The first half implies that Specter Knight is giving the listener the choice to become undead of their own free will. That implies some moral nuance that you don't often see among undead characters.
@@personalover249 we those are people HE killed, I think that the listener has trespassed and he’s giving them the choice to leave or be killed and join the lich yard, and he gives that choice to everyone who enters the lich yard. Or I could just be dumb
Spitball take here Could it be possible spectre knight is simply following the status quo of the graveyard? I mean the beings there probably had the mindset to destroy any living that disturbed them, you can't simply change the view of an entire kingdom that easily, however there is a definite superiority complex with the phrase "no pity from those who've transcended life" the undead might simply want to be left alone by those who won't respect the graveyard, any any trespassers (shovel knight for example) need to be swiftly removed in one way or another, it's an isolationist policy, and shovel knight is trespassing on every account as well as robbing valuables and disturbing the dirt the undead call home, it's no wonder they want people out if people like shovel knight are considered heros
specter knight is actually a pretty nuance character in shovel knight, (spoilers for all 4 campaigns but) in just the base shovel of hope campaign and plague of shadows campaign, you dont see this at all, as he's (or in this video's case she's) just another knight in the order of no quarter, but in specter of torment and king of cards you can see a lot more nuance to his character in specter of torment, it's revealed that he's only undead by his choice to save his best friend's son from dying to the enchantress, and is actively working along with black knight to try to usurp the enchantress but to no avail, and in king of cards he's seen to be only fighting king knight due to king knight's cockiness and not heeding his warning to not become the joustus king (as it was a setup by the enchantress to get another member of the order of no quarter), this implies that specter knight either knew that king knight is be the kind of person to join the enchantress at promise of his own profit (as seen in the ending) or just didnt want him to face any dangers that may lay ahead, as he is the ""tutorial"" boss, and only reluctantly gives king knight the standard joustus deck after beating him in combat, seemingly proving to specter knight that he may be stronger than expected
@@ser_saffron Don't we need musicals for the other knights of the order? Maybe pack Treasure Knight, Polar Knight, Tinker Knight Mole Knight, and Propeller Knight into one song?
@@thesnatcher3616 If there was a full musical, yeah that'd be cool, but that's up to MOTI. If it was just Bytes I think a song for King Knight and Black Knight (or maybe the Enchantress) would work better Nice pfp btw
Love the Thriller style narration for the intro and laugh at the end. Edit: Also Brentafloss did another cover of this the same year. So now we have this for a serious lyric vid and his for comedic one. Both great in their own way.
_NoOoOoOo! Not the Freaky Fettucini!_ Tbh, I really can't be mad at them for not giving us our special spooky spaghetti stories. This is just as perfect.
@Ceres The Stardroid The bestestest thing in the world Man on the Internet made a series of videos (they started it about two years ago, I think?) where the worst fanfictions in history are read by our favourite storyteller Alex Beckham, so we can enjoy (suffer through) the stories every day in October until Halloween. I highly recommend watching the videos, ...though proceed with caution. It may result in the loss of a few brain cells and uncontrollable cringe and laughter.
Honestly, Plague Knight is the only one whose story ends happily. Shield Knight dies, Spectre Knight is forced to enlist in the Enchantress' services, and King Knight loses his entire kingdom (which he kinda deserved, so I'm not really upset about that one).
This was amazing! I loved Darby’s intro and Tex did phenomenal as the specter. The chorus was chilling, and Juno’s art is a good portrait of the late knight. Also, I like Darby’s and Alex’s different lyrics, they fit each version pretty well.
I’m not requesting, but a Pumpkin Hill cover would be neat. Though I’m open to see what other covers you have for the best Month in the year. Edit: Oh fuck...
Gimme -a week- -a month- probably a whole fu**ing year , I'll have Tex and Darby ganging up on Kyle done Also I love this so much holy shit. Just the way the lyrics are written and the sound of it reminds me of a DAGames song. I grew up with DAGames, so I really got that vibe from it. Kinda like nostalgia. Another part is the chorus and the way every voice blends seamlessly into one. Alex, Kylie and Emily always bring their A-game to everything and this is no exception. They really do sound like ghosts and while I'm half-convinced that Tex was cast because subversion of expectations or whatnot, I don't care, drawing Tex as Specter Knight was fun
More Shovel Knight from MOTI? Awww yeah! Also, I have to beg like a peasant while I'm early! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance: "Sacred Distance" please!
