Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit WITH LYRICS - Kirby and the Forgotten Land Cover

Behold... the ultimate life-form. The manifestation of power and war themself. Know their name... Fecto Elfilis!
CREDITS:
Fecto Elfilis: Steel ( / @stelyost )
Lyrics, Video: Juno
Artwork: Juno, Steel
Mix: Steel
Original Song: Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit, by Hirokazu Ando
Kirby and the Forgotten Land developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc., published by Nintendo
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[@AvoiceInYourheadd]

I love how Elfilis does the classic villain trope of holding his opponent up by the neck, but since Kirby doesn’t have a neck he just kinda squishes his cheeks.

[@JunoSongs]

Dedede: you too, huh. with the neck thing?

[@smashmaster521]

@@JunoSongs Elfilis never went to night school.

[@themightygallium9509]

​@@smashmaster521Well, unless you count 30 years trapped in a capsule in a laboratory as a hyperextended detention.

[@smashmaster521]

@@themightygallium9509 Yeah, he never went to night school.

[@themightygallium9509]

@@smashmaster521 You think Kirby goes to school?

[@pocketfan2524]

Wanna know a Fun fact about Fecto Elfilis? The name of it's big meteor attack is called "the Fermi paradox's answer". Yes i'm serious, it's literally the name of the attack. The Fermi paradox consists of the question "if life is so easy, why haven't aliens tried making contact with us yet?". Well now we know why aliens haven't made contact with us Fecto Elfilis killed them all.

[@tysondennis1016]

It was all like, “EVERYTHING. SHALL BE. CONSUMED.”

[@heatherramirez6141]

WTH. I never knew this, and it’s just so much darker than I could have imagined. KIRBY DEVS WTH

[@basilisk4428]

They really went full eldritch horror on forgotten lands, didn’t they

[@junjiecheng4431]

with a bit of cuteness

[@RobotPlush]

Ok that’s funny

[@dogbert1440]

i think my favorite line in this song is a very subtle one. "still you fight, you yearn for home, even when you're all alone?" elfilis says this after kirby rescues elfilin, meaning that kirby isn't alone, but elfilis thinks he is because he doesn't see elfilin as their own person, just an extension of his own self that broke loose. this is also nailed in by fecto forgo's "GIVE IT BACK" line in hunted by the beast. "it" being the keyword. elfilin is not a person in elfilis's eyes, just a missing piece of himself. i love this cover so much

[@BlueToadFan913]

I would have never noticed that! Good eye..uhh, ear..or, both really

[@kaleofmbrasil9072]

But after the chaos boss fight they are elfilin forever

[@paulsander5579]

​@@kaleofmbrasil9072I like the idea that Elfilis was just like "...*FINE!* YOU WIN!"

[@kaleofmbrasil9072]

@@paulsander5579 this makes him sound like a littel child that has lost in a game 10 times in a row i think that elfilin got the mature and good part of fecto elfilis

[@krisspychissp]

Either its a genius peice of lyrics and a genius notice or you’re reading too far into it. I can never tell

[@BlueBlurHedgehog20]

“…so be it. Let them dig your grave in a forgotten land where NONE SHALL REMEMBER YOU!” That is a TERRIFYING quote, and one I can totally hear Elfilis say if it had in-game dialogue

[@thewhitewolf6715]

What do you think he means when he says “to the axiom”?

[@themustardman219]

@@thewhitewolf6715 Axiom means a statement that is regarded as being established, accepted or self-evidently true. As this line comes after "servitude to that which could conquer the stars" it is basically Fecto Elfilis proclaiming itself as an absolute, something no one can or should fight against in its conquest.

[@alfieclark5390]

The thing is they still go off after with the 3000 years and hear we are

[@squidink4887]

Gotta recognize the undertale reference there.

[@thewhitewolf6715]

@@themustardman219 Ah! Thank you! I really really love that line. I find axiom to be a cool word and the way Steele sings it (and Fecto Elfilis’s wings spread out is an angelic sight) is incredible. I was curious what it meant though. Thank you for explaining it to me!

[@asherrudick3912]

Fun fact, canonically, Bandana Waddle Dee plays a part in the final battle in this game

[@JaydenMatthews-gy2fq]

The hero we deserve

[@airy214]

hes pressing the gas and paying for it

[@thegreatkiwibeast2591]

This lad deserves a medal

[@Door227]

Hes part of the dream team, why wouldnt he

[@asherrudick3912]

@@Door227 because so many people choose to play single player and never get to see his involvement. A sad truth.

[@karlhyetravelerofworlds]

"We cannot coexist, in a universe that's ruled by strong who eat the weak" Kirby: incredibly poor choice of words pal

[@candygirlk2458]

**Inhaleeeeeeee**

[@certifiedbasicbee]

@@candygirlk2458 *kirbydrivesatruck.mp4*

[@JaydenMatthews-gy2fq]

Delicious

[@gohcheetiong2527]

Kirby really roasted the God of the Forgotten Land. Damn...😳

[@willpeterson2851]

*L O A D S S P A C E G U N*

[@RyuKaguya]

something really poetic with the truck being what helps kirby. humanity's last spark to save another world.

[@virmirfan]

Yeah...

[@Missingno_Miner]

Sure, the poetry element is good, but the "haha funny pink puffball commits vehicular deicide" side of things is the best part.

[@phantom_games6500]

OPTIMUS!!!!!

