Glepnir - 08/25 - Ace Combat X Original Soundtrack

[@MichaelTheRead]

I thought I'd seen everything. Then the absolute mad lad that commanded this _flying fortress_ *_flipped the thing upside down and flew it inverted, and fired its shockwave cannon into the sky._*

[@YTshortsIsTerrible]

Through the series , we've faced huge laser-firing towers , sky-nuking stations , sky-nuking submarines , nuke-launching space stations and giant cannons , but noone of them had such creepy theme as this giant cloacking bombarder .

[@theanchorshat585]

I know, right? This theme plays when you realise that the gloves are off and Leasath is done playing around.

[@user-pk7ii1cn1z]

Leasath always had that card up their sleeves, and you knew that they'd use it to their fullest capabilities once you got their full attention. But when it finally happened... It was an experience unlike any other (at least for Gryphus probably)

[@edwardfitzpatrick3168]

Strangereal have made some weird shit

[@tegjwokjohn1839]

Not very sober Rasmus how about the Spiridus and the Orgoi from Ace Combat Joint Assault?

[@aaronlonghuynh5245]

Ace Combat and Sky-Nuking Super-Weapons. Name a more iconic duo.

[@murilosocreppa2001]

Gleipnir is already a bit "scary", but this song make it feels like we are fighting a giant ghost

[@madkabal]

its the theme song for the B-2 Spirit....... on a Nuclear Bombing run...

[@alfirachma4102]

Fits perfectly with Gleipnir's optical camouflage ability

[@artificialsoul4248]

I mean technically. Once you see it, you're already dead.

[@archtitans54]

What makes this all the more special, if what I mean by “special” is “absolutely terrifying”, is Norse mythology. Let me explain: Gleipnir, in mythology, was a special chain that was made by the Dwarves in the forge of Niðavellir with what we consider “impossible”: The sound of a cat's footfall, The beard of women, The roots of mountains, The sinews of the bear, The breath of the fish, The spittle of the birds. It appeared as if it was thin ribbon, but because of the materials it was made of, it was stronger than any iron chain. This chain, nigh impossible to break, was used to restrain Fenrir, the Great Wolf, until the time of Ragnarök. Gryphus One destroyed the “chain” that Leasath had made, thus forcing their hand to unleash the “Great Wolf”. Fenrir, in the Strangereal Universe, was created using the combat data of Gleipnir. Had Gryphus One not destroyed that prototype, there’s no telling what would have happened…

[@generalironside8610]

*"What's that sound?"* *"Look! IT'S THE GLEIPNIR!"* *"Don't just stand there! ATTACK! Target the Gleipnir!"*

[@madkabal]

A B-2 crew in 2033 World War 3: "Destination reached, no alerts." "Arm weapon." Male Computer Voice: "WEAPON ARMED" "Sir I... Are we really doing this?" "Dont go soft on me CAPTAIN. Remember San Diego! Do you have the Target?" "Yes sir, ta-target confirmed Shanghai, Business District". "Im taking control." (Clicks button) "Weapon Released" Computer Voice "NUCLEAR WEAPON DEPLOYED ESTIMATED DETONATION IN 5 MINS 34 SECONDS" "Oh God, what have we done.."

[@yaroslavsnitko8152]

"Our ground forces are strong enough to handle it on their own...? I don't think so..."

[@wolfy6631]

@@madkabal Cringe

[@madkabal]

@@wolfy6631 Go fix a train track

[@wolfy6631]

@@madkabal No, you go fix it

[@hydremajor]

- SWBM launched ! 15 seconds to impact ! -...10 seconds ! -...5...4...3...2...1...Impact !

[@Klejdi90]

VERY GOOOOD! (Y) Keep it that way :D

[@outrunno4563]

- Airborne Fortress missle launched! - Estimated time of impact: 10 seconds! - 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... Impact!!!

[@marcopirrotta2791]

hydremajor still hunts my dreams

[@texasgaming1349]

I remember when i skipped every briefing (with my emulator) and didnt listen to cruz back then, i was spamming my missiles on gleipnir then when crux starts counting i thought thats when i should time my missiles, but its the other way around

[@Attaxalotl]

WHAT? WHERE? WHERE IS IT?! WHERE’S IT COMING FROM?! ANSWER ME NOW! EUGENE!!!

