"What was her name?" "Doesn't matter." Savage.

Gotta love it when the villain has the only happy song in two acts.

This album was released 10 years ago. I checked.

When the bard rolls a nat 20 on deception to convince someone someone else killed someone

you know why i love this shit? its like "you ain't never had a friend like me" crossed with first degree murder.

I love how it could be either: You forget who turned this city on. You forget who plugged this city in. Or You forget who turned this city on you. Forget who plugged this city in.

Brother! Rejoice, we are not copies of our father after all. We can grab fate with our own hands now!" -Liquid Ocelot

"Can you question who to blame?!" "What was her name?!" "Doesn't matter." I lack the words to describe how much I love that exchange. How hollow and cheap Wiley comes across after ramping up sympathy for the victim only to express his utter disinterest in her (after he had her killed for rejecting him, no less!) the moment she doesn't fit his narrative.

"No he did not use his hands, like a smart man he used a tool BUT JUST THE SAME." I love how Wily couldn't help but pat himself on the back, even during his framing of Tom.

As someone who has never absorbed any MegaMan content in my entire life, this song is a certified banger.

This is my favorite Disney villain song.

"Well you forget who turned this city on - you forget who plugged this city IN" Loved the savagery in those words

I can't keep myself from imagining Willy singing and dancing atop a skyscraper while listening to this.

"It is human nature to seek culpability in a time of tragedy." -Gabriel Angelos

"It does not matter where you hear it from. Whether truth or lies It gets said all the same." This in my opinion shows the pure genius in Wily's destruction of Light's reputation and name, he plays the politics to perfect levels, knowing that once something is said, regardless if it's true or not, that damage will always be done. Beautiful.

Am I the only one who envisions Dr. Wily strutting down the street, head a-bobbing in a pinstripe zoot suit, gesturing wildly at the press and grinning like a devil? But not classic old Wily we're accustomed to with the silly hair and face, this Wily is young, handsome, and thoroughly stylish in his evilness.

"There is a hell that has been building since we first met!" I adore this line.

"WHAT WAS HER NAME?!" "Doesn't matter, now listen!"

Tonight the streets are red, the lights are blue and blinding No sign of the good doctor, but the siren's wail and whining Tells us he'll be found! I can almost hear the hounds What kind of man builds a machine to kill a girl? No, he did not use his hands; like a smart man, he used a tool- -But just the same! Can you question who's to blame? (What was her name?) Doesn't matter. Now listen- The "good doctor" has to pay! When I say he was a monster, when I set fire to his name It does not matter where you hear it from: whether truth or lies, it gets said all the same! Whatever's on the table plays! There is a flame that I've been fanning; there is a fire waiting to catch There is a hell that has been building from the moment we first met If there ever was a time, if there ever was a chance To undo the things I've done and wash these bloodstains from my hands It has passed and been forgotten These are the paths that we must take Cause you and I, Tom, we are men And we can bend and we can break If you think that you can run, if you think that you can stand Well, you forget who turned this city on! You forget who plugged this city in! They'll not switch it off again! One by one, they're tuning in!

After listening to this, I really can't help but admire Wily. Yeah, he's evil but also an absolute genius. This man has orchestrated everything, took control of the city by using every tool at his disposal and in the end more or less managed to achieve his dreams and came out victorious. You've gotta respect him for his endless ambition/greed at least. I hope at the end of Act 3 (if it ever comes out) he won't be just easily defeated and things will work out just fine.

I love how you have the shift between the western-style songs and this, something more rock/jazz to show not only the change in events but the differences in opinion between Light and Wily. Brilliant stuff.

I'm not sure if a song is allowed to be this fucking good. That's how fucking good this song is.

This was in my music library, i don't remember adding it. No idea the backstory (or anything about MegaMan) but DAMN this song is great. I love the horns *so, so, so* much. I think I will love this album

So amazing. Villains always get the best songs in musicals.

Brother! It's been too long!

This is a god damn masterpiece.

Its impossible for me to hate Wily because he SWINGS, daddy-oh!

I've been listening to this song for months now and only todayI realized it was Mega Man fanfiction

The villain songs are always rad.

Personal Favorite line/verse: "When I say he was a monster, when I set fire to his name, It does not matter where you hear it from, whether truth or lies, It gets said all the same." I can just Imagine Wily smiling to the Press while telling them what they were working on.. and Spin Doctoring everything about it so it was all Light's Fault... Then standing alone when they've gone and Leering out across the city, Knowing he's buring the only person he could ever consider a "Friend" or an Equal.

