[Arknights] A Walk In the Dust Boss Battle BGM - empgrd

[@maxxam012]

_"Wherever I stand, the earth beneath me belongs to the Empire of Ursus."_

[@noname-jr5jf]

What a moment quote came from farted boss 🫡

[@farichalmuafi2622]

Emperor blade the pursuer

[@lechatrelou6393]

Could have been nice if Ursus operators didn't suffer from his smoke to be honest.

[@KIRITO_that_guy_with_2_swords]

​@lechatrelou63 if soneone from ursus would have to fight one of THEM, then they are probably tought of as traitors, thus are enemies of the empire, so there would be no reason to be immune to the damn smoke.

[@PSSA-zq6jy]

To think that Patriot can handle these monsters 3 at once lorewise tells how strong he really is

[@michikatsutsugikuni4096]

Patriot can handle 2 Emperor Blades no problem. He could possibly lose to 3 of them.

[@SubsonicH]

Why do you think patriot is so damaged?

[@pengendapetsilverash6883]

Patriot can't , Blades just use black smoke and KABOOM him

[@-thepatriot-9719]

@@pengendapetsilverash6883 you think black smoke takes me out that easily my friend?

[@HunterYangBird]

@@pengendapetsilverash6883 black smoke cant even kill guard amiya through her second skill. i doubt that they can kaboom patriot

[@DylanoRevs]

"Glory to the empire of Ursus!" -- Emperor's blade

[@pengendapetsilverash6883]

Our Motherland!

[@RadiantCloudSky]

R.I, and Reunion: You gone fucked up

[@lazuardialdi2646]

Snezhnaya: Let's Fucking Brawl!

[@wishiwashiii]

i can kinda hear Patriots ost mixed into this

[@firestar4407]

Fitting, because Patriot and the Blades some of the most badass soldiers from Ursus.

[@morphayangze2737]

One factor to that. They serve Ursus.

[@Dustfired]

You get to finally fight one of these guys and he can slap your entire squad into the next dimension. You already see two of them in chapter 8 but don't get to fight them.

[@lazuardialdi2646]

But literally they just Pursuer's Triplet Brothers....

[@johnsomebody3627]

Bro I played A Walk in the Dust before completing chapter 8 so imagine my vocal reaction upon seeing two of those fuckers.

[@dearyl1144]

i almost spill my tea when they suddenly show up in story (yes, I'm not even clearing ch 8, *Until Now*)

[@please_be_an_operator_soon]

​@@johnsomebody3627LMFAO 😂 At least they retreated

[@rizamboi2776]

those special operative in Ursus practically trained to make a working, practical domain expansion. And certainly there is more than 50 ppl in that dept

[@johnsomebody3627]

The royal guard is its own separate military branch.

[@Sakurate]

This track doesn't feel quite the same without the frantic chatter of your team trying to not be "Dominionated".

[@Another_Dusk]

just surtr it oh wait

[@Nivin_Frostgaze]

@@Another_Dusk the Day Surtr learned the meaning of the word "fear"

[@gigaslave]

In restrospective, I came back to the operation archive and revisited WD-8, and faced the Emperor's Blade with Kal'tsit. Yes, he hits hard. However, so does Mon3ter.

[@pocketinfinity6733]

"The ground I walk on belongs to Ursus"

[@itslilithsan7130]

When emperor's blade, emperored all over the operators attacking him, truly one of the walk in the dust moment 🤧

[@Disappointed_Philosoraptor]

yeah but in the case of this boss it was, sadly, not a meme. that goddamn boss is probably the worst one arkninghts threw at us to date. Even in the recent rerun i had mroe trouble defeating that thing than any other boss that came after, even with all the new operators.

[@naufalqisthy1112]

@@Disappointed_Philosoraptor yea Emperor Blade is one of the best bosses ever made and also the worst boss to fight. This.. is a single emperor Blade Now imagine if we fight more than one, that ability to make black smoke greatly reduce aspd+give them Shield+one shot you die of your operator inside the black smoke it's just terrifying

[@makoreizei5064]

@@naufalqisthy1112 Imagine if it had the defense and arts res from chapter 8, event boss with 3k defense and 90 res along with those abilities lmao

[@yammoto148]

Then Ch'en and Amiya Chi Xiao'd Emperor's blade and defeated him like nothing.

