White Tiger Theme of Axel the Dark Hero (Arranged, lyrics)

[@deltatriangle7763]

In Disgaea 2, he was portrayed as an attractive character who was stupid but family-oriented, but in the later series, he was portrayed as just a silly character, which is a bit sad.

[@skyeguy7914]

I enjoy the fact that both disgaea 2 DHD’s Axel mode, and the disgaea 5 dlc for him both confirm the canon that he is actually one of the strongest demons in existence, merely due to his adamant obliviousness alone. He was definitely at his best with disgaea 2 though.

[@KFPemployee-bw9ll]

@@skyeguy7914 d5 takes place before all disgaeas (idunno how much years but most of the characters from later games arent born) so the dlcs from d5 are no canon

[@skyeguy7914]

@@KFPemployee-bw9ll I’m aware it’s not canon. None of the dlc for this series typically is. Also yes, I do in fact know that 5 takes place as a prequel. That being said, strictly focusing on the writing for Axel as a character, I do think 5s dlc is the only other occasion where they really got axel right.

[@alvinvalentino5797]

​@@KFPemployee-bw9llYou could interpret the DLC as an after story of the main story, but it's still pretty reaching

[@paragon8304]

@@alvinvalentino5797 All the DLC is canon though. it's just multiverse and time travel shenanigans.

[@xanafer]

love him or hate him, but you can't deny it - this theme is fucking amazing

[@VolatileViolet]

It's pretty good.

[@laynesawyer1640]

you probably dont care but if you guys are bored like me during the covid times then you can stream pretty much all of the new movies and series on instaflixxer. Have been streaming with my brother these days :)

[@tobiasbenson3234]

@Layne Sawyer Yup, have been watching on instaflixxer for since december myself :)

[@brodyemmitt6806]

@Layne Sawyer Yea, I have been using InstaFlixxer for since november myself =)

[@doctorsnakeeater1997]

Of course it is, Axel probably wrote it himself

[@Fender91]

"Axel joined your party... but he's too weak to fight"

[@KnownAsKenji]

The Dark Hero is no mere pokemon! .... though you might have a point, hang on, lemme knock on his trailer.

[@tigerwarrior1787]

@@KnownAsKenji Sorry, the Dark Hero: Akutare, says he's come down with a bad case of diarrhea. Use his stunt-double.

[@ROBDEWAND]

Axel cried and begged so you reluctantly let him in your group!!

[@TheRukanau]

I want this to be played at my funeral, seriously.

[@nathanieljohnson4387]

I want it to be played whenever I walk into a building... XD

[@Yuurekk]

You're not even the main character, dood. Better go and fetch some more pudding before Etna goes rampage again, dood. But don't tell her about the new super ultra tasty pudding, dood!

[@silvershade313]

+Nathaniel Johnson Agreed.

[@zacharyzwickl5860]

no, just look up a song called "look the bright side of life"

[@Deltablood]

Now I'm imagining Axel bursting out of your coffin as soon as the lyrics kick in.

[@khakisohn9710]

God, I remember jammin out to this in like middle school. Nearly 9 years later, here I am, still screaming and fanboying over the best song in the series

[@yuyacherries]

Axel literally is the best character in the series by this theme alone holy fuck

[@gaspersb]

He's "only" in my top 5 characters, but he's definitely pretty high up there. Maybe number 3? I like Laharl and Etna more, but I did enjoy his story mode a lot.

[@alchemistofsteel8099]

That awkward moment when you get the Axel ending and you have four minutes worth of credits

[@morituri3081]

I'm not trying to insult Axel, but Midboss made it... better, I guess?

[@TheSilentKnight131]

The beauty of this theme is that it single-handedly makes Axel an awesome character!

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

Man, Axel needs his own game. Instead of a demon school or politics, it would have superstar theme!

[@Tohlsimir]

I'm sure they thought about it at some point. A shame they didn't want to make it

[@53Spawn]

Dark Hero Days. He has his story.

[@Suika_Ibuki_The_Drunk_Oni]

Dakr hero days was pretty lame to be honest.

[@nicolasmansillafierro469]

***** But at least it gave Axel some depth.

[@FromBeyondTheGrave1]

+Nicolás Mansilla Fierro and that depth allowed him to take away the spotlight that was always shining in that Demon Hunter that's really a Demon, and his split personality girlfriend.

