When Roquefort whispers "Let's take this someplace else, so we dont disturb the neighbors" that's the moment I know for sure someone is gonna make questionable art of him no freaking doubt.
Roquefort is furry bait. I know this because my friend squealed when I played this game in a Discord call and Roquefort said those lines. She now says he's her favorite boss (I wonder why)
@@SeaFR I mean, to be fair...this is a cyborg(?) werewolf with a very deep voice with some rather suggestive actions and radiates older man (what some would call "daddy" energy)...Many people are gonna feel some type of way 🥴
Of course the old man with a Scrooge McDuck vault whose office is adorned with certainly expensive commissioned art is the one with the mechanical fursuit of death with a realistic tongue and lip synch.
There’s no denying that werewolf mecha combination is badass, but I feel like they missed an opportunity to go hard on Fafnir myth from Scandinavian mythology and make him a dragon. It fits too well. Edit: Well I suppose I didn’t think this through. They went the Wolf of Wall Street Route. Which, considering the corpo thematic of Vandelay, fits 100 times better.
What did Fafnir have to do with dragons? It’s been a while so maybe I’ve forgotten something, but other than his brother being a serpent I don’t remember anything that connects the two
@@erazure. you’re referring to the wolf Fenrir. Son of Loki, the one who tore off Tyr’s arm and is fated to kill Odin when Ragnarok comes. Fafnir was a dwarf, who because of Loki’s shenanigans came to possess cursed gold. Because of the gold, and since dwarves were already a bit greedy to begin with, Fafnir turned into a dragon, the very symbol of greed. I like the fact that half of Scandinavian myths happened because Loki was bored.
Wow roquefort's wolf thing looks really cool really hope no one makes questionable art of him edit: omg 988 likes thx i guess another hecking edit: yes i know, its the internet, of course they will do it
Fun fact about this guys model: the werewolf isn't a separate model. The asset is all one piece, and I... Honestly need to know how it works out of engine.
@@cakemancer1608 tbf who the fuck chooses to howl at the top of their lung to initiate their werewolf transformation lol. he's a little too into the character don't you think? lol
@@kasid4759 Why not? I don't recall seeing anyone irl transform, so we don't know. Personally, I wouldn't do that as well, but I'm sure as hell there are people who would
Yeah. They seem to have one soundtrack for streaming mode (so the game can be streamed without hitting copywrite/licencing issues) and one for standard gameplay. It's a pretty clever way of getting some access to licenced tracks without paying further royalties for it's distribution for broadcasting through streamer services. Which is why pop songs are usually named such, they are selected tracks that are provided to radio stations that they get paid for every time it's used on a program. That's why Maria Ciery gets a massive pay out every Christmas, given that "All I want for Christmas is you" is played practically constantly. XD
The frustrating thing is, everybody knows that nobody is coming to watch a videogame boss fight to listen to a song, so they aren't losing any sales by allowing videos of licensed songs in videogames on TH-cam. And everybody *with a brain* knows that it would be good advertising for artists. But some people are just greedy and stupid, and their greed outpaces their intelligence.
It just dawned on me after 2 months that his breath attack is a reference to the 3 little piggies nursery rhyme where the wolf blows their houses down. God, this game is so good!
The internet ruined stuff like that lol anyone that has a animal transformation is automatically a furry or it’s their fursona or some deviant art saying lol 😂
@@darkk_darkk Considering the whole 'disturbing the neighbors' line, I think the devs knew EXACTLY what the players would think of Roquefort's transformation.
"This is a waste of time, which is money, and I'm not gonna waste any more of that!" -Roquefort before smashing his expensive desk, a window, and a MASSIVE vault door that could NOT have been cheap even though he could have easily broken none of those.
i like the possible thought of Roquefort not only asking for a mecha body in order to stay alive, but specifically a giant furry werewolf mecha body bc there's no way Kale was the one to come up with that idea
Can we all agree that the fact that even the fucking transformation from man to werewolf is on beat! This games rhythm is amazing everything is on a beat!