[@voltrixgames4375]

@@yammoto148 then he would rng fire his insta kill mechanic in a random direction and kill 4-5 ops like he did to me

[@zchen27]

He once triumphed against the demons of the Northern Wastes, barring the abominations beyond the borders of civilization. He once cut down nobles and princes, preserving glory from the stains of treachery. Every Imperial Guard is a realm onto themselves, where ever they tread is the jurisdiction of Ursus.

[@lazuardialdi2646]

But, Can they Trample the Land of Snezhnaya where the Fatui Lives?!

[@isaiahgay5295]

@@lazuardialdi2646 what the heck is the Land of Snezhnaya where the Fatui Lives and where's it from? It sounds something completely made up but the other reply confirms that you aren't making it up.

[@jprimal5947]

@@isaiahgay5295 It's genshin Russians

[@isaiahgay5295]

@@jprimal5947 Thank you.

[@lazuardialdi2646]

@MHA Hanzo was that on purpose? 😂

[@EmiyaIsHere]

Every dokutahs after deploying their Surtr: OUH CALL AN AMBULANCE! CALL AN AMBULANCE! Emperor's Blade: But not for me.

[@庫倫亞利克]

Emperor's Blade when hit by Surtr who is trapped inside the Realm: Huh. That stings.

[@simomida6232]

More like: Emperor's blade: "Call an ambulance, call an ambulance!" Uses his unique ability which instantly kills Surtr Emperor's Blade: "But not for me."

[@zchen27]

Also Emperor's Blade when he sees Peacake the crab: OH SHIT NEVERMIND CALL AN AMBULANCE FOR ME!

[@yammoto148]

Man the fricken lobster cannibal can solo this boss

[@lakesong7566]

aaah WD EX 8, the best boss stage ever imo. every second stalling him is butt clenching, not knowing if your medic's auto skills will be enough to bring your defender's hp back to full hp, the anxiety of crunching your DP to hold 5 lanes at once, waiting for your damage source to redeploy, the only stage that almost ran as long as an annihilation stage because of all the slow mos and pause to think about my adjustment and next stop. more of this kinds of stages please. reminds me of how well designed Free's stage with the amount of stalling i did

[@lapchaell]

even the normal stage was this exciting, gonna work on getting the ex 8 clear

[@dearyl1144]

yeah the moment you kill him, and suddenly 5 bros just come out, out of nowhere... and the map already covered in black thingy

[@rizreighnand6471]

I'm so grateful Silverash came to my account early when i was like only 2 months playing the game. Ever since he carries me through this stage, i love him so much

[@ic4192]

@@rizreighnand6471 I just goldenglow it lmao

[@dearyl1144]

This nowhere as close as free stage, in that stage blindey is the real bosses, Blindey : "i am sui" My operator: " i am too" Free : "nah you're ming" My operator: " what?..." Blindey : "sayonara bitches"

[@exgenesis4457]

**casually listening to this while Emperor's Bade One shot my Specter and Surtr** **sips Coffee** 0 sanity Dokutah: *"This Is Fine"*

[@faezor3326]

was wondering if specter could survive.... guess not..

[@exgenesis4457]

@@faezor3326 Emperors blade can insta kill anyone even if the operator has immortality, so you need to use all your brain to actually kill him

[@bluerendar2194]

@@exgenesis4457 if by "all your brain" you mean just block him with gravel or something and slam from Surtr's max range instead instakill range too short to hit surtr at her max range then do it again for phase 2

[@exgenesis4457]

@@bluerendar2194 jokes on you i dont have surtr

[@agusmeledak8200]

@@exgenesis4457 guard amiya S2 and Chen S3 can kill this boss easily

[@yammoto148]

Puts Gumu in front of Emperors blade. Emperors blade: "WHY WONT YOU DIE"

[@isaiahgay5295]

Gumy: "SELF HEALING SON! THEY RESTORE ME IN RESPONES TO PYHICAL TRUAMA! YOU CAN'T HURT ME EMPEROR'S BLADE. >:)"

[@HarmonicVector]

@@isaiahgay5295 *places "The Realm"* LIGHT CONTAINMENT ZONE IS LOCKED DOWN AND READY FOR DECONTAMINATION

[@yammoto148]

@@HarmonicVector Gumu doesn't deal enough damage to trigger the realm, allowing her to delay his phase 1 indefinitely.