*Looks at how I had a "Lich Yard with Lyrics" Prepared to upload on my channel next week* *Looks at how this one is infinitely better* Well shit. I'm still gonna upload it, but genuinely, amazing job, y'all. This really is a bop and a half!
It's a combination of Hidden by Night and La Danse Macabre, so they just called the video after the area. Like how the song with both of Grimm's themes is called just Grimm.
So refreshing to see Body Swap as a feature in this song (btw, great song as always). But now I wonder how King (or Queen) Knight will be presented as, I think he/she has that arrogance energy that others like Mettaton or Rouxls Kaard has, which is amusing to hear.
@@MadCookie_14 Что за байты? Р.С. Русские пишут на русском под видео на английском. Логика! А вообще я у него только Хроно Триггер и Андертейл смотрел. Грустно видеть, что у него так мало подписчиков
I hadn't actually played Specter of Torment before listening, and I loved how the song sounded with a faster tempo. Then I played through Specter of Torment and was singing the lyrics through the whole level.
Gee,as soon as She-Spectre gets on the scene,I had chills for the rest of video with the way it was played. She would be a scary mom on Halloween ^^' Looks like my fav month of the year is not disappointing any time soon!
Hot takes with black heart: is undeath as bad as it’s made out to be in most media? It’s like living except you don’t need air, or sustenance, and you can’t die from old age so yo are in some ways immortal! That sounds good to me, I don’t know about you.
Because of this, undead are rarely sane, and most of the time indeed with their past consciousness are tortured by being undead. I can't think of any examples, but while there is sometimes undead born for a good cause, the sacred view of death makes it hard to see undead in a good light.
You're not wrong - it's often portrayed as a curse for no real reason. That said, I don't think your average zombie is sentient - it's just a puppet controlled by its master. Vampires are pretty much what you're describing, but even vampirism has strings attached what with the whole blood-drinking thing.
please for the love of god if you guys ever get around to doing one for King Knight PLEASE Alex PLAY KING KNIGHT IN THE SONG Also this was amazing and I love the direction you went with the vocals being better than what I had going in my head when I went in
i was hoping you would do more shovel knight covers! i just recently started playing shovel knight again and i noticed that a bunch of the songs in SK could work well with lyrics. i saw this on my recommended and thought my eyes played tricks on me. good job on this as always :)
@@danielmclatchie2053 I know, but that doesn't really count because the lyrics are official and fortissimole actually sings them in the game. He just sang the song himself. I'm talking about everything else
Nice little note with the "while you still can choose, you choose to fall." Not going to spoil it for anyone here who hasn't played Specter of Torment, but well done with that reference to the ending.
Really good song! I was confused who was singing until the gameplay swapped to shovel knight and I realized it was body swap Specter. Kind of sad there’s no “discover what’s in store” like the last two shovel knight songs though.
![Specter Knight Stage WITH LYRICS (feat. The Konami Kode) - [FLOSSTOBER 2020] - Brentalfloss](/img/1.gif)
The first half implies that Specter Knight is giving the listener the choice to become undead of their own free will. That implies some moral nuance that you don't often see among undead characters.
@@personalover249 we those are people HE killed, I think that the listener has trespassed and he’s giving them the choice to leave or be killed and join the lich yard, and he gives that choice to everyone who enters the lich yard.
Or I could just be dumb
Spitball take here
Could it be possible spectre knight is simply following the status quo of the graveyard? I mean the beings there probably had the mindset to destroy any living that disturbed them, you can't simply change the view of an entire kingdom that easily, however there is a definite superiority complex with the phrase "no pity from those who've transcended life" the undead might simply want to be left alone by those who won't respect the graveyard, any any trespassers (shovel knight for example) need to be swiftly removed in one way or another, it's an isolationist policy, and shovel knight is trespassing on every account as well as robbing valuables and disturbing the dirt the undead call home, it's no wonder they want people out if people like shovel knight are considered heros
I'll just become part of the lich yard and do what I have to do even if I need to defeat shovel knight
That seems to be the idea, though given the ending half, I have to wonder if they're somehow pushed to that choice.
