Druaga

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Druaga refers to a Babylonian/Sumerian deity, who was ruler of the devil world. He is sometimes considered an aspect of Ahriman. This being generally never appears to anyone the same way twice. The creature's real form has eight arms extending in talons,is scaled with ruby red hide, and has four legs ending in snakey masses, while the head is that of a beautiful boy. The combination is so hideous that it often causes enemies to be paralyzed with fear. It can change shapes at will, and call on any type of devil to assist it.

Druaga only fights in person when his soul (always placed in a living being) is threatened. The soul is the total essence of his being. If Druaga's bodily form is destroyed, his soul will begin regenerating a whole new being with all the memories of the old devil. The human that has Druaga's soul implanted in him or her has no knowledge of this, and will die at the same time the devil's body dies, so that when the human's body is buried, there will be a safe place for the new devil to grow.

Druaga will very occasionally send a group of devils out to aid his worshipers, especially those that have recently sacrificed a virgin to their deity. He wields a ruby mace containing all the virgin souls sacrificed to him and turns any being it hits into devils under his command.

In the Druaga legend, there also exists an artifact called the Blue Crystal Rod. This rod appears to be central to the legend, as even in anime such as The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk, it is reputed to be a legendary treasure at the top of the tower in which Druaga resides.

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[edit] Popular Media

The Namco game Tower of Druaga pits the hero Gilgamesh against the demon Druaga.^[1] A sequel for the PlayStation 2, Nightmare of Druaga, had a similar storyline.^[2]

Also, the game Tales of Phantasia has several Druaga legend artifacts, including the Blue Crystal Rod.^[3]