It's called technology my dude. That's why it manage to fit all inside of him. I'm also questioning how is this possible, but it's actually just technology.
I appreciated the fakeout when you get to the room, with all the robots on display. I got there and thought it was gonna be a bunch of waves of minibosses to get through, but instead they sank into the ground and we got the loup-garou mechaccountant.
the only thing i hated from this boss fight was the rythm section at the very end because i play knm so i got very confused on the left or right clicks and had to change to controller for that end section
You are not the first to notice it. I also noticed that too when I first saw this boss battle. The feeling was SO not appropriate for the situation…. 3X
To be honest this fight was TERRIFYING on my first runthrough. Mechanical arms? A normal tuesday. A full mech suit that is double the size of normal bosses in this game? You know shits getting real. Roquefort *towers* over every other boss in the game (I mean, when he’s in his suit. He’s pretty tiny otherwise) and especially chai - for crying out loud, look at 4:54! His *arm* is bigger than you! I don’t know about anyone else, but when the game asks me to take on a boss who is that ginormous, I tend to get a bit scared for how much I can reasonably take on. On top of that, you the player is not the only one who is feeling this anxiety and dread about this fight; chai is too, which given his fairly optimistic and jokester nature hits pretty hard. The scene at 8:36 shows it the most in my opinion - Roquefort, taunting chai, says something along the lines of “wow, you think you can win”. We the player expect chai to retort with one of his multitude of dumb jokes (“well now she’s number done” “that’s shocking” etc) but instead he responds with no words and a face that, though determined to win, doesn’t *contradict* or try to *argue* against Roquefort’s tease. Chai, very uncharacteristically may I add, is (if only shown for a brief second) coming to terms with the fact that there’s a good chance he does not win this fight. As I said before, chai is often very positive and optimistic, so this honestly made my heart race. Edit because I realized another thing! Chai is always shown as incredibly spry and agile - as an example, the very first time we see his character (the opening “beacon” animated cutscene) chai jumps, runs, and parkours his way through the crowd in order to access project Armstrong. In the cutscene as the group is trying to power up the l.i.f.t., he is shown in a similar fashion, jumping into the air and slamming the guitar down on enemies. All this reinforces chai as someone who is (at least typically, but we’ll get to that in a second) acrobatic in fighting and movement. However, once again returning to the scene at 8:40 shows us a chai who visually presents many of the signature attributes usually common to people who are tired/lazy/etc; in other words, people who are not acrobatic and lithe, or at least are not such at the moment. Chai is very visibly slightly hunched, which is an automatic shorthand for “tired” in our minds. Adding on to this, he utters no words excepting a small sigh (or maybe it’s just a breath? Either way, I believe my point still stands) which typically conveys boredom and - more important to this discussion - exhaust. His hair, which is always pretty frazzled, is now used in this moment to further construct this exhausted appearance. Chais mouth is also slightly open and he is slightly breathing; while this does not outright convey tiredness, I find it important to note as it does show he is exerted, and in this scene that demonstration continues to set the stage that chai is in over his head with this fight (yknow, more than usual). As a final few details: chais scarf, which is mostly seen flying behind him in a “heroic” look (for example, it does this on his portrait and in some cutscenes), is simply laying behind him, dull and lifeless; chais eyebrows are scrunching up his face, making it seem weaker, though they are still angled, making him look determined; finally, his eyes themselves are closed more than usual (once again I am comparing this to chais usual character portrait, his eyes are more open then), conveying tiredness, pain, and that something is wrong/different about him to the player. The point that I making with this overanalyzing of literally one face is that the game uses many visual and auditory shorthands to convey that chai is not doing too well in this battle against Roquefort, and not only that this is apparent to us the player and to Roquefort, but also to chai himself. This creates a pretty serious tone for a game where you smack people with a guitar, as chais uncharacteristic actions create fear for an already terrified player. Shoutout to the gold for letting chai win when he would probably not have. Thank you gold ❤
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"I put my stock in futures... but not yours, kid."
