Awesome Video Game Music 32: Shoegazer Watched The Stars. 

"This is Earth?" "Yeah, welcome home." "So... I'm finally back, after all this time... Fresh oxygen... Blue sky... Beautiful as I remembered..."

did anyone else notice, as you are fighting him and whittling down his health, the sun begins to rise? and at the end of the fight when he regains his sanity it's dawn? nice touches.

He's a spirit. His helmet is empty after Travis finishes him. He is a spirit that just wanted to see Earth again.

You know what the sad part about this character is? The UAA took advantage of his madness. Imagine how he'd feel in the afterlife, when he realizes that he killed so many innocent people when he was alive....

I like to imagine that the ghostly voices you can hear in the song are the radio messages between Vladimir and Mission Control during the launch sequence of Volk. It's Vladimir's last memory of human contact and it's been playing over and over through his head all this time.

I almost cried when he said "Volk... My ship..." The poor guy is so clueless of everything ;(

I just love what an amazing freaking title Shoegazer Watched the Stars is when you really think about it, the implication that you can be looking down at your feet and also seeing the stars and the void of space below is really something.

Random fact time, "Л.Т.И." writing on his spacesuit pronounced as L.T.I., this abbreviation doesn't mean anything, but can be pronounced as "лети" (leti) which means "fly" on russian

a Russian ghost cosmonaut. creepy, yet so badass

Is it just me or does the boss constantly saying please respond go really well with this song?

The idea of an undead astronaut used to creep me out, but now I just love it!

see you space comrade

I have to say, I felt quite bad for killing Captain Vladimir. Not much is known about his backstory, but you get the impression that he was once a great space explorer. However, he went insane during one of his voyages, and the UAA took advantage of him and his insanity. Made him into a killer, when really he just wasn't right in the head. It makes the finale that much more bittersweet when he sees the Earth for one last time, and is allowed to rest in peace.

So let me get this straight, an organization specialising in assassination had at one point two ghosts on their payroll? How does that even work for clients?

Rank 4-2 probably is some of the best collection of bosses in gaming's, I really enjoy all of them with this possibly being near my favorite. I really enjoy the idea of fighting an undead cosmonaut with this really surreal shoegaze track playing. I honestly thinks that Vladimir was not really an assassin but ended up in the UA ranking anyway for killing rank 3 by proxy since he really didn't acknowledge Travis as a challenger.

"Glory to the soviet union"

I love the part at 1:36 , where on one of the repeats of the "melody", the "harmony" swells in this really triumphant, build-up-y way. This song rocks, man.

"It's...*FULL OF STARS!!!*" - 2001: A Space Odyssey

This game needs to be rereleased for a newer console. Would love to play again.

The theory that the wires on his back being cut throughout the fight is a representation of his sanity could probably be right since maybe the UAA was pumping some sort of hallucinating has into his suit to prevent him from waking up inside of the wires. Another reason I wish the ending had the choice to kill Silvia and/or save the Assassins who where good like Vladimir or Ryuji.

The sad thing is that if you look at Vladimir’s design and consider Volk is undamaged you can get an idea of how the man died. The frayed cords were probably meant to be a tether to tie you to the ship during a spacewalk, as well as supply you with oxygen from the ship. Vladimir was out doing a spacewalk and one thing led to another and he got this tether cut, leaving Volk undamaged but him to be killed by oxygen starvation. It’s scary because considering how much debris is flying up in orbit because of satellites, this could happen at any time today, if it hasn’t already and we’re just not told.

I love how No More Heroes flirts with supernatural- in second game you fight two ghosts, as far as I recall, the Captain Vladimir and that killer with a flamethrower, both are kept in as killers due to either unfinished want- that killers want to murder - or not realizing they passed away and are finally where they wanted to be- this is the case for Vladimir.

In that sense, everything we explore is part of cosmos. In a way, we are all cosmonauts :)

i'm amazed the words shoegaze made it into a vidya ost

Did anybody get The Fury vibes from MGS3 fighting this guy? Loved this boss fight and not too hard before the harder bosses.

Definitely on my top 10 for the series. I just love the distorted space techno. It really fits Vladimir's cluessness really well.

What the hell kind of musical style is this? Electro-glitch-techno? Lo-fi glitch? Circuit-bending techno? Or just 8bit shoegaze electric lo-fi glitch techno?

