Genesis of Evil

'''Ken reminisces about his brother Sam. his digivice, an email he got, and when he first went into the Digital World (despite his temporary amnesia in the real world). He goes looking for Wormmon, and finds his baby form, Leafmon, in Primary Village. '''

Summary
In bed, Ken feels like he has lost his heart. He recalls when he and his brother, Sam found the Digivice that came out of their computer, going to the Digiworld for the first time (Tag Tamers),when Sam died,and the email that led him to the Dark Ocean. While in the Dark Ocean, his digivice becomes tainted with Darkness, and he becomes the Digimon Emperor. He goes in search of Wormmon and ends up in Primary Village. He then realizes what a monster he had become, killing and making slaves of innocent creatures. The Crest of Kindness begins to react, and he finds Wormmon's digi-egg, who is now Wormmon's baby form, Leafmon.

Digimon Analyser
No Analyser in this episode.

Digivolutions
No Digivolutions in this episode.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * This is the first episode that does not feature any of the 5 other digidestined
 * This is the first full episode that features Ken, not as the Digimon Emperor
 * Ep23samemperor.jpg appears that Ken's image as the Digimon Emperor is based on his older brother Sam, as they have similar hair styles and similar glasses. This is most noticeable when Sam finds Ken with the digivice.
 * Ryo Akiyama of the Wonderswan games as well as Digimon Tamers is in this episode, though his face is unseen. Ryo is with young Ken in the Digital World and is the guy Ken pushed so he wouldn't get hit.
 * Ken announces the episode title in the Japanese episode.