i did not know the god of all monsters could influence time like "yeah sure you can kick my ass but only for 30 mins" edit: im no longer salty i just ZSD spam
My first proof of a hero moment was with a buddy of mine in our first try ever against lao in mhf2...we failed...so i always kinda EXPECT to fail during the proof of a hero segment of any new monster im fighting first time, its almost a tradition of mine XD. What REALLY pissd me off tou is that i carted a SECOND before Fata died to a ZSD to the face of one of the guys helping me...my very own "official" fata kill was with me getting stunned (that ONE time i ditched stun res III) and carting inglouriously, away from the fight, with fata kicking the bucket even before my limp body hit the darn ground... i didn't mind the missed carves...but darn i hoped for a more dignified way to end the fight...
@@at-bazelgeuse Eh i took it with philosophy, at least it has been "epic" in its own way...epic FAIL but epic nontheless XD Oooh but i got my revenge...first time i soloed him, some time later, i killed it with a flinch shot while he was standing, so i literally tripped him to his death...seved him well XD
You know a monster is strong when it has latin chorus in its last phase. You know a monster is very very strong when said latin chorus is panicking. You know a monster is very very very strong when said latin chorus is singing its name. You know it's Fatalis when it has a panicking latin chorus singing its name in its first phase.
Phase 1: Fearsome and foreboding. You are going against the legend itself: Fatalis. The monster of myth. The monster who razed a kingdom in a single night. Pray that your mission is successful. Or at the very least, pray that your death will be quick. Phase 2: The fierce battle. You have done well to last this long. But all you have done is merely survive. The fiercest battle of your life still lies before you. And you are far from done. Phase 3: Proof of a hero. You have done what an entire army could not: you have held your own against Fatalis, proving that this monster of myth can be beaten. You have given the people a glimmer of hope, hope that wasn't present on that fateful night at Castle Schrade, for you are the Sapphire Star, the very symbol of hope. And this is a testament to your strength. To your courage. This is your proof of a hero.
I feel like monster hunter doesn't get quite enough appreciation for its music. In most games like metroid or dark souls, I'm usually like "Yeah, this fits the mood. I'm enjoying this song." I've never had any song in any game completely change my opinion of how a fight is gonna go before. But the moment proof of a hero starts playing I get this feeling of "This is the final stretch, I CAN do this!" Its one of the most unique feelings I've ever had in all of gaming.
I think Ludwig’s theme from Bloodborne is similar, but instead of giving you hope when the second phase starts, it perfectly communicates that the fun has only just started lol. Same with Hades and the “God of the Dead” theme.
Safi, KT and Raging Brachydios are the fuckin boys for music. I went out of my way to carry so many people just to hear the music. Already built absolutely everything but the music kept me coming back and making me feel good. Like in Dark Souls I'd carry people on Lothric but it never quite feels the same. I never really feel any threat from Dark Souls, I don't feel like I'm taking down something amazing(even though I guess I am) it just doesn't quite feel the same.
Iceborne Fatalis is a great send off to the veterans of the series. It feels like all the adventures and experience you got from playing the past game leads to this moment, it feels like you are fighting the franchise's history. For me it feels like the game is telling me "Proud hunter, you have been playing this game for a decade, use all the skills you have learned and show us how much you have grown!"
MHW + Iceborne were truly peak MH I like Rise I guess... but after this fight in Iceborne? Hard to go back to handheld MH in any form. I CANNOT wait to see what their MHW team is cooking up next.
@@Secret_Takodachi Yeah I just completed Rise ... it's cool but nothing too special. Fatalis from Iceborne took all the experience I've accumulated since Freedom Unite to beat it, and I had 30 seconds on the timer and death was at every corner lmao (and so many failed attempts)
@@Atillux It's different for me because I grew up loving MHP3rd as one of my favorite MH games. Just fighting Amatsumagatsuchi again as an adult gave me a surge of nostalgia as a kid. The game felt special to me seeing all the old monsters and locales. I didn't mind that he wasn't as hard as Fatalis, and I already suffered from him when I was a kid haha.
I hear: "Oh Deus, Oh Vehemens Oh Deus, Oh Vehemens Fortuna Ad Deum Fortuna Ad Deum" This is in Latin, so the translation would be "Oh God, Oh Violent Oh God, Oh Violent Fortune For God Fortune For God" God is obviously Fatalis
Me to old gen Fatalis: This thing destroyed a kingdom over night? It’s so slow! Seriously this fight was easy and a bit of a letdown. Me to World Fatalis: I’ve been playing since 3U, this is easily the hardest fight I’ve ever done in a monster hunter game. *THIS* is the Fatalis described in all those lore descriptions!
@@draw2death421 Raging Brachydios was actually a pretty well designed fight for the old games, it got a bit too easy on generations when the hunters got so much more mobilith though. One thing that the old fight did better was that the slime actually exploded on Brachydios itself rather than falling to ground.. But I guess they had to do that change to balance it out a bit or something
Well. This is as good a place as any to drop my story. I was assembling furniture for my new apartment where my fiance and I will live soon. I was listening to a random TH-cam mix and THIS video came up. I thought it was just the Fatalis theme. But then, as I was finishing up the last of the furniture piece I heard the opening prelude to Proof of a Hero. I literally teared up because it all hit me at once. It was 2009. I was home from school, sick, as usual. I had recently been diagnosed with IBS (the worst kind) and had yet to have been diagnosed with severe anxiety and Asperger's syndrome. The few friends I had didn't come around much since I got sick. I was depressed, constantly. My brother has taken the Xbox with him once he moved out, the only videogames we had left was a Wii with Wii sports and my dying Nintendo DS. That's when I saw a commercial for Monster Hunter Tri on the TV. I was enraptured by the music, and begged my Mom to buy it when it came out. I fell in love as soon as I played it, feeling like I had discovered an absolute hidden gem of a game. A little secret to keep to myself. I wasn't Link or Master Chief, I was MY character. My own hero whose story I determined. I didn't kill the bosses with slick moves in a choreographed cutscene, every killing blow was my own accomplishment. I had constant progression, and could see how far I had come. I made it to online and I made friends, ones that were always there, same time every day. I remember people helping me with my first Jhen Mohran. I remember doing the Goldenfish quests with other people, endlessly. I remember gentle guidance, goofy animations and excitedly running to the cliff of the Rathalos nest to try and knock people off into the ocean with a greatsword. I was so in love I went back, and played Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Again I was my own hero, and it was more challenging. I played 3 ultimate, but this time with a keyboard to speak to people properly. I made true friends. Not just gaming buddies but people that I talked to about life, my day, my emotions. People that genuinely cared. I was diagnosed with Aspergers. Suddenly I was whisked out of school, into a new one. Suddenly my parents didn't know what to do. I had solace, I had Moga and Pokke, their calming music, familiar and welcoming, at the end of each scary new day. I had friends, something to look forward to, and accomplishments to feel proud of in a time where I felt like everything I did was wrong. I became more outgoing, social. I planned events, group gatherings to farm for rare materials (Cloudy Moonshard, oh my gosh) and do the hardest Monsters. I learned how to communicate, something hard for people with any form of autism. Even past those, my hardest days, I had Monster Hunter. Always a new one to look forward to, from 4, all the way till Sunbreak at the end of this month. I introduced, not exaggerating, dozens of friends to Monster Hunter World, and I adored the game I loved so much finally getting the widespread recognition it deserved. I loved fighting Fatalis, finally getting to feel a piece of the original game. And I loved watching, nurturing my friends into beating him. Feeling Proof of a Hero, that anthem I had heard so many times before, blasting in my ears. I loved asking, awkwardly, my now fiance if she wanted to try the demo for Rise as one of our first dates. So when I was there, doing the simple task of assembling a cabinet, and I heard this nostalgia filled masterpiece, those triumphant horns. It all clicked, the past 13 years of my life flashed before me. Monster Hunter was there for me when I was at my lowest. It taught me to be my own hero. Taught me determination, perseverance, dedication to achieve my goals. It taught my awkward Aspergers brain how to socialize and communicate with others. It was always something to look forward to. To rely on. I'm getting married in 3 days. I know that it's very small odds that anyone from my Tri or 3U or 4U days remembers me (username was SonicJBH), but I'll say it to the community as a whole: thank you. Thank you for being there, for teaching me how to play, how to make friends, how to be happy. Thank you for taking me through my darkest days, and into my happiest ones. Thank you, so much, from the bottom of my heart, for making me into the man that had the courage to propose. Some people might say it's stupid to credit a game community with so much. But those are people who haven't been apart of this community, the best most caring gaming community ever. Thank you to all those I played with, and to all who play the game and make it what it is. I will see you in Sunbreak hunters, after my honeymoon. May the Sapphire Star guide our way. -SonicJohnBH
Our experiences in video games are just as real, legitimate, and potentially life changing as those outside of games. Thank you for sharing that amazing story.
This is a beautiful story, man. I came to Monster Hunter with 3U, but it always puts a smile on my face when I see someone talk about the fun experiences they've had with the franchise.
When proof of a hero hit on my run for the first time I was literally shaking and thankfully it was the boost we needed to prevail! Holy grimalkynes was it worth it!
I was shaking through every part of this fight panicking I would be killed by any hit. When Proof of a Hero started I actually stopped shaking. I felt calm and then without a second thought knew. I would win. I had 2 faints remaining. This is only going to end with my success. Once I finally beat him... I actually was on the verge of throwing up...
My first Fatalis clear, we killed him with the Dragonator rather than getting the song to play. So sad. So I just went back and did it again and now I can solo him easily.
It’s still guesswork with just the pickup. It was CONFIRMED with Fatalis’ new pin attack: he lunges forward (in Hellfire mode), pinning you under his chest. He lifts up off the ground, and you find yourself melted onto his chest from the sheer heat. Fatalis then grabs you with his mouth and flings you off of him.
when proof of hero kick in, it wasn't there to tell you that you are about to win it tells you to remember all the hardship you have been through since beginning. Fatalis is sure greatest threat right in front of you but as long as you stay fight, the history itself can even be defeated against "monsters hunter"
@@ChiriConCarne if it where to end,it would have ended in mh 3 or something They gonna launch a new one on switch called rise,its pretty much a main monster hunter and a portable monster everytime
I love how his theme is not only a reflection of where Castle Schrade is geologically,(with the song being a more epic and ominous version of LIOLEUS／Howling, the battle theme of Forest and Hills/Verdant Forest and Rathalos, as it has always been), but that the 1st phase this version of his theme is a reflection of Gen 1, with the Kotoko Village theme being sprung in out of nowhere! The 2nd phase on the other hand changes to have themes introduced in World and Iceborne, which kicks things up a notch, showing that yes, we're showing him that this isn't a Gen 1 fight anymore, but the best bit is when The Last and Decisive Battle(the Gen 1 battle version of Proof of Hero) kicks in after the Dragonator usage, doubling down on the idea that THIS is the True Final Boss of MHW, and hearing the Quest Clear theme of Gen 1 Monster Hunter just ties it all up together. The fight's theme was a pure nostalgia trip and I'm glad Capcom made these choices.
