I was able to FINALLY get the whole thing uploaded! I'm glad that TH-cam is cooperating for now. Here's the whole thing, not broken up! Enjoy =] Download here: adf.ly/Fz2bi
The Emperor: "I did it to make everything mine." Ultimecia: "I did it to perfect the world and alter my fate." Golbez: "I did it because I was manipulated." Sephiroth: "I did it to wreak vengeance on the world that created me." Seymour: "I did it to end the suffering of Spira." Kefka: "I did it for the Lulz!"
+Jerrad Marsan Well yes, but one of the reasons why Kefka was a memorable villain was because of his sadistic personality that drove him to desire power.
Felt my heart jump when Kefka's laugh kicked in. It's like the 1812 overture's cannons. You can't do the final movement of Dancing Mad without Kefka's laugh in it.
I love how this has 4 different phases. 1 for hell,1 for purgatory, 1 for heaven, and finally one 4 Kefka. FFVI has some of the best OST's in the series. This might be my favorite Final boss theme.
"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where do they come from? And where do they go? None of that junk is enough to fulfill your hearts! Destruction...Destruction is what makes life worth living! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! Let's destroy everything!" ~Kefka
"Why create knowing everything will be destroyed? Why do you yearn to live knowing all things must die? Love, hope, dreams. What are they, and where do they go? Once you die none of that stuff will have mattered, the only true meaning is destruction"
Kefka... The only villain I have every fought where you had to amass a small army to take his ass out. Still remember playing this on my puny ancient gaming system with this glorious music pumping out. Even back then it sounded like a pipe organ coming from a cathedral. This game, bar none, had one of the best soundtracks ever recorded for a video game.
loverofjesusMKII "Because Sovereign in Mass Effect never happened" I like to think so. First one was ok, but the second sucked so hard it made me not even think about touching the third.
Still is not only the best JRPG final boss fight for me, but also the best final boss theme in all gaming period. Each note feels meticulously planned three times over so that the movements not only fit each singular part of the Monument to Nonexistence and Kefka, but also reference the entire game, from the Figaro theme in the cord progression of Purgatory, to Omen and Catastrophe both building to the opening of the song, to Kefka’s theme in Heaven, to so many others. This song isn’t just a final boss theme or a regular piece of music, but an artistic masterpiece that no composer has came close to topping. Closest I can think of is Revo’s work creating Serpent Devouring the Horizon for Bravely Default, which when all levels are compared I see as an equal for this game, tied together for best JRPG period.
I haven't played Final Fantasy nor do I intend to, but I love Nobuo Uematsu's work, and this is fucking awesome even for him. This remaster does it full justice, too, so I am quite pleased.
Unshaved Stuff He does visual/character design, not music(unless all of my sources are wrong), so I don't think he's comparable to Uematsu in that regard.
The Legendary Falchion It is my opinion that you should play at least one to at least half way. However, I recognize that every person has their own preferred genre or style of game. I'm simply glad that people can come together over music, which is itself part of and instrumental to the overarching perfection that is artistic expression, regardless of their preferences.
Nathaniel Washburn Wow, you can ruin a good post with your terrible spelling/grammar. I am very proud of your accomplishment. Next time if you try to insult someone out of jealousy, because lord knows you cant get a thumbs up; try to insult someone properly.
Heed the first movement, remember the destruction of the world. Now, behold the destruction of life, dreams, hope; it is the fate of all things. Heed the second movement, and stand in awe. Now, behold your former vain attempts at stopping the inevitable. Heed the third movement, this is the power you oppose. Now, behold your savior and god; there's no salvation, prayers fall on deaf ears. Heed the fourth movement, the skies are tearing apart. Now, behold the wild dance of a charming star.
***** And all of a sudden, the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition and the torturously inhumane execution methods from back in the days make a whole lot more sense.
allmyself666 Hm? You mean the poem thingy? Nope, came up with that one on my own... And I'd recommend you to play it; FFVI is a good game imo. Definitely one of the best JRPGs of the 16bit era. (If you decide to play it, download a Game Boy Advance emulator and "FFVI Advance [Restored]" from this site: www.fantasyanime.com/finalfantasy/ff6/ff6downloads.htm... It's pretty much the best version of the game you can find.)
GrahamChapman i don't know...the gba version of the game has some jarringly bad misinterpretation of text right off the bat at the beginning that creates plot holes and inconsistency of plot due to how incorrectly it was worded. Unless of course this 'restored' emulator is a version of the gba ffvi without the jarring mistranslation moments replaced with the times in the other versions where it was correctly worded. Each version has a mistranslation error at some point, but gba version is actually regarded as the worst since it's like the only one where the mistranslation effects the plot in any way.
Nakumare I _really_ can't say I agree with you and I even kinda wonder where you've gotten your info from. I mean, first of all there's the fact that the PS1/GBA/PlayStation Store translation is miles and bounds closer to the original script than Woolsey's translation used for the SNES was (even if he had some real gems in his translation, too). I dunno what the iOS translation is like, so I cannot say anything about its translation but I hope it's even better than the PS1/GBA/PSS one... Secondly there's the fact that the PS1, GBA and PSS versions have fixed several bugs that are present in the SNES version, which is enough in my book to make it better from a gameplay perspective... Thirdly we have the bonus content and that speaks for itself. Btw, what plot hole induced mistranslation in the GBA version is it you're talking about?
1st Movement, Inferno: 0:00 2nd Movement, Purgatorio: 4:30 3rd Movement, Paradiso: 8:17 4th Movement, DIO and Lament: 11:26 Yes, there's already a comment pointing out when they are, but I prefer to call them as they are, Movements of one big piece.
I Love this song. I still remember in the early 90's leveling all my characters to 99, confronting, and killing Kefka with absolute full force. Our vengeance had never felt sweeter then dropping Ultimas like H bombs on that power hungry false God. The ending at the time and still is pretty damn epic
***** People bought multiple copies. The people who do buy the games tend to be fanatical about them. A lot of people bought like ten copies of Final Fantasy VII. But, as Hector points out, females don't go for games like Final Fantasy VII. Research shows that girl gamers prefer games that rely more on interpersonal skills, like Call of Duty.
