Ben, Gwen, and Grandpa Max visit Azmuth on Galvan Prime. There, they have their first encounter with Malware, a corrupted Mechamorph who's determined to make Azmuth cure him, by any means!
Tropes in this episode:
- Unwitting Instigator of Doom: Albedo's plan to sabotage Malware's attempt at upgrading himself backfires by inadvertently giving the latter a more powerful form, making him all the more dangerous.
- What the Hell, Hero?: After Azmuth explains Malware's origins, he gets called out by Ben for not making more of an effort to cure Malware's condition.Azmuth: Unlike all the others of his kind, Malware had the ability to not just mimic tech; it became him, but at a terrible price. I've tried many times to help him, to make him like the others. Malware's condition is intriguingly complex, and his volatile nature is... challenging.
Ben: So, a dangerous tech vampire has been begging you to fix him for years, and you told him you'd "get around to it"?!
Azmuth: You have no idea of the responsibilities I carry, Ben Tennyson.
Ben: Blah, blah, blah. You goofed up, and now you need me to fix it. - Whole Episode Flashback: This episode takes place back when Ben was 11 years old, and shows not only his first battle against Malware, but the first time he met Albedo.
