Mega Man Zero - Cannon Ball - With Lyrics by Man on the Internet ft. Alex Beckham 

"And oh onward I ride, I am a genius' perfect design" this part got me.

Zero: A madman's design with a genius spark Omega: I am a genius's perfect design! It's so simple, but it really drives the point that Awakened Zero/Omega was the Magnum Opus Dr Wily envisioned, but it grew to be more after being given a heart

"I am the genius's perfect design!" That line gives me chills, as it contrasts beautifully with Zero calling Dr Wily a madman instead in his own song.

I love how Zero’s theme and cannonballs lyrics parallel each other. “Born in the shadow with blade of the light” “Facing the light with a blade made of fire” “Thrust to the front, where I’m programmed to fight” “Programmed to fight for that is my desire” “Light up the saber and here I proclaim, I am the alpha and Zero’s my name!” “Light it up, and on the saber I proclaim, Omega! I’ll leave you screaming out my name!” “Woke from the nothing with gun in my hand” “I choose to fire the gun in my hand!” “A madman’s design with a genius’ spark” “I am a genius’ perfect design!” “Watching the world usher in a new age” “And I am the end of an age!”

Omega: Perfect,. Original Body, but an empty husk. What was to be. Zero: Flawed, Replica Body, But the heart and soul of the hero we know. What became of the legend.

The way this _sounds_ like it should be a hero's anthem while being the exact opposite, literally the opposite, Zero the heart in new body and Omega the body with no heart... it gives me _chills,_ and I love it. Makes me want to hear Zero and Omega have a battle duet to this tune, turn the links between their songs into one big climactic duel-duet. I like how hard they contrast each other. Omega in this song feels like the Jungian Shadow to Zero and it's great!

"Foolish man. You built your cities atop your graves!" is a hell of a villain line.

I love the dissonance between Omega's ideals and his tone. Like, he doesn't feel maliciously gleeful at times. He sounds excited in a typical "fight for the good of all" protagonist way. It really helps sell the idea that he is Zero with absolutely no concept of mercy or empathy. Destruction and bloodshed are _beautiful_ to him.

Omega is basically a manmade god of destruction. Humanity’s artificial intelligence and robotic technology got so advanced that it was no longer possible to control them. It’s not just a robot anymore but it’s an independent intelligence that can’t be destroyed completely, it just uses Zero’s original body because he’s the most powerful cybernetic being right now. Omega’s regular body is big and can sure do some damage but it lacks the self repair capabilities, mobility and maximum power capacity of Zero. It’s not much a stretch to say he’s probably the first planet killer tier being in the Megaman series. He can even take direct control of almost any reploid he wants and kills a solid chunk of humanity too. This song really does him justice as a god of chaos and destruction.

The thing that makes Omega special in the trope of mirror matches in video games is that he's a rare example of a mirror match in which he's in the hero's original body while they inhabit a replica body. Zero never gets his body back, either. He destroys it along with Omega.

I like the little detail of Omega's helmet having the small "horns" on his helmet curved upwards as well as the white glow making the dark part of the helmet look white and resemble Mega Man X Zero.

Omega: A destroyer and war machine with the original body Zero: A hero and a shining hope with the original heart

A Cannon Ball is a weapon that is shot whose trajectory is hard to change, set to do nothing but destroy anything in its path. It's a fitting name for the Reploid tool created for the destruction of all in its path. (In fact, the weapon who killed off most of the entire world.) Omega as a name is therefore very fitting, and chilling.

"I am a genius' perfect design!" This line is just RAW, especially since it feels like it could refer to either Doctor Wily, who made Zero/Omega in the first place, or Doctor Weil, who made Omega who he is today. Doctor Wily really created the most badass and dangerous robot of all time and went even above and beyond that!

Whenever the chorus sang "Bathing in blood, Omega" God, I have felt chills like never before.

Worth noting: A lot of these lines are dark mirrors of the lines from Zero’s theme! Such as being ‘programmed for war’ and ‘light up the saber’. A perfect choice for the alpha and omega.

"You choose to stand, I choose to fire the gun in my hand" Gives me chills everytime

Mission: Get Moti to cover Cannonball - Success Time - S Damage - S Rank - Messiah of Music.

If I'm not mistaken the reason why this song is called "Cannonball" is a reference to a japanese proverb that says something like "once a cannonball is fired its trajectory cant be changed", in other words "cannonball" means "fatalism" I guess the idea is that the confrontation between Zero amd Omega was inevitable or that Zero cant escape from his fate as a mass destruction weapon/Zero is challeging his original programming

The sheer joy in Alex's voice as he sings is what I live for.

