Never noticed how good this soundtrack was because I was to busy yelling at the game for missing a 93hit and then getting killed by the 12hit counterattack
YES! I want to use this too but one of my players hasn't finished fire emblem yet, so I don't want ot spoil this moment for him. I'm going to use God Shattering Star instead
I like how there is no context given for this video so anyone who just comes across this is confused by all the people shouting quotes at each other in the comments
I ertainly was untill I did some 5 min search. I got here from God Shattering Star, I am a little confused still. Are those themes represent each houses Boss route or are these like in Detroit B.H/Undertale different route fights like Geneocide or Pacifist?
It's a good trick to avoid ninja strikes from the money men, but you can bet I was really confused when I heard God-Shattering Star and the first thing I read is "Imagine being a powerful old warrior capable of genocide and getting one shotted by a teenager screaming 'YOU'RE IRRELEVANT'"
I liked that about him. At first you think he's just a noble princeling, almost too perfect until you uncover the layers of his pain and insanity. You see just how far he falls, and then seeing him come back from that fall and returning stronger for it, and a lot more compassionate, he shows so much growth. It's kinda funny in a way. Dimitri suffered great pain in his past and did everything in his power to suppress it. Edelgard also suffered great pain and used that to push her forward. When it finally overwhelmed Dimitri, he lost all compassion and hope, but he was surrounded by people who were kind hearted and strived to be knights. So when they brought him back from the brink, the Blue lions were able to give him the compassion he needed to embody to become a good king. Edelgard on the other hand is surrounded by people who were steeped in noble priviliege or consumed in their own problems. Only Dorothea is a commoner amongst the Black Eagles. While the people around Edelgard are nice people, they are more concerned with their circumstances than they are about being good people. (LInhardt is a bored genius, Bernadetta is a recluse, Caspar is focused on being a worthy fighter because he's a second born, Dorothea is looking toward her future, Ferdinand is too focused on being a noble noble (and has a competitive streak with Edelgard) and Petra is technically a prisoner making do as best she can in a foreign land she struggles to understand.) So when Edelgard uses the past to push her forward, unless Byleth is with her, she doesn't have the support network to bring her back from the brink. In fact, because she's always had to cut her own path, she doesn't know HOW to rely on the people around her other than Hubert who is too loyal and devoted to pull her back. Dimitri essentially comments that her path is the path of the strong. It's a path she's well equipped to walk. But it's one where most people can't follow her. The difference between them is Dimitri learns the value of having allies and bringing people together. Edelgard never learns that, she only knows how to cut her own path. Or rather, she tries to learn to do that with the professor, she reaches out, she shows her vulnerability. And if you choose Silver Snow Route, you reject her. In a way, silver snow route dooms her to the path she's chosen.
@@EffervescentPhantasm Edelgard's heart is steeled, Dimitri's is soft. That's the shortest way of summing up the difference between them, I think. Because of his softness, Dimitri is more vulnerable, but it's also what allows him to be strong in the end of Azure Moon. The difference between how they can open up, ultimately, doomed her and saved him.
I think its fitting Dimitri and Edel share a final boss theme. This song isn't about fighting some god or omnipotent being, it represents the emotional final push, the endgame to stand on top after a long journey of hardship. Dimitri and Edelgard's final battles, despite being two completely opposite sides of the coin, were both about that. They essentially started this together when Dimitri gave Edelgard that dagger and told her to cut her destiny with it. They were eachother's motivators as much as they were eachother's obstacles, and shared the most emotional connection out of any of the people byleth can choose to follow. It feels right that at least with this song, that relationship can be highlighted one more time.
@TooLateToTheStory actually, if you choose to build your supports with dimitri more so than the other students he discusses it with you in his night of the ball convo (and its also mentioned in one of his supports with sylvain, though its more for comedy then.) you do see that dimitri still cares for her and it definitely makes the pre timeskip blue lions plot make more sense
@TooLateToTheStory definitely do that. I think if you don't build your supports or get the convo the Big Secret doesn't get revealed until late post timeskip.
Edelgard has also a strongly emotional connection with Byleth (even more from her point a view and her path). I agree with you but not totally because in the Edelgard's path Dimitri is far less important than Edelgard is in Dimitri's path. (Maybe Dimitri is less important for Edelgard than she is for him)
@@edelgardvonhresvelg7973 It's more like Edelgard forgot Dimitri, but she still used the dagger's purpose to motivate her, I think. After all she still kept it on her person in the monastery.
@@LordFhalkyn so does Fate which have the best soundtrack set (like as a whole not just final boss fight). Imo JRPG barely appreciated in western and this game got like 9/10 average which is one of the highest in 2019.
@@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 "NonSense Fools who do not accept their own sins, are unworthy of salvation. You humans are the one who betrayed, You betrayed me and my mother!"
After knowing the lore, I would say this to Rhea if I was Byleth. "You used me and my mother to resurrect yours. Why won't you accept she won't return? If you say I would disobey the goddess, you made Sothis into me! You want to see your mother again? I'll happy to help you reunite, once you're dead!"
@@ejelecflametails6657 wow Byleth are sure angry but understandable for him to get this angry just imagine your whole life is a failure of some experiment caused your mother to die and you become an unstable emotionless guy.
remember what Sothis said when you fused with her? "Both sides of time are revealed to you... and you alone." Sothis gave you the choice to determine the best future for Fodlan by doing different paths in NewGame+ indeed.
It's incredible that the game is set up in a way that makes it so there isn't one true best future, too. Every player will have a different answer, different experiences, different approaches to morals. Do ends justify means? Do you do only what you believe is right in your own moral code, even if it leads to inaction that could otherwise prevent suffering of others? I've had some really insightful discussions with friends over this kind of thing, and the information that is hidden from view in each route is so important in illustrating the realities of tough choices people have to make.
Except the game doesn't expand further on this and settles with trapping Byleth in just 4 routes, even though it's literally possible for them to repeat the game eternally until they get the best ending possible.
@@pmell4281 I've played a few, but not any this intense. And other games do branching story stuff, but it's still pretty impressive to see this series take a new step like this! And this has been a big game, a lot of people who haven't played a FE game before are coming into the series so there's lots of attention on it. The only visual novel I ever really heard about outside of my one Visual Novel friend is mystic messenger, so it's nice to have people to be excited with.
@@straypaper Funny, there's actually a visual novel about characters jumping throw time to search the best ending possible. It's called Virtue's Last Reward.
I dunno why nobody is talking about the beautiful singing at 3:06, but that part and the violin solo that followed almost moved me to tears while I was playing. It’s so emotional.
It conveys so many emotions, specially the inner sadness and termoil in Demitri when he has to kill his childhood friend and his flash backs make hem questions his choices even more. But that just my deeper opinion of what I think it means.
Joseph Parcelewicz I personally associate this song most with Edelgard, given how the Edge of Dawn is sung from her perspective (I also like to think that it's her singing that opera part) but I also see how the song can apply to Dimitri as well. All of these characters have been through a lot, so it's only fitting that they have such an emotional and climactic final battle theme.
"To be changed beyond all recognition... That is what lies at the end of the ideals you served so diligently. I have no pity for you. If that is the future you hoped for, then you deserve no compassion."
@@armanimiller "The ones who can truly change the way of the world are not the rulers, but the people. Pushing your own sense of justice and your own ideals onto even one other person is nothing more than self righteousness."
@Izumocchi Golden Deer was the first route I played through myself... what a coincidence lol! Another amazing banger of an OST on the last battle of that route too, wouldn't you say? I had started another playthrough for the Blue Lions route after that, but I stopped playing partway due to getting distracted with some other games... and then it was put into an indefinite hiatus lol. I need to get back into FE3H soon and finish what I started!
@@fz4178 I plan on doing Blue Lions last since I'm slowly raising the difficulty. I heard Blue Lions at maddening is the hardest route and I wanna see it for myself
@@IzumocchiI won't go into details bc spoilers but while there's a lot of argument abt it, most people tend to agree that Silver Snow is the hardest one.
How can humanity stand strong when a bunch of conquering and ruining of innocent lives just happened not to mention nemesis' army is unstoppable by just humans
@@PRESPOVERTY Besides, God's work truly is to prevent humans from making a stupidity big enough to eradicate themselves, all the while trying to make them more kind and wise (it utterly fails as history shows us)
@@roxasvonbielefield2245 Amen. Man alone is empty. Every good trait we have only exists because of the One who created us for the potential of good. God = good. Without God, we would not even be.
