Advance Wars Dual Strike Von Bolt's Theme Super Ex(Machina)tended
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2025
- The underrated bad guy of Advance Wars Dual Strike: Von Bolt! His theme is amazing, so I gave it a super music extension. I always make some weird lyrics when I hear this. Heh. It's quite different from all the other themes in the game.
Von Bolt is pretty cool.
YES! The video duration time is perfect! Muahahaha!
(After Viewing in 4-13-13:)
Wait...23:24? 24?! Darnit RUclips!!! (Cue Darth Vader No)
Agh...just being over dramatic while listening to this awesome theme. Heehee....
(March 28, 2014 10:12 P.M.)
Oh, I see it's back to being 23:23 minutes. Good!
Image/Music not made by me, just extended. I'm getting tired of using these plain images. Bleh.
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If he really is 200 years old, he could be one of the COs from Famicom Wars
He turns out to be hettler or something stupid like that, lol
Nell was in Super Famicom Wars. She's not THAT old.
Unless her luck made her immortal?
He'd still be an older CO from Famicom Wars since it's implied that Sensei is Yamato from Famicom Wars.
@@GameAlicornLuna Sensei was in famicom wars? he is mr yamamoto
yuan delta from super famicom wars is the mascot for famicom wars in the manual and such
seeing as the sfc classic and fc campaigns are the same it's safe to assume these take place at the same time or a short time after
so if sensei is yamamoto then von bolt actually predates s/fc wars lol, yamamoto was already old in those after all, only yuan delta himself could have been older than him from the looks of it
NOOOO YOU CAN'T JUST DRINK THE ENTIRE PLANET LIKE A MILKSHAKE TO SUSTAIN YOUR LIFEFORCE FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!
Von Bolt: *ha ha, immortality machine go brrr.*
more like:ha... hhnnnn... ha.... hnnn floating planet powered hnnnnn.... immortality giver chair goes vrooom
What really screwed this guy wasn't that he was weak (he wasn't weak, Sturm was just way too strong)
What screwed him was the map he was in. He had basically no units (except for the ooziums and some infantry/lighter vehicles), unlike Kindle who had an actual army on the second front.
Absolutely. I am glad that they used the gimmick of essentially playing 2 games at once for the final battle, but Candy's front was absolutely where people lose, and the fact the AI controlled the top front was kinda awful (I mean come on, it's the final fucking battle and you have to leave yourself up to the fate of the AI? Because let's face it, unless you're a total idiot who deliberately lets Von Bolt's bottom units cap the bottom, you are absolutely not going to struggle with the bottom front).
They should have given Von Bolt a better army down the bottom, because even though the Ooziums he spawns are terrifying in large numbers, having barely anything else feels like a massive waste of potential, because the Ooziums are weak to getting zerged with infantry. The final mission really was a massive waste of potential, and I that's what gave people the impression that Von Bolt was worse a shit villain.
@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor I think that the two screens should allow you to have more than two players, so the final battle has more impact and Von bolt should be have more troops like Rockets and Mega tanks (if Hawke has them, why should von bolt not) The player should also be in control of both screens, as shown against the first black crystal.
@@TheGloriousLobsterEmperor
Honestly, you can’t even lose to Kindle.
Your CO on the second screen is playing with bases, while she has a predeployed army.
You _will_ beat her, simply due to the fact that any lethal damage she takes is irreversible, while you can keep producing shit until you eventually overpower her forces.
And Von Bolt on the screen below is, as we can all agree a joke.
The man got an income of 2.000 funds each turn. Like, he _literally_ only gets two infantry each turn and some Oozium every now and then.
The second his infantry at the bottom goes down, you win.
But thats only the tip of the iceberg.
One could make the excuse that neither Kindle nor Von Bolt are actually meant to defeat you head on - instead they are supposed to stall you as much as possible to have the time limit run out.
You know what is even worse? The fact that the one map that you face Von Bolt on where his objective is not to stall for time, but to defend a monolyth and wipe your forces out, is _even easier_ than that final mission!
Like, that map allows you to just use Eagle to fly straight pass his _entire_ army and oneshot the Monolyth. You can literally beat it in around 7 turns, which is just laughable.
Boss: I want your ideas for the new main antagonist/stand in for Sturm
Game Dev 1: let's do a new alien warlord, even more intimidating than Sturm!
Boss: no!
