Gilgamesh (Final Fantasy XII boss)

Gilgamesh appears as an Elite Mark in this game, and is petitioned by Montblanc. He is located in the Lhusu Mines and must be fought twice. The first is on the bridge just to the west of the Gate Crystal, in an homage to the "Clash on the Big Bridge" from Final Fantasy V; the iconic theme music is also heard during each fight. Gilgamesh escapes after defeat and the player must find the Site 11 Key and venture deep into the mine to Site 7. During the second fight, Gilgamesh's HP is triple what he previously had and his stats are all raised which makes for a very tough fight.

He uses weapons from various Final Fantasy games, as well as one from Dragon Quest (also known as Dragon Warrior). However, all of the swords differ from their appearances in their respective games, and the Bestiary states that none of the swords are authentic. He is voiced in the Japanese version by Daisuke Gori, who voiced Fungus in Final Fantasy: Unlimited, and in the English version by John DiMaggio of "Futurama" fame, who also voices Migelo, as well as Final Fantasy X characters, Wakka and Kimahri.

The swords are:
 * The Excalipur from Final Fantasy V
 * The Illumina from Final Fantasy VI
 * Cloud's Buster Sword from Final Fantasy VII
 * Squall's Gunblade from Final Fantasy VIII
 * Zidane's Orichalcon from Final Fantasy IX
 * Tidus's Brotherhood sword from Final Fantasy X
 * Odin's Zantetsuken
 * The Masamune, used by Edge Geraldine from Final Fantasy IV, Cyan Garamonde from Final Fantasy VI, Sephiroth of Final Fantasy VII, and others.
 * Loto's sword (Loto is a given title) from Dragon Quest III, renamed the Wyrmhero Blade.

For comic effect, the kanji written on the Buster Sword Gilgamesh wields means "fake". As another comic effect, Gilgamesh's special attack is called Kyuukyoku Gensou, which means Ultimate Illusion (a synonym to Final Fantasy).

As with Final Fantasy V, the player can steal a full set of Genji equipment from Gilgamesh, and his sidekick, Enkidoh, returns as a dog named Enkidu.