, so while Taichi, Yamato and their Digimon entered cyberspace to battle Diablomon once more, the others had to track down the Kuramon. Takeru and Hida Iori found one on a soccer ball and caught it for Koushiro to examine. When Omegamon couldn't get a clear shot at Diablomon thanks to all the Kuramon, Takeru, Hikari and their Digimon went to help their big brothers. Takeru was soon forced to watch the battle between Imperialdramon and Armagemon.

Digimon Adventure 02: Series Finale Epilogue
By the year 2027, Takeru becomes an author. He writes stories based on the adventures he and the other children had. He is married and has a son who has a Tokomon.

Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01
During one of his battles as a child, he and the other 02 Chosen Children encountered Parallelmon, who absorbed him, Inoue Miyako, Iori and Hikari, as he inadvertly sent Daisuke into the V-Tamer continuity where he meets its Taichi. Takeru and others helped Daisuke from inside the monster by recreating the Digimental of Miracles. With the monster destroyed, Daisuke and his friends returned to their continuity.