NIGHTMARE CUPHEAD VS THE DEVIL (INDIE-CROSS/WHAT-IF)

[@yeibersonxz]

I know this is probably not canon within the mod, but it still helps us to give us an idea of what happened to the devil in Devil's gambit.

[@theepic1944]

This is not going to end well.

[@Diego_1.]

@@theepic1944 -for a certain person possibly on the right of the thumbnail

[@constantyni4248]

I was very curious to know what happened to the Devil in Devil's Gambit, literally, only the dead Devil and the angry Cuphead appeared,No cutscene, no dialogue, no explanation

[@9fatal_error9]

*D E V I L I S D E A D*

[@Chucky_Martinez]

Yeah I was really curious as to why the Devil was in the background looking like they were dead.

[@moro_production]

I think I should address this in Every Indie cross animation: Indie cross (THE FNF MOD) is no longer being directed by me and I am no longer on the team either, I am still gonna do Indie cross animations it's just not gonna be associated with the FNF mod I might do more of these Aftermath Videos but Keep in mind that None of these are actually coming to the mod

[@ZAXIANII]

I hope you will do Nightmare sans vs chara...Please )) Edit 2: HOW I CAN GET 160 LIKES - MY RECORD BTW

[@davidcristiantache118]

But why arent you anymore in the team, this animation are awsome bit im nkt understanding why and this one is associated whit indie cross ?

[@sonicthehedgehog1606]

Why?

[@febajoe2773]

well this sucks but whatever, this a great animation though

[@mmanbrianblue9952]

Made me tear up

[@doodlebug47]

I love the Devil's dialouge being fully written out, but it gets interrupted, as if Cuphead wasn't supposed to do that.

[@greysonclark322]

he's like "nah we're throwing hands NOW"

[@brodybuthisamageaccel7735]

@@greysonclark322 my guy like "Fuck your cutscene"

[@neutralball1099]

@@brodybuthisamageaccel7735 “Black Air Force Energy Activated”

[@HaneefsCre8tions]

Agreed.

[@Kallichore09]

@@neutralball1099 Wait what does that mean?

[@RuvStyle]

That was an impressive battle

[@tobyethan6299]

hello RuvStyles

[@elmadafaker6339]

Siiuu

[@leroyspeelt]

Cuphead doesnt want to join the evil, he wants to become the evil

[@leandruss]

Indeed

[@nasirrizvi1878]

POGGERS

[@bren4409]

From this perspective, I realize that a character's Nightmare form must be some kind of ultimate version of themselves. The strongest they can be and the hardest they can be to defeat. It explains why the Nightmare songs are the hardest in Indie Cross.

[@veggitoevil7786]

that's right let's say we're worth mothers

[@firedragon21]

Sans was difficult enough. If this is Cuphead, then imagine what Sans"" Nightmare form is like

[@LenCupH.2601]

Bendy is already hard to defeat, what could be worse

[@riyakhan5976]

@@veggitoevil7786 we are actually dad's 💀 I think I know what to do when he watches a PNGtuber

[@hola-nh7ft]

@@firedragon21 I can imagine nightmare sans fighting Chara and bendy fighting the main character

[@dyl627]

I love this animation. The fact that cuphead looks back at when he accidentally shot mugman, shows that he really cared from his perspective. During knock-out we don't see that look on his face, and this animation enhances that. This is a really major part of the lore in indie cross.

[@TeamColorSquad]

@Mystery_Luis_YT Animations Moro was the creator of the mod lmao

[@Punk_JdmGuy]

@@TeamColorSquad he leave the team

[@TeamColorSquad]

@@Punk_JdmGuy He is still credited in the mod so yeah

[@sxyare]

@@Punk_JdmGuy still the creator of the idea

[@genericusername3334]

@@TeamColorSquad It isn't cannon. The only way it could ever be cannon is if brightfyre decides it is. Because morø isn't the owner of the mod anymore, any and all indie cross cannon is in brightfyres hands, not morøs. It doesn't matter if he's still credited or not, he doesn't own it now.

[@Hahabuddyhahlol]

The Devil Weakest To Strongest Powers And Abilities Dodge 1:12 Flying 1:52 Pitchfork 1:26 Summon 1:41 4 Fireiceballs 1:37 Pitchfotk Shield 1:15 Great Shield 2:03 Give Me Your Soul! 1:32 Fire Pitchfork 1:19 Rage Mode! 2:08 Nightmare Cuphead Weakest To Strongest Powers And Abilities 1:25 Punch And Kick 1:05 Split Gun 1:10 Split Ring 2:00 Consecutive Normal Split Guns 1:46 Finger Split Gun 1:55 Purple Bomb Split Gun 1:27 Purple Split Laser Gun 2:08 Knock-Out Arrow Gun Split Blast

[@Introduceelnombredetucanal]

I will only say: I love the symbolism of the song and the title with what happened before, Gambit is a chess mechanic that consists of sacrificing a pawn to get some kind of compensation, in chess it is usually represented as reviving some piece that you have lost, which applies to cuphead who lost mugman and in return became his nightmare form, which is reinforced when you see that the devil sees them as simple pawns, the piece that is usually sacrificed in chess, turning cuphead "from a pawn to a queen" the piece with most moves and therefore the strongest

[@inktouhou]

What about bad time

[@legion7768]

@@inktouhou hehe funny bones go brrrrr

[@prehistoricfanboy101]

@@inktouhou It’s just a reference to a certain line of Sans’s… I don’t have to bring up which one, right?

[@inktouhou]

@@prehistoricfanboy101 no I do not want to have a bad time

[@Vaihly]

yassss cuphead queen 💅

[@cantmakeacreativename2072]

I think the scariest thing about Cupheads nightmare form is that he’s practically invincible. The thing about Cuphead is that he’s VERY fragile. Implied by the game to only be able to take three good hits at most. His strength lies in his ability to dodge and react quicker then his opponents. Here, the Devil can’t even lay a scratch on him; and Cuphead isn’t even attempting to dodge any of his attacks. Heck, he doesn’t even flinch. Add in a couple new variations of his older powers, and at this point, he’s truly at his best.

[@cyberyoutabe5995]

Sans 2.0 but faster and have incredible defense

[@beingbored7617]

@@cyberyoutabe5995 Sans always tends to dodge a attack so not really

[@justa_user]

@@beingbored7617 point is they are overall fragile.

[@toastedprocastinator]

@@cyberyoutabe5995 *imagine Nightmare Sans*

[@swordchannelfires]

@@toastedprocastinator imagine nightmare bendy?

[@Rash_Entity]

That's a nice reference at the end! For the people that don't know cuphead too well, the pose nightmare cuphead does after he yeeted the devil on his throne, is actually the exact same from the bad ending from the devil's boss fight where you accept the deal.

[@constellationmaker145]

I never noticed that and I’ve seen that ending!

[@hygienic_chess2145]

I noticed that as soon as I saw that

[@bendsovered]

Thanks man too bad I already knew cuz I’m a cuphead veteran:(

[@EuankhshowYT]

So does that mean, that nightmare is actually another form of evil, purple cuphead

[@veronicabelmonte2708]

I knew that cuz I have seen the bad ending, it was creepy.

