Nioh 2 OST - Mezuki

[@owo8996]

its like ludwig from bloodborne had a hell-spawn child with an oni, and jesus christ is it angry.

[@dangerousshoes]

*very angry demonic horse whinnies*

[@justasimplekindofguy974]

Dr. Schwarzer's Rean Bean Crit Machine Horse man protec He actacc But most important He never got the sword bacc

[@Aiden-Ed]

And the cutscene is just him impersonating Gascoigne.

[@MadaraMK1]

@@Aiden-Ed 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@1Devthedog1]

This song is so powerful to me. Especially toward the middle, I get a strong sense of determination

[@busterwolf6973]

It's as if the theme is combining both the terrifying presence of the demon, and the hero's alike. At the 3:23 start, feels like the hero's determination. While the other is about the demon's wrath.

[@rytlocknroll]

Without the shadow of a doubt, I do not regret purchasing Nioh 2. This track absolutely terrifies me. Props to the composer!

[@Hezzers]

1 dislike, eh? Must have been Gozuki. Don't worry, Gozuki, you might be slightly easier than Mezuki, you might not be an official boss, you might not have your own soundtrack, but you still killed me WAY more than Mezuki ever has when I insisted on killing you right at the start of the game. In my eyes, you will always be the superior zuki!

[@dannyboi5887]

Gozuki would have been a far better tutorial boss than mezuki Imo. Mez is way too fucking punishing and doesn't ease you into the game's mechanics like Goz does. If he was a boss you fought a few hours into the game I'd be fine with him, but I don't think him being the very first boss gives off a good first impression for the game's design.

[@draw2death421]

Me Zu Ki Horse Head Demon So Gozuki is your faiforite head demon then? xD

[@joesheridan9451]

@@justasimplekindofguy974 your the one responsible for those God awful graphics? I've been looking for you lol

[@killercartooncat2129]

I killed Gozuki I was Lvl 8

[@araxyzmorningstar2854]

No dislikes now, thank you youtube!! (sarcasm)

[@blackjet2000]

It fits so well with the boss! The way it fights and oozes a terrifying presence

[@KingDemoKnight]

Mezuki- Medium/easy Gozuki- WAY TO EASY Both at once-Well shit

[@crestfallenspaniard7079]

Never died fighting them both at once. Dunno if it's a bug or something, but they deal way too little damage whenever i fought them.

[@who6242]

@@crestfallenspaniard7079 The way the game is developed, they nerf and buff certain enemies of the game. They also change around attack patterns to make fights seem less impossible in certain scenarios. If they kept Gozuki and Mezuki the same during the fight it would pretty much be impossible to complete so they nerfed their attack and defense, while also changing their attack patterns to be slightly less aggressive to give the player more breathing room. Sort of like summoning spirits and other players to aid you but reversed.

[@dangerousshoes]

Yeah, when fighting both of them I noticed they did considerably less damage and I did considerably more damage. Almost like they split the health and offense pool between the two. I could imagine if they were both as strong as they are alone, it'd probably be a bit of a doozy.

[@maxmillianwiegel1643]

I haven’t died fighting them both yet. In a way, it was even easier than when I first fought both. And coming from someone who’s beaten Nioh 1, it likely not from a lack of skill.

[@ShadowProject01]

@ What: that’s not quite how it works. Both Hozuki and Mezuki simply stayed the same level as you leveled up. This is a standard way RPGs show progression. Ex: you First encounter Mezuki as the first boss. Say he has 5000HP and you, being at level 6 or 7 are only doing about 45 points of dmg. When you encounter Mezuki in that arena he still has 5000 HP but you are now lv 78 and do 300 hit points. Meaning Mezuki now dies in half the hits and since you have more Heath and better armor, doesn’t do as much dmg to you.

[@pf3305]

Enter the dark realm 3:24

[@kovulion7777]

one of the highest views on NIOH 2 Ost Because probably this is as far as a lot of people got to XD

[@fondrive]

Perfect music for getting ambushed by a new boss when you expected a series of mob fights

[@zaelheimricht4978]

Team ninja: puts big ass boss level ennemy as the first thing you encounter. Me, who just finished the first game: "...After all... ... ... Why not? ... What's stopping me? Nothing! ... ... *Imma kick his ass.''*

[@draw2death421]

Yeah I just killed gozuki because I had just beaten the last dlc of nioh 1 so I knew I could take him and take him I did.

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

Grabbing the Ki Pulse mid bonus (free guard) vs him helps a ton.

