The Extreme

"The Extreme" is the final boss theme of Final Fantasy VIII, composed and arranged by Nobuo Uematsu.
On the soundtrack, "The Extreme" has a running time of approximately 6 minutes and 45 seconds. "The Extreme" features a female chorus eerily chanting "Fithos Lusec Wecos Vinosec" in its intro. Additionally, the intro to many of the older battle themes of the Final Fantasy series can be heard after the tranquil intro ends.
==Game appearances==
===Final Fantasy VIII===
"The Extreme" is the track that plays during the final battle with Ultimecia. It is the ninth track of the fourth disc from the Final Fantasy VIII: Original Soundtrack.
It was released again on the Final Fantasy VIII Original Soundtrack Revival Disc.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
An arrangement of "The Extreme" by Daiki Ishikawa plays during the battle against the Oracle of Darkness in the in Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers, and can be obtained as an orchestrion roll from the same duty.
"The Extreme (Shadowbringers)" is track 3 on the Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers - EP3 digital mini album and track 61 on the Death Unto Dawn: Final Fantasy XIV Original Soundtrack.
===Final Fantasy XV===
"The Extreme" plays in the music player after the player buys the Memories of FFVIII soundtrack from Hammerhead for 100 gil.
===Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)===
""The Extreme -original-" from FINAL FANTASY VIII" is one of the two default Final Fantasy VIII battle themes. It is the seventh track of Dissidia Final Fantasy Original Soundtrack second disc.
"The Extreme" can be automatically selected for battles including Squall or Ultimecia, or taking place at Ultimecia's Castle.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
""The Extreme -original-" from FINAL FANTASY VIII" is a battle theme. It can be automatically selected for battles including Laguna Loire, Squall Leonhart, or Ultimecia, or taking place at Ultimecia's Castle.
In the story mode, it is featured as the background theme of the final duel between Laguna and the Cloud of Darkness.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
A new jazz arrangement of "The Extreme" by Takeharu Ishimoto is available as battle music. The arrangement and the original PlayStation version can be bought from the shop for 3,600 gil.
"The Extreme (Arrangement)" is track 15 of disc 1 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy -Arcade- Original Soundtrack and track 27 on the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Original Soundtrack.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy===
"The Extreme" is available as a bonus downloadable content Battle Music Sequence.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call====
"The Extreme" is a Battle Music Sequence included in the base game.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy All-Star Carnival====
"The Extreme" is a playable Battle Music Sequence. It can be bought in the song store for 5 sound medals.
Difficulty	Difficulty	Difficulty	Difficulty	Difficulty
Beginner 	Basic 	Expert 	Ultimate 	Transcendent
N/A 	3 	5 	10 	N/A
====Theatrhythm Final Bar Line====
==Arrangement album appearances==
===The Black Mages III: Darkness and Starlight===
A rearranged and modified version of "The Extreme" was arranged by Michio Okamiya and performed by The Black Mages. It was recorded by Naoki Uehata and Hiroaki Ohgushi, assisted by Wataru Namifusa, and recorded at MARUNI STUDIO. The song is the third track on their third studio album.
===More SQ===
"FINAL FANTASY VIII The Extreme" was arranged by mouse on the keys and Jun Nemoto, and appears as track 9 on the album. It was performed by Akira Kawasaki (drum), Atsushi Kiyota (piano/keyboards), Daisuke Niitome (piano/keyboards/drum brushes), and additional member Jun Nemoto (soprano sax).
It was released again on the Last SQ album.
===Final Fantasy VIII Chips===
The song is part of the 8-bit arrangement album as its ninth track, arranged by Kplecraft.
==Live performances==
===The Black Mages III Darkness and Starlight Live===
"The Extreme" was performed live by The Black Mages on August 9, 2008 and recorded on the album.
==Compilation album appearances==
===Final Fantasy Vinyls===
"The Extreme" is included on the fifth disc of this collector's edition set.
===Final Fantasy Villains===
"FINAL FANTASY VIII : The Extreme" is track 8 on the album.
===Final Fantasy VIII Vinyl===
"The Extreme" is track 3 on side B of disc 2 of the album.
===Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Tracks 1987-2017===
"The Extreme" appears as track 74 of disc 1 on the album celebrating Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary.
===Time and Again 2: Final Fantasy XIV Raid Dungeon Themes===
"The Extreme (Shadowbringers)" from Final Fantasy XIV is track 14 of disc 2 on the album.
===Heroes and Villains===
"The Extreme" is track 6 on side B of the Heroes and Villains First album.
==Unofficial album appearances==
===BadAss: Boss Themes===
The free fan album by OverClocked ReMix contains a track titled "Ultimecia (Final Fantasy VIII) - All Existence Denied", which is "The Extreme" with an alternative palette plus vocalization of Ultimecia.
==See also==
*Final boss theme
==External links==
*Stream 1-15「The Extreme - arrange -」 from FINAL FANTASY Ⅷ by Takeharu Ishimoto 石元 丈晴 | Listen online for free on SoundCloud
Category:Battle themes from Final Fantasy VIII
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Category:Battle themes from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
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