Spooky Slice - FFXIV Parody Song by JoCat
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.พ. 2025
- by popular demand
BIG thanks to Luke Allen-Gale for the voice cameo!
Lyrics:
I was browsing in the markets late one night
When my eyes beheld an edgy sight
For a stylish dame with a commanding strut
Had offered to teach me a new way to cut
(She did the slice) She did the Spooky Slice
(The Spooky Slash) Now her swings have some spice!
(She did the slice) was just her soul that’s the price
(She did the slice) She did the Spooky Slice
From the northern snowfront of Ilsabard
The land was cold and the people scarred
They sought the void with a daring act
And empowered themselves with a devious pact
(they did the slice) they did the Spooky Slice
(The Spooky Slice) Now their swings have some spice!
(they did the slice) Was just their soul that’s the price
(they did the slice) They did the Spooky Slice
The glamour wasn't very cheap
But now we are in too deep
With this tailored cloak and boots, Now we are ready to Reap
The raid was progging, all were doing their part
Even the black mage was playing smart
Everyone's burst was ready and prime
I yelled to the boss “it’s reapin’ time”
(I did the slice) I did the Spooky Slice
(The Spooky Slice) Now my swings have some spice!
(I did the slice) twas just my soul that’s the price
(I did the slice) I did the Spooky Slice
Out from his grave Zenos rose yet again
But now all frustrated he was cheated of his moment then
He gazed at the cloaked dancing crowd
And said “what is this abominable enshroud?”
(It’s the Slice) It is the Spooky slice
(the spooky slice) Now our swings have some spice
(we do the slice) Was just our soul that’s the price
(we do the slice) We do the Spooky Slice
And so he relented, big Z shrugged and joined in
What a wonderful time all our slicing has been
And to be quite honest, the move’s really a keeper
just a matter of time till we’re all playing Reaper
(And then you slice) You do the Spooky Slice
(The Spooky Slice) Now your swings have some spice
(You do the Slice) It’s just your soul that’s the price
(The Spooky Slice) You do the Spooky Slice!
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Now Enshroud and its rotation will officially be known as "Spooky Slices".
True
I will be /say or /party "Time for Spooky Slices!" when Enshroud activated!
@@KelvinYong77 *Pop raid buff* "It's Reapin' Time"
I will default commend any reaper who has their character say something like "you do the spooky slice" when they hit enshroud
this is a good song for halloween too :D
The fact that you went out and got the actual voice actor of Zenos for 1 line is just amazing XD
He got Matt Mercer for a single joke in his Crap Guide to Dungeon Master, so now his influence grows even further!
i was just thinking that as well about zenos va throwing the one liner XD that was cool
@@Omnikeith1 My man's turning into Ed Sheeran with all these connections
at this rate, if he ever does a joke with a politician he will bring the queen of england
@@laharlkent i do not know is that is something you want.
Beethoven been real quiet since this dropped
Probably cuz he's dead but you never know
It’s been out for an hour cut him some slack.
@@chazaqiel2319 should've sold his soul and maybe he'd still be alive smh
@@noelnotcole7940 maybe then his tunes would have some spice!
I mean he'd probably complain the tempo is too slow. (no really this is a thing)
Jocat, son of Jocrap: "I asked for a single golden voice line..... he gave me four."
I understood that reference.
In fairness, that's actually pretty common for serious voice actors, especially if they don't really have context for the line. The fact Luke was willing to do multiple takes simply shows he's a serious voice actor who cares about the quality of his work, even for something relatively silly like this.
He didn't have to go this hard, but we're all glad he did.
Gimli wants his hairline back😂
Well, Luke was payed to do this, and usually VAs are payed to read a short monologue. Reading just one short sentence would look greedy and not nice. So we worked his money 100%.
@@cirnosaltovskaya2397 Nah, "greedy and not nice" is taking it a bit far, mate.
Love when JoCat says “its reapin time” and reaps all over that boss
One of the raids of all time.
@Siper Never try to match wits with a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line!!!
yeah thats my favorite part of the reaper story quest when wol was about to face the boss they looked at the camera and said "its reapin' time"
At least its better than morbin time!
