Final Boss - Pikmin 4 OST 

the battle against the apex predator of this planet. And the dog

-comes out of nowhere -celebrates Pikmin 4 -posts the final boss theme with no spoilers in the thumbnail -leaves -refuses to elaborate Peakmin Channel

Heavy Metal is perfect to describe the inner mechanisms in Louie’s head

I like how Olimar never gives up on Louie, old timeline and new. Louie: *causes mayhem on the planet* Olimar: "Its ok, I can fix him."

Scruffy is probably going to lose his mind when he hears this in-game.

“Okay, easiest final boss so far, but still pretty fun” -Me, circa Phase 1

HEAVY METAL IN A FUCKING PIKMIN GAME. WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED

they wanted something to fit into the next smash bros pikmin stage

WE MAKING IT OUT OF PNF-404's ATMOSPHERE WITH THIS ONE🔥🔥🔥

I burst out laughing when the final phase began and it started flying. My new favorite Pikmin boss.

WE RUNNING OUT OF GLOW PIKMIN WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥

The final boss was absolutely incredible to fight and I loved how it went from happy peaceful music to Heavy Metal insanity.

Its absolutely criminal that this doesnt play in the piklopedia if you wanna re fight it.

My favorite part about this boss fight was when he roared in the final phase and I lost 72 Pikmin. Rest in peace fallen soldiers, you did your absolute best

For being the first time Pikmin uses metal music, this goes *batshit **_insane_* Also fire phase is literal fire my god 🔥

I can't really blame Louie for not wanting to go back to his boss, honestly.

I think what makes this theme stick out to me is not only just the fact Pikmin has NEVER delved into heavy metal like this before, but just how absolutely frantic and unnerving it is. There’s barely a melody to latch onto, there’s only orchestration in the VERY brief windows you have to attack, it NEVER sounds heroic or triumphant(even when it’s vulnerable, it still sounds crazed). You aren’t fighting just a buffed creature, or a freak of nature, or even a stacked and strapped omega Spider. You are fighting PNF-404’s APEX PREDATOR. A dark reflection of the little rescue pup that’s been helping you the entire game, with the abilities of the even littler army that’s also been helping you the entire game.

Louie: I'm going to kill and consume everything on this planet. Get in my way and I'll kill you too. Olimar: He a good lad

"Fuck it, we DOOM now" -The Pikmin 4 composers, probably

This song is such a shift in tone compared to literally every other Pikmin game but I love it Nintendo just knows how to do music like this

My dog don’t bite The dog in question:

Dude that fire phase version of the track is straight heat

Really love every “vulnerable” theme is more upbeat than the last in addition to more organic instruments overtaking the guitars, letting the player know they’re getting closer and closer to defeating the boss. There are some great nods like the Ice phase containing hints of the Primordial Thicket leitmotif (Because that's the area you fight the boss in) and the final “Vulnerable” theme being a remix of the one from Pikmin 3’s boss theme. This was also probably the best final boss in the series thus far.

The theme of 58 pikmin dying all at once

Remember that, for all this theme is, this dog is like, the size of a Yorkshire Terrier.

Just like Origami King, a franchise with no business having metal absolutely owns it. Guess you could say it rocks it.

Pikmin 1,2,3 boss theme: You are fighting with enormous, mystic, horrfying creatures, prepare yourself This: *YOU ARE IN THE DOG WRESTLE GO WHACK YOUR OPPONENT!*

The fast-paced nature of the boss mixed with all the insta kill attacks makes Ancient Sirehound the most insane Pikmin boss yet. Plus nobody expected metal music in a Pikmin game. By far the best in the series.

If you showed this song to someone and told them that a track called "Environmental Noises" techically came from the same series, they'd get you tested to see if you're under some kind of influence

I love How every single time the boss is vulnerable its basically a remix of the pikmin 3 boss vulnerable theme especially the final one

I love how the final phase's vulnerable stage is almost like the full version of the first phase's, almost to say that "this is it, just a bit more!"