specter knight is actually a pretty nuance character in shovel knight,
(spoilers for all 4 campaigns but)
in just the base shovel of hope campaign and plague of shadows campaign, you dont see this at all, as he's (or in this video's case she's) just another knight in the order of no quarter, but in specter of torment and king of cards you can see a lot more nuance to his character
in specter of torment, it's revealed that he's only undead by his choice to save his best friend's son from dying to the enchantress, and is actively working along with black knight to try to usurp the enchantress but to no avail, and in king of cards he's seen to be only fighting king knight due to king knight's cockiness and not heeding his warning to not become the joustus king (as it was a setup by the enchantress to get another member of the order of no quarter),
this implies that specter knight either knew that king knight is be the kind of person to join the enchantress at promise of his own profit (as seen in the ending) or just didnt want him to face any dangers that may lay ahead, as he is the ""tutorial"" boss, and only reluctantly gives king knight the standard joustus deck after beating him in combat, seemingly proving to specter knight that he may be stronger than expected
I know this is apart of the Halloween musical bytes, but I feel like we could make a shovel knight musical bytes with the songs we already have
We only need In The Halls of the Usurper and The Defender to complete the set
@@ser_saffron Don't we need musicals for the other knights of the order? Maybe pack Treasure Knight, Polar Knight, Tinker Knight Mole Knight, and Propeller Knight into one song?
@@thesnatcher3616 If there was a full musical, yeah that'd be cool, but that's up to MOTI. If it was just Bytes I think a song for King Knight and Black Knight (or maybe the Enchantress) would work better
Nice pfp btw
@@ser_saffron I see...
I like yours too.
I want to hear King Knight sing about how much of a butthole he is.
Genderswap mode spectre knight took me by surprise. Not opposed to it but male spectre was what I was expecting.
Your not the only one. Not complaining, but still. Took me by surprise
@@societyman7526 same
I don't care either way, I still love this song
I think its a background singer of some sorts
Same
Pretty surprised of the genderbend but really good, Tex did give justice to the Specter...Say hello...to the spookiest era
*B)*
they put on body swap mode for specter knight.
Well, you never know. They really are just a skeleton at this point, so how could one tell?
@@sapphireweapon12345 well, specter's canon name is donovan, a Male name, so...
@@runedoom Ehh. Again, different worlds, different times. Never assume things, else... Well, you probably know the sayings.
Who will win?
A powerful ghost that lives in a greveyard with the name "The Lich Yard"
Or
Shovel Boy
What about an explody boy?
@@thebiolibrary5572 y e s.
Or Gold Boy?
Or the butthole ?
Don't think your skills are gonna save you from me, Shovel Boy!
Ah, playing on Body Swap mode.
It says your comment was posted 1 day ago but this video was up for 3 hours
@@rustybulletin1016 Can you spare a dollar on Patreon?
@@rustybulletin1016 youtube is extra drunk
Brydon McCollum he probably got the video early cause of patron rewards
@@_TheMushroomMan He can spare a dollar
*o n **_P A T R E O N_*
Love the Thriller style narration for the intro and laugh at the end.
Edit: Also Brentafloss did another cover of this the same year. So now we have this for a serious lyric vid and his for comedic one. Both great in their own way.
2:39
I love how Shovel Knight hitting that enemy once is perfectly synced with the music.
"In the legion of the night, we give no quarter, lest you run and hide." I see what you did there.
*a red cape whirls around a humanoid shape, and a scythe appears. He grabs his scythe, and blows his cape. Specter Knigth, The Lich Reaper Appeared.*
Except...Is that the Super Crown?
@@AverageEldritchEntity Too late
Side note: Are you from Twitter too and if so do I know you?
@@AverageEldritchEntity Ight
@@evagarcia865 it's called a meme
“Did you do Halloween Musical Bytes?”
“Yes”
“What did it cost?”
“Freaky Fettucini”
_NoOoOoOo! Not the Freaky Fettucini!_
Tbh, I really can't be mad at them for not giving us our special spooky spaghetti stories.
This is just as perfect.
@@aecholapis but now we got song tuber!
What is freaky Fettuccini?
