That's because the song is basically Margaret taking the piss out of Travis, insulting who he is and what he stands for. Travis ended the first game with a peace of mind that killing isn't something that should be enjoyed, however when Bishop was killed he let himself succumb to murderous rage. As far as Margaret is concerned, that makes him a hypocrite using revenge to justify murder.
@@MrSturmthedark Anti hero is a stretch, I'd say travis is right in the middle of the moral scale, like sure he doesn't kill innocent people but he still has a lust for killing
@@MonanAelfwine Anti-hero is a character that fights for a positive cause through morally questionable means. Travis' motivations are usually selfish and hardly ever qualifies as purely "goodwill". Wether or not he kills innocent is not what matters here.
fuck smash tbh. Suda bailed the cunt out when the Wii launched by releasing NMH1 unfinished so he could have more time to work on Brawl, and the selfish piece of shit won't even put in the one character Suda been begging him to add to the game for like a decade. Most he'll do is some half assed Mii costume. Can't even argue "oh well maybe he doesn't want mature content in smash?" because BAYONETTA IS RIGHT FUCKING THERE.
Travis is the most "Game" character that needs to be put into something like Smash..but we got another fire emblem character and a coomer bait character. Really sucks
Atin O Or she wrote it in honor of Travis for all uses. Remember, in NMH2 he's a legend, "the one who got the top and walked away", per Alice Twilight. Anyone affiliated with the UAA knows of the "No More Hero".
Simple fact that, at the end of the fight, Margaret is just happy that someone was able to listen to one of her songs and remember it gets me every time. And Travis whistling it as he leaves shows that under the wise-ass bravado, he does have the capacity to be kind and considerate, especially to someone who gave him a great fight.
This is one of the most unique video game songs I have ever heard. It's a song about taunting Travis Touchdown's actions in participating in the UAA, calling him a hypocrite, saying that he thinks he's a hero but looking back on what he's done (killing assassins, motivated by revenge, lust for sex), he's become anything BUT a hero. Man, if Travis heard this song as he fought Margaret, he would be utterly pissed.
"No More Heroes" You're finally starting to understand the name of the game my friend xD Also Travis called this tune "Catchy" before he killer Margret
Silver the Hedgehog 77 Persona 3 has a more laidback soundtrack, with more rap influences. Persona 4 has a lot of motif connections going on in its soundtrack. I suggest checking them out at some point. They're fairly good JRPGs.
This song is basically The reason you suck speech to Travis. Calling him a hypocrite about revenge that pursuing revenge makes him noble, that he is not a real hero for pursuing it, and his anger doesn't make him a good man. A tiger in disguise refernce to his darkside power but calls him a Pussy (cat). Also a swipe at him being a weeboo, lolicon otaku She even devotes a line to make a dig at Travis' otaku perversions. Philistine means one who does not pursue intellectual needs. This is geared at how Travis only wants to see people die and not consider that they are also people.
And then after this, he starts becoming affected more by his next targets. You wouldn't expect such character development from this guy as soon as you meet in him in the first game.
I'm not sure why exactly, but the way the lyrics are sung, how it feels like they shouldn't work but they do anyway always gives me shivers, even when I imagine the song in my head.
Gotta be the only person on Earth who prefers this version, don't get me wrong the instrumentation on the JP version is superior, but the sheer levels of autotune really lose the melody in parts I feel, and the main draw to the song is its catchiness, which is conveyed better with the clearer vocals in this version. They're both really good though, whenever there's two versions of something people tend to over-accentuate how 'awful' the other version is. Got no clue what people mean by 'off tune' or 'off key', like if she is actually singing off-key, the dissonance is working REALLY well for her cause this sounds phenomenal.
I like how the vocals are more clear in this version, however. I saw one comment on the JP version that said the autotune gave it a static radio kind of sound, which fits well with the instrumentation. Being honest I agree with them, but both of these versions are amazing pieces of art.