Ah yes that time that Pikmin became Monster Hunter.

Louie fans got their wish. They get to fight him as a final boss FOR THE SECOND TIME

Thanks for uploading this, I've been craving this theme since I fought this boss. Also props for not putting the boss name in the title

Nintendo gave their hardest boss theme to a shih tzu and im all for it

Not the kind of music I expected from a Pikmin final boss, but considering the utter danger this one poses, it's pretty appropriate. Seriously, that electric phase is really hard to survive without Pikmin getting killed! if you don't use Glow Pikmin

You're telling me Louie is not only the final boss, but he also has an incredible prog-metal boss theme as well... Goddammit if it wasn't for TotK this would be such an easy GOTY

I must say I like this final boss a lot and would have never expected metal music in my Pikmin game even though if you know how to fight him he's relatively easy but that doesn't mean he is not good at killing Pikmin the last phase with his instant death poison and scatter scream cost me more than half of my Pikmin which left me shocked.

The electric phase and part of the final phase are in 5/4 time (or 10/8, i can't really tell) and I think the fact that they put that rhythm time in metal music is fucking insane

Thank you, it's about time someone uploaded this

I wasn’t expecting to hear FUCKING metal music in a pikmin game.

Haven't seen anyone talk about it but the music that plays when the boss is vulnerable is a remix of the vulnerability music that plays during the Sandbelching Meerslug boss in Pikmin 3 That being said they did a great job with putting more music genres into the game and still make them sound like they belong even if you have no idea what the boss actually is. The vulnerability music and little sillier interludes/transitions where that trumpet comes back is just tell tale pikmin music and it's wonderful

Phase 1: 0:00 Phase 1 Vulnerable: 0:46 Phase 2 (Ice): 0:55 Phase 2 Vulnerable: 1:39 Phase 3 (Electricity): 1:54 Phase 3 Vulnerable: 2:42 Phase 4 (Fire): 2:51 Phase 4 Vulnerable: 3:27 Phase 5 (Gloom): 3:38 Phase 5 Vulnerable: 4:19 Boss Defeat: 4:36

Unironically the best pikmin boss in all of the pikmin games, and pikmin 2 was my favorite. Only time i genuinely had trouble was the electric phase, didn't learn fast enough when he was open and took a couple of tries to realize I'm supposed to get rid of the thunder fuzzballs. Didn't help i didn't bring any yellow pikmin with me either.

I think one of my most favorite parts about this song is not only does it legit defy pikmin music, but the various rythm changes, and the fact that every single time the sirehound is vulnerable, you can here a similar leitmotif in each phase's vulnerable state

who put DEATH METAL in my PIKMIN GAME?!

This boss theme has to go in my top 5 fav. final boss theme so far. Goes under #1: Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit.

i was very excited to see what the final boss would be, and i was so happy with how it turned out. I’m glad it was both well designed and dangerous

I get Paper Mario: Origami king at the “vulnerable” parts of the song

I can see louie jamming to some heavy metal tbh

I did NOT expect this from a Pikmin game! It was thrilling and fun and the music rocked! Definitely my favourite cave in all of Pikmin!

Nintendo games are getting a serious knack for metal final boss themes lately, and I am all for it

This is like the modern day equivalent to "Porky Means Business!" given the context. The universe itself would shatter if Louie and Porky were to ever meet

I almost forgot to listen to this today

The fact this is so different to any other kind of music in Pikmin (in addition to what you're actually fighting) makes it pop all the more. Just watch out for those gloom puddles in the final phase :')

This music caught me so off guard when I reached this boss. Honestly, this and the Groovy Long Legs were probably my favorite boss fights in the game. I was kind of disappointed that there weren't as many original bosses in this game compared to some of the previous Pikmin games. You can only fight Emperor Bulblax so many times...

