That's sort of a joke. Basically her fight is one of the "hopeless battles" that don't have to be won. The game basically considers it done if you reach an specific damage treshhold, like with Mcburn. When you reach it her helmet breaks and for the first time in the series you can see her face. AFter that moment you can lose the fight without repercussions (although you can win the battle, just like the Lorence fight from the Sky FC). The helmet breaking is just a visual representation of you actually proving your strenght to her. But of course the joke is that you were actually fighting her helmet and not her. =p
And they make some of the most epic-feeling moments out of all the JRPGs that I've played. I'm not talking about epic cutscenes scenes, I'm talking about how good they are at making you feel pumped to save the day with how they use the dialogue, story, and music. It triggers a "Alright, time to be a hero!" feeling to me. It's so hard to take breaks too since when shit goes down, it REALLY goes down and they hook you into wanting to see what happens next as soon as possible. Kinda makes their cliffhangers all the more painful to deal with when localizations take so long.
To this day, I still think the fight in Ao is one of my favorite rpg bosses period. The dread you feel when she could curbstomp you with one attack if you're not careful, the feeling that you're facing the strongest foe up until that point, and finally the relief you feel when you've finally managed to beat her. The Kiseki games have phenomenal foes, but The Steel Maiden might well be the very best.
Omg same, the build up to that fight was phenomenal, hearing of the Steel Maiden across all of the games in name only and her monstrous power that even two of the strongest warriors in Zemuria had a deep respect for her. And after a short but intense fight surviving her onslaught, I cheered so hard when I finally shattered her helmet. I knew i'd be screwed automatically after that, but it was the truest of victories for me.
hard to use arts against her when she literally can access them from literally anywhere on the field and has that annoying ass attack that both cancels arts and inflicts seal
@@whimsicalchronicles8798 This is why on any mode, you have the option to have Lloyd as an 100% evasion tank,raging spin away from your party and you are good to go. With Lloyd tank and a proper quartz setup this fight can be made into a joke ( with good rng and gameplay) Needless to say though, even beatable this is definitely one of the hardest fights in the game no matter the difficulty. Campanella is another story..
I love how despite the song playing for Campanella before you even fight Arianrhod (and Sigmund and Mariabell after), people always associate this song with her.
Then you realize her stats shot through the roof and that your regular attacks and S Crafts are barely tickling her except for Wazy's Akashic Arm and some high level Arts lol. That was hard man. I dunno which I find harder between her and the final boss though. I still found her hard even with an Evasion Tank Lloyd since her Grand Cross can still one shot everybody without Zero Field up.
@@soniablanche5672 I managed to win the fight after retrying a couple of times lol. And yeah, I had a 100% evasion tank Lloyd. I just wasn't aware of the trick to prevent Arianrhod from dashing straight to the backliners yet back then.
@@milesshaw9059 Yeah! That lame boss battle theme against strong enforcers really annoyed me throughout Cold Steel III. Though to be fair, Arianrhod in Ao no Kiseki was much more terrifying and fit the battle theme much more. Can't say why...maybe it's because Lloyds' group seems like the weakest among the main cast of the Trails series so far. Or it's just because in Cold Steel 3 you know that if shit hits the fan, you can pull out some crazy Brave Order combination to turn almost every fight into a joke ^^
@@GReddy-if2pi maybe there is the presence of the principal, which is among the strongest person in the empire, also some of the strongest post class 7 students and their instructor, but then again might be because of the new mechanic hahaha
Out of all the Trails soundtracks I truly think this song embodies the core philosophy of overcoming adversity. There may be better songs but none will truly fill that "feeling of overcoming turmoil" better than this.
Just finished Trails to azure a couple hours ago and this is easily one of my favorite battle osts ever. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Cold Steel games.
you will love it, i play all the series again from trails in the sky until until now in cold steel iv, i'm also starting to save money for hajimari no kiseki + kuro no kiseki
I just finished this battle a couple hours ago, and god it was the longest fight I had in trails (well, with my a-reflex strat that couldn't be a short fight)
A soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates the boss fight. Its serious opening clarifies the disparity of strength between you and your opponent, the upbeat rhythm motivates you and convinces you that you have a chance. As usual, Falcon's sound guys have outdone themselves.
Bruh, I was looking through Twitter while this was playing in the background and got a notification that Falcom is following me now. The epicness of that moment, while this was playing, was extraordinary.
Too bad Lloyd's setup for CS4 as far I know isn't Brigid (CP) and Sirius (EVA and Insight). I think it was another combo. Could have been a nod from Falcom acknowledging Evasion Tank Lloyd in Ao.
@The Ketsu Try CS2 with those dumb combat practice units. The training that requires evade 5 times. I got 145% evasion but can't evade their tail whip even once. LOL Or try Zero, Trilogy of Sky, I got max evasion 80% with evasion buff (which mean over 100%) but got hit 8/10 times, and each 2 hits KO anyone. By the way, remember to always keep Tio's CP at least 100. (Ao)
Played all Trails titles so far (playing Kuro right now), I think this one takes it. This is the song that wins it all. When this shit starts playing when you are about to fight her, man, it is impossible to not get goosebumps I swear.
