Mega Man Zero - Cannon Ball - With Lyrics by Man on the Internet ft. Alex Beckham

[@fillerman1648]

"And oh onward I ride, I am a genius' perfect design" this part got me.

[@WillieManga]

"I am the genius's perfect design!" That line gives me chills, as it contrasts beautifully with Zero calling Dr Wily a madman instead in his own song.

[@RexTheGamer55]

Me TOOO.

[@psga5555]

it could also represent weil. with omega being his perfect weapon.

[@Crow_Rising]

The thing that makes Omega special in the trope of mirror matches in video games is that he's a rare example of a mirror match in which he's in the hero's original body while they inhabit a replica body. Zero never gets his body back, either. He destroys it along with Omega.

[@Crow_Rising]

@Cute Bass Not really sure why you split your comment into two, but here's my understanding of the situation: Zero lost his body at some point during the Elf Wars. X and Zero fought Omega together, but were unable to completely defeat him at the time. By the time of that fight, Zero was already in his copy body. X banished Weil from Neo Arcadia, and sealed himself away with the Dark Elf to prevent it from causing further harm. Zero was never woken up to fight in the Elf Wars. He woke up sometime before X7 after having been put in stasis the first time, and didn't go back into stasis until after the Elf Wars, this time in his copy body. And before I get barraged with replies by everyone who thinks that Zero takes place in a split timeline after X6, the ZX series is the sequel to the Zero series, and it features Model A, a Biometal designed after Axl who first appeared in X7. There's even a dev interview where they outright state that the reason for Model A's cover over the gem on it's helmet is because of Lumine's attack on Axl in X8. There's no timeline split.

[@chukyuniqul]

Yeah, bit of a missed opportunity to use the old sprite for zero imo. Idk why I don't like retroactive artstyle changes. It could have easily been an in-universe "hey, reploid designs have changed in the centuries since" and it would have also been more impactful when you destroyed it. But alas, it wasn't meant to be.

[@jeromeheramis2932]

Reploid Revo did a good analysis and explanation about Zero not having his X era body, it really shows that robotics starts to advance throughout a couple of centuries.

[@neroatlas9121]

@@Crow_Rising actually they clarified model A has nothing to do with axl in lore and is instead in the image of Albert (no relation to albert wily) and the name stands for "Model Albert" as he shares the copy ability as well.

[@neroatlas9121]

Also I theorize they rewrote axl into another part of the timeline but he isnt relevant to x and zero.

[@LogicDuel]

I love how Zero’s theme and cannonballs lyrics parallel each other. “Born in the shadow with blade of the light” “Facing the light with a blade made of fire” “Thrust to the front, where I’m programmed to fight” “Programmed to fight for that is my desire” “Light up the saber and here I proclaim, I am the alpha and Zero’s my name!” “Light it up, and on the saber I proclaim, Omega! I’ll leave you screaming out my name!” “Woke from the nothing with gun in my hand” “I choose to fire the gun in my hand!” “A madman’s design with a genius’ spark” “I am a genius’ perfect design!” “Watching the world usher in a new age” “And I am the end of an age!”

[@chimuoma390]

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[@Pot-Knight6195]

“Everything falls and yet here I will stand!” “And Oh? You choose to stand? I choose to fire the gun in my hand!”

[@chimuoma390]

@@Pot-Knight6195 Try The Code Out,And You Can Spam Charge Shots With Model OX's Overdrive Until Omega Dies!Fire The Gun!You Have a Semi-Automatic 9mm Weapon!Kill Him DEAD!

[@Dinoman972]

"Programmed to kill, yet they gave me a heart" arguably contrasts with "Programmed to fight, for that is my desire" as well. And they both bring up "cities built on mechanical graves".

[@Bluerockpie]

Another one I want to add, "War after war, what am I fighting for? Will I fight evermore?" contrasts with "Fragile peace, held up by people who arm for war! What a treat! Bloodshed is so sweet and I want more!"

[@Glamurina]

Zero: A madman's design with a genius spark Omega: I am a genius's perfect design! It's so simple, but it really drives the point that Awakened Zero/Omega was the Magnum Opus Dr Wily envisioned, but it grew to be more after being given a heart

[@spinyjustspiny3289]

I love the dissonance between Omega's ideals and his tone. Like, he doesn't feel maliciously gleeful at times. He sounds excited in a typical "fight for the good of all" protagonist way. It really helps sell the idea that he is Zero with absolutely no concept of mercy or empathy. Destruction and bloodshed are _beautiful_ to him.

[@fraizz3098]

I mean, in X Dive when is event was up, in his pre boss dialogue he claims that he genuinely thinks he's zero in a savior hero sense so

[@jruler93]

Yeah, in most Megaman media that references Omega's mindset and personality, he is said to believe that he really is Zero and that the mayhem and destruction he leaves in his wake is good and just.

[@Sombra_zx]

@@jruler93 He is the Brother of Zero

[@chimuoma390]

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[@DarkEcho32]

@@Sombra_zx I'd say he's closer to a factory reset,still insane but actually loyal to his master.