I'll piggy-back on to this brilliant comment to add that I feel like this is also a reminder to all hunters, whether you're a grizzled veteran from Gen 1 or fresh minted hunter from Gen 5 or anywhere in between. The end of the battle unites everyone. We all get the proof that we are Heroes, no matter where you started from, because you ended up here defeating Fatalis. And the classic arrangement is just SO good.
TIMESTAMPS FOR EACH SONG 0:00 - Theme Phase One 3:56 - Theme Phase One (Mount) 7:21 - Theme Phase Two 11:33 - Theme Phase Two (Mount) 15:43 - Theme Phase Three (Proof of a Hero Original)
I quite honestly could not have asked for a better send off to this phenomenal game. They've taken fan expectations and far exceeded them. Fatalis is everything I wanted and more. It kicked my ass for 8 hours straight, but I didn't get mad, I kept going. I learned, I adapted, and before I knew it, I was beating him in under 20 min solo. Not to mention that masterfully composed OST that accompanies this brutal, unforgiving fight. Especially phase 2, where It really gives you the feeling that you're fighting to save the world. Just a stellar note to go out on. Thank you Capcom for crafting a truly unique experience.
This felt like the end of our journey. Where everything, and I mean literally everything you learned are put to the ultimate test. Iceborne goes out with a cosmic size BANG! I played this franchise for almost 16 years, I feel proud of being part of this spectacular community. That last music, was the history itself, the Monster Hunter history, you are part of it. Part of one of the greatest game franchise humanity ever made.
The 3 phases of this theme can also be interpreted like 1st phase: Fatalis is real, not just a myth meant to scare children; it's here in front of you with all of its fury and hatred. 2nd phase: It is on a rampage and no one could stop it. The chorus is like the voices of the people crying out for help desperately. 3rd phase: When everything seems to be at its end, when all hopes were just about to disappear. The hero comes in and defeat the monster, saving everyone just like in the old children tale.
I almost teared up when we finally hit the Dragonator and Proof of Hero started playing.. Never have I felt more epicness in a video game or any medium in general. Still lost though lol :D
Same. As soon as it started, I shouted at my screen "We're Monster Hunters, damn it! Act like it! Let's bring him down!" ...Then we carted out like idiots. Haven't gotten a good group since.
what an AMAZING theme. it starts off with such dramatic singing and loud, explosive instruments! it really captures the feeling of not only knowing that Fatalis, an existence, has appeared once again, it's presence being exhausting and overwhelming in of itself. The middle is just as amazing to me; louder, more explosive, but also showing cracks of hope through the waxing fanfare; you can hear the horns breaking out of the loud theme as it progresses, and a more controlled choir expresses a long and treacherous journey! the song later leans in the hunter's favor; familiar tunes are played through the foreground and the explosiveness is now wild, adventurous and adaptive, almost like a hunter! And of course, it ends with Proof of a Hero. past the explosiveness, the fear and exhaustion, the wilderness, the obstacles and barriers is your final challenge. the inspiration that led you to hunt is the same inspiration guiding your final blows to end Fatalis. God, what an AMAZING SCORE!
I swear, the moment "Proof of a Hero" played during my fight with Fatalis, all the memories I had with Monster Hunter Freedom, MHFU, MHP3rd, n MH4U came back to me as if to remind me how far the Monster Hunter franchise have come and me growing up alongside it had been the best thing that ever happened in my life. Despite having social anxiety and depression during my high school years, this franchise has helped me coup being alone for a long time. Suffice to say at that moment, I cried a lot knowing that this game have been there for me always whenever I feel alone and suicidal even to this day. Thank you so much everyone, for playing this game and making it shine to what it is today.
Monster hunter freedom unite was my first game and I’ve only had the luxury of playing freedom unite, Tri, Generations Ultimate, stories, and world/Iceborne I’ve yet to get to Fatalis but I’m excited
Fatalis's theme is essentially a more advanced version of Forest and Hills fight in it's original, with the chanting and maybe one or two more instrumentals. Adding in some of the World refrain certainly helps it from keeping samey in this incarnation.
A few weeks back, when Fatalis dropped, I was busy with university so I didn't jump on the hype train immediately. However, I did my research, looking at what people recommend when going up against him. 2 weeks later, I tried my hands on the special assignment. Just like how it should went, I was a bit rusty and almost failed the assignment. Finally, Fatalis flew up and the cutscene played. I watched this part a lot of times already, but it really hits differently when you are the one in the hot seat. I quickly reset the quest, this time firing the SOS. 3 random guys immediately came in as I flew back down to face Fatalis once again. The fight played out just like how I imagined it: us 4 constantly kissing and rolling on the ground trying to deal damage to him. The barricade scene came, I ran back into the gate in awe when he rained flames upon the castle. As one of the teammates closed the gate, somehow I carted. It was just then that we realized that we are down to the last cart. (Yes, I ate for safeguard but that wasn't enough I guess lmao) The fight went on, as heated as it can get. A guy using lance was poking Fatalis's head and breast to oblivion while the other 2 spam ZSD on the head. I used longsword, the only weapon I'm most comfortable with when fighting hard monsters like him. We managed to break his head once before he went up for the 3rd time. Then came the 4th time. At that point, I was almost out of healing items. I'm not sure if I can go on any longer. It seemed...endless. Then, a text box popped up at the right side of the screen: The dragonator and roaming ballista are ready to use. I signaled my teammates to run for the handle. I reached there first, then the 2 guys using switch axe. The lance guy used his dash move heading for us as Fatalis slithered behind him. I hit my controller button firing the dragonator, as soon as he is in range and Fatalis fell back at the instant. We jumped down to do damage as usual when Proof of the Hero comes on. At this point I feel like something awoke inside of me. I threw on my Temporal Mantle and jumped on the ballista before being interrupted by Fatalis doing his ult again. When he came down, the lance guy shot a binder to hold him and dash-rush for the head. Half a health bar left and no more healing items, I jumped back on the ballista and fired away. I'm not going to lose here, this is the last opening and I'm so close. But at the end of the ballista magazine, he's still not dead and is getting up on his hindlegs. I ran towards him, spirit slash 1, and went for the helmbreaker. At the swishing sound, Fatalis finally fell for the last time. My final attack went straight through the middle of his head and body, breaking his head the 2nd time in the process. I also always do a special sheathe after the helmbreaker due to muscle memory so it was just my character standing there with her sword sheathed anime-style as Fatalis falls to the ground and the victory theme plays. I didn't have this kind of adrenaline rush since Safi. (Alatreon and Kulve's first kills were more of a relief, if you get what I mean). Monster Hunter World was my first game of the franchise and this fight is the most appropriate send-off in my opinion. It started as a game that my friend told me to buy and come play with her because it was "on sale" to one of my most favorite franchise of all time. I'll will be eagerly waiting for MH:Rise while I try to farm fatty parts and trying to somehow wack AT Velkhana's head, then I'll probably move on to MHGU if I have time. This fight, though, would stay with me for quite a long while, I can tell. And to all my fellow hunters that helped me through all the quests, not just Fatalis, thank you for being part of the experience. Happy hunting and I hope we meet again in one of the quests!
Fatalis really do be one of the most well-crafted High End challenges I've ever done in any game - Fatalis is hard as fuck but it's just right with its nuiance that when you hit that zen moment of when your openings occur and when to retreat, it makes his fight magical.
GOD, that phase 2 theme is SO GOOD! Brachydius' theme has always been my favorite since it came out, because it has such a heroic tone to it, but MAN that second phase ost is absolutely giving it a run for it's money, holy crap!
I been kicked by fatalis for 9 hours straight using my bow and haven't won, but this gives me motivation to press on and overcome Update: I finally killed Fatalis!
J Wilt It’s a giant fucking dragon what did you expect? Fatalis is a pain for all players including melee. It is very much possible to beat him with range.
@J Wilt The forced solo is only for the first phase which is not that hard and it's only for first time play too because after that if you select the same assignment again you can 4 player it right away.
I'm probably sitting at like 50 attempts right now. Since the last few ones i did, i personally wasn't even the cause of the fail :'D Feel like solo is the best bet here.
Safi'Jiiva theme: Epic and fitting for the monster born out of the energy from the new world that has fully evolved into an adult. Alatreon theme: A bit more frightening but mainly epic. A showdown with the master of the elements. Fatalis theme: Sounds like the hunters are walking to their doom at least until Proof of a Hero turns on.
I killed Fatalis for the first time yesterday. It was the only monster left for me to kill before I could get Rise. Hearing Proof of a Hero was like a whole new experience for me
A hatred for hunters Burns like his fire The Immortal God With sapience to match his ire The bane of humanity That no monster will fight Or else they will burn In a fire and hatred too bright The Dark Demise - Fatalis
Thanks so much for another amazing medley, these are easily in contention for my favourite monster Hunter themes of all time. Enjoy dying to fatalis over and over again everyone!
I see nobody mention that THERE IS A PART OF THE KOKOTO THEME IN THE TRACK! At 1:28, this is so cool! They put in a leitmotif of the very first village in the series, where Fatalis was first met, that’s sick, it’s like what they did with Kushala, they really know what they’re doing
@@Elyrium42 yeah what I’m saying is that most comments are just "haha me dying lot" and people talking about proof of a hero for the hundredth time, like we get it, you get powered up when it plays, can we move on?
my jaw dropped unconciously when i heard the mount theme.. now this is really a god. also, imagine the theme of white fatalis in iceborne incarnate.. holyy smokes
This implies us insect glaive users arent trying Which is true if we did our kinsects would look like mothra and our reign of terror would be unrestrained
THE BEST MONSTER WITH THE BEST FIGHT WITH THE BEST MEDLEY! WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR!?!? Edit: THE GEAR! THE WEAPONS! PROOF OF A HERO! MONSTER HUNTER, THE BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@draw2death421 The long sword looks like my best effort at drawing a fork and I do sorta consider some of the other designs a bit meh, but hey, layered weapons, eh?
Wanna know how tough iceborne fatalis is? Fatalis was the first thing in YEARS to make me *stand up from my seat* .... you know something in a game is challenging when you feel the need to stand up from your seat! Like.... there’s serious mode, then there’s **gamer state activated** serious mode!
Uhmm. Okay. It made YOU stand up from your seat? I still don't understand how tough iceborne fatalis is because IDK what games have you played before MHWI 😶 Because, Im just chilling on my bed while I hunt it. It's not that hard, the only thing that makes it hard for most of the people is the damage dealt with every blow.
@@RJFR okay, show us a vid of you fighting it without dying and with ten minutes to spare without fatalis gear or relying on bowgun or long sword to carry you
The progression is simple, but effective. The intro is filled with loud chanting, banging drums, and sharp string sections as if the music itself is part of the onslaught of this ancient evil. Then is tones down the stings and the drums and chanting get quieter while the pace picks up. It’s still menacing, but seems more manageable. Like your hunter is starting to calm down and become more focused. Then the pace picks up, but the instruments start to drown out the chanting more, as if Fatalis is starting to lose its dominance over the battle. Then the tables turn and it shifts to Proof of a Hero: the Hunter has gathered their courage and is going to overwhelm this ancient evil with the accumulation of all their experiences.
