And when he says "thy end is now" which is a very important line with lore significance that means that your end is now due to my calculations confirming that he is going to punch you multiple times.
Could you tell me what faceless symbolizes? Im lost on that. Also, his crown resembles a city scape, which could symbolize him keeping the needs of his city above him.
@@carpedm9846 He's faceless because his own glory and recognition was never his goal, or something he cared about. He didn't rule because he wanted everyone to know his face, he ruled because he wanted to make life better for his people. Hence, he has no face and a huge heart.
He's see through to showcase his clarity and truthfulness, as well as showing off his huge heart, and the snakes detail his control over the venomous members of society, or how his very attacks are the manifestation of his control of the darkest parts of humanity/himself, he's so strong he turned his urges into a refined, and disciplined form of weaponry for justice, snakes are also Abrahamically important.
@@howdoichangemyprofilepictu9839 This version is different from the King aminos of Greek mythology who ruled over Crete, sent a ton of kids to die in the Labyrinth, and became a judge in the Greek underworld (probably why he is a boss in this game).
A friendly reminder: If your enemy is trapped behind bullet-hell like prison,and if your enemy literally FAST-WALKS towards you - this means you are complitely fucked.
One thing i noticed is that in king Minos’ small dialogue after you beat him he doesn’t show any hate towards but rather sadness at the fact that he could not rescue humanity from everything that was attempting to harm it like the angels or demons or the machines, in the end he is sad he could not be the best king for humanity
@@themacintoshnerd Sisyphus is dead tho. Like dead dead, i don't think we'll have his prime soul as P-2. It'll be some kind of heresy related mythological figure.
@@pffpffovich2398 minos could be considered just as dead dead as sisyfus if we went off of the info from the last layer alone. That's just some copium though
“Minos please I’m so sorry for everything I’ve done I’ll leave you alone now just stop drop kicking me I’ll never come near you again just please please please stop-“ “U S E L E S S”
Important note: King Minos refers to you as "creature of steel" while Gabriel simply calls you an object. Minos refers to you as a sentient being and thus responsible for your own actions, which is why he wouldn't let you leave until he renders judgement, even though you freed him. Because Gabriel views you as an object, he was cool to let your actions slide as long as you didn't bother him any more. That's why he tells you to turn back instead of just straight up trying to kill you.
@@gerkadas makes me even feel more sad for minos. he got beaten out of hell for trying to help others. i wish we could let him slide and gabe shit bricks as minos runs rampant through heaven tearing shit up like a rabid pitbull. that would be so nice.
I think what makes it more ironic is how minos still seems to have a less personal relationship with v1 than Gabriel has. For minos v1 is a killing machine. For Gabriel v1 is a rival.
Minos doesn't just HAVE drip, he IS the drip. Literally every part of him is a metaphor. His crown signifies that he puts his city above all else, his face or lack thereof signifies that he didn't rule to be known, and his transparency signifies that he was brutally honest. He never hid anything from his subjects. His visible heart signifies that he put his heart out on display for all to see. It's also swollen (I think) and that signifies that he had a really big heart and cared for those he ruled over.
And snakes curling around his arms signifying that he has control over his Anger, Urges, And the venomous parts of his people. And also he can deliver fair *JUDGEMENT.*
hakita makes dialogue before fights so fucking cool. it's predictable, yes, but hearing shit like "and thy punishment...... *is death.* " with music beginning or "machine, i will cut you down, break you apart, splay the gore of your profane form across the stars. i will grind you down until the very SPARKS cry for mercy. my hands shall RELISH ending you *HERE. AND. NOW.* " with the fight beginning immediately it's so cool
@@GuideTerrarian It really feels calm, concise, and exuding a theme of "I'm confident I can kill you" instead of the angry mess that was Gabriel during the Act II fight. Both hit hard in their own way, but it's that air of confidence that makes Minos Prime sound more intimidating.
The voice crack when Gabriel speaks, specifically when he shouts "my hands shall relish ending you" signifies how he's truly pissed the fuck off at you and will stop at nothing to rip you apart. The calm confidence of "And thy punishment" along with the precise pause before dropping "Is Death." on you is the tone of a man who has all the patience in the world and will kill you over and over and over again til your spirit is broken. Of course V1 wins both fights but you gotta hand it to Gabriel and Minos- they brought swords and their fists to a gunfight and by all counts I'd say they pretty much won considering how many attempts people have had against em both.
@@GuideTerrarian Minos punishes V1 for the crimes against humanity. He didn't even consider the possibility of letting V1 go away unharmed. Gabriel didn't give a shit about V1's actions before it starts to affect him and he just wanted V1 to "turn back or else". So yeah. Minos is really sounds more threatening.
god minos prime is too cool. I wish we didnt have to kill him. but on the other hand his fight is just so fucking good, and feels great when melee only
@@bullcheese2236 i think it's that V1 knows that Gabriel doesn't really care about humans as much as minos, so I guess he let's Gabriel just go after every fight, or it's that Gabriel can run anyways, minos just fights to the death.
@@g1xx98 That's what he said, though: as a machine, V1 wants the humans harvested for their blood, and while Gabriel would only defend Hell because it's part of God's creation, Minos would fight the machines to protect humanity from them. In other words, Minos had to die because he was a threat to the machines' harvest.
Stephan Wayte is an incredible VA. His serious, older, regal interpretation of Minos complements Gianni with his over the top disdainful ANGERY angel voice for Gabriel perfectly. Unbeatable boom shoot duo IMHO.
Minos sounds, looks, and feels like a man of fair judgement. Sounds; the way he talks to you with such a calm yet threatening voice even during battle makes him sound like a man who believes in intentions of actions rather than results. He truly is grateful you freed him but it was most likely for your own selfish intent Looks; He wasn't remembered for his face but rather his actions and figurative big heart, this the hole for a face and see through body. His attacks are blue and yellow, which fits his current calm yet rage fueled state. While not totally pissed off, he's still not happy with you either. Feels; he doesn't go all berserk on you, his actions do feel fueled by anger but it's more concentrated and held back, saving his rage for Gabriel and the heavens. Each move is precise and exact, hes thinking during this fight. and the music backs this up, with loud long notes and an overall sad tone despite the blood pumping fight, because he's lost everything. His people, his body, and, most of all, his mercy.
Kinda funny that King Minos would have technically had a heart the literal size of a pickup truck when he was “alive” and that his prime soul shows that he also had a heart that was the metaphorical size of a pickup truck.
little does he know the machine has genuinely no idea what it was doing and just freed him by complete accident i imagine the machine was just like "oh wow this giant blood bag i just killed dropped this weird orb- oh wow the orb turned into a dude with a hole in his face who's thanking me for freeing him- OH GOD HE DROPKICKED ME"
always said the reason why he always say something before attacking is because he still feel gratitude, he still is gonna juge you for your crime, but also let you have a chance, making sure to let you know what he is about to do every attack
i think sisyphus is next as his husk was almost the same size as minos unless im missing a bit of lore and his soul was destroyed by the tumblr sexy man
I really hope he comes back in some way too interesting of a character to kill off this early. But maybe the magic would wear off if we see him too much.
"Ah..." "Free at last." "Oh, Gabriel." "Now dawns thy reckoning." "And thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man." "Creature of steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom." But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are not forgotten." "And thy punishment..." *"IS DEATH."* (Proceeds to dropkick you multiple times because it's funny)
Something I've noticed when I fought him is that when he's at low health, he wouldn't become red unlike the rest of the bosses, instead he would just remain the same. So it just adds up to his "calm yet still threatening" anger
Something else, his second phase basically only adds more stamina until he has to stop attacking. He doesn't get faster, he doesn't get stronger, he just tries harder.
AT 6:55 heartbreak while fighting him and putting the puzzle pieces together realizing he is practically the last desperate hope of the human race and a living memory. The subtext of the story of this game is wildly good
god i wish he was the last hope of the human race. i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna
Everytime i hear the Lust motif it gives me goosebumps. Think about it: that was HIS domain. Your kind killed every last living creature, all of his subjects, within that layer. Really pushes forward the point that, from the very moment you released Minos from the prison within his own decaying body, you fucked up.
