Lusus Naturae by Jeff Williams with Lyrics 

Little side fact: Lusus Naturae is Latin for "Freak of Nature."

This genius makes Watts look like a punk in the knowledge department. Watts might be a master hacker, but Merlot does that *casually*, as a side gig. His primary specialty of somehow genetically modifying and controlling literal manifestations of Darkness created by a GOD far outstrips anything Arthur can do.

But isn't Dr. Merlot right? If he can find a way to control the Grimm, or uplift them, why not do it? It's worth the risk to turn your worst enemy into a powerful ally.

If you pay attention to the words, Merlot's plan at its core is pretty noble, use the Grimm to save humanity, rather than harm it. Turn Salem's weapon against her.

it's funny how every song gets darker the farther we get into RWBY

This song hits different after the latest episode

CAN WE JUST ACKNOWLEDGE HOW AWESOME JEFF AND CASEY WILLIAMS ARE? LIKE...AMAZING SONGWRITERS AND PERFORMERS? THEY BOMB EACH SONG THEY DO, WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING.

It's a good thing that Salem didn't get her hands on Dr.Merlot. He's a genius that can rival, if not outclass, Watts, and if She would've managed to turn him on her side (which, knowing her talent for manipulation and his passion for the Grimm, might have not been so difficult) Remnant would've been doomed in less than a month.

Now if only Merlot had this much character in the actual game...

In case anyone is wondering, this IS Dr. Merlot's theme song, and the events of Grimm Eclipse are canon, having taken place between Volumes two and three.

Everyone else: want’s merlot in the show Me: imagining the god of darkness and merlot being best friends and making super Grimm together

After reading the lyrics, Flynt, I can say this is a deliciously dark song. much appreciated!

So the Grimm finally got their theme song 😏

I kinda want to see synthetic Grimm now for the sole purpose of this song to be used. And it would be pretty cool to see a man made Grimm.

This is Jeff's best song that he sung. Look at the likes and dislikes, not a single dislike yet.

I'm getting a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde vibe

This song reminds me of Frankenstein except if Dr Frankenstein loved what he created

Merlot- "I HAVE CREATED THE ULTIMATE GRIMM!" Salem- "You are like a baby. Meet my Hound." On that side note, anyone else notice Pietro has the same VA as Merlot?

This song honestly makes me want to see what Merlot would have done. I feel like his underlying reasons and motives were actually good.

"FOR SCIENCE!" the song.

Another masterpiece from Jeff Williams. This is what I love the most about RWBY: Music. All RWBY music is just so amazing. This song fits so well to Doctor Merlot and the Grimm. Thank you Flynt!

Gnarled and mangled, warped, deformed They see nightmares, a mutant swarm I see beauty underneath I see promise in nature's freak [Verse 1] A mystery of blood and bone Soulless, origin unknown Twisted devil, villain lost in time Mindless, born of bubbling ooze Intelligence I will infuse A curse upon the world, but now you're mine I will raise you up, design the perfect beast Elevate the savage, use you to bring peace [Pre-Chorus] They don't know, they don't understand There's a goal, it's my master plan These simple minded fools just see my plans abstruse I'll give the monster's life a use [Chorus] Awaken, my brood Today you will rise I've given you life, my lusus naturae Open your eyes [Verse 2] Created in a netherworld Into this realm, you were hurled Scientifically misunderstood I will decode and knowledge gain Your mysteries, I will explain I'll lucubrate and change you for the good The fools they've placed in power try to halt my dreams They will fail to stop me, Grimm, I will redeem [Pre-Chorus] I'm your god, I will make you grow You're my own twisted embryo They call me sick, obsessed, a madman with no proof In triumph, I will show the truth [Chorus] Awaken, my brood Today you will rise I've given you life, my lusus naturae Open your eyes [Bridge] When evolution fails Science will prevail What nature warped, I will restore I will love what all abhor [Pre-Chorus] They call me sick, obsessed, a madman with no proof I'll give the monster's life a use [Chorus] Awaken, my brood Today you will rise I've given you life, my lusus naturae Open your eyes (Open your eyes) [Chorus] Awaken, my brood Today you will rise I've given you life, my lusus naturae Open your eyes

Despite how generic he was, merlot is one of my favorite villains in rwby. He was the only villain(not counting salem) who was able to genetically alter grim, who, as far as we know, don't have any genetics or cells. I want a whole story with this dude about how he changed grimm

classic evil scientist vibe

Flynt you got to be faster man. Keep beating you to it.

