The Crest of Light

'''The kids end up separated in the sewers beneath Machinedramon's city. While Tai and Izzy run into an old friend, the others set out to free a group of Numemon from slavery.'''

thumb|225px|left|Episode recap for The Crest of Light.

Synopsis
While exploring the underground labyrinth of sewer tunnels, Sora, Kari and TK come across a large group of Numemon enslaved by WaruMonzaemon. Kari glows with a mysterious light, and frees the Numemon and empowers the kids Digimon enough to defeat WaruMonzaemon. When Machinedramon is told of this defeat, he is furious and kills WaruMonzaemon.

While Tai and Izzy are exploring, they run into Andromon, whom they had met previously in File Island. Andromon is leading a resistance against Machinedramon, and vows to help the kids. Machinedramon finally corners the Digidestined and defeats Andromon with ease, as he then moves to strike down Kari, with Koromon and Gatomon too tired to help. Before he can strike, however, the hordes of Numemon swarm over Machinedramon. It is of no avail however, as Machinedramon swiftly kills every one of them. The deaths of the Numemon spurs the light in Kari further, and it powers Agumon enough to Warp Digivolve. With his power amplified to unbelievable levels, WarGreymon brutally slices Machinedramon apart. With Machinedramon defeated, his city begins to disappear. The DigiDestined decide to erect a small shrine to honor the Numemon.

Digivolutions
(Number indicates order of occurrence.)

Continuity errors

 * In the English dub, after Machinedramon is defeated, Angemon is heard bidding farewell to Andromon, even though Andromon is with the group in the next episode.

Dubbing changes

 * In the original version, Machinedramon kills WaruMonzaemon rather than just shooting off his paw.

Digimon references

 * The group first met Andromon on File Island, in the episode Kabuterimon's Electro Shocker. In that episode, Andromon was classified as a Data-type Digimon, rather than a Vaccine-type Digimon).

Real-world references

 * At the beginning of the episode, when Kari wakes up, the word Toei can be seen on the wall, referring to Toei Animation, the studio that created the Digimon TV series.

Miscellaneous trivia

 * Agumon announces the episode title in the Japanese episode.
 * Though Machinedramon is defeated in this episode, he briefly returns in Digimon Adventure: Anode/Cathode Tamer, a video game made for the Wonderswan (though never released outside South-East Asia), where he has DNA digivolved with Kimeramon to form Millenniummon.