[@jackweiss652]

He's not the Dark Hero Disgaea needs, but he's the Dark Hero Disgaea deserves...

[@sumthinorother9615]

@Jonathan Fakhoury The movie it comes from was from 2008 (The Dark Knight). Same movie as “some men just want to watch the world burn.” Crazy that in the time since, DC movies have lost so much credibility...

[@sylphroid]

We need him now more then ever

[@elciofonseca4275]

Love Dynamite! Yes baby!

[@gaspersb]

@@sumthinorother9615 The Batman wasn't too bad. I might just be reacting to the "Batman Doom March" theme though. I mean, it's pretty hype. Batman, lumbering towards the badguys, with that theme playing. (I won't call it anything else, he fucking lumbers, even though he's not an enormous guy, that's the only word for it. He looks fucking angry.)

[@kanadehoujo1664]

いや、普通に名曲だと思う

[@CantusTropus]

I have listened to White Tiger many times in the past, but only now have I been convinced to place it in my Favourites box. Akutare!

[@tommycat82]

The best music ever! From Brazil with love!

[@bboykito2]

muito boa seloko

[@elciofonseca4275]

O Axel e o Kurtis tem os melhores temas na minha opinião.

[@GrandMasterEdge777]

Reunião de BR no show do Axel \o/

[@viniciuslemos6801]

Sempre bom achar br fã de Disgaea

[@BruhaTheImp]

a bit of japanese language 101: While "Akutare" means "Axel". "Aku" by itself translates directly to "Evil". This name, Aku, is what inspired an certain cartoon's main antagonist, to be born.

[@GameAW1]

AXEL ON STAAAAGE!!!!!

[@MellowGaming]

Had this stuck in my head for days and was having a nightmare remembering where it came from. Glad I finally got it right.

[@skyeguy7914]

Because he is the only comedic relief miraculously stupid enough to accidentally save the day multiple times.

[@silvurrrboi230]

I wouldn't go as far as to call Axel a comic relief, at least not the one from Disgaea 2 (ya know, the good one)...

[@skyeguy7914]

@@silvurrrboi230 no he was definitely a comic relief in that game too. He is described at one point to be a “freakish garbage Phoenix rising from the ashes of a dumpster fire”

[@silvurrrboi230]

@@skyeguy7914 Naw, he's definitly deeper than some rando comic relief like Tink. Most importantly Axel is Adell's number one rival and a different take on latter's character. Both fight for their families that is the most important thing to them, both are overly optimistic no matter what situation they are facing (though Axel is going so far to the point that he is lying to himself) and always come out at the top one way or another, and yet despite having so many similarities you still can't call them clones of each other either. I can't even comprehand how did they manage to butcher Axel's character in D4 who used to be so much more than a loser who gets his ass whopped by every opponent he faced (I mean cmon, earlier he even managed to defeat Laharl in Axel Mode)

[@skyeguy7914]

@@silvurrrboi230 being a comic relief doesn’t necessarily equate to a bad character. You can have a comic relief that has actual value. Granted most comic relief characters are written poorly. But I’m well aware Axel is quite well written in Disgaea 2. I would go as far as to say that the only reason he was in 3 and 4 as main role simply had to do with how popular he was in 2. And because he didn’t play off of the main character too well in those games, it would make sense he’d feel bland by comparison. In 2 particularly, he is a cleverly written goofball of a character. And his general weirdness and proclivity for causing trouble in unusual ways getting positive use towards the end of 2 is great. He weaponized his flaws in a way that…. May as well have been the only reason Adell and crew make it to Zenon in the end.

[@mggaming1297]

I've become a fan of Axel and at first I thought he was some show off especially in Dark Hero Days but now he's kind of my # 1 favorite character X3

[@14.huanle60]

GO Axel we love you ! even though you're just a side character !

[@TheSuperNyx]

We all know Axel was the true main character

[@izanaginookami5319]

I kinda like the song lol

[@VideoGameManiac8]

@@TheSuperNyx no, Asagi was the main character

[@DrackXeon]

At least we had Axel mode in Disgaea 2

[@TouhoushiTV]

Very good Workout Music, 5/5! Axeltastic. My muscle power axended to heaven!

