Dragon Quest III Symphonic Suite - Gruelling Fight

Song By: Koichi Sugiyama
Preformed By: London Philharmonic Orchestra

[@b_Wtv14]

How it feels when it takes you 5 times to realize your supposed to use the orb

[@Metaridley17]

I thought the orb was supposed to be used against Zoma, not Baramos.

[@b_Wtv14]

Some Guy I was thinking of when you fight Zoma and before you use the orb of light he has a shield and this song plays

[@Haimi-fv5xj]

It took me 3 tries, but I concur. I actually got pretty far in my 3d attempt. I should’ve been sus when I saw the guy outspeed my two characters at max speed (255). Surely the difficulty curve couldn’t spike like that.

[@LunaLuminary]

@@Metaridley17 yeah but this music also plays before you use the sphere of light on Zoma. After that it changes to the Zoma music.

[@Yomasi]

Wait, YOU COULDVE USED THE ORB?! I just brute forced it with stacking oomph and a healer constantly fullhealing and it STILL took me 3 tries lmao

[@jacoblucas7414]

"So, you have found your way here at last. You know, of course, that to stand against the mighty Baramos is to throw your own life away. And yet still you come. That is a decision that you will soon come to regret. But you shall not do so for long.... For i shall render you asunder and devour your innards before you even realize you are dead!"

[@morehero1]

That boss was indeed a grueling fight.

[@TheAsvarduilProject]

Baramos is what's called a "Wake Up" boss. Those "bosses" that you barely had to strategize to beat? Well, that's over. Dragon Quest III has now begun, and in the words of Illidan Stormrage: "You are *not* prepared."

[@Luigivaldo]

TheAsvarduilProject and I thought Orochi was difficult as hell!

[@ANDLB]

This boss wasn't that awful to beat... just needed strategy and a good level.

[@zurypuebla8879]

@@TheAsvarduilProject yhea im die at him under 6 times

[@LezSpringfield]

You just need to know insulatle HealAll and maybe Healus

[@greaterdog601]

this one has so much Old DBZ vibes in it. I Love it

[@SIFAssassin]

Baramos kind of looks like Piano from the original Dragon Ball, so it's only fitting. Good old Akira Toriyama.

[@caeopryce9561]

This dq music is probably one of the best out there! love it!

[@cienbolas]

At least one of the best DQ boss themes, sure.

[@bathtubbarracuda2581]

So many good things about it, the intro, the dramatic horns, the fugue, the epic modulation back to the main theme...I don't even know where to start. And the timpani in this recording are superb

[@cienbolas]

Beautiful theme. One of the best boss battle themes of all DQ games.

[@chantadi2005]

The music make it sound like you are fighting a dangerous villain!

[@naquris4241]

I defeated Baramos in DQ3 yesterday, and felt so accomplished after doing so. I legit wanted him dead, since he kicked my ass several times before (mostly by using the disperse spell to send my healer back to Aliahan), and when I finally killed him and got that message from the Goddess I was glad to have put him in his place. I hope Zoma is also a worthy adversary.

[@Ayumuobsessed]

argh I hated that

[@Grox44]

Did you ever beat Zoma? I just beat it and found Zoma way harder.

[@TheSpiralAim]

@@Grox44 Zoma is actually a hard final boss lol.

[@naquris4241]

@@Grox44 late reply, but I did eventually beat him. I found him to be easier than Baramos, though it was annoying when he constantly spammed disruptive wave.

[@Chronische]

@@naquris4241 Now... did you beat him WITH or WITHOUT the orb of light?

[@CaptainCFalcon]

I remember when I first fought Baramos in Dragon Quest 9. I got fucking *_DESTROYED_* the first 5 times I attempted it.

[@CaptainCFalcon]

So then I decided I needed to start grinding more. Then I found out where Liquid Metal Slimes spawn. ;P

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

I really do hope that this track makes it into Smash Bros. Ultimate. I loved listening to it in DQIII back when I played it.

[@nothingtoseehere6142]

heard it in DQ XI. One of the few pieces worth listening to.

[@Unanalyzedfish]

I wish it was in smash

[@Cruz.505]

R.I.P. The One Who Wrote This XXXX - 2019

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

I can only hope they add DQ villains and more music even if it's midi

[@gamerprince-tl5hg]

One of the best boss themes ever.

[@zurypuebla8879]

BARAMOOOOOS!! my first wall in DQ games

[@bachelorsensei9437]

"After all that exploration, getting the items, riding on the Lamia, finally leads to a fight with someone who allegedly killed your father. Do you require anymore hype for a legendary fight with Baramos? Not enough? Then take this soundtrack as well. "

[@dirge341]

And just when you thought it was over...turns out his boss would like to have a word with you.

[@bachelorsensei9437]

@@dirge341 And straight up kills a dozen of soldiers right in front of you. Yep, he's furious as you killed his underling. But I like the Baramos fight more because things are quite personal in this one. Also, the hydra fight later on, if you know what I mean.

