OMORI OST - Mari Boss Battle (EXTENDED)

[@nascencecatstare]

yeah everyone’s battle here just went >omori uses red hands >basil uses flower crown >mari fucking heals you >oh god what did i do

[@TheReal_SuguruGeto]

i literally was confused at that part

[@mari2488]

>MARI smiles at you. "What will OMORI and BASIL do?"

[@mozzeralleh]

In this fight, red hands and flower crown are changed to PUSH and HANG because, uhhhhhh...

[@seashellguy9416]

@@mozzeralleh we do a little of nightmare beginnings

[@familyneves9777]

@@mozzeralleh Flower Crown's sprite changes to a rope...

[@the-fun-has-arrived]

the part where she goes dead person mode still wasn’t as scary as when kel nuke was used against us

[@fourtrifiveo4350]

wait what kel fr ??

[@medic-ez9fo]

@@fourtrifiveo4350 yep before mari fight you fight Aubrey, Kel and Hero. And Kel likes to spam coffee, flex and run'n gun

[@khanhnnguyen4678]

@@fourtrifiveo4350 Kel use many skill that buff his speed, and use run'n gun to attack based on speed, makes him a nuke

[@fourtrifiveo4350]

thank you omocat

[@localhdmain6306]

They knew what they were doing there's no way Hero just so happens to use Coffee, Kel using Flex and Aubrey making Kel Happy on accident

[@EzBound]

Everybody gangsta until everything suddenly changes in the middle of the battle and you are left shocked and scared.

[@son1c_gamer]

just use a stair shaped weapon and boom instant win

[@shartymcfartson]

@@son1c_gamer you can’t move tho…

[@Hikikomoriiiii]

@@shartymcfartson if omori has literal red hands in his pocket then fuck it why not have some stairs in there eh?

[@mahmilk306]

Omori used trip

[@nup5]

@@mahmilk306 kinda STRANGE seeing you say that, lol

[@user-ox4ii2bw6x]

Notice how Mari's background is identical to Perfectheart's. Sunny views Mari as well, perfect, for obvious reasons of perfectionism. Mari doesn't even DARE to hurt basil or OMORI during the boss rush section, almost cementing her innocence within the incident. A pacifist who does no harm, is perfect, and helps you. God I LOVE OMORI!!!

[@okman7504]

Omori has a lot of symbolism. She’s only trying to help Omori and Basil recover, only to be attacked. Omori and Basil then see her form as a monster after attacking it enough times. Edit: I mean…. She did do accidental child abuse, I don’t know if she’s literally innocent, but Sunny views her that way.

[@UnpredictableSB]

It doesn't stop there. Not only is Perfectheart connected to Mari in perfectionism, its also connected through innocence. If Space Ex-husband was Sunny massively projecting, Perfectheart was Omori massively projecting. Being created in mewtwo-like experiment from some horrible being (Sunny believing he is a murderer). Omori is the perfect being, being the age Sunny was before the accident, when Sunny was innocent. And that completes the Mari-Omori connection of the accident. Literally a fitting ending boss battle that I felt was missing thematically.

[@Koichi-Kun]

BRB I’m gonna go cry

[@Frogeeeeee]

Notice how you kill her

[@MarioTrademark]

I just love that again we don’t receive the perfect narration from Sunny. Each friend in headspace is how he views them all, and like it was said before Sunny views Mari as perfect. Sadly though we know it’s not true through the truth photo descriptions that Mari wasn’t the best at handling it either

[@Basil_The_Flowerboy]

She doesn't fight back. She's innocent. Every time I attacked her I felt terrible.

[@zacharie2334]

Why does this fight happens?

[@Basil_The_Flowerboy]

@@zacharie2334 It happens on the boss rush, when you get BASIL on your party.

[@nathant1171]

Now you know how Sunny feels!

[@spacebat6667]

@@zacharie2334 boss rush, it's not real mari, but....

[@justmasterjustred3509]

unfortunately i didn't feel any guilt nor sympathy my fault.

[@otomeroid]

> MARI uses a variety of fruits and snacks! > OMORI and BASIL'S health was fully restored! > OMORI used whole chicken. > OMORI and BASIL'S health was fully restored! > MARI uses a variety of fruits and snacks! > Everyone's Health was fully restored! > OMORI uses red hands... > BASIL makes a flower crown! > ... > Something is swaying in the wind... > BASIL can't move...

[@FiensZy]

> Sunny attacks Hanging Body > Sunny's attack did nothing

[@bobman8664]

@@FiensZy >BASIL is too scared to move.

[@ZennikoCallisto12]

>You feels your life is in danger

[@Boba069]

>its a beautiful day outside

[@GreenSteveSSO]

WHAT IS THIS COMMENT SECTION

[@majoraz_]

i think its kinda sad how sunny views her so perfect and flawless. i mean, they probably had a lot of fights and she even claims how she pushed sunny to hard. after the incident, he felt so bad and forgotten all her mistakes and flaws: he only remembers HIS faults.