@Ceres The Stardroid
The bestestest thing in the world
Man on the Internet made a series of videos (they started it about two years ago, I think?) where the worst fanfictions in history are read by our favourite storyteller Alex Beckham, so we can enjoy (suffer through) the stories every day in October until Halloween.
I highly recommend watching the videos, ...though proceed with caution. It may result in the loss of a few brain cells and uncontrollable cringe and laughter.
@@ceresthestarspinner4609 idk some kinda pun? Must type in comic sans lol.
Body swap mode is underappreciated, wish it was available for other campaigns too.
Me too. The fact that you can only use it in Shovel of Hope is genuinely my only problem with Shovel Knight. I want to play as Monarch Knight, dammit!
Big agreement
YES
AGREE
YES
Never really imagined specter knight as a British woman but now I can’t not
Its in the body swap mode specter is male in cannon
vampires are always british (it just sounds right)
@@skyprior3866 but ... They are a skeleton .. as well as a ghostly thing
@@RockyWolfTheEditingWolf it's a joke?
Yes you can cuz he isn't.
Ahhh Specter Knight.... the BEST... The HAPPIEST... MOST POSITIVE... KNIGHT OF THEM ALL....
"cries"
Why must you remind me about his story ;-;
Plague Knight: Want a drink?
@@sanscoolson5125 Wait... I just realized.....
*PLAUGE KNIGHT IS THE ONLY SUCCESSFUL SIMP*
BANANA KING yeah I love him cause he seem evil but he want love and he not the usual villain.
Honestly, Plague Knight is the only one whose story ends happily. Shield Knight dies, Spectre Knight is forced to enlist in the Enchantress' services, and King Knight loses his entire kingdom (which he kinda deserved, so I'm not really upset about that one).
Given what happens in Specter of Torment...
There's a certain amount of tragedy in this theme.
*And so It begins*
I fear no Lich nor Horn King unlike other who were spooked easily as a kid.
“This is not a game”
Laughs in player.
I recognized Darby's voice in literally the first second. That's when I knew this was gonna be awesome. Well done, everyone! :)
I didnt. But i pressed like the moment it started cause its shovel knight.
Ahh!! I still can't get over this! So happy it's out >:]
This was amazing! I loved Darby’s intro and Tex did phenomenal as the specter. The chorus was chilling, and Juno’s art is a good portrait of the late knight. Also, I like Darby’s and Alex’s different lyrics, they fit each version pretty well.
This was and still is my favorite song in the entire game
I feel like tex's voice sounds oddly calming making the scary factor multiplied by 5.
I thought this was the lich from adventure Time.
Not that it still isn't a bop.
seriously the Lich from adventure time was so unsetteling with his being provided by slade from teen titan
IT IS SNACHER
I’m not requesting, but a Pumpkin Hill cover would be neat. Though I’m open to see what other covers you have for the best Month in the year.
Edit: Oh fuck...
Did it last year ^^
Gimme -a week- -a month- probably a whole fu**ing year , I'll have Tex and Darby ganging up on Kyle done
Also I love this so much holy shit. Just the way the lyrics are written and the sound of it reminds me of a DAGames song. I grew up with DAGames, so I really got that vibe from it. Kinda like nostalgia.
Another part is the chorus and the way every voice blends seamlessly into one. Alex, Kylie and Emily always bring their A-game to everything and this is no exception. They really do sound like ghosts
and while I'm half-convinced that Tex was cast because subversion of expectations or whatnot, I don't care, drawing Tex as Specter Knight was fun
well fuck, this aged poorly. I have four days to get that illustration done now
Did you do it?
@@smbeast7170 Nope, it was a pretty busy week
UPDATE: I have done refs for all three, albeit the ref I did of Darby looks derpy
More Shovel Knight from MOTI? Awww yeah!
Also, I have to beg like a peasant while I'm early! Kingdom Hearts Dream Drop Distance: "Sacred Distance" please!
Everyone Else: Why is Specter a girl...?
Me: Specter Knight is Mustache Girl...?
There is a gender swap option for Shovel Knight's story.
I already commented that they sound like Mustache Girl.
I thought Specter sounded like Tracer from Overwatch.
Wtf is a mustache girl?
Everyone listening this song: This is neat.
