Digimon Adventure S01E49

Now everybody gets shunted down into the city’s subway system, which has been repurposed as sewers, giving the team yet another lesson in why you DON’T dismantle the regulatory bodies governing health and safety. Sora, T.K., the now-healthy and awake Kari, and their Digimon walk through this unsanitary underground until they find it also houses a toxic working environment. Specifically: WaruMonzaemon paying his Numemon employees in lashings rather than actual pay. Hikari takes it upon herself to shine some light on the situation, inspiring the Numemon to unionize and rise up against their abusive employer.

Elsewhere, Tai punches Izzy for getting them banned to the underground with all his shitposting. Andromon finds them, is pleased that somebody finally decked the little troll, and reveals that he has been trying to form a union for years but lacked the luminescence to pull it off. Unfortunately, Machinedramon, having gone mad with moderator power, turns up and bans the entire workforce, including WaruMonzaemon, from existence. Andromon steps in to reason with him and is joined by the Digidestined Digimon, but only WarGreymon can cut through his arguments. Or his whole entire body. … He was not a very good moderator, honestly. Kind of had it coming.

Narrator: “After defeating Pinocchimon, the Children stepped into a new domain.There, Hikari succumbed to a fever and collapsed. As Taichi and the others desperately searched for medicine, they were attacked. They escaped from the storm-like bombardment of the Dark Masters’ third assassin, Mugendramon and were finally able to meet up with Hikari and the others again… Or so they thought, then the Mugen Cannon exploded, blowing Taichi and the others into the depths of the abyss.”
Izzy: “We were crossing yet another desert…”

Seriously, what is it with you kids and deserts?

Izzy: “… when Kari got sick and collapsed. Tai kind of freaked out ’cause it seems that when they were younger, she almost died, and Tai blames himself. We soon discovered a deserted city, and while Sora and T.K. watched over Kari, Tai and I went in search of medicine. Machinedramon and his goons were tracking our every move, and on our way back from the hospital, we just barely escaped annihilation. When we finally rejoined the others, Machinedramon showed up and imploded the building we were hiding in. Could things get any worse? … Probably.”

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[Someplace dark, Hikari sleeps her sickness away under a pile of leaves or garbage, presumably set upon her by Takeru and Tailmon to keep her warm]
No dialogue.
Gatomon: “How long do humans usually sleep when they’re sick, T.K.?”
T.K.: “It’s tough to say for sure, Gatomon, but I guess anywhere between eight hours and eight years, give or take a minute or so.”
Gatomon: “Wow, then considering how high her fever is, we’d better get comfortable.”
T.K.: “I wish one of the older kids were here. I bet they’d know how to wake her up.”
Gatomon: “You’ll think of something, T.K.. Until then, let’s keep talking loudly next to her!“

[A drop of gross water lands on Hikari’s face]
No dialogue.
Gatomon: “See? I knew you’d think of something.”
T.K.: “I’m still not sure that woke her.”

… Are they implying T.K. spat on her?

[Hikari wakes up]
Hikari: “I…”
Takeru: “You’re awake?”
Tailmon: “Hikari!”
Hikari: “Takeru… Tailmon… I…”
Tailmon: “How are you feeling?”
T.K.: “Or I could be wrong!”
Gatomon: “Hi, Kari.”
Kari: “Hit the snooze button one more time. Please?”
T.K.: “You’ve slept enough! How do you feel?”

She just told you! Snooze button – NOW!

Hikari: “My fever has gone down, and I feel a lot better.”
Tailmon: “You slept a lot, but it looks like it was good for your body, Hikari.”
Kari: “I think my fever’s gone. So, how long was I asleep for?”
Gatomon: “Let’s just say that when you fell asleep, I had nine lives, and now I’m down to only three.”

She was out for an hour and a half. What the hell were you doing in that time?!

[Takeru hears the flapping of Patamon’s wing ears]
Takeru: “They’re back!”
Tailmon: “I wonder if they found someone?”
No dialogue as Patamon, Sora, and Piyomon return.
T.K.: “Hey, I hear Patamon!”
Gatomon: “I wonder if he’s found anyone.”
T.K.: (seeing Sora and Biyomon’s silhouettes) “Who’s that with Patamon?”
Gatomon: “It’s Biyomon… and Sora!”

