Digimon Adventure Tamers Voice Cast: Digidestined
For those who have been following my Digimon Adventure Tamers, it's definitely been a long time since my last chapter, more than a year. I apologize for this, but I have been on a hiatus. I have been watching the new Digimon Adventure anime that is currently ongoing, and it's been taking a while since the whole COVID pandemic caused the show to go on a three-month hiatus itself after it's first three episodes last year. When I do return to my story, I plan on including a couple of Digimon in the story that were in the new anime series.
In the meantime, I've been making a voice cast for my story. Due to the large cast of characters I have, this cast list will be split into several parts. Some characters will have the same actors that they did from the anime, while others will be different due to personal reasons of mine, and real-life events such as some of the actors dying.
So with that, here's the first part, which covers the 01 and 02 Digidestined.
Taichi "Tai" Kamiya: Joshua Seth
Can't really imagine anyone else voicing Tai than Joshua Seth.
Botamon: Brianne Siddall
Koromon: Brianne Siddall
Agumon: Tom Fahn
Greymon: Lex Lang
MetalGreymon: Lex Lang
WarGreymon: Lex Lang
Agumon's voice roles remain the same from the original. I know Kyle Hebert did Greymon, MetalGreymon, and WarGreymon for Last Evolution, but I chose Lex Lang for nostalgic reasons.
Yamato "Matt" Ishida: Michael Reisz
Like Tai, a classic that's hard to replace. I couldn't exactly do Vic Mignogna, due to...controversy, and I had no idea who did Matt for Last Evolution, but I know it wasn't Michael Reisz.
Punimon: Kirk Thornton
Tsunomon: Kirk Thornton
Gabumon: Kirk Thornton
Garurumon: Kirk Thornton
WereGarurumon: Kirk Thornton
MetalGarurumon: Kirk Thornton
Like with Agumon, keep it the same with Gabumon. Fun fact: Kirk Thornton did Gabumon for Frontier as well as Adventure.
Sora Takenouchi: Colleen O'Shaugnessy
Like before, can't imagine anyone else as Sora than Colleen.
Nyokimon: Cherami Leigh
Yokomon: Cherami Leigh
Biyomon: Cherami Leigh
Birdramon: Melodee Spevack
Garudamon: Melodee Spevack
Hououmon: Melodee Spevack
I didn't exactly know if Tifanie Christun still did voice acting work, since her Wikipedia page shows anime and cartoons from the early 2000s and late 90s. So, Biyomon, along with Nyokimon and Yokomon, are voiced by Cherami Leigh, who you may know as: Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tale, Patty Thompson from Soul Eater, Sailor Venus from Viz Media's Sailor Moon, and Sarada Uchiha from Boruto. Melodee Spevack remains to voice the Digivolved forms.
Koshiro "Izzy" Izumi: Mona Marshall
Another classic that remains.
Pabumon: Jeff Nimoy
Motimon: Jeff Nimoy
Tentomon: Jeff Nimoy
Kabuterimon: Jeff Nimoy
MegaKabuterimon: Jeff Nimoy
HerculesKabuterimon: Jeff Nimoy
Can you really imagine anyone else as Tentomon besides Jeff Nimoy?
Mimi Tachikawa: Philece Sampler
Keep the same from the original.
Yuramon: Anna Garduno
Tanemon: Anna Garduno
Palmon: Anna Garduno
Togemon: Mari Devon
Lillymon: Dorothy Fahn
Rosemon: Dorothy Fahn
Palmon's voice actors remain the same, though I wonder why Dorothy Fahn did Lillymon and Rosemon, and not Togemon as well.
Joe Kido: Robbie Daymond
I chose Robbie Daymond to be Joe since he already did him for tri. and Last Evolution. And sadly, Joe's original voice actor, Michael Lindsay, passed away in 2019.
Pitchmon: R. Martin Klein
Bukamon: R. Martin Klein
Gomamon: R. Martin Klein
Ikkakumon: R. Martin Klein
Zudomon: Michael Sorich
Vikemon: Michael Sorich
Like with the original, Klein voices Pitchmon to Ikkakumon, and Sorich does Zudomon and Vikemon.
Meiko Mochizuki: Cristina Vee
Still the same from tri.
Meicoomon: Kate Higgins
Meicrackmon: Kate Higgins
Rasielmon: Kate Higgins
Still the same from tri.
Omnimon: Lex Lang/Kirk Thornton
Still the same like the original.
Daisuke "Davis" Motomiya: Brian Donovan
I chose to keep the original voice actor for Davis. Question: why did they not have Brian Donovan return for Last Evolution as Davis?
Chibomon: Derek Stephen Prince
DemiVeemon: Derek Stephen Prince
Veemon: Derek Stephen Prince
ExVeemon: Derek Stephen Prince
Flamedramon: Steve Blum
Raidramon: Steve Blum
Magnamon: Steve Blum
Paildramon: Derek Stephen Prince
Imperialdramon Dragon Mode: Derek Stephen Prince
Imperialdramon Fighter Mode: Derek Stephen Prince
Imperialdramon Paladin Mode: Derek Stephen Prince
Like before, Derek Prince does Veemon and his natural evolved forms, while Steve Blum handles the Armor forms.