+Webshooters1 Why do you build, knowing destruction is inevitable? Why do you yearn to live, knowing all things must die? Life... Dreams... Hope... Where do they come from? And where do they go...? Such meaningless things... Destruction...Destruction is what makes life worth living! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! I will destroy everything... I will create a monument to non-existence!
Bring ruination upon others if only for the sake of becoming a GOD. Laugh at those who are feeble and spite those who are strong. Do all of this with a grin and ascend into the realm of demons and angels alike. Do this, and you may know Kefka's heart and soul.
This is my favorite reworking of the original by far. Thank you so much for remastering this with the original intent preserved. It saddens me to see so many "Full" versions being under 17m, and orchestral versions that change the emotion of the original based on faulty interpretations. Truly a gift
What makes Kefka the ultimate villian is the fact that he actually managed to destroy the world and became a God. In fact, he didn't only kill thousands of people and destroyed the Empire's capital, he achieved something that all humans have dreamed with: The divinity. Thats why I believe he's better than any other white-haired samurai villian.
The both of them were awesome. Kefka succeeded twice, and became a god. Emperor Mateus was so great and evil, Heaven didn't want him and Hell _was afraid he'd take over_. And he did. (And in the remakes, he took over Heaven too.)
Crimson Hybrid What makes Emperor Mateus awesome and dangerous is his intelligence, he is like the japanese version of Doctor Doom, powerful,intelligent and ruler. This is proven in dissidia where he is bossing everyone around and almost succeeds in taking both bands down by himself. That is not to say Kefka is less than him, Kefka has his own charm and uniqueness no other villian has and that is that kefka started at the bottom as some joker working for the empire and since then he became a god. Unlike Mateus who was strong from the beginning to the end much like sephiroth, ultimecia, Golbez etc...Kefka was not, and that is what makes him awesome besides his unique personality of insanity.
Mateus first ruled the world, then, when the heroes killed him, one part was going to hell, where he became emperor of hell, the other part in heavons, where he became emperor of paradise, he ruled the entire universe.
Metren Music Can we just say they are both great? Two different games, different characters to interact with, almost everything is different. Comparing them is, at least in my opinion, and I don't want to offend anyone, a waste of time. One is funny as hell, the other is kinda poetic, both are cool. The end.
In my opinion what DOES the villain is not the fact that he ultimately succeed in his/her evil plans. To me the strongest tract of a villain is the ability to incarnate and represent the protagonist' anti-values. With that said, I think that a good befitting one is the final Kuja, because his wish is to become the anti-life itself. However Kefka is better written than Kuja and so in my opinion our "evil clown" is the best villain in the saga. And the poor Sephiroth in under Kuja as well, for me. :D
This is hands-down my favorite final boss battle of all time. How can it be any more epic than this? A Dante-esque journey through the levels of creation, culminating in the final showdown against the misanthropic uber-mench Kefka.
Kefka: "Life... Hopes... Dreams... Where do they come from? And where do they go? Those meaningless thigs... I shall destroy! *gives maniacal laugh*" That's a good final boss phrase PD: if got it a bit misspelled is because I tried to say it by memory, after long time without facing kefka ;_; (2 years)
the final line is actually "Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all!" Otherwise, yes. the first three lines are actually a reference to Paul Gauguin's painting "Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?"
@8:20 it just comes all together again for me... the hubris of the music, where you begin to get this glimmer of hope as you exit the brimstone of the lower levels..... that maybe, somehow you can over come this god... it was these moments where I would get the most pumped.
Joesef Hurst Actually, yes he does, 3 of them. And he's the only one who actually won against the heroes completely, actually having the game end as he destroys spacetime. Ironically, he does that by killing himself, but a pyrrhic victory is stil far better than a complete loss... or is he dead? I can't tell considering he broke the universe.
sapphireweapon12345 Still, Kefka is awesome as well. Personally, I think he only lost because he wanted to throw the battle. After all, if he's God, there's no fun in destroying anything anymore.
Again Sschafi. You have totally impressed me whit the best versio of The Dancing Mad. Youre songs are just the defenicion of perfection oh and its really nice of you to add the kefka laugh. SHARE THIS GUYS VIDEOS THEY DESERVE MORE VIEWS.
As insane and awesome Kefka is, I don't think grandiloquent is a word I'd use to describe him. He speaks like a manchild, though he has his arrogant times.
Kefka: is a madman that cares for no one. His character is defined as pure evil and all consuming. He serves no one... he owes the world nothing and Gains Everything. He obtains power by stepping on the shoulders of his fallen foes (Insane,clever, and selfish)... Its because of his selfishness and strong desire for magic which has been obliterated until now that he crushes everything in sight until there's nothing left. The world splits into a shadow of its former self due to his actions. Obtaining Godlike status and sitting on his throne atop his tower he waits for his judgment from you. From his insanity you can sense the true unrelenting destructive power (a true endgame boss) Sephiroth is a F’ing emo pussy in comparison, a little bi*#h that wants his f'ing momy. Kefka's mindset is that if he destroys you then there really is no other collective power in the world that can stop him; however, if he stops you first then hes perfectly happy ruling over his creation: his Dead World with him as God. (One of the best endgame bosses ever) Nothing felt better than to down this bitch, very good game, loved ff6 - Jason
Kefka, the jester that achieved divinity. Has the wings of an angel, yet he also has the wings of a demon. He might have achieved divinity, but he has been tainted by his goals of world destruction. Kefka is no angel, but a near invincible demon.
True and embarrassing story; I was 6 years old when I beat FF6 for the first time. I was so excited to reach the end of the game and fight him that I actively chose to piss myself mid fight than go to the bathroom because I was THAT stoked to beat the game.
This song is fucking insane on a church pipe organ, when played flawlessly. My skin is electrified every time. This song, and Mario 64 Bowser final battle.
Put him in the world of the Black Cauldron. Have him replace Creeper as the Horned King's right hand lackey. Have him be a mid-boss who runs away after you've defeated him. Have the fight against the Horned King be a recursive homage to the Hades summon from FFVII (which was a homage to the Horned King and the Black Cauldron in the first place). Have Kefka shove the Horned King into the cauldron after the boss fight. Have Kefka drain the Black Cauldron of all its power in order to trancend into his God of Destruction form. Because the world of the Black Cauldron was not nearly bad enough when it was merely ruled over by a f*cking lich.
