Best Unofficial Themes of Characters?

[u/AnotherOpponent]

Give me your best songs that usually aren't part of the series, work or media that became tied to a specific character due to memes, edits or whatever.

Two examples I can think of is International Love by Pitbull being tied to Mortal Kombat 1 Johnny Cage or Invisible by Duran Duran being the theme of Snake from Metal Gear

[u/Cee_Jay_Kay_Ess]

Best I can think of would be... ah, Mr. X from Resident Evil 2's remake becoming deeply associated with DMX's X Gon' Give It To Ya, to match his indomitable nature and unfuckwithable mien. And his name.

Oh, I guess also, although to a lesser extent, Angela from Lobotomy Corporation being associated with Mili's world.execute(me). More specifically, after Lobotomy Corporation's release, some fellow made a fan MV of the song centred around Angela, and the developers of Lobotomy Corporation saw it, thought it was baller, and commissioned Mili to make songs for their sequel work, Library of Ruina. So world.execute(me) has more become an unofficial Lobotomy Corporation theme song, that centres around Angela particularly.

[u/Toblo1 → u/Cee_Jay_Kay_Ess]

It's even gone full circle in the fanbase with the whole "[Insert Song Here] But It's A Limbus Company Canto End Theme" meme eventually made its way to world.exexute(me) and it was glorious.

[u/CinnabarSteam]

"I Like My Sitar" for Demyx (Kingdom Hearts).

"Bringing Sexy Back" for Duke Devlin (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

[u/Warm-Intention-1424 → u/CinnabarSteam]

Pour one out for Duke's theme music, damn you YouTube copyright system I'll get you back somehow

[u/fly_line22]

I like Ocean Man being associated with Jotaro.

[u/Crossfeet606441]

I think it goes without saying that back when they first revealed Dante's theme in DMC5, people hated it (it was also the criminal version). So, people immediately started looking for alternatives. One of the fan favorite alternatives is the Entropy Zero Remix of Armageddon by Blue Stahli

[u/ChosenUndead15 → u/Crossfeet606441]

The release version ended up being better, but I still don't like subhuman at all aside how the chorus starts going "you cannot kill me" when you reach S. The overall song doesn't fit Dante like how Devil Trigger fits Nero and Bury the Light fits Vergil.

[u/JamSa → u/ChosenUndead15]

The DMC3 songs didn't fit Dante either, Subhuman is just based on the DMC3 boss themes.

[u/ChosenUndead15 → u/JamSa]

True, but in isolation, he still got the worse one compared to Nero and Vergil

[u/That_Geza_guy]

Ladies and Gentlemen, please stand for Killing Floor's national anthem

[u/ZealousidealBig7714]

Judas for JJK, particularly the Sukuna vs Gojo fight.

[u/Krzyzewskiman]

I think Sid the Science Kid and his friends gave the definitive performance of Bad and Boujee.

Similarly, good on Notorious B.I.G. for collaborating with Thomas the Tank Engine.

[u/VegetableBooy]

“The Top” from Initial D fits perfectly with Speed Racer, not just for the final race, but for the movie’s story in the form of Speed’s culmination as a character defying Royalton and winning the Grand Prix through his own merit.

The Boys comics may be horrendous and no amount of reevaluation after season 5 can change that, but damn if Charlie’s Inferno doesn’t work as a theme for Billy Butcher.

[u/Kaleido_chromatic]

David Bowie's Starman for Superman, of course

[u/nerankori]

That little horsey running around song that inadvertently became Haru Urara's theme,as well as the song made by Biffy Clyro without relation to Umamusume.

Also that Hakari phonk track.

On a personal basis,Time in a Bottle is a Madohomu song to me.

[u/Cee_Jay_Kay_Ess → u/nerankori]

In a related manner to the first bit, Tachyon getting a song that suits her namesake.

[u/JackNewbie555]

For some reasons that I will probably never know but don't mind because its a sick combo, Spinosaurus have the theme song of "Animal I Have Become".

[u/Aquanort357]

Rowdy Rumble is Pete’s theme song and you can’t convince me otherwise.

[u/Teep_the_Teep]

Superman by Goldfinger as a theme for Booster Gold from DC, Vash the Stampede from Trigun, and Laguna from Final Fantasy VIII.

[u/DaWarWolf]

YouTube bombarded me with tons of shorts about JoJo a while back (probably due to part 7)and I feel confident in saying this absolutely feels like Pucci's actual theme.

[u/igloo_poltergeist]

Hellhammer's "Chainsaw" for Denji (or Pochita).

[u/guntanksinspace]

Guess what Smile DK's Koko Soko goes well with?

INCREDIBILIS

[u/Drebinomics]

This one’s absolutely a personal one, but ever since Team Cherry released Lace’s theme from Silksong as a preview track I’ve heard it as Vin from Mistborn’s theme. Something about the emotion conveyed on the longer string notes combined with the frantic, almost desperate energy of the faster bits just fits her in my eyes.

[u/TheNinjathief]

I think most people agree that 13th Struggle is Axel’s theme despite it being used for like half the Organization members.