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10	Yet another SEGA classic with a fine selection of music, composed by Kentaro Koyama, with Yuko Iseki joining for ''FORCE'' and Takenobu Mitsuyoshi for ''MARZ''.
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14	[[folder:''Operation Moon Gate'']]
15	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_Zy0p9MAxs In the Blue Sky]]. Temjin's theme, easily the most iconic theme in the entire series, and for good reason. It's become symbolic of the series itself whenever it's referenced in other works, and has been remixed the most out of any other song in the series. To wit, there's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6MHt3VwBtY Saturn version]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOrfVcO5NRQ the '01 version]] used in FORCE and MARZ, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avbjurMU_to 1996 arrange version.]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGKgGme8d3s 2007 [H.] arrange version]] from legendary SEGA composer Hiroshi "Hiro" Kawaguchi, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXlIXxe0jCg Sega Sound Unit [H.] 1st Album arrange version]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud_Y2WE8qg8 Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 version]], the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrGgLKnL18w Super Robot Wars K Version]], and finally the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=884ajrh3Zog HD version from SRW UX]], now with Miku Hatsune vocals.
16	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sm93_RdQhSM She's Lost Control ~S.L.C.~]], Viper II's theme. A very fierce, fast-paced piece befitting the fastest mech in the game. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etMKljLwr50 Saturn version]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tFL9SrmfCk '01 version]] used for Viper's descendant MYZR in FORCE.
17	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieamIBRecCk Everything Merges With the Night]], Dorkas' theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Cmct35lMkk Saturn version]]. A very calm piece that sets the mood for a battle at night amidst a city-scape. The stage itself proved so popular it was brought back for Oratorio Tangram. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wifHs4BT3lo Oratorio Tangram version]] eventually became associated with the 10/80 Special, as it was assigned to the stage in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1_2YLRS2iA Oratorio Tangram Version 5.66]]. It eventually got a new rearrangement on the soundtrack for the [=PS2=] re-release, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkfYwUdVCEQ SOUND! SHOCK Arrange version]]
18	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr4L92nUX_M Higher Ground]], Belgdor's theme, and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY4KZr3Wk1A Saturn Version]]. A calm, uplifting piece befitting a battle among nature. This theme is somewhat of a RecurringRiff, as Belgdor's successors usually use this theme as a reference.
19	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TokJ09fnunA Ruins]], Bal-Bas-Bow's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lum1VHltw9c Saturn version.]]. This one has a bit of a Latin and exotic influence to it, owing to the Bal series' unique builds, designed for adaptability to multiple environments. It was brought back in FORCE as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HaesTl_3a0g From the Ruins]], used for Bal D Cista.
20	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkhQkxDUNXs Alice in the Wonderland]], Jaguarandi's theme, and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfw8P-jTZbA Saturn version]]. A dark, imposing song that heralds the coming of something that should not be. And that something is a gigantic Raiden with Bal-Bas-Bow's tank body ready to punish you for winning dishonorably via Time Out.
21	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUfnCN2vv8M Earth Light]]. Apharmd's theme, and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIjqRkGu_Sw Saturn version.]]. Fast and hot-blooded are the two terms that best describe the mech, and its theme is no exception. It was brought back for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbW3y-pgYzQ Oratorio Tangram]] when the Space Dock stage was re-added, and in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JUolDNdAI4 Version 5.66]] it became the theme of Apharmd C, which bears the most resemblance to the original model.
22	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfcSL6jCa1E The Wind is Blowing]], Fei-Yen's theme, and its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQDXClZ8xSY Saturn Version]]. The other iconic theme of the series for the token female mech, also having been remixed a number of times. The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K51yjS6LOOw 1996 Arrange Version.]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuD5Mb1Bqgc the '01 version]] used in FORCE, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3ExE9eBc4w Super Robot Wars Alpha 3 version]]. It even managed to get a vocal version called [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORdFMUht_Q Love14]], which was later used for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gRAzyhur3s SRW]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJq4ixZO76s UX]].
23	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMKJZmB9zGI Fade to Black]], Raiden's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7OrhhJ7hSI Saturn version]]. Evil and ominous to the very core, befitting a stage known as Death Trap, a descending mining platform to the last boss. The stage and theme were brought back for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yR08687V4c Oratorio]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOQQqUxtB7g Tangram]], now with an even more rocking feel to it. The song was also [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWmZNBE26og given a rock remix]] for the [=Counterpoint009A=] drama album.
24	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRuPxZZT-ds Crystal Doom]], Z-Gradt's theme, its [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=we194kcvAns Saturn version]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgUyS53LVf0 '03 version]] used in MARZ. Pulse-pounding drum beats set the stage for the final battle. It was also brought back as the theme of Bradtos, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEqDb8KGeLA Among Fields of Crystal]], in Oratorio Tangram.