ShotgunEnthusiast Well, I hope it was... And, honestly, the world of the Black Cauldron is the only Disney world I can think of that is dark enough to even _imply_ the extent of Kefka's evil.
Fen Y Maybe so, but... well... did you know that Disney aquired the movie rights for "The Chronicles of Prydain" back in March this year with the stated intention to adapt the books into an epic motion picture series? Never despair, my friend; hope springs eternal.
The fucking best villain in any RPG. He's the only one who won. He did what he wanted. He usurped the emperor, defeated his political enemies, crushed all rebellious factions, ripped both the human and Esper worlds apart and subjugated both, remade them in his own twisted visage, rebuilt the empire under his own dominion, and finally became a God. It took literally a heavily outfitted crew of the most powerful denizens of the human and Esper worlds to finally take him down, and that was still QUITE a challenge. I mean, Kefka single-handedly double-crossed the Emperor and took his throne, murdered GEN Leo and took command of his troops, enslaved the most powerful beings in existence and turned them into weaponized crystals (magicite), then dominated the rest of the world's nations one-by-one until he had all he needed to complete his diabolical plan... And what did it take to beat him? Literally the best of all that the world had to offer to fight back against him with. Seriously, ALL of the world, 'cuz there was a Moogle, a Sasquatch, a feral human with the power of the world's strongest beasts, a girl with the ability to replicate the most powerful innate magics of the world's inhabitants, kings and thieves, soldiers and mercenaries, artists and gamblers alongside magicians and engineers, a simple brawler who had command of a rare powerful martial arts style fighting next to a cloaked mysterious individual who could mimic any attack it saw. All of these unique, powerful beings were backed by a veritable army of Espers and geared up with the most powerful relics and modern weaponry that could be produced. They even had a fuckin' airship and a castle that could travel within underground tunnels. All of that, and you STILL have to fight tooth-and-nail to get to the son of a bitch, and then...man, the battle...hoof! ... Oh right, unless you vanish/doom him...problem solved.
Great job with the second movement! Listening to it makes me feel like I'm in the most sick ****ed up circus in the world (Which is what it's supposed to do)!
I like to think that no matter what kind of crazy quality, obscure genre remixes and remasters there are of this track, they will always somewhere in them feature the original SNES quality Kefka laugh. It's so iconic.
Kefka Palazzo Age: 35 Born:November 19th Blood Group: AB Likes: Mirrors Dislikes: General Leo Hobby: Play with Puppets, Figurines In Guiness World Record of 2013, Top 50 Villains in Videogame History, Kefka placed #25.
I think the best thing about Kefka is the fact that in almost all his artwork with his original form, if you draw his face without the make-up you can see he is either mournful or downright pissed.
your version is amazing at 13:22. much better than other versions I've heard. Sounds like all hope is being stripped away (which is should do for a final boss !)
Everyone says Kefka this, Sephiroth that. I say Luca Bright and march to the sunset. Final fantasy games are awesome, but don't know jack about how to make a villain a truly terrifying existence.
Well, in all fairness Luca was insane and could inspire fear despite having no powers. One can only imagine what that would have been like if Luca had been given any powers at all. **shudder**
howdareyou66 Meh, Terumi was personally responsible for getting the world stuck in a 100 year long time loop that repeated some 700 times over and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction during just the first 10 years of every single loop, he mind raped people into genocidal rages or catonia for funsies and profit and out-manouvered a god/supercomputer with three omniscient minds... And I honestly don't see what point you're trying to make by pointing out that Krelian was a so-called "Karma Houdini"...
howdareyou66 So? Being in a superior position when the story is done with is, when it all comes down to it, pretty inconsequential in regards to whether a villain is great/evil/successful or not... Sure, it can be a nice little golden star in the villain's merit list, but it's not, in any at all way, a determining factor when it comes to whether s/he is a more or less great, evil or even necessarily successful villain... Or are you saying that if I write "The ageless Dr. Kittenkicker McPuppypunter, who's greatest joys in the world was kicking kittens and punting puppies until they died, kicked kittens and punted puppies to death every day all day long without anyone ever noticing it and lived out the rest of his life completely unpunished for all the countless kittens he kicked and puppies he punted", I've created a villain superior to Kefka, Sephiroth and Terumi by nothing but the virtue that my villain got off scott free for his atrocities? Is that how it works? My villain gets away and that means he's automatically better than all the villains who got their comeuppance simply because he ended up in a superior position compared to them? Or is there something I'm missing? In all honesty though, whether they get their just desserts or not is pretty much a non-factor for villains. I mean, take Kefka: He was a nihilist to whom anything but death and destruction was meaningless... A villain such as that... you can't really beat... _Final Fantasy VI_ is pretty much the epitome of Pyrrhic victories in video games. Kefka aquires absolute power and becomes the god of magic, he destroys the world and rules over its shattered and ruined remains for a full year. Sure, in the end you kill Kefka, but even that is a hollow victory since you doing so proves his point: Everything, even gods, die and everything, even magic, fades away. So yeah, you don't even get to have a clear-cut ideological victory against Kefka. All you win is a ruined world and a (hopefully) longer and happier life than the one he lived... By contrast, Krelian suffered a complete and utter moral defeat, which, considering that he was no monster like Kefka or Terumi but "just" a well-intentioned extremist, is a pretty big loss. Sure, he gets to "walk with god" (because no one else could love him at this point) but now his story is over while Fei and Elly, who have finally achieved happiness together after 10,000 years of searching for each other, have lifetimes ahead of them as the Badasses who defeated God with The Power of Love.
@@phoneguy4637 Indeed I do! Good help is so hard to find these days, everbody wants these silly things such as "freedom" and "liberty" whatever that means! It's good that SOMEBODY still knows their places (glares at minions) And also good to know some people can still appreciate good craftmanship when they see it!