Game Dev 2: let's go with an all mighty war AI!
Boss: no!
Game Dev 3: how about a boomer in a chair?
Game Dev 1 and 2: what? That's stupi...
Boss: This! THIS I love!
Game Dev 1 and 2: .................
Best part of the theme is it being on sync with his black crystals when you first take a go at him.
I'm very new to Advance Wars but very excited about the fact that you can apparently beat up a geriatric dude.
If you're Hawke you can also shoot him
It seems a LOT of people forgot this is a game where knowledge is power. A man that's over 200 years old with experience is terrifying
Yeah but having peashoter tanks dosn't help
I'm no doctor, but I'm pretty sure just about anyone would be going senile at that age.
David George Exactly why he pursued this ambition to ...hhh... achieve ...hhh... IMMORTALITY....hhhhh
Bombers and neotanks go brrr
no wonder Andy is a moron
When you hear Sturm's theme, you feel the fear of fighting such a powerful man.
When you hear Caulder/Stolo's theme, you know you're screwed from the start.
When you hear Von Bolt's theme... I feel lost potential. Sturm was killed, and Hawke was hinted to run the Black Hole Army over, but he didn't.
Logic I guess.
The more I think about Sturm vs Von Bolt, the more I feel like Von Bolt was by far the superior villain, at least in terms of story.
Yes, Sturm was more powerful and a much more menacing opponent to fight, but the thing about Sturm is that he's an obvious "fantasy villain", just an otherworldly conqueror of worlds, so even though he'd be far more terrifying to actually meet, the chances of that ever happening are practically 0, so that takes away a lot from his scare factor.
Von Bolt on the other hand is the sort of villain that hits much closer to home, and that makes him all the more terrifying. At his core, he's just a sick and dying old man who's terrified of his own mortality. He's the sort of villain who literally ANYONE could end up becoming if they were put into a position with enough power, and that is pretty dang scary!
Sturm = Invader from another world who manipulated the world into fighting each other and wants entire world domination.
Von Bolt = Fat grandpa in a wheelchair who wants to live forever. That's it.
Late but if you think about it, they have both their own very evil qualities. On the surface von bolt isn’t very special, but if you think about it he’s only doing it for himself. Destroying an ENTIRE CONTINENT just so HE could live forever. He would probably abandon black hole after accomplishing this if not keep them for more personal gain.
More specifically...
Von Bolt = Fat grandpa in a wheelchair who wants to live forever _at the expense of the entire world._
@Aziria Shingen just remember that when von Bolt took over Blackhole the army was basically decimated, and he had to rebuild it. Of course his army would be weaker than the army Sturm had built.
Gotta give him credit for rebuilding it to the point it could threaten other continents had he been left unchecked. And we can't know for certain how much powerful he could have become had he succeeded on that war.
Sturm: and if i can't have it, noone can.
you would be mad if call sturm:big octopus hitler wannabe?
and von bolt:ruthless man ready to sacrifice everyone and everything for immortality?
Sturm: *clones Andy*
Von Bolt: *clones Olaf, Kanbei, Drake and presumably Flak and Adder*
**also clones andy**
coulder. use andy's super power every day
should have cloned Sturm too
@@ashwinssn8266 that would have been awesome
I hope the Andy clone knows what an airport is.
@@robotsturm6488 I was reminded Caulder is liable for repair costs in his zone. So Andy’s Super still beats it, as that cost no funds
From Black Hole leader to doing community service...
What a way to go.
Von Bolt is the Emperor Palpatine to Sturms Darth Vader.
Imagine, them combined. O__O
+Spikanor
I've _seen_ them on a tag team in the fan-made Commander Wars. It's disgustingly powerful. Use Sturm to move your units in, then switch to Von Bolt once Sturm is close to filling his meter. Their tag power slaughters a chunk of units and then lets the diabolical duo walk all over you. You pretty much HAVE to use broken tags (Drake/Olaf, Kanbei/Collin, Sasha/Collin, Sensei/Hachi, etc.) to beat that.
VestedUTuber or anyone and sami to insta cap hq (i know thats more of a strategy issue but with eagle it makes life so disgustingly easy)
Do you know how to get the fangame?
@@pinorska6316
Palpatine in
Star Wars; The Rise of Skywalker
Imagine sturm coming back and seeing this guy as the leader of Black Hole.
looks at Hawk "You shot me and replaced me with... this?"
