Limbus Company - Canto V Boss Theme (Middle Finger) // Reaction & Analysis

Original: • Cp5 Middle Finger Battle
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[@hessianqrow7977]

MY CUUUOOOOPPONS!

[@grimmreaper6354]

disgusting lack of exclamation-marks xd

[@pineapple5175]

​@@grimmreaper6354 this will be written in The Book of Vengeance!

[@gamingintoinfinity]

minor spelling mistake, this is going in the book of vengeance for sure

[@franconunez925]

​@@gamingintoinfinity Berating someone's grammar! This is definitely going in the book of vengeance.

[@stonkboi552]

Complete and total extermination, my beloved.

[@HittingBandy]

And this is why you don't steal coupons...

[@loftwingheropon2743]

especially from a locker with kitty stickers

[@ItsTanuki0_Clock]

​@@loftwingheropon2743 Mentioning big brother's stickers! Definitely being written in the book of vengeance

[@loftwingheropon2743]

@@ItsTanuki0_Clock ah shi... (gets relentlessly bludgeoned)

[@ziitania9939]

So, for the random context: The pirate/sea theming is actually just coincidental to the location of this specific encounter and not actually a regular thing for the Middle Finger. The Middle itself is one of 5 major crime syndicates that are spread throughout the entirety of The City. of the 5 fingers, and what little we know, the middle is known for 3 defining features (sort of 4). 1. Their distinct magical tattoos that grant them power. 2. Their grudges, they are known to go so far as to murder a kids family for the transgression of spilling ice cream on the favorite shirt of the local head honcho. (In this particular encounter Ricardo of the Middle wanted to get payback by killing the 12 sinners because 1 of them stole his hair coupons). 3. Their organization structure is very College greek life in feeling, with the leaders of various groups being called "Big Brother" or "Big Sister", and the members being "Little brothers and sisters" 4. They all tend to be party people, hence the EDM aspects of this song. The fight is against a "Big Brother" of The Middle by the name of Ricardo, and he is certainly closer to the madman side, with unbeatable power (This fight is a scripted loss that you have to 'win' to get to). He was a huge wall for many players. Ricardo actually went so far out of his way to chase down the hair coupon thief that he follows us out into the middle of one of the most chaotic and dangerous 'natural' locations in The City, the Great Lake.

[@Latency345]

Wasn’t there a higher ranking? Greater brother/sister if iirc.

[@SerialDesignation_O]

to explain the ships a bit better: The hook crime group (pirates, hence the ships) is basically supported by the middle, but that also means the middle can ask them to do whatever so Ricardo just went out of his way to use the pirate's ships to beat us up for stealing from him. We were sailing through the great lake to get something, and Ricardo is just an obstacle but he was one heck of an obstacle

[@ziitania9939]

@@Latency345 there is, I just felt that it wasn't fully necessary as background for the music. I'm also pretty sure the number of 'Greater' siblings in the organization can probably be counted on a single hand.

[@xXTheKingEmothXx]

Their themeing is very 'Cartel', with how their hierarchy is so family oriented, especially with the fashion sense of tattoos and loose shirts and chains. And yes, the highest rank seems to be Great Brother, Great Sister

[@dyingstar24]

Also for more added context, everyone familiar with the structure and dealings of the middle KNEW they were screwed the second they saw Ricardo. In the game files, he's listed at lvl 60... Versus a group of 6 lvl 35 sinners (one of them being Ishmael, who's totally unkillable SPECIFICALLY for this fight, because she's simply so pissed off and determined to "find that bastard")

[@finikksu]

Complete and Total Extermination! Yeah the ship picture is just to show how this guy moved a whole fleet to hunt us down, the reason why? One of the group stole his Hair Coupons. Big Brother Ricardo is a powehouse, for many players is a giant wall in story we weren't meant to encounter in a long time. To give you an idea how outclassed our group was, Ricardo's HP was ???, and a cutscene plays when we manage to reach a treshold where he says "enough games" and anihilates the whole team in a single attack. He finds it amusing how the sinners can revive so he is letting us fight back to kill them in as many ways he can think of.

