Keep Your Faith & Throw Away Your Mask (Combined Edit) - Persona 5 Royal

[@spencerbowden2979]

I love how maruki tries to appeal to whoever you currently have in the fight. Even mid combat he’s reaching for a peaceful solution.

[@diegoandresjovelflores4702]

A simpathetic yet blinded hero

[@davinlee3412]

24 subs for doing nothing? Are you even real?🫢🤔

[@spencerbowden2979]

@@davinlee3412 more important question why do you care about who subs to me I don’t?

[@Jtheclown]

There’s one thing he missed. Torches are meant to be passed on to light the way forward.

[@randomtraveler2440]

@@Jtheclown i know this comment is old but to keep the phosapy going a man who is in the dark can't pass the torch to one who sees the light the man needs to find the exit first

[@zztopandahalf]

rest in peace Billy Kametz. best final boss ever because of you my man...

[@MilanTehVillain]

Precisely what I was thinking as well.

[@sar_ptolemy]

10/10 bro. would punch in the face again

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

Wait what??? Did he made the song and if he is dead??? What???

[@myosotis3062]

@@klaus.sfc01official30 BIlly Kametz was the voice actor for Maruki

[@klaus.sfc01official30]

@@myosotis3062 but he did now sound like he would be dying of old age how did he die? (Also thanks for answering me i did not know who he was so sorry)

[@alondite3318]

"I gave up everything! EVERYTHING!" RIP Billy

[@catalyst539]

that’s swear to my bones

[@darklion2704]

Such pain and emotion in that delivery 😢

[@haridojamaru829]

Billy had cancer when doing this game which makes it sadder

[@zerospaceca3376]

@@darklion2704 The voice of a man frustrated and confounded by people who seem to want the same things, but instead insist on fighting him. The wailing guitar perfectly captures that raw emotion.

[@BrucifyMe]

I don't usually play or watch with English dubs, but his delivery was chilling to the bone.

[@ethicalapemen3686]

It's really telling that before the fight starts, not only is there no grand "we're the heroes, you're the villain" speech, but Maruki is the only Palace Ruler that we can actually say "I'm sorry" to. Maruki: Don't apologize. All this means is that we both have something we can't afford to let fail. ...God dammit Maruki, cut me some slack and be even a little villainous, would you? This hurts too much.

[@LuizSPK]

I fought the whole battle agains him with half of me not wanting to actually win.

[@hopechr]

maruki does a cute little villain laugh when he regenerates the tentacles

[@chukyuniqul]

@@LuizSPK not me. The man wanted to fucking martyrize himself. It was a fight where I was tryina save him in my way and he was tryina save me in his way.

[@nafihanasar5271]

He’s a well-written character 🥹 and prob the best villain from the game. With a solid motive. Part of me was hoping there could be some compromise between both sides (and have Akechi live too) but ofc not 🥲

[@adarus9941]

@@nafihanasar5271Akechi is alive actually, if you maxed out his confidant and such, as Joker leaves on the Train, the scene slows down outside and while the top is whited out, the lower half you see Akechi in his usual getup being taken by the two government agents who were following you.

[@jamesoakes4842]

Maruki is a great example of what seems to be a literary rarity: the Anti-Villain. On the surface, his actions are really no different from Jaldabaoth, seeking to deprive all humankind of their ability to exercise their free will. But whereas Jaldabaoth was actually seeking control, Maruki just wanted everyone to be free of pain and suffering. The true irony? Maruki's inner mind is on display with the questions in his palace. Judging by the correct answer to the last question, he thinks that people who have the power to affect the hearts of others in the way he and the Phantom Thieves can are obligated to do so in whatever way they think will better the world. Even though they end up opposing him, he ultimately can't bring himself to condemn the Phantom Thieves for their actions. It's just an irreconcilable difference of opinion, both trying to do what they think is right, and he truly regrets that their final conflict is inevitable. Superb writing.

[@cloudshifter]

Yaldabaoth deemed that he needed to step in to prevent humanity's ruin as he was proven correct. Even with a trickster attempting to inspire them they did nothing to stop the evil of the world. Maruki on the other hand simply removed pain from the equation which also took away the need for any growth and it became an obselete thing to achieve. I would personally say both Yaldabaoth and Maruki were more morally right than the protagonist considering the phantom thieves did exactly what they both did all the game, forcefully changing the cognition of evil people without their consent to what they believe is betterment of society. Without any super natural beings nothing could have been achieved as Yaldabaoth hoped to be proven wrong on that but alas was proven right.