@@nameless-user YHVH from shin megami tensei is a twisted interpretation of God, and I kind of understand why, if you have only heard of the things he did in the old testament, and you judge it from a human perspective, then yes, God would be a tyrant, but then, God is God, he knows what he's doing, and we can't judge him from a human perspective since he isn't one, we should be thankful that he even offered to help us in the first place
"PICK A GOD AND PRAY!" "I pick Sothis!" "Oh. Well in that case, HERE IS SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN!" EDIT: Sothis has answered my prayers. Byleth is in Smash and they're bringing this song with them!
@@smokeymaple4846 His appearance in Silver Snow marks his fate... mysterious to say the least. Is he alive? A ghost? Or just a figment of Byleth's imagination? I'm going with ghost, but it's never confirmed.
It's not the best out of the 3 final boss themes, but it is the most fitting, and the most hype. If you didn't lose your mind at 1:15, you have no soul.
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I really love the Sothis chant at the beginning; it’s sort of a softer, hollow-sounding remix of The Spirit Dais which then transitions into a version of Edge of Dawn. At that point in the game she’s no longer a major speaking presence but the music reminds you of her influence as the Three Houses battle to reforge the beautifully screwed-up world she left behind.
For me i see it as byleth remembering sothis, she is no longer there, so this is their chance to pursue their path she sacrificed herself for, whichever path it is, wether it is to ally with edelgard or dimitri
All I'm saying is that this song wouldn't be the same without that god of a piano player in the background. He has some real finger dexterity to be doing that shit for 9 straight minutes. Not to mention the amazing key changes that give me a resolution to the theme that I've heard a few times repeated in the song, but in the new key it is refreshing.
I actually wonder if the piano is played live or programmed; FE music sounds a bit too unreal to be played by an orchestra ensemble to me; I would say it is masterfully composed and orchestrated with mostly virtual instruments, and very well mixed which gives it that incredibly powerful and tight feeling. I could be wrong though, and I would be very interested to learn more about the composition and recording process.
"Mercie..." "Now, now Annie. There's no need for that. This is a battlefield, after all" "I'm so sorry... You know that, don't you? And also know that you don't have to forgive me." "I was going to say the same thing... I'm so sorry if I cause you any pain."
"How about another joke, Edelgard?" "I think we've had enough of you jokes, Dimitri." "What do you get when you cross a mentally scarred man with a country that dIsowns him and treats him like trash?" "I'll tell you what you get!" *portrait flashes onto screen* "YOU GET WHAT YOU FUCKING DESERVE" *240 dmg crit*
@Wutert I think they left it out because you need some absolute bangers you can only enjoy by getting three houses, putting it in smash would be super cool but too much. God shattering star and funeral of flowers are GOD TIER
@Wutert I never understand this smash players . They care more about who is the new character than his moveset . What is smash , a figthing game or an album full of the players stupid wishes 😹.
Absolutely not, but if that's your opinion you are free to think that. Just ask yourself if you are saying this as an answer to the negativity towards Byleth or if this is genuinely what you think
My brain can't even comprehend how GOOD this song is. Incredibly epic finale to an excellent game. Remixing the classic battle theme that feels like a comforting blanket at this point? Absolutely mind blowing.
0:54 Embers pass through colored glass in this abandoned place Silver shines, swords will collide Fearless to what we face Ash surrounds, we fight our bounds And I can feel them breaking free For just this moment lost in time They count on me 1:15 So here I stand, I will not falter! I have the will, the means and the resolve Though scorched by flames, We stand together We fight as one, for the world we've won 2:00 We will fight for all the lives we've all sought to protect Free from crests, free the oppressed We cannot hold our breath As we link hands, we will advance And we will lift our allies up We continue in our march We keep our stance 2:21 And still I’ll fight Through the pain that’s shaped what I’ve become My flame-licked heart Emblazoned by Dreams, fleeting freedom 2:42 I look to you Like a red flame We will rage on, no matter what we face And as they fall, we will all cheer We bring the edge of dawn We spark lights of change
@@michaelcabangbang Actually both apy for both You *are* freeing Edelgard by taking down her Hegemon form and "freeing the oppressed" is one of the reasons she wants to destroy the Church
I like how they put in the original Fire Emblem theme leitmotif into some parts of a lot of the music throughout the game smooothly. It seems like even though every single game in the series has an entirely different story with each other, they still 'remembers' the first and paid homage to it, making it more or less 'connected'. Very brilliant!
I'll never forget it. **Blue Lions Spoilers** Edelgard was 1 hit from death. At this point, all my units except for Byleth and Dimitri had fallen behind in levels and strength, so the two of them essentially duoed the fight. I had run out of divine pulses getting to her, and protecting everyone else in the army. I got nervous - Dimitri had taken a bad hit and was in kill range. The only unit left to move was my favorite - Ashe. He was just a sniper as I didn't really plan out class promotions on my first playthrough. Ashe had a 70% hit chance, and would kill! But if he missed, he was gone. I gambled on my favorite student to pull out the victory. He missed, and died. Enemy phase - Edelgard attacks Dimitri and dies on his counterattack. Ashe died because of a stupid mistake I made. He was my only permanent death of the run. I have his death ending screenshotted on my switch to always remind myself to not do that again. I went church route as female byleth for my second run, recruited Ashe, and married him.
wait there's death endings on classic? this is my first FE so I did casual for both BL and Church route so i didn't know there was a death ending. currently playing my third route, GD, so no spoilers please since I've gone blind this whole time, but are they different than the normal ending cards?
Does this play in the map where you kill Edelgard tho? Doesnt it only play in th final fight with Rhea after saving her from Those who lurk in the shadow?
Kristoph Esiem This plays when you fight rhea in the crimson flower or when you fight Edelgard in azure moon. If you played silver snow first, you definitely heard funeral of flowers, and fought Rhea in the monastery, not in faerghus
Haven't heard this song in a while. Moment I played it, goosebumps and tears started forming. So many emotions with this song when I first heard it through Edelgard's playthrough.
Ironic ? I don't think so. Crimson Flower is the only ending where you get to regain your humanity, yes, but you can still S Support Sothis so she's still there. I believe she says the two of you are too deeply merged to separate anyways and that the Crest Stone in your chest was mere decoration by now.
@@Ramash440 I meant it's ironic since the theme of Sothis, the thing that Rhea stands for, is playing alongside the triumphant music of those come to kill her.
@@BriarValley I suppose so. Still, she did tell you to cut your own path no matter what right after the Gaultier Inheritance mission, and she was never quite too fond of Rhea, even if she doesn't know she's her mother.
@@Ramash440 That she did, which, from Rhea's standpoint is even more ironic. She's so firm in her beliefs that she doesn't think about what her mother might actually say...
i like to think it's a nod to the way Byleth's support shapes Edelgard into the best and most powerful version of herself but maybe i'm just making stuff up because i'm so very gay for them both
I have to congratulate Helping Hands for these amazing mixes. To be honest, I have been waiting since Awakening for someone to do the rain/thunder mixes of the dynamic FE themes, and you have been the only one I have seen to do it as it would play in the game when actually playing it, instead of full rain and then thunder. I like most of them, but this one and God Shattering Star are especially well made. Continue doing this, you have a good sense for it! And thank you VERY much! P.S: Dimitri, God-tier dodge tank! I freaking love how broken you are haha
A few months ago in June I ended a year-long minecraft server with this bombastic bossfight I spent a whole month coding. I had this as the final fight's theme, and it's funny to me how when I hear it, I don't think of fire emblem, but playing minecraft with my friends. Honestly that server helped me get through the scare of covid, and this song just reminds me of how much time I spent with everyone there.
I have never played FE Three Houses, this came up on my mix. With no title or description to work with, I eventually recognized the leitmotif, since Byleth is in smash, and then the comments confirmed. Don't know the context of it, but a banger track.
The little bit of the fire emblem series main theme at 4:34 really hits different. Personally, this is my favorite final map theme, but this entire games soundtrack is just stunning
I really wonder how many people associate this one with Azure Moon's final boss or Crimson Flower's final boss. The title works for both honestly but I always thought the title 'Apex of the World' fitted a bit more the Immaculate One (being a bad ass dragon and the direct descendent of the goddess).
I think it fits Edelgard better considering she's the one who started the war and whether one thinks it was for better or worse it's undeniable she has the most influence on the current events of the plot and is pretty much the center figure everyone focuses on in any path.
