"Forged in Crimson" (Rubicante Theme) with Official Lyrics | Final Fantasy XIV 

I SUMMON THEE BALDICANTE

I'm glad YoshiP allowed us to see what's under Rubicante's mantle. What a gentleman, gentleman.

"Of the four of us Fiends, I believe that I'm the best-looking." "Yes, mayhaps."

"The Arrangement was created by Kenichi Maeyamada" Kenichi Maeyamada is a japanese music producer also known as "Hyadain" they actually fucking did it. This is great.

the lyrics being written by the lead designer of FF4 is a pretty classy move I must say

There's a really clever touch here. In the original Hyadain cover, the lyrics are in the pattern of Scarmiglione+Cagnazzo and then Barbariccia+Rubicante, matching up with the order they appear in that game. In XIV, the order is a bit different, so in this version of the song they have it so Wind and Earth are paired instead ("Earth befouled, fierce winds howl") and Water and Fire too ("Flames consume, tides subsume") and they stick to that pairing through the whole song, matching the way they're paired in XIV. Super creative, love it!

I think everyone's reaction would be "wait this song has lyrics?! Not some random chant?!"

It's worth noting that Hyadain also worked on this too. SE reached out to him to help create this piece. Pretty good for a meme remix becoming an actual thing in game!

Okay but to be honest "Flames consume, tides subsume Cut down all who would dare hold you back, prove there's naught you lack Earth befouled, fierce winds howl Face hell now to prove your will unyielding You must walk this path alone, but know that you are not the first nor last to seek purgation" goes real fuckin hard ngl

hats off to the vocalists. this lyrics is incredibly hard to sing like this.

Little fun fact about the arena and background for the Archfiends: The four archfiends are named after demons in Dante's Inferno, being 4 of the 12 members of a gang known as the Malebranche, who guard the fifth Bolgia of the Eighth Circle of Hell. This is where people who try to get rich or positions of power through immoral means (think blackmailers, land speculators, and politicians) go, where they're forced to swim in a pool of burning tar, and it's the Malebranche's job to prevent anyone from leaving it by stabbing anyone who escapes with barbs and hooks. so in this fight, Rubicante is quite literally opening a portal to hell, possibly to drag you into it. now you know.

It's insane for me to think that this song would've never seen the light of day if FF4 game designer haven't seen FF14 doing remakes of Barbariccia and Scarmiglione fights and never decided he should write lyrics for "Battle with the four Fiends" and if someone at SE never had a moment of sheer genius remembering that old fan cover and suggesting they should contact the author to help them do a new version.

This track did not have to go as hard as it did. This is definitely one of my new favorites!

I haven't done the fight yet but this song threw me for a LOOP, the Hyadain cover was basically gospel to me as a kid. I heard the violin in the beginning and I was 10 again... Mad respect for them bringing Hyadain straight on for this

“Wherefore would you mourn the coming dawn” is a lot more sinister when you consider what Golbez is planning to do to make that dawn happen, and how it will play out.

Gotta be a god singer in order to sing along to this XD

Those aren't the lyrics I remember... =p Glad to see Hyadain fulfill a dream.

the little lala snowman dancer is so cute

The 2009 rendition which this heavily bases from is worth checking out especially if you're looking for a laugh: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1keUIXDa4EE.html Arrangement credit goes to Kenichi Maeyamada, who also goes by the name of Hyadain (that's his channel in the link so let's give him subs and likes!) The lyricist, Takashi Tokita, was Squaresoft part-time staff for the first three FFs until he became lead designer for FFIV. He went to work on future projects like being director for Parasite Eve, Live A Live and Chrono Trigger. He is now a senior manager and producer in SE's Business Division 8. Here are Hyadain's original lyrics translated from Japanese to English: Scarmiglione! Swelling swollen poison gas wears you down, and he spreads his stench everywhere. His Zombie minions are all dripping and sticky, and they give you a back attack on the bridge. But there's nothing out of the ordinary. Next, Cagnazzo! Cagnazzo of the damn Tsunami. He's the turtle guy, with a perfectly matched blue body, while his head shines obscenely. Today, too, he's full of water. Ah~, this guy's soaking wet with water. We are the Four Archfiends! Earth, Water, dance into the sky! You know, although I am called "Scarmiglione of Earth", I think "Scarmiglione of Poison" would be more appropriate? Barbariccia, the woman who called forth one tornado after another. Loving girls, loving girls. She has no and no interest in men. Your opponents today will be Sandy, Cindy and Mindy. Which one will you pick? Rubicante of Fire, Ah~, Rubicant, Rubicant, Rubicant of flames. He's weak against water. At first he fights fair and square like a gentleman, but then he bares his legs exhibitionistically as though to show you exactly what's under his cloak. We are the Four Archfiends! Wind, Fire, dance into the sky! I think I'm the sexiest of the Four Archfiends? Yep, probably. Get a taste of Lord Scarmiglione's fearsome earth and enjoy your slow death. Woohahaha, to think that you can beat me? Actually, I feel quite lonely. Hohohoho, to think that you injured Master Golbez, I guess I underestimated you a little. Now let me restore your health. Charge at me with all you got! Me? Okay, I am Golby, Golby, Cecil's actual brother. I imprison and brainwash the people on the moon, and I do it with Kim Jong-Il's help. I do everything to actualize Zemus' vision of the world. Now, at Master Golbez's will and command, go forth! My strongest Four Archfiends!