Right… they left together to look for Taichi and Koushirou and their Digimon. The dub makes it sound like Patamon left alone and came back with Sora and Biyomon. That’s why Sora knew that Hikari had been asleep; otherwise, she would have last seen Hikari awake and screaming from the end of last episode (which is helpfully replayed for us in a flashback following this scene).

[Sora, Patamon, and Piyomon return to report they haven’t found Taichi, et al anywhere]
Sora: “Oh, that’s right. Here, Piyomon found this. It must be the medicine that Taichi and the others found for you, Hikari.”
Sora: “Oh, I almost forgot. Look what Biyomon found. I’m sure it’s the medicine Tai went to find for you. Why don’t you keep it in case your fever comes back? You can use it as a reminder of how much Tai loves you.”

Or just the fever thing. That’s probably the better idea.

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Hikari: “Undergrounds of cities around the world?”
Takeru: “That’s what Sora says.”
Sora: “Because of what is up above.” [the cities]
Sora: “This place is like a museum of the famous sewer systems of the world.”
Gatomon: “I’ll pass on the odor exhibit.”
Patamon: “Heh! Too late for that!”

Who flushed all this subway infrastructure down into the sewers?

[They hear a strange sound from afar and investigate to find a Digimon that looks like an evil Monzaemon whipping a lot of Numemon as they work]
Evil Monzaemon: “Work, work, work! You Numemon who are weak to sunlight, you are the power source for Lord Mugendramon’s gigantic urban area of ​​Spiral Mountain. Work, work, and die!”
Evil Monzaemon: “I said ‘work’, you lazy Numemon! You slimy Numemon make me sick! If you didn’t have such a weakness to sunlight, we wouldn’t have to keep you working underground to power Machinedramon’s city on Spiral Mountain. You deserve to live in the sewers! Now get back to work before I really get mad!”

I mean, the sewers is just where they normally live… and where you think you currently live… also it’s very, VERY clearly not sewers.

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With the fade-out for ads, the evil Monzaemon gets to emphasize his project management skills:

Pre-ad Evil Monzaemon: “Work! Work! Keep working, or else!”
Post-ad Evil Monzaemon: “I said ‘work’, you lazy Numemon!”

Takeru: “Is that guy Monzaemon?”
Patamon: “It’s not Monzaemon; it’s WaruMonzaemon!”
T.K.: “Isn’t that Monzeemon? What happened to him? He used to be so cuddly!”
Patamon: “That’s not Monzeemon, T.K.; that’s WaRUMonzeemon!”

They’re back to pronouncing ‘monzae’ (mon-za-eh) as ‘mon-zee’ in the dub, and apparently having Patamon put the emphasis on the wrong syllable in ‘waru’. Usually, the first syllable in a Japanese word is the one emphasized; i.e. ‘WA-ru’ rather than ‘wa-RU’.

Narrator: “WaruMonzaemon: although it looks similar to Monzaemon, it is a Puppet Digimon with a completely different, ferocious face! He has an evil personality, and his special move is Heartbreak Attack!”
Biyomon: “Monzaemon was sweet and cute, but WaruMonzaemon is about as cuddly as a porcupine! His Bear Claw will give you heartburn along with his Heartbreak Attack!”

Waru 「悪」 is Japanese for “evil” or “bad”. Both of WaruMonzaemon’s special attacks keep their names in the dub.

His voice in the original is unique in a way I don’t really know how to describe. He sounds a bit ‘soft’, like a teddy bear. His dub voice is generic bad guy. Have a video, because I decided that was easier than describing his voice, but I forgot that I should subtitle his Japanese dialogue, and I don’t have an automated way to do that, so it’s not easier, and I’m an asshole:

[Sora et al look down upon these working conditions, literally and figuratively]
Piyomon: “He became Mugendramon’s subordinate…”
Sora: “Is he also one of the Metal Empire troops?”
Patamon: “Big meanie!”
Biyomon: “He’s torturing those poor Numemon down there.”
Sora: “How can one kind of puppet Digimon be so nice, while another can be so evil?”

