Talk:Mikey Kudo

Taiki's English name.
If this series is ever dubbed in english his name will probally be Tai so shouldn't it be noted that his name is similar to Taichi's and has a freind named Akari who in english would be named Kari.
 * No, because all of that is speculation. 05:12, May 30, 2011 (UTC)
 * Additionally, you just gave the exact reason why those dub names would never be used like that. Lanate (talk) 05:15, May 30, 2011 (UTC)

New Toei Taiki picture
Here it is— ChipmunkRaccoon 04:44, August 5, 2011 (UTC)

Partner Digimon
taiki has some partner digimon in the xros heart united army (grademon, apollomon, olegmon etc.), so how should we list that in the partner digimon section on this page? should we put up a xros heart united army link or list each digimon out or is there another option?DalekSupreme13 07:26, April 2, 2012 (UTC)
 * He's considered the head general of the XHUA, so it should be listed along with Xros Heart and his Collection. 12:03, April 2, 2012 (UTC)

The digimemories are also his partners. he is the only one who can use them and her used them quite frequently throughout the first half of xros wars. they got him out of alot of jams (example:using the darkdramon chip on ekadimon). some of the digimemories (wargreymon, examon, and omnimon) actually spoke to taiki.DalekSupreme13 06:36, April 9, 2012 (UTC)
 * It's indicated that Kiriha can also use DigiMemories, and they are not shown as part of the final XHUA in XW54. WarGreymon and Examon also spoke to Zenjirou and Akari first. 14:08, April 9, 2012 (UTC)
 * Seeing how he used that DigiMemory as a bomb, I'm under the impression that it was a fake DigiMemory. But either way, it's possible that anyone with a X Loader can use DigiMmories, as all of them have that input, and there's simply not enough to assume the DigiMemories are Taiki's Partners. 22:16, April 10, 2012 (UTC)

Name
Should we move this to "Taiki Kudō"? Or are we going to, treating Crunchyroll as a dub until we get the real dub, keep it as "Kudou"? 21:37, September 7, 2012 (UTC)
 * So, "Kudou" or "Kudō"? 14:16, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * Taiki Kudō is correct for the original, if I remember the SuperStarmon episode correctly, but since the English dub is pretty imminent, why don't we just wait on this one a little bit longer. 21:22, September 10, 2012 (UTC)
 * I have been wondering this for a while but, is there any difference between "ō" and "ou" outside of being two different romanizations for "おう"? 01:11, September 11, 2012 (UTC)/22:11, September 10, 2012 (Brasília)
 * Very slightly different enunciation. "ou" is not pronounced as "ō" across the board, but neither is "o". I prefer to stick to Wapuro romaji myself, barring explicit use of Hepburn like in the SuperStarmon episode. 16:04, September 11, 2012 (UTC)

Design
What's the name of the black thing Taiki wears under his shorts in his first design? And for that matter, the yellow thing Mizuki wears, is it the same kind of garment? 22:35, September 7, 2012 (UTC)
 * Leggings is probably the closest I've found. Lanate (talk) 21:31, September 10, 2012 (UTC)

Marvista
Is this really a reliable source? 23:31, September 29, 2012 (UTC)

Name
Do we have a source saying his family name was kept? 23:44, October 4, 2012 (UTC)
 * We assume as such unless otherwise stated. Lanate (talk) 23:49, October 4, 2012 (UTC)

Mikey Kudo (工藤タイキ) is a main character in Digimon Fusion, and serves as its protagonist through its first two seasons. Mikey is described in V-Jump magazine as "a hot-blooded 7th grader who saves the weak." He leads the red "Fusion Fighters" army, and is partnered with. Among others,, , and  also accompany him. Mikey's childhood friend Angie Hinomoto and "eternal rival" and classmate Jeremy Tsurgi complete the posse. He is athletic and cannot turn down a challenge. He has genius capabilities but is naive about his prodigy abilities. His father is a sports trainer who travels throughout Japan. As the General of Fusion Fighters, Mikey possesses a red Fusion Loader, which allows his soldiers to "digifuse", allowing them to fuse together. Mikey is also able to hear the DigiMelodies of dying Digimon.

After 's defeat, Mikey leads the "Xros Heart" basketball team, whose members end up participating in the Digimon Hunt.