Considering this soundtrack uses the main theme of the game which is sung by Edelgard's va and is used in 2 battles involving her, I think this theme suits the Crimson Flower route better
Should be Azure Moon, since you're fighting Edelgard and it's her song (but without lyrics). When fighting the Immaculate One in Crimson Flower, I just imagine that Edelgard's theme overwrote the Immaculate's Funeral of Flowers
Yeah god shattering star is hype but there is just something about this theme that makes me love it more. It just perfectly encapsulates most of the conflicts in the game. Edgelards regret and sadness but also her will to move forward, Dimitris extinguished rage which he has turned into determination to save Edlegard from herself, Claudes desire to make a free and open world for all, Rheas anger and pain she feels after she’s has been betrayed by the only person that truly mattered to her. This is by far the best three houses song imo and I will die on that hill.
Agreed. I don't really even like God Shattering Star all that much. It's not bad, but it's just so so to me in comparison to this wonderful reprise of multiple musical themes in Three Houses. I can listen to Apex of the World on loop, with or without playing the game. God Shattering Star to me only really works in the moment of the actual fight. I can't really listen to it as a standalone.
"Nonsense! Fools who do not accept their own sins are undeserving of salvation! You humans are the ones who betrayed! You betrayed me, and you betrayed my mother!" -Rhea to Edelgard, final battle (Black Eagles)
That’d make since if Rhea was speaking to Edelgard about the war in general. She wasn’t. By that point in the campaign, Rhea had been driven mad to the point of murdering innocents in order to obtain the Crest of Flames in Byleth’s heart in order to revive her mother. Yes Edelgard’s actions are questionable, but Rhea by that point was basically saying... “Fuck you all, give me back my mom.”
@@cameronwiscovitch4186 Rhea is basically a female Dimitri who has so much PTSD and trauma about Nemesis and humans that betraying basically is Nemesis 2.0 taking away her mother again which makes her go insane.
@@cameronwiscovitch4186 Edelgard fought to end a corrupt system, few reasons were personal. Rhea however? Her experiments were for personal, selfish reasons. They reflect future and past.
@@Averi0 Edelgard's was entirely personal aswell, the church has nothing to do with the crest system and they preach against it aswell as shown by the students and the monastery they do not value a person's worth based on their crest or noblehood, it doesnt even matter if they believe in religion or not as shown by Shamir, Dedue, Petra, etc. Her experiments even if personal at the very end were for the ultimate good as Sothis is the biggest good in the game, not to mention the experiments weren't on real humans but artificial ones she created and 12 experiments in around 1k+ years leads me to believe that even when they failed she let them live normal lives like Byleth's mother.
@Link's AMV To add onto that, Edelgard wishes to create a Meritocracy in Fodland, and at the end of Crimson Flower that's ultimately what she does. What few people know however, is that a Meritocracy is a flawed system and more times than not, favors the strong and oppresses the weak. Since people are being appointed merely by their "merit," a very subjective term, what's to say that the next emperor wont just go and appoint their child for their "merit," continuing the cycle of feudalism and aristocratic supremacy that Edelgard fought so hard to undermine and destroy? Edelgard's Meritocracy is terrible for Fodlan if she doesn't have the necessary solutions to deal with the obvious problems at hand, and quite frankly I don't think she has truly thought it through.
I was working on an essay for a book and I put this on. My team mate came to me at the end of class and asked me how the hell I did a super good analysis and I said. MAH JAMS!
I always love how the vocals at 0:22 are the same as Sothis’ Theme! I feel that part of the theme has more relevance on Crimson Flower, cuz maybe it was like a lullaby that Sothis sang centuries ago for Rhea. A mother’s final gift to her daughter if she should ever stray off her path and corrupt. In that sense, Apex of the World is both a triumphant song welcoming a new dawn to Fodlan, while also being a dirge for the Children of the Goddess.
No idea what this franchise is, but if this is the type of music that smash is gonna put in the game then damn holy crap they must have really good taste
The real judge of each character is how they behave when Byleth isn't there to keep them in line. Claude completely ignores the real issues, Dimitri massacres countless innocent people, Rhea performs unethical blood magic experiments, and Edelgard does all three at once!
@@jkarma3356 What real issue? She knew nothing of the true history of Fodlan, so how can she know what was the "real issue"? Besides, you really think that throwing a *WHOLE CONTINENT* into a war won't kill countless innocents? She started the war, so the blood of all the innocents is on her hands.
In terms of endings, I’m glad I picked blue lions first, as the ending would’ve felt really underwhelming if I picked golden deer instead. (I was stuck between which of those two routes to play first, and eventually said, screw it, flip a coin) it also made fighting the agarthans and nemesis more interesting.
Well I can safetly say that GD does not feel a bit underwhelming, but I get the sense that BL route is a lot more personal, both have their charms and imo playing GD first allowed me see the world of Fodlan as an outsider, kinda of what Claude and Byleth were, and well know a lot of the Lore.
Catelyn Tully Yeah, I see your point, but in terms of lore, azure moon does next to nothing with it. What I’m saying is, if I did it in a different order, it definitely would’ve felt empty.
The game has an amazing ost. I just recently watched the Attack on Titan show which I now consider to be the best ost ever but this game is just a bit below that imo.
PLS play this!!! It is SO worth it. I promise!!! I used to listen to this song and never played a FE game either, and then I played this game and was hooked.
This might sound weird but I feel nostalgic for hearing this song even though the game been out for a year I played mostly just this game during most of 2020 so I feel a bond with this game
Wherever I hear this, I am forced to hear these lines: "Edelgard must be in the throne room. I would love nothing more than to charge in and settle this once and for all ... but we must be mindful of the surrounding forces." "Strange ... the imperial troops don't seem to be wearing their normal uniforms." "We cannot allow our grand ambitions to be stopped by these beasts" ... I've heard them too many times: I've heard them MADDENINGLY much.
Lol. I haven’t yet played the game on maddening. I plan on doing my first challenge run (magic only, girls only, except maybe Sylvain XD for a harem), and then I will try maddening. I’m not looking forward to it but I gotta do it at least once
Something close to that does happen with Rhea's Spirit Battle: you fight a very weak Palutena and as soon as she's defeated, a giant white Charizard takes the field.
I'm kinda sad that the battle is "just" against the Hands. But I think it was a cool detail that alle the FE Charakters helped you out. And I somehow managed that everyone survived in my first try and I took no damage. I don't know how I managed to do that. But the Spirit Battle against Rhea is nice.
I’d love to sing the somber chanting part, but I can’t tell the language at all with how seemless it melts and sways into the pulsating feel of the background music
The fact that this song nearly perfectly fits with edge of dawn, especially at 3:29 makes it so much more emotional to listen to. During edge of dawn El sings about her fears knowing what the future will bring her and apex of the world manifests those old fears one more time for a final push to ultimately end the church and lead fodlan to a place without divine interference. Also y'all have to listen to her FE Heroes voicelines. They are absolutely perfect and give you just a little bit more insight on how she truly believes what she is doing is right and that there is no other way. Ya it's small details like this that really make me love FE in general so much
In terms of listening like normal music? Yes but God shattering star makes you scared of the boss and this is why I think God sha... Is better from a final theme
Respect the opinion, but God Shattering Star is still supreme to me. A lot of tunes are in-line with the game’s main theme, but God Shattering Star shatters any and all expectations.
I agree, God Shattering Star definetly sounds good, but in terms of a final theme, this one beats it by a long shot. The way it brings back parts of the Edge of Dawn melody brings the ending fill circle in a way that a final theme should definitely do. I think Funeral of Flowers also does this with the song Rhea sings at the ball, and in both cases it is quite effective. It makes you think back to where you started, and how far you and your students have come since then. Which is a great emotional beat (especially in CF, since it's playing off Edge of Dawn which is decidedly from Edelgard's perspective). God Shattering Star doesn't have that, it doesn't really speak much about the journey you've watched unfold, it's just a cool boss song. This one is both, and imo that makes it much more enjoyable than God Shattering Star was.
I feel the same. GSS sounds epic and stuff, but fighting Nemesis lacks the emotional connection/closure to Claude (seeing as he just pops out of nowhere) compared to fighting Rhea in Edelgard's route, and fighting Edelgard in Dimitri's route. For me: This song gives off the "end of the journey" feel for both Edelgard and Dimitri's respective routes.
Nintendo did something different, it was beautiful, They made a compelling story with great music, Three houses may not be the best visually or gameplay-wise, but god damn they truly shattered the heavens with the story and emotion they cast into their characters and atmosphere
Although Golden Deer is my favorite house, I have to admit that Azure Moon is my personal favorite path of the game. I really wish I went with the Blue Lions first, because this route HITS HARD!