Yeah, Kefka has no reasoning for him, but damm, at least kefka did most of his plans and actions by himself, Sephiroth literally just got his step-mom to do all work for him, like a bloody school kid.
Boot. He didn't do most of his plans on his own. He had some help. (manipulating everyone to his will like the psycho he is.) let's see the heros screwed up got separated for 2 years so that helped him. The emperor just did so much shit to help kefka even though he thought he was the big bad. That's about it. Kefka had help. Unwilling help who tried to bite him. But help anyway.
Kefka absolutely did have a reason for what he did... pleasure and the ultimate destruction of everything. Also, Sephiroth is meant to be a perverse analogue to Jesus (particularly as the son of god, as opposed to god himself), with "Jenova" being a perverse analogue to "Jehovah", the name of God in some sects. His name is even taken from Kabbalah, which is a Jewish form of biblical mysticism.
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The Emperor: "I did it to make everything mine."
Ultimecia: "I did it to perfect the world and alter my fate."
Golbez: "I did it because I was manipulated."
Sephiroth: "I did it to wreak vengeance on the world that created me."
Seymour: "I did it to end the suffering of Spira."
Kefka: "I did it for the Lulz!"
+Preston Dixon no its Sephiroth:"I did it for mother "
+Preston Dixon And that's why we love you, Kefka!
+Preston Dixon No, Kefka clearly did it for power. Laughing doesn't mean there's suddenly 0 logic behind the madness.
+Preston Dixon Haha awesome !
+Jerrad Marsan Well yes, but one of the reasons why Kefka was a memorable villain was because of his sadistic personality that drove him to desire power.
Felt my heart jump when Kefka's laugh kicked in. It's like the 1812 overture's cannons. You can't do the final movement of Dancing Mad without Kefka's laugh in it.
Tier 1: 0:00
Tier 2: 4:30
Tier 3: 8:17
Last Tier: 11:26
Hope this saves the hassle!
+larverto365 Thanks bruh
+larverto365 Level 2 is my favorite
You're welcome! (Sorry for the late reply, 2016 has already started for goodness sake haha)
happy January first
+larverto365 3 is my favorite
I love how this has 4 different phases. 1 for hell,1 for purgatory, 1 for heaven, and finally one 4 Kefka. FFVI has some of the best OST's in the series. This might be my favorite Final boss theme.
It's my favorite.
Nobuo Uematsu said he put most of his effort into this song.
Nobuo Uematsu is an absolute genius
Ilán Laham indeed
This is the best boss theme.
Second would be Cantata Mortis from Dissidia.
"Life...Dreams...Hope...Where do they come from? And where do they go? None of that junk is enough to fulfill your hearts! Destruction...Destruction is what makes life worth living! Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! Let's destroy everything!"
~Kefka
"Why create when it'll only be destroyed? Why cling to life knowing that you have to die?"
Sounded like the thoughts of when 2020 happened yikes!
"Why create knowing everything will be destroyed? Why do you yearn to live knowing all things must die? Love, hope, dreams. What are they, and where do they go? Once you die none of that stuff will have mattered, the only true meaning is destruction"
my ears have never been this blessed
I don't know why but, I laughed really hard reading your comment.
Well, I'm glad that my comment has provoked laughter
Its the madness!
Kefka... The only villain I have every fought where you had to amass a small army to take his ass out.
Still remember playing this on my puny ancient gaming system with this glorious music pumping out. Even back then it sounded like a pipe organ coming from a cathedral. This game, bar none, had one of the best soundtracks ever recorded for a video game.
"The only villain I have every fought where you had to amass a small army to take his ass out."
Because Sovereign in Mass Effect never happened
Nyx from persona 3 says hi.
loverofjesusMKII "Because Sovereign in Mass Effect never happened"
I like to think so. First one was ok, but the second sucked so hard it made me not even think about touching the third.
Coeleste MacWeiser ME2 was the best one
Still is not only the best JRPG final boss fight for me, but also the best final boss theme in all gaming period. Each note feels meticulously planned three times over so that the movements not only fit each singular part of the Monument to Nonexistence and Kefka, but also reference the entire game, from the Figaro theme in the cord progression of Purgatory, to Omen and Catastrophe both building to the opening of the song, to Kefka’s theme in Heaven, to so many others. This song isn’t just a final boss theme or a regular piece of music, but an artistic masterpiece that no composer has came close to topping. Closest I can think of is Revo’s work creating Serpent Devouring the Horizon for Bravely Default, which when all levels are compared I see as an equal for this game, tied together for best JRPG period.
I haven't played Final Fantasy nor do I intend to, but I love Nobuo Uematsu's work, and this is fucking awesome even for him. This remaster does it full justice, too, so I am quite pleased.
Agreed
Yoshitaka Amano's better...
Unshaved Stuff He does visual/character design, not music(unless all of my sources are wrong), so I don't think he's comparable to Uematsu in that regard.
The Legendary Falchion Oh...for a moment I thought...
Nevermind.
The Legendary Falchion It is my opinion that you should play at least one to at least half way. However, I recognize that every person has their own preferred genre or style of game.
I'm simply glad that people can come together over music, which is itself part of and instrumental to the overarching perfection that is artistic expression, regardless of their preferences.
“Life... dreams... hope... Where do they come from? And where do they go...? Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all!”
-Kefka Palazzo
wow u cn copy & paste wowe i r hapy 4 u
Nathaniel Washburn Wow, you can ruin a good post with your terrible spelling/grammar. I am very proud of your accomplishment. Next time if you try to insult someone out of jealousy, because lord knows you cant get a thumbs up; try to insult someone properly.
Nathaniel Washburn Son of a Submariner! You'll pay for this!
David Strickler >implying that I'm actually dumb enough to type like that all the time
>implying that trolls don't exist
K.
That was possibly the worst troll ever, just so you know. Please, learn to troll better because you, good sir, are horrible at it.
Heed the first movement, remember the destruction of the world.
Now, behold the destruction of life, dreams, hope; it is the fate of all things.
Heed the second movement, and stand in awe.
Now, behold your former vain attempts at stopping the inevitable.
Heed the third movement, this is the power you oppose.