[@graveslayer9666]

Truck-cun recognizes Kirby’s power and offered to help in isekaing Elfilis

[@arridueldes9843]

​@@graveslayer9666considering he does end up in essentially a different dimension because of the defeat here... accurate

[@PicketPolecat]

Imagine being a galactic conqueror getting defeated by a primitive race, having them steal your tech and fucking off, and then once you get everything back together, you lose to the most powerful being in the universe who happened to have been alerted in the process Fecto has some shit luck, man

[@tysondennis1016]

They based technology off Fecto’s biology

[@untrollquifaitdesblaguessa2584]

One spécimen against an army of trucks, I think one win easily.

[@sarahhall7474]

I like to headcannon that fecto wasn’t actually invading, but just eating and thus humans did what they do best, and enslaved and demonised the unknown, turning them bitter once they escaped

[@Missingno_Miner]

To be fair, they do kinda deserve it.

[@cooltiger2439]

Kirby : " oh you open space rifts. My friend Maglor did that too."

[@squidink4887]

For Elfilis, it was the awakening of their true power and the coming of the destruction of their world. For Kirby, it was Tuesday.

[@cooltiger2439]

Kirby : (a friend turned evil with the power to open space rifts. I wonder if Magalor knows this guy.)

[@spead1615]

Haha garfield reference (i love necroposting)

[@squidink4887]

@@spead1615 garfield...?

[@maverickormsbee7495]

pretty funny joke dude yep thats all i have to say...... anyways i became a truck and ran into a god

[@belenizquierdo2741]

E

[@amiiboguy7288]

For those who don’t know, the Roche Limit is where two celestial bodies are being pulled by each other’s gravity to the point where one will be torn apart. This happens in the literal sense here, where Fecto Elfilis summons Pop Star to crash into the Forgotten Land. But this also happens in the metaphorical sense, where Kirby and Elfilis, two beings of cosmic power, have been pulled together in this final battle. Also, love the last lyric. “For chaos rises another day”, hinting at Chaos Elfilis.

[@carlosbaroni1158]

The parallels of both the planets and kirby and elfilis is actually really cool

[@anexplosion5436]

Kirby and Popstar are both brightly coloured, joyful and lively. Elfilis and The Forgotten Land are contrasting each others colours, soulless and abandoned. I love the idea that each planet represents the different combatants here.

[@piisapie4997]

science fact babyyyyyyy!!!

[@aureliodeprimus8018]

@@anexplosion5436 I wouldn`t call the Forgotten Land "soulless". It has an actual peaceful atmosphere to it and the Beast Pack basically repopulated and repurposed the abandoned areas before Fecto awoke.

[@susanjones2963]

U giving spoilers for the postgame.

[@user-vu3oh1fk5l]

My favorite line is " you're the heart and I'm the fist we cannot Coexist " because it shows how Kirby fights for his friends while fecto ellfiilis fights because he's an asshole

[@BookWyrmOnAString]

I thought the heart hes referring to was elfilin, but i like ur analysis too

[@tempinveir6234]

one of the best parts is the "Here we are" part, going over how Elfilis was trapped, and the next here we are lacks the quoation marks, such a subtle change but it changes the tone from mocking to full seriousness, that here they are, to destroy it all worth the wait

[@ianoliver2224]

I love how Fecto Elfilis' voice echoes and distorts! As if speaking to you through your mind and trying to mess with you, to discourage or control you, and make you bend to it's will so it could destroy you! The way "None shall remember you" echoes through your ears is haunting, as if it's speaking to you telepathically and it's an inescapable noise to accompany your demise! In addition, I love the personality given to Fecto Elfilis in this video! It's as if it's a self-righteous god of war who views themself as such. It once did what it did out of necessity, like a deranged killer or a deadly storm with no remorse or reason, but now it has a reason to really let loose and unleash its rage upon those who ruined it! Being trapped and broken for decades, it's gone mad with thoughts of revenge and the constant droning of an intercom speaking, "And here we are!" that kept playing as if it were some sort of attraction to be gawked at morbidly rather than a living creature! Now that it's free, it wants nothing more than to rend reality asunder!

[@FectoMemoria]

I love how it does that too, makes this cover perfect to listen to when you just close your eyes and let the stunning vocals consume you

[@omg_sergi]

5:31 Can't help but think this line references the fact that the Chaos Elfilis gacha trophy ALWAYS looks at you, no matter what

[@Termina2018]

👁️👁️

[@BlueToadFan913]

@@Termina2018 is there a single person who has a bad void pfp

[@tysondennis1016]

It knows what you’ve done.

[@mega6662]

@@BlueToadFan913is there a way to make void look bad?

[@paulsander5579]

​@mega6662 feed it too much bad vibes

[@Thomasthegamer613]

i love how Elfilis trys to keep their cool but over the course of the song the just get more pissed as kirby continues to live and dodge their attacks

[@cooltiger2439]

The slow realization that he is not the alpha predator in this scenario.

[@PJTeach-id6ld]

I mentioned this in the original video, but I really love the manic edge added to Elfilis' voice. That and the echoing psychic words helps highlight how they are one of more unhinged villains in the series and how their imprisonment in the forgotten land made them even worse. But unlike instances like Sectonia or Haltmann, their wickedness is all of their own accord; they were a world conquering asshole long before the game.

[@charlesfisher-kh5sw]

funny how the fully-in-control is the only one to get redemption

[@paulsander5579]

​@@charlesfisher-kh5swwell... your *half* right.

[@queenofglitch2753]

A haunting thing that occurs to me is that it doesn't take much to imagine *Elfilin* also speaking in this register. The intonation and cadence would feel way different, but that's just what I mean: imagine Kirby hearing them speak and it's the voice of the companion he's spent the entire adventure with, except they sound so, *so* wrong.

[@calebtesfaye3925]

Oh GOD, that's actually a legitimately unsettling concept. Hearing something that sounds like your friend except in a far more twisted voice.. except in this scenario, he's not mimicking, that's his real, original voice..