I *love* the Requiem leitmotif, especially as it's put at the peak. My favourite piece of music in Ultrakill was Requiem, until I found Order. I think Order has become my favourite piece of music, period. Even if not, it's certainly up there. Nothing gets me in the mood to go play Ultrakill and fight Minos Prime on Violent quite as quickly as listening to it. Still haven't P'd it, but I'm damn well close, I just need to improve on time. Definitely the most satisfying boss of any FPS game I played
I doubt V1 is singlehandedly purging Hell. Going off what Gabriel says in Heresy, Limbo and Lust have been completely wiped, with Gluttony soon to follow. But since he says it to you in Heresy, it wouldn't make sense for the cause to be V1. My best guess is since V1 doesn't have to slow down to refuel (since it fuels via contact with blood while all other machines have an entire process they have to do to refuel) and is going pretty damn fast, that V1 is just traversing Hell faster than most other Machines.
The original Order + monologue got taken down, so im gonna paraphrase my favourite comment. 'A hole for a face, a sign of his selflessness.' 'A crown, an inseperable part of his self.' 'And a visible heart, an obvious symbol of his kindness.' 'Truely, Minos deserved the title "King."'
can we just talk about how sad the spiral staircase theme is it sounds like a distant memory with the vinyl crackling and pleasant melody, almost like a reminder of all the good times when minos was alive and the lust layer prospered, but then it slowly turns to nothing but harsh, loud wind and static, symbolizing how the layer fell to it’s own king’s husk its so sad and i didn’t want to kill minos :( he deserved better
His face is empty, as he cares not for vanity. His skin is transparent, so that the world can see his compassionate heart -- just as they did in life. His body is sculpted like a Greek statue, for his divine might is only the work of a man's ironclad will.
Minos Arm: lets your dashes be almost instant and go way farther, gives you increased melee attacks that move you forward, but you can't parry anymore.
I *_really_* didn't want to kill this guy. Like, I didn't want to Kill-Kill V2, but this guy is next level badass and I'm saddened that there was no other option. Minos Prime is Ultrakills's Sans fight. Change my mind.
@The Host Lucario Didn't we see Sisiphus's Corpse though? He never got the Minos treatment, he had what mattered most obliterated. His wealth of power.
I'd Honestly forsee something related to the fact the 6th layer is a sea of Blood, not in the literal sense like how the 5th was, in the metaphorical bleeding of all the mess of tubes and stuff. A deus Ex.Machina or something must be going on in that layer. The Aesthetics are too immaculate to suggest otherwise
@@tsonicboomplays9694 To be fair though we also saw Minos's corpse. It is possible that Sisyphus's soul resides trapped somewhere as well and has also become a prime soul.
Me: Finally, I perfected all levels, and can now fight Minos Prime Minos Prime, who has fought men braver and more foolish than I, after my 37th restart: *W E A K*
6:55 One of _the best_ leitmotifs in the OST. It really puts the entire badassery of the song itself into a choir of tragedy and desperation that Minos has. Listening to this again and understanding Minos' character, honestly made me tear up on how much he went through. Long live, his majesty, King Minos.
The fucking Spinal Staircase ambience man. The first time i went down there it scared the fuck out of me. After the secret mission with the spooky man i thought that the sound of the intensifying wind was implying that something is coming for me from the depths of the darkness and is about to just gobble me up so i went down the staircase as fucking fast as i could. How the fuck a game about being a psychopathic blood-thirsty war robot scares me this badly?
You know he's a well designed character and boss when the pacifist delivers a more iconic ass-kicking than the guy who literally went to war against heaven
antagonistic or the true hero of this game? Minos prime tried saving those who didnt deserve to suffer, yet Gabriel imprisoned him, making his "children" colapse in his own layer, watching as they slowly suffer in his own corpse. He only wanted good man, he was the true saviour, he was the one. *SOUL SURVIVOR*
@@GodLightStem Being an antagonist doesn't equal being a bad guy/villain. It's pretty much just a role for someone that goes against the protagonist, whether good or not.
The most probably boss fight in p-2 could be vigil (the one from dante's divine comedy not dmc), abadon the angel of destruction and Lilith the mother of all demon's
"From the first circle I descended thus Down to the second, which, a lesser space Embracing, so much more of grief contains Provoking bitter moans. There, Minos stands Grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all Who enter, strict examining the crimes, Gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath, According as he foldeth him around: For when before him comes th' ill fated soul, It all confesses; and that judge severe Of sins, considering what place in hell Suits the transgression, with his tail so oft Himself encircles, as degrees beneath He dooms it to descend. Before him stand Always a num'rous throng; and in his turn Each one to judgment passing, speaks, and hears His fate, thence downward to his dwelling hurl'd. "O thou! who to this residence of woe Approachest?" when he saw me coming, cried Minos, relinquishing his dread employ, "Look how thou enter here; beware in whom Thou place thy trust; let not the entrance broad Deceive thee to thy harm." To him my guide: "Wherefore exclaimest? Hinder not his way By destiny appointed; so 'tis will'd Where will and power are one. Ask thou no more." - Inferno Canto V
@@SugarooLM nah i think they are pretty comparable. Sisyphus is, first and foremost, a leader and a warrior, these are his 2 defining traits besides being an absurdist since hakita is high on camus, but idk how to represent that visually. And these 2 defining traits are here - a head which emanates light as a symbol for his leadership, and bloodied hands and feet as a literal representation of his bloodlust not to mention that his strongman build is not aesthetically pleasing at all, but practical af for many reasons, which differentiates him from minos even more, who is obviously more civilized and still needs to uphold that image of a king and a ruler even after saying all this i personally like minos design more but in terms of representing their characters both are thought out pretty well
Reading the comments and listening to it I really get the sense that Minos takes no joy in what he has to do in killing V-1. It's not bombastic, or heavy. It feels almost ceremonial; Minos is just administering justice. Were it different, had machines not those committed atrocities, Minos likely would've protected V-1 as his own. Which is in excellent contrast to Gabriel, who sees himself above V-1. There's a vanity there that just isn't present with Minos. As someone else pointed out, Gabriel calls V-1 a machine, an object, an insignificant fuck, where Minos refers to V-1 as a creature of steel. This implies that V-1 is a living being, that just so happens to be made of metal and as a living being Minos holds that basal level of regard. Where it's completely absent from Gabriel, who takes joy in trying to kill V-1.
You know what freaks me out? He stretches before fighting, he very gently indicates hes about to kick your ass with his movements, after all that time in a cell he just needs a few moments to stretch and thats all he needs to be ready to fight, a few moments of rest before the battle and he's straight to it after. With that knowledge I can comfortably say Minos would be able to sleep for 30 minutes and stay up for a week and only sleeping again because someone asked him to nap.
“Forgive me, my children. For I have failed to bring you salvation from this cold, dark world...” As Minos's death cries echoed and his body shattered, V1 stood, gun in hand. The King had proven to be an inconvenience, even a straight-up annoyance, almost to the level that Gabriel had. But hearing the sorrow with which he spoke, the machine began to feel something. It didn't know if it liked it. The machine thought back to the king’s words: “But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are not forgotten.” Did this man care about the people whose blood ran through V1’s systems? The people whose faces it didn’t even remember? And the anger he expressed towards the Archangel: it was different from the anger from Gabriel toward the machine. He wasn’t angry at his defeat or even imprisonment; he was angry at his attempt to do a good deed being for naught. And now, he had been slain attempting to avenge the wrongs of another. V1’s directives--its “mantra”, in a sense--flashed before its eye, but they continually glitched, refusing to stay stable. Then V1 reached an epiphany. MANKIND IS DEAD. BLOOD IS FUEL. HELL IS FULL. BECAUSE OF ME. This level of introspection was not meant to be reached by the machine or any of its kind. And yet here it was, reaching a realization that it was responsible for so much going wrong in Hell. And now, the last thing resembling hope had been shattered. BECAUSE OF ME. BECAUSE OF ME. BECAUSE OF ME. BECAUSE OF ME. A single drop of red leaked from the mechanical eye of the machine. It took no time to clean it. It made no noise, no acknowledgment. It just lowered its head. Remorse, it thought the humans called it. Guilt. Before, it had no concept of it. Now it flooded the machine’s systems like the blood in its body. The blood it had stolen from these meat bags because it needed to keep running...and for what? Why should it stay alive? No. It knew. It raised its head. A new directive flashed before its eye. GABRIEL, NOW DAWNS THY RECKONING. It couldn’t undo its destruction, and it couldn’t bring back Minos. But its reasons for fighting the Archangel had changed. It would deliver the belated wrath of the king it had slain to Gabriel. It didn't know what had caused such a change in its programming, but it didn’t care. V1 silently swore that Heaven’s woes would be many, and its days few. Starting with Gabriel. (Yes, I know, another cr*ngeworthy fanfic in the comment sections, one that is most likely impossible. I just wanted to write a “What-If” scenario? Y’know, “What if killing Minos Prime caused V1 to experience an epiphany?” I won’t apologize for this. I’m an impulsive writer. Edit: ...Or apparently not cr*ngeworthy. Thank you for the praise, everyone. ^^ )
I honestly hope Minos lived. No evidence, nothing to support this, I just like to imagine his soul was whisked away during the bright flash, mainly cuz I feel he deserves it. He deserves his revenge.
