Taichi "Tai" Kamiya, known as
Taichi Yagami in Japan, is a fictional character in the multimedia franchise
Digimon. He first appeared in the
Digimon Adventure V-Tamer 01 manga, where he is sent to the Digital World to meet his Digimon companion Zeromaru, in order to save it from multiple enemies. An alternate version of Tai appears in Toei Company's 1999 series as the main protagonist of
Digimon Adventure, a supporting character in
Digimon Adventure 02 and once again as the protagonist of the films
Digimon Adventure tri. and
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. In this timeline, Tai is the leader of the first season DigiDestined. He is adventurous and a born leader, and is usually the first to spring into action. He is partnered with the dinosaur-like Agumon in the
Digimon Adventure anime series.