[@AvoiceInYourheadd]

⁠@@calebtesfaye3925 With how often Kirby’s friends get mind controlled/Possessed that would probably just be Tuesday for him.

[@pokeriolu]

@@AvoiceInYourheadd lmao

[@Fectoelfilis27]

Omg now you making me thank elfilin sounded like sephiroth

[@Neymar-gj9dh]

​@@calebtesfaye3925 and it would be worse if they spent time together before winter horns.

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

Steel's voice radiates a surprising amount of calm while singing which honestly makes fecto elfillis even more threatening because its all just a game to him

[@shizathoth4534]

Really, it feels like the opposite to me. It feels like Elfilis is trying too hard to appear as a deity, as if being bested and contained by such lower creatures created an insecurity that they are not quite able to cope with, it being so unfamiliar of a feeling to them. But that’s just the feeling I get from the lyrics.

[@andresmarrero8666]

​@@shizathoth4534I get the same feeling from him with how he assumes that he is superior while knowing absolutely nothing about what he is up against and that despite being in there for who knows how long he never bothered to do any self reflection to figure out how he lost. Compared to what Kirby has been fighting on a near weekly basis Fecto Elfilis is more like a big fish in a small pond and he happened to pick a fight with one of the biggest fish around.

[@damian7326]

Facts

[@oghcuteanimationhq5121]

Until 4:02

[@the_Male_Alicorn_of_Light]

Can we give this man credit for not using a copy ability?

[@25shadow11]

5:58 I really love this whole section leading up to 7:12 . It's like Fecto is currently actively getting winded and overwhelmed as he sings, he starts singing softly like he's recovering from a heavy blow, then you can hear the frustration and spite in his "VERY WELL!" cause he is so DONE with this pink puffball that is somehow laying him low, and decided to pull a Freeza and nuke EVERYTHING as a instafix. Then after, he is singing softly again because this is actually taking A LOT out of him, his other half is gone again, and he is actively falling apart, melting. But he is building up again as he sings because he SEES KIRBY COMING FOR HIM, so he is doing everything within his power to keep this pink nightmare away before he finally reaches his breaking point with "YOU SHALL PERISH TOO, IN THIS NEW WORLD!" . Then he goes back to singing softly, because that was it. His final stand and if that didn't end it, he had nothing more...but he is stubborn, and we all know he turns up again... a bit more chaotic.

[@25shadow11]

@inactive341 oh, thank you, but... love what exactly?

[@susanjones2963]

The end gives spoilers for the postgame final encounter boss, Chaos Elfilis.

[@ChristopherMoom]

2:13 This is one of the parts of Roche Limit I was most excited to see you adapt, this is the part where Hirokazu Ando thought "Ever heard a final boss theme interrupt itself with a slap bass solo jumpscare" and just popped OFF, making this song even more erratic I know I already said some of this, but the long wait for this cover really was worth it, Roche Limit is a harder to follow song than Ando's other works, and I don't blame you for taking time to figure out how to possibly turn this into a singable song

[@castform7]

I was also curious to see how that part would be adapted. It's so unique and seems like it could've been hard to work around with it's more erratic nature. I must say, what was done here is probably one of my favourite parts of the song with the snappiness of going from one line to the next and each lines delivery *especially* with headphones.

[@certifiedbasicbee]

yuo ar eevrywhere

[@purpleoctoling6929]

I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROAAAACCHHHIIINGGG-

[@megameepmaina]

Agreed

[@Muffinman_5658]

Bro you're everywhere

[@Eclipse_101]

I love how at 2:30 it’s like “please just stop I’ll give you a painless death” like, that’s Kirby’s friend speaking. Not the manic, genocidal bloodlusting god. At least trying to.

[@professorcraze5559]

Yeah... though that is kinda a heartbreaking thought that Elfilin is conscious during this battle and has little control over what Eliflis is doing.

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@professorcraze5559Infinity Entity I think it was.

[@professorcraze5559]

@@supasunotchi3355 I'm not sure what question you're answering?

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@professorcraze5559 I randomly drop comic names. I’m saying I think it was in ‘Infinity Entity’ that something happened that this reminds me of.

[@mangotheneko4963]

At 2:33 I love that it starts to sound like Elfelis is getting irritated, but then the tiny bit of Elfelin inside it calms it down.

[@mangotheneko4963]

Edit: And how at 4:19 Elfilis starts to constantly repeat “And here we are” because it was forced to hear that over and over for thirty years

[@brolytriplethreat]

​@mangotheneko4963 probably longer than that, that was just how long before the warp experiment that seperated him. Actually by that logic the audio would have been recorded _after_ that. So it would have been an indeterminate amount of time between that incident and everybody on the planet packing up and leaving altogether.

[@InnocentSweetie123]

I noticed that myself! The part where he says “Give in, acquiesce…” sounds like it’s Elfilin crying out from the depths of Fecto Elfilis’ soul. Like Elfilin trying to rebel and calm Fecto Elfilis down, but Fecto Elfilis won’t let him.

[@jepoacacs-2216]

I’m not sure if this was intentional, but the fact that Fecto Elfilis’ voice echoes shows just how powerful they are. A being with such an immense power, their voice echoes across an entire world, reaching everyone and everything.

[@Cybertooth09]

Let me remind you this banger plays when a blue demon chinchilla with wings fights a pink blobbo

[@EmrichNumber2]

"Gaze upon the angel's might As wings of death unfurl in flight The god of war, The spoil of life, From decades under strife!" What a great way to start a great song, like holy shit, this song does not have the right to go so hard, but it does anyway, and i like it because of that

[@ReveiwKing999]

I agree. It's right up there with "Hero so bold, despair and behold, for you shall be the Final Fold!"

