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I would definitely put "To the Edge" from FFXIV: Shadowbringers on this list. Not only is the song absolutely gorgeous while still being intense enough for a boss battle, but the meaning of its lyrics can be interpreted in two ways. The first interpretation is that the song is a plea from Azem (the player character's past life) or the other Ascians to Elidibus to cease his fighting to resurrect their world by destroying the current world, or it could be a desperate cry from the Ascians in general for Azem to put an end to their suffering and madness and "catch us before we fall".
Also the song was written by a composer fighting cancer, in hospital, during the middle of the pandemic. Soken is amazing.
I can't even begin to describe the sheer ecstasy I felt when you acknowledged the existence of I. M. Meen. ^_^
I think I.M Meen and dare to dream would be good honorable mentions,
Also: TOP TEN TAG TEAM BOSSES WHEN?
yeah, probably should have lead the 3 houses entry with a spoiler warning…. If nothing else, a "the next entry is from 3 houses, but it gets deep into spoiler territory when dissecting the lyrics, so for you spoiler free people, go play the game first." On the other hand, i now have yet another reason to pick up the game; that is, once it has been long enough for me to forget the entire game spoilers you dropped…
So no 'Bury The Light'?
Promptly recreates the OG vine
GLaDoS' real feelings show in the second ending
Umineko's soundtrack is so good, glad it got a shout out.
I wished if the Drill X song from Skylanders was in this list but, it's just my opinion
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THE TITLE OF THE SONG FROM NO MORE HEROES 2 FOR YEARS! Thank you so much
well it doesn't matter if one winged angel is only about rage and Sephiroth being angry, it's still a fucking villian theme so it should still be included
Holy shit. I came in here solely to ACKTUALLY you for not having Evil Queen from Rhapsody A Musical Adventure, but then saw a shot of it within the first 30 seconds. You win this round, and a subscribe.
I'm disappointed no Drill-X from Skylanders.
It almost sounds like "It Has To Be This Way" is a duet of sorts. Raiden's voice is definitely the main one but, you can hear another voice singing slightly fainter along with it in some parts. It's almost as if Raiden and Armstrong are coming to the realization that they aren't so different and look at each other with newfound respect and admiration.
Someone's obviously never played Final Fantasy 14 to not to include one of the many many amazing villain songs in it on this list. (Not that its a problem)
I wish you had Bury the Light from DMC 5 in the honorable mentions catagory!
Space Channel 5 part 2: Purge's Theme
I will be shocked if dancing mad isn't on here.
Edit: I am shocked it didn't even make honorable mentions.
Actually, One Winged Angel is in Latin.
LATIN:
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Estuans interius
Ira vehementi
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
REPEAT CHORUS
Sors immanis
Et inanis
Sors immanis
Et inanis
REPEAT CHORUS
Veni, veni, venias,
Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias,
Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias,
Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias,
Ne me mori facias
Veni, veni, venias,
Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias
Generosa
Veni, veni, venias,
Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias
Generosa
Veni, veni, venias,
Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias
Generosa
Veni, veni, venias,
Gloriosa
Ne me mori facias
Generosa
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
Translation:
Chorus
Burning inside with violent anger
Burning inside with violent anger
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
Fate – monstrous
And empty
Fate – monstrous
And empty
(CHORUS)
Come, come, O come,
Do not let me die
Come, come, O come,
Do not let me die
Come, come, O come,
Do not let me die
Come, come, O come,
Do not let me die
Come, come, O come, Glorious
Do not let me die Generous
Come, come, O come, Glorious
Do not let me die Generous
Come, come, O come, Glorious
Do not let me die Generous
Come, come, O come, Glorious
Do not let me die Generous
Sephiroth
Sephiroth
I will agree though, you always see this making lists, so it's easy to see why you left it off 😉
You know, there's definitely one Final Fantasy tune that could have made this list, and I'm kinda shocked it didn't even make the Honorable Mentions, much less end up on the list: "Otherworld" from Final Fantasy X, the theme that not only plays during the battle with Braska's Final Aeon, but also during Sin's attack on Zanarkand in the very beginning.