Hawk "I'm not good at making decisions"
Sturm "Now get him and his chair back into the retirement home"
Hawk "Yes Lord Sturm"
Sturm "Just kidding. Meteor Strike..."
They really dropped the ball on this guy. If he had a massive army map like Sturm or Caulder did, he'd probably be remembered a bit more but no...you just fight slimes and a meager infantry force opposed to Sturm's always overwhelming army or Caulder's Nest with super buffed units and healing. His abilities aren't that good either. He's sorta just a better Hawke?
I'd say Hawke is better.
They shoulda made Hawke the new Black Hole leader and just made Von Bolt and the Bolt Guard a new faction
@@TheRealLeeisHere Nah. Hawke only has attack, Von Bolt also has defense. And defense is way way more valuable than just attack power. Hawke and Von Bolts super powers also both take almost equally long to charge and Von Bolts is just better, so there is really no argument for Hawke>Von Bolt.
He's a neutered sturm
Tbh I wish kindle was just the true main antagonist, IMHO it would just make generally more sense (kindles theme is much more finalbosslike than this only ok mix for von bolt), her entire thing is manipulation. At the very least she's theoretically a better villain than grampa in his wheelchair, even so kindle feels very fumbled story wise.
I love playing as Von Bolt. His SCOP is so damn powerful in multiplayer.
DartsTheMonkey not really. Just tag power and you'll realize his power is just so weak. Sturm is better, especially Rachel.
Anotheruser 77
Sure, it doesn’t insta murder units, but one free turn is more powerful than you think.
DartsTheMonkey colin. Deal it or leave it.
Hachi.
Nobody plays with tags in a competitive setting. Especially cause they are so amazingly overpowered.
Coming back to Von Bolt a lot of years later,I actually kinda like him now. The concept of somebody who just absolutely refuses to abide by the inevitability of death is just so creepy and sad. Like, this man is 200 years old and clearly terrified of dying. To a point where he starts sn entire war just to keep running away from everybody's ultimate fate. It's in a certain way relatable,none of us want to die, all of us are at least a bit scared of death. How far would we be willing to go in a similar scenario? In conclusion, Von Bolt is essentially a pathetic man that has gone mad from being alive for 2 centuries and will do everything in his power to run away from death as long as he can.
The problem of Von Bolt is simply that the scenario of his game was butchered truly.
Had he been truly introduced as a terrifying very knowledgeable and experienced in manners of wars old man who brings back old but good strategies while working around each of our CO's etc...
This wouldnt have been Grandpa who sucks like out of everything cus he doesnt wanna die out of simple insanity , it would be Grandpa Warlord who has seen more conflict than the entire Cast combined only to survive and wishes for his death to be postponed forevermore, someone maybe less powerfull than Sturm in straight confrontation but is definitly a more strategic threat, one doesnt plan to live after 200 years without having a plan with multiple contingencies and a well equipped personnal guard
After playing the Rebootcamp excessively, I have to say my hopes are high for a potential Dual Strike reboot.
And if there is one theme I’d want to hear remade the most it is this one.
The whole orchestra gimmick of this theme didn’t work so well on the DS, but with the new approach to the music the Reboot took I feel it would benefit the most from it!
If you actually look closely at his in-game wallpaper (in the European version, at least) his SCOP is labelled "Devastation Bolt".
And, honestly, with a larger unit roster, this guy stands a decent change against AW2 Sturm. What people don't realise, IMO, is that this guy simply having Ex Machina can stop you from deploying in force. He's brilliant in close quarters - but not in large, open map, which he... actually has. Twice.
By the time any units hit by Ex Machina can move again, you still couldn’t have repaired the damage a meteor would’ve done in the same situation unless you use Andy’s Super, and those repairs cost a hell of a lot more too. There are situations where Ex Machina is better than Meteor strike, but they’re not even close to the majority of cases. 1 to 2 HP units are nigh useless, and at best can bodyblock if it’s a plane vs a ground unit, 7-5 hp units are still useful by comparison.
Sturm also goes up to a colossal 150/150 during meteor strike, which is just OPPRESSIVE to deal with (see also: Samurai Spirit), along with the added benefit of his passive terrain immunity
man, you dont know how much time i wait for an extended version of his theme, it was the only one not available for more than 1 minute
thanks, his theme is awesome, on par with Sturm or Hawk
May not have liked him as much as Sturm, but his music is definitely up there in one of best CO anthems in the series.
