everyone else: *sad, melancholic, tone singing about the inevitable doom of all, even breaking down crying at the end* dimentio: *yo lets gooooo! destruction is on the RISE, BABY!*

two things: 1) I love how throughout this whole thing the only one who has the biggest grin is Dimentio-a good way to show that he's the only one having fun in this plan 2) when Count Bleck goes from the evil laughing to a broken soft sob...*I felt that*

This guy’s singing about his goals to spread despair and destroy the multiverse…and I want to hug him.

Count bleck : have a sad history behind the destruction. Dimentio : is just a psychopath.

The line "Now destruction's on the rise" from all of the different perspectives is amazing. -Bleck sees it as a fact. He's just stating that the end of the world is coming. -O'Chunks and Mimi are only going along with the plan because of the Count, but in reality they're terrified. -Nastasia is only in it for Count Bleck's sake, and despite her doubts, continues to support him. -Dimentio is having the time of his life right now. He's all in for the end of all worlds.

Beware the man with a broken heart.

This might be a small detail, but I love Tom's portrayal of Count Bleck's deranged cackle. Especially at the end where it trails off into a painful sobbing... Fantastic job on his part, bravo

Count Bleck. Such a good “villain.”

I swear, every time Count Bleck says “Never with me!”, my heart breaks even more.

So, anyone else a huge fan of Super Paper Mario? Seriously the story to this game was amazing! Now I want a Super Paper Mario musical after listening to this.

The moment the minions all sing together are the moments where Mario last saw the those characters when going through the castle. O-Chunks and Bowser were holding the ceiling up from crushing everyone inside. Peach is holding Mimi from falling off down into a hole when the floor opened up. Dimentio was left to battle Luigi (but we all know what happens later.) Nastasha was only watching it all happen. Nice touch MOTI.

this song perfectly captures the character of count bleck. he wants to destroy the world not just because, even if he puts on a façade of that, but because his love was taken from him. bleck wasn't always evil, and his desires to destroy all is because he can never be with the one he truly loves. better to burn it all than to love again. and his evil laugh turning to crying at the end is just so approperate, because he still loves her. he hasn't gotten over his lost love, and he just wants the pain to end.

3:42 the fact he laughs before he cries is so sad

I forget sometimes how tragic Count Bleck is as a character.

This is really accurate to bleck's character, and his story is even sadder with his song

I like the lyrics in the text boxes. I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. Also, Tom has now played two men in suits with no legs, floaty arms, and a connection to the void. You seem to be pulling out all the stops for this.

HE STARTS CRYING AT THE END OH MY GOD NOW I'M GONNA CRY THIS SONG IS SO GOOD

Can we just acknowledge and appreciate how high pitched Mimi’s voice sang in the second part? It is so well done! I love it!

Cool detail I noticed that during the "Now destruction's on the rise!" parts where the minions are echoing it back, in both illustrations Dimentio is the only one smiling. Including the one with the silhouettes of their faces. (Mimi and O'Chunks almost look concerned??) Goes to show that Dimentio is the only one of the four that truly wants the end of the world to happen.

I wanna make it really clear here. I fucking adore this. Super Paper Mario has always been my favourite Mario game hands down, and Tom absolutely flawlessly nails the Count's voice in literally every respect. Something I think people often fail to recognise, is not only he is doing some impressive singing, but he's also singing *in character*, which is INFINITELY harder. Kudos to y'all on this channel for creating yet another fucking phenomenal video for me to re-watch hundreds of times. Ciao!~

Count Bleck is the literal enbodyment of this sentence that we have in an Italian movie, in which they say: "No bad is as bad as a good guy gone bad". I really really love your song, guys. Both the lyrics and the portrayal.

Tom absolutely blowing the first song of the package out of the water. He manages to sing with such emotion, incredible stuff.

Absolutely amazing.. including the wedding.. Timpanis and Blumieres memory part.. and the story of Bleck inside the lyrics.. absolutely wonderful. I cannot wait to see the rest of this musical byte series!!!

