Unlike past examples, this song is used for Kyo himself, rather than his team, and thus is more representative of his cocky yet easygoing personality. '97 gives us the rocking ESAKA Forever.Despite not being fondly remembered, even XII got a remix. The XI version, used as the theme for NESTS-style Kyo, reinterprets the song with the kind of instrumentation used on XI, and comes off as closer to the Acid Mix as a result, befitting it being used for the '99-2001 era Kyo.This rendition later made it into Super Smash Bros. ESAKA!! from Unlimited Match gives the song a synth-rock feel.2003 brought it back with updated instrumentation, and then it got an arranged version which takes on a jazzier tone to it. The 2002 version, used as the theme for Kusanagi, yet another clone of Kyo's past self.The arranged version, while no less awesome, also adds a sense of "wrongness" to accompany the fact that you're not dealing with the real Kyo Kusanagi, making use of radio samples and static. Repurposed as the theme for the Kyo clones, who both use Kyo's classic movesets and even voice clips, it naturally takes on techno influences. The '98 version, despite a slightly slowed down pace, is by no means less powerful.
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