The Stains of Time (Phnom-enal Mix)

I'm a terrible person JUST for that title. Just for that.
I'd like to save the GRAD Mix for the mixing tutorial video, and I had a space of free time while I was at school, where I didn't have access to the computer I need to make the tutorial not have terrible jumpy video quality. So instead, I just made this mix, 'cause I figured I'd end up doing it eventually anyway.
For this one, I wanted to make the introduction atmospheric to the environment that the boss fight takes place in, similar to my Spirit of the Wolf mix from January. I also wanted to make it quieter, so that it sort of "rises" out of the background noise. Ideally, I wanted it to almost sound like a prayer- or edict-of-sorts, but the vocals were a little too loud for that, so I just let it play out normally, lol.
I added a little bit of rain and thunder, and then pretty much stuck to the standard formula for these mid-game boss tracks: instrumental, vocal bridge with refrain, and then Maniac Agenda/Platinum, in that order. It's basic, and there are a few small things I wouldn't mind changing. In particular, the Maniac Agenda track is kind of strange balance-wise between the vocals and instruments, but maybe that's just me. Either way, I'm satisfied with how this one played out.
"The Stains of Time" was composed by Jamie Christopherson, as a part of the OST for "Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance". I claim no ownership of the Instrumental or the Maniac Agenda mixes, but I do claim responsibility for mixing these two together to create the final product that you're listening to.
Hope you enjoyed the mix! If I have some free time when I get home over the next couple of weekends, I'll work on getting that tutorial out for everyone; otherwise, I'll move on to Red Sun next. :)

[@StrikeWyvern]

>Talks about memes for 10 minutes >Dies >Refuses to elaborate

[@cheesegaming3126]

Based monsoon

[@ritvikmishra8388]

You forgot >Drops one of the best boss themes in the game

[@the7screw]

*Attacks you with pants, katamari and the Washington monument.

[@SweetTeaConnoisseur]

To be fair, he actually did elaborate after dying.

[@rahadianaryo5979]

@@SweetTeaConnoisseur Well then, is Monsoon's *did some elaborate things after he's dying* alright 💀🤔?

[@xoxar9449]

The beggining really feels like "MONSOON BREAKS INTO YOUR HOUSE SINGING STAINS OF TIME ASMR"

[@Sword_hybrid_dude]

XDDD

[@thebeastmodeism]

The lyrics kick in the instant his picture shows up on video lmao

[@Batcena]

And that's why I love it...Makes me imagine Both Raiden And Monsoon standing there in the rain both staring at each other and at the end they both ready their weapons

[@Omnipotentpunch03]

Lmao I’d be scared asf if it was storming and suddenly I started hearing this in the distance at it gets closer and then he just comes bashing through the window😂

[@karmiccj1911]

@@Omnipotentpunch03 AND IT WILL COME LIKE A FLOOD OF PAIN!!!

[@Comkill117]

“The Stains of Time”, now there’s a pretty theme. *EXQUISITE!*

[@blakecollins3037]

Hugely underrated comment. Take all the upvotes please.

[@manbehindtheslatra1813]

@@blakecollins3037 shut up redditor

[@bigmonkey787]

@@manbehindtheslatra1813 Monsoon was right, memes control everything. People teach each other to hate, just like how media has taught you to hate all users of Reddit as a whole. Not defending Reddit or anything, but I feel like it was unnecessary to insult him when he didn't hurt anyone.

[@manbehindtheslatra1813]

@@bigmonkey787 redditors are annoying as a whole. “Oh take my upvote” on a KZbin video proves they spend too much time on it. Plus HOLY SHIT I hate the “omg underrated” comments

[@pudding1337]

@@manbehindtheslatra1813 I wonder what you spend all your time on that makes you so aggressive to someone just appreciating a comment

[@VinnValor]

I honestly need a shirt of his face with the caption "Memes, the DNA of the soul"

[@rollfizzlebeef5384]

This needs to be a thing.

[@rileymoore6780]

YES

[@deviljho4260]

My name is MEMEsoon, of the MEMES of destruction.

[@FuchsHund]

Totally‼️

[@jameshorton3846]

YES

[@mahoneybalconey1891]

"I THINK IT'S TIME FOR JACK TO LET IT RIP!" "Goddamn Raiden what have you been eating?"

[@Lone_Wolf_Radio]

Nice one

[@BarcelSnacks]

Mahoney Balconey Beyblades

[@vadiks20032]

nanomachines, son

[@joelsaliba8198]

damn near made me piss myself 😂

[@necktiefox2917]

"SPINES!"

[@XXTheGoldStephanoXX]

i n c r e a s e t h e m e m e s

[@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi1881]

Doktor! Release my m e m e i n h I b i t o r s

[@moodyjazz4997]

@John Cantu HE SUDDENLY WENT FLYING

[@djdrohan6739]

@@moodyjazz4997 IMPOSSIBLE

[@dripnaruto7683]

@@sirgideonofnirtheall-knowi1881 T H I S I S M A D N E S S

[@XxExtremeSamX]

now there's a pretty meme *E X Q U I S I T E*

[@ThePandaOfYourMind]

Monsoon, the true meme-lord

[@Elbmwenthusiast]

he's the first one started it all

[@Groggyracer]

The memes jack.

[@jiujitsutj9994]

Phnom Penh taught me that

[@Vitor20XX]

The DNA of Soul

[@nekomaru856]

I gotta be like 100 :T

[@Harmonica821]

Monsoon is the kind of guy who posts memes and NSFW on general only to prove to himself he doesn't give a damn.