I'll list some that deserve this: Scarecrow (Arkham Asylum), The Devil (Cuphead), Squid (Will You Snail), Phobos (Madness Combat: Project Nexus), Sans (Undertale)
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives you act as though payback makes you a noble man is that a fact? Well, you're a goddamn philistine Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives you act as though payback makes you a noble man is that a fact? Well, you're a goddamn philistine Requiem aeternam Bullet right through the sternum Lullaby to hell, babe Reaper's got your name! Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl I'm a pure girl - boys cannot crack this oyster shell So go on, whip around that sword like you're the best, it's such a bore Another hero? Oh, please Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl I'm a pure girl - boys cannot crack this oyster shell So go on, whip around that sword like you're the best, it's such a bore Another hero? Oh, please Requiem aeternam Reaper has come, sinner! Thigh-high socks are my absolute territory Go on and drool - the otaku cannot resist You think the fire in your eyes makes you a tiger in disguise? Dream on, you goddamn pussy! Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives you act as though payback makes you a nobleman is that a fact? Well, you're a goddamn philistine Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives you act as though payback makes you a nobleman is that a fact? Well, you're a goddamn philistine Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives you act as though payback makes you a nobleman is that a fact? Well, you're a goddamn philistine Requiem aeternam Bullet right through the sternum Lullaby to hell, babe Reaper's got your name! Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl I'm a pure girl - boys cannot crack this oyster shell So go on, whip around that sword like you're the best, it's such a bore Another hero? Oh, please Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl I'm a pure girl - boys cannot crack this oyster shell So go on, whip around that sword like you're the best, it's such a bore Another hero? Oh, please Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl I'm a pure girl - boys cannot crack this oyster shell So go on, whip around that sword like you're the best, it's such a bore Another hero? Oh, please Requiem aeternam Reaper has come, sinner! Thigh-high socks are my absolute territory Go on and drool - the otaku cannot resist You think the fire in your eyes makes you a tiger in disguise? Dream on, you goddamn pussy! Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me Why? 'Cause they all DIE - when I sing I end their lives You act as though payback makes you a nobleman, is that a fact? Well you're a goddamn philistine
I always have a hard time choosing my favorite one, the EU/JP one has a lot of merit but I still enjoy the instrumental of this, especially the clear vocals
Most comments are just fawning over Travis Touchdown (that last name still sounds ridiculous), but instead of talking about him, I want to write a comment about the singer, Nadia Gifford. I find it very depressing that she's not more popular over here, and most of her music is exclusive to Japan. She did an amazing job singing the songs for Coriander "Connie" from Steambot Chronicles, and then on here singing this song for Margaret. She seriously needs more Western exposure, because she's got a damn good English singing voice. Like Nadia Gifford, her English is so good you could barely tell she's Japanese. That said, English or not, I just want more of her music because she has a great voice and huge talent.
the little synth riff towards the end of the loop makes me downright emotional and i don’t know why every single version of this song is equally ethereal
2:58 this is an old-ish otaku reference. The AT field from Evangeline stands for absolute territory. The Japanese translation, zettai ryoiki, became slang for the visible area of the thighs between the bottom of a miniskirt and above the stockings i.e. a nearly physically impenetrable area
I saw the rank four boss and didn't get why people liked her so much. She literally has two lines and they both just talk about her lil' song. But I think this song does the best at characterizing Margaret. It reminds me of Metal Gear Rising, where the songs for the characters do a great job of filling in the blanks of a character's personality. Dope ass song.
Looking at all these old comments analyzing this song from a game I have never played has made me reevaluate what exactly the message of No More Heroes is from my perspective, which is probably also wrong.
philistine from wikipedia: The Philistines (Hebrew: פְלִשְׁתִּים, p'lishtim) (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts.
Thanks to these comments I now know what Philistine means. I now realize she is talking absolute shit about weebs who flat out disown themselves from their own country simply cuz they like anime or some shit. So now it makes perfect sense that she was singing this to Travis.