[@TayoEXE]

A Cannon Ball is a weapon that is shot whose trajectory is hard to change, set to do nothing but destroy anything in its path. It's a fitting name for the Reploid tool created for the destruction of all in its path. (In fact, the weapon who killed off most of the entire world.) Omega as a name is therefore very fitting, and chilling.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Huh, glad I wasn't the only one with the same thought on the track.

[@MenacingTato69420]

And I guess Zero would be the Alpha.

[@Ian-wn5lc]

@@MenacingTato69420 he was the very first reploid, as well as the origin of the maverick virus.

[@theinherit116]

@@MenacingTato69420 Wouldnt Zero be Zeta ? X is the Alpha.

[@gladiationatior7801]

​@@Ian-wn5lc I mean technically, Zero isn't a reploid because he's an original creation...

[@pixeldreams5193]

Worth noting: A lot of these lines are dark mirrors of the lines from Zero’s theme! Such as being ‘programmed for war’ and ‘light up the saber’. A perfect choice for the alpha and omega.

[@BlastTheBat]

And you pointing that out made me watch his video on Zero's theme for the first time.

[@AndrewBlechinger]

As soon as I heard the line "I am the alpha, and Zero's my name" I knew they were setting up for something like this.

[@riddlerthediddler4392]

Gotta love the references to their other songs that they sometimes do like this

[@blastthechaos6083]

There's also "I am genius perfect design" which is a dark mirror from "A madman design with a genius spark, more than the sum of my mechanical parts"

[@franconunez925]

Letting aside genious lines like Omega: came out of shadow with blade of the night, back to the front where I'm programmed to fight. Alfa: Facing the light with the blade made of fire(wich naturally shines), programmed to fight for what is my desire. I also like how while Omega has a certain reluctance to the fact that he has to fight in his song, like he will fight because is the right thing to do and nothing else. While Alfa is exited by that fact and fights for fighting sake, man I really love how they connected the two songs.

[@lozm4835]

"Foolish man. You built your cities atop your graves!" is a hell of a villain line.

[@geistgrace6452]

Omega: Perfect,. Original Body, but an empty husk. What was to be. Zero: Flawed, Replica Body, But the heart and soul of the hero we know. What became of the legend.

[@somebody6235]

I like to think what the Power zero haves is in his soul not the body (aka the zero virus)

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Or to quote a certain ancient Newgrounds video: '...Zero. A body of metal with the heart of a human being. That human heart is a defect. It only leads to chaos and disorder. So-called emotions. That is what makes him weak!' - Omega

[@pablotomasllodra4423]

@@WhiteFangofWar Is the video in KZbin? And if yes, what would be the link?

[@WhiteFangofWar]

@@pablotomasllodra4423 kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYbQpnuhZq2Vp8k Warning: Very Loud. Part 2 is available if you just search 'Last Cataclysm Part 2'

[@DrLatency-v6b]

I dislike the notion that omega doesnt have the heart and soul of zero, like not only are you ignoring awakened zero you also ignore his original purpose

[@arcaneScribbler]

The way this _sounds_ like it should be a hero's anthem while being the exact opposite, literally the opposite, Zero the heart in new body and Omega the body with no heart... it gives me _chills,_ and I love it. Makes me want to hear Zero and Omega have a battle duet to this tune, turn the links between their songs into one big climactic duel-duet. I like how hard they contrast each other. Omega in this song feels like the Jungian Shadow to Zero and it's great!

[@notimportant4329]

Omega is basically a manmade god of destruction. Humanity’s artificial intelligence and robotic technology got so advanced that it was no longer possible to control them. It’s not just a robot anymore but it’s an independent intelligence that can’t be destroyed completely, it just uses Zero’s original body because he’s the most powerful cybernetic being right now. Omega’s regular body is big and can sure do some damage but it lacks the self repair capabilities, mobility and maximum power capacity of Zero. It’s not much a stretch to say he’s probably the first planet killer tier being in the Megaman series. He can even take direct control of almost any reploid he wants and kills a solid chunk of humanity too. This song really does him justice as a god of chaos and destruction.

[@iancomtois9832]

The majority of his power seems to come from the Dark Elf, though. And isn't it odd that when you reverse engineer Zero's systems to cure the Maverick Virus that came from him, you don't get an android, but a pure energy being?

[@WokeandProud]

@@iancomtois9832 The dark Elf came from him it's his power.

[@Tython82]

@@WokeandProud Technically it was the Mother Elf that came from Zero, the Dark Elf is what happens when Weil Corrupted the Mother Elf.

[@axltheriolu8791]

No that title goes to Sunstar in mmv for Gameboy lol

[@jasonbell8515]

First planet killer? He has Zero’s power exactly. If anything, ZERO is the first planet killer. And that ignores the actual first all the way back before Zero was even conceived, before BASS was even conceived!

[@monsieurnaggert3134]

"I am a genius' perfect design!" This line is just RAW, especially since it feels like it could refer to either Doctor Wily, who made Zero/Omega in the first place, or Doctor Weil, who made Omega who he is today. Doctor Wily really created the most badass and dangerous robot of all time and went even above and beyond that!