[@Seiza25]

When the boss yeets your operators out of existence

[@RidhoAsh]

"Still can defeated by 3* and few 4* with right timing" - Lamsun 2021

[@ProdukcjaFilmowaNo3d]

@@RidhoAsh Soon. One day HG add boss that 3* and 4* can't beat, even with right timing. The Ture Final Boss 6* Evil Kross

[@quagsire1249]

@@ProdukcjaFilmowaNo3d i am more scared to fight what amiya will become

[@mingchuanliu9466]

@@ProdukcjaFilmowaNo3d im pretty sure the devs test each stage with 3 and 4 stars to make sure they're beatable (with some exceptions like extreme or hidden stages

[@smurfytheblue320]

@@mingchuanliu9466 These devs sure have big brain like kyostin haha

[@general5119]

Me before WD EX8: *vibing to the song* Me now: *have a seizure cuz of PTSD*

[@ArkaSaurusRex218]

"What if the next boss was The Patriot, but Even tougher? And he had an instant kill attack? And an long range instance kill attack? And used chemical warfare?"

[@Hindshell5438]

He isnt like patriot tho. The opposite instead Patriot have the highest defense among bosses, while emperor blade is rather low

[@Sachiiri]

@@Hindshell5438 i mean it makes sense that patriot has the highest def considering he has power armor

[@please_be_an_operator_soon]

@@Sachiiri yeah, but still why their casters had more armor than their elite squad?

[@404dne]

@@please_be_an_operator_soon its for the sake of balancing, imagine this piece of shit having 2karmor 90rez and 2kattack per hit that is also ranged

[@please_be_an_operator_soon]

​@@404dneAnd also, arts damage.

[@KitDreamer]

legit thought this track was from Attack on Titan when it came up on my playlist at random. I was like "wait I dont' remember having the OST to that series".

[@HispachioZ]

this will be PERFECT GENOCIDE SONG FOR THAT PARTICULAR SCENE THO, LMAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

[@matheusreis1577]

Literaly hardest boss of the game. Ex stages gave me headache. I still Play the stage everytime i get a new op to e2, its so fun

[@Hindshell5438]

Nah, H8-4 talulah and essence of evolution is harder for me atleast

[@matheusreis1577]

@@Hindshell5438 that one sure is hard but emperor blade made me use braincells i didnt even know i had

[@sorcierenoire8651]

Let's be honest, nothing comes close to beating the Essence of Evolution.

[@yammoto148]

@@sorcierenoire8651 Unless you have saga who treats the boss like "Natto Gohan!!!

[@nytt1256]

@@yammoto148 nah the biggest threat of the Essence of Evolution is the lag it will produce 😭😭

[@raffyluvmiharu]

Those Royal Guard / Emperor's blade aren't sh*tting around. Even lorewise even FrostNova's Yeti squad Yeti Icecleavers needs 3 of them to fight one of this guys and barely made it out. Imagine an army of this guys

[@linch9741]

They have demon fragments sealed in their masks. Trully horrifying.

[@Akiraie0202]

and to everyone else frostnova's team looks unstoppable

[@YipeekayHarasho]

The Emperor Blade that Kalt'sit faced during the event is a much more experienced, elite Emperor Blade. Where she stated that the Elite Emperor Blade once survived a battle where there are multiple Emperor Blades casualties..

[@raffyluvmiharu]

@@YipeekayHarasho thank you for the clarification, only read about tldr summary in reddit so that part where the final boss is a elite emperor blade is new to me. I can imagine normal emperor blade has the range art atk, high slash atk but doesnt have the blast fog and insta delet skill. That we might face off in the future

[@Phoenixzz12]

@@linch9741 They said it was from another dimension, interesting

[@seongwookhong6608]

Even to this day, still one of the most, if not the most scary, challenging and terrifying being in the game. AoE ATSP debuff + force retreat + decent combat spec is still a nightmare. WD-EX 8 challenge still feels like a CC stage on it's own

[@drdox-lr9qo]

CC with emperor's blade when

[@404dne]

@@drdox-lr9qo oh hell no

[@Akendesuu]

@@drdox-lr9qo NO NOO NOOOOOOOO

[@ipatchymakouli415]

Worse than CC with Emperor's Blade: SSS with Emperor's Blade.