Philistine is the catchiest song on the list. It’s probably my number 1
29:05 Jonathan Coulton didn't write Sweet Victory, it was written by Bob Kulick and it's singer David Glen Eisley. However, Coulton was involved in The Spongebob Musical in 2016.
The Great Mighty Poo deserves to be number 2.
PImpin and the Silent Hill 4 The Room are amazing to listen to.
Dang it I wanted the drill song from skylanders
For people who like video game villain songs, I highly recommend Bury the Light from Devil May Cry 5: Special Edition. From the POV of fan favorite Vergil, it's such a deep blend of the heavy rock the series is known for and soulful lyrics and vocals that perfectly describe the unwavering, dark mindset of Vergil's character, with the instruments and melodies used in unusual and haunting ways to create a truly memorable piece. It is such a beautifully intense song that it's easy to forget Vergil is indeed a villain even though the lyrics tell us in detail the hellish path he feels he has no choice but to tread.
[Rant] I personally think "revenge is bad" plots ala-No more heroes and Last of us 2 tend not to work is because they give you no choice(outside of not playing the game) and then tell you it was a no good, terrible, awful thing you just did.
Like, you should be able to make the choices to kill or spare Abby's friends, choose whether or not they deserve to die just for being present when Joel died, or employ non-lethal methods on human enemies, and then finally deciding whether it's truly truly worth killing Abby.
If you kill her, it's about the same as the current ending, Ellie let her hatred consume her and it pushed all her loved ones away. If you don't kill her then it could be a little brighter, she can focus on and strengthen her relationships, making her life about something other than Abby.
Idk I'm just kinda mad how it was all handled
A game villain song I think deserves some recognition is Bury The Light from Devil May Cry 5. Sure it's a bit drawn out at 9 minutes but it knows how to keep the attention of a listener for the whole time
Man. You really gotta call me out about one winged angel. At least you admitted it was good. Touche
Edit: I'm glad Still Alive made it
I'm kind of curious where he got the info that Jonathan Coulton wrote Sweet Victory. While he did write a song or two for the Spongebob Musical, I'm not seeing him credited anywhere. It was David Glen Eisley and Bob Kulick that wrote the song, and a good four years before it premiered in Band Geeks.
Kinda expected Bury the Light from DMC5.
Before I even started the video, I was literally thinking "i'd better see the Great Mighty Poo on here or i'm gonna lose MY shit." Luckily, I was reassured by #8.
Ok I was sure persona would show up but THIS was not the song I was expecting. Interpreting Throw Your Mask Away as a Maruki villain song is such a great way to look at it.
It has to be this way i feel both are singing it
I know some of my fellow Gen Zs are gonna disagree on me with this personal choice, but the Drillbot song from Skylanders Giants. I know it's silly for a dead game series, but damn if it isn't funny as hell.
the best song in gaming is a note…
Sad that bury the light is not here
What about winter horrorland from Friday funkin
I think the top half of the list is significantly better than the bottom half, but a large chunk of that is simply better villains. As much as I like Phantom and TGMP, they are meant to be comedic songs. There is more soul behind most of the top of the list, more meaning, and they make the villains for whom they play mean more.
I have only one thing to say to this list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWi4J-xrepM
How did you miss a villain song from an RPG that is LITERALLY A MUSICAL RPG?!
Losing Glad.OS her singing is very sad even if she is Still Alive and that song is sad and filled with sarcasm
Oh well. If you're ever curious about two Villain songs, I recommend a few from XIV. The ones I think most thematic would be "Wayward Daughter" and "Return to Oblivion".
HEY! MGR! Yeah!
Edelgard did nothing wrong
Maruki is the first example in my memory of an Anti-Villain in the Persona series, and I'm disappointed that he was only used as a post-game end boss, because a character like that deserves their own game.
This was a pretty fun experiment, I’d like to see other different topic countdowns someday.
Spicy calamari
top ten joshscorcher top tens!!
I am surprised Drill-X from Skylanders Giants wasn’t in this. Granted, it wasn’t an actual song, just speech said in rhyme and with a metal voice, but was still good, I think
btw this series of Villain Songs inspired a Try not to Sing/Dance for my friends so thank you Josh for helping me with an idea via these vids
Maruki is such a great characters, holy shit