[@jamesoakes4842]

@@cloudshifter That's... an interesting take. You say "stop the evil of the world", but within the context of Persona 5, evil is demonstrated to be the attempt to control others and subvert their will. Yaldabaoth is literally the God of Control; he's not attempting to stop the evils of the world, he's the personification of them. The Phantom Thieves, while exercising ultimate control over certain other people, are still the good guys because of how they're choosing to use their power. They're "fixing distortions" in the cognition of others and only taking action on those who are actively harming others, which is why they have a little doubt at the beginning of Madarame's arc. Yaldabaoth tried to forcibly write them out of existence, then was defeated by rallying the collective belief of everyone in the Phantom Thieves. With how everything is presented, it's 100% correct to say that the Trickster was successful in inspiring the masses to reject the ultimate evil. Maruki is the more subtle refinement of the lessons from that arc. The story has established that control of others for your own benefit or for the sake of control are evil, but what about if you go running in the exact opposite direction? Is stripping the masses of their free will justified if it makes them happy? The game ultimately decides that it isn't, which is fully in keeping with the themes of Persona. Solipsism is rejected because the relationships we form with others are important, and the idealized reality is rejected because it's still a cognitive distortion, even if it's pleasant. The Persona philosophy in a nutshell is that true happiness and actualization of humanity occurs when people can see the world for what it is and earnestly strive to make it better for themselves and others. The reality of it matters, which was the reason why Maruki was, however good intentioned, still the final villain.

[@Darkki33]

@@cloudshifterYaldabaoth’s interferences led to the very ‘’ruin’’ he condemns the masses for tho.

[@lucariken2065]

Yo, a year late but what you just explained is an Anti-Hero. Like Punisher you know?

[@jamesoakes4842]

@@lucariken2065 They are close, but no. It's actually pretty accurate to say that the Phantom Thieves themselves are anti-heroes. They're trying to go after the bad guys and help everyone out, but the actions that they take are, in a vacuum, often villainous in nature. Breaking and entering, stealing information from ongoing police investigations, hacking into people's computers, etc. are all crimes, and forcibly changing people's minds by stealing their hearts is romanticized, but is ultimately a form of mind control. However in the context of P5, they're doing things for the greater good. The reason why Maruki is an anti-villain instead of an anti-hero comes down to the judgments made by the games narrative. In particular, that the end result of happiness and contentment shouldn't be considered a good result if it is based on lies and delusion. That delusion denied people the means to grow as individuals and seek true happiness, and thus denied their ability to actualize their own potential. Also, a key theme of Persona is that the bonds we form with others are intrinsically vital to that growth, and you can't form those bonds with people if you can't even share the same reality with them. This makes Maruki a villain, but one with good intentions. Since his motives are ultimately altruistic, despite the fact that he's bringing about what is judged to be a negative outcome, the label of anti-villain applies.

[@らいどう-c5m]

There is something so deeply emotional about this song. Just by listening to this you 100% understand what kind if person Maruki is. It hits so hard

[@watcherofmemelords7967]

Truly it's saddest when the villain you must defeat is genuinely a good person. I won't apologize for this confrontation and though it hurts to do this, Maruki for our last heist, we shall take your heart!

[@luisunda2842]

The way that guitar sings is just beautiful 🔥

[@JonasMighty]

So true, it's like it's expressing feelings from the characters

[@vincipaoloesposito8002]

That guitar is crying

[@MilanTehVillain]

It weeps for Billy Kametz (Maruki’s voice actor), who’s unfortunately no longer with us.

[@blobyes211]

@@MilanTehVillain RIP Kametz

[@arzr_er]

I loved Billy's acting al the way through, this whole experience was a parting gift from him

[@Xevailo]

"And I believe you call forth your power like this.... Persona." - I have said it before and I will say it again, but the delivery of this line was so incredible! You could really hear that [REDACTED] really regretted having to fight you and sincerely wished things would have gone a different way. This was SO fantastic! Rest in Peace, Billy Kametz! You shall forever be remembered by us all, whenever we hear your voice.

[@Arkaine197]

I love that quote man, it shows just how inexperienced Maruki is with his power, he's a lab geek who's been using his power for things other than battle and is only using Azathoth to fight on the fly because his focus has never been on combat. And yet he was no pushover, his skill was both amazing and fearsome, imagine if he'd been more warlike, or had time to hone his craft.