I really like how Omega's hair is going every which way, a nice contrast to the straight/ponytail of Zero.

You guys remember the Omega vs Zero Decisive Battle video? One of my favourite videos on the internet period. Tear up at the end every time.

Great dark reflection of Zero's theme. He definitely made an impact with the big reveal, even returning as a bonus boss in ZX. The chilling result when Wily stops messing around with quirky personalities and just makes a robot whose entire being is a bloodthirsty 'god of destruction'.

I love how in the description he talked about how this song was similar to VS Ridley, because Ridley and Omega Zero‘s lust for blood is so similar that it just makes this song and the two as antagonists even cooler to me. Just two powerful blood thirsty monsters with the intelligence to know exactly what they are doing and reveling in it. They both have even earned god titles due to their carnage and bloodlust. Ridley, the Cunning God of Death, and Omega, The God of Destruction.

The sound effects on Alex’s voice just sound so awesome, I can’t even express words to describe it. The chorus did amazing as always as well!

That "Prep for the end, and we fire the cannon!" refrain goes _so_ hard.

I gotta love all the references to Zero's theme here. "A madman's design with a genius' spark" -> "I am a genius' perfect design!" "I am the start and the end of this war!" -> "And I am the end of an age!" "Programmed to kill yet they gave me a heart" -> "Programmed to fight, for that is my desire" "Born in the shadows with blade of the light" -> "Facing the light with a blade made of fire" I could mention the rest, but that'd take forever. Then there are the parts that are entirely separate to Zero's theme, showing just how far Zero's grown out of Wily's original plans. It's pretty awesome if I do say so myself. (Also do Falling down or Esperanto next. You won't, no balls.)

Alex’s voice can be any character that has a hint of villainy. Change my mind.

Glad to see this song upgraded from a short piece into a full musical number. This is like the antithesis to Zero's theme and I love it. I will gladly sing to this song when I am feeling stressed out. Excellent work Man on the Internet.

The second I heard him say “I am the messiah! Hahaha!” In that crazed bloodthirsty tone, I KNEW this shit was going to be a real good one

This is amazing this is exactly what I thought having cannonball from MMZ3 would sound like with Omega singing it. It would be awesome to hear what falling down would sound like. Keep up the great work.

The fact that this song’s “Prep for the end and we fire the cannon” and Metal Man’s “Future belongs to the man made of metal” have such a similar tune made me surprised a callback wasn’t slipped in- although I’m not familiar enough with Zero’s lore to know if it would even be applicable

This is pure *E A R G A S M* The effect they added to Alex`s voice is sooooo good, and it`s fitting too, sounds really like a robot voice WHILE sounding human enough & eligible for a song too. There must`ve been a lot of thought put in this song`s lyrics. One of my favorite lines is ``Fraaaagiiile peeeeaaaace held by people who arm for waaaaaaaaaaaar`` I mean, the line tells about the story of the MMZ series-- A vicious cycle of conflict, war & destruction as humans panic for stability, control & Reploids panic for their lives, their survival. And the ``For Waaaaaaaaar`` sounds just REALLY REALLY good to me, it has a sort of rhythm, a rhythm between 2 consecutive words of a line and it has a lot of energy! It just sounds so gooood! then in the next line, there`s the rhythm between ``Treat!`` & ``Sweet``. those 2 words pretty much summed up the meaning of the whole line, while having a pretty rhythm! I think there are moments like this in this song but I`ll not point out all of them, just pointed out a couple of them I really liked. there are parallels, mirrors between lyrics of Zero`s theme & Omega`s theme too! Zero: ``Light up the saber & here I proclaim! I am the Alpha & Zero`s my name!`` Omega: ``Light it up, and on the saber I proclaim! Omega! I`ll leave you screaming out my name!`` Zero: ``A madman`s design, with a genius` spark!`` Omega: ``I am a genius` perfect design!`` Zero: ``Watching the world usher in a new age; Cities are built on mechanical graves!`` Omega: ``Foolish man! You built your cities atop your graves! By my hand, I usher in a new age!`` These parallels show that Zero is selfless, he has gone through a lot, He will speak the truth but won`t boast about it, while Omega cares only about himself, his perfection & his sweet bloodshed. they do a good comparison between them, showing how similar yet different they are. They were made by the same guy, they (Zero`s `soul` & Omega`s body) went through a lot but Zero doesn`t kill just because he was programmed to, he decides what he`s gonna do. Omega just flies like a Cannon ball into anything he is sent towards for the purpose of destroying it, what he was programmed for, and he *enjoys* it. Zero Opposes what Omega relishes in. The whole song overall does a great job at summing up Omega, The ``oh``s feel like Omega giving a holy speech to an audience & at the same time it feels like he is getting sick pleasure from torturing his enemies. ``Grind you down, beneath the progress of the wheel!`` shows that Omega thinks that his destructive rampage is `progress`, he actually thinks he`s some messiah, he sees some heroic purpose even in just pure violence just to justify it. Of course, the lines ``I`ll fly like a cannon ball!`` ``Everything dies screaming as I soar through the sky!`` portray his narcissism. Also the chorus is AWESOME here! ``Prep for the end as we fire the cannon!`` sounds militaristic & godly at the same time, like some army of god is gonna blow you up with holy cannon balls (Deez cannon balls). Overall, EPIC! The singing was great too, but I just can`t describe it in words, but I will say that Alex definitely had a fun stress relief session that boosted his performance in this song! He put that lyric sheet, the Cannon Ball song & all of his aggression, anger, frustration into a mixer & a spicy aggressive villain song energy drink was the result! 1st I loved the Ridley theme with lyrics, now this! These kinds of songs seem to be Man on the internet at it`s peak! Great job by the Man on the internet channel`s team!