[@user-dj3jo8po4x]

Agree, Fecto Elfilis spitting bars that have even dreamland itself getting a little closer to hear.

[@Digotol]

“None shall remember you” echoing long after he already said it shows just how angry Elfilis is with Kirby’s decision to try and stop it

[@nathangeise2009]

To this day I still wonder how exactly they were able to capture and imprison Elfilis

[@JunoSongs]

The world’s biggest mousetrap and tastiest cheese

[@smashmaster521]

@@JunoSongs ...That's canon now, you magnificent madlad.

[@WildcardHand]

Specifically my Sister's head canon had this idea about water and Elfilis's dimensional powers being conductive. Something about them being Tranq'd mid flight and falling into a river or something.

[@tysondennis1016]

@@WildcardHandThat’s a perfect theory

[@bramnemeth565]

They had some help from Shinra Electric Co. JENOVA and Fecto Elfilis are _eerily_ similar...

[@doinkaesthetics]

5:25 has got to be my favorite part of this cover. The rage in Fecto Elfilis' voice when he says "Look me in the eye!" Steel did that part so beautifully, just... wow-- I-- I can't-- *disappears into the void while screaming*

[@GhostHunterDipperPines]

Fecto Elfilis definitely spent his time captured by humans writing this song.

[@bazr7607]

Yeah lol

[@noahjohnston9958]

New headcanon accepted!

[@whybother4339]

I knew Dipper was thinking things out still

[@Cheese-Slime-Sheriff]

“‘But you can never escape the spear of fate…’ oh that’s good! Maybe I can use that with one of my spear attacks…”

[@ToxicPea]

I really like the echo you guys added for Fecto Elfilis' voice; it really does set the tone of the character in a way not really heard of anywhere else on the platform! This was well worth the wait

[@Maidenofmine]

My GOODNESS Juno. To have the lyrics flow so well through all of these beat and motif changes is nothing short of a marathon of your hard work and determination. You and Steel really blew this wide open. The initial entrance at 20 seconds with the layered art and powerful lyrics is such a moment absolute hype. It gets your blood pumping. SO proud of you both!!

[@JunoSongs]

AHH thank you so much!!!

[@danielaguirre6051]

⁠@@JunoSongsHey uh, will you do Ancient Sirehound one day (and maybe Louie does the singing, not the actual boss itself

[@phantasmblue]

How hard do you want to go for this song? Juno: *Y E S* Worth the wait in my opinion!! Now if you excuse me I'm putting this on loop-

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

I could not stop laughing after this for a while

[@roboticartist2793]

Also, may I remind you how this version of humanity (who doesn't look that advanced) We're able to capture and use. What is essentially a war God? This guy's all about how strong he is, how nothing can compare to him, how the weak must die and be devoured by the strong, and yet he was so weak that humanity was able to collectively give the middle finger and trap him and leave him there as he split apart.

[@YABOIMIKEYBOI]

Wait wait....the ultimate lifeform?... Welp,put em in the box everyone,right next to shadow and others cause theres a LOT of "ultimate lifeforms"

[@justinclardie434]

Y'know, this song has singlehandedly shot Elfilis from "man, this guy is really boring" to my second favorite Kirby villain after Star Dream. Nice job

[@Crab-Man42]

“Thirty years “And here we are”” “Blood and tears “And here we are”” “Look me in the eye” “Bury your world’s hope in this forgotten land” So many lines from this song go hard. You did one of the best Kirby bosses (in my opinion) justice.

[@KIngFreg42]

I always found elfilis as one of the most intimidating Kirby villains. This song definitely enforces that point

[@jaxe8321]

30 years huh? It's been so long

[@25shadow11]

this is gonna sound weird, but the character you are giving fecto with the lyrics explaining his motivation oddly reminds me of Omega from MOTI's vocal cover of "Cannonball". Just two powerful beings who revel in destruction. Difference is however, O wasn't really going on about how absolutely above he was everyone, not like fecto. He just loved destruction and fighting, it was glorious. Fecto here sees it as absolute fact he is just an absolute power that cannot be defied, and him ruling over all and destroying at his whim is just his right. Any opposition shall be obliterated, and the audacity of something daring to try is blasphemy to him. Whereas Omega would probably be THRILLED at a challenge or someone fighting back.

[@vincentleonard3797]

I'm picturing the scenario now: Omega somehow ends up on Popstar after his death in MMZ3, takes a look around at the paradise he's found himself on, fires up his saber, and starts razing the land. The Meta Knights are on the scene, but his weapons are just too powerful; almost like what those Haltmann folks were packing cranked up to 11. Someone (likely Meta Knight himself) uses a diversion to escape and find Kirby to alert him to this crazy powerful destroyer being. However long it takes Kirby following his path of destruction, eventually he catches up to the God of Destruction, who probably notices him while he's cutting down some Waddle Dee begging for its life. The fight begins, likely with Omega using a range weapon to gauge if this squishy, pink thing actually has the guts to fight him, having seen how weak this world is compared to him. Kirby is only shaken for a moment, running up to avenge everything and everyone he's passed following him. It's hardly easy, given Omega's durable plating, his saber's deceptive reach, and his accuracy with his buster (or gun, I forget what he was using in that fight), but Kirby does damage him bit by bit, either with a copy ability or spitting back the stars his attacks are leaving behind now for some reason. Eventually Omega gets staggered by a lucky hit (i.e., he gets to half health), kneeling to regain his balance, when he notices some cracks in his plating. He puts his fingers to one of them and looks at it. Black, with a slight rainbow sheen, and slowly dripping down. Oil, he's leaking; something on this world can match him in strength. He chuckles, then chuckles more, louder this time as he stands back up, something can match him. He can cut loose all he wants against this pink thing. Some salvaged Haltmann tech nearby starts to stir. He breaks into maniacal laughter at this thought, flaring with power as large Invader Armor arms levitate from their resting places and race to positions around his shoulders. Kirby got far enough to deal lasting damage, now he's getting the full package.