I like how the songs compliment each others boss fights, and the fights also explain why Minos Prime cant do anything about Flesh Prison. The themes name for Flesh Prison is named "Chaos" and has a bunch of random fast and unorganized notes. Flesh Prison mostly has inaccurate attacks, I.e. The blue bullet hell, the Orbital Strikes which can easily be dodges, the slow moving Black hole. Combined with the eyes and Maurice its all very Chaotic, like the song and its name itself. Minos Prime on the other hand, has hard hitting organized attacks, even being able to combo them to destroy you. His Theme is named "Order" and its not a bunch of notes thrown together. These ordered attacks, while probably being able to destroy Flesh Prison, have much less of a chance of beating Flesh Prison. Since its attacks are meant to overwhelm you and to constantly damage you. So Minos Prime got overwhelmed while fighting Flesh Prison with his low stamina (shown to you by his stamina system, and him taking pauses between attacks and combos) and was defeated by it. V1 however, isn't specialized in anything. V1 can adapt to its enemies. Its agility could easily dodge the constant attacks of Flesh Prison and its Strength could easily parry the strong attacks of Minos Prime, or even dodge his attacks with its dash. This is why I love Ultrakill, everything compliments each other and everything tells its own story.
iirc he was shoved in the flesh prison before he went Prime the whole Prime part happened from his internalised anger and determination to salvage or at the very least avenge his people, all that amplified by having to watch everything he worked so hard for be destroyed by his very own corpse for centuries, if not millenia (presumably) Prime souls are said to be powerful enough to threaten the heavens themselves just by existing, so from this we can say the angels sealed minos' soul in the flesh prison after constructing it with a bunch of randomly slapped together shit in order to make it as impervious as could be; they clearly knew minos fit the bill to go Prime
the song is lovely BUT a part of me finds without his attacks it hits ever so slightly less, hearing his determination behind every JUDGMENT just brings it to another level
everything about him made me cry, from the lore, to the lust motif, to my 121 attempts Edit: i actually didn't do the prime sanctum before making this comment and only based it on what other people told me, but now at the time of editing, and right before going to bed, i did it with 11 attempts; 8 on minos, and 3 on flesh prison -in violent difficulty am i awesome and cool now
You know what makes me a bit sad for Minos? Even if he was able to beat V1 for good, and enacted his vengeance against Gabriel, there wouldn’t be anything left of his people anyway. The complete destruction of his city followed by V1’s entrance and Gabriel’s later words means his people were most likely completely wiped out. He would be doomed to sit among the rubble of his old kingdom and gaze upon the destruction his own corpse and V1 caused.
Stand name: Minos Prime Stand master: King Minos Stats Power: A (Incredible power) Speed: A (Almost teleportation) Precision: B (Can reliably hit from any distance, homing projectiles) Standing: A (Doesn’t need a body to survive, high HP) Range: D (Literally can’t separate itself from its stand master, projectiles tho) Potential: E (Prime Soul) Reference: King Minos from Greek mithology Ability: As a Prime Soul, Minos Prime doesn’t need a Husk to manifest its soul, and therefore itself Stand Type: Bound Stand Let me know if you want me to make stand stat screens for any other Ultrakill Character :)
*PRIME /// FIRST* *SOUL SURVIVOR* "Ah, free at last." "O Gabriel... now dawns thy reckoning." "Thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of man." "Creature, of steel... my gratitude upon thee for my freedom." "But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity, are NOT forgotten..." "And thy punishment... Is DEATH!" -Minos prime then proceeds to snap V1's neck 26 times without mercy
The build-up at the start of chaos as well as the grace period where flesh prison just spins is built into the game as an initial "wtf" reaction period
When fleshprison is destroyed and starts spinning my mind can only think that hes saying "what the hell man you just unleashed a spooky ghost!! n- *Combusts* "
@@leonidass3448 Use saw blades and throw coins through him at start of match and rail canon. If you really want to get him below half health immediately, saw blades and throw coins up in air and use alternate pistol with laser. A lot of damage.
Minos as a boss fight is so well done, very few fights can elicit the same chills from an opening monologue right into the boss theme blasting in but every time I hear "And thy punishment....Is DEATH." the fight or flight immediately kicks in and I find myself dashing like a maniac and blasting Minos with the whole damn arsenal in seconds. He has a certain reverence about him that none of the other bosses have aside from maybe Sisyphus but he doesn't invoke that same feeling. Minos lives up to his former title and you feel like you're standing before the true Judge of Hell instead of an Archangel with a superiority complex. Minos commands your full attention the second he delivers his judgment, and offers a swift punishment should you not. It helps knowing his lore too, knowing this is one angry, vengeful man who just tried to do some good in a cruel world and was unjustly executed for it, believing that eternal damnation wasn't deserved for simply catering to a basic human instinct and being struck down by God's right hand man for it. He's ready to rend Heaven apart with his bare hands and right now he's directing all that fury towards you. Every attack measured and swift, but a distinct vitriol behind them all. I just REALLY like this character and his fight.
minos' alive form wore a crown of thorns around his eyes because 'justice is blind' so it could be the same reason his prime soul is blind too, he still is 'justice' in the lust layer
Minos was a noble ruler, and only wanted to have his people live in prosperity. It's likely that he didn't care much for how famous he was, only the wellbeing of his people. As such, he manifests a faceless head, but also a beating, bright red heart. Not caring for vanity, only wearing a crown for garments as he was a leader above all else. His snakes are from Dante's Inferno where he judges the souls of hell and where they will go using the snakes Minos is so fucking cool
if there was an option to team up with the prime king because he mentions Gabriel and after that saying something about reckoning I would 100% pick that option and after the end of heaven (I guess) then king Minos boss fight
I generally like Doom Eternal's regular arena combat a bit more than Ultrakill, but I must say... Ultrakill's boss fights make Doom's look like complete jokes.
@@MysteryKar i mean, I guess doom is in a weird position franchise wise because like, it's older, yes, but it's also, like, not. anyone could forgive the original spider mastermind or the first cyberdemon simply because doom was quite literally one of the first person shooters, like, ever. Modern Doom is a bit different but I don't know if I would call the bossfights dogshit. Doom 3 bosses sucked, yeah, 2016 was... whatever. Eternal actually had bosses I enjoyed quite a bit, but the DLC got a bit silly with it and those weren't good
0:00 - 1:26 Spinal Staircase (Sourire d’Avril*) 1:27 - 3:44 Chaos 3:45 - 4:37 Minos Prime’s Monologue with Order’s intro 4:38 - 10:34 Order (Full) 10:35 - 11:12 Minos Prime’s death and final words/lines *Sourire d’Avril (SAW-re DI-AB-ril) is a Waltz composed by French Composer Maurice Depret (1863 - 1933). (This is original) While the ULTRAKILL version is edited by Arsi “Hakita” Patala
Just dropping this here I listened to this as music for my running and I beat my old pr for 5 kilometers by 40 seconds when I did. Great song 10/10 will throw up after over exerting myself to this again
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King Minos, the only man to look at a robot who has kicked the ass of an ARCHANGEL, and decide “I’m gonna fucking dropkick it.”
not only an archangel but the best of them too.
And he dropkicked indeed…
that's some strange judgement but some god damn JUDGEMENT
Minos is the only guy that can yell out “Die!” like a Disney villain then just fucking kill you
Still takes the time to properly thank him for freeing him tho, what a chad
You see, when Minos says his signature line, “die”, it’s actually a very subtle nod to the fact that he kills you.
