: The children encounter Valdurmon's spirit, which explains the history of a massive ancient war between light and dark Digimon.
Andromon, a powerful Ultimate-level machine Digimon, is infected by a Black Gear and attacks the children.
: Soundbirdmon are introduced as a new twist on the "Black Gear" formula, manipulating other Digimon like Dokugumon. Digimon Adventure Episode 5
: Attempting to defend Izzy, Tentomon digivolves for the first time into his Champion form, Kabuterimon , and uses his "Electro Shocker" (Mega Blaster) to destroy the Black Gear controlling Andromon.
In this classic episode, the children discover a mysterious "factory" where Digimon are being manufactured and powered by mysterious batteries. : : The children encounter Valdurmon's spirit, which explains
Watch the full 2020 reboot episode with English subtitles to see the ancient war backstory unfold:
: They learn their goal is to find the "Holy Digimon" to prevent the dark forces from invading both worlds. : Attempting to defend Izzy, Tentomon digivolves for
The group finds a factory on a seemingly uninhabited island.