[@Sc0rch_Burns]

Wily unknowingly saved the world multiple times when he created Zero.

[@slashtheporcupine6746]

@@Sc0rch_Burns not really because it was because of Zero that Mavericks exist, especially Sigma, who killed god knows how many humans and Reploids, and he also unintentionally caused the Cyber Elf war, which killed even more people. There was also the Legends game, which literally caused the extinction of the entire human race. So, no, Wily never did any good and shouldn’t be thanked for anything.

[@Sc0rch_Burns]

@@slashtheporcupine6746 I’m not thanking him, I’m just saying that he accidentally created Zero, who turned out to be a true hero. Yeah, Wily caused all of these conflicts, but his ‘greatest creation’ also stopped (or helped to stop) most of these.

[@ShadowdaHedgie11]

@@slashtheporcupine6746 Here's the thing though... Zero has also saved the world many times. Arguably a few times during the X series, DEFINITELY 4 times during the Zero series, and it was also thanks to Zero that they were able to eradicate the Maverick Virus. Can we credit that down to Wily? Not really, no. That'd be like crediting all of Mega Man's achievements, and X's achievements, to Dr Light. Wily is definitely spinning in his grave over what Zero became, though.

[@DarkEcho32]

@@slashtheporcupine6746 Mavericks existed long before Zero was awakened.If anything,his own "virus" mutated what was already there

[@anexplosion5436]

Mission: Get Moti to cover Cannonball - Success Time - S Damage - S Rank - Messiah of Music.

[@chimuoma390]

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[@GoldDragon20]

Perfect!

[@CheeseBlaster]

"You choose to stand, I choose to fire the gun in my hand" Gives me chills everytime

[@alphathesupreme2238]

Me too

[@merchantziro4285]

I like the little detail of Omega's helmet having the small "horns" on his helmet curved upwards as well as the white glow making the dark part of the helmet look white and resemble Mega Man X Zero.

[@TrueBladeSoul]

Well Omega is the oldest surviving body of Zero either the original or the first remake after the original was destroyed I forget which

[@anexistingperson8540]

@@TrueBladeSoul It's the body that Zero abandoned when he was put to rest for studying purposes, it isn't a body as old as the one in the X series.

[@breadogi7118]

@@anexistingperson8540it could be his Og upgraded body

[@Fuzed_Basquez]

Omega: A destroyer and war machine with the original body Zero: A hero and a shining hope with the original heart

[@amandasalohellstrom6151]

Hello

[@Fuzed_Basquez]

@@amandasalohellstrom6151 hai :3

[@graveslayer9666]

Not just original body, but original MINDSET. Remember those flashbacks from X4?

[@911PilotIdkRandomName]

​@@graveslayer9666I'm pretty sure that was the virus controlling him probably why he touched that W right

[@graveslayer9666]

@@911PilotIdkRandomName Yes, virus that was inside Zero and was made to not only make robots, but to also control him. However the main reason why virus was designed to control Zero, was because HE WAS TOO UNSTABLE. The Zero that fought Sigma in X4’s flashbacks was that unstable side of Zero and he almost Sigma, IF not for virus kicking in, trying to „stabilize” him, only for sigma to use this chance to knock Zero out by smashing his gemthing?, which caused Sigma to be infected, by a Maverick virus and Zero to become mentally stable, but also lose his memories and forget his origin.

[@invasor-x]

If I'm not mistaken the reason why this song is called "Cannonball" is a reference to a japanese proverb that says something like "once a cannonball is fired its trajectory cant be changed", in other words "cannonball" means "fatalism" I guess the idea is that the confrontation between Zero amd Omega was inevitable or that Zero cant escape from his fate as a mass destruction weapon/Zero is challeging his original programming

[@kylestubbs8867]

Ah... very clever.

[@mercenarygundam1487]

Another way to interpret it is the destructive force of a cannonball. Once shot out of a cannon, it tears through flesh and structure alike with no regard for who is friend or foe.

[@samanthasaine7360]

Both are excellent points and I don't disagree with either.

[@Crow_Rising]

Omega's name is also a biblical reference to the phrase "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end". Omega inhabits Zero's original body, and while Zero fights to rescue and liberate, Omega seeks to crush and destroy. The cycle which begins with Zero inevitably ends with Omega. Even in death the cycle cannot be broken, as Omega's hatred towards Zero was so immense that his digital form was able to manifest in physical reality 200 years later, all for the purpose of taking out his revenge on Zero's likeness in Vent and Aile's Model ZX form. An additional point is that Zero's original body was the last of Dr. Wily's creations before he died. Omega is the final inhabitant of that body before it's destruction. Quite literally, Omega is the end of his line, and in meeting his end brought with him the end of Wily's legacy. Zero, the original inhabitant of the body, was with whom it all began, and by destroying Omega was able to unwittingly free himself from the dark legacy he had inherited.

[@rotomfan63]

Given how humans did go extinct after heading to space, it seems the target was hit in due time

[@kidddieahammad2089]

The sheer joy in Alex's voice as he sings is what I live for.