And when he says "thy end is now" which is a very important line with lore significance that means that your end is now due to my calculations confirming that he is going to punch you multiple times.
The line "judgment" is him judging you by drop kicking you
Hakita is master class!
“I will have order!” Is very significant as he will have order when he’s done with you.
Hakita you madman you've done it again
King minos is transparent,and you can see his big heart,but is faceless,all visual clues to how he was when he was alive and ruled
Could you tell me what faceless symbolizes? Im lost on that.
Also, his crown resembles a city scape, which could symbolize him keeping the needs of his city above him.
@@carpedm9846 He's faceless because his own glory and recognition was never his goal, or something he cared about.
He didn't rule because he wanted everyone to know his face, he ruled because he wanted to make life better for his people.
Hence, he has no face and a huge heart.
@@mr.kittysavestheworld695 damn bro, I want minos prime for president.
He's see through to showcase his clarity and truthfulness, as well as showing off his huge heart, and the snakes detail his control over the venomous members of society, or how his very attacks are the manifestation of his control of the darkest parts of humanity/himself, he's so strong he turned his urges into a refined, and disciplined form of weaponry for justice, snakes are also Abrahamically important.
@@howdoichangemyprofilepictu9839 This version is different from the King aminos of Greek mythology who ruled over Crete, sent a ton of kids to die in the Labyrinth, and became a judge in the Greek underworld (probably why he is a boss in this game).
A friendly reminder: If your enemy is trapped behind bullet-hell like prison,and if your enemy literally FAST-WALKS towards you - this means you are complitely fucked.
i need someone to slow down the game heavily to prove this shit, i dont believe it, he teleports he doesnt move that fast
@@mahuba2553 he actually moves, he doesn't teleport
can confirm, just ask dante and nero when they fought urizen and vergil
@@mahuba2553 he actually just moves that fast, slow down the game in the major assist settings or look at a video if you want proof lmao
@@mahuba2553 look at the rocks that get raised when he teleports on ground
Minos be like "Let me be clear"
This shouldn't be this funny
Im litteraly clear you can use me as glass
@@minosprime822 thanks for clearing that up, your majesty.
@@NSEBMB but it *IS*
*SM64 Vanishing SFX*
One thing i noticed is that in king Minos’ small dialogue after you beat him he doesn’t show any hate towards but rather sadness at the fact that he could not rescue humanity from everything that was attempting to harm it like the angels or demons or the machines, in the end he is sad he could not be the best king for humanity
Stuff like this is why he's probably my favorite character. Hopefully sisyphus is good too.
@@themacintoshnerd Sisyphus is dead tho. Like dead dead, i don't think we'll have his prime soul as P-2. It'll be some kind of heresy related mythological figure.
@@pffpffovich2398 minos could be considered just as dead dead as sisyfus if we went off of the info from the last layer alone. That's just some copium though
@@pffpffovich2398 dude come on don't break my hopes like that
@MageBurger But he also had his soul ripped out and put into flesh prison tho
“Minos please I’m so sorry for everything I’ve done I’ll leave you alone now just stop drop kicking me I’ll never come near you again just please please please stop-“
“U S E L E S S”
JUDGEMENT
THY END IS NOW
CRUSH
PREPARE THYSELF
**W E A K**
Important note:
King Minos refers to you as "creature of steel" while Gabriel simply calls you an object. Minos refers to you as a sentient being and thus responsible for your own actions, which is why he wouldn't let you leave until he renders judgement, even though you freed him.
Because Gabriel views you as an object, he was cool to let your actions slide as long as you didn't bother him any more. That's why he tells you to turn back instead of just straight up trying to kill you.
Id see that as a fun fact.
My man is just too polite to refer to V1 as an object, lol, it wouldn't suit him at all. Well, you may be right
Maybe because you literally eradicated the human species
@@gerkadas makes me even feel more sad for minos. he got beaten out of hell for trying to help others. i wish we could let him slide and gabe shit bricks as minos runs rampant through heaven tearing shit up like a rabid pitbull. that would be so nice.
I think what makes it more ironic is how minos still seems to have a less personal relationship with v1 than Gabriel has.
For minos v1 is a killing machine.
For Gabriel v1 is a rival.
V1 was playing Doom while Minos was playing Yakuza.
he mains DoD style
Nah, he was playing *Judgment*.
Minos was playing Prototype
What would the Flesh Prison play?
@@jager477 Probably Terraria. It reminds me somewhat of the bosses there.
Minos doesn't just HAVE drip, he IS the drip. Literally every part of him is a metaphor. His crown signifies that he puts his city above all else, his face or lack thereof signifies that he didn't rule to be known, and his transparency signifies that he was brutally honest. He never hid anything from his subjects. His visible heart signifies that he put his heart out on display for all to see. It's also swollen (I think) and that signifies that he had a really big heart and cared for those he ruled over.
And he has the body of a body builder, which signifies that he hit the gym daily
A true Gigachad.
And his massive buldge signifying his fearlesness and bravery against the ark angels who have small miniscule peepees
And snakes curling around his arms signifying that he has control over his Anger, Urges, And the venomous parts of his people. And also he can deliver fair *JUDGEMENT.*
@@Abyssal_Entity they are probably from the pp training he did in the prisim
hakita makes dialogue before fights so fucking cool. it's predictable, yes, but hearing shit like
"and thy punishment...... *is death.* " with music beginning
or
"machine, i will cut you down, break you apart, splay the gore of your profane form across the stars. i will grind you down until the very SPARKS cry for mercy. my hands shall RELISH ending you *HERE. AND. NOW.* " with the fight beginning immediately
it's so cool
i love how "thy punishment... is death." sounds more threatening than the entirety of Gabriel's dialogue
@@GuideTerrarian It really feels calm, concise, and exuding a theme of "I'm confident I can kill you" instead of the angry mess that was Gabriel during the Act II fight. Both hit hard in their own way, but it's that air of confidence that makes Minos Prime sound more intimidating.
The voice crack when Gabriel speaks, specifically when he shouts "my hands shall relish ending you" signifies how he's truly pissed the fuck off at you and will stop at nothing to rip you apart. The calm confidence of "And thy punishment" along with the precise pause before dropping "Is Death." on you is the tone of a man who has all the patience in the world and will kill you over and over and over again til your spirit is broken.
Of course V1 wins both fights but you gotta hand it to Gabriel and Minos- they brought swords and their fists to a gunfight and by all counts I'd say they pretty much won considering how many attempts people have had against em both.
@@GuideTerrarian Minos punishes V1 for the crimes against humanity. He didn't even consider the possibility of letting V1 go away unharmed.
Gabriel didn't give a shit about V1's actions before it starts to affect him and he just wanted V1 to "turn back or else".
So yeah. Minos is really sounds more threatening.
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For being a pacifist, Minos sure knows how to effectively kick someone's face into their skull.
He’s been practicing in the flesh prison
@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 I can agree
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@@thebaseandtriflingcreature174 LMAO
well it seems his own face has been caved in anyway
god minos prime is too cool. I wish we didnt have to kill him. but on the other hand his fight is just so fucking good, and feels great when melee only
It could've been a non-deadly match like Gabriel's
@@bullcheese2236 i think it's that V1 knows that Gabriel doesn't really care about humans as much as minos, so I guess he let's Gabriel just go after every fight, or it's that Gabriel can run anyways, minos just fights to the death.
@@aarepelaa1142 no wtf V1 is literally robot seeking for fuel it doesnt care about humanity or shit
@@g1xx98 That's what he said, though: as a machine, V1 wants the humans harvested for their blood, and while Gabriel would only defend Hell because it's part of God's creation, Minos would fight the machines to protect humanity from them. In other words, Minos had to die because he was a threat to the machines' harvest.
@@overest2 and machine couldnt know that, do you think it has program to analize emotions, others goals?
Stephan Wayte is an incredible VA. His serious, older, regal interpretation of Minos complements Gianni with his over the top disdainful ANGERY angel voice for Gabriel perfectly. Unbeatable boom shoot duo IMHO.
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Minos sounds, looks, and feels like a man of fair judgement.