[@Hikaru0kamiki]

I immediately fought him, I'm like. "I've fought worst LETS GO!!!"

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

The "whines" are so signature. Love it

[@mbazea4423]

the first part has this horse neigh sorta effect, and it's such a perfect addition.

[@jarcurpapu2214]

I hope they NEVER NEVER use this song with another boss 😢 fits perfectly to Mezuki

[@draw2death421]

*Mezu* Alternative names: mezuki (horse head demon) Apearance: In Japanese Buddhism, Gozu and Mezu are the demon generals who guard the gates of hell. They appear as terrible oni with animal heads; an ox head for Gozu, and a horse head for Mezu. They are extremely powerful and have the strength to move mountains. They are servants of Great King Enma, the ruler of hell, and are among the chief torturers and punishers. Interactions: Gozu and Mezu are the first demons that one encounters upon entering hell. Should a person manage to escape from hell, Gozu and Mezu are sent out to bring them back. Origin: Though Gozu and Mezu are the most famous and most commonly depicted in story and art, they are not the only animal-headed demons in Great King Enma’s employ. Deer, tiger, lion, and boar-headed demons are also said to serve among the upper ranks of the guardians of hell. They operate the great torture chambers of Jigoku and oversee the torment of countless souls. Gozu, Mezu, and other animal-headed demons originate in Indian mythology, which was imported along with Buddhism to Japan by way of China. Makes me wonder if we see gozu as a boss too! Also Dark Realm sounds so heroic to me for some reason. 3:26

[@Orphan_of_Kos_or_some_say_Kosm]

I think we've already seen pics of Gozu

[@eljefegrande8728]

@@Orphan_of_Kos_or_some_say_Kosm You'll be seeing Gozuki real soon. It's in the first stage.

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Gozu HAS to be a recurring boss with Mezu. Mezu and Gozu are as inseperable as two-headed trolls.

[@adherentoftheoceangoddess5496]

Gozuki is in the game. You can go to Nioh2 official websites to see. Some Japanese game magazines have reported more details and images of Gozuki weeks ago. I hope Gozuki is not a reskin of Mezuki, at least they use different weapons so there’s hope for that.

[@draw2death421]

@@adherentoftheoceangoddess5496 I think mezuki is gonna be the slow swinger with long range and gozuki is gonna be fast hitter with short range

[@SoopaMan2K]

From 3:23 - 4:23 is the best part of the song. Love this series!

[@jesusrperez5886]

It's the epic moment in the fight, it hits me right on my sweet spot in my ears.

[@SmHy23]

At this point of the fight, your character realizes that he can defeat Mezuki and get out of there alive beside all the dread he's feeling. When you start to play Nioh and you're not used to the game at all it feels impossible before you reach the dark realm, but then you feel hope and determination and that part of the song describes the feeling pretty well. Incredible game.

[@1eye1tear95]

After I beat this boss and saw the nioh 2 logo I got pissed off thinking "hold up this was just the beginning?"

[@safiwren7812]

i remember when i suddenly became able to use burst counters really well from the mezuki fight and it was sick cause i was constantly like "WHAT AM I DOING? IN GENERAL? IS THIS A BURST COUNTER OR SOMETHING ELSE?!" and then BANG and he was just kneeling on the ground and i was really happy

[@freshthegreat]

When this song came on I knew things weren’t getting any easier.

[@licota11]

Actually one of my favorite soundtracks from any ARPG.

[@Commander_Spyke]

I legit jumped when this guy spawned in during the demo, was completely out of no where

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

You would've thought that those fucking asshole revenants and a Crow Tengu would've been enough. And suddenly Mezu spawns. Mezu was SOMEHOW easier than both the previous enemies.

[@wallacesousuke1433]

@@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs that may be the reason, he shows up after you fight 3 other enemies so I think the devs tonned down its damage to make up for that, anyway great boss

[@dangerousshoes]

Just don't be like me. My dumb ass SOMEHOW missed the Biwa boku-boku in the dark realm, so it kept constantly spawning revenants while I was also fighting Mezuki. I died a lot mainly because the revenants would kind of get in the way when I was focusing on the boss.

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

@@dangerousshoes Erm..I kind of did the same on my first attempt. Got ganged up on by the 2 Monk Revenants and some crazy Shrine Maiden with Tonfas. :/

[@dart6677]

It was just the first boss… and it’s already one of my favorites! So is the soul core

[@kingknightisbestknight7398]

I first tried him. But he could kill me in one hit at any Time so I pissed myself after remembering he can do the Dark Realm Stuff too. I love him. Design is good and the Fight was really fair.

