The next big raid boss in World of Warcraft takes inspiration from Final Fantasy. But fans are celebrating it: “Finally a real boss fight!”
The next big boss in World of Warcraft is Dimensius. He is a Lord of the Void and essentially the first and so far only Lord of the Void that we have really interacted with. He is the central antagonist in Patch 11.2 Spirits of K’aresh. However, he brings something that fans of Final Fantasy are likely to recognize – but that makes the fight even better in the eyes (and ears) of many fans.
What has been released? In the latest version of the PTR (Test Server) for Patch 11.2, many pieces of music have been added. This includes the musical accompaniment for the boss fight against Dimensius. To summarize the voices from the community: What bangers.
For the fight against Dimensius, a total of 30 minutes of music is available, divided into 14 individual pieces. Even though the songs are all very similar, there are fine differences – some pieces sound a bit more hopeful, while others sound significantly more negative.
What’s exciting here is that the music is not just “ambient” music that plays quietly in the background – rather, choirs are employed that do nothing but sing the name of the boss.
What do the lyrics sound like? It is quite difficult to make out the exact lyrics of the music without official lyrics, as the singing is often drowned out by the instruments. However, the repeatedly sung name of the boss, Dimensius, can be clearly heard. Additionally, the Latin words “Mundus Devora,” which roughly translates to “Devour the World” – very fitting for someone who calls himself “Dimensius, the Devourer of All.”
Where does this music genre come from? That the actual boss music consists of a choir singing the name of the boss is something that gaming veterans will recognize, especially from JRPGs. Particularly Final Fantasy VII with the fight against Sephiroth and the – absolutely legendary – soundtrack “One Winged Angel” is likely burned into the memory of most players.
Community reacts enthusiastically: The new music style is being received extremely well by fans, at least in the WoW Subreddit.
- “Holy shit, Dimensius 12 is REAL raid boss music.” – P-Two
- “Yeah, you just know you have lost when the boss music sings the name of the boss in chorus.” – Xeroticz
- “I think Dimensius 12 is one of the best, if not the best piece of music ever in World of Warcraft.” – DELUXExSUPREME
- “A full orchestra, a choir singing… random things in Latin?? Yes, we are totally screwed.” – Paraxon
What is clear is that Blizzard is taking a different direction with the music, possibly just as a trial. That something can be extremely successful and engrave itself into the memories of fans is not just the case with Final Fantasy, but was also popular with Baldur’s Gate 3. There, the devil himself sang his own boss music.