So Scarmiglione, Barbariccia, Cognazzo, and Rubicante are all from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (so is Beatrice from The Fell Court of Troia, I was really struggling to remember her from FF4 before I remembered this), so I gotta give a tip of the hat to Soken for thinking to make the vocals for this FF4 track sing in the style of Italian Opera.

Amazing how they managed to condense "Elemental Fury" down into 1 syllable

I love when people who don't speak English sing it like this. It's easy to forget English is a Germanic language until you _really_ hear it. It's so cool.

@3:08 I love that Rubicante's leg is charming, fluttering and twitching to the rhythm...

HE HAS BEEN SUMMONED! XFFING

Ah yes Picante, Archfiend of Salsa

"Face hell now to prove your will unyielding You must walk this path alone, but know that you are not the first nor last to seek purgation" Goes so damn hard holy shit.

This was already one of my favorite songs from the game when I thought the lyrics were gibberish, this makes a thousand percent better.

Huzzah, I've been looking for like two weeks straight for this with lyrics! Some of the rapid fire lines definitely show off that Hyadain influence. Though lines like "save your tears, face your fears, in despair you will find no safe harbour. Dare to stroke the fire in your soul, make keen your blade. Stand fast or die bereft of honor." is both equal parts inspiring and daunting

WE SUMMON THEE

I SUMMON THEE, BALDICANTE

Even after seeing the lyrics, I cannot help but hear "Mourn the coming dawn" as "I'm a tiny dog"

I SUMMON THEE! 🙌 🐸

Sad that Rubicante being the sexiest is not in the lyrics. Even if it's true.

I am here in every possible way for this update to Hyadain's Four Fiends. The fact they brought in the man himself to make this fills me with joy.

Keichi Maeyamada? THE Hayadain? the guy who sang for Nichijou? respect

The fight some of us waited 33 years for

A video within mere hours of the lyrics being posted. Truly a hungry chad.

Man... Hyadain's meme cover was the first thing of FF4 that I experienced, and damn I loved the song And then I finally got to play FF4 in college, when tbh I was already pretty jaded from trying other FF titles that I didn't really like... FF4 absolutely blew me away, so I was over the moon when Endwalker started featuring a ton of FF4 stuff XD Coming full circle with Hyadain actually composing an official remix of the 4 Fiends theme 14 years later was such a crowning moment on this awesome story arc and fun dungeons/trials. I just feel so moved, this remix sounds incredible, and I kept cranking up the volume between aoes XD

Really wasn't expecting to find this when I wanted to hear the old hyadain version, this is absolutely sick and makes me wanna play the game jeez.

This song. This damn song. FFIV was my first and my favorite FF. To see my favorite boss from my favorite game have such an amazing remix… it’s emotional honestly.

the 'flames consume, tides subsume' part is so sick why does this song have to be so cool....

Seeing the lyrics has broken my brain because ISTG I heard them name drop Golbez and one of the lines sounded like 'give in to this nascent melody' but apparently neither of those things are in the song. Amazing.

Underrated part of this song, the first few seconds luring you in to a "oh okay i guess were just doing a battle against the 4 archfiends theme again" and then it hits you with the GOTCHYA. similar to how p5-8 starts with the non lyrics version of scream for the first one and you're set up like "oh okay i guess it will be 3 orchestral and then the final boss will be with lyrics , like in the first wing" and then they turn it around and raise the stakes, smacking you with a hemitheos AND the lyrics version right on the 2nd fight. very clever meta use of music there

So fucking dope to see Hyadain canon to FF14 music. I loved his Four Fiends cover so much back in the day. God I'm so old lmao

RISE BALDICANTE RISEEEE zpp

Getting serious "Metal" flashbacks from this. Give those vocalists a raise, singing at that speed *cannot* be easy. Really damn good tune too, wonder if they'll bring the other Fiends in and give them altered versions of the tune to fit their elements?