JSAB players: is that La Danse Macabre i hear?
I knew I recognized the tune. Good to hear the OG.
*Looks at how I had a "Lich Yard with Lyrics" Prepared to upload on my channel next week*
*Looks at how this one is infinitely better*
Well shit. I'm still gonna upload it, but genuinely, amazing job, y'all. This really is a bop and a half!
I already can't wait for "in the halls of the usurper"
It’ll only be a matter of time.
Was it a matter of time?
Tex's voice is amazing
Oh that was incredibly beautiful piece.
Please keep up the awesome work all of you.
MOTI: Can you spare a dollar, On Patreon?
Me: sure.
MOTI: *zooms in* you will?
Wait, isn’t this la dance macabre?
It's a combination of Hidden by Night and La Danse Macabre, so they just called the video after the area. Like how the song with both of Grimm's themes is called just Grimm.
I love how in the end the Lich yard is the only area lit up
King knight doesn't get a song. He knows what he did.
So refreshing to see Body Swap as a feature in this song (btw, great song as always). But now I wonder how King (or Queen) Knight will be presented as, I think he/she has that arrogance energy that others like Mettaton or Rouxls Kaard has, which is amusing to hear.
I would like it to be a mix of halls of the king and slowly transition to halls of the usurper
I think we all already know what voice Alex would use for King.
Wasn't expecting you to use the body swap for this, but it was a pleasant surprise!
I love this song, and that laugh at the end put me right in mind of Vincent Price! Well done!
This never gets old, how so long it has been since I first listen to it.
Specter knight it was one of my favorite knights along with his themes.👌
Я думал следующим будет рыцарь-король. ну да ладно) это ещё лучше
Он, вродее, мьюзикл по лопаторыцарю не делает. Так, песни периодически выкладывает. А призрака-рыцаря он взял из-за надвигающегося хэллоуина
@@MadCookie_14 прости на стримах не сижу... Или где это там... Прошу прощения...
Ps. да, тут есть русские
@@MadCookie_14 Что за байты?
Р.С. Русские пишут на русском под видео на английском. Логика! А вообще я у него только Хроно Триггер и Андертейл смотрел. Грустно видеть, что у него так мало подписчиков
I clicked this comment thinking "oh someone must've translated it" I was oh so wrong
I hadn't actually played Specter of Torment before listening, and I loved how the song sounded with a faster tempo. Then I played through Specter of Torment and was singing the lyrics through the whole level.
Really cool! Loved Shovel Knight. Lich Yard was such a cool song!
I wanted more of the hollow knight soundtrack but... I like this, a pleasant surprise.
Hey, i love specter knight and this theme! Literally, you impressed me!
The difficulty of this game on new game + scares me more than if I met specter knight in real life
I've been waiting...
The wait was worth it.
Gee,as soon as She-Spectre gets on the scene,I had chills for the rest of video with the way it was played.
She would be a scary mom on Halloween ^^'
Looks like my fav month of the year is not disappointing any time soon!
I hope a 1 hour version of this will be made
Hot takes with black heart: is undeath as bad as it’s made out to be in most media? It’s like living except you don’t need air, or sustenance, and you can’t die from old age so yo are in some ways immortal! That sounds good to me, I don’t know about you.
Most of the time undead are born of malice and negativity
Because of this, undead are rarely sane, and most of the time indeed with their past consciousness are tortured by being undead. I can't think of any examples, but while there is sometimes undead born for a good cause, the sacred view of death makes it hard to see undead in a good light.
And there is also the fact that undead have a natural hatred of the living
You're not wrong - it's often portrayed as a curse for no real reason. That said, I don't think your average zombie is sentient - it's just a puppet controlled by its master. Vampires are pretty much what you're describing, but even vampirism has strings attached what with the whole blood-drinking thing.
@@cthulhufhtagn2483 i was thinking more lich or wight, but ok
p.s i hate vampires
Yo female Specter sounds surprisingly good!
I really like the two sides this track takes! Great job guys.
They said "dig it" at the end*slapping table in laughter*
The beginning makes me think of Thriller!
Spooktober time! I’m ready for these spooky songs.