[@lucaslucas2933]

I dodged so many P5r spoilers for….a long while before I managed to get my hands on a copy, and play it to the end. Everything built up to this moment made for one heck of a satisfying ending. And something that I really like was just like during shido’s boss fight where it’s the heroes theme that plays, Maruki gets his own hero theme that you’re fighting against, and have to ultimately shut down.

[@Ozeki_Negima]

Honestly I felt like "Rivers in the Desert" really underwhelmed considering how much the fandom hyped it up. I liked so many other tracks ahead of it.

[@cloudshifter]

Same was dodging them for nearly a year until I played it myself cause I knew danm well it would be incredible and usually everyone wants to ruin that.

[@fatboi1000]

Homage to the Gentle Madman.

[@My2Cents.iF7934]

Throw Away Your Mask is Maruki's final plea to let him reshape reality. He restates his previous arguments; The world is scuffed, and pain permeates every sentient being like a plague. He has the capability to rewrite all of existence and eliminate the root cause of that pain: the memories which caused the pain, lingering in human cognition. He begs you to stop fighting so he can change that cognition. And even though he makes a compelling argument, you know you have to stop him, because no matter how much his reality would benefit the human condition, it would rob the people of their free will.

[@ceramicfiber1720]

Different from Akechi where the world beat the good out of him but for Maruki the world beat hope out of him. This a song were a man wasn't consumed by desire but lost his desire

[@BornotB-ij9xk]

I like to think that while Akechi and Ren were opposite sides of the same coin,Maruki and Ren were parallels. Both going the same destination,but both going at it in a different way

[@whoopingmuffin9700]

It's the original villain of P5's stance but rather than it just being his flimsy justification for taking over humanity. Maruki earnestly believes he is doing the right thing and has no ill intentions with what he is doing. In some aspects he is right but it doesn't change the fact that free will comes first.

[@cloudshifter]

​@@BornotB-ij9xk It makes even more sense if you consider that Ren has been doing the exact same thing all game, changing cognitions to what he believes is the best for society.

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

Uhm... this is SMT series, we're the only ones who have free will.

[@doobiousyt]

Was really glad I managed to evade this song for so long just to hear it in game. God damn that guitar riff at the beginning is just beautiful. Sucks I wasn't able to get all the flavor text of the fight though

[@Joker_P5R]

same

[@meangr33nkrayola28]

Saaaame

[@Varrick24]

I just beat the game on Switch and had no idea this track existed. When the lyrics kicked in I just sat there for a minute or so listening and taking in the image of the final boss staring me down.

[@ChrisMS0815]

@@Varrick24 Did you not get to the Royal content? Otherwise how could you not notice this awesome song as it was playing during the true final boss? Also the only boss music throughout the game was Blooming Villain and Rivers in a Desert, so when Yaldaboath's theme and this theme played during their respective boss fights I instantly noticed.

[@Skyeleafe]

I honestly wasn't paying attention to the music until I actually took a minute to not take any action and listen. Do I regret trying to speed run the fight (even though I couldn't as the fight was hard.)

[@fojisan2398]

Virgin "God of Control" vs Chad Actuator of Happiness

[@thejonbrownshow8470]

Low key want to see that image of that meme 😂

[@justincummings5022]

Lad Phantom Thieves of Hearts

[@Omeyrolx_theChessmaster]

Rest in peace, Billy...

[@ajitpye2403]

Today’s his birthday

[@reflex_1019]

I literally JUST finished Maruki's boss fight and man he just wouldn't go down! He's prolly the most relatable villain I've seen in any RPG to me cuz what he's doing isn't inherently bad, and this song reflects that.

[@R3m1ly]

I think the point is that he WAS doing something bad but he truly had good intentions. He was robbing humanity of any sort of agency, of any choice in their own fates, in service of ending all pain and suffering.

[@Inksploded]

​@@R3m1lyphantom thieves altering personality and forcing someone toturn themselfs in is also not okay in a way tho

[@grapeluver5]

@@Inksploded in a way though, Maruki’s actions aren’t far off from Jaldabaoth, unwillingly controlling everyone in a world that they believe all people desire while essentially taking away any sort of free will (at least that’s how I view it). The only thing that really differs is the intention

[@Inksploded]

@@grapeluver5 dont the phoantomthieves act on personal gain too? like helping confidants before others thats alo not realy fair if you think about it

[@azure4622]

@@Inksploded yeah that's why instead of it being a good vs evil situation it's two parties fighting for what they believe in

[@tedscheett9420]

If you live in a world without suffering, do you truly know joy? Because if you live in a world of only suffering, you will become numb to it, or die. But if all you know is happiness, always in the absence of pain, you'll never be able to decipher if it's real, and will become numb. Joy is understanding that while suffering happens, you can always rise above it. You know the bad times won't last and look forward to the good times. It's knowing that it's okay to cry, because one day, you'll laugh. You'll look at it all and see just how much you've overcome.

