MUSICIAN RANKS POKEMON VILLAIN THEMES!

[@owenbridgers]

I love how Volo’s battle theme is Cynthia’s encounter theme, and Volo’s encounter theme is Cynthia’s battle theme

[@AfreenSabah]

Uh uh. Team skull. Uh uh. Guzma. Bum bum bum. Purrrrrrrrraaah. That's defo my fav. Even before watching the whole thing.

[@Cursed394]

Afreen about to be so dissapointed 😂😂😂

[@AfreenSabah]

@@Cursed394 oh I'm expecting him to not be included since he's technically not a villain, he's even more rival at times lol. Still banger theme tho.

[@Chillaccino1]

Gen 7 music bangs

[@fawful9992]

One thing I've seen a few people say about Ghetsis' theme is that the drums sound similar to the Arceus theme, which symbolizes his attempt to become a godlike ruler.

[@diegorivera9720]

I personally think Lyssandre's theme in USUM is just a banger and one of the best villain themes, you can actually feel the tension of fighting someone who just became crazy by nuking the whole world?? The build ups, the speed up beats, the organ playing in the background, it's just majestic

[@redangel002]

I thini the original theme of Lyssandre and other villain's are better

[@titanx5624]

Same here for both his original theme and his USUM.

[@whitether7641]

​@@loganmcglynn9950 6 gen haters, Lyssandre's theme is amazing

[@user-fantasy20mk08]

To be honest, Lysandre’s theme doesn’t matter from XY or USUM, it gives me the vibes of something boss theme from Teen Titans 😂 it’s just gives me the vibes of that. Teen Titan. No doubt. edited: I’m not saying I dislike the theme. It’s good. I promise. 👍🏻 (I haven’t play XY before and now when I posted this comment, yet)

[@Pascll]

lusamine actually has two themes in the game she debuted in, it'd have been nice if you had reacted to the other one as well, since that one's really good too, I actually prefer that one. but this one's great as well too.

[@Chillaccino1]

Her original gives a taste of her tragic past I love it

[@michelzwiers7742]

I think the debate for the lyrics in Rose's theme has been that it's either "Go, Rose, save everyone!" or "Rosa seda credo", which would mean something along the lines of "I believe in the Rose" when translated from Latin to English

[@MatthewCYN15]

Rosa Seda Credo = Rose's thorned creed

[@LegoCat88]

I personally like Lusamine’s normal battle theme way more than mother beast

[@tapeshsharma9254]

same

[@hailey-nm5tn]

if only you listened to Cyrus’s theme in the ultra sun/moon games, imo i think it’s better then his actual theme

[@zzeroara9511]

oh it totally is, by a few miles

[@ivanmijacika7230]

Yeah it's the only one that sounds like an evil team boss theme, the rest of them sound like underwhelming champion themes

[@Chillaccino1]

The piano in Lusamines original theme makes it so good gives a sense of the tragedy she’s gone thru

[@veenadayma6514]

Emily: I love bass in evil leader’s theme. Also Emily: Puts Cyrus' theme in C tier. Me: Visibly confused.

[@veenadayma6514]

As a side note, I really like Cyrus’ theme because it ... oddly fits? Everyone complains that for Cyrus being so emotionless this theme doesn't fit. However, more than Cyrus, the original DPPt theme encapsulates the significance of the final battle against Cyrus really well. When I fought Cyrus for the first time in the Distortion World and heard the theme, I felt as if the music was telling me, ‘This ... is it. This is your most important battle up so far. This is the one you have to win at any cost. This battle certainly won't be easy and can trip you down ... however, you have to give it your all and emerge triumphant in the end ... ’. Given how Team Galactic was built up as so evil unlike their predecessors ( they literally blew up a lake, tried to surgically remove the gems on Lake Guardians' head and try to vandalise the entire Universe ), the serious tone imparted by this theme felt so fitting for me. And the battle was certainly difficult; a Gyarados with Earthquake, a Crobat that can hax you with confusion and flinching at the same time and an insanely fast Weavile. Which is why I really liked this theme. Clearly, this implies that I was disappointed by the USUM version because even though it was much more refined, I could not get the message ‘ Fight but no Flight ’ in this one. I would rank these themes in ascending order as: Archie/Maxie Rose Oleana USUM Lysander Guzma ( not my favorite but like it and it fits him so much) DPPt Cyrus Colress USUM Giovanni Lusamine ( both themes ) Ghetsis ( B2W2 was great too but BW got me. Sounds so devilish... ) N Volo