When you fight her in Cold Steel 3, it should be an obligation to fight her at the hardest difficulty possible. The entire battle at that point, story wise, revolves around the historic fight that is Arianrhod vs Le Guin. It is in every aspect meant to have been a fight which you know made history. And just as Class 7 learned of Emperor Dreichels and the great war, those two clashing will be remembered just as much in centuries time. It deserves to be that kind of fight that is one of the greatest challenges imaginable and be that historic fight it is meant to be.
Ain’t gonna lie to you. After Azure. The cold steel bosses are easily doable with EVN tank. When she about to do her S crafts just put up all reflection lol. The BP system is broken
it's kinda hard on NM + difficulty mod, as it should be, unlike in the base game. But then, mod makes most boss fights hard enough to actually be enjoyable.
In fact, she is voiced by Cherami Leigh in English voice and Aya Hisakawa in Japanese voice. But Cherami's voice is soooo badass, especially her S-Craft quote too.
@@buttertoast1146 Hopefully Cold Steel's success overseas will prompt Falcom to release the older games on home consoles. I know people bring up Steam, but I prefer actually having it in my hands and feeling it instead of online shopping.
@@davidtimmer596 yeah, I know alot of Western gamers have picked up the series over quarantine with positive feedback, Im Curren playing SC on steam and it runs at 60 fps it's great
I just got past the part that this plays at and my god that was a difficult fight lol. Really fun though! I had to really pay attention to and manipulate turn order to win. The Crossbell games are really good, I'm not finished Azure yet but I'm near the end and it's been a blast! This is probably the most competent group of main characters I'd imagine in the series, not that Estelle goofiness wasn't great too. But the detectives actually being smart really sells the characters!
It just struct me that most tracks in the game plays for the players(even the most epic ones), for this track specifically it definitely plays for arianrhod instead and it really highlights the gap between one another. never been so invested into a fight that has that much of a gap(cannonically)
H-Holy!..damn this gave me goosebumps all over Man I hope the falcom games get the recognition they deserve such great stories,game design and of course soundtracks.. And for you my good Sir/Ma'am You have done a phenomenal job of a mashup!
@@raygaming4306 yeah, she's one of the hardest bosses in Azure, though unlike Cynthia, you only have to drop Arianrhod to 50% HP. Easier said than done, because you will have a bad time without evasion tank Lloyd.
This is only music that are amaze me when mixed with original and evo version. I like the original than evo but when you mixed like this is so fcing awesome. Like they complete each other
Falcom really had me fight a helmet in Azure. the moment it broke I'm royally f*cked. (I know she's beatable later, but I think she's retreating after her helmet broke really nice from storytelling perspective)
Thank you for creating THE BEST EVER version of this AWESOME boss theme! 10/10! :D (This theme is "final boss-quality" boss theme and is VERY fitting for "The Steel Maiden/Arianrhod" as well! :D)
To be fair, Arianrhod's greatest challenger, Aurelia, ain't half bad looking either. I'm not man enough to handle General/Principal/Countess Aurelia le Guin, but few people are
@@8-bitsarda747 true but i think i arianrhod more cuz u know aurelia seem a bit blank like dont have too much personality other than extremely strong becuz mastered two school style
It's unfortunate these wasn't played during Arianrhod's rivalry in CS4. I mean, the SAV of Belief is great, but If the 4v1 fight against her played the original song, while the Divine Knight battle played the Evo version of the song, it would probably make this battle one of the most memorable battles in the whole franchise.
@@buttertoast1146 I'm pretty much the opposite, started with the sky trilogy and now I'm on trails to azure (although I played cs 1 before the crossbell games) I highly recommend them all.
@@buttertoast1146 there are fan translations. the one for zero is new and really good (here it is geofront.esterior.net/) the one for azure is old and patchy but still serviceable
I just beat Sandlot at the end of chapter III in Sen III and oh boy, what an epic fight that was. That fight coupled with this music was amazing. In my top 3 Kiseki fights for sure :)
The best fight with sandlot is actually in Ao no kiseki. I think it was probably one of the hardest fights in the entire series. The one in sen 3 is easier.
I haven't played Ao and experienced fighting her, but I do understand, both the players' pain from fighting her and also the game's story. Played Cold Steel 3, and it seems the battle is easier because we have a General (Former) in our party? While Ao players have to deal with the mighty helmet lol. Either way, Trails/Kiseki is great series, not to mention its soundtracks also kick ass.
Calling Aurelia a former general isn't doing her justice. She's a fucking badass who mastered both the Arseid and Vander styles of swordsmanship, a badass that turned a school of students into strong military power, a badass who is able to set her own rules wherever she wants, that much a badass that Arianrhod acknowledged her to be stronger than she was in her previous live, and that's saying a lot given that Arianrhod is pretty much the strongest character in the entire series (don't quote me on that, I know there's a lot of characters who true strength we don't know but so far Arianrhod just seems like the most powerful). sorry, I just wanted t say how much of a badass Aurelia Le Guin really is
@@ceettopotat Totally agree! Was minimizing my comment as to avoid spoiling and trying to be neutral between Ao and Sen3 lol. But damn you're right I totally forgot when Aurelia is stronger than Arianrhod was. She may as well defeat that Aion if she chose to. Heck, she even bested her master! Sad only Juno part where we can play as her.
i was surprised that Aurelia + Class VII actually managed to beat Arianrhod + Stahlritters. I knew she was one of the strongest erebonians but never thought she was that powerful. It's satisfying af considering when back in AO, breaking her helmet was the best we could do
Aurelia is a monster, the strongest "normal" human we saw in the series yet, no curse, no magic, just pure skill, strength, and a giant sword, all that while staying graceful all the time The girl is so OP she have to put glass to discrease her vision ^^
Yeah that more than anything was kinda the moment where the sense of just about the whole series changed up. All of a sudden your side is not outmatched and being toyed with it became an even fight. Then with the side quest to duel both Aruleia and Victor at once with the result being those two offering only the comment of the party needing only a little further to go, just felt so damn good. All this time and finally we can stand on the same stage as the beasts that have been screwing with the world from the shadows... Then they go and make all efforts to avoid taking a fair fight with the party from then on lol.
