17. Born Anew + Nascent Requiem (Orphan's Theme)

Final Fantasy XIII
Masashi Hamauzu
℗ 2009 Square Enix

[@Burgermizer]

>When you gotta host the 2021 Olympics

[@Anshelical]

I was so hype when this made it to the Tokyo Olympics: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaakmqifep6qiNEfeature=shared

[@stonesourjim]

This theme made the Orphan fight feel like an epic battle all the way through.

[@scarletmarvel9956]

Congratulations for making to the Tokyo Olympics, FFXIII 👏

[@derricklewis8448]

I love the way the instruments roll in on nascent requiem.

[@caiusballad4162]

Totally the same as you.

[@n64central]

Anyone else had to come back after hearing this at the olympics ?

[@damiangracia8111]

Wait, when?

[@n64central]

@@damiangracia8111 google it or search on KZbin, they did a performance with this song

[@SaintsCoAnime]

Or KZbin it 😆💞🙏🏾✝️✨ that's awesome that they used this amazing song 🙌🏽👏🏾😆

[@mak7eye]

@@n64central what year please and thanks

[@KageKitsunenoyami]

It was used in the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony along with other video game songs. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaakmqifep6qiNE

[@TheAdmiralAnnie]

"Merciless Judgement"

[@chrisparker2550]

Just finished a playthrough and completely forgot about that attack

[@coolguy02536]

ARM YOURSELVES WITH HATE

[@KevinLeroyGrant]

I had known about the attack before I got to the final boss and still forgot it when planning my paradigms. What made it even worse was that I had some people on the wrong roles lmao (still won though)

[@elwinbu5926]

Almost the same style of damage from Supernova in ff7.

[@4Brazy]

This was one of the easiest fights in the game, the trash mobs in the final dungeon were harder (pause)

[@piromaniac9999]

FFXIII had a really good boss theme for barthandalus.

[@robertpalmer8080]

Shadow_Link good fights give me PTSD but damn did that music make it worthwhile xD

[@derricklewis8448]

Dude. Seriously it was and still is incredible.

[@SeperatePiece]

*FFXIII had a really good ost*

[@Th3ba1r0n]

This is the song that should have been played in the last battle between Voldemort and Harry Potter.

[@TheSimplyJJP]

+Roberto Rivera Man there should've been this fucking magic sword spell, Voldemort and Harry dueling with magic swords would be amazing with this music.

[@Th3ba1r0n]

meh, sounds too "Starwars" lol. But a swordfight would have been cool to watch.

[@erikstensaas1202]

What you see when Harry and Voldemort duel for the last time is witnessing a villain get destroyed by a power he neither respected nor understood, which is fitting for him given his arrogance

[@leelduttis4086]

For those wondering Nascent Requiem starts at 4:32

[@lordking8894]

I luv the music so so much, but it makes me feel despair as well

[@xlaleyahx9735]

I will always be so Inlove with the music and this game ❤

[@myparentsaredivorced4573]

Imagine watching a live orchestra play this…

[@kain7513]

Hell Yeah!!

[@Betawolf395]

2:36 I always really liked that little part for some reason, it just sounds so nice. This theme is probably one of the most intense final boss themes I've ever heard.

[@Oniimanju]

i recomend you cleric beast tho its not for final fantasy

[@koss3089]

bloodborne ost do be slappin tho

[@wyldshot666]

Yes !! Best part !!

[@maxpaynegk]

Same here, always loved it and it's always stuck with me

[@pamdrayer5648]

This song is really good, and it is rather intense. As far as intensity, I think One-Winged Angel has it beat. The most intense of Final Fantasy boss music is Jecht's Theme from Final Fantasy X. This, One-Winged Angel, and Caius's Theme are the best.

[@Wimpywoo16]

I had so much fun attempting to defeat bosses. That grueling but determined feeling felt good

[@dantederi5062]

Exactly, ff 13 combat was so challenging and engaging.

[@TheRealityWatcher]

This song gives me ptsd of the doom clock.

[@flywhiteguy2327]

Well If I can't enjoy this song any longer, then no one else can either! Lyrics: "GIVE ME COFFEE... FOR THE HORSE... NOW... NOW... NOW!" : ^ )

[@omerozel4716]

Not gonna work if i already know the lyrics

[@NeoCoyote]

I can't hear that now

[@haskinmom]

Error Final fantasy ¹³

[@Xman34washere]

Fu-

[@malcolmmathias5881]

I realize I am kinda off topic but does anyone know a good website to stream new tv shows online?