The following is a little bit of my idea of how a full film of this album would look, continued from the last track in this channel: *[The first notes of "The Hounds" play as we cut to a lower floor of a broadcast tower, slowly panning up to WILY, standing at the window and looking out with his hands behind his back, his feet tapping to the rhythm. He is dressed in a suit and tie. Behind him is a podium in a large room, which is filled with dozens of reporters, their pens tapping against their notepads to the same rhythm. Near WILY is a glass door leading to a studio with a camera and microphone. WILY turns around to face the podium and the reporters.]* WILY: Tonight the streets are red, the lights are blue and blinding. No sign of the good doctor, but the siren's wail and whining Tells us he'll be found! I can almost hear the hounds... *[cut to LIGHT somewhere in the city, hiding from pursuit. Cut back to WILY, speaking to the reporters. The reporters yelling "What was her name?" are THE PROTOMEN, in stage attire... then when it cuts back to WILY, they are simple reporters again.]* What kind of man builds a machine to kill a girl? No, he did not use his hands; like a smart man, he used a tool. But just the same! Can you question who's to blame? REPORTERS/PROTOMEN: What was her name? WILY: Doesn't matter. But listen: The good doctor has to pay! *[WILY turns away from the podium to look out the window again; this is not for the reporters to hear. We occasionally cut to LIGHT continuing evasion as he runs toward the graveyard before cutting back to WILY.]* WILY: When I say he was a monster, when I set fire to his name, It doesn't matter where they hear it from, whether truth or lies, It gets said all the same! Whatever's on the table plays! *[Cut to LIGHT standing quietly at EMILY's grave, an intense look on his face. Cut back to WILY walking into the recording studio, sitting down in front of the camera and staring at the red blinking light as the reporters cram against the soundproof glass door. We occasionally cut between him and LIGHT, seeing the police lights nearby and trying to escape before being cornered, hiding behind a parked car as police aim their weapons and shout at him. Eventually, LIGHT surrenders and is handcuffed as he stares intently at the broadcast tower in the center of the city.]* WILY: There is a flame that I've been fanning, there is a fire waiting to catch, There is a hell that has been building from the moment we first met. If there ever was a time, if there ever was a chance To undo the things I've done and wash these bloodstains from my hands, It has passed and been forgotten, these are the paths that we must take, 'Cause you and I, Tom, we are men and we can bend and we can break. If you think that you can run, if you think that you can stand, You forget who turned this city on, you forget who plugged this city in! *[The blinking stops, indicating WILY is live as a giant TV screen on the tower turns on, revealing WILY in front of a giant letter W, a news ticker running at the bottom of the screen with various phrases running by; the phrases include "Famous roboticist Dr. Thomas Light wanted for murder of local woman," "Sources say Light likely ordered invention 'Model 01' to commit the deed", etc. Cut back to WILY in the studio, straightening his tie.]* They'll not switch it off again! *[Cut to various people on the streets watching the screen, people in bars and pubs watching WILY on the screens above the bar. Cut to daytime, with LIGHT being carried towards a courthouse in cuffs.]* One by one they're tuning in! *[Cut to WILY's show, as he soundlessly rants angrily and more sensational headlines concerning LIGHT run across the ticker. Cut to a family with small children happily sitting in front of the screen, the children watching with fascination as WILY continues ranting. As music fades, cut to a bailiff in a courtroom holding a bible as WILY places his hand on it.]* BAILIFF: "[spoken]* Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help you God? WILY: *[spoken]* I do. *[The courtroom is absolutely packed with people. The jury features THE PROTOMEN out of costume in plain clothing; LIGHT is sitting in a suit and tie next to his attorney, watching WILY on the bench as the prosecutor questions him...]*

BROTHER! It's been too long!

The "Doesn't matter" easily earns this the status as the greatest villain song of all time.

I always imagine the hounds as the Fahrenheit 451 hounds. Even though they'd not exist yet. Oh well.

when you stop the song and you still hear barking *Oh no*

I just picture "The Hounds" as group of searchers on old motorcycles. Wily saying "I can almost hear The Hounds" as if he hears the distant roar of their engines arriving on an all-out manhunt for Light. I just think that would be an awesome take on search hounds and I feel like it REALLY fits the world.

"These are the paths that we must take, 'cause you and I, Tom, we are men, and we can bend and we can break. If you think that you can run, if you think that you can stand, well you forget who turned this city on, your forget who plugged this city in!" Best line.

"Whatever's on the table plays" Is such a beautiful way to say "by any means necessary" or "I will use everything and anything I can"

THE GOOD DOCTOR HAS TOUPEE

This is seriously my favorite track off of both albums.

I saw these guys live in Oxford for the European tour and Damn! Do they put on a GREAT show! Best night I have had in years!

I still to this day would love to see a rock-opera style movie/play done to these songs.

This song reminds me a lot of Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, what with the "Country Mourns What's-Her-Face" at the end.

These guys were AWESOME live! Never heard of them but their show crushed

I've been driving all night my hands wet on the wheel there's a voice in my head that drives my heel 'ts my baby calling say I need you here it's a half past four and i'm shifting gears...

This is my favorite song of anything ever

1. Listen to this 2. Go watch West World 3. Come back and listen again FUCK. YEAH.

I seriously can't get over how good this song is.

Not quite the same, without the background noise of soldiers suffering emotional breakdowns.

Behold, the best Disney Villain Song they never had to courage or talent to make

A long while ago a family member reccomended this band to me. I listened to a few songs and I thought these guys sucked. Like a month ago a song by them was on discover weekly for my Spotify so I gave it a listen. From then on I started to absolutely love this band.