@@SolusLupi One of the best things in the Trails series imo. You start as a week young kid and yes, you'll get rekt. Different from every other game where in 1~2 months you go from villager to strongest in the world
My favorite falcom music! (It’s hard because I love so many of them) especially the linkage with fighting an impossible enemy that is so mysterious, powerful and beautiful.
Sorry to spoil it for you, but she has a breakdown in CS3 as she suffers from flashbacks of being pushed into a corner by Lloyd 'spinning top' Bannings and then getting fried from a distance whilst trying and failing to land a hit.
other boss in jrpg when you deal enough damage "hah you manage to make me take my final form!!!!" this boss... "congrats you finally "kill" her helmet"
Very true. I also think she was nerfed for plot purposes. She’s a character whose strength is described as end game. But since she was connected to the Erebonia storyline, she had to go I guess. Made me hate Rufus. lol
i don't know what this game is, but THIS THEME GOES SO HARDSGDSHGDSHEGHES (dies) FINALLY, A THEME RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES NOW :o!
@@muppyoktaviawonderchakviii5699 Since some people uses OP Master Quartz, yeah its easy. Personally I try to avoid that. Now wanna a challenge? Search for SoftBrilliant Hard mod, you will not regret.
@@muppyoktaviawonderchakviii5699 Okay, i was playing on Hard with the Mod. Man what a fight. Tried 3 times, and spent like 30 or 40 minutes on the final try. (On the second try I was completely destroyed before even I had turn thanks to Enea Accel Arrow on the Steel Maiden, she can act like 2 or 3 times in a row >.
Axel Axl I can’t remember if it was the Ao series games that never came to the west or where it was stated. It was said that Camp is mixed like McBurn is. Plus he’s the only Enforcer that has knowledge of things going on everywhere including places he’s not even present.
@@AsreiMurasame ye and I remember someone saying that he may be inmortal cuz he never gets older and looked pretty much the same since the last time he/she saw him.
A famous legend during the War of the Lions, Pilot of the Argent Knight, Argreion, 7th Anguis of Ouroboros, Dreichels' lover until her untimely death, mother figure of the Stahlritter, and godmother of Rean Schwarzer.
@@davidtimmer596 I really hoped she could survive and Great Twilight, leaves the fighting and scheming behind and just enjoy life for once. But fucking Rufus has to be a dick about everything.
@@minhvo8009 You do know that if the Great Twilight ends, she would've died anyway, since she's been an immortal for 2 centuries due to her connection with Argreion
Randomly popping out on my suggestion list I dont know shit what this series are but i can say i fall in love on the first sight with the character and the theme
Trails/Kiseki is one of the best series out there. If you play every game in the right order you'll be saying the same thing, especially when you get to Cold Steel 3, which is the best game ever imo
@@famisepta7308 The Liberl Arc (S.1202 - 1203) Trails in the Sky FC Trails in the Sky SC Trails in the Sky the 3rd The Crossbell arc (S.1204) Trails from Zero Trails to Azure The Erebonia arc (S.1204 - 1206) Trails of Cold Steel Trails of Cold Steel II Trails of Cold Steel III Trails of Cold Steel IV. All of these games are available on PC :D
Arianrhod when you break her helmet: call an ambulance, call an ambulance.... BUT NOT FOR ME
Now that Azure has been released in English I can see why people call it one of the best JRPG ever made
I was sooooo happy to have finally reached that moment after all the years of hype.
I agree whole heartedly. It is my favorite game in the series so far...looking forward to Trails through Daybreak!
@@mara434 Almost there!
0:01 The moment you realized her Helmet has its own HP
Azure Fist oh god, i still haven't got to her yet since i'm pretty early into the game, but bloody hell her helmet has its own hp? Thats insane
Just make sure you go in well prepared. It's a pretty tough fight. Good luck!
LMAO
That's sort of a joke. Basically her fight is one of the "hopeless battles" that don't have to be won. The game basically considers it done if you reach an specific damage treshhold, like with Mcburn. When you reach it her helmet breaks and for the first time in the series you can see her face. AFter that moment you can lose the fight without repercussions (although you can win the battle, just like the Lorence fight from the Sky FC).
The helmet breaking is just a visual representation of you actually proving your strenght to her. But of course the joke is that you were actually fighting her helmet and not her. =p
Time for max evasion lloyd and max ATS for the rest
Falcom games need more attention by all means. They are masters of world building and story telling.
The entire OST is the best I have seen in any jrpg.