[@tophatgenius167]

I didn't quite like Axel in the beginning of Disgaea 2 but now that I'm nearly finished the game, I love him and his theme song :D haha

[@Hambs23]

I didn't like Axel, until this song started playing.

[@garra123454]

Lol same I find him pretty annoying

[@yuichi_roland]

2:04 love this part

[@ptbwf]

Probably the best NIS character theme song.

[@Senuary03]

i still cant believe i lost when i first fought this dude and the game ends

[@curtisfriley8853]

You and me both. Did great up to that point. I was bad at this game back then cause the first time i played, I only leveled Adell a lot

[@DeadGhost777]

Boil the black blood......I like how he sings that.....

[@InferiorBeing]

Such a good Song, and such a great Character! :D

[@BrenTenkage]

Honestly, I don't see why people don't like him in universe, he is freakin awesome

[@53Spawn]

Him and Adell will always be my top 2 MCs.

[@lunerblade13]

if only he retained his original disgaea 2 character in disgaea 4. it would also have been cool if one of his techniques references the flute he got in disgaea 2 and have him summon a horde of rifle demons.

[@53Spawn]

After finishing DHD, im confused as to how he even lost to Adell and Rozalin when they first met. I know hes more of a joke character but he shouldve been OP as hell before that encounter. And yea, him using the flute to summon monsters, or how he would most likely say "his fans" would be awesome

[@ILuvKonata]

My god. I didn't even know it was physically possible for this song to be any more epic. It just completely blows my mind. I can't stop listening to it. GO AKUTARE!

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

I wasn't a fan of Axel. Now I think he's hilarious. Except for one little thing... *that picture*. YOU KNOW THE ONE I MEAN.

[@7DR4ES7]

Are we talking about the one with the star pasties? That one's hilarious lmao.

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Andrés López Rivas yes, that one. *shudder* It disturbs me. And they even made it full-screen for added effect >_

[@garra123454]

Lol I also don't like that picture

[@isaiahdaniels5643]

I love it. It's the fanservice we all needed.

[@morituri3081]

That's not only picture. In Disgaea 3 opening he shown several seconds in the same appearence

[@EricCarvalho-zh8vs]

I only started liking Akutare because of his song, and you did a great job here.

[@jouheikisaragi6075]

Axel 1: Highly Responsive to Axel Axel 2: Story of The Axel Wonderland Axel 3: Phantasmagoria of Axel Dream Axel 4: Lotus Axel Story Axel 5: Mystic Axel Axel 6: The Embodiment of The Axel Axel 7: Perfect Axel Blossom Axel 8: Imperishable Axel Axel 9: Phantasmagoria of Axel View Axel 10: Mountain of Axel Axel 11: Axel Animism Axel 12: Unidentified Flying Axel Axel 13: Ten Axels Axel 14: Double Dealing Axel Axel 15: Legacy of The Axel Kingdom Axel 16: Hidden Axel in the Four Seasons Axel 17: The Axeling Axel 18: Axel Boogaloo Axel 19: Return of The Axel Axel 20: The Last Axel I am such a nerd....

[@Ryuu15]

not nerdy enough. you forgot at least Axel 7.5.: Immaterial and Missing Axel Axel 9.5: Shoot the Axel Axel 10.5: Scarlet Axel Rhapsody Axel 12.3: Unthinkable Natural Axel

[@imouto4959]

consider you have flynn as your dp and im a hoe for touhou, smt, and disgaea i love you

[@Ronan-ht6jc]

No Great Axel War ?

[@frankspick7544]

@@Ronan-ht6jc thats a spinoff like pocket axel adventure or axel bros plumbing

[@ipetris86]

What??

[@estel9830]

So i havent played Disgaea in years...and this song randomly came into my head for no reason some day...and i knew exactly where it was from. Weird how some things work uh?

[@MegaAniLinkFan]

The guitar solo in the bridge of this song 2:17 (not found in the normal version) to me is the best part, and is significantly the reason why I prefer this version over the original.