[@tarantula-sb7og]

0:53 judging by what the devil said I can speculate two things that cuphead went on a killing spree around the devil's casino or he went on a mass genocidal rampage around every inkwell aisle or even both

[@ToadetteTails6969]

(Note: I know Mr. Nighteye isn't the director of Indie Cross; and that these videos aren't associated with the actual mod. However, I still wanted to come here to cook up a potential theory looking into why this happened) So, we're still (slightly) confused about the 'Nightmare' characters and how they originate. But I think I've partly got it. I'll be taking reference from the songs from the original week to come up with this, so take all of this with a simple grain of salt, okay? Here we go: As we all know, the original week comes first (with the 'aftermath' in the title being a reference to this). This video is essentially an aftermath of the Cuphead week, as we see *nothing* about Sans or Bendy, ruling out the possibility that it's an aftermath of all three weeks combined. Anyways, from Snake Eyes, Technicolor Tussle and all the way to KNOCKOUT, we see Cuphead growing progressively more and more frustrated and trying even harder with each and every song. When we reach KNOCKOUT (and possibly throw a 'FC' at Cuphead's face), we see clearly that Cuphead isn't just angry, but that he has also reached a breaking point (very clear with his insane facial expression during the end cutscene). This brings us to this video, an aftermath of the Cuphead week. We get to see that the thing that broke Cuphead... was the loss of his brother that he accidentally shot during KNOCKOUT. He tries to parry the ghost of his brother's ghost to save him, but fails, losing his brother (no extra lives or retries this time!). This is when we see the ''Nightmare Virus'', which is what I'll be calling it, take over and corrupt the poor Cup-shaped hero, turning him into his nightmare incarnation. This also concludes what happened with the Devil, too. Later, big ol' tenacious D is seen sitting in his throne, when he suddenly asks "Where the hell is everyone?". To me, this emplies that, in his madness-driven state, Cuphead went on a killing spree, unable to control himself. Suddenly, Cuphead appears infront of big D, only to teleport right behind him (nothing personal, big guy!). The Devil then tries to ask Cuphead if he wants to "join his team", only to be rudely interupted by his finger gun. It seem snow that Cuphead thinks the Devil has the soul of his friend (implied by the shape of The Devil's head appearing in his eyes before he transforms) and now wants him dead. After a bit of a brawl, he completely assimilates the devil, leaving him dead in his chair, almost like a 'trophy' of some kind. I also think the name of N-Cuphead's song (Devil's Gambit) and the Devil asking him to join his team actually go hand in hand. Let me define what a 'Gambit' is. The dictionary definition for 'gambit' literally means "a clever risk", like the one the Devil took when he tried to steal the souls of Cuphead & Mugman; and also here where he asks Cuphead to join his team. The song literally means "a clever risk the Devil took, which went wrong, meaning certain consequenses for the Devil". In this case, it meant that (ironically) the Devil has his life taken from him by the very being he swore to take the soul of. Anyways, that's essentially my theory done. Let me know what you think.

[@maximeleninja4029]

Well actually, I don't think the Devil is actually dead, since it says that it a knockout. However, for mugman, the hit was so violent he died and got his soul taken. And the devil cannot be killed, since he is the one who kills.

[@loganburroughs1227]

I mean, its a great theory but I see 1 potential flaw in it: In the game, the bosses only fought back because they had to pay their souls to the devil. They owned him their souls. Mugman dieing here wouldn't guarantee the devil got his soul since he died before owing him anything. But hey, I could be wrong, and still a great idea. 👍

[@rayanimates4801]

very great theory, super in depth and i can tell you spent time on it 10/10

[@LAHDL]

@@maximeleninja4029 well that's weird we need an aftermath of devil's gambit to see what actually happens when bf wins

[@david-rf7tf]

@@maximeleninja4029 he can be killed, whoever kills the devil takes his place (as seen in the video) we see hell turn into this pinkish-red kind of form. implying that cuphead is in conftrol

[@declynam1927]

The detail of the devil shaking his ears when cuphead appears behind him just shows how much effort they did

[@xaviusyata]

Although this isn’t canon to indie cross itself, from what is being shown to us this takes place after BF beats Cuphead. Cuphead realizes what he has done to Mugman and tries to save him only to fail. In his hour of guilt, anger, and desperation some third party force comes and grants the vulnerable Cuphead dark immeasurable power so that he can not only take out the devil but also BF if he should ever return, thus kickstarting Cuphead’s nightmare mode.

[@fischio-gc-hides5994]

waht you mean not canon?

[@whoasked376]

@@fischio-gc-hides5994 Moro is not in charge anymore so these are non canon unless brightfyre decides they are.

[@orange3965]

BF has plot armor

[@LAHDL]

Well bf is returning but then he's gonna be battling Cuphead

[@LAHDL]

@@orange3965 well I this game they don't bf is badly injured in bendy and also severely injured in Cuphead

[@Dashephardcomitslabor]

The Devil: Gimme Your Soul Cuphead: What Soul

[@martinbandik530]

Frfr

[@ArifAli-ow3cd]

Bro has no soul XD

[@Hero2Zero2012]

More like Cuphead asking the devil for his soul

[@B-me4nf]

cuphead:no u

[@joshonamous285]

The final damn frame was one of the most clever call backs to the actual game, where, as the devil states,Cuphead and Mugman join the Devil’s team and are seen laughing as the devil sits in his throne, whereas this time, Cuphead seems to be the only one finding this whole thing funny

[@LordZanas]

Yeah, Moro's attention to detail is peerless for sure

[@Zuzair]

0:18 this one too

[@Zuzair]

The cuphead one also

[@ImTheDogeKing]

Moro even though you don’t work on indie cross anymore, I still have to give you all the credit because you were the one who kept this project going till the end. If it wasn’t for you this amazing mod wouldn’t have been finished.

[@CephaVa]

Agreed, I love Moro, he’s awesome

[@skell6134]

I hope they somehow still manage to keep his artstyle

[@81RE]

Brightfyre who coded for 500 hours:

[@notdivine9404]

Let's not forget about Brightfrye, the sicko that really kept everything going

[@febajoe2773]

why did he leave?

[@apgsbuddy506]

The fact that the fricking DEVIL was DEAD in his chair really sets the tone for the song. Can't wait!

[@maximeleninja4029]

He actually got knocked out.

[@lunixin_]

Mugman also got ""Knocked Out"" but he ended up dead

[@BenskyLa-hair-combe]

Why wasn't the devil strong enough to defeat nightmare cuphead? 2:20

[@jeancharles6761]

Yeah why wasn't he strong enough to defeat nightmare cuphead 2:20

[@MistaLombic]

The scary part about this is that in the actual game, Cuphead and Mugman only DEFEATED him, not KILL him. Nightmare Cuphead easily clapped him AND made him his bitch, barely even moving. Gives me shivers down my spine.

[@PhilopaterAssadBoutros]

Wait I thought they did kill him

[@user-cy1vw1ft5y]

PACKWATCH RIP DEVIL HE WILL NOT BE MISSED L BOZO

[@checker_board1991]

​@@PhilopaterAssadBoutros nah he's kinda just trapped underneath inkwell

[@marxiplier4322]

It nice to see your still working on some Indie Cross content, even if your no longer part of the development of the mod. I hope they keep the story that you’ve been building up to since Tricky, rather than replacing it with another generic Daddy Dearest wants BF dead plot line.

[@buzzlightyearpfp7641]

His "story" is literally his self insert OC. Dont worry though. The dev team has already removed his character

[@aggromango534]

@@buzzlightyearpfp7641 How tho? +it could now be considered a Fan replica of These animations, so keeping the OC wouldn't have been an Issue

[@marxiplier4322]

@@buzzlightyearpfp7641 1, don’t be a d**k 2, what’s your source?