For sure. They're the 'on piece' of the genre
@Selzauido Try playing the Trails series └( ＾ω＾)」
World building yes, story telling I dunno about that
And they make some of the most epic-feeling moments out of all the JRPGs that I've played. I'm not talking about epic cutscenes scenes, I'm talking about how good they are at making you feel pumped to save the day with how they use the dialogue, story, and music. It triggers a "Alright, time to be a hero!" feeling to me. It's so hard to take breaks too since when shit goes down, it REALLY goes down and they hook you into wanting to see what happens next as soon as possible. Kinda makes their cliffhangers all the more painful to deal with when localizations take so long.
Arianrhod is one successful character design.
waifu material, if I say so myself
Shes pretty much sephiroth from trails for me hard as nails and traumatized me everytime i fough her
@@Antony2618 that and anytime silver will starts playing
@@Antony2618 Except she's more of kindhearted motherly anti-villain.
@@davidtimmer596 I mean she is pretty much who you think she is and thats why I think Laura and Elise saw right through.
Hard to believe this is basically two tracks playing at once. Some top tier mixing work there.
To this day, I still think the fight in Ao is one of my favorite rpg bosses period. The dread you feel when she could curbstomp you with one attack if you're not careful, the feeling that you're facing the strongest foe up until that point, and finally the relief you feel when you've finally managed to beat her. The Kiseki games have phenomenal foes, but The Steel Maiden might well be the very best.
And then you realise that was just her helmet
And then you realized that your tank has 100% evasion
@@AFalcomGamer Your tank must also be able to take her to the corner (Lloyd or Rixia)
@@AFalcomGamer tbh, I didn't bother to use specified strats like an evasive tank, just used Tio's S craft whenever I could and hoped for the best xD
Omg same, the build up to that fight was phenomenal, hearing of the Steel Maiden across all of the games in name only and her monstrous power that even two of the strongest warriors in Zemuria had a deep respect for her. And after a short but intense fight surviving her onslaught, I cheered so hard when I finally shattered her helmet. I knew i'd be screwed automatically after that, but it was the truest of victories for me.
One of the most respectable character in the whole franchise
Her, Cassius, Victor, Aurelia,
One of the most respectable characters ever imho
@@alphonsokurukuchu loeweheardt the "bladelord"
Until it got ruined in Cold Steel 3 and 4
@@Velshin1986 that’s where she peaked as a character for me lol
Arianrhod felt like such a larger than life character. Like, her presence felt too massive to be in the game. Lol
This boss is the reason why you should never underestimate your art users in Kiseki/Trails games.
hard to use arts against her when she literally can access them from literally anywhere on the field and has that annoying ass attack that both cancels arts and inflicts seal
@@whimsicalchronicles8798 This is why on any mode, you have the option to have Lloyd as an 100% evasion tank,raging spin away from your party and you are good to go.
With Lloyd tank and a proper quartz setup this fight can be made into a joke ( with good rng and gameplay)
Needless to say though, even beatable this is definitely one of the hardest fights in the game no matter the difficulty.
Campanella is another story..
@@ProjectGU arianrhod designed to challenge the player while campanella designed to annoyed the player, or at least that is my experience in ao
Honestly, after breaking Cold Steel IV with Pandora/Virgo Emma and the Dark Moon order, I'll never underestimate Arts again
I've had faith in my arts casters since Sky FC
I love how despite the song playing for Campanella before you even fight Arianrhod (and Sigmund and Mariabell after), people always associate this song with her.
Imagine being so iconic, you even steal a theme from 3 other iconic characters
The fight with Campanella is hilariously easy - just cast Arts Reflect on everyone and he kills himself lol😆
Campanella really should have used Fateful Confrontation, a remix would have been great
@@PWLfr especially since they already USED a remix of Fateful Confrontation when you play Pom Pom Party against him lmao
When you break her mask: HELL YEAH
When you realize her HP is back to full: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Then you realize her stats shot through the roof and that your regular attacks and S Crafts are barely tickling her except for Wazy's Akashic Arm and some high level Arts lol. That was hard man. I dunno which I find harder between her and the final boss though. I still found her hard even with an Evasion Tank Lloyd since her Grand Cross can still one shot everybody without Zero Field up.
공감
@@ShinHakumen You need a pair of tonfas, evasion armor stacking and EP Cut 3s on Lloyd
@@soniablanche5672 I managed to win the fight after retrying a couple of times lol. And yeah, I had a 100% evasion tank Lloyd. I just wasn't aware of the trick to prevent Arianrhod from dashing straight to the backliners yet back then.
And then she proceeds to deal 200% of your tankiest party member with her s-craft.
"Duvalie, Ines, Ennea, you may fight with your strength uninhibited."
There was a missed opportunity to have this played against Arianrhod in the Rivalry battle.
@@milesshaw9059 I agree
@@milesshaw9059 Yeah! That lame boss battle theme against strong enforcers really annoyed me throughout Cold Steel III. Though to be fair, Arianrhod in Ao no Kiseki was much more terrifying and fit the battle theme much more.
Can't say why...maybe it's because Lloyds' group seems like the weakest among the main cast of the Trails series so far. Or it's just because in Cold Steel 3 you know that if shit hits the fan, you can pull out some crazy Brave Order combination to turn almost every fight into a joke ^^
@@GReddy-if2pi maybe there is the presence of the principal, which is among the strongest person in the empire, also some of the strongest post class 7 students and their instructor, but then again might be because of the new mechanic hahaha
This song plays: Oh no
4 on 4: well I’m pretty sure there’s some condition-
*You have to fully beat her*
I WASNT READY.