That’s exactly how puppets work, Sora.

The original line, “he became Mugendramon’s subordinate”, implies that this is the same Monzaemon from episode 6, but there are multiples of each Digimon, and WaruMonzaemon doesn’t evolve from Monzaemon (they’re both Perfect/Ultimate-level). It’s not really clear if the Monzaemon we’d seen was corrupted, or if they’re unrelated. The dub is less ambiguous by having them be two different Digimon.

It’s also never explained how Sora knows the name Metal Empire.

WaruMonzaemon: “What’s the matter? Don’t slack off!”
WaruMonzaemon: “I’ve been too hard on you guys – you need a break. Okay, break’s over!”

I wish Gear gave us breaks that long…

[Hikari looks sadly down at the Numemon]
Hikari: “Poor Numemon…” *glows it up*
Group: “Hikari!”
Kari: “If we had… more power…” *glows*
Sora: “Kari!”
Patamon: “What happened?”
T.K.: “Did she get sick again?”

AUGH IT’S EVERYWHERE

[The unexpected beacon has attracted WaruMonzaemon’s attention]
WaruMonzaemon: “Hey… you guys!”
Sora: “Haa, we have to run!”
WareMonzaemon: “Hey! Wait a moment!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Somebody’s been sleeping in my bed!”

IT WASN’T ME

Sora: “Run!”
WaruMonzaemon: “And here they are now!”

[Sora et al run off, but Hikari, supported by Tailmon, returns to where the Numemon are working]
Hikari: “Numemon… Tailmon… I’ll be fine. Just let the Numemon go free. Please.”
Tailmon: “Okay.”
Kari: “Gatomon, please leave me here. I need to free the Numemon from their chains. Do you understand?”
Gatomon: “I guess so.”

That was not a reassuring answer.

[Sora tries to lead WaruMonzaemon away]
Sora: “Come over here!”
WaruMonzaemon: “You little punks!”
Sora: “Catch us if you can, you big throw rug!”
WaruMonzaemon: “I’ll get you!”

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The evolution attempts originally just ended with Piyomon and Patamon confusedly trailing off on their names. In the dub, they get new names:

Biyomon: “Biyomon digivolve to… hey! Nothing happened!”
Patamon: “Patamon digivolve to… wait a second, I’m still me.”

Hey Nothing Happened is my favorite Digimon.

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[WaruMonzaemon strikes, misses, and gets his claw stuck in the wall]
WaruMonzaemon: “Hey! Wait a minute!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Urgh! My paw’s stuck!”
Sora: “Let’s get outta here!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Wait! Lend me a hand! Literally!”

[WaruMonzaemon frees himself from the wall and rolls, as though a boulder, towards Sora et al]
No dialogue.
WaruMonzaemon: “It’s time to play bowling for Digidestined!”

[Piyomon and Patamon are amazed by their own speed at an inappropriate time]
Piyomon: “Sora! I’m flying! This might be the first time I’ve ever flown so fast!”
Patamon: “Takeru, so am I! At amazing speed!”
Sora: “You guys are running from the reality of the situation!!”
Biyomon: “Sora, something wonderful’s happening to me I’ve never been able to fly this fast before!”
Patamon: “Me too! Watch me go! Faster! Than! A jet!”
Sora: “I don’t care what you’re faster than, as long as you’re faster than a gigantic rolling teddy bear!”

In the original, the Numemon call Hikari ‘Hikari-sama’, which would usually translate to “Lady Hikari”. In the dub, she’s Queen Kari, which has a nice ring to it!

Tailmon: “The Numemon are… Hikari…”
Gatomon: “The Numemon think you’re… their queen.”

The Numemon know she’s their queen. Kari, Queen of the Slugs.

[Sora et al come crashing in, and WaruMonzaemon follows]
WaruMonzaemon: “Hey…! N-Numemon…? What are you guys doing here?!”
Numemon (pl): *glare at him*
WaruMonzaemon: “ What’s with those eyes?! Damn it! Who took off the Numemons’ chains?!”
WaruMonzaemon: “I’m back!” *laughs* “Hey, you Numemon, what are you doing out here? Is it time for your flogging?”
Numemon (pl): *glare*
WaruMonzaemon: “Don’t just sit there staring! Get back to work! … Hey, who cut your chains off?”