[@MasterUltrage]

Damn

[@hoodless_1]

I asked my dad if he would have sided with Maruki and he said this exactly.

[@anakmaganggaming]

This is maybe the only statement that i agree to counter Maruki's ideology. Because if it's applied to reality this is exactly how it works, the immense growth and satisfaction with feeling Joy after maybe a countless Suffering is so much more powerful than just being happy all the time. It's the only fact that makes sense... the thing that people said about robbing them of their freedom or will or even caged in a fake utopia was not worthy to challenge Maruki's intent. That's how powerful his good intention is... no living beings in this world want to suffer their whole life. But knowing Maruki he would probably say "But are you prepared to undergo that vicious cycle of life?" or "Not all people can reach happiness after their endless suffering, some will suffer until the end"

[@tedscheett9420]

​@@anakmaganggaming I know you're playing devil's advocate with the potential Maruki responses but I would like to respond to them nonetheless. My reply to the first is: I am. I face my trials everyday and though I feel pain and suffering, I know it will end. Call it blind faith, delusion, or anything under the sun, but that cycle breaks eventually and the rewards are worth it. And I know this because I have broken my chains, I have done things I was told that were impossible, I have evolved past who I was yesterday and I know if a poor bastard like myself can break the cycle, anyone can. And to the latter: That is as ignorant as it is false. Those who suffer will have those who help them through that suffering. If I see someone is hurting, I will not hesitate to offer my hand, my presence and my sympathy. Not everyone has that privilege of stumbling across a sympathetic person, but I'll be damned if I don't do my part. And if I may add, if suffering is truly to be eliminated, what about death? If suffering doesn't exist, death cannot either, because someone ceasing to be alive will be cause for another's grief. As a result, the world will become crowded with human beings incapable of dying, crowding our planet shoulder to shoulder. Remove any part of the equation of what it means to be human, and no outcome becomes preferable. And even if we extended our reach to the stars, the universe will still end at some point. Unless it was infinitely expanding and the heat death never came, there will always be an end. Beginnings cannot be written if you haven't understood there will be an end. As such, there will always need to be suffering in order for happiness to be felt and joy to be known. Life, death, happiness, suffering, joy, they all come together to make the tapestry of humanity and though we are a mess, we are still beautiful in our toiling because we never truly toil alone. Interactions that may take seconds could change the course of someone's life. Who are we to guide people to a life of no reward and potential growth and change?

[@cloudshifter]

That's not exactly what it is. There are still bad days and bad experiences, there are just not severe traumatic experiences. The world was exactly the same as before Yaldabaoth, the only change was that no one would fall pray to something incredibly horrible and life altering. In fact most people have the exact same thoughts in Maruki world as they had all game and even after his defeat. Nothing really changed in the public.

[@MrShadowmario666]

Maruki is in a better place now (rest in peace Billy Kametz)

[@Hongsebaoshi]

🥲‎🙏

[@Ozeki_Negima]

Maruki was a good villain on his own; but Billy Kametz's death made this fight so much more sad. So much more sad. :(

[@vincipaoloesposito8002]

Just discovered doc's voice died. RIP

[@Navi_Alibaba]

i hope the place of delight is as great as Maruki envisioned. Forever, Billy

[@July-gj1st]

Maruki: Do not make the mistake of thinking our power is equal. Me on ng+: You're right... I'm stronger.

[@Inksploded]

You are anime to be frank Adam kadmons first hit wouldve killed you all without plot armour

[@circularnectarine1439]

sounds like skill issue

[@agssilv5919]

not even ng+ jsut a bit of a grind and an ultra powerfull lucifer and you are set

[@SailorMoon5555]

Rest in peace Billy, thank you for bring Maruki (and Josuke from JJBA) to life.

[@dylangoodall4686]

You forget Ferdinand from fire emblem

[@SailorMoon5555]

@@dylangoodall4686 I haven't played Fire Emblem yet, but thank you for the addition.

[@DopeioThePhoneBoi]

@@SailorMoon5555 White Blood Cell from Cells At Work! as well.