Out of all the Trails soundtracks I truly think this song embodies the core philosophy of overcoming adversity. There may be better songs but none will truly fill that "feeling of overcoming turmoil" better than this.
Just finished Trails to azure a couple hours ago and this is easily one of my favorite battle osts ever. Can’t wait to see what’s in store for the Cold Steel games.
you will love it, i play all the series again from trails in the sky until until now in cold steel iv, i'm also starting to save money for hajimari no kiseki + kuro no kiseki
You should listen to Belief (Super Arranged Version). It's just as good as this.
I just finished this battle a couple hours ago, and god it was the longest fight I had in trails (well, with my a-reflex strat that couldn't be a short fight)
Well TOCS 4 soundtrack is... 50% shit, 30% meh, 10% good 10% great.
A soundtrack that perfectly encapsulates the boss fight. Its serious opening clarifies the disparity of strength between you and your opponent, the upbeat rhythm motivates you and convinces you that you have a chance.
As usual, Falcon's sound guys have outdone themselves.
When the chess computer is set to its maximum difficulty setting.
Bruh, I was looking through Twitter while this was playing in the background and got a notification that Falcom is following me now. The epicness of that moment, while this was playing, was extraordinary.
Falcom appreciates everyone who follows them on their socmed. I, as one, as a witness to it :)
Everyone: OMG! That masked lady is so strong! even Yin can't withstand her attack
Evasion Tank Lloyd: Hold my Mishy
Too bad Lloyd's setup for CS4 as far I know isn't Brigid (CP) and Sirius (EVA and Insight). I think it was another combo. Could have been a nod from Falcom acknowledging Evasion Tank Lloyd in Ao.
@The Ketsu
Try CS2 with those dumb combat practice units.
The training that requires evade 5 times.
I got 145% evasion but can't evade their tail whip even once. LOL
Or try Zero, Trilogy of Sky, I got max evasion 80% with evasion buff (which mean over 100%) but got hit 8/10 times, and each 2 hits KO anyone.
By the way, remember to always keep Tio's CP at least 100. (Ao)
Who is this lady and why cant she hit me?
@@golfer435
And the fact for your hard-earned victory is just making her break a sweat while all your party members are on the ground, out of breath.
OMG this is so relate when i am playing ao no kiseki
im burst to laugh hahaha XD
Played all Trails titles so far (playing Kuro right now), I think this one takes it. This is the song that wins it all. When this shit starts playing when you are about to fight her, man, it is impossible to not get goosebumps I swear.
When you fight her in Cold Steel 3, it should be an obligation to fight her at the hardest difficulty possible.
The entire battle at that point, story wise, revolves around the historic fight that is Arianrhod vs Le Guin.
It is in every aspect meant to have been a fight which you know made history. And just as Class 7 learned of Emperor Dreichels and the great war, those two clashing will be remembered just as much in centuries time.
It deserves to be that kind of fight that is one of the greatest challenges imaginable and be that historic fight it is meant to be.
All Cold Steel games are ridiculously easy even on nightmare. Almost every boss after prologue (or first chapter) can went nodamage.
Ain’t gonna lie to you. After Azure. The cold steel bosses are easily doable with EVN tank. When she about to do her S crafts just put up all reflection lol. The BP system is broken
Sounds to me that these bosses need to be replaced with Dark Fact 😏
it's kinda hard on NM + difficulty mod, as it should be, unlike in the base game. But then, mod makes most boss fights hard enough to actually be enjoyable.
You can just picture a nigh-invincible threat descending from the sky in a terrifying manner
One of The best JRPG of all times. The songs are so remarkable. Simply incredible. We need more games like this.
ジュノー要塞戦でこの曲流れた時はマジで鳥肌立ったw
Awesome song, thank you for posting!
In fact, she is voiced by Cherami Leigh in English voice and Aya Hisakawa in Japanese voice.
But Cherami's voice is soooo badass, especially her S-Craft quote too.
It's so good because Arianrhod is such a change from the tone she uses a lot of the time, like her Lucy voice, that it took me by surprise.
@@SpanishFly120 In fact, she used her lower voice for Rhea from Fire Emblem 3 Houses
Didn't Cherami Leigh also voice Plutia from Hyperdimension Neptunia?
Oh my goodness, this is so good. I need to play the Crossbell games like right now.
Hope you did.
@@valvilpro I hope there's more trails games
@@buttertoast1146 Hopefully Cold Steel's success overseas will prompt Falcom to release the older games on home consoles. I know people bring up Steam, but I prefer actually having it in my hands and feeling it instead of online shopping.
@@davidtimmer596 yeah, I know alot of Western gamers have picked up the series over quarantine with positive feedback, Im Curren playing SC on steam and it runs at 60 fps it's great
I just got past the part that this plays at and my god that was a difficult fight lol. Really fun though! I had to really pay attention to and manipulate turn order to win.
The Crossbell games are really good, I'm not finished Azure yet but I'm near the end and it's been a blast! This is probably the most competent group of main characters I'd imagine in the series, not that Estelle goofiness wasn't great too. But the detectives actually being smart really sells the characters!
It just struct me that most tracks in the game plays for the players(even the most epic ones), for this track specifically it definitely plays for arianrhod instead and it really highlights the gap between one another. never been so invested into a fight that has that much of a gap(cannonically)
Thanks for uploading!