[@dirge341]

@@bachelorsensei9437 Oh yes. The hydra fight. Man it felt good taking that hydra out.

[@coorhagon7236]

I had such a hard time with this guy. Couldn't beat him, then I remembered stopspell. Worked on the first try and then the fight was so easy.

[@carbonliquidmetalstarman2095]

Coorhagon I couldn’t beat him until I learned insulatle

[@bathtubbarracuda2581]

Yeah Fizzle was even more gamebreaking in this fight than in DQ1

[@viski659]

Wait, you can stop stopspell bosses?!

[@LunaLuminary]

@@viski659 Ya you can fizzle Baramos and it's hilarious because he wastes half the turns using Blasto with no effect lol

[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

I got dumb luck with a successful stopspell but it only helped a little because his RNG decided to focus on non-spells

[@vigo2669]

Kinda wish I went into DQIII completely blind. I would've thought Baramos was the final boss as I was fighting him.

[@Keithustus]

Playing it in 1992....we all played it blind.

[@dfk53h]

Zoma’s reveal is still awesome, but it must’ve been so cool for people that grew up with dq/dw3 without the internet

[@Ayumuobsessed]

Ortega vs the dragon on the volcano scene

[@rngsomeone1003]

Great music, though I find that the original SNES version with no intro was more fitting for the Baramos fight.

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

Theres a no intro version from dq11

[@princevaliant]

This is the best Grueling Fight version, very intense.

[@Ghostface711]

SNES baramos will most definitely make you regret coming to him

[@panchampangoro4999]

Default Roy pulled the clutch for me on the GBC version Survived with 46 HP after hitting Baramos for 200+ damage for 3 turns straight after everyone else had died

[@Ratty524]

Baramos just crushed my spirit repeatedly. Not even Zoma was as difficult and full of RNG bullshit as he was.

[@daviddonnelly426]

😂

[@Lar_me]

"DISPERSE" "Oh, our healer vanished. Goodbye cruel world"

[@andrewdepolino8838]

The intro of the music is also fantastic!

[@Jonah_Hill_x]

from the baramos fight :D

[@ilexgarodan]

And fighting Zoma, before you use the Orb of Light.

[@zurypuebla8879]

I know one of the most hardest battles in DQ sagas

[@chantadi2005]

Also Xenlon and multiple bosses in DQ X.

[@hydrogene]

Love this music, I've made a Rock/Metal version of this one :)

[@mystic_ramen]

Didn't expect to see you here. Your metal cover on this is sick though! Keep rocking on!

[@hydrogene]

@@mystic_ramen Thank you very much, I'm happy you appreciate it!

[@RetroNutcase]

How is there not an MSU-1 hack for DQ3 SNES featuring this music?!

[@LordRoto]

That would be really cool!

[@RetroNutcase]

I know right? Sadly MSU-1 hacks are not easy to make. If they were, I'd have done MSU-1 hacks for DQ1-3 on SNES by now. >.>

[@RetroNutcase]

To clarify for people, MSU-1 Hacks basically inject CD quality audio into an SNES rom, which various emulators now support. They are of varying quality however since some simply use various remixes and not official arrangement sources.

[@RyanBlazeheart]

This version plays in the Phone/Switch versions

[@Sev1138]

dq 3 has one of the best boss themes out there

[@natgel17]

Ez Baramos.

[@raptorjesus6953]

These are truly masterpieces in their own right. It's a pity that Sugiyama has to deal with the London Phil's incompetence.

[@OrlandoAponte]

Yeah there are a lot of mistakes in the recordings. Glad I'm not the only one who's noticed

[@daviddonnelly426]

🥵🛡🔥🐲

[@johnathanfunk6745]

This track better be in Smash

[@willywanker449]

Remember when ortega died

[@PowerUpJohn]

i never remember hearing this major boss theme on the NTSC North American version of Dragon Warrior 3 for the NES. Was this only found in the super nintendo // super famicom remake?

[@TheJokerAkaCirque]

Correct. It wasn't in the NES or Famicom versions. SNES, GBC etc use this.

[@princevaliant]

Best boss fight music. Always terrorfying and intense! This music should suit Zoma instead. Estark music is the worst as its slow pace and kinda relax lol...

[@OHHHHUSBANT]

It plays when you fight zoma before you break his shield with the orb of light

[@qeynoshills]

I don't remember this one, maybe a loose rearrangement of the original boss theme for the remake?

[@coorhagon7236]

qeynoshills it wasn't in the nes version of the game

[@S0Cuber]

Sorry for the reply in 2020, and ya likely already got the answer for it, but it was introduced in the SNES version to distinguish Baramos’s boss-fight since for the good part of the story he was such an important villainous figure.

[@SierraGustafson]

This guy was so easy once you have the über falcon blades in DQIX.

[@OGmaximilian]

Kind of reminds of the dune theme

[@b_Wtv14]

I accidentally beat him very easily thanks to oomph and sap

[@HondaGang111]

i love how powerful the brass section is on this version of the recording