[@whitether7641]

​@@veenadayma6514 yeah, Cyrus original theme from DPPt is really better

[@NathanDavis508]

@@whitether7641strongly disagree. The usum theme is miles better in my opinion. Easy A maybe S for me

[@martinhill9561]

Og Cyrus is just better. It’s the type of song that’s sounds better with older mixing and less clean up.

[@BJGvideos]

​@@veenadayma6514He's also not emotionless. It suits his suppressed emotions.

[@metamaxis]

Mother Beast Lusamine is lovely. its one of the few pieces of music to legitimately unsettle me. but, but...mah man ghetsis with those freaking DRUMS

[@AfreenSabah]

Deeeeniiiisss. Deeeeeeeniiss. DEEEENIIIISSS!! DEEEEEEENIISS. AAAAAAAA~ It does take a good bit to build up tho. But real menacing.

[@nickwatic]

I remember when the USUM sound files leaked onto the internet. It was incredible hearing these and realizing every villian was coming back before the full game leaked

[@DemiCape]

sadly it was not executed in a satisfying way, they just kind of appeared, you defeated them and then gone, also i really did not like how they changed lusamines story.

[@kyurei4478]

Rainbow Rocket was definitely a pleasant treat.

[@Magicwaterz]

You should do the other versions of their theme and think how either the old or new ones improve or detract from each other.

[@groudonvert7286]

Rose's choir says : "Rose, save everyone." (btw the choir is nearly in the entire song, but often sings "aaah" or "oooh".

[@MatthewCYN15]

The choir are singing in Latin "Rosa Seda Credo", translation "Rose's thorned creed", referring to Rose's creed to "save" Galar from its potential energy crisis, however by summoning Eternatus and bringing the Darkest Day, he dooms the whole region, explaining the thorns in his creed, cause the old saying goes, even a rose has its thorns.

[@ChampionLawliet]

@@MatthewCYN15 That is so beautifully put, makes me like Chairman Rose even more now.

[@Cursed394]

Love the mother beast but then again thats probably bias to the alien aestetic - Ghetsis woulda taken the S for me though "GHETSIS!!!"

[@AfreenSabah]

I will say, honorary mention, his black 2 white 2 theme. That thing is like the og Ghetsis theme on steroids.

[@damiester1]

lol why didn't you use Cylus's theme from Ultimate Sun and Moon though? That seems a little different from the preamble expectations. Since quite a lot of the themes exist within the same generation, isn't it fair to use as much as possible when that's possible?

[@groudonvert7286]

Most recent games she said. But that doesn't work with Maxie and Archie though :(

[@quintonclothier6171]

Personally, the ORAS theme for them is far more indicative of the might they command, as opposed to the pure electronic theme they got in USUM. So I’m glad she went with that version for them.

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

Chairman Rosè had no right to the choir treatment for his theme, especially that intro... Also Lysandre's original theme is leagues better imo, tool the head bop that was the Team Flare theme and made it grand but still a bop.

[@jorgegonzalezavila9376]

It's a pity that Penny's theme isn't in this video.

[@dmnecrozmaeateroflight9561]

One detail I noticed about the Ghetsis theme from usum is that after a while the choir sounds like they go from chanting “Ghetsis” to chanting “Lord Ghetsis” and I find that amazing

[@Lux_the_Lost]

Rose isn't even really evil, just extremely, stupidly misguided. He's trying to do away with the possibility of a mass energy crisis in Galar that isn't even really an impending threat as of the events of Sword and Shield, and to that end he did... something... to bring about the Darkest Day, aka Eternatus (the apparent origin of the Dynamax power and the Wishing Stars). It doesn't help that we never really see the impact of his actions until the very end because the story forcibly sidelines us from doing anything exciting until then (Pokemon are inexplicably Dynamaxing and going berserk? Great, now let us actually fight some or at least freaking SEE them...). I love Pokemon, but Sword and Shield has the weakest story by a mile, and that's even compared to the early gens that don't really have one. At least the DLC's and their stories were miles better, though. And Scarlet and Violet are bloody fantastic if you fix the bugs.