[@patch141]

That's what guilt does to someone- they blame everything on themselves even when it's not true. But also, I think that this just shows how much Sunny loved/looked up to his older sister.

[@NiennaFan1]

Someone gets it!!

[@earthboiproductions2407]

Very important note: This theme does not contain the Duet motif at all. It does contain By Your Side, but that’s almost exclusively used for Headspace Mari in the game. As for the background, I’ve noticed a lot of people saying that the usage of Perfectheart’s background has to do with Mari being a perfectionist. I, personally, believe this is not the case. The smiling and healing, the open sky in the background, the happy and generic waltz with no references to painful memories… This is not a perfectionist Mari; this is a perfect Mari. A Mari without flaws, existing only to support Omori.

[@somerandommusicianSRM]

There is another possible motif, My Time. its probably a coincidence with the waltz style music, but the background piano is extremely similar to My Time

[@somerandommusicianSRM]

Also this is a stretch, but there might also be little bits of Playing Forever

[@utternonsense1998]

The opening kind of has the same chord progression to Final Duet, but that's a bit of a stretch. If it's true though, ouch...

[@nup5]

@@somerandommusicianSRM I definitely heard a My Time leitmotif... a chime, if you will. Bo en has outdone himself yet again! This track is super symbolic. Even alone, without considering context, the track is beautiful.

[@earthboiproductions2407]

@serat0nin Well, yes. This song is a waltz, just like Duet, because it’s Mari’s favorite kind of song. However, this song goes out of its way to avoid any hint of Duet’s main melody.

[@lydiaroussou9787]

This theme is so calming, and the fact that mari heals you and basil in the fight shows how pure she is, even if hurt.

[@Xtreme-yb9yo]

rather it shows how pure sunny thinks she is

[@lydiaroussou9787]

@@Xtreme-yb9yo TRUE

[@azurecorviknight4189]

And the other half.... Shows the truth, sunny pushed mari down the stairs, her head hitting a sharp point, killling her instantly, sunny was afraid & he & basil put her corpse hanging by the neck to assume that she ended her life by hanging herself, now sunny & basil live through this eternal guilt called something.

[@Silly_Panini]

@@azurecorviknight4189 also Hellmari

[@saffy771]

@@Xtreme-yb9yo That's true, no human being is THAT much of a sweet and innocent angel all the time. This is like an exaggerated version of Mari's sweetness. The theme still does suit her :)

[@Lunilumo]

Fun fact: When Basil makes the flower crown in THIS SPECIFIC FIGHT, the vines, on some frames... turn into ropes.

[@OceanBlondieToT]

dear god that is creepy but so cool and freaking creative!

[@jackredmage7932]

@@OceanBlondieToT I won't spoil but if you know the truth about Mari you'll understand why you see ropes.

[@OceanBlondieToT]

@@jackredmage7932 Don't worry. I've played the game like 6 times. I just haven't gotten to this point yet. Speaking of, if you could give me some tips on how to beat Bossman Hero, I would be forever in your debt.

[@jackredmage7932]

@@OceanBlondieToT Sorry, I only have PC version.

[@OceanBlondieToT]

@@jackredmage7932 Damn. I only have the Switch version.

[@user-ry4eg2mg2y]

This makes me realize... I don't think Omori or Sunny expected the new content. Mari and Kel was the one who planned this right? Both are instigators to breaking Sunny's hikikomori cycle in the real world. Kel is the one who can trigger the Sunny route, and "Mari" is trying to get him to realize the truth even though it's too late. This makes it even more heartbreaking when Sunny has a relapse of that night, making Omori promptly shut down "Mari's" boss rush.

[@minhlenq312]

oh shoot... lore time????

[@Omiriona]

I haven't played hikikomori route yet but agreed 😍

[@imbatrossthescrub2096]

Holy fuck, I love this interpretation. Absolutely beautiful.

[@stuffzwithazz]

oh shit.

[@cyber_stealth]

no, its actually basil that is why he goes missing in the first place, omori sent him to black space as he kept revealing the truth when omori lets him out of his cage, he reveals the truth again which is why you cant replay the boss rush with basil

[@xdkawaiimermaid4309]

When the boss in the battle doesn’t try to kill you and you’re required to kill them, something is a bit wrong there….

[@ZorotheGallade]

Reminds me of Sol (the world's benevolent god) from SaGa 3. Context: he traps the game's big bad in his own body and tells you to kill him so that he will be weakened.

[@Hoozelfitz]

This is worse than when the giant dog in dark souls starts limping

[@xxsuperproductionsxx138]

yeah.

[@f1reflam3]

That's so true that even in Undertale, the game where you can spare EVERYONE, you just can't spare the one who wants to fight you the least.

[@pinxelated2799]

"off" moment

[@munchmahole]

It's interesting that fighting MARI is even possible, considering that everything in HEADSPACE - including the boss rush - is a creation of SUNNY's mind to repress the truth. The reason, why MARI even stays by her picnics, is due to the fact that she is confined to them and protected by the world itself because SUNNY could not bear the thought of her getting into danger and potentially dying in his dreams, which is shown pretty clearly at the 'second phase' of the MARI-'fight'.