Hikari: “That was me.”
Sora and Takeru: “Hikari!”
WaruMonzaemon: “You bastard!”
Kari: “I did. Got a problem?”
Sora: “Kari, no!”
WaruMonzaemon: “You’re through!”

[Numemon lunge to protect Hikari]
Numemon (pl): ” Lady Hikari!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Whoa, what are you doing?!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Get off of me, you green globs of sludge! I’ll beat the stuffing out of you!”

In dub terms, he called them pieces of shit.

WaruMonzaemon: “Lord WaruMonzaemon isn’t the type to lose to Numemon!” *he fends off the Numemon* *laughs* “This is the end!”
WaruMonzaemon: “You really think you have a chance against me? Come on, give it your best shot.” *fend* “This is easier than swatting Digiflies!”

Yeah, but Digiflies don’t move.

[Hikari glows up]
Piyomon: “Power in my body…”
Patamon: “Yes, I feel like I’m overflowing with energy!”
Gatomon: “What’s happening? I’m surging with energy! Quick, get me a scratching post!”

Uugggh, they’re playing ‘Hey, Digimon’ again. I wanted to hear more of the new song.

[The Digimon evolve and face WaruMonzaemon]
WaruMonzaemon: “T-that’s fine, I’ll beat you guys up and make you work hard too!”
WaruMonzaemon: “Oh, ganging up, huh? I’ll put you to work, too! What do you think of that?”

[They all attack him. He tries to ‘nope’ on out through a door, but the attacks blast through the door and ‘nope’ him instead. Hikari tends to her fallen defenders]
Hikari: “Are you all right, Numemon?”
Numemon A: *dances* “Nume! Nume nume nume!”
Sora: “You’ll be feeling better again soon.”
Numemon B: “Lady Hikari, thank you!”
Kari: “No more chains, Numemon.”
Numemon A: *dances and makes cute little sounds*
Sora: *giggle* “They’re cute when they’re not so slimey!”

That actually was really cute.

Numemon B: “I love you, Queen Kari!”
Kari: (awkwardly) “… You’re sweet…”

Okay, that was not cute. Never speak again.

[Hikari’s light starts doing something weird]
Takeru: “Hikari’s light…”
[It forms a beam pointing into the corridor behind them]
Hikari: “The light will guide us.
Takeru: “If we go in the direction this light is pointing, we might be able to meet Taichi and the others.”
Takeru: “Yeah.”
Sora: “Hikari, we’ll trust your light to lead the way.”
T.K.: “That light again… Look at it.”

AUGH MY EYES

Kari: “My light will guide us towards the others.”
Sora: “Hmmm?”
T.K.: “Don’t look at me, but I think it’s like this nightlight I used to have that guided me towards the bathroom.”

… Maybe have them follow at a distance, Kari…

Sora: “Oh. Well, Kari. I hope your light doesn’t run out of batteries.”
Kari: “That’s not funny. Hm. I’ll lead the way. Follow me.”

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WaruMonzaemon: “Lord Mugendramon! Lord Mugendramon!”
Mugendramon: “WaruMonzaemon, what happened?”
WaruMonzaemon: “The Chosen Children and their Digimon are here!”
MugenDramon: “In your area?”
WaruMonzaemon: “Well, you see, Lord Machinedramon, it’s actually a pretty funny story-“
Machinedramon: “Stop stalling and tell me what happened, WaruMonzaemon. That is, while you are still able to talk.”
WaruMonzaemon: “Yes, your Metalness!” ⧵m/ “You see, I found the Digidestined.”
Machinedramon: “They were in your area?”
WaruMonzaemon: “They were all up in my area!”

