Fan:Ray Nanase

Ray Nanase is the main protagonist of Digimon Rainbow. He is an avid player of the Digimon online game, having played since the website launched and before the Seven Servers system was activated. As such, he was recruited by Bochamon to help save the Digital World from Archmon.

Appearance
Ray, in his real world form, is a short young boy with dark brown hair, except for the tip of his right bang, which is white. As per Digimon protagonist tradition, Ray has goggles-simple square-shaped goggles that he wears around his neck. These goggles initially belonged to Taiga Ozora, and were passed onto him when he moved.

For clothing in the real world, Ray wears a loosely-draped orange scarf, a grey t-shirt under a yellow sleeveless hoodie, brown capris with a red stripe down the side, and combat boots. He also has fingerless gloves with green cuffs. After returning to the real world as the Guardian of Blue, his hoodie and gloves both change to blue.

In each Server of the Digital World, Ray has a noticeably different appearance, although all of them maintain his white bang and goggles. One other common trait that they have is that they all appear older and more "handsome" than Ray himself. Before his true form was revealed in-series, he was represented in silhouette by Davis Motomiya.
 * Red Ray has hair which is much shaggier than normal. He wears a high-collared jacket with a v-necked t-shirt, and black rolled-up pants.
 * Orange Ray wears his hair in a small ponytail. He wears a tunic, skin-tight pants, and boots.
 * Yellow Ray's hair flares out just past his shoulders. He wears a cardigan, loose-fitting pants, and sneakers.
 * Green Ray wears glasses, and overall looks very acedemic. He wears an outfit similar to a school uniform.
 * Blue Ray has straight hair and a sporty outfit, with a tanktop and athletic shorts.
 * Indigo Ray has bangs partially covering his eyes, and a punkish outfit.
 * Violet Ray has an outfit that closely resembles a kimono, and has the longest hair out of the seven.

Description
Ray is shy and insecure, preferring to sit on his computer and play games. In class, he sits near the back of the room, trying not to stand out too much. His eagerness to please and avoid conflict backfired on him initially, as he was a infamously easy bullying target. He is incredibly good at playing video games and seems to revel in the chance to play them. While he plays games, he shows a more friendly and sociable side to himself, helping newer players with the ropes. He is naturally kind and inquisitive, eager to make friends and learn more about the Digital World. However, Ray tends to put himself down because he does not consider himself a worthy protagonist. In the Digital World, he tries to emulate the ideal shounen protagonist, which can cause more problems than it solves.

Meaning
JP: Rei Nanase (七瀬レイ)
 * Nanase. Japanese surname meaning "seven rapids", alluding to the seven servers of the Digital World.


 * Rei. Japanese unisex name. Written in katakana, so it has no meaning, but it can mean "zero", referencing Ray's inital lack of self-confidence. Also a reference to Rei Ayanami from Neon Genesis Evangelion, alongside his sister Asuka.

EN: Ray Nanase
 * Ray. Homophone to Japanese name. May also be a reference to a ray of light, hinting at Prismatic Digivolutions.

Trivia

 * Like his rival Walker Madoka, all of his Seven Servers forms are voiced by the people who also voiced the love interests in Brothers Conflict. This is not so in the English version, where all of their Server forms speak in their actual voices.
 * Red: Ken Takeuchi (Louis)
 * Orange: Daisuke Ono (Subaru)
 * Yellow: Daisuke Namikawa (Iori)
 * Green: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Yusuke)
 * Blue: KENN (Futo)
 * Indigo: Yūki Kaji (Wataru)
 * Violet: Hiroshi Kamiya (Juri)


 * Ray and Walker have colors that are usually associated with the other's respective character types. Orange is usually associated with the goggle-wearing protagonist of the series (in this case, Ray) and blue with the cool-headed rival character (Walker). However, Ray is the Guardian of Blue and Walker the Guardian of Orange.