Opera Singer Breaks Down "ZERO" from Granblue Fantasy

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Chapters:
00:00 give me that juicy church ish
01:29 man the organ rocks
03:00 Angelic and Nefarious at the same time
04:50 phase shift
05:28 vocal breakdown pt1
06:29 Lyric breakdown pt2
07:06 Recitativo! Baroque party
08:50 Listen to this piano
09:20 Let's go baby
10:40 Lyrics breakdown pt3
12:50 Idea shift musically with text
14:42 asking musical questions
15:50 JAMMING
17:24 long long long

[@jocax188723]

“My favorite song is ‘Zero’” “Which one?” “Yes”

[@MarcoMeatball]

Exactly lmao

[@belial1821]

@@MarcoMeatballBeelzebub’s theme song from granblue fantasy verusus

[@NekuGrandChase]

"You can't just deal 30,000 damage before the game even starts - " "SILENCE, SINGULARITY ✝🛐⛎♈♉♊♋♌♍♎♏♐♑♒♓CURSE OF LABORS"

[@Fortexcross]

Get solo'd, Faa-san. 🥱

[@FinalWarrior591]

H.Florence: lol. lmao, even.

[@artemyburakh]

phalanx white boy

[@gigame5501]

50,000 damage into The End combo.

[@mementomori5091]

SILENCE TOKUITEN, PARADISE LOSTO

[@kistral]

Remember that this is music from A BROWSER GAME. They did not have to go THAT HARD.

[@InsaneReaper961]

One of the funniest things is that they have stated that they go so hard *because* its a browser game, and that means that they don't need to worry about bloating download sizes.

[@FinalWarrior591]

@@InsaneReaper961 Yup. GBF's audio production is insane - *every* character and *every* event is fully-voiced, which other, app-based games can't pull off because players would riot at how much storage space that'd take up.

[@KeiKurono90]

To whoever put this theme in Patreon, thank you very much. You deserve an SSR in every gacha draw, 100% crit and BH 10.

[@MarcoMeatball]

This wasn’t Patreon this was me :)

[@Fortexcross]

@@MarcoMeatball Give praise!

[@FinalWarrior591]

@@MarcoMeatball Galleon's blessing upon you, and may you have anytime assassin, every time. 🙏

[@relu419]

Or a lot of TEARS in Relink to new sigils.

[@Braxophone]

LOVE THIS SONG AND THIS VIDEO SO MUCH

[@Reitsuna]

give praise Brax, for he has no equal

[@nirifer7275]

Yo brax

[@flameslinger2777]

Omg brax

[@basch71]

The only thing that's to be mentioned in this is that before the verse with "Receive the twilight", that entire bit is the leitmotif for another song called Paradise Lost, which is also related since it comes from the same event story saga as Lucilius called What Makes the Sky Blue. And its usually used for a character called Belial, a Fallen Angel whose also created by Lucilius and is one of the other antagonists for it. It's a nice call back.

[@BloodTrinity]

Paradise Lost is Avatar's raid theme though, Belial's is Parade's Lust. Edit: And don't forget Morning Light Hymnus for Avatar-Belial

[@blancange1872]

Those songs are what made me first main avatar in gbvsr

[@anphony3760]

Paradise lost is meant to be the leitmotif for sandalphon, as it is the theme that plays when we face avatar and the first time sandalphon fights alongside us.

[@belial1821]

Morning light Hymnus is the best theme song

[@belial1821]

@@BloodTrinityBelial has 3 theme songs, paradise lost, paradise lust, and morning light Hymnus

[@kiraina25]

I know it's supposed to be Faa-san mocking Bahamut, but I like to imagine that the lyrics are actually just Belial being Faa-san's hype man.

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

Lol that was always my interpretation. It has that feeling of undying devotion that Belial carries towards Lucilius.