Sounds; the way he talks to you with such a calm yet threatening voice even during battle makes him sound like a man who believes in intentions of actions rather than results. He truly is grateful you freed him but it was most likely for your own selfish intent
Looks; He wasn't remembered for his face but rather his actions and figurative big heart, this the hole for a face and see through body. His attacks are blue and yellow, which fits his current calm yet rage fueled state. While not totally pissed off, he's still not happy with you either.
Feels; he doesn't go all berserk on you, his actions do feel fueled by anger but it's more concentrated and held back, saving his rage for Gabriel and the heavens. Each move is precise and exact, hes thinking during this fight. and the music backs this up, with loud long notes and an overall sad tone despite the blood pumping fight, because he's lost everything. His people, his body, and, most of all, his mercy.
blue and yellow.... [the first four notes of megalovania play, distant and muffled]
Minos I do believe is a judge in greek mythology after his death.
Kinda funny that King Minos would have technically had a heart the literal size of a pickup truck when he was “alive” and that his prime soul shows that he also had a heart that was the metaphorical size of a pickup truck.
little does he know the machine has genuinely no idea what it was doing and just freed him by complete accident
i imagine the machine was just like "oh wow this giant blood bag i just killed dropped this weird orb- oh wow the orb turned into a dude with a hole in his face who's thanking me for freeing him- OH GOD HE DROPKICKED ME"
always said the reason why he always say something before attacking is because he still feel gratitude, he still is gonna juge you for your crime, but also let you have a chance, making sure to let you know what he is about to do every attack
Friendly remainder that Minos is the _first_ of the prime soul bosses.
And knowing Hakita, the other two’s themes are gonna go *even harder.*
And so are the bosses
Get ready to convert, because God can't help you anymore.
Well, we already have "Hakita feat. Keygen Church - Tenebre Rosso Sangue", so yeah, they ARE hitting hard
@@paladuckduck and that's just P-2 Theme #1
i think sisyphus is next as his husk was almost the same size as minos unless im missing a bit of lore and his soul was destroyed by the tumblr sexy man
that image goes so fucking hard though
It do
“Catch these hands” the Image.
Tbh i keep thinking that if you could do a glass sculpture of minos with the red veins and heart inside it would look cool as hell.
@@aarepelaa1142 Miniature Desk Minos to beat the shit out of your pc with
"JUDGEMENT!!!"
*opens task manager*
"Thy end is now!"
*closes Ultrakill*
I’ve only beaten Minos Prime 1 time, and it was honorably in a battle of fists.
oh god
As it should be. Giving the King a worthy death.
now do it p rank no damage parry only like i did
**p a i n**
@@trollosgaming7724 you can parry him in second phase?
@@Robert_GL snakes
I really hope he comes back in some way too interesting of a character to kill off this early. But maybe the magic would wear off if we see him too much.
don't think that'll happen, unfortunately :( we already killed both his husk AND his soul at this point, so there's nothing left of him to come back
I know its far fetched but maybe one of the weapons can get a subtype thats inspired by minos or a new fist inspired by him
@@canadianketchupbottle4642 Minos Prime snake railgun fire mode
@@canadianketchupbottle4642 maybe the alt shotgun makes snakes if you p boost it
I honestly really want to see a boss fight with the minotaur as a cheeky way to call back to Minos
"Ah..."
"Free at last."
"Oh, Gabriel."
"Now dawns thy reckoning."
"And thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of Man."
"Creature of steel, my gratitude upon thee for my freedom."
But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are not forgotten."
"And thy punishment..."
*"IS DEATH."*
(Proceeds to dropkick you multiple times because it's funny)
JUDGEMENT!
THY END IS NOW
𝘿𝙄𝙀
*_CRUSH_*
*W E A K!*
Minos prime is the kind of person who gives off an aura dangerous enough to fear him, but calm enough to respect him.
And I wonder, would he name his snakes? If he did it better be something cute like noodle or ramen
@@SteveG-SM he probably did.
@@cheese3996 I finally know what it is, or rather, WHO it is.
@@SteveG-SM LMAO, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE YOUR NAME.
“What’s better? To be feared as a leader, or respected?”
Minos: “Both. And let’s add a third yet very important one: Loved.”
Something I've noticed when I fought him is that when he's at low health, he wouldn't become red unlike the rest of the bosses, instead he would just remain the same. So it just adds up to his "calm yet still threatening" anger
he even goes more blue then anything else
Something else, his second phase basically only adds more stamina until he has to stop attacking. He doesn't get faster, he doesn't get stronger, he just tries harder.
he does get a bit of blue "fire" for lack of a better word
@@turtlelord8021 Or on violent, he has unlimited stamina.
Bro when he said “WEAK” I got scared shitless, that was a powerful ass WEAK
Minos is the literal gigachad of the entire ULTRAKILL story
Sisyphus has now taken that.
@@325supersonic Sisyphus is unhinged
@@325supersonic Sisyphus is good but I still love Minos more
@@325supersonic No, he really didn’t
@@niveth1 sisyphussy prime is just postal dude but more sane
AT 6:55 heartbreak while fighting him and putting the puzzle pieces together realizing he is practically the last desperate hope of the human race and a living memory. The subtext of the story of this game is wildly good
Heatbreak, did you mean heartbreak?
@@niveth1 no, heat-break its the part of the song that sounds as a break compared to the whole song intensity.
its also taken from the song used in the lust layer, you know, the place he ruled ovah
god i wish he was the last hope of the human race. i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna keep them coming i don't wanna
Minos makes me remember johnathan from jojos part 1, a powerful, old and noble person.
Tfw Minos prime will never hold you in his big strong arms 😞
Thy end is now!
why even live
@@D4rker789 no that's the line for when he grabs us with his thighs
@just a random commenter i though it meant the fucking when or something stupid like that.
@@aarepelaa1142 It means "the feeling when"
"PLEASE SPARE ME I FREED YOU PLEASE I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO U PLS JUST LEAVE"
"lmao dodge this overhead"
"I HATE GABRIEL TOO LET'S WORK TOGETHER, YOU PUNCH I SHOOT"
"judgement"
"Prepare thyself!"
"Die!"
"Thy end is now"
Everytime i hear the Lust motif it gives me goosebumps. Think about it: that was HIS domain. Your kind killed every last living creature, all of his subjects, within that layer. Really pushes forward the point that, from the very moment you released Minos from the prison within his own decaying body, you fucked up.
What is the lust motif
@@mazenyousry257 the level. 6:41 is a few seconds before the time where you can hear it.
@@mazenyousry257 melody from requiem(2-2 song)
I *love* the Requiem leitmotif, especially as it's put at the peak. My favourite piece of music in Ultrakill was Requiem, until I found Order. I think Order has become my favourite piece of music, period. Even if not, it's certainly up there. Nothing gets me in the mood to go play Ultrakill and fight Minos Prime on Violent quite as quickly as listening to it. Still haven't P'd it, but I'm damn well close, I just need to improve on time. Definitely the most satisfying boss of any FPS game I played
I doubt V1 is singlehandedly purging Hell. Going off what Gabriel says in Heresy, Limbo and Lust have been completely wiped, with Gluttony soon to follow. But since he says it to you in Heresy, it wouldn't make sense for the cause to be V1. My best guess is since V1 doesn't have to slow down to refuel (since it fuels via contact with blood while all other machines have an entire process they have to do to refuel) and is going pretty damn fast, that V1 is just traversing Hell faster than most other Machines.
The original Order + monologue got taken down, so im gonna paraphrase my favourite comment.
'A hole for a face, a sign of his selflessness.'
'A crown, an inseperable part of his self.'
'And a visible heart, an obvious symbol of his kindness.'
'Truely, Minos deserved the title "King."'
69 likes...hah...hahah! I'M GOING TO RUIN IT!
shut up, younger me, you were stupid.
The drawing of Minos Prime in the video has motivated me to start exercising again, bro I want to look like this Chad
If you want the face hole, steel birdshot works wonders!