[@25shadow11]

oh wow, you are taking this further than I ever conceived and I LOVE it. The way I'm picturing Kirby defeating O.Zero now is somehow or another, the original Zeros saber somehow makes it's appearance, and then kirby wields it and goes IN@@vincentleonard3797

[@orion9630]

I felt the same way when I compared MOTI’s portrayal of Omega and Ridley.

[@dravendarkplays9607]

That's metal as hell​@@vincentleonard3797

[@brawlmasterjoelstudios]

If I had a nickel for every time Steel voiced a super powerful final boss with a popular theme song, I'd have two nickels, which isnt a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@horseytax]

There's three, actually.

[@brawlmasterjoelstudios]

@@horseytax what's the third?

[@horseytax]

@@brawlmasterjoelstudios Steel voiced Red, Sans, and Fecto Elfilis.

[@brawlmasterjoelstudios]

@@horseytax Ah, forgot Red.

[@aarongrant1]

@@horseytax Don't forget that he has now also voiced the Hollow Knight

[@metagamer3534]

We waited, and waited, and we got treated to not a meal, BUT A WHOLE FEAST

[@susanjones2963]

No, we were treated to a whole BANQUET!

[@susanjones2963]

Correction, a whole McDonalds supply for LIFE!

[@GodlightTheTranscended7745]

Fecto Elfilis: literally is god of world destruction Kirby: becomes a truck with the capability of turning gods into mere roadkill

[@bazr7607]

Lol

[@Missingno_Miner]

Vehicular Deicide go brrrr

[@dogethegoomer]

I really loved this cover tbh. The wait was WELL worth it. The lyrics kinda indicate that this isn’t just a battle between Kirby and another God, but also a battle of wills. A battle between Forgo, who believes that this world is beyond saving and must be destroyed as such, and Elfillin who believes that there is hope for this world and it should persist. You can tell especially at the beginning that Forgo is trying to convince Elfillin that Elfillin is inherently weak for his compassion and that it would be the death of him due to how Forgo’s perception of the universe works. Then around the end, Forgo gives up on trying to convince Elfillin and just goes, “Fine if you will not fight, then you shall die as well.” and focuses its attention on destroying Kirby and Elfillin both. All despite knowing full well that it cannot function without Elfillin. Almost like an, “If I must fall, then all shall burn upon my pyre!” type deal. And to top it all off, this battle of wills is happening while Forgo also tries to keep up the “I am god and fighting me is pointless” to downplay Kirby and get him to give up. It must be a lot to juggle for poor Forgo. That’s just my take on this lyrical song. Thanks for reading if you made it this far I guess. Edit: Just a few things I wanted to add . Like I said previously, Juno’s lyrics indicate that this fight is a battle of wills. When Elfillis says “This world is gone. Why then do you cling to this hell?” I think is a perfect example of said battle of wills! Forgo is asking Elfillin directly why he is still clinging to this forgotten land. To Forgo, said forgotten land is exactly that. A land that is a shadow of its former glory, left to rot by humanity. Not to mention it being the source of Forgo’s anger. There’s also lines such as “I shall cast to night this new world!” “Witness the death of hope’s final spark!” and “I shall subjugate your new world!” where I believe Forgo is also directly addressing Elfillin. Forgo doesn’t care if Elfillin doesn’t want the world to be destroyed. Forgo is going to do it anyway, with or without Elfillin’s approval. Forgo knows that if it destroys the Forgotten Land/New World, it will kill Elfillin’s will to rebel against it, so that’s exactly what it’s going to do.

[@A_garchomp]

bible 2

[@arridueldes5638]

I like this interpretation, very nice.

[@lamppost101]

I ain’t reading all that 😭😭😭😭 good comment me like

[@A_garchomp]

@@lamppost101 I actually read it

[@certifiedbasicbee]

i reading allat

[@AnimeboyIanpower]

This... is absolutely beautiful! What did we do to deserve this masterpiece of a lyrical cover?

[@JunoSongs]

Be patient like Magolor asked

[@certifiedbasicbee]

@@JunoSongs is he still caffeinated

[@GKMedoh]

​@@certifiedbasicbeeOf course he is, he didn't take twenty cups of coffee but twenty cups of caffeine he will be caffeinated for the rest of his life

[@experimenttheprototype-zx2uu]

​@@JunoSongsfecto elfilis: you are god-damned right.

[@certifiedbasicbee]

@@GKMedoh he may be still drinking pure caffeine, lemon lime flavored, to this day

[@delta-the-somewhat-funny-guy]

fecto elfilis singing as a big rig is driving right torwards him is just really funny to me

[@giovannidelforno2071]

i kinda feel bad for elfilis here. i know they are a unredeemable and revenge-thirsty monster but nobody deserves to be locked up in a tube and experimented on for who knows how long

[@ozgurruh2535]

I mean, they were kind of trying to destroy the entire Earth and destroyed countless before. It's kinda hard to feel any pity you know? Seeing as it is a multiversal level genocidal

[@GandalfTheTsaagan]

This is why the saying "I wouldn't wish it upon my worst enemy" exists.

[@kittenfan7664]

HERE WE ARE.

