The Digital World is engulfed in war, as the villainous Bagra Army seeks to gather fragments of the Code Crown. Whoever succeeds in collecting all 108 fragments will ascend to become the king of the Digital World. This malevolent faction of Digimon, known as the Bagra Army, is resolved to seize the Code Crown. Digimon Xros Wars centers on Taiki Kudou, a middle school student who loves soccer and consistently goes out of his way to assist those in need. While out with his friends Akari Hinomoto and Zenjirou Tsurugi one day, he hears a voice crying for help. Upon investigating, he encounters a Digimon named Shoutmon, who has been badly injured in a nearby alley. By utilizing the power of a peculiar device called a Xros Loader, Taiki manages to save Shoutmon's life, but is subsequently drawn into the Digital World along with Akari and Zenjirou. Refusing to let the evil Bagra Army have their way, Taiki and his friends ally with Shoutmon and other local Digimon to establish their own force, known as Xros Heart. Now, Xros Heart must battle their way across the Digital World to collect Code Crown fragments and defeat the Bagra Army, yet Taiki and his friends are not the only humans entangled in this war of monsters…