[@SailorMoon5555]

@@DopeioThePhoneBoi Thank you :)

[@lulux8040]

He also played Blue in Pokémon Masters!

[@Nightstriker995]

This hit hard when you heard it for the first time, but now.... it hits even harder... knowing that Billy isn't with us anymore. Rest in peace.

[@PedroHenrique-wu3fh]

The transition is perfect

[@kwtkold9302]

Yeah its smooth as silk, amazing

[@crow4316]

You know, no feelings really hit me in his boss fight till now. While listening to the ost the feelings are spilling out and tears are falling.

[@olly_lmao]

rip billy, you were an absolute legend

[@KaiTenSatsuma]

Japan has been doing a good job with "Villains who are good people and good intentions but bad methods" for a while now but I think this was one of the first times they had you also really *_befriend_* the person who would become the surprise villain and there wasn't even a hint beforehand it was going to happen.

[@GamingRobioto]

Finally beat the game after 144 hours over 18 months. The ending was incredible

[@GamingRobioto]

And 1 year later... I'm 10 hours into the Steam version. Here we go again. Such a magnificent video game

[@Sebtuseb_el_zorro_con_traje]

What? I completed the game in 3 weeks

[@Alexander-td4kg]

@@Sebtuseb_el_zorro_con_traje it took me 9 months

[@Helix_101]

How the hell, I finished it in a month...I don't touch grass

[@gutembergnery7985]

I've recently just beaten Royal this time especially love the ending theme so hearing this sounds amazing! 👌

[@mewacyboi]

Fun fact: the translation for the ending theme is joker saying goodbye to akechi. Enjoy the new emotions that unlocks

[@gutembergnery7985]

@@mewacyboi huh all this time me hearing this I always thought of you heariing Maruki's perspective in what he wants for the world especially for the Team but that makes sense then too since Akechi is in heaven and Joker would wish the best for him so awesome I'll keep that in mind too thanks for the share! 👍

[@chetsevern]

@@mewacyboi This might sound crazy but what you said kind of validates two thoughts in my head in which Maruki either screwed up from the beginning or he on purposely had the Phantom Thieves helping him undo everything he had done when his Palace came to fruition.

[@garysmithfan1432]

@@gutembergnery7985 maybe im getting this wrong but i think you misunderstood the comment he the ending theme he means its not this song but another one this one is meant to be marukis view on the world yes

[@madeinmeme9688]

This is probably the best ost in videogames history

[@notfunnydidntlaugh68]

truly the ost of all time

[@CallumRooney-n4e]

I love the song but thats a bit of a stretch ngl

[@madeinmeme9688]

I have to correct myself, i've discovered Ludwig the Holy Blade. Still a close second tho.

[@CallumRooney-n4e]

@@madeinmeme9688 I agree with this one, bloodborne is sooo good

[@Aii_Ignister]

Top 3 Throw Away Your Mask Bury The Light Ludwig Holy Sword

[@slapp3r439]

i love this song because it doesn't sound like your fightning something evil its like your overcoming yourself and coming to terms with your own reality as well as the fake one

[@Baza_26]

Thanks for uploading a combined version I've been trying to find one

[@Jungle_Twist]

Don't let anyone decide your life for you.

[@cloudshifter]

It's not as simple as white or black. That is the perspective of our teenager protagonists. In fact they did exactly what ydabaoth and Maruki did all game, changing cognitions of people left and right tk what they believed would make society better. Everything they achieved proved Yaldabaoth right, since it was done by supernatural means and not by people genuenly changing their ways and Maruki offered the alternative of a world identical to their own but simply without severe traumas, bad days, good days and all. You had a parent who died in a car crash unjust? That never happened cause it shouldn't have happened, nobody deserves that. Growing emotionally stronger means tackling the next big trauma. If there is no next big trauma to prepare for, there is no need to prepare in the first place.

[@dexstockworks2043]

4:05 transition

[@SvanEsch123]

Sounds like the only one of two songs with lyrics that aren’t from the Phantom Thieves’ perspective. This one sounds like Maruki, even during the fight, pleading with Joker to side with him and join his reality. Whims of Fate always sounded to me like Sae warning the Phantom Thieves’ of the dangers of her casino.

[@timothyaintit5989]

Also last surprise isn't always from their perspective as it's meant to be a more neutral song as take over didn't exist in vanilla

[@MilanTehVillain]

The way this edit was put together & structured, to me, is reminiscent of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. Where everything starts off instrumental, then the vocals kick in at pivotal moments.