[@aboredprophet8128]

As always, the wait was *beyond* worth it Between Steel's phenomenal singing, and Juno's tendency to personify that gif of the paper and quill in flames (the writing is fire), combined with artwork from *both of them*? God *DAMN* was it worth it and then some. Just amazing work all around. Which isn't surprising with how consistently Juno puts out bangers, but it's incredible nonetheless.

[@ranpan6082]

I love the Forgotten Land. Fecto Elfilis is one of my favorite villains and they stand out for being the one Kirby villain that's pure evil. The other villains are either amoral made of evil villains, or villains that were corrupted/possessed by some powerful magical artifact. Fecto Elfilis is by far the most vile creature Kirby faced, given that it desires to assimilate all life and conquer the universe. The scene where he opens a portal and tries to pull Popstar in to crash into the planet all just to spite Kirby just shows how cruel and evil they are. And what they did to Leongar, using him as a puppet and then trying to claim his body as its own. When Leongar started using energy based attacks, you can see the pain it causes him to fire an energy beam from his mouth and Fecto Forgo didn't care. And then assimilating Leongar and the Beast Pack, the former survived, but I think it's implied the others it assimilated died.

[@theenderkirby939]

Yeah while I doubt elfilis will return in some form in a mainline kirby game beside refs he did left a huge impact

[@adamrhodes9533]

Notably Elfilis is possibly THE MOST Eldritch being in the series despite appearance.

[@ranpan6082]

@@theenderkirby939 I wonder if Fecto Elfilis is from a species given its alien nature, and there's an entire planet of these virtually all powerful alien gods? That would be bad news for Kirby.

[@theenderkirby939]

@@ranpan6082 well I do belive he from a biological race but I think they either working alone or very but very rare like there only around 10 of those in the entire exsitence explaining why maybe elfilis come to the forgotten land alone like due to their nature and rarity they rely on themself and their psychic powers

[@ranpan6082]

@@theenderkirby939 That could be a smart way to introduce them as the new villains to the series because if there were billions of them in the universe, creation would've been wiped out long ago. If they go with that direction, have Elfilis be the weakest and the succeeding members be much stronger than it.

[@trainerlsw]

7:14 THAT ART IS AMAZING! HOLY CRAPP!!!

[@SomeAsian]

Elphilis trying to chokehold Kirby and obviously failing is incredibly funny. Like... what did they expect?

[@vokani5421]

They really should go to Dedede's night school.

[@aureliamastergoomba1278]

Kirby ain’t go no neck!

[@arandomcamper5403]

“…crap. where’s his neck?”

[@antoniojones2227]

Elphilis: ...Crap. where his neck? King Dedede: Kirby ain't got no neck! You should've gone to night school!

[@SilasTheHero]

@@arandomcamper5403 "He has No Neck You Sludgeface! you should go to night school!"

[@rookieduelist2727]

I still remember how amazing this boss fight was. The music paired with visual of reality distorting around you, planet popstar rocketing to towards the ground and the high energy from the truck kirby sequence is something I will never forget❤

[@lightningtundra5261]

I love how you have such control over your voice! You can growl, and raise your voice to add intensity, facing a powerhouse like Elfilis. A tough battle, or emphasizing the rage he felt when being used and split in half. Then, you can make it more quieter and calm, like Elfilis’s majestic yet powerful nature. This cover gave me chills. Amazing work!

[@JoeThomas-lu6fy]

It's not Juno singing.

[@lightningtundra5261]

It says it's someone else in the video, doesn't it? I'm referring to who is singing, but thanks bro.

[@smnio5619]

Voice of an angel

[@ericwijaya2119]

"Behold, the power of an angel!"

[@deathsmile3668]

Legs of...an.........angel? Get stick leg'ed lol

[@bippythechippy882]

"Yeah...Lucifer maybe." -Kazuto Kirigaya, SAO Abridged

[@PLAGUEONLYRICS]

fr

[@theenderkirby939]

An ear winged angel may I add

[@bugmast3r]

Little late but I love how "Fecto" Elfilis references "Chaos" Elfilis with the line "For chaos rises another day"

[@Penove]

I've follow your channel for years now. I've seen everything you have made and I have literally no words for the inexpressible chills I have gained each time I listen to this. It is simply your best, and that is so incredibly rare given your amazing quality with each lyric video you've made. I am a huge Kirby fan, and most of your Kirby songs definitely impress me, but this is on a whole new level. The absolute MAJESTY of Steel's voice intertwining with the sheer POWER of some of the lines you wrote for Elfilis. I always thought Elfilis was a decent Kirby villain, but not one of the best. You and Steel changed that foolish perception VERY quickly. Gosh, the opening alone just made me freak out. And somehow you made an eight minute song not feel repetitive, lengthy, or unwarranted. Each line is near perfection. Sorry for the gushy comment, but this piece of art deserves it. This was WELL worth the wait and I will certainly listen to this about a thousand more time. You deserve a good break after this one, because I can totally understand (and have experienced myself) musical burnout. Thanks Juno!

[@thescarredsinner895]

I love how ironic the line “simple beings like you can’t comprehend, my crusade of blood!” The fact that when it comes down to it, it’s very easy to understand because it really isn’t that deep, he just wants to shed blood and spread war and their is nothing much to it. But Fecto Forgo can’t comprehend our acts of love and compassion because it is literally too beyond what he can understand

[@corporation_nil_official]

Waiting for this song like Magolor told us was definitely worth it

[@Croissantcreep]

1:43 “TO THE AXIOM” goes SO hard.

[@Meowscarada71]

I didn't know Fecto Elfilis was the storm that is approaching, provoking black clouds in isolation, a reclaimer of its name

[@25shadow11]

Born in flames, but has he been blessed?