Now, behold your savior and god; there's no salvation, prayers fall on deaf ears.
Heed the fourth movement, the skies are tearing apart.
Now, behold the wild dance of a charming star.
*****
And all of a sudden, the Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition and the torturously inhumane execution methods from back in the days make a whole lot more sense.
GrahamChapman is that from the game? never played it.
allmyself666
Hm? You mean the poem thingy? Nope, came up with that one on my own... And I'd recommend you to play it; FFVI is a good game imo. Definitely one of the best JRPGs of the 16bit era. (If you decide to play it, download a Game Boy Advance emulator and "FFVI Advance [Restored]" from this site: www.fantasyanime.com/finalfantasy/ff6/ff6downloads.htm... It's pretty much the best version of the game you can find.)
GrahamChapman i don't know...the gba version of the game has some jarringly bad misinterpretation of text right off the bat at the beginning that creates plot holes and inconsistency of plot due to how incorrectly it was worded.
Unless of course this 'restored' emulator is a version of the gba ffvi without the jarring mistranslation moments replaced with the times in the other versions where it was correctly worded. Each version has a mistranslation error at some point, but gba version is actually regarded as the worst since it's like the only one where the mistranslation effects the plot in any way.
Nakumare
I _really_ can't say I agree with you and I even kinda wonder where you've gotten your info from. I mean, first of all there's the fact that the PS1/GBA/PlayStation Store translation is miles and bounds closer to the original script than Woolsey's translation used for the SNES was (even if he had some real gems in his translation, too). I dunno what the iOS translation is like, so I cannot say anything about its translation but I hope it's even better than the PS1/GBA/PSS one... Secondly there's the fact that the PS1, GBA and PSS versions have fixed several bugs that are present in the SNES version, which is enough in my book to make it better from a gameplay perspective... Thirdly we have the bonus content and that speaks for itself.
Btw, what plot hole induced mistranslation in the GBA version is it you're talking about?
I love One Winged Angel but this song is still my favorite boss song ever, it is epic in scale and just amazing. Uematsu is a fucking genius.
+countingthe toll Indeed he is!
Kefka "is just a prank bro" Palazzo
1st Movement, Inferno: 0:00
2nd Movement, Purgatorio: 4:30
3rd Movement, Paradiso: 8:17
4th Movement, DIO and Lament: 11:26
Yes, there's already a comment pointing out when they are, but I prefer to call them as they are, Movements of one big piece.
"DIO"
IS THAT A JOJO REFERENCE?!
(jk)
@@tmbcyberman Italian for "God".
00:00 - 17:37 The best part.
I cant believe they would ruin 17:38 like that,what a dissapointment smh
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I Love this song. I still remember in the early 90's leveling all my characters to 99, confronting, and killing Kefka with absolute full force. Our vengeance had never felt sweeter then dropping Ultimas like H bombs on that power hungry false God. The ending at the time and still is pretty damn epic
I love the third tier. It's so angelic, and makes you wonder just how divine a force your fighting.
"The end comes... beyond dinner"
tohopes aaaawww
***** Because most people don't like Final Fantasy, especially girls
***** People bought multiple copies. The people who do buy the games tend to be fanatical about them. A lot of people bought like ten copies of Final Fantasy VII. But, as Hector points out, females don't go for games like Final Fantasy VII. Research shows that girl gamers prefer games that rely more on interpersonal skills, like Call of Duty.
After you scrub all the floors in hyrule. . . . you will die''
Hector Gonzalez tell that to the thousands of tifa and ffxv cosplayers lol
"DESTROY! DESTROY! LET'S DESTROY EVERYTHING!!!"
Webshooters1 HA HA HA!
+Webshooters1 WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB WUB
+Webshooters1 LEEDLE LEEDLE LEEDLE LEEDLE
+Webshooters1
Why do you build, knowing destruction is inevitable? Why do you yearn to live, knowing all things must die?
Life... Dreams... Hope...
Where do they come from?
And where do they go...?
Such meaningless things... Destruction...Destruction is what makes life worth living!
Destroy! Destroy! Destroy! I will destroy everything...
I will create a monument to non-existence!
+Webshooters1 "Destruction without death? BORING!"
You won my respect, man. This is simply the best thing I ever heard.
Absolutely epic with the drums near the end!!!! Thank you so much for doing this remastering of a great game from my childhood!!!!
Bring ruination upon others if only for the sake of becoming a GOD. Laugh at those who are feeble and spite those who are strong. Do all of this with a grin and ascend into the realm of demons and angels alike. Do this, and you may know Kefka's heart and soul.
Pawful Pun Cat-tastrophe Kefka has no heart, not even a clean soul. In other words, he is numb.
It’s in my plans tho
The laugh couldn't have been more perfect. I'm very glad you decided to keep it that way.
This is my favorite reworking of the original by far. Thank you so much for remastering this with the original intent preserved. It saddens me to see so many "Full" versions being under 17m, and orchestral versions that change the emotion of the original based on faulty interpretations.
Truly a gift
The end comes...beyond chaos.
The end draws near…
"Forsaken."
"Goner"
Heath Klotz A cool attack, but a weak one.
one of the best FF villains. mastery!
What makes Kefka the ultimate villian is the fact that he actually managed to destroy the world and became a God. In fact, he didn't only kill thousands of people and destroyed the Empire's capital, he achieved something that all humans have dreamed with: The divinity. Thats why I believe he's better than any other white-haired samurai villian.
The both of them were awesome. Kefka succeeded twice, and became a god. Emperor Mateus was so great and evil, Heaven didn't want him and Hell _was afraid he'd take over_. And he did. (And in the remakes, he took over Heaven too.)
Crimson Hybrid What makes Emperor Mateus awesome and dangerous is his intelligence, he is like the japanese version of Doctor Doom, powerful,intelligent and ruler. This is proven in dissidia where he is bossing everyone around and almost succeeds in taking both bands down by himself. That is not to say Kefka is less than him, Kefka has his own charm and uniqueness no other villian has and that is that kefka started at the bottom as some joker working for the empire and since then he became a god.
Unlike Mateus who was strong from the beginning to the end much like sephiroth, ultimecia, Golbez etc...Kefka was not, and that is what makes him awesome besides his unique personality of insanity.