[@kanchomerocks12]

axel may not be my favorite character but he has the second best theme

[@lanterns_glow]

He may be a bit of a stubborn blockhead, but hes no slouch when you actually throw hands in Disgaea 4. Because he (and the A-Virus victims) prioritize Fist weapons along with having a naturally high affinity towards Attack and Speed, he can hit like a truck and avoid yours without some serious Hit grinding, Glasses, high Marksman Innocents, or even just find ways to SLOW HIM DOWN. And when i say hes Fast, i mean in the base fight at the end of chapter 6, he has nearly 1000 speed at level 50-60, with around 10k HP. This means he can actually tank and deal with heavier hitters like Fenrich and Fuka, who bith can use Axes to drop his mediocre defenses- if they can hit him (Axes has a trait where their high damage and defense shredding is traded with decreasing Hit chance and Character speed). All this to say that Axel himaelf, deapite being who he is, can be a formidable threat. And this is considering hea foufht as the end boss of what is considered the "Black Blood Demon" zone, as in, demons who are capable of being Boss types to Overlords themselves.

[@OnslaughtXLeon]

one word explains it all.. EPIC!

[@tori-a-pequena-estrelinha]

I love so much axel man, my favorite caracter from disgaea series

[@ChrizdaBiz]

Every time I sing this song I'm always smiling

[@lhukave]

Best Music Ever!!!!

[@juanvillicana816]

Link has a quite amazing vocal range!

[@azzzanadra]

probably why he doesn't talk.

[@echorealtz2157]

@@azzzanadra wait what?

[@azzzanadra]

@@echorealtz2157 cause he would be seductive if he did

[@echorealtz2157]

@@azzzanadra that's the voice actor of link?

[@azzzanadra]

@@echorealtz2157 it's a joke!

[@LloydIrving48]

All Hail Akutare-sama!!!!!^^ I know in english his Name is Axel, but hey Akutare or Axel it doesn´t matter, he is awesome!^^

[@lolishitnn4424]

ok

[@JohnyMCness]

*clears throat* thats Dark Hero-sama for you

[@Blackheartzero]

*_"OH GOD WHAT?! WHY ARE YOU IN MY FIST?!?"_*

[@majoritasdeadmemechannel3557]

" *the better question is, WHY ISN'T YOUR FIST INSIDE OF ME!?!* "

[@tellyukitamtam5418]

1:28

[@shadelawft4736]

some one needs to make the axle death counter I have only played disgea 4 and so far he has died 4 times this man must be the new shrek

[@cynicismIncarnate]

DustyMage Hopefully

[@tony-t12]

Fuck head he's not a big fat green bastard your just not using his abilities right.

[@gardenlad6052]

why do you compare him to a shrek?

[@derekstronf1837]

the 62nd President of the Netherworld. Prominent, A bit show-offy... But the fact that he looks after his own family... I kinda want him to succeed

[@mateusbazilio205]

Our favorite burned-out celebrity!

[@Lizardman]

For some reason this makes me want Dish and Yuki in Disgaea

[@mattafields]

I didn't like Axel much in the beginning, but I've grown to love him somehow.

[@PassingNeet]

***** at least until D4. he had a lot more potential back in D2, then they just relegated him to joke character status afterward. seeing his rise back to dark hero would have been awesome. instead we got stupid shit like the "A Virus"

[@mattafields]

somaldelhar In all honesty I've only beaten 1 and 2, I've played like half of 3 and own 4, currently I'm working on Baal in DD2 though so I don't know how he was in 4... But from the sound of it, I would prefer him becoming a Dark Hero again. I thought he did since in DD2 his title was Super Dark Hero.

[@PassingNeet]

he's essentially been relegated to hyper-comic relief and plot device.

[@nicolasmansillafierro469]

***** DD2 happens after D1 and before every other Disgaea game.

[@mattafields]

Nicolás Mansilla Fierro Yeah, I learned that after posting that comment, thanks though!

[@dukedenning]

Have to admit ,he's the one with the most development in Disgaea 2's story. Playing the game make me feel like watching him grow instead of the love story that probably won't go anywhere for episodes. He was pathetic to the point it's pitiful. He's now still a pathetic guy ,but in a cool and hilarious way. I guess if you start off at rock bottom ,the only way to go is up ,huh.