[@Akhaaelikian]

that 'wrong' violin my god the thrill

[@Gungnir113]

The musical term is "dissonance"

[@tieinterceptor7712]

LOOK SIR IT'S THE GLEPNIR! commander: DONT JUST STAND THERE ATTACK TARGET THE GLEPNIR COMMENCE CANNON FIRE HIT IT WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE GOT the swbm cant hit us here but watch out WHAT'S THE GLOW ON THE BOTTOM OF IT WHAT IT'S DOIN- (best dialog ever)

[@identifiant839]

"The ships under the Gleipnir just disintegrated!" "What the hell was that?" "2nd fleet, do you read me? This is the 1st fleet, come in, COME IN!"

[@joshsuan4489]

​@@identifiant839 *Gleipnir enables optical camouflage and prepares for another surprise attack*

[@archtitans54]

@@joshsuan4489 [MISSION START] “All those ships, destroyed in an instant… Such destructive power…“

[@joshsuan4489]

@@archtitans54 *"I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY MADE SUCH A TERRIFYING WEAPON, SIR, I MEAN..GRYPHUS 1."*

[@archtitans54]

@@joshsuan4489 “It appears the enemy has some kind of new super weapon… If they destroy the rest of our fleet, we’ll no longer be able to sustain our military. “The MPG will display damage to the allied fleet. Protect them, and keep the gauge from reaching MAX.”

[@effisjens1776]

This song says that everything is getting worse, but still a damn good song.

[@Megalodon64]

This is the scariest Ace Combat soundtrack.

[@kramack2549]

*Fear Intensifies*

[@calamitousenigma9052]

Time Limit (not the mission itself, which is scary enough, but the soundtrack) has something to say about that.

[@rzero21]

Ace Combat 3: Kernel, Amorphous, Gordian Knot, Superstition, Lithium...

[@MrPeanut624]

Kernel is worse

[@combativeThinker]

Even Crux is afraid!

[@PS3PS2fan]

Glepnir, Spiridus, and Aigaion w/ Kotos and Gyges would make a terrifying combo.

[@alexandergodfreykleinhans8059]

let's not forget the XB-0 Hresvelgr and the Arkbird

[@shayminthedoctor9663]

My God that would be an insane fight. But what about the Scinfaxi/Hrimfaxi? Wouldn't their burst missiles make an impossible synergy with the SWBM?

[@calamitousenigma9052]

My god... Just have the Gleipnir fly at 6000 feet and you're good to go, maybe have Gyges patrolling around the Gleipnir and have the Scinfaxi shooting off missiles left and right.

[@darthnayr5545]

Throw the Orgoi(s) and Gandr into the mix with the Orgois act like Spiridus, Gleipnir, and Gandr escort and put the rest of behemoth as support unit And you will have nigh-unstoppable bomber squad supported by Nimbus missiles

[@rngmac2607]

Sadhana *PlayStationFan* Zola Glepnir, Aigaion, Kotos, Gyges, Hresvelger, Arkbird, Spiridus, and Ace Combat 7’s Arsenal Bird, imagine dealing with all of those in a single mission

[@kosnag]

When you're a Russian newcomer to Ace Combat (a sci-fi game about warplanes) and you see the fanbase worships squirrels, insisting they did nothing wrong.

[@alfirachma4102]

Bruh

[@Dudebox64]

I laughed

[@jackmetro7385]

В голос. Аве Белка!

[@89sponge]

​@@jackmetro7385+++

[@some_random_toaster]

​@@89sponge belka did nothing wrong. Cant do anything "wrong" when you define whats "wrong"!

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

This theme song for that creepy stealth superweapon it's just so menacing

[@JinteiModding]

This song is so good, scary, and underwhelming at the same time *that damn violin*

[@take-kun987]

True💀

[@Superdeath25]

Look, the disk on the bottom has started to glow! What is it goi ....

[@deltaxeno7807]

[@chevronie3764]

got to love the dark evil beat project aces was cooking up

[@krisgordon3116]

This is scary and it fits gleipnir. Would be scary if the SWBM was actually real.

[@snowflakeyt1101]

Don't give ideas for 2020

[@caav56]

@@snowflakeyt1101 The game already takes place in 2020.

