Guilty Gear Strive - Hellfire (Leo) | Reacting To Video Game Music!

[@xkquimhere]

Jesse: "he's just having fun" Leo: "they died because of me. they died because of me. they died because of me. they di-"

[@ieyasumei4339]

"It's not your fault, it's not your fault, it's not your fault, it's not your fa-"

[@hongchina1873]

"It's always such a good time!" The lyrics immediately after: MY PEOPLE ARE ALL DEAD

[@Izayoink_Saccuy]

Guilty human

[@Gabriel05290]

Do you feel like a hero yet?

[@jorgeantoniodasilva5440]

Leo isnt a gear but he sure feels guilty

[@nullvoid4193]

As many people have mentioned before Gameplay of Leo: Unga Bunga Actual Leo: Actually pretty smart Leo's theme: Putting the guilty in the Guilty Gear series

[@jico5147]

@@nullvoid4193 he’s everything a gg character should be, depressed, pissed you off when playing against him, has really cool lore.

[@DissedRedEngie]

​@@jico5147 then there's ramlethal, who just ate a burger.

[@jico5147]

@@DissedRedEngie burgers fix everything

[@TRDEWH]

@@jico5147 They really do.

[@RoberttheWise]

Leo character analysis iceberg: Lv1 - Gameplay: Haha, unga bunga Lv2 - Lyrics: PTSD and survivor's guit Lv3 - Music: Actually unga bunga again

[@BackwardCap]

Leo is one of three kings who rule over their nation of illyria. He gained the position due to his accomplishments in the military during the "Crusades" (a war on living bio weapons called "Gears" that threatened humanity). The name Leo is likely to represent his status as royalty and the sheer amount of confidence and pride they exude at all times. In contrast, this song paints a different side of the character. One that shows them struggling with depression of survivors guilt due to being the last one standing during many of the battles against Gears.

[@MMAddict39]

Not just the fact that he is the last one standing but also that due to his position he must send others into battle knowing full well that they will die.

[@EliTheBraixen]

and my fav part is the reason he fights is so he can die in combat which is why his more aggresive

[@PhantorumPrime117]

I have so much respect for Leo after realizing this

[@Sparking_Ram]

Leo: *Song about Survivors guilt and not being able to justify your failures to yourself.* Jesse: It's just a party, he's having fun!

[@Sekainoowaride]

"HELLFIRE! HELLFIRE! BRING IT ON BASTARDS!" I was JUST about to say, couldn't wait for you to listen to this.

[@jdlp5910]

I think "crawl" is probably the darkest sounding song from Strive, its probably the heaviest song on the soundtrack.

[@xmaracx]

the funny thing is, compared to songs like leos its actually very uplifting with its content, even compared to millia or faust

[@Benxall]

@@xmaracx for real lmao Leo's song got bongos and everything and its about trauma and death Crawl wich is the most heavy metal song is all about how moving to the future is what matters

[@Sassaparilla]

Requiem is probably one of the darkest themes. It's overflowing with nihilism, and hits a lot harder after the story mode.

[@jdlp5910]

@@Sassaparilla I'd recommend it as well tbh.

[@e69alpha]

More dark than let me carve your way?

[@auroraborealis4468]

It's so freaking cool that Daisuke releases a full game with his album every time!

[@Masamatt90]

Leos theme is a little different from the others because its about living him with PTSD and survivors guilt, but pushing through for the end result of taking down the enemy so his friends lives weren't lost in vein.

[@SSD_Penumbra]

He also wants to join his men in a blaze of glory. He *literally* wants to die in a fight. In-game, he gets stronger when he drops his guard. Even the lyrics "all of them are going down with us" is him daring people to fight him, because one of them is gonna die, and Leo wants it to be him.

[@Benxall]

Leo's PTSD is metal af You really have to do crawl's lyric video mans went crazy editing that one

[@AHylianWarrior]

"Alone, Infection" is pretty dark-sounding as it goes through the clinical insanity of the character is suffering from as he just fights with multiple personalities and himself all while trying to be a good person. People are suggesting "Crawl" as well which can be pretty dark-sounding too as it is meant to be played during the hardest boss fight in the arcade mode. It's an exclusive track that you won't hear unless you're able to fight it

[@MaoriGamerDood]

ALL OF THEM ARE GO. ING. DOWN. WITH. US! THIS IS A GOOD JAM!🔥🤘

[@XernuhtZwei]