[@prar7450]

It really just sounds like a man hyping a deity so hard you can't help but be affected by it

[@mannakallat2894]

GIVE PRAISE! I have nothing else. I am a simple person. I hear Zero, I give Praise

[@andreatondi4574]

Ah, yes. The 30k, turn 0, plain Damage. This is the threshold, the Gate of Hell themselves. "Per me si va nella città dolente. Per me si va nell'etterno dolore. Per me si va tra la perduta gente." Faa's boss fight (Lucilius in English) is what I consider to this day the one with the most final boss vibes in all of GBF. They add stories, they add fights, all supposedly more difficult than him, yet none of it was ever able to capture the "This is the end of the journey" vibe that he gives. It all starts with him testing you, raining death on your team, with 30k unavoidable damage before you have the chance to do anything. "I have no time to waste on the likes of you." And Funny thing is: if you brought Belial, his loyal subject, you WILL die to this move. And yet, if you survive. Only then Faa starts giving you attention. All of his arsenal is rifle with satanic references, the bad ones at that. He despises God and wishes to destroy everything to spite Them. "Nothing has any meaning, beside what I give to it. I will not be a pawn." He goes as far to cast aside his own physical body, ascending and covering himself in blue flames: now the only thing recognazible about him are his twelve black wings, all of them stolen from way more worthy angels than he could ever hope to be. And yet, for all the divine power he stole and misused... He too was felled, yet not killed. For all his prowess, a man cannot kill a god. Zero was truly an absolute masterpiece. It is to this day. So it is this raid. It's difficult, it's painful. But the end of this fight truly gives you the sense that you overcome the greatest of challenges.

[@user-mw9sn4lk3d]

great! You are one of six friends.

[@GeorgeK340]

Basically a vigor check.

[@drk7648]

Release Day 1 practicing: Enter, reload, goodnight

[@trungthanhquach2887]

30k plain, now do faa0 and try 50k

[@ekosubandie2094]

​@@trungthanhquach2887a JP dude actually managed to solo him not long after this video is out lol

[@Jindistinct]

11:07 is one of the most commonly mistaken lines (and there are a bunch), in part due to "lyric videos" neglecting to correct even after we get official lyrics. And we've had official lyrics for a while now! We even got them again with the Relink Soundtrack. The line is "your fate is all but written". In the face of this God that has manifested, you have no power, your fate has already been determined and there's nothing you can do about it.

[@teddycoles3532]

*starts raid Mieteruka, Lushiferu? PARADAISU LOSTO!!

[@unowngamer9352]

*Instant Teamwipe*

[@nodot17]

You activated my evoker trap card

[@cashordeals3672]

🗣 GIVE PRAISE FOR HE HAS NO EQUAL

[@AAAAnca]

WORSHIP HIM

[@pabloserna9620]

WORSHIP HIM. A GOD HAS BEEN BORN UNTO THE WORLD

[@Mas-Item]

​@@pabloserna9620cower in fear he will not forgive any vice🗣️🎙️🔥

[@anxientdesu]

DEVOTE YOURSELF, YOUR FATE IS OVERWRITTEN

[@Anthem34]

@@anxientdesuWHAT IS A GOD?

[@aisthesiel]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS FOR SO LONG, THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@AlphaI250]

Same, a year or 2 after morning light hymnus but we finally have it

[@missmilley11]