The sweeping pianos that start off at around the 13:04 mark are just too beautiful and they add a layer of fantastical and royal feel that is kind of reminiscent of tales of knights fighting dragons. Of course, very fitting for such an epic battle with an already epic and iconic dragon in the franchise.
Remember, this song didn't play during Xeno'Jiva, Nergigante, Ruiner Nergigante, Shara Ishvalda, Safi'Jiva, or Alatreon. It played during Fatalis. This is the true test. Good Luck.
All the references I could find in Fatalis’s themes: 1:28 Kokoto Village. 1:51-1:57 Akantor’s theme, 50 seconds in, and the beginning of Ukanlos’ theme. 7:44-8:08 A stylized Pride of a Nameless Hunter. 8:12 Astera. 9:17 Stars At Our Backs.
The first theme radiates pure, unbridled suffering. I can hear the sounds of pain, lol. The second theme has a glimmer of hope, even when all the odds seem against the Hunter. Proof of a Hero sounds like just pure hope and teamwork, when you can see the finish line in your sights.
Iceborne really is notorious of taking advantage of the power of the consoles to bring old monsters in a shining glory of improvement and/or change. The quality however differs on each monster and hunter's opinion. - Old Rajang was bigger and there was decent downtime between a good chunk of attacks wich balances out he's insane damage output (a single back hop could erase you) and very quick/lack of telegraphs in some moves so the difficulty of the fight depends on your ability to correctly punish Rajang after he attacks. New Rajang has a lil more telegraphing (but not that much) and is smaller, has new moves to boot and a counter to clutching onto his arms. He's way more relentless and most of his moves have lost the downtime they had after beeing used (like the sonic homing attack having instant recovery). Even tripping him is dangerous because if he grabs onto any "wall" then he just attacks you and never falls down. However, I've found him to be more flinchable, can be slinger bursted into a wall and attacking his tail enough will knock him out of his extra enrage where he has hard arms. Lastly he's very unpreddictable wich is a change most monsters have suffered when coming to Iceborne. The fight has become more reactionary than methodical wich can be a plus or a minus for some people. - Then we have Lunastra. Old Lunastra is just a reskin of Teostra, THE END. New Lunastra was changed to be very distinct from Teostra without totally beeing a different monster... I think that was the intention. The thing is that nearly every move she has is some tipe of variation of an AoE attack. The fire patches she leaves are very annoying for both blademasters and ranged hunters. She has shitty hitzones. Fighting her will involve a great amount of annoying gradual damage. Her nova is very annoying having it cover the full zone, having your health melt like butter and having a wind effect that will stun and prevent you from countering the health melting with a healing item. A change that is good for making her clearly different from Teostra but also bad because she is very annoying and un-fun to fight. - Glavenus hasn't changed a lot, just the typical World change of making the monster more unpredictable and a little less downtime between attacks (unlike rajang having nearly no downtime on most attacks). - The old Fatalis' difficulty came from the truck load of damage he could do in general including moving... yes moving. His pool of attacks was pretty small and hasn't had an adition to it for a good while (and no, we are not counting the variants, they are their own monsters). The fight was generaly underwhelming and the small pool of attacks with clear telegraphs made him very predictable and punishable, you just had to be carefull of beeing too close to Fatalis in case he moved and you made contact with him (just like with the old Rajang's backhop). New fatalis still has his old attacks, is a bit bigger and still has the smae amount of fair telegraphing so the fight is still reasonably learnable unlike _OTHER_ fights. But instead of making things annoying and tedious like with Lunastra they've added new attacks that honestly feel mostly fair (except the pin attack, that is very annoying) with mostly good telegraphs. When in the air he cannot touch you when you clutch claw him so go ham, just be aware of when he's going to land. As the fight progresses he uses new attacks and some of the other ones gain a lil bonus like leaving a delayed explosion. The safest place to be is between the back legs and the high legs but he still has a fair amount of attacks that can reach there and you should be very aware of when they're about to be used, the great example beeing his sorta 360 fire breath sweep where he starts at the most left/right of his body directly in this "safe space" to the sweep around in a more generous manner, never reaching the opposite side where the right/left side "safe space" isn't reached. Finally his new ultimate attack is pretty clear and fair if you are ready for it wich is pretty easy as the first two time he does it you have to hide in the same spots so always try to keep Fatalis near said spots unless you want to be roasted. It occurs when certain health thresholds are met so knowing them will also inform you of how close he's to beeing defeated. Always after the second super attack he enters his new heated form (not sure if it has a name) and most of his fire attacks a powered up tremendusly with the conical frontal firebreath beeing a guaranteed one shot. The only way to mitigate the strenght that the fire attacks gain in this form is by breaking his horns wich is pretty hard so it is recomendable to bring part breaker. Also using the seige weapons makes this fight more possible so it is also recomended to bring the heavy artillery skill. In general an massive improvement to the monster that fits him as a black dragon yet still fair and more enjoyable than something like Lunastra or Rajang.
I've discovered that when wearing the rocksteady mantle against Fatalis' full power conical attack you can tank at least one maybe two hits but it solely depends on rng whether or not you take the reduced damage. With that being said, you have a slight chance to superman dive behind a rock(which is what I should've done) for cover or evade out of the cone's range to the far left or right. I got lucky and it just happened, here's my instagram upload. instagram.com/tv/CF8QpBrBwzF/?igshid=1jrqvf7eka3dw
8:22 I ADORE! How this part of the song FEELS like a symbolic crack in its armor, EVIDENCE that it CAN be killed! It’s so triumphant! Like it's cheering you on!
such an amazing rendition for an AMAZING fight. Having the classic Proof of a Hero for the final phase is absolute perfection and a beautiful finale for MHW.
So, does anyone think that the birth of Safi'jiiva have anything to do with Fatalis and the Black Dragons? MH have a lot of vague in-game lore that seems to be hyped up only to build atmosphere and sense of depth, but in the end I'm left with more questions than answer. What does the tale of Five imply in the grand scheme of things? What did the Old Everwyrm want? Why did Alatreon came to Safi's cocoon ground? Why is Banbaro all over the place?
one answer: Bioenergy old everwrym and alatreon lured by bioenergy that jiiva produced. old everwrym absorbed all bioenergy from around the new world and xeno lair and alatreon probably ran away from fatalis and went to safijiiva place since the new world bioenergy has been reduced by old everwrym so he go to the second place that has the most bioenergy, secluded valley.
@@Dravonista1 wait, there was a confirmation or implication that Alatreon was fleeing Fatalis? That's a big piece of information on the power hierarchy, I know Fatalis made a Lao Shan flee 15 years ago in og MH, but damn, Alatreon? Still, I'm kinda disappointed that the dev didn't do much with the Tale of the Five lore, I was expecting that the updates would lead to shed truth behind the myth; about the origin of the known world and the nature of Elder Dragons overall. Still can't believe all of this were glossed over to railroad things back to... Fatalis.
@@volc2367 I honestly believe Safi Jiiva is just the adolescent of Fatalis, from otherworldly dragon to a chaotic red dragon to a more controlled but extremely powerful black Dragon with age, Fatalis is also smaller than Safi, Safi when it continuously sheds becomes smaller and another relation is Safi, Xeno, Fatalis have bright glowing chests that usually radiate orange. Don't know just makes me think Jiivas are Fatalis related.
@@hansalanson3497 a possibility, not confirmed. and there's rumor that the nerfed alatreon that we fought before fatalis, fought fatalis and fled, that's probably the reason why his hp is so little compared to normal alatreon.
"If you have even a little bit of trouble defeating me, imagine what my crimson and white brothers can do to you." "Godspeed, hunters. You'll need it."
I wouldn’t consider the fight exponentially hard and unfair, in fact the fight against Fatalis is awe-inspiring and majestic. Most reasons I failed the quest was due to the 30 minute time limit.
This fight came out over 2 years ago, and I’m still having a blast every time I come back. Not to mention, there is no shortage of hunters itching to fight the Fatalis again. Truly one of highest peak in my gaming life.
Tell you what, I’ve played most every MH game. But this fight. THIS FIGHT. I have no words for it. The closest I could come is the amazing feeling of four guys who don’t know each other coming together to kill a nigh immortal beast from Hell. The satisfaction from successfully killing it is on another level.
In my opinion, hearing the very first version of Proof of a Hero and not the World version (the one you hear after using the Dragonator against the Zorah Magdaros) makes the final minutes even better. Not only it's pure nostalgia for people who are into the series since the PSP games at the very least (I started with Freedom Unite 11 years ago), but in a sense, it also reinforces the fact that World stayed true to the spirit of the series in the end. Because, to be honest, I was disappointed by World at its initial release: while it was a massive improvement in terms of QoL and graphics, the fact that the first part of the game is basically a giant and chatty tutorial left me with a bitter feeling for the 15~20 first hours. Even compared to previous entries which were already criticized for having a too easy "village" part. The final showdown with Zorah Magdaros, which was supposed to be the high point of this first part of the story, was barely a boss fight. Even by standards for giant monsters at the time (like Jhen Mohran, Ceadeus and Dalamadur). In the end, the Proof of a Hero theme you could hear then was the only thing that could let me think "yup, it's a Monster Hunter game". While the high rank wasn't much more challenging (but still an improvement), the free DLCs started hopefully introducing more challenging stuff, and I especially enjoyed AT Xeno'jiiva and AT Kulve Taroth. Then Iceborne was released and turned out definitely harder than World, even though I still think the difficulty could be better balanced (in my opinion, it's way too easy to accumulate and max out skills). And they kept delivering with the DLCs for Iceborne: even if most quests still don't last as long as in previous games when you are well prepared, most endgame monsters can still punish you hard for being too greedy or for coming unprepared. But that revamped Fatalis really try to push you to your limits and require all at once a good build, a good strategy and some skill in order to stand a chance. You can't get more "Monster Hunter" than that... except if you play the bombastic original Proof of a Hero during the final minutes.
I'm trying to beat Fatalis with the great seord and armor from Kokoto village. The origin set was really nostalgic for me, and I started out using the great sword for most of my career.
I STARTED WITH FREEDOM UNITE TOO!!! Sorry for getting overly excited I just don’t find many who have been in that long, I played when I was 4,5? And it’s carried me through the hardships of life
I get really annoyed when devs do this, cause they already released the whole Rise OST, even the extra DLC tracks like the rock remixes. It's like how Sega decided to release the Yakuza 7 OST when they skipped Yakuza 6.
