[Top 100 Countdown] Hundred Best RPG Battle Themes #1 Xenosaga Episode III

And the #1 spot goes too.............drumroll.............

"Promised Pain"
- Xenosaga Episode III
Composer(s): Yuki Kajiura

entire playlist: http://www.youtube.com/user/TheTrendSetter89#p/c/0E11C76C39EE1AC7
All the music in this list is represented as it is heard in the game; Music from action RPGs are included at my discretion (as in, what I consider to be either an action RPG or an action/adventure game avid RPG players are likely to play and/or enjoy for similar reasons they would any other RPG).

---Hundred Best RPG Battle Themes---

100 ~ Fefnir (Ar Tonelico)
99 ~ Felix Battle Theme (Golden Sun: The Lost Age)
98 ~ An Enemy Appears! (Lost Odyssey)
97 ~ Last Battle (The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time)
96 ~ Fragments of Soul (Legaia Duel Saga)
95 ~ COMBAT 1 (Grandia Xtreme)
94 ~ J-E-N-O-V-A (Final Fantasy VII)
93 ~ Edge of Death (Chrono Cross)
92 ~ Hardcore to the Brain (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
91 ~ Attack With Conviction!! (Grandia III)
90 ~ Night of Fate (Kingdom Hearts)
89 ~ Disciples of the Mist (Legend of Legaia)
88 ~ Imbroglio (Shadow Hearts)
87 ~ Blade (Suikoden III)
86 ~ Battle 3 (Grandia)
85 ~ Battle (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
84 ~ Gunmetal Action (Wild Arms 3)
83 ~ The Final Battle (Final Fantasy IV)
82 ~ Run Past Through the Plain (Final Fantasy Tactics)
81 ~ Vicious 1915 (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
80 ~ Let the Battles Begin! (Final Fantasy VII)
79 ~ Never Surrender (Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria)
78 ~ FIGHT!! Ver. 3 ~ Middle Boss ~ (Grandia II)
77 ~ Fragments of Sorrow (Kingdom Hearts)
76 ~ Ladder to Heaven (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
75 ~ COMBAT 4 (Grandia Xtreme)
74 ~ Compulsion (Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga)
73 ~ Dragon Fight! (Blue Dragon)
72 ~ Desperate Fight (Final Fantasy XII)
71 ~ Cutting Edge of Notion (Star Ocean 3)
70 ~ Scherzo di Notte (Kingdom Hearts 2)
69 ~ Bombardment (Eternal Arcadia)
68 ~ Dead Fingers Talk (Shadow Hearts From the New World)
67 ~ Fighting the Shadowy Gods (Valkyrie Profile)
66 ~ Something to Protect (Final Fantasy IX)
65 ~ Maddening Spirit (Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter)
64 ~ Fuse (Xenogears)
63 ~ Battle Theme (Grandia II)
62 ~ The Strong Enemy (Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter)
61 ~ Fighting of the Spirit (Tales of Symphonia)
60 ~ Battle -World Map- (Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne)
59 ~ True Mirror (Baten Kaitos)
58 ~ Assault (Final Fantasy X)
57 ~ Escape! (Lost Odyssey)
56 ~ Trisection (Final Fantasy Tactics)
55 ~ Zealous (Eternal Arcadia)
54 ~ Going Out to See the Sky (Breath of Fire V Dragon Quarter)
53 ~ Battle (Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne)
52 ~ War Cry ~ Defeat the Enemy (Dragon Quest VIII)
51 ~ Big Battle (Digital Devil Saga 2)
50 ~ Battle 1 (Final Fantasy IV)
49 ~ Final Battle (Opportunity) (Eternal Arcadia)
48 ~ Swords of Fury (Final Fantasy IX)
47 ~ The 3 Karma ~ The Decisive Battle (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
46 ~ Jenova Absolute (Final Fantasy VII)
45 ~ Valedictory Elegy (Baten Kaitos Origins)
44 ~ A Contest of Aeons (Final Fantasy X)
43 ~ One Winged Angel (Final Fantasy VII)
42 ~ Lady Tears II (Shadow Hearts From the New World)
41 ~ Last Battle (Xenosaga Episode I)
40 ~ Force Your Way (Final Fantasy VIII)
39 ~ Boss Battle (Final Fantasy XII)
38 ~ Astaroth ~ Fallen Angel Battle (Shadow Hearts Covenant)
37 ~ Zakat (ZOE: The 2nd Runner)
36 ~ A Violent Encounter (Shadow of the Colossus)
35 ~ U.B. (Parasite Eve)
34 ~ Apoplexy (Final Fantasy Tactics)
33 ~ Battle 1 (Eternal Arcadia)
32 ~ Forze del male (Kingdom Hearts)
31 ~ The Opened Way (Shadow of the Colossus)
30 ~ Air Fight (Zone of the Enders: The 2nd Runner)
29 ~ Clash on the Big Bridge (Final Fantasy V/XII)
28 ~ Gothic Neclord (Suikoden II)
27 ~ Guardando nel buio (Kingdom Hearts)
26 ~ schwarzweiß ~Kiri no mukou ni tsunagaru sekai~ (Atelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm)
25 ~ Subete no Hito no Tamashii no Tatakai (Persona 3)
24 ~ You're Not Alone (Final Fantasy IX)
23 ~ A Motion of Finishing Blow (Valkyrie Profile 2 Silmeria)
22 ~ Demise of the Ritual (Shadow of the Colossus)
21 ~ Crystalized (Mana Khemia)
20 ~ Don't Be Afraid (Final Fantasy VIII)
19 ~ Battle (Xenosaga Episode I)
18 ~ Flight (Xenogears)
17 ~ Dante Battle (Shin Megami Tensei Nocturne)
16 ~ The Battle of Your Soul (Xenosaga Episode III)
15 ~ Melfice Battle (Grandia II)
14 ~ Young Nobleman of the Mist (Legend of Legaia)
13 ~ Ushiwaka's Dance ~ Playing with Ushiwaka (Okami)
12 ~ Battle for Survival (Digital Devil Saga 2)
11 ~ A Despair-filled Farewell (Shadow of the Colossus)
10 ~ Godsibb (Xenosaga Episode III)
9 ~ Leap the Precipice (Eternal Sonata)
8 ~ The Gun Barrel of Battle (Lost Odyssey)
7 ~ Revived Power (Shadow of the Colossus)
6 ~ Premonition (Final Fantasy VIII)
5 ~ A Fight to the Death (Kingdom Hearts 2)
4 ~ Passionate Rhythm (Romancing Saga Minstrel Song)
3 ~ Esper Battle (Final Fantasy XII)
2 ~ Final Battle (Final Fantasy X)
1 ~ Promised Pain (Xenosaga Episode III)

