ARE YOU READY FOR GILGAMESH?!!!

Recent info about 2.2 has revealed this so...

Are you ready for the battle of legends!

(Gilgamesh Trial Battle Image)
http://gamerescape.com/wp-content/up...9-1024x576.png

ARE YOU READY TO FIGHT ALONG SIDE THE LEGEND!
(Hildibrand Quest involving fighting along side Gilgamesh)
http://gamerescape.com/wp-content/up...0-1024x576.png

Then enjoy th original theme while we wait EXTENDED Version.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqpNNIQjrvY

Oh hell yes.

Enough expository banter! Now we fight like men! And ladies! And men who play as ladies! For Gilgamesh...it is morphing time!

May as well post it in this Thread as well, since the other one is not really about Gilgamesh... xD


"Let me predict:

- Sidequest Gilgamesh is using 2 Arms and 1 Weapon, so not really strong.
- Future Patch he will get a ( Hard Mode ) Fight, using 4 of his Arms.
- Future Update he will get an ( Extreme Mode ) Fight, using 8 of his Arms."

Is that a... chicken? in the first photo...

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Originally Posted by MrJiggyFly

Is that a... chicken? in the first photo...

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Enkidu most likely.

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Originally Posted by MrJiggyFly

Is that a... chicken? in the first photo...

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Notice "Hilibrand" is missing as he is part of the quest.

Yep, nvm got this pic off Lodestone. Figured it was gonna be part of some comic relief.

http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/5c5...3c97e122_0.png

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Originally Posted by ReplicaX

Notice "Hilibrand" is missing as he is part of the quest.

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It is not Hildibrand.. xD

http://img.finalfantasyxiv.com/t/baa...4a0a8fff_0.png

It seems to be Enkidu, the usual partner of Gilgamesh.

No foam finger arms?

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Originally Posted by Nero

May as well post it in this Thread as well, since the other one is not really about Gilgamesh... xD


"Let me predict:

- Sidequest Gilgamesh is using 2 Arms and 1 Weapon, so not really strong.
- Future Patch he will get a ( Hard Mode ) Fight, using 4 of his Arms.
- Future Update he will get an ( Extreme Mode ) Fight, using 8 of his Arms."

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possibly a multi-phase fight that increases in difficulty as he loses more health.

Clearly we need the green chicken as a minion. I'm not going to be shocked if one of the NPCs insists it's the legendary green strain of chocobo.

Oh man he needs an ultimate attack mechanic where you swap the Excalibur with the Excalipoor in order to survive it.

Fools! You face the mightiest swordsman in all Eorzea! You face me! Gilgamesh! Long have I sought the blade of Legend... scoured have I the furthest marches, East and West! Now my search brings me here, to you! Your weapons are forfeit to me!

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Originally Posted by saber_alter

possibly a multi-phase fight that increases in difficulty as he loses more health.

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In his FFXII incarnation, Gilgamesh would spawn more arms as he would draw more weapons (each one a weapon from a previous game up until he drew the Tournesol from XII) as the fight progressed. No doubt that's how it goes.

You bet i'm ready.

http://24.media.tumblr.com/582dbb9ea...lj4o1_1280.jpg

ohgodohgodohgodohgod, i dont think my body will ever be ready for this, but thats fine.

Haha, I wonder if there's any truth to what was mentioned about how his battle in ARR is going to work, in that if you lose to him, you lose your weapon (if so, I can see a lot of players getting around that by simply equipping a trash weapon for the fight as security so they don't lose their relic etc). And is that green chicken supposed to be my namesake??? o.o

Either way, I cannot wait for this! :D

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Originally Posted by ExperienceLoader

Oh man he needs an ultimate attack mechanic where you swap the Excalibur with the Excalipoor in order to survive it.

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Sadly that will not happen since this is Pre-Excalibur Gilgamesh set during the time frame when Gilgamesh is still looking for Excalibur.

Only Post-Excalibur Gilgamesh appearance is in FF8. Every other appearance has been set in Pre-Excalibur Timeframe including this one.

I'm still waiting for SE to explain how Pre-Excalibur Gilgamesh obtains Excalibur and becomes Post-Excalibur Gilgamesh. They'll probably explain how Gilgamesh loses three of his right arms as well when Se finally reveals how Gilgamesh becomes Post-Excalibur Gilgamesh.
http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2...-VIIIGilgy.JPG

People better get on the Hildebrand quests before update.

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Originally Posted by Enkidoh

Haha, I wonder if there's any truth to what was mentioned about how his battle in ARR is going to work, in that if you lose to him, you lose your weapon (if so, I can see a lot of players getting around that by simply equipping a trash weapon for the fight as security so they don't lose their relic etc).

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I really hope he requires you to use Relic/Relic Zenith to fight him, and losing means you lose that weapon. It would boost the market for the base weapons for the quest, if nothing else (assuming Relics are still going to be something continually upgraded). Though seeing people lose Allagan weapons would be hilarious... It would beg the question though, what could he possibly reward players with to make fighting him worth the risk? Maybe make him part of the upgrade process for the next tier of Relic upgrades... The Gilgamesh trial drops Radz-at-Han Quenching Oil+1 maybe...

I should stop dreaming, he is part of a sidequest. Zero chance he'll have any impact like that, I should just expect a Trial with Odin like rewards to turn in for vanity weapons...

Well, judging by his brief dialogue at the end of the current Hildibrand questline, he seems he's searching for

the 'blade of light', which to me means he's obviously heard of the 'prophecy' from Louisoix's journal, which ironically was nothing but a metaphor for the player. So maybe I'm just reading too far into it, but it seems the reason he's beating up adventurers because he's misunderstood this metaphor for a real sword.

But I would be disappointed if there is an ilevel requirement for this (which it most probably would have) - it would restrict what is supposed to be a humorous sidestory to simply being connected to endgame stuff. But ah well, I guess we'll see.

they turned enkidu into a green turkey?

Can't wait to hear Soken's take on Battle at the Big Bridge.

I'm curious how Hildibrand's clothes got shredded again. The first time it was from falling from space, this time, what? Did Enkidu peck him to near death? xD

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If you mean the legendary Sword Excalibur then yes Gilgamesh is still looking for Excalibur since this is Pre-Excalibur Gilgamesh.

His life long goal is to find the legendary sword Excalibur and it is one of the reasons why he fights people and take their weapon if he defeats them.

Ever since he was sent into the Void by Ex-death Gilgamesh learned how to use the Void to travel into different Final Fantasy worlds and allows him to change his appearance in each different FF world. However, Time moves differently for Gilgamesh due to the void which is why Post-Excalibur Gilgamesh can exists in FF8 being that it is far into Gilgamesh's timeframe while all other appearance has been Pre-Excalibur Gilgamesh being set before he found Excalibur.

Screw Gilgamesh, everyone cares about Enkidu Chicken more!
http://i.imgur.com/clYRro8.jpg