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This is an amazing animation, but a small improvement I feel could be the queen dropping at the end being a blue one, putting the pink king in checkmate, it would fit with the chess theme
Ah, but considering the song’s title mentions a Usurper, which usually means a person taking power over something from someone else illegally, it still does kind of make sense since everybody knows the Queen absolutely kicks the king’s ass in chess even if the king is supposedly the most important piece
I’d play this, along side every other level. They should hire you to help them make dlc for the game. “Just Shapes and Beats: The Boss Expansion” either way, love the levels and please keep up the good work!!
3:20 imagine playing it in hardcore lol Love the concept btw this is probably one of my favorite animations so far I myself play chess so it was so cool seeing a jsab animation about it.
All Pieces Chess Pawn The Circle In Top 2:08 King With Cross 2:14 Knight The Horse 2:43 Bishop The Pirist 2:43 Rook The Tower 3:04 Queen The Kings Wife 3:58
AWESOME kofi!!! Amazing animation as always and Gurazy's part was awesome too. Crystal tokyo in the loading screen looked so cooool!!! Looking forward to your next upload Kofi
Just awesome like allways, good job. Although, the first few parts seem way to hard for a casual player, like the part that was also in the trailer, absolute bullet hell.
Wow. Just wow. As an avid chess player I LOVED THIS LEVEL. Everything was perfect. The attacks, the references, even the ending where the king dies to the queen. Honestly this might be my favorite (its up there with last tile) I give this animation... 11/10!
God, Kofikrumble... it must be so cool to do bossfights. It's such hard work and such a long time. Thank you for making our eyes happy with your amazing videos.
Yeah but again The Spider Dance Boss can Create several Hundred Spiders and Create several Webs at once and La dance macabre can replicate shadow clone justu and throw spinning scythes like a boomerang
I like these bossfights that have more interesting designs than just a geometric design, and I also like the bosses that feel like the boss is actually trying to kill the player. Although, the queen really should be blue. Other than that, great level. My favorite one so far.
That plot twist tho. The queen rekt her husband Also some of the bosses are based on games This one is based on Chess Creatures Ov Deception is based on Poker (any card game)
i am very happy that youtube recommended this video to me, i have been a just shapes and beats fan for over 2 years and i was very happy to see another "what if (_____) was a boss fight?". 😃😄 edit: after waiting for more than 2 years... I FINALLY BOUGHT JUST SHAPES AND BEATS ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH!! (a few days ago). i'm kinda stuck on "close to me"... but i'll keep trying!
During all of this, I was making ties to chess & Shovel Knight since that's where the original song comes from. The king obviously being King Knight, with the pawns/bishops being the goons of Pridemoor Keep. The knights act as the Griffoths, and the rooks being King Knight's fanfare horns/chariot/Pridemoor Keep itself. And lastly, the queen at the end representing the Enchantress, the only one who has more power than King Knight himself.
I mean this one basically already was a boss I feel like with the crown and the pole(?) but you somehow managed to turn it even more into a boss and that’s just impressive
Bit of friendly critique. The section towards the beginning that was kind of side scroller-like didn't feel like a boss, more like a normal level. That said, it was an amazing animation either way, and I enjoyed it a lot! Keep it up.
gurazy made on i think its the one i knew this ones actulaly quite good i thought it was weird not being a crown and sceptre but here we have kofi surprising us amazing
Amazing animation. You should try and Redo Final boss and see what else it could be as a boss fight or a level. It’s honestly one of the best songs and levels in the game and is one of my favourites. Especially the beat drop. I would love to see what you could come up with.
A great level, love the whole chess theme, but it feels lacking a bit in relation to Shovel Knight. In the original Jsab level there were cauldrons of lava, and horns blowing confetti as attacks. The lava is a reference to a stage hazard in King Knights level that behaved similarly, and the horns are one of his attacks where he gets hailed by a few horns, and confetti rains down.