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[FFcactuar]

WHY isn't final fantasy boss theme on here it's on of the best in the series

[TheTrendSetter89]

@FFcactuar uh....which one...?

[TheTrendSetter89]

@gggaaaaaarrraaa there's also over 20 games that are in the final fantasy series or are spinoffs. Let's talk portion control next.

[MissKairi101]

This is why I'm ashamed to be a FF fan.You jerks should stop trying to put Xenosaga down! Xenosaga is a great series but it's highly underrated! Hell, the first game was more popular than Final Fantasy back when it first came out. You wanted One Winged Angel as #1? FF7 is good but it's fucking overrated! I bet those who are complaining never played Xenosaga before considering how underrated it is. If you play ALL 3 games especially the last one, it WILL make you cry like you never cried before.

[MissKairi101]

@MrWerehog23 Don't listen to that guy. He doesn't know what he's talking about. Xenosaga is a wonderful and underrated RPG. The 1st and 3rd game were great. The 2nd I disliked because of some changes in the battle system but overall, it's a great series. There were suppose to be 6 games but the series was cancelled due to low budget. :( The story is told well :)

[AWonderingWarrior]

A joy to listen to.

[MyNameIsNotMichelle]

good list

[chepe257]

I was expecting to see "The dark messenger", Kuja's final battle from FF IX. Not as number one of course but at least on the top 50.

Anyways, awesome list and I cant imagine all the work and efford you put into it.

+1 to you and all RPG fans

[Allannon500]

@gxrcix525 Which Seymour battle because there was like 4 I think.

[paco3ds]

u did an amzing job thaks man

[gxrcix525]

Seymour battle from FFX was better than this

[EnragedSephiroth]

All Xenosaga III had going for it was the music because the story = dried cracked poop weighing in at under 2 Courics.

[FiendDemi]

No Tales the Abyss... awkay...