Dragon Quest XI [Symphonic] - Hero's Challenge (III)

[@DiegoNacho]

I envy all those that grew up already hearing this theme and then hearing it again in this game! DQXI S was my first DQ game. I think this is one of the most epic final battle theme ever!

[@HailS8nDoDrugs]

Don’t envy us, we are in our 30’s to 40’s now.

[@someguydownthestreet206]

@@HailS8nDoDrugs Then again, who wouldn't have wanted to grown up playing one of the greatest JRPG games ever?

[@jj_grabes]

I’m in the same boat. Hearing this for the first time is what defined 2019 for me.

[@archeantyl9452]

If you’re delving into other DQ’s, I would say, 3, 5,7 and 8 are must plays. 3 is probably what most of us not in Japan started with back in the day. 8 was the other game that was very popular in the west. As for my favorites, 5 and 7 are still the best as far as overall story and depth of the game. 5 can be played on mobile in its full iteration which is great. 7 was remastered on the DS, but it is slightly watered down and easier than the PS1 version, which I much preferred. Welcome to the franchise!!

[@DiegoNacho]

@@HailS8nDoDrugs I mean I'm basically there haha

[@ilexgarodan]

The only way to cap off an epic game of this magnitude is to bring back the final battle theme from III, which is equally epic.

[@8-bitsarda747]

The final battle in III is also a giant pain in the butt of you don't buy extra prayer rings in the elf village while you have the change staff

[@pingunooty]

@@8-bitsarda747 will take note when i get around to playing it

[@ultrazappy7815]

Literally all I think about when this version of Hero's Challenge plays is Serena raising her left arm and casting *Omniheal*

[@gintokisakata514]

Or Sylvando spamming *hustle dance*

[@qrogan799]

Erik doing anything that involves dividing and using twomerang, double down, or critical claim

[@Nomi_MirXa]

@@qrogan799 getting my ass kicked

[@רועיכהן-ל1י]

@@qrogan799 erik going ham

[@רועיכהן-ל1י]

@@DementedDoritoOfdoom and in making erik a god with2 moon boomerangs (damage does not decreces with each hit) divide and thay op skill. You kill calasmos fast

[@LunaticTheGame]

My jaw literally dropped once this started playing. I was so shocked that they brought this back to be the final boss

[@Biobillybonez]

Yea if you’ve played DQ3.... it gave me goosebumps, amazing. I went back and beat him today with strong monsters enabled w/o using the sword of light to make him easier..... crazy rewarding. Love this game

[@jonoseph]

@@Biobillybonez Oh no but then you don't get this music for the fight, correct? Without the sword it plays the Mordragon music iirc

[@enzoforgets9456]

My small theory is zoma was a darkling but thats not backed up at all and just what ifs

[@stormtrooperjon9212]

Yes at exactly 0:16 when you realize what theme this is you're just like WTF :D

[@jacoblucas7414]

I can't wait to hear this in DQ III's Octopath-style HD-2D remake

[@aith01]

Was just thinking the same thing man. It's gonna be so epic.

[@רועיכהן-ל1י]

Knowing that dickhead sugayama we won't

[@jashi2920]

@@רועיכהן-ל1י they used orchestrated music in the trailer, so there’s hope.

[@jashi2920]

the fuck happened to my comment

[@Silverdragon98]

@@jashi2920 Smash :(

[@Thrifty032781]

It's a great song. It's complex, and makes great use of the full orchestra. All songs in the soundtrack make good use of it, but this one really shows off the diversity of instruments and the sounds they produce. I'm so envious of people who are able to create music like this. People who can understand music well enough to figure out the right way to combine sounds in such a way. I have absolutely zero artistic ability.

[@reinaldogomezlarenas5872]

Is The Luminary the most powerful hero of his time? No man, it is Erik. Fucking Super Saiyan Erik, the boss killer!!!

[@asdf4evr]

Divide + Falcon Slash or Critical Claim at full Pep. Total devastation

[@dkyx]

@@asdf4evr Stack up on Elfin Elixers and just continously spam a magicbuffed Veronica's Mage Burst.

[@Thrifty032781]

Erik sucks for most of the game, then only gets good in Act 3. Luminary is pretty strong throughout the game. Plus, Erik requires too much setup, and just does big spike damage.

[@lizmcfizz]

@@Thrifty032781 agreed once erik has good daggers he can do around 5000 damage with divide cobra strike and victimiser etc.