I actually shout "it's reapin time" before entering Enshroud.
_"I got a new Chestplate of Maiming!"_
_"I got an orchestrion roll!"_
_"I got top commendations!"_
_"I got a rock :("_
Every time…
I got a jar of dirt!
SUCH an underrated comment!!! 😆
@@Jestermancer and guess what's inside it!
where did this line come from??? lmao
The English Localizer for 7.0 better make a quest or achievement titled "The Spooky Slice"
That or name the new cap stone spooky slice
@@maximilianschug6271 Level 100 job quest unlike better be awesome. I want Drusilla singing and dancing.
Description: "she did the slice, she did the spooky slice!"
I want a crossaint on a stick as a weapon glamour
@@fadeleaf845 yes
I never knew how much I needed a picture of Zenos holding a croissant on a stick until now. Wonderful work, Jocat. ❤
Maybe a Wind-up Zenos
@@wyrmshogun5245 May the devs hear this and make us a Zenos minion. 👃
@@MP-tz7mf If he isn't wielding the spiciest croissant I will be horribly upset.
The song is amazing, but my favorite part is, indeed, the croissant-scythe. I feel like someone should have submitted that for the joke weapons, having it a play on, like, someone in Ishgard misunderstanding the difference between "crescent" and "croissant".
@@Kyrrial I very much want a croissant on a stick to be the next tier of tomestone gear.
JoCat knew what fans wanted, and delivered that and more. Thank you.
JoCat: I want Luke Allen-Gale to cameo in my silly Reaper song!
Dungeon Master (for some reason): Okay, that's gonna be a tall order, so I'm going to need you to make two rolls. First, roll a Performance check to see how the song actually turns out.
JoCat: Hey, it's a natural 20!
DM(fsr): Right... okay, so you put a small preview into an earlier video and everyone says that it slaps. Now I need you to roll a Persuasion check to see if you get Luke to cooperate.
JoCat: ... uh....
DM: You rolled a 20 again, didn't you?
JoCat: Yep.
DM: Why do you have to keep playing a Bard?
at this point, it's more like "JoCat rolled a d20, but it rolled too far, knocked a pile of other d20s, and they all rolled 20"
@@diersteinjulien6773 nah, he's rollin' fairly normal, he's just a high level bard to begin with and he's making preform and persuasion checks so even the dude's 1s are pretty respectable by other people's standards.
All Bard 5e players: Because it's the BEST CLASS
@@davidlewis5312 Me, playing a Swashbuckler Rogue/College of Swords Bard in my own D&D game: I mean.... facts.
@@davidlewis5312 But can it do the SPOOOOOKY Slice?
There it is. Reapers now have their very own theme song. Jocat what have you done.
Just the same thing he did done to Estiniun.
Were you not listening? He did the spooky slice
@@ChainedFei 🎶He's the Azure Dragooooon🎶
This was a cute bit in the Melee DPS Guide and when I saw there was a full song I knew it was going to be good. It could have been lazy, but ended up being anything but. Not only did the lyrics fit the topic, they also fit the original song, pairing with the original's lyrics and cadence. Truly on par with a Weird Al parody. And getting Zenos' voice actor was just... *chef's kiss*. Also, full props to Luke for agreeing to be part of this!
Considering he included a samurai showdown in the melee guide I think it goes a long way to say Jocat doesn't do things by halves.
Jocat doesn’t do half measures.
I can't wait to see what he does for ranged dps
no more half measures jocat
I think there's actually a sight where people can pay voice actors for those quick cameo lines.
I just want you to know that I’m playing Final Fantasy XIV now for the first time because of this song. You may not recognize this comment nor will anyone, but I just wanna let you know that you will contribute a massive portion as to why I started.
And I am thoroughly enjoying it so far.
it's just your soul that's the price
@@MiseFreisin It's amazing how well that line works for joining any MMO.
Welcome to Eorzea!
Bit of advice. Don't rush yourself. Take your time and enjoy the story. It may feel slow at first but trust me, there is so much set up that pays off later that it is well worth it.
Final Fantasy XIV follows the Chekov's Gun approach to story telling. If the story highlights it, it will be important at some point, even if it seems useless initially.