WaruMonzaemon: “I bravely stood up to them so that I could please you, Lord Mugendramon, but… I was defeated instead!”
Mugendramon: “You fool! Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you had found the Chosen Children?”
WaruMonzaemon: “The wound that the Chosen Children’s Digimon gave me hurts! Lord Mugendramon, help me!”
Mugendramon: “I know where the Children are, so I have no further use for you.” *blows WaruMonzaemon the fuck up*
WaruMonzaemon: “Yes, and I was going to capture them for you, too, but this one little girl was really strong, and then the Numemon were fighting me and it hurt pretty bad and–“
Machinedramon: “Enough! If you thought that puny little girl was tough, wait till I get through with you! Why didn’t you alert me, you two-bit carnival prize?”
WaruMonzaemon: “I wanted to tell you sooner, but they wounded me. Look at my owies… and boo-boos…”
Machinedramon: “I’m sorry. I should be more sympathetic after your grueling battle. Let me reward you for helping me locate the Digidestined…” *blows WaruMonzaemon the fuck up*
WaruMonzaemon: “He shot my paw! … and the rest of me!“

Is that the reward? That sucks.

The timing on ‘Let me reward you […]” *BOOM*’ was great in the dub. Not so much the ‘paw’ thing – I feel like cutting that bit would have improved the scene.

[Elsewhere, Taichi searches for Hikari. Agumon, Koushirou, and Tentomon are still with him. Agumon collapses]
Taichi: “Agumon, what are you doing? I’m gonna leave you behind!”
Agumon: “Ah… sorry, Taichi!”
Koushirou: “Taichi, Agumon and Tentomon are tired. Let’s rest a bit.”
Tai: “Agumon, what are you doing laying down at a time like this?”
Agumon: “Sorry, Tai. I’ll try to keep up.”
Izzy: “You know, Tai, that’s the fifth time he’s collapsed. Call me crazy, but I think maybe we should rest for a little while.”

The FIFTH time?? We’ve been walking for 4 minutes!

Taichi: “Hikari!”
Koushirou: “The truth is, I’m tired, too.”
Taichi: “Hikari! Where are you?”
Koushirou: “Taichi, please calm down. You must be pretty tired, too.”
Tai: (shouting) “Kari!”
Izzy: “That’s right. Just let our Digimon die!”
Agumon and Tentomon: “Huh?!”
Izzy: “Oh, sorry guys. It’s just a figure of speech.”

I’ll be right back, folks. Just gotta let the Digimon die right quick.

Tentomon: “Koushirou…”
Tentomon: “Please don’t provoke him, Izzy.”

Counterpoint: DO provoke him.

Taichi: “Hikari is sick!”
Koushirou: “And I understand that.”
Taichi: “If you understand, then don’t order me around!”
Agumon: “T-Taichi…”
Koushirou: “I’m not giving any orders!”
Tai: “Don’t you understand? Kari’s sick. We have to find her!”
Izzy: “I know that, Tai, but she’s not here right now.”
Tai: “That’s my point – we have to find her now!”
Agumon: “Calm down, Tai.”
Izzy: “I’m warning you, Tai. You better stop giving us orders or else!”

[Taichi charges and tackles Koushirou]
Taichi: “SHUT UP!”
Koushirou: “You’re being obstinate!”
Taichi: “What was that?!”
Agumon: “This is no time to be fighting!”
Tentomon: “Calm down, both of you!”
Taichi: “You bastard!” *punch*
Tai: “Or else what??”
Izzy: “I didn’t plan anything after ‘or else’; I just thought it sounded tough!”
Tai: “You wanna see tough? Here’s tough!” *punch* “OW! Your face is way tougher than Matt’s!”

Izzy has had that coming for 49 episodes.

It’s pretty clear in the original that Taichi didn’t actually punch him at all, and it was just a ruse to try to not give away that he was aware of someone following them. Koushirou is flinching after the shot cuts from Taichi’s fist, because he thought a fist was coming. He doesn’t cry out in pain or have a fist imprint on his face after, and in Taichi and Yamato’s fights, they always have visible marks on their faces where punches had landed. Punches are always shown connecting anyway, so the only reason to cut away is if it didn’t.

In the dub: nah, Tai just full-on decked Izzy. It was long overdue but also very ineffective, considering it didn’t even leave a mark.