This is Edelgard's theme in my mind. Her last Stand or her last obstacles to victory. I first heard it as I started with blue. Actually went Crimson as my second path.
@@plastikcaik2585 Byleth is the story's protagonist, but Edelgard is the story's main character. There's a reason the majority of the soundtrack is variations on *her* theme song (and that the game's *main theme* is a straight-up remix of her song)
Never noticed how good this soundtrack was because I was to busy yelling at the game for missing a 93hit and then getting killed by the 12hit counterattack
Those are some Sword of Seals RNG at work right there.
@@serbisthehero1987l My Yuri got hit by 4 21% hits in a ROW.
Sounds like Xcom.
man Edelgard looked so f-ed up I was like well... bernie you know what to crit now
@@Marlin- were you in blue lion house
Going ham on my school assignment with this shit bopping and I feel like I'm typing the bible lmao
Same thing here XD
AMEN!
I can just imagine the guy who actually wrote the bible having a whole band behind him
Chikipichi the choirs of angels cheering him on probably.
@@Lumen_571 amen
Had my DND players fight the final form of the big bad boss of my two year campaign to this music. It was glorious.
Trevor I was JUST thinking of using this for a Final Boss in my campaign! Thanks for making the decision easier! 💛
Great minds think like, I was thinking for this to one of the BBEG fight themes
I plan on using this in my campaign too!
YES! I want to use this too but one of my players hasn't finished fire emblem yet, so I don't want ot spoil this moment for him. I'm going to use God Shattering Star instead
Totally thought the same, too! It fits thematically, too.
I like how there is no context given for this video so anyone who just comes across this is confused by all the people shouting quotes at each other in the comments
Exactly me when Byleth was announced and people were hyped that this song was in. 1 month later im playing this game nonstop.
I ertainly was untill I did some 5 min search. I got here from God Shattering Star, I am a little confused still. Are those themes represent each houses Boss route or are these like in Detroit B.H/Undertale different route fights like Geneocide or Pacifist?
@@Letgoit2 there are different final bosses for each route so yeah ,each one has different themes
@@Letgoit2 This is the final boss map for 2 out of the 4 routes (1 house has a route split)
It's a good trick to avoid ninja strikes from the money men, but you can bet I was really confused when I heard God-Shattering Star and the first thing I read is "Imagine being a powerful old warrior capable of genocide and getting one shotted by a teenager screaming 'YOU'RE IRRELEVANT'"
Crimson flower: My teacher, thank you for walking with me.
Azure Moon: My teacher, I wish you would have walked with me.
Ah... my heart.
She said that on golden deer and silver snow not azure moon
Fucking Bitch got what she deserved
@@jesusalfredogamezcarranza6144 Weird way to spell Rhea.
L for you and the 67 people who thumbs this up. That was said on Verdant Wind not Azure Moon.
"We must protect the present, after all, it's all that we really have" - Dimitri
Dimitri's character arc really was so great in a game that already has tons of characters. By the end of it he felt like someone fit to be king.
@@coffeefordinner The Savior King of Fodlan
I liked that about him. At first you think he's just a noble princeling, almost too perfect until you uncover the layers of his pain and insanity. You see just how far he falls, and then seeing him come back from that fall and returning stronger for it, and a lot more compassionate, he shows so much growth.
It's kinda funny in a way. Dimitri suffered great pain in his past and did everything in his power to suppress it. Edelgard also suffered great pain and used that to push her forward. When it finally overwhelmed Dimitri, he lost all compassion and hope, but he was surrounded by people who were kind hearted and strived to be knights. So when they brought him back from the brink, the Blue lions were able to give him the compassion he needed to embody to become a good king.
Edelgard on the other hand is surrounded by people who were steeped in noble priviliege or consumed in their own problems. Only Dorothea is a commoner amongst the Black Eagles. While the people around Edelgard are nice people, they are more concerned with their circumstances than they are about being good people. (LInhardt is a bored genius, Bernadetta is a recluse, Caspar is focused on being a worthy fighter because he's a second born, Dorothea is looking toward her future, Ferdinand is too focused on being a noble noble (and has a competitive streak with Edelgard) and Petra is technically a prisoner making do as best she can in a foreign land she struggles to understand.) So when Edelgard uses the past to push her forward, unless Byleth is with her, she doesn't have the support network to bring her back from the brink. In fact, because she's always had to cut her own path, she doesn't know HOW to rely on the people around her other than Hubert who is too loyal and devoted to pull her back.
Dimitri essentially comments that her path is the path of the strong. It's a path she's well equipped to walk. But it's one where most people can't follow her. The difference between them is Dimitri learns the value of having allies and bringing people together. Edelgard never learns that, she only knows how to cut her own path. Or rather, she tries to learn to do that with the professor, she reaches out, she shows her vulnerability. And if you choose Silver Snow Route, you reject her. In a way, silver snow route dooms her to the path she's chosen.
@@EffervescentPhantasm Edelgard's heart is steeled, Dimitri's is soft. That's the shortest way of summing up the difference between them, I think. Because of his softness, Dimitri is more vulnerable, but it's also what allows him to be strong in the end of Azure Moon. The difference between how they can open up, ultimately, doomed her and saved him.
@@EffervescentPhantasm Aight, if u need me I'll be over there in the corner crying
I think its fitting Dimitri and Edel share a final boss theme. This song isn't about fighting some god or omnipotent being, it represents the emotional final push, the endgame to stand on top after a long journey of hardship. Dimitri and Edelgard's final battles, despite being two completely opposite sides of the coin, were both about that. They essentially started this together when Dimitri gave Edelgard that dagger and told her to cut her destiny with it. They were eachother's motivators as much as they were eachother's obstacles, and shared the most emotional connection out of any of the people byleth can choose to follow. It feels right that at least with this song, that relationship can be highlighted one more time.
meanwhile claude
@TooLateToTheStory actually, if you choose to build your supports with dimitri more so than the other students he discusses it with you in his night of the ball convo (and its also mentioned in one of his supports with sylvain, though its more for comedy then.) you do see that dimitri still cares for her and it definitely makes the pre timeskip blue lions plot make more sense
@TooLateToTheStory definitely do that. I think if you don't build your supports or get the convo the Big Secret doesn't get revealed until late post timeskip.
Edelgard has also a strongly emotional connection with Byleth (even more from her point a view and her path).
I agree with you but not totally because in the Edelgard's path Dimitri is far less important than Edelgard is in Dimitri's path. (Maybe Dimitri is less important for Edelgard than she is for him)
@@edelgardvonhresvelg7973 It's more like Edelgard forgot Dimitri, but she still used the dagger's purpose to motivate her, I think. After all she still kept it on her person in the monastery.
and here i am wondering why in the world FE three houses didnt get nominated for best soundtrack in game awards 2019
After Octopath Traveler lost the best soundtrack award to Red Dead Redemption 2 in 2018 I didn't have any hope for 2019
Awakening wasn't nominated either.
@@LordFhalkyn so does Fate which have the best soundtrack set (like as a whole not just final boss fight).
Imo JRPG barely appreciated in western and this game got like 9/10 average which is one of the highest in 2019.
Lets just say our taste in music is better than those deciding the nominees for music and leave it at that XD
@@FranzKarma red dead 2 had a really damn good ost tho. Cruel Cruel World made me cry for an hour.
"Give her back...Give back my mother! GAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!"
-The Immaculate One
"So it's true! You don't value human life at all! Isn't that right, Immaculate One?"
@@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 "NonSense Fools who do not accept their own sins, are unworthy of salvation. You humans are the one who betrayed, You betrayed me and my mother!"
@@kiaghezel-ayagh9099 Tara with that larua sass
After knowing the lore, I would say this to Rhea if I was Byleth.
"You used me and my mother to resurrect yours. Why won't you accept she won't return? If you say I would disobey the goddess, you made Sothis into me! You want to see your mother again? I'll happy to help you reunite, once you're dead!"
@@ejelecflametails6657 wow Byleth are sure angry but understandable for him to get this angry just imagine your whole life is a failure of some experiment caused your mother to die and you become an unstable emotionless guy.
remember what Sothis said when you fused with her?
"Both sides of time are revealed to you... and you alone."
Sothis gave you the choice to determine the best future for Fodlan by doing different paths in NewGame+ indeed.
It's incredible that the game is set up in a way that makes it so there isn't one true best future, too. Every player will have a different answer, different experiences, different approaches to morals. Do ends justify means? Do you do only what you believe is right in your own moral code, even if it leads to inaction that could otherwise prevent suffering of others?
I've had some really insightful discussions with friends over this kind of thing, and the information that is hidden from view in each route is so important in illustrating the realities of tough choices people have to make.