Honestly that goes hard as fuck, can't lie.
For what little screen time he had, he was a great character
Agreed
Most gangster threat in the game 💀
That aged well.
I read "i put my stock in FURRIES" 😂
Roquefort is a werewolf mecha. That’s a combination I didn’t know I wanted.
I was like "that's a Wolf of Wall-street reference!!"
Project warwick
@@OneTrickKal eyy, lol reference
@@grimboi231 "I know zaun's streets like the back of my claws"
Honestly "Robot werewolf businessesman" is pretty neat
When he first howled, I thought he was being quirky. No, he was dead serious with that sick transformation
When “im a half wolfkin” mfs grow old and wealthy
When Roquefort whispers "Let's take this someplace else, so we dont disturb the neighbors" that's the moment I know for sure someone is gonna make questionable art of him no freaking doubt.
I feel like that line is intentionally suggestive though...along with him licking his lips at the start
Roquefort is furry bait.
I know this because my friend squealed when I played this game in a Discord call and Roquefort said those lines. She now says he's her favorite boss (I wonder why)
@@SeaFR I mean, to be fair...this is a cyborg(?) werewolf with a very deep voice with some rather suggestive actions and radiates older man (what some would call "daddy" energy)...Many people are gonna feel some type of way 🥴
@@Serotonious daddy energy vs somewhat himbo twink energy who will win
@@demisagoat For me, the twink with 2 brain cells seems like a great guy to be friends with.
But the daddy can be more than a friend
I was expecting a werewolf; wasn’t expecting it to be a actual mecha werewolf with a monocle and pants however
Well, the other execs are cyborgs in one from or another.
@@heardofrvb Technically, Korsica wasn't one. She was full human before she switched sides.
@SeaFR she still wasn't really a cyborg, still mostly human
Don't forget the tie
i'm glad they gave him pants so the sickos have more work to do when they draw him. i respect the developers for that
I love that the font changes in the name when he’s human.
Guh I never noticed till you pointed it out
That’s cool ^_^
Same for Rekka when she charged herself with electricity
Yeah, it looks more straight and neat
Of course the old man with a Scrooge McDuck vault whose office is adorned with certainly expensive commissioned art is the one with the mechanical fursuit of death with a realistic tongue and lip synch.
Everyone knows furries are some of the richest beings in existence
That, what?
Mechanical fursuit, hahaha, that's a great way to put it!
Omg at 3:41 you can actually see his commission 😂
@@theluckygamer10 obviously not true but they do spend of most of their money furry porn commissions ofc
“So we don’t disturb the neighbors” and thus every sub viewing this felt a familiar pang of terror AND arousal
absolutely....brain fried
Honestly, just made me laugh
Fucking shut up!!!! ＞~＞
😨...... 😳
._.||
When she said wolf in sheep's clothing, I wasn't expecting a beast former
Dude, no one was expecting this. "Wolf in Sheep's clothes" usually means a seemingly innocent person being a cold-blooded killer, not all THIS!!
@Cee Cee I did kinda expect that
BEAST WARRRS
@@shiverfan4867 "Roguefort, TERRORIZE!!"
@@TheRedMan77now I wanna make a predicon based on Roguefort!
the licensed track for this goes SOOO damn hard. Like this one is good but the licensed one is just so good
You can say the name of song... This is not some random ''licensed track'' it's fucking Wolfgang Gartner, 5th Symphony's.
@@Piqcked i didnt knw the name cause i forgot but cool. Thx
Yeah I wish he had it louder in the mix, I've turned the FX down a bit in the game to let the music shine thru a bit better. Absolute banger this one
Just listened to it for a solid 10 seconds and I'm now gonna buy this game.
Something I noticed in this game is that theres a crowd cheering "Chai!" all over when reaching S rank.
And when reaching B rank chai's weapon turns into an actual guitar.
Edit: got the rank wrong
If furries were funded by the department of defense...