Every time I hear the line "a madman with no proof", I can only hear "madman with no groove"...

THE FUCKING GRIMM FROM KUROYURI IS THE THING OF NIGHTMARES AND THIS SONG IS NOT HELPING!

even the grimm a theme song that makes you sad for them . Like the cluster

The act of controlling the Grimm for the good is a really cool concept, In my opinion they should have made this Dr. Watts motive, him being in Salem's group could also be explained as his own way of attaining deeper information and knowledge about the Grimm to one day use them against her. They would've created a really good morally gray character.

dude lyrics gave me chills

They used a remix of the opening to this in the first scene of Volume 4

the one dislike is ozpin

Love that the opening theme is the same theme of opening into volume 4 when seeing the Grimm rising out of the pool. Is Dr merlot is one of the two members in the chair and I guess the other member will be the white fang leader Khan

The fact that Ruby is in this art for the song is showing how Salem could turn her into one of the most destructive and smart Grimm in the show if she gets the opportunity

...What if the plot twist is that the grimm that left the footprint is a mutant created by Dr. Merlot?! What a twist!

Why do all the bad guys have the best song

I hope Dr Merlot returns in the actual series, the storyline possibilities are limitless with that madman roaming Remnant.

I think this is going to be the theme of whatever the hell left those tracks at the end of episode 9.

I really hope this song is in the Volume 4 ost so more people notice it. It's one of Jeff's best songs imo.

I like that how the song starts out creepy then bursts into awesomeness.

As an aspiring mad scientist I just love this song

0:35 "I see beauty underneath" Yep that's true but only if the girl is wearing a skirt

That feeling when you realize that the more the series goes on, the more Merlot is vindicated.

i love how when you listen to the lyrics merlot's plan is to use the grim to bring peace rather then destroy humanity its kinda cool that he is using salems weapon that she made to harm her sad we never get to see the doctor on the real show rather then the game

Just finished the campaign too, this song is dark af

2:31 "I'll lucubrate and change you for the good" I miss read 'lucubrate' as 'lubricate' curse my dirty mind 😂

I swear everytime I hear "I've given you life my Lusus Naturae, open your eyes!" every single prominent mad scientist-adjacent character i've known in my life comes to my mind, from Dr. Frankenstrein about to defy nature, through Henry Wu witnessing the first dinosaur born in Jurassic Park, to Shou Tucker in FMAB making an abominaton out of his own daughter. This song evokes undead, abominations, chimeras, cyborgs, crimes, accidents and whatever scientist has believed they could play God behind all of these

Grimm Eclipse is so much fun (;-;) love it song mush and the song to

To me this doesn't so much seem sinister as tragic. Like the frankenstein story; Frankenstein wasn't actually evil, he was a gentle soul who loved children. He was just attacked because he was big and scary. Maybe that's what the Grimm once were- gentle...

So i see I'm on the edgy side of youtube i will see myself out. Better listen to rwby chibi music to balance it out.

This song also hits different if you think the lyrics are sung by Salem instead of Merlot just makes sense

Does anyone else think that the scientist of the game is a better scientist antagonist than Watts?

why wasnt this the final boss theme

Damn, the music is cool from the game :/ i wasn't ready for this kind of music in the game xD

I now want Dr. Merlot to be a recurring villain in the series. Maybe after Salem's defeated.

I know that it is from Grimm Eclipse. However, it appears like it could refer to a character. I know that on the surface this seems like Salem. But madman is a lyric that stands out to me because it is somewhat male. And then there are all these science related lines. I was wondering if this could refer to Dr. Watts, because he seems like the scientist or technology related one among them. Could he be a mad scientist?

this song creeps me the hell out bro

Chilling to listen too... Perfect. ~burr~ Love the feeling of goosebumps down my spine!