[@mdemanuel1911]

also happens with rivers in the desert

[@royaltinman2226]

True

[@Trecko]

​@@mdemanuel1911And Life Will Change

[@spiderz5145]

I will never forget beating this boss with my Orpheus, he was on the bench for a lot of the time but once I saw the tentacles were weak to his attacks I unleashed that monster, best game ever.

[@sykotiksonik]

I haven't played this game since late April 2020 when I beat the game. I still get chills. I still get misty eyed. My favorite final boss in all of gaming. A genuinely great man who just wanted to help humanity, in his own misguided way. I genuinely didn't want to fight him, because I couldn't consider him a villain. I knew I HAD to, but I didn't WANT to. Rest in peace, Mr. Billy Kametz

[@sokkagolf1102]

My preferred version to listen to Throw Away Your Mask, thank you so much for the fire edit. :)

[@kevinzhang9112]

Form 1: Ok, this is not too bad. Ill just keep buffing and debuffing. Form 2: Damn this is taking too long. He gets how many turns? Running out of SP! (90 minutes later) Form 3: I knew it, its not over yet. Goddammit. Oh dam, theres lyrics now! Form 4 :Still going. Are you kidding me?! Form 5: Naruto VS Sauske flash back.

[@garysmithfan1432]

Last fight for real xD i immediately said is this supposed to be a sasuke vs naruto fight? I even expected to hear: JOKER! MARUKI!

[@Phoeniclover06]

relatable even in safe mode

[@victim109]

form 5: square up nigga, I'm NOT going totherapy

[@ekandll]

The last phase always reminded me of Snake vs Ocelot in mgs4

[@isyf1523]

@@ekandll yeah, it is basically that, 2 men fighting each other only using their fists, but ig that the game can be considered old rn, so most people don't even take it to compare because they don't know about the fight.

[@PhoenixUI]

Keep Your Faith: Sumires theme❤ Throw Away Your Mask: Marukis theme🖤

[@Inksploded]

No?

[@Ms.Frost22]

3:06 a moment of silence for billy... Rest in peace and you are a legendary warrior who will always be warrior in the hearts of many... A voice actor I will never let go of 😭💗

[@Ms.Frost22]

And yes I literally just heard of this note don't hate me for being 4 months late I love under a rock not literally lol

[@blobyes211]

He rests in peace. Just like the reality Maruki wanted to make. One of peace.

[@KaizoKitsune625]

After beating this game again just last night, I can easily say I am glad I played the Persona series. It was like this franchise was destined to be one of my favorites, and I feel like it taught me so much I did not know about myself. Ever since I first saw Morgana I did not know what the series was and since Joker got into smash I was like I need to get into this series. I watched a playthrough of Vanilla Persona 5 and I thought this was a great game. I even looked into more of the persona series and listened to the soundtracks. Then, in Christmas 2020, I asked for a ps4, and one of the games I got was Persona 5 Royal. Even though I watched a playthrough, I played it through the first time and really got to enjoy the characters and the gameplay and the story. I played it again and realized as an adult what the hell I was doing with myself. So yeah, I feel like this series taught me that even in our grieving, we have to keep living life, our friends will always be there for me, you need to accept your flaws, never be afraid to stand up for yourself, you should never pretend to be someone or something and just be your own self.

[@Captain_M27]

"don't let go off your dreams" Maruki was such a great antagonist

[@GrandLynx-kp2zi]

Wish Maruki and Sumire were in Strikers it would be nice to see their character development later on especially since you don't get to play with Sumire too much either in Royal as her main game play is during Maruki palace

[@Beerbottles123]

I know right, Strikers was made before Royal. But I think it also should get a Royal treatment too.

[@GrandLynx-kp2zi]

​@Beerbottles123 Agreed but unfortunately Maruki VA passed away that's why I think they didn't do that

[@johnboona4048]

They're both non canon characters

[@a.a.298]

​@@johnboona4048 XD?

[@rubiarobles455]

@@johnboona4048are you high?💀

[@osricen]

Brilliant is such a small word to describe it.

[@pikaarceus]

The theme of mastering the baton pass.

[@Silverstorm1997]

one of my favourite songs, from one of my favourite games makes me so happy every time i hear this.

[@Inksploded]

And I believe you called your power forth like this... *THE MOST SOFT BADASS VOICE* Persona...

