Videogames {and professional} wrestling have a protracted and storied historical past. WWF No Mercy and SmackDown Shut Your Mouth are a few of the greatest wrestling video games on the market, and I’d argue they’ve not been topped within the twenty years since. There have been loads of methods for us to step into the digital squared circle through the years, however this isn’t the place the connection ends. Loads of skilled wrestlers have made their love for videogames identified when coming into the ring, and this newest show pulls on a number of legends, particularly from Closing Fantasy 14, in stunning methods.
At Wrestle Dynasty on Sunday January 5, Kenny Omega got here again to Japan. The AEW and New Japan present marked Omega’s return after fairly a while away due to harm, and he celebrated the second with fairly the doorway. Omega’s been identified to indicate his love for videogames in and across the ring, however this time he introduced some stunning hyperlinks to the most effective MMOs round, Closing Fantasy 14.
“Earlier than my return tomorrow, I wish to announce that I’m debuting a brand new entrance on the Tokyo Dome,” Kenny Omega wrote on Twitter/X. “A brand new track created by the superb Closing Fantasy 14 & 16 composer Masayoshi Soken, with vocals by Jason Miller and a particular voice by the legendary Nobuo Uematsu. I hope you take pleasure in.”
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As an enormous fan of Omega, Soken, and Uematsu’s work, it is a crossover that really blew my thoughts. Omega’s entrance wasn’t stuffed with Closing Fantasy references, however he clearly respects the work of individuals like Soken and Uematsu to the purpose the place he desires them part of his grand return. With Dawntrail’s raid collection pulling on skilled wrestling, every part’s in a short time come full circle.
Omega’s love for videogames has crossed over into his wrestling profession on a number of events, with some extra overt references exhibiting up throughout entrances. Omega has entered the AEW ring dressed as Sans from Undertale (with Megolovania in tow), and even walked into the New Japan ring donning a Sephiroth cosplay as properly.
Actually, two of Omega’s in-ring strikes are direct references to videogames. His V-Set off and One Winged Angel finishers are named after Avenue Fighter and Closing Fantasy 7 respectively, so he’ll do no matter it takes to get video games right into a match.
Masayoshi Soken has been a mainstay in Closing Fantasy soundtracks for over a decade at this level, with each 14, alongside its many expansions, and 16 as a part of his library. I’ve been loving Soken’s latest work on Dawntrail, however lots of 16’s music additionally utterly caught me off guard for the way simply it wormed its means into my mind.
Identical to Soken, Nobuo Uematsu is a longstanding legend within the Closing Fantasy group for his work as the unique composer of the collection. A few of his most well-known works embody the unique Closing Fantasy 7 and eight, with him even coming again for FF7 Rebirth to compose the primary theme of the sport.
Jason Miller is the founding father of the rock band Godhead, however in addition they have lots of ties to videogames, and to Closing Fantasy 14 particularly. Not solely did Miller voice the unique model of Raubahn in FF14, however he additionally acted because the lead singer for a number of themes and trailers within the Shadowbringers and Endwalker expansions.
If listening to Soken’s wonderful melodies has you desirous to dive again into their work, be sure you brush up on all of the Closing Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Aether Present places. Don’t neglect to seize that free Closing Fantasy 14 Dawntrail Fantasia as properly.
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