25	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXaZFKUEIy8 From the Moon to Me]], an unused song for Fei-Yen, and one that might sound [[Franchise/SailorMoon remarkably familiar]] to anime fans. It was remixed as the first half of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BI9D74VI1LE Theme of FEI-YEN]] in the [=CyberNet=] Rhapsody drama album, and eventually became the theme of the secret boss added in the SEGA Ages [=PS2=] port, the Original Fei-Yen.
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28	[[folder:''Oratorio Tangram'']]
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30	Unlike the previous game, certain characters now have themes when fought on specific stages, and some are reserved solely for those stages. Also, due to the 5.66 version being on NAOMI hardware, the sound quality was noticeably improved, changing the soundtrack drastically.
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32	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkgGTD647g Soldier Blue]], Temjin's theme when fought on the Floating Carrier stage. A worthy successor to the already-awesome In the Blue Sky. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boHSVXcokSQ 5.66 Version]], and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqWxK8sON9k '01 Version]] from FORCE.
33	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOeroQRxvT4 Burning Inside]], Apharmd S's theme. Just as hot-blooded as ever, but now with a more down-to-business feel to it, befitting the Striker variant's focus on long range weaponry instead of being a master of CQC. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2Q3fr8iUsY 5.66 Version]].
34	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06hEsVkEdq0 Ocean Whispers]]. This plays specifically for whenever Bal-Bados is fought in the Undersea Plant stage, as it transforms into a special variant for that stage known as Bal-Keros.
35	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Di7BIAijI8 Monstrous Beat]], Dordray's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEqYJbjEuVc 5.66 version]]. Powerful drums and echoing synths perfectly emulate the feeling of being locked in battle inside a cave with a giant.
36	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsY5SCyYjl8 Above and Beyond]], Grys-Vok's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu6FaD1UguY 5.66 Version]]. Cues from Belgdor's theme are omnipresent in the themes of his successors, starting here.
37	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOAG5pKlR4A Coral Flanger]], Fei-Yen Kn's theme when fought on the Undersea Plant stage.
38	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckVwvY2GFKU 13 Seconds Warning]], Specineff's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7ESGTpItyY 5.66 Version]].
39	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27jJt4j1mzA Teenage Fortune]], Stein-Vok's theme. Originally the theme for the Dreamcast-added stage Autobahn, the stage was eventually assigned to Stein-Vok. This is the only real exception to Higher Ground being referenced in the themes of its successors, as Stein-Vok uses beam weapons instead of explosives, marking it as the oddball of the family. The main reason this track is so different is that, per the Dreamcast version's sound test, this was originally meant to be an alternative stage for Fei-Yen, as it's structurally based on her theme from ''Operation Moongate''. Eventually, however, it evolved into something else entirely.
40	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFIZUdsVb3I Sunshine Generator]], Bal-Bados's theme. A significantly more uplifting track than most of its other themes.
41	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mN64ZhuYmoY Triplet Repeat]], Angelan's theme. A graceful waltz befitting an ElegantGothicLolita mecha.
42	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evca1uNf3lk Free Radical]], Ajim's theme. This song spells woe and punishment for anyone who dared to win consistently by Time Out, as Ajim descends from the sky, interrupting the opponent's theme and killing them a la [[Franchise/StreetFighter Akuma]].
43	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4uMZq1-4aU High on Hope]], Temjin's theme when fought on the Public Port stage, the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJedlQUWImw 5.66 version]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbS8liUE08s High on Hope '01]], the version used in FORCE. A nice alternative theme to Soldier Blue.
44	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fe6Ec2yb1wY Zodiac Empathy]], Cypher's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm232f1uu3U 5.66 Version]]. Perfectly captures the feeling of an intense battle in space.
45	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5paSVzBNwbE Movin' Melodies]], the theme of Fei-Yen when fought on the Blank Frank stage. A more Latin-styled version of her theme from ''Operation Moongate''.
46	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BeG3jauI7rE Sweet Tragedy of Dreams]], the theme of Bal-Baros, the variant of Bal-Bados which appears on stages set in space, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrJEIxuVNTY 5.66 Version]]. An up-to-date reinterpretation of "Ruins", befitting the Bal series' evolution from its original, odd vacuum cleaner-esque design.
47	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLUl-YHUV-U Bloody Sorrow]], Apharmd B's theme, and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd0Db0O5bg8 5.66 Version]]. Still fast-paced, but with a more melancholy tone to it, as if something has been lost ever since Apharmd's design was split apart into several versions.
48	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFPMeQca9ns Into the Crimson]], Raiden's theme, and one of the most popular in the entire soundtrack of Oratorio Tangram, even eclipsing Raiden's original theme. It's one of the very few themes in the series to get remixed for MARZ. Here's the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-4cJebBQl4 5.66 Version]] and the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnFHfru2Q3M '03 Version]] used in MARZ.
