Gil
| Gil | |
|---|---|
  Official artwork of Gil fromNamco × Capcom. | |
| Universe | Babylonian Castle Saga |
| Debut | The Tower of Druaga (1984) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Tekken 8 (2024, cameo) |
| Console/platform of origin | Arcade |
| Species | Human |
| Gender | Male |
Gil (ギル,Gil), short forGilgamesh (ギルガメス,Gilgamesh), is the protagonist ofBandai Namco'sBabylonian Castle Saga franchise.
Origin[edit]
Gilgamesh is the prince of Babylim, a small medieval kingdom. When the demon Druaga invaded a tower and stole the holy Blue Crystal Rod, one of Gil's friends—a shrine maiden named Ki—prayed to the goddess Ishtar, and was given the task of infiltrating the tower and retrieving the Crystal Rod. However, Druaga turned her into a stone and trapped her at the top of the tower, splitting the Crystal Rod into three. Gil, hearing of this, prayed to the gods for assistance in rescuing her. He received enchanted golden armor from the gods, and set off to climb the 60 floors of the Tower of Druaga, obtaining treasure and defeating monsters along the way. After upgrading his armor to Hyper Armor and collecting the three Crystal Rods, Gil defeats Druaga, reforms the Blue Crystal Rod, and rescues Ki. The two then battle their way back to the tower's entrance and return the Blue Crystal Rod back to the gods. Gil later marries Ki and inherits the title of king of Babylim.
InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]
Gil's Hyper Armor is the basis of adownloadable content costume forMii Swordfighter. The costume is not based on any particular appearance of Gil, but rather serves as an amalgamation of several of his designs with some details original to theSmash design. Aesthetically, it bears the closest resemblance to his design fromNamco × Capcom.
His original sprite fromThe Tower of Druaga can also appear inPac-Man'sNamco Roulette taunt.
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The Gil costume forMii Swordfighter returns asDLC as part of Round 7 and was released on October 13th, 2020. The design has been updated fromSSB4, most closely resemblingGil's design fromThe Return of Ishtar, with some minor elements taken from his design in the PC Engine release ofThe Tower of Druaga andNamco x Capcom.
Gil's Mii costume reveal trailer forUltimate contains multiple references toThe Tower of Druaga. The first scene shows Gil ascending a set of stairs onDracula's Castle; a staircase acts as the primary goal of each level. The second scene shows Gil defeatingMarth in his gold costume (representing the enemy Hyper Knight) andRidley in his green costume (representing the dragon-like enemy Quox), upon which he picks up akey. In addition to enemies from the game, this also references how on each floor, Gil must find a key that allows him to reach the staircase and clear the level. The final scene shows Gil approaching ametallicStoneKirby. This represents Ki, who was transformed into a stone by Druaga and must be transformed back to finish the game. The stage shown isMario Bros., which closely resembles the look ofThe Tower of Druaga with its red flooring.
Gil's sprite also returns inPac-Man's Namco Roulette taunt.
Gallery[edit]
Gil as he appears in the Namco Roulette taunt inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Gil as a Mii Swordfighter costume inSSB4.
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese | ギル,Gil |
 English | Gil |
 French | Gil |
 German | Gil |
 Spanish | Gil |
 Italian | Gil |
 Chinese | 吉爾 |
 Korean | Gil |
 Dutch | Gil |
 Russian | Шлем |
External links[edit]
- Article on theTower of Druaga Wiki.
| Character Inspirations forMii FighterCostumes inSuper Smash Bros. 4 | |
|---|---|
 Mii Brawler | Akira ·Captain Falcon ·Flying Man ·Heihachi ·Jacky ·King K. Rool ·Knuckles ·Toad |
 Mii Swordfighter | Ashley ·Black Knight ·Chrom ·Dunban ·Gil ·Link ·Lloyd ·Monster Hunter ·Takamaru ·Viridi ·Zero |
 Mii Gunner | Fox ·Geno ·Inkling ·Isabelle ·K.K. Slider ·MegaMan.EXE ·Proto Man ·Samus ·Tails ·X |
| Headgear only | Barbara ·Chain Chomp ·Chocobo ·Daisy ·Inkling Squid ·Luigi ·Majora's Mask ·Mario ·Meta Knight ·Peach ·Red Shell ·Sheik ·Shy Guy ·Spiny ·Super Mushroom ·Waluigi ·Wario ·Zelda |