Just gonna throw in that this is Leo's second theme. His first theme from Xrd, Stolz, is a much lighter song much more befitting his outward appearance, but a huge part of his lore is his status as a veteran of the Crusades. He was a cocky bastard when he was younger, and rightfully so. He was a solid commander and a gifted fighter, but on the French battlefields he finally bit off more than he could chew and lost most of his forces in an ambush. Ky bailed him out in the end, but the experience tempered him, and as Hellfire proves also scarred him emotionally. He's become a father to his men and a fine King since, but the blood on his hands isn't going away. This also somewhat leans into his fighting style, too. He has a special stance where he turns his back to his enemy, sacrificing his guarding ability for a counterattack and a much scarier mix-up game. Previously, most people thought it was just his overflowing confidence, sort of a "I don't need to see what's happening to beat your ass" thing, but Hellfire adds a sliver of context that might mean he's just willing to die for the win so he can join his men on the other side. TLDR, Hellfire's actually one of the darker tracks in the game once you attach it to the lore of the game. Stolz is awesome, would recommend. If you want another 'dark' song from Strive, try out Requiem, I-no's theme.

[@KazeMemaryu]

This song is easily the most Queen-inspired song in Ishiwatari's repertoire. The first half takes really strongly after "Stone Cold Crazy", imitating major parts of the song structure. As a side note, "Stone Cold Crazy" is the favourite Queen album of Guilty Gear's main character Sol Badguy, who is pretty much an Ishiwatari self-insert - Ishiwatari even voiced him for a while.

[@shadowfire023]

There's also a bit of Great King Rat in the second half, where it uses nearly the exact same cadence for the vocals

[@vincentpey3929]

This song makes me sad every time, its just "Survivors Guilt" in song form...

[@lilium7434]

Followed by a sick guitar riff.

[@franconunez925]

@@lilium7434 Also followed by a panic atack... Also followed by a sick guitar riff

[@velvetdraws3452]

as someone said on the lyric video "i wanna die" *sick guitar riff*

[@AtelierRobu]

Survivors guilt and shredding, the song. Although I don't play at him, I adore Leo as a character and this song does such a great job at showing a side of Leo you'd normally never suspect. Leo's loud, cocky, prideful and somewhat arrogant usually. So hearing his inner thoughts almost with this just recontextualised his entire attitude

[@bumpcus7227]

If you wanna see a truly dark and heavy song then Alone infection is definitely that for the most part But I think a reaction to The Town Inside Me would be interesting since its a far cry from most other songs in the ost

[@danaejay]

I love The Town Inside Me but I think it probably loses a lot without either the context of Bridget's story or having experienced those same feelings yourself.

[@bumpcus7227]

@@danaejay yeah I agree, and I’m incredibly biased cause I love Bridget

[@roar104]

@@bumpcus7227 Bridget is a great character. Fantastic representation for anyone who's forced to live a lie for whatever reason. Real shame people are misinterpreting the strive arcade mode.

[@AHylianWarrior]

@@roar104 I keep seeing people go "but the Japanese doesn't say that!" when it's...literally a one-to-one translation with the characters saying the exact same thing in both English and Japanese lol They're just showing off how phobic the fighting game community is, whether it be towards lgbt+, women, etc

[@roar104]

@@AHylianWarrior depends on what they mean when they say the JP doesn't say that as the JP bio doesn't say anything about being a girl. The arcade mode line is roughly the same meaning but it's a different tone to how it's said.

[@vanakis]

This theme hits the hardest for me. The survivors guilt of a leader with a cheerfull, pompous front. The shreds, the rhythm, marching. Chills every time

[@diaborosyuzuha9865]

I LOVE that Daisuke effectively inserted more Queen references into GG. There's a bit of Stone Cold Crazy and Tie Your Mother Down in that song.

[@billnyetherussianspy7070]

Two strive music back to back I’m crying tears of joy

[@beybladetunada5697]

Aah yes, this theme is Survivor's Guilt official OST, it's so good

[@xatakibraveheartx6301]

"Guilty gear rules." Same my friend, same.

[@ryancurtis5425]

This is probably in my top 3 of favorite Guilty Gear Strive themes. The growl in the "BRING IT ON, YOU BASTARDS!" never fails to get me hyped up!