That's such a great analysis, i loved it! People commented on it already but on some more clarification about the original use of this song: -It's Lucilius' battle song from the 3rd part of the Trilogy "What Makes The Sky Blue". wmtsb built him up as an antagonist and he only reappeared in the third part. -The answer to "What makes the Sky Blue" was answered by Lucifer in the second part about how just the fact of wondering despite knowing the science is in itself the question. "perhaps a question is really just a wish", and how we keep wanting answers for what we yearn for. That's why there is a focus on "What" in the songs linked to the wmtsb saga. Asking is in itself a wish, and for Lucilius it's about making sense of his existence as the clone of the Right Hand Of God, feeling like his existence itself is a cosmic joke, and that he will take back the world from God as a punishment. -The song seems to be sang with "two voices" in mind. The One asking for "Give Praise" is often more attribuated to Belial, one of the main antagonists of wmtsb who is the person who brought Lucilius back to life (after killing Lucifer and beheading him, to sew Lucilius' head on his corpse). Belial is the one who spends the trilogy hyping up Lucilius' return and even talk in part 2 about how everyone should get to see Lucilius' might and creation. Meanwhile the more philosophical aspects of the song are more Lucilius' musing. -The "Recieve the Twilight" part, this instrumental that changes a lot, is a leitmotive through the story, of the soundtrack "Paradise Lost". The first time we hear Paradise Lost is while fighting Avatar, Lucilius' ultimate creation to help him overtake God, but this leitmotive has also since then be attributed to others Lucilius' creations. More importantly in the Narrative portion of wmtsb3, Zero plays in the background, and this moment plays when Sandalphon invokes the power of Lucifer to take Lucilius down. In the specific scene that starts this musical portion, Lucilius sees a sort of apparition of Lucifer behind Sandalphon to give him his power. Lucifer was Lucilius' perfect creation and clone, and he was mad at Belial for killing him. Sandalphon was created with the purpose of inheriting Lucifer's powers would Lucifer die, which is something Lucilius felt wouldn't be needed, and as such he always disregarded Sandalphon as "the spare". This moment of music therefore is the moment Lucilius is forced to face the legitimacy of Sandalphon as Lucifer's legacy, as well as seeing Lucifer still lives on to oppose Lucilius' plans to destroy the skyrealms. -Therefore the rest of the song after this Paradise Lost moment is more of Lucilius' last desperate attempt at getting his wish guaranted knowing he is losing the battle in some aspect. Anyway it's a very cool song and i really loved this analysis and i just hope it can clarify it a bit. Also PS: I've seen you liked End of Ragnarok a lot and were looking for the lyrics. A Friend of mine, SaltPrince on youtube, posted a video translation of the song! it should be one of the first results when looking for End of Ragnarok! I hope you will like it if you get to check it out! Anyway good continuation and as a long time fan of the Granblue franchise i'm just so happy to see you getting deeply involved with its music. It's a pleasure to watch! Take care!

[@dragonslayer9x]

You may want to also check out Granblue Fantasy Bahamut's Empyreal Ascension raid theme "The Ultimate". Nobuo Uematsu is credited in many of Granblue Fantasies tracks, he is even a cool summon in the game.

[@SetsunaKisetsuki]

GIVE PRAISE FOR HE HAS FINALLY RELEASED A NEW GBF REACTION VIDEO

[@Xeare204]

Something really important to note is that in his original final boss fight, at 25% HP when the toughest parts of the fight are over and triumph over Lucilius is finally in sight, instead of "ZERO" completing its usual crescendo that you go over in the last minute of this video, it cuts out to "What Makes the Sky Blue", at around 2:54 of the KZbin - Topic upload of the song. The fight isn't yet over, and there's still some tension in the song, but every % of his hp bar that passes and every measure of the song we hear from then on signals a parting of the clouds and the player's answer to Lucilius' apocalyptic nihilism.

[@KSabot]

I was about to remark, was kinda sad they didn't do it for Relink.

[@patateskzartmas2811]

I would argue the last 25% is the most dangerous not only do you get hit with gopherwood ark but he starts raining down paradise lost on you non stop and floodgates of heaven really messes up with some setups I think people just forgot how dangerous last 25% is overtime cause of powercreep

[@Amariyali]

The 000 event in the original gbf was 5 years ago and "Zero" is to this day one of the best video game music tracks of all time imho. The fact this song was written for a mobile gacha game still blows my mind to this day, it didn't have to be this epic, yet here we are with a 12 minute song full of grandeur and epicness. I'm so glad they put it into Relink and give this song a broader audience, because it well damn deserves it.

[@koru_tako]

We've been waiting for this for so long. Time to take 30k plain dmg

[@AHylianWarrior]

One of my favourite tracks from the whole of the Granblue Fantasy series it's such a perfect song

[@unowngamer9352]

Have you already looked at "Existence", also from Granblue Fantasy? Its Beelzebubs Theme, he's also associated with Lucilius

[@bahumat9853]

I second 'Existence' also as counterpoint song to Zero, given it kind of explains why Beelzebub and Lucilius eventually fall out: Lucilius has determined his answer to the question the song asks (what makes the Sky Blue?) in Nihilistic opposition to the Omnipotent, while Beelzebub is walking his own path in trying to break free by becoming strong enough to replace the Omnipotent.