When you realize this song has more characterization than Omega does in the actual games

people all ready mentioned how this is like a foil to Zero's theme all that analytic stuff,I just wanna say that,"Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" sections are just so satisfying to hear for some reason. Also,love how,"Apocalypse Nigh," is a nod to the track that plays when Omega Zero emerges,"Apocalypse Now".

My favorite contrast between the two songs may be "blade of the light" vs "blade made of fire". Both are fairly accurate ways to describe a beam saber, but have considerably different connotations.

“You might know everything I'm going to do. But that's not going to help you, since I know everything you're going to do! STRANGE, ISN'T IT?!”

The lyrics almost give Omega a heart, although a sadistic one... Either way the song is awesome!

As someone who listened to the earliest covers of MOTI, especially those by Alex, it's impeccable how much more confidence and bombast he's gained over the years. This is a GODLY performance.

So, I actually saw something in this song that was of interest to me. Whether it was intentional or not, I would like to point out the double meaning of the lyric "Prep for the end and we fire the cannon!" You see, the first meaning is straightforward, with Omega's theme being "Cannon Ball", which he refers to himself as. And as for the second? In Mega Man Zero 4, Weil (The one who made Omega and kickstarted the entire events of MMZ3 and 4), had a massive orbital cannon named Ragnarok, to which he had planned for a robot named Craft to fire. "Prep for the End" in this case, would represent the blast of the cannon destroying the ENTIRETY of Neo Arcadia. Again, I don't think this was intentional, but I thought it was a neat connection.

Every “Bathing in blood, Omega” fills me with terror and ideas on how ruthless he was in the Elf Wars. Like damn you really captured the dread, terror and hopelessness that anyone would feel if confronted with Omega

This song really does point out that Omega is an absolute perversion of who Zero is and is what Wily likely intended at the very start of building Zero. I'd also like to see a heroic version of this from Zero's perspective. He's fighting a body-hijacker and likely knows that there's no way to get his original back without risking everyone. That is further compounded by knowing that this is his only chance to get rid of Omega once and for all. Edit: I added the part about a Zero's-perspective version.

I swear, your Mega Man covers are some of my favorites you make. They just sound SO GOOD AND FAITHFUL TO THE UNDERRATED SERIES...

No matter when or what era Zero is in, there will always be heavy conflicts as long as Zero remains. Zero's whole purpose is to destroy everything and if he goes against it, then destiny will take the job into its own hands.

"I am a genius' perfect design!" I love this line it's so good

The version in Songtober was already really good, but this is an awesome glow up!

i like to believe that cannon ball is an ost about Zero and his fight against what he was supposed to be (omega, in this case), but the way you decided to make it about Omega was very interesting and fun to listen to!

What Weil never relized is that it wasnt just his design that made Zero the legendary reploid. It was his heart and soul that was merley assistet by his bodey that made him a legend. Omega may have immense power but in the end hes just a empty husk.

I like the voice differentiates between Omega(staying fairly robotic as he's following his programming) and Zero(becoming more human as he has his heart) but also parallel each other's lines

Congratulations on 1million views! This video definitely deserves it!

the sheer levels of insanity in omega's voice he loves the name of "Maverick", embraces it, even 10/10, now i have this song stuck in my head

I love the concept of this song and this fight in general. It like Zero finally moving past his original purpose and who he was by looking at what Wily want him to be and stopping it once and for all. Seeing that he was meant to be a murderer and realizing that he isn’t even the original version and proving he’s better than it. Omega maybe what Wily made to kill Mega Man, but he isn’t Zero.

