Alpharad recognizes Volo's theme...

[JzanderN]

I like that Alpharad is 10 levels above Volo and is *still* terrified. Those are some deep scars Cynthia left in him.

[bx-guy]

Cynthia’s ancestors and even her descendants will continue to strike fear into the hearts of the challengers

[Vinlie]

I love how it's not even Cynthia's theme. It's *approaching* Cynthia's theme.

[xFreSh_]

No joke I went into this fight thinking "I'm going to obliterate this twink" then my cockiness immediately turned into genuine fear when the piano played. Man this game is so good.

[baritonamekian]

Volo is mind boggling dude. Arceus didn't bat an eye at Cyrus's plans or Lysandre's genocide attempt, but it was concerned enough to send you to Volo's time to stop him since no one else could even come close to standing a chance against him.

Really puts into perspective how insane Volo really is.

[Enderlinkpawnu]

The theme is a survival mechanism to incite fear into their prey.

[JonnZth]

"I wasn't scared, until i heard the piano" was priceless lol

[Gamemaster]

The literal embodiment of "Why do I hear boss music?"

[danielhavoc]

It doesn't matter what generation of Cynthia it is, even ooga-booga caveman Cynthia is the scariest thing you can face in a Pokémon game.

[moyanto]

0:10 that little *gasp as he realizes, all the vietnam flashbacks came back into his mind in that moment

[friedpinnapple]

“Wait he opens with spiritomb! Is this just Cynthia’s team?!?” HE FIGURED IT OUT HAHAHAHA

[ConversantNerd]

“So what is it about this bloodline that has a love for Garchomp and pianos?” is by far one of the best quotes from the full video

[onlysmiles]

I legit didn't think they could make Cynthia's theme more terrifying

And yet...

[LegengaryOak]

0:15 is the moment that all memes temporarily disappeared from his mind as his blood ran cold with fear. That piano got *Alpharad* to screech to a halt. Go Ichinose is a titan.

[joshuaatherton]

Remember, Volo doesn't know about Cynthia. He doesn't know what his theme is "based on" and the lore behind it.

He knows you are afraid of him.

He just doesn't know why.

[tbbbo]

When everything starts to click just before and at the start of the Volo battle. I genuinely got chills

[astercat]

Cynthia was already intimidating because of her Garchomp, but her theme makes her absolutely terrifying. I'm so glad they made Volo's theme similar.

[CCCMTTT]

Hearing him say unironically, not even for the “bit”, that he wasn’t scared *UNTIL* makes you realize just how hard this hit.

[tikki]

The feeling of dread you get in your stomach when you hear this theme and suddenly realize who Volo's supposed to be the ancestor of. Genuinely one of the best moments in my playthrough lol

[cleotasberkley]

I have never played Diamond/Pearl, but when I got to Volo and I heard that piano and I saw that Spiritomb, I too felt fear.
Even without personally experiencing the trauma, I understood exactly what was happening so great was its infamy.
And I knew I had better respect the hell out of everything I was about to see from that moment forward.