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Taizo Hori (ホリ・タイゾウ), originally known as Dig Dug is a major character in the Mr. Driller series and the main protagonist of the Dig Dug series. He is the husband of Masuyo Tobi, and the father of Ataru and Susumi Hori and Taiyo Tobi. He joined Whitney's Squad in August 2018. He got back together with his wife after 13 years of divorce, and they remarried in 2018. He was born on January 1, 1955 (1/1/1968 in anime and 1/1/1976 if he didn’t age). He is 69 as of 2024 but 56 in anime years. He has a voice provided by Neil Morissey, who was also the UK voice of Bob from Bob the Builder. Taizo is the chairman of the Driller Council and solved the Dig Dug incident of 1982, when he was 27. Taizo now likes to go traveling around the world, and is almost never home, which often makes Susumu sad. Taizo, also a glory-seeker, sometimes becomes jealous of Susumu's popularity, since he believes he is the best driller and won't waste a chance to brag about it. Despite these things, he has a good relationship with Susumu. His relationship with Ataru Hori is strained, and though it's obvious Taizo has nothing against him and will joke with him, he was still disliked by the elder son, but they now get along thanks to Whitney's consoling. Taizo has been identified as not being very intelligent, as evident in one of his cutscenes for Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits, when he thought that money was food. Taizo is also known for being a glutton. He also frequents Egypt a lot, just to play with the camels. He is also the main founder of the Star Trigon Team, and a member of the United Galaxy Space Force. He is the main protagonist in the Dig Dug Incident. Taizo's name in Japanese (Hori Taizo) is a play on a Japanese phrase (掘りたいぞ horitai zo), meaning "I want to dig" Taizo appears in his Mr. Driller appearance in the web animation Bravoman: Super-Unequaled Hero of Excellence. In "Couch of Doom", the third episode, a statue of Taizo appeared in Bravo's front yard He made a cameo in the 2012 Disney movie Wreck-It Ralph He and Momo Kanda love bubble baths as revealed in season, two episode 50 (Onwards! Future Star!!) He was also in the game Namco x Capcom He is often yelled at by his older sister Sima, sometimes more than being yelled at by his own wife