Final Battle Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door

[@Wiz1975]

I love it when the final boss of Mario games are just like actual demons. Like damn, Shadow Queen does not play around. She sucks away your life and can even just drag you down to the shadow realm. All that with an epic battle theme as well.

[@BrapStephens]

I always found Kirby games to be cathartic in that regard. Tiny pink puffball absorbing Eldritch Gods for breakfast.

[@Wiz1975]

@Leeloo_the_fox Yeah it's so sick and awesome. I can't wait to see how the remake pans out for TTYD, I secretly hope they even make the game a little bit darker with its theme

[@cireoath336]

DO NOT FORGET THAT ONE MOMENT WHERE SHE TOOK THE AUDIENCE’S SOULS TO HEAL HERSELF!

[@Fra93TheGrande]

Become her servant for eternity 👹 👊🏻 💥 and your life is safe

[@randomwowjunkie]

I think the Dark Star from Bowser's Inside Story fits that description nicely

[@BottledPoe]

When final bosses were actually final bosses and they would kick the shit out of you

[@Dracomut]

The large amount of final bosses of the era that were basically glorified cutscenes really says otherwise

[@Healer0079a]

@@Dracomut I'd say that's more rampant nowadays to be honest.

[@Arnyew]

The distant synths at 0:30 give off such an eerie vibe

[@slenderfoxx3797]

Sounds like demonic moans to me.

[@steph4668]

They're my favourite part of the song and I'm so looking forward to how they revamp it in the remake

[@ThePrimarySolution]

​@steph4668 the remake versions of the 2 part fight are no good at all. They took away the eerie vibes and stuff we liked the most =(

[@steph4668]

@@ThePrimarySolution I see where you're coming from but I respectfully disagree. True, in that specific part I think I prefer the synths here to the vocals in the remake, but I still don't dislike said vocals and even if I did, in my opinion they did literally everything else right and that more than makes up for it :D

[@darthtroller]

​@@steph4668totally agreed, so I did a mash-up that adds that part to the remake

[@simpletactician1047]

God this one goes so fucking hard

[@chaudspieler]

One of the best final bosses on the Gamecube easily!

[@makesomething4093]

And that’s saying a LOT

[@ivegonesickomode1610]

About to be one of the best bosses on the switch

[@NightMourningDove]

@@makesomething4093 I wish the final battle in mario sunshine was this cool, tho I'll admit using the rocket nozzle to break the platforms was pretty cool

[@angrycinnabon2956]

"Okay so she's been weakened by the cheers of literally everyone in the game and the Stars, surely she'll die quickly now..." *This theme plays* "FUCK." This summarizes my first experience against the Shadow Queen, what a great final boss! I might prefer Super Dimentio thematically but Shadow Queen isn't just a threat lore-wise, but gameplay-wise too and I can respect that.

[@JohnDoe-hk5ec]

One of the best and most satisfying bosses to beat in a Mario rpg ever. Really feels like a fitting end to such a great adventure

[@samyb4566]

I beat the game last year and I can confirm it. I plan on doing the pit of 100 trials soon.

[@MindFreak-hj3vi]

Ngl i do like the remake version too, it sounds badass in some parts but man, do i love the wailing part at 0:31 to 0:44 in the original because it sounds like souls crying in agony because of how terrifying the Shadow Queen really is. Love it

[@Cirnovirus]

Well, considering Shadow Queen DOES drag the audience into the shadowy depths for full HP...the souls crying in agony is pretty accurate.

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

Yeah, I SO wish they'd kept those synths because they're my favorite part of this song other than the beat at the beginning of the loop, but each song goes absolutely off

[@wanko7130]

I don't like the remake version. Too much noise going on.