[@frankspick7544]

well axel is strong and can take a hit like a champ hell the dude was strong inuff to face off gents adell and killa and still stand up were adell and killa was exusted

[@SonsOfMalice]

I totally have to download him for Disgaea 5.

[@abyssyahoo151]

Too bad they got lazy and didn't put his Axel theme there while They put the character themes for EVERY OTHER DLC CHARACTER FIGHT. I mean CMON

[@CrimsonSeas00]

I literally just finished the Disgaea 2 DLC scenario yesterday, and this theme plays when fighting Axel, and then it was unlocked at the BGM changer. I'm using it as my base theme actually.

[@TotallyCluelessGamer]

I was a bit sad he didn't have some weird gimmicky Overload when I unlocked him.

[@mistresskixen6142]

I always just let this track play in the coliseum after I beat him just because it was just that awesome.

[@rolentobcn]

axel reminds me midboss in some aspects

[@mistresskixen6142]

Mid boss never had a such a bad ass theme like Akutare

[@lolishitnn4424]

oui oui j'avoue je confirme

[@silkthornwidow5498]

BADDASS OVERLORD ZETTA SHOW ME YOUR SIGNATURE MOVE!!!!!

[@felixknorke5072]

@Overlord Zetta! True tho

[@IAMMRON]

I AM THE DARK ADONIS

[@kurukururinkurukuru]

In the colosseum I AM GOD!

[@constipatednugget5890]

This reminds me of klavier Gavin so much

[@thegoodoldays911]

What a good insert song.

[@km-js7ws]

Speed it up from 136 bpm to 150 bpm and it's even more of a bop.

[@TheDeadPenguin2237]

Why we need Disgaea in smash: exhibit A

[@NEETKitten]

Exhibit B: My Comrade

[@DDespicable]

Does he even deserve this level of epic theme?

[@nonoko7257]

The only thing that made me angry in disgaea 2 was the fact that Axel cannot be used in Adell mode. (Exept for land of carnage, but...)

[@gomezaaron926]

Perfecto para un buen combate inesperado

[@Doc_Vegatsu]

To think this bad boy and his game made me actually learn english ... let's be honest adel was only his sidekick ~

[@HeavyMetalBeliever]

Awesome.

[@jfiffl7]

The Champlen of Annexed Pixelations? Hellz yea

[@Verivini]

AAAAAAXEEEEEEELLLLLL!!!

[@omfg622]

Out of all the Disgaea games This slng and Tomo Yo tie for my #1 JRPG themes

[@SuperstarPenis]

After playing Dark Hero Days I guess that makes sense to some degree.

[@RaidenKaiser]

Farewell axel you may of been a reject but you been the reject we all been in love with since the start

[@NeonPegasus1979]

I have an Axel skin on Get Amped 2. Also have an electic guitar accessory :D I might replace every stage's theme with Axel's theme, because Axel's theme is the only theme needed.

[@45mcolt]

i like when you summon him on your cell phone lol

[@MisterPoster]

Nevermind, it's actually "hitaru" again. I'm pretty sure he never switches to "tsukaru".

[@starbound100]

someday I must really play dark hero days, I wanna know more on Axel.

[@nisazzz]

Prinny Instructor Valvatorez You Called?

[@Envyus1]

He is in D2

[@etrox6430]

Does anyone know where I can buy this song? Can't find it on iTunes :(

[@DorfoPunk]

best song dark hero

[@kevinsephiroth]

omg even more awesome!!! fav'd Axel should have been disgaea2's hero.

[@MisterPoster]

Welcome to the Colosseum! We've got fun n' games!

[@nar-aryanalakanta1464]

HERO

[@B-C-D]

Now play his victory music!

[@royalsunce]

*file not found*

[@B-C-D]

Congratulations, you have been selected as a key member of Axels bodyguards to help him locate it!

[@gisgi427]

im trying to find who sang this and if he ever sang it live , there is no way it was not a hit !