[@chipslight738]

Hellfire is very interesting song because it kind of comes out of nowhere. Leo was presented as a boisterous king full of himself as a foil to Ky more composed and selfless attitude. he wasn't particularly interesting (imo) but he was still enjoyable. Then come Hellfire which shattered the image of this character and revealed he was actually stricken with grief and survivor's guilt, something that nobody expected at all. Hellfire is very interesting and fun to explore, the beginning sounds very regal and harken back to his theme in Xrd which was basically a metal marching band theme. Now, while still boistorous, it's much more rough and follows his inner mind much more. There's a lot of nods to the underworld and death as well, from the lyrics (hellfire and netherworld) to some of the song choices (a sitar, an indian instrument, making my mind think of buddhism and the concept of rebirth). And yet, despite the whole song being this guilt-driven roar of despair, the second solo with the lyrics sounds much more hopeful and defiant, showing that Leo's boistorous personality is not just to hide the pain but to keep going forward and to strive for a better world. This is why Strive's OST is so fucking amazing and important because it unveils the character development and depths of so many members of its cast but also show Daisuke's pushing his absolute limit to completely new heights. It's the good shit. (Also I like the little nod about the Arc de Triomphe, which makes my french ass happy but also is a very nice allusion to the Unknown Soldier tomb under it which is a symbolic grave made for the countless nameless soldiers lost in the world wars, implying that the Crusades was SO horrifyingly worse than those that we can't even make a grave for them anymore, it's fucking hardcore.)

[@jorgeantoniodasilva5440]

Before hearing theme:unga bunga funny crusade after hearin theme: war veteran with survivors guilty

[@TRDEWH]

"We're going home alive well I'm a terrible liar!" "THOSE WHO DREAM OF HEAVEN NEVER LAST VERY LONG THE ROTTING FLESH AND DIRTY SKY INFECT MY WOUNDS!" The lyrics in this song are so fucking metal gawtdayum

[@jordanpickering6912]

All the guilty gear strive songs are dark if you look in to it (if you read the other comments on this video alone people will be talking about Leo's survivors guilt and suicidal tendencies) examples being, Millia's self hatred, Goldlewis feeling like just another cog in the machine dispite being in such a high position, Zato reconciling with his sadistic past. The only truly outwardly dark song is probably be Faust's theme alone infection (it's very slipknot ESC) but your definitely right about most not seeming very dark. There are even 2 songs in the GGS ost that are basically just anime intro/peppy pop songs 😂

[@gsegarra21]

Three now with Bridget

[@BeastChan23]

While it isn't from Strive, most people disliked hearing Birthday Train in the Xrd series if someone happened to pick the song for a match, or get it from sheer luck using random song. It was more of a story song, and not a character battle theme.

[@AnimeJimzz]

You're spot on about Leo having a lion theme, because Leo Whitefang is the king of Guilty Gear's Europe. Referencing a lion being the king of the jungle. And it is indeed true that Guilty Gear sounds intense (In Strive) But this song has very dark lyrics. It's about Leo fighting on the front lines, but his men are dying. He feels guilty for never dying with his comrades. This whole song is about Leo crying out to us about his survivors guilt. Guilty Gear music does get dark in other games. Like Eddie's theme 'Feel a Fear' from Accent Core.

[@SergeantCubby]

Let Me Carve Your Way is definitely a depressing song but it’s intensity masks how depressing it is much like this one. The riffs and chanting are very catchy but the survivor’s guilt in the lyrics is pretty heavy

[@SokiHime]

VANISH INTO DDDAAARRRKK!! God I LOVE it

[@aganaom1712]

crushed by the weight of bodies he's sent to hell he flings himself into battle in the hope that he will join them and thus absolve himself of his sins

[@zackabean]

Yesss! Leo's theme! My favorite! The guitar work is phenomenal on this song

[@dezdaog193]

Oh I’ve been waiting for Hellfire and I’m so happy you’re taking a listen to it.

[@rdraken]

The best part about the GG soundtrack for me anyway is the band that plays the music are all old friends of Daisuke. Essentially it's a band where their number 1 fan writes their songs some times.

[@hongchina1873]

Something that I always try and point out on videos with Hellfire: The tone of the song in the intro and the change as it goes into the first verse At the start it has a very noble and gallant feel and then goes directly into chaotic shredding guitars It can very easily be seen as a parallel to a younger more naive Leo going to join the crusades expecting glory and honor, only to be thrown into the thick of it and realize there is no glory, there is no honor, there is only pain, suffering, and carnage It's very similar to how WW1 went down. People thought it would be a glorious and honorable war like wars that came before, and then the machinegun happened

[@DaviddeBergerac]

I fucking love Hellfire it's the skeleton anthem

[@shrimpy100]

I love GGST OST one of my Mains is Chipp and his theme Be the Hero are my fav lol

[@chrystallix]

Guilty Gear's soundtrack has always been a smash hit for me, but Strive elevated it, it feels like actual songs, but the lyrics in particular stand out to me, because I feel like they're entirely comprehensible to someone who doesn't know Guilty Gear (if you can understand what's even being said that is). This song is clearly about some form of military commander, who seems to win, but at horrific cost to his men, and the doubts and insecurities that spring up from that kind of guilt, and all the songs do something like this. It's fantastic.