This guy is pretty much knock off Palpatine. Old guy who appears frail but takes others’ power, and uses lightning.
Still a hundred times better than Rise of Skywalker Palpatine...
I'd like to think if he appears in Advance Wars 3 he tried to be the final boss only for a Asteroid to hit his base and Sturm returns to take back control.
I never understood how this guy overthrew Hawke as the leader of Black Hole like did Sturm secretly know him or something
Hawke took control of what little remained of Black Hole's exhausted and depleted forces in Macro Land. Von Bolt was preparing the invasion of Omega Land so his forces were intact. Balance of power was against Hawke.
@@ExecutiveSondayeah, but HOW exactly did he win against Fucking HAWKE? Did he have like a hit squad or something, cause Hawke is actually kinda busted, ngl.
@@wolfetteplays8894 Hawke never even met Von Bolt until late in the game. We can assume Jugger, Koal and Kindle ganged up on him or coerced him into joining.
And I'd say Von Bolt > Hawke. Bolt has extra defense, which is far more important than you might think.
@@SIFAssassinokay, I think you got a point there. I was thinking of AW2 hawke for some reason
With the obvious Vader/Palpatine similarity between Sturm and Von Bolt, I considered Sturm to be the commander of the black hole army, and Von Bolt to be the leader of black hole as a nation, who probably was a lot scarier before he got old and now just clings onto life and power.
If I could change Von Bolt up. Heres what I would do:
All units have superior firepower and defence. They are also uneffected by Sandstorms and are stronger in them.
110% Firepower + Defence.
+20% Firepower during Sandstorms and no loss of indirect range.
Super CO Power:
Sands of Fate: (10 star cost)
Uses the mysterious power of his chair to create a vicious Sandstorm for three days. Dealing 3 HP of damage to all enemy units this turn.
This is my conclusion to changing him. Not that it can happen anyway lol but I think its a cool idea.
i personally wouldnt change his power that drastically tbh...
i mean, it does make sense and all, but i really enjoy that stun mechanic...
what about this Von Bolt rework:
All units have superior firepower and defense (110% firepower and 110% defense. lets be real, Sturms 120% were completely broken xD). Also, his units are unaffected by terrain, allowing them to move quickly through complicated terrains. (basically like Sturm, his troops would be able to go through any terrain at the same speed, allowing him to get some fast and strong pushes going) Has no CO Power, as he focusses all his strength into his Super CO Power.
Super CO Power:
Ex Machina (10 star cost)
Shoot a Shockwave at the biggest group of enemies (= the most expensive group actually). Any unit that gets hit by it loses 5 HP and gets stunned for 1 turn (also denying them the ability to shoot back at your troops when you attack them). (EDIT: and the shockwave should not be able to stun your own troops... idk why thats a thing, but it sucks xD)
i personally think it would be better than that, as he would stay as he is right now, just with some buffs. i believe, the stun mechanic can be very powerful and id rather like to see it getting buffed instead of removed. also, thanks to his superior firepower and the ability to move on any terrain as fast as he wants would make him a real threat to face in forests or mountains, especially if your push group got hit by his ex machina and suddenly there are a bunch of tanks dashing out of the woods, taking down one of your units after the other.
He would be desert Olaf and it doesn't fit him at all, it should be given to a CO of a new faction, if they decided to add a Saudi Arabia or Afghanistan knock-off. Besides isn't Ex Machina good enough? Ok they could increase it's damage output, but it's still good.
Hard disagree. This sounds awful. Ex Machina is way more awesome than your sandstorm.
i wouldn't have minded if he used something to do with his chair, ya know? maybe he could get money cost effective to the amount of damage he dealt or something, that or maybe if he
yeah no shit dang, that'd be pretty cool i think! what if each enemy turn that passed, he got a single bar of the power meter?? it'd be plot relevant, and would certainly allow him to be greater of a threat. and it isnt too busted because his meter's so darned big, that and so people would be less able to play around him being so horribly weakened by the fact of him having well, not too much stuff to begin with.
just think about it though, genuine evidence of him sapping the life energy of wars world, stealing it away all for himself so he can revitalize himself even as time goes on in battle.
