The Protomen - Hope Rides Alone

[ShlttyBill]

Ready. Willing. And Prepared to Fight. goddamn right

[silascole]

I still get goosebumps everytime at 2:53 "the death of protoman"

[BanalBoxberry]

If I were to criticize this song, it would the the part after the narrative, the listing of 'x'man etc. I think it just makes it cheesy after a great start.

[StrickenRecord]

Eh, not my cuppa tea, the music is a bit too bleak, and the reimaginings of the characters scream "Bomberman Act Zero." Oh well. ^.^

[Americanbadashh]

@StrickenRecord

Bomberman Act Zero came out three years after this band formed.

[StrickenRecord]

@Americanbadashh The idea is still the same: a variation on a cutesy thing made to look more "badass" that doesn't live up to said promise, imo anyways.

[Americanbadashh]

@StrickenRecord

I am bias to the protomen and megas theses days, I like my works dark, edgy, intelligent and philosophical something that I can take into my adult years with me

[GadGades]

@StrickenRecord Well the X series already did that. I think its fun they made a story. Some people seem to read more into it then it really is. I think its enjoyable.

[StrickenRecord]

@GadGades You're welcome to yuour opinion, and I'm happy you got more out of it than I did. ^.^ Oh, and the X series did live up to the promise of being badass.. well, for the first four games, anyway. :p

[Basskay]

@StrickenRecord I can understand your opinion. Gritty spins on childrens' tales and other cute things are getting very old. I was never really into the Megaman series (GASP!), but I just love these guys for the music they make :P

[trunolimit]

everyone should see them live. Your head will explode. I'm so serious. if they come to your town or near it, make every effort to go see them. you will not be sorry. If you don't have a good time I will personally mail you your money back. *see site for details.

[evilgoodness1]

omg.... omg... aweosme



[revseth]

This song gives me goosepimples something fierce.

[Jodar5]

Who is the robot wearing the fedora and trenchcoat supposed to be...?

[revseth]

@Jodar5 Elecman.

[Jodar5]

@revseth Oh, ty I hadn't noticed it was him shooting lightning. Ty for pointing that out.

[crapadotol]

FOREVER ALONE......can't tell if funny or wrong that I thought of this

[DaveTheSodaGuy0]

this is how the mega man series should have been

[ThePaulnessable]

I meant the artist who animated the music video. Sorry, should've been more specific. Sorry for the double post too.

[SaintInsanity02]

I wish the singing was more clear.

[Wyrmknave]

@SaintInsanity02 For the recording of Act 1, The Protomen deliberately used analogue equipment to get a flawed sound. So the fact that the singing is not clear is at least intentional.

[ThePaulnessable]

Wish I knew who the artist was.

[XBLArmory]

@ThePaulnessable it's in the title; The Protomen.

[asteroidrules]

This video is just plain disturbing.

[bcclass1]

Fuck Megaman. Protoman is where it's at.

[kefkaexdeath]

@bcclass1 Fuck megaman, I'm the forest-a-destroye-- *ahem* sorry.

[ZaneHitsurugi]

Why did you make Protoman look so old?

[JustinIsAlwaysWright]

Thank you, Nuzlocke Fan Comics...

[darkzzii]

just got the shirt to this music video, fucking awesome shirt :D go to there store if you guys want them. they are almost gone

[RichardLarge0]

Awesome.

[ninjamario412]

This song expresses my feelings towards Capcom cancelling Megaman legends 3

[ZaneHitsurugi]

@ninjamario412

How? I could see if you said that about vengance, or Light up the Night.

[ThunderXDoc35]

Freaking Love This!!!

[SonodarDaeburn]

Can someone tell me whats being said in the background by the voice behind "We are the dead"? I cant quite hear it clearly.

[DrDungus]

@SonodarDaeburn the lyrics are on fuckinggoogleit com

[darkzzii]

@DrDungus i love that website!

[zolfingtons]

@SonodarDaeburn IS THERE NOTHING WE CAN DO!?

[nataya22406]

this pwns

[rockmandude4]

I love the art. Kinda like the art in Spider-Man: Reign.

[Sportplaner]

the best part is from 1:50 till 5:03...

oh, wait...

the real best part is from 0:00 till 5:03 *_*

[Xethcher]

thumbs up if your kinda sad for protoman

[Lockesmith9]

This band seems to work because they're music is just as different and unique as the video game character they represent.

[GyrenDeLeonard]

The Protomen: For When Mega Man gets beyond the cutsey and adopts Casshan as its surrogate.

[Syfa]

Hope Died Alone.

[JoeytheGinger]

@Syfa yes it does. i think thats the message they wanted to get across

[Fairieswithpopcorn]

@Syfa Only the first time.

[darknuttheover9000th]

so who was the one with the hat I am confused I think hes a robot

[R4LPH0M0N]

@darknuttheover9000th He's Elec Man.