[@km4587]

The first time the lyrics come in, it describes Lucifer the Supreme Monarch, a benevolent, good angel who died struggling to understand the meaning of life but always wanting to protect all of creation despite its flaws. The second time, it is used to describe Lucilius, his creator who was feared, overwhelming, a perfectionist, and despised the hypocritical nature of the Omnipotent's design of creation, rebelling to escape his role as a gear in the Creator's divine plan. They are foils to each other, both instruments of the Omnipotent Creator, both questioning their roles and existence and finding different answers. One found meaning in love and died protecting the contradicting but beautiful world while the other rejected the hypocrisy of that world and rebelled against the creator in search of his own design. And his goal, the grand finale, was to return the world into a state without the whims or control of a god, the state of Zero, where he could truly exist as a truly free being. And the old world would be his sacrificial lamb.

[@Jrockk999]

YES! Granblue music is so good. Paradise Lost, Parade Lust, Existence and Zero are such good songs that succeed in telling stories and telling you about the characters they are keyed to.

[@mistcloudsky]

YES, I've been waiting for this!! This song was so incredible to listen to when it first came out and you do a great job breaking down exactly what makes it so powerful

[@guoscape]

Macro I was hoping that you talked about this part 16:45, which is a leitmotif from the song Paradise Lost attributed to Sandalphon, who is the main character key ally and main nemesis to Lucillius in the original mobile game trilogy story. I like how his leitmotif would usually go "Let me feel the power that could rip me to shreds. Can't last one more hour, how soon will I meet my end?", but got abruptly and unceremoniously cut off by the Zero, which to me signifies in this fight, the heroes could not overpower the villain, and the villain was so strong it feels like he flicked off the heroes like insects (how Lucillius actually thinks of others around him)

[@BloodTrinity]

The Paradise Lost theme isn't attributed to Sandalphon though, it's Avatar's Theme. Edit: Sandalphon's has his own character song called "Ain Soph Aur" btw

[@richy9589]

​@@BloodTrinity Paradise lost is the theme of the trilogy, to be precise is the theme of all the main Antagonists. In other words it is the theme of: Beelzebub, Belial, Sandalphon, Lucillius and Avatar EDIT: Thats why the motiff is seen in all the antagonist themes (Morning Light Hymn, Existence and Zero), its the universal song.

[@crafteariee]

@@BloodTrinity in addition to Ain Soph Aur being Sandalphon’s character song (lyrics that could pass off as Sandalphon’s hobby poetry filled with yearning feelings he had wished to express to Lucifer but is unable to do so), The Fifth Primarch, his boss theme from the original What Makes the Sky Blue story is his leitmotif. The track “What Makes the Sky Blue” that dropped alongside 000 sounds like an uplifting, more hopeful and heroic acoustic-orchestral version of his boss theme reflecting how much this beloved primarch has grown from a vengeful primal beast desperately searching for a purpose in life to the supreme primarch accepting his grief and resolve to protect the skies out of his own free will with the events unfolding in 000 🥹

[@prar7450]

I was literally thinking about you reacting to this particular song for about a month, and lo and behold, you've answered my prayer 😂❤🎉

[@hayeonkim7838]

Thanks for useful and valuable video as always ❤❤❤

[@xyrenity6703]

The video's very insightful and I love this song as much as you do! I think you should definitely cover this C:

[@Firespirit707]

Since I started watching your videos, I see video game music differently. Thanks to you, I learned to pay more attention to the music and to question what kind of feeling the music gives me. Thank you for your videos.

[@marja9521]

YEEEEESSSSSS YYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS IM OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG!!! i always love your insights & explaining why certain pieces sound amazing, thank you for the break down!