Here's an alternate idea for his Super Power, Ex Machina: it spawns Ooziums (Oozia?) on every unoccupied city, regardless of who owns it, kinda like Sensei's Powers. Granted, this could be easily counteracted by CO's like Sami, Grimm, and Sensei, but at least it would be more worth the wait.
I think you really underestimate his power. Being able to stun for a turn is absolutely incredible. In a game like AW where every turn is crucial, especially when it comes to capturing, being able to stun for a turn is beyond busted.
Hhh.... hhhh.... such an amazing...hhh theme.... for hhh... such a...hhh...hhh... weak... hhh... CO
His name is Von Bolt. hear his "hhh" and tremble.
Power Bomb ahahahahahaha
"Weak"
used Colin, spam a bunch of infantries and recons........and tanks, and med tanks and neo-tanks and mega tanks and artillery,and rockets, and helicopters and steaths and bombers and black bombs........... and even more bombers and stealths and black bombs......And then I looked at the other screen to see what he had.........oh 5 infantry units and a APC....just "wonderful" for a final boss.....oh and a few mud things
For some reason the Final level in DS is kind of... underwhelming. Like Hard Mode Final Front.
Hamish Mitty clearly you havent used hachi (super power lets him build on any city and he gets a 20%discount without penalties if i remember correctly)
gold dust 10% Discount without penalties day to day. And 50% Discount during power or super.
And then you tag Colin with Sasha and be like "Ex Machina? What Ex Machina?"
An awesome theme, but Von Bolt isn't underrated...he's just bad.
Sturm was an enigmatic alien invader who could call forth meteors to crush you. He showed himself to be a cunning manipulator in the first game, and a pretty formidable commander in the second.
Von Bolt is some guy bound to a fancy futuristic life support chair...thing. He leaves his Bolt Guard to do all the work, and can barely talk let alone command. The Bolt Guard are openly mocked for serving him throughout the game.
And the final few missions where you actually faced him were kind of disappointingly easy. Think I cracked them on my first attempt.
Sturm is a better Villain than Von Bolt but Von Bolt isn´t bad I think I am one of the only persons to say this but I actually was intimidated by Bolt because of how crazy and creepy he was because I mean he wanted to steal life from others just for him to live longer he drained the life of others just too stay "Young" Its a problem that we all have to face:Death.But he just didn´t accept this fate that every human being has to face he wanted to be immortal.And about that whole talking thing,who would be able to talk normal with this glass thing on your head.The only mistake they made with Bolt was introducing him after Sturm they should have had Bolt as the Villaing of the First Game and Sturm of the 2nd and Dual Strike......and Caulder can stay Caulder xD.I don´t want to disrespect your opinion or anything if you don´t like Von Bolt than that is ok its just my opinion
I still have not finished the second game yet (shame on me) but in my point of view Von Bolt is the better main head for the attacks on Wars World than Sturm (even I doubt Von Bolt had a chance against Sturm in a fair battle). Sturm might be powerful and threatening, but... someone who only lives for war cant rule an empire for a long time. And he didnt steal the energy of the planet. his victory wouldnt be as destructive as Von Bolts. Von Bolt was fighting for infinite life and power without having care for anyone who stayed in his way.I guess that Sturm and his forces even could have been under control of Von Bolt and that he used Sturms wish to fight in order to conquer Wars World (I think in AWDS it is said that Von Bolt was the commander of the entire Black Hole forces, but maybe he just take control over them after Sturm was gone). I am not sure, but for me Von Bolt is the true villain of the Black Hole - games.
+ComRidleyW Von Bolt is a metroid!!
+Carlos Calderon
In fact, no Metroid could suck the life energy of an entire planet - so Von Bolt is possibly more powerfull than a Metroid...but so weak against MGs... *infantry spam of doom*
ComRidleyW Von Bolt took control after Sturms Death.I just like Sturm more because he is simply more badass,more terrifying and stronger.And if you can trust AW2s character description,Sturm is an alien
Sounds like a Paper Mario boss theme.
hm, a terrifying masked deathlord, and an old wrinkly puppetmaster that controls him
i think im having deja vu here
This is where they went wrong with Advance Wars. Von Bolt is a joke in comparison to Sturm. Sure, 110/110 on all units means he's statistically stronger than Andy, but he doesn't ignore terrain, and his CO power takes too long to charge for such a mediocre effect.
