Lan Hikari

Lan Hikari (Netto in Japan, Hikari Net -pronounced, and often spelled Netto-) is the 11 year old boy that operates his NetNavi named MegaMan.EXE in which he is the star. Almost. Lan is, of course, the son of the world-renowned scientist Dr. Yuichiro Hikari. His mother is Haruka Hikari. He is always hungry and he wants to become the greatest NetBattler ever. But he is beaten by Chaud quite a bit. Lan is the human protagonist of the video games, anime, and graphic novel where he battles with MegaMan against multiple crime organizations such as World Three, Nebula, and Grave.

Lan is a bit of a spaz, and reckless to boot. However, this is what defines his ability to bounce back, even after the severe trauma that he is often subject to. This behavior of his puts him at odds with his rival, the cold and confident Eugene Chaud, Lan's foil in both behavior and profession. His recklessness also allows him to be a risk taker, and his protagonism allows his constant divine favors (i.e. Leaping out of a 2-story window into the ocean and surviving).

Lan is constantly around his friends, hanging out with them, Netbattling, or sometimes pranking one another. His best friend, Mayl Sakurai, who has lived next door to him since they were both very young, is with him always, since they were both very young, and carries a torch for him, although, naturally, Lan is too distracted to notice. Dex Ogreon is Netto's constant source of Netbattle practice and male humor, and Yai Ayano is an intelligent young blonde who likes to share her wealth (and her... forward personality) with her friends.

Lan is a sportsman with a particular love for Soccer and a excellent inline skater. His connection to MegaMan is second to none, and this allows him to reach revolutionary new hieghts in NetBattles, such as Full Synchro and Cross Fusion.

History
Lan Hikari is the youngest child in the Hikari clan, sired by Yuichiro and grandsired by Tadashi Hikari (the games' version of Dr. Thomas Light). He is the youngest of twins, the elder being Hub Hikari (Hikari Site -pronounced, and often spelled Saito-), who fell prey to a rare heart disease known as HBD.

Trivia

 * Hikari in Japanese means "light", which means that his Gramps' official title (from MegaMan Battle Network 3), in English, is Dr. Light (quite fitting, since they look almost identical). His first name (Tadashi) means Right, a pun on the naming confusion in America.
 * Both Lan and Hub are Networking terms.