T.K. Takaishi

"T.K., Call me T.K. and I'm not as small as I look."
— T.K. Takaishi

Takeru "T.K." Takaishi (高石タケル Takaishi Takeru) is a character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. He is the younger brother of Yamato "Matt" Ishida. He is partnered with Patamon, and embodies the trait of Hope.

He also begins to have feelings for Kari Kamiya, Tai's little sister and the eighth DigiDestined.

In Adventure 02 T.K. has had a growth sport and joined the school Basketball team.

He is voiced by Wendee Lee in Digimon Adventure, replace to his second English voice actor, Doug Erholtz in Digimon Adventure 02 and replace to his third English voice actor, Johnny Yong Bosch in Digimon Adventure tri..

Personality[]

In Digimon Adventure 01, T.K. is the youngest DigiDestined. He is a very sweet kid and very well liked by the other kids.

He hates it when his big brother Matt gets into a conflict or fight with Tai, the leader of the DigiDestined.

Background[]

In 1995, T.K. lived in Highton View Terrace with his parents, Hiroaki and Nancy, and his older brother, Matt. One night, the brothers witnessed the battle between Greymon and Parrotmon. This event led them to be chosen to become a new DigiDestined. Sometime later, his parents divorced for unknown reasons. Matt was given the decision of who each child should live with, and he decided to stay with his father, while T.K. remained with their mother. T.K. was too young to remember his parents' divorce clearly, and because of his young age, he was not as affected by it as much as Matt at first.

Ultimate Story[]

He appeared along with his DigiDestined, Banjo, Kazooie, and Misty as they were training Kari to become a Fairy at the Isle o' Hags; this takes place after the Journey through Kanto.

LOTM: Plan To Destroy The Heroes[]

T.K. heard the news that Tai and Matt were killed during the Assault of the Orichalcos. He was very sad that his remaining friends were buried during the wake. However, he was comforted by Kang Maru and the gang that he can move forward. After Envie's death against the hands of Dartz and his men, Cody Hida is determinable to avenge the deaths of his late friends. T.K. and the remaining DigiDestined were defeated and killed by Dartz and his men.

Trivia[]

Young T.K.'s voice actress in Adventure, Wendee Lee, voices Alpha 6 from Power Rangers, MarineAngemon from Digimon Tamers
T.K.'s voice actor in Digimon Adventure 02, Doug Erholtz, voices Squall Leonhart from Dissidia Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts 2, Daigo Nishijima from Digimon Adventure tri. and Asuma Sarutobi from Naruto series.
His voice actor in Digimon Adventure Tri, Johnny Yong Bosch, voices Lelouch vi Britannia from Code Geass and Sasori from Naruto Shippuden, Kiba from Wolf's Rain, Ichigo Kurosaki from Bleach, Yukio Okumura from Blue Exorcist, Nobita Nobi from Doraemon and Hajime Hinata from Danganronpa.
T.K. is 7 years old in Digimon Adventure, 12 years old in Digimon Adventure 02 and 14 years old in Digimon Adventure tri..