[@Meowscarada71]

​@@25shadow11his family crest is a demon of death

[@certifiedbasicbee]

@@Meowscarada71 forsaken, he is awakened

[@samsilverman8579]

​@@certifiedbasicbeerules of nature (not sorry)

[@Meowscarada71]

​@@samsilverman8579you wanna do this the easy way or the hard way?

[@CheeseBlaster]

Once again Steel absolutely nails the emotion

[@anthonyoliver418]

I love how it sounds like he is saying a lot faster than he should at some points, like he has so many thoughts to get off now that he has awaken from his never ending slumber

[@gamebitz7397]

This cover shall never be forgotten. The wait has ended and we can finally listen to this!

[@gdeproductions1225]

Plot twist - this is Kirby singing

[@qwertyrhoads9295]

4:13 This part hits as hard as two planets colliding!

[@susanjones2963]

Bruh

[@Personalaccusage]

absolutely love how you added the detail of the deep and echo-y voice elfilis is confirmed to have in the light novels

[@boomfanfic-a-latta8996]

WAIT THAT WAS IN THE LIGHT NOVELS?!

[@Personalaccusage]

@@boomfanfic-a-latta8996 yeah

[@idioticlight]

The WHAT

[@Personalaccusage]

@@idioticlight yeah kirby light novels exist lol obscure in america but highly well known in mexico and japan

[@idioticlight]

@@Personalaccusage *insert meme of me running to get those here*

[@GamingRedBirb]

WE COMMITTIN VEHICULAR MANSLAUGHTER WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

[@glizzy.man69]

RUN AWAY BUT YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE THE SPEAR OF FATE💥🎸🗣️

[@BJGvideos]

Is it manslaughter if it's self defense?

[@defense82]

@@BJGvideosis it still manslaughter if you kill a god-like being?

[@BJGvideos]

@@defense82 Deicide?

[@FectoGiratyna]

@@defense82 yes. If you kill someone with a truck it doesn’t matter if they’re a god, (which Elfilis isn’t) it’s still vehicular manslaughter.

[@MrKrazyoshi]

I said it on the full package, but Steel really delivers an incredible performance here. Juno's lyrics are also great as always.

[@JaydenMatthews-gy2fq]

Fun fact we're all canonically dead in Kirby :)

[@letsplayalready4950]

There is no evidence to support the theory that ALL of the scientific ancients are dead

[@GiorgosGkanas]

I mean if we were alive then kirby came in forgotten land he would probably eat us

[@letsplayalready4950]

@@GiorgosGkanas the humans moved from the forgotten land to halcandra, get your lore right

[@GiorgosGkanas]

@@letsplayalready4950 my bad

[@GreenStorm8200]

2:13 Steel just never fails to take a song and add his own flair. His intonation and emotion is second to none. And Juno, I had no idea what to expect from this, but whatever expectations I had were just met and then some. Incredible. I AM THE capitalism THAT IS APPROOOOOACHIIIIIING-

[@susanjones2963]

Bruh

[@GreenStorm8200]

@@susanjones2963 CAPITALISM controls, everything.

[@susanjones2963]

Not me

[@susanjones2963]

It controls stock markets

[@susanjones2963]

Why capitalism

[@MarkoIronFist]

Steel is such a natural antagonist and a society's last hope.

[@kidddieahammad2089]

THE VOICE IS BEAUTIFUL GO STEEL

[@laprasrules12]

"And here we are." Jokes aside, I'm so glad we waited for this song so you can make it a masterpiece. I thought you went all out for Miseltein, but this is on a whole other leauge. Also getting steel was a great idea to voice Elfilis. You never disappoint with your songs Juno, keep it up.

[@NeoPopBros]

Steel is our true god of the forgotten land. Props to you and everyone else who made this a reality!

[@diogocorreia2716]

ok, one word... "AWESOME", i love Fecto Elfilis a lot, and this lyric video just made me like him even more, i can't stop listening to this, and also... why does this part 4:52 always give me chills in a good way, good job like always !

[@bazr7607]

SO worth the wait Juno you definitely outdid yourself i am very impressed. 5:31 my favorite lyric and the start is so good great 10/10. Art also 10/10. The transition between phases with “so be it… let them dig your grave in a forgotten land where none shall remember you!” With the echo was flawless and then”30 years and here we are! Blood and tears and here we are! “Love it worth the wait.Such a banger compliments to everyone who made this

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

LOOK ME IN THE EEEEEEEEEEEEEEYE!!!

[@bazr7607]

@@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745 yes

[@user-ui7ro3qk8x]

Are we going to talk about how Fecto Elfilis is the Least Eldritch nightmare looking of all Kirby final bosses save Dedede and Metaknight

[@TheitTheit-pf4sm]

But fecto forgo is the most Eldritch nightmare

[@someonenamedsomeone9497]

They’re on pare with nightmare in terms of scariness, not terrifying but still a lil creepy

[@Termina2018]

Yet one of the most evil and depraved... mainly due to all the horrible atrocities he committed against those animals and attempting to wipe out entire planets. Along with the fact that through Elfilin, it shows that he has a conscious, but chooses not to use it unless for his own benefit.

[@TheitTheit-pf4sm]

@@Termina2018 how can I stop seeing you

[@user-ni1mh8rd4v]

​@@TheitTheit-pf4sm That's the neat part, YOU DON'T. They're everywhere.