[@franconunez925]

Also, I wheeze at how Faust coldly says that she has time to relay the plan until Ricardo gets bored of killing heathcliff.

[@Cakho-fi1rs]

For context for the guy whose theme this is: the guy beat up the team of main characters so badly that they didn't know they could even possibly win even with their trump card (You, the layer who has the Canon ability to revive them indefinitely at the cost of massive pain). All because one of the teammates stole his hair Salon coupon

[@Cakho-fi1rs]

it's hard to explain just how comically petty this man is. He works for one the setting's most powerful criminal organisations, he has enough manpower and resources under his control to level entire city blocks, he has subdermal microfiber actuators, which essentially turn him into a walking tank, and the mere mention of his name make his enemies contemplate suicide. So THIS GUY, who can pop a man's head like a grape shows up with a whole-ass battleship and dozens of goons, all to fight like, seven people and an alarm clock, all because ONE MAN stole some f*cking hair salon coupons from his private safe. coupons, which he can probably get more than he could ever need, and hek, he can just walk into the barbershop and the workers there would gladly do whatever he wants out of sheer fear. And yet he comes all the way across one of the most dangerous regions of the world with an entire army, just so he can PERSONALLY beat YOU up for DARING to f*ck with him. so yea, he's a yakuza boss with the power of a nuclear Missile in each of his punches and we love him.

[@funnehdennis]

You feel the pain the sinners take, so if meursault died from heathcliff’s plate slam, you would feel it.

[@uGuardian4]

​@@Cakho-fi1rsAlthough at the same time, it really managed to encapsulate the whole reason why people fear The Middle. It's not just this guy, this is how the ENTIRE syndicate operates.

[@BadModder]

Also they were about to resort to the literal last resort self destruct Dante has

[@SerialDesignation_O]

Suggestion: Limbus Company intervallo IV-1 Boss Battle Theme this is the theme of a character called "the Time Ripper" so have fun

[@DistressedCrab]

Definitely this, it mixes a ton of concepts really well!

[@arkanzork505]

YES! But they would have to listen to the music of the intervallo first for the ''surprise" to happen

[@Camazotzer]

I think you mean VI, IV is 4

[@greenherb3229]

@@Camazotzer The Intervallos have their own numbering. Hell's Chicken was I, S.E.A was II, Miracle in District 20 was III-1 and TCTB was III-2.

[@LevtoChannel]

​​@@Camazotzer yes it's intervallo 4. Being intervallo after canto 6 doesn't make it intervallo 6.

[@tepig2828]

My favorite detail about this song is that one of the synths is very clearly playing an SOS, and yet it flows seamlessly into the music.

[@mrxy201]

that's just one of the musical quirks of Canto V, and it flows seamlessly into every song it's in

[@BurningTNT]

Ricardo’s wild because his priorities are completely wack - he’s going to beat you to death for stealing his coupons for a hair salon and goes on about “the world of the lustrous vs the world of the bristly” in an incredibly dramatic way. But he’s not insane, he had a luxury that he spent a lot on stolen, and is going to use his overwhelming power to destroy you for it, because at his strength he can. As soon as a stronger individual shows up and injuries him out of nowhere, he makes some threats about crossing the wider syndicate, but backs off because he recognises a fight he can’t win.

[@SheruMuko]

I started playing Limbus Company because of the music.

[@Cyridi31]

Based

[@franciscoramadhan9156]

reach end of canto 4 and you'll stay for the story just like everyone else

[@richardomilos8686]

Consider the prequels as well. The worldbuilding and extra context helps a lot.

[@SheruMuko]

@@franciscoramadhan9156 Oh I am staying for the story after the tutorial. I am just on the final boss of canto 1. I am kinda busy as of the moment so I can’t go any further but I will get back to it soon.

[@SheruMuko]

@@richardomilos8686 I have considered the prequels but I don’t really want to invest in multiple games right now. I am focused on a lot anyways as I have just graduated last month.

