Gilgamesh Ashur

'Gilagmash is an major non-player character that appears in Final Fantasy Type-0''. He is a colossal warrior from Lorica with the power of the Genbu crystal, Gilgamesh is a l'Cie who has forgotten his Focus and serves as one of the game's bosses. He is accompanied by Enkidu, a fellow Genbu l'Cie.

Appearance and Personality
Gilgamesh is notably inarticulate in Final Fantasy Type-0 when compared to many of his previous appearances, and native Japanese speakers often refer to his manner of speech as "samurai talk" or crude use of the Japanese language. When presented with some of his dialogue, a native Japanese speaker can have a hard time understanding it due to ambiguous context and the lack of certain particles. This may be due to Gilgamesh being presented as a wandering rough-spoken warrior.

With his helmet removed, Gilgamesh is identical to his pirate king appearance in Final Fantasy XI right down to the wounded eye (which was covered by an eye-patch in Final Fantasy XI), albeit younger. In the bestiary he is the only character to have a zoom function to get a better look at his facial features, showing the closed eye.

Story
Gilgamesh first appears wandering in the battle around the Big Bridge, where the Peristylium Suzaku Army attempts to bring down the Milites Gates so that Caetuna can summon Alexander. As Class Zero makes their way to the Big Bridge, yelling over the radio channels indicates the forces stationed at the Big Bridge have encountered something. Just before the player reaches the bridge entrance a number of Ifrit fall from the skies, causing impact explosions. These foes most likely were defeated by Gilgamesh.

Class Zero finds Gilgamesh waiting atop a pile of ruined Milites assault vehicles he has presumably destroyed, shouting that he does not know where he is or who he is. He attacks Class Zero stating he must destroy and devour, presumably the combined remnants of the Genbu crystal Focus and his own instincts. Following the battle, Gilgamesh comes to his senses and expresses disappointment for the strength of his opponent, leaving to find another battle with a stronger opponent.

Gilgamesh later appears in the Byakko capital where he stops Machina, who is now a Byakko l'Cie, and tests his strength by challenging him. The encounter brings about a flashback that reveals Gilgamesh's true identity as the King of Genbu. As the ruler of the Lorican Alliance, he is protecting his country but his actions caused a problem to the nation, much to the dismay of the Lorican council members.

To ensure Gilgamesh would not lose the path he was heading down, his childhood friend Enkidu had served as his royal advisor. After recovering his memories, Gilgamesh asks Enkidu to forgive him, as it is revealed the latter and the people of Genbu perished when the nation was destroyed by the Ultima Bullet, with him right next to the point of detonation. The battle between Gilgamesh and Machina concludes with Gilgamesh's loss.

In the final dungeon, when the player enters the Genbu portal, a warrior resembling Gilgamesh will challenge the player in the bottom of the Genbu crater while Milites airships constantly bombarding the site. This is likely a false Gilgamesh appearance. His armor is darkened by an unknown status ailment and he fights with a superior moveset to that of Gilgamesh himself. Similar shades of other leaders appear in the other portals, all of who held a high station or some importance to their respective nations.

In Battle
Gilgamesh appears as an optional boss with his traditional eight-armed appearance after the player has beaten the game twice and completed the second side-history missions. After the mission "The Last Queen Returns to Oblivion", the door to the Rift will open if the player completes all training missions to unlock map areas. The door will appear in four locations: Genbu crater, Milites Empire near the capital, Concordia Kingdom near the Royal Palace and east Suzaku; the locations repeat in this order if the player fights and defeats Gilgamesh.

Gilgamesh will take a random party member to fight and if the player is defeated, he takes the character's equipped weapon. The reward of defeating the True Gilgamesh is the character's ultimate weapon.

Trivia

 * Final Fantasy Type-0 is the second title in the Final Fantasy series where Gilgamesh has a notable role in the game's plot. This may also be his first appearance in the Final Fantasy timeline, Lorica being referred to as the place he spent his childhood.
 * Final Fantasy Type-0 is the first game where Gilgamesh takes the characters' weapons upon emerging victorious. Most of his other appearances merely allude to his weapon claiming habit.