[@seditsiraagarb1445]

that would be me

[@EripmavsDYraid]

You're goddamn right

[@TheSpellKaster]

i did that on a conserative discord and got permabanned

[@etlttc353]

@@TheSpellKaster based

[@SuperTama98]

Based grindset

[@leebweeb6008]

Doktor Turn off my MEME inhibitors.

[@REvoLverj98]

What? This... This is madness! You--

[@leebweeb6008]

@@REvoLverj98 DO IT!

[@durema9720]

@@leebweeb6008 Memes... THIS IS WHY I FIGHT.

[@leebweeb6008]

@@durema9720 This name...Y'wanna know how I got it?

[@starmstrong2062]

@@leebweeb6008 It's time for Jack...TO LET IT MEME!

[@bw6188]

Former soldier adapts to nebulous physical integrity after living through Pol Pot’s regime. The fan base: “haha meme man funny”

[@donversak7482]

He wasn’t a soldier if I recall correctly. He experienced the Cambodian Genocide as a child (Cambodian Genocide started in 1975 and from what I can guess here, Monsoon looks to be around 40 so his age would add up).

[@lakshaykochhar6799]

@@donversak7482 40s? Man, he sounded young.

[@D.b._Lord]

@@lakshaykochhar6799 I mean cyborgs probably slow his aging down

[@Alphonselle]

@@lakshaykochhar6799 asians

[@_thorkon]

@@donversak7482 He was involved in organised crime. Drug and human trafficking, if I'm remembering the Codec conversation correctly.

[@piyo744]

it's kinda cool that sometimes at the end of the fight monsoon begs for his life you know, monsoon the world's edgiest nihilist

[@numberlan2336]

Seriously, I hear no one talk about this, and it's pretty cool that the game gives you even if only that much if you do well enough, also made me feel a little bit bad about him as when I first heard that I really didn't expect it.

[@crunkle3829]

@@numberlan2336 wait what? When does he do this?

[@numberlan2336]

@@crunkle3829 For me personally, on my third playthrough of the game, I used EMP grenades against him for the first time because I didn't know I could the first two times, that made the fight easier and faster and at the end he said "No, wait! Not like this!" as I was cutting him. That made Raiden saying "it's just nature running it's course" way more brutal than when Monsoon accepts his death.

[@bleachablemoments4618]

@@numberlan2336 Wait, he can say that?? I thought all he could say was either "Do as you please!" or "Stop! Stop it!!"

[@numberlan2336]

@@bleachablemoments4618 Ah, you're right actually, that is what he says, I just couldn't remember the exact line so I guess my brain just filled in the blanks with "not like this" as that's how I remembered it. Still made me feel bad about him so I guess my brain dramatized it a bit more.

[@alster724]

*THIS ONE'S ON ME!* *LEFT HAND RULE!* *MAGNETIC POWER!*

[@nbhage2178]

*LORENTZ FORCE!*

[@lunacy5272]

*WELCOME TO MY UTOPIA OF DEATH!*

[@memesjack3615]

*MAGNETIC FORCE, JACK. NATURE'S FORCE!*

[@robertmercuri1160]

ARE YOU THAT STUPID?!

[@BootsThaRareBirb]

I'll put you under, WEAKLING!

[@prophet1517]

I just realized that every boss in this game is an aspect of Raiden. Mistral grew up the same way as Raiden as a child soldier, Monsoon was Raiden when he lost control of his emotions and morals, Sundowner was Raiden if he went full on insane and fully embraced war, Sam was Raidens bloodlust, and Armstrong played a similar role to Solidus as a politician who wanted to fully free people

[@Slain_Troyard]

By the way, this is a song about Jack and his bloodlust, which will not disappear.

[@connorchappelle2213]

Khamsim or what ever his name is

[@gamechanger8908]

Sam is a lot more like if Raiden lost his way and gives up on everything.

[@BlueNightZX]

as the song, jack tried to go back to a peaceful life, but the "flood of pain" the realities of war, his existence as a cyborg is all that is left for him

[@BlueNightZX]

@@gamechanger8908 agree, sam is not bloodlust, is lack of hope and meaning, in the end sam just wanted to have a meaningful last duel and die

[@gamechanger8908]

Cambodians and Brazilians must be proud to have very memorable characters such as Monsoon and Sam.

[@Slain_Troyard]

By the way, this is a song about Jack and his bloodlust, which will not disappear.

[@Live-qf2lg]

Holy shit he's Cambodian?... *Does some math* He grew up in the 1970s ooooooh shiiiiiiiii...

[@gamechanger8908]

@@Live-qf2lg Yes he grew up in Khmer Rouge, which is why he was such a nihilist since he grew up in a fucked up era where the average life expectancy was 18.91 years.

[@oppressionisgood154]

@@Live-qf2lg He says it himself when he mentions he grew up on the killing fields and mentions Phnom Penh.

[@digibear97channel5]

As a Cambodian, I can confirm that this is true

[@phillip9798]

Monsoon is that guy you just love and hate. His design, character, performance and abilities are top notch. At the same time, he's a snarky little shit you enjoy kicking the shit out of. Bravo, Etsu Tamari.

[@malachifromthefuture8936]

A perfectly natural response

[@idontthinktheysawthatcomin6792]

Which makes it all the more satisfying when you make him beg for his life before chopping him into hamburger

[@projectnanopoesis126]

You beautiful Shin Yakuza looking man!