This version is so, so much better than the old one, when i fought Fatalis in MHFU i really didn't concect that much with the theme, to me it was just a vocal version of the Forest Hills theme. But just by hearing the start of this one 0:02, you know you're gonna mess with something terrible and powerful, something that can end the world by just existing, something that even the Gods fear. I haven't heard a theme that made me fear a boss like this since Sephiroth's theme, the lyrics, though without any meaning (from what i know of) give the fight a more "serious" and "intimidating" tone, since the only monsters that have had vocals in their fights are Godlike creatures. Not only that, but it literally gave me chills the first time i heard it, and i think a lot of people missed that detail, but you can hear a leimotiv of Kokoto's theme 1:27, the very first Monster Hunter village, this being a simbolism of the first ever final monster. The second phase theme is just as incredible, having leimotives of the many tracks of MHW, like Astera's theme and Driven by the Stars. But holy shit, did a tear crossed through my eye when i heard the OG Proof of a Hero, i'm pretty sure that every MH veteran felt the same way when pulling the lever, the dragonator razoring Fatalis chest and slowly realizing that the very first MH theme was being displayed, just a masterpiece of a fight and pretty much my favorite final encounter in any videogame to date. Amazing job Capcom.
@@joshualighttime604 they dont even need to re-add underwater combat if they make it so when dire is in the water you just shoot ballistas and cannons at it until it comes back to the ground
@@Glasyara yeah but too do that you will need unlimited cannon ball and ballistas ammo and plus people will hate that fight because it just be like plesioth. A monster you can't hurt until it comes out of the water.
In my final run, when Proof of a Hero began, I knew all those hours fighting Fatalis would come together to make a flawless run. From the point the dragonator hit, every move was calculated, and I finished him with no faints. Truly spectacular.
Was fighting Fatalis last night, disconnected from the session on a 4 player difficulty fatalis. Proof of a Hero was playing, skull icon popped up, and it was just me and the beast itself. And then? I killed it. The last portion of a 4-player fatalis. Alone.
12:44 istg hearing this while blocking the big triangle fire attack with a lance or something has to be one of the greatest european dragon fight vibe someone can feel in a game 💀💀 and i love it.
The 4 hunters are wearing KT, Alatreon, Velkhana, and Safi armor. Fitting since those are the hurdles you must overcome before facing the hardest monster in the game.
I love how they put parts of the village themes in some of the Iceborne songs. It just makes it feel so nostalgic because we have Pokke for Nargacuga, Misty Peaks theme for Zinogre, Kokoto for Fatalis, and there are probably more that I missed. I miss playing the older games, but I dont have my psp anymore. :( Oh, They also have tri's theme in Alatreon
After that Dragonator hit, i had all of the flashbacks of 15 years worth of hunting blink in my mind in just a second. THIS is what it means to be a monster hunter.
7:22 *Old Players* "They... gave Fatalis a... new theme?! This is heresy! This is madness!! and we f**king love it!!!!" Oh come on you can't tell me you thought something like that!
Hahaha! Using the best gear in the game comes with its drawbacks doesnt it!! Im just sitting pretty with my shara ishvalda, kirin, kulve, frostfangbarioth mixed set that looks like a 3 year olds drawing... But srsly am l the only one who fights him sheerly for fun? No weapons or armour. Just the thrill?
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Okay, NOW I see why the commander likes his dragonator.
Gold.
WHERES MY DRAGONATOR?!
Try going into the Fatalis Fight with Heavy Artillery and make him sleep in front of the Dragonator >:D
@ ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@Serena Maslon bru , Honey and Dragonator are the same thing for the commander
15:43
Less than five minute left
One faint left
And a dream
That was almost me this morning I got timed out when I pulled the lever
That was me today, against all ods I did it .
@@isakekelund6215 nothing like beating the God of all monsters when clock is flashing red
A perfect time for Fortify!
@@ReizokoRyu *cackles in defense build*
Phase 1: You're fighting something terrifying.
Phase 2: You're fighting a legendary opponent.
Phase 3: The monster is facing a Monster Hunter.
And the Monster Hunter still fails miserably
@@Z3Milesky what can I say? I get around
Phase 3 lance mains every time
Badass name. Yian kut Ku. Beautiful 💙
Beautifully put.
Literally nothing has stung more in this life then losing the fight while Proof of a Hero is playing
i did not know the god of all monsters could influence time like "yeah sure you can kick my ass but only for 30 mins"
edit: im no longer salty i just ZSD spam
Time's up!
My first proof of a hero moment was with a buddy of mine in our first try ever against lao in mhf2...we failed...so i always kinda EXPECT to fail during the proof of a hero segment of any new monster im fighting first time, its almost a tradition of mine XD.
What REALLY pissd me off tou is that i carted a SECOND before Fata died to a ZSD to the face of one of the guys helping me...my very own "official" fata kill was with me getting stunned (that ONE time i ditched stun res III) and carting inglouriously, away from the fight, with fata kicking the bucket even before my limp body hit the darn ground... i didn't mind the missed carves...but darn i hoped for a more dignified way to end the fight...
@@Dour888 wow that was just sad
@@at-bazelgeuse Eh i took it with philosophy, at least it has been "epic" in its own way...epic FAIL but epic nontheless XD
Oooh but i got my revenge...first time i soloed him, some time later, i killed it with a flinch shot while he was standing, so i literally tripped him to his death...seved him well XD
Proof of a Hero is like the power of friendship, once it's mentioned nothing beats it or the person gaining power.
Except one fiery oneshot boi
basically HH buff
@@Ferodra Cheers I'll drink to that, bro
Except the unstoppable time limit
Ah yes, "friendship".
You know a monster is strong when it has latin chorus in its last phase.
You know a monster is very very strong when said latin chorus is panicking.
You know a monster is very very very strong when said latin chorus is singing its name.
You know it's Fatalis when it has a panicking latin chorus singing its name in its first phase.
sounds like sephiroth lol
Wait at what part do they sing its name
@@personguy2262 First phase theme.
They say "oh deus forgive me" but it very sounds like "Fa-ta-lis, Fa-ta-lis"
You know a monster is going to get skinned when Proof of a Hero override its theme.
@@crowbarfish0812 The first time I timed out, Proof of a Hero didn't even play. I ran out of time right after using the Dragonator.
* Proof of Hero *
I'M CLOSE!!!
Reality: Fatalis is at 34% and you've got 5 min left.
Proof of a hero gives dps buff
@@BertMagurt As well as evade window 999, slugger 20, stamina thief 40, mount master
I like those odds
@@zeyferdcheddarcheese1096 Also Free meal 999 and Attack boost 150
If you didn't know, proof of hero doesn't start at a certain heath point, it starts when you use the dragonator
“Its head is completely broken. Its flame attack should be much weaker now!”
Fatalis: F I R E B A L L ;-)
LOL
Weaker is relative: the fireball will still end you but at least you can dodge it.
But yeah you don't want that fireball to be blue.
@@RyoIsamuGaming them damn horns a nightmare to break, even with part damager 3 on everything
You wen't from getting 1-shot to 2-shots, huge progression!
While pinned😅😂😂😂😂
Phase 1: Fearsome and foreboding. You are going against the legend itself: Fatalis. The monster of myth. The monster who razed a kingdom in a single night. Pray that your mission is successful. Or at the very least, pray that your death will be quick.
Phase 2: The fierce battle. You have done well to last this long. But all you have done is merely survive. The fiercest battle of your life still lies before you. And you are far from done.
Phase 3: Proof of a hero. You have done what an entire army could not: you have held your own against Fatalis, proving that this monster of myth can be beaten. You have given the people a glimmer of hope, hope that wasn't present on that fateful night at Castle Schrade, for you are the Sapphire Star, the very symbol of hope. And this is a testament to your strength. To your courage.
This is your proof of a hero.
Literal goosebumps after i read the proof of a hero segment
Then he 1 tap u
Poetic mind.
Hey someone else that picked up on the audio storytelling. Awesome
A feat of galactic proportions.
I feel like monster hunter doesn't get quite enough appreciation for its music. In most games like metroid or dark souls, I'm usually like "Yeah, this fits the mood. I'm enjoying this song." I've never had any song in any game completely change my opinion of how a fight is gonna go before. But the moment proof of a hero starts playing I get this feeling of "This is the final stretch, I CAN do this!" Its one of the most unique feelings I've ever had in all of gaming.
I think Ludwig’s theme from Bloodborne is similar, but instead of giving you hope when the second phase starts, it perfectly communicates that the fun has only just started lol. Same with Hades and the “God of the Dead” theme.
🤡🤡🤡
@@blueferal8626 ?
🤡🤡🤡not an insult
Safi, KT and Raging Brachydios are the fuckin boys for music. I went out of my way to carry so many people just to hear the music. Already built absolutely everything but the music kept me coming back and making me feel good. Like in Dark Souls I'd carry people on Lothric but it never quite feels the same. I never really feel any threat from Dark Souls, I don't feel like I'm taking down something amazing(even though I guess I am) it just doesn't quite feel the same.
"this is impossible he survived the dragonator!"
*proof of a hero starts*
"LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOO"
*time is up*
@@cutiepieluna9193 XD
@@cutiepieluna9193 true
Fatalis: you can’t defeat me!
Hunters: yeah we know, but he can..
Proof of a hero starts playing*
@@onetoughpickl1729 *exitable a-lister resurects*
Iceborne Fatalis is a great send off to the veterans of the series. It feels like all the adventures and experience you got from playing the past game leads to this moment, it feels like you are fighting the franchise's history.
For me it feels like the game is telling me "Proud hunter, you have been playing this game for a decade, use all the skills you have learned and show us how much you have grown!"
MHW + Iceborne were truly peak MH
I like Rise I guess... but after this fight in Iceborne? Hard to go back to handheld MH in any form.
I CANNOT wait to see what their MHW team is cooking up next.
@@Secret_Takodachi Yeah I just completed Rise ... it's cool but nothing too special.
Fatalis from Iceborne took all the experience I've accumulated since Freedom Unite to beat it, and I had 30 seconds on the timer and death was at every corner lmao (and so many failed attempts)
@@Atillux It's different for me because I grew up loving MHP3rd as one of my favorite MH games. Just fighting Amatsumagatsuchi again as an adult gave me a surge of nostalgia as a kid. The game felt special to me seeing all the old monsters and locales.
I didn't mind that he wasn't as hard as Fatalis, and I already suffered from him when I was a kid haha.
We should've asked creatures if sonaria for golg,boreal,and Kora,oh and kavo,make sure this dragon eats taco bell
I swear I can hear them singing "OH JESUS, DEAR JESUS" and I'm just like "same"
I hear:
"Oh Deus, Oh Vehemens
Oh Deus, Oh Vehemens
Fortuna Ad Deum
Fortuna Ad Deum"
This is in Latin, so the translation would be
"Oh God, Oh Violent
Oh God, Oh Violent
Fortune For God
Fortune For God"
God is obviously Fatalis
i haven't even fought fatalis yet but thanks to your comment i have simple sailor syndrome for fatalis
@@sook-iii ah a culture man as well, *he's a simple, gentle, sailor intensifies*
*P A N C A K E B U S*
@@user-jh3sm7vp7e oh deus fits perfect but the rest doesn't fit for me unfortunately
Me to old gen Fatalis: This thing destroyed a kingdom over night? It’s so slow! Seriously this fight was easy and a bit of a letdown.
Me to World Fatalis: I’ve been playing since 3U, this is easily the hardest fight I’ve ever done in a monster hunter game. *THIS* is the Fatalis described in all those lore descriptions!
"Oh he can't possibly be that ba-"
-gets one shot by a stray fireball-
"I may have made a mistake."