Now im just imagining Nastasia saying: "Hey count, I just checked your vibes, and I gotta inform you, your vibes are atrocious. Sorry."

i expected this tbh btw "far better still to be empty inside" hits right in the feels bruhhhhhh

I love how you can tell Bleck isn't evil, he's just heartbroken and wants no one to feel like him. That's why I love this game and boss

*reads discription* "Count Bleck and his loyal minions" Heh.

The Dark Prognosticus never predicted a song that could be this good, Bleck would gladly not destroy the world to keep this song intact

I feel this game needs more than a musical bytes, it has a story that can’t be told through just 6 videos

This sounds so freakin’ good; Tom makes for a fantastic Bleck, you can truly hear how broken the Count is as the song progresses, going from the Card Carrying Villain he wants to be seen as to the bitter and heartbroken man he truly is. Incredibly powerful, and a great tone setter for what’s to come. I think my main question is whether or not Nastasia and Mr. L will be getting their own songs. Nastasia never really had a theme of her own, so I wonder what you’d do if she does indeed get a solo track. And hearing Mr. L’s themes (like, any of them XD) with lyrics has been a dream of mine for a long time, and I’d love to hear what Juno could bring to the role ^_^

Count Bleck is quite possibly the most tragic and sympathetic Mario villain in the franchise. Blumiere and Timpani (Tippi) were from opposing tribes. They fell in love and wanted to marry but it was considered taboo. His father was the chief of the Tribe of Darkness and banished Timpani. Forcing her to wander dimensions until the day she dies. Blumiere steals the Dark Prognosticus and becomes Count Bleck. And destroys his own dimension.

Broke: count blecks minions getting songs Woke: *francis getting a song*

Okay but that destructions on the rise is so good I need an hour long version. I love the super paper Mario bits coming out of here, that game doesn't get enough attention.

Jesus, Blecks singing was amazing!!! You can literally here the anger, pain, and hopelessness in his voice. A man who had once loved, but has since felt empty inside after he lost the person he loved. You guys captured these emotions perfectly!👍♥️

Dark pit: pits anger and spite Dark link: links hate and rage Dark samus: samus's bundled up hate towards ridly Count Blek: man wanting to wipe reality, not caring if he goes with it, because his wife died, leaving him by himself

Christ you can feel the pain in every word tom sings, increasingly as the song goes on. Im impressed by his preformance here for sure.

I'd make a mean joke, but I just don't have the heart.

People ask: Where is count bleck? but no one asks how is count bleck.

Loved the music, especially when everyone else comes to sing “Now destruction’s on the rise.”

One detail I love about this song, besides the ones everyone's already said is how this song basically puts three songs from super paper Mario together and how fluent the lyrics are. The first part of the song being "birth of the chaos heart" where we are introduced to him and his plan to erase all worlds, the second part is "mixed memory" which shows us his past accompany by a duet with bleck or Blumiere as he was called back then and Timpani sing about their love, the final part which the song is named after is "champion of destruction" where we see count Bleck now who no longer cares for the worlds after his love was taken from him and now accepts his new destiny of being the champion of destruction with his minions, O'chunks determined to serve but fearful of the impending doom, Mimi who fears the end of the world, Nastasia who loves him but knows she can't replace his true love and his happy to serve him to her dying breath, and Dimentio who rejoices for the end of the world while setting his own plans in motion. This song really captures the story of a broken man who had the love of his life taken away from him, never to be found even in the afterlife, cast aside his feelings to love and devoted his life to a fate that tells him he will bring an end to all worlds, all while he weeps in silence for his love,Timpani.

GOOD LORD, THIS IS SO GOOD! AND THIS IS THE *FIRST* SONG FOR THIS SERIES! All the characters' voices are damn perfect, and the lyrics and emotions really illustrate the pain and anguish Count Bleck's enduring and now inflicting on the universes. God, when he announces to the worlds to "hold tight to all that you love, your family and friends", the quiet moments with Blumiere and Timpani, when his laugh breaks down into sobbing at the end... A+ stuff per the norm Alex. Count Bleck's one of my favorite characters in this whole franchise, and you really did him justice with this. So excited for the rest of the series!