[@CaptainJarkes]

I'm almost certain that the dub changed his name to Axel as a reference to Axel Rose, the lead singer and guitarist of Guns 'n Roses. Certainly sounds better than whatever "Akutare"/"Octalley" is supposed to mean. (Maybe there's a Japanese pun in that name that I'm missing somehow)

[@ZeliaVee]

Hello there fellow axel fan, your question was intriguing and thus made me do some research! So by puting the romanji of Akutare into google translate, it gave me the word “Actare”, and by searching what it meant, google gave me the definition of the word “Actor” , which… does sound similar phonetically speaking So I think the pun is just Akutare = Actor because thats his fucking job Edit: i saw another comment here stating that the Aku part means “evil” and Tare means “worthless” (and just writing Akutare in google translates it to “Bad Guy”) , again, ties pretty well to his character

[@vincenzoarcidiacono8004]

Kozin was here

[@yangabernard1]

You know sometimes I think Azel was the main character of Disgaea 2 instead of Adel and I don't know why....

[@Brutalyte616]

My one grievance is that there's no instrumental version of this.

[@IAMMRON]

The dark hero 😢

[@cazadordejohnnys977]

can anyone tell me the name of the singer please !!!

[@plebgar2582]

cazador de johnnys It's the composer of the series, Tenpei Sato. He also sings Prinny Kurtis' theme My Comrade, and Lieze Rock in Disgaea 5. And yes, he is a god amongst men.

[@lolishitnn4424]

So okay if he is really the singer he is crappy oMg

[@TheSty2000]

it's a long story....involves a university professor

[@omfg622]

Axels character is barely above trash teir on my list of best Disgaea characters but god damn His theme fuckin Rocks

[@MisterPoster]

I think there's a mistake in the romaji lyrics. After the second half, what I hear him singing is not "Bad End ni tsukaru otoko ni michi", but "Bad End ni hikari otoko ni michi", more or less.

[@TenaciousDingo]

what about my comrade/dear comrade?

[@ironfistcookie2875]

That song was godlike

[@Alastarr1]

ILuvKonata? Hah, wow......interesting. Yah, this song is cool.

[@splatgod3640]

i REALLY hate Axel.. but then again, i REALLY love Axel, even though he forced me sit through credits twice.

[@luckzeisaki8600]

sarcasm much? :D

[@mattafields]

Is there an instrumental version of this anywhere? No matter how deep I look I can never find one :/

[@Envyus1]

Don't belive so.

[@enjuy]

The electronic part in this theme always reminded me of jellyfish party song from Spongebob

[@aaronbeedle941]

could anyone define what genre of music this would be please? Because I was just listening to baby metal in preparation for download and apparently that's J-metal? I have no clue what it is beyond being something i'm not fan of. So what is this?

[@Anuwabu]

Why on earth this wasn't a character that ended up joining your party during the main story I will never know. The lineup was so weak and forgettable even with Etna. Axel would've beefed it up in several dimensions it was lacking in.

[@lunerblade13]

why does it feel like axel took a turn for the worse regarding character in the 4th game. like compare dark hero axel from 2 with warden/president axel of 4 and tell me who's the better character.

[@Carinthium]

That's the problem with the Disagea games in general. For some reason, with the exception of Zetta every character gets Flanderised as soon as they leave their original game. With Axel, at least, they had a reasonable excuse. They later revealed that Evil Pink, one of his companions, was held hostage by the government. He kept going along with them, then got Lost In Character. The game tried to explain this at one point, but it was too downplayed and was missed.

[@lunerblade13]

Carinthium i hope that someday axel can revert back to disgaea 2 axel and get back some respect. imagine if he still has the flute and with it summon the vedime rifle demons and acquire his own personal army.

[@Carinthium]

lunerblade13 Based on the response to Disagea 4's Axel he'd probably have his Disagea 2 personality back. However, it's very unlikely Nippon Ichi would give the same character a third appearance.

[@lunerblade13]

Carinthium what about the disgaea 1 cast.

[@Carinthium]

lunerblade13 Disagea 2 was a special case, as the very idea of a new cast was experimental. Axel's popular, but he's not as popular as Laharl, Etna, or Flonne and even they usually only get cameos.

[@Kaq007]

THE BEST SONG IN THE FUCKING SAGAAAA ARGGGG AXELL DAMN IT WITH YOU DEMON TIGER!! JAJAJA 🤣🤣🤣

[@TenaciousDingo]

and the first is?

[@RaltsGuardian]

Give me my Disgaea 2 Remake now!