[Taichi pulls Koushirou closer to whisper something to him]
Taichi: “Koushirou, we are being followed by someone.”
Koushirou: “What?”
Taichi: “Quiet.”
Tai: “Izzy, did you hear that?”
Izzy: “Huh?”
Tai: “Just listen. Getting closer. Footsteps.”
Izzy: “You couldn’t have said something BEFORE punching me?! All I hear is my head pounding.”
Tai: “Someone’s here!”

You guys should probably be whispering most of this.

Taichi: “Keep fighting while we hide behind that gate.”
Koushirou: “Got it.” (loudly) “Now you’ve done it!”
Taichi: “Got a problem with it??”
Tai: “Maybe. Let’s pretend to keep fighting, and we’ll hide behind that gate.”
Izzy: “Okay, but just make sure your next punch is pretend, too.”
Tai: “Haha, no.” (loud) “Better stop calling me names!”
Izzy: “I will not! You’re a bully and a… a ruffian!”

No, Izzy, you’re supposed to be pretending.

[Agumon and Tentomon follow them, playing along]
Agumon and Tentomon: “Stop!”
Tentomon: “Stop it, you two! Koushirou, this is no time to be fighting! Koushirou, stop…”
Agumon: “Taichi! Taichi, stop…”

Tai: “That was the best you could come up with?”
Izzy: “Yes, on such short notice.”

I didn’t hear you doing any better, Tai!

[They remain quiet as their pursuer approaches. Agumon and Tentomon decide to prepare themselves]
Agumon: “Taichi…”
Tentomon: “Koushirou…”
Taichi: “Go for it.”
Koushirou: “Please.”
Agumon: “Should we…”

Finish your own sentences?

Tentomon: “… digivolve?”
Tai: “…Yes…”
Izzy: “Not a bad idea.”

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Again, the evolution attempt is unsuccessful, and instead of confoundment, Agumon and Tentomon reinvent themselves:

Tentomon: “Tentomon, evolve… Kabuterimon..?”
Agumon: “Agumon, evolve… Greymon! … Greymon… … Greymon!! Greymon!! Greymo–!”
Tentomon: “Tentomon digivolve to… Kabu- nevermind.”
Agumon: “Agumon digivolve to… Greymon! Greymon! Greymon, yeah, I’m Greymon! I’m big and I’m bad! And I-“

Kabunevermind is my new favourite Digimon. Greymon Greymon Greymon Yeah I’m Greymon I’m Big and I’m Bad and I is my new favorite rap album.

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[Agumon and Tentomon have failed to evolve]
Taichi: “Agumon… You guys are too tired, aren’t you?”
[Their pursuer approaches]
Taichi: “I’m sorry, Koushirou.”
Koushirou: “It’s only because you were worried about Hikari, Taichi.”
Tai: “Agumon, your digivolve was a digi-dud.”
Izzy: “Your energy levels are too low!”
[Incoming]
Tai: “Izzy, I’m sorry.”
Izzy: “It’s okay, Tai. I know your original intention wasn’t to punch me. You were worried about Kari, that’s all.”
Tai: “… sure.”

I love that he’s dwelling on Tai punching him.

Taichi: “This is my responsibility. I’ll go fight it.”
Koushirou: “Don’t be ridiculous. If we all work together, we might be able to do something.”
Agumon: “He’s right, Taichi!”
Tentomon: “Have more faith in us.”
Taichi: “You guys… I understand.”
Tai: “What’s fair is fair. I want you to hit me right now.”
Izzy: “That’s ridiculous! I won’t resort to that. Nothing can be settled with violence. I’m not gonna hit you, Tai. I’ll figure out something worse.“
Agumon: “Can I hit you, then?”
Tentomon: “I wouldn’t mind a swipe myself.”

All right, everybody line up to punch Tai. $5 per punch, DigiDollars NOT accepted.

Narrator: “Andromon: a Cyborg-type Digimon they had once met on File Island who was freed from Devimon’s black gear by Kabuterimon.”
Tentomon: “I remember now. We met Andromon on File Island. He was the Android Digimon who had a black gear stuck in his mechanism, but we removed it and freed him of its evil spell.”