Except the game doesn't expand further on this and settles with trapping Byleth in just 4 routes, even though it's literally possible for them to repeat the game eternally until they get the best ending possible.
@@saged1513 you say that like you never played or heard about visual novels (some of them have 50 different endings)
so yeah
@@pmell4281 I've played a few, but not any this intense. And other games do branching story stuff, but it's still pretty impressive to see this series take a new step like this! And this has been a big game, a lot of people who haven't played a FE game before are coming into the series so there's lots of attention on it. The only visual novel I ever really heard about outside of my one Visual Novel friend is mystic messenger, so it's nice to have people to be excited with.
@@straypaper Funny, there's actually a visual novel about characters jumping throw time to search the best ending possible. It's called Virtue's Last Reward.
The transitions between the rain and thunder versions to make the song longer is fantastic
i didnt even realize it was a mash up at first, it's impressively well done
"I did not betray you or her. I never believed in you from the beginning."
-Edelgard von Hresvelg
When does she say this?
@@j.martinez8767 ...wasn't it in the final fight of Crimson Flower?
@@josiahball7799 that's the only route I haven't played besides the DLC. Might be.
@@j.martinez8767 Oh, sorry
Edelbased von Bestgirl
apex of the world and god shattering star are like walk like an egyptian and last train home
one's a jam
the other makes you cry
both make me cry
I too cry listening to Walk Like An Egyptian
Glad I’m not the only person who weeps when I hear this song.
(“Moved to tears” would be more accurate, but not as dramatic.)
IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE
Hey I understood that reference!
I dunno why nobody is talking about the beautiful singing at 3:06, but that part and the violin solo that followed almost moved me to tears while I was playing. It’s so emotional.
It conveys so many emotions, specially the inner sadness and termoil in Demitri when he has to kill his childhood friend and his flash backs make hem questions his choices even more. But that just my deeper opinion of what I think it means.
THANK YOU FOR SAYING THIS
@@r9ficial956 Me?
Joseph Parcelewicz I personally associate this song most with Edelgard, given how the Edge of Dawn is sung from her perspective (I also like to think that it's her singing that opera part) but I also see how the song can apply to Dimitri as well. All of these characters have been through a lot, so it's only fitting that they have such an emotional and climactic final battle theme.
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"To be changed beyond all recognition... That is what lies at the end of the ideals you served so diligently.
I have no pity for you.
If that is the future you hoped for, then you deserve no compassion."
Yet he still reached out for her at the end. Really goes to show how far he came.
"Your obsession with me is appalling. If you were a normal human being you would certainly have died already. Farewell, king of delusion."
@@armanimiller "The ones who can truly change the way of the world are not the rulers, but the people.
Pushing your own sense of justice and your own ideals onto even one other person is nothing more than self righteousness."
@@lolekbolek916 *proceeds to kill dimitri with amyr*
@@lolekbolek916 Benevolence? You imbecile. Who wants to live in a world based on flimsy, idealistic garbage?
Edelgard's final boss design is creepy as shit and I love it.
It reminds me of Sakura Matou's form from Fate Heaven's Feel.
@@v.emiltheii-nd.8094 I get more Alter Sabre vibes from her.
@@nintendex9288 Why not both?
Never mention that monstrosity. Edelgard didn't deserve to become that.
AceDelta12 :(
"Did you really play a whole game because of one OST you heard on youtube?"
- Yes. Yes, I did.
Based.
This one OST is just that good.
@@fz4178 Yeah, I don't regret it one bit. Played Golden Deer first due to Hilda and Lis, but I plan on playing the other routes too
@Izumocchi Golden Deer was the first route I played through myself... what a coincidence lol! Another amazing banger of an OST on the last battle of that route too, wouldn't you say?
I had started another playthrough for the Blue Lions route after that, but I stopped playing partway due to getting distracted with some other games... and then it was put into an indefinite hiatus lol. I need to get back into FE3H soon and finish what I started!
@@fz4178 I plan on doing Blue Lions last since I'm slowly raising the difficulty. I heard Blue Lions at maddening is the hardest route and I wanna see it for myself
@@IzumocchiI won't go into details bc spoilers but while there's a lot of argument abt it, most people tend to agree that Silver Snow is the hardest one.
"When humanity stands strong and people reach out for each other.... there's no need for gods."
How can humanity stand strong when a bunch of conquering and ruining of innocent lives just happened not to mention nemesis' army is unstoppable by just humans
@@PRESPOVERTY Besides, God's work truly is to prevent humans from making a stupidity big enough to eradicate themselves, all the while trying to make them more kind and wise (it utterly fails as history shows us)
@@roxasvonbielefield2245 Amen. Man alone is empty. Every good trait we have only exists because of the One who created us for the potential of good. God = good. Without God, we would not even be.
@@roxasvonbielefield2245 Shin Megami Tensei
@@nameless-user YHVH from shin megami tensei is a twisted interpretation of God, and I kind of understand why, if you have only heard of the things he did in the old testament, and you judge it from a human perspective, then yes, God would be a tyrant, but then, God is God, he knows what he's doing, and we can't judge him from a human perspective since he isn't one, we should be thankful that he even offered to help us in the first place
"PICK A GOD AND PRAY!"
"I pick Sothis!"
"Oh. Well in that case, HERE IS SOMETHING TO BELIEVE IN!"
EDIT: Sothis has answered my prayers. Byleth is in Smash and they're bringing this song with them!
Fredrick vs Byleth would be the battle for ages!
@wahlooweegee 4smash Then PERISH
Wow thanks for the likes!This the most likes I've ever had!
I pick Grima.
Billy Siravo
Not a god, nor deity.
I know everyone loves God Shattering Star, but man this piano riff is so killer I love it
oh yeah, it's quite good
Though I'm a Golden Deer 4 lyfe, I can't even bring myself to accept Dimitri's fate in any other path aside from BL. It's too heartbreaking bruh....
Agreed. They do him do dirty in every other path
@@smokeymaple4846 His appearance in Silver Snow marks his fate... mysterious to say the least. Is he alive? A ghost? Or just a figment of Byleth's imagination?
I'm going with ghost, but it's never confirmed.
I felt bad when I killed him and Dedue in my Crimson Flower game
*loads shotgun*
You said you're a Golden Deer? Say sike right now.
@@robertpenguin6597 I felt dirty playing Crimson Flower. Declaring a whole war because you cannot accept the crest and nobility system feels so wrong.
It's not the best out of the 3 final boss themes, but it is the most fitting, and the most hype. If you didn't lose your mind at 1:15, you have no soul.
This last battle is why I have anxiety
You’re right not the best but the most fitting and most hype especially when it’s your first play through.
Lumi Jo I mean, I personally think it is the best out of the three but to each their own i suppose
@@gold5561 it's no match to God Shattering Star but it feels Edelgard and Dimitri more than GSS does to Claude
@@JoelGarcia-lu3tw GSS is aimed more towards Nemesis I guess
I dont even know what game this song belongs to. It appeared on my recommendations. But damn this is epic!!!
It’s from Fire Emblem Three Houses
Dude play it
Taylor Mobley dude play it
Dude play it
Dude play it
The fact that this mixes Edge of Dawn, Fodlan Winds, and The Spirit Dias... good lord, this is my favorite final map theme.
Thank you human
No problem I would do everything for our overlord Grima.
Are you saying you’d give a “helping hand” :p
Formortiis would like a word for using non-union undead. Duma would also like to file a similar complaint against your business practice of non-union undead usage.
I really love the Sothis chant at the beginning; it’s sort of a softer, hollow-sounding remix of The Spirit Dais which then transitions into a version of Edge of Dawn.
At that point in the game she’s no longer a major speaking presence but the music reminds you of her influence as the Three Houses battle to reforge the beautifully screwed-up world she left behind.
For me i see it as byleth remembering sothis, she is no longer there, so this is their chance to pursue their path she sacrificed herself for, whichever path it is, wether it is to ally with edelgard or dimitri
Even without knowing that this music was from Fire Emblem, this music still matches the feel of being an "Apex Of The World"
“Our pride, our people, our king. You’ve torn them all apart. Haven’t you had enough?! What else is there for you to take?!”
Your life.
Your Scooby snacks >:)
When I hit that moment on my first playthrough I realized I was the bad guy
All I'm saying is that this song wouldn't be the same without that god of a piano player in the background. He has some real finger dexterity to be doing that shit for 9 straight minutes. Not to mention the amazing key changes that give me a resolution to the theme that I've heard a few times repeated in the song, but in the new key it is refreshing.