Same
I love that the "most replayed" part is on Zenos' original VA cameo :D that's epic!
I’m a simple woman. I see new JoCat, I click.
I guess that makes me a simple woman too
If Reaper doesnt have a scythe thats just a giant croissant/crescent roll on a comically large fork they need one.
I feel like Zenos went to Ishgard and told a smith "Make me a crescent scythe." and the chap responded "Sure, I can make you a croissant scythe."
cross your fingers for whoever wins the reaper joke weapon category for the weapon contest
Plot twist: it's actually the Moogle fork-lance for lvl 50 Dragoon, just with a massive stale croissant.
Reaper: "So about that soul?"
WoL: "Huh? Oh yeah, your gonna have to wait in line."
Reaper: *looks over at line
Esteem: "Yo."
Inner Beast: *loudly sips soda
(Beware of oldish spoilers in comments)
Don't forget our shb buddy in there too
*Ardbert and Midgardsormr playing checkers in the back*
@@gothlord77 * Myste in the back with a sippy cup waves.
Vauthry and the other Lightwardens : Quite frankly, I don't know how we're still here...
Bahamut, Phoenix, Ifrit, Titan and Garuda-Egi *looms*
I was so confused if I had forgotten a line Zenos says when I heard it in the song. The fact that you reached out and got his actual VA to do 1 line for this song is so amazing that I'm speechless. Excellent work!
JoCat did a joke and then ran with it and I am totally in love with this song! Also mad props to Luke for doing a Zenos cameo as that was amazing as well! Well done!
OH MY GOD IT WAS LUKE ALLEN-GALE
Very cool, and thank you for this full version!
Right! Was so exciting to see him throwing out the different colors for his line! So glad he was such a great guy and helped out! Another reason this is the best game ever: We’ve got the best VA’s ever!!!
I lost it when he called Zenos "Mr. yae Galvus" lmao
I now want Square to let us transmog the Enshroud form separately. This video would make me immediately go to the store, buy the ghost outfit, and transmog Enshroud using that ghost outfit. *_I'D DO THE SPOoOoOKY SLICE!_*
I have a mod that lets me use Zenos' enshroud instead, also have his scythe. It's sick
You can set a macro. Something like /ac "Enshroud", then /p "Time to do the Spoooky Slice"
Or "look at me I'm am spooky ghost *ghost noise* ;)
Good idea for all saints wake.
hate to play devil's advocate on this one, but they never added it for carbuncles so I doubt we're gonna get :(
Can confirm this song granted me a 100% increase in the chance of trying out Reaper. I do not regret it.
JoCat deserved so much better
What happened?
@@crazy13alex He's taken an indefinite hiatus because morons took offense to one of his videos.
Got doxxed, his family received death threats. He’s greatly reduced his TH-cam presence for it.
So happy to see this as a full song. Thanks Jocat
Jocat dropping bars and Luke’s (Zenos’) voice. Yeah, this is a good morning. Nothing will ruin it now. My crops are growing, my skin is clear, my depression is gone, and my best friend is in a jocat song and video. I love you so much Jocat! You are a national treasure!
I read "why does this keep happening I just wanna die cinematically" as "why does this keep happening I just wanna die romantically" and quite frankly I like my version better
Also, now I really wanna see Zenos' actor do the "What is a man" speech from Castlevania Symphony of the Night
As someone who grew up with family listening to Monster Mash every Halloween, to then have someone recraft it so artfully in my favorite MMORPG, thank you so much JoCat! This is absolutely brilliant! :D
I’m not even remotely aware of FFXIV, but this is glorious; almost as good a way to kick off Saturday as the cartoons I watched as a kid. Keep up the awesome work Team JoCat
"It's just your soul that's the price" -Every Fanartist ever
"I wasn't using my soup for much anyway"
Edit: I meant to say soul not soup but both are correct either way
I just pictured you dripping soup from your mouth because of the enormous open mouth smile you got while watching this and having dinner
@@kiriuxeosa8716 And I assumed the soup had made it's way out the nose from laughing so hard lol
It was a spit-take. That's the official retcon.
Why are you buying Reaper glam at the soup store?