Mateus first ruled the world, then, when the heroes killed him, one part was going to hell, where he became emperor of hell, the other part in heavons, where he became emperor of paradise, he ruled the entire universe.
Metren Music Can we just say they are both great? Two different games, different characters to interact with, almost everything is different. Comparing them is, at least in my opinion, and I don't want to offend anyone, a waste of time. One is funny as hell, the other is kinda poetic, both are cool. The end.
In my opinion what DOES the villain is not the fact that he ultimately succeed in his/her evil plans. To me the strongest tract of a villain is the ability to incarnate and represent the protagonist' anti-values. With that said, I think that a good befitting one is the final Kuja, because his wish is to become the anti-life itself.
However Kefka is better written than Kuja and so in my opinion our "evil clown" is the best villain in the saga. And the poor Sephiroth in under Kuja as well, for me. :D
That was the good answer. Your work here is terrific dude.
This is hands-down my favorite final boss battle of all time. How can it be any more epic than this? A Dante-esque journey through the levels of creation, culminating in the final showdown against the misanthropic uber-mench Kefka.
Kefka: "Life... Hopes... Dreams...
Where do they come from?
And where do they go?
Those meaningless thigs... I shall destroy! *gives maniacal laugh*"
That's a good final boss phrase
PD: if got it a bit misspelled is because I tried to say it by memory, after long time without facing kefka ;_; (2 years)
the final line is actually "Such meaningless things... I'll destroy them all!"
Otherwise, yes.
the first three lines are actually a reference to Paul Gauguin's painting "Where do we come from? What are we? Where are we going?"
Where do they come from?
Where do they go?
Where do they come from, cotten eye Joe
Why create, when it will only be destroyed? Why cling to life, knowing that you have to die?
I love That Quote Man!
awesome quite from kefka
You are amazing. My ears thank you for this!
@8:20 it just comes all together again for me... the hubris of the music, where you begin to get this glimmer of hope as you exit the brimstone of the lower levels..... that maybe, somehow you can over come this god... it was these moments where I would get the most pumped.
Kefka, the only final fantasy villain (that I know of) that has actually succeeded in destroying the world. He also has a bad ass theme song.
What about Caius from XIII-2?
Not sure I follow. As far as my brain allows me to remember, they stopped making Final Fantasy after the seventh installment. :D
Lol didn't know him. But does he have a theme song of awesome as well? (Serious question btw, never Played XIII-2)
Joesef Hurst Actually, yes he does, 3 of them. And he's the only one who actually won against the heroes completely, actually having the game end as he destroys spacetime. Ironically, he does that by killing himself, but a pyrrhic victory is stil far better than a complete loss... or is he dead? I can't tell considering he broke the universe.
sapphireweapon12345 Still, Kefka is awesome as well. Personally, I think he only lost because he wanted to throw the battle. After all, if he's God, there's no fun in destroying anything anymore.
When Final Fantasy meets Castlevania.
Oh my god, that would be great! Oh wait they did in Smash Bros.
"What is a Mog, but a miserable pile of secrets?"
Well Done Sir. I know these take considerable time and effort to create, and I sincerely thank you for making them :)
this is amazing, well done
Again Sschafi. You have totally impressed me whit the best versio of The Dancing Mad. Youre songs are just the defenicion of perfection oh and its really nice of you to add the kefka laugh. SHARE THIS GUYS VIDEOS THEY DESERVE MORE VIEWS.
The Kefka laugh was always in the song. It was even in the original version.
Shiny Wobbuffet Oh sorry i was referring the Distant Worlds song
keep the good work my friend is one of my favorites games
You never cease to amaze me with your work. I can't stop nerdgasming. XD
This was amazing. I will be back to hear it more.
I really like how the final tier was done. It sounds much more maniacal than other versions.
such beauty, dam son, you made a lot of people happy
This is amazing!
It's marvelous remaster!! Thank You for upload!
From Japanese Kefka fun.
This is better than any remaster of the original that I have been able to find across many years. That includes the official remasters.
There are few moments in my life comparable to when I saw kefka's final form. its awe-inspiring.
This doesn't have nearly enough views. This is the best re-master I've heard in my opinion.
The best rendition of Dancing Mad I could find on TH-cam (I’ve watched many)
When ever something mentions jester I automatically think of kefka idk why but eh I like the 2nd teir its really brings out kefka's true personality
Sephiroth is just a child playing with a knife against Kefka's insanity and grandiloquence
Thx a lot ;3 ~~*
Yeah Death Battle: Kefka Vs Sephiroth
especially as seen from kefka's eyes
As insane and awesome Kefka is, I don't think grandiloquent is a word I'd use to describe him. He speaks like a manchild, though he has his arrogant times.
Kefka: is a madman that cares for no one. His character is defined as pure evil and all consuming. He serves no one... he owes the world nothing and Gains Everything. He obtains power by stepping on the shoulders of his fallen foes (Insane,clever, and selfish)... Its because of his selfishness and strong desire for magic which has been obliterated until now that he crushes everything in sight until there's nothing left. The world splits into a shadow of its former self due to his actions. Obtaining Godlike status and sitting on his throne atop his tower he waits for his judgment from you. From his insanity you can sense the true unrelenting destructive power (a true endgame boss) Sephiroth is a F’ing emo pussy in comparison, a little bi*#h that wants his f'ing momy. Kefka's mindset is that if he destroys you then there really is no other collective power in the world that can stop him; however, if he stops you first then hes perfectly happy ruling over his creation: his Dead World with him as God. (One of the best endgame bosses ever) Nothing felt better than to down this bitch, very good game, loved ff6 - Jason
...this goes beyond what words can describe...amazing...
This is the best remastered final fantasy song I heard I don't know another dancing mad version that could top this
That cackling laugh sent chills down my spine...
This literraly sends chills down my spine!
+Nick Pavlopoulos Every time! Especially that bit with the guitar at the end.
+Nick Pavlopoulos Learn what literally means before using it, ever again.
This is wonderful.