...No. This song is Margret calling Travis out on his Hypocrisy. He ends the first game having realized violence is not something to indulge in, yet when Bishop is killed he goes ballistic and starts murdering left and right. So she's pointing out how flimsy of a justification that is. The reason there are so many references to the Otaku lifestyle is because that's what Travis is.
Evnyofdeath Perfect. Basically she describes almost everything about him, even about turning into a tiger. but even calling him a philistine I would think was to call him uncultured and uneducated, especially since it comes up in "You think payback makes you a noble man? well you're a *** philistine!". seeing as how philistine is a specification of ignorant only to "culture". if I had to guess, it's to couple with calling him an otaku and looking like an armature assassin, and killing/avenging for his own means. but that's just my guess.
Evnyofdeath I think you both have a point. The song is clearly directed at Travis (maybe she rewrites it for every fight to fit her target, but keeps the melody?) And she's clearly mocking him for acting like getting revenge for Bishop makes him butchering his way through the assassins "justified" and makes him "a hero" but she also makes several comments that consist solely of taking potshots at Travis's lifestyle. I think the point of the song is her making it clear to Travis that she knows everything about him because, as she says "reaper's got your name" You can also interpret it as Margaret acknowledging that she doesn't having any *real* grievance against Travis, but that one of them *has* to die now. "Requiem Æternam" is a Christian prayer to (depending on the sect) allow the departed to quickly ascend from Purgatory to Heaven/ to rest in Paradise until the Last Judgment. Even the place she claims to be aiming for, the sternum, would be a relatively quick death if struck by a bullet from a Barrett M82 like Le croissant du ange.
Honestly if his splash screen wasn't accompanied by him saying "FUCKHEAD" and a distant cry of "MY SPLEEN!", it'd be wrong. And it will never happen sadly
I prefer US version, it's more clean. UPD: Year or more have passed and now I love both of them, Jap version slaps too, man I love 2:10-2:56 so much. Jap version just has more energetic and creative mixing, mainly instrumental parts but also voice filtering. Eng one then seems boring when you return to it xD, but it is just more clean with stable rhythm and lyrics to hear clearly, more clarity.
+corjonbett Its "Thigh High socks 'ARE'" I repeat "ARE" my absolute territory. She is not talking about her upper thighs or any part above that. She is talking about what she wears, not her fun bits. I know it sounds like 'and' in the song but she sings that part a little too fast so that is why. I listened to that part over myself cause I thought I heard AND as well the first time, then I heard ARE the second time, though it is a bit muffled and whatnot.
![No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle OST: Philistine [Jpn Ver.]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/UFXqJ--L_Kk/mqdefault.jpg)
![No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle OST: Philistine [Jpn Ver.]](/img/tr.png)
I like how the song references the fact that Travis is a huge weeb
That's because the song is basically Margaret taking the piss out of Travis, insulting who he is and what he stands for.
Travis ended the first game with a peace of mind that killing isn't something that should be enjoyed, however when Bishop was killed he let himself succumb to murderous rage. As far as Margaret is concerned, that makes him a hypocrite using revenge to justify murder.
+Evnyofdeath Anti-hero to a T.
@@MrSturmthedark Anti hero is a stretch, I'd say travis is right in the middle of the moral scale, like sure he doesn't kill innocent people but he still has a lust for killing
@@biggun8801 That's an anti-hero
@@MonanAelfwine Anti-hero is a character that fights for a positive cause through morally questionable means. Travis' motivations are usually selfish and hardly ever qualifies as purely "goodwill". Wether or not he kills innocent is not what matters here.
"Catchy as hell."
-Travis Touchdown
Old comment, I know, but I liked how respectful Travis was to Margaret in her final moments. “Did you memorize the song?” “One hundred percent.”
Oh hello soldier.
@@birbddhaGodOfBirbs Oh hey, you remind me of a guy I know with a slightly below average penis.
"Thigh-high socks are my absolute territory Go on and drool; the Otaku cannot resist "
the truth was spoken in 2010
Is there any lyrics for this shit?
@@BobBob-bk2yk
Yh it's called listening with your ears and writing that shit down.
