I Finally Listen to MEGALOVANIA

ATTENTION You'll notice a cut at 6:02 of this video. I had to remove that part because the record label and copyright owner of the Undertale music was fighting me to get this video taken down.

Toby composed the original version of this song at 14 YEARS OLD. Which is beyond impressive

Megalovania is actually a unique song in the OST in that there are no motifs from any other songs in it.

My personal interpretation of Megalovania is that it's actually two songs "battling". One is the jazz, swingy, more casual Sans. The other is the heavy metal, rock feeling of the genocidal player.

I love the fact that, in art, "Wrong" doesn't mean "bad" or "incorrect", it just means "different".

Davi: It’s a blue note Me immediately: “You’re blue now!”

Megalovania and Battle Against a True Hero are two of the best songs in the whole game, and you can only hear them by being a complete monster. Tragic

I need this guy to decipher Gaster’s theme, cause at this rate, he might just figure out everything we want to know about the guy lmao Somebody make fun of the people who can’t comprehend sarcasm 🙏

The jazzy bluesy contrasting with the intense rock electronic is really a great choice given the context of Sans being one of the most laid back and relaxed characters being forced into a position where he must unleash his power.

5:54 Speaking of tragedy. The original version of this track was used in Toby's Halloween Hack of Earthbound. In which you fight against Dr.Andonuts. The father of one of the protagonists and one of the people to help you on your journey. Originally a good guy, he had gone insane. In the context of Undertale, *SPOILERS FOR THE SANS FIGHT It is also tragic cause Sans knows he can't win. During this fight if you lose, Sans will comment on your facial expression and is able to tell how many times you died. He is also aware of the resets. This means he's fully aware that every time you die, you will come back to life. That the world will be reverted to how it was before you died. That no matter how much he tries to stop you, he knows he can't win. He's fighting a losing battle and all he can do is delay the inevitable.

"When did sans become this violent?" When you killed his brother.

"I know just by living in this world that this plays when you fight sans" made me laugh harder than it should have

I think it's worth noting that the track doesn't really "end" like that. It's made to loop so that it never really ends. In fact, it doesn't ever "end" in-game, either: it just fades out slowly over a few seconds. This is actually a worthwhile distinction because other fights' tracks end when the scenes change.

One of the most interesting things about this song to me is it's history. The one in Undertale is in fact, the third iteration that Toby has used. The first was in an Earthbound Romhack he made, the second was used in the soundtrack for an animation in Homestuck, and then again in Undertale for the Genocide route.(I guess you will hear it in context if you ever play that too). Each version is a little bit different.

The "disturbing cord" could stem from the fact that Sans is disgusted with his actions. Sans doesn't want to kill the main character because he made a promise to Toriel to protect them. Sans has to betray this promise to stop you, and fun fact, this promise is the only reason he doesn't fight you in any other route than Genocide. When the disturbing cord disappears in the finale that could show that Sans no-longer cares about his morals or the player/main character and he's pulling out all the stops to try and put you 6-feet-under.

The thing about this song. It's super aggressive because Sans just had everything taken from him, and he's out for blood. This song also ends on a note that loops right back to the start because that's how Sans intends this fight to go. Since he is aware of all other timelines, he's aware you'll just keep coming back. He intends to torment you as long as he can until you either give up, or kill him because he wants you to feel the pain you have caused him. And his pain is an endless void.

The key to understanding Megalovania is that YOU'RE ROOTING FOR YOURSELF TO LOSE. That's the beauty: You're the bad guy, and you're forcing yourself to make the wrong choice. The difficulty of the battle is to force the player to ask themself "Why am I doing this? Why am I struggling to hurt my friends for no reason?"

I like to imagine that the slow and sad part in comparison to the fast and heroic part shows the two sides of Sans' personality, as well as the two aspects you see in him during both his dialog and his fight. While his eyes remain a solid pale blue (the color for Patience in the game), they flicker on with yellow as well (the color for Justice.) He's miserable without his brother after you killed them. He's angry, and wants his revenge against you for not just his brother, but for everyone you killed. However, he knows that just blindly throwing himself at you in a fit of rage won't work. He knows better, to just take it slow and make you burn yourself out. Every time he wins, even if you come back, there's a chance that you'll finally get angry and give up, unable to hold out and be as patient as he is. Every time he wins, he's that much closer to getting the justice everyone deserves. When the music is slow, he's focusing extra hard, patiently waiting for you to drop your guard. When it's fast, he's back on the offensive, ready to put you down for good. That's just how I like to see it anyway.

This song is so famous; everyone seems to knows it even if they don't know Undertale. I played it for my Grandfather and he said "I've heard this." but didn't know when or where he heard it.

"I know, just by... LIVING IN THIS WORLD I know that this track plays when you fight Sans" Yup, sums it up nicely.