[@telianrohan9658]

Hellfire recently became one of my favorites from the entire series. If I had to make any recommendations I would definitely say "Crawl" from Strive, "Heavy Day" from Xrd and "Diva" from Overture

[@nanotheawsome3277]

If you want a GG song that is more harsh and closer to a thrash metal sound, you should listen to crawl. It has a lot of influence from Slayer and other Anthraxx

[@manutdfan231]

"RIDE THE FIRE!" when you get to that song... You just might fall out of your seat

[@geraldposter1496]

Most likely musical Easter egg for Leo is the glam metal band white lion.

[@Zeradias]

Love seeing people be informative bout leo and his song. Also wanna point out that he's also suicidal but goes about like "I'm going into battle to die." which explains his Unga bunga playstyle

[@erichbauer3991]

and he's the strongest when he's in his backturned stance, not facing his problems

[@Xeroxthebeautiful]

Ah yes hiding crippling PTSD behind a cheerful persona the song

[@GhostTwinkek]

It's always funny when you apologize for your lack of words, but nevertheless come up with a lot to say. I guess you just need to say that out loud to get the thoughts flowing. But it is also very humble. Adds to how genuine of a personality you feel.

[@franconunez925]

Ok, when the song starts by "I woke up one morning and strangers say hello to me To bad tomorrow thei're names will be carved unto stone" And it doesn't stop, then you are in place for a ride.

[@fabledredeyes]

Hellfire is my favorite Strive song, personally. There's a lot of Queen references in this one actually! (Musically, not namedrops and such)

[@enzogetsnosleep]

if you want more guilty gear recommendations, but "storyteller" and "icarus" are INCREDIBLE

[@DissedRedEngie]

Jesse: He's just having fun Leo: I can never live without the quilt of causing so many lives to die. In every fight, I can only feel victory, because either I beat my opponent or they kill me, finally releasing me from this mortal coil.

[@kyoukisatori4988]

Hellfire is a Military marching cadence which is a traditional call-and-response work song sung by military personnel while running or marching. The that's what the chanting through snd especially at the end eith fis soldiers as the march into battle even to the bitter end as it usually would be for him to his regret.

[@gatfatf]

So an interesting maybe explanation for Leo's gameplay/psychology and the themes explored in this song: part of what makes Leo himself is his very particular style of bravado. A unique mechanic to Leo is that he has two stances, a regular one where most of his moves and functionality of a regular character lie, and a backturn (called Brynhildr) stance where he loses the ability to crouch, block, or jump. The alternate stance has Leo physically turn his back to his opponent as a flex and the moves he's able to perform become a lot more aggressive, his only defensive option in the stance is to either leave the stance or do an active counter move like it was smash bros. Similarly it's expressed in the music that Leo is only at peace when he's in the thick of battle, recklessly risking his life just like he did with his comrades before they were all eventually slaughtered by the enemy (the Gears), because what good is it that he's still alive if not to do what they all came together for (he says to himself)? He's my main and I love this blonde haired gorilla to death. Leo also carries around a dictionary with him, buts it's one he wrote and he's constantly editing it with each encounter he has, I have a completely baseless head canon that the book is actually a bunch of scribbles and Leo is secretly illiterate but just has perfect recollection enough to not let the rest of the cast know.

[@gsegarra21]

Where did that idea come from the ending bit with being illiterate

[@Skeleton-chan]

You couldn't be more on point with your comment about Daisuke pouring everything into these games, because he's not just the composer. He's the writer, designer and used to be the voice actor for Sol Badguy as well. Guilty Gear is HIS brainspawn in every way.

[@klevi2159]

Try Armor Clad Faith or Alone Infection. Those are the more Darker ones.