[@RakuenAram]

There's also the Stella Magna version of this song, which adds more elements to it as well as emphasizing that bass solo in the last 3rd of the song which rocks so much

[@Siriel]

"I'm actually wondering where these questions are coming from." For context, Lucilius within the setting is an immortal scientist and philosopher who was obsessed with the concept of free will and managed to understand the workings of the world. One of the cornerstone questions in the setting that he was the first to ask is "What makes the sky blue?", and how characters answer it is one of the major ways their personalities are showcased. Lucilius, though his studies, eventually reached the conclusion that the root cause that made the sky blue was the will of a god. That the interactions of people, as well as the flow of nature itself, was an expression of the creation deity's will. The second verse that offers questions and answers is a retelling of an exchange that occurs in the game's story between Lucilius and Lucio, the right hand man of the setting's creation deity. Lucilius questions Lucio about the meaning of life and the nature of god, and Lucio's vague replies fail to satisfy him and instead only reinforce the conclusion that he'd already come to after realizing the above. Namely that, in a world where all natural laws follow the will of a god, the only way to prove one's own free will is to do the one thing that definitely goes against god's will - return all things to nothingness, without exception or prejudice. The nothingness that follows the disappearance of reality will be a monument to his free will. The nature of free will and people's desires for freedom (as well as what they're willing to sacrifice for it) is one of the major themes of Granblue Fantasy, and Lucilius in part exists to showcase the negative of the idea. A man of boundless wisdom and ability, who through the application of logic and an understandable desire to validate his own existence reached the conclusion that existence itself should disappear. The first verse ("Give praise...") is an introduction to Lucilius' character, as by the point he's confronted in the game he achieved all but godlike power and is attempting to put an end to everything. The "For he has no equal" actually takes a mournful turn within context - the only person Lucilius considered a friend (someone who also disagreed with his plan) died shortly before the confrontation against him. By affirming his lack of equals just before the final battle, he denies the rest of the world the right to argue against him. By taking the two verses together, the intent is to contrast Lucilius and the creation deity. The deity is largely an unknown to the people of creation, operating in - to use the classic - mysterious ways that fails to answer Lucilius' questions. By comparison Lucilius is here, a definitive individual with clear aims and intentions, and the power to make them a reality. I actually like the choice of phrasing in "A god has been born unto the world." most of all in the song, since it turns what might otherwise sound like a good thing into something sinister. The birth of a god (Lucilius) isn't something the world chooses or cause, it's something that happens *to* it.

[@jellemondeel2548]

Thank you marko for reacting to this. And thus spreading the music of granblue. Praise to you

[@swokuya1449]

I would really love it if you made a video on the OST "Paradise Lost", also from Granblue Fantasy. It is one of my favorite songs from the series

[@vincentgeiszler3749]

Seconding this. I think it was one of the first pieces written for Granblue that actually had a translator involved trying to make it sound coherent in english. I love the rap segments, the wordplay is so good.

[@indanindan358]

Wonder if Marco will find the next banger theme, like Hexachromatic Hierarch. damn it still give me goosebumps

[@projectvaluka]

Holy cow, Marco cover of Zero WHEN? What a brilliant breakdown!

[@CrimsonBlade104]

Glad so many people are getting introduced to GBF music thanks to Relink!

[@MagiaBased]

I've been waiting for this one. GIVE PRAISE!

[@DeadSmiled]

One of my favorites boss battle themes of any game "Give praise, for he has no equal"

[@1che3mau]

Great analysis! There's really nothing I could say/add that others haven't already said more passionately and/or eloquently than me. I hope you give Morning Light Hymnus a listen too :DD edit: I didn't realise you had already given it a listen 2 years ago until YT recommended it to me today. Will go give that a look ~

[@ApexGale]

by the way, at 16:46 is a leitmotif from the track called "Paradise Lost," from the storyline Lucilius is introduced in.