Actually, I think the chess interpretation helped add a bit of indirect Shovel Knight relation. Think of it kinda like this. King: King Knight Pawns/Bishops: Pridemoor Keep enemies Knights: Griffoths Rooks: Pridemoor Keep/Chariot/Fanfare horns Queen: The Enchantress (the only one who has more power than King Knight)
@@Agent-Dee it would be more fitting if king knight was a pawn pretending to be a king because thats what he is a mere pawn to others the absolute weakest of the weak who’s heart containers can only take a single hit
i wonder if the king chess piece has 1: a overdoting mom 2: a spoopy colleague that hates him 3: a bunch of manipulated pons hidng off stage in a airship 4: a knack for using his shoulders as weapons
I wanna point out the genius of making the boss a pawn, considering the title is "In The Halls Of The Usurper," and having the queen come and reclaim her throne at the end.
@@Agent-Dee Yeah, that's the point. Its a pawn that usurped the position of king. You can tell that it isn't actually a king, since the art for the Queen at the end uses the traditional shape of King/Queen in chess, and the pawn's art doesn't match up with it.
I would like to believe this is how every chess player feels like when they play chess. Must be so epic for them meanwhile all I see is just small wooden figures on a floor tile themed board.
Wow, it's really nice and emotional! I think that this one should actually be a bossfight. As good as always, Kofi! And, by the way, are you planning to make anything with Wicked? In my opinion (and I think that many people will agree with me) it's one of your best characters now.
All I know. He got uncorrupted after the comeback, then at the end of COD you could see him grabbing the card and he is literally try this' boyfriend. (Ask Kofi, I'm not kidding or shitting you.)
Its good, and the fight looks great! But you missed what the track stands for, King Knight is a bold idiot who doesn't care for no rules. Should've been a boss that's over confident in it's attacks.
Whoops, never really thought of that (Not very familiar with Shovel Knoght) that would've been very interesting, but I'll try to do more research adequately with the other Shovel Knight OSTs next time
@@KofiKrumble i do hope you'll continue to do more JSB content, I really enjoyed your ideas for "Commando Steve" & "Spectra" Who knows, maybe "Airborne Robots" will be next :)
Fun fact: this boss is a King from chess, and the rest of the attacks are heavily chess-based, and the amount of rooks could be a reference to castling.
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Bruh needs to make money, cut him some slack.
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And hard cor
WAS AN HERE NOW MUSIC IN SHIFT AND THE BEST OF YOUR FRIENDS HAVE TO START HIDING
YOU SHOULD MAKE AN APP THAT INCLUDES ALL OF THE JUST SHAPES AND BEATS CUSTOM BOSS FIGHTS MADE BY YOU AND TURN IT INTO AN APP
This is an amazing animation, but a small improvement I feel could be the queen dropping at the end being a blue one, putting the pink king in checkmate, it would fit with the chess theme
O yes
Yeah because a blue happed to most of the ends like in commando Steve or wicked
Ah, but considering the song’s title mentions a Usurper, which usually means a person taking power over something from someone else illegally, it still does kind of make sense since everybody knows the Queen absolutely kicks the king’s ass in chess even if the king is supposedly the most important piece
But does it really put him in checkmate or just check
Agreed
This one feels like it should be a bossfight.
İ agree
i thought is was a bossfight
With the crown being present in the middle of the screen most of the time, it already feels like it is a bossfight.
What
Yes
Liked it when the king surrounded itself with rooks. Nice reference to the castling move.
One of my favorites. Yes, I'm a chess coward.
@@plaidhatter1674 Its not a coward move, it is a legitimate strategy :v
@@leonel392 ik but I use it too often. Sometimes it ruins my own setup
@@plaidhatter1674 sometimes ruining your setup allows you to see other ways to move and flank so it’s still viable
Totally it was castling reference. Not because these look like a castle.
I’d play this, along side every other level. They should hire you to help them make dlc for the game.
“Just Shapes and Beats: The Boss Expansion” either way, love the levels and please keep up the good work!!
That would be amazing!
@a random . Level Designer?
Like this idea
"Just Shapes and Bosses: The Rampage"
I love it:3
3:28 that face of joy, though!
Honestly, wasn't expecting a good story. Great job!
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From the trailer I can already know this will be amazing (not that I had any doubt)
And halls of the usurper is one of my favorite jsab songs
This was so creative! Very good! And congrats on getting sponsored!