[@ClydeSum]

I fucking despise him in every way possible. took me 20 FUCKING MINUTES TO BEAT HIM *ON EASY*

[@lukeskywalker987]

Honestly I can't bring myself to hate Monsoon. The guy came out of nowhere without any buildup, had one five minute scene that he had to split with Sam and Jack awakening his "Ripper Mode", and is still one of the most memorable bosses in the game (IMO).

[@spemtang]

Monsoon was someone who grew up on the killing feilds, a civilian during a time of war. He was forced to join a crime syndicate for his own survival, not neccesarily becuase he wanted to. "Wash away the anger" "The warm and soothing rain" "Wash away the sorrow" "It's only dry inside" the lyrics represent Monsoon's sorrows and obvious regret he has for the horrendous crimes he had to commit. How he wishes to wash them away in the rain, to forget about them. it's why he doesnt beleive in any god, he thinks free will is a myth becuase he was forced to survive based on his surroundings, war in itself was a meme that forced him to do things he didn't want to. Monsoon is disillusioned, his dreams have disappeared. He lost his body in a gang shootout. Then yes, he was 'saved' by desperado, but is ultimately forever in debt to them, his body is owned by them, he believed that he could sink deeper "into a peaceful life" but in reality it's more of the same to him. His smile and crazed mania, as I see it, is just how he copes with his destructive downward spiral of a life.

[@spemtang]

@@Unknown550M Its a mix of what monsoon implies through his dailogue and the lyrics. but you may not know that there's info on monsoon in the codecs. Kevin will actually give some insight on monsoons past.

[@TallgeeseThree]

well this has been an unexpected "omg he's literally me" moment

[@supremedynamo9451]

@@eneskahraman9223 I always see people saying this and yet I've never seen any reason to believe that. Where did you hear it is about Raiden? This song fits much better as a song about Monsoon's past than it does with Raiden wanting to wash away the anger of Jack The Ripper. It does fit with both, it just fits significantly better with Monsoon in my opinion and would make a lot of sense in this particular game as it likes to point out the struggles of the villains or at least where they might be right. Mistral's song is about how she will forever remain a stranger, someone who came out of nowhere and involves herself in things only to disappear into yet another fight. Sundowner's song is about how much Sundowner enjoys fighting. Sundowner was a good student as a kid and began fighting when he lacked the money necessary to go to college. Sundowner grew to enjoy killing and Red Sun reflects how brutal he can be. Sundowner's song is indeed just about how much he enjoys fighting, however if you listen to it knowing his story it seems a lot deeper than that. Sam's song is about how Sam struggles with not really knowing who he is, Sam is someone who was like Raiden and ended up indebted to the people he wanted to destroy. Sam doesn't know who he really is anymore and for the very last time in his life while he's fighting Raiden he finally sees hope for the mission he had failed to complete to finally be accomplished and it grants him one last bit of happiness as he dies, knowing Raiden may be able to finish what he had started. The theme for Metal Gear Excelsus is about how big bad the villain is but it is meant to be deceiving. If you listen to Collective Consciousness it is pretty much the exact opposite of what Armstrong really believes. Collective Consciousness is meant to be about what Raiden thinks he is up against when in reality it's a lot less black and white than that. Armstrong's song is about how despite both Raiden and Armstrong truly being able to understand each others motivations and ideals they still have to fight. Throughout the fight Raiden begins to believe what Armstrong is telling him and you can see this after Armstrong is dead. Raiden stands over Armstrong's body in complete silence and doesn't interrupt Armstrong as he tells Raiden that he is his successor. Raiden doesn't know what's right anymore and he's beginning to think that Armstrong may be correct about quite a few things. In the end Raiden decides that despite Armstrong's mistakes, Armstrong was right. Raiden begins to fight for the very same ideals that belonged to the person he had fought so hard to destroy. Among all of these songs the reflect how the character has been burned in the past which at least somehow explains their actions and could even make them correct in some ways, why would Monsoon's song that fits so well with his struggles and Metal Gear rise to where he is now (get it?) why would they make the song about Jack The Ripper? If you do have a source then please give it to me I am legitimately interested.

[@Stryfe52]

@@supremedynamo9451 I really shouldn’t have read all that for my eyes, but I did anyways. It’s unrelated, but this sort of reminds me of people wondering whether Megalovania is for Sans or the player. Agreed

[@Bryce_The_Knight23]

every bad person came from a bloody past if you ask me

[@SonnyFRST]

If only these people knew "meme" is a legit scientific term used in psycology and that it refers to this very behavior they exhibit whenever they hear the word in an official work. Good grief, Monsoon was right, memes really did consume people.

[@rileymoore7025]

How ironic. The term "meme" became a meme in and of itself.

[@SonnyFRST]

@@rileymoore7025 It was never a matter of if, only when. (Internet culture is like those mantis infestations: swarm, consume, move on. Very few things are protected by obscurity enough to be spared from this...)

[@mythosinfinite6736]

Every part of us that isn't primal is a meme, a composition of external influences comprising who we are. Comprising the superego. But just like the superego is not the self in isolation, the id is not the self either, and instead they work together to make up who we are. As the internet consumes endlessly and cycles ideas into a cultural typhoon, is it a perversion of the superego, an incessant need to feed the identity of the self, that is motivated by the primal force of the id? Or is this just the logical evolution of how we form ourselves in this new age of communication? I don't fucking know. I only think about these things because other people told me about them.

[@CantusTropus]

"Memetics" is a mostly discredited science, with many even labelling it pseudoscience. Most famously, trying to treat culture as if it worked like genetics is notoriously problematic because it's never been demonstrated that culture can actually act like or be transmitted like that. Don't act like it's "legitimate" science when it's dubious at best.