[@oldyosh]

honestly same, the song is much, much clearer in this ver. and just more easy to hear

[@cocostar319]

How are they going to perfect the perfection that is this song? Idk guess we'll find out soon

[@cryptidcloud]

the only way is if they make it metal

[@Corgipon]

@@cryptidcloudor metal *and* orchestra

[@BasicDerps]

exactly what im thinking!! at least they could improve the sound quality itself as in higher bitrate and such but i dont know how else they can improve on this. I hope they don't ruin the vibe the original song was going for

[@KHfan0011]

They...matched it I guess. Except they cut out an entire section in the middle which really sucks :/ Also, the wailing isn't there anymore

[@LaToasty206]

​@@KHfan0011yeah to be honest I'm kinda split on it, idk it just feels meh compared to the OG. For now it's 50/50 for me 🤔

[@ScrimmyBunglets]

Such a menacing theme. This song literally makes you feel like "holy fuck, im fighting an all powerful thousand year old demon. And if i lose, the entire world ends." Gives me chills dude

[@DeinoChenus]

I don't care if i get hate about this opinion, but this is my favorite paper mario final boss song

[@JohnLucPicard98]

Based as fuck

[@makesomething4093]

I couldn’t understand someone hating you for that. Same.

[@fademario2000]

Nice reference. Lol.

[@nou1186]

Because you’re like 9. Haven’t even played the other games I guarantee you

[@lowtaperdash]

​@@nou1186This is the second game in the series bro. Out of 6. It came out almost 20 years ago 💀

[@spamtneo]

0:17 Chomnky organ 🎹💜

[@ClaireS-op8id]

My favorite Paper Mario final boss theme is a tie between TTYD and TOK, and this one might just take the cake just for how freaking scary it is. 👌🏻They definitely knocked this one out of the park!

[@seasonembrace3624]

What’s TOK do you Origami King?

[@ClaireS-op8id]

Yes, PMTOK = Paper Mario: The Origami King :) Sorry for the confusion!

[@seasonembrace3624]

@@ClaireS-op8id Honestly I personally feel the Paper series as a whole have fantastic OSTs in my book. With the original Trilogy (N64 TTYD SPM) having some of my favorite music from the Mario series.

[@ClaireS-op8id]

I also think Paper Mario music is amazing. I think I prefer a lot of the modern trilogy OSTs because of nostalgia, but every single game in the franchise has songs that are up there amongst Mario’s greatest. 🎶

[@seasonembrace3624]

@@ClaireS-op8id I'm opposite I grew up with the oldies since I'm a 90s child 😅

[@thelegendarymarioman8461]

I hope for paper mario 7 to go back to the TTYD route

[@youngkappakhan]

why would nintendo do something actually good & smart? come on be reasonable

[@thelegendarymarioman8461]

@@youngkappakhan you do realize that's not Nintendo. That's intelligent systems. Nintendo is just the publisher

[@youngkappakhan]

@@thelegendarymarioman8461 yes, intelligent systems, who makes these games according to what nintendo directs them to do. 🤨

[@thelegendarymarioman8461]

@@youngkappakhan Which means is up to intelligent system's mainly to make that decision to go back to their roots

[@thelegendarymarioman8461]

@@youngkappakhan Though if you really want to blame some Blame Tanabe

[@JohnLucPicard98]

The remake can’t come any sooner I’m telling ya

[@chris1229sonic]

This is my favorite paper Mario final boss music !

[@skeletongamingreal]

Oh no! *uses Triple Dip*

[@davidanunez2]

Lmaoooooo

[@j-yoshi64_justcallmej]

"Anyway"

[@Darklight65583]

Absolutely LOVED the Egyptian elements in the song!

[@DeltaBlazin]

Despite Super Dimentio being my favorite paper mario final boss, this one nearly ruined my no death run, kicked the everloving shit out of me.

[@celtics8402]

Paper Mario TTYD Remake HYPE!!!

[@Scenemachine780]

when mario final bosses are tough but like holy shit this was brutal, my first playthrough it was a 30 minute fight

[@Maxxieuguu]

150 health is insane. Even for a final boss.