[@theenderkirby939]

‏‪1:02 I do wonder when elfilis said your are the heart does he refer to kirby or elfilin like elfilin is basically his very little amount of good and he maybe saying that he not agree to show kindness at all

[@Toy_Bonnie_FNaF2]

1:00

[@Toy_Bonnie_FNaF2]

1:01

[@theenderkirby939]

@@Toy_Bonnie_FNaF2 oh thanks

[@TheAdvertisement]

2:54 I just realized the genius metaphor here, "Two beings collide, absorb, assimilate." Of course obviously Fecto is referring to the creation of itself, recombining and assimilating Elfilin. However, consider the "collide" bit. Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit. It's a double entendre, referring to both Fecto and Elfilin combining into Fecto Elfilis, but also Planet Popstar and the Forgotten Land combining. Both are planets colliding, both are two beings assimilating.

[@milk_choc7889]

It could also refer to Kirby and Elfilis themselves (although they don't assimilate each other).

[@thunderdragon6318]

It could also be referencing Kirby's copy abilities, as you have to absorb and assimilate an enemy to get them.

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@thunderdragon6318Yeah, but why, though? That has nothing to do with this. It would make no sense.

[@thunderdragon6318]

@@supasunotchi3355 It would be like Fecto calling Kirby a hypocrite, as Kirby can use that power without consequence but Fecto does it once and Kirby hates him for it.

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@thunderdragon6318 Oh, that makes sense. Wait, so are you saying… trying to make Kirby realize the consequences of his actions? Are you saying Fecto is trying to get Kirby to stop killing everything in sight?

[@WishMasterJirachi385]

This was both a very fun final boss battle to fight against And a Very good Lyrical Adaptation of said Boss Battle!

[@noahjohnston9958]

The fight itself made me feel like I was fighting a fallen angel... But these lyrics? They make me feel like I'm fighting the biblical LUCIFER! Do you get that feeling?

[@bryanthemagicmechanic]

3:40 GOES SO HARD IM IN TEARS

[@logandamudkip4212]

Its a pretty neat coincidence how both you and Alex's most recent villan songs have the villian still talking shit even as they are about to die!

[@user-lk1kk6sr1f]

The perfect voice crack 2:42 MY CRUSADE OF BLOOOOOOOOOOGHD

[@rubengarcia7962]

Hard disagree. The best voice crack on this channel is: “I command you bow down. To the master croooooOWN.” -Magalor in the original “Under My Control” cover

[@Twilight17Petkoton]

5:49 Kirby: I'm saving you Eflin from Fecto Elfillis corruption within.

[@lightsidesoul]

Am I the only one that wishes that Elfilin got chance to sing for the "High Speed Farewell" section instead of Elfilis just continuing their own song?

[@SmashBasher123]

I was excited since I heard this was being worked on, and I must say it turned out even better than I expected, definitely worth the wait!

[@saeki_san]

Ok this gives me some goosebumps every time he talks •-•

[@logandamudkip4212]

To quote a fellow Ultimate Lifeform, "I have waited 4, NO! 5,000 years for this moment!"

[@Birdo4eva]

4:19 he said da thing here we fucking are!

[@supasunotchi3355]

4:22 They’re words that grate into the recesses of mind, apparently.

[@a-listgamer7873]

2:13 best line. "I AM THE STORM THAT IS APPROACHING"

[@MeloditeCat]

Steel has such a good voice :)

[@thescarredsinner895]

The “look at me in the eye” holds so much weight

[@dudewithnolifepoop]

when you realize that canonically two gods are fighting each other

[@boomfanfic-a-latta8996]

Not only does this song slap so hard, it fits my personal interpretation of Elfilis PERFECTLY

[@starsilverinfinity]

Honestly there should be a limit before a song gets too beautiful for human ears to comprehend but yall seem to dance around that Roche limit just fine each time - nice work dudes!

[@tylergaming101]

You did NOT need to go this hard on the lyrics *But you did anyway.*

[@Glory2Snowstar]

I love the Darwinian twist with the lyrics, and the unsettling fluctuation between holy tranquility and primal bloodlust!!!! Y’all did wonderful!!!!

[@mintyaquagreen1675]

Back when I was full of mints and vinegar, brilliant lyrics like this hardly existed. Glad to see this awesome masterpiece.

[@Victini7472]

everything about this feels so GRAND and commanding, which fits fecto elfilis perfectly the way they use big words and basically keep telling kirby "you're miniscule compared to my might" while boasting about their powers and explaining their backstory, and how theyre gonna destroy the New World and popstar is done very well lol, i love the lyrics steel did an AMAZING job on fecto as well, his voice sounds so sleek and smooth, like this kind of perfect god, corrupted by selfishness a desire for power, its so cool and you and steel did a great job on the art and lyrics too, everything about this is so good, i ESPECIALLY love the art of elfilis holding kirby by his "chest" (yeah ik he doesnt have one lmao bros just holdin him like a ball, i mean thats basically what kirby is soooo) anyways yeah everything abt this is super cool and awesome, i love how you included the truck part too lol, amazing job

[@crockoclock]

Incredible work as always Juno. Steel did a wonderful job with the vocals, sounding calm yeah enraged with power all the same, it's perfect. And the lyrics themselves, fitting so well with the rhythm of the song AND perfectly presenting how terrifying Elfilis is. Was absolutely worth the wait. I think you deserve a well rested break after this, you, and everyone else whos worked on these songs, deserve i!

[@iamafuckingfailure]

everytime i look at elfilis i cant stop thinking of dougdoug's chat trying to flirt with him while actively getting annihilated

[@supermario-kt6df]

I think that was Failboat's char, iirc.

[@KertaDrake]

Love how he sounds so happy to be free with a new place to destroy.

[@FectoMemoria]

Steel's vocals as Elfilis are stunning - dare I say almost hypnotic - and that's part of what makes this cover so addictive for me!