Yea same here
Why 2 comments
I love the chess theme. Didnt think Chess would go well with this type of music but the again, you never seem to disappoint me me kofi!
As a guy who plays chess, this is such a good theme, your right
YeS ChEsS Me FaVoUrItE GaMe
They should’ve made the boss a queen riding A knight (because chaos)
@@Ditto-Guy what?
@@novogamer7744 The Queen piece riding the Knight piece.
"Oh this is actually quite a bit easier than usua-"
3:10
"Theeeere it is"
*3:09
And in chess, the king is one of the weakest pieces...
*Damn what a buff*
..And the king gets screwed over by the queen
Well the King commands everything, even the Queen. If the King were to be taken out, so does the player's control over all the pieces.
@@mr.e8832 weak but important
i like how the king only 'attacks' once or twice in the song. most of the attacks come from other pieces.
Aslo the king:**gets checkmated by whatever piece that was**
3:20 imagine playing it in hardcore lol
Love the concept btw this is probably one of my favorite animations so far I myself play chess so it was so cool seeing a jsab animation about it.
Hell no
"Hey guys its time to do a no hit first try on the 'in the halls of the usurper' boss....
Is what I would say if it was possible."
All Pieces Chess
Pawn The Circle In Top 2:08
King With Cross 2:14
Knight The Horse 2:43
Bishop The Pirist 2:43
Rook The Tower 3:04
Queen The Kings Wife 3:58
the queen is probably the OTHER king's wife as he got checkmated by the queen
i love the fact that jsab was released about about 2 years ago and is still on the popping off with fan mods
Just so you know, this isn’t a mod, this is an animation
Thanks to the videos length! I luckily watched it before school started!
The concept was very cool kofi!
I am very impressed
AWESOME kofi!!!
Amazing animation as always and Gurazy's part was awesome too.
Crystal tokyo in the loading screen looked so cooool!!!
Looking forward to your next upload Kofi
OMG CHESS FINALLY GOT UPDATED!!!
LETS GOOO
Gotta love the attention to detail, since this is king knight's song, the boss is the king in chess.
Everyone: do you even know how to play chess??
Me:
I have a pretty good idea what Born Survivor would look like, but you do you.
Just awesome like allways, good job.
Although, the first few parts seem way to hard for a casual player, like the part that was also in the trailer, absolute bullet hell.
3:08 The king just rocked.
That was awesome! I really like the concept of this bossfight! :D
Wow. Just wow. As an avid chess player I LOVED THIS LEVEL. Everything was perfect. The attacks, the references, even the ending where the king dies to the queen. Honestly this might be my favorite (its up there with last tile)
I give this animation... 11/10!
Damn that Pinwheel part of the drop looks hard
In case you’re wondering, the word “usurper”, means a person who seizes power illegally, or by force. Essentially every evil Disney king ever
or king knight who isn’t even a king or a knight for that matter,.
God, Kofikrumble... it must be so cool to do bossfights. It's such hard work and such a long time. Thank you for making our eyes happy with your amazing videos.
Checkmate.
Congrats on getting a sponsor kofi! as always, a great animation.
CONGRATS ON 60K KOFI!!!
This is just great! Kofi is so talented! All of his levels are just out of this world! They should add him as an editor in JSAB.
I love how the boss ends with the enemy landing a queen checkmate
"Mom can we have chess at home?"
"We already have chess at home."
Chess at home:
ok jokes aside this fanmade jsab level is amazing
3:34 real Commando Steve vibes here.
THIS WAS AWESOME!! VERY SMOOTH TOO!!
I like the design alot!!
This guy should be one of the most powerful bosses in this series. It can literally create living beings (the knights) with It's magic.
Yeah but again The Spider Dance Boss can Create several Hundred Spiders and Create several Webs at once and La dance macabre can replicate shadow clone justu and throw spinning scythes like a boomerang
Knights can not move forward
I like these bossfights that have more interesting designs than just a geometric design, and I also like the bosses that feel like the boss is actually trying to kill the player. Although, the queen really should be blue. Other than that, great level. My favorite one so far.
Your first bossfight of 2022, yay!
even did the research on how the pieces move and make intersting ways to make it difficult
Neat boss! Love all of them but I really like this one!