[@rihcdar]

to be fair it's like a clone/fake version of her but also i think mari made it a bit too close to her, the clone literally cant fight you lmao

[@idontexisttt_]

I think Sunny almost completely forgot that (SPOILERS) she's dead and he killed her. In headspace he's like "hell yeah I can fight anyone even Mari" then when she died/toasted, the realization kicks in and he remembered about the bits and pieces of "the incident". That's why the "hanging body" suddenly appeared. After that he tried to brush it off by saying the Mari he fought earlier wasn't the real Mari. But hey that's just a theory. Edit; also sorry if I worded everything weirdly 😅

[@friendhuman]

@@idontexisttt_ A GAME THEORY

[@somerandommusicianSRM]

@@friendhuman Thanks for watching!

[@f1reflam3]

@@idontexisttt_ ok but the part where Sunny almost forgot Mari was dead is my headcanon now It makes a lot of sense actually, because the Hikikomori route is where Sunny specifically refuses to face the truth and closes himself into the headspace Also a bossfight is very challenging mentally too, so it's possible that Sunny forgot for a moment that he absolutely didn't want Mari to die and why. _And remembered it when it was too late_

[@Pudding404]

Don't worry, Omori and Basil! It's not really me! I'll be right here." The waltz-like bgm, she heals you and makes you feel like new, she even smiles when you make her sad. She really was too precious. Though the ending really was expected.

[@TrainsTer-91]

I love the fact that, even though omori sees her as perfect and not being able to hurt a fly She can still be mad, and look angry, even when you try to make her sad she just... Smiles But when you make her angry, she's angry. It could represent mari's final fights with sunny and how she looked at him.

[@Stoopid420]

@@TrainsTer-91 or when Kel spilled orange joe on the carpet

[@alexanderouellette3686]

Headspace Mari is a perfect version of Mari and is also Sunny’s perception of Mari. When loved ones die, people tend to remember only their best qualities. This is why Sunny sees Mari as this wonderful and cheerful person rather than a perfectionist who put a lot of pressure on him

[@NiennaFan1]

And also because her death was Sunny’s fault so he turns that into “Mari was perfect and I’m a monster” (see also: fear Polaroids)

[@KittyDraws_OFC]

Mari boss battle ost sounds so calm and childlike , bcs mari is a sweet person to everyone

[@VHCosta]

Speaking of the child-like aspect, notice how there's what sounds like a xylophone, duet-ing with the piano. Sunny has one (the one he puts away in the boxes when doing the house chores), presumably gifted by the family for Sunny to play /learn some music with his sister. Now I'm sad 🥲

[@nehemiah7133]

I believe this fight is to contradict the perfect Mari that OMORI wants her to be. A Mari only of love and support. However, headspace Mari is the one who forced this fight, something that OMORI is against. This causes the whole fight to be a trigger for Sunny, as even in his perfect world, his sister will lead his path. And his sister will make him face his truth, and life again.

[@bruhpoop5168]

on the other hand, this may cause sunny to completely repress the idea that Mari even exists to begin with, forgetting his sister and forgetting his friends with it completely

[@jay-virm]

Whenever I see this fight, I always think back to the dialogue after Humphrey. "You could not bear for her to die again, so she was given the safety of a picnic blanket. Yet it is her nature to leave and protect." Sunny created this fictional idolized version of her and Omori continues to try and keep her in that facade. Yet with the scene before Deep Well and the phobia sections, it's apparent that Mari's spirit, or at least her memory, is pushing and encouraging him to recovery.

[@ubilwilbur4775]

@@bruhpoop5168 "Can you really call that living?"

[@caucasiandestination]

this boss battle theme feels so innocent and sweet, compared to all the other boss battle themes which are usually either tension-filled or absolute bangers, but this theme is like drinking hot chocolate while huddled up with a bunch of comfy blankets. update: WHGAT THE HELL 1K LIKES??? MOM IM FAMOUS

[@caucasiandestination]

@@p0is0n49 "ayo the pizza here"

[@OverStrive2008]

@@caucasiandestination picnic

[@Lara-vo6rp]

@@caucasiandestination i-

[@auh4806]

@@caucasiandestination (Spoiler) "Waougfffhh" "Augh.. My neck burns-"

[@caucasiandestination]

@@auh4806 "what the mari doin."

[@lemon8159]

this battle physically pains me, especially how she doesn’t even throw hands and just gives you fruit. such a mari thing to do :sob:

[@tymnus9835]

Of course, of all characters basil and omori must be the ones that fights her.