[@dersylvio3088]

POV: Someones Hair Salon Coupons got stolen. This fight is not meant to be pirate like. Seriously, a little moment ago you were fighting Eldrith Horrors from the ocean and now this angry Yakuza Boss suddenly ambushes you. Your analysis of the Boss: Ricardo - Big Brother of the middle finger Syndicate is on point. An overwhelmingly powerfull brawler here to teach you a lesson. This fight could have been completely avoided, if one of our main characters didnt decide to do something stupid (again).

[@Schinak]

MR shakedown PTSD restored

[@Cyridi31]

This one absolutely blasted me the first time I met him, thought he's a scripted loss kinda boss, lmao

[@bluerendar2194]

Was bullshit too since I whooped his ass Got him to 0 HP before the time limit so the script had to proc early LMAO

[@daimpthing]

I mean, this boss fight is a scripted loss event, but I get your drift

[@luckyalvin3947]

@@bluerendar2194 how did you survive "MY HAIR COUPOOOOONNNNSSS!!!"?

[@bluerendar2194]

@@luckyalvin3947 Can't remember exactly what that skill was, but I probably either out-clashed it with 40+ power EGO (maaaybe with paralyze support?) or just canceled the skill with stagger

[@bluerendar2194]

Okay it's only 20+8 so maybe even a W Don S3 can beat it Or R Ish S3 with paralyze? A lot of EGO can out-clash it too it seems. Been a looong time since I've done the fight

[@bloorb0569]

I find it so funny that one of the songs is called something along the lines of "electronic devil maker" which obviously shortens to EDM which is cool.

[@LimitPro1]

Yes the boss was designed like that pre patch at 11:00 people said the game was easy until the Devs decided to raise the difficulty no one couldn't beat it only a few people did, so yes this boss was designed as a middle finger to the players who thought the game was to easy for them.

[@loftwingheropon2743]

This song is a headbanger but I personally love the more menacing undertones to the song whenever the vocals kick in, really enhances the feelings of hopelessness in this fight that your up against someone out of your league and about to utterly annihilate you. Also something else i appreciate with alot of limbus songs is the ticking which has appeared in more and more songs as the game as progressed representing the main character Dante because they have a clock head that can revive the 12 other main characters at the cost of alot of pain. Dante was working overtime for this fight in particular.

[@rabbidrabbitgaming1485]

To meet a "Big Brother of the Middle", most people are instilled with the feeling of fear. To have been written in their book, is to know that the time you have left is what mercy they are willing to give.

[@b3but_he_was_here464]

Wait till their next target is at T Corp and they know they must pick delay it since that mf got 200+ hours a day

[@thundermincz]

the middle never forgets

[@Local-NPC]

MAH HAIIIIIIR COUPOOOOOOOOOON!!!!!!! Base power 20 Coin Power +28 Offense Level ??? Deffense Level ???

[@NnoTeka]

forgot the gazillion attack weight

[@Local-NPC]

@@NnoTeka you're right Welp... That goes to the book of vengeance then

[@stephaniejanong4146]

​@@Local-NPC the middle never forgets.

[@tapseymoth803]

This boss does so so so so many cool things to exemplify just how out matched you. Normally most enemy skills have distinct names but to exemplify just how overwhelming he is the skill names are just “punching” or “kicking” to give the feeling thats all your even able to process. Just the rudimentary basics of his motions. The only attack that breaks it is his ultimate attack which if the fight goes on for too long he’ll just start spamming a skill called “MY HAIR COUPOOOOOOOOOOONS!!!” There are so many other details that make this scene amazing but I adore that even just the music was able to communicate with zero context just how FUBAR your about to be ^^

[@Cyridi31]

Holy shit your predictions are accurate

[@unapersona6371]

MY HAIR COUPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONS

[@KLProject867]

BEHOLD! yakuza pirate theme

[@thatkerbalguy8242]

Yup, battle against Ricardo is a scripted loss, but you also need to struggle and survive for some time to finish it properly. In the story, if a "bigger fish" didn't arrive at just the right moment, the Sinners' story would have ended right there.