There's no need to argue that Sturm was broken in AW2(because he was), but wasn't that the whole point? He was the final boss! You had three CO's against Sturm and even then it felt hopeless because of his massive 120/120 stats and the ability to ignore terrain penalties without any drawbacks.
What wouldn't I give for a hack that would add Sturm into the game...
Rachel is the reason sturm isn't on AW DS.... on the DS
In my opinion, when they make a new Advance Wars, it will be a reboot. They will surely bring Sturm back in one way or another. He's too iconic not to include in a reboot.
At least Caulder was also OP
To be fair, DS campaign was, overall, poorly designed. The final maps would have been extremely easy even with Sturm replacing Von Bolt.
Sturm was broken, true
compared to him, Von Bolt is bad, thats true too
BUT
Von Bolt is NOT bad. not at all. his superiour firepower and defense are good and his Ex Machina is a very usefull power too. The ability to stun the enemy can be very good, especially in the hands of a player. The problem is, the final missions were way too easy. compared with AW2: Black Hole rising the missions are a joke. Thats probaply, why so many think Von Bolt is bad, because its so damn easy to play against him in the campaign. Or because they've made the mistake to comapre him to Sturm. like, if you compare a great CO with an extremely broken CO, its only natural the the great CO will look bad.
Sturm is the cool Vader, and Von Bolt is the dick Sidious.
Sturm is a million times better, since Bolt's just a grandpa on life support.
Alien > Grandpa
Amusingly of the two, Vader is the one on life support (Though he is still way cooler).
And then _Rise of Skywalker_ comes out... hhhhh, and you realize how... hhhhhh... extensive... hhhhhh.... the Emperor's support system... hhhhhh... really is.
In the words of Mang's Von Bolt: MRGHGHRHNMMMFH! mGGHEHGHEHEGGGHEEHEMMM!!!
This aged poorly.
Omega oof
I was kinda hoping to see him reply to this. I've seen him comment on the extension for Waylon.
The mbangs bad brigade only march to cancel him because the very call-out post that provoked it proved he did nothing wrong
Is there some sort of Mangs controversy I'm unaware of?
This is how I imagined Javier's theme should sound like.
If you made a normal person guess whose theme is a "good guy" versus a "bad guy" theme, they'd guess that this is from a good guy. A slow, methodical, but good guy.
Here's to hoping that Reboot Camp: Dual Strike & Days of Ruin actually gives this guy a legitimately hard map.
I can listen to this all day
A great theme!
I think two buffs that would instantly shoot Von Volt up the rankings would be:
1. Make his units ignore terrain. Basically what Sturm does.
2. Make Ex Machina aimable. Let's say you're trying to move through a chokepoint. It sure would suck to stun all the enemy's units and speed right on by, wouldn't it? Besides, that would make him unique - to my knowledge, no AW CO has an aimable silo-like Power.
Sturm or Caulder needs to pull this old man's plug
They're too busy fighting each other to see who gets to turn off Von Bolt's pacemaker to actually turn the damn thing off.
@@UltimaDoombotMK1
Just the way he intended.
If he was attentive enough to do that.
Sturm got literally vaporized and Caulder is in another continuity xD
Me encanta este tema von bolt es unos de mis personajes malvados favoritos :D
También el mío del último juego de la saga
Es un perdedor comparado con el todopoderoso sturm
@@Telesmanaperdon por la espera pero sturm estaba roto simplemente incluso jugable es era fuerte mas que los otros complicado igualar personajes en juego tras otro ejemplo tras otro pero los jefes finales tipicamente fuertes o no da igual von no es un mal antagonista ni menos un mas jefe final sino que solo lo dejaron facil aun asi hacer roto a un jefe final no lo hace mejor que otro ni menos segun trama von es mas fuerte que sturm debido a su experiencia y tecnologia,estrategias,etc sturm se ve mas fuerte de lo que era por la ia y la falta de equilibrio en el mismo.
I just finished AWDS and am still confused why Von Bolt just got such a little amount of units (remember the end of AW1...yes, even in the normal capaign, Sturm had a more destructive army). Come on, there were Megatanks in almost every clone Mission, but Von Bolt has...none...and no stealth-bomber...and no black bombs...but slime that is weak against infantry...they really ask you to play Collin (mass produce) or Sensei (infantry/copter-spam), dont they?That is NOT how you treat your epic final Boss of your entire series...now I have to earn points for the advanced campaign, maybe it gets better.