[@WhaleMilkTea]

One thing I absolutely love about watching youtube is marcomeatball reacting to epic music

[@KenBladehart]

If you need some background on Lucilius, I can provide a brief rundown: Hes an Astral scientist (same race as Lilith from Granblue Relink). Hes the person who created the Primal Beasts, and other Astrals picked up his knowledge He becomes frustrated with the Skyrealm's fatal flaws (why the islands floating high in the sky, why the skydwellers are not immortal, etc), so he started a plan to bait out The Omnipotent (a.k.a Bahamut) by any means possible. Lucilius started the angel rebellion but thwarted by his very own creation Lucifer and the very first Primal Beast ever created with a swift beheading. This happened ~500 years ago timeline wise Fast forward to present day Granblue time, Lucilius was resurrected by Belial and Beelzebub. He ran into Helel ben Sahar- his world-doppelganger and Bahamut's high hand man, who is tasked to tell Skydwellers to revere Bahamut. Lucilius managed to get Sahar's powers and that what you see in Granblue Relink fight with him Bahamut himself is a whole barrel of lore. Like, its implied that Bahamut is from another galaxy

[@TheSeeingman]

And for more detail on Lucilius and Sahar connection, Lucilius is Astral counterpart of Sahar who's the hand of God basically who funnily enough takes form close to Lucifer who's Lucilius creation and circles back into copying Lucilius since he created Lucifer as he's based off Lucilius himself as a disguise which is kinda funny.

[@mari9456]

i loved hearing this breakdown of one of my fav bgm tracks in Granblue. when the anniversary event for this (“000”) came out, i rushed home from uni to start it, and when part 2 came out later, i was literally sobbing. the writing was so incredible that the build up to lucilius’ fight paid off with that song was perfection fr fr. i was shaking entering every raid, partly because i knew i was gonna die and mostly because of HYPE. i’d love for you to listen to the previous songs from the same event trilogy, especially “Paradise Lost” and “Parade’s Lust” which were referenced in “Zero” (in the video around 19:00) this was super fun to listen to and quite insightful since i’m not really familiar with music theory. granblue is full of amazing songs so i know it’s a huge ask to do all of them but there are just so many bangers, seriously. consider me subbed!!

[@MrWin239]

Great to see you jamming out to this song.

[@thalesandrade7281]

Give praise I waited so long for this

[@datetenou7059]

nearly every year stella magna perform tis on GBfest, the angelic part is totally play by 2 keyboards and 1 of them is the composer himself

[@KITE_17]

16:33 - "its like receive the twilight" GBF and Relink player: no, don't receive that twilight..... that's PARADISE LOSTO!!!!

[@schwertaria9286]

Ah we got there, finally. Zero.

[@cheesamcs9525]

one of the best song in Granblue Fantasy ~ good work !!

[@wildslashx]

Granblue Fantasy has so much great OST. From Dark Silver Wings (Proto Bahamut OST), The Ultimate (Ultimate Bahamut OST), and Zero (Lucilius OST), everything was really awesome. If you played the original browser game version, there are a lot of other OST which is just as awesome. I really recommends you to try the Rose Queen one, it is such a beautiful piece. I played the original version for ~8 years and I still can't fathom how the song always go even more banger as the years go by.

[@unowngamer9352]

Btw, the "Basking in the Sunlight of Victory" Theme at 16:45 is the same Melody as the Chorus from "Paradise Lost", another Granblue Song assiciated with the "What makes the Sky Blue" Saga

[@Anirlon]

Haven't seen it said yet, so it bears mentioning this song, and arguably this entire GBF arc, is heavily inspired by Symphony X's Divine Wings of Tragedy and their Paradise Lost album. I love this because Narita drawing inspiration from prog metal is a beautiful parallel to Uematsu's classic prog inspirations.

[@user-tx6nx1zx3f]

hope to see eustace theme as well

[@Aolady]

Ok so... Your breakdown of this song actually leads me to a crazy theory about Lucilius' grand plan. And it was crazy indeed, OMG, Marco, thanks a lot for the brainstorm material. I... I got mindblown with my own theory about him. 🤯

[@Aolady]

One of the magnum opus of Granblue Fantasy 😭🙏🏼✨

[@5278ryan]

You should check out dark rapture which is in essence a spiritual orchestral version of this.

[@re_vongola]

Give praise 🙏

[@ortrus5911]

This song blew me away the first time it came out, and has only gotten better each time! One very important thing about Lucilius is that, in story, he was this gifted genious who eventually started to question the meaning of life and creation, until he finally decided on erasing it and bring it back to nothing. Considering that I feel the initial questions are a call back to what he pondered as a researcher, while the second time it is what he tells us as we engage in combat.