This so out of place for a pikmin game, and I love it. Just looking at the thumbnail and hearing this kind of music play over it is amazing to say the least.

I was NOT expecting this for a Pikmin boss theme and yet it fits perfectly. Best final boss in the series!

WERE GOING THROUGH 20 SUBLEVELS OF HELL WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🗣🔥🗣🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣

The Binding of Louie, Antibirth

During the last phase I didn’t know he could roar multiple times in a row and all my Pikmin died 😭

Heavy metal in a Pikmin game. Never thought I'd live to see the day. This theme is awesome.

I don't care if I get hate because of this opinion, but this is my favourite Pikmin final boss song.

I laughed out loud when this started playing, it was the last thing I was expecting. Such a great ending to a near perfect game.

Sounds like paper Mario I like it

When Louie said that “the true ultimate experience begins now!” And summoned a giant animal capable of using heat, cold, shock, and wave? Attacks to kill you and your pikmin

The flying variation of the music is lucky it’s my favorite cuz I was stuck on that phase for a while lol

I LOVE that they included odd time signatures into this, it really gives us insight into Louie’s mind. He’s a complete and utter lunatic, sure, but he’s also an absolute idiot. Yes, he did try to kill people who were trying to rescue him, (on two separate occasions,) but he’s so dumb he doesn’t even know WHAT he’s even doing half of the time. As the track goes on and you beat common sense back into him, the track slowly becomes more stable and regular, like he’s starting to realise what’s REALLY happening. But, eh, this whole thing’s a power trip and a half so he’s going to enjoy this at least for a LITTLE while longer.

I legit threw 6 white Pikmin into the gloom because I thought it was poison 🤦‍♂️

How did I not realize that different phases have different "vulnerable" themes? They're my favorite part of the whole theme.

I NEVER WOULD HAVE EXPECTED METAL IN A PIKMIN GAME I'M ALL FOR THIS

Pro tip: during the Fire phase, trick Louie into shooting fireballs at the burning hairballs by standing in front of one and dodging. They’ll explode and make a shockwave, but if you jump over it and detonate all of them, it’ll be much more manageable when he starts making the Sirehound do shockwave sumo stomps.

I didn't expect this to go full prog metal with those uncommon time signatures and wildly shifting motifs lmao. I did it deathless but I was just stank-faced throughout. What an amazing boss, what an amazing game

Can’t wait for GaMetal to get on this one.

WE MAKING THIS FIGHT WITH WRONG TYPE OF PIKMIN 🗣️🔥🔥🔥

Louie casually getting away with attempted murder for the second time:

YO! The vulnerable phase music is a metal remix of the pikmin 3 boss vulnerable theme!

i love how pikmin can just have a complete tonal shift from the rest of the game and have it work so well a disco spider that plays party music and uses airhorns and dances around? sure thing. a giant menacing dog with heavy metal controled by louie that is like bowser with a 5 stage boss fight using an insta kill hazard in the final phase? why not. a cave you can only use blues in with varies hazard types and creepy ambiance that leads to being chased by an extradimensional steamroller? yeah that works they really seem to know how to make something weird for the series and do it like; perfectly i do know some people arent a big fan of this boss cause of the heavy metal and how different it is but i think it comes together really well. space dogs are a big focus of the game and are sort of what the game focuses around really (pikmin 1 it was the shipwreck; 2 it was the debt; 3 it was the food supply and now its castaways and space dogs) so having the final boss be the ultimate castaway (louie) on the spaciest dog in all of space checks out really well also i dont think the element thing needs any explanation; its sort of out of nowhere but cmon man; rule of cool

Anyone else notice how the dogs eyes were red while Louie was on top but when he got off he calmed down. Y’all think he was controlling the pup??

This OST reminds me of Paper Mario Sticker Star/Origami King. Metal works surprisingly well in both Paper Mario and Pikmin.

I adore this boss theme. It’s so high energy and action packed.