*what about Behemoth?*
@@BadEnd98 Behemoth at his time was an kick in the balls XD, and the extreme version oh my god
@@maxgarcia4064 We managed to solo the extremoth before iceborne came out XD. And now it's still hard even with Fatalis gear lol.
@@BadEnd98 Woah niceee, i just could solo it with Fatalis gear lol, Switch axe before iceborne and the clutch claw mechanics was pretty poop
The old Fatalis fight can't even hold a candle to the MHW:I incarnation and the music is perfect for the fight.
The original was such garbage that it wouldn’t have taken any effort at all to improve it, and the composers STILL went all out.
@@Cottonmouth255 yeah many Monsters In old Games were carbage compared to iceborne ones.
like Raging Brachydios for example
@@draw2death421 raging wasnt garbage i liked him a lot but now in iceborne he is *epic*
@@draw2death421 Raging Brachydios was actually a pretty well designed fight for the old games, it got a bit too easy on generations when the hunters got so much more mobilith though. One thing that the old fight did better was that the slime actually exploded on Brachydios itself rather than falling to ground.. But I guess they had to do that change to balance it out a bit or something
@@ulink265 mhw raging brachy is so easy compared to older one
Well. This is as good a place as any to drop my story.
I was assembling furniture for my new apartment where my fiance and I will live soon. I was listening to a random TH-cam mix and THIS video came up. I thought it was just the Fatalis theme. But then, as I was finishing up the last of the furniture piece I heard the opening prelude to Proof of a Hero. I literally teared up because it all hit me at once.
It was 2009. I was home from school, sick, as usual. I had recently been diagnosed with IBS (the worst kind) and had yet to have been diagnosed with severe anxiety and Asperger's syndrome. The few friends I had didn't come around much since I got sick. I was depressed, constantly. My brother has taken the Xbox with him once he moved out, the only videogames we had left was a Wii with Wii sports and my dying Nintendo DS. That's when I saw a commercial for Monster Hunter Tri on the TV. I was enraptured by the music, and begged my Mom to buy it when it came out. I fell in love as soon as I played it, feeling like I had discovered an absolute hidden gem of a game. A little secret to keep to myself. I wasn't Link or Master Chief, I was MY character. My own hero whose story I determined. I didn't kill the bosses with slick moves in a choreographed cutscene, every killing blow was my own accomplishment. I had constant progression, and could see how far I had come. I made it to online and I made friends, ones that were always there, same time every day. I remember people helping me with my first Jhen Mohran. I remember doing the Goldenfish quests with other people, endlessly. I remember gentle guidance, goofy animations and excitedly running to the cliff of the Rathalos nest to try and knock people off into the ocean with a greatsword. I was so in love I went back, and played Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Again I was my own hero, and it was more challenging. I played 3 ultimate, but this time with a keyboard to speak to people properly. I made true friends. Not just gaming buddies but people that I talked to about life, my day, my emotions. People that genuinely cared.
I was diagnosed with Aspergers. Suddenly I was whisked out of school, into a new one. Suddenly my parents didn't know what to do. I had solace, I had Moga and Pokke, their calming music, familiar and welcoming, at the end of each scary new day. I had friends, something to look forward to, and accomplishments to feel proud of in a time where I felt like everything I did was wrong.
I became more outgoing, social. I planned events, group gatherings to farm for rare materials (Cloudy Moonshard, oh my gosh) and do the hardest Monsters. I learned how to communicate, something hard for people with any form of autism. Even past those, my hardest days, I had Monster Hunter. Always a new one to look forward to, from 4, all the way till Sunbreak at the end of this month. I introduced, not exaggerating, dozens of friends to Monster Hunter World, and I adored the game I loved so much finally getting the widespread recognition it deserved. I loved fighting Fatalis, finally getting to feel a piece of the original game. And I loved watching, nurturing my friends into beating him. Feeling Proof of a Hero, that anthem I had heard so many times before, blasting in my ears. I loved asking, awkwardly, my now fiance if she wanted to try the demo for Rise as one of our first dates.
So when I was there, doing the simple task of assembling a cabinet, and I heard this nostalgia filled masterpiece, those triumphant horns. It all clicked, the past 13 years of my life flashed before me.
Monster Hunter was there for me when I was at my lowest. It taught me to be my own hero. Taught me determination, perseverance, dedication to achieve my goals. It taught my awkward Aspergers brain how to socialize and communicate with others. It was always something to look forward to. To rely on.
I'm getting married in 3 days. I know that it's very small odds that anyone from my Tri or 3U or 4U days remembers me (username was SonicJBH), but I'll say it to the community as a whole: thank you. Thank you for being there, for teaching me how to play, how to make friends, how to be happy. Thank you for taking me through my darkest days, and into my happiest ones. Thank you, so much, from the bottom of my heart, for making me into the man that had the courage to propose.
Some people might say it's stupid to credit a game community with so much. But those are people who haven't been apart of this community, the best most caring gaming community ever.
Thank you to all those I played with, and to all who play the game and make it what it is.
I will see you in Sunbreak hunters, after my honeymoon.
May the Sapphire Star guide our way.
-SonicJohnBH
Our experiences in video games are just as real, legitimate, and potentially life changing as those outside of games. Thank you for sharing that amazing story.
Thank you for sharing this amazing story! It really made me emotional
You know you’re good at writing if you can make someone emotional whilst reading it, thank you my friend
This is a beautiful story, man. I came to Monster Hunter with 3U, but it always puts a smile on my face when I see someone talk about the fun experiences they've had with the franchise.
Great Story, love you King ❤
Of course, the strongest monster in all of Monster Hunter is a true Dragon.
It's only the strongest monster because they don't let us tame a Bazelgeuse and use saturation bombing.
@@DGneoseeker1 *well do I have news for you*
@@DGneoseeker1 Look no further than MH Stories 2
@@zeyferdcheddarcheese1096 I thought you were going to say Rise. What exactly can you do in MH Stories 2?
@@DGneoseeker1 from what I saw, Bazel is a enemy in Stories 2, and can then in turn be befriended as a monstie
When proof of a hero hit on my run for the first time I was literally shaking and thankfully it was the boost we needed to prevail! Holy grimalkynes was it worth it!
I was shaking through every part of this fight panicking I would be killed by any hit. When Proof of a Hero started I actually stopped shaking. I felt calm and then without a second thought knew. I would win. I had 2 faints remaining. This is only going to end with my success. Once I finally beat him... I actually was on the verge of throwing up...
@@jhart6764 𝚘𝚑 𝚖𝚢...𝚒 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍'𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚘𝚠𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙😂
@@MAK3L_ I think I tensed up muscles so hard I made my body release adrenaline and boy can my body not handle that in any way...
@@jhart6764 😂𝙷𝚘𝚙𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚒 𝚌𝚊𝚗't 𝚍𝚘 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑 𝚍𝚊𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚝𝚘 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚏𝚘𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚍. 𝙸𝚖 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚌𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚢 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝. 𝙸𝚖 𝚝𝚘𝚘 𝚐𝚞𝚗𝚐-𝚑𝚘😅
Almost a year later and I still get chills during the different phases of this song
When you realize that proof of a hero doesn't make you immortal
I've carted and failed the quest various times with Proof of a Hero, just to go back and slap the crap out of this dragon
It doesnt.
But it wont stop you for going another round against him.
"reality is often disapointing"
I still feel bad that I failed gogmazios back in 4u while proof of a hero was playing but succeeded in a quest where we never got it to play
My first Fatalis clear, we killed him with the Dragonator rather than getting the song to play. So sad.
So I just went back and did it again and now I can solo him easily.
Easily one of the greatest boss fights in video game history.
Fck yea!
To me it's the best of all time. Fatalis is perfect. It's the best "villain" Capcom has ever made.
The lore was true. If you pick up His scale he drops after sending him into a wall, it say “a scale that hold the melted gear of his foes”
It’s still guesswork with just the pickup.
It was CONFIRMED with Fatalis’ new pin attack: he lunges forward (in Hellfire mode), pinning you under his chest. He lifts up off the ground, and you find yourself melted onto his chest from the sheer heat. Fatalis then grabs you with his mouth and flings you off of him.
LegendRaptor080 didn’t think of that. Completely forgot about his pin..........now I want him in my league of villains.
You deserve a heart for your comment take it you deserve it👐❤
@@lixd3054 aww thank you. Here’s a heart for yours 👐❤️
@@plaguedoctor8317 Thanks😊
when proof of hero kick in, it wasn't there to tell you that you are about to win
it tells you to remember all the hardship you have been through since beginning.
Fatalis is sure greatest threat right in front of you but as long as you stay fight, the history itself can even be defeated against "monsters hunter"
It wasn’t about the monster hunting it was about the friends we made along the way
@@neonexus9660 wait... but I play solo except for sieges where I have to get others else 10 hours grinding for one weapon.
And what a way to end the series.
@@ChiriConCarne the series doesn't end
@@ChiriConCarne if it where to end,it would have ended in mh 3 or something
They gonna launch a new one on switch called rise,its pretty much a main monster hunter and a portable monster everytime
It is rather ironic that the most feared dragon in Monster Hunter, a Japanese game, is a European dragon
It represents the western devil lol
@@rasendori20 Even though it's not western its European.
@@froggie610 europeans are considered a part of the western area my friend
AT Velkhana: hello there!
@@rasendori20 why would they make the western devil into a badass dragon?
I love how his theme is not only a reflection of where Castle Schrade is geologically,(with the song being a more epic and ominous version of LIOLEUS／Howling, the battle theme of Forest and Hills/Verdant Forest and Rathalos, as it has always been), but that the 1st phase this version of his theme is a reflection of Gen 1, with the Kotoko Village theme being sprung in out of nowhere! The 2nd phase on the other hand changes to have themes introduced in World and Iceborne, which kicks things up a notch, showing that yes, we're showing him that this isn't a Gen 1 fight anymore, but the best bit is when The Last and Decisive Battle(the Gen 1 battle version of Proof of Hero) kicks in after the Dragonator usage, doubling down on the idea that THIS is the True Final Boss of MHW, and hearing the Quest Clear theme of Gen 1 Monster Hunter just ties it all up together. The fight's theme was a pure nostalgia trip and I'm glad Capcom made these choices.
I'll piggy-back on to this brilliant comment to add that I feel like this is also a reminder to all hunters, whether you're a grizzled veteran from Gen 1 or fresh minted hunter from Gen 5 or anywhere in between. The end of the battle unites everyone. We all get the proof that we are Heroes, no matter where you started from, because you ended up here defeating Fatalis. And the classic arrangement is just SO good.
I knew I wasn’t going completely crazy hearing kokotos theme
"we're showing him that this isn't a Gen 1 fight anymore"
He sure as heck showed us he himself wasn't gen 1 anymore too XD
Kokoto theme is great
I never realized that bit was the Kokoto theme, you just blew my mind!
I dont care if we're fighting Thanos, when Proof of a Hero kicks in, not even the Infinity Stones can stop us Hunters.
I can assure that
Just get the “Dust Resistance” before his Big moveset. Careful tho he only has One Shot kill you tho.