[westerfield7]

seriously, wtf i have to walk through annoying levels and fight each boss one-on-one

but protoman can just go in and fight them all at once, what the hell is going on here.

[GarthDunk]

@westerfield7 He's fucking Protoman, bro. He does whatever the hell he wants. When he wants. How he wants.

[westerfield7]

@GarthDunk  yeah i guess you right.

[69soldier]

the voice and instrument distortion kinda ruin it, its an amazing song, but i mean it would be god like without the other shit

[theartofapodyopsis]

@69soldier

they did that purposely. i personally like it.

[smilingburrito]

The drums on this song are amazing.

[smackknot]

Eh, they're not as good as I thought they'd be.

[TimStingRay]

32 people were former robot masters.

[genszombiebff]

I had a dream that i had a band and we covered this song.... Best Dream EVER!!!!!!

[ShadowHostage]

Every time I listen to this song it gives me chills. Every time.

[EmberFeather]

Does anyone know where to find a higher res version of this? The pixelation is driving me insane and I really want to see it closer. :(

And yes, SOMEONE PLEASE DO A MUSICAL OF THIS OH MY GAWD. I'd love you forever. Or just wait until the Protomen do one themselves... it would be amazing.

[thesockninja1252]

30 robot masters and Dr. Wily have watched this video.

[JimmyColls]

no wonder Protoman lost the fight, he fought the Robot Masters in the completely wrong order ;D what did he think was going to happen?

[Zsssss]

@JimmyColls actually I think they ganged up on him.... that's completely against the spirit of things. Bad robot masters! Bad!

[Gigaspine7]

@JimmyColls He fought them all at the same time.

[uUuWolf16uUu]

@JimmyColls The Tardus will appear and Dr. Who will punish him :).

[EandNdotNET]

@JimmyColls best reasoning evar. hahah

[ryojikun]

hope rides

ALOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO­OOOONE

[1337phreak]

Protomen playing live @ Anime Punch in Columbus OH april 22-24!

[LunauuLisaji759]

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[Notokayipromise]

Saw them in Danbury!They were awesome.

[polish1stdivision]

@Notokayipromise Same, they were dope.

[leaveschangeincolor]

@Notokayipromise I was there last night with you :) Best show I've ever seen.

[justmebooboo]

They are too good to have under 2 million views on youtube. I would love to see them launch a movie soundtrack or some better PR to get them more exposure. Personally I like Unrest in the House of Light ,this song and The Will of One the best. Great work. A trip in theatrical ambiance to see them live and a nice group of members in this band !!!

[seekertosecrets]

I like the illustrations on the video. I just wished that the video quality was better.

[luckyjinxer]

Just saw them last night. Sox Roked off

[tainaismyhoe]

@luckyjinxer Wooop I was there too!

[CrosswiredProduction]

If any Megaman Movie was made, This would have to be its soundtrack.

[ArgonSpyder]

For some reason I want to hear an acoustic version of this.

[darrellbennettartist]

M-azing

[ArgonSpyder]

It gave me chills. Like good chills. Like an eargasm.

[TheJinxrr]

For some reason I always thought it was Light yelling out "Proto, attack!"; but apparently not. Guess that makes more sense.

[MarciusWhithood]

lmao wtf is this shit? I get the concept, but it's a fuckin' lame one...get these faggots off Youtube!

[mikethemikeful]

@MarciusWhithood how bout you make something good and then be said the same thing huh faggot?

[NoKlipz]

@MarciusWhithood

0/10 trolling

[TheCl0ckMan]

I wish they'd make another video for Act 2

[Kagebushin01]

Too bad Proto man died and Mega Man had to pick up his slack for being a inferior model

[Fraidnaught]

I always thought it was "Bring Out The Dead", go figure.

[24525432]

between this album and act 2 i think they should make a live stage performance. almost like a rock opera or somethin

[eleileii]

@24525432 - They did part 1 and part 2 on consecutive nights at MAGFest this year. Full stage show. It was legendary!

[zolfingtons]

@eleileii HOLD THE PHONE

A FULL STAGE SHOW?

LIKE. LIKE. NOT JUST A CONCERT?

[24525432]

@eleileii that soounds awesome! but i meant it more like a musical i guees. like jesus christ superstar.

[PallatontheBeta]

@Noklipz he does but also kinda like a mix of Mr.house and Lincoln

[Ralphomon]

23 people are the dead

[NoKlipz]

Does anyone else feel that Wily looks like Mr. House from Fallout: New Vegas in the music video?

[Daikaiju92]

An hourlong shortfilm called "Mega Man: The Sons of Fate" directed by John Whedon. Make it happen!

