Quote Originally Posted by rubah
Babylon is indeed in the Middle East.
Yeah - Babylon is basically modern day Iraq. Gilgamesh was the heroic king of an epic Babylonian poem (kind of like Beowulf), which you can read here: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/GILG.HTM

As for the character, yes, he owned. So what if he couldn't spell well enough to know the difference between Excaliber and Excalipur? He rebelled against an insane tree and was banished for his trouble. He is truly the hero of FF5.