Exactly man
Have you listened to Twilight of the Gods from Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows Valentia? That Piano is nuts
i wonder if he’s also the pianist that played the dark beast ganon battle from breath of the wild
The track loops in the middle lol
I actually wonder if the piano is played live or programmed; FE music sounds a bit too unreal to be played by an orchestra ensemble to me; I would say it is masterfully composed and orchestrated with mostly virtual instruments, and very well mixed which gives it that incredibly powerful and tight feeling. I could be wrong though, and I would be very interested to learn more about the composition and recording process.
"Mercie..."
"Now, now Annie. There's no need for that. This is a battlefield, after all"
"I'm so sorry... You know that, don't you? And also know that you don't have to forgive me."
"I was going to say the same thing... I'm so sorry if I cause you any pain."
@tomato dude i'm not in this playthrough
tomato dude you only need to recruit pairs if you’ve played their route
@tomato dude Facts
3:06 - 3:28 gives me the chills and now I'm sad cause I'll never feel it again 😔. Listening for the first time will always be the best time.👍
Fuck I heard it in Smash before playing Three Houses -.-
it gives me full body chills!
"How about another joke, Edelgard?"
"I think we've had enough of you jokes, Dimitri."
"What do you get when you cross a mentally scarred man with a country that dIsowns him and treats him like trash?"
"I'll tell you what you get!"
*portrait flashes onto screen*
"YOU GET WHAT YOU FUCKING DESERVE"
*240 dmg crit*
Except Dimitri can’t tell jokes. He’s too serious to comprehend them
I had my Dimitri kill Hegemon Edelgard with a crit as well.
lmao another twisted joke
@@sconscers1234 the only twisted here other than TWSITD is that Dimitri and byleth SOLO'D all of el's palace for me
I swear Dimitri had to have had some hidden crit modifier, on my playthrough dude kept getting crits left and right with only a modest chance of ~17%
We did it, we’re going to be the apex of salt for awhile 😂.
Wutert best fire emblem track isn’t in smash me sad at least there’s apex of the world
How sweet it is.
@Wutert I think they left it out because you need some absolute bangers you can only enjoy by getting three houses, putting it in smash would be super cool but too much. God shattering star and funeral of flowers are GOD TIER
@Wutert smash nerds dont deserve that
@Wutert I never understand this smash players . They care more about who is the new character than his moveset . What is smash , a figthing game or an album full of the players stupid wishes 😹.
So yeah, this is kicking the absolute shit out of every other song in Smash Bros.
Sorry this isn't Stormy Saxophone 2
@@JoelGarcia-lu3tw No offense to SS2, but the smash remix was rather.....weak.
@@dantemustdie00 I really liked it, obviously it wasn't as good as the original but the original is the greatest fighting song ever
It was cool byleth join smash
Absolutely not, but if that's your opinion you are free to think that. Just ask yourself if you are saying this as an answer to the negativity towards Byleth or if this is genuinely what you think
My brain can't even comprehend how GOOD this song is. Incredibly epic finale to an excellent game. Remixing the classic battle theme that feels like a comforting blanket at this point? Absolutely mind blowing.
0:54 Embers pass through colored glass in this abandoned place
Silver shines, swords will collide
Fearless to what we face
Ash surrounds, we fight our bounds
And I can feel them breaking free
For just this moment lost in time
They count on me
1:15 So here I stand,
I will not falter!
I have the will, the means and the resolve
Though scorched by flames,
We stand together
We fight as one, for the world we've won
2:00 We will fight for all the lives we've all sought to protect
Free from crests, free the oppressed
We cannot hold our breath
As we link hands, we will advance
And we will lift our allies up
We continue in our march
We keep our stance
2:21 And still I’ll fight
Through the pain that’s shaped what I’ve become
My flame-licked heart
Emblazoned by
Dreams, fleeting freedom
2:42 I look to you
Like a red flame
We will rage on, no matter what we face
And as they fall, we will all cheer
We bring the edge of dawn
We spark lights of change
Absolutely golden. I was able to sing this while keeping the beat, and I wish to practice this myself. Perhaps call it "Apex of the Edge of Dawn"?
You are a gift from Sothis herself!
How amazing is it that this fits for both CF and AM?
@@followthelucario4388 it's because it does
Free from Crest = Crimson Flower
Free the Oppressed = Azure Moon
@@michaelcabangbang Actually both apy for both
You *are* freeing Edelgard by taking down her Hegemon form and "freeing the oppressed" is one of the reasons she wants to destroy the Church
I like how they put in the original Fire Emblem theme leitmotif into some parts of a lot of the music throughout the game smooothly.
It seems like even though every single game in the series has an entirely different story with each other, they still 'remembers' the first and paid homage to it, making it more or less 'connected'. Very brilliant!
Don’t forget subtle things like the regalia from FE1 being available in game
@@azurill_sun when i first saw “can be forged into Gradivus” i about lost my shit lol
"When Humanity stands strong and people reach out for each other. There's no need for gods."
AMEN
Is this shadow of valentina?
That kinda sounds like something a communist would say, just slightly altered
Is this a Xenoblade reference?
@@gardibro761 *I'M REALLY FEELING IT*
Joking aside, Edelgard says that line in the Crimson Flower ending.
I love when the main theme gets a battle version!
A lot of songs are edge of down if you listen closely like unfulfilled
Like 99% of the soundtrack is Edge of Dawn lol
I'll never forget it. **Blue Lions Spoilers**
Edelgard was 1 hit from death. At this point, all my units except for Byleth and Dimitri had fallen behind in levels and strength, so the two of them essentially duoed the fight. I had run out of divine pulses getting to her, and protecting everyone else in the army. I got nervous - Dimitri had taken a bad hit and was in kill range. The only unit left to move was my favorite - Ashe. He was just a sniper as I didn't really plan out class promotions on my first playthrough. Ashe had a 70% hit chance, and would kill! But if he missed, he was gone.
I gambled on my favorite student to pull out the victory. He missed, and died. Enemy phase - Edelgard attacks Dimitri and dies on his counterattack. Ashe died because of a stupid mistake I made. He was my only permanent death of the run. I have his death ending screenshotted on my switch to always remind myself to not do that again.
I went church route as female byleth for my second run, recruited Ashe, and married him.
The hardships of war
thats so sad :( the same with ferdinand in my second run.
PD fuck edelgard
ironically enough ashe was the one who landed the final blow against edelgard
That's truly poetic dude.
wait there's death endings on classic? this is my first FE so I did casual for both BL and Church route so i didn't know there was a death ending. currently playing my third route, GD, so no spoilers please since I've gone blind this whole time, but are they different than the normal ending cards?
Ah, this was the OST when my class reunion killed the pope. Good times.
Man I wish I could relive memories 😌
….
i love that this is the song that either plays at Edelgard's final victory or final defeat hga;ldskhg;lakdshg my girl
Does this play in the map where you kill Edelgard tho? Doesnt it only play in th final fight with Rhea after saving her from Those who lurk in the shadow?
@@kristophesiem5336 I think they were referring to how it plays at the last Crimson Flower map or the last Azure Moon map.
Kristoph Esiem no, a funeral of flowers plays for rheas final battle in silver snow. It’s Nabatean theme revised
Is it? It being my first route leaves my mind foggy
Kristoph Esiem This plays when you fight rhea in the crimson flower or when you fight Edelgard in azure moon. If you played silver snow first, you definitely heard funeral of flowers, and fought Rhea in the monastery, not in faerghus
Haven't heard this song in a while. Moment I played it, goosebumps and tears started forming. So many emotions with this song when I first heard it through Edelgard's playthrough.
name of the game pls?
@@DRKLRD-kv4cm
Fire Emblem: Three houses
"If only it had been possible to create a world where the three of us can stand our grounds together..."
I truly appreciate whoever makes these Rain/Thunder mixes. It adds a whole new dimension of enjoyment to these pieces.
4 months later, still an insanely good theme for a game franchise ive never touched except in Smash Ultimate.
You need to play this game! It's so good!
@@wingedbluj1674 Okay💜
i've only ever watched other people play this game
@@xX_DarkPriestessDemonDragon_XxAw that’s no good… I’m about to complete my 5th playthrough tomorrow. The Final Map on Golden Deer.
2 years and this whole soundtrack is unbeatable. Chills everywhere!
I'm sad we didn't get God SHATTERING Star as well
It's interesting how this is the most upbeat of the 3 themes. It's also ironic to include Sothis's theme when it plays in Crimson Flower....