[@WokeandProud]

You can tell he really got into the villan role with gusto.

[@andreaslima2213]

Whenever the chorus sang "Bathing in blood, Omega" God, I have felt chills like never before.

[@vegetunkszz]

It makes its existence more ominous

[@freedomzero6430]

The lines for him is just raw and perfectly fitting for this maniacal fuck

[@chimuoma390]

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[@shelbybayer200]

It's actually very well placed too Cause Omega was created due to a Psychological crazy mad man

[@Theeefbeef]

It almost sounds like souls chanting😨

[@kloverhalo]

The sound effects on Alex’s voice just sound so awesome, I can’t even express words to describe it. The chorus did amazing as always as well!

[@cherie5899]

100% agree

[@Baker-M178]

100% with you there

[@mantamariana64]

Sounds like the same effect he used for Mettaton

[@kloverhalo]

@@mantamariana64 kinda, yeah!

[@realsupernova222]

@@mantamariana64 Raising my face to the sky

[@TyrannosaurusChexmix]

That "Prep for the end, and we fire the cannon!" refrain goes _so_ hard.

[@ryuushinzo3559]

One of the SCARIEST things about Omega was how he would slide up to you like Akuma. That stance has literally ingrained fear into gamers.

[@smugsneasel]

You guys remember the Omega vs Zero Decisive Battle video? One of my favourite videos on the internet period. Tear up at the end every time.

[@xAkito]

YEEEES

[@chimuoma390]

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[@TheScholarOfLemons]

@@chimuoma390 what?

[@frohawk8465]

I love how in the description he talked about how this song was similar to VS Ridley, because Ridley and Omega Zero‘s lust for blood is so similar that it just makes this song and the two as antagonists even cooler to me. Just two powerful blood thirsty monsters with the intelligence to know exactly what they are doing and reveling in it. They both have even earned god titles due to their carnage and bloodlust. Ridley, the Cunning God of Death, and Omega, The God of Destruction.

[@jewel9117]

I was thinking the EXACT same thing! Omega Zero is pretty much the Ridley of his world!

[@Ian-wn5lc]

One the god of death, the other the biblical end of the world.

[@ShaGhost20]

@@jewel9117 Who Is Ridley?

[@orion9630]

@@ShaGhost20An iconic villain from the Metroid series. He looks like a giant purple pterodactyl combined with a Xenomorph.

[@WhiteFangofWar]

Great dark reflection of Zero's theme. He definitely made an impact with the big reveal, even returning as a bonus boss in ZX. The chilling result when Wily stops messing around with quirky personalities and just makes a robot whose entire being is a bloodthirsty 'god of destruction'.

[@mordestar5777]

I really like how Omega's hair is going every which way, a nice contrast to the straight/ponytail of Zero.

[@mauroperez2848]

Glad to see this song upgraded from a short piece into a full musical number. This is like the antithesis to Zero's theme and I love it. I will gladly sing to this song when I am feeling stressed out. Excellent work Man on the Internet.

[@zer0w0lf94]

Short piece?! I am looking for that ASAP.

[@mauroperez2848]

@@zer0w0lf94 This is where the short piece of Cannon Ball came from. Think of it as a beta version. kzbin.info/www/bejne/poivdpelgatoiJo

[@codemonkey2980]

@@zer0w0lf94 i gotchu homeboy kzbin.info/www/bejne/poivdpelgatoiJo&ab_channel=ManontheInternet and go to 4:47 : Cannon Ball (Mega Man Zero 3)

[@metalsonicdragon9857]

@@zer0w0lf94 kzbin.info/www/bejne/poivdpelgatoiJo At 4:47 my friend

[@alphonsearmory5321]

I literally asked for this when I saw the Zero Theme in the comments, and boy did they deliver 😝

[@lemone630]

I gotta love all the references to Zero's theme here. "A madman's design with a genius' spark" -> "I am a genius' perfect design!" "I am the start and the end of this war!" -> "And I am the end of an age!" "Programmed to kill yet they gave me a heart" -> "Programmed to fight, for that is my desire" "Born in the shadows with blade of the light" -> "Facing the light with a blade made of fire" I could mention the rest, but that'd take forever. Then there are the parts that are entirely separate to Zero's theme, showing just how far Zero's grown out of Wily's original plans. It's pretty awesome if I do say so myself. (Also do Falling down or Esperanto next. You won't, no balls.)

[@WokeandProud]

Zero fits more with Wily's orginal desire for robots to be heroes who help those in need. While Omega fits Wily's desires after he fell to darkness.

[@Znae629]

As to the last part, MOTI did in fact have no balls.

[@EconoSpagetti]

Alex’s voice can be any character that has a hint of villainy. Change my mind.

[@Madman-bi5bf]

Even if we agree with you?

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

Why? You`re right. He did Bowser, He did Ridley, He probably did a few more I don`t remember, now he even did Omega! and all of them are awesome!

[@nightmare3642]

@@pkmntrainerred4247 Dimentio, Snatcher, etc.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

@@nightmare3642 Thanks! I`ll check those ones out too!