[@elwinbu5926]

One of the most powerful boss theme in ff

[@sonic_genesis]

compared to FF15, this final boss ost was epic af

[@RaianAtsumeruGamings]

Ikr

[@SeperatePiece]

@@sonic_genesis FF15 is a disappointment on so many fronts.

[@meridianpuppeter]

I'm getting quite a few Schnittke's Requiem flavors from Born Anew.. Still a beautiful piece from the OST.

[@megaponful]

. I see you're a man of culture as wel. Schnittke is one of my favourite composers.

[@Thehillsfamily2009]

@@megaponful Men of culture, rejoice.

[@cameraredeye3115]

@Jake Small There are a NUMBER of enemies in the game that can be considered "superbosses", Attacus being one of them. But the 2 "official" superbosses in FF13 are Long Gui and Vercingetorix, according to the Wiki. Long Gui has 16.2 million HP - the highest in the game - and has a number of attacks that hit like a big rig, Ultima being among the worst, especially combined with its Roar attack. Use Summons to drop Long Gui on the ground easily, then debuff and spam Death if possible. That I believe is the easiest way to beat him. Olizandri has a great video on fighting this guy as well as Vercingetorix. Speaking of Vercingetorix, he's just as hard (if not harder). He has 15,840,000 HP (second only to Long Gui) and is the last mark (#64) in the Cie'th Stone Missions. Not only can he hit like a truck, he's VERY fast and becomes completely immune to damage at times. On top of all that, he can heal himself, debuff your party, and also deliver an AoE capable of inflicting around 20,000 damage to the whole party. Don't even THINK of fighting this guy without the Tortoise Paradigm (3 Sentinels).

[@LicoriceLain]

+cameraREDeye It honestly upsets me that I haven't 100%'d this game, but farming for the ultimate weapons is just bs. That fucking drop rate. ugh.

[@cameraredeye3115]

LicoriceLain Same here. My computer kinda sucks for hardcore gaming, though, so I'm gonna wait until I have a better one before attacking FF13 again. When I do, though, I'm gonna do the whole trilogy and see which game I like best. I hear Lightning Returns (the last game) has the best port on Steam out of all the FF13 trilogy games.

[@LicoriceLain]

cameraREDeye I am a console peasant and picked it back up again today. Hoo boy, it is going to be rough. I only have 2 traps and I still need to upgrade a few items. Have you playe Type-0? How does it stack up?

[@cameraredeye3115]

+LicoriceLain Type-0? Sadly, I have not. And I probably won't be getting a PS4 for some time now...

[@LicoriceLain]

cameraREDeye I have an xone, but have yet to play a game on it yet. Still, between the VII remake, XV and Type-0, I may have to just forego it.

[@void2803]

13 trilogy, type-0 and 15 had such amazing songs, it's unfortunate that these titles didnt get as much success as the other FF titles

[@wiseguy240Winston]

Depends XIII-1 & XV are among the top 10 best selling entries.

[@VictoriaSteelmountain]

@@wiseguy240Winston In Europe maybe yes. But definitely not in the US

[@wiseguy240Winston]

@@VictoriaSteelmountain In America 13-1 sold over 1 million first week becoming the fastest selling entry till 15.

[@RG-df2lr]

@@wiseguy240Winston sure did. Lightning returns is the best though

[@ironrex6979]

Type-0 was the best among them it’s sad it’s so under rated

[@MegaMoonland]

i know its so good!

[@piromaniac9999]

Orphan's theme reminds me of conan the barbarian(Original, not the remake) And barthandalus has the official final boss feel, that you really are fighting with everything you got, because he won't hold back, and i think he was effective.What i didn't like, were the heroes.

[@heiwiik8744]

groovy

[@wyldshot666]

I've never enjoyed getting my ass kicked so much !! Awesome song !!

[@deathrocker616]

BRIIING ME COFFEE FORRR THA HOOOORR FORRR THAAA HOOOORRR

[@SirMoFoDans4]

Nascent Requiem kinda reminds me of Kingdom of Predators.

[@baterraoraa4846]

Underrated soundtrack Underrated game :(

[@SeperatePiece]

indeed, it's a shame

[@ironrex6979]

Eh game wasn’t so good but the ost was great. Story had a great concept to bad the last entry dropped everything the second one was building up toward.