I don't know when or how. But I want to see Dr.Merlot in the main series!

Volume 8 spoilers The Hound needs to be an excuse to use this song in the actual show. Not very likely that they’ll use a V4 song in V8 though :/ besides, there are some parts of this that clearly reference the fact Merlot is a scientist. I guess you could apply it to Watts as he’s the closest thing to an “evil scientist” we have in the show, but then it doesn’t really make sense, because it’s safe to assume that Salem created the Hound. Point is, it would be cool to hear this in the show, as a lot of people aren’t going to hear it if it’s just in the relatively obscure game, but unfortunately it’s not very likely that will happen.

creepy but the lyrics are actually kinda sweet

Isn't there a modified version of this song that plays when the Nuckelavee Grimm is shown in Volume 4?

I'm not the only one who thought that Merlot might not have been bad, right? I mean, it's a good thing to learn more about Grimm, if for nothing else than to kill them easier. But why not try to manipulate them? Make them an ethical suicide squad for conflicts? Not like anyone would mind more grimm dying.Merlot actually makes a lot of sense.

Gotta go play this ASAP

Surely one of his best songs, like damn those verses are amazing

...Is this just me or does this sound like that this is the good guy? He literally wants to turn an evil force of nature into positive change.

It's times like these where I appreciate RU-vid to Mp3

Wow look at the dislikes...... How many accounts has Ozpin got??

I know what'll be blaring in my house next Halloween. And possible outside if I stop being a good neighbor in that time.

"All light must fade, every heart return to darkness!"

Soulless orange and unkown

Anyone else think they should have played this song when Salem let the Hound off its leash?

I feel like Merlot would be a good King of Blades...

Hello there rwby, looking badass as usual

"grimm i will redeem"... crazy thought... what if at the time ozma was given the task to redeem humanity by the god of light... what if salem was given the task of redeeming the grimm by the god of darkness...

This is an awesome song, but it makes me wish I hadn't taken a year of Latin in High School: the pronunciation of "Lusus Naturae" is setting off my inner perfectionist, and pronouncing it right would ruin the flow of the chorus. It's frustrating.

*LUSUS NATURAE!* And they run, when the sun comes up...

Isn't this a good piece of art for Dr. Merlot? i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/170/445/8b0.jpg

I love this, every song coming from is just jammed pack with deep meaning and such I guess, umph. Flynt, keep up the good work, not sure how I could deal with the boring parts of life without this sweet music. :)

Anyone else had chills from listening to this song? No? Just me?

just discovered something amazing if you translate rwby to russian and then copy what came cout and translate it to english it says red, white, black, yellow

Somebody needs to use this song for a Resident Evil AMV.

This helps appropriately. Thanks to the creators and the publishers for this piece. It fits what I need to resonate correctly for my task.

Alright I can't be the only one that's want Ruby's version of Dracula and Frankenstein

Do you think this guy Iis Canon?

Ok this is confirmed the Theme of the Nuckelavee

We may never see him in the show, but Merlot is my favorite villain

I love that song!

Rubys hands remind me of that Deadpool scene. "About the size of a KFC spork."

I managed to finish the game this year; Merlot makes a Good Villain in my opinion and Grim Eclipse was a Very Good Game. (I can't say the same about the Actual Show Anymore) Edit: One Thing.....Even if the Show go Deeper In Hell, the Music is Still the Best Thing about it and I am finding Tremendous Differences Denying That Fact! Where do they get these ideas to make such Unforgettable Songs!?

Some rwby songs are scary.......

Headphones at full volume, didn’t regret it a bit

ruby looks emo in the picture

vol5 opening better be as fire as this shit here!!!!!

Seriously glad that this song is on the soundtrack for Volume 4!

Ruby goes dark and edgy: The song

Oh this is the theme for the burning rose shippers. (Ruby X Yang) I'm not funny....

OMG I M IN LOVE!!!!

i don't know why but the line "awaken my brood" always gives me chills when i hear this song. good job with the video by the way!