+ComRidleyW teh final mission is even easier on hard
Another thing that pisses me off is that the final mission really wants you to use characters that shouldn't b in the games
+TheNewIsaac To be fair, Aw2 had the same issue with the final mission on hard, it's an absolute joke compared to the normal mode version.
I do agree that Von Bolt and the last map was particurlarly shitty though.
Mangs
oh. hi,Mangs. yes, the final mission on aw2 war easy too. but i still dont get why everybody says that the normal final mission was hard (or better said, harder). I still had no problems
TheNewIsaac On the normal final mission you had to rush with bombers or risk losing badly
Alright Grandpa, time to take your meds
If you're disappointed by this theme, just remember that Von Bolt is who knows how many years old.
Last chance to look at me, Von Bolt
Hmmm....maybe this is his theme because he might have been alive IN THE MEDIEVAL DAYS
Why is it that when a character is way older than their body would allow, they turn into a world-destroying tyrannical sociopath?
It's the idea that, as you see those around you die off, as you outlive your loved ones, their children and even their children's children, it tends to either desensitize you to humanity or mentally break you.
@@VestedUTuber Explain Porky Minch, then.
@@davidgeorge1943
You assume that he wasn't a world-destroying tyrannical sociopath from the start. He was bad the moment he first appeared in Mother II/Earthbound, and just got worse over time.
@@davidgeorge1943 I mean, he was basically a spoiled child given unlimited power with no consequences (Well, not for a while anyway). And it certainly doesn't absolve him of responsibility, but he didn't exactly have the best upbringing.
You know it's trouble when grandpa puts on his loafers.
His theme just feels like someone searched up generic organ music from an old Super Nintendo game slapped it in along with his god awful final mission
Still can’t underestimate 10 more defense at least
This reminds me of Night on Bald Mountain. (And Von Bolt's bald!) Very Disney-themed song.
Aladdin.
night on bald mountain is not disney themed.
@@macewindu9100 Says the Disney character.
Beware, Paltos. Your evil twin, SupperLogan24 has returned.
Man this just sounds so menacing...
Von Bolt should have put his brain into a machine, where upon his CO power is upgraded in the campaign.
Its Dr Weil's weaker cousin!
did you know that ex machina means something like "from the machine".
It's Latin I think
MAJOR ZERO IS THAT YOU?
Is it just me, or does anyone else get "creepy evil circus music" vibes from this theme?
Jake: SHUT UP BOOMER!
ok boomer
Von Bolt: Hhhhh..... no ....hhhhh.... you .....hhhh....
Giratina vibes
I think the story about Bolt was a good idea, the CO itself sucks hard though. Want Sturm as a bonus CO in AW3, please.
We don't need 2 Adder and 2 Flak ffs. They didn't make great impact even in the former game...
Oh hell naw,nobody talks shit about my boy Adder
What hast happened top Flak andere Adder in the Storyline?
BeautyIncarnate [Lukas] no he’s talking about koal being a copy of adder
@@alyssasalmon4883 for real koal not would be slightly better than Adder? I never played with them but koal have this firepower bonus at road and Adder not so Koal would be stronger?
Mano Imperial no, because when you play adder, you want to spam his little power. Adder only needs to build up two stars while koal needs to build up the standard three. Even then, a 10% firepower boost will do jack squat, especially considering that you will be left defenseless against the rest of their army, where you could’ve just attacked from the forest and had them not be seen in FoW or be left to serve as a protective wall against direct attackers (say, A-air wanting to get to your precious infantry)
I just sent a bunch of recon units to the cities to south and started spamming stealth planes and sending them to my ally on the top screen
YEA! I GOT MY HACHI SUPER CO POWER! NOW I GOT A MEGA TANK, A BATTLESHIP, A CARRIER, AND A STEALTH!
*Kindle uses Urban blight!*]
DENIED! I got gear head +2 base repair! Your resistance is futile.
Hey if you take Rachel plus this skill plus mechanic it would turn into a 6 HP Repairing
@@Jadanbr expensive tho.
@@a-s-greig well its a wall
Ah yes, Von Joke. We go from a cool villain with a badass theme who felt like a final boss... to an old man on life support who has pretty good stats, but basically no CO powers.