Yes MORE PAPER SUPER MARIO STUFF! By fair this game has the best story compared to the other stories.

When I read in the description that the songs will be based around count bleck and his loyal minions I thought "YAY WE CAN GET DIMENTIO, CHARMING MAGICIAN" Then I remembered the twist at the end

I felt it in my soul when Blumiere's laughter faded into sobs

Ah ha ha... I find Bleck thinking he's in control quite entertaining.

Not even a minute in and I know that I’m gonna be looping this quite a bit

I really hope Nastasia gets a song, maybe a one about the post-game where she's lamenting about the Count or something.

CRYING IN THE CORNER BECAUSE OF HOW GOOD THIS IS

The description should say “Count Bleck and his Loyal Minions and Dimentio” Unless Dimentio just isn’t getting a song in the package, which is understandable since he’s already gotten two

1:57 I love O’Chunks, Dimentio, and Mimi+Nastasia singing in response to him. So good.

that ending laugh/cry is so depressingly good.

Count Bleck is one of my favorite villains in the Mario universe. Thx for doing this!

Love that you’re doing more of super paper Mario

Can we all take a moment to appreciate O'Chunks' accent

Ok, time to confess I've never played Super Paper Mario so everything will be a surprise for me. Goddamn, you've gone all out for this one! It's been a while since we heard Tom as the leading singer, hasn't it? You sound amazing, mate! The powerful commanding voice breaks as the song goes on, showing Bleck's lost love, then rises every time when "Destruction's on the rise!". Even the last evil laugh breaks into sadness, it's wonderful. Mad props! I'm guessing the other characters are Bleck's evil entourage and each of them sounds amazing with the few lines they had. The only one I'm familiar with is fan-favorite Dimentio. Good job you all! Always good to hear Uprising's soft voice, brings calm to my heart before the evil storm comes. Art, lyrics and mixing are great as always. The lyrics that appear as the speech bubble of the game are a great touch! You've set the bar really high for this package! Hope to see you go even further beyond! Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm just gonna have this song on loop for the next hours.

I only knew dimentio but i never knew that the count was so tragic

I don't usually comment on anything- but I just have to tell this. SPM was my childhood in many ways. And the moment I heard Timpani sing in this little musical...I instantly started crying. I can't even explain it. It just took over me, I suppose. Great voice work overall, for everyone. But thank you all so much for this. It's incredible.

This is my favorite PM game ever, and you've made it even better. Says Count Bleck!

Wow... You can hear Bleck's inner turmoil in a lot of these lyrics, and at the end the pain in his heart comes through so well. My own heart hurts for him..

I just noticed that Count Bleck’s mouth kinda looks like the chest demon’s mouths from the Thousand Year Door.

I kinda miss how the characters they played appeared at the end of the video to do the outro and tell people to subscribe and what not... But on the topic of this video, you captured Count Bleck perfectly, and having Dimentio sing again, even if for a single line, was definitely a treat.

That was a beautiful beginning to the bytes package!

Bleck's theme(s) are a large part of what made him my favorite character in this game, and possibly any mario game. He's just an interesting villain and you did credit to both him and the theme with this. Getting a bit of a Phantom of the Opera vibe from the song as well. Good stuff.

3:23 I just noticed that Count Bleck shakes his head as the lyrics say "never".

I still firmly stand by this song being MoTI’s best work

That fits perfectly with Bleck's character: Awesome Job!

The Laugh of the Count in the end shows me how much broken this man is... If I was him I would just doomed my father for eternity because he disconnected me and my love and would be satisfied with it. But he wanted more than that... He wanted to kill Infinity innocent lifes. He didn't only lost his happiness... He lost everything good... Even his sense of Justice

"Hold tight to all that you love, before they lose their shine" Isn't a threat. It's a warning.

Congratulations. You've made me want to play through super paper mario for the 47th time.