@@Ghostly3011 Noted
Drinking lava can make your heart glow, although if you don’t have a volcano nearby it might be better to drink liquid uranium instead
You're gonna make it
also remove your skin off for the translucent effect
can we just talk about how sad the spiral staircase theme is
it sounds like a distant memory with the vinyl crackling and pleasant melody, almost like a reminder of all the good times when minos was alive and the lust layer prospered, but then it slowly turns to nothing but harsh, loud wind and static, symbolizing how the layer fell to it’s own king’s husk
its so sad and i didn’t want to kill minos :( he deserved better
gives me big and I mean big everywhere at the end of time vibes
I actually thought it was the souls of the damned screaming their heads off at me lol
Making an monologue playlist. And this is going in.
make it public I want it
@@steepledmender8502 it's done.
@@mightymaster8752 i wanna see it too!
I’m guessing the doom 2016 intro will be in it
@@mightymaster8752 name of playlist?
His face is empty, as he cares not for vanity. His skin is transparent, so that the world can see his compassionate heart -- just as they did in life. His body is sculpted like a Greek statue, for his divine might is only the work of a man's ironclad will.
Emphasis on "Sculpted Like A Greek Statue"
I'm pretty sure his face is empty because Gabriel caved it in.
@@Antoriant Seeing as his corpse's face is just fine, that doesn't seem accurate.
@@Antoriantnah he has no face because he ruled with no want for fame only wanting to make his people happy
I vote if Minos were to come back it's an Arm Upgrade .
Seriously this guy comes at you swinging like a truck, imagine the power in those punches .
or what if pressing the melee key repeatedly allowed you to kick and use parts of his moveset?
@@l.a.wright6912 storage jumping makes you do a super kick-
v1 would probably melt if he tried
Minos Arm: lets your dashes be almost instant and go way farther, gives you increased melee attacks that move you forward, but you can't parry anymore.
i'm sure the reason for which the 4th arm is golden is because it is gabriel's
Incredible missed opportunity not calling it the spinal staircase
That is actually what Hakita called the song too.
the S P I N E V I N E
I *_really_* didn't want to kill this guy. Like, I didn't want to Kill-Kill V2, but this guy is next level badass and I'm saddened that there was no other option.
Minos Prime is Ultrakills's Sans fight. Change my mind.
just wait till act 2's prime sanctum is finished
Well blood is fuel and too bad for him, but he got some flowing in his veins
@The Host Lucario Didn't we see Sisiphus's Corpse though? He never got the Minos treatment, he had what mattered most obliterated. His wealth of power.
I'd Honestly forsee something related to the fact the 6th layer is a sea of Blood, not in the literal sense like how the 5th was, in the metaphorical bleeding of all the mess of tubes and stuff. A deus Ex.Machina or something must be going on in that layer. The Aesthetics are too immaculate to suggest otherwise
@@tsonicboomplays9694 To be fair though we also saw Minos's corpse. It is possible that Sisyphus's soul resides trapped somewhere as well and has also become a prime soul.
Me: Finally, I perfected all levels, and can now fight Minos Prime
Minos Prime, who has fought men braver and more foolish than I, after my 37th restart: *W E A K*
U S E L E S S
PREPARE THYSELF!
JUDGEMENT!
This is what’s happening to me rn
*P R E P A R E T H Y S E L F*
when i play this song while studying, 99%ofthe time im not studying
nah bro you're just trying to study minos's attacks to no avail
because that 1% is doing the studying at light speed so your already done
that fan art goes so hard
Read that as fan fart for a sec.
This pic goes so hard, feel free to screenshot.
@@aarepelaa1142 lol same
6:55
One of _the best_ leitmotifs in the OST. It really puts the entire badassery of the song itself into a choir of tragedy and desperation that Minos has. Listening to this again and understanding Minos' character, honestly made me tear up on how much he went through.
Long live, his majesty, King Minos.
It's a part of "Requiem", the theme that plays in one of Lust layers
The fucking Spinal Staircase ambience man.
The first time i went down there it scared the fuck out of me. After the secret mission with the spooky man i thought that the sound of the intensifying wind was implying that something is coming for me from the depths of the darkness and is about to just gobble me up so i went down the staircase as fucking fast as i could.
How the fuck a game about being a psychopathic blood-thirsty war robot scares me this badly?
Even if you are immortal killing machine, it doesn't mean that you cannot experience FEAR
"Something wicked this way comes..." As Minos drop kicks you into oblivion
@@theangrywig3905 the fucking Greed something wicked fakeout was so meanspirited
You know he's a well designed character and boss when the pacifist delivers a more iconic ass-kicking than the guy who literally went to war against heaven
I love that minos prime is the first antagonistic character in a game to say”DIE”and then ACTUALLY kill you
antagonistic or the true hero of this game?
Minos prime tried saving those who didnt deserve to suffer, yet Gabriel imprisoned him, making his "children" colapse in his own layer, watching as they slowly suffer in his own corpse. He only wanted good man, he was the true saviour, he was the one.
*SOUL SURVIVOR*
@@GodLightStem Being an antagonist doesn't equal being a bad guy/villain. It's pretty much just a role for someone that goes against the protagonist, whether good or not.
I really hope p-2 can be as much of a bad ass as minos prime
we can only hope
probably gonna be sysyphis
Maybe more of a ruthless one.
The most probably boss fight in p-2 could be vigil (the one from dante's divine comedy not dmc), abadon the angel of destruction and Lilith the mother of all demon's
Just hope we don't have to fight another FP
"From the first circle I descended thus
Down to the second, which, a lesser space
Embracing, so much more of grief contains
Provoking bitter moans. There, Minos stands
Grinning with ghastly feature: he, of all
Who enter, strict examining the crimes,
Gives sentence, and dismisses them beneath,
According as he foldeth him around:
For when before him comes th' ill fated soul,
It all confesses; and that judge severe
Of sins, considering what place in hell
Suits the transgression, with his tail so oft
Himself encircles, as degrees beneath
He dooms it to descend. Before him stand
Always a num'rous throng; and in his turn
Each one to judgment passing, speaks, and hears
His fate, thence downward to his dwelling hurl'd.
"O thou! who to this residence of woe
Approachest?" when he saw me coming, cried
Minos, relinquishing his dread employ,
"Look how thou enter here; beware in whom
Thou place thy trust; let not the entrance broad
Deceive thee to thy harm." To him my guide:
"Wherefore exclaimest? Hinder not his way
By destiny appointed; so 'tis will'd
Where will and power are one. Ask thou no more." - Inferno Canto V
Minos here: a calm and fair man of judgement
Minos in ultrakill: a calm and fair man of judgement *that can drop-kick you to death*
After watching the fight with the new P-2 Boss, i must admit. Minos was so noble in comparison.
So much easier as well.
And much cooler
And way more cool of a design than Sisyphus, mino's body represents a lot of things and sisy is just OLD DUDE WITH BEARD
@@SugarooLM nah i think they are pretty comparable. Sisyphus is, first and foremost, a leader and a warrior, these are his 2 defining traits besides being an absurdist since hakita is high on camus, but idk how to represent that visually. And these 2 defining traits are here - a head which emanates light as a symbol for his leadership, and bloodied hands and feet as a literal representation of his bloodlust
not to mention that his strongman build is not aesthetically pleasing at all, but practical af for many reasons, which differentiates him from minos even more, who is obviously more civilized and still needs to uphold that image of a king and a ruler
even after saying all this i personally like minos design more but in terms of representing their characters both are thought out pretty well
@@7enima682 Sisyphus' lack of a head also symbolizes how Gabriel decapitated him.
Reading the comments and listening to it I really get the sense that Minos takes no joy in what he has to do in killing V-1. It's not bombastic, or heavy. It feels almost ceremonial; Minos is just administering justice. Were it different, had machines not those committed atrocities, Minos likely would've protected V-1 as his own.
Which is in excellent contrast to Gabriel, who sees himself above V-1. There's a vanity there that just isn't present with Minos. As someone else pointed out, Gabriel calls V-1 a machine, an object, an insignificant fuck, where Minos refers to V-1 as a creature of steel. This implies that V-1 is a living being, that just so happens to be made of metal and as a living being Minos holds that basal level of regard. Where it's completely absent from Gabriel, who takes joy in trying to kill V-1.
to be fair V1 IS powered by blood so technically he is a living being.
You know what freaks me out? He stretches before fighting, he very gently indicates hes about to kick your ass with his movements, after all that time in a cell he just needs a few moments to stretch and thats all he needs to be ready to fight, a few moments of rest before the battle and he's straight to it after.