[@s_t_r_a_y_e_d]

They do but at a much smaller scale (FAE Bombs and Thermobaric Warheads). A shockwave weapon on this scale would have no tactical value (extreme collateral destruction) and probably fall under Mutually Assured Destruction (nuclear retaliation)

[@caav56]

@@s_t_r_a_y_e_d I think Shock weapons in Ace Combat work by dispersing fusion fuel around the target and then igniting it with a particle beam, creating a short-lived thermobaric pure fusion blast.

[@lucadesanctis563]

Russian Khinzal missile: hello there

[@avtrgaming5548]

I love this soundtrack so much!

[@Billy69319]

I remember when I was 4 and played this game, I kept playing the first mission over and over again, and seeing the glepnir appear in the cutscene just gaveme goosebumps

[@tessemi]

Wow. A song that can outcreep ace combat 3? Not sure yet ...

[@Attaxalotl]

It’s like a more epic Morceaux

[@majormissile5596]

The Glipnier, stealthier than a Scanfaxi, harder to spell than Hirmifaxi, more dangerous then a Gyges.

[@kaysix111]

+Major Missile How is Hrimfaxi any harder to spell than Scinfaxi?

[@majormissile5596]

Glipnier is harder to spell than Hrimfaxi, besides the fact I spelled Hrimfaxi wrong in that sentence!

[@kaysix111]

+Major Missile Gleipnir*

[@majormissile5596]

See what I mean?

[@kaysix111]

kek

[@skydragongaming7840]

Alternate Song when you Play with Phase 4 in DOA Last Round! So damm Fitting!

[@MasterSkyMoon]

Sometimes I get goosebumps while listening to this track.

[@Chom-Chom]

The sheer size of the Gleipnir feel intimidating enough as is, but the music has a whole another creepy factor to it, especially when the string instruments come in (1:28). It's as if the airborne fortress is an unseen and unstoppable predator, hungry and wanting vengeance on one particular prey, The Southern Cross.

[@tern6585]

I just noticed that in 1:30 , there can be heard a dissonant... string or whatever you call it and that exact string can also be heard in the Itou Kanako song I Bless Thy Life's beginning: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fqDVgGVtr76inac just thought it's worth mentioning

[@theanchorshat585]

Ah, you noticed that as well!

[@tern6585]

I kind of just stole your comment from the I Bless Thy life upload, lol

[@spacemeter3001]

Lol, you're right. Might want to check for autism after this ^_^

[@tern6585]

@@spacemeter3001 In February 2022 I went for a routine medical examination. It included an X-ray of my lungs, something I hadn't done in years. When the results came out, I was told that I was recovering from pneumonia or some other lung infection. Over the duration of 2021 I had been healthy and had been lucky enough to avoid any and all kinds of sickness. Science has failed to explain this mystery. That is why I turned to the Word of God.

[@nomore8712]

It is also in the Boss theme for Scaldera/Tentalus from skyward sword.

[@rzero21]

I can feel some Ace Combat 3 atmosphere here...

[@mastonepaws]

same

[@cipher7129]

Game was set two decades before AC3 if I remember the timelines correctly

[@gabrielgaitan4856]

> (SWBM detonates)

[@cerious1409]

This was sampled for Travis scott SDP Interlude. I can't miss it

[@officialxverzusz]

1:56 Fucking, THIS

[@PFP-c4h]

まさにラスボス戦のBGM

[@whiteangel2083]

for some reason this reminded me about the last mission on air combat(ace combat 1) ... i really hated that boss.

[@burgadahz17]

I still think Lesath is the Strangereal country that has created the most powerful super weapons in the franchise, as underated as it is.

[@Mx64MaxyImpress]

Yeah, then 20 years later Ouroboros at USEA created Night Raven, as menacing aircraft But Gleipnir still cool with that stealth and SWBM capability

[@almightyazmee]

Gleipnir crew : *Play a music Gleipnir commander : WHO THE F**K PLAY THIS MUSIC??! . *SOUTHERN CROSS APPEARED. . Gleipnir commander : This keeps getting better and better.

[@tydeuskero7295]

God, this theme is creepy. I love it.