[@SacredFaerie]

It's a shame, because personally, I think the Rainbow Rocket themes for everyone except Giovanni and Ghetsis were made in a sillier manner since they were essentially just strong mooks in the story. I do like Lysandre's and Archie/Maxie's RR remixes but as an alternative, not as a representation of what the theme really is.

[@xxlucariexx]

Should have listen to Cyrus Rainbow rocket theme, I’m sure it would have changed your mind

[@seixf]

it would’ve been nice to see colress’s bw2 theme here, given he was the team plasma leader and it’s my favourite theme 💔 loved this though!

[@weikoonng]

Just realised the further the generations Pokémon games have gotten into, there are more villains that are very likely to be a nice guy at the outside, deep dark evil in the inside.

[@AfreenSabah]

Yeah, Volo being S is the only answer I see honestly.

[@Sakura_OHSHC09]

I just adored Ghetsis’s theme and I’m not bias as he is my fav villain tho 😂 I don’t know but am I the only one who actually likes Cyrus’s theme I think it matches him very well

[@juandiegotorres9632]

Personally i prefer the original Lysander theme and i like how the original Ghetsis started off with the choir which i believe originally said "penance"

[@ScrewTikTok]

I like how Volo also genetically transfers the theme down to Cynthia. Not sure if its well known that volo is the ancestor of cynthia, but if you dont... Fun fact

[@assassin139]

7:51 Ghetsis really went: *say my name* And won a spot in A tier

[@Dipped1234]

I kinda wished you listened to the USUM Cyrus theme and the B2W2 Ghetsis theme. Those are much better.

[@BJGvideos]

I wonder how Piers (yes he's barely a bad guy but his team was still a public nuisance) would rank. And how you would consider the Cassiopiea theme (yeah Star isn't evil at ALL but Cassie here still committed fraud so...maaaaybe? On a technicality?) and the vs AI professors theme (also not villains but you're not really fighting the AIs themselves but rather the lingering malice and hatred of their creators, who WERE villains) to rank. Plus, side games! We need to hear you rank the Miror B themes and Dim Sun and Dragnor Battlefield and all of that!

[@juandiegotorres9632]

The theme probably has little impact cause there's barely a story. As for The Darkest day, it's basically a bunch of gigantamax pokemon wreaked havoc on the Galar region.

[@jhuh24]

just curious where would you rank Guzma leader of team skull and Peirs?

[@AzoCutz]

Feel like lysandre’s theme should have been heard from x and y instead of the ultra sun and moon

[@RetroLiminal99444]

Yea I did not like sun and moon’s version of Lysander’s theme. Still prefer the original.

[@enanan4]

Team Aqua all the way personally! Except for the admins, idrc about them (the only Hoenn admin i actually care about is Courtney.) Also, I agree with your picks somewhat, but I'd personally rank Rose and Lysandre a tier higher

[@bottle9389]

ghetsis from bw 2 is a banger

[@DoesRocksFloat]

I noticed you didn’t like themes that doesn’t have a pop or ‘drop the bass moment’ in the theme. I find it funny cuz some boss themes are supposed to give you a sense of droning dread. Rather than an epic high energy pop. Also, it’s an inherent bias if you start off with gen 1 all the time as you’re not exposed to other themes to compare. Edit: Giovanni straight up stole Silph Co.’s theme.

[@BuggyBlueJay]

just a reminder that Archie and Maxie have a theme in ultra sun and moon.

