did anyone else notice, as you are fighting him and whittling down his health, the sun begins to rise? and at the end of the fight when he regains his sanity it's dawn? nice touches.
I like to imagine that the ghostly voices you can hear in the song are the radio messages between Vladimir and Mission Control during the launch sequence of Volk. It's Vladimir's last memory of human contact and it's been playing over and over through his head all this time.
You know what the sad part about this character is? The UAA took advantage of his madness. Imagine how he'd feel in the afterlife, when he realizes that he killed so many innocent people when he was alive....
John Ivan Taro the question is, was Vladimir even alive at the moment? he looked and sounded like an apparition, which reminiscences his last moments over and over.
I just love what an amazing freaking title Shoegazer Watched the Stars is when you really think about it, the implication that you can be looking down at your feet and also seeing the stars and the void of space below is really something.
Random fact time, "Л.Т.И." writing on his spacesuit pronounced as L.T.I., this abbreviation doesn't mean anything, but can be pronounced as "лети" (leti) which means "fly" on russian
I love how No More Heroes flirts with supernatural- in second game you fight two ghosts, as far as I recall, the Captain Vladimir and that killer with a flamethrower, both are kept in as killers due to either unfinished want- that killers want to murder - or not realizing they passed away and are finally where they wanted to be- this is the case for Vladimir.
I have to say, I felt quite bad for killing Captain Vladimir. Not much is known about his backstory, but you get the impression that he was once a great space explorer. However, he went insane during one of his voyages, and the UAA took advantage of him and his insanity. Made him into a killer, when really he just wasn't right in the head. It makes the finale that much more bittersweet when he sees the Earth for one last time, and is allowed to rest in peace.
he is a ghost, he was already dead, somehow ended up in earth, but clueless of his fate, still thinking he was in space, thats why his body dissappears in the cutscene, thats really it, his lines at the end are well delivered
@@mikeockhurts904 I don't think Suda wants him back. He said Vlad here was inspiration for what the third game should be about. I don't think he'll bring him back after a death like that
I love the part at 1:36 , where on one of the repeats of the "melody", the "harmony" swells in this really triumphant, build-up-y way. This song rocks, man.
Rank 4-2 probably is some of the best collection of bosses in gaming's, I really enjoy all of them with this possibly being near my favorite. I really enjoy the idea of fighting an undead cosmonaut with this really surreal shoegaze track playing. I honestly thinks that Vladimir was not really an assassin but ended up in the UA ranking anyway for killing rank 3 by proxy since he really didn't acknowledge Travis as a challenger.
The sad thing is that if you look at Vladimir’s design and consider Volk is undamaged you can get an idea of how the man died. The frayed cords were probably meant to be a tether to tie you to the ship during a spacewalk, as well as supply you with oxygen from the ship. Vladimir was out doing a spacewalk and one thing led to another and he got this tether cut, leaving Volk undamaged but him to be killed by oxygen starvation. It’s scary because considering how much debris is flying up in orbit because of satellites, this could happen at any time today, if it hasn’t already and we’re just not told.
So let me get this straight, an organization specialising in assassination had at one point two ghosts on their payroll? How does that even work for clients?
It’s a bit less clear if Vladimir is a ghost, but the UAA really isn’t picky. Technically, anyone that kills a ranked assassin automatically joins the rankings. Matt Helms killed an assassin who wandered into his house and Vladimir probably just freaked out when confronted by one.
@@ikeamonkey7372 Yeah. I mean, in the case of Captain Vladimir, it wouldn't surprise me if he succumbed to some sci-fi anomaly, that basically trapped him in this sort of limbo of sorts, until Travis finally set him free.
@@retrogamelover2012 i believe he is some story about the missions of the soviet union to grow psychics Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid was also a reminder of this. In my headcanon, Vladimir was a bred psychic, who was sent to space and just... grew together with his life supporting systems, to a point where he could keep himself alive, by believing it was life support. Telecinatecly connected to this orbital laser. Abandoned by his leaders after the Soviet Union came to an end. Without guidance, his ship being destroyed bit by bit, but him unable to die, because of psychic powers. And the Association just using him to get rid of Assassins, or pushing others after they found out of his helplessness and power over the orbital laser.