The Quest timer sure can. XD
Mushinronja and the amount of faints given by me.
Honestly, when Proof of Hero played I just suddenly felt something sad. It's just time flies so fast.
15:43
Fatalis: Why do I hear boss music?
Hunter: Why did the music stop?
Time Limit: 😏
More like why don't I hear my boss music.
Be honest. Most of us got this point in the fight and ran out of time. Fatalis was in control the entire time.
@@francisharkins😂
You know the monster is cracked when the vocals kick in immediately
When the proof of hero theme comes in. It's like you 're so charged with adrenaline, you forgot how to play the game completely.
I forgot how the radial menu worked one time
TIMESTAMPS FOR EACH SONG
0:00 - Theme Phase One
3:56 - Theme Phase One (Mount)
7:21 - Theme Phase Two
11:33 - Theme Phase Two (Mount)
15:43 - Theme Phase Three (Proof of a Hero Original)
Almost there.... he's low...
Come on! We've got this!
HOW DID THAT KILL MEEE
let's go roming balista
@@hikaruhibiki264 he is preparing it's big flame attack! Go behind the barrier!!!
I quite honestly could not have asked for a better send off to this phenomenal game. They've taken fan expectations and far exceeded them. Fatalis is everything I wanted and more. It kicked my ass for 8 hours straight, but I didn't get mad, I kept going. I learned, I adapted, and before I knew it, I was beating him in under 20 min solo.
Not to mention that masterfully composed OST that accompanies this brutal, unforgiving fight. Especially phase 2, where It really gives you the feeling that you're fighting to save the world. Just a stellar note to go out on. Thank you Capcom for crafting a truly unique experience.
PREACH!!!! 🙌😤
And Proof of a hero starts playing when you use the dragonator just like with zorah and lao shang Lung
@@draw2death421 and gogmazios
@@astalouroboros2955 oh yeah true
@@draw2death421 and athal-ka
This felt like the end of our journey. Where everything, and I mean literally everything you learned are put to the ultimate test. Iceborne goes out with a cosmic size BANG! I played this franchise for almost 16 years, I feel proud of being part of this spectacular community.
That last music, was the history itself, the Monster Hunter history, you are part of it. Part of one of the greatest game franchise humanity ever made.
I was thinking the same whilst I was fitting him myself, like one last test for you to complete you know before the end?
The 3 phases of this theme can also be interpreted like
1st phase: Fatalis is real, not just a myth meant to scare children; it's here in front of you with all of its fury and hatred.
2nd phase: It is on a rampage and no one could stop it. The chorus is like the voices of the people crying out for help desperately.
3rd phase: When everything seems to be at its end, when all hopes were just about to disappear. The hero comes in and defeat the monster, saving everyone just like in the old children tale.
I almost teared up when we finally hit the Dragonator and Proof of Hero started playing.. Never have I felt more epicness in a video game or any medium in general.
Still lost though lol :D
:D
Bruh you’re not allowed to lose with POAH playing!
Same. As soon as it started, I shouted at my screen "We're Monster Hunters, damn it! Act like it! Let's bring him down!" ...Then we carted out like idiots. Haven't gotten a good group since.
Same!!! My hands were just trembling when I heard the Proof of Hero playing after using the Dragonator
@@UltimateAveda Hard to focus when such a massive surge of emotions washes over you.. I was not ready for Proof of Hero at all
the more i hear it the more i love it, the fatalis from iceborne lives up to its legend without a doubt.
That mount theme is FIRE
It’s at that that raging Brachys level
Yeah its much better than the weard Raging Brachy theme! Also Bongos Make a return!
literally or metaphorically? or both...?
@@draw2death421 excuse me? weird raging brachy theme? are you sure bout that?
@@erikreu6403 yeah It sounds like parts are missing and isint Epic the whole time like regular Brachy theme! Its weard!
After many many failed attempts, I have finally conquered this almighty beast. ALL HAIL FREE MEAL
That little bit of kokoto village theme in it makes it perfect.
Kazeru Kai strange how nobody mentions it but it’s such a nice detail
@@lobster1014 saw multiple mentions about it
Never forget where you (and fatalis) came from!
what an AMAZING theme. it starts off with such dramatic singing and loud, explosive instruments! it really captures the feeling of not only knowing that Fatalis, an existence, has appeared once again, it's presence being exhausting and overwhelming in of itself.
The middle is just as amazing to me; louder, more explosive, but also showing cracks of hope through the waxing fanfare; you can hear the horns breaking out of the loud theme as it progresses, and a more controlled choir expresses a long and treacherous journey! the song later leans in the hunter's favor; familiar tunes are played through the foreground and the explosiveness is now wild, adventurous and adaptive, almost like a hunter!
And of course, it ends with Proof of a Hero. past the explosiveness, the fear and exhaustion, the wilderness, the obstacles and barriers is your final challenge. the inspiration that led you to hunt is the same inspiration guiding your final blows to end Fatalis.
God, what an AMAZING SCORE!
That opener can be a whole piece on its own.
I swear, the moment "Proof of a Hero" played during my fight with Fatalis, all the memories I had with Monster Hunter Freedom, MHFU, MHP3rd, n MH4U came back to me as if to remind me how far the Monster Hunter franchise have come and me growing up alongside it had been the best thing that ever happened in my life. Despite having social anxiety and depression during my high school years, this franchise has helped me coup being alone for a long time. Suffice to say at that moment, I cried a lot knowing that this game have been there for me always whenever I feel alone and suicidal even to this day. Thank you so much everyone, for playing this game and making it shine to what it is today.
Monster hunter freedom unite was my first game and I’ve only had the luxury of playing freedom unite, Tri, Generations Ultimate, stories, and world/Iceborne I’ve yet to get to Fatalis but I’m excited
@@jacesparrowtail2353
Look how far we've been so far.
Oh man, I just realized that the opening choir has the same melody as Kokoto Village's theme. I'm not crying. You are.
THEN IT COMES AGAIN IN 3:13.
Fatalis's theme is essentially a more advanced version of Forest and Hills fight in it's original, with the chanting and maybe one or two more instrumentals. Adding in some of the World refrain certainly helps it from keeping samey in this incarnation.
A few weeks back, when Fatalis dropped, I was busy with university so I didn't jump on the hype train immediately. However, I did my research, looking at what people recommend when going up against him. 2 weeks later, I tried my hands on the special assignment. Just like how it should went, I was a bit rusty and almost failed the assignment. Finally, Fatalis flew up and the cutscene played. I watched this part a lot of times already, but it really hits differently when you are the one in the hot seat. I quickly reset the quest, this time firing the SOS. 3 random guys immediately came in as I flew back down to face Fatalis once again.
The fight played out just like how I imagined it: us 4 constantly kissing and rolling on the ground trying to deal damage to him. The barricade scene came, I ran back into the gate in awe when he rained flames upon the castle. As one of the teammates closed the gate, somehow I carted. It was just then that we realized that we are down to the last cart. (Yes, I ate for safeguard but that wasn't enough I guess lmao)
The fight went on, as heated as it can get. A guy using lance was poking Fatalis's head and breast to oblivion while the other 2 spam ZSD on the head. I used longsword, the only weapon I'm most comfortable with when fighting hard monsters like him. We managed to break his head once before he went up for the 3rd time. Then came the 4th time. At that point, I was almost out of healing items. I'm not sure if I can go on any longer. It seemed...endless. Then, a text box popped up at the right side of the screen: The dragonator and roaming ballista are ready to use. I signaled my teammates to run for the handle. I reached there first, then the 2 guys using switch axe. The lance guy used his dash move heading for us as Fatalis slithered behind him. I hit my controller button firing the dragonator, as soon as he is in range and Fatalis fell back at the instant.
We jumped down to do damage as usual when Proof of the Hero comes on. At this point I feel like something awoke inside of me. I threw on my Temporal Mantle and jumped on the ballista before being interrupted by Fatalis doing his ult again. When he came down, the lance guy shot a binder to hold him and dash-rush for the head. Half a health bar left and no more healing items, I jumped back on the ballista and fired away. I'm not going to lose here, this is the last opening and I'm so close. But at the end of the ballista magazine, he's still not dead and is getting up on his hindlegs. I ran towards him, spirit slash 1, and went for the helmbreaker. At the swishing sound, Fatalis finally fell for the last time. My final attack went straight through the middle of his head and body, breaking his head the 2nd time in the process. I also always do a special sheathe after the helmbreaker due to muscle memory so it was just my character standing there with her sword sheathed anime-style as Fatalis falls to the ground and the victory theme plays. I didn't have this kind of adrenaline rush since Safi. (Alatreon and Kulve's first kills were more of a relief, if you get what I mean).
Monster Hunter World was my first game of the franchise and this fight is the most appropriate send-off in my opinion. It started as a game that my friend told me to buy and come play with her because it was "on sale" to one of my most favorite franchise of all time. I'll will be eagerly waiting for MH:Rise while I try to farm fatty parts and trying to somehow wack AT Velkhana's head, then I'll probably move on to MHGU if I have time. This fight, though, would stay with me for quite a long while, I can tell.
And to all my fellow hunters that helped me through all the quests, not just Fatalis, thank you for being part of the experience. Happy hunting and I hope we meet again in one of the quests!
What a story! This has given me some hope as I continue to train with my teammate to take this out without outside help, just for the first time.
Fatalis really do be one of the most well-crafted High End challenges I've ever done in any game - Fatalis is hard as fuck but it's just right with its nuiance that when you hit that zen moment of when your openings occur and when to retreat, it makes his fight magical.
GOD, that phase 2 theme is SO GOOD! Brachydius' theme has always been my favorite since it came out, because it has such a heroic tone to it, but MAN that second phase ost is absolutely giving it a run for it's money, holy crap!
I been kicked by fatalis for 9 hours straight using my bow and haven't won, but this gives me motivation to press on and overcome
Update: I finally killed Fatalis!
yeah, range weapons are kinda screwed in that fight with how much >>physical
J Wilt It’s a giant fucking dragon what did you expect?
Fatalis is a pain for all players including melee.
It is very much possible to beat him with range.
@J Wilt The forced solo is only for the first phase which is not that hard and it's only for first time play too because after that if you select the same assignment again you can 4 player it right away.
I'm probably sitting at like 50 attempts right now. Since the last few ones i did, i personally wasn't even the cause of the fail :'D
Feel like solo is the best bet here.
J Wilt And hell the forced solo is only for the first phase so that’s some bullshit.
Safi'Jiiva theme: Epic and fitting for the monster born out of the energy from the new world that has fully evolved into an adult.
Alatreon theme: A bit more frightening but mainly epic. A showdown with the master of the elements.
Fatalis theme: Sounds like the hunters are walking to their doom at least until Proof of a Hero turns on.
Safi'Jiiva's Target Theme is just terrifying ._.
What are you talking about?
@@jaydenlobbe7911 *sweats in being his target*
I killed Fatalis for the first time yesterday. It was the only monster left for me to kill before I could get Rise. Hearing Proof of a Hero was like a whole new experience for me
A hatred for hunters
Burns like his fire
The Immortal God
With sapience to match his ire
The bane of humanity
That no monster will fight
Or else they will burn
In a fire and hatred too bright
The Dark Demise - Fatalis
The tears started kicking in the moment the og Proof of a Hero began playing... and then quest fail.
