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Gilgamesh

=Mythological Gilgamesh=

King Gilgamesh lived and reigned about 2700 BC.

According to the Sumerian king list, he was the fourth king of Uruk in Sumer and he was succeeded by his son Ur-Nungal who ruled for 30 years:

Gilgamec, whose father was a phantom (?), the lord of Kulaba, ruled for 126 years.

He built a temple to Ninlil in Nippur, and possibly the walls of Uruk.

See also: Epic of Gilgamesh

=Final Fantasy Gilgamesh=

Gilgamesh is also the name of a character in the Final Fantasy series. He is characterized by having dark complexion, flamboyantly colorful battle armor, and many arms wielding many weapons at once. He has a fierce façade, but this masks his own childlike warm personality.

In Final Fantasy V, Gilgamesh is a lieutenant of Exdeath. He is big on talk, but short on courage.

In Final Fantasy VIII, Gilgamesh is a Guardian Force who replaces Odin in the fourth disc.

In Final Fantasy IX, Gilgamesh is a self-proclaimed great treasure hunter who lounges at Daguerreo Library to make himself known, but later confesses that he was lying. Unlike in previous games, this Gilgamesh is not associated with battling.

See also: Final Fantasy

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