I put this on while I played an MMO once and I ended up playing for 4 hours because this made every boss encounter special or something.
Ohhh, the combination from both evo and original ost is so epic
That moment when your looking for a song but then it finds you instead
UA-cam surely is an unfathomed force
What a gorgeous music, easily one of the best Falcom created
H-Holy!..damn this gave me goosebumps all over
Man I hope the falcom games get the recognition they deserve such great stories,game design and of course soundtracks..
And for you my good Sir/Ma'am
You have done a phenomenal job of a mashup!
i feel so goose gump for this.
감사합니다~
I just did this in trails of cold steel iii last night and easily one of the best boss fights of any rpg series
この、絶対かなわない未知の相手に挑むことを連想させるような曲、アリアンロードにぴったりすぎて鳥肌もの
So beautiful !
Best boss theme in the entire game imo
I wish it played during her Divine Knight battle so much.
@@Nel_Annette ikr
Best boss theme period imo
Why is every fight song with a violin so good
So much buildup for this battle!! And a great ost to match.
Ayyy. 1 million views! Well deserved!
A fantastic boss, with a fantastic music to a fantastic game thats close to becoming one of absolute all time favourite/best. Great game
If Cynthia from Pokémon became a knight.
Blonde hair,imposing presence,kicks our butts
Yeah I can see the similarities
The most UNSTOPPABLE Knight in Zemuria!
I mean, Arianrhod is about as infamous in the Trails community as Cynthia is in the Pokémon community
@@Demi-Joker Wait really she is? That's fucking bad ass. She's one of my favorite characters in cold steel so I"m glad lol.
@@raygaming4306 yeah, she's one of the hardest bosses in Azure, though unlike Cynthia, you only have to drop Arianrhod to 50% HP. Easier said than done, because you will have a bad time without evasion tank Lloyd.
Such a great remix, thanks! Now I know what I goin to listen, after adding Arianrhod into my party ;)
This is only music that are amaze me when mixed with original and evo version.
I like the original than evo but when you mixed like this is so fcing awesome. Like they complete each other
Falcom really had me fight a helmet in Azure. the moment it broke I'm royally f*cked.
(I know she's beatable later, but I think she's retreating after her helmet broke really nice from storytelling perspective)
Thank you for creating THE BEST EVER version of this AWESOME boss theme! 10/10! :D
(This theme is "final boss-quality" boss theme and is VERY fitting for "The Steel Maiden/Arianrhod" as well! :D)
Man this game ost is sick, It can litteraly catch on Fire ✨😂
Anguis no VII, Steel Maiden Arianhod a.k.a Lianne Sandlot
More than 275 years old but still wifuable.
In other word, one of the oldest wifu.
u speak the truth bruh damn emperor dreichel got one hell of a waifu
To be fair, Arianrhod's greatest challenger, Aurelia, ain't half bad looking either. I'm not man enough to handle General/Principal/Countess Aurelia le Guin, but few people are
@@8-bitsarda747 true but i think i arianrhod more cuz u know aurelia seem a bit blank like dont have too much personality other than extremely strong becuz mastered two school style
I'm waiting for a showdown between Commander Ein Selnate of the Gralsritter and Arianrhod of Stahlritter.
@@8-bitsarda747 That's an understatement, i root for Wallace ^^
That spear can crush anything
It's unfortunate these wasn't played during Arianrhod's rivalry in CS4. I mean, the SAV of Belief is great, but If the 4v1 fight against her played the original song, while the Divine Knight battle played the Evo version of the song, it would probably make this battle one of the most memorable battles in the whole franchise.
It could’ve been a cool rematch with the SSS against her too
I like how even though it isn’t the first time it plays, literally everyone associates this song with Arianrhod.
Just got into this series, (seems like others have as well) what an incredible ride.
where did you start?
@@adambebb99 cold steel although i felt 3 had some pacing issues but still solid
@@buttertoast1146 I'm pretty much the opposite, started with the sky trilogy and now I'm on trails to azure (although I played cs 1 before the crossbell games) I highly recommend them all.
@@adambebb99 the crossbell games are only in Japanese tho?
@@buttertoast1146 there are fan translations. the one for zero is new and really good (here it is geofront.esterior.net/) the one for azure is old and patchy but still serviceable
色んな動画にファルコムのBGM使われてるけど、どれもこれもマジで神曲すぎる。
自分は元のゲームを何一つプレイした事ないのにここまで好きになれるゲームBGMなんで他にないよ。
やれ
EPIC
オリジナルのかっこいいベースと、SAVのストリングの生演奏が合わさって最高！
Nice finally reached a million views!
I just learned my lesson with this Boss.. never ignore Tio Plato..
tio was my get out of trouble for the entire azure
tio is straight up required in this fight along with evasion tank lloyd and wazy if you wanna put a dent in her
@@kirbyjinet302 And of course, Elie for healing.
I felt so powerful after winning this fight
Good to see how popular this remix has become, was in highschool when it dropped fr
i fking love this OST, i listen to it every day.
still listening on a regular basis..