Andromon gets Dragonball-dubbed by being converted from a cyborg to a full androi– wait, why is he called “Andromon” if he’s a cyborg, not an android?

Interestingly, his original voice sounds less deep than when he was introduced. I don’t think his actor (Kiyoyuki YANADA) changed, but he sounds like he’s speaking a little less robotically now. The flanging effect is still there.

[Their pursuer was actually Andromon, their ally]
Andromon: “I didn’t think it could be you guys.”
Taichi: “That’s what we should be saying! Right?”
Koushirou: “Yes. What are you doing here, Andromon?”
Andromon: “I wasn’t sure if it was you or not.”
Tai: “Well, it’s nice to see a friendly face.”
Izzy: “Even if it is made of metal.”

Don’t be racist, Izzy.

Izzy: “What are you doing down here anyway, Andromon?”
Tai: “And why are you sneaking up on people?”

Never you mind that.

Andromon: “I went underground and carried out a lone resistance campaign to liberate the city ruled by Mugendramon.”
Andromon: “I’m trying to put together a resistance army against Machinedramon. I’ve heard rumors that Digimon are hiding in the sewers. They fled here when Machinedramon burned the cities. I’ve come to the sewers to organize them. And while I’m here, I’m going to fix that drip!”

As far as putting together an army: he’s definitely doing something wrong, because there is no one in those ‘sewers’ other than enslaved Numemon…

Andromon: “That’s why I had thought you were Mugendramon’s subordinates.”
Agumon: “No way!”
Tentomon: “How terrible of you…”
Andromon: “I thought you were spies sent here by Machinedramon to destroy my plans.”
Agumon: “Hm!”
Tentomon: “How insulting!”

Yeah, you can’t just go around plumbing without a license!

Taichi: “We’re looking for a girl named Hikari.”
Koushirou: “We think Sora and Takeru are with her, too.”
Andromon: “Is that so? Please wait one moment.” *extends cables from his arms towards the ceiling and plugs into the subway mainframe*
Koushirou: “We’re counting on you. Hikari is Taichi’s little sister.”
Andromon: “They’re coming.”
Taichi: “Hikari?”
Koushirou: “She’s coming here?”
Tai: “We’re looking for my little sister named Kari. She’s sick, have you seen her?”
Izzy: “Sora, Biyomon, T.K. and Patamon are probably with her too.”
Andromon: “You mean Queen Kari is your sister?”
Izzy: “’Queen’?”
Andromon: “Wait, just a moment.” *extends cables from his arms and plugs into the sewer mainframe—wait, ew* “They’re coming.”
Izzy: “Kari and the others are coming here? When?”
Andromon: “Now.”
Tai: “Really?”
Izzy: “Prodigious, Andromon!”

Okay, how do YOU know about ‘Queen Kari’? Do they put out a newsletter down here?

Mugendramon: “Here you are, Chosen Children.”
All: “Mugendramon!”
Mugendramon: “Andromon is with here, too? Then I’ll get rid of all of you at once!”
Machinedramon: “Oh, good, just what I was looking for: victims.”
All: “Machinedramon!”
Machinedramon: “Hello, Andromon. Babysitting? I’ll destroy you first while the others watch.”

Andromon’s been picking up a lot of odd jobs since the factory closed down.

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[Nearby, Hikari leads them closer to Taichi et al’s location with her Crazy Taxi Arrow light power]
Soramon: “Hikari, what’s the matter?”
Hikari: “They’re close.”
Takeru: “Taichi and the others?”
Hikari: “They’re coming.”
Sora: “What is it, Kari?”
Kari: “They’re coming.”
T.K.: “You mean Tai? When?”
Kari: “Now.”

Nice adaptation of the callback.

[The team is now reunited]
Sora: “Hey, just what happened with Mugendramon?”
Koushirou: “Andromon is fighting him to protect us. Apparently he was involved in resistance activities in this underground area.”
Sora: “Was that Andromon I saw fighting with Machinedramon?”
Izzy: “That’s him alright. He’s sacrificing himself to protect us. He’s raising an army against Machinedramon.”

Andromon is the army.