[@DavidRivera-zy1mb]

well, i don't think that aubrey or hero are capable in hurt her, even if is a clone in dreamworld

[@ThatCheesyGamer]

@@DavidRivera-zy1mb it's a cheeky reference to SPOILERS: The death being caused by Sunny and made a suicide scene by Basil

[@DavidRivera-zy1mb]

@@ThatCheesyGamer oh yeah, also that

[@user-williamdaweeb]

soo after buying the console edition, I have to go to the hikiomori route to hear this, and man it sucks to go on that route again after completing the true end. it sucks. it hurts, and this fight is the worse of it all she's right there, smiling at you, and just like teasing you, she won't fight back. and just like a sister, she'll help you, even if you hurt her the hikiomori rote is like"yeah sure we're going to forget all of these and move on!" but no, the guilt is still there. and also , I hope this is a real boss fight, the the plot is like if you choose run away from Mari here, you won't move on, and stay in this fantasy called "dream World " if you fight Mari here, you'll break the fantasy and go on to reality but still, this game is still the best rpg game I've ever played, and it still makes me cry

[@heheboi5401]

Hero love her and you killed her Aubrey love her and you killed her Kel love her and you killed her Basil love her and you killed her You love her and you killed her EVERYONE LOVE HER AND YOU KILLED HER

[@meowburi7612]

Exact reason i will never play hikkimori route

[@heheboi5401]

@Cassowary Egg And All Of That Is Sunny's Fault

[@user-williamdaweeb]

@Cassowary Egg you know why Omori sticks to my head? after the hikiomori route, you can understand what sunny I s doing all these time, and eventually when you see him telling the truth, it hits harder than a nuke

[@heheboi5401]

@@user-williamdaweeb same, omori always sticks on my head "cough cough (close) cough"

[@luckyluigi9828]

On one hand: cute new OST to use in fan content. On the other: everyone will think of the actual encounter whenever it gets used.

[@MasterIsabelle]

Then it shall be used

[@ocaradasmaoladobokunohero]

What a sweet and kind girl, i sure do hope she doesn't turn into _Something_ weird at the end of the battle!

[@rjante2236]

I get the strange feeling I shouldn't trust her around stairs

[@seashellguy9416]

i get the strange feeling to go ready up some rope near a tree

[@amamapapsneo5635]

I get the strange feeling to lock myself in my house for 4 years

[@craycraywolf6726]

I get the strange feeling I should oyasumi

[@Goob.2763]

" *something* " That was intentional was it

[@CodexGlitch]

Everybody gangsta until you realize the OST is like her theme and My time’s instrumental merged

[@knoxthecat8051]

doesnt really contain much of my time except for the weird flute parts and music box. the little 'dun chord chord' is also in duet, not just my time. the 'dun chord chord' seems to be in the key of "By Your Side", not duet nor my time. ive never listened for the 'dun chord chord' in normal by your side tho so yeah. sorry for the bad explaination, i dont know the proper terms

[@FZone96]

This has to be the most heartwrenching Boss Fight. MARI doesn't fight, she just keeps healing us. And we cannot spare her or flee like in Undertale.

[@NiennaFan1]

We can’t always spare or flee in Undertale, we can’t do it to Undyne the Undying and we can’t do it to Sans and we can’t do it to Asgore or Flowey after we beat Sans, and it’s for the same reason: the child we control has come too far and come to believe that they are a demon. Ironically, Sunny and Mari’s fight could have sorely used the Undertale ACT menu and then we wouldn’t be in a no spare situation. But both kids were stressed out and so couldn’t use any of their skills so the only option was to FIGHT!

[@quack8284]

The fact this is sunny subconscious on how he blames himself for her death is even more sad

[@minhlenq312]

ummm... spoiler?

[@hijklmnop682]

@@minhlenq312 if you don’t want spoilers why are you looking in the comments

[@quack8284]

I mean it’s not a spoiler she died isn’t that found out early in the game? Plus I never said how she died, just that sunny blames himself.

[@minhlenq312]

@@hijklmnop682 not saying that because i dont want spoilers, rather finding that it was somehow spoilers (i finished the game btw)

[@victoriapulcifer6218]

This isn't a true representation of Mari guys, it's a figment of Sunny's ideas and perception of his older sister. Remember that Sunny didn’t fight with her for no reason, she was putting a lot of pressure on him as a perfectionist and made him feel cornered. But because Sunny carries so much guilt and trauma over what happened, as the years go by he sees Mari as a complete innocent, a perfect entity of grace on the planet who Sunny and Basil then ruthlessly cut down for no reason. And if your takeaway here is "Mari was literally perfect and only wanted to help us, but OMORI and Basil are attacking her :(((", then you clearly haven't been paying attention to the game's story and themes *Edit:* Fellas, you're kinda getting into victim blaming territory... Mari didn't *deserve* to die just for being a perfectionist. I'm just trying to say she wasn't perfect skdhdosjd

[@g-knux]

Wow an actual smart omori fan

[@puppaeythings9028]

this is what ive been thinking about but no one agreed with me so i thought i was dumb

[@victoriapulcifer6218]

@@g-knux The funny and sad thing is that I'm not even an Omori fan, I've never played the game or seen a full playthrough. I wouldn't even call myself all that smart or perceptive. But even I was able to pick up on this basic fact, just by paying attention to secondhand internet discussions surrounding the game's story (as it was unavoidable for a time). Hell, just seeing that she's rendered with that purple hue that's indicative of Sunny's fictionalized friends in the dream world should be an obvious indicator that this version of Mari isn't real. You dont even need to be smart, you just need to have basic critical thinking skills that you learn when you're like in the first grade lol

[@pickles4613]

In conclusion, Headspace Mari is made out to be perfect to hide the fact that Realworld Mari was a perfectionist.