The theory that the wires on his back being cut throughout the fight is a representation of his sanity could probably be right since maybe the UAA was pumping some sort of hallucinating has into his suit to prevent him from waking up inside of the wires. Another reason I wish the ending had the choice to kill Silvia and/or save the Assassins who where good like Vladimir or Ryuji.
well in Ryuji's case it looks like Travis was going to either spare him or give him an honourable send-off before Silvia gunned him down... and in Vlad's case he at least let him have a few last moments of peace.
What the hell kind of musical style is this? Electro-glitch-techno? Lo-fi glitch? Circuit-bending techno? Or just 8bit shoegaze electric lo-fi glitch techno?
i just defeated vladimir today on my birthday im up against alice now and she aint easy i liked vlads theme it was sad when he said volk my ship he is my new favorite character next to margaret and new destroyman
Is it me, or does Vladimir's space suit kinda remind me of the Power Glove mixed with that mat accessory for the NES? I say that because of the pattern his suit has.
Until the last portion of his health, Vladimir's shield protects him from frontal attacks. Get behind him. At low health, Vladimir will occasionally fire a mega-laser from the sky. Avoid this at all costs, it cannot be blocked, and if it hits Travis, you're done.
I like both fights but Alice’s arena can be cramp at some points especially when there’s random roof obstacles in the way. Vladimir’s arena is big and open which makes me like it more
If you like this music Bowery Electric's Self Titled album is in an extremely similar style and (probably not) coincidentally deals with themes of outerspace and void.
I'm not at all a fan of philistine... never was. this tho, I absolutely LOVE this song. but... I've noticed I like space/astronaut bosses and their music. The Fury from Metal Gear Solid 3 is easily one of my absolute favorite songs period. and then I fought Vladimir here and yeah... same thing damn near.
Why the literally fuck does he have a fucking fidget spinner, I thought he is cosmonaut from the cold war era, not another reincarnation of Dr Who. Also how did the game predict fidget spinners? Please somebody explain.
This song is realy wierd it dosent make sense to me like it matches the boss but i dont understand it okay i am just gonna say that this is a failed feutre alien song of old song like music:-*
did anyone else notice, as you are fighting him and whittling down his health, the sun begins to rise? and at the end of the fight when he regains his sanity it's dawn? nice touches.
Sooo I get 6 minutes and 42 seconds on deathmacht mode sooooo.... I could try to beat my record since I look that detail
Yeah, the sun rises and the cables on his floating chair begin to break off hinting at how and why he regains his sanity.
He's a spirit. His helmet is empty after Travis finishes him. He is a spirit that just wanted to see Earth again.
I think he just had a really old and dried body that was only being sustained by the suit.
@@SrWboi Or a spirit that just wanted to see Earth again trapped within a old and dried body that was only being sustained by the suit
@@arran4285Or an old body being maintained by the suit, and once it was destroyed, his body died out and his spirit moved on.
I like to imagine that the ghostly voices you can hear in the song are the radio messages between Vladimir and Mission Control during the launch sequence of Volk. It's Vladimir's last memory of human contact and it's been playing over and over through his head all this time.
@Luke Fraczek Suda51 games in a nutshell.
"This is Earth?"
"Yeah, welcome home."
"So... I'm finally back, after all this time... Fresh oxygen... Blue sky... Beautiful as I remembered..."
"Glory to the Soviet Union."
Rest now soldier, you’re finally home.
You know what the sad part about this character is?
The UAA took advantage of his madness. Imagine how he'd feel in the afterlife, when he realizes that he killed so many innocent people when he was alive....
John Ivan Taro One of the main themes of the game is Travis discovering how evil the UAA actually is, so it makes sense.
@Alex Thomas
Indeed.
Alex Thomas Well...Travis aint no angel either.
True, but by the end, he sees what he's become by participating.
John Ivan Taro the question is, was Vladimir even alive at the moment? he looked and sounded like an apparition, which reminiscences his last moments over and over.