[@Emptyness_Void.]

@@ipatchymakouli415 Want to know something even worse? CC with Patriot :SSS tag 1 EB will spawn on the right side of the map. Patriot +150% ATK, +100% DEF, +40 RES

[@庫倫亞利克]

*The Emperor's Blade: "The Tracker"* Casts a permanent effect known as "The Realm" whenever he loses a certain percentage of HP; uses an Arts attack known as "Debilitating Fear," which will instantly kill any target if they are inside "The Realm."

[@mingchuanliu9466]

can mudrock's shield tank the damage because she block one instance of damage per shield?

[@fishingchips1352]

@@mingchuanliu9466 The "Debilitating Fear" effect isn't regarded as damage. It's regarded as instant effect that will force any operators affected by it to retreat. Think of it like Amiya's S3. She doesn't retreat because her hp drops to zero. It's because of the effect of her skill.

[@mingchuanliu9466]

@@fishingchips1352 ouch

[@conwaysquest6961]

They are the Empire's greatest warriors. They are the unstoppable wrath of the motherland. They are the bane of her foes, and the victory of her people. They are the Royal Guards of the Empire of Ursus, the Emperor's Blades.

[@MiMuMo]

2 months later I have discovered, Mudrock S3s invulnerable, Amiya/Chen S3s unattackable and Firewatches invisibility is able to bybass his force retreat...

[@blazestiker8258]

Global: *chuckles* We're in danger

[@tantrummoth9986]

Everyone is a gangsta until the black smoke dude in mask wipes out the entire squad with a snap of his fingers. In general, I think that in the game they were made weaker than in lore, because otherwise they would be de facto indestructible machines, simultaneously singing "God, save the Tsar!"

[@-thepatriot-9719]

Well he was holding back to avoid destroying the manor.

[@dearyl1144]

if you think he is weaker than in lore, then you should remember that patriot could take 2 emperor blade at same time, imagine if we fight lorewise patriot

[@m.p4603]

Emperor's Blades can only really hurt you if you fear them. Thus, if you're just more chadly, they're a lot easier to fight. It's why out of all the elite like, 'Royal Guard' groups (Abyssal Hunters and equivalents), they are weaker.

[@weaboo101]

@@m.p4603 that is not how it works lol.

[@YataTheFifteenth]

@@weaboo101 it isn't, but damn if it ain't a funny way to look at it

[@richardwalker2881]

This is what you get by combining domain expansion and a warp field, you know, that the very terrifying warp from Warhammer 40k

[@mememachine171]

that bit of flute shortly after the beginning goes SO HARD

[@bpbluepoison9972]

the traumatizing theme

[@pengendapetsilverash6883]

The first time dealing with him was a nightmare

[@psycallie]

So I wanted see if mudrock could survive his skill.. She cannot

[@ihavewings655]

If you activate her s3 right before he uses the instant kill Murdock won’t actually take any damage.

[@RazgrizDuTTA]

@@ihavewings655 Yes! I killed his phase 2 with a well timed Mudrock S3 and Scharwz S3 as far away as possible. I don't have E2 Surtr or Silverash.

[@psycallie]

I’ll try that to then :D

[@HunterYangBird]

@@ihavewings655 that's because mudrock s3, guard amiya s2 makes them "cannot be targeted". blade can not target them with insta-kill. frontnova's insta-kill targets tiles, so she kills amiya and mudrock through their skills no matter what.

[@Rajunganclips]

This BGM suitable for Frostpunk BGM on final storm

[@Diamondeye299]

Collapsing fear [global insta kill] is still the most intimidating boss skill names in this game

[@jericodawsonmarcos7529]

Basically a grey knight of the imperium of man but for bear people wielding a demon sword

[@johnsomebody3627]

The entirety of Ursus is honestly a 40k reference.

[@HarmonicVector]

This guy can create a permanent field where whenever he casts his skill, he automatically kills your units, and he has revive? What in the actual fuck?

[@ashuraahunter]

His defenses are pretty flimsy, though. Only 400 DEF.

[@HarmonicVector]

@@ashuraahunter Fair enough. Tachanka can melt his first bar pretty well, but I need more of my Operators to be able to nuke him.