[@puppaeythings9028]

@@pickles4613 i thought it was just cuz sunny felt so bad about killing mari that his image of her slowly morphed into absolute perfection

[@femijeriz3069]

God I love this song, it just feels so heavenly. The little tune is so cute as well, but uh... you know what's going on here.

[@Mystik_Music]

I like to listen to this song when I fall down flights of stairs

[@Lucythedorkygirl02]

Marcy Wu is Mari confirmed😂😂 too bad Mari didn’t get free public health care

[@puppaeythings9028]

ugh so true

[@PaypsAgain]

Broke my leg but luckily

[@waterandcereal]

now wouldn't it be funny if this boss' theme was push and shove?

[@TGVBT640]

i like to listen to my time when i fall off a building

[@SoyIsDumb]

I like how every Omori fan is still pointing out easter eggs in the games code, and just in every Omori related yt video, Its so amazing watching this game grow from just a few people to 100s of thousands if not millions. :D Glad i was here to see it grow.

[@m1tl4y0tl]

Juat like the good ol undertale days eh?

[@medic-ez9fo]

here lies mari's clone She died as she lived Looking at you and standing in your way

[@splitjawjanitor5369]

Never trust a boss that can't hurt you.

[@Dhalin]

I love how this song sounds a lot like "Playing Forever" as if Sunny is just deluding himself into thinking that Mari is there, and able to still talk to him despite the obvious truth that she very much isn't....

[@knoxthecat8051]

genius! i didnt make that connection at first but yeah in terms of the songs...cheoreoghrophy?? (my spelling is awesome) it sounds familiar

[@Itzamar_Marrero]

I love all of the characters, But the fact mari doesn't fight you when you attack her is just- She's one of my favorites and i love her. She's so sweet and innocent! I'd love to have a friend like her lmao

[@thelivingdrawing2262]

Her not attacking is a subconscious reflection of Sunny’s guilt over accidentally killing his own sister.

[@Itzamar_Marrero]

I-

[@thelivingdrawing2262]

@@Itzamar_Marrero I assumed you already knew the spoilers since this boss fight is only available if you get one of the worst endings on the console port.

[@Itzamar_Marrero]

I do know the spoilers, i only had mari being a pacifist in my mind though, But mari didn’t fight back when sunny did push her- and i was told (Since i don’t have the console version) you can ONLY fight mari in either the hikkimori route or the neutral ending (the neutral ending is the worst-)

[@bruhpoop5168]

@@Itzamar_Marrero mari didn’t fight back after sunny pushed her because she fucking died

[@anormalgamer9009]

Just letting you know, Basils Vines have the texture of Rope during this fight.

[@Lara-vo6rp]

oh...

[@apocalypseofplush]

Imagine how Mari would view the headspace version of herself... "Sunny, I'm not perfect... I never was. You don't have to feel bad about yourself! It was an accident!!"

[@NiennaFan1]

I wonder if Mari, being a perfectionist, would instead place all the blame on herself for being hard on sunny and yelling at him and not letting him leave when he was in fight or flight mode

[@apocalypseofplush]

@@NiennaFan1 She probably would, ngl-

[@NiennaFan1]

until Kel tells them both they're being dumb and basically saying "no it's not your fault it's my fault" so they're doing what they tell each other not to do!@@apocalypseofplush

[@jthecryptid]

​@@NiennaFan1depending on how you interpret the dialogue, Mari seems to blame herself for her own death.for putting too much pressure on Sunny and blimdimg herself to his distress

[@NiennaFan1]

@@jthecryptid yeah that tracks :(

[@octo3649]

IM 100% ADDING THIS TO MY SPOTIFY PLAYLIST

[@tristanl8874]

Where is it on Spotify? Asking for a friend

[@kck4y]

@@tristanl8874 i dont think its there yet

[@tristanl8874]

@@kck4y yeah I couldn’t find it Ty though

[@kck4y]

@@tristanl8874 if you happen to find it though, let me know!!!

[@Kleshownica]

@@kck4y let me know if he will let you know

[@hexospikez741]

The DETAILS, MAN!!! I love the way Omori and Basil become Angry for a split second before turning into Afraid young Sunny and Basil, which are both completely new Afraid sprites, I should say. But yeah, that angry part perfectly resembles Sunny before he...

[@Snivyextremo3000]

if i'm not wrong you saw the same video as me cuz is the only one where you can see the fight, i'm pretty sure the angry emotion was because of Basil's Vent follow up because Basil's Follow-ups are giving both Omori & Basil an Emotion (Comfort applies Happy, Mull applies Sad & Vent applies Anger)

[@hexospikez741]

Wait really? oh.

[@auh4806]

Ohhh... thats the angers about..