I just love what an amazing freaking title Shoegazer Watched the Stars is when you really think about it, the implication that you can be looking down at your feet and also seeing the stars and the void of space below is really something.
That, and Shoegaze is a music genre.
@@christianwest9360 Yeah, I found out about the genre because of this song.
I always saw it as someone who always stares at the dull ground finally looks up and sees the stars and the spectacular view up above him
I legit didn't make the connection that Shoegaze means to blankly stare at your shoes until you said this 😅
Couldn't say it any better
Random fact time, "Л.Т.И." writing on his spacesuit pronounced as L.T.I., this abbreviation doesn't mean anything, but can be pronounced as "лети" (leti) which means "fly" on russian
I almost cried when he said "Volk... My ship..." The poor guy is so clueless of everything ;(
Is it just me or does the boss constantly saying please respond go really well with this song?
Sigmund Fruit Awaiting response!
...but yes it does, this boss fight is absolutely excellent.
The idea of an undead astronaut used to creep me out, but now I just love it!
Cosmonaut. He's Russian.
a Russian ghost cosmonaut. creepy, yet so badass
With wire tentacles too. Double creepy.
I love how No More Heroes flirts with supernatural- in second game you fight two ghosts, as far as I recall, the Captain Vladimir and that killer with a flamethrower, both are kept in as killers due to either unfinished want- that killers want to murder - or not realizing they passed away and are finally where they wanted to be- this is the case for Vladimir.
see you space comrade
Glory to the Soviet Union.
I was not expecting his death laser in his fight.
Bang.
I have to say, I felt quite bad for killing Captain Vladimir. Not much is known about his backstory, but you get the impression that he was once a great space explorer. However, he went insane during one of his voyages, and the UAA took advantage of him and his insanity. Made him into a killer, when really he just wasn't right in the head. It makes the finale that much more bittersweet when he sees the Earth for one last time, and is allowed to rest in peace.
he is a ghost, he was already dead, somehow ended up in earth, but clueless of his fate, still thinking he was in space, thats why his body dissappears in the cutscene, thats really it, his lines at the end are well delivered
@@mikeockhurts904 I don't think Suda wants him back. He said Vlad here was inspiration for what the third game should be about. I don't think he'll bring him back after a death like that
It'd be best to just let the man rest.
I love the part at 1:36 , where on one of the repeats of the "melody", the "harmony" swells in this really triumphant, build-up-y way. This song rocks, man.
"It's...*FULL OF STARS!!!*"
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
Rank 4-2 probably is some of the best collection of bosses in gaming's, I really enjoy all of them with this possibly being near my favorite. I really enjoy the idea of fighting an undead cosmonaut with this really surreal shoegaze track playing. I honestly thinks that Vladimir was not really an assassin but ended up in the UA ranking anyway for killing rank 3 by proxy since he really didn't acknowledge Travis as a challenger.
The sad thing is that if you look at Vladimir’s design and consider Volk is undamaged you can get an idea of how the man died. The frayed cords were probably meant to be a tether to tie you to the ship during a spacewalk, as well as supply you with oxygen from the ship. Vladimir was out doing a spacewalk and one thing led to another and he got this tether cut, leaving Volk undamaged but him to be killed by oxygen starvation.
It’s scary because considering how much debris is flying up in orbit because of satellites, this could happen at any time today, if it hasn’t already and we’re just not told.
So let me get this straight, an organization specialising in assassination had at one point two ghosts on their payroll? How does that even work for clients?
It’s a bit less clear if Vladimir is a ghost, but the UAA really isn’t picky. Technically, anyone that kills a ranked assassin automatically joins the rankings. Matt Helms killed an assassin who wandered into his house and Vladimir probably just freaked out when confronted by one.
It's Suda? Shrugs
@@ikeamonkey7372 Yeah. I mean, in the case of Captain Vladimir, it wouldn't surprise me if he succumbed to some sci-fi anomaly, that basically trapped him in this sort of limbo of sorts, until Travis finally set him free.
@@retrogamelover2012 i believe he is some story about the missions of the soviet union to grow psychics
Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid was also a reminder of this.