Ironic ? I don't think so. Crimson Flower is the only ending where you get to regain your humanity, yes, but you can still S Support Sothis so she's still there. I believe she says the two of you are too deeply merged to separate anyways and that the Crest Stone in your chest was mere decoration by now.
@@Ramash440 I meant it's ironic since the theme of Sothis, the thing that Rhea stands for, is playing alongside the triumphant music of those come to kill her.
@@BriarValley I suppose so. Still, she did tell you to cut your own path no matter what right after the Gaultier Inheritance mission, and she was never quite too fond of Rhea, even if she doesn't know she's her mother.
@@Ramash440 That she did, which, from Rhea's standpoint is even more ironic. She's so firm in her beliefs that she doesn't think about what her mother might actually say...
i like to think it's a nod to the way Byleth's support shapes Edelgard into the best and most powerful version of herself but maybe i'm just making stuff up because i'm so very gay for them both
We got what we need bois. FE is recognize as one of the best games this year
Link?
@@elsewherebruh game awards.
it actually won the player's choice award. But the industry didn't give a shit what people want
Professor, it's time. Let's finish this!
Must protect
My edelgard did the last health bar by herself in one round, very satisfying
@@Horusbonrea Woah that's awesome!
@@edelgardvonhresvelg372 hey when she hits 50 strength by lv 40
At level 22 my Edelgard had 34 strength. Bless the RNG
I have to congratulate Helping Hands for these amazing mixes. To be honest, I have been waiting since Awakening for someone to do the rain/thunder mixes of the dynamic FE themes, and you have been the only one I have seen to do it as it would play in the game when actually playing it, instead of full rain and then thunder. I like most of them, but this one and God Shattering Star are especially well made. Continue doing this, you have a good sense for it! And thank you VERY much!
P.S: Dimitri, God-tier dodge tank! I freaking love how broken you are haha
A few months ago in June I ended a year-long minecraft server with this bombastic bossfight I spent a whole month coding. I had this as the final fight's theme, and it's funny to me how when I hear it, I don't think of fire emblem, but playing minecraft with my friends.
Honestly that server helped me get through the scare of covid, and this song just reminds me of how much time I spent with everyone there.
I have never played FE Three Houses, this came up on my mix. With no title or description to work with, I eventually recognized the leitmotif, since Byleth is in smash, and then the comments confirmed. Don't know the context of it, but a banger track.
It's an amazing game, and all the tracks have a connection to the story so this is really sentimental. Play it if you wanna have a good time
The little bit of the fire emblem series main theme at 4:34 really hits different. Personally, this is my favorite final map theme, but this entire games soundtrack is just stunning
The last note of the violin solo somehow encompasses all of Edelgard's anguish and pain in a single string
Glad this is coming to Smash, truly a great final theme
I was searching for the Apex Legends Main Theme, and I found this masterpiece instead.
Lol. Ive never heard Apex Legends theme
This is the sound that goes thru my head when I'm walking towards my classroom to face the Math final exam.
Marth final exam
I really wonder how many people associate this one with Azure Moon's final boss or Crimson Flower's final boss. The title works for both honestly but I always thought the title 'Apex of the World' fitted a bit more the Immaculate One (being a bad ass dragon and the direct descendent of the goddess).
I think it fits Edelgard better considering she's the one who started the war and whether one thinks it was for better or worse it's undeniable she has the most influence on the current events of the plot and is pretty much the center figure everyone focuses on in any path.
the white dragon under the woman?
@@laurenpinkiepie8663 Correct, the woman is the goddess Sothis and the Dragon under her is the Immaculate One (Seiros)
Considering this soundtrack uses the main theme of the game which is sung by Edelgard's va and is used in 2 battles involving her, I think this theme suits the Crimson Flower route better
Should be Azure Moon, since you're fighting Edelgard and it's her song (but without lyrics). When fighting the Immaculate One in Crimson Flower, I just imagine that Edelgard's theme overwrote the Immaculate's Funeral of Flowers
Yeah god shattering star is hype but there is just something about this theme that makes me love it more. It just perfectly encapsulates most of the conflicts in the game. Edgelards regret and sadness but also her will to move forward, Dimitris extinguished rage which he has turned into determination to save Edlegard from herself, Claudes desire to make a free and open world for all, Rheas anger and pain she feels after she’s has been betrayed by the only person that truly mattered to her. This is by far the best three houses song imo and I will die on that hill.
agreed
Agreed. I don't really even like God Shattering Star all that much. It's not bad, but it's just so so to me in comparison to this wonderful reprise of multiple musical themes in Three Houses. I can listen to Apex of the World on loop, with or without playing the game. God Shattering Star to me only really works in the moment of the actual fight. I can't really listen to it as a standalone.
Mkleo's final boss theme
“I am ferdinand von aegir.”
-Ferdinand von Aegir, dealing the final blow after half my force died and I was on one desperate last ditch attack.
Hahaha
This song and it’s variations actually makes me cry sometimes. Such a well told and emotional story from start to finish
"Facing you... I grow weak."
Most of Engage's soundtrack can't even break the 100k viewership mark.
@Chillax Seriously. If there's one thing FE as a whole will always get right, it's the music. ☝
"Nonsense! Fools who do not accept their own sins are undeserving of salvation! You humans are the ones who betrayed! You betrayed me, and you betrayed my mother!"
-Rhea to Edelgard, final battle (Black Eagles)
That’d make since if Rhea was speaking to Edelgard about the war in general. She wasn’t. By that point in the campaign, Rhea had been driven mad to the point of murdering innocents in order to obtain the Crest of Flames in Byleth’s heart in order to revive her mother. Yes Edelgard’s actions are questionable, but Rhea by that point was basically saying...
“Fuck you all, give me back my mom.”
@@cameronwiscovitch4186 Rhea is basically a female Dimitri who has so much PTSD and trauma about Nemesis and humans that betraying basically is Nemesis 2.0 taking away her mother again which makes her go insane.
@@cameronwiscovitch4186 Edelgard fought to end a corrupt system, few reasons were personal. Rhea however? Her experiments were for personal, selfish reasons. They reflect future and past.
@@Averi0 Edelgard's was entirely personal aswell, the church has nothing to do with the crest system and they preach against it aswell as shown by the students and the monastery they do not value a person's worth based on their crest or noblehood, it doesnt even matter if they believe in religion or not as shown by Shamir, Dedue, Petra, etc.
Her experiments even if personal at the very end were for the ultimate good as Sothis is the biggest good in the game, not to mention the experiments weren't on real humans but artificial ones she created and 12 experiments in around 1k+ years leads me to believe that even when they failed she let them live normal lives like Byleth's mother.
@Link's AMV To add onto that, Edelgard wishes to create a Meritocracy in Fodland, and at the end of Crimson Flower that's ultimately what she does. What few people know however, is that a Meritocracy is a flawed system and more times than not, favors the strong and oppresses the weak. Since people are being appointed merely by their "merit," a very subjective term, what's to say that the next emperor wont just go and appoint their child for their "merit," continuing the cycle of feudalism and aristocratic supremacy that Edelgard fought so hard to undermine and destroy? Edelgard's Meritocracy is terrible for Fodlan if she doesn't have the necessary solutions to deal with the obvious problems at hand, and quite frankly I don't think she has truly thought it through.
Ah, you were at my side, all along. My true mentor. My guiding moonlight…
*wait, wrong game*
damn i've never felt so godly writing an assignment on HIV
*doing homework*
Brain: FUCKIGN EDELGARD YOU REMEMBER YOU KILLED HER YEAAHAHHAHAHAHAH FEEL PROUD NOW
I was working on an essay for a book and I put this on. My team mate came to me at the end of class and asked me how the hell I did a super good analysis and I said. MAH JAMS!
I always love how the vocals at 0:22 are the same as Sothis’ Theme! I feel that part of the theme has more relevance on Crimson Flower, cuz maybe it was like a lullaby that Sothis sang centuries ago for Rhea. A mother’s final gift to her daughter if she should ever stray off her path and corrupt. In that sense, Apex of the World is both a triumphant song welcoming a new dawn to Fodlan, while also being a dirge for the Children of the Goddess.
I haven't played Three Houses yet. Even without the context, this is up there with one of the best final boss themes I've heard in my life.
heard god shattering stat
100000.99999999/5
It’s a great game! I’m happy this was my first FE game. I def recommend it!
it's even better with context when you know whose song it is
No idea what this franchise is, but if this is the type of music that smash is gonna put in the game then damn holy crap they must have really good taste
Give the franchise a try. The music is god tier.