Bruh who would waste their time writing down all the lyrics lol, shut yo ass up. Besides the I found the lyrics in the description.
coward. real men transcribe every song by ear word for word.
@@tameow This, this right here, is fucking *true!*
im still crying over the fact that travis is a mii costume and not even a deluxe one
You see? It was absolutely imperative to have an 8th fire emblem character in the game
I feel your pain I do. And then they did the same shit to Shantae , both characters I wanted : (
Same with doom guy.
fuck smash tbh. Suda bailed the cunt out when the Wii launched by releasing NMH1 unfinished so he could have more time to work on Brawl, and the selfish piece of shit won't even put in the one character Suda been begging him to add to the game for like a decade. Most he'll do is some half assed Mii costume. Can't even argue "oh well maybe he doesn't want mature content in smash?" because BAYONETTA IS RIGHT FUCKING THERE.
Travis is the most "Game" character that needs to be put into something like Smash..but we got another fire emblem character and a coomer bait character. Really sucks
So I guess Travis Touchdown is the only person to have ever heard this song and lived?
skudzer1985 yup........wait. 'turns around' Aw shi-
The cool thing is, the song is different for whoever she's killing. There could be hundreds of variations to this song.
Atin O Or she wrote it in honor of Travis for all uses. Remember, in NMH2 he's a legend, "the one who got the top and walked away", per Alice Twilight. Anyone affiliated with the UAA knows of the "No More Hero".
+skudzer1985 Not true, Sylvia heard it too and lived, though it put her into a week long coma.
yeah...
Simple fact that, at the end of the fight, Margaret is just happy that someone was able to listen to one of her songs and remember it gets me every time. And Travis whistling it as he leaves shows that under the wise-ass bravado, he does have the capacity to be kind and considerate, especially to someone who gave him a great fight.
You act as though payback makes you worthy of your own Fighter Pack?
Well you're a goddamn Mii Costume!
This is true. And sad
pain. all i know is pain. smiling through it all!
That hurt 😢
7:26 "The Otaku cannot resist". I fucking love how much selfirony Suda puts into his games.
NMH2 isn't a Suda game
@@nautilus2612 he produced the game, but yeah, not very much from Suda
@@nautilus2612 he still wrote nmh2 i believe
7:29
@@nautilus2612 how are you gonna say it ain’t a Susa game when he wrote the story
NA: Natural voice, artificial instruments
JP: Artificial voice, natural instruments
Both. Both are good.
Wouldn’t say artificial voice
@@Kokuori well its edited
This is one of the most unique video game songs I have ever heard. It's a song about taunting Travis Touchdown's actions in participating in the UAA, calling him a hypocrite, saying that he thinks he's a hero but looking back on what he's done (killing assassins, motivated by revenge, lust for sex), he's become anything BUT a hero. Man, if Travis heard this song as he fought Margaret, he would be utterly pissed.
According to the Final battle, he Heard it and liked it
"No More Heroes" You're finally starting to understand the name of the game my friend xD
Also Travis called this tune "Catchy" before he killer Margret
He does hear it. she's actually singing it in battle~
and then they play it more later and he likes it even more
Yeah, it seemed that Travis acknowledged that he's a hypocrite.
@@yehuda8589 By that point, he was already starting to question things so it makes sense.
Man, rhyming aeternam with sternum is pretty ingenious
Holy shit, when he says catchy as hell he ain't kidding!
One of the best game songs with actual lyrics
What about Metal Gear Rising's soundtrack?
Silver the Hedgehog 77
Don't forget about the soundtrack from the Persona series.
Arexion5293 I've never heard that soundtrack.
Silver the Hedgehog 77
Persona 3 has a more laidback soundtrack, with more rap influences. Persona 4 has a lot of motif connections going on in its soundtrack.
I suggest checking them out at some point. They're fairly good JRPGs.
Arexion5293 And I suggest listening to Through the Fire and Flames by Dragonforce.