[@solounfandesonic.998]

It's not working now Now it's brightfrie

[@masterblaster38]

@@buzzlightyearpfp7641 I mean he can still make a fan made history. In Fact basically all the mods of FNF are fan made histories.

[@damlgmastam8902]

I have noticed this about a lot of things but when the main character of a story get an "Evil form" one of the first things that they do is go and kill the big bad of the series to put the scale of their power into perspective.Just look at the devil. In the original game normal Cuphead has a pretty hard time defeating him in battle,but here the devil cant even make a scratch on Cuphead. The closest thing to pain that we saw Cuphead experience was when the Devil tried to take his soul and even at that he barely flinched.Seeing the main villain of the series swatted like a fly is kind of unsettling because it shows that even the supposedly most powerful person in the base series was nothing compared to the evil hero.Just look at Dr.Eggman in Sonic.Exe. Sega spent time creating a formidable villain over the span of like 10 games,but Xenophanes just tears through that reputation turning the doctor into a shell of his former self.I mean Eggman is being controlled by Xenophans and cant do anything besides call for help and stall his master.

[@TashyXD64]

Wow thats the longest word i ever seen

[@dylanzlol7293]

Imagine Nightmare xenophanes through

[@cyanideytcuriousseadoggo]

@@dylanzlol7293 A bloodthirsty, 4th wall aware(The nightmare characters gain 4th wall awareness if they didn’t have it as shown for trying to use the chart editor in any way.), demonic sonic who can’t be stopped. No way even the player would have a way to stop them even if they deleted all Xenophanes related code and graphics.

[@got_hacked_lel7697]

you do know xenophanes isnt cannon right you couldve compared it to dark super sonic instead of exe because as i said exe isnt cannon and dark super sonic is (it appeared in sonic x)

[@nocontext3668]

dennis well go check the channel cartoon cat Like literally called cartoon cat Then go community blah blah blah stuff

[@pixel7258]

My theory (and yes i know this animation isnt canon): It seems that the nightmare versions of video game characters that are already effected by the indie portals are triggered when they are in a bad situation. For cuphead, it was the lost of his brother, not being able to save him in time. Cuphead gets mad easily, so he might be blaming boyfriend. However, cuphead didn't just go to murder the devil for no reason at all. Cuphead somehow knew that boyfriend would be back (remember the nightmare songs), so he needed to make sure that nothing would stop him, and he needed a good area for it maybe? So after taking over Inkwells hell, he had a good chance for boyfriend to come back, where Cuphead would try to kill him on the spot. But if boyfriend wins that rap battle, then does he just use actual attacks to kill him like in the cutscenes? Sans triggered his nightmare mode when bendy nearly killed him, but in his mind or soul, somehow he knew about the nightmare mode, since he was able to control the portal. He then kills bendy in his beast form too easily, as he says bendy is weaker in that new form. It then says to be continued, so maybe bendy will go in his nightmare form? The portals seem to be using videogame characters as puppets in a few ways...

[@mishagaming1075]

Honestly, i think sans held back the lasers, then used the power of the lasers to hold them back even MORE. He'll probably snap eventually.

[@cykogamer6369]

Tbh I thought it was the corrupted mod that made its way here by that face from cuphead

[@stick2sd448]

I think when bendy becomes nightmare, he can face Nightmare sans better

[@xinxu6649]

This could be canon, it has the plot for devil gambit and the animation is made the creator of indie cross

[@abhidababy6746]

According to Brightfyre, the mastermind behind sending BF through Indie Games is Nightmare Girlfriend

[@darraghkeenan3524]

0:52 YOU GOT THE GUY WHO VOICED FRISK IN 'If Undertale was realistic'!?

[@masterblaster38]

This was just perfect. Sad we won't get this type of animations on indie Cross anymore, I would have liked that you were still part of the team like the main animator, most of the others said that you would have been better in the role of the main animator, and It even seems like they would like It, at least for example brightfyre said "we had our ups and downs with moro, but he was a great friend to all of us (most of the time) throughout development, please don't harass him" So they don't hate you, if thats why you won't go back to indie cross.

[@Proxymanade]

It was all his fault tbf

[@masterblaster38]

@@Proxymanade yeah It kinda was, but I would think that he would want to help but not like a leader maybe the others would accept him. It was also that they said It like "this was how moro was" But also for example brightfyre said "we had our ups and downs with moro, but he was a great friend to all of us (most of the time) throughout development, please don't harass him" So It is not like they totally hate him.

[@Proxymanade]

@@masterblaster38 same

[@tripler4433]

WATCH MY FIRST FNF VIDEO ON THE CHANNEL PLEASE. FIRST 1000 VIEWS I GIVE $100! DO NOT MISS!

[@casualshibe6033]

They really lost a great asset

[@Sir_Basil0]

Damn, when Cuphead was unable to save his brother- he looked like his worst fear came true, and I guess it did.

[@davisantana8377]

People saying it isnt supposed to be the aftermath, Jesus its titled indie cross aftermath, that being the main weeks and NOT THE NIGHTMARE SONGS. Anyways, beautiful animation as always.

[@snowyvul]

Moro said that he wouldn't do anything official for indie cross as he has stepped down from the team. This means this animation is a fan animation technically.

[@legoquail]

@@snowyvul Okay? What does this have to do with the topic of this comment?

[@_smugmaster_4553]

@@snowyvul I'm pretty sure everyone is gonna count this as canon anyway lol. I know I am

[@snowyvul]

@@legoquail Oh wait I thought this comment was them saying this was official, mb

[@snowyvul]

@Cuphead with a Glock Read reply above

[@MadMax-ii8gq]

So short yet managed to be the most badass fight scene ever.

[@TheAdvertisement]

1:04 Lol love how the full text appears like the Devil's talking in game, despite Cuphead interrupting him.

[@ЛуизаБакшалиева]

☕🟣👹11232567890йцккншщшаролоооопеппшшшоорннпаппмммпммиоооороррррррррппоолооооооооооооооооооооооооооооорорропприошооорп дпо ла

[@Chris-uv5ip]

Nightmare Cuphead: Devil... SHUT UP.

[@Bestfriend_3008]

Lol

[@RustyIndustrial-zl9jk]

69 likes 💀

[@Raiseriggy400]

@@RustyIndustrial-zl9jka lot of people fixed that

[@Kazam100]

every sound I could recognize from smash bros ultimate 0:32 galeem fighter clones 0:35 galeem electric ball 1:11 super scope charge 1:16 notification and boss death sound 1:38 detonate sound from 1:42 mii gunner dash attack 1:45 landmine 1:50 I sadly don’t know this one 2:09 mii gunner charge blast also at 1:32 he says “that’s it, gimme your soul” edit: SENPAI NOTICED ME

[@adrianh.5038]

1:50 Master Hand’s finger lasers

[@Luisp123-aka-luckbutter21]

1:32 The devil actually said is "That's it, taking your soul."

[@AverageBaconW]

it was either "thats it, gimme your soul" or "thats it, im taking your soul" pretty sure it was the second option

[@Kazam100]

@@AverageBaconW good ol brainstorm green needle

[@zackywacky4648]

dont forget the sonic rpg ost at the very beginning i recognize that music anywhere

[@FunnyGreenXyzzleMan]

1:55 that pose looks familiar.