アリアンロードと言えばこの曲だよね。碧の軌跡版も好きだけど、こちらの閃の軌跡版もいい。
この人が本当に本気を出して存分に暴れるシーンが観たかったな・・・。
さあ、耐えてみなさい…聖技グランドクロス
I just beat Sandlot at the end of chapter III in Sen III and oh boy, what an epic fight that was. That fight coupled with this music was amazing. In my top 3 Kiseki fights for sure :)
The best fight with sandlot is actually in Ao no kiseki. I think it was probably one of the hardest fights in the entire series. The one in sen 3 is easier.
@@1988bman well yes we have an 8 blade 1 leaf student rean and monstrous principal with us in sen 3
@@alphonsokurukuchu I *knew* I wasn't the only one who keeps calling it "Eight Blades One Leaf" lmao
It sounds more powerful, y'know?
閃の軌跡でもこの曲が聞けるとは…鳥肌ものです
シャッチョ 高性能ばあちゃん強すぎﾜﾛｴﾅｲ
I am steel, she who cuts through all. GRAND CROSS!
She's so powerful, she can cut with a lance.
The words of her lance.
アリアンロード美人過ぎる！
弟子にして欲しい・・・。
Laughs in Zero Field and Evasion Tank
I haven't played Ao and experienced fighting her, but I do understand, both the players' pain from fighting her and also the game's story.
Played Cold Steel 3, and it seems the battle is easier because we have a General (Former) in our party? While Ao players have to deal with the mighty helmet lol.
Either way, Trails/Kiseki is great series, not to mention its soundtracks also kick ass.
Calling Aurelia a former general isn't doing her justice. She's a fucking badass who mastered both the Arseid and Vander styles of swordsmanship, a badass that turned a school of students into strong military power, a badass who is able to set her own rules wherever she wants, that much a badass that Arianrhod acknowledged her to be stronger than she was in her previous live, and that's saying a lot given that Arianrhod is pretty much the strongest character in the entire series (don't quote me on that, I know there's a lot of characters who true strength we don't know but so far Arianrhod just seems like the most powerful).
sorry, I just wanted t say how much of a badass Aurelia Le Guin really is
@@ceettopotat Totally agree! Was minimizing my comment as to avoid spoiling and trying to be neutral between Ao and Sen3 lol. But damn you're right I totally forgot when Aurelia is stronger than Arianrhod was. She may as well defeat that Aion if she chose to. Heck, she even bested her master! Sad only Juno part where we can play as her.
i was surprised that Aurelia + Class VII actually managed to beat Arianrhod + Stahlritters. I knew she was one of the strongest erebonians but never thought she was that powerful. It's satisfying af considering when back in AO, breaking her helmet was the best we could do
Aurelia is a monster, the strongest "normal" human we saw in the series yet, no curse, no magic, just pure skill, strength, and a giant sword, all that while staying graceful all the time
The girl is so OP she have to put glass to discrease her vision ^^
@@guifire9747 she is definitely one of the most powerful, but we don't know how exactly she compares to Cassius, Loewe or Arios
She's beautiful.
she`s a waifu tier
but... she was beautiful.
やっぱアリアンロードと言えばこの曲ですよね～
敵側なんだけど、アリアンロードは理不尽なぐらい強くあって欲しい謎の願望
極めて同感
クズファスに殺されたのマジで信じられん
ストーリーとしては確かに役目を終えたかもしれんが、あの最期は胸糞すぎる
2週目いや、3週目でもキツいくらい強くて良いな。これ絶対負けイベやろと思わすくらい。イージーモードでもアリアンロードだけは、ナイトメアの設定で。全キャラレベルカンストでなんとか勝負になる感じ。それだけに残念だよ。あんな兄貴ごときに負けるとは。
she certainly is gorgeous, climax of trails of cold steel 3 with that fight between her and principal, best fight in the game
i didnt expect Aurelia to be that strong, to be able to stand up against the lance maiden damn lol
Yeah that more than anything was kinda the moment where the sense of just about the whole series changed up. All of a sudden your side is not outmatched and being toyed with it became an even fight. Then with the side quest to duel both Aruleia and Victor at once with the result being those two offering only the comment of the party needing only a little further to go, just felt so damn good. All this time and finally we can stand on the same stage as the beasts that have been screwing with the world from the shadows... Then they go and make all efforts to avoid taking a fair fight with the party from then on lol.
That fight was HARD! If I had a No-Death run, this is one fight I could lose it in
@@milesshaw9059 its not that hard, the dark dragon is the hardest fight in the entire game because i have to use unoptimised party members
@@SolusLupi One of the best things in the Trails series imo. You start as a week young kid and yes, you'll get rekt. Different from every other game where in 1~2 months you go from villager to strongest in the world
I broke her helmet but got slaughtered after. I mean the defeat is warranted tbh if we're talking about how she is perceived.
Listeining to this while I have 10 minutes left on my Data Analytics exam hits different.
My favorite falcom music! (It’s hard because I love so many of them) especially the linkage with fighting an impossible enemy that is so mysterious, powerful and beautiful.
Duvalie, Ines, Ennea, you may fight with your strength uninhibited.
Oh no
*Battle theme plays*
OH NO
Can't imagine i get to fight her again.
She held back in Ao, and that's already hyped as fuck.
Sorry to spoil it for you, but she has a breakdown in CS3 as she suffers from flashbacks of being pushed into a corner by Lloyd 'spinning top' Bannings and then getting fried from a distance whilst trying and failing to land a hit.