[@lusaminable]

Rest in peace Billy ❤️

[@flexoffender5997]

Thrres not another soundtrack that can, by itself, make me want to return to a game. The music was amazing, and the people who wrote and preformed it deserve all the love. All the Persona music is oddly extraordinary.

[@lukecrawford7051]

Thank you so much for this song.

[@ice-iw5xr]

dear maruki, SCREW YOU, I CANT FIGHT YOU IF YOU KEEP PUTTING TEARS IN MY EYES

[@Ibni-kun]

obviously the best persona music.

[@zeospark9715]

Man it's a very good thing Maruki isn't evil because imagine if a vile villain like Shido had his Persona lol

[@Sapphire_829]

This is my favorite way to listen to these songs. Thank you, dear uploader.

[@anakmaganggaming]

This theme is on par with Nyx Final Boss theme and both is my favorite final boss in the Persona series so far.

[@clinttigue4726]

"It's time Azathoth. Our final battle has come."

[@Locke5413]

This is the best boss fight in existence because, let's be honest... Not a single one of you would wanna live your mundane, painful lives. The idea of being free of your suffering and living your best life? You would take that offer in a heartbeat. Either that, or sleep forever. That also sounds like an amazing prospect...

[@larrywoolfolk8224]

finally someone said the honest truth

[@vincipaoloesposito8002]

Smooth transition. Fucking sublime

[@arterplaysmelodica]

the guitar in the non vocal version really reminds me of the raidou games, especially raidou 2

[@kiru___]

the palace ruler is so morally gray, its crazy. some people would think what they are doing is okay, and some may think the phantom thieves are in the right. amazing writing

[@CelestialRedPanda]

That, and some people would rather escape their current reality, be it emotional pain or trauma that they go through, who would say no to changing their lives in a positive manner even if they lose their free will? Personally, I deal with trauma myself, and I feel like in a situation like that, I’d be very tempted to give up my free will to avoid pain. But at the same time I do believe that we must endure pain to grow and learn to live. I do agree with Maruki too, some people can’t handle their own suffering alone, and escapism is really their only option until they realize that escaping isn’t what they really need.

[@islanddenaagikont1642]

And then you also have people that just don't believe in free will, I'm one of those. second to that is the antagonist in this game is a better custodian than our actual political leader in our reality. It's a false reality, that's fine. We live in a reality we're truth and information has reached a point of the Liar's dividends, which I can actually see people make good case is much worse than living in a blissful Matrix. And we are facing such cataclysmic things in the future, that will ruin mankind and also take with them most of animal kind as well, also Maybe reshaping the bias wear of our planet for thousands of years. Actually having an appointment Overlord that is a God that would do good for people, is perhaps more preferable than pure chaos in every Arena you can possibly think of.

[@legacytwilight]

When lyrics kick in, I truly go hard

[@neoxthegamer4930]

No joke, i was tearing up during the fight, because I get wanting to help everyone... but giving everyone their dream isnt what they truly need, they need to gain it themselves... It resonates with me because I tend to put others before myself and I want to help my friends find happiness at the expense of my own...just seeing them happy is what fills me with purpose Guess maruki really struck a cord huh?

[@sergiocookiedough2169]

Come on maruki!! Let's see what you've got man...🤨🤨🤨

[@_the_almighty]

Perfect boss, except for the last part being just survive 2 BIG PAUNCHES

[@kevinbui503]

I wish we can find a way to bring this amazing voice actor back from the dead

[@arrensehlabela5713]

Truly a great final boss fight

[@Creepo_J]

My all nighter music

[@arlynnfolke]

one of the best villain character that ever made wait, we can't call him a villain either, he didn't even want to hurt us, and his goal just want to make us safe and happy without any bad things happened to us..

[@dr.cipherous4121]

im convinced this is the only right way to listen to these songs

[@kyledabearsfan]

I'm not even a big anime fan but the music in this game was so insanely good that it made me start watching animes 😂 the art style so stylish too.

[@Captain_M27]

Well this is a boss fight ost not from an anime The game name is persona 5 royal

[@kyledabearsfan]

@@Captain_M27 yeah, i get that. But its very anime style for people that arent interested into the style. The game literally got me watching anime because i had kept a distance from it in the past.