[@trevelyandovah8479]

Arsenal Bird Justice aint got shit on the Gleipnir

[@andreistoica2470]

North korean air forces theme

[@mariojimenez2746]

Bioshock ace

[@nephanielleshane2645]

[@Phagnabotwashere]

*Gleipnir appears* Aurelian ground unit

[@gobnob415]

@@Phagnabotwashere Aurelian ground unit

[@brodny1212]

@@gobnob415 Aurelian ground unit

[@Phagnabotwashere]

@@brodny1212 Aurelian ground unit

[@brodny1212]

@@Phagnabotwashere Aurelian ground unit

[@AlbinoAce]

Mobiusx SilverHawk, that's because they're both flying fortresses

[@TS-jg1bg]

この曲怖い グレイプニルただでさえ黒くてデカくてあんなのが空飛んでるだけでも不気味なのに 怖さ増すわww

[@ryanp7546]

When I was listening to this theme, it reminds me of Something's theme from Omori.

[@af7439]

Russia seeing the increasing amount of aid Ukraine is getting be like:

[@kayrxx7123]

Spiridus is better than the Gleipnir

[@liehwasulian8117]

Time Line Yeah.Spiridus is stronger than Gleipnir.But Spiridus can't use Camuflage like Gleipnir

[@calamitousenigma9052]

No, the only thing the Spiridus has over the Gleipnir is the AA Electrolaser cannon, even when combining both Spiridus models. The Balaur is an anti-ground railgun that can only hit targets in front of the Spiridus. The Hi-TASM is a long range weapon only, as proved by Mission 20, where the Spiridus uses them to attack ground forces instead of using it on Antares. Also, because it is confirmed to be a thermobaric weapon, it only works at reasonably low altitudes. 3 of the 4 ELC's are AG, so they can't really do anything to the Gleipnir. Since the IRCM plasma flares that the Spiridus uses make missiles go crazy, you might argue that the SWBM is no different. However, the SWBM *is* different because it uses shockwaves, something the IRCMs cannot stop. The problem with the SWBM is that the IRCM would have to make the missile go crazy before it explodes, but the IRCMs just go behind the Spiridus, whereas the SWBM explodes far enough away that the IRCMs can't stop it. The ELC is a bit tricky, but they can't hit targets at long range. Since the Gleipnir not only has cloaking, but has shown to be able to reach higher altitudes than the Spiridus, it's reasonable to say it can escape the range of both the AAELC and the Hi-TASM, and "spam" SWBMs on them. The Spiridus is no match for the Gleipnir.

[@georise922]

@@calamitousenigma9052 Spiridus can destroy incoming swbm with his electrolaser and I don't think Gleipnir can fly higher than the Spiridus. Technically the Spiridus is a flying wing when the Gleipnir is a standard configuration plane so IMO Spiridus can fly higher than Gleipnir. In real life I 100% sure that Spiridus can really fly when the Gleipnir can't even take off..

[@calamitousenigma9052]

The electrolaser takes significant time to charge up and can't hit faster targets like fighters, so try to hit an rather thin and extremely fast SWBM, which traveled from Terminus Island to Stand Canyon in 20 seconds. Also, you could say that the Dog Bear long range missile that took out Spiridus 2 is comparable to the SWBM. However, the Dog Bear unit's missile wasn't a burst weapon, it was a missile that had to directly hit the Spiridus in order to damage it. This also gave the Spiridus an accurate angle at which to aim the electrolaser, because the missile was coming right for them, so they wouldn't have to lead the target. However, with the Gleipnir, the SWBM is a burst weapon, meaning it ignores the READS ECM shield and also has options for where to detonate, giving less of a chance for the Spiridus crew to shoot it down. As for the Spiridus being able to fly higher than the Gleipnir, it's debatable and certainly possible, but from playing both X and Joint Assault, the Gleipnir has more of a showing as to its service ceiling. The Spiridus never climbs to higher altitudes, usually just flying quickly away in order to escape, even when in dire peril of being shot down, like in Ghost Hunt with the Spiridus 2. However, the Gleipnir has been shown in The Midnight Sun during ACX to be able to climb to extraordinary altitudes, escaping the Aurelians (even while critically damaged) by simply climbing to above their aircraft's max service ceiling.

[@georise922]

@@calamitousenigma9052 remember wher the spiridus shoot down the friendly ballistic missile with his electro laser ! The electro laser can shot a flying missile. Spiridus can do cobra maneuver with that Spiridus is able to shoot swbm launcher if they close enough. But I think they are many many scenarios where the Spiridus or Gleipnir win. They are pretty equal in AA but in air to ground, Spiridus is definitely superior IMO.

[@chaussykevin6133]

kacke leute was soll das ??????????????

[@skydragongaming7840]

Was zur Hölle? XD