[@hexospikez741]

Regardless, using Vent is a perfect way to transition phases

[@prismus6520]

I thought Mari's fight was an actual fight, with her unique ability in this boss rush as an emotion resetter, hindering your ability to take advantage of the emotion triangle. But the more I realized, the more I was stunned to see Mari be a pacifist at the end of a boss rush, only to realize the inevitable horrible ending of this minigame.

[@gabetheoof]

So I noticed something while listening to this. The piano in the background plays the exact same notes as MY TIME at a different speed and pitch

[@leedlelel2373]

Its a waltz

[@knoxthecat8051]

its a different key. final duet uses it aswell, i call it 'dun chord chord'

[@SpinningGuitar]

The fact that the background view is like heaven explains it all.

[@incsOld]

Omori uses push Very effective Basil uses jump rope Very effective Omori and Basil are both miserable

[@benbro20]

BASIL attacks BASIL BASIL became toast OMORI attacks OMORI OMORI becomes toast HERO becomes MISERABLE AUBREY becomes MISERABLE KEL becomes MISERABLE

[@NiennaFan1]

It’s super effective! YOU WIN!

[@DJParsons-ko5ks]

OH NAWR

[@FrahdChikun]

When I got to this part, the background gave me PTSD of Perfectheart and I suddenly went "Aw fuck, I am SCREWED." It didn't help that it started off so easy, with Mari not even attacking. It felt like she was preparing you for something (heh). For the first few turns, I kept saying to myself: "Alright, when does the twist come into play? Where's the part where she'll catch me off guard?" A couple turns later, it happened. I was ready for it, and wasn't frightened at all at first. Then I realized the context of the situation...

[@2309cora]

"MARI, STOP HEALING THEM GODDAMNIT!"

[@ZennikoCallisto12]

This battle feels so pure yet so terrible, i mean she's not attacking but healing. the sister we want and needed, but she's gone...

[@kevinm5940]

I love that her 'sad' sprite is still smiling, just slightly less.

[@asimplerenafan7695]

Yesterday my little cousin looked at the screen of my when i was listening to this and said: "She's so pretty. When I grow up, I wanna be like her." Trust me buddy. It's not worth it.

[@realyes]

roofs

[@insertcreativenamehere7027]

Keep them away from high flights of stairs

[@knoxthecat8051]

all jokes aside that is so adorable, so sweet too.

[@dawnanddust]

Yesterday I showed my little cousin a photo of Sunny and she said that she has a crush on him now 😅

[@starryskies0]

I (an only child) said that if I had siblings I'd strive to be a big sis like mari and then the realisation hit spoilers!!!!! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - so did the broken violin and stairs

[@heheboi5401]

Hero love her and you killed her Aubrey love her and you killed her Kel love her and you killed her Basil love her and you killed her You love her and you killed her EVERYONE LOVE HER AND YOU KILLED HER

[@lemon8159]

liar 😢😢😢😭😭😭😢😢🤬🤬🤬

[@elliotgabriel4580]

Everyone here is like "Man, I feel bad for fighting Mari. She's so sweet and innocent, and all she does is give Omori and Basil fruit to enjoy." But notice that whenever she uses her fruit picnic "attack", it's impossible for you to avoid it. Because of this, I like to imagine that Mari's fruit picnic "attack", in reality, is her grabbing the boys by the neck, and *forcefully* shoving fruit down their throats with a passive-aggressive smile. And the boys are more scared of her than anything else they faced in Boss Rush. Basil (in tears): "MARI PLEASE STOP I DONT WANT ANYMORE MELONS, I DONT WANT MORE MELONS I BEG YOU" Mari (very softly): "Then you shouldn't have fucking hung my corpse from the tree. Open wide, you little _shit_ ." Basil: *terrified choking noises*

[@TheToastBunnyProductions]

Lol

[@dylanzlol7293]

lolol

[@appeli1]

lololol

[@seashellguy9416]

you hang my neck you get the heck

[@thenyan3095]

This headcannon gives me life

[@knivezchau]

This “boss” theme feels so innocent and happy, unlike the angered, unhappy bad tempered boss themes, this one feels like a cold winter day in a warm cabin with your friends, drinking hot cocoa and smiling together.. A truly wonderful masterpiece of a game. I love Omori.

[@MaxHardcore44]

Chill beats to eat pizza to

[@Mystik_Music]

Ayo, the pizza here!

[@sachizumii]

please no

[@elledayooo]

why did i actually do this

[@thelegostarwarsf7916]

Chill beats to push your older sister down a flight of stairs to.

[@theiceman4494]

Side effects include burning sensations in the ears

[@fresfres5065]

In the beginning it sounds a little like my time, and then there’s the by your side leitmotif too. Awesome job Bo en

[@SoupAlchemist]

I sat there in my chair for 20+ minutes because I refused to attack her. I didn’t want to. When I finally did she smiled and then healed the whole party and that’s as just salt in the wound

[@yoaiou]

This song activated my fight or flight response and I didn't even know what was going to happen

[@NiennaFan1]

The way this battle played out is how Sunny views what happened; Omori even says as much in the final boss fight! (Of course it was actually a stupid accident caused by Sunny and Mari both being immature kids, but guilt doesn't see such nuance.)