[@LastOfGamers]

Imagine if this is Akuma's theme in SF6 and in 3:24 it's Round2! I think it fits! Try playing it 1.25x

[@nslacka7864]

after playing through the last chance trial man, even though this guy wasn't exactly a hard boss the theme is so damn good, definitely feels like a cavalry-esque theme for a horse yokai, fits so well. thanks for uploading.

[@cloudshifter]

The strings sounding like Mezuki draws the heavy blade on the ground and it produces that high pitch sound is genius.

[@RealAyzko]

I used to think that Nioh 2 was basically Nioh remastered. But after playing it, I’m wrong. BTW: The first region of Nioh 2 has 25 kodama and the first 2 missions of the 2nd region have 7 kodama each. So far my impressions of Nioh 2 have been Amazing except for the fact that the season pass is $19.99 unlike Nioh’s that’s was $24.99. Bosses in 1st Region -Mezuki -Enenra -Yatsu-No-Kami

[@diegoestmar559]

Why is cheaper season pass a bad thing?

[@RealAyzko]

Diego Estmar smaller DLC

[@nolety_9156]

The only Boss' OST that any gamer journalist can be able to hear

[@Twisted_Tempest]

You think they'd make it past the regular enemies to hear this boss theme?

[@nolety_9156]

@@Twisted_Tempest u got a nice point, ngl

[@HighLanderPonyYT]

I've seen people complain that Nioh 2 sucks because they force you to fight a hard boss like Gozuki right at the start. They didn't even realize it's optional lmao.

[@Biscaia86]

I pre-ordered Nioh 2, i don't know why i did it, i never played Nioh before, it was the same feel i had when i pre-ordered Sekiro without playing any of the other games of FromSoftware. Sekiro was beautifully crafted and i'm having the same feel with Nioh 2. I'm having my face smashed to the ground but the game so far is awesome, epic battles, the landscape is so good and the music is EPIC in many moments, especially this one against Mezuki is so damn GOOD!

[@NZOMV]

Been waiting for this for months! Love this boss theme!

[@TheDart17]

Nioh 2 is my favourite game of all time.

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

You got your Berserk in my Nioh!

[@joesheridan9451]

Why does every berserk reader think if something is remotely similar to something in berserk, it came from that or was inspired by it... Pretty ridiculous lol

[@KrimzonFlygon1]

@@joesheridan9451 Because that abominable thing looks like rapehorse and I thought it'd be funny to compare it.

[@Twisted_Tempest]

@@KrimzonFlygon1 I see where you're coming from, but just in case you didn't know, Mezuki has been around for a few hundred years. He appears in a bunch of Japanese paintings and scriptures going back pretty far. So I wouldn't be surprised if Mezuki actually inspired Berserk's Rape Horse.

[@darkhanos]

Looks like Gozuki and Mezuki left a dislike each, lol.

[@Rafael1984]

I heard this OST so many times trying to get a Core fron Gozuki with Sentient Charge.

[@jabboulieh8407]

By far the best music in nioh

[@nolety_9156]

3:25

[@galihikapramudya8152]

my favorite boss theme song

[@Hilversumborn]

Bojack Japanese cousin

[@rayzeene]

So epic

[@victoryfraud1756]

Didn't have time to fight him in the trial, but looking forward to doing so in the game next week.

[@Dt-2030]

everytime i hear that boss music i'm like OH F*CK YEAH

[@trikster22]

mezuki/gozuki are both good punching bag and practicing new weapons

[@Saicofake]

I died more times to this guy than to any other bosses.

[@joesheridan9451]

Haha bro, I relate so much. I just got to the fourth region so I'm sure the hardest bosses are yet to come, but so far nothing has come close to giving me as much trouble as this horse. Also I played the first game again for a bit to warm up before starting, so it's not like I was rusty lol

[@Saicofake]

Joe Sheridan you wanna know what's the worst part? I was fresh off from Sekiro.

[@Marco.91]

To key to beating him is to keep a distance . dont stay close for too long

[@christopheragent006]

I died 8 times to Mezuki haha. 😂

[@Naspheratu]

thank god for sekiro and bloodborne cause i woulda got fucked fighting this guy (never played nioh 1) got nioh 2 cause a friend said it was good (im now lvl 324) but yea first time i seen him i was like cleric beast type tutorial?? but yea beat him first try.