[Daikaiju92]

@Daikaiju92

Joss*

[kimimaro9979]

@Daikaiju92 Hour long? Short film? Why not full length regular film? :[

[Daikaiju92]

@kimimaro9979 Because they'll screw it up if it were a full length feature.

[kimimaro9979]

@Daikaiju92 ... Okay I'll admit I could see that happening. But an hour long is way too short for me. xD

[Daikaiju92]

@kimimaro9979 Nah, I think it's just fine. There only enough tracks on this album to suffice an hour and a half at most. The story's rather simple anyway, so you could only keep it interesting for so long.

[happyspandex]

23 people are Wily's robots.

[episcopalpk]

Dear jeez I love this band.

[Wrathchild231123]

Cutman

Gutsman

Elecman

Bombman

Fireman

Iceman

Proto

Attack!

Best moment on the album.

[MusicOfCavemen]

@Wrathchild231123

I'd have to say my favorite moment comes at the end of will of one "Someone has written in the stone, in some angry hand "hope rides alone"" get cold chills very time I hear it. More people need to know about this amazing band

[Wrathchild231123]

@MusicOfCavemen I still get goosebumps every time I hear the choir of 'Destroy Him!' in Sons of Fate. The Protomen are musical geniuses, I'm trying to spread them to as many friends as I can IRL.

[Vibratta]

what is this i don't even

[TheFinalCut6]

now this is my opinion and dont get me wrong i like this band and the music but the story line is all wrong and yeah you could tell me its in another universe all you want but i just dont buy it the hero is megaman and yeah protoman is awsome on his own but really come on he had a flaw that was going to kill him thats why he ran away from doc light

[ageant01]

@TheFinalCut6 That's kind of the point though. It's a darker telling of the original Megaman games. It's not bound to the strict storyline, I personally like it more this way. Also if you listen to the later songs, you find out that Megaman is still the hero.

[cdiSPAGHETTI]

I need to convince my drama teacher to let us perform a musical of this.

[youpooper1234567890]

@cdiSPAGHETTI im already writing megaman the musical. you take my idea, bad things happen! :) jk

[FoxRayne]

@youpooper1234567890 I got you both beat.

I'm writing the script for Mega Man on ICE! HAH!

Watch Wily Arabesque! OOOOOOOH!

[dansquatch]

@cdiSPAGHETTI

Yo, get it on film and share it with the band, I'm sure they'd get a kick out of it.

[Xer0sama]

@cdiSPAGHETTI

If you have the play written, I'd love to read it.

[Nomad9]

Capcom needs to make this a video game adaptation. If they were smart. Or at least an animated feature.

[FearfulPerson]

Did i just see Galaxy Man at 2:19 ?

[megamanacses]

>Implying Protoman's abilities are equivalent to the powers of megaman

[Mathenaut]

I'll be that one nerd guy to mention that this isn't the story of megaman or protoman in the slightest.

Though, the video is still very, very cool.

[CorsairHero]

@Mathenaut Its not supposed to be in the Megaman universe, they just use similar names. 

[pcultimate95]

The gratuitous amounts of awesome this band provides is too much for me to handle.

*head explodes*

[lostpianist]

Legendary

[BlackflameAbridged]

I swear David from work must be tripping balls and listening to this music lol

[greatonisionfan]

FUCK YEAH

[NeoKetsuban]

Does anyone know who drew the artwork for the robot masters in this video? Or where could I find the original works?

[dansquatch]

@NeoKetsuban I can't remember the name of the company but if memory serves it was the same company that did the art direction for their second album.

[HerEyes09]

Oh my GOD there's SO MUCH COMPRESSION I CAN'T EVEN TELL WHAT'S GOING ON

[00Kyuu00]

Haha 14 people missed the "like" button.

[MrWaffleMast3r]

@00Kyuu00 Nope, I pressed exactly what I was intending to press.

[Sabe533]

this video only made me want to smash wily even more!!! PROTOMAN I SHALL AVENGE THEE!!!

[darkshines0]

I saw this last night. Live. It was so goddamn epic.

[ChanesForever]

@darkshines0 JEALOUSSSS.

[Willianatior]

I lost control of my life

[Nooblogs]

saw these guys last night at San Japan, they were amazing

[CI369]

O.O

I will have nightmares, but this is completely EPICNESS!!! The 'We are the Dead' part would make a great scene for a zombie uprising, huh?

[gloriouspeanut]

... that's pretty depressing man.

[Thisisj3ff]

13 people can go fuck themselves for thumbsdowning.

[killerkirbydude]

@Thisisj3ff

What... that's it?

No interesting things that are pertinent to the video?

Son... I am dissapoint.

[klaymen22]

is this official?

[turbojump]

@klaymen22 Yep.

[G0lfimbul]

christ, is that proto man at 2:15?

he looks scary as fuck

[YouLostTheGameJerk]

Every time I listen to this song, my nipples stiffen almost instantly.