His name, "Taiki" (タイキ) means "Person of great talent" (大器).

Appearance
Mikey is a young boy with gray eyes and spiky brown hair. He wears a black shirt under another blue shirt with a white oval with yellow borders and a yellow "" in the chest and yellow line on the left arm. He also wears black leggings under brown shorts and belt, a red jacket, green goggles, red and white shoes, white gloves, and wears a Wrister on his left wrist. Interestingly, his design resembles a "fusion" of traits of previous male leads. He seems to have a mix of Tai's and Takuya's hairstyles, with Tai's white gloves, 's hair color, Takato's blue shirt, shorts and tennis shoes, and the reddish vest colors from both Takuya and Marcus. In the manga, after the battle against 's forces at Corridor Zone, Angie notices the damage on his jacket. In the Digimon Data Collection skits, the oval with a "t" is replaced by a white circle with black borders and a black "" (た).

After returning to the Human World, Mikey starts wearing a shirt that is red on the left side and blue on the right, with the two colors separated by a white soundwave-shaped line. He also wears darker shorts, a brown belt, black socks, and red shoes. His shirt is later emblazoned with the Fusion Fighters emblem by. In the manga he starts wearing those after fighting 's forces at Corridor Zone.

A year later, Mikey grew a bit taller and has a different hairstyle. He now wears a red shirt that is white on its right side, with a yellow stripe on the bottom, two yellow lines in the arms, and with a symbol that a mix of a crown and a reptile footprint. He also wears red and blue zig-zaged wristband on his hands, gray shorts, a brown belt, white socks, and dark red shoes.

Personality
Mikey has an overly outgoing personality. He is always happy, and often tries to see the good in his enemies, much to Shoutmon's chagrin. His motto is "I can't turn my back on anyone." Mikey cares for pretty much everyone, and wishes for an all good world where no one is evil. He has a tendency to never refuse a favor asked to him and often overexerts himself to the point of collaspe and even endangering himself, which often gets him yelled at by Angie. Mikey is however, shown to be a natural leader, looking out for his army, friends, as well as complete strangers.

Mikey is a child prodigy, being very athletic and a highly skilled strategist. He participates in many sports like basketball and kendo while showing immeadiate expertise despite just starting out. Using these abilties, he is able to adapt to any situation in order to turn the tide of battle. He has a habit of flicking his fingers on his googles whenever he gets a good idea.

Anime
Mikey lives with his mother. He defeated Jeremy Tsurgi in a match.

After having a strange dream about monsters in another world, Mikey wakes up and runs to help out a friend with a basketball game, before suddenly collapsing from exhaustion. After the game, he and Angie sit outside the sports center when Jeremy shows up and challenges Mikey to a Kendo rematch. But hearing a voice begging for his help, Mikey follows the voice and finds a small transparent version of a dying. All of a sudden a blinding light shows him a white Fusion Loader, a asks him if he wants to save Shoutmon. Answering that he does, Mikey receives his Fusion Loader before he, Angie and Jeremy are transported to the. There, Mikey and his friends are formally introduced to Shoutmon as they help him deal with a Bagra Army platoon under. Moved by Shoutmon's sincere wish to become the King of the Digital World in order to bring peace to it, Mikey decides to help Shoutmon and the two form their own faction comprising them and their friends: "Fusion Fighters".

It was only after MadLeomon's defeat, crossing paths with the rival group Blue Flare under Christopher Aonuma, that Mikey learns more about the Code Crowns from another human with a Fusion Loader, Nene Amano, as he and the Fusion Fighters go on a quest to retrieve the Code Crowns from the Bagra Army. During their travels, obtaining along the way, Mikey meets many friendly Digimon and a few former Bagra Army members who join their cause. But other than the Bagra Army, Mikey contends with Twilight, a group secretly led by AxeKnightmon with Nene as pawn. After Nene is rescued from AxeKnightmon, who created the Darkness Loader to execute DigiXros without her help, she and her Digimon companions also join the Fusion Fighters.