"It's just your soup that's the price!"
I was wondering when we get to hear the full version of that awesome song from the FFXIV melee DPS guide. Great and catchy song. Also, Luke Allen Gale is such an awesome guy for doing that cameo. Love Zenos' Croissant weapon.
Wow I can't wait to go to JoCat and the Jocats' next gig where they play their hit song, "Spooky Slice", along with their other songs like "Spicy Slice" and "Sparkly Slice."
Are the Slice Girls going on tour again?
Sparkly Spice is a dancer move. Or should be if not. :D
@@SapphireDragon357 pfffffffff this reply Superbolided me
Zenos even looks annoyed as a ghost. Amazing.
Thank you, JoCat! You could have just been satisfied with just the snippet you used, but you knew we would want the whole song, and you made it! And then you animated it, and brought in a special guest too! The extra effort is greatly appreciated!
The little cutout drawings are so adorable XD love that you actually did the full version of this banger.
Freaking amazing, and the voice actor for Zenos killed it, I can't believe how good his voice sounds.
That would be because he's the actual voice actor for Zenos. Doesn't get more authentic than that!
@@aaronlefebre5060 I have no idea who Zenos is, I'm still in heavansward. But now I cant wait to find out.
@@4dragons632 He's a character for sure
Time to get into the festive season and have this in my playlist.
Thank you JoCat for all that you gave. The non-toxic citizens of TH-cam will miss you.
What happened?
@@crazy13alex some people was upset by his animation and bully him out of the internet. If i understand it correctly.
@@crazy13alexsent actual dangerous things to him and his family members
Thank you!! this is going into my fav playlist! xD
Luke Allen-Gale nailed them takes, its the right spice for this jamming video! Great job! This song is gonna stay in my head for a long time, you got the pipes!
JoCat, seriously, you’ve always made amazing videos. But I’m pretty sure this one can be considered “Legendary.” Well done!
Thank you so very very much for putting this together. I absolutely love this bop! That's awesome that the VA of Zenos put in a cameo as well. Love your vids JoCat!
The fans demanded and JoCat delivered, I love everything about it :D And damn, that's a nice cameo ^_^ Keep up doing the awesome work and I wish you all the best.
I love how you made it sound like you were cooking it up in a lab at the beginning like the voice actor said
LMAO YOU DID AMAZING JOCAT AND GREAT GENIUS MOVING GETTING LUKE TO VOICE THAT ENSHROUD LINE YOOO
I can TOTALLY see this song virtually BLARING in every RP venue come this October!!! 👻😍
Can't wait to play this for Halloween again this year. It's now tradition
You have a phenomenal singing voice! Also, as a black mage main, HEY. :’(
Hah typical Black Mage, slow to react as always, heheheh
....wait shoot i play Black Mage too
@@MiseFreisin as a samurai main...I MUST PRONOUNCE THAT I AM THE BEST AND FASTEST TO REACT TO ANY ACTION OR STATEMENT MADE HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!! pride and ego baby...hmm
This went from great in your melee dps guide to all kinds of amazing. So happy you got a cameo from Luke Allen-Gale.
Zepla's gonna love this.
Omg, you really released the full version! This is amazing!!!
Gosh his voice is so nice, and such a creative parody!
LOVE IT. plus the fact you got freakin' Luke Allen-Gale to contribute! Wow.
I respect Jocat for bringing what people wanted from his recent guide vid
Damn dude we were just asking for like an isolated version of the 30 second song and you went and made a whole ass music video, 3 more verses, and got the original VA. Thanks dude!
Obligatory Futurama reference: “Does anyone else find it freaky that Jocat is singing harmony with himself?”
Oh loosen up, Pale Flower.
@@ProfessM ugh, he's doing it again!
Mad props to Luke for giving you four different options with different pacing and emphasis. I think having that really helped that part of the song cos it meant you could pick one that fit the rhythm properly and really sell the vibe properly.
The confidence to release a parody version of the quintessential Halloween song...in August! Fear not, I shall be making all my friends watch this.
Thank you so much for this gift JoCat!
We are all now officially ready for spooky season 👻
I love that you made the full song, it is actually amazing, what a legend
My plan for Halloween this year: play on repeat all day.