Kefka, the jester that achieved divinity. Has the wings of an angel, yet he also has the wings of a demon. He might have achieved divinity, but he has been tainted by his goals of world destruction. Kefka is no angel, but a near invincible demon.
True and embarrassing story; I was 6 years old when I beat FF6 for the first time. I was so excited to reach the end of the game and fight him that I actively chose to piss myself mid fight than go to the bathroom because I was THAT stoked to beat the game.
+ßæŧħøvệņ A true gamer's gotta do what a true gamer's gotta do, eh? We all had that true gamer experience, in one way or another.
That happened when I beat 7. That's a long ass ending. I was probably 11 or 12 though oof.
Kids these days...
#NoRegrets
Pfft. My dinner lasted all the way until 6 am and sometimes smell of garbage. I only got off the console to wash dish.
This song is fucking insane on a church pipe organ, when played flawlessly. My skin is electrified every time. This song, and Mario 64 Bowser final battle.
Sounds so good! 10/10
great soundtrack from a great series, this is one of the great FF games with good plot
Kefka did it for the lulz
so did ExDeath except for THE VOID.
Kefka should be the optional boss in Kingdom hearts 3. Make it happen, Square.
meta527II Not gonna happen. The writer of kingdom hearts is tetsuya nomura, who has a hard-on for sephiroth.
Zolu'u Silverstein Don't we all know ;)
Hector Gonzalez a surprising amount of people don't.
Zolu'u Silverstein Crying rn.
Kefka isn't one of those type of bosses anyways. If I had to choose, it'd be someone like Jecht, who has a weapon.
wow look at you being all professional!
This is going to make driving to work feel much more exhilarating.
The best Final Fantasy's villain ever. The only who is a complete villain. Also Kuja and Ultimecia are so cruel.
Giova Dima and the only to succeed in his plan
Aside from Ardyn and Caius Ballad.
Hell, I mean just look at this guy, he's got THREE hardcore handlebar mustaches in GOLD chest hair! How badass is that???
I literally can't find a version of this song to top this it's so epic
This is by far the most accurate "remaster/remix/re-recording/re-orchestrated" version of Dancing Mad I've heard so far.
Terra, I have some unfortunate news.
The child is his.
O_o .... aww hell naw.... that's wrong on too many levels.... *writes fanfic*
Terra: *shoots her head*
Now if only we could get Kefka as a secret optional boss in KH3....
Put him in the world of the Black Cauldron. Have him replace Creeper as the Horned King's right hand lackey. Have him be a mid-boss who runs away after you've defeated him. Have the fight against the Horned King be a recursive homage to the Hades summon from FFVII (which was a homage to the Horned King and the Black Cauldron in the first place). Have Kefka shove the Horned King into the cauldron after the boss fight. Have Kefka drain the Black Cauldron of all its power in order to trancend into his God of Destruction form. Because the world of the Black Cauldron was not nearly bad enough when it was merely ruled over by a f*cking lich.
Everything you just said was amazing...
ShotgunEnthusiast
Well, I hope it was... And, honestly, the world of the Black Cauldron is the only Disney world I can think of that is dark enough to even _imply_ the extent of Kefka's evil.
Too amazing for a real KH game. That alone would make me buy it, goddamn.
Fen Y
Maybe so, but... well... did you know that Disney aquired the movie rights for "The Chronicles of Prydain" back in March this year with the stated intention to adapt the books into an epic motion picture series?
Never despair, my friend; hope springs eternal.
This has to be the best version I ever heard
Has been, and still is in my opinion, the best rendition dancing mad on TH-cam ever made.
MrChunkabunka Look up Evergreen's version. Its a modern interpretation but amazing, very Dark Souls-ish
You wrong..!! This one is the modern style, the Evergreen's versión is a classical in Symphonic Arrange.
Hiei2016 You're right, what I meant by modern is that it's done in a very cinematic modern movie style and his samples are super realistic.
Apparently we have 50 disliking sons of submariners who sound like chapters out of a Self-help book!
The fucking best villain in any RPG.
He's the only one who won. He did what he wanted. He usurped the emperor, defeated his political enemies, crushed all rebellious factions, ripped both the human and Esper worlds apart and subjugated both, remade them in his own twisted visage, rebuilt the empire under his own dominion, and finally became a God. It took literally a heavily outfitted crew of the most powerful denizens of the human and Esper worlds to finally take him down, and that was still QUITE a challenge. I mean, Kefka single-handedly double-crossed the Emperor and took his throne, murdered GEN Leo and took command of his troops, enslaved the most powerful beings in existence and turned them into weaponized crystals (magicite), then dominated the rest of the world's nations one-by-one until he had all he needed to complete his diabolical plan...
And what did it take to beat him? Literally the best of all that the world had to offer to fight back against him with. Seriously, ALL of the world, 'cuz there was a Moogle, a Sasquatch, a feral human with the power of the world's strongest beasts, a girl with the ability to replicate the most powerful innate magics of the world's inhabitants, kings and thieves, soldiers and mercenaries, artists and gamblers alongside magicians and engineers, a simple brawler who had command of a rare powerful martial arts style fighting next to a cloaked mysterious individual who could mimic any attack it saw. All of these unique, powerful beings were backed by a veritable army of Espers and geared up with the most powerful relics and modern weaponry that could be produced. They even had a fuckin' airship and a castle that could travel within underground tunnels. All of that, and you STILL have to fight tooth-and-nail to get to the son of a bitch, and then...man, the battle...hoof!
...
Oh right, unless you vanish/doom him...problem solved.
Holy crap this is godly
Great job with the second movement! Listening to it makes me feel like I'm in the most sick ****ed up circus in the world (Which is what it's supposed to do)!
I like to think that no matter what kind of crazy quality, obscure genre remixes and remasters there are of this track, they will always somewhere in them feature the original SNES quality Kefka laugh. It's so iconic.
Because it's actually in the original song.
After all, you can't remake perfection.
Kefka Palazzo
Age: 35
Born:November 19th
Blood Group: AB
Likes: Mirrors
Dislikes: General Leo
Hobby: Play with Puppets, Figurines
In Guiness World Record of 2013, Top 50 Villains in Videogame History, Kefka placed #25.