[@Coolified_Gaming]

Yeah, there is a reason why he is considered the DEFINITIVE voice for Dimensio. Dimentio? I don’t remember how to spell it.

[@freedomzero6430]

The second I heard him say “I am the messiah! Hahaha!” In that crazed bloodthirsty tone, I KNEW this shit was going to be a real good one

[@Zeta_Aries]

This is amazing this is exactly what I thought having cannonball from MMZ3 would sound like with Omega singing it. It would be awesome to hear what falling down would sound like. Keep up the great work.

[@SpaceRaptorsInfiniteAR5001]

So it’s not Zero singing this? Who’s Omega?

[@Zeta_Aries]

@@SpaceRaptorsInfiniteAR5001 Spoiler Warning. Omega is who zero is fighting. He is in zero original body. The one zero is in. Is a copy.

[@Tkdboy-gk1wk]

@@SpaceRaptorsInfiniteAR5001 Zero’s original body, after Zero’s code was transferred out of it so they can study the body for a cure to the Maverick Virus. Dr. Weil stole it and turned it into Omega.

[@SpaceRaptorsInfiniteAR5001]

@@Tkdboy-gk1wk is that why the helmet and sword blade colors is different?

[@Tkdboy-gk1wk]

@@SpaceRaptorsInfiniteAR5001 Yes

[@confusedcephalopod3496]

Every “Bathing in blood, Omega” fills me with terror and ideas on how ruthless he was in the Elf Wars. Like damn you really captured the dread, terror and hopelessness that anyone would feel if confronted with Omega

[@karlhyetravelerofworlds]

"I am a genius' perfect design!" I love this line it's so good

[@alexandermattis2940]

people all ready mentioned how this is like a foil to Zero's theme all that analytic stuff,I just wanna say that,"Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" sections are just so satisfying to hear for some reason. Also,love how,"Apocalypse Nigh," is a nod to the track that plays when Omega Zero emerges,"Apocalypse Now".

[@ConnorTheUndying]

As someone who listened to the earliest covers of MOTI, especially those by Alex, it's impeccable how much more confidence and bombast he's gained over the years. This is a GODLY performance.

[@darklink7850]

I swear, your Mega Man covers are some of my favorites you make. They just sound SO GOOD AND FAITHFUL TO THE UNDERRATED SERIES...

[@mariostar7518]

The fact that this song’s “Prep for the end and we fire the cannon” and Metal Man’s “Future belongs to the man made of metal” have such a similar tune made me surprised a callback wasn’t slipped in- although I’m not familiar enough with Zero’s lore to know if it would even be applicable

[@astoriafloyd4183]

that bit of the song was litterally a part of cannonball slipped into metal man. its not in the original.

[@GalvyTheTom]

“The future will die by the man made of metal! The future will die by the man made of metal!”

[@megafan1137]

I love how this so closely parallels the lyrics of your Zero's theme adaptation. That there is some fine ass art.

[@galenthehedgehog529]

the sheer levels of insanity in omega's voice he loves the name of "Maverick", embraces it, even 10/10, now i have this song stuck in my head

[@f.t425]

i like to believe that cannon ball is an ost about Zero and his fight against what he was supposed to be (omega, in this case), but the way you decided to make it about Omega was very interesting and fun to listen to!

[@scrapyarddragon]

You can't blame him for the choice to do it that way, given that Cannonball comes up again for the bonus bossfight against omega in ZX.

[@CyanicCore]

My favorite contrast between the two songs may be "blade of the light" vs "blade made of fire". Both are fairly accurate ways to describe a beam saber, but have considerably different connotations.

[@austinreed7343]

Plus Omega's evokes that one infamous moment in X4.

[@skittlesmoo5881]

The lyrics almost give Omega a heart, although a sadistic one... Either way the song is awesome!

[@minhductrieu1599]

1:55 This is probably the rawest line of the entire song. The growl, the after roar, how short and to the point it is makes this really punchy. This could be me reading too much into this, but this line sounds like after boasting about his greatness, Omega tells those lower lifeforms around him to die. As they should be when at the present of the God of Destruction.

[@tdawgmaster1729]

When you realize this song has more characterization than Omega does in the actual games

[@chimuoma390]

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[@aufaahkam9823]

Well to be fair omega character is meant to be slave to dr Weil in zero series and a robot who sole purpose is destruction so personality or emotion is useless to him, and omega personality is already been Stated more or less similiar to this video in megaman x dive

[@reecerichards5664]

@@aufaahkam9823 It's a shame we didn't get any of that personality because Omega can't speak.

[@aufaahkam9823]

@@reecerichards5664 omega can speak, the first time we see him he talking about Messiah

[@WiisonicHedgehogGamer]

​@@reecerichards5664 not entirely true, he does say I am the Messiah. Only real line I'll admit.

[@WDinATX]

“You might know everything I'm going to do. But that's not going to help you, since I know everything you're going to do! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?!”

[@samanthasaine7360]

Wow... That was amazing! Alex captured the bloodthirst of Omega in a way I never thought possible! And the chorus? They killed it! Perfect 10/10!