With that knowledge I can comfortably say Minos would be able to sleep for 30 minutes and stay up for a week and only sleeping again because someone asked him to nap.
“Forgive me, my children. For I have failed to bring you salvation from this cold, dark world...”
As Minos's death cries echoed and his body shattered, V1 stood, gun in hand. The King had proven to be an inconvenience, even a straight-up annoyance, almost to the level that Gabriel had. But hearing the sorrow with which he spoke, the machine began to feel something. It didn't know if it liked it. The machine thought back to the king’s words: “But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity are not forgotten.” Did this man care about the people whose blood ran through V1’s systems? The people whose faces it didn’t even remember?
And the anger he expressed towards the Archangel: it was different from the anger from Gabriel toward the machine. He wasn’t angry at his defeat or even imprisonment; he was angry at his attempt to do a good deed being for naught. And now, he had been slain attempting to avenge the wrongs of another. V1’s directives--its “mantra”, in a sense--flashed before its eye, but they continually glitched, refusing to stay stable. Then V1 reached an epiphany.
MANKIND IS DEAD.
BLOOD IS FUEL.
HELL IS FULL.
BECAUSE OF ME.
This level of introspection was not meant to be reached by the machine or any of its kind. And yet here it was, reaching a realization that it was responsible for so much going wrong in Hell. And now, the last thing resembling hope had been shattered.
BECAUSE OF ME.
BECAUSE OF ME.
BECAUSE OF ME.
BECAUSE OF ME.
A single drop of red leaked from the mechanical eye of the machine. It took no time to clean it. It made no noise, no acknowledgment. It just lowered its head. Remorse, it thought the humans called it. Guilt. Before, it had no concept of it. Now it flooded the machine’s systems like the blood in its body. The blood it had stolen from these meat bags because it needed to keep running...and for what? Why should it stay alive? No. It knew. It raised its head. A new directive flashed before its eye.
GABRIEL, NOW DAWNS THY RECKONING.
It couldn’t undo its destruction, and it couldn’t bring back Minos. But its reasons for fighting the Archangel had changed. It would deliver the belated wrath of the king it had slain to Gabriel. It didn't know what had caused such a change in its programming, but it didn’t care. V1 silently swore that Heaven’s woes would be many, and its days few. Starting with Gabriel.
(Yes, I know, another cr*ngeworthy fanfic in the comment sections, one that is most likely impossible. I just wanted to write a “What-If” scenario? Y’know, “What if killing Minos Prime caused V1 to experience an epiphany?” I won’t apologize for this. I’m an impulsive writer.
Edit: ...Or apparently not cr*ngeworthy. Thank you for the praise, everyone. ^^ )
holy shit bro.. CRINGEWORTHY?? UR KIDDING ME RIGHT??
@@HolyDiverGirl
I tend to be rather self-deprecating.
@@greywalker505 oh.
@@HolyDiverGirl
That, and I’ve sometimes gotten the odd “cRiNgE” message on these sorts of comments. Doesn’t bother me much, though.
PEAK
I honestly hope Minos lived. No evidence, nothing to support this, I just like to imagine his soul was whisked away during the bright flash, mainly cuz I feel he deserves it. He deserves his revenge.
It would explain sanctum 2
P-2 is just Minos again but instead of the mologue he's smoking before doing a nuclear dropkick again.
@@Amsel_616 LMAO hes just like "hi creature of steel" AND THE FIGHT IMMEDIATELY STARTS
@@Naritarance “yo bro you kicked minos ass thats kind of cool, 1V1 me”
@@ArceTheTroll WHAHAHAHAH-
man gets released from a prison of his own flesh, greets you, says "die" then dropkicks you so hard you explode, then refuses to elaborate. Gigachad
other bosses say "die" 3 times or some shit and fail to kill you with their slow ass attack. minos prime says "Die!" and you just fucking keel over
I like how the songs compliment each others boss fights, and the fights also explain why Minos Prime cant do anything about Flesh Prison.
The themes name for Flesh Prison is named "Chaos" and has a bunch of random fast and unorganized notes.
Flesh Prison mostly has inaccurate attacks, I.e. The blue bullet hell, the Orbital Strikes which can easily be dodges, the slow moving Black hole. Combined with the eyes and Maurice its all very Chaotic, like the song and its name itself.
Minos Prime on the other hand, has hard hitting organized attacks, even being able to combo them to destroy you.
His Theme is named "Order" and its not a bunch of notes thrown together.
These ordered attacks, while probably being able to destroy Flesh Prison, have much less of a chance of beating Flesh Prison. Since its attacks are meant to overwhelm you and to constantly damage you. So Minos Prime got overwhelmed while fighting Flesh Prison with his low stamina (shown to you by his stamina system, and him taking pauses between attacks and combos) and was defeated by it.
V1 however, isn't specialized in anything. V1 can adapt to its enemies. Its agility could easily dodge the constant attacks of Flesh Prison and its Strength could easily parry the strong attacks of Minos Prime, or even dodge his attacks with its dash.
This is why I love Ultrakill, everything compliments each other and everything tells its own story.
iirc he was shoved in the flesh prison before he went Prime
the whole Prime part happened from his internalised anger and determination to salvage or at the very least avenge his people, all that amplified by having to watch everything he worked so hard for be destroyed by his very own corpse for centuries, if not millenia (presumably)
Prime souls are said to be powerful enough to threaten the heavens themselves just by existing, so from this we can say the angels sealed minos' soul in the flesh prison after constructing it with a bunch of randomly slapped together shit in order to make it as impervious as could be; they clearly knew minos fit the bill to go Prime
Yes
play through game
reach minos
die
Uninstal game
good ending
Actually though
_WEAK_
judgement
Got dropkicked too hard
WEAK
the song is lovely BUT a part of me finds without his attacks it hits ever so slightly less, hearing his determination behind every JUDGMENT just brings it to another level
Cant believe Caleb from Blood turned into a god, that is so neat and funky
Wouldn't be the first time, if you've ever been beneath Dusk.
He did absorb Tchernobog's power.
Beating Minos for the first time is an absolute precious experience and unique.
everything about him made me cry, from the lore, to the lust motif, to my 121 attempts
Edit: i actually didn't do the prime sanctum before making this comment and only based it on what other people told me, but now at the time of editing, and right before going to bed, i did it with 11 attempts; 8 on minos, and 3 on flesh prison -in violent difficulty
am i awesome and cool now
it took me 153 lmao
79
25
yeah
i did minos in exactly 250 attempts and i want to die
6:54 Has anyone else noticed how _sad_ this part sounds? The sheer melancholy of it made me tear up a bit.
The theme of Minos raging against what he knows is inevitable
every time i listen to it , *IT GIVES ME GOOSEBUMPS*
Requiem leitmotif just kinda does that
It gives me a finale battle sorta vibe
@@dravengarcia8658 Yeah, Minos finale.
I got an ad at the perfect time, so Minos said "and thy punishment, is-dinner with Panera"
V1 would not survive.
@@jackjones2454 lol
Prepare thy food,eat,thy dinner is now
@@gamerek9546 OBESITY!
(i dunno how to write it but it just feels wrong)
nice
The song in the minos prime battle allowed me to beat a friend in Mario kart. 11/10, would recommend
this theme is imperfect without minos saying "JUDGEMENT" in the begining
Judgement! *dropkicks you cutely*
love this guy
fancy seeing you here
@@koopertrooper7008 hate this guy
@@briefessence8040 L
You know what makes me a bit sad for Minos? Even if he was able to beat V1 for good, and enacted his vengeance against Gabriel, there wouldn’t be anything left of his people anyway. The complete destruction of his city followed by V1’s entrance and Gabriel’s later words means his people were most likely completely wiped out. He would be doomed to sit among the rubble of his old kingdom and gaze upon the destruction his own corpse and V1 caused.
JUDGMENT
CRUSH
THY END IS NOW
weakneeesssss
PREPARE THYSELF
USELESS
When I heard 6:54 , it finally, *deeply* sank in that you as V1 are not the good guy in this game.
I have literally never heard a song go so hard. Truly masterful.
Primes theme invokes raw emotion it’s fear, hate, sadness all combined into one single boss fight
legit i thought this was some kind of stands
minos prime does kinda have a stand like ability tho
So angry he became his own stand.