I've listened to this song so much, that I activity refresh this page at the end of the song to get advertisements to pay for the amount of music I've listen to. Thank you for this gem that you have given the internet.
I loved it and i loved the voxer cameo as the tank. 10/10 jocat does it again
The fact you released a full version after all the comments earned my new sub. Awesome stuff! I love this!
I cant lie, the singing wiggler sold me this game 100% more that any add, i love this song and soon probably going to love final fantasy thanks for the good work friend!
Welcome to Eorzea, warrior of light c:
What an amazing birthday! I wanted a full version since the DPS video! Thanks JoCat!
I adore silly songs with fancy vocabulary. Just tickles me. Phenomenal work, JoCat!
Thank you, JoCat, for putting in such effort to make this! I have been singing this song while I level my reaper and it somehow has made it more fun. You do amazing work and deserve all the praise you get!
Fun fact, the bpm of this song fits the Bee's Knees dance almost perfectly
I’m so happy you did a full parody! This is top-tier content.
I just love how the zenos ghosty, you can tell he's begrudgingly spooky slicing cuz the eyes on his ghost sheet. It's in character.
Thank you so much for making this! After the DPS video this was 200% necessary.
This song is everything we needed, ALSO THAT ENDING THO
absolute legend right here. I had this in my head from the other video but ya actually went and did this. Beautiful singing voice btw!
1:28, I’d love to see a mod for Final Fantasy that replaces the sprites for Jo’s portrait of the classes. It’d be like Paper Mario aesthetically
rofl, so glad you decided to make a full video of this
I never knew about this song before Ginny Di made her DnD cover, and I'm so glad to have more silly covers from my fav YT folks
realy? oh man your life was missing out greatly.
@@thnecromaniac Hehe, I'm Swedish! My life has been filled with loads and loads of mid-1900s bangers from here instead :3 (Povel Ramel, Martin Ljung, anything Knäppupp really)
I grew up with this album. I would stare at the cover art while listening to all my favorites. Here is a link for the monster mash that I grew up with. th-cam.com/video/_euiwNIIZqk/w-d-xo.html
Good stuff jocat, im allways suprised by how well you can compose music.
I didn't know I needed this in my life until this moment. Also legitimately interested what increase this is going to have in people playing reapers.
You’ve made my year. Thanks for uploading the whole song.
When the drawings go enshroud, they look absolutely adorable :3
this is the best thing ever. i always love your videos but your songs are my favorite part. and props to luke for his cameo (and i love that zenos' scythe is a croissant!)
The internet is a better place because of this song.
ABOUT DAMN TIME! Was hoping you'd finally do a full cover
I'm gonna be blasting this on Halloween in my Reaper costume (pajamas) 🤣
Hell yea dude! New Halloween theme! 🤣🤣
Everything in this video is pure gold. Thanks for the gift!!
Waiting to see what Luke Allen-Gale thinks of this :D
Thay voice actor is a daggone LEGEND for helping to make this jewel happen.
Ok...this needs to be played everytime Zero does the slice 💯. It's her theme just like Estinien.
I could not have asked for a better birthday gift! Thank you! ❤️😭
I love that Jo got Zenos's voice actor for this XD I might not like the character, but by god, I love the actor. He's an absolute gem.
I knew this is was gonna be a banger XD XD XD
Thanks for making a complete version and congrats for the successful recruitment of Luke :D Thank you very much!
When he said 'its reapin' time' I literally cried
I loved this so much on your melee guide vid, so happy that you posted the whole thing :D
Now all we need is the extended cut of that samurai scene
/half joking
This is just another perfection in your lists of songs created
The fact alone that this game has an entire scythe based class has seriously tempted me to buy it, I was already considering buying it beforehand as FFXIV is just a good RPG.
When I have a proper source of income to sustain the unfortunate but understandable subscription service aspect of it, I am probably going to buy it.
*I dont think anybody truly understands how much of a sucker I am for games with well designed scythe weapons*
*Update:* I have bought XIV, I do not have a sub YET but I have bought it.
Once you buy the game you technically belong to a sub. It's just you have a month or so free as per the cost