[@aggromango534]

Yup, chart jumpscare

[@WayTooSleepless]

“Damn i pressed 7 on accident”

[@hmmmm9902]

@@WayTooSleepless definitely

[@leslieloud17]

And you can also see Cuphead's pupils it's so small

[@aggromango534]

@@leslieloud17 oh you actually can! Thx for the Detail!

[@leamangubat8026]

1:42 "hey wanna play some ping pong?" "Sure lets do it"

[@Bernardo_de_souza]

Its a blade ball

[@Spooky655]

@@Bernardo_de_souzano it’s a ping pong ball

[@phillipmartinez2480]

​@@Spooky655no it blade ball

[@Spooky655]

@@phillipmartinez2480 not everything is roblox

[@phillipmartinez2480]

​@@Spooky655so

[@maddoxlacy9072]

The funny thing Ive noticed is that if you pay close attention, the *one* time Cuphead gets off-balance is when the devil says "thats it, Im taking your soul." Looking at Cuphead's expression then, it seems like the devil very nearly up and one-shot this guy.

[@kcreator8844]

His expression is tye same. The devil couldn't because of the nightmare energy hence why the pink electricity that passes through the devil

[@maddoxlacy9072]

@@kcreator8844 It isnt the same expression. The eyes are wider and there are lines ringing them, heavily implying distress, if at least momentarily.

[@kcreator8844]

@maddoxlacy9072 maby being caught off guard. The nightmare shell was protecting him

[@maddoxlacy9072]

@@kcreator8844 I would also add its the only point where it seemed to require distinct effort to push back the devil.

[@kcreator8844]

@maddoxlacy9072 the devil wouldn't have broken through anyways

[@ThePittCrazy]

Una buena explicación del por qué existen los nightmare... Epico!!!

[@adridelarosa6963]

pitt?! Que onda, que haces? XD

[@valen1901]

Falta esperar las animaciones de sans y bendy para que sea más épico

[@saitamaxpunch5695]

x2

[@Dukexx9193]

Que hace aquí Bro?

[@bfLuis]

Que hace el bello de pitt aquí?

[@datixx]

I feel like the only way indie characters could become into their nightmare form of their character is if they fail to save someone they care about deeply, or if they have multiple bad emotions at once. Seeing from cuphead becoming his nightmare version, he probably got overtaken by it due to the stress of not being able to save his brother in time. It probably made him stressed, pissed, and sad. I feel like the thing that makes the characters their nightmare form could be some sort of corruption as well. And their perfect chance to corrupt them is when the character is having multiple bad emotions at once. It explains why the nightmare characters are probably the most powerful and most indestructible version of themselves. It explains why the nightmare songs in FNF indie cross are the hardest. I mean, I know this isn't related with the FNF mod, but i can't see to have what more has in store for the future Indie Cross animations. We might get more meaning to the lore of Nightmare Sans and Nightmare Bendy.

[@thedaredevilofinkwellisle]

Going off your first sentence, What Could've fueled Sans' Nightmare Mode? Probably the death of papyrus.

[@thedaredevilofinkwellisle]

@Just Adine Not sure.

[@LAHDL]

@@thedaredevilofinkwellisle hmmm yes or when sans is about to die when we did the bad ending and bf yeets himself to the portal again the weird thing appears and became his nightmare form now what's weird is that how is the corridor so messy only means that sans fought someone and we only have one boss monster left which is asgore that could have meant the blue fire behind U could also be right about when the character is week co their emotions stars to form deeply thats when the weird thing attacks now for bendy bendy is not hurt or anything so how did bendy became the nightmare of themselve

[@datixx]

@@thedaredevilofinkwellisle well yeah, or he was probably defeated. but before he fades, the "thing" corrupts him

[@Wattson19]

@Just Adine Maybe extreme frustration, cause he let such an easy prey escape. That's the only emotion i can imagine Bendy feel

[@PearangeProductions]

Dexter Manning (aka the guy who played a bunch of roles in SmashBits Animations' videos) as the Devil? Honestly, good descision. The guy deserves the recognition.

[@gamerboyz7938]

I know right? Also, is this heavy metal music from another series or original to this animation?

[@edstrikesback1181]

@@gamerboyz7938 Its from one minuite melee from enderman vs slenderman. great fight honestly should watch it.

[@Gwynn76]

given it's nightmare cuphead and the devil, this will most likely be a prequel to devil's gambit and i'm hyped for it.

[@blockylizard]

that explain why the devil looks like dead

[@whoasked376]

non canon prequel.

[@silverius678]

@@blockylizard He doesn't look like dead, he IS dead, quite literally

[@LAHDL]

@@silverius678And the devil became just like one of them the end (I thought of that because the hall turned all purple-ly)

[@apgsbuddy506]

Here's some references I found; 0:17 Death Animation for Mugman 1:19 Satanic Funkin' Idle 1:39 Bat out of Ear thing 1:55 Devil's Gambit by TheInnuendo POSE 2:13 KNOCKOUT 2:20 Devil in Chair 2:23 Cuphead's Satanic Pose in the Cuphead BAD ENDING

[@kataveonevans6224]

You forgot the Cuphead pose on 17 you can see this after going to the 2nd world for the first time instead of Cuphead happy he's sad

[@AuraPhotonReality]

2:02 the same laugh from using Super Art 2 (Immortality one)

[@cooldud2573]

Mf got the obvious reference on 0:17 no shit it's the death animation 💀

[@sleek_puppet]

This dude basically explained the entire video In most of the references…

[@overdrive1728]

yep all true

[@cruzerspark4686]

I dunno why this is called the aftermath but I guess it would explain why the devil was dead in his chair in the background of Devil's Gambit. Also aftermath means what would happen after something else happened before the aftermath? Meh I dunno how to explain

[@stupid_birds]

I think it mean something happens after that i think

[@cruzerspark4686]

@@stupid_birds aight ok thx

[@AbadabaBoy]

I think he means the aftermath of the cuphead week, not when the devil fought BF since I think that is not canon?

[@AbadabaBoy]

Could be wrong

[@stupid_birds]

@@AbadabaBoy oh i mean in the original game in the bad ending he became devil right hand and during the devil's gambit we fight cuphead inside the devil casino where the devil sit so idk

[@oghcuteanimationhq5121]

Dude literally imagine something so evil that you end up rooting for the devil himself

[@giuseppepeccerillo2457]

Eh, if you ask me, i was rooting for cuphead

[@m3lt3d_s4turn]

Despite you no longer working on indie cross, it’s nice to see the content you make man. Keep up the good work and I’ll definitely donate to your ko-fi when I get the chance.

[@eggynuts7735]

Indie Cross is continuing retord

[@GALAXDIDOESTHINGS]

@@eggynuts7735 Bro That Doesn't Even Make Sense, He Said Morø Is No Longer Working On The Mod

[@eggynuts7735]

@@GALAXDIDOESTHINGS nope there was hollow knight laugh he's just rickroll in everyone

[@masterreece1098]

0:23 cuphead failing to parry his brother back to life is the most depressing thing ever 😢

[@krakenthesilly]

No more mugman

[@tobyethan6299]

only cupphead was disoriented and couldn't save him in time the truth is quite sad :(

[@axivlc1079]

He couldve just went into the settings. Remove player 2. And let player 2 join again

[@boiboiboiyoubouttodie7935]

I swear if moro does not say this is the bad end then I swear.i will find you when you die I will be the Happiest man alive

[@KW3starz]

@@axivlc1079 Man cuphead is so dumb

[@bouncyboi3488]

With the devil fighting what is essentially a super-powered cuphead, he honestly put up a good fight. The nightmare forms are powerful, but the devil (and in a way, BF) shows that they can be beaten.