[@kenchen211]

Nice

[@hambear4370]

Anyone else get strong super metroid vibes from this tune???

[@brucewayne2879]

Mother Brain.

[@tyshawnosaurusrex3553]

Good job 💖

[@lawz0]

Who else is from Gyoubu-The spectral rider?

[@erener7576]

Devil horse Face theme

[@De4dlyX]

l spam high stance strong attack with hammer and none of them (Mezuki or Gozuki, or even both) stood a chance xD

[@victoryfraud1756]

Do you think you could do one of these of Kasha's theme? It's just so extremely good, and I'd really like a bit longer version like the ones you've been doing.

[@mortalkombatfan786]

I've not reached her yet but if she has her own theme, I'll definitely record and upload it :)

[@victoryfraud1756]

@@mortalkombatfan786 Thanks! Take your time and enjoy the game, though! Hope you've been liking it so far :)

[@nathan0511]

I hate crazy horses in Souls games

[@napello4719]

My first time to fight the hell guardians, I thinking that make me shit, but I make me strong, I can defeat the duo

[@sonarcha1711]

Why do early-game bosses have better soundtrack? Mezuki, enenra, they sound much better to me. This one probably because of its menacing but somewhat slow vibe, along with the deep growling/throat singing in the background.

[@konnosx1213]

I know this boss is a joke but in my first playthrough the feeling of turning into a yokai and beating his horse face in as an equal contrasted with the otherwise strategic and careful fighting style I had to use until then, it felt like the most satisfying shit ever

[@mortalkombatfan786]

It's only a joke once you get good at the game. When you're new, it's a pretty decent challenge.

[@ZWarrior89]

Does Nioh 2 have different boss themes for each boss? Cause that's awesome!

[@makauao3497]

Yes. All music are fantastic

[@charlieflight6124]

At first when I saw mezuki, it reminded of the tikbalang (A horse monster from my country.) And then I noticed that it had a cleaver and then I was like 'Ay Nako, Hindi yan tikbalang. Matatakot mga tikbalang sa gagong to.' And I was right, Jesus.

[@ephraimallen234]

my first impression when I see it " well which part of deviant art hell did you spawn? from my little ponies mustve finally gotten bigger and uglier" after that insult it I mustve died more than 13 times

[@1eye1tear95]

I think the mezuki heard that lol

[@gruma6581]

It just oozes style

[@enclaveofdoom]

They remind me of berserk horse.

[@theTVremote2697]

Is it me? Or does the intro sound a little like 50 Cent's Candy Shop?

[@bushido5889]

Mezuki felt too easy imo, his sheer size combined with the confined arena worked against him. Throw a sloth talisman into the mix and there's little he can do.

[@Commander_Spyke]

I thought the same, I first tried him which is surprising for a Nioh boss

[@eljefegrande8728]

Mezuki is also the first boss in the game. He is the equivalent of Onryoki.

[@pf3305]

Once I figured him out, it wasn’t hard but I also suspect that he is an early boss. I am really sure that we will see the more menacing bosses after next Friday

[@DaMann707]

Orochi Sama I’m pretty sure he meant to be easy because we are going to fight him with Gozuki at the same time. Basically, they gonna double team us O&S style.

[@FiendMatadorSlayerOfNoobs]

Even without a Sloth Talisman, Mezu is incredibly slow unless he's in the Dark Realm. He's also incredibly susceptible to Burst Counters just like Ryomen SUkuna. I think that's what those two bosses were meant to do, honestly: Show you how important Burst Counters are gonna be.

[@christopheragent006]

I think nioh is harder than dark souls series. 👍

[@freshthegreat]

Absolutely , it’s more reactive IMO

[@christopheragent006]

@@freshthegreat Gozuki is much harder than the asylum demon. Also the burst counter you have to be more precise. I usually end up just dodging because I am to scared to burst counter non humanoid bosses lol. 🤣

[@ocel6037]

No more difficult, more contente

[@crepooscul]

More fun too. In fact, this is probably the best ARPG out there. Incredibly satisfying combat

[@frankjaeger1711]

That’s not controversial. Most people agree nioh or even the ninja gaiden series is far harder than dark souls and I love the soulsbornekiroring games. What makes the dark souls series harder in some parts is just the lack of animation cancels or quick movements. You have to commit to attacks while nioh is more agile. Nioh gives you far more options and mobility, but you still get your arse kicked. There’s far less s in dodges and even the mid and high stance roll although has more s, it takes longer to recover from which leaves you open to combos.