<s>
Beginning	O
in	O
1984	O
with	O
the	O
arcade	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
the	O
series	O
would	O
spawn	O
a	O
total	O
of	O
nine	O
sequel	O
and	O
spin-off	O
games	O
,	O
alongside	O
a	O
manga	O
,	O
soundtrack	O
albums	O
,	O
and	O
two	O
anime	O
series	O
by	O
Gonzo	O
K.K.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
Masanobu	O
Endō	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
created	O
Xevious	B-Application
and	O
Grobda	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
stars	O
Prince	O
Gilgamesh	O
,	O
a	O
gold-armored	O
knight	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
maiden	O
Ki	O
,	O
in	O
their	O
efforts	O
to	O
protect	O
the	O
mythical	O
Blue	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Rod	I-Application
and	O
seal	O
away	O
Druaga	B-Application
,	O
a	O
four-armed	O
demon	O
who	O
seeks	O
the	O
rod	O
to	O
enslave	O
the	O
human	O
race	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
its	O
high	O
difficulty	O
and	O
for	O
helping	O
to	O
establish	O
the	O
"	O
notebook	O
carrying	O
"	O
trend	O
for	O
Japanese	O
video	O
games	O
-	O
it	O
would	O
also	O
serve	O
as	O
a	O
prime	O
inspiration	O
for	O
other	O
games	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
including	O
Ys	B-Application
,	O
Hydlide	B-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
co-creator	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
has	O
also	O
cited	O
the	O
series	O
as	O
a	O
key	O
inspiration	O
for	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
canon	O
,	O
the	O
chronological	O
order	O
is	O
The	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ki	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
,	O
and	O
The	O
Blue	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Rod	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
Darkness	O
Tower	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
Another	O
Tower	O
(	O
1996	O
)	O
:	O
Namco	O
Museum	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
assumes	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
the	O
hero	O
Gilgamesh	O
,	O
whose	O
goal	O
is	O
to	O
rescue	O
the	O
maiden	O
Ki	O
( カイ	O
,	O
Kai	O
)	O
from	O
the	O
demon	O
Druaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
left	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ki	I-Application
is	O
actually	O
a	O
prequel	O
to	O
the	O
original	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
occurs	O
shortly	O
after	O
the	O
demon	O
Druaga	B-Application
has	O
stolen	O
the	O
Blue	B-Application
Crystal	I-Application
Rod	I-Application
and	O
taken	O
it	O
to	O
his	O
tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
The	O
Destiny	O
of	O
Gilgamesh	O
"	O
,	O
this	O
game	O
picks	O
up	O
where	O
Return	B-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
left	O
off	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
series	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Namco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
tetralogy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
in	O
the	O
"	O
Druaga	B-Application
series	O
"	O
(	O
not	O
counting	O
"	O
Drururuaga	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
in	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
Mystery	O
Dungeon	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
placed	O
about	O
100	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
original	O
Druaga	B-Application
timeline	O
and	O
stars	O
Gilsh	O
,	O
a	O
descendant	O
of	O
Gilgamesh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
features	O
many	O
Namco	O
cameos	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Soulcalibur	B-Application
Nightmare	O
,	O
the	O
sword	O
Soul	O
Edge	O
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
,	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
and	O
even	O
the	O
enemies	O
from	O
Dig	B-Application
Dug	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
outside	O
the	O
main	O
chronology	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
borrows	O
characters	O
from	O
Namco	O
's	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
,	O
only	O
four	O
players	O
may	O
play	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
;	O
each	O
controlling	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
four	O
available	O
characters	O
:	O
Gil	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
version	O
of	O
Ki	O
,	O
Valkyrie	B-Application
,	O
or	O
an	O
ancient	O
golem	B-Application
named	O
Xeovalga	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
is	O
an	O
MMORPG	B-Protocol
developed	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
"	O
Animation	O
x	O
Online	O
RPG	O
"	O
project	O
which	O
also	O
includes	O
the	O
anime	O
series	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
:	O
the	O
Aegis	O
of	O
Uruk	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
anime	O
series	O
titled	O
"	O
Druaga	B-Application
no	O
Tō	O
~	O
the	O
Aegis	O
of	O
URUK	O
~	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Aegis	O
Of	O
Uruk	O
"	O
)	O
premiered	O
on	O
April	O
5	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
both	O
on	O
Japanese	O
television	O
and	O
with	O
simultaneous	O
streaming	O
in	O
English	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
Crunchyroll	O
and	O
Bost	O
TV	O
.	O
</s>