[@Chickenanndo]

Devil definitely put up one hell of a fight, heh, but even with his vast arsenal and better agility and mobility (idk for sure) it couldn’t stand up against Nightmare Cuphead’s overwhelming durability and sheer power. This was hella cool to watch

[@wubproductions9755]

At the end of the day, he is the devil, he might of been able to stand a even better chance if he was prepared, but nightmare cuphead seems to be made of bedrock, so i think he would get defeated no matter what he does

[@gamercentral2417]

@@Chickenanndo why do you sound like a death battle announcer after the battle ends

[@gamercentral2417]

@@wubproductions9755 I still think he would’ve put up more of a fight since we see some attack actually hurting him or making him afraid enough to counter the attack instead of tanking it. But he still would’ve been defeated. But the main reason the devil lost was 1. He was unprepared 2. He rushed in at the end in a fit of rage

[@Chickenanndo]

@@gamercentral2417 I like analyzing short battles and seeing how the victor stacked up against the other, mainly on interpretation which isn't the best in terms of accuracy but is decent enough to make reasons for a victor and a loser.

[@kenneth9219]

I noticed that in Bendy and Sans's Nightmare Forms they retained their mental minds who are fully aware of their actions and are still themselves, unlike Cuphead's Nightmare Form here who behaves more aggressively, either from the intense emotional distress of loosing his brother basically anger and targeting the devil that I think who has his brother's soul Idk... cuphead's nightmare form design here looks more like a Corrupted Form of Fanon Lemon Monster so cool🔥:0

[@Granturismo7Racer]

Well his nightmare form resembles the corruption form…

[@natu01]

1:27 Nice reference to how nightmare cuphead was originally meant to have a lazer attack instead of his current one

[@louisfoxtube2615]

A upgrade

[@OutOfPai]

Even if this isn't canon in the mod, you made it look so well, as if Cuphead actually DID this to the Devil. Well done. Edit: I said, "Even if this isn't canon in the mod." Isn't = Not. I never said that this was canon. I said it LOOKED well as if it WAS. Get it through y'all heads man.

[@modo_serio]

Ummm, guys, should we tell him?

[@kateaudreymangaoang624]

@@modo_serioWhat happend?

[@modo_serio]

@@kateaudreymangaoang624 moro is the creator of the mod, and the video says aftermath, wich means it hapenned after knockout ending cutscene, so, yeah, its canon

[@Janna_Mire]

@@modo_serio Morø does not lead the mod anymore

[@AverageBaconW]

@@Janna_Mire in devils gambit, the devil is dead on the throne, just like in the end of the video, so it is canon

[@thequalitycomedian7842]

1:32 felt like a real “Right, that does it, GO TOUCH GRASS *_*N O W !”*_* moment

[@KirbyGamerEX27]

I think he said that's it I'm taking your soul.

[@KasugAxel]

In my opinion, this is how the Cuphead series should have been and not a comedy without boring and aimless lore, we want pure and simple Cuphead action.

[@lightgivemepower6425]

Who's we? You must be talking about Nintendo Wii because not everyone is gonna agree with that take of yours, not to mention there are already some lore scattered around in the games.

[@azizshamsi6044]

⁠@@lightgivemepower6425what he's saying is that if only The Cuphead show was an action series with a lot of seriousness put into them not some goofy old-timey cartoon with goofy lore. You know, like in the actual Cuphead game where everything is serious

[@lightgivemepower6425]

@@azizshamsi6044 ah okay, while I don't mind how the show turned out, I definitely agree what it should of been more based on the games

[@GSPScorp]

*I mean like, Cuphead is based on old 1930s cartoons. And those focused on comedy and not story, so it makes more sense (to me) for Cuphead to be A slice of life comedy instead of A lore heavy serious show.*

[@AlmightyKing2010]

Nah man, lore always bores me, 1930s comedy mixed with modern humor was what made me love the Netflix show.

[@theauditor3224]

-Shows up at his front door unannounced -Runs hands -Puts him in his own chair -refuses to elaborate Cuphead grindset

[@whatdasilly]

Cuphair💀

[@yeahwhoiwannaknowye]

CHADCUP

[@Gam006]

Why did this comment make me laugh

[@sacredoath7678]

xD

[@ColeThatBoy]

Why did i start wheezing at this

[@l1quidbeatz46]

Assuming Bendy and Sans also get animations like this, what if in a future version of Indie Cross, they get put into cutscenes before the Nightmare songs? Skippable, of coarse, just maybe have BF warp back in at the end.

[@Da-choppa]

That ain’t happening, MORØ isn’t in indie cross anymore, he left

[@l1quidbeatz46]

@@Da-choppa Ouch. Was a nice thought, atleast..

[@Da-choppa]

@@l1quidbeatz46 yeah, it’s sad, at least if any drama starts MORØ won’t be there to experience it

[@Slendermangaming666]

I think bendy would continue the same, he already is a demon that doens`t show any kind of emotion or weakness

[@Player_ButWorse_AndBetter]

@@Slendermangaming666 bendy's animation would probably just be the end of chapter 5 except bendy realized that extra episodes exist and didn't die thinking it was the end lmao

[@antonero1787]

1:14 reloading sound kinda familiar not gonna lie

[@SayokoOnigii]

He did that in the Carn-Evil episode in the Cuphead Show.

[@cdesigner9178]

"Don't deal with the Devil." Heh, more like "Don't deal with the Dishes."

[@Rainbowgame243]

Or "Don't Deal with Me"

[@reynaldocuya3083]

Or "Dont deal With Cupheaf

[@nuubylol]

the two people above me used the most unoriginal names. "Don't deal with the dishes" is way better

[@DonCapo8721]

Wow, that explains a lot of things. Too bad we won't see things like that in the MOD. But at least you explain what the Nightmare versions are. Seeing the beating that the devil took and how he died is incredible

[@taco6886]

The devil was probably gonna hand it to him when he entered that rage state at the end but cuphead was already charging up a super.

[@sscrayeronline793]

i want to see nightmare sans with chara fighting now

[@flashyschlongus4798]

@@sscrayeronline793 considering sans will no longer have any weaknesses, frisk possessed by chara would be dead

[@theepic1944]

And then nightmare sans goes after error sans and ink sans and destroys the multiverse.