Heavy Metal for a giant space dog commanded by the guy you saved's gluttenous co-worker. Fitting

I absolutely love that the vulnerable theme is a callback to the vulnerable theme from the pikmin 3 bosses!

Wait a minute... This isn't a Pikmin music... This is... A Paper Mario music !

Most of this Boss was surprisingly easy, but without destroying the Fire or Electro Furballs and keeping distance in his final phase when he yells, you can lose a ton of Pikmin. Plus, if you don't buy any immunities or upgrades whatsoever, this fight is still quite a challenge, especially that electro phase!

This theme perfectly embodies the anger and fear I felt when I first saw Louie's silhouette in the ID badges page in the meny.

Devs: Just another Pikmin game, flower guy goes pew pew. Do whatever with the music. Composers:

Ancient Sirehound "A dog who has lost its owner many ago, it stays in its primordial oak territory to defend its old home from enemies. Louie however was able to tame the beast, and it appears you stepped in the place it calls home." Ice Phase "The cold of night grows frost on its fur; the hound weeps and bellows as it sleeps near the grave. No bed to sleep on, but through might it will live on. As its fur adapted to the moon, it shall release its own blanket on you." Electric Phase "As the days go on, so too did the fur. Its shaggy hair grew thick and filled with ions as its coat swept the ground. Now harnessing static electricity, this mutt will give those who trespass a shocking series of events. Fire Phase "In the heat of the sun, the hound will roam, looking for fresh prey to hunt. With the ultraviolet rays gathered until its hide to boot, its enormous fur keeps the flames tucked in. But one shake of its fur releases the beasts, to ventilate its temperature. Those smaller than it beware, for its fiery wrath will send you a ticket to hell." Gloom Phase: "Louie was eventually able to tame the hound, through the leftover juice he has found. It was delicious, if not pretty green in fact. 'You find me more and I shall serve you.' However that glow sap unlocked something.. primal inside. The power of the Pikmin's primordial cousin has reached into the hound's body due to that drink. For everyone should know what happens, when glow sap reaches a Mamuta egg. Its power hungers for a patient to cure... and it so happens you have some leaves growing around you."

Hearing this song kick on after the cutscene I just paused and absorbed it for a minute because metal music, in my Pikmin game?!

Now that I think about it, this reminds me a lot of Paper Mario: The Origami King final boss theme.

The fact theres no way to hear this a 2nd time in game without replaying it is criminal

This is the furthest you could get from a Pikmin song in terms of instruments, but you know what it works.

I love how each Final Boss theme gives you a different sense of dread. Pikmin 1 : _Extremely ominous, extremely foreboding. That creature is massive and needs so many bombs to take out!_ Pikmin 2 : _Beyond frightening. A creature is using man made objects to wipe out your whole squad. High Stress while trying to methodically take out weapon by weapon._ Pikmin 3 : _An almost whimsical cosmic theme which you can't get a grasp on as if you literally cant grab hold onto it. Extremely Mysterious sounding._ Hey Pikmin! : _Literally a Kirby final boss theme. It keeps on getting even more high stakes as the boss keeps refusing to die. Goes way too hard for a simple spinoff_ Pikmin 4 : *_THE AIR IS PURE ENERGY, THOSE GNARLY RIFTS JUST STRIKE HOME HOW IMPOSING THIS BEAST IS. Honestly its a blend of each theme before it._*

This sounds like it's from paper mario

This reminds that time they went Heavy Metal with Baby Bowser in Yoshi’s Island. Unexpected but appreciated

you ain’t built for these sublevels son

反撃のときにベースキャンプのbgmのアレンジになるの好き

i was dumb and since in all other phases you can destroy the attacks, so i sent in 30 whites into the frogg gas thinking it was poison 😭😭

1:41 the vulnerable boss theme from Pikmin 3 takes a peek here

I never expected a pikmin boss to have this much of a banger theme Kept me going when all i had left was a few glow seeds on the last phase and 0 other pikmin