[@SeperatePiece]

@@ironrex6979 Game was good. The storyline is suspect but the game gets entirely too much shit.

[@ironrex6979]

@@SeperatePiece No the game wasn’t good. It practically played itself if you maxed out the crystarium during each chapter. The level design was extremely linear. The story was good but awkwardly told.

[@SeperatePiece]

@@ironrex6979 How does the game play itself out?

[@Dahaka461989]

Finał fantasy VII remake enigmatic Spectre boss fight theme brought me here :D

[@Alex-op5ow]

I wondering why at some points why it sounded like the HxH and Death Note ost, but the composer for both anime arranged these tracks and probably a few more.

[@masterxl97]

One of the few things the XIII trilogy did better than any other Final Fantasy was truly make you feel like you were fighting a god during the final bosses.

[@SeperatePiece]

What do you mean few? It did quite a bit well. The combat for one, is arguably the best in the series.

[@hartantoanggoro]

We got a Demon God (I), Emperor of Hell (II), Primordial Darkness (III), Incarnation of Hatred (IV), Corrupted Tree Sentinel (V), Chaotic God (VI), Fallen Seraph (VII), Time Discord (VIII), Death Incarnate (IX), Parasite (X), Dark Lord (XI) and then Grotesque God Emperor (XII) as final boss long before XIII.

[@masterxl97]

@@hartantoanggoro I didn’t say XIII was the first Final Fantasy to have a godlike being as the final boss. I said it did the best job of making you FEEL like you were fighting an actual deity, particularly through the music. And for the record, none of the bosses you listed are actually identified in-game as gods aside from Kefka. They’re all just super powerful entities or people trying to BECOME a god.

[@KevinLeroyGrant]

I wasn't expecting to beat Orphan in one try at all. I had made a bunch of stupid mistakes and I still ended up winning.

[@joshuablair707]

vanille, fang, and lightning did good for me. good is an amazing healer and a amazing character. but he has the lowest health in the group so he's extremely vulnerable in this fight. if you cast poison on orphan it helps quite a bit.

[@joshuablair707]

hope not good. I'm typing from my cell

[@MastaKilla63]

Joshua Blair I either used Lightning / Vanille and Fang because having two upgraded saboteurs really helps at times. Lightning / Sazh / Hope is also good because when you have two synergists that can give you many upgrades, it can be the difference between victory and defeat.

[@drakenblade9342]

Girei.

[@Modusiticate]

tenks julia

[@scottdavies9901]

@Jake Small you seem to be forgetting Vercingetorix

[@TheAnimeMegaFreak]

Sounds something like i would hear from Star Wars

[@Lukeormaybenath]

+Cobax Like an infiltration scene, right? As if a rebel unit is infiltrating an empire base, looking for possible answer to ending a war :)

[@HolyknightVader999]

Sounds like a theme for a Jedi duel.

[@shibba2517]

No? This sounds much like something from Death Note

[@jonathanzimmer725]

@@HolyknightVader999 sounds like duel of the fates

[@KaiTenSatsuma]

:Latin Chanting: You're gonna be in for a bad time.

[@user-yc3bx9ox5r]

Orphan in FF14 when?

[@SekateStudio]

I loved this game, but Orphan's first form was pure artificial difficulty; enemies shouldn't be able to inflict Death on a party leader.

[@kumo34sans]

finally someone agrees with me, everyone says "oh it adds tension" bullshit its cheap and annoying and burns through my potions

[@cameraredeye3115]

+The Dragon Scrublord If you think that's bad, try Merciless Judgement (max damage) on a Poisoned party leader. That basically spells "game over" right there b/c Poison status is so broken in FF13 (it does fractional DOT)

[@TheAuron32]

+The Dragon Scrublord i agree, they fucked up with this dumb shit, i mean seriously, Lightning would be KOed and i'd have Vanille and Hope, both AWESOME healers just stand their, i could almost hear Light screaming as the poor woman bleeds out "are you two IDIOTS, im DYING HERE!!! CAST LIFE DUMBASSES!!!"

[@madamwinnifer4666]

+cameraREDeye I found using Veil and Combat Clinic helped counter that.