0:35 The tune of this part sounds familiar... "We perform, we rewrite the norm, and sing a song of nothing. From the void, the circus horns, proclaim the power rushing."

My favorite part: "Now destruction's on the riiiiiiiiiise~!" It just sounds so... AWESOME, for lack of a better word! Those harmonies, and everyone's individual voices as well. Kinda makes me sad that O'Chunks' song was really more talking than singing because he sounds just as lovely as everyone else here. Maybe I'll check out Candourlight's channel at some point, see if he's got any other songs. :)

3:01 my favorite part... and probably many other people's favorite part as well.

The fact that you used the game’s dialogue as lyrics makes this song amazing.

Frankly, hard not to feel sorry for Count Bleck upon hearing this 😢. He is, without a doubt, one of the most tragic villains ever 😞.

Everyone else: afraid of their coming deaths Dimentio: WOOOO, YEAH baby that's what I've been waiting for, that's what it's all about, wooo!

For some reason, this song makes me emotional. Maybe because i can relate to it in some way. And when something makes you emotional - that means it is well done.

I'm honestly glad at least some people appreciate this game

That's insane! I had Super Paper Mario and Count Bleck's amazing backstory in mind all morning long, and now this comes out! Truly, you're doing goodness above's work! 💙

Oh my gosh, this was so good that I started to cry. I could feel all of the emotions and it was beautiful!! Great job you guys!!!

Count Bleck:Now destructions on the rise! O'Chunks and Mimi: *Concerns* Nastasia:Guess I'll Follow with this plan then Dimentio:OH YEAH DESTRUCTIONS ON THE RISE!

I like how the emotion runs so high when Bleck is singing the "Never Be Mine" verse for the second time that it becomes more yelling than singing

Now destructions on the riiiiiiise! words cannot describe how much i love the way bleck says that.

Oh my god I LOVE SPM the voice done for Count Bleck was absolutely perfect and fit so well! Timpani’s made me cry, genuinely it was so beautiful. You guys....you’re killing me. The minions genuinely gave me shivers! They fit so scarily well. Keep it up!

"Paper Mario Musical Bits: 1 video" *The possibility of another The Ultimate Show with lyrics excites me* TBH I just want more Dimentio

Undertale fans: so Count Bleck is XGaster? SPM fans: not everything Moti does is Undertale. We exist too.

Me:°sees no 1 hour version of this amazing song° Also me:hey Repeat? You got a momment or two?

And here I thought that Count Bleck didn't have any good themes. How foolish of me. Makes me wish we got to see a cover of their group's interlude theme, cause _that_ song is a banger. 0:35 - 0:55 I love how this part is in tempo with "The Ultimate Show". Shows just where this plan is heading from the start. "If this is what love can bring, wipe the tears from your eyes! Now only blackness sings! Now destruction's on the rise!" That is an amazing way to communicate Blumiere's transformation into Bleck.

I just noticed this, and it's probably just a coincidence, but when Bleck's monocle breaks, the cracks from a peace sign. The little wheel thing, you know.

That is so amazing, and words cannot express how excited I am for the rest of the Super Paper Mario Musical Bytes. I was just re-listening to Dimentio's songs last night out of excitement and I'm so glad the time is here now.

3:06 I’m sorry. I just love Mimi’s high note so much-

Count Bleck is by far the most depressing Mario villain of all time... I freaking LOVE this game!!

OMG Yes!!!!!!! Like Alucard from Castlevania Netflix show said: "This is just the biggest suicidal note in history."

count bleck is probably the reason why i like top hats

Small thing I noticed; when Bleck is defeated, his monocle is cracked in the shape of a peace sign.

Oh man, that delicious cameo....that jester guy was kinda hot....

I miss playing this game, it’s not the same playing it without a friend.

Whoa! Amazing! At 2:31 when I saw bleck's cronies names I was like "wait what?" And then 3:02 happened and I was like "OHMIGOSH!"

Absolutely spectacular performance by Tom

You know a game is good when it came out 13 years ago still has an active fanbase

"If this is what love can bring, wipe the tears from your eyes!" Love that part.