Even his theme is way lamer.
i think his theme is a lot better than Sturms tbh - but thats just personal preference.
and in all fairness, Von Bolt is still one of the most powerful COs in Dual Strike - granted he isnt as ridiculously overpowered as AW2 Sturm was, but that doesnt make him bad. The main downfall of him as a final boss in the campaign isnt due to him being weak, but rather because the maps he is deployed on being stacked against him. In Means To An End (Mission 28), all you have to do to obliterate him is to get rid of the 4 infantry in the bottom capturing the cities, plus Kindle on the second screen is playing predeployed VS your CO with bases, essentially creating a not winnable scenario for the Black Hole forces. and in For The Future (Mission 27) Orange Star gets their hands immediately on his 3 com towers, leading to a huge firepower loss on his side, as well as him having to go up against 3 armies at the same time - not to mention that he has to defend something against you that is locked up behind all of his forces, making it impossible for him to actually interrupt your Blue Moon or Green Earth attacks on it, as well as rendering the Monoliths heal ability completely useless. In addition to all of that, both of these maps are huge, which significantly weakens his SCOP.
Speaking of which, Ex Machina is quite a terrifying power. Any time this old man gets you into a stalemate scenario or has to push through a choke point, Ex Machina is going to absolutely obliterate your defences (both scenarios are, of course, absent from the story _sigh_ ). It is significantly weaker then Meteor Strike was, but the stun effect is something you really should not underestimate - he can move his units into position to obliterate your forces the next turn, he can push into your army while your indirects cant support them (he does receive a stat increase to 120/120 stats during his power turn as well) or he can completely shut down your factories and force you to spend repair money on those affected units for a turn.
He is nowhere near as powerful as AW2 Sturm was, but he is still a real force to be reckoned with.
easily my most played CO from Dual Strike.
people tend to be too harsh to him i feel.
its not his fault that the Story of Dual Strike was not very well written and that the two maps he was deployed in were absolutely stacked against him.
He is not weak either, he just feels weak in direct comparison to AW2s Sturm (but who wouldnt?).
Overall i think his theme fits him a lot better than was the case with Sturm, his power is a lot more interesting and unique (even if less powerfull) than Sturms and he is a much more interestingly written character than Sturm was, which is why i like him better overall.
and maybe, just maybe, if the reboot does well we will get to see Von Bolt make a grand entrance once again (well, if he was one for grand entrances - he would probaply sit in the back unnoticed while pulling the strings). I would absolutely not be opposed to a Dual Strike remake (though i would like to see some balance changes with some of the "new" COs *cough* Sasha *cough* ).
Creepy guy
It seems so much, an a song of a Final Fantasy Villain Boss Fight. Lulz
but why is he pickling his own head
He looooooves that pickle juice
VS. SIGMA-BOT/MILLENIAN SUPER-ROBOT - MARK'S & CO. TWIST 6
AREA 51 ARE RESERVED BY A ROBOT ONLY!
MILLENIAN X7: ..................................NO ONE HUMAN SHALL DESTROY ME!!!!!!
*casually goes back to being 23:24
SupperLogan24 is waiting to strike.
See his theme proves he’s was designed to be great at things: He has a great theme He’s great at being a terrible villain What more could you ask for?
11/10 too many bagpipes
Not a single bagpipe in the song...sounds more like an accordion
I thinks it's an organ of some sorts... maybe?
am i the oly one who find that this themen is not realy good?
10/10 its ok.
i mean, it allways reminds me of an circus
TheNewIsaac It may remind one of a circus, but done right such theme's can be pretty good. Personally I like this theme despite not liking the character, but feel free to dislike it. No point to argue about oppinions.
Lungulus
the main problem i have abaut this theme is, it doesnt sound..... bad. its not a real theme for such a bad personality
Dr.AvenVonNebenan its a cool march, but IT would be better as storymusic
Ghetsis encounter anyone?
What exactly is going on with his mouth? It looks like he has a vertical dragonfly mouth. I'm trying, but I can't see it as anything else.
Looks like some breathing/feeding apparatus.
2 edgy 4 me
NIGHTMARE BACTERIUM AND EXAKUS Z THEME
EXCAKUS-Z: .....i'll show you hhhhhhhhhhh the my powe--
NIGHTMARE BACTERIUM: I'LL BRAINWASHING YOU WITH THE MY "BACTERIA LASER"!!!
Lame.