*we were all waiting for this, new animation and now we want to play chess XD*
I did not think of chess while playing this level but now I do. Bonus points for the creativity.
Nice work!
I love it sooooooo much. At the end it was like chess [or whatever you call it.] Next stop Crystal tokyo.
Yo Crystal Tokyo a gem knight?
And the chess pieces so many cool details! Keep up the fantastic work Kofi!
Dude, I’m actually extremely impressed with this one!
Yes! halls of the usurper is my personal favorite
OMG!!!!!! I waited my whole life for this!!! 😱😍😃
Kofi: makes AMAZING animations
Me: playing chess after
Kinda random but DAAAAMN CRYSTAL TOKYO BOSS DESIGN LOOKS POGGERS
this is probably the first time ive seen kofi put a googly eye on one of his bosses
This needs to be in the game this bossfight is so cooooolll!!!!
That plot twist tho. The queen rekt her husband
Also some of the bosses are based on games
This one is based on Chess
Creatures Ov Deception is based on Poker (any card game)
Also Jevil (I’m assuming you knew that)
@@pomik1617 who keeps spinning the world around?
@@thestateofyum6991 Maybe its caused by the carasol
Clash Royale
This music is from Shovel Knight
Bro, this is RAD! I never seen a adult work on this so hard! Keep up the good work, man!
The models in this level are really good.
3:27 I appreciate the crown of the Original song😊
Around 2:47 gave me Unown vibes lol
Especially the ! Unown
Every boss that you make should be a mod or a real thing because this is good design and great animation 😊👍
Your levels keeps getting better and better! Can't wait to see which song would be next.
-Also why does this boss kinda reminds me of a patapon-
There is some CHECKING to do with the king, This really CHECKMATES your other bosses, your truly a KING doing this.
wow that was really cool
Yay it finally came out! Keep up the amazing work! :)
i am very happy that youtube recommended this video to me, i have been a just shapes and beats fan for over 2 years and i was very happy to see another "what if (_____) was a boss fight?". 😃😄
edit: after waiting for more than 2 years... I FINALLY BOUGHT JUST SHAPES AND BEATS ON THE NINTENDO SWITCH!! (a few days ago). i'm kinda stuck on "close to me"... but i'll keep trying!
I love the Chess Design
İ loved the chess theme , it is so fitting to the music and horses , horses were actually cute
They're called knights
@@resetting123 i know i am not an idiot , but i love to call them "horses" rather than "knights"
Ohh ok. We also call them horses
@@whitesoul1.1.09 this is king Knight's song
@@novogamer7744 now it is even more fitting!!! :D
this is so smartly made
King in chess: weak.
King in jsab: >o( strong.
The king dying to the queen is quite fitting.
Ikr he got checkmated by backrank
During all of this, I was making ties to chess & Shovel Knight since that's where the original song comes from. The king obviously being King Knight, with the pawns/bishops being the goons of Pridemoor Keep. The knights act as the Griffoths, and the rooks being King Knight's fanfare horns/chariot/Pridemoor Keep itself. And lastly, the queen at the end representing the Enchantress, the only one who has more power than King Knight himself.
I mean this one basically already was a boss I feel like with the crown and the pole(?) but you somehow managed to turn it even more into a boss and that’s just impressive
Even if I haven't played Just Shapes and Beats before, this looks great and it seems like the creator put a lot of effort into making this!
Bit of friendly critique. The section towards the beginning that was kind of side scroller-like didn't feel like a boss, more like a normal level. That said, it was an amazing animation either way, and I enjoyed it a lot! Keep it up.
It’s a little late to comment this but THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST JSAB ANIMATION IVE EVER SEEN!!
I wish that the devs of JSaB would add a difficulty called "Boss", that included Kofi's fan-made boss battles
gurazy made on i think its the one i knew this ones actulaly quite good i thought it was weird not being a crown and sceptre but here we have kofi surprising us amazing
Amazing animation. You should try and Redo Final boss and see what else it could be as a boss fight or a level. It’s honestly one of the best songs and levels in the game and is one of my favourites. Especially the beat drop. I would love to see what you could come up with.
The queen truly is the most powerful piece in the game
A great level, love the whole chess theme, but it feels lacking a bit in relation to Shovel Knight.