[@sscrayeronline793]

@@theepic1944 then he goes after nihilism sans

[@theballoonfamily9539]

so a friend of mine theorized as to what exactly happens during the entire cuphead events, including 'Satanic funkin' and Devil's Gambit, and here's the story we think has happened for these events the order of events for this to happen. -BF enters Cuphead™ -he rap battles Cuphead in Snake eyes, then followed by Technicolor tussle -Knockout begins, and before the song ends, Mugman is hit by Cuphead's base super shot. -Knockout ends and BF and cuphead have their Brawl, with Cuphead about to win -BF gets teleported into the Indie cross portal void for about 1-2 weeks, according to the narrator in Sans' week -meanwhile, Cuphead snaps out of "Battle mode" and realizes what he has done. -the weird crack bolts from the sky change him into his Nightmare form -somewhere in between this. while BF is going through Sans and Bendy, Cuphead goes on a killing spree, this is why the devil asks himself why there's nobody there. -somewhere in between these events, BF meets up with the Devil, and Satanic Funkin begins -BF wins, and is portal'd away -the devil goes back to his throne, continuing his business -Nightmare Cuphead arrives -the battle between him and the devil starts -Devil fucking dies -BF arrives back in Cuphead™ -he meets Nightmare Cuphead -Devil's Gambit starts

[@AlfredoR123]

Sounds about right

[@LAHDL]

And then we didn't know what happend that weird portal would probably do the same when bf is badly injured like in the bendy part yes SCREEEAAAAMM

[@Nova-exe]

@@randomsleepyboi2821 S A N S ?

[@expungleplush855]

Ah yes, “Devil f-king dies”. My favorite part of any KZbin comment

[@hople5732]

-Then Boyfriend wins NM Cuphead -Nightmare Cuphead really ultra mad and kill BF but it's too late -A portal teleported Bf into Undertale and he meets NM Sans -Bad Time starts -BF wins NM Sans -NM Sans throw his microphone and kills BF (For some Reason) -After kills BF,he teleported to another place leaving bf and a portal teleported bf into Bendy And The Ink Machine and he meets NM Bendy. -Despair starts -BF wins NM Bendy -NM Bendy kills BF and BF run away from Nightmare Bendy -NM Bendy caught BF and kills BF -BF don't die -NM Bendy go straight forward BF and BF screams make NM Bendy throw away -A portal teleported BF into another place -And the films ended right after that

[@constellationmaker145]

People are saying this could be the aftermath of Devil’s Gambit, but what if this was the BEFOREMATH of it? What if this was The Devil *GETTING* killed? HOW THE FUCK DID I PREDICT THIS

[@thetriangleboi]

Well, since we can see the Devil dead in Devil's Gambit, i think it's possible...

[@cruzerspark4686]

Yeah I also thought that this was the beforemath bro

[@cantmakeacreativename2072]

Well, I’m assuming the “Indie Cross Aftermath” means after Cupheads original week. Which presumably means the Nightmare mode songs are after the three weeks.

[@Zuzair]

It's prob after boyfriend beated The Devil then devils gambit happened Thats why the aftermath

[@fatalnight79]

Well it’s not people who say it. It’s Moro himself who said aftermath

[@simpleandrandom2199]

Man forgot one thing he needed to defeat Cuphead: Parry.

[@Avenbruhhh]

Facts his fire and eyes were pink

[@ThisIsForTheCompany]

what he wasnt fully pink

[@Avenbruhhh]

I mean at least he was pink

[@ThisIsForTheCompany]

@@Avenbruhhh parry wont work then ☝️🤓

[@Stickman5972]

I mean he could just parry every single attack he has

[@Shadrico-pz1pf]

I love the animation, but my only gripe is Cuphead with that "corrupted" smile looks off. I think him without the smile works in certain angles.

[@puncakesop2805]

i really liked the smile on it

[@Neco_Arc_Fuc_U]

Honestly i really disloke the "curruption" look. The nightmare refers to the pure rage making the charecter the strongest they can ever be.

[@richbamban0645]

Shush

[@hollowknightenjoyer4947]

A little theory I have for the nightmare forms are different for each of them. Cuphead's Nightmare form is a sort of rage-ish form that he transforms into when he gets angry enough, Sans' Nightmare form is an extra life basically, and Bendy's Nightmare form is sort of a last resort thing.

[@anonym0usu5er33]

So like a Beast Bendy sidegrade?

[@JoyBen-Edigbe]

Bendy's souless and i dont think thats how he got it. The beam or red Light shot him.

[@strangecolouredbird]

You know how Audrey got the weird inky powers as a child of Joey Drew? I think Nightmare Bendy is our inky demon, but with those powers.

[@ColorInversion]

So Nightmare Cuphead is just Fleetway Super Sonic?

[@TenshiKori]

Bendy got his nightmare form when one of moro’s drones shot him with that beam. Also yea, we all owe sans 10g don’t we?

[@Dark-jm4hx]

2:22 That is a refrence to the Cuphead Bad ending.

[@Cantlpe]

Bad ending? More like the horrible ending

[@Suddenly_Lemon]

@@Cantlpe just call it the worse ending

[@louisfoxtube2615]

Yes, the worst ending, Cuphead becomes the new devil, the devil dies, and Cuphead lost his goodness and becomes evil

[@I_Forgorlolol.]

@@louisfoxtube2615 wait are you referring to this or to the game

[@louisfoxtube2615]

@@I_Forgorlolol. this, not the made up ending for Cuphead

[@TheDragz]

1:59 sounds like nightmare Cuphead is laughing, it’s like Cuphead enjoys the defeat of the devil.

[@papyrussemi2848]

I imagine that this takes place in an alternate timeline, which branches off from Indie Cross based on the fate of Mugman. In Indie Cross itself, Mugman is only KO'd by Cuphead's blast because it only goes "A KNOCKOUT!" without making the "player death" sound, because there would be no reason for Mugman to only have 1 HP at that point, and there are no instakills in Cuphead (as far as I'm aware).

[@Bob-wr4vg]

Also there was a poll MORO did on Twitter to see if mugman survived or not and people voted that he survived

[@Imperfect_MoonLight]

You do realize bosses have more HP than playable characters, right?

[@EVOWatcher5712]

@@Imperfect_MoonLight yeah but he couldn't of had 1 hp and you can't do 3 damage can you?

[@ZerowiththeZ]

Well with super attacks mabye

[@ZerowiththeZ]

But tbh I can just imagine him just surviving a nuke and then he gets poked 2 times with a stick and he is dead

[@Casio_Cain]

My idea:nightmare form is when a character has lost everything. This is why they give in so easily to the power and get taken over. Their only objective at that point is to become stronger.

[@SolarFlaregamer]

Note we don’t know how Sans and Bendy got their nightmare forms(update: Dan for made a good point for both of them)

[@Tshow_855]

@@SolarFlaregamer Bendy's cause is cuz of Henry leaving, and lack of will, Bendy never had anything in the first place. Then there's sans, with the genocide route.

[@SolarFlaregamer]

@@Tshow_855 thanks for pointing that out because I did not think of that!

[@Randomgames3406]

@@Tshow_855 sans would be losing papyrus his brother

[@robertkennedy4114]

​@@Tshow_855Bendy Never had anything in the first place. I agree, and his nightmare form is kind of like he just gave into it all.

[@EC1ndustry]

Twist: nightmare cuphead is actually just a speedrunner who knows exactly how the game works and basically just is a legend at the game.

[@mastermalice4705]

Hack: ENABLED

[@RainbowBaconisballing]

I'm trash at cuphead

[@RushWheeler]

Then what is nightmare Sans and Bendy?

[@KyanBladez]

@@RushWheeler nightmare sans is a no hitter nightmare bendy is idk

[@mertyrdom]

@@KyanBladez there is bendy speedruns prehaps is that

[@Doomhunter806]

Amazing work Moro this is one I can’t stop watching this I love the work put into the animation and the attention to detail you are really good at your animations I wish you the best of luck and I hope you find happiness in your work :)

[@baconboi69]

*love how they just start playing tennis whilst battling* 1:42

[@owohub9378]

gotta keep some of that 1930s goofiness

[@Mrk9m]

I think cuphead and the devil like tennis

[@HazyCaveMaeve]

most unrealistic part is that he didn't even try to parry

[@purplepikmin3533]

@@HazyCaveMaeve He doesn't have to parry.