[@fatalerror9985]

What I nice song! I sure hope nothing bad happens during the fight!

[@UltraChiakiKinnie]

BRO I SAID THAT I'D LISTEN TO DEAR LITTLE BROTHER AFTER THIS BUT THEN IT STARTED PLAYING AND I'M LIKE "I WANTED TO PREPARE MYSELF????"

[@jhackiiee3246]

Everyone in the comments talking about what the background means etc and meanwhile me on the verge of tears with the unreal amount of nostalgia this is giving me - songs like this make me think of happier times when I was a little kid so this song just made my heart melt. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

[@marmalade5341]

This sounds like a waltz 😭

[@RaiNIceDog]

This is

[@somerandommusicianSRM]

Mari's themes are all waltz styled

[@wiIdirishroses]

Omori is a masterpiece fr. The symbolism on this “fight” and the end is both sad and amazing

[@blueshell4188]

Omori: hey can I copy your homework? Lisa the Joyful: yea but don't make it obvious Omori:

[@orvteil]

*_”Mari loved you and you killer her”_*

[@mr.thoughtlessgamer7475]

I went into this thinking "oh dear it's perfect heart all over again," then she gave out fruit; what a battle. Makes me wish Basil and Omori could have gone on more excursions...

[@Kirieshkaa]

wow, wonderful ost

[@NotFreshPickle]

Yeah

[@yatomcyato6459]

As somebody who has never played Omori and only knows the basic plot... why am I crying?

[@patch141]

I think that the music is incredibly well designed in this game. This song is a happy waltz, using instruments that sound very cheerful. However, it's also sneakily nostalgic and melancholy. The final duet is the same way! It SOUNDS happy, but there's just more to it! This song specifically, the instruments remind me of toy pianos that I played with as a child- I think a lot of people would recognize this sound for the same reason. It plays into innocence and nostalgia. Pure bliss. The melody is playful, but still uses a lot of minor notes and a downward scale progression, which brings in the tinge of sadness. The absolute best way to describe this song is bittersweet, and it really translates even to people who lack context. Sorry for the long reply but this really interested me to think about. Good brain food yum yum yum yum.

[@Johndoe-jd]

Because you know the basic plot

[@sniksnak559]

this feels like the moment before shit hits the fan in doki doki (remember that game?) like how dose it feel so demented like its hiding something

[@craycraywolf6726]

Doki Doki is a fever dream

[@jthecryptid]

The dock scene in the true route + the Branch Coral's dialogue about Sunny's grief "cursing [Mari] with an undying soul" and "it is her nature to leave and protect" imply that Mari's ghost is the one who added this "boss fight." Sunny is in a terribly fragile state. She heals and calms him down to prepare him to face his Truth. But, as always, he cracks under pressure and runs away.

[@milkandfrogs]

I just love how the most replayed section of the video is at the very end as if the viewers were checking for a jumpscare

[@starryskies0]

Lmao you’re right

[@Erupizu]

I legit just finished boss rush with Basil a few hours ago and I’ve heard that Mari is the worst boss in the entire game. So once I finally defeated the trio, I saw Mari and when this song played, at first I thought that it was like a “looks can be deceiving” thing. But when she wasn’t attacking, I knew that something was wrong… And the second phase proved me right…

[@someoneusedtobeknown2645]

She really hit you with that emotional damage

[@Waffle_paradox]

A notable thing is that, the bosses defense stat is exactly 143, which means, "I love you"

[@thelivingdrawing2262]

The hikikomiri route is such a cruel joke, and one Sunny played on himself.

[@バナナナナナナナーン]

守られているような安心感のある雰囲気と どこからか抑えきれていない不穏な感じが両立されていてとてもいい………🧺

[@Simon........]

imagine if the ultimate was sunny pushing mari down the stairs lmao

[@puppaeythings9028]

STPO 😭😭😭

[@TheReal_SuguruGeto]

prop it will deal 17835 dmg

[@boblamateur292]

o no

[@theiceman4494]

pizza here

[@jthecryptid]

Red Hands go brrrrr

[@chabashira3]

I cannot be the only person who hears the start of My Time during some segments, can I?

[@g-knux]

The piano notes are very identical to my time's yeah

[@Nismuskus]

I have a feeling I hear lyrics of this theme. Something about sweet and peaceful. I mean for real, I feel like I hear lyrics, but words are unclear, but I feel what it is all about and I can't help, but feel so nice

[@girlbyeatornadoisforming]

they should've gave her an attack that's scripted to do 5% of your current HP, makes her feel sad, has her say sorry, and then heals the party back up

[@tornadix99]

"the sun shined brighter when she was here"

[@damienchin5988]

>Basil can't move >Basil somehow moves and uses photograph

[@alivelandgaming]

dude i was playing the boss rush thingy and when mari became one of those tire things held by ropes mode my expression was the same as basil's 💀

[@LittleStarofDreams]

Wtf did omocat put into this song to make me so obsessed with it? Like it literally fills me with so much serotonin words cannot express.