Machinedramon gets a free bonus attack called ‘Dragonfire… *grunt*’ in the dub. MAYBE it’s supposed to be ‘Dragonfire Drill’, but the second noise he makes doesn’t sound like ‘drill’. He does not use a named attack when fighting one-on-one against Andromon in the original.

[Birdramon, Angewomon, and Angemon step in to help Andromon]
Angemon: “All together now…”
Birdramon: ” Let’s fight together!”
Andromon: “I understand.”
Angemon: “We’ll take you to safety.”
Birdramon: “No! Let’s fight Machinedramon together!”

Machinedramon also calls out ‘Giga Cannon’ twice – once when firing at Angemon, then again when firing a Birdramon right after. Mugendramon only calls out Infinity Cannon once, against Birdramon, in the original.

(3 sec) Birdramon, Angewomon, Angemon, and Andromon (lot of ‘An’-mon in there…) all attack Mugendramon together, causing a huge explosion, which is cut.

Again, this scene is in Hulu’s version of the episode. It was cut after the original airing.

[They attack Mugendramon all together. It didn’t work out so well]
Mugendramon: “They’re not very tough. I suppose it’s your turn next.”
Machinedramon: “They weren’t even worth my time. You’re next!”

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After the ad break, Machindramon gets an added line with the replayed clip above:

Machinedramon: “Now I’ve got you, Digidestined. Who wants to be the first victim?”

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[Hikari approaches him as ‘Victory ~ Goodness Theme’ (shouri ~ zen no TE—MA「勝利～善のテーマ」) plays]
No dialogue.
Machinedramon: “How brave you are to volunteer. I’ll try to make this as painful as I can.” *laughs*

All we ask is that you try.

[The Numemon swarm and start climbing over Mugendramon]
Mugendramon: “You little fools.”
Hikari: “Numemon…”
Mugendramon: “Are you intending to fight back?”
Machinedramon: “What do you think you’re doing, Numemon?”
Kari: “Numemon..?”Machinedramon: “Do you slimy Digimon call this fighting?”

Look, they don’t have a whole lot else going on, okay?!

Mugendramon vaporises every Numemon, Hikari cries out for them and then collapses, and Agumon has a sudden surge of power which causes him to warp-evolve into WaryGreymon. The background music from the beginning of Agumon’s evolution to the footage of the city’s dissolution is called ‘Repose’ (ansoku 「安息」), which starts as solemn and peaceful but builds into something triumphant. It seems a bit premature considering they’ve only beaten the penultimate Dark Master, but it fits with all the shots of them admiring their victory.

The dub score is a pretty good match for ‘Repose’, but it doesn’t resolve as intensely.

[WarGreymon delivers a seemingly ineffective slash and reverts to Koromon]
Mugendramon: “This is the end for you.”
Koromon: “Is that how it looks? I have Taichi, Hikari… and everyone else on my side!”
Machinedramon: “Now I will finish you once and for all!”
Koromon: “I don’t think so. You missed what I did as WarGreymon. I sliced you like an onion!”

Uh-huh. Is that why you’re crying?

Andromon: “Now that the ruler of the city, Mugendramon, has been defeated, the destruction of this area has begun.”
Sora: (to Takeru) “Don’t worry. We’re all together.”
Andromon: “Without Machinedramon, this area has become unstable. It’s beginning to fall apart.”
Sora: (to T.K.) “Nothing can happen to us that we can’t handle together!”

Andromon: “The city is gone and my battle is over.”
Andromon: “Machinedramon’s city is dissolving. My work here is finished.”

Yeah, good job raising that army. Dingus.

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Hikari’s request to make a grave for the Numemon (hopefully not one for each; there were a lot of Numemon) is adapted to ‘a memorial’, which is very appropriate and sweet.

As the scene ends on the top of Spiral Mountain, Tai declares, “you’re next, Piedmon!”, and the dub throws a clip of Piedmon laughing with his face all up in the camera. It’s really awkward.

Narrator: “Will the Digidestined be able to defeat the most powerful Dark Master of all? Find out their fate on the next Digimon: Digital Monsters!”

I don’t know, man, can YOU beat him? He’s a clown.