This song is basically The reason you suck speech to Travis. Calling him a hypocrite about revenge that pursuing revenge makes him noble, that he is not a real hero for pursuing it, and his anger doesn't make him a good man. A tiger in disguise refernce to his darkside power but calls him a Pussy (cat). Also a swipe at him being a weeboo, lolicon otaku She even devotes a line to make a dig at Travis' otaku perversions. Philistine means one who does not pursue intellectual needs. This is geared at how Travis only wants to see people die and not consider that they are also people.
Something that he grows out of after Alice’s death.
And then after this, he starts becoming affected more by his next targets.
You wouldn't expect such character development from this guy as soon as you meet in him in the first game.
@@yourpalsammy9773 so, one sister to call him on it, the other to make him realize it. (Alice and Margaret are sisters)
@@25shadow11 yes!
@@yourpalsammy9773 confirmed even
I'm already dead by listening to this song.
Cause of death: catchiness
Claiming more victims even after many years and
I like how this whole song is just Margaret verbally destroying Travis.
But she's singing it as she's fighting Travis, he even comments on it being "catchy as hell" as she's dying
I'm not sure why exactly, but the way the lyrics are sung, how it feels like they shouldn't work but they do anyway always gives me shivers, even when I imagine the song in my head.
I searched up "you're a goddamn philistine" to find this song
Chad
this song was the reason i even played the entirety of No More Heroes, of course i memorized her song, 100 percent
Am I the only one who wants some of the other assassins to have their own games, namely Margaret, Alice, Henry, Shinobu, and maybe Destroyman?
please give margaret and bad girl their own games.
And Kimmy Howell.
SHOOTER 57 Kimmy's the schoolgirl who Travis cuts the hand off but refuses to kill, right? The NMH equivalent of Yandere-chan?
Scorpionspear77 No,the greatest fan of Travis who he knocks in NMH2.
Up for Margaret
BRO I HAVENT EVEN TOUCHED THIS GAME BUT THIS IS FIIIIRE
Gotta be the only person on Earth who prefers this version, don't get me wrong the instrumentation on the JP version is superior, but the sheer levels of autotune really lose the melody in parts I feel, and the main draw to the song is its catchiness, which is conveyed better with the clearer vocals in this version.
They're both really good though, whenever there's two versions of something people tend to over-accentuate how 'awful' the other version is. Got no clue what people mean by 'off tune' or 'off key', like if she is actually singing off-key, the dissonance is working REALLY well for her cause this sounds phenomenal.
You're not the only one, friend.
The Japanese got ripped off.
yeah the out of tune part is like, half the charm..
I like how the vocals are more clear in this version, however. I saw one comment on the JP version that said the autotune gave it a static radio kind of sound, which fits well with the instrumentation. Being honest I agree with them, but both of these versions are amazing pieces of art.
Sometimes I play it when I'm fighting a boss in other games that's badass enough for it
I'll list some that deserve this: Scarecrow (Arkham Asylum), The Devil (Cuphead), Squid (Will You Snail), Phobos (Madness Combat: Project Nexus), Sans (Undertale)
Even though she is insulting the player, I agree with Travis, it is catchy as hell
this is my personal "angry song". whenever something pisses me off, i come over here and listen to margaret moonlight.
I listen to this once, and now I can't stop myself from replaying this at least 20 times a day.
Can't stop listening to this song, help!
good to see that people 6 years ago had the same problem haha
Same..
i feel the same too!
When she sings, she ends your lives.
Travis coming back so happy.
SυανeVıłłαıи™ LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
*HYPE!!!*
Years later and i still appreciate that this song is just a giant diss track about travis.
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
you act as though payback
makes you a noble man is that a fact?
Well, you're a goddamn philistine
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
you act as though payback
makes you a noble man is that a fact?
Well, you're a goddamn philistine
Requiem aeternam
Bullet right through the sternum
Lullaby to hell, babe
Reaper's got your name!
Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl
I'm a pure girl -
boys cannot crack this oyster shell
So go on, whip around that sword
like you're the best, it's such a bore
Another hero? Oh, please
Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl
I'm a pure girl -
boys cannot crack this oyster shell
So go on, whip around that sword
like you're the best, it's such a bore
Another hero? Oh, please
Requiem aeternam
Reaper has come, sinner!