In my headcanon, Vladimir was a bred psychic, who was sent to space and just... grew together with his life supporting systems, to a point where he could keep himself alive, by believing it was life support.
Telecinatecly connected to this orbital laser.
Abandoned by his leaders after the Soviet Union came to an end.
Without guidance, his ship being destroyed bit by bit, but him unable to die, because of psychic powers.
And the Association just using him to get rid of Assassins, or pushing others after they found out of his helplessness and power over the orbital laser.
Definitely on my top 10 for the series. I just love the distorted space techno. It really fits Vladimir's cluessness really well.
Did anybody get The Fury vibes from MGS3 fighting this guy? Loved this boss fight and not too hard before the harder bosses.
i'm amazed the words shoegaze made it into a vidya ost
honestly one of the most memorable tracks and fights in the game for me
In that sense, everything we explore is part of cosmos.
In a way, we are all cosmonauts :)
"Glory to the soviet union"
Magic Wolf 😂✊️
Easy for a russian mob boss to say
This is what got me into Shoe gaze, It's a huge part of my life now.
The theory that the wires on his back being cut throughout the fight is a representation of his sanity could probably be right since maybe the UAA was pumping some sort of hallucinating has into his suit to prevent him from waking up inside of the wires. Another reason I wish the ending had the choice to kill Silvia and/or save the Assassins who where good like Vladimir or Ryuji.
Maybe force the player to choose between those 2 options
well in Ryuji's case it looks like Travis was going to either spare him or give him an honourable send-off before Silvia gunned him down... and in Vlad's case he at least let him have a few last moments of peace.
its just a detail to show his lower hp, in the ending cinematic he has all the cables
I hate Silvia I hope she gets put into the ground in 3
"I am the Fury! The flames of my-" oh wait wrong game.
What the hell kind of musical style is this? Electro-glitch-techno? Lo-fi glitch? Circuit-bending techno? Or just 8bit shoegaze electric lo-fi glitch techno?
+Spooky Drifloon Its the name of the song, Shoegaze.
Ryan Conca
I put shoegaze in it.
It's the song of..SPACE
Nu-gaze.
Shoegaze with a synth and Frootyloops. The natural and WONDERFUL evolution.
Spooky Drifloon Yes to all the above.
This game needs to be rereleased for a newer console. Would love to play again.
it did. NMH Hero's Paradise was released for PS3
SuperstarmanDLX THAT'S ONLY NUMBER ONE. YOU ARE WRONG AND A BAD PERSON.
oh you meant NMH2?
I dunno. It's no biggie. ;)
The Wii isn't that old.
Amazing character. Amazing music. I think I might even like this more than Philistine.
I mean, having a space ship as your only friend and then , losing that too...
One of the coolest theme ever, 1:18 I love that melody
This game was such a trip
*ENTERING NEXT LEVEL OF BATTLE MODE*
Yup, Suda51 makes some good ol' symbolic games.
i just defeated vladimir today on my birthday im up against alice now and she aint easy i liked vlads theme it was sad when he said volk my ship he is my new favorite character next to margaret and new destroyman
Found this through a certain visual novel but I can see why this song gets so much praise.
Could you elaborate?
anarchy in the galaxy
Astronaut is the explorer of space, Cosmonaut is the explorer of the cosmos: Ergo; Everything.
Cosmonauts, the greatest of heroes.
The REAL Eternal Voyager
i hope they keep old person with a fucking lazer as rank 3 in the next game
nnan4444 No more heroes 3 that probably won't happen and he died
Karate Shark old person with laser was in both games, gane one was speed buster a grandma with a laser cannon and this game was this guy
This make think how an awesome concept like ghost astronauts is sadly unused in media.
Is it me, or does Vladimir's space suit kinda remind me of the Power Glove mixed with that mat accessory for the NES? I say that because of the pattern his suit has.
It really is
He has a Wii Mote on his suit
Power Glove, more like.
I know what you mean. Reminds me of the alarms going off during Destroyman's boss fight in the first game.