Man on the Internet Strikes again on the internet . Thanks for the new song pal
Ok with this, Vital Vitriol and Strike the Earth a Shovel Knight Musical Bytes is an absolute MUST
please for the love of god if you guys ever get around to doing one for King Knight PLEASE Alex PLAY KING KNIGHT IN THE SONG
Also this was amazing and I love the direction you went with the vocals being better than what I had going in my head when I went in
This Dark,Night,This Batma-I MEAN Specter Knight,Good Job
Gosh I fall in love with the voices 😍🎤🎼🎶🎵
i was hoping you would do more shovel knight covers! i just recently started playing shovel knight again and i noticed that a bunch of the songs in SK could work well with lyrics. i saw this on my recommended and thought my eyes played tricks on me. good job on this as always :)
I wonder what “a thousand leagues below” or “high above the land” would sound like with lyrics...
This was stuck in my head all day long...
Am I dreaming!? This is heaven!
Can you make a "crypt of the necrodancer" or "return of the obra dinn " with lyrics?
I’m fairly certain he sung Notorious D.I.G. (Fortissimole’s theme) before
@@danielmclatchie2053 I know, but that doesn't really count because the lyrics are official and fortissimole actually sings them in the game. He just sang the song himself. I'm talking about everything else
Oh my God I love Obra Dinn that'd be awesome.
@@shellyvision9693 I know right? Even if they dont end up following my request, I actually thought of some lyrics myself. Dont know how good they are.
I can see MOTI doing Crypt of the Necrodancer. Not so sure about Return of the Obra Dinn.
Incredible video as always keep up the great work on this channel
My favorite knight... Hell yesssss. thank you moti!. :D the video is hella neat
I would love if you did more of Specter Of Torments OST especially Tools of war. But aside from that a beautiful lyrical cover as always MOTI.
Will there be Musicals for the Just Shovels and Knights tracks? Since those aren't copyrighted like most of the songs from JSaB
An unexpected surprise but a welcome one for sure.
"Wow, I'm so happy to be dead! Thanks Specter Knight!"
Nice touch using both Shovel of Hope's and Specter of Torment's mixes.
I like how he said "dig it?" At the end
For a second i thought Octoling Hacker was singing this
I absolutely love Shovel Knight! Its an amazing game with an amazing soundtrack and I wish you would do more songs of it!
Oooo! This is such a cool start to the Halloween Musical Bytes!
Now all we need is a King knight song and I'll be happy
donovan is genuinely such a good character
Three down, one more to go, can’t wait!!!!
Neat detail to use both versions of the theme.
I only found out about this song from the 'Year In Review' thing...
...I can't believe I missed a Tex song!
;-; Tex, you're seriously amazing...
Eventually we need some songs from Octopath Traveler. It’s a shame that there hasn’t been one already.
I can't wait for the 1hour version
So I guess the next could be either In the Halls of the Usurper/King, The Decadent Dandy, any of the Joustus themes or Coup D'etat)
if we get a king of cards song i don't think i'll stop listening to it
I’m crying, this is awesome
yes! YES!!! MY FAVOURITE
Kinda was wanting specter knight to be Vincent price from the intro but I'll take body swap too
Plants VS Zombies Brainac Maniac With Lirycs?
Y E S
Y E S
My mans did u have a stroke
Nice little note with the "while you still can choose, you choose to fall." Not going to spoil it for anyone here who hasn't played Specter of Torment, but well done with that reference to the ending.
I wonder what other kinds of Reapers we might see this Halloween Month...
I can't wait until MotI inevitably does In the Halls of the Usurper! I know it will be great.
I yearn for the day when Alex does shovel knight musical bytes
This song is a pure 100 of 10 for me
the begging for this song reminds me of thriller and darby does a chilling job
Really good song! I was confused who was singing until the gameplay swapped to shovel knight and I realized it was body swap Specter. Kind of sad there’s no “discover what’s in store” like the last two shovel knight songs though.
I didn't noticed the absence of it
It would have fit well in the song
I don't mind the fact that Specter Knight is on Body Swap mode here, Tex is such a good singer. They do a wonderful Specter Knight!
*sees this* oh great another shovel Knight video😒
*after watching it* O_O WOOOOOO BEST SONG EVER!
Now all we need is king knight
I might have a suggestion:
What about doing a song with the shadow queen theme from Paper Mario?