49	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eomxB9MjsjA Encoded Final]], Tangram's theme. A slow, powerful orchestral piece with a sense of imminent danger heralds the final boss of the game. Better destroy it within the time limit, or reality ceases to exist.
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52	[[folder:''FORCE'']]
53	Since every mech has several different variants, many of them have multiple themes.
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55	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HByZWuTNCw8 Tidal Blue]]. Temjin 707's theme. This song takes heavy cues from the original Temjin theme, "In the Blue Sky", though it sounds as if it's missing the same spark as the original, which is evident in the backstory as the 707 models are essentially relics of a bygone age, still doing their damnedest to survive on a frontier where most other previous-generation Virtuaroids have been rendered worthless.
56	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ag3pMo9t9pc Harmless Sigh]], a theme for Temjin 747. A still-heroic, but significantly darker and melancholic theme for the new breed of Temjins produced for the martian frontier.
57	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfqgncevtaM Conquista Ciela]], a theme for the MYZR, and a re-interpretation of Cypher's theme Zodiac Empathy. Takenobu Mitsuyoshi's first contribution to the franchise, and it shows. This song also got a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZ1RbbZBK70 vocal version]] with Mitsuyoshi's singing.
58	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEdoxbbRWUs Quiet Resolve]], Specineff's theme. An intense, fast-paced hard rock theme for the harbinger of death.
59	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s3vbBAIs78 Kirisute Go-Men!]], Kagekiyo's theme. Although it initially sounds heroic, it descends into hauntingly chaotic madness representing the soul within the mech's suffering, letting the listener know that something is definitely wrong and twisted about this thing.
60	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=825T5pCpZHQ Air Time]], VOX's theme. This remix of "Higher Ground" goes back to the roots, while also adding some new touches from "Above and Beyond".
61	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ej_jcI6ZzCE The Road to the Victory]], a theme for Guarayakha. An upbeat, carefree theme that just screams "magical girl".
62	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2B8dM6LMvFI Fantastic Light]], a theme for Guarayakha. Unlike the previous theme, this one has a bit of an otherworldly tone to it, as though something isn't quite right about this mech. Sure enough, it was designed to contain Jaguarandi, but it ends up used as a vessel for it to materialize into the real world.
63	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnRQkaXAXtM Happy Storm]], a theme for Fei-Yen. Borrows a bit from "Coral Flanger" while also sounding like The Wind is Blowing.
64	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oukTO6nWV5o No Cold Heart]], a theme for Angelan. Much like "Triplet Repeat", this track is a calming, beautiful waltz.
65	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kI5VN43Awtk Baby's On Fire]], a theme for Angelan. This time, Angelan is the one who gets the "Coral Flanger" treatment instead of Fei-Yen, with an upbeat salsa tune.
66	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJiCJQFErI8 Destructive Happiness]], Jaguarandi's theme. Borrows many cues from "Alice in the Wonderloand", such as the eerie reverb effects in the background and the slow, powerful drum beats. This time, Jaguarandi means business since it can now cause real damage.
67	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqnx0ZVeLrA Fit So Tight]], Apharmd J's theme. A fierce, heroic mixture of "Earth Light" and "Burning Inside".
68	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waSoRu2gCaw Tiger! Tiger!]], Apharmd T's theme. Instead of the "Earth Light" cues, this one borrows more from "Bloody Sorrow".
69	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pTQ1__2jCk 515 Hours]], a theme for Apharmd. Fans of SEGA rail shooters will recognize this one. It's a remix of the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4137I9b8Dw United Nations H.Q.]] stage theme from ''Gunblade NY'', a project for which Kentaro Koyama was also the composer. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap6OxoAx7SA The official Sega Sound Unit [H.] remix]] turns the EpicRocking up to eleven.
70	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rm8JZH5zRAI Primitive Jam]], a theme for the MYZR. Yet another Latin-style theme.
71	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9DMCjCNJTs Confidential Sister]], a theme for the MYZR. Takes cues from "Movin' Melodies", one of the themes of the Cypher.
72	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_7zIC7oscM Put Your Future Out of Frame]], the theme of the Shadow [=VRs=]. A faster-paced techno remix of Jaguarandi's theme. This plays if you encounter the secret MirrorMatch. As MARZ's soundtrack will show, there are also elements of DYMN's theme in this one.
73	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwGca67KO1Y Child War]], a theme for Bal d Meora. Uses a slow, Latin style beat commonly found in the Bal-series themes.
74	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5TkMAB7WneM Grand Fabrication]], a theme for Bal v Tigla. This theme for the Bal series has a distinct Chinese flair to it, marking the Tigla as the odd one out of the series.