[@Yomasi]

Litterally Erik and hero were the last 2 alive on my attempt with draconic quests on: the fight took everything i got and who else to clutch it than erik with divide critical claim

[@ooofritada8103]

FINALLY. Why is this the only video on KZbin that has this kickass final battle theme to the best RPG I’ve ever played?

[@HailS8nDoDrugs]

I feel like I’m over twenty years late, but look up “Hero’s Challenge” from DQ3. Loved this battle theme when I was a little kid.

[@browhathow1397]

Lol

[@miltonestrada6873]

Zoma’s battle theme from dragon quest 3, there is a lot of versions of this one 👌🏽 theyre all epic 😏

[@aBDKstan]

Cause Square takes down any videos with songs from their games

[@Yomasi]

@@aBDKstan Not just Square, the COMPOSER HIMSELF, because he outright refuses that his work gets ever shared

[@gallantblade1825]

Thank you for uploading this. Been searching forever. Seriously, this game had one heckuva finale, and this song was icing on a practically perfect cake.

[@Mudkip971]

*Veronica casts Magic Burst* *Mask starts to crack*

[@Nomi_MirXa]

@Hinotora/Noelle yeah he looks like jiren had a baby with perfect cell who somehow fused with shenron who is somehow unvaccinated

[@Edward-bm7vw]

@@Nomi_MirXa I just call him Fat Cell

[@undertakernumberone1]

@@Nomi_MirXa tbh, he looks like a mix of Cell and Hirudegarn

[@Biggermeatyhooks]

@@DementedDoritoOfdoom He looks like a bug mutated into a shiny ditto with a humanoid face.

[@geekdaparaiba]

Calasmos is just Lavos's third form.

[@geekdaparaiba]

One of Koichi Sugiyama's finest masterpieces... RIP Koichi Sugiyama. You had a good fight, besides your problems...

[@pelinalwhitestrake9612]

What were his problems?

[@geekdaparaiba]

@@pelinalwhitestrake9612 I don't want to talk about it.

[@ZenexFX]

​@@pelinalwhitestrake9612it's best that you find out for yourself

[@christopherchasteen4990]

*ZOMMMMMMMMAAAAA!!!* Wait... wrong final boss... uh... oh yeah! *CALASMOSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!*

[@hexospikez741]

" . . . P E R H A P S I U N D E R E S T I M A T E D Y O U . . . . . . N O T T H A T I T M A T T E R S ; Y O U R F A T E I S *A L R E A D Y S E A L E D !"*

[@penitente3337]

*Calasmos loses control of the giant flame!* "A C C U R S E D Y G G D R A G O N S P A W N . . . W H Y I S I T S O S T R O N G ! ? "

[@wowomah6194]

This should be in the category of best video game music ever created. And frankly, this was probably the best Dragon Quest game ever created...just when you thought the game was over, the plot only thickens...

[@jj_grabes]

This is what I think of whenever I think back to 2019. Thank you SO MUCH for having a loop of this.

[@Nomi_MirXa]

0:16 is just pure epicness fit for a true final boss

[@stratavosstuff7575]

well, this and most of the other final boss themes... I'm partial to the dread evoked by Orgodemir and Psaro's fights.

[@Biggermeatyhooks]

@@stratavosstuff7575 Orgodemir melting gives me life.

[@vroom8795]

Everyone: Finally 2020 is over 2021: *Music starts playing*

[@geekdaparaiba]

That's it! Time to vaccine the Planet Earth once for all!

[@mysteryman1834]

Fun fact: even though I played the whole game through, I didn't fight Calasmos until today, December 31st, 2021 because I wanted the final battle to be remembered, not just for a perfect final battle but for being a perfect end to 2021 for me.

[@vroom8795]

@@mysteryman1834 Nice job bro and happy New Years to you

[@PLASBEZ]

2023*

[@thelengedaryhero6900]

Back here again.

[@alecsangster1417]

God, what a fucking masterpiece. Even if you don't have a deep understanding of music, you can appreciate that this is genius. If you have the knowledge, this blows your mind.

[@Derekrife1]

DQ3 still has the best final boss theme in the entire series.

[@dfk53h]

3, 5 and 8 definitely have the best soundtracks lol

[@theonewhowrotethis5681]

​@@dfk53hAs does 4, IMO.