Bro, have you seen some of the cool tech-themes suits they make? With proper funding, eruditious furries could create the most insane crap.
as if loads of them don't work there already
What do we call the fetish for metal furries?
actually its the other way around the DoD is funded by furries
Hell if something like this was real i think 90% of people would be furries including me
1:13 THAT SYNC
Well, this entire game has godly sync.
Everything is in sync in this game even the damn hits
Roquefort is a type of French cheese made by using sheep milk.
Oh the irony
Not gonna lie, this was BY FAR one of the best transformations i have seen in a long time. and the design was cool too.
That "not disturb the neighbors" line is very... on the nose.
There’s no denying that werewolf mecha combination is badass, but I feel like they missed an opportunity to go hard on Fafnir myth from Scandinavian mythology and make him a dragon. It fits too well.
Edit: Well I suppose I didn’t think this through. They went the Wolf of Wall Street Route. Which, considering the corpo thematic of Vandelay, fits 100 times better.
What did Fafnir have to do with dragons? It’s been a while so maybe I’ve forgotten something, but other than his brother being a serpent I don’t remember anything that connects the two
@@erazure. you’re referring to the wolf Fenrir. Son of Loki, the one who tore off Tyr’s arm and is fated to kill Odin when Ragnarok comes. Fafnir was a dwarf, who because of Loki’s shenanigans came to possess cursed gold. Because of the gold, and since dwarves were already a bit greedy to begin with, Fafnir turned into a dragon, the very symbol of greed.
I like the fact that half of Scandinavian myths happened because Loki was bored.
Fafnir wouldve worked great but as JFJ pointed out on stream, he is now literally the Wolf of Wallstreet
@@armintor2826 Also Kale is a dog person, so yea.
I like that when he transforms, they bothered to add a new tie and monicle to him.
"How am I supposed to savagely rip people apart without my drip?"
“They were pouring out of it. I almost drowned like Scrooge McDuck” 8:49
"that's not-thats not what a red box is used for!"
I sometimes have issues with bosses have multiple phases but this was done well. They did a great job!
Kale too
The suspiciously wealthy furry
All furries are wealthy, or all wealthy people are furries?
@nadzemnyy maybe
@@Keyboard_Thoughts As an unwealthy furry... no, we're not.
where was he keeping that wolf tail tho
@@grammy_hnng Wouldn't you like to know ;)
Wow roquefort's wolf thing looks really cool really hope no one makes questionable art of him
edit: omg 988 likes thx i guess
another hecking edit: yes i know, its the internet, of course they will do it
If it exists
@@SirBork Oh sweetie
@@SirBork I haven't checked yet but it probably already exist somewhere.
Actually I think he was quoting the holiest of rules guys…
As a furry, I’m scared
Fun fact about this guys model: the werewolf isn't a separate model. The asset is all one piece, and I... Honestly need to know how it works out of engine.
This guy got one of the coolest fursuits I ever saw.
Oh come on man, an animal design does not automatically make it furry-related.
@@cakemancer1608 tbf who the fuck chooses to howl at the top of their lung to initiate their werewolf transformation lol. he's a little too into the character don't you think? lol
@@kasid4759 I mean, being a werewolf is pretty sick, furry or not. Besides, howling just adds more to the character's trait
@@buky69 yeah and that’s called “too into it”.
No none furry would ever decided to use shiet like howling to initiate a transformation.🤣
@@kasid4759 Why not? I don't recall seeing anyone irl transform, so we don't know. Personally, I wouldn't do that as well, but I'm sure as hell there are people who would
Haven't heard much about this game, but that is some incredible character design holy shit.
i was wondering why the music was diffrent than when i fought that boss. creator mode, isnt it? cool that they still made the soundtrack simular.
Yeah. They seem to have one soundtrack for streaming mode (so the game can be streamed without hitting copywrite/licencing issues) and one for standard gameplay. It's a pretty clever way of getting some access to licenced tracks without paying further royalties for it's distribution for broadcasting through streamer services.