[@AnnaChicky]

I'm sad we missed out on your first time reaction to it but I'm happy you enjoyed it!

[@mchammer1337]

i have ptsd from this song, ive heard it so many times... but kudos for actually understanding the lyrics. all i know i have to praise cuz he has no equal

[@Amuletowa]

GIVE PRAISE I'm happy to see that video!!

[@Kyanern]

13:46 this little tidbit about "creation" made me think about how the Japanese language might've influenced this. An English speaker sees "creation" as 3 syllables, but a Japanese would see "ku-ri-e-shon" or "ku-ri-e-shi-on" and thus be able to "assign more notes" (excuse my lack of a better expression). Zero and The Ultimate are fan favourites, but I also recommend Lumineria Omega from the Granblue Fantasy Orchestra album, if you'd like to explore more GBF.

[@f.b.l.9813]

my first time being able to listen to this music carefully, since i'm usually too busy trying not to die while it's playing

[@arumea5418]

Obligatory "Give Praise" comment, some say he has no equal I hear.

[@laughingfurry]

Could this mean at some point a video on Paradise Lost? Not just because it's my favorite. A part from that song is also used in the last part of Zero, which I find interesting. I'm only a tourist when it comes to Granblue Fantasy, but I love the music.

[@JaakunaSetsu]

As for who sings the vocals thematically, i think it a character called Belial who aids in his divine birth. One thing i really like about it is how the first time the vocals come it is voiced as a suggestion but the second time it is a demand, an order. Also at 16:45 the music is also making a reference to another vocal track that is really good called "Paradise Lost", the theme of Sandalphon, the opposing character for Lucillius. It is a straightfoward but really fun rock track.

[@koru_tako]

I always felt this song is talking about lucilius to the MC during the fight, like trying to convince them to stop resisting and just accept the new god, and that's why it's changing all the time while saying the same, in base to the phases. Another detail is that the song ends at the 10% HP of the raid, after the "strongest" attack lucilius has, like it has given up in it's god after being unable to kill the singularity.

[@ahmadyulinu]

The OSTs in GBF are legitimately insane and Zero is definitely one of its magnum opus. I'm very happy you're covering them. I feel like it's only a matter of time until you cover The Ultimate.

[@runato4269]

GIVE PRAISE! I forget, did Marco ever review any of the other songs in the What Makes The Sky Blue series? Cause the callbacks are so good for it

[@koru_tako]

None afaik

[@andreatondi4574]

He reviewed Morning Light Hymnus, which obviously has Paradise Lost motifs; being one of Belial's themes and all.

[@TarentiniMG]

Me after listening to Zero a few years ago: Man, I'm religious now. Me after listening to Zero today: Man, I'm religious now.

[@LilidesU]

Give praise for he has no equal, ~30k or 50k plain dmg, here we go~ Thank you for this vid! While I saw you did End of Ragnarok I had hope you will also check other, awesome bosses music in GBF (in top with Zero)

[@JovialRoger]

I'm sure you get content suggestions all the time, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on Just Look My Way from Helluva Boss. The vocalist is astounding and has that operatic quaver that's so cool

[@Darkyan97]

Zero I think is bar none the best song that ever came out of Granblue, although Paradise Lost and End of Ragnarok are really close seconds. I also have to mention that Dark Rapture, Lucilius' theme in Versus Rising (also used in Relink and the gacha's new Lucilius Raid) is quite underrated. Especially when it comes to its use of musical motifs which are present all throughout the 'What Makes The Sky Blue' Trilogy. It just makes the perfect theme for the final confrontation.

[@doteianima6370]

Finally, my heart at peace.

[@fatalblue]

Ah yes, Faa-San. Where you're immediately greeted with 30k plan damage and a 30 min time limit as soon as you enter the fight lmao.

[@stei1515]

I cannot emphasise how this song instilled such UNBRIDLED FEAR into every player when lucillius raid first came out. Dude was out for blood from day 1 and he still is (with dark rapture 0 raid) 💀

[@monoguan]

ngl lucilius lore is one of the best side story on gbf so far, and most importantly lucilius saga still continue since he still alive and waiting for the right moment to comeback once again...