[@dyingstar24]

You can very well tell by this theme (and the cutscenes theme leading up to this fight, called "Middle Finger Toujo"), and Ricardo's design, that he's literally just a JoJo character

[@Nirion2206]

Great analysis, as always. This one is a god damn techno fiesta, isn't it? It manages to be all over the place, but stay a whole piece at the same time. For some reason some parts reminded me of Mega Man. Don't know why. In any case, as for recommendation - "Color your night" from Persona 3 Reload.

[@AlterFear]

This was the hardest going EIM theme before they made Distorted Heatcliff's theme which is in another lever of hard (6.5 intervallo boss also goes pretty hard but less than Distored Heathcliff in my opinion)

[@killerklov4214]

MY HAIR COUPOOOOOOOONS!!!!

[@er5114]

To put it simply the pirates work under him

[@alenoxplays8448]

The sinners be fighting someone who's basically The Hulk in their eyes

[@bobbobber4810]

That song remind me a little bit of Lobotomy Corp's warnings. And in a way, this is fitting. A Big brother is not a small problem...

[@Peakestfiction]

I got ptsd from this fight and it isn’t an understatement

[@randomone1879]

Oh god the PTSD, the hair coupons

[@b3but_he_was_here464]

I wonder if Heathcliff actually would use them hair coupons to go get a gawd damn fade

[@daimpthing]

One song I would like to see you cover is Canto III Battle Theme c2, it has a similar vibe to the Red Mist, and is one of my favorites

[@noximus9713]

“MY HAIR COOOOOOUUUUPOOOOOOONNNNNNSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” 👊💥🤯💥💥💥🤯

[@gameboom7579]

I recommend listening to the other battle themes, id start with Canto 1, the first chapter's, combat ost, using Lunartique07's channel, id hear em in this order: Canto I Battle Theme B2, the first one Canto I Battle Theme A2, the second phase buildup Canto I Battle Theme B1, abno theme fight for canto 1 Canto I Battle Theme A1, the 3rd phase and final form of the combat theme for this canto and more recently, the newest limbus event also has some absoulute bangers, with: Intervallo IV-1 Battle Theme, the normal theme for combat in the event Intervallo IV-1 Boss Battle Theme, the boss theme for the event

[@arkanzork505]

Finally someone reacted to the funny man's ost I'm so happy

[@RavenonaLotus]

This song goes harder than the fight, which is saying a lot.

[@AWrySmile]

Hair… Coupons…

[@tunacanurkmez4377]

This boss broke me to the core :S

[@FaythLaJackal]

Next you gotta do the new Intervallo IV time ripper theme from limbus

[@AlterFear]

MY HAIR COOOOUUUUUPOOONSSSS!!!

[@hightimeyeast1992]

Big Bro coming in to punch some skulls in because his hair coupons got stolen 🕶️

[@quirkyperson125]

Lol the camellia - Ghosts recommendation at the end of the song

[@MrEFIRion]

im so hyped when i finally made my ishmael beat shiet out of them solo

[@drec_is_here5229]

HIS HAIR COUPOOOOOOOOONS!

[@BudumoYaKot]

MYYYY HAAAAIRRR COOOOUUUUUPOOOOONS

[@DrowNim1]

"B.B"

[@JannetFenix]

So if this is ocean episode, this is One Piece crossover xD

[@Plaugus_Screenz]

Imagine if the limbus cast met the straw hats what would happen

[@Bluelyre]

​@@Plaugus_Screenz the sinners getting stomped on by one rubber boi: more likely than you think!

[@mcairorce]

You also gotta react to Intervallo IV-1 Boss Battle Theme

[@fbhnied]

Nobody suggest Heathcliff's canto theme and the new event theme? Those are cool.

[@Balmungofsky]

He already did reactions on the distortion fight and Patches of Violet.

[@fbhnied]

@@Balmungofsky ah that's cool

[@FaiAstriel]

@@Balmungofsky Yes but we do not have Nelly's theme yet