Stand name: Minos Prime
Stand master: King Minos
Stats
Power: A (Incredible power)
Speed: A (Almost teleportation)
Precision: B (Can reliably hit from any distance, homing projectiles)
Standing: A (Doesn’t need a body to survive, high HP)
Range: D (Literally can’t separate itself from its stand master, projectiles tho)
Potential: E (Prime Soul)
Reference: King Minos from Greek mithology
Ability: As a Prime Soul, Minos Prime doesn’t need a Husk to manifest its soul, and therefore itself
Stand Type: Bound Stand
Let me know if you want me to make stand stat screens for any other Ultrakill Character :)
@@victorvirgili4447 stand stat for gabriel swords
*PRIME /// FIRST*
*SOUL SURVIVOR*
"Ah, free at last."
"O Gabriel... now dawns thy reckoning."
"Thy gore shall GLISTEN before the temples of man."
"Creature, of steel... my gratitude upon thee for my freedom."
"But the crimes thy kind have committed against humanity, are NOT forgotten..."
"And thy punishment... Is DEATH!"
-Minos prime then proceeds to snap V1's neck 26 times without mercy
@@ThinkingVoid2 what do you mean
"Minos Prime often says "Die!". This is a subtle nod to the fact that he will kill you. This reference is best observed on Violent Difficulty."
The build-up at the start of chaos as well as the grace period where flesh prison just spins is built into the game as an initial "wtf" reaction period
Then it summons minions while the combat theme starts and things get truly silly
When fleshprison is destroyed and starts spinning
my mind can only think that hes saying "what the hell man you just unleashed a spooky ghost!! n- *Combusts* "
@@Snowability what was flesh prison gonna say there? 🤨
@@gamerhurley nintendo save me
This song feels like it would be from a game where you chose the evil route and now have to face the final boss of the good guys
bitch this IS from a game you dickhead do some more research before saying this
@@berserk9968 bro I’ve played the game I know 💀
Blud says this man is sans
Fun fact : When Minos Prime says "Crush", you will indeed, be crushed.
🎉
Gives me goose bumps every time!
asmr: pov you thought you were good at this game
That's gonna be me soon-
he clapped my cheeks over and over a month ago. P ranked him yesterday :) (in standard i'm not good enough to do it in violent yet lol)
@@leonidass3448 Use saw blades and throw coins through him at start of match and rail canon. If you really want to get him below half health immediately, saw blades and throw coins up in air and use alternate pistol with laser. A lot of damage.
edit: I P ranked him on violent the other day let's go
I've P-ranked him on Violent without any sawblade traps and railcoining.
10:35 my heart skipped a beat 💀
The entire build-up at 6:50 then the release into those solemn notes is just heartbreaking
Minos as a boss fight is so well done, very few fights can elicit the same chills from an opening monologue right into the boss theme blasting in but every time I hear "And thy punishment....Is DEATH." the fight or flight immediately kicks in and I find myself dashing like a maniac and blasting Minos with the whole damn arsenal in seconds.
He has a certain reverence about him that none of the other bosses have aside from maybe Sisyphus but he doesn't invoke that same feeling. Minos lives up to his former title and you feel like you're standing before the true Judge of Hell instead of an Archangel with a superiority complex. Minos commands your full attention the second he delivers his judgment, and offers a swift punishment should you not.
It helps knowing his lore too, knowing this is one angry, vengeful man who just tried to do some good in a cruel world and was unjustly executed for it, believing that eternal damnation wasn't deserved for simply catering to a basic human instinct and being struck down by God's right hand man for it. He's ready to rend Heaven apart with his bare hands and right now he's directing all that fury towards you. Every attack measured and swift, but a distinct vitriol behind them all.
I just REALLY like this character and his fight.
This is the hardest pic I’ve ever seen bro.
this is the hardest the pic has ever made me
@@D4rker789 🤨
@@D4rker789 Fr fr
@@D4rker789 ongod i love daddy minos’ big strong prime soul body
@@nero367 DIE! *dropkicks you into the core of the earth*
Nobody talking about FP theme man. It's so entirely appropriate for the shit show you are immediately put through on entry.
I listen to this and think of the sins I've committed against humanity as well.
Even after all this time his "free at last" speech goes hard as fuck
when you think about it, minos is the only actual good guy in ultrakill. everyone else is corrupt or serial killers.
The thumbnail art is so good, shoutouts to JD Greed
Do you think that hole in his face is because Gabriel skewered his head with his spear or something
I think it's because eyes are the window to the soul but he is the soul so he needs no eyes
minos' alive form wore a crown of thorns around his eyes because 'justice is blind' so it could be the same reason his prime soul is blind too, he still is 'justice' in the lust layer
Minos was a noble ruler, and only wanted to have his people live in prosperity. It's likely that he didn't care much for how famous he was, only the wellbeing of his people. As such, he manifests a faceless head, but also a beating, bright red heart. Not caring for vanity, only wearing a crown for garments as he was a leader above all else. His snakes are from Dante's Inferno where he judges the souls of hell and where they will go using the snakes
Minos is so fucking cool
hes also transparent because he was truthful to his word and stuff like that i dunno.
Consider that between him and Sisyphus, Minos was the *peaceful* one. I'm honestly terrified for P-2
*Realiztion of pain dawning* OH...
I would like to imagine Sisyphus being gold, rather than bluish-tranaparent. Blind, rather than faceless and have bloodstained arms
@@Necro-s he is indeed gold, has bloodstained hands, also technically faceless.
@@Sky_darts Headless, yes, but not blind as in the portrait. His "face" reminds me of a mexican boxer (or whatever theyre called im dumb)
@@Necro-s p-3 is probably whoever made the minotaur in 7-1 because his name is blanked out. Like even the terminals are scared of this guy.
4:24
When your dodgeball team got absolutely dumped on, but then the enemy teacher gets knocked out, and they're begging for mercy
Minos has some serious "dont fuck with this senator vibes"
Cant believe this guy is gonna be one of the main antagonists in the next Spiderverse movie!!!
dammn is hella crazy watch my art around here, thank you @Darker, very appreciated.
if there was an option to team up with the prime king because he mentions Gabriel and after that saying something about reckoning I would 100% pick that option and after the end of heaven (I guess) then king Minos boss fight
"Oh Gabriel, now dawns thy reckoning." He's angry at Gabriel for striking him down and imprisoning him, so ye, would've been cool.
its possible if u didn't p rank lust layer however its a part of the requirement so sadly its not possible
Minos Prime. Judge, Jury and Executor
And your grave digger too🥰
his monologue is so badass,and the voice acting is phenomenal. Fits him immensely well.
we didnt deserve to win
He would be way too good at soccer just imagine this mf going PREPARE THYSELF then kicking the ball straight threw the goalies chest
I generally like Doom Eternal's regular arena combat a bit more than Ultrakill, but I must say... Ultrakill's boss fights make Doom's look like complete jokes.
as much of a masterpiece the doom franchise is, the bossfights were always dogshit
@@MysteryKar i mean, I guess doom is in a weird position franchise wise because like, it's older, yes, but it's also, like, not. anyone could forgive the original spider mastermind or the first cyberdemon simply because doom was quite literally one of the first person shooters, like, ever. Modern Doom is a bit different but I don't know if I would call the bossfights dogshit. Doom 3 bosses sucked, yeah, 2016 was... whatever. Eternal actually had bosses I enjoyed quite a bit, but the DLC got a bit silly with it and those weren't good
0:00 - 1:26 Spinal Staircase (Sourire d’Avril*)
1:27 - 3:44 Chaos
3:45 - 4:37 Minos Prime’s Monologue with Order’s intro
4:38 - 10:34 Order (Full)
10:35 - 11:12 Minos Prime’s death and final words/lines
*Sourire d’Avril (SAW-re DI-AB-ril) is a Waltz composed by French Composer Maurice Depret (1863 - 1933). (This is original)
While the ULTRAKILL version is edited by Arsi “Hakita” Patala
Thanks
truly, a death waltz to remember
there is nothing more scary than a man who wants revenge and has absolutely nothing left to lose.
I love the touch of the sound of the door opening at the end. Fantastic attention to detail.
Just dropping this here I listened to this as music for my running and I beat my old pr for 5 kilometers by 40 seconds when I did. Great song 10/10 will throw up after over exerting myself to this again