True story.

[Defalto]

The band itself is a 10/10 in my book. The fact that it's a video game band means that it's a 50/10. Excellent vocals, extravagant lyrics and amazing music. It's pure genius. *pew*

[AebelAlmighty]

So... he killed Cutman and Elecman took him down?

[IAmTheInternets]

We are the dead.

[NinjaMoogle218]

Why did Capcom not look into using this for some extra BGM?

Why did Eddie Lebron overlook this for his soundtrack?

Unanswered questions.

[LikesCartoons]

There is not a single thing about this song and video that isn't 100% pure WIN.

[buzo2]

Love the design of the robot masters!

[denniswanker]

just saw these guys at the a and g ohio con...very very good times were had..all i gotta say

[madpilotmurdock]

Everyone needs to stop posting canon material and criticizing The Protomen for not following it. First of all, canon Mega-Man story barely existed until later iterations and for the record, the animated series shown in America was neither canon nor an anime (Ruby Spears headed the animation production, after all).

[ltgreatsocks]

@madpilotmurdock There is only one way to respond when anyone says anything that could possibly be construed as anything other than positive about the Protomen. If you look inside yourself, you'll know what to say.

[magnawaves]

I agree with you to the last, madpilotmurdock.

They create their own vision of the story, and it's stunning. This is lifetimes ahead of all the crap normal fans churn out...their original characters and plots. No, these guys go above and beyond and create an altogether different world; one that is just as good as the original. It's not afraid to deviate. Boldly and successfully. 5/5 this shit rocks, go Protomen

[Zeithri]

@madpilotmurdock - Eh, what? There were a story don't get that wrong. The Protomen just presents an alternative dystopian timeline which is awesome. But don't think that the original didn't have a story.

[Fluid4]

And the crowd just stands there while Protoman's getting the shit kicked out of him. Great going, people.

[ExtensionEXE]

WE ARE THE DEAD :P

[Sabe533]

@Fluid4: i totally agree with you. protoman put his life on the line for those spineless fools and in his hour of need they just stand there and do nothing to help him whatsoever! they didn't even bother to cheer him on! can you believe this crud?!

[orezmakespancakes]

@Sabe533 Well when your will is broke, and there's robots killing the one guy who stood up..could you honestly show your distaste? If they cheered, would they not be killed or worse? Not really saying standing by is right, but still, gotta look at it from their point of view, not yours.

[Sabe533]

@orezmakespancakes: well even so. but i still would have tried to find him an energy can or something. and another thing: through out the entire series has any one of wily's bots ever harmed a human? at all?

[oars44]

@Sabe533 in act two Wily's sniper robot kills Dr. Light's girlfreind

[Duothimir]

@Sabe533 Here's a question for you: How many humans do we actually see, aside from the Doctors and Kalinka?

Possible interpretation: Wily's robots kill everyone in their respective areas. There you go.

[OmniGDaSage]

to be honest, and i know it probably won't happen, but i'd love to see this as a stage performance or an animated miniseries

[InRlyehDreaming]

@OmniGDaSage They do concerts bro, one they even streamed online. It was freakin sweet.

[DigitalSynn]

@OmniGDaSage I saw them at san japan :3 and they really werent that great

[xXxJoKuLhAuPsxXx]

@OmniGDaSage go see them, it is a performance. i witnessed it on the roof of a building in louisville kentucky...i have never been as happy again

[AebelAlmighty]

@OmniGDaSage or a game.

[GaijinTenshi]

@OmniGDaSage Obviously you haven't seen The Protomen live then have you?

[eleileii]

@OmniGDaSage They did part 1 and part 2 on consecutive nights at MAGFest this year. Full stage show. It was legendary!

[AebelAlmighty]

@OmniGDaSage or a game.

[eternaljux]

@OmniGDaSage BEST IDEA EVER! O.O

[LimitedRegicide]

@OmniGDaSage Mega Man The Musical. I'd watch it. A billion times... if not more.

[strife437]

g2 love this , vengeance, sons of fate, fell everything in this album and in Act II

[saltandfinagar]

Oh, that rascally Dr. Wily! What shenanigans will he think of next?

[NotGabeNewell]

The Hounds is the best song by them in my opinion but all of them are good

[GunsNRoses1337]

Hows that diet doing for ya Gabe

[Zacka211]

"They watched them beat him, they watched them break him, they watched his last defense deployed.

There was not a man among them who would let himself be heard."

Ahh yeeeahhhh. I love this band.

[Mmaster1001]

this a cool story

[BeGrunge]

This band influenced me massively. They changed my life. my views on the world. they perfected the ideals that were set by Brave New World and 1984.

Hope rides alone.

[Zacka211]

Yup. Same. My favorite song from them, is either "The Hounds", or "Light up the Night"