In the original Jsab level there were cauldrons of lava, and horns blowing confetti as attacks.
The lava is a reference to a stage hazard in King Knights level that behaved similarly, and the horns are one of his attacks where he gets hailed by a few horns, and confetti rains down.
Actually, I think the chess interpretation helped add a bit of indirect Shovel Knight relation. Think of it kinda like this.
King: King Knight
Pawns/Bishops: Pridemoor Keep enemies
Knights: Griffoths
Rooks: Pridemoor Keep/Chariot/Fanfare horns
Queen: The Enchantress (the only one who has more power than King Knight)
YES
@@Agent-Dee it would be more fitting if king knight was a pawn pretending to be a king because thats what he is a mere pawn to others
the absolute weakest of the weak who’s heart containers can only take a single hit
*smooth moves intensifies*
I think once you have done all the songs you should ask just shapes and beats at add something like a boss rush mode in single and multiplayer mode
i wonder if the king chess piece has
1: a overdoting mom
2: a spoopy colleague that hates him
3: a bunch of manipulated pons hidng off stage in a airship
4: a knack for using his shoulders as weapons
If “Vindicate me” was a Boss Fight.
Please?
This already felt like a boss
I wanna point out the genius of making the boss a pawn, considering the title is "In The Halls Of The Usurper," and having the queen come and reclaim her throne at the end.
Actually that "Pawn" is a King. I can tell from the cross on it's head.
@@Agent-Dee Yeah, that's the point. Its a pawn that usurped the position of king.
You can tell that it isn't actually a king, since the art for the Queen at the end uses the traditional shape of King/Queen in chess, and the pawn's art doesn't match up with it.
@@lodthefraud4993 Interesting. I haven't seen a traditional set of chess pieces in a while, so I guess I kinda forgot what they looked like.
Omg it IS!
King knight: 🗿☕
I LOVE the chess theme you gave to this song, its incredible!
I would like to believe this is how every chess player feels like when they play chess. Must be so epic for them meanwhile all I see is just small wooden figures on a floor tile themed board.
I play chess and you are correct
Close enough i guess haha, this is sick!
Wow, it's really nice and emotional! I think that this one should actually be a bossfight. As good as always, Kofi!
And, by the way, are you planning to make anything with Wicked? In my opinion (and I think that many people will agree with me) it's one of your best characters now.
All i know about Wicks is that he was presumed dead and saved Try This...
Before he was corrupted he saved Try this I think...
All I know.
He got uncorrupted after the comeback, then at the end of COD you could see him grabbing the card and he is literally try this' boyfriend. (Ask Kofi, I'm not kidding or shitting you.)
POV: you placed an important chess piece in a pawn's miniscule range
No hate on La Danse Macabre, but I think this song should’ve been the boss of the shovel knight update
this is... i have no words...
Finally, chess 2
If only kings in chess were this powerful
Its good, and the fight looks great!
But you missed what the track stands for, King Knight is a bold idiot who doesn't care for no rules.
Should've been a boss that's over confident in it's attacks.
Whoops, never really thought of that (Not very familiar with Shovel Knoght) that would've been very interesting, but I'll try to do more research adequately with the other Shovel Knight OSTs next time
@@KofiKrumble i do hope you'll continue to do more JSB content, I really enjoyed your ideas for "Commando Steve" & "Spectra"
Who knows, maybe "Airborne Robots" will be next :)
All these you make would be fun to actually play
2:26 vindicate me moment
2:43 Unown exclamation mark!Is that you?
Imagine that regular chess is hard. Now try this. . .
The Usurper has met his end as the queen lands down and utters the word that all kings FEAR to hear...
Checkmate
Thes tracks are getting more creative. Your vids should be a blueprint for jsab devs!
Especially for their level editor.
Yay my favorite music is now a boss! Ive waited so long!
Fun fact: this boss is a King from chess, and the rest of the attacks are heavily chess-based, and the amount of rooks could be a reference to castling.
And the end
I think I shall call this guy King Zeitnot
When the chess pieces are tired with their limited moves:
This is bordining in the edge of "How hard but beatable can we make a JSaB boss?" Still awesome though