[@aspookyghost7319]

The version in Songtober was already really good, but this is an awesome glow up!

[@kylestubbs8867]

Where is it? I don’t see a version of this from Songtober.

[@aspookyghost7319]

@@kylestubbs8867 It’s in Songtober 2020

[@tylercoon1791]

Pretty sure you’re thinking of when they did Zero’s Theme. Not Cannonball

[@hyrulemobian]

@@tylercoon1791 they never did zero’s theme in a songtober, it was canonball

[@tylercoon1791]

@@hyrulemobian no, but Zero was in late September, so I just assumed it was a misconception. Also, I looked up ‘Cannon Ball with lyrics’ and only saw one MotI rendition, this one.

[@omegawolfbrony]

This song really does point out that Omega is an absolute perversion of who Zero is and is what Wily likely intended at the very start of building Zero. I'd also like to see a heroic version of this from Zero's perspective. He's fighting a body-hijacker and likely knows that there's no way to get his original back without risking everyone. That is further compounded by knowing that this is his only chance to get rid of Omega once and for all. Edit: I added the part about a Zero's-perspective version.

[@pkmntrainerred4247]

This is pure *E A R G A S M* The effect they added to Alex`s voice is sooooo good, and it`s fitting too, sounds really like a robot voice WHILE sounding human enough & eligible for a song too. There must`ve been a lot of thought put in this song`s lyrics. One of my favorite lines is ``Fraaaagiiile peeeeaaaace held by people who arm for waaaaaaaaaaaar`` I mean, the line tells about the story of the MMZ series-- A vicious cycle of conflict, war & destruction as humans panic for stability, control & Reploids panic for their lives, their survival. And the ``For Waaaaaaaaar`` sounds just REALLY REALLY good to me, it has a sort of rhythm, a rhythm between 2 consecutive words of a line and it has a lot of energy! It just sounds so gooood! then in the next line, there`s the rhythm between ``Treat!`` & ``Sweet``. those 2 words pretty much summed up the meaning of the whole line, while having a pretty rhythm! I think there are moments like this in this song but I`ll not point out all of them, just pointed out a couple of them I really liked. there are parallels, mirrors between lyrics of Zero`s theme & Omega`s theme too! Zero: ``Light up the saber & here I proclaim! I am the Alpha & Zero`s my name!`` Omega: ``Light it up, and on the saber I proclaim! Omega! I`ll leave you screaming out my name!`` Zero: ``A madman`s design, with a genius` spark!`` Omega: ``I am a genius` perfect design!`` Zero: ``Watching the world usher in a new age; Cities are built on mechanical graves!`` Omega: ``Foolish man! You built your cities atop your graves! By my hand, I usher in a new age!`` These parallels show that Zero is selfless, he has gone through a lot, He will speak the truth but won`t boast about it, while Omega cares only about himself, his perfection & his sweet bloodshed. they do a good comparison between them, showing how similar yet different they are. They were made by the same guy, they (Zero`s `soul` & Omega`s body) went through a lot but Zero doesn`t kill just because he was programmed to, he decides what he`s gonna do. Omega just flies like a Cannon ball into anything he is sent towards for the purpose of destroying it, what he was programmed for, and he *enjoys* it. Zero Opposes what Omega relishes in. The whole song overall does a great job at summing up Omega, The ``oh``s feel like Omega giving a holy speech to an audience & at the same time it feels like he is getting sick pleasure from torturing his enemies. ``Grind you down, beneath the progress of the wheel!`` shows that Omega thinks that his destructive rampage is `progress`, he actually thinks he`s some messiah, he sees some heroic purpose even in just pure violence just to justify it. Of course, the lines ``I`ll fly like a cannon ball!`` ``Everything dies screaming as I soar through the sky!`` portray his narcissism. Also the chorus is AWESOME here! ``Prep for the end as we fire the cannon!`` sounds militaristic & godly at the same time, like some army of god is gonna blow you up with holy cannon balls (Deez cannon balls). Overall, EPIC! The singing was great too, but I just can`t describe it in words, but I will say that Alex definitely had a fun stress relief session that boosted his performance in this song! He put that lyric sheet, the Cannon Ball song & all of his aggression, anger, frustration into a mixer & a spicy aggressive villain song energy drink was the result! 1st I loved the Ridley theme with lyrics, now this! These kinds of songs seem to be Man on the internet at it`s peak! Great job by the Man on the internet channel`s team!

[@cyberpupplays]

This is a really good analysis!

[@aeolusstone5260]

I can't believe you did a video on MegaMan series and not just ANY MegaMan series, it's the MegaMan Zero series! Thank you so much !:)

[@captainkawaii666]

YOO finally this gets a full version I love Omega’s character and the way you represent him here

[@TheGreatPikminZX789]

An amazing song I've been wanting a full cover for, and now it's here, and it's just as awesome as I'd have hoped! Wonderful work as always!

[@worldssmallestdestron7819]

1:58 that line was said perfectly.