[@pian-0g445]

Honestly, I would love if they could do a redo on some of the vocals because I love the voices but for whatever reason, some bits are just not understandable, while other songs with the same vocalist sound cleaaaaan. I say that cause the lyrics for this song, damn. It goes hard

[@lilyaster2911]

Leo is slightly related to lions but is just like in a "king of the jungle" style, he is the lion king, he is the one up front, the one doing the roaring and taking the claws out. He's a king and the song lyrics are basically about his pain and guilt about how he leads everyone to death but himself, he acts like he's looking for dead, he WANTS to be killed figthing like the great warrior kings, he wants to go to valhalla with his soldiers, he sees himself as just another soldier in war, but outside of war he knows he is the king and the king has to do the choices even if they're look wrong or in the end are wrong.

[@demoniac4821]

Lyrics is basically about him leading men into war and him suffering from survivors guilt.

[@matiaskenjinakazato7131]

If you want to hear a dark song, as you've mentioned in the video, hear out Faust's theme. He's an ex serial killer because of his frustration with society making one of his patients die (he's a kinda a genius doctor), seeked redemption by being goofy and a wandering doctor, suicided when he found out the truth about what happened and why on his trauma and then reborn, a shell of what he used to be.

[@linusmushroomtips776]

Stone Cold Crazy was a major influence on this song

[@Barijoker]

If you're looking for darker guilty gear strive songs I recommend alone infection or crawl

[@SokiHime]

That "all of them are going down with us" gets me every time

[@Tech_D3mon]

It's the "BRING IT ON, YOU BASTARDS!!" for me

[@arthu5008]

Soooooo, Leo is the PTSD man, his mark is Pride, supposedly a very proud man I guess his themes have some connections to lions

[@AshesXOfXOblivion]

To answer your question about whether or not GG has any actually bad songs, there is ONE song in particular that comes to mind. In an older GG game, one of the playable characters is basically a robot parody of one of the main characters, and his theme (called 'Hold Orders?') is just a super wack and silly sounding version of the actual theme (Holy Orders- be just or be dead. banger theme btw). But yeah, Holy Orders? is rough on purpose, and not the good kind of rough

[@nachot6592]

Well, it is a fighting have; in the end you need these mood to perform well.

[@rampday]

"I dont see myself disliking any guilty gear music" Hehe, he hehehe, you should listen to perfection cant please me

[@frankbits]

Requiem, Crawl and Alone Infection are definitely the darkest sounding songs so far

[@webbedSpiders]

Faust's theme from Guilty Gear Strive, Alone Infection, is probably what you're looking for if you want a 'dark' GG song.

[@schalla_ang]

Please consider listening to Tsuki no Shihai (Raven's Theme) from Guilty Gear Revelator!

[@krasmazov009]

Dude, I play Leo. I loved when this song was his theme. Lore heavy. Faust theme I consider it dark.

[@zionbrink513]

Leo's mourning the death of all those he commanded as the one of the kings of his country in a war for the survival of humanity, just wrapped in guilt and PTSD. And here we are just vibing😂

[@insuranceagency5200]

"Crawl" would definitely be a good listen if you want to hear a more intense and dark song, it's one of the best songs in the game for sure

[@lightning_lord2137]

The lyrics are basically about Leo's PTSD

[@annat3l453]

Fun little tidbit: Just like how daisuke likes to make references of bands and music by naming stuff after them, he also likes making references to the songs within his own compositions as well Two I know for this song are that the verse is referential to the verses of Stone Cold Crazy by Queen: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iWHOhZ6und6KhNE and the Bridge part is a reference to the Great King Rat by Queen as well: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHmmaWiOjK58bac Both of these songs are from the album Sheer Heart Attack

[@RasenCore]

Ah yes, Survivor's Guilt: the musical

[@BlackHeart1216]

A song about survivors guilt, let's gooooo!

[@vincentpey3929]

Jesse: "Guilty Gear is allways a good time". Leo: "i lead them to their doom, they are all dead because of me, i should die, i deserve to burn in hell".

[@UltimateTS64]

I need a link to that remix of Makoto's theme you used at the start of the video, remix was gas

[@vega138]

I love that Leo is just suffering from survivors guilt

[@xiaojunzhao2847]

testament’s theme is really really good too。

[@chrisona29]

Iron Clad Faith next please!

[@-rakoo-amv454]

mirror of the world!

[@fakename7224]

Tbf, the lyrics of the song are dark since it's about his time in the war and the PTSD from it. Ky's theme Roar of the spark is more glum/dark id say.

[@arenkai]

Definitely need some upbeat stuff after that one. So... How about The Disaster of Passion ? You know, just a thought like that... Not that I like Pop or anything haha...

[@sirrexi5238]

I think most people would say Necessary Discrepancy is their least favourite theme - that being Ramlethal's theme. I really enjoy it though, and I think you would too if you reacted to it!