Thigh-high socks are my absolute territory
Go on and drool -
the otaku cannot resist
You think the fire in your eyes
makes you a tiger in disguise?
Dream on, you goddamn pussy!
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
you act as though payback
makes you a nobleman is that a fact?
Well, you're a goddamn philistine
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
you act as though payback
makes you a nobleman is that a fact?
Well, you're a goddamn philistine
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
you act as though payback
makes you a nobleman is that a fact?
Well, you're a goddamn philistine
Requiem aeternam
Bullet right through the sternum
Lullaby to hell, babe
Reaper's got your name!
Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl
I'm a pure girl -
boys cannot crack this oyster shell
So go on, whip around that sword
like you're the best, it's such a bore
Another hero? Oh, please
Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl
I'm a pure girl -
boys cannot crack this oyster shell
So go on, whip around that sword
like you're the best, it's such a bore
Another hero? Oh, please
Margaret is Greek, you geek, it means a pearl
I'm a pure girl -
boys cannot crack this oyster shell
So go on, whip around that sword
like you're the best, it's such a bore
Another hero? Oh, please
Requiem aeternam
Reaper has come, sinner!
Thigh-high socks are my absolute territory
Go on and drool -
the otaku cannot resist
You think the fire in your eyes
makes you a tiger in disguise?
Dream on, you goddamn pussy!
Reaper Reaper, that's what people call me
Why? 'Cause they all DIE -
when I sing I end their lives
You act as though payback
makes you a nobleman, is that a fact?
Well you're a goddamn philistine
Catchy as hell
I've always preferred this version, 1:52 goes way harder for me
I always have a hard time choosing my favorite one, the EU/JP one has a lot of merit but I still enjoy the instrumental of this, especially the clear vocals
Most comments are just fawning over Travis Touchdown (that last name still sounds ridiculous), but instead of talking about him, I want to write a comment about the singer, Nadia Gifford. I find it very depressing that she's not more popular over here, and most of her music is exclusive to Japan. She did an amazing job singing the songs for Coriander "Connie" from Steambot Chronicles, and then on here singing this song for Margaret. She seriously needs more Western exposure, because she's got a damn good English singing voice. Like Nadia Gifford, her English is so good you could barely tell she's Japanese. That said, English or not, I just want more of her music because she has a great voice and huge talent.
No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Music - Philistine (w/ lyrics) is my spirit animal.
It's not every day you get a boss with theme song that's a diss track
the little synth riff towards the end of the loop makes me downright emotional and i don’t know why
every single version of this song is equally ethereal
2:58 this is an old-ish otaku reference. The AT field from Evangeline stands for absolute territory. The Japanese translation, zettai ryoiki, became slang for the visible area of the thighs between the bottom of a miniskirt and above the stockings i.e. a nearly physically impenetrable area
The superior version
Which version? US?
yes
Holy crap it really was Tara Strong that voiced her!
Gods it hurts so much that this isn't the version in the switch port
just finished NMH3, what a journey it was. Had to comeback to this song. One my favorite in the whole series that made impact
Josh Scorcher and Matt, Woolie, and Liam brought me here.
josh scorcher*
Same
I love this song so much.
This song is catchy as hell... sersiously I've been listening to this non stop for a several days and still love it
Honestly, I prefer this version.
Dat bass. :D
cant... stop... listening...
I like that you can hear the w in sword
WHY IS THIS SO CATCHY?!
'Cause you're a goddamn Philistine!
@@MCArt25 😪 I still am 12 years later
Honestly, if Alice didn't exist, Margaret would be the best character in this game. So fucking good.
Both, both are good.
Still one of the best songs in any modern game
The Wii is kinda retro now
Nah the last like minute or so is good but the rest is kinda boring
Finally, I can sing along when I blast this in my earphones!
travis said he’s remember the song, it’s be nice to hear him hum it in a game or something
Remember, Margaret was doing Scythe sniper rifle ling before ruby rose.