[@HazyCaveMaeve]

@@purplepikmin3533 still

[@Wannabe-channeL]

This is so damn good quality. This animation is fabulous with lot of effort putting in it. Can’t wait to see more updates of indie cross. It’s my favourite mod so far.

[@Yoyo-Yogster]

I know it’s not exactly ‘corrupted Cuphead’, but honestly I do get reminded of the corruption when I look at his face. Those teeth and eyes especially (when you can faintly see them) give off that impression to me. It’s not actually corrupted Cuphead, as badass as that would be. But this is close enough to it.

[@theepic1944]

Soon the entire indie verse characters will turn into nightmare forms.

[@angeliabeiby4057]

@@theepic1944 will they...?

[@ktmcheese_4k]

The Cuphead veteran who knows everything about the game and who already knows how to pass it a million times and knows powerful techniques XD

[@TheFastDX]

I'm Interested to how Sans turns into Nightmare Sans, assuming this follows the story of Indie Cross, Sans dies in the Genocide ending, and he leaves BF on friendly terms during the Pacifist ending, so either he didn't die in the Genocide ending or some unknown entity corrupts him after the Pacifist ending. Edit: So someone named Luffydestroyer, actually suggested that Frisk could have reset the timeline in the Genocide ending seeing as they died as well, and considering Sans ability to retain knowledge from other timelines, so it wouldn't be too far fetch to think that Nightmare Sans originated from the Genocide Ending. Edit2: Ok so I just realized that this entire discussion on our theories on how Sans might turn into Nightmare Sans is all based on a big hunch that Frisk can respawn in Indie Cross.

[@blumeeii]

So sans dies in the genocide ending right? and monsters turn into dust if so, then what if the nightmare virus thing corrupts him before he starts dusting away. And then heals him or something. Instead of 1 hp, how about 99 hp (or 44 hp I guess just so he doesn’t seem overpowered I guess I’m not sure.)

[@TheFastDX]

@@blumeeii I mean, we never see Sans turn to dust into the Mod, so that could be a possibility.

[@aaricbro.]

But then again Frisk also dies on both routes BF takes, meaning a reset is going to happen anyway more-or-less, seeing as the nightmare sans is a “bad time mode” as some call it, what if nightmare sans came from frisk trying again after a reset and fights sans one more time, nearly having him beat when he gets corrupted. He’s already mentally broken due to his brother and friends all being dead and now he’s about to die as well so now that he’s corrupted he’s truly now going to give a bad time as he pretty much has no weaknesses now and is going to kill this dirty brother killer

[@solarfiringtiger4254]

Sans can't remember timelines

[@TheFastDX]

@@solarfiringtiger4254 he can't? I thought he knows about timelines and stuff, i mean the Indie cross has Sans say specific lines depending on how many times you died on "Burning In Hell"

[@TSAFrFr]

One thing no one talks about is how cuphead acts like a zombie, he doesn't talk and doesn't stop to look at his power, it's like he was turned into a beast

[@Hafisjamal-pc8nu]

He looks drunk

[@stombstones]

I liked how Moro used the charge shot effect from SSBU for when Cuphead was, well, you know, charging his mega shot. Makes it more funny when you remember Cuphead is an available skin for the Mii Gunner, who uses that sound effect for the charge shot.

[@ChefJizzle1]

the sound effects for the crack in the sky at 0:31 are the ones for when galeem does their "light beam obliteration attack"

[@cooldude8697]

they should add this so that the first time you play Devil's Gambit, this plays before the song starts.

[@Sayori-was-here]

True

[@absolutezero8780]

This is such an amazing animation, and I love how it adds more to the story! It's a shame this won't be officially part of the mod. Also, I cannot believe the amount of people who don't understand when this takes place

[@JJ_cooks]

Right. The devil is clearly already dead in Devil's Gambit lol

[@alexanderwoodgate4015]

@@JJ_cooks I blame the colors, but without giving any context, it could look like the Devil is just sitting there, watching. Again, I blame the colors and the fact that you can't see the Devil's face.

[@stombstones]

Technically, this animation could become canon if BrightFyre, the new director of Indie Cross, says so

[@absolutezero8780]

@@stombstones I sure hope so

[@veggitoevil7786]

@@stombstones but they don't accept it Dx anyway the animation is on another level 👍😉

[@littlegoat713]

This makes me wonder if we'll see Aftermath animations for each Nightmare. It might also show us which path in Undertale is canon for Nightmare, since sans dies in Genocide and seems to not mind BF in Pacifist.

[@TheLudicrousLuv]

Well frisk also dies in genocide so they needed to reset anyway

[@skullface5329]

@@TheLudicrousLuv Frisk dies in pacifist ending too so

[@alexanderwoodgate4015]

@@Sindak923 Did you miss when Sans killed him? lol

[@freddykrueger1699]

Maybe it takes place in genocide, but right before sans fades to dust, he gets nightmared?

[@TheAmongUsGuy]

Some think like last break sans

[@masterblaster38]

Just for everyone: It says aftermath because It is the aftermath of the main week, not the aftermath of the nightmare song.

[@mulatupi1779]

Good reference! The background in the end is actually the background of Devil's Gambit! ( I'm gonna hear Devil's Gambit right now )

[@cfhowelsss]

A sad thing to think about is that Mugman's ghost pops out at the end of the song and cutscene. This implies that he was still alive, laying helplessly as he waits for Cuphead to do something, in which, he was too late.

[@Zack-rw3pz]

Timestamp?

[@Cant_think_of_a_handle_either]

@@Zack-rw3pz he means the knockout song, from the Indie Cross Game.

[@ibrahimm9485]

@@Cant_think_of_a_handle_either 0:59 Cuphead Fanaf Lore:

[@ibrahimm9485]

@@Zack-rw3pz 0:59 Cuphead Fanaf Lore:

[@Cant_think_of_a_handle_either]

@@ibrahimm9485 are you okay?

[@ivan3907]

I honestly really love this content and even if it's not a part of the mod I still really think it's a good concept idea! I also love the detail that he uses multiple moves like smoke etc. Though I do question why he would go to the devil?

[@tripler4433]

WATCH MY FIRST FNF VIDEO ON THE CHANNEL PLEASE. FIRST 1000 VIEWS I GIVE $100! DO NOT MISS!

[@Da-choppa]

To murder the person that caused him pain before, something worthy to take him on, someone who he hates, someone he can take his unbridled rage out on.

[@ninja_of_light_5801]

Revenge maybe.

[@iaretheaquaman42]

@@ninja_of_light_5801 he already got revenge tho in the game

[@iaretheaquaman42]

Maybe because of the “nightmareness” wanted more power?

[@HannahBanina]

At least he went out fighting like a champ. Good on you, Devil. But man, Cuphead just _barely_ missing trying to parry Mugman back to life… that shit hit hard. I was legit half-convinced Cuphead was gonna try to exchange his soul for his brother’s and _then_ kill the Devil, but this is even more brutal. 100% sick all around tho!

[@undercraft6940]

I like how the devil was still able to fight Cuphead without his weapon showing that even without his weapon he is still a formidable foe even though he lost

[@Kiliumblox]

I love how it shows what happened after knockout and during Devil's gambit. Kinda badass, also sick animation.