[@HandOfVecna1188]

That song takes so long to get going you don't even see where it's headed in a match. It resolves beautifully though.

[@yuomovaeh3028]

Hot take but I think it's one of the best ones. Then again theres not many bad songs in the game, Inos theme is one I don't like.

[@TheTotallyNoob]

Hellfire is literally just Leo going "I have survivors guilt as a king that has lost his people, so im running head first alone into war, intention of dying, but taking down as many people as I can."

[@gsegarra21]

I honestly wanna see you listen to is the disaster of passion (may theme) or talk about you for a different vibe to what you been hearing from ggst perfection can’t please me ( jack-o) or the town inside me(Bridget) talk about you reminds me of a particular Aerosmith song tho if that’ll sway your mind

[@penny.dreadful666]

The lyrics are about how Leo has survivor's guilt for leading a batallion of soldiers to their deaths during the Crusades. So now he's stronger due to the fact that he fights without any sense of self preservation, focusing solely on attacking you instead of defending, because deep down, he wants you to end his misery. He's hoping this fight will be his last. And if it isn't, he'll hope it's the next one.

[@cristheblob4020]

A song I don't really like is very debatable cause if we weren't talking about fighting game music it would be a great song but the songs name is called birthday train from guilty gear xrd

[@stellamarie32]

I haven't found a song I actively dislike after giving it time and repeated listens to simmer, as well.as digesting the lore and character motivations. There were songs that didn't hit right away for me (Hellfire itself, actually, Trigger, Requiem few others here and there). The more I grew accustomed to metal and the more I embraced the emotion behind the song, the more I grew to love them though, and now I can listen to them all forever. No negativity towards songs has survived 6th or so contact, just due to how much my love of the characters, Daisuke's style, and growing enjoyment of metal blends together to elevate all the soundtrack together. One thing I WILL say though, is that there are quite a few songs that I dislike in the context of a fighting game match. There are the silly ones like Birthday Train or Icarus that just don't really fit contextually, and then here are ones like Neccessary Discrepancy - ABSOLUTE BANGER but the intro goes on and on and the match is done long before the part that id actually jam to while fighting. (Disclaimer - Mirror Of The World does NOT fall intro this gategory for me, unlike a lot of the opinion I've seen. The slow string plucks for round one almost perfectly time the NAAAAANMANNNDABUUUU for the second - still love it even if we don't hit the epic solos at the end.)

[@Evaleia]

>"I have no idea what the lyrics mean, but whatever" This is how I like my music, I want it to feel good, I dont care what the lyrics are as long as it feels good.

[@Noxusegirl]

Please do Testament’s theme next!

[@dano6736]

You should really try reacting to Ride The Fire - Guilty Gear Xrd SIGN, one of the most powerful song of that game imo

[@Nukesnipe]

when your ptsd is bullshit blazing

[@Hazielangelo]

Survivor's Guilt and impostor syndrome, all over the poor king...

[@onerice3392]

So the sitar probably represents the part of the kingdom of Illyria he rules, which I believe covers Russia and the Middle East (The sitar spread from India to many of the "Stan" countries). I could be wrong though.

[@kalremist4898]

Remember: Never Rematch Leo Players.

[@HandOfVecna1188]

So your patreon's just gonna run you through the whole album? Sick.

[@GothMoth_exe]

Not sure if you're sick of the Strive soundtrack yet lol, but if not it'd be really cool to see Requiem ("Ino's Theme")

[@stargnh6954]

My personal least favourite song is "Like a Weed Naturally", but it's a very beloved song by the broader community, although it doesn't hit me like some of the other themes do

[@Mrinsecure]

There's a few darker songs, but even those are jams. Let Me Carve Your Way, Requiem, Crawl, and Alone Infection all deal with dark subject matter, and are especially poignant in the context of the characters they're about. Still the kind of thing you'll listen to, on repeat, just to rock out.

[@Gobi_no_inu90]

As for a not so good song for Strive, personally I think "Perfection Can't Please Me" (Jack'O's theme). I've seen a bunch of people rank "Requiem" (Ino's theme) as the worse character theme in it for some reason.

[@AHylianWarrior]

"Requiem" is literally Ino's swan song as she realises she's about to die soon so either they just hate the character or just don't listen to the song's lyrics lol

[@gsegarra21]

@@AHylianWarrior the literal meaning of requiem 😞

[@coffeebreak7978]

Yea jacko isn't a song I like to much it's not bad but it's not for me