[@unclesizorsalad8169]

I like the voice differentiates between Omega(staying fairly robotic as he's following his programming) and Zero(becoming more human as he has his heart) but also parallel each other's lines

[@deadaccountlol9189]

You turned Cannonball into a Disney renaissance esque rock opera. I fucking love this.

[@Quarataia]

This, this art, you nailed it perfectly once again, it's just so good how the antithesis and similarities to Zero fit well.

[@roxasnumberxiii9641]

Adding the footage of the secret boss fight in Mega Man ZX was a nice touch for this

[@alphnightshade321]

So, I actually saw something in this song that was of interest to me. Whether it was intentional or not, I would like to point out the double meaning of the lyric "Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" You see, the first meaning is straightforward, with Omega's theme being "Cannon Ball", which he refers to himself as. And as for the second? In Mega Man Zero 4, Weil (The one who made Omega and kickstarted the entire events of MMZ3 and 4), had a massive orbital cannon named Ragnarok, to which he had planned for a robot named Craft to fire. "Prep for the End" in this case, would represent the blast of the cannon destroying the ENTIRETY of Neo Arcadia. Again, I don't think this was intentional, but I thought it was a neat connection.

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

Late to commenting on t his, but I simply cannot get enough of the chorus': "Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" "Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" _Omega's voice becomes more audible alongside the chorus_ "Prep for the end and we fire the cannon! Fire the cannon _ball!"_ That plays during Cannonball's iconic leitmotif. As many here mentioned already, I enjoy that the song acts as a dark mirror to Zero's lyrical theme already present on this channel, but that particular chorus particularly feels like _Omega's_ thing in a way that's really cathartic.

[@EXJ0461]

These lyrics, the edits, the art, the sound effects, compliment the Mythos Version of Cannon Ball so wonderfully. Thank you for making this. This song has been integral to helping me get through some tougher times too, it never fails to hype me up!

[@cloud-jr2sg]

This may be a weird thing to geek out over but I love how when the chorus hits you expect the next verse of 'Bathing in blood, Omega' to be more triumphant than the first, because that's usually how songs work, but it's not. It sounds miserable and defeated. It's brilliant and it gets me every time.

[@enigmaskullman8405]

My head-canon is that the chorus is sung by Omega's victims... Including everyone who was infected by the Maverick Virus. A digital ghostly choir, formed from everyone who has died due to Wily's Masterpiece, The Red Maverick.

[@shadowsnake5133]

You guys just reminded me I have the zero zx collection and as of now, nothing better to do but learn a game I admittedly only put down because I was bad at it and had school in the morning. Now I just have 2 dogs and no worries about school starting in September, so I'll be having fun... once I stop dying repeatedly to the same damn electrical wire...

[@TrueBladeSoul]

Dude be glad the bullshit life mechanic from the first zero Ame isn’t in it that was hell

[@shinraset]

Exquisite as always! However now I'm eager to know what a reprise or response from Zero to Omega would sound like!

[@aperson6615]

How was this 21hrs ago

[@kolbymiller3440]

Cannonball hard revenge with lyrics possibly?

[@shinraset]

@@aperson6615 patreon perk. At my patreon level I am able to see the videos about a day before they come out. Higher patreon levels are able to see the videos sooner.

[@aperson6615]

@@shinraset oh

[@fort2558]

@@shinraset you shoulda said you were a time traveller

[@aeolusstone5260]

No matter when or what era Zero is in, there will always be heavy conflicts as long as Zero remains. Zero's whole purpose is to destroy everything and if he goes against it, then destiny will take the job into its own hands.

[@CyriltheWolfmusic]

Oh neat - from the perspective of Omega is a cool take. - also using cannon ball in the lyrics without it being cheesy was a cool move haha

[@zacharydorries5678]

Thank you sooooooo much Man on the Internet, the lyrics you gave Cannonball really displayed Omega as the harbinger of the apocalypse he truly is, I got goosebumps just listening to this. Dr. Wily really outdid himself when he made Zero’s original body, but Dr. Weil upgraded an already powerful robot into a war machine that makes Mechagodzilla look like a Civilian Reploid, a true God of Destruction incarnate, thank you so much for creating this epic song!

[@metalsonicdragon9857]

YEEEEEESSSS!!! I WAS WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR YOU TO TOUCH CANNON BALL!!! YOU GUYS DID AMAZING!!! AND THE VOICE EFFECT FOR OMEGA WAS AMAZING!!! Now all we need is a full version of X vs Zero and I will be so happy!

[@mercenarygundam1487]

I will eagerly wait for the day that happens

[@randypandy13]

Hell yeah, a full version of Cannonball! This was absolutely perfect.

[@0DDB4LLC0RE]

This is quite possibly my favorite song you've ever made. I've listened to this thing at *least* 20 times now on loop

[@evandonnelly2760]

I love the concept of this song and this fight in general. It like Zero finally moving past his original purpose and who he was by looking at what Wily want him to be and stopping it once and for all. Seeing that he was meant to be a murderer and realizing that he isn’t even the original version and proving he’s better than it. Omega maybe what Wily made to kill Mega Man, but he isn’t Zero.