One of the coolest theme ever, 1:18 I love that melody

honestly one of the most memorable tracks and fights in the game for me

I mean, having a space ship as your only friend and then , losing that too...

Amazing character. Amazing music. I think I might even like this more than Philistine.

"I am the Fury! The flames of my-" oh wait wrong game.

This is what got me into Shoe gaze, It's a huge part of my life now.

Found this through a certain visual novel but I can see why this song gets so much praise.

anarchy in the galaxy

Until the last portion of his health, Vladimir's shield protects him from frontal attacks. Get behind him. At low health, Vladimir will occasionally fire a mega-laser from the sky. Avoid this at all costs, it cannot be blocked, and if it hits Travis, you're done.

Is it me, or does Vladimir's space suit kinda remind me of the Power Glove mixed with that mat accessory for the NES? I say that because of the pattern his suit has.

i hope they keep old person with a fucking lazer as rank 3 in the next game

Yup, Suda51 makes some good ol' symbolic games.

Astronaut is the explorer of space, Cosmonaut is the explorer of the cosmos: Ergo; Everything. Cosmonauts, the greatest of heroes.

i just defeated vladimir today on my birthday im up against alice now and she aint easy i liked vlads theme it was sad when he said volk my ship he is my new favorite character next to margaret and new destroyman

This game was such a trip

*ENTERING NEXT LEVEL OF BATTLE MODE*

The REAL Eternal Voyager

Controversial unpopular opinion, I think Vladimir was a better boss than Alice.

He has a Wii Mote on his suit

"Shoegazer Watched The Stars" - Vladimir ft. Daft Punk

Imagine hearing this on acid, holy shit

Glory to the soviet union Vlad

Easily my favorite fight in the game and maybe between both games. So great

Eu simplesmente amo essa trilha,e a luta contra o chefe é uma das minhas favoritas de NMH2

I want No More Heroes 3 god dammit.

This make think how an awesome concept like ghost astronauts is sadly unused in media.

this would be a weird ass twist if this was on that movie gravity.

I want to change my middle name to Vladimir.

he's in my top ten of all video games

@EuroGamer360 Exactly, and also, he has one of the greatest fights in the game.

Please respond. Awaiting response.

the first few seconds are the same in margaret's theme

1:18 I love it.

I've never played NMH. NOW I WANT TO!!

my favorite of the nhm boss themes

My overall Favorite fight in da game

If you like this music Bowery Electric's Self Titled album is in an extremely similar style and (probably not) coincidentally deals with themes of outerspace and void.

I know what you mean. Reminds me of the alarms going off during Destroyman's boss fight in the first game.

Shoegaze... literally.

Slow paced, but goddamn, dis is some good shiiiiiiz!

The beginning reminds me of Rocket Usa

Is that a skull on the helmet's visor? (just to the left of the shine)

This reminds me of the mapmaker music from Timesplitters, especially 2:30.

The distorted low quality voice in the background reminds me of Orbulon from WarioWare.

The FUry!

Really reminds me of Derezzed by Daft Punk

I need te BASS TABBB

Awesome x-x

if only they gave more health to cloe walsh... that fight would have been great if she got a second form, like destroy man.

his chest.Never noticed it?

Philistine sucks when compared to this.

I wish this fight was a bit more well designed, because I think he's my favorite in tone and appearance alone

Why can't this music be played in TomorrowLand?

Vlad's got a fidget spinner on his belt.

technically space and cosmos are the same thing

ayy check out dat fidget spinner right next to his right arm ayy lmao. suda predicted the future

Yelow.Whats up!

I don't even know myself

💚

This sounds like something thatd play in a spyro game

@Benjamingful All my respects to the Soviet Union.

please respond - awaiting response

lol xD

Awaiting response… Please respond!

lol

Glory to the soviet union

Wait this is in the second game?

Not me i just kill

Why the literally fuck does he have a fucking fidget spinner, I thought he is cosmonaut from the cold war era, not another reincarnation of Dr Who. Also how did the game predict fidget spinners? Please somebody explain.

This song is realy wierd it dosent make sense to me like it matches the boss but i dont understand it okay i am just gonna say that this is a failed feutre alien song of old song like music:-*

Ah memories.