[@CantusTropus]

@@mythosinfinite6736 Nice way to argue that you're a powerless meat robot with no free will. Presuming that you can even say these things or muse on these things disproves your own claim.

[@fatbastard9147]

I was listening to this while cooking......tell me why I parried a chicken breast

[@DragonKnight90001]

......you were winging it? *bows* i’ll leave now

[@clivenazareth7069]

@@DragonKnight90001 I have perished

[@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32]

Because you got chucked it. You had to stop that cock. ...that sounded way better in my head

[@Noobolon]

@@tsyumamatsuthehavenofguard32 ah yes *stop the cock*

[@multikioske8044]

SPLIT IT WIDE OPEN!

[@zeegee2962]

Uh...it started raining right when I played the video. Is this video weather syncronized, or just nature, running it's course?

[@zeegee2962]

***** I guess your right. And to think my memes would end here...anyway, I wonder what would happen if I played Red Sun? Red Sun + Weather/Space Syncronization= Earth is fucked.

[@SonicParadox17]

Rules of Nature. Enough said.

[@StarrSparrk]

It's only the power of the winds of destruction

[@hollow6189]

Zee Gee if you play Red Sun expect there to be wildfires near your area

[@little_hunt3r]

You can't fight nature Jack!

[@siegfriedhiryu4660]

"My name is MEMEsoon, of the MEMES of Destruction!"

[@samgafford2371]

Lol

[@elricardo2901]

I'm dying XD

[@Frost_the_polarian_fox]

Ah, i see you're a man of culture

[@hamzamahdavi91]

George metal gear reference right

[@failed_K]

Monsoon probably moderates all of Reddit

[@graylyhen9490]

Monsoon is an intellectual not a loser

[@w1zz0d45]

CEO of reddit

[@Subpar1O1]

"Wholesome 100, Jack. The DNA of the soul!"

[@Journey_Awaits]

Then why’d I get banned for being racist

[@EripmavsDYraid]

I'm a philosophic nihilist, not a degenerate.

[@OXhuls]

03:20 man... i cant describe this. so powerfull

[@moist_boy_2150]

you just described

[@OXhuls]

@@moist_boy_2150 should have said You can do better than that

[@kazueglassheardt7185]

there was a storm yesterday, it was huge, it started after this song started playing, IT WAS AWESOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!!!

[@kazueglassheardt7185]

could you extend this please? I would really like to listen to this for a longer duration.

[@MonoChromium]

I'm actually not very good at making song extensions, in spite of what this music playlist might make you think. When I have to copy/paste the same layers over and over again and line up transitions for the same piece of music more than a couple times in a row, my brain has a tendency to...lose interest, lol. That leads to errors in the extension which become really noticeable the more you listen to it. That said, there are quite a few extensions of The Stains of Time floating around KZbin (Kazuhira Miller's comes to mind immediately). I don't know if any of them mix the Instrumental/Vocal versions of the song like this one does, but there might be one or two somewhere in the search results. :)

[@kazueglassheardt7185]

okay, I understand. well this song is still awesome

[@ShadowKiller1O]

Xefky Nokokira Just go to the Url and replace the tube in youtube with "repeat"

[@mashumarou833]

+The Final Paradox only works in chrome tho

[@thegraveraptor]

In response to what Jack ate, maybe it's related to why had to take a DOOMP in the middle of an enemy facility :P

[@muss2055]

Hahahha i love the german doctor

[@exumbra1399]

GERMAN MEDICINE IS THE BEST IN THE WORLD!

[@blizzmrx5161]

Ex Umbra Niiiiice reference there.

[@HandsomeGamerGuy]

Ich liebe den Kapitalismus!

[@DESTRAKON]

I'm taking a *doomp* listening to this

[@kyooda90]

its time for Jack TO BEAT HIS MEAT

[@BootsThaRareBirb]

Underrated comment

[@Tabion-xn3xi]

Devin Boone fax

[@Just_Arzen]

UNTIL IT FINDS MY MEAT HAVE DISAPPEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAA-A-A-A-A-A-A-AREDDD

[@EripmavsDYraid]

@@Just_Arzen wait a minute. Another me?

[@smithbaran2908]

Wash away the anger! Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there’s no memory It’s only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared! My dreams disappear!

[@hottestmanever777]

Wash away the anger Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there's no memory It's only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappearWash away the anger Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there's no memory It's only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappearWash away the anger Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there's no memory It's only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappearWash away the anger Here I stand beneath The warm and soothing rain The droplets falling Gently down on the terrain Wash away the sorrow All the stains of time But there's no memory It's only dry inside In the mud and sinking deeper Into a peaceful life And it will come Like a flood of pain Pouring down on me And it will not let up Until the end is here And it will come Through the darkest day In my final hour And it will never rest Until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams have disappeared My dreams disappear

[@Slain_Troyard]

By the way, this is a song about Jack and his bloodlust, which will not disappear.

[@rishanochannai5103]

@@Slain_Troyard Stop spamming it we get it already

[@Slain_Troyard]

@@rishanochannai5103 :D

[@eel7818]

Nowdays, we're all like Monsoon. Depressed and controlled by memes. Edit : Stop liking this comment, I was trying to be edgy

[@samgafford2371]

Does Monsoon seem like a "we live in a society" typea guy? Or is it just me?