Which is why pop songs are usually named such, they are selected tracks that are provided to radio stations that they get paid for every time it's used on a program. That's why Maria Ciery gets a massive pay out every Christmas, given that "All I want for Christmas is you" is played practically constantly. XD
The frustrating thing is, everybody knows that nobody is coming to watch a videogame boss fight to listen to a song, so they aren't losing any sales by allowing videos of licensed songs in videogames on TH-cam. And everybody *with a brain* knows that it would be good advertising for artists.
But some people are just greedy and stupid, and their greed outpaces their intelligence.
It just dawned on me after 2 months that his breath attack is a reference to the 3 little piggies nursery rhyme where the wolf blows their houses down. God, this game is so good!
Honestly, missed opportunity to have Roquefort fall in the money, rumble a bit, then come out all wolfed out.
After that mechsona reveal, Roquefort certainly had some of us on hard.
They *knew* what they were doing with that wall pin cutscene
@@banann_ducc I don't really see it that way
@@shiverfan4867 L
@@shady5595 🤓
Phrasing!
"I put my stock in futures kid, but not yours..."
😂😂😂 the most gangster threat I've heard in my life
"Stock" and "futures" are both financial terms.
0:30 is... is it bad I drew the same conclusion as Chai for a second?
I mean, he worded it like that of course some people would draw that!
The literal first thing I said when I saw his mech is:
“Oh so he’s a furry”.
The fucks wrong with me?
The internet ruined stuff like that lol anyone that has a animal transformation is automatically a furry or it’s their fursona or some deviant art saying lol 😂
@@darkk_darkk Considering the whole 'disturbing the neighbors' line, I think the devs knew EXACTLY what the players would think of Roquefort's transformation.
I dont care, i want those werewolf cybernetics. It would be so cool to just stand up, and boom, now I can lift a 18 wheeler and run fast as a car.
Guess the boss is called "the Mechwolf of wall Street" and lastly his defeat by Greed.
Very impressive job! It's very cool to see this awesome bossfight done at the highest level
4:02 I really have a dirty mind because the guy pin against the wall, getting really close to his face and saying that is like what
It's kinda hot do
You do know he's most likely planning to eat you at that point, right?
@@ceecee6521no. Not really. He is a *robot* werewolf. He is just being extra while doing old fashioned murder
@@ceecee6521vore
Im just wondering how on earth all that fits inside of him.
🤨
There's a wolf inside of us
@@Noodelzmop There is no way a whole wolf mecha suit can fit inside of a dwarf named after blue cheese.
Mass displacement technology, its the same thing that allows transformers to become normal sized and weighted appliances.
@@Micah.Lau.navi. not with that attitude
so we dont disturb the neighbors... yes sir
so technically to save his life kale gave him a fursuit?
hey, if you can make someone an advanced cyborg, why not make it a giant werewolf?
It's one of the coolest thing i can think of.
"This is a waste of time, which is money, and I'm not gonna waste any more of that!" -Roquefort before smashing his expensive desk, a window, and a MASSIVE vault door that could NOT have been cheap even though he could have easily broken none of those.
Ok I never knew Roquefort could hit his head on the statue until 7:45 lol
i like the possible thought of Roquefort not only asking for a mecha body in order to stay alive, but specifically a giant furry werewolf mecha body bc there's no way Kale was the one to come up with that idea
“…so hear me out, I have this hobby”
I mean, Kale HAS said he’s a dog person. (Try using 808’s special against him during his fight)
Roquefort looks soo goofy running away without the mechasuit
Woah. Never seen an integrated mech before
"Really? Why would you want to be less smart?"
Oh, Chai, honey :I
Can we all agree that the fact that even the fucking transformation from man to werewolf is on beat! This games rhythm is amazing everything is on a beat!
A most 'Disney Villain Ending' I've seen in a while :D
That transformation animation is amazing--this game needs more publicity
THAT THUMBNAIL YOO
💀💀💀
Listen
Hear me out
Clever marketing on the devs’ part. How else would they get the furries to buy their game?