75	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VwqhaBeS1Hg Diamond Float]], a theme for Bal D Cista. A Latin reinterpretation of "Sweet Tragedy of Dreams".
76	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HJWCXx2Vok Chaotic Dancer]], a theme for Bal v Tigla. By far the most insane theme yet for a member of the Bal series, referencing Middle Eastern music instead of the series' usual motifs.
77	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7txRi8DV1RY Black Minaloushe]], a theme for Raiden. Better known as what happens when you mix "Fade to Black" with "Into the Crimson", with the elements of "Fade to Black" being more prominent. Undeniably evil and hot-blooded, but with a more melancholic tone and a sense of finality.
78	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Tm91WyVCOY Tears for Bloody Solid]], a theme for Raiden. Better known as what happens when you mix "Fade to Black" with "Into the Crimson", with the elements of "Into the Crimson" being more prominent. Slow, but intense and very foreboding.
79	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOIm-F9ftQA Cry For Your Lost Rainbow]], a theme for Raiden. Yet another remix of a ''Gunblade NY'' song, this time of the final stage of the game, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLwoWOfDKUs Midtown Night]].
80	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmM7SO6zquk Crystal Ovary]], Ajim & Guerlain's theme. Just as pulse-pounding as Tangram's theme, but with a more mysterious, menacing tone to it. You've come this far, now it's time to defeat the only thing left standing in your way.
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83	[[folder:''MARZ'']]
84	* [[https://youtu.be/PdngO6NhU5s Light of the Moon.]] This haunting theme plays the first time you meet a shadow VR, immediately giving the air that something isn't quite right on the moon.
85	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0pNzPcsPgA Three Splendid Roses]], the theme of the Rose Sisters, consisting of Sylvie Fang, Deborah Bite, and Jennifer Poison, all piloting custom [=MYZRs=].
86	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwcAbTNpavU Harmless Sigh]], the White Knight's battle theme. Aside from being based on Temjin's "In the Blue Sky", it has a feeling of desperation and anguish, which is fitting given the White Knight has no real desire to destroy you. This plays not only when you fight him, but also when you fight the shadow version of yourself in the Moon arc.
87	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeSA7Qgpj-E Burning Muscles ~ Ichiban☆Boshi]], the theme of Sgt. Issy Hatter, pilot of Apharmd the Hatter. As HotBlooded as the character it correlates to.
88	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHvN17qYLUs Fierce Fight]], an upbeat and energetic theme that plays during some of the final missions.
89	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ppis2_IdIQk Grief of TANGRAM]], a sad cinematic piece which plays during the final battle against Tangram, who is being controlled and fighting you against her will.
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93	Legendary video game composer Creator/YuzoKoshiro scores this game, and from synth beats that hearken back to ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'' and ''VideoGame/WanganMidnight'' to hard rock that evokes ''VideoGame/{{Ys}}'' and ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'', it shoes.
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95	* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Me4GkTx0GVY Rising Blue]], Temjin and Touma Kamijou's theme. Takes many cues from Soldier Blue while adding in an upbeat guitar that just screams "Imagine Breaker".
96	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxFUWLvJsLA Drill Domination]], Dordray and Motoharu Tsuchimikado's theme.
97	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tR8aYzFhjc Lightning Pixy]], Cypher and Lessar's theme.
98	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Myf-Q_r3w0o Tears for Nightmare]], Angelan and Misaki Shokuhou's theme.
99	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqa2-6YAV-A Happy Judgement]], Fei-Yen Kn and Kuroko Shirai's theme.
100	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTokIhe9Sik Exotic Drift]], Grys-Vok and Kazari Uiharu's theme.
101	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXxcUwS5L1U Legacy of Nyahhh]], BAL-[=RlooN=] and Index Librorum Prohibitorum's theme.
102	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=njbh5FXNN4c Psychedelic Pleasure]], BAL-Bados's theme, and Index Librorum Prohibitorum's alternate theme by extension.
103	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7nr4JnpOgY Pandemic Nostalgia]], Ririn Furashina's theme. She pilots an exclusive mech specifically for this game known as Cypher 2000 "Blue Stalker".
104	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8Aj6YFCdcw Vital Bros ver.55]], the collective theme for the Apharmd series, making it the theme of Ruiko Saten's, Acqua of the Back's, and Kaori Kanzaki's theme.
105	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqiCAoZaNNU Forbidden Acceleration]], Specineff and Accelrator's theme.
106	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0PY7lhp_bs Streak of Black Sorrow]], Raiden and Mikoto Misaka's theme.
107	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpFJx1nSG9I Lonely Phantasm]], the theme of "PPRIMA", a brand-new Virtuaroid created by Tangram that serves as the FinalBoss.
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