[@lolschrauber]

@@samgafford2371 He wasn't even entirely wrong with his speech. People teach each other hate, greed and all that. Especially in the current times this becomes really clear. "A meme is an idea, behavior, or style that becomes a fad and spreads by means of imitation from person to person within a culture and often carries symbolic meaning representing a particular phenomenon or theme."

[@samgafford2371]

@@lolschrauber I'm just saying; he kinda sounds like a sane, slightly less murder-hobo Joker to me. You?

[@santosmelgarejo2861]

MEMES Jack

[@BenersantheBread]

@@samgafford2371 Well he is mostly right in the things he says, though memetics aren't usually taken to the point of denying freedom of choice. You could technically say that since our personalities are the result of our experiences and things we've been exposed to all our "free" choices can be traced back to those experiences and are therefore, predetermined. However even if they are, it's not really productive to think about life like that. One thing it helps with is to counteract how easily we demonize people with disagree with or consider evil. We'd be just like them if we'd lived their lives. Monsoon's views on this are twisted to sheer apathy and nihilism due to the horrible things he's experienced in Phnom Penh. Who cares what you do with your life? There is no supreme "free-will" or a divine destiny. Since all your choices are pretty much premade for you due to your experiences you should feel no remorse or guilt. He's a bit "We live in a society" ish but he embraces it to a twisted extent rather than trying to poke holes in it to try and see it crumble.

[@DKDioKlau]

The stains of time but Monsoon breaks into your house during a raining day.

[@Liljoethemaster]

Ever time I play this mission part plus with Monsoon, the spark within me just hit me to kill Monsoon really so badly without showing him mercy during Jack the Ripper mode.

[@MonoChromium]

Yeah, man, I feel the same way. They definitely designed this part of the game around that mood, and it works really well to make you feel totally merciless and unforgiving. Great job on the designers' part. :)

[@MynameisBrianZX]

It also helps that Monsoon's attacks are just as fast and aggressive. Especially when he does his smoke thing.

[@polishsnake8567]

He's a bit slower during the white phosphorus phases, to make up for no targeting.

[@wesleygriffiths8748]

It helps that Monsoon says different dialogue when you kill him based on how you play. He literally begs for mercy if you play how you describe

[@archol6596]

Monsoon is a great character, pretty tragic guy when you think about it

[@gizoidx8331]

Dude that title is clever. Phonm Penh would be proud!

[@MonoChromium]

Lol, I don't know how I should feel about that, considering how Monsoon was referring to the time when the Khmer Rouge were in power there in the game. Then again, I'm the one who made the reference, so...thanks...? xD

[@gizoidx8331]

Ur welcome man! dw man feel proud!

[@TheInfiniteAmo]

RealmOfGaming You do know Phnonm Penh was responsible for the slaughtering of nearly a third of the entire population of Cambodia, right...?

[@gizoidx8331]

ya im fully aware of that

[@purpleisthesneakiest]

AkridHunter Penh's Hill is the Capitol, not the transgressor. Khmer Rouge, a socialist regime, were the ones who slaughtered thousands in the city.

[@hushpool]

On my opinion, Monsoon boss battle is the most epic part of MGR : Revengence. And that soundtrack! That baddass soundtrack, while you rip the shit out of him and than rip the shit out of his shit! Best feeling ever! MonoChromium, you have my respect for your great job with that theme! I like it!

[@MonoChromium]

Thanks, man! Glad you enjoyed it! And I definitely know the feeling, lol. They designed the boss fight with Monsoon to be very satisfying to finish, between the music and the QTE at the end. :)

[@triptiparulkar9830]

Роман Вайвала monsoon and sam have the badass themes ever

[@siegfriedhiryu4660]

This boss theme and fight was what got me into MGR and then Metal Gear Solid as a series.

[@The_D_ray]

Yeah, except if you try a No-Damage battle.

[@ravencollins5638]

During the fight I cut a helicopter into a thousand pieces

[@Freezeblow]

Back for my daily dose

[@MonoChromium]

Freezeblow Welcome back, loyal customer. xP

[@KitaxNekoSama57]

***** I can't get enough. So fucking delicious.

[@Nymphonomicon]

+The Final Paradox Does it awesome?

[@RunePlaysGames]

+Freezeblow How bout now? More daily doses? :P

[@desfox3685]

+The Socially Awkward StormTrooper I...wait what??

[@StudioSchade]

I just wanted to take my final opportunity to say that these mixes have meant a lot to me. I have not been able to get any hardware capable of playing this game for the last three and a half years. Hearing actual dynamic versions of these tracks is preferable to the soundtrack versions, speaking as someone who cannot play the game. I honestly consider these to be superior to the vanilla tracks. This is also my son's favorite track, so he's especially pleased that you did a mix for Monsoon. Thanks, MonoChromium, from the both of us.

[@horsepaste]

Have you managed to play the game yet? I bet you're mad at how short it was for how long you had to go without it lmao

[@Isegawa2001]

ayo have you gotten around to playing it

[@AzizTheSavage]

you play yrt?

[@AzizTheSavage]

you play yrt?

[@Slain_Troyard]

By the way, this is a song about Jack and his bloodlust, which will not disappear.

[@AeroFirstPlayer]

I used to think The Other Promise from Kingdom Hearts was the best song to fight in the rain to, but then I heard this and it came, like a flood of rain.

[@ReyaitheShadowWolf]

POURIN' DOWN ON ME!! AND IT WILL NOT LET UP UNTIL THE END IS HERE!!

[@hollow6189]

AND IT WILL COME!! THROUGH MY DARKEST DAY! IN MY FINAL HOUR!!! AND IT WILL NEVER REST UNTIL THE CLOUDS ARE CLEAR!