An amazing song I've been wanting a full cover for, and now it's here, and it's just as awesome as I'd have hoped! Wonderful work as always!

"I'll leave you screaming out my name" that can be interpreted in two ways

Exquisite as always! However now I'm eager to know what a reprise or response from Zero to Omega would sound like!

I love how this so closely parallels the lyrics of your Zero's theme adaptation. That there is some fine ass art.

I like to imagine that the chorus is the Eight Judges singing from Cyberspace, extolling the final victory of Dr. Weil and the end of the Resistance's last hope from their digital graves.

Wow... That was amazing! Alex captured the bloodthirst of Omega in a way I never thought possible! And the chorus? They killed it! Perfect 10/10!

I can't believe you did a video on MegaMan series and not just ANY MegaMan series, it's the MegaMan Zero series! Thank you so much !:)

Adding the footage of the secret boss fight in Mega Man ZX was a nice touch for this

This may be a weird thing to geek out over but I love how when the chorus hits you expect the next verse of 'Bathing in blood, Omega' to be more triumphant than the first, because that's usually how songs work, but it's not. It sounds miserable and defeated. It's brilliant and it gets me every time.

You guys just reminded me I have the zero zx collection and as of now, nothing better to do but learn a game I admittedly only put down because I was bad at it and had school in the morning. Now I just have 2 dogs and no worries about school starting in September, so I'll be having fun... once I stop dying repeatedly to the same damn electrical wire...

YEEEEEESSSS!!! I WAS WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR YOU TO TOUCH CANNON BALL!!! YOU GUYS DID AMAZING!!! AND THE VOICE EFFECT FOR OMEGA WAS AMAZING!!! Now all we need is a full version of X vs Zero and I will be so happy!

This, this art, you nailed it perfectly once again, it's just so good how the antithesis and similarities to Zero fit well.

YOO finally this gets a full version I love Omega’s character and the way you represent him here

These lyrics, the edits, the art, the sound effects, compliment the Mythos Version of Cannon Ball so wonderfully. Thank you for making this. This song has been integral to helping me get through some tougher times too, it never fails to hype me up!

1:58 that line was said perfectly.

Thank you sooooooo much Man on the Internet, the lyrics you gave Cannonball really displayed Omega as the harbinger of the apocalypse he truly is, I got goosebumps just listening to this. Dr. Wily really outdid himself when he made Zero’s original body, but Dr. Weil upgraded an already powerful robot into a war machine that makes Mechagodzilla look like a Civilian Reploid, a true God of Destruction incarnate, thank you so much for creating this epic song!

Anyone else think this sounds kinda like a hero's theme with evil lyrics added. Alot like how omega is a hero or zero+evil. neat.

I like the main line "Prep for the end and fire the cannon" just has the vibes of "The world is ending and we're the ones doing it, f u"

You turned Cannonball into a Disney renaissance esque rock opera. I fucking love this.

Hell yeah, a full version of Cannonball! This was absolutely perfect.

Gotta say, this was one of the ones I was REALLY excited to see from Songtober 2020, the other one being The Snatcher song, which we haven’t gotten yet. Soar through the sky, Fly like a cannon ball.

fun fact: omega zero's initial statement has 2 possible translations, the one used here "I am the messiah" and the one I like to think it is due to the deep implications "I am a plot"

This is incredible! I wonder if you'll do a version of this from Zero's perspective as well, because it'd be pretty interesting to see the contrast between Zero, the hero we know and love, and Omega, the "True" Zero.

Here's the text of zero's theme, with additional notes about paralleled lines Edit: nah, i don't want to do that anymore: Born in the shadow with blade made of light Thrust to the front, where i'm programmed to fight Maverick hunter, from maverick born I am the start and the end of this war Woke from the nothing, with gun in my hand Everything falls, and yet here i will stand - "you choose to stand, i choose to fire the gun in my hand" Light up the saber, and here i proclaim I am the alpha, and zero's my name - "light it up, and on the saber i proclaim /n Omega! I'll leave you screaming out my name" War after war What am i fighting for Will i fight evermore A madman's design with a genius' spark - "i am a genius' perfect design" Made more than the sum of mechanical parts Programmed to kill, yet they gave me a heart - "programmed to fight, for that is my desire" And i made my choice when i stepped from the dark Watching the world usher in a new age - "by my hand i usher in the end of an age!" Cities are built on mechanical graves - "foolish man! You built your cities atop your graves" Toeing the line, savior or insane But i will still fight while there's maverick to slay A madman's design with a genius'spark More than the sum of mechanical parts Woke from the nothing, with gun in my hand Everything falls and yet here i will stand Light up the saber, and here i proclaim - "light it up, and on the saber i proclaim /n Omega! I'll leave you screaming out my name" I am the alpha, and zero's my name A madman's design with a genius'spark Made more than the sum of mechanical parts And i am the saber that cuts through the dark I am the alpha and zero's my name

