"I don't want the video to be a half an hour long". Comes in at 29 minutes. Mission succeeded
@AofCastle Жыл бұрын
Fun fact: there's a mod that skips the intro of this song because many matches can end before the song even starts
@Squid_does_games9638 Жыл бұрын
Since you mentioned the Japanese lyrics feeling ancient and like a chant, I feel it would be good to tell you that they are actually taken straight from the Buddhist “mantra of light”, which is super cool.
@chrisbaldwin8570 Жыл бұрын
One thing to note is the japanese is part of the Mantra of Light, a Buddhist chant normally done to a corpse going to hell, the idea being that the chant will remove the desires through the severing of the senses and allowing the individual to move toward a better place. It's not technically a battle chant, but rather a prayer for deliverance for the dead. Baikan as a character has been seeking revenge for so long that this song is basically saying that Baikan wants to "kill" her former self and leave her pain and desires behind with it. That she hopes she can find salvation through purification and finally find peace and comfort. That she reflects the state of the current world and the current world doesn't need a vengeance fueled murder ronin.
@zetsumeinaito Жыл бұрын
I think the mantra is more about her carrying her sadness of the loss of her loved ones and nation with her while out for vengeance against Happy Chaos. It's the fuel of her rage, and it goes away after the lyrics of talking to a companion.
@firepuppies4086 Жыл бұрын
Let's not forget at the end it's not even for her sake alone. "you are not the exile" makes it clear she's trying to help someone on a dark path avoid going awry as well
@SgtPriad7 ай бұрын
@@firepuppies4086 Yeah the theme is about Baiken giving up her quest for vengeance to for the betterment of Delilah and trying to get her from going down the same path Baiken did.
@aganaom1712 Жыл бұрын
11:31 it's extremely fitting that you mention the good, the bad and the ugly. that film is what is known as a "Spaghetti Western" which is a type of western cowboy movie that is known for depicting the wild west as much dirtier, grittier and grungier (and in several ways, lonelier) than most contemporary hollywood cowboy movies at the time. they are referred to as "Spaghetti Westerns" as they were predominantly made as well as very popular with Italian cinema at the time and many of these movies happen to draw much of their inspiration and roots (at least in some capacity) to the Japanese Kurosawa samurai films that were made some years before them and baiken shares a lot of design elements with the samurai of the Kurosawa films and by extension the Spaghetti Western movies as well what's old is new again. crazy how things can go full circle like that
@FalseHerald Жыл бұрын
Yep! And the "lone traveller" cowboy he mentioned takes a lot from the wandering ronin tropes of those movies.
@jayflach3408 Жыл бұрын
Seven samurai= magnificent seven ECT.
@Amacalpin Жыл бұрын
Baiken story is that she is literally female guts. One eye, one arm, has hidden weapons as prosthetics, watched loved ones died, revenge story that turns to taking care of someone. it just goes on and on
@aganaom1712 Жыл бұрын
and she started out conceptually as a sex swap of kenshin himura literally daisuke's kenshin himura rule 63
@tyrantravealpha Жыл бұрын
@@aganaom1712Which only happened because he thought Kenshin was a woman to begin with lol.
@zetsumeinaito Жыл бұрын
Which is funny cause Tange Sazen was the original one armed, one eyed samurai iirc. There's derivatives from there for both genders, including Zatoichi to Ichi for blind ronin.
@firepuppies4086 Жыл бұрын
@@zetsumeinaitoAnd the fact that you mention Zatoichi... Baiken wouldn't be the first reference to Zatoichi
@zetsumeinaito Жыл бұрын
@@firepuppies4086 heh, it's right there in the name after all.
@AofCastle Жыл бұрын
The beginning of Necessary Discrepancy is sang in Esperanto, so this is not the first time a different language is used
@julianturner7244 Жыл бұрын
Seeing the evolution of Baiken's character from her introduction to now in Strive has been a masterclass in writing and I believe her theme here perfectly portrays that growth. Can't wait to see you play the game because her backstory is amazing.
@FlutterSwag Жыл бұрын
i still cant believe they made her samurai showdown cameo canon
@The_Riss Жыл бұрын
@@FlutterSwag wait is it? when do they mention it
@tyrantravealpha Жыл бұрын
The two things that really make this song stand out even more to me are two elements: The use of going totally silent for a second or two leading into the chorus. The not ot stops on sounds so cool, amd the break builds tension and anticipation in a palpable way. And the second aspect is the layering of vocals. In the chorus and ending specifcally thebway the chanting is layered over Naoki's performance adds so much depth to the song as a whole. The only flaw this song has is hecause its length it doesnt gwt to the meat of the song in matches unles you deliberately extend the round count.