You know what I want? A flamethrower shovel
As big of a RWBY fan as I am, even in spite of all its flaws, I honestly prefer Margaret slightly over Ruby.
Especially when you consider she isn't just using sniper rifles she's using anti-material rifles
Honestly I'm one of the few that prefers this one over the JP version.
Wow it really does sound like and...glad I read the lyrics while listening to the first loop.
I love how the jp version is more rock then jpop and here it’s more jpop then rock
well played Phoenix, you have successfully avoided being labeled as a sociopath CONGRATS!
I'm addicted to it, and I listen to it every day like sick.
REAPER REAPER MY NAME'S REAPER
One of the best soundtracks to match one of the best games of all time.
do yall know why ppl die when she sing?? coz they cant handle such epicness
The best piece of music in any game ever no exaggeration
god damn catchy
Travis: "Catchy as hell."
I always wished for a nmh3 but, to tell you the truth, i think this nmh Is the Best of the trilogy!
ive never had a more fun being insulted in song, i mean wow
I like how the song is directed to Travis XD
REAPER REAPER MY NAMES REAPER
I saw the rank four boss and didn't get why people liked her so much. She literally has two lines and they both just talk about her lil' song. But I think this song does the best at characterizing Margaret. It reminds me of Metal Gear Rising, where the songs for the characters do a great job of filling in the blanks of a character's personality. Dope ass song.
Looking at all these old comments analyzing this song from a game I have never played has made me reevaluate what exactly the message of No More Heroes is from my perspective, which is probably also wrong.
I Love this song No More Heroes 2 Soundtrack is Awesome
REAPER CLASS REVEAL
Catch me fantasia'ing to Margaret Moonlight and bopping this song while my party dies
philistine from wikipedia: The Philistines (Hebrew: פְלִשְׁתִּים, p'lishtim) (see "other uses" below) were a people who occupied the southern coast of Canaan, their territory being named Philistia in later contexts.
This song is awesome!! I love it! I listen to it on the bus like everyday bruh xDDD
catchy as hell
My favorite version of this song is whichever one I listened to last.
A favorite right next to Bad Girl's theme.
Thanks to these comments I now know what Philistine means. I now realize she is talking absolute shit about weebs who flat out disown themselves from their own country simply cuz they like anime or some shit.
So now it makes perfect sense that she was singing this to Travis.
I'm pretty sure that's incorrect.
I think shes pretty much saying Travis is an uncultured swine but whatever
...No.
This song is Margret calling Travis out on his Hypocrisy. He ends the first game having realized violence is not something to indulge in, yet when Bishop is killed he goes ballistic and starts murdering left and right. So she's pointing out how flimsy of a justification that is. The reason there are so many references to the Otaku lifestyle is because that's what Travis is.
Evnyofdeath Perfect. Basically she describes almost everything about him, even about turning into a tiger. but even calling him a philistine I would think was to call him uncultured and uneducated, especially since it comes up in "You think payback makes you a noble man? well you're a *** philistine!". seeing as how philistine is a specification of ignorant only to "culture". if I had to guess, it's to couple with calling him an otaku and looking like an armature assassin, and killing/avenging for his own means. but that's just my guess.
Evnyofdeath I think you both have a point. The song is clearly directed at Travis (maybe she rewrites it for every fight to fit her target, but keeps the melody?) And she's clearly mocking him for acting like getting revenge for Bishop makes him butchering his way through the assassins "justified" and makes him "a hero" but she also makes several comments that consist solely of taking potshots at Travis's lifestyle.
I think the point of the song is her making it clear to Travis that she knows everything about him because, as she says "reaper's got your name"
You can also interpret it as Margaret acknowledging that she doesn't having any *real* grievance against Travis, but that one of them *has* to die now. "Requiem Æternam" is a Christian prayer to (depending on the sect) allow the departed to quickly ascend from Purgatory to Heaven/ to rest in Paradise until the Last Judgment.