Fire Emblem more specific Fire Emblem three houses. Give the Game a try. It's awesome
Finding people that hadn't heard of Fire Emblem is a rare blessing.
Give Fire Emblem a try. Three Houses especially is among the most accessible and probably the best entry in the series overall.
The real judge of each character is how they behave when Byleth isn't there to keep them in line. Claude completely ignores the real issues, Dimitri massacres countless innocent people, Rhea performs unethical blood magic experiments, and Edelgard does all three at once!
not really edelgard is aware of the real issues also she does not go after innocent people either.
@@jkarma3356 Rip village Bois.
@@CatoSicarius903 that was tiwstd not her.
@@jkarma3356 What real issue? She knew nothing of the true history of Fodlan, so how can she know what was the "real issue"?
Besides, you really think that throwing a *WHOLE CONTINENT* into a war won't kill countless innocents? She started the war, so the blood of all the innocents is on her hands.
@@eliasacevedo9542 not really war was needed anyway also rhea started a 60 years long war as well and killed many more people than edelgard did.
Dude who knew that a song could bring tears to your eyes while being relentlessly badass.
In terms of endings, I’m glad I picked blue lions first, as the ending would’ve felt really underwhelming if I picked golden deer instead. (I was stuck between which of those two routes to play first, and eventually said, screw it, flip a coin) it also made fighting the agarthans and nemesis more interesting.
Well I can safetly say that GD does not feel a bit underwhelming, but I get the sense that BL route is a lot more personal, both have their charms and imo playing GD first allowed me see the world of Fodlan as an outsider, kinda of what Claude and Byleth were, and well know a lot of the Lore.
Catelyn Tully Yeah, I see your point, but in terms of lore, azure moon does next to nothing with it. What I’m saying is, if I did it in a different order, it definitely would’ve felt empty.
I’ve never even played a fire emblem game and I’m laying here crying like a baby over how magnificent this song is
The game has an amazing ost.
I just recently watched the Attack on Titan show which I now consider to be the best ost ever but this game is just a bit below that imo.
PLS play this!!! It is SO worth it. I promise!!! I used to listen to this song and never played a FE game either, and then I played this game and was hooked.
This might sound weird but I feel nostalgic for hearing this song even though the game been out for a year I played mostly just this game during most of 2020 so I feel a bond with this game
same there buddy :) truly good music, i'm still to this day addicted to the music of 3H
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Smash World Tour 2021 Grand Finals Game 5. MKLeo and Male Byleth. What a team.
Wherever I hear this, I am forced to hear these lines:
"Edelgard must be in the throne room. I would love nothing more than to charge in and settle this once and for all ... but we must be mindful of the surrounding forces."
"Strange ... the imperial troops don't seem to be wearing their normal uniforms."
"We cannot allow our grand ambitions to be stopped by these beasts"
... I've heard them too many times: I've heard them MADDENINGLY much.
Lol. I haven’t yet played the game on maddening. I plan on doing my first challenge run (magic only, girls only, except maybe Sylvain XD for a harem), and then I will try maddening. I’m not looking forward to it but I gotta do it at least once
“ Do you dare walk this path with me? One misstep and we fall to our ruin.”
Rip that old va :(((
I just realized that Rathalos could be the Boss in Byleths Classic Mode in Smash because of the Church and Edelgard Route Boss.
It's be funny if it was Rathalos with a Palutena fighting alongside it
Something close to that does happen with Rhea's Spirit Battle: you fight a very weak Palutena and as soon as she's defeated, a giant white Charizard takes the field.
Salty Shunk oh yeah I remember that, thought it was cool until the charizard killed himself
Yeah, then I got to Master Hand and Crazy Hand and witnessed a horrible slaughter.
I'm kinda sad that the battle is "just" against the Hands. But I think it was a cool detail that alle the FE Charakters helped you out. And I somehow managed that everyone survived in my first try and I took no damage. I don't know how I managed to do that. But the Spirit Battle against Rhea is nice.
3:05 I love this part, it makes me feel motivated, and oddly nostalgic.
This song makes me feel like I could just start sprinting and never stop for breath
Cosmos: Why did I pick boss music?
I’d love to sing the somber chanting part, but I can’t tell the language at all with how seemless it melts and sways into the pulsating feel of the background music
Pretty sure it's Japanese.
The only time we hear singing the singer doesnt sing any word ? Or maybe i missed something ?
@@whateverman187 It sounds like Japanese gibberish.
And it doesn't sound Latin at all
You can’t, it’s just gibberish.
This song just keeps me going idk why or how but when I'm going through it this song helps alot.
I never get tired of final boss themes that have a variation of the game's main theme within them.
The fact that this song nearly perfectly fits with edge of dawn, especially at 3:29 makes it so much more emotional to listen to. During edge of dawn El sings about her fears knowing what the future will bring her and apex of the world manifests those old fears one more time for a final push to ultimately end the church and lead fodlan to a place without divine interference.
Also y'all have to listen to her FE Heroes voicelines. They are absolutely perfect and give you just a little bit more insight on how she truly believes what she is doing is right and that there is no other way.
Ya it's small details like this that really make me love FE in general so much
If there was a final boss for 2020, this would be it's boss music.
I don't know how giant green haired lizards pulling the strings and dividing a continent have to do with 2020, but I agree it is a good boss theme.
@@thotslayer6946 no it has nothing to do with the context of the story, it's just a cool final boss theme.
Thot Slayer69 are you kidding, giant green haired lizards dividing the continent (and the world) is the only explanation for 2020
@@thecrazedpotatoman also the title. 2020 is most certainly the apex of the world as we know it
Probably unpopular opinion...this is better than God Shattering Star
In terms of listening like normal music? Yes but God shattering star makes you scared of the boss and this is why I think God sha... Is better from a final theme
Respect the opinion, but God Shattering Star is still supreme to me. A lot of tunes are in-line with the game’s main theme, but God Shattering Star shatters any and all expectations.
I agree, God Shattering Star definetly sounds good, but in terms of a final theme, this one beats it by a long shot. The way it brings back parts of the Edge of Dawn melody brings the ending fill circle in a way that a final theme should definitely do. I think Funeral of Flowers also does this with the song Rhea sings at the ball, and in both cases it is quite effective. It makes you think back to where you started, and how far you and your students have come since then. Which is a great emotional beat (especially in CF, since it's playing off Edge of Dawn which is decidedly from Edelgard's perspective). God Shattering Star doesn't have that, it doesn't really speak much about the journey you've watched unfold, it's just a cool boss song. This one is both, and imo that makes it much more enjoyable than God Shattering Star was.
I think they are both equally amazing but for different reasons.
I feel the same. GSS sounds epic and stuff, but fighting Nemesis lacks the emotional connection/closure to Claude (seeing as he just pops out of nowhere) compared to fighting Rhea in Edelgard's route, and fighting Edelgard in Dimitri's route. For me: This song gives off the "end of the journey" feel for both Edelgard and Dimitri's respective routes.
The people who aren't playing this game are missing out on seriously good music.
Nintendo did something different, it was beautiful,
They made a compelling story with great music, Three houses may not be the best visually or gameplay-wise, but god damn they truly shattered the heavens with the story and emotion they cast into their characters and atmosphere
I cant stop listening to this song, its actually one of my favorite songs of all time and Ive never played the game.
Although Golden Deer is my favorite house, I have to admit that Azure Moon is my personal favorite path of the game. I really wish I went with the Blue Lions first, because this route HITS HARD!
Hearing this theme and thinking of the lyrics near the end reminds me of what my students and I are fighting for.
This song has been my addiction as of late. What gets me is the quote of Fodlan winds. It just blends super well with The Edge of Dawn
There's a mashup for Apex of the World and The Edge of Dawn in UA-cam.
I'm falling in love with this game's soundtracks. They're really good.
Edleguard be like: " I reject my humanity, Dimitri!"
¡SO NO CHI DO SADAME!
Haha. Jojos
Listening to this as I start elden ring
This is Edelgard's theme in my mind. Her last Stand or her last obstacles to victory. I first heard it as I started with blue. Actually went Crimson as my second path.
I kind of saw this theme as the theme of the final confrontation between Dimitri and Edelgard.
isnt Edge of Dawn already her theme?
I mean in a way, this IS Edelgard’s story. So it kinda makes sense.
I mean it’s Byleth’s story, not Edelgard’s. The story literally follows Byleth.
@@plastikcaik2585 Byleth is the story's protagonist, but Edelgard is the story's main character. There's a reason the majority of the soundtrack is variations on *her* theme song (and that the game's *main theme* is a straight-up remix of her song)