@esper2776 Жыл бұрын
Yess I love Baikan's theme, great video! Have you done Armour-clad Faith yet? That's another great one from guilty gear strive
@zetsumeinaito Жыл бұрын
The phases represent Baiken's life. The calm part at the start is her childhood. The drop (3:26) and Buddhist chant is the obliteration of Japan. The time exile part represents her stint as a vengeance driven samurai in mourning of the loss of Japan and her family. The change to Noh music at 7:15 is the start of her interactions with Angi and Happy Chaos in GGXX. After that is her enlightenment with Delilah and a change in her life's goal.
@kaialone Жыл бұрын
Baiken's home was not Japan, right? Japan was destroyed in the 2070s, while the main series is in the 2180s, over 100 years later I believe Baiken lived in a Japanese settlement, like a part of one of the Colonies, most likely (I *think* Anji and her are from the same village?)
@zetsumeinaito Жыл бұрын
@@kaialone Probably, been 20 years since I saw her origin in GGX. Though you should read the GG wiki on Baiken. You'll be scratching your head cause it said Baiken and her parents moved to the colonies after Japan was blown up. I think you be right in that Justice magically attacked a JP colony with some magicked up gears that shouldn't exist anymore if the crusades actually got all the known ones. But you know how fighters are typically FULL of plotholes. It took to Xrd to where May, a Japanese, was turning into a gear to have a retcon excuse for the gears in the colony attack. Then again, Happy Chaos could literally magic up anything to fill any and all plotholes, like the assassin's guild turning from Slayer, and the pope, and Faust, etc.
@Segmented Жыл бұрын
I can never get over how good the bass is in this song.
@crppledizzle9374 Жыл бұрын
It's worth mentioning that the japanese vocals here are actually buddhist chants. Specifically, the opening is the Mantra Of Light, a sort of atonement chant. This character is driven by vengeance and pain, and needs to learn to let go, hence the extreme way this peaceful mantra is spoken.
@GrzegorzSobkowicz Жыл бұрын
0:03 He's learning
@Sekainoowaride Жыл бұрын
He is.
@DingusButDead Жыл бұрын
Something of note is that the chanting in the song (or at least some of it) is the Mantra of Light, a Buddhist mantra meant to cleanse people of their bad karma so that they can get into heaven. Very fitting for Baiken's character, who lived her life solely for revenge, before eventually giving up on it and using the skills she learned to teach others how to defend themselves.
@jkchannel3149 Жыл бұрын
You are correct. A lot of Daisuke's tracks were made by both software and real musicians
@dark_fusion1288 Жыл бұрын
Highly recommend “Let Me Carve Your Way” or “Alone Infection” for your next GGS theme vid.
@wrydfell3932 Жыл бұрын
Seconding Let Me Carve Your Way, absolute banger. Also What Do You Fight For and Love The Subhuman Self
@joelsasmad Жыл бұрын
Id reccomend examining how this contrasts with "The Circle" in a thematic clash that still ties into Buddist themes
@Unotuchable Жыл бұрын
Also the fact that Baiken's entire character development and the end of the song is specifically about Delilah leading to her forsaking vengeance.
@maicolito1178 Жыл бұрын
This is probably the coolest song from strive's OST so far. Great video, keep up the good work!
@calhoun0763 Жыл бұрын
I think you should do rock parade next
@HappyLittleBoozer Жыл бұрын
You're picking up on some commonalities across the whole OST that I never really noticed, I'm really enjoying your analysis sections. I'm assuming you're not open to non-game related reactions, so I'm saying it more in terms of a suggestion to listen to in your free time. I can't recommend Streetlight Manifesto enough; The Hands That Thieve is a great first listen, whether the title track of the album or the album itself at large. A Ska Punk band that has earned the title of my all-time favourite, with Guilty Gear OST being a close second. I'm also really hoping you eventually give a listen to older Guilty Gear tracks, in particular Freesia - it is an emotional song that I have had life-changing experiences while listening to.
@user-ee8ki7zq1t Жыл бұрын
In my opinion, not listening strive opening song yet, smell of the game - its crime.
@ranumahaendra321 Жыл бұрын
can you do Crawl next?
@KignofDiggins Жыл бұрын
Kermit the frog bridge remains goated. Love this track!
@mojoboingo1744 Жыл бұрын
Bacon's theme.
@aapep92 Жыл бұрын
While the song is the same, the video you used does show some false lyrics. They are similar enough but just wanted to point that out.
@Squid_does_games9638 Жыл бұрын
They were mostly accurate from what I’ve seen of the official lyrics and what agreed upon in the wiki for the song.
@GrzegorzSobkowicz Жыл бұрын
As far as I know, these are the same lyrics as on Guilty Gear wiki, which I'm pretty sure were updated when Necessary Discrepancy CD album was released with official lyrics. The version made by Clouddrop was made before the CD album released.
@KingOfFools784 Жыл бұрын
@@GrzegorzSobkowicz the chorus is slightly wrong in the video Edit: Nevermind I misremembered
@Erblorg Жыл бұрын
Harmful consequences of CloudDrop on the Guilty Gear community.
@toosquare Жыл бұрын
These are correct, CloudDrop’s videos often have incorrect lyrics tho