[@Platypus_Gaming_1]

I would like to think that some kind of inter-dimensional force sort of enters worlds that boyfriend recently visited, possessing whoever boyfriend raps with and enhancing their powers far beyond anything in that world, making the character affected the most powerful person in their world (if they were already the most powerful person, their power would just spike). This forces boyfriend to go back and beat the entity possessing the characters he’s already “defeated” but having to fight them with maximum power, thus giving us the nightmare songs. A fun little side thing, imagine goose having a nightmare song, white flames and angelic wings, the goose turning into a swan. That would be hilarious.

[@LAHDL]

Ikr the name for nightmare goose should have ring hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Your worst angel

[@DanAnimation_]

that animation is soooooo smooootthhh and gooooooddddddddddddd ❤❤❤

[@LeviathanGregware]

Imagine if Nightmare Cuphead was playable, where you had to die right after your invincibility wore off, then playing a transformation cutscene, giving you a new move: "Demonic Peashooter". It's peashooter but pink and more damage, with a flame effect too. It's basically invincibility but it lasts longer except for one thing, you do get hit still, it just takes more hits to lose HP. After using it once, you can use it as a super.

[@constellationmaker145]

Nightmare Cuphead should only have a single Super, but there's one of 3 things it can be. #1: A highly upgraded version of one of the 3 original supers. #2: The chart editor jumpscare, killing all minions/enemies on screen and dealing *heavy* damage to bosses. Must have less than full HP + 5 cards before activating. Or.. #3: It activates a cutscene, with Cuphead loading up that same move at the end of the animation, which instantly kills the boss under *any* circumstances. You must be right infront of the boss, have 5 cards, AND have 1 HP to activate this move. Only works on bosses, and activating the move correctly will show a completely annihilated version of the boss. Say, using it on the last phase of Ribby and Croaks literally blows up the machine, outright murdering Ribby and Croaks both. You get a different Inkwell Hell and ending if you do this to every boss in the game.

[@LeviathanGregware]

@pacifistichuman82649 OK that's actually a good idea, the ending name should be "Nightmare Ending"

[@LeviathanGregware]

@@constellationmaker145 I think a good super to have would be the finger rope thingies he summons, dealing a LOT of damage to everything on the screen

[@constellationmaker145]

@@LeviathanGregware Yes.

[@LeviathanGregware]

btw what i mean by "it takes more hits to lose HP" is it takes like 2 or 3 hits to lose one hp​@@constellationmaker145

[@estebanariaslopez5742]

2:13 so that's the corpse of dianlo oh sitting balla that's very dark well let's see how he did it with sans and bendy

[@Popcoolman123]

If water is water don’t ice is to cold hot water you’d brain

[@TheTjMillsShow]

……………… I had a stroke reading that…

[@delta9731]

The nightmare form seems like corruption mixed with certain emotions, and changed depending on the host it corrupts. This is really cool, and I hope he makes episodes on bendy and sans too. Also he can't get his soul stolen for some reason

[@BuffMarioBoi]

*Nightmare Cuphead HAS no soul*

[@oghcuteanimationhq5121]

@@BuffMarioBoi nightmare Cuphead still has the sweater

[@thatoneanimefan477]

1:53 Did anyone else want the Devil to do acrobatics instead of flying, or is it just me? Edit: BTW the pose Cuphead strikes at 2:22 is a reference to the bad ending of Cuphead.

[@autism21918]

I noticed that too

[@abelrodrigues1351]

😮😮😮

[@Chill-Noob1]

Yeah

[@ThatRobloxPro4_4]

I hope you know people that played the game knows

[@Jackaboy3695]

Yeah, it feels empty the way it is

[@MemeKing699]

You know you’re overpowered when you beat the Devil without breaking a sweat, then convert Hell and completely take it over

[@Rash_Entity]

My big brain gonna predict whos gonna win: Because cuphead can easily beat the devil in his normal form, and the nightmare form seems to be stronger than the normal one, that gets me to the conclusion that: *The devil gon die* 💀

[@the_katss]

Cup only DEFEATED the Devil in normal form. He couldn't KILL him. But in nightmare form, that is likely possible.

[@ThatOneAltAccount143]

And the devil is dead in the background of devil's gambit

[@pyroonbusinesschannel118]

Cant spell DE-ad without DE-vil

[@autisticblood5123]

The fact you managed to get the man (who I've seen since 7th/8th grade) Dexter Manning to voice the Devil is incredible

[@heycuda5641]

1:05 SHUT YO BI-

[@CoalPrice]

the laserbeam attack is a nieche little refrence to his scrapped laser beam attack wear you had to hold space at the end of his song.

[@SnatSayo]

Woah, this is really epic! And I understand why it says 'aftermath' now. It just means the aftermath of Week 1, not the actual entirety of Indie Cross. Also, if there's going to be one of these for Sans and Ink Bendy, I'm gonna be super hyped.

[@theepic1944]

Me too.

[@x8bitpixel]

I think the funniest thing is there is an exploit where you can press remove player two if they are dead and have them join back instantly. It only gives them 1 H.P but it’s something.

[@AleksandrVolkov1805]

he couldve used the exploits

[@x8bitpixel]

@@AleksandrVolkov1805 That was the point of my comment.

[@Ameshi]

THIS... THIS JUST MAKES DEVIL'S GAMBIT SO MUCH DARKER...

[@BraveGamerTV]

I mean if my cup brother named Mugman died and I couldn't save him, I'd also transform into a nightmare version of myself to beat the devil.

[@Ameshi]

@@BraveGamerTV Who had nothing to do with this?

[@BraveGamerTV]

@@Ameshi Ameshi, my bro. *It's a joke.*

[@elianepereirafreitas6101]

​@@BraveGamerTVand kill everyone

[@Dimentio456]

Great video and fight scene Moro your videos are awesome

[@GeneralCorruptchu]

I love how you made Nightmare Cuphead look like a .EXE got overpowered by Phantom Fear's corruption. Also this is a great animation, I would love to see the origins of Nightmare Sans and Nightmare Bendy.

[@goldengold4335]

Can we talk about how Devil says "THAT'S IT! TAKING YOUR SOUL!", and when trying to do so realizes Cuphead *has* no soul anymore after losing his brother and becoming the nightmare version of himself

[@apache686]

Actually he does have one cup head is just too strong for the devil to control

[@theepic1944]

Nightmare forms are indestructible.

[@Mattssz]

When does he say that

[@DrognMaster5729]

@@Mattssz if you listen closely at 1:32 you can hear it

[@lorddumb21]

@@theepic1944 made from bedrock and nokia phones.

[@KayzIdeas]

When I first played Devil's Gambit, I thought it was the alternative ending where Cuphead gave the Devil the soul contracts and joined his crew, and then the Devil possessed Cuphead and fought BF with Cuphead's powers now influenced by the Devil's own, and Devil's body sitting still because his spirit is possessing Cuphead, but this works too. Really cool animation!

[@CHEASE_DER]

Wow! It looks so high-quality and cool!!

[@CUENTAENDECADENCIA4949]

How epic, too bad I missed it because of classes. At the same time it is also interesting and sad because cupheaded because without any warning what the game wanted (or whatever that thing is) happened to him, and I am curious how it would have been for the other two. Very good job with the animation, story and voice acting, I really enjoyed it.