[@nurventilatoren]

BDSP version of Cyrus theme really doesn't do it justice. Bit of a shame really because there are actual good renditions of it. I'd rank em like this: S - Ghetsis (B2W2 Version) A - Cyrus (D/P/PT Version) / Rose / Lusamine (her other theme, that one is much better) / Robot Professor (the first Phase, not the fight against Koraidon/Miraidon, that one sucks) B - Giovanni / Archie and Maxie (USUM Version) / Volo C - Lysander

[@KHfan0011]

You forgot Guzma. You forgot Necrozma. You forgot N. You also forgot Lusamine's main theme.

[@redangel002]

Cyrus, Lyssandre and ghetchis original themes are better 🤔

[@AceBountyHunterRex]

Honestly seems kind of silly to not include multiple versions of these themes but oh well.

[@AfreenSabah]

I am not a fan of Lysander, but his theme tho, banger. Not my favourite. But banger.

[@Wesker1984]

Cyrus theme in USUM is awesomesauce though.

[@3ftninja132]

Why are all the USUM team boss themes so flaccid?? The originals were WAY BETTER.

[@blue_the_boy_kisser]

May I ask of your thoughts on Guzma's theme and Lusamine's first theme?

[@IlexEmily]

I would probably put them both in B tier. Neither of them excited me a ton but they were both really good at representing the characters and their personalities I think!

[@titanx5624]

For the Maxie and Archie question, I prefer Maxie because he’s reasonable and not full on pirate mode.

[@ebicbarton]

I prefer Archie because he is full on pirate mode

[@anusaukko6792]

Honestly, to this date I firmly believe Cyrus' original theme is his best one. USUM one was slightly worse, and they butchered it completely in BDSP

[@thibautdewulf1693]

In roses theme they say "come on rose save everyone".

[@pokershadow373]

I do find the original themes, not the remakes, muuuch better

[@MagillanicaLouM]

Oh no Colress here?

[@krazysamurai]

where is guzma.

[@BathtubGoat]

I prefer Archie for entirely wholesome family friendly respectful not at all objectifying reasons in this christian household

[@leifenigmar1363]

I still say you chose the wrong cyrus theme... the original felt more intimidating, but I think I may just be nostalgic

[@nickwatic]

I loved cyrus theme in USUM

[@ivanmijacika7230]

Cyrus's USUM version is so much better, all the other versions sound too much like Champion themes imo

[@ash_skylord]

Personnaly Maxie is my favorite vilain

[@BlitzChanSaysHi]

VOLO 👏 IS 👏 BEST 👏 BOI 👏

[@Temnxeiz]

What about their themes from the originals and remakes (and USUM lol)??? :(

[@contraryshinysnivy]

No colress 😭

[@Javierantoniocanal]

No Guzma... The Best antagonist theme

[@p4narukami]

I know I'm late at this but I got to say team Magma and Aqua doesn't Deserve to be in b rank they deserve higher

[@AchroMinion]

I gave you a like for the video anyway, but I gotta say the bias for Volo is way too heavy and apparent for me here. A tier list about opinions is obviously gonna be subjective, but this goes beyond subjective. Volo was the only one where you seemed to include not only the character, but also the context of situation in which the theme then plays out. Bit much for me here, but as I said: still a good video!

[@Hiraishin247]

Why would you go for the worse version of Cyrus Theme?

[@Tai_Wu]

Rank champions next

[@braydenleaderofthetirkins1143]

You forgot Guzma

[@fothorso]

Where is guzma's???

[@UltraRandeep]

[@AfreenSabah]

[@Nako3]

What? Rose is the villain?!

[@BJGvideos]

Well..."villain"

[@Libitina-m1d]

Maxxieeeeeee

[@user-fantasy20mk08]

The only sad part for me to this video is N’s Decisive Battle wasn’t in this fight between other villain boss theme here. I know, I know, N isn’t the biggest villain boss in here (not even the villain) bust since he holds his ideal to make sure he defeats every champion of regions includes you the protagonist/new hero which he actually did a big mistake. N’s decisive battle… I’m yelling to you… I can’t believe it it’s not in here, because it’s not because of Volo that makes me want to find a Pokémon ranking video about villain boss theme…it’s N. 🥲

[@AfreenSabah]

[@Cursed394]