Takeru "T.K." Takaishi: Johnny Yong Bosch
I was going to have Doug Erholtz like from the original 02 do TK, but after watching Johnny Yong Bosch do TK in tri, as well as another famous role of Bosch's from anime, Lelouch vi Britannia, I decided to have him be TK's voice actor for this.
Poyomon: Laura Summer
Tokomon: Laura Summer
Patamon: Laura Summer
Angemon: Dave Mallow
Pegasusmon: Dave Mallow
MagnaAngemon: Dave Mallow
Seraphimon: Dave Mallow
Patamon and his forms retain their old voice actors from before.
Hikari "Kari" Kamiya: Lara Jill Miller
Tara Sands was good in tri and Last Evolution, but for me, Lara Jill Miller will always be Kari.
YukimiBotamon: Edie Mirman
Nyaromon: Edie Mirman
Salamon: Edie Mirman
Gatomon: Edie Mirman
Nefertimon: Edie Mirman
Angewomon: Edie Mirman
Ophanimon: Edie Mirman
Keep Gatomon's voice actor the same from the original.
Ken Ichijouji: Derek Stephen Prince
Same as the original. They even got Derek Prince to do Ken again for Last Evolution.
Leafmon: Wendee Lee
Minomon: Wendee Lee
Wormmon: Paul St. Peter
Stingmon: Paul St. Peter
Bucchiemon: Wendee Lee
Dinobeemon: Paul St. Peter
GranKuwagamon: Paul St. Peter
Wormmon's voice actors are the same, with Wendee Lee, who did Leafmon and Minomon, as Bucchiemon's voice.
Miyako "Yolei" Inoue: Jeannie Tirado
Since Tifanie Christun did Yolei as well as Biyomon, and I'm not sure what she does these days, I decided to have Jeannie Tirado, who did Yolei for Last Evolution, do Yolei here. Plus, I've seen other work done with Tirado, and she has impressive voice work. She actually does Leila Malcal from Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, and she does a good foreign accent. Seriously, watch her do Leila, and then do Yolei in Last Evolution. You almost won't believe they share the same actress.
Pururumon: Steve Blum
Poromon: Steve Blum
Hawkmon: Neil Kaplan
Aquilamon: Neil Kaplan
Halsemon: Neil Kaplan
Shurimon: Neil Kaplan
Silphymon: Neil Kaplan
Valkyrimon: Neil Kaplan
Keep the same as the original. Neil Kaplan was actually going to do Hawkmon for Last Evolution, but was unable to because of restrictions caused by the pandemic.
Iori "Cody" Hida: Philece Sampler
Like with most of the other Digidestined, keep Cody's voice actress the same as before.
Tsubumon: Laura Bailey
Upamon: Laura Bailey
Armadillomon: Bryce Papenbrook
Ankylomon: Bryce Papenbrook
Digmon: Tom Fahn
Submarimon: Tom Fahn
Shakkoumon: Roger C. Smith
SlashAngemon: Roger C. Smith
Armadillomon was little tougher since Robert Axelrod, who did all of Armadillomon's evolved forms (except the Armor forms which Tom Fahn did), passed away the same year as Michael Lindsay. Eventually, I decided on Laura Bailey for Tsubumon and Upamon, Bryce Papenbrook for Armadillomon and Ankylomon, and Roger Craig Smith for Shakkoumon and SlashAngemon. Laura Bailey is one of the best female voice actors for anime, I figured having Bryce Papenbrook would be a good trivute to his father Bob Papenbrook, who did several roles for Digimon before his passing in 2006, including Daemon from 02 and Jeri's father from Tamers. For roles that you may know these actors from:
Laura Bailey: Lust from Fullmetal Alchemist, Beastmon from Digimon Fusion, Chiba and Rakshata from Code Geass, Maka Albarn from Soul Eater, Mary Jane Watson from the 2018 Spider-Man video game, and Black Widow from various Marvel cartoons and video games.
Bryce Papenbrook: Masaomi Kida from Durarara, Eren Jaeger from Attack on Titan, Yo Shindo from My Hero Academia, Bearmon and Coronamon from Digimon Fusion, and Kirito Kirigaya from Sword Art Online.
Roger Craig Smith: Captain America in various Marvel projects, Guilford from Code Geass, Batman in Batman: Arkham Origins and Superman: Red Son, Deidara from Naruto Shippuden, Shinji Hirako from Bleach, and Sonic the Hedgehog from 2010 to 2020.
And those are the voice actors I chose for the Digidestined and their partners. Some of it's the same, and others have changed actors. Tell me whay you think, and I'll have the cast for the Tamers and their partners up in a few days. And like I said before, I will return to Adventure Tamers eventually. I at least want to finish up Digimon Adventure 2020, mostly because I want to see who else will be brought in, and if I'll put them in the story later on or not.
And a quick shout-out: If you're a fan of Code Geass, Transformers, or both, then read "Code Prime" by Iron117Prime. He writes really good crossovers. It's become one of my favorite fanfictions ever, and it got me into the masterpiece that is Code Geass. If you're looking for a great fanfiction, then I recommend Code Prime.
Till next time!