[@daxionthezeraora1431]

**Insert Roxas vs Raiden here**

[@paulollarsabaiii9824]

Anthony Perez The Other Promise is great for a slow or calm rain. Something melancholic. This is more fit for a goddamn THUNDERSTORM

[@d4rksonic474]

Now I imagine Roxas and Monsoon fighting each other... Good thing that Raiden is his best friend.

[@Toonlink-sd9rg]

Bury the light: Finally a worthy opponent, our battle will be LEGENDARY

[@FelipeFarias-tn1mi]

I AM THE STAIN THAT IS APPROACHING!

[@sheikhmohanlal3744]

"It has to be this way" not this

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

@@FelipeFarias-tn1mi I am the flood that is approaching, waaashing

[@FelipeFarias-tn1mi]

@@Breakaway-ic5gj the anger on isolation

[@EripmavsDYraid]

@@FelipeFarias-tn1mi I AM THE CARVER OF MY PAAAAAATHHH BORN IN WAR I HAVE BEEN CURSED MY BIRTH IN WAR IS A DEMON OF DEEEAAATH

[@sidharthbommineni7780]

A parrying tutorial never sounded so good

[@ashura9699]

THE CHOCOLATES FALLING GENTLY DOWN ON THE TERRAIN.

[@angelivan8779]

CHOCOLATES RAINNNNNN

[@EripmavsDYraid]

@@angelivan8779 SOME STAY DRY AND OTHERS FEEL THE PAIN

[@theomnigamer9177]

The may sound dumb, but when I was playing this game without subtitles, I heard Monsoon say Phantom Pain instead of Phnom Penh.

[@ethanwebster3764]

He predicted mgsv

[@SkelterHelter]

YOUR MEMES END HERE .

[@jazzadroid]

Blue Heavy da Booty Executioner Red Heavy the Sandwich Slayer

[@arandomt-9056]

Help me collect the thicc AsSs

[@nimoph]

I AM FULL OF SANDWICH

[@insomniaisntfun]

@@arandomt-9056 da

[@valeon7303]

I about lost my mind when I heard this start playing

[@HylianDefender]

"Look at Randy Orton, slithering in-" "Oh WATCH OUT WATCH OUT WATCH OUT WATCH OUT-"

[@bibibubu628]

ASMR POV: you're one of the soldiers inside the building.

[@Sunshine-xs9og]

Cyborg 1: Uh.....should we help him? (Monsoon) Cyborg 2: Nah. The music’s too good.

[@JustAndre92]

1:29 and 3:20 _And then I came!_ _Like a flood of rain!_ _Pourin' down on me!_ _And it will not let up until the end (of the song) is here!_

[@Drizzekh]

Before I found this remix long time ago, instead "Pourin' down on me!" I was constantly mishearing "Pornography" (°w°）

[@kremyet270]

its AND IT WILL COME! LIKE A FLOOD OF PAIN!! POURING DOWN ON ME! you got the first 2 wrong

[@eletrica.simples]

Until it find my dreams are DIISAAPEEEEEEEEAAARED!!!!

[@juliewinchester1488]

@@kremyet270 /woosh

[@juliewinchester1488]

@@kremyet270 /woosh

[@RYUHAYABUSA5012]

3:20 *”I’VE WON THIS!!”*

[@cloudshifter]

When a game actually makes sense about the crappy world but people focuses on the memes. The DNA of the soul!

[@ilikepigeons6101]

The villains of MGS weren't wrong when they complained about people altering memes, including the word meme itself xD

[@cloudshifter]

@@ilikepigeons6101 Well maybe not memes in today's meaning but yea.

[@The_D_ray]

Thanks to this game, I see memes in a very different way.

[@Slain_Troyard]

By the way, this is a song about Jack and his bloodlust, which will not disappear.

[@mr.monkey354]

​@@Slain_Troyard mate, it's a song for monsoon AND raiden

[@Eric4bz]

the most frustrating part for me was seeing people fight him and not think to use the EMG's they were being given...

[@MonoChromium]

I know, right? I mean, I understand blatantly ignoring them for challenges, but on a casual playthrough, it's like...there's no excuse, y'know?

[@MrStrangerthenever]

***** I agree, it felt more in-character for Ripper Raiden since, obviously, he prefers the RIP AND TEAR tactic.

[@CreditR01]

***** Personally I just never used the grenades because I suck with using the analog sticks diagonally on blade mode. :P

[@MrStrangerthenever]

CreditR01 lol you have not been video gaming often; making you have difficulties cutting with the analog stick Seriously though, I get it why it can be difficult to many, it's something that's recently introduced in gaming (or was it older before MGR?) and will take some getting used to. Sometimes, certain games requires dexterity and MGR, like many Metal Gear game, counts.

[@johnv605]

I can hear him screaming "LEFT-HAND RULE" "NATURE'S FORCE, JACK"

[@EripmavsDYraid]

WELCOME TO MY UTOPIA OF DEATH! THIS ONE'S ON ME! YOU'RE DEAD! DO AS YOU PLEASE! STOP! STOP IT! Red phosphorus. Infared doesn't work here. Fear the unseen much, Jack? MAGNETIC POWER! LORENTZ FORCE, GO! MAGNETIC FORCE, JACK... NATURE'S FORCE! I HAVE WON THIS! I COME FROM ANYWHERE, JACK! YOUR MEMES HAVE BEEN CUT OFF, JACK! BACK TO THE EARTH WITH *YOU!*

[@onebigfamily60]

Left hand rule!