I genuinely did not think this was in english

donkPraise I SUMMON THEE donkPraise

Wasn't sure if this song had actual lyrics, but it does, and they're just badass. They tell more of the story and are lines that really enforce that sense of challenge and resolve. I'd want this song to be the song that plays when I go into battle. XD

We’ve come full circle with Hyadain helping with the arrangement of this song.

FFIV fans are feasting, good God.

Really nice editing Mr Chad, good stuff. You synced it very well and the intro was particularly good. Simple, but effective. I like the no-ui play with good shots of the scenery as it changes too.

Now i think of Baldicante dancing with his cloak on, whenever i hear this song... 😅

the emotions on your characters face matching with the music is just exquisite 0:07

That bassline... it does things to a man

The remake of the old FF4 boss theme was already incredible before it went 10x harder for this fight. Also this boss stage is incredible...!! Best fiend 🔥

All puns aside, this theme is straight fire.

Out of all the four fiends, I think he's the sexiest.

I was hoping for a long time to see FFIV stuff in FFXIV, especialy the four elemental fiends. And I really did hope the music would be as similar as possible to the Hyadain version but I thought it was merely impossible. Damn. What a good surprise!

A beat so hot that not even the frozen winds of Hell's ninth circle could touch it 👌👌👌

I literally contorted my visage into stank face when that beat dropped at 1:47

I just realized those "rocks" on the hell realm are giant burnt corpses

I don't know if its a coincidence or if its intended, but I love that Forged in Crimson and Scream which are both from Endwalker mentions that "the gods wouldn't hear the WoL's cries". And we do see the gods in the new raids. I wonder if there's some connection there

I refuse to believe it's not "fire man fire man" at 0:23

I SUMMON THEE... BALDICANTE!

Dude you showed me a few things on that paladin of yours. Awesome video great job and congrats on the clear.

This track is one of my favorites in final Fantasy games with Ascension (ffxvi) and One Winged Angel (ffvii)

I want to sing the original lyrics XD and now.... Scarmiglione! :D

Wow! The lyrics are actually in good English! Sure, the choir's pronunciations need work here and there, but credit where credit is due on the stellar writing. AND this was created by Hyadain? Well, will wonders never cease. EDIT: The video says that Hyadain made the music; someone else made the lyrics. Still, the music slaps nonetheless.

Rubicante was later arrested for indecent exposure

I always expect the hyadain version to start playing

Who else feels like Patrick struggling to sing the “C A M P F I R E S O N G song”?

Omfg, this song is amazing! The lyrics are SO good. I didn't know it was possible to sing in English and convey gravity the choir here conveys. Mind totally blown 🤯

Gods so good and that little electronic bit?? Also hilariously fun to try to keep up with the singing lol

I was wondering where did Hyadain go after his boom... turns out he is still producing AND arranged that track. I suggest everyone to go check his Four Archfiends track (with translated lyrics). It's old gold!

...I'm still singing the Hyadain version. "SCARMIGLIONE!"

1:46 the HALF TIME BREAKDOWN

The lyrics: this song The true lyrics: "Watashi no manto no nakami o misemashou ka... ?"

I underestimated the ff14 ost too much, I'm glad I corrected my mistake

I have him as a mod replacing Phoenix as Summoner, and man is it fantastic. Freaking love Rubicante's design, and man, this theme! Took the original boss theme that was already fantastic and turned it up to 11!

RU-vid really want me to rewatch this video. I'm not complaining as this song is a fire banger!

The choirs who keep getting signed up for these aren't getting paid enough for this XD

rubicante's theme is still the best four winds theme in ffxiv currently

Who knew the flames that licked at my heels was actually his mixtape?

I really respect how much of the Extreme mechanics they show in the Normal for these fights.

Gosh, I loved this battle.

This is easily one of the best fights and songs in Endwalker.

Battle against the 4 fiends getting some use I see

3:01 "Shall I show you what's under my mantle?" >///< ... Why Rubicante?

I couldnt tell there were english lyrics before this, but now i cant unhear them

Does anyone else feel like we got Nomura’d with how Rubricante sprouted one wing?

holy shit this song slaps! I was so focused on the fight that I didn't even notice

I personally would've displayed "Raw strength on a level mere mortals cannot contest" as "Raw strength on a level mere" "Mortals cannot contest" as it better reflects the rhythm of the delivery tbh

damn man the void boiz got BARS!! those lyrics tho FR FR FR FR NO CAP!

B A L D I C A N T E

1:30 just a lil' dancin snowman

I summon thee Baldicante

When u think u can sing along fine and then the part at around 1:50 comes along 💀💀

No pun intended, but this track is straight 🔥!

I love the expression on your WoL's face at the start of this lol; she looks so traumatised haha