In the 2013 Pax Concert, he did this, with a big W painted on the side of his face, wearing the most mobsterish outfit I've seen.

_BROTHER!_

You ever hear a song so good you spend every second in just pure disbelief? Yea

I cannot wait to see these guys tonight. If what I'm hearing is true, which I have no doubt it is, this will be the best concert I've ever been to.

BBBBRRRRRRRRRROTHER ITS BEEN TOO LONG

Everyone is talking about story hidden in songs, but I'm sitting here and just enjoying the music

They played this at magfest 2020 and that was the most feral I've been at a show

What is this blasphemous comment doing here?

THANK YOU STEAK

_"Video games aren't art."_ Bullshit. _"Video games can't result in art."_ More bullshit.

This song is proof positive that in 99.9% of musical narratives, the villain is guaranteed a kick-ass song.

BROTHEEEERRRRR! IT'S BEEN TOO LONG!

Steak brought me here... We need him. And now I know... We need an Act 3.

When I listen to this song I imagine a young and dapper Wily strutting down the street while police cars zoom by, in a pinstriped zoot suit, bumping his shoulders to the beat and grinning like a madman. It takes a hell of a band to conjure an image that strong.

i love this song, period.

@Maskofdata Without your awesome fic I should have never found this amazing song, so thanks for both things!

This is one of my absolute favorite songs of all time

This is such a well written song. It packs so much information and emotion into such few words. I feel like every couple of lines are conveying things that would take some people (like myself, probably. I'm very verbose) five or even ten times as many sentences to convey. While all of Act II is great, I think the lyricism of this song stands out among the album.

Great audio quality! Thanks!

I can’t wait to get into this band and get invested in the storytelling

Headcanon: while Wily is singing this, he is massively hamming it up on camera. Dramatic gestures ensue.

BROTHER........It's been too long!!

Saw them last night at Mercy Lounge, in Nashville. Happy Birthday guys. 10 more years...and act III.

The moral of this song? Always Question your sources. I mean, if Wily was a well-known collaborator of Light's, and a Robot killed Emily, is it not worth to at least consider Wily a suspect? Especially since many crimes are committed by people with grudges with someone related to them, and Wily would know how to employ the robots to do such a thing, and since Light is so obviously in distress about her death, since he never actually resists when he's arrested, do you think that his words in an interrogation are at least worth listening to? Because he is telling the truth, so to the police he's either a phenomenal liar, or he's telling the truth, and a man in that much obvious distress would sort of been noticed surely?

I just can't get enough of this.

Wily, you're a complete bastard, but damn if you can't paint a helluva false picture worth singing along to. Goddamn, what a song

"WHAT WAS HER NAME?" "Doesn't matter." Wily on that Sigma Male grindset before it was even a thing goddamn

This is from hilariously elaborate Megaman fanfiction I wouldn't have it any other way

My constant, unending inner monologue is the beat of this song.

"what was her name?" "Doesn't matter. Now Listen."

Everybody: quote about a woman that doesn't matter Me: Damn Metal Gear Solid 4 WAS a mistake...

this song is soooo amaaaaziiiiiing

Man I day dream about the one time I got to see them play this live. One hell of a fucking show.

Old man in duster yells at old man in VERY tight suit, army goes insane, more chaos ensues.

Can we note that Wily straight up says the victim doesn't matter? Wily, you conniving, sick son of a gun.

Activate it. >Pentagon Hexagon Octagon Nanomachinesgon

As others before me have stated, sent here from ponies. But HOLY SHIZ THIS IS A GREAT SONG!!!!!! Dang, I think I have something to geek out over again!

SOOOO FREEEKIN GOOOOD !!! Discovered the band thanks to VGHS ! Great work guys even if i'm 10y too late mdr

A+++ I know I am 6 years to late, but this still resonates.

It's ironic that many years after the events of this song, Thomas would indeed attempt to build his monster machine. A super fighting robot to defeat Albert. Yet he kept accidentally creating men, by granting them the emotional capacity to feel.

AGGGHHH I LOVE THIS SONG!!!!

this album is changing my life

This and Lighting up the Night are my two favorites on the Album

I enjoy how I can't tell for certain if the title refers to the dogs chasing Light, the media/paparazzi or both.

I fucking love this song to death, especially 1:52

1:14 - 1:17 Best part tbh

This song is so fucking good, goddamn.

I love how non-chalantly Wily says that the victim's name doesn't matter while prosecuting Wily for her murder.

So I've never given Megaman a chance. But I've been really into this album since I heard "Light Up the Night" for the first time 4 yrs ago. I'm really engrossed in this story and it speaks to me on so many levels. I'm at a point now where I think I want to try playing the games but there's a lot of them. I figure there's a lot of true Megaman fans here, so, if someone would be so kind as to tell me where I should start. I know, the beginning right? But the series seems to have been rebooted or remade a couple times or so. Like I've heard good things about Zero but it seems to be a different story or something.