@@AH-ve3ys lmao what
@@synchronicity23218 Did you play Ao? She's supposed to be the toughest boss in the game, but there's a cheese strategy... 😂
@@AH-ve3ys there's a cheese strategy to the entire game, it's called "evade tanking"
Ngl this music really boost mood up
she so gorgeous ....😊
This mix is just so damn good
congrats on the 1M, falcom! Here's to many many more over the years!
I thank Aidios for granting me the most beautiful death possible! 😌
other boss in jrpg when you deal enough damage
"hah you manage to make me take my final form!!!!"
this boss... "congrats you finally "kill" her helmet"
Missed opportunity to not use this in her rivalry in CS4
Very true. I also think she was nerfed for plot purposes. She’s a character whose strength is described as end game. But since she was connected to the Erebonia storyline, she had to go I guess. Made me hate Rufus. lol
2:23 Grand Cross and Tales of Vesperia Duke's Big Bang
i don't know what this game is, but THIS THEME GOES SO HARDSGDSHGDSHEGHES (dies)
FINALLY, A THEME RECOMMENDED TO ME THAT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF MY FAVORITES NOW :o!
Try the "Azure Arbitrator" soundtrack . Same studio, same franchise....
Aurelia and Class VII *VS* Arianhod and the Stahlritter
A true S-Rank Battle.
This one is for the histories books.
I was really dissapointed that it was an easy fight unlike the fight in Azure where no player were able to beat her the first time.
@@muppyoktaviawonderchakviii5699 Since some people uses OP Master Quartz, yeah its easy. Personally I try to avoid that.
Now wanna a challenge? Search for SoftBrilliant Hard mod, you will not regret.
@@GUSRG Sounds intimidating, will check it out.
@@muppyoktaviawonderchakviii5699 Okay, i was playing on Hard with the Mod. Man what a fight. Tried 3 times, and spent like 30 or 40 minutes on the final try. (On the second try I was completely destroyed before even I had turn thanks to Enea Accel Arrow on the Steel Maiden, she can act like 2 or 3 times in a row >.
Nice beat!
"Enforcer No. 0, Campanella the Clown...
Now comes the ultimate fight.
...
Just kidding! "
I wouldn't think its a joke no one has seen Campanella's true strength.
Well un tarot we could say he is the fool And the fool HAS UNLIMITED POTENTIAL
Axel Axl I can’t remember if it was the Ao series games that never came to the west or where it was stated. It was said that Camp is mixed like McBurn is. Plus he’s the only Enforcer that has knowledge of things going on everywhere including places he’s not even present.
@@AsreiMurasame ye and I remember someone saying that he may be inmortal cuz he never gets older and looked pretty much the same since the last time he/she saw him.
@@AsreiMurasame True. Like...being able to turn your characters into fricking peppers is pretty intimidating already.
How can 41 people dislike this masterpiece!? Blasphemy! I say!
Those damn cultists, who don't believe in Aidios...
@Heartless Angel Ketsueki evasion doesn't matter when she unleashes her S-craft and you forgot zero field or earth wall
I'LL REMEMBER YOU
This version should've played during her CS4 fight
YES
閃の軌跡はアレンジではなく、オリジナルを起用するから、碧ファンや聖女ファンにはたまらないだろうな！！
これ、アレンジのやつですよ。evoの。
あれ？そうだったけ？てっきり
オリジナルと思っていたんだが・・・
Leoncell burning 聞き比べて来ましたがこれはオリジナル＋evoで、3で流れるのは原曲でしたよ
…自分が間違っていなければですが
A famous legend during the War of the Lions, Pilot of the Argent Knight, Argreion, 7th Anguis of Ouroboros, Dreichels' lover until her untimely death, mother figure of the Stahlritter, and godmother of Rean Schwarzer.
She is Steel, she who cuts through all!
Man that scene made me cry that shrine was feels damn u rufus alberea
@@joypanchal5753 Yeah, after that scene, I have officially dubbed him Rufus the Bastard.
@@davidtimmer596 I really hoped she could survive and Great Twilight, leaves the fighting and scheming behind and just enjoy life for once. But fucking Rufus has to be a dick about everything.
@@minhvo8009 You do know that if the Great Twilight ends, she would've died anyway, since she's been an immortal for 2 centuries due to her connection with Argreion
So hype
Randomly popping out on my suggestion list
I dont know shit what this series are
but i can say i fall in love on the first sight with the character and the theme
Same here.
Trails/Kiseki is one of the best series out there. If you play every game in the right order you'll be saying the same thing, especially when you get to Cold Steel 3, which is the best game ever imo
yeah lol, interested to play it
but i dont know when to start since it have so many title lol
mind to give me suggestion and the chronoogy?
@@famisepta7308
The Liberl Arc (S.1202 - 1203)
Trails in the Sky FC
Trails in the Sky SC
Trails in the Sky the 3rd
The Crossbell arc (S.1204)
Trails from Zero
Trails to Azure
The Erebonia arc (S.1204 - 1206)
Trails of Cold Steel
Trails of Cold Steel II
Trails of Cold Steel III
Trails of Cold Steel IV.
All of these games are available on PC :D
@@pokeboi5438 Thanks man! appreciate that XD will try it one by one
I swear I’m gonna reeeee so hard if my game crash after fighting her, and this already happened on sky fc, sc, and cs1, cs2
Oh my god this happened to me on the Switch for cs3. I was raging so badly when it crashed