[@EepyGameCat]

I was expecting mari to be an actual threat.. Until I realized its mari.. Then I felt bad..

[@unusualmuffin1548]

My top 5 fav parts 🔥🔥 #1: 0:54 #2: 3:39 #3: 6:21 #4: 8:11 Honorable mention: 10:00 Lastly #5: 13:39

[@babyyoda334]

"She loved you and you killed her."

[@lewis9s]

_{battle starts}_ People who know: *OH FUCK OH NO-*

[@minhlenq312]

i think it's basically everyone at that point except ppl who somehow started a hikikomori route first (probably the one having the hellmari door open ptsd)

[@Mage23664]

@@minhlenq312 i mean i can understand why they wont trust kel after that. Like it was a good jumpscare.

[@randohelicopter8760]

All of the tragic and twisted lore of the game aside, this theme reminds me a lot of a warm picnic on a autumn day especially with the basket Mari is holding, like it's a silent gesture of her inviting you. Pretty good song tho :>

[@New_Paradigm]

These chords in the beginning sound like my time as well as music box soundfont

[@Tsukasa_TenmaFan]

the way the vines from basil's attack looked like ropes to reference basil hanging Mari was a really interesting and small detail. OMOCAT was really smart with that idea

[@Tunaria]

"You know... Waltzes were always my favorite." -Mari(?), Two Days Left

[@_care.]

can't listen to this without feeling miserable

[@p3achee]

the music has the same vibe as “its just a burning memory but its happy”

[@andreaboren6151]

this song is supposed to be happy!! mari doesnt attack in the fight!! this song still managed to make me cry😡

[@navc8522]

This was the only moment of the game that actually scared and saddened me-- the reason being that it broke all of Headspace's established rules. Omori's role is to spare Sunny his pain, at any cost. After Black Space, such a cost is paid-- Sunny's consciousness. Sunny is erased entirely from his own mind, along with any memories of Mari's death. As far as Sunny knows, she never died at all. But despite Omori having erased the memories, and Something having been excised from Headspace forever... the image of her corpse still torments him, and the fear remains. Even in oblivion, Sunny's guilt still plagues him. He discarded everything, only to achieve nothing. Also, I think there's something to be said for the fact the apparition managed to scrape enough of Sunny back together to make Omori afraid-- which, may I remind you, is something excplicitly designed to be impossible.

[@f1reflam3]

You're right about everything except a thing Omori is not afraid. SUNNY is afraid. The sprite is Sunny sprite, because there's the part of his real world outfit and not Omori's. This didn't manage to make Omori afraid, this managed to straight up make Sunny snap out of the Headspace.

[@navc8522]

@@f1reflam3 Not sure if that's better or worse. Either way, it means that even under Omori's 'protection', Sunny cannot hide from his guilt.

[@f1reflam3]

@@navc8522 I think it's worse without a doubt. Scaring Omori means awakening a part of Sunny, bringing the fear to Omori, leaking fear into the supposedly "perfect"(more like without Mari's death regret and guilt) being that Omori is supposed to be, but the other means awakening Sunny himself as a whole at the point where the whole Omori alter-ego, set up by Sunny to hide his fear in Headspace, just... falls altogether. But anyways, yes, the point is that not even Omori can "protect" Sunny from reality and his guilt. Another clue to the fact that the only way to defeat the guilt is to face it, not to hide from it or literally beating your fears to death, which does happen at a point in the hikikomori route.

[@navc8522]

@@f1reflam3 Exactly-- the fights in the Lost Library are just Sunny 'fighting' his fears through the mechanisms he's constructed, rather than in a way that matters. Even if he thinks he's won, he's still playing their game.

[@ubilwilbur4775]

"If you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine." - Something

[@craycraywolf6726]

Something that was pointed out in another comment section was that during the second phase the body has no health. This game.

[@twig6102]

Kinda reminds me of the intro segment from the movie Up

[@minhlenq312]

now that you said about Up, it really feels like it.

[@LegoBatman2fr]

The music is so sad. It makes you truly miss her. She doesn't even hurt you. And then it triggers Sunny's trauma and it turns into the most unsettling thing into the game.

[@LegoBatman2fr]

This music is Heartwretching

[@LegoBatman2fr]

She wasn't actually perfect but it's still so sad

[@collinruckman4183]

Ah yes, killing Mari is funnier the second time ;w;

[@ihiot]

Why... Still laughing tho

[@rihanm.sgoogleaccount4462]

This theme is making me cry.

[@EMan-xj5cz]

Ah, the first video that popped up on my first playthrough when I asked my friend to give me the name of Mari’s theme

[@thecrimeskeleton4848]

oh boy what a wonderful theme, i sure hope nothing horrible happens when i get the boss to 20% health

[@omuunee]

>have you forgotten? >it's not meant to make you feel good about yourself >it's a conduit for the truth