I think the best thing about Kefka is the fact that in almost all his artwork with his original form, if you draw his face without the make-up you can see he is either mournful or downright pissed.
I can die happy just knowing I listened to this.
Kefka for KH3 as a superboss
Oh that would be interesting =3
Along with Ultros !
Kefka in KH3 should be a hidden boss only in hardest difficulty, Please Square
Okay, I'm going to say this right now: Final Fantasy VI and back all need remakes. (at least the ones that haven't gotten remakes yet.)
your version is amazing at 13:22. much better than other versions I've heard. Sounds like all hope is being stripped away (which is should do for a final boss !)
Have to admit for final fantasy villains this guys Kefka rakes the cake hands down
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh you forgot kefka's laugh
thats one of the best parts
he laughs at 14:34
To make it better it is the original laugh.
It sonic.exe
This fight was epic even if it was a piece of cake.
Vive le Quintcast Ultima
Literally i've been spamming Ultima till the end lol💀
Recommended strategy: Genji Glove + Offering + 2 Atma Weapons then attack.
It's not unless you have ultima or above 3k health
Best version ever.
Fantastic piece, very faithful to the original.
Everyone says Kefka this, Sephiroth that.
I say Luca Bright and march to the sunset.
Final fantasy games are awesome, but don't know jack about how to make a villain a truly terrifying existence.
Well, in all fairness Luca was insane and could inspire fear despite having no powers. One can only imagine what that would have been like if Luca had been given any powers at all. **shudder**
howdareyou66
Meh, Terumi was personally responsible for getting the world stuck in a 100 year long time loop that repeated some 700 times over and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction during just the first 10 years of every single loop, he mind raped people into genocidal rages or catonia for funsies and profit and out-manouvered a god/supercomputer with three omniscient minds... And I honestly don't see what point you're trying to make by pointing out that Krelian was a so-called "Karma Houdini"...
howdareyou66
So? Being in a superior position when the story is done with is, when it all comes down to it, pretty inconsequential in regards to whether a villain is great/evil/successful or not... Sure, it can be a nice little golden star in the villain's merit list, but it's not, in any at all way, a determining factor when it comes to whether s/he is a more or less great, evil or even necessarily successful villain... Or are you saying that if I write "The ageless Dr. Kittenkicker McPuppypunter, who's greatest joys in the world was kicking kittens and punting puppies until they died, kicked kittens and punted puppies to death every day all day long without anyone ever noticing it and lived out the rest of his life completely unpunished for all the countless kittens he kicked and puppies he punted", I've created a villain superior to Kefka, Sephiroth and Terumi by nothing but the virtue that my villain got off scott free for his atrocities? Is that how it works? My villain gets away and that means he's automatically better than all the villains who got their comeuppance simply because he ended up in a superior position compared to them? Or is there something I'm missing?
In all honesty though, whether they get their just desserts or not is pretty much a non-factor for villains. I mean, take Kefka: He was a nihilist to whom anything but death and destruction was meaningless... A villain such as that... you can't really beat... _Final Fantasy VI_ is pretty much the epitome of Pyrrhic victories in video games. Kefka aquires absolute power and becomes the god of magic, he destroys the world and rules over its shattered and ruined remains for a full year. Sure, in the end you kill Kefka, but even that is a hollow victory since you doing so proves his point: Everything, even gods, die and everything, even magic, fades away. So yeah, you don't even get to have a clear-cut ideological victory against Kefka. All you win is a ruined world and a (hopefully) longer and happier life than the one he lived...
By contrast, Krelian suffered a complete and utter moral defeat, which, considering that he was no monster like Kefka or Terumi but "just" a well-intentioned extremist, is a pretty big loss. Sure, he gets to "walk with god" (because no one else could love him at this point) but now his story is over while Fei and Elly, who have finally achieved happiness together after 10,000 years of searching for each other, have lifetimes ahead of them as the Badasses who defeated God with The Power of Love.
***** Omfg hate that guy so much!! That fucking traitor.
The only final boss to laugh during the fight, thats how awesome Kefka is.
+Khara Bieiri I laugh at your vain attempts at beating me, while I show you my godly powers!
@@phoneguy4637 AHEM!
@@phoneguy4637 Indeed I do! Good help is so hard to find these days, everbody wants these silly things such as "freedom" and "liberty" whatever that means! It's good that SOMEBODY still knows their places (glares at minions) And also good to know some people can still appreciate good craftmanship when they see it!
@@phoneguy4637 Finally somebody talking sence on this dreadful website! And yes! Those people don't deserve to even live! they must be DESTROYED!
man.. i love this character
This is no doubt the best boss theme I've heard in the Final Fantasy series, if not in general.
So. Fuckin. Bad. ASSSSSS!!!
I wish this would play whenever I walked into a room.
I think you need to get out more lol
17 minutes, most epic entrance ever.
2pro4u2c LOL Too right!
Brilliant!
If someone asked me to resume this music into one word I would say AWESONE!
Yeah, Kefka has no reasoning for him, but damm, at least kefka did most of his plans and actions by himself, Sephiroth literally just got his step-mom to do all work for him, like a bloody school kid.
Sephiroth: "IT'S NOT A PHASE, MOM!!"
Boot. He didn't do most of his plans on his own. He had some help. (manipulating everyone to his will like the psycho he is.) let's see the heros screwed up got separated for 2 years so that helped him. The emperor just did so much shit to help kefka even though he thought he was the big bad. That's about it. Kefka had help. Unwilling help who tried to bite him. But help anyway.
Kefka absolutely did have a reason for what he did... pleasure and the ultimate destruction of everything.
Also, Sephiroth is meant to be a perverse analogue to Jesus (particularly as the son of god, as opposed to god himself), with "Jenova" being a perverse analogue to "Jehovah", the name of God in some sects. His name is even taken from Kabbalah, which is a Jewish form of biblical mysticism.
@@Archon3960 lmfaoo stoooop.
13:57- 14:32 sexiest part of the whole theme :D
My absolute favorite part as well.
Starts a little before that though.
This song is so good, it'll leave you...
*Dancing mad*
That guitar solo is unbelievable