[@lanc2776]

I stupidly didn't know about the Super Sword of Light thing so I kept grinding and almost defeated Calasmos without it. Then I finally thought about it around midway through my next fight with him since I vaguely remembered Zoma with DQ3. The battle ended 3 rounds after that with Erik using Double Down while Divided and Oomphled, dealing 3300 damage lolol

[@diegocortez1426]

1:56 gives me goosebumps

[@RhysHill-ur8lq]

This is the music for the ultimate battle between the light and the darkness

[@otakuhunterd3701]

Rest in peace you absolute legend, hope I can fight the final boss of my life to this theme.

[@RangoTheMercenary]

RIP Koichi Sugiyama.

[@davemillet4160]

I was really hoping I'd find a symphonic arrangement of this, and behold, this was at the top of my search list! Thank you so much for posting this. 👍👍

[@megamike15]

toriyama really likes reusing imperfect cell. he did it here, dq 7 and even in ct.

[@stratavosstuff7575]

can't help it if it's a good design that works for cosmic horror, and bugs, and...

[@RealVersuchstier]

Also in blue dragon

[@topazlight1586]

I mean, if it ain’t broke…

[@1111-e4p]

At least this time android 17 won against him.

[@adreeeandanothere510]

@@1111-e4p did you also call him seventeen 😂

[@LuisGaliciaGomez]

ABAAAAAN STRAAAASH!

[@Medroa]

Avan will be proud

[@christianruiz3354]

So Epic Game thank you for bringing back the song of most Epic Avan Strash

[@GSavel]

Just realized this has a leitmotif from Unknown World at 0:16

[@TheCrimsonKodiak]

OMG! Fucking! FINALLY! I have been looking for the symphonic version on here since November! I'm going to freak out if KZbin tries to take this down!

[@Skipatronic]

Me: I hope work is easy today Work:

[@TheDarkThief692]

I have three words : EPIC FINAL BOSS Pro tip : use the sword of light as an item to listen to this song

[@officiaI_95]

also makes the boss fight easier

[@InternetMonster1]

AIIIYAHHH

[@JordiumZ]

nice xenoblade pfp

[@calebfarris2477]

This song makes me feel like I’m about to ride a shark to heaven.

[@geekdaparaiba]

Or a whale

[@katsu558]

I was dancing the whole time hearing this. Probably isn't appropriate to dance while trying to save the world, lol.

[@chesto9707]

You just channelled your inner Sylvando

[@xTwilightWolvesx]

@@chesto9707 “Nonsense, darling! There’s always a good time for dancing.”

[@zurypuebla8879]

how you can dance a song like this lol

[@Jamezontoast]

should've been added to smash bros

[@jelliott7080]

Definitely

[@gianluco]

Probably it would have count as spoiler, but in the next game (if it will exist) hopefully we'll get this. Sorry for the english, i'm Italian and it's Midnight right here.

[@erdrickthedouchebaghero5399]

@@gianluco would do you mean it would count as a spoiler? This ost is the original final boss theme of dq3

[@pyrodoxgx8]

Sugiyama said no

[@sonicx45shadow]

Pyrodox dude is such a spoilsport

[@defactospeed9196]

Fun fact: you can win this phase without Magic Burst

[@pk1342]

hilarious! It seems lots of people play by spamming magic burst/might magic burst and pep pops at level 99

[@hexospikez741]

I like having a good and proper beatdown with normal spells and abilities. It's way more exciting.

[@megamike15]

i did, magic anger and kaboom.

[@amaramist_]

i 2 shotted him with lvl 80 erik combo lmao... probably did way too many side quests/electro light grinding

[@annoying_HK_guy]

@@hexospikez741 Same,and I was mostly spamming Kamyu/Erik Boomerang Skills because Hero'skills is weak Haha Boomerang go wooshhhhh

[@Skipatronic]

2:00 I love the distorted bit of the theme here

[@tlacaeleltulider6438]

Simplemente épico, hermoso 💓💓💓💓

[@paperluigi6132]

First time fighting him, I didn't use the Sword of Light, so I fought him at max strength. A few minutes ago, as I was finishing 100%, I tried using it to clear a status ailment, but the animation played and then the song played.

[@MarcusTalks1]

1:58 yeah that’s the stuff baby. The moment in the best intense songs where a boss is clearly overpowering you. But despite that, you still have a chance. So much so the music joins your side, even if only for a brief moment.