[@agusmeledak8200]

@@HarmonicVector Chen S3 can nuke him in phase 2 with the help of Warfrain

[@Peptuck]

Kyo: “So this boss is very easy....”

[@sidekic1109]

@@Peptuck WD-EX-8 challenge mode would like to disagree

[@hyperxalloy4391]

Domain Expansion Infinite Yeet

[@Dr.GojoKun]

R.I: sayonara ursus

[@calmaloner]

Here we go, guys. Emperor's blade is comeback. Can we return what he did to us in the past🤣

[@fenrirgleipnir1544]

追跡者に殺意を覚えた曲

[@jhojargonzales6520]

When this theme sounds i only can say... I'M FUCKED UP!!!

[@EnciodesSilverash]

How can some fart boss with IBS have such a banger theme 😭

[@skarhabekgreyrukh8601]

after Kaltsit solo Jeselton EX MB 8 CM, i am convinced this is not emperor blade theme..... its Kaltsit theme.... emperor blade pursuer is simply listeing to the boss music to track Kaltsit.

[@clashaccount8737]

"Sir, do you know where the fugitive is?" "Of course, soldier. Just follow the trumpets." "The wh-" *Music starts*

[@please_be_an_operator_soon]

I mean, Jeselton is one of the easiest boss, so....

[@blahtoblahtoto6441]

I want Patriot and EB's theme remix :))

[@グレトラ-t2e]

いやぁぁぁぁぁぁぁあああ ケルシーいけめぇぇぇぇぇぇえええん 曲カッコよすぎぃぃぃいいいいいい ｡･ﾟﾟ ''゜(*/□＼*) ''゜ﾟﾟ･｡

[@Emerald-Blue-Channel]

「進化の本質」と同じ位ウザかったw でも↑よりは楽に攻略出来たし、周回編成も組めたからまだマシだったわ…

[@SpaceEnjoyer1377]

HAHA landmines go boom

[@ThanhVo-xg6wh]

2:21

[@KonnoYuuki0523]

PTSD On!!

[@dokutahbajibun1432]

If sutr cant deal with it, it mean real busines

[@Arthrexx]

RERUN TIME!

[@dannecayan6693]

genuinely thought this song was from Attack on Titan or Star Wars

[@albusserna1387]

Vladimir Putin Boss Battle Theme

[@michikatsutsugikuni4096]

This is the official BGM of Russian invasion of Ukraine

[@dokutahbajibun1432]

Indeed

[@yesduck2176]

MPREG'D?

[@Hindshell5438]

Empgrd -emperor guard

[@lazuardialdi2646]

Literal theme where Putin Wars on Ukraine..... (Really)

[@michikatsutsugikuni4096]

If Putin starts deploying the Emperor's Blades, Ukraine is finished

[@lazuardialdi2646]

@@michikatsutsugikuni4096 and Maria Cadenzavna Eve will be...... (Dis Anime character is From Ukraine)

[@richardshiflett5181]

Putin couldn't afford them

[@Another_Dusk]

Is Emperor's blade a Collapsal?

[@Eadragonixius]

This is a gacha game A FREAKING GACHA GAME!

[@lazuardialdi2646]

CHILDE VS PURSUER INTENSIFIES!!!

[@-thepatriot-9719]

Pursuer since he has more combat experience than Childe and a surviving blade from the battle Valley of The Setting Sun, which killed many of the Emperors blade's.

[@lazuardialdi2646]

@@-thepatriot-9719 YOU HAVEN'T SEEN HIS DELUSION FORM! FOUL LEGACY, DEVORING DEEP! kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHOVYpKOqNqXgLs Delusion = Demon Shard

[@-thepatriot-9719]

@@lazuardialdi2646 then how about Pursuer's second phase, Pursuer will just survive from that attack. You need something that can atleast crack Pursuer's helmet.

[@lazuardialdi2646]

@@-thepatriot-9719 i wanna See its Demon Shard Power! NOT HIS 2ND PHASE!

[@lazuardialdi2646]

@@-thepatriot-9719 And LEMME REPEAT! IS DELUSION AND DEMON SHARD IS DIFFERENT?

[@menabelmonte4408]

Who are the characters on the screen?

[@Hindshell5438]

Left is Heidi Right is Kal'tsit