[@Amunarath]

Magnetic power!

[@Ryanxd958]

LORENTZ FORCE

[@Ryanxd958]

LORENTZ FORCE

[@Uptopianzero]

This ones on me

[@MrGhostToast]

MAGNETIC FORCE JACK, NATURE’S FORCE

[@LucozadeLover77]

I remember not parrying through out the whole game because i totally forgot about it until I reached this fight and got stuck on it. I got owned so many times. Then i remembered about parrying and tried it out. And I totally slaughtered him. Also awesome mix man. Keep up the good work.

[@Nightwolfy]

Likewise, but also didnt know about items.. healing etc.. Then this guy totaled me twice and then i looked up the item thing. :

[@Proto294]

1:19 gives me chills everytime

[@SeppukuAddict]

That vocoder at the beginning gives me chills, man...

[@aaalicethegoat]

"You're dead!" "Dead on!" Best voice line chain I've ever heard in a video game.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

"Doktor, turn off my meme inhibitors." "What? This... This is madness!" "THIS IS SPARTA!"

[@Zeqweery]

Wow that meme is really old

[@MrLFJ7]

Good meme.... Ten Years of funny memes Jack

[@aki-rw9vu]

Cring(?)

[@kuze1930]

DOKTOR TURN OF MY CRINGE INHIBITORS

[@aki-rw9vu]

@@kuze1930 senator amstong do you think this is cring?

[@user34574]

I'd like to see that Dark Souls battle between two demigod heavies and Isaac Merc

[@BreandanConnor]

Yeahhhhhh boi in the Ornstein and Smough boss room

[@MERK__ONE]

Raiden rages against the moral degeneracy of violence in movies and sex on TV

[@notshockwavedemon7543]

Family Guy Funny Moments

[@whitesisterrom1961]

_Started raining straight after I started playing this on my 3DS while I was in Maidstone._ _Good songs on a good day._ _THE CHOCOLATES FALLING GENTLY DOWN ON THE TERRAIN!_

[@harrypotamus4968]

It's "Droplets", Mr. Zonday.

[@thedarkmantis9143]

The drummer for all of these tracks really went absolutely nuts for this theme and It Has to Be This Way!

[@beybladesinmyheels1267]

Monsoon is by far the most powerful boss in Metal Gear Rising and ill prove it. When you activate blade mode stuff goes slow, when ripper mode is activated and then (while ripper mode is still activated) you use blade mode you’ll use a special blade mode thats far slower time wise then regular (you can test this on ninja cat). His telekinesis(or whatever) is throwing several ton vehicles at mach 5. Not to mention his personal speed. Bosses like mistral will jump away from you, monsoon can jump away the fastest out of all the bosses while in ripper blade mode, this is to an insane degree. Not to mention his health, monsoon fights you in permanent ripper blade mode meaning your attacks deal double damage, that rivals even Armstrong’s health! Although if you account for the pattern of song’s being about bosses and the last song, it has to be this way being about raiden, then technically raiden is the strongest boss. No exact numbers tbh, im my own source.

[@deece1482]

Monsoon is also the most fun boss to fight, next to Sam. In my opinion, of course.

[@rauntche]

Yeah, he feels like the strongest only because of magnetism.

[@Breakaway-ic5gj]

I am become source, the proover of arguements.

[@aeroga2383]

It's cause his ability gives him an advantage against sword users

[@Notvisibletoanyone56]

> no exact numbers tbh, im my own source "Nice arguement senator, why dont you back it up with a source?" "My source is that i made it the fuck up"

[@Xynam0]

When I first listened to this song a (no joke) monsoon came into my town

[@gamer4everpr-yt821]

All day today, Hurricane Fiona passed over southern Puerto Rico leaving catastrophic rain, and im here without power listening to this.

[@horowirtz9415]

perfect song to study LORENTZ'S FORCE

[@GhostPlanetFilms]

Imagine if the whole fight was done like 0:00 - 1:18; no music, just the vocals and the sound of rain and thunder.

[@ShadowKiller1O]

search "the stains of time no lyrics" the in a new window search "rainy move"

[@ShadowKiller1O]

ShadowKiller1O I do not know how to edit comments but I meant to say "rainy mood"

[@GhostPlanetFilms]

ShadowKiller1O Oh, okay. But I'm actually talking about it being just the lyrics playing without the background music. Also, to edit a comment, click 'Reply,' and there will be three options; 'Edit' will be one of them. TY, BTW!

[@ShadowKiller1O]

GhostPlanetFilms Thanks!

[@GhostPlanetFilms]

ShadowKiller1O YW!

[@One-Punch_Man]

No matter how many other mixes I listen to, none have ever topped this. The beginning is just too damn legendary to top!

[@moisessaunders947]

It’s like a scenario, Moonson under the rain… absolutely perfect

[@HippoKing.MP3]

This makes me wanna gun it down a busy highway in the middle of a category 6 hurricane

[@RavenWarrior90]

Wash away the anger! Here I stand beneath the warm and soothing rain, The droplets falling gently down on the terrain. Wash away the sorrow, all the stains of time, But there's no memory, it's only dry inside. In the mud it's sinking deeper Into a peaceful life. And it will go like a flood of pain Pouring down on me. And you will not let up until the end is here. And it will go through the darkest day, In the final hour. And you will never rest until the clouds are clear Until it finds my dreams that dissappear. -> Love that part: 0:22

[@OMS21XX]

MY DREAMS DISAPPEAAAAR

[@annwong3317]

Storm strikes, rain fall, wind blows. But there will always be a stain of time.