After all 108 Code Crowns were claimed, Tactimon manages to steal Mikey and Christopher's Code Crowns. Though Tactimon is defeated by teamwork by the rival groups, Bagramon arrives and takes the Code Crowns for himself before sending Mikey, Angie, Jeremy, Shoutmon to the human world to ensure the Fusion Fighters' core members would not interfere. Learning that time in the Digital World runs faster than in the Real World, Mikey attempts to fulfill Angie and Jeremy's requests to him before he tells them his decision to return to the Digital World to save their friends. This attracts Omnimon's attention as he reveals himself and explains the origin of the DigiMemories and the history of the Digital World and how he ended up in the Real World as a DigiMemory while finding a child who can hear DigiMelodies: Mikey. Despite Tactimon's appearance in the real world before OmegaShoutmon destroys him, Mikey gives a heartfelt goodbye to both Angie and Jeremy before he and Shoutmon leave for the Digital World as they must be left behind because Omnimon only has enough power to send Mikey back.

Upon returning to the Digital World, Mikey and Shoutmon learn from Lillymon that Bagramon had it reconstructed into a realm surrounding by Seven Kingdoms, each ruled by a Death General with their own Darkness Loaders.

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In the first episode he is seen having a dream about him being a general, later on that morning he helps out a friend with a basketball game and afterwords he collapses. After the game he and Angie sit outside the sports center when Jeremy shows up and challenges Mikey to another Kendo match (having lost to Mikey before) when he hears a voice saying that he is going to die. Mikey then follows the voice and finds a small transparent version of a dying Shoutmon. All of a sudden a blinding light shows him a white Fusion Loader appears, a mysterious light asks him if he wants to save the dying melody (Shoutmon) Mikey answers yes and the X-loader turn Red and he, Angie and Jeremy are transported to the digital world.

Moved by Shoutmon's sincere wish to become the King of the Digital World in order to bring peace to it, Mikey decides to help Shoutmon and their friends and together, they form their own faction, "Team Fusion Fighters", and depart to travel through the Digital World, collecting the Code Crowns by themselves. During their travels they meet many friendly Digimon who join their cause and they face the evil minions of the Bagra Army, including the three Head Officers, Tactimon, Laylamon and Blastmon. They also encounter rival armies Blue Flare, led by Christopher, and Twilight, secretly led by AxeKnightmon with Nene as a tool in his schemes. After Nene is rescued from AxeKnightmon, who created the Darkness Loader to execute Digi Xros without her help, she and her Digimon companions also join the Fusion Fighters.

After all 108 Code Crowns were claimed, Tactimon manages to steal Mikey and Christopher's Code Crowns. Though Tactimon is defeated by teamwork by the rival groups, Bagramon arrives and takes the Code Crowns for himself before sending Mikey, Angie, Jaremy, Shoutmon and Tactimon to the human world. With the Fusion Fighters' core members disposed of, Bagramon is reunited with his brother AxeKnightmon as he begins his reign over the Digital World.

In the real world, Mikey tries to tell his mother of his adventures however his mother disregards his stories. Also Mikey attempts to fulfill Angie and Jeremy's last wish before he tells them his decision to return to the digital world. He exclaims that he must save their friends and Nene and Christopher in the digital world and how he can't just leave them. Also he exclaims that he has heard the voice he heard in the first episode who gave him his X-loader who turns out to be Omegamon.

Omegamon appears to the trio and explains the origin of the digimemories and the history of the digital world and tells them how he ended up in the human world as a digimemory and has been searching for the child who could hear the digital melody, which turned out to be Mikey.

In the real world, Tactimon returns and attempts to wreak havoc before his attempts are thwarted by Mikey and Shoutmon, who uses the power of Angie and Jeremy's courage and friendship to digivolve into OmegaShoutmon, defeating Tactimon. Mikey gives a heartfelt goodbye to both Angie and Jeremy before he leaves to the digital world as they must be left behind because Omegamon only has enough power to send Mikey back.

Upon returning to the Digital World, Mikey and Shoutmon learn that Bagramon had it reconstructed into a realm surrounding by Seven Kingdoms, each ruled by a Digimon general with their own Darkness Loaders. Reunited with their Fusion Fighters allies, Mikey and Nene convince Christopher to join forces with them and they set to travel together through the Kingdoms to challenge the generals and liberate the Digital World from the Bagramon Army's oppression.

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Digimon Adventure (PSP game)
Mikey shows up with in the Digital Dungeon.

Notes and References
Taiki