[@porkyminch5131]

Why was it so hard to find the extended version!?!?!?

[@Yomasi]

because Sugiyama is cheap and outright refuses to let his music be heard

[@adamclark8994]

I enjoyed the battle with Mordogen, especially his first form and the music was decent. But I have to be honest and say that this felt like the true final boss and the music is awesome!

[@MrWarners14]

This sounds like something straight of an epic mecha anime.

[@geekdaparaiba]

Fun fact: Koichi Sugiyama (the composer of the game) did compose the music of a mecha anime: Space Runaway Ideon.

[@neonlove5456]

I was wondering why i found this so easily compared to before but now I see why. RIP Sugiyama. I'm aware of his controversies, and I dont care. A rich and successful old man would need a miracle to change his ways, so let's appreciate the good he did.

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

Calasmos may have gotten more development, but I feel Zoma had a much bigger impact. You were on a quest to defeat Baramos, which your father, Ortega, had failed to do and you do. So you return to the King of Aliahan to give him the good news and come to find out that NOPE!, Baramos was just a lackey of a greater evil and you have to go to an entirely different world to defeat that evil. But you don't just go fight that evil entity, you have to travel around that world to get powerful magic items you need to defeat it else you don't have a chance. Mordegon had nothing to do with Calasmos and indeed, Calasmos saw Mordegon as an obstacle, contrasting Baramos working for Zoma.

[@geekdaparaiba]

There's only one line of connection: Calasmos was the one that corrupted Morcant, turning him into Mordegon.

[@danielcos1188]

I think dq11 would be a good comparison to Zelda OOT and Zelda MM. because in zelda, you travel back to the past after defeating ganondorf to defeat a completely different villain which is skull kid. Sounds familiar right? It’s just like dq11 where Hero travels to the past after defeating mordegon to defeat a completely different villain which is calasmos.

[@lanc2776]

What happened when I finally figured out the Super Sword of Light thing... *Veronica casted Oomphle on Erik* *Erik used Divide* *Erik used Double Down! Calasmos took 3,309 damage! Calasmos was defeated!* *Veronica: Easy peasy!*

[@certifiedtrashcan2310]

Wish I knew the sword of light thing earlier lol. Instead I grinded for pep pops to magic burst and have sylvando use ladies first on veronica

[@clawraven5707]

Zoma : Hero you have done well to... defeat me. But know this... As long as there is light.... So too must there be darkness...

[@Only-Bonks]

I beat calasmos only yesterday on my second attempt after realising it wasn't the superb sword of light that despells him. That was half an hour of healing and using buffed forbearance with Hendrick, only to lose because I had no mp left.

[@namelessanomaly3946]

Not using the sword against Calasmos is an optional superboss fight because he is still beatable without using the sword!

[@heroshadow42]

I’ll have to look into if Hero’s Challenge is the first final boss theme where it sounds equally the protagonist’s theme as it is the Antagonist’s. I know Sonic moreso popularized it with Open Your Heart and Live n Learn and it would be cool if it turned out Dragon Warrior started 2 major trends.

[@thebowserjuniorchannel395]

I love the dq series I have 5 of the games and completed most of them (main game) I just have to complete 2 and 3 on switch

[@tiradouken2854]

I have all of the games except 7 and 10. They are great games.

[@jotarokujo4040]

@@tiradouken2854 dq 11 on switch is my first dq game and I honestly see it as a zelda botw made by square enix

[@dozydude1159]

I'm similar, I have 11,9,6,1 and 2 although I haven't completed 2 or 6 (I got bored of 6 tbh)

[@8-bitsarda747]

well, get prepared to hear this in the final fight in 3 after one of the most heart-wrenching scenes I've seen an NES game pull off on a similar note, if you want to experience the most the Dragon Quest III has to offer, the Game Boy Color release actually has more content than the switch release

[@amaramist_]

i've played every game in the series, beaten 8 of them. Can confirm that dq8 is the best and you cannot prove me wrong

[@Karleetoh]

godammit. I never got to hear this.

[@arslanmalik151]

Time to go Super Saiyan

[@geekdaparaiba]

Super Saiyan Blue!

[@nottius1026]

Breaking news: Local Android 17 lookalike kills the demon king and saves the world

[@geekdaparaiba]

Demon King? More like Giant Space Alien-lookalike from Nowhere.