[@Classic_DionysuS]

Persona 5 Royale crushed so hard

[@diegolima2220]

The first time I hear this music I hate, but now I love it

[@angelrosas3724]

This is such a good remix. Thanks for uploading

[@civkerman]

How most video games handle boss battle music: *Epic orchestra music that'll make this scene like a movie* How Persona does their boss battle music: *Crying guitar noises*

[@cloudshifter]

When you realise Maruki's first phase Persona blocks 99% of Izanagi No Okami's "Myriad Truths" damage.

[@GokuBlackZamasu_]

I wish he come back RIP billy kametz

[@ltheabyssl]

too bad that throw away your mask looses that wicked electric guitar

[@NobuKage404]

This is so perfect...

[@dylangoodall4686]

Honestly I sometimes chose Maruki’s ending in honour of Billy There no pain in that when it grows to be to hard because I forgot to level properly and the boss grows to be to hard I consider it to be paying respect because the ending doesn’t seem bad

[@BluShiGuy]

Yes

[@coolguy7461]

you lost everything...but still have your friends (also does workout to be buff)

[@rayg.6808]

The singer telling me to throw my mask away as the boss obliterates me really makes this one of my favorite fights of all time

[@kwibler2730]

They told me to do this two years ago, the next day I couldn’t taste smell and threw up 14 times

[@jameskelley8651]

Persona 5 is a masterpiece in its own right. P5R in my opinion took it to a whole new level. Personally my favorite game of all time.

[@nickcervenka8756]

Nice transition

[@kaniitou]

i first thought the beginning was similar to burn my dread

[@theesitchaowalittawil1935]

bro you so good

[@holyyoghurtman1952]

It's interesting that Doc's battle theme is like the only one with lyrics that's from his perspective as opposed to the Thieves'. Compare this to Rivers in the Desert. I'm not going to pretend I'm smart enough to dig for the thematic meaning behind that choice.

[@thatgibberishrappingdog6057]

i think its mostly to resemble how enticing the deal is, so much so that the song itself is slightly siding with the boss in a way, but it would probably be more accurate to say that it’s your party or just joker starting to double guess themself

[@ApplesGhost]

Physician, heal thyself.

[@thelightningking8772]

Am I the only one who vastly prefers Keep Your Faith? I think it’s the guitar that does it for me. The vocal one just lacks the same punch imo

[@dieubidoof6524]

it has huge "Don't speak her name" frome fire emblem vibe wich make sens but have to admit this is realy a cool part

[@xysm5224]

both are great, i fucking love it when guitars sound like they're crying tho so keep your faith is slightly better

[@dylangirard4670]

All this time I kept my faith, and now I can throw away my ps4 as I can now play this masterpiece portably. Life will change.

[@dareedox]

i started using and building izanagi no okami during maruki mementos. ive missed out on a great ost 😭

[@axios4702]

I am glad Billy will be immortalised through his work, but man, it sucks that his death takes attention away from how awesome the song and character are on their own.

[@xysm5224]

what?

[@AnAverageNerd]

​@@xysm5224 the va for maruki died

[@noventaporcento]

Dope!

[@johnboona4048]

ME IN THIS FIGHT: ALL WILL BE REVEALED

[@DrachenOkami]

4:05 lyrics start

[@splaturials9156]

DONT SLEEP ON DREAMS THAT CAN COME TRUE!!

[@Someone69769]

this is epic

[@TakahashiQR]

Estuve pensando en una teoria fumada de que el Doctor Maruki podría ser una representación del jugador de Persona 5, ya que después de pasar más de 100 horas dentro del juego te empiezas a encariñar con los personajes y con una realidad dónde eres más feliz sin sufrir por traumas o por alcanzar tus metas, así que los Phantom thieves vienen a darte una bofetada en la cara diciendote que, aunque la vida real sea dura tienes que seguir adelante, cumplir tus propias metas y dejar de refugiarte en los videojuegos. Yo, como alguien adicto a los videojuegos sin vida social, el Persona 5 hizo replantearme mi vida, no quería seguir perdiendo el tiempo y necesitaba encontrar mis propios sueños, así que aunque suene contradictorio dicidí jugar una segunda Run del juego, pero está vez con la mentalidad de aprender todas las lecciones de los confidente, sentirme como su amigo, encontrar mi sentido en la vida y despedirme adecuadamente del juego por última vez, me tomó unas 350 horas en 3 meses, a día de hoy no tengo la vida resuelta pero he sí mejorado: no he vuelto a inciar otro videojuego, retomé algunos hobbies viejos que tenía, y me he estado enfocando en mi carrera y en mi desarrollo personal, Persona 5 se ha vuelto mi biblia y nunca lo olvidaré.