<s>
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
five	O
Fantasy-themed	O
JRPG	O
turn-based	O
strategy	O
Flash	B-Protocol
games	I-Protocol
created	O
by	O
web	O
animator	O
and	O
game	O
developer	O
Matt	O
Roszak	O
,	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
five	O
playable	O
characters	O
in	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lance	O
is	O
a	O
human	O
soldier	O
that	O
has	O
appeared	O
in	O
each	O
game	O
since	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
initially	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
villain	O
,	O
a	O
fascist	O
attempting	O
to	O
conquer	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
in	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
but	O
then	O
joins	O
the	O
party	O
afterwards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
she	O
debuts	O
in	O
the	O
side	O
game	O
Bullet	O
Heaven	O
,	O
her	O
first	O
appearance	O
in	O
a	O
main	O
series	O
game	O
occurs	O
in	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
4	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
she	O
seeks	O
out	O
Matt	O
,	O
Natalie	O
,	O
and	O
Lance	O
,	O
the	O
prime	O
suspects	O
in	O
the	O
theft	O
of	O
the	O
village	O
's	O
sacred	O
jewel	O
,	O
and	O
leads	O
them	O
into	O
battle	O
with	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
creator	O
,	O
Godcat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
first	O
appearing	O
in	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
1	O
and	O
assisting	O
the	O
party	O
since	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
NoLegs	O
did	O
not	O
become	O
playable	O
until	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
5	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
May	O
1	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
third	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
two	O
weeks	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
installment	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
February	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
and	O
on	O
March	O
10	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
on	O
December	O
1	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
then	O
on	O
January	O
21	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
on	O
Newgrounds	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
fanfics	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Epic	B-Operating_System
Battle	I-Operating_System
Fantasy	I-Operating_System
universe	O
have	O
been	O
written	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
English	O
and	O
Japanese	O
.	O
</s>
