Derek

Derek is an Australian DigiDestined who resides at Queensland's Gold Coast. His partner is.

Description
Shortly after and  and their partners destroy a Control Spire, they hear Derek calling for help out on a surfboard as he flees with  from a Gesomon, Shellmon, and Ebidramon. When he makes it to shore, he introduces himself to Joe, Cody, and Hogan. Joe and Cody help deal with the Digimon by having, , and threaten to cook them and turn them into "Digimon Seafood". The threats work and Gesomon, Shellmon and Ebidramon flee. Ikkakumon, Armadillomon and Crabmon chase them towards the Great Barrier Reef, where another Control Spire is located, while Joe, Cody, Derek, and Hogan follow behind them on a small boat.

Once they see the Control Spire, they stop their pursuit of Gesomon, Shellmon and Ebidramon and focus on destroying the Control Spire. A Scorpiomon tries to stop them. and struggle to defeat the Digimon, so Derek digivolves Crabmon into, who turns the tide of the battle. They defeat the Scorpiomon and destroy the Control Spire, just as other Australian DigiDestined arrive with the Digimon they had found.

After the crisis is over and everyone has returned home, Derek celebrates Christmas with Crabmon by eating pizza and giving Crabmon seafood.

As the DigiDestined battle, Derek is in Sydney, raising his Digivice to the sky. After calling out Crabmon's name, his Digivice sends a golden light to the sky which transports him to the Digital World. He reunites with Crabmon and stands together with Joe and Yue Hong when he arrives in the Digital World.

Trivia

 * Derek's original Japanese name is Dingo.
 * Derek's dub name is derived from his English voice actor.
 * In the original Japanese version, Derek introduces himself in English, and calls himself a "Digidestiny of Australia".