Until the last portion of his health, Vladimir's shield protects him from frontal attacks. Get behind him. At low health, Vladimir will occasionally fire a mega-laser from the sky. Avoid this at all costs, it cannot be blocked, and if it hits Travis, you're done.
Eu simplesmente amo essa trilha,e a luta contra o chefe é uma das minhas favoritas de NMH2
"Shoegazer Watched The Stars" - Vladimir ft. Daft Punk
Ah memories.
Imagine hearing this on acid, holy shit
this would be a weird ass twist if this was on that movie gravity.
Is that a skull on the helmet's visor? (just to the left of the shine)
he's in my top ten of all video games
I want to change my middle name to Vladimir.
@EuroGamer360 Exactly, and also, he has one of the greatest fights in the game.
my favorite of the nhm boss themes
Shoegaze... literally.
The beginning reminds me of Rocket Usa
My overall Favorite fight in da game
the first few seconds are the same in margaret's theme
1:18 I love it.
Please respond.
Awaiting response.
Messaging friends in old consoles in a nutshell
This reminds me of the mapmaker music from Timesplitters, especially 2:30.
I've never played NMH. NOW I WANT TO!!
They're not the most polished games, but they're well worth it just for the story and the characters.
If you have a Switch, you can now play all games in it - NMH 1 and 2 are now on it, there's Travis Strikes Again AND next year, we get NMH3.
I want No More Heroes 3 god dammit.
Well, your wish is granted.
In some YEARS
No More Heroes 3 to the rescue on switch!!!!
It's not NMH3, it's a spinoff.
Hubismal Buy it and itll help for NMH3.
Slow paced, but goddamn, dis is some good shiiiiiiz!
The distorted low quality voice in the background reminds me of Orbulon from WarioWare.
Controversial unpopular opinion, I think Vladimir was a better boss than Alice.
my fav boss was ryuji
I like both fights but Alice’s arena can be cramp at some points especially when there’s random roof obstacles in the way. Vladimir’s arena is big and open which makes me like it more
@@MantaRaydiated What makes it better is the environmental storytelling and the fact his whole arena is a HUGE crop circle.
If you like this music Bowery Electric's Self Titled album is in an extremely similar style and (probably not) coincidentally deals with themes of outerspace and void.
Easily my favorite fight in the game and maybe between both games.
So great
Awesome x-x
I need te BASS TABBB
Why can't this music be played in TomorrowLand?
Glory to the soviet union Vlad
The FUry!
his chest.Never noticed it?
Really reminds me of Derezzed by Daft Punk
if only they gave more health to cloe walsh... that fight would have been great if she got a second form, like destroy man.
FellowshipFims I didn't care for that fight.
Yelow.Whats up!
please respond - awaiting response
I don't even know myself
I wish this fight was a bit more well designed, because I think he's my favorite in tone and appearance alone
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Hi.
Finally,
The response.
Wait this is in the second game?
Yep. :)
Conan. Sweet! Can't wait for this one.
@@Conan-eh5uv is your mother name Dagmara?
technically space and cosmos are the same thing
ayy check out dat fidget spinner right next to his right arm ayy lmao. suda predicted the future
Vlad's got a fidget spinner on his belt.
I am upset by this
💚
Philistine sucks when compared to this.
I'm not at all a fan of philistine... never was. this tho, I absolutely LOVE this song. but... I've noticed I like space/astronaut bosses and their music. The Fury from Metal Gear Solid 3 is easily one of my absolute favorite songs period. and then I fought Vladimir here and yeah... same thing damn near.
lol xD
@Benjamingful All my respects to the Soviet Union.
This sounds like something thatd play in a spyro game
lol
russian amongus
Not me i just kill
Glory to the soviet union
Glory to the Soviet Union
Why the literally fuck does he have a fucking fidget spinner, I thought he is cosmonaut from the cold war era, not another reincarnation of Dr Who. Also how did the game predict fidget spinners? Please somebody explain.
Ando Riano It looks like a gear.
This song is realy wierd it dosent make sense to me like it matches the boss but i dont understand it okay i am just gonna say that this is a failed feutre alien song of old song like music:-*