@@residentdimwit CLANK CLANK CLANK CLANK
"Should we please the furries or the technophiles?"
Bethesda: "Yes."
4:02 okay they clearly knew what they were doing, and I'm very grateful for the fan service 😂
Chai and Korsica TEAMWORK!! 🎸🌪 4:37 5:14 8:10
He looks like a dog about to vomit
4:00 Bro that must be the most pain in this game………
roqueforts insane
This is the boss fight that got tango dismantled by Microsoft and the game deleted from stores.
So the boss is his fursona?
The fucking thumbnail tho lol.
I can't get enough of the machine noises of Roquefort transforming.
"what are you, tickling my feet"
meanwhile in reality *Reports find that Chai died from literally one claw swipe*
I had actually made a werewolf mecha OC before the release of this game. This guy is like twice the size of my character, and I'm all for it.
now make them kiss
@@HollyBunnySilly AND THEN MOOOOOOOOOOORE
Rooster Teeth needs to take notes on the choreography on these fights and storylines.
Best game ever!!
Lemme guess, RWBY?
Spectating? Dude, you were fighting along side Chai
This boss fight was so mf cool, definitely the best soundtrack of the game
Everyone keeps saying furry but it's really a wolf of wall street joke.
Youre telling me it wouldnt fit?
Just gonna say, excellent choice for a thumbnail
700th like your welcome my dude cause this was the most epic boss introduction scene and fight i have seen thank you!
6:58 oooohoho, the WAY Roquefort nonchalantly walks out of that pile of money is so cool
6:57is so COLD
Everytime I hear that when I die I be all like “yeah yeah shut up”
my favourite australian rich furry
4:03 AYO PAUSE BIG FELLA
Listen
Hear me out
Yeah that part made me go 🤨 too
@@residentdimwit oh nah what is it?
@@jay-vg5eg Listen listen
Listen
He's kinda
@@residentdimwit HE KINDA?
The design is definitely cool, but I'm just wondering how there were enough parts to quintuple his size hiding in his cybernetics.
How the fuck can you hide a massive werewolf mech suit under regular clothes
When you have a shit ton of money like Rouqefort, you can do crazy things with it.
It's called technology my dude. That's why it manage to fit all inside of him. I'm also questioning how is this possible, but it's actually just technology.
@@BoiFluffyFurry21 Magic is just technology that doesn't exist yet if you really think about it
DeviantArt be like…
The design is actually pretty awesome.
I appreciated the fakeout when you get to the room, with all the robots on display. I got there and thought it was gonna be a bunch of waves of minibosses to get through, but instead they sank into the ground and we got the loup-garou mechaccountant.
Roquefort looks cool but even being that big he can't hit the broad side of a barn lol ,dude needs glasses asap.
*Bro got so mad he literally turned into his fursona*
devastated that the company that made my favorite mecha/furry tf sequence has been killed :''''(
4:03 this is questionable
literally said "holy shit" out loud doing this one for the first time, even though i knew about it beforehand. this game is something else man
3:55 ok Van Helsing
That "don't disturb the neighbors" line is way too creepy
4:00 that sounds so wrong with no context..
4:02, kinda sus
Someone's happy now.
This boss music and probably Recka’s were my favorite.
1:28: OF COURSE THE WOLF IN SHEEP’S CLOTHES IS NOT AN EXPRESSION!
the only thing i hated from this boss fight was the rythm section at the very end because i play knm so i got very confused on the left or right clicks and had to change to controller for that end section
Yea it’s a shame they didn’t color code the two buttons. Would have made it would have so much easier if the right click were cyan or something.
i dunno who noticed it first, but the line delivery was bit... not RIGHT 3:55
You are not the first to notice it. I also noticed that too when I first saw this boss battle. The feeling was SO not appropriate for the situation…. 3X
Yeah that line is uhhh certainly something
You mean to say 😏 it make us question certain things, and answer so many others....
Daddy
@@baraness24 No. >3
9:28 uhh, didn't she help him to repel Roquefort's attack a couple of times?