[@CloisteredExplorer]

+cameraREDeye whenever he inflicts status ailments like that I just spam esuna until he changes to light. takes time but it works and is a lot easier. just have a sentinel ready to take all the hits whenever he uses darkness.

[@bigfootisreal6150]

Saving turtles is a hobby

[@xxshadowdevilx527]

"Foolish lcie the final judgment draws nigh become ragnarok and destroy orphan and deliver us the all maker"- Barthandalus

[@JSNkral]

Even though you could...

[@amarelorosado.8412]

That song is beautiful.

[@leelduttis4086]

FF13 gang unite

[@tylerb3023]

This is a theme of the Gods. Mortals are unworthy of this theme

[@The_Past_Killer]

The Fal'Cie are literal gods of FF mythology anyway

[@patchzeigler6562]

When you step on a lego.

[@ffs6158]

why couldnt this guy score the new dune

[@flaminghotstreak]

0:16

[@MegaMoonland]

fang is kinda of more effective for sen in my opinion but yeah hope does die alot vanille to

[@robertpalmer8080]

Rin Okumura hated having to use hope, vanile was ok but annoying to play as party leader, screw her eidolon fight. Got me stuck for 2 hours trying different combos and failing miserably just so I could raise I levelled her wrong xD

[@Oniimanju]

@@robertpalmer8080 i play hope as lider tho i love him he and fang are broken they do to much dmg insane

[@Lobito-qz9pz]

Nascent Requiem feels more like a final Disney boss theme. Like if you were to enter Disneyland as though it was a World of Warcraft style 5-man dungeon or 40-man raid; I'd imagine the final boss at the end of Disneyland would have a theme EXTREMELY similar to what Nascent Requiem sounds like. A tad bit too comical, a great influence by 19th century Impressionism and similar genres of Classical music, but still a serious enough composition that emphasizes that the fate of the world is at stake. Wonderful piece, very well designed

[@-celia-6749]

I didn’t hear much of this theme because I finished the fight around 2 minutes into the music D: with the right strategy the final bosses of this game were sadly way too easy :(

[@RonoroaDSanji]

with high stats*

[@-celia-6749]

@@RonoroaDSanji No, my stats weren't particularly high

[@RonoroaDSanji]

@@-celia-6749 are you talking about phase 2? Because there is no way you can beat phase 1 at around 2 minutes without high stats.

[@SeperatePiece]

@@RonoroaDSanji THIS

[@piromaniac9999]

It was hope and lightning that i disliked the most, and he always died the most.What is sad, is he is the king of buffs, so i might need to use him, Snow was kinda needed as a sentinel versus the tough bosses, but i really don't like him either. Lightning and hope whine at the end, and snow is a smug bastard.

[@Ph4lip]

Lighting= Best Ravanger Hope= Best Medic Snow= Best Sentinel Fang= Best Commando Sash= Best Synergiest Vanille= Best Sabetour, Fang has slow but vanille doesn't, she has daze too.

[@jdg1251]

I found this fight really easy, was it just me?

[@Rottypops]

Maybe good RNG? The boss is notorious for some cheap shots that force a game over no matter how well the player manages the battle

[@user-yc3bx9ox5r]

"Progenitorial wrath"

[@BathtubMicrowave64]

Such a great moment, its too bad you can cheese the whole fight by casting poison twice

[@alicevitoriano]

wait what

[@BathtubMicrowave64]

@@alicevitoriano orphan is weak to poison, you can cheese the fight by casting poison at the highest level you have, the health bar will deplete like it never even existed. You do this twice because the first one will only get him about halfway before it fades, during this just attack and keep yourself alive and the fight is over, makes the final stage of the fight really easy

[@alicevitoriano]

@@BathtubMicrowave64 holy shit....... trying this right now

[@smalljac666]

The only downfall to this game was the lack of a "Optional" Super-Boss... like the weapons in FF7, or the Mirror Demon in 8, or Ozmat in 9, or Penance in 10. While Attacus may of been labeled as a "Super-Boss"... it honestly felt like it was just a normal enemy with high health; No Special Music, no Special Cutscenes, no unique moves, and they even copy-pasted the model... i enjoyed the previously named optional super-bosses, but Attacus was a major let-down. Regardless, GREAT Game. 4.5/5 Stars!

[@VanpyroGaming0]

Long Gui?

[@Eversoul12]

vercingetorix

[@moisescorral8297]

This is wrong.