"Yeah, he's a God" - Cotton
You can't imagine how satisfying it is to finally hear him admit that Fatalis lives up to the hype and lore :P
@@GunlessSnake indeed
Yooo someone else who watches them XD
@@GunlessSnake only makes me sad we didn't get white and crimson as well. White fatalis is the true god.
@@tbc1880 well when he first fought white fatalis he did say I believed this thing killed Castle Scharde.
Thanks so much for another amazing medley, these are easily in contention for my favourite monster Hunter themes of all time. Enjoy dying to fatalis over and over again everyone!
I see nobody mention that THERE IS A PART OF THE KOKOTO THEME IN THE TRACK! At 1:28, this is so cool! They put in a leitmotif of the very first village in the series, where Fatalis was first met, that’s sick, it’s like what they did with Kushala, they really know what they’re doing
Except many many people mentioned it, the comments are just buried down between the others
@@Elyrium42 yeah what I’m saying is that most comments are just "haha me dying lot" and people talking about proof of a hero for the hundredth time, like we get it, you get powered up when it plays, can we move on?
Those are some amazing ears you have, I didin't notice that
Some pp didn't play the first gen that's why they not mention Kokoto Village Theme
there's also parts of the verdant hills battle theme I think
Finally, Fatalis lives up to his title as the God of all monsters. 👌
I do fear the arch tempered
@@perturabo149 Technically an "Arch Tempered" Fatalis would be either Crimson or White Fatalis
@@denzeldelaney6578 probably white
Still not
@@denzeldelaney6578 no crimson is a deviant and white is a older more matured version, so a arch tempered fatalis will be fatalis really.
my jaw dropped unconciously when i heard the mount theme.. now this is really a god.
also, imagine the theme of white fatalis in iceborne incarnate.. holyy smokes
every squad got the
guy whos actually trying
guy hiding in the corner
hr 28 with defender gear
insect glaive user
Where’s the guy whos trying but sucks
@@just.chumbo oh thats me! Im right here!
Je suis montée
@@anameorsomething894 same here ;-;
This implies us insect glaive users arent trying
Which is true if we did our kinsects would look like mothra and our reign of terror would be unrestrained
THE BEST MONSTER WITH THE BEST FIGHT WITH THE BEST MEDLEY! WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR!?!?
Edit: THE GEAR! THE WEAPONS!
PROOF OF A HERO!
MONSTER HUNTER,
THE BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best gear (in that case it is)
And it’s free
And the best Gear! Weapon design could have been Better but Hey Theyre allright!
@@draw2death421 i have to agree to that point
@@draw2death421 The long sword looks like my best effort at drawing a fork and I do sorta consider some of the other designs a bit meh, but hey, layered weapons, eh?
Iceborne's Fatalis is one of my favorite bosses of all time.
0:00 I never played previous MH and I feel the horror when this plays.
15:43 What is this? I feel POWEEERRRRR!
Wanna know how tough iceborne fatalis is?
Fatalis was the first thing in YEARS to make me *stand up from my seat*
.... you know something in a game is challenging when you feel the need to stand up from your seat! Like.... there’s serious mode, then there’s **gamer state activated** serious mode!
For me that's leaning forward in my seat!
For me, Fatalis is the only boss that I've fought that makes me thirsty on a consistent basis
Uhmm. Okay. It made YOU stand up from your seat? I still don't understand how tough iceborne fatalis is because IDK what games have you played before MHWI 😶
Because,
Im just chilling on my bed while I hunt it. It's not that hard, the only thing that makes it hard for most of the people is the damage dealt with every blow.
@@RJFR okay, show us a vid of you fighting it without dying and with ten minutes to spare without fatalis gear or relying on bowgun or long sword to carry you
@@RJFR Bro you replied 3 times all with laughing emoji. You didn't have to make it that obvious that you got called out lmaooo.
The progression is simple, but effective. The intro is filled with loud chanting, banging drums, and sharp string sections as if the music itself is part of the onslaught of this ancient evil. Then is tones down the stings and the drums and chanting get quieter while the pace picks up. It’s still menacing, but seems more manageable. Like your hunter is starting to calm down and become more focused. Then the pace picks up, but the instruments start to drown out the chanting more, as if Fatalis is starting to lose its dominance over the battle. Then the tables turn and it shifts to Proof of a Hero: the Hunter has gathered their courage and is going to overwhelm this ancient evil with the accumulation of all their experiences.
The sweeping pianos that start off at around the 13:04 mark are just too beautiful and they add a layer of fantastical and royal feel that is kind of reminiscent of tales of knights fighting dragons. Of course, very fitting for such an epic battle with an already epic and iconic dragon in the franchise.
Remember, this song didn't play during Xeno'Jiva, Nergigante, Ruiner Nergigante, Shara Ishvalda, Safi'Jiva, or Alatreon. It played during Fatalis. This is the true test. Good Luck.
POH also plays in the fight against Zorah Magdaros Archi, but not the original version that plays with fatalis, but a version of world's own.
All the references I could find in Fatalis’s themes:
1:28 Kokoto Village.
1:51-1:57 Akantor’s theme, 50 seconds in, and the beginning of Ukanlos’ theme.
7:44-8:08 A stylized Pride of a Nameless Hunter.
8:12 Astera.
9:17 Stars At Our Backs.
The first theme radiates pure, unbridled suffering. I can hear the sounds of pain, lol. The second theme has a glimmer of hope, even when all the odds seem against the Hunter. Proof of a Hero sounds like just pure hope and teamwork, when you can see the finish line in your sights.
Iceborne really is notorious of taking advantage of the power of the consoles to bring old monsters in a shining glory of improvement and/or change.
The quality however differs on each monster and hunter's opinion.
- Old Rajang was bigger and there was decent downtime between a good chunk of attacks wich balances out he's insane damage output (a single back hop could erase you) and very quick/lack of telegraphs in some moves so the difficulty of the fight depends on your ability to correctly punish Rajang after he attacks.
New Rajang has a lil more telegraphing (but not that much) and is smaller, has new moves to boot and a counter to clutching onto his arms. He's way more relentless and most of his moves have lost the downtime they had after beeing used (like the sonic homing attack having instant recovery). Even tripping him is dangerous because if he grabs onto any "wall" then he just attacks you and never falls down. However, I've found him to be more flinchable, can be slinger bursted into a wall and attacking his tail enough will knock him out of his extra enrage where he has hard arms. Lastly he's very unpreddictable wich is a change most monsters have suffered when coming to Iceborne. The fight has become more reactionary than methodical wich can be a plus or a minus for some people.
- Then we have Lunastra. Old Lunastra is just a reskin of Teostra, THE END.
New Lunastra was changed to be very distinct from Teostra without totally beeing a different monster... I think that was the intention.
The thing is that nearly every move she has is some tipe of variation of an AoE attack. The fire patches she leaves are very annoying for both blademasters and ranged hunters. She has shitty hitzones. Fighting her will involve a great amount of annoying gradual damage. Her nova is very annoying having it cover the full zone, having your health melt like butter and having a wind effect that will stun and prevent you from countering the health melting with a healing item. A change that is good for making her clearly different from Teostra but also bad because she is very annoying and un-fun to fight.
- Glavenus hasn't changed a lot, just the typical World change of making the monster more unpredictable and a little less downtime between attacks (unlike rajang having nearly no downtime on most attacks).
- The old Fatalis' difficulty came from the truck load of damage he could do in general including moving... yes moving. His pool of attacks was pretty small and hasn't had an adition to it for a good while (and no, we are not counting the variants, they are their own monsters). The fight was generaly underwhelming and the small pool of attacks with clear telegraphs made him very predictable and punishable, you just had to be carefull of beeing too close to Fatalis in case he moved and you made contact with him (just like with the old Rajang's backhop).
New fatalis still has his old attacks, is a bit bigger and still has the smae amount of fair telegraphing so the fight is still reasonably learnable unlike _OTHER_ fights. But instead of making things annoying and tedious like with Lunastra they've added new attacks that honestly feel mostly fair (except the pin attack, that is very annoying) with mostly good telegraphs. When in the air he cannot touch you when you clutch claw him so go ham, just be aware of when he's going to land. As the fight progresses he uses new attacks and some of the other ones gain a lil bonus like leaving a delayed explosion. The safest place to be is between the back legs and the high legs but he still has a fair amount of attacks that can reach there and you should be very aware of when they're about to be used, the great example beeing his sorta 360 fire breath sweep where he starts at the most left/right of his body directly in this "safe space" to the sweep around in a more generous manner, never reaching the opposite side where the right/left side "safe space" isn't reached. Finally his new ultimate attack is pretty clear and fair if you are ready for it wich is pretty easy as the first two time he does it you have to hide in the same spots so always try to keep Fatalis near said spots unless you want to be roasted. It occurs when certain health thresholds are met so knowing them will also inform you of how close he's to beeing defeated. Always after the second super attack he enters his new heated form (not sure if it has a name) and most of his fire attacks a powered up tremendusly with the conical frontal firebreath beeing a guaranteed one shot. The only way to mitigate the strenght that the fire attacks gain in this form is by breaking his horns wich is pretty hard so it is recomendable to bring part breaker. Also using the seige weapons makes this fight more possible so it is also recomended to bring the heavy artillery skill. In general an massive improvement to the monster that fits him as a black dragon yet still fair and more enjoyable than something like Lunastra or Rajang.
I've discovered that when wearing the rocksteady mantle against Fatalis' full power conical attack you can tank at least one maybe two hits but it solely depends on rng whether or not you take the reduced damage. With that being said, you have a slight chance to superman dive behind a rock(which is what I should've done) for cover or evade out of the cone's range to the far left or right. I got lucky and it just happened, here's my instagram upload. instagram.com/tv/CF8QpBrBwzF/?igshid=1jrqvf7eka3dw
A Literal Book
Hey man calm down
I'll be honest I don't even run part breaker or heavy artillery and he's pretty easy still-
not sure what i read but ok
8:22 I ADORE! How this part of the song FEELS like a symbolic crack in its armor, EVIDENCE that it CAN be killed! It’s so triumphant! Like it's cheering you on!
When "Proof of A Hero" starts playing, all four hunters at the same time are thinking, "Kick His ass, Kick his Ass, He fell down, kick his ass!!"
proof of heroes gives me the chills every time.
it brought back all the awsome memories from old games.
such an amazing rendition for an AMAZING fight. Having the classic Proof of a Hero for the final phase is absolute perfection and a beautiful finale for MHW.
This is 18 minutes of pure bliss
Thank you so much! I love Fatalis’ themes, they’re great, as are your mixes of them
So, does anyone think that the birth of Safi'jiiva have anything to do with Fatalis and the Black Dragons? MH have a lot of vague in-game lore that seems to be hyped up only to build atmosphere and sense of depth, but in the end I'm left with more questions than answer. What does the tale of Five imply in the grand scheme of things? What did the Old Everwyrm want? Why did Alatreon came to Safi's cocoon ground? Why is Banbaro all over the place?
