Fire Emblem - The Apex of the World (Rain/Thunder/Inferno)
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Published 2022-07-17
The song "The Apex of the World" is a culmination of the themes throughout the story. With the duality of tones between triumph and defeat, each side of the war is portrayed. Between the two, one must suffer defeat whilst the other prevails, whether it is Edelgard's enthralling insurgence or Dimitri's efforts to preserve the peaceful days. Initially, the motif from "Fódlan Winds" appears within the music "The Apex of the World," representing the times of serenity found before the war. However, a despairing anthem identical to the theme "The Edge of Dawn" overcomes the peaceful melody as things take a turn for the worst. One ruler must crumble under the pressure of the enemy as the weight of the world is held strong by the shoulders of the other force. Both leaders have overcome times of immense suffering to reach this final battle; both rulers have goals within reach, yet they are equally reliant on the outcome of the fight at the pinnacle of the war. At the climax of one's strength and skill, only one can remain—while the other must fall. Only one force of the war may return to the peace that both have so earnestly sought after. Both sides desired peace; be that as it may, the war must press forward. After slaughtering so many and eradicating their opportunities to relive the peace, is one more kill simply too much? Or are you just going to surrender?
Artwork: tinyurl.com/theapexoftheworld
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Music:
0:00 The Apex of the World (Rain)
4:28 The Apex of the World (Thunder)
8:55 The Apex of the World (Inferno)
14:42 The Apex of the World (Inferno) (Part II)
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All Comments (21)
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This is the most intense laundry folding I've ever been a part of
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Claude: why am i not here? Me: that's because you don't have apex of the world you're reserved for god-shattering star Claude: ah
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Looking at this art, its become clear to me that Golden Dear was just cool character concepts added last minute into the story
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That art is gorgeous.. the duality of rulers…
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Apex of the World, God-Shattering Star and Funeral of Flowers all sound like finishing moves Owain and Ophelia (and maybe Sophie and Percy) would scream at the top of their lungs
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It's incredible to me how well Three Hopes' version blends to the original's 'rain' and 'thunder' versions. They all feel like if they were intended as a boss fight it would be in four phases, ramping up slightly in intensity with each version until it peaks at the Part 2 Inferno.
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Shoutout to Three Houses, the best soundtrack in the Fire Emblem franchise. Nintendo had no right making so many bangers
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To me, Apex of the World is way greater than God Shattering Star You hear different versions of the song during the entire story, and then, in the last fight, this song drops A sad anthem, a triumphant song, everything all in one, and represents Edelgard's struggles to change the world just as well as Dimitri's struggles to protect it Even the name says a lot, "Apex of the World" you and your comrades are finally at the top, no one and nothing is above you, at least for this moment, you're on the peak of your strength and skills, you've done it, you have climbed this mountain, congrats. But someone is here too, a person that suffered too, a person that has an objective too, and only one can stay here, yes, it is sad that one has to go back, but after everything you have done up until now, are you gonna just surrender?
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Fire Emblem music has always hit me harder than most tracks from other games I've played. This is especially true for Three Houses; although I haven't played any other route apart from Blue Lions so far (I love my boy Dimitri too much to put him through the pain he goes through in the other routes), you can tell that each character whole-heartedly believes in their cause and each one is pushing for their own ideal of a better world. To me it's both the most inspiring and most depressing title in the franchise: it's a legitimate clash of ideals, and though you know that you're actively working for the betterment of Fodlan, you can't help but remember all the others who had to give their lives and dreams up for you to get to this point. It's a beautiful game, my favorite from one of my favorite franchises, and this music perfectly encapsulates the struggle every character goes through in their story.
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Never played FE before. Just got this in my recommended, and wow that picture with the beautiful & epic music is already driving my imagination crazy. Might actually buy a switch just for that game
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apex is such a track that i had hard time telling when thunder bled into inferno the first three listens. its such a jam
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Just hearing that first 20 seconds makes me want to replay Three Houses. It's definitely my favourite FE game, despite its flaws, and I honestly miss the stories and characters of Fódlan.
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15:27 is my absolute favourite part
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Honestly with how the music after Awakening got better; it would have been a tragity if Fire emblem died at Awakening. Between how 3/4ths if not more of Shadows of Valentia nailed a refurbished Gaiden feel with great songs; we got so many more songs that just hit it out of the park.
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the guitar riff with the complimentary piano at 13:38 is just so damn good
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15:50 I love it when guitarists get to flair the song up in ways like this.
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Reah: is this my boss music? Edelgard: No :) it's mine
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Top 2 things to do in Fodlan: 2: rock out to banger music 1: leave because creepy mole terrorists and alien green-haired lizards
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Apex of the World inferno got me jumping in hype, it’s just so good.
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What is amazing with this OST is that I can listen it on loop / thousands of times I never get tired of listening it. Like, on my maddening BL run I had to retry the final map a lot but the OST never was a problem. 10/10.