I am a geniuses perfect design A madman’s design with a geniuses spark

One last thing before I let this stand for a while Some things others have noticed, although I can’t source them since I can’t find their comments: 1. W symbol as well as most of the wreckage of Omega’s Second Form(X-Zero amalgamation) is on your side of the field. According to some, this is meant to show you’re the real deal. 2. On the other side, a pillar stabbing and crushing a part of Omega that represents X. One, could be representing Neo Arcadia, with the large pillar being the main body and the crushed X piece being the main city. That could be how humanity was put in priority, crushing the life out of Reploid-kind. Another thing is a reference to Z2, where Elpizo kills X with a rapier. The pillar being the blade and the piece of X being X. Both of these represent Neo Arcadia in some way- one being the city and another being the unchaining of the Dark Elf. Both of those being Weil’s goals- Rule Neo Arcadia, obtain Dark elf. This is meant to be evidence that Omega is Weil’s creation. Background artists, you sneaky peeps.

Finally ! I have been waiting for this! Maybe Falling Down next? Or Crash ? Or Nothing Beats? Keep up the great the work!

What a beautiful song! Amazing work on the lyrics and voices. I love MMZ3 song, cause it's so badass and emotional

Oh neat - from the perspective of Omega is a cool take. - also using cannon ball in the lyrics without it being cheesy was a cool move haha

AMAZING as ALWAYS! I catch myself singing along to your covers VERY often! BTW, I have an suggestion/request if you're willing: MMX's confusing, irritating, lackadaisical and infuriatingly sexy calvary themed mercenary Dynamo. You'd SO pull that off.

I've never played Mega Man Zero and know nothing about it but I love this cover, really glad this was chosen to become a full cover. Really hoping more Songtober songs like Air Man and Carnival Kerfuffle become full covers in the future.

Dr. Wily: "You old fool, even with the old body, you still couldn't destroy my greatest creation!."

This is quite possibly my favorite song you've ever made. I've listened to this thing at *least* 20 times now on loop

this really makes you think aside from being a kick ass villain theme we technically owe Sigma for giving us the heroic Zero we came to love and the badass villain Omega, we would have only gotten 1 if Sigma didn;t take on the virus that made him go mad.

I really hope you do a cover for Supreme Ruler- Elpizo's theme. It such a fitting song for a musical rendition, and i imagine Elpizo as flamboyant of a commander he is, it'll be a treat to hear the voice of one of my favorite MM villains.

I’m gonna pretend that the backup singers are Weil's Numbers.

_Future belongs to the man made of Metal._ _Future belongs to the man made of Metal._

FINALLY! Yesssssss. A full lyrical adaptation of Cannon Ball! It's a dream come true for me!

There was a time where this song was as prominent as Megalovania with its epicness. So glad this was given such a fitting lyrical cover.

A friend of mine said this cover "goes so hard it cuts a repliod in half" so make of that what you will

Did anyone else notice his voice became more and more robotic unlike Zeros theme where it becomes less robotic which makes them opposites Omega Zero is how Wily intended him to be like a mindless machine taking orders while the Zero we know is the complete opposite a good person who is more human than Omega will ever be.

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR SO LONG FOR THIS

This has to be the most hype an Alex Beckham song has ever made me feel. That does it. I'm subscribing so I can hear future bangers like this Day One. If you're open to suggestions, how about covering Green Grass Gradation from Mega Man ZX?

THE BRUTALITY THE INSANITY THE PURE VIBES

That chorus is so damn satisfying. Bang-up job, this rules.

How fitting for this one to be right after Metal Man. That's definitely not a coincidence, description be ignored.

Ok you are already someone I listen to on here every day but this song is straight from my childhood. It brings tears to my eyes to see such a great cover.

This was made this year, hot damn. This video has the aspect, the soul of something from ten years back. Not in a bad way, I mean it more as in... It inspires me nostalgia, it resonates with me as other "parodies" from long past would.