I think that only Alatreon had to do with the arrival of Fatalis, the rest is the migration of the elders
(sorry for the bad english)
one answer: Bioenergy
old everwrym and alatreon lured by bioenergy that jiiva produced. old everwrym absorbed all bioenergy from around the new world and xeno lair and alatreon probably ran away from fatalis and went to safijiiva place since the new world bioenergy has been reduced by old everwrym so he go to the second place that has the most bioenergy, secluded valley.
@@Dravonista1 wait, there was a confirmation or implication that Alatreon was fleeing Fatalis? That's a big piece of information on the power hierarchy, I know Fatalis made a Lao Shan flee 15 years ago in og MH, but damn, Alatreon?
Still, I'm kinda disappointed that the dev didn't do much with the Tale of the Five lore, I was expecting that the updates would lead to shed truth behind the myth; about the origin of the known world and the nature of Elder Dragons overall. Still can't believe all of this were glossed over to railroad things back to... Fatalis.
@@volc2367 I honestly believe Safi Jiiva is just the adolescent of Fatalis, from otherworldly dragon to a chaotic red dragon to a more controlled but extremely powerful black Dragon with age, Fatalis is also smaller than Safi, Safi when it continuously sheds becomes smaller and another relation is Safi, Xeno, Fatalis have bright glowing chests that usually radiate orange. Don't know just makes me think Jiivas are Fatalis related.
@@hansalanson3497 a possibility, not confirmed. and there's rumor that the nerfed alatreon that we fought before fatalis, fought fatalis and fled, that's probably the reason why his hp is so little compared to normal alatreon.
"If you have even a little bit of trouble defeating me, imagine what my crimson and white brothers can do to you."
"Godspeed, hunters. You'll need it."
I wouldn’t consider the fight exponentially hard and unfair, in fact the fight against Fatalis is awe-inspiring and majestic. Most reasons I failed the quest was due to the 30 minute time limit.
Imagine, JUST IMAGINE when they rework the white fatalis battle
OH BOY.
If I watched the Ancestral Dragon descending from a solar eclipse black hole in Iceborne graphics I'd die from shock
This fight came out over 2 years ago, and I’m still having a blast every time I come back. Not to mention, there is no shortage of hunters itching to fight the Fatalis again. Truly one of highest peak in my gaming life.
Tell you what, I’ve played most every MH game. But this fight. THIS FIGHT. I have no words for it. The closest I could come is the amazing feeling of four guys who don’t know each other coming together to kill a nigh immortal beast from Hell. The satisfaction from successfully killing it is on another level.
Also can we talk about that 3rd phase roar. Just the essence of strength. 10/10
Now I want to know what capcom could do with Miralis.
no imagine what they would do to the white fatalis
@@chaossama8379 imagine what they could do with both
@@crossfire4691 imagine both with crimson
@@quentinb734 alatreon wouldn't like that
Imagine what they would with plesioth
In my opinion, hearing the very first version of Proof of a Hero and not the World version (the one you hear after using the Dragonator against the Zorah Magdaros) makes the final minutes even better. Not only it's pure nostalgia for people who are into the series since the PSP games at the very least (I started with Freedom Unite 11 years ago), but in a sense, it also reinforces the fact that World stayed true to the spirit of the series in the end.
Because, to be honest, I was disappointed by World at its initial release: while it was a massive improvement in terms of QoL and graphics, the fact that the first part of the game is basically a giant and chatty tutorial left me with a bitter feeling for the 15~20 first hours. Even compared to previous entries which were already criticized for having a too easy "village" part. The final showdown with Zorah Magdaros, which was supposed to be the high point of this first part of the story, was barely a boss fight. Even by standards for giant monsters at the time (like Jhen Mohran, Ceadeus and Dalamadur). In the end, the Proof of a Hero theme you could hear then was the only thing that could let me think "yup, it's a Monster Hunter game".
While the high rank wasn't much more challenging (but still an improvement), the free DLCs started hopefully introducing more challenging stuff, and I especially enjoyed AT Xeno'jiiva and AT Kulve Taroth. Then Iceborne was released and turned out definitely harder than World, even though I still think the difficulty could be better balanced (in my opinion, it's way too easy to accumulate and max out skills). And they kept delivering with the DLCs for Iceborne: even if most quests still don't last as long as in previous games when you are well prepared, most endgame monsters can still punish you hard for being too greedy or for coming unprepared. But that revamped Fatalis really try to push you to your limits and require all at once a good build, a good strategy and some skill in order to stand a chance. You can't get more "Monster Hunter" than that... except if you play the bombastic original Proof of a Hero during the final minutes.
I'm trying to beat Fatalis with the great seord and armor from Kokoto village. The origin set was really nostalgic for me, and I started out using the great sword for most of my career.
Amen
I STARTED WITH FREEDOM UNITE TOO!!! Sorry for getting overly excited I just don’t find many who have been in that long, I played when I was 4,5? And it’s carried me through the hardships of life
Love how in the 2nd phase the music has more triumphant and hopeful bits shining through the despair, then ultimately culminates in Proof Of a Hero
All this power and he's still the weakest Fatalis, I'm so excited to see Crimson and White in the future!
All the fatalis have the same power level and the black fatalis is the most powerful acording to the lore
@@davidvieira2734 Crimson Fatalis is litterally a Fatalis with stronger fire and White is and older Fatalis that has reached his maximum potential
@@davidvieira2734 both crimson and white are stronger by lore for obvious reasons.
@@davidvieira2734 What the 2 comments above said.
I thought Alatreon was also technically a Fatalis? Isn't he also classified as a Black Dragon? Can someone clear that up for me please
Absolute sin that this theme isn't on the official Iceborne soundtrack on Spotifyy
Indeed :(
There's a lore reason for it.
*It's a crime though.*
I get really annoyed when devs do this, cause they already released the whole Rise OST, even the extra DLC tracks like the rock remixes. It's like how Sega decided to release the Yakuza 7 OST when they skipped Yakuza 6.
I like how they implemented Rathalo's theme from the first monster hunter game at 0:22 and that the musical motif is present throughout the piece.
fatalis' theme has always just been rath's theme but more intense and with choir
fatalis copying rathalos theme lol.
This version is so, so much better than the old one, when i fought Fatalis in MHFU i really didn't concect that much with the theme, to me it was just a vocal version of the Forest Hills theme. But just by hearing the start of this one 0:02, you know you're gonna mess with something terrible and powerful, something that can end the world by just existing, something that even the Gods fear.
I haven't heard a theme that made me fear a boss like this since Sephiroth's theme, the lyrics, though without any meaning (from what i know of) give the fight a more "serious" and "intimidating" tone, since the only monsters that have had vocals in their fights are Godlike creatures.
Not only that, but it literally gave me chills the first time i heard it, and i think a lot of people missed that detail, but you can hear a leimotiv of Kokoto's theme 1:27, the very first Monster Hunter village, this being a simbolism of the first ever final monster. The second phase theme is just as incredible, having leimotives of the many tracks of MHW, like Astera's theme and Driven by the Stars.
But holy shit, did a tear crossed through my eye when i heard the OG Proof of a Hero, i'm pretty sure that every MH veteran felt the same way when pulling the lever, the dragonator razoring Fatalis chest and slowly realizing that the very first MH theme was being displayed, just a masterpiece of a fight and pretty much my favorite final encounter in any videogame to date.
Amazing job Capcom.
Dire Miralis listen to this theme!
Also Dire Miralis: One day hunter...
That's if water combat comes back.
hopefully rise does exactly that
Hopefully. After Fatalis, imagine the literal hell Miralis would unleash.
@@joshualighttime604 they dont even need to re-add underwater combat if they make it so when dire is in the water you just shoot ballistas and cannons at it until it comes back to the ground
@@Glasyara yeah but too do that you will need unlimited cannon ball and ballistas ammo and plus people will hate that fight because it just be like plesioth. A monster you can't hurt until it comes out of the water.
In my final run, when Proof of a Hero began, I knew all those hours fighting Fatalis would come together to make a flawless run. From the point the dragonator hit, every move was calculated, and I finished him with no faints. Truly spectacular.
That ending was beautiful and so nostalgic
Fatalis gives me literal nightmares....
I like it.
Was fighting Fatalis last night, disconnected from the session on a 4 player difficulty fatalis. Proof of a Hero was playing, skull icon popped up, and it was just me and the beast itself. And then? I killed it. The last portion of a 4-player fatalis. Alone.
I can literally sing this entire tune from start to finish. That is how many times I carted!!
12:44 istg hearing this while blocking the big triangle fire attack with a lance or something has to be one of the greatest european dragon fight vibe someone can feel in a game 💀💀 and i love it.
The 4 hunters are wearing KT, Alatreon, Velkhana, and Safi armor. Fitting since those are the hurdles you must overcome before facing the hardest monster in the game.
I love how they put parts of the village themes in some of the Iceborne songs. It just makes it feel so nostalgic because we have Pokke for Nargacuga, Misty Peaks theme for Zinogre, Kokoto for Fatalis, and there are probably more that I missed. I miss playing the older games, but I dont have my psp anymore. :( Oh, They also have tri's theme in Alatreon
The proof of a hero is so nostalgic that even make me cry after succeeding solo it 😭
Omg i love these parts so much ❤
8:30 - 9:16
12:36 - 13:23
THIS THEME JUST CARRIED ME THROUGH THE ELDEN BEAST FIGHT TO FINISH OUT PLAT. PRAISE BE TO FATALIS
After that Dragonator hit, i had all of the flashbacks of 15 years worth of hunting blink in my mind in just a second.
THIS is what it means to be a monster hunter.
7:22 *Old Players* "They... gave Fatalis a... new theme?! This is heresy! This is madness!! and we f**king love it!!!!"
Oh come on you can't tell me you thought something like that!
I like how this song pulls in parts of the Forest and Hills’ theme and parts of Kokoto Village’s theme. It really plays into the nostalgia factor.
His original theme was like that
Fatalis cam resurrect: Panik
You’re not wearing his armor: calm
You’re using his LS made of Fatalis: *PANIK*
Oh shit
Oh no no no imust go to shop and sell it
No keep it because you can just swing a fatalis like a fucking ragdoll!
Bc he is on a stick!
Hahaha! Using the best gear in the game comes with its drawbacks doesnt it!! Im just sitting pretty with my shara ishvalda, kirin, kulve, frostfangbarioth mixed set that looks like a 3 year olds drawing...
But srsly am l the only one who fights him sheerly for fun? No weapons or armour. Just the thrill?
@GÖÖSË One giant meow from Fatalico can end all of humanity...
@@danielsimmons4436 its a really well designed fight, lots of big openings and opportunities to punish on both sides. And the music fucking slaps
Everyone says that Proof of a Hero gives them will to fight. Bullshit. I died because of this shit, i had the biggest goosebumps of my entire life.
It gives us the will. Doesnt mean we can use that will lmao
@@mauithedemigod189 dodogaming
Capcom really outdid themselves this time. Hats off to them (well, helmets).