Even the place she claims to be aiming for, the sternum, would be a relatively quick death if struck by a bullet from a Barrett M82 like Le croissant du ange.
NINTENDO SWITCH TIME, BAYBEE
NMH FANS RISE UP BABY
@@chronospammer2073 Too bad this version of the song is cut.
@@ChiefMedicPururu I like this version way more that’s a bummer
Oddly enough, they use the Japanese version of this song instead. I suppose its more "battle oriented" that way, but it feels so off.
@@matthewthedark6013 Exactly.
When you play resident evil 5 and see a reaper this song plays
Travis for Smash please! Would love to hear this theme in the game. It would most likely be a censored version though lol
Wouldn't be this song by a landslide. It'd be N.M.H. or Cashmere Cannonball
Honestly if his splash screen wasn't accompanied by him saying "FUCKHEAD" and a distant cry of "MY SPLEEN!", it'd be wrong. And it will never happen sadly
well he kinda did
Sorry to disappoint you bro but at least he's a mii costume
@@courierz9451 We are Finally Cowboys is another likely one... I know he is already in as Mii Costume but still
This is the second best song from the soundtracks of the No More Heroes saga making Bad Girl's Pleather for Breakfast #1.
I prefer US version, it's more clean.
UPD: Year or more have passed and now I love both of them, Jap version slaps too, man I love 2:10-2:56 so much. Jap version just has more energetic and creative mixing, mainly instrumental parts but also voice filtering. Eng one then seems boring when you return to it xD, but it is just more clean with stable rhythm and lyrics to hear clearly, more clarity.
Margaret Moonlight is one of the best video game bosses IMHO.
Alyssa Bilano she was honestly fun as hell to fight 😁 plus, sickles that are also guns is a fucking win in my books.
I really loved the song but tbh her fight was kinda lacking in my opinion , she deserved way more characterisation beyond what we got :'c
Before listening to this, I don't know if I've ever heard someone pronounce the "W" in "Sword."
The song everyone will play when Endwalker comes out.
God dammit I feel so called out right now
Yep...
In the Tower of Babil bopping to this while Guillotining tempered Garleans, living my best life.
Fuck I was not expecting the comment section to slap me in the face...
Me, a newly converted reaper main: *sweats*
If you're really wanting to feel the hype; change the speed setting to 1.25. ~
Why cant everyone just enjoy the song. Margret ftw!
Favorite boss in this series. She got fucked up, but I’m just glad she didn’t get it worse than a lot of other characters.
One of the coolest and hardest bosses in the entire game.I struggled in particular with Margaret and Pizza Bat JR.
Casi nunca dejo de escucharla :)
Reaper? Aw Man
so we back on the school, got our gun scythes swinging from side to side, side side to side
holy shit this game came out 10 years ago im old now wtf
"no I can't defeat you... the song will end"
2023 still catchy as hell
2024 still CATCHY!!!!!
i totally want my own dual laser scythes that double as guns
Macho Pony F U C K Y E S.
I'd settle for just a quad-crossguard beam katana and an Irish accent
Listened to this on loop playing Hotline Miami
Lol
*Reaper reaper my name reaper*
Surprised at the lack of jerma comments
pepeD
Guess it gives him something to reflect on through the next three battles.
It's Thigh high socks AND my absolute territory.
The Absolute Territory is the part of her legs NOT covered by the socks.
+corjonbett Its "Thigh High socks 'ARE'" I repeat "ARE" my absolute territory. She is not talking about her upper thighs or any part above that. She is talking about what she wears, not her fun bits. I know it sounds like 'and' in the song but she sings that part a little too fast so that is why. I listened to that part over myself cause I thought I heard AND as well the first time, then I heard ARE the second time, though it is a bit muffled and whatnot.
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I stand corrected. Sorry, ignorant American here, not accustomed to other cultures customs and whatnot. So yes, it is AND.
No problem
Actually, I am glad I was right, I've had this argument before, lol.
+corjonbett What grade is she? Like A or B?