[@marineo7184]

Please analyze Mana Khemia ost! All of them are bangers!

[@Teahothy]

im indeed not ready for this 😂😂

[@belial1821]

The true main villain of granblue fantasy universe is Lucilius

[@WAYTHIM]

Gran blue End or ragnerok is my personal favourite would highly recommend to give it a listen

[@MarcoMeatball]

It’s already here!

[@WAYTHIM]

@@MarcoMeatball 👀 watching it right now

[@ApexGale]

There is so much fantastic music in Granblue Fantasy, would love to see you check out some others.

[@neworldfool9625]

Have you considered doing a video on The Black Parade album? Never knew back in the day but I guess it’s a legit rock opera albeit not completely in order. Wendigoon has a really good interpretation of it but I’d rather hear your thoughts before hearing what I feel is the most proper analysis of it.

[@MarcoMeatball]

Is it from a video game?

[@kaycex1]

cant wait for marco to react Democrawler ost in stellar blade

[@belial1821]

While it’s not better then morning light Hymnus this theme is a great final boss theme

[@almatuska9183]

"Mitteiruka, Lucifer. Paradise Lost!"

[@yusufpriadityo]

Never have i thought that i'd watch this video because this showed up in the jp community of the granblue fantasy

[@cashordeals3672]

Fun fact his English va also voices Kinger in the amazing digital circus 🤣

[@AlphaI250]

And Diluc in genshin impact

[@belial1821]

Lucilius goes attack his own creation Belial and hates him. I can see Belial turning good if Lucilius attempts to kill belial

[@gigame5501]

1. lucilius doesn't "hate" Belial. 2. Lucilius killing him isn't something he'd mind since their whole plan is a literal genocide where THEY don't even plan on surviving.

[@EmKunWeebGaming]

Marco, I would loveee to see your reaction of GBF "Theme of Orologia" - For You. It is one of the BEST Granblue Fantasy song.

[@g.waughan]

I reall wish you would do "Sanbagarasu Otoko Uta", or "The Song of Three Men", also from Granblue

[@Pepe-vh6xx]

we're so back.

[@Rzepoool]

I would love to see you reacting to Paradise Lost from the original Granblue Fantasy. It's same type of ballad.

[@shatteredsentient5321]

Praise him

[@antgc8893]

I knew you would love "ZERO". It's easily one of Narita's best works, to many hearing such a song at the end of one of the best stories in Granblue was pretty emotional.

[@emilzanighto2743]

Thank you so much for your reaction, Marco! It was cool to know your thoughts. 16:46 This is a leitmotif for another song that is part of a saga on Granblue, called What Makes the Sky Blue, the song name is Paradise Lost, you could try to hear that one too! Also, a little bit of lore of Lucilius. Lucilius is an Astral who was tormented by something being missing in himself. In order to fill that hole, and also to satisfy the other Astrals, he created Lucifer. Eventually Lucilius realized that the reason why he was dissatisfied was actually because the gods were using the world as a battleground and he would be eternally unable to change it in a meaningful way. He decided his best option was to destroy the world completely, essentially spitting in the gods' eyes on his way out. Lucilius call this plan as "The Gran Finale" As part of his plans, Lucilius caused the fallen angels rebellion. This gave him an excuse to harvest the angel cores to create Avatar, a tool he could use to destroy the world. Overall the Story of What Makes the Sky Blue takes some creative freedom from the story of the book of the Apocalypse, the one that tolds a war in heaven between angels led by the archangel Michael against those led by Lucifer. Which in this case, Granblue takes the name of some archangels, (Michael, Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, Sandalphon) concepts, etc.

[@VeitaShioyamaCh]

WE GIVING PRAISE NOW

[@haoujudai]

This feels like the Dancing Mad of Granblue.

[@Gadlight]

funny you say that with a Zooey profile picture, since the first Zooey's theme is literally granblue's dancing mad, even made by Nobuo Uematsu himself

[@thedon6344]

More Granblue Fantasy breakdowns.