[@LuchaLLibro]

I like to imagine that the chorus is the Eight Judges singing from Cyberspace, extolling the final victory of Dr. Weil and the end of the Resistance's last hope from their digital graves.

[@voidnoodle8911]

FINALLY! Yesssssss. A full lyrical adaptation of Cannon Ball! It's a dream come true for me!

[@elvisushindi2584]

What a beautiful song! Amazing work on the lyrics and voices. I love MMZ3 song, cause it's so badass and emotional

[@JudgeCrimson1011]

Congratulations on 1million views! This video definitely deserves it!

[@randomwordz76]

What a work of art. To take something that's already epic and make it even more so. For all tense and purposes, this WAS the actual lyrics.

[@ZacsRealm]

That chorus is so damn satisfying. Bang-up job, this rules.

[@lookintoaboutandreadmydesc6886]

I really hope you do a cover for Supreme Ruler- Elpizo's theme. It such a fitting song for a musical rendition, and i imagine Elpizo as flamboyant of a commander he is, it'll be a treat to hear the voice of one of my favorite MM villains.

[@Marshadow01]

Gotta say, this was one of the ones I was REALLY excited to see from Songtober 2020, the other one being The Snatcher song, which we haven’t gotten yet. Soar through the sky, Fly like a cannon ball.

[@KSN-xe4zx]

Oh it's you is actually already on spotify, We're just waiting for youtube

[@Marshadow01]

@@KSN-xe4zx I know, I’d watch it but I don’t have Spotify, so I’m forced to wait

[@KSN-xe4zx]

@@Marshadow01 you don't need a account just go to the site and look it up, it's really good

[@Marshadow01]

@@KSN-xe4zx I’ve tried that before, it just gives me a pop-up saying that I need an account to listen to music

[@KSN-xe4zx]

@@Marshadow01 well that's strange.... oh well now we wait

[@GammaRoidGamma]

This song is just as much a dark mirror to Zero's theme as it is a nuclear bomb singing a ballad about being a nuclear bomb. Give a weapon of mass destruction the capacity for thought and speech and it'd speak just like Omega. Cries and screams are applause, encouragement. Peacetime equals stagnation, and the production of more and more weapons in the name of "peace" is oxymoronic, as these weapons are designed to take as many moves as possible.

[@KnightmareSteel]

There was a time where this song was as prominent as Megalovania with its epicness. So glad this was given such a fitting lyrical cover.

[@tonysonic456]

I love Cannon Ball. It’s one of my favorite final boss songs, and you sure did it justice.

[@WonderWolf13]

One of my all time favorites, now with awesome lyrics. It's beautiful.

[@MenacingTato69420]

0:00 That "I am the messiah!!" and the laugh really hit different. You should try voice acting.

[@YourBroZxKnight]

It kinda sounds like Genji ngl

[@MenacingTato69420]

@@YourBroZxKnight It kinda does lol

[@anabominationagainstman3597]

THE BRUTALITY THE INSANITY THE PURE VIBES

[@capnwonk189]

Ok you are already someone I listen to on here every day but this song is straight from my childhood. It brings tears to my eyes to see such a great cover.

[@lucinavonnolaran8728]

This is incredible! I wonder if you'll do a version of this from Zero's perspective as well, because it'd be pretty interesting to see the contrast between Zero, the hero we know and love, and Omega, the "True" Zero.

[@CyanicCore]

Due to it meshing so well with several other games, I've played this cover literally dozens of times while trying to record Switch content. However... somehow, this has led to the last voice shouting "CAN-NON" 2:00 sounding exactly like Spongebob. I can't unhear it. Help (and sorry).

[@murayeeto4941]

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR THIS

[@the_man_you_have_searched_for]

You have no idea how long I've been waiting for this, thank you

[@goncalocarneiro3043]

This was made this year, hot damn. This video has the aspect, the soul of something from ten years back. Not in a bad way, I mean it more as in... It inspires me nostalgia, it resonates with me as other "parodies" from long past would.

[@scoose_name1553]

OH MY GOD YES FINALLY MOTI CANNONBALL YOU CANNOT BELIVE HOW LONG I WAITED FOR THIS DAY

[@ITzaMii_]

I've never played Mega Man Zero and know nothing about it but I love this cover, really glad this was chosen to become a full cover. Really hoping more Songtober songs like Air Man and Carnival Kerfuffle become full covers in the future.

[@Pagreance]

This is amazing! I love everything about this!! This has always been my favorite song in the Zero series. Great lyrics as always.

[@Draco23901]

fun fact: omega zero's initial statement has 2 possible translations, the one used here "I am the messiah" and the one I like to think it is due to the deep implications "I am a plot"

[@kylestubbs8867]

_Future belongs to the man made of Metal._ _Future belongs to the man made of Metal._

[@xenon8927]

HELL. YEAH! Cannonball. I love mega man zero, and everything you make for it is amazing

[@nooriginalname8288]

I am a geniuses perfect design A madman’s design with a geniuses spark

[@DeviDoesNothing]

This goes NUTS, great job guys!

[@theamazingsmith1224]

This was incredible! This song was one of my favorites from the first Songtober, and now it has been provided a full form!