[@proxxei9906]

"Turn off my MEME inhibitors!"

[@exhaustednerd1522]

MAGNETIC FORCE JACK! Nature's force

[@NaufalNurend]

If you guys don't know why he's saying "kill or be killed jack, phnom peng taught me that" It's because monsoon is living in the 1975-1979 which is the cambodian massacre

[@hyperult3810]

first 1:30 minutes is Monsoon just rehearsing his theme before jumping down the rooftop.

[@MissCircle616]

I N C R E A S E T H E M E M E S

[@tarosx6110]

Listening to this while its raining

[@VideoGaming4Dummies]

I think it's time for Jack.... TO LET 'ER RIP!!

[@AM-sj5vr]

Funny snail eyed magnetic meme man

[@laserrv5978]

It took me way too long to notice the pun in the title

[@KolomalakasPoutanas]

We are controlled by something greater than us.... Memes.

[@ShawndaPrawn]

There are over 9000 of them!!

[@spidey5558]

The DNA of the soul!

[@kai_s.hazaki289]

The Memes

[@EripmavsDYraid]

They shape our will. They are the culture, they are everything we pass on. Expose someone to anger long enough, they will learn to hate. They become a carrier. Envy, greed, despair... All memes. All passed along.

[@znegjorinorino5735]

Memesoon, the real meme lord

[@roguescorner9042]

Monsoon and Armstrong: Achieved legendary character status, even though they came out of nowhere and only were present in the game for a short while.

[@thecatdragon589]

Monsoon's uncanny ass grin only makes this better

[@salsamancer]

The game came out in 2013, but the memes live on. A true classic.

[@eurobeat90]

This comment aged really well

[@grimmshredsanguinus2915]

Wow the ending part was the intro at the beggining? Pretty epic : D

[@MonoChromium]

Yep, I used the vocals and a bit of the guitar solo from the end at the beginning of the song. And thanks! :)

[@slycooper1156]

Dude, whoever you are, you earned yourself a subscriber. This is amazing!

[@MonoChromium]

Thanks, man! :)

[@slycooper1156]

No worries, I spent a few hours just listening to these SWEET remixes. This one's my favourite, because, c'mon. Stains of Time > Everything

[@sakuraeclipse]

Phnom Penh taught me that

[@K.S_708]

Imagine this over two units, red and blue heavy’s, going through an entire military facility trying to find the anime.

[@djb5255]

Thanks for including the solo!

[@MonoChromium]

No problem! :)

[@davidewolek405]

Ettore Majorana.. is that you? (?)

[@TKDWN_YT]

Monsoon stalks you in a park while it rains while singing stains of time ASMR

[@avyntide]

This is incredibly well done, but there are a few opportunities in the beginning I would've taken. The original version's impact at 'and it will come, like a flood of rain' would've been very nice, but using it at the end of the vocal sequence like you did was very nice, as well.

[@hyperlink463]

Exquisite.

[@NotN]

This lemon NOW THAT'S A PRETTY MEME

[@thegrayone5666]

+The Final Paradox So..the fox can internet...interesting

[@exupentertaiment9318]

The only boss in history who has reddit , a true king of evilcrafting

[@Dislodgedsnow]

I noticed during the fight i got rocked by two huge orbs in the mass of salami limbs. I realized it was monsoons massive nuts. One of the only ones in canon to look at ripper mode and meet it head on with a smile.

[@nin64]

3:20 When the taco bell hits

[@EripmavsDYraid]

Yeah, that's accurate.

[@rustyzipper19]

I can hear the back to back parries.

[@blindedbythethighs4913]

“Monsoon, what are you doing.” “Washing away my sorrows.”

[@KDude107]

I just can’t stop imagining him with the jerma “when the impostor is sus” grin

[@tankhead2645]

When the jack is ripper!

[@DonaldTrumpwithagun]

imagine a schizophrenic person defending their home with a shotgun in hand, awaiting monsoon to come and kill them, and then the beginning of the song plays.

[@mollyOS420]

monsoon has some pearly whites though

[@heavenlyamethyst]

If you haven't figured out parrying by this point, you're gonna have to wash away the anger quite a few times.

[@kr0noss630]

For real, this fight was such a pain in ass, I barely control myself from deleting the game

[@HardPhoenixRock]

I feel this song fit the mood Raiden was in at this point of the game. He had been trying to suppress the demon inside for years, but has failed. Maybe monsoon was wrong. Maybe there was a more benevolent side to Raiden, but raiden snapped, and now the only thing to do is kill... Kill anyone standing in your way.

[@bigmanbarry2299]

Nah m8

[@Mate_Antal_Zoltan]

Raiden does have a benevolent side, why do you think he's after World Marshal?

[@Copper9-8]

Heavy violently congaing to the point where he A-poses instead

[@herofromthedark]

This is pretty cool. I loved your spirit of the wolf mix as well. I really would've liked to have seen the version you originally envisioned- the one where the vocals rise up like a prayer or edict. That would've been amazing, especially when considering Monsoon's personal tragedies, and his twisted world views that helped him cope with those tragedies.

[@MonoChromium]

Yeah, the more I think about it, the more I regret not editing the vocals that way. I think I'll mess around with the audio a bit this weekend and see if I can get it right. If I do, then I'll re-upload it with the changes. :)

[@herofromthedark]

***** Alrighty- I check back then!

[@mooganify]

This channel is amazing.

[@MonoChromium]

mooganify Thanks! :)