Digimon : Kari Kamiya~♥

Digimon Hikari "Kari" Kamiya

First appearance	Episode 21, "Home Away From Home"
Voiced by	Kae Araki (Japanese) Lara Jill Miller (English)
Japanese name	Hikari Yagami
Profile
Age	Adventure: 8[citation needed] Adv. 02: 11 (original) 12 (dub)[citation needed]
Grade	Adventure: 2nd[citation needed] Adv. 02: 5th (original) 7th (dub)[citation needed]
Trait	Light
Digimon	Gatomon

Hikari "Kari" Kamiya, known as Hikari Yagami (八神 ヒカリ ,Yagami Hikari^?) in Japan, is a fictional character in the anime and manga series Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02. She is usually called "Kari" in the English versions. Hikari means light in Japanese and she bears the Crest of Light and the Digi-egg of Light.

She is partnered to Gatomon and is the younger sister of Taichi "Tai" Kamiya. Kari, by nature, is kind and sweet-hearted, looking for the best in people and avoiding fights when possible. However, she can be serious, especially in dangerous or difficult situations, and has a dark side that is used by her enemies. Lara Jill Miller provides her voice in the English dub of the series and Kae Araki does her voice in the Japanese version

Kari was not among the original seven DigiDestined who entered the Digital World from summer camp; she was at home with the flu. However, Kari was reunited with Tai when he was sucked into a dimensional warp following his successful victory over Etemon. He could only stay for a short while, leaving when he realized that the Digital World was in bad shape and needed his help.

Tai would later reunite with Kari again when he and the other DigiDestined entered the real world to pursue Myotismon, who was seeking to find and kill the eighth DigiDestined. He, along with the seven original DigiDestined, were specifically looking for the eighth Digivice. Gatomon, one of Myotismon's henchmen, was the first to suspect that Kari was the eighth DigiDestined when she recognized her as a Digimon, deciding to kill her just to play it safe. However, Kari turned around and Gatomon hestitated, running away while confused on why she couldn't kill Kari.

With Wizardmon's aid, Gatomon learns that Kari is not only the eighth Digidestined, but she is her Digimon partner as well, regaining her memories of searching for someone. However, when Myotismon discovered that Gatomon was the eighth DigiDestined's partner, he held her captive to try to find the eighth DigiDestined. Kari turned herself in to stop the pain his minions were inflicting. During the battle with Myotismon, Wizardmon gave Kari her Crest of Light while Tai vainly tossed over her Digivice, with DemiDevimon intercepting. Myotismon attempted to end the battle by killing Kari, but Wizardmon stepped in and took the deathblow for her. When he died, Kari cried as her Crest is evoked and her Digivice began glowing, forcing DemiDevimon to let go. Tai then caught it and threw it to Kari. When she caught it, a fearful Myotismon, realizing Kari's true power, shouted "Not her, no!" Then with her digivice in hand, her crest glowed to enable Gatomon to digivolve into Angewomon and kill Myotismon. However, when Myotismon resurrects into Venom Myotismon, Angewomon shot an arrow of light into Tai, allowing Agumon to Warp Digivolve into WarGreymon, who was able to destroy Venom Myotismon.

Kari accompanied the seven other DigiDestined when they returned to the Digital World. During this time, an odd spirit spoke and acted through Kari's body; Kari appeared to be the only person who could communicate with this spirit. When Tai and Matt started to fight one another, the spirit took control of Kari's body and ended the scuffle. Kari was possessed once again when she was underneath Machinedramon's city and saw the enslaved Numemon. She led a revolt, disposing WaruMonzaemon; the freed Numemon pronounced her Queen Kari before they sacrificed themselves to protect her from Machinedramon.

In the final confrontation with Piedmon, after everyone but T.K. and Kari have been turned into key chains, the two young DigiDestined were left in great peril, hanging on to but a lone rope stretching to the sky, Piedmon cut the rope saying "It looks like you two are falling for each other". As she began to fall faster than T.K. Kari mentioned her fright, which gave T.K. the hope to evoke Angemon's digivolution into MagnaAngemon, and save them from certain death.

DIGIMON ADVENTURES 2#

Kari grew in a number of ways during the two and a half years between Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 (three and a half years in the dub); she became more mature, perkier and braver. Physically, Kari grew taller and replaced the whistle around her neck with a digital camera. She now enjoys taking pictures, and likes to play practical jokes and to tease her friends. When the DigiDestined come to the Digital World their outfits change; while Davis, Yolei and Cody receive entirely new outfits, T.K. and Kari only change footwear, though Kari also obtains a pair of pink fingerless gloves. Because Davis Motomiya- a new DigiDestined and leader - has a crush on her, Kari often teases him by flirting with T.K. T.K. and Kari share a special bond created not only by their previous adventures in the Digital World, but also through the course of events when he senses her feelings in the Dark World. Both T.K. and Davis seem to like Kari, while she never fully makes her feelings known; Davis often becomes jealous, which sometimes frustrates Kari and sometimes makes her giggle and laugh.

While searching for Gatomon’s lost Tail Ring, Kari, Yolei Inoue (another new DigiDestined) and Ken Ichijouji (the former Digimon Emperor of the Digital World who becomes a new DigiDestined) found their way into the Dark World and eventually to the Dark Ocean, where Kari began to lose her composure due to her previous visit. She and Ken struggled under the hold of the Dark Ocean. This difficult situation was taken advantage of by a Blossomon. It took Yolei's words and a slap to help Kari return to her normal self. This bonding experience gave Aquilamon and Gatomon the power to DNA digivolve to Silphymon; it also gave Kari the heart to help Ken.

During Christmas, Kari, Izzy (one of the original Digidestined) and their Digimon were sent to Hong Kong to help the Asian DigiDestined, where all three of the Poi Brothers (Chinese Digi-Destined) developed a crush on her. After sending all of the Digimon back to their world and destroying all the Control Spires, she and the other DigiDestined faced the threat of Yukio Oikawa. He kidnapped Ken and planted Dark Spores into other children. Kari and the other DigiDestined didn't realize that he was being controlled by the disembodied spirit of Myotismon.

After harvesting the Dark Spores, Myotismon emerged from Oikawa, becoming MaloMyotismon. After some fighting, MaloMyotismon created a world of illusions; each DigiDestined was subjected to their true desires and wants. Kari's desire was for humans and Digimon to live side by side, making it a better world for everyone. Gatomon and Raidramon broke her free of the illusion. She then joined with the other kids, who were in the process of breaking free from their illusions. Kari used the power of the dream dimension, wishing for Gatomon to become stronger; she split into Angewomon and Nefertimon and DNA digivolved with Aquilamon to become Silphymon; all three forms appeared at the same time. After the fighting ended, Kari saw one of her dreams come true. Both the real world and Digital World lived in peace together.

TNX!!^___^ by:saz_combusken28 (ym also!)