This boss looks great!
5:25 gotta have the high five,otherwise are they really your homies?
God I love this game
1:39 😳
Listen
Hear me out
A Cybernetic Werewolf! 🤖🐺
Hello😀
@@enkhtemuulenodgerel6175 Hello👋🙂
@@enkhtemuulenodgerel6175 Hello 👋🙂
@@enkhtemuulenodgerel6175Hello
Nobody told me I have to fight a transformer from beast wars
4:07 now hold on…
6:35 I love his honestly here
0:55 Gotta love Beethoven's Fifth Symphony!
To be honest this fight was TERRIFYING on my first runthrough. Mechanical arms? A normal tuesday. A full mech suit that is double the size of normal bosses in this game? You know shits getting real. Roquefort *towers* over every other boss in the game (I mean, when he’s in his suit. He’s pretty tiny otherwise) and especially chai - for crying out loud, look at 4:54! His *arm* is bigger than you! I don’t know about anyone else, but when the game asks me to take on a boss who is that ginormous, I tend to get a bit scared for how much I can reasonably take on.
On top of that, you the player is not the only one who is feeling this anxiety and dread about this fight; chai is too, which given his fairly optimistic and jokester nature hits pretty hard. The scene at 8:36 shows it the most in my opinion - Roquefort, taunting chai, says something along the lines of “wow, you think you can win”. We the player expect chai to retort with one of his multitude of dumb jokes (“well now she’s number done” “that’s shocking” etc) but instead he responds with no words and a face that, though determined to win, doesn’t *contradict* or try to *argue* against Roquefort’s tease. Chai, very uncharacteristically may I add, is (if only shown for a brief second) coming to terms with the fact that there’s a good chance he does not win this fight. As I said before, chai is often very positive and optimistic, so this honestly made my heart race.
Edit because I realized another thing! Chai is always shown as incredibly spry and agile - as an example, the very first time we see his character (the opening “beacon” animated cutscene) chai jumps, runs, and parkours his way through the crowd in order to access project Armstrong. In the cutscene as the group is trying to power up the l.i.f.t., he is shown in a similar fashion, jumping into the air and slamming the guitar down on enemies. All this reinforces chai as someone who is (at least typically, but we’ll get to that in a second) acrobatic in fighting and movement. However, once again returning to the scene at 8:40 shows us a chai who visually presents many of the signature attributes usually common to people who are tired/lazy/etc; in other words, people who are not acrobatic and lithe, or at least are not such at the moment. Chai is very visibly slightly hunched, which is an automatic shorthand for “tired” in our minds. Adding on to this, he utters no words excepting a small sigh (or maybe it’s just a breath? Either way, I believe my point still stands) which typically conveys boredom and - more important to this discussion - exhaust. His hair, which is always pretty frazzled, is now used in this moment to further construct this exhausted appearance. Chais mouth is also slightly open and he is slightly breathing; while this does not outright convey tiredness, I find it important to note as it does show he is exerted, and in this scene that demonstration continues to set the stage that chai is in over his head with this fight (yknow, more than usual). As a final few details: chais scarf, which is mostly seen flying behind him in a “heroic” look (for example, it does this on his portrait and in some cutscenes), is simply laying behind him, dull and lifeless; chais eyebrows are scrunching up his face, making it seem weaker, though they are still angled, making him look determined; finally, his eyes themselves are closed more than usual (once again I am comparing this to chais usual character portrait, his eyes are more open then), conveying tiredness, pain, and that something is wrong/different about him to the player.
The point that I making with this overanalyzing of literally one face is that the game uses many visual and auditory shorthands to convey that chai is not doing too well in this battle against Roquefort, and not only that this is apparent to us the player and to Roquefort, but also to chai himself. This creates a pretty serious tone for a game where you smack people with a guitar, as chais uncharacteristic actions create fear for an already terrified player.
Shoutout to the gold for letting chai win when he would probably not have. Thank you gold ❤
I know this is a rhythm game but I love how the transformation is in time with the beat