DESTRUCIMATE

DESTRUCIMATE first appeared in Pump It Up XX and remains in the lineup through PHOENIX. The title blends 'Destruction' and 'Decimate', and the Korean domestic version of the game translated it directly as 'Destruction' (파괴) instead of leaving it phonetically spelled out. When the song was brought into PIU, it was trimmed in length and its 'blood'-type (life) notes were removed.

The BGA, by CattoHato and Jehezukiel, shows two beastmen squaring off in a duel; in the end the taller one is ambushed and falls, struck down by a blade. Both the music's flavor and the visual progression evoke Egyptian mythology, leading many to read the two figures as Set and Horus. There is also a prequel BGA, made for D_AAN's 'Apophis' and submitted to BOFU2016.

On the Single side, the PHOENIX levels are S9, S12, S16, S19 and S21. The S9 was a level 8 in XX and was bumped up to 9 in PHOENIX. The S19 opens lightly, moves through double steps and a three-hit drill, then ends in a dense flood of notes; in practice almost all of its difficulty sits in that final burst, while simply clearing it is fairly manageable. The S21 follows a similar build-up, closing with a mix of one-foot-anchored drills and wide-angle twists; it was a level 22 in XX and was recommended as a gateway to that tier, but dropped to 21 in PHOENIX.

On the Double side, the PHOENIX levels are D14, D19 and D23. The D14 was a D15 in XX and was lowered for feeling far too easy for its rating. The D23 is a textbook high-level chart built around a long 16th-note run at the end; in XX it was a level 24 and, with a relatively untangled note path, was often suggested as a 24 entry point. It came down to 23 in PHOENIX, but since many hard 23s were pushed up to 24, some now feel it plays tough for its current level.