[@htut3299]

Funny since calasmos stopped time Sylvaner was there unfrozen and I killed him using finger of justice... is it me or this is a jojo reference

[@ParaternalSkies64]

I NEED THE EXTENDED VERSION

[@porkyminch5131]

This is the extended version. Are you stupid?

[@ParaternalSkies64]

Porky Minch it’s not. It loops twice and that’s it. I’m talking 15 or 30 minutes long

[@porkyminch5131]

@@ParaternalSkies64 I think this is extended enough but okay..

[@terraghost]

Loop the video

[@ParaternalSkies64]

terraghost I’m on mobile

[@Jermignon]

I've beaten this boss with all my characters between level 60-65 and with 1 pep pop (also nice reference to DQIII's final boss theme)

[@たたまま-s5q]

鳥肌たつ

[@Sev1138]

This fits so perfectly for a cursed image

[@andrewdepolino8838]

Imagine this music plays in the final battle with Red in Pokemon Heart Gold...WOW!!!

[@ejelecflametails6657]

It's all or nothing when that time comes

[@ilexgarodan]

That music would be: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaOygHt9gqxnoZI

[@Jkp1104]

0:04

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

Where can we heard this in the game?

[@DragonQuestMusic]

Battle against Calasmos after using the Sword of Light to weaken him.

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

@@DragonQuestMusic neat Switch version is the best Symphonic music heals my ears

[@zodd_fr334]

@@DragonQuestMusic IS it work on ps4 ? Cause i dont remember this magistral theme

[@DragonQuestMusic]

@@zodd_fr334 The theme is but the PS4 version only uses the synthesized soundtrack. The Switch version allows you to switch between synthesized and symphonic soundtracks. Here's the synthesized version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eneWpZSuj7R2atE

[@nintendorakyamato1859]

dochalkos synthesized music kill my ears I prefer symphonic because it’s realistic

[@arslanmalik151]

RIP Akira Toriyama

[@BerthaLeung-t4e]

基加迪恩！

[@ItsThisGuyAgain]

I didn’t get to hear this song because I didn’t bring the Super Sword of Light, so I had to beat Calasmos the old fashioned way.

[@xxHGMxx]

El Final de Fly vs Baaran

[@Goku55588]

Gigabreak!!

[@hansell1001]

I dont remember when is this playing?

[@Gloomy414]

plays during the final boss fight.

[@hansell1001]

@@Gloomy414 versus Calasmos?

[@Gloomy414]

@@hansell1001 yeah. If you use the super sword of light the fight enters a sort of phase two and this song plays during it

[@hansell1001]

@@Gloomy414 Oh right. I remember. Either way the final boss theme is bad, and this one that is good, is recycled from DQIII.

[@namelessanomaly3946]

@@hansell1001 I think it was intentional to show Zoma's powers came from Calasmos.

[@ZyloSol99]

It would have made the timewyvern fight more epic.

[@matthewrogers5598]

This music is related to Vaati's wrath final form from Legend of Zelda the Minish Cap.

[@ToxicShatterstar]

Except this song is nearly 20 years older than the Minish Cap

[@BigGeekEmpire]

As good as this song is orchestrated nothing tops the snes/super famicom version

[@PreviouslyEldritch]

Calasmos is in the air? WRONG! Super Sword of Light!

[@geekdaparaiba]

Call me an idiot, but that fight with Calasmos wasn't that epic. Either I was overpowered or it was too easy to me. Overwhelming Pride and Grand Master Pang on the other hand...

[@xTwilightWolvesx]

Sometimes the true final boss is your strict teacher.

[@SolarPlanet1]

Or the stupid Timewyrm.

[@ZaaltheDragon]

This doesn't sound like it does in game tho. :/

[@RayoSombrio78]

It does in the Definitive Edition

[@Valkeyria]

Nintendo Switch version only

[@RayoSombrio78]

@@Valkeyria no, now it’s in all systems

[@Valkeyria]

@@RayoSombrio78 , really? i didn´t hear it when i fought the real final boss, Ps4 version.

[@RayoSombrio78]

@@Valkeyria I hear it in the pc version

[@dr_feelgood1902]

This boss was pathetically easy compared to Mordegon.

[@lizmcfizz]

If u used the sword of light that is

[@Rags666]

Dislike from zoma and calasmos

[@deepseagargantuar1373]

*C U R S E Y O U Y G G D R A G O N S P A W N . . .* *H O W A R E Y O U S O S T R O N G ! ?*