[@Latorrerosal27]

La Reina de las Sombras regresó despues de 20 años, esto significa que es más poderosa de lo que creen

[@mikeyy2s]

paper mario has no business having a song that goes this hard

[@feenickstv4209]

I went the entire game without getting a game over. Unfortunately the Shadow Queen didnt like that and she clapped me.

[@yeetskeet3]

This is a Mario game!???

[@AntiGrieferGames]

This version is superior to the remake version.

[@ShadowEclipse777]

Agreed completely. The remake version isn't terrible, but it lost most of the eerie vibes the original had and the sound balance is a bit off in a few areas (plus I don't really like the extra segment, but that's subjective)

[@zoralink37]

I'm so glad Nintendo gave us the option to switch to the original soundtrack

[@ashley_noveyplush]

Both are good, but this one is more "raw", it fits better to me

[@davidanunez2]

That’s how it always tends to be.

[@flame_fearless]

I don’t care if I get hate because of this opinion, but this is my favorite paper mario final boss song.

[@pikamettlight7696]

You’ll never get hate, because this is a based opinion

[@MusicJunkie37]

Did you really just copy and paste one of the top comments

[@flame_fearless]

@@MusicJunkie37 have you seen that one comment war? I’m referencing it lol

[@ShadowEclipse777]

​@Flame_from_HR seriously though, anyone who says Sticker Star or a component of it is their favorite anything in the series immediately has an invalid opinion

[@JohnLucPicard98]

The best game on the GameCube. I wish more people had access to play Ttyd. They just don’t make games like this anymore

[@Gamerchick221]

Boy do I have good news for you. This game is getting a remaster and will be coming out next year. 😊

[@LolaTheGardevoir]

0:30 Just Rubble

[@DarknessIsThePath]

This is better than the remake version.

[@LukeA471]

I agree

[@Skavoc]

Just like the rest of the soundtrack to be honest… they tried to update it and ended up just sucking all the personality out of it. Like, why did every track need electric guitar??

[@DarknessIsThePath]

@@Skavoc It is this push by people that making everything "metal" is the best. There are some things that were better such as making a variation of the normal battle theme for each chapter and a few tracks but the boss themes in general were worse with some exceptions. I have the same issue with the ost for the Prince of Persia game that came out recently, not a single memorable theme and it is mostly metal too.

[@andrikdj4153]

Agree, I like some tracks in the remake but deep down I prefer listening to the old ones

[@Cirnovirus]

There's only a few of the new ones I like...Grodus and his themes, for example.

[@Corgipon]

I wonder how they’ll pull this off in the remake.

[@T91Unlimited]

Man I got a BINGO when all my hp and fp was low on this part of the song, it made the moment epic!!! The comeback was real🤩 0:56

[@zaylok9555]

0:50 OUCH…..FUCK

[@Kirbyfan-x1r]

The ending in this game shocked me

[@ceoofceos5219]

Oh the remix of this is gonna go crazy based off of the stuff that was in Origami King

[@kyrinthekid]

I always got reminded of micro racers from the snes

[@ilikecurry2345]

They're playing the song of Dan's suffering!!

[@SMCwasTaken]

Sounds like Earthbound + Mario RPG

[@jcmario4515]

1:12

[@jcmario4515]

1:26

[@jcmario4515]

1:29

[@Mai_Shiranui123]

Creepy Battles

[@Haganeren]

Yeah the remake didn't sound this good, it's too muddled. Well, it's fun to compare them though

[@ashleywilliams4511]

i prefer this to the remake

[@Fra93TheGrande]

Ok, I knew it, maybe I was better off becoming her servant for eternity 🥶😱😭🤣 Either way is GAME OVER to me, I'm scared 😭🤧

[@ShadowEclipse777]

Way better than the remake's

[@angelzavala2254]

Shadow is gangster, until I give mario 2 power pluses, Jump Man, Defence down Power up, All or nothing, and then use Power Bounce(this makes Mario do 8 damage in 1 jump). 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 1