115 - Battle Against A True Hero by UNDERTALE: Alternate -DISC 2-

"Alright so this idea is something I came up with Shade (also it's me crusadin, hi) the idea is to make this song feel not hopeful, but outta pure dread, dread that Undyne is trying to kill you, before she kills herself from her raw power. Something I feel like I should mention is that in the neutral run, if you fight undyne and kill her, she melts and I think the idea I came up with was when Shade was watching Cyberpunk Edgerunners. The theme of the show really shown through the song (or the last track, if you know, you know). I feel very happy to help with this idea and have it based on something different, while also being a serious song, while making it 10 times darker than the original. Like I said before, this version isn’t outta hope and dreams, this is more outta pure dread, anxious, and anger with a mixture of frustrating to fight YOU the player to make you feel the intensity against the original concept." - Crusadin

Hi again it's me Shade. This track takes a similar approach to BTERTD. It's supposed to sound like a struggle between Undyne and the human: Hope vs dread, faith vs fate. Two extremely powerful and determined beings killing each other for the fate of the whole world. It's a track that starts with a slow build up, just as slow as the route was before this moment. Then, the drop hits, distant and slow, but focused. Each attack from Undyne is calculated as she is fully focused on the fight. But as the track progresses, it becomes faster, as the fight becomes more chaotic and Undyne starts to become desperate to stop you. FInally, the ending symbolizes that, even if Undyne lost here, her hope doesn't die, as she is certain that her friends will be able to stop you, right?

This track went through a whole bunch of versions. The very first one was much more soundfont-heavy and went for a more orchestral and fast approach, but it sounded like shit, so I eventually made this arrangement which also went through like 4 or 5 mixing versions before landing on this one. Having said that, enjoy!