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==Main games== ===Plot overview=== {{Cleanup-rewrite|section|date=May 2009}} Since its discovery on Lost Jerusalem (Earth), an artifact known as the Zohar has been highly sought after. The aforementioned Galaxy Federation wishes to harness its power. Both groups believe that the Zohar's significance is threefold, as a power source, the cause of the Gnosis appearance, and the key to rediscovering Lost Jeruselem. Since the age of Lost Jerusalem, many researchers have studied and attempted to control the Zohar. Among the results of this research was the development of several Zohar Emulators. However, the original Zohar's power still far surpasses the energy output of any known emulator, despite the fact that one of the emulators caused the disappearance of the planet Ariadne. No emulator is capable of the true function of the Zohar. As a result, the Ormus society and the Galaxy Federation attempt to find the Original Zohar that was sealed away on Miltia at the end of the Miltian Conflict. However, the key to unlocking Miltia and the Original Zohar is contained within the Y-Data, which is hidden within the mind of a Realian named MOMO. To retrieve the Y-Data, Ormus hatches a plot against the Galaxy Federation and its allies by using a series of dummy organizations and insiders, as well as its military force, the U-TIC Organization and an enigmatic figure known as Albedo. In turn, the Galaxy Federation employs a cyborg named Ziggurat 8 to rescue MOMO and act as her bodyguard. Meanwhile, Vector Industries, the largest corporation in existence and the primary arms manufacturer for the Galaxy Federation, is currently researching new ways to use nanotechnology to build an unstoppable anti-Gnosis battle android, code-named KOS-MOS. This is quite unusual, since androids have been replaced for many years by artificial life-forms known as Realians. However, Vector Industries and their head of First R&D Division, Shion Uzuki, have other ideas. Shion, a simple software researcher traveling on the starship ''Woglinde'', becomes involved in a conspiracy not only to control the mysterious Gnosis and Original Zohar, but to reshape the destiny of all mankind. ===''Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse''=== {{main|Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse}} ''Xenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse'' is a console role-playing game for the PlayStation 2 and the second installment in the series. The subtitle ''Jenseits von Gut und Böse'' translates to "Beyond Good and Evil", and is taken directly from the title of a [[Beyond Good and Evil|book]] by Friedrich Nietzsche. ''Episode II'' continues the storyline started in ''Episode I'' but focuses more on the character Jr. The backstories and significance of Albedo, Gaignun, and Jr. are developed. Multiple organizations are uncovered, including Ormus and Hyams. The Gnosis take a back seat for ''Episode II'' and instead, the main plot focuses on the search for the Zohar, which culminates in a crisis at the location of Old Miltia. The cast from ''Episode I'' plays an important role in the events that transpire on Old Miltia. Although there are several loose ends and characters unaccounted for in ''Episode II'', it concludes without a sudden cliffhanger. This is underscored by the fact that ''Episode III'' will take place a full year later. ''Episode II'' changes some of ''Episode I'''s elements, including different graphics, a modified battle system, new music composers, and shorter cutscenes. These changes led to mixed reviews from critics. Moreover, after the release of ''Episode II'', several Monolith Soft employees were removed from the project. Despite the fact that ''Episode I'' had never been released in Europe, Sony and Namco released the Xenosaga series in Europe starting with the second episode. To explain the events prior, the title was released in a special "Collectors Limited Edition" box that contains a 3-hour DVD featuring the cut-scenes from the first game. {{Citation needed|date=February 2007}}. ===''Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra''=== {{main|Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra}} ''Xenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra'' is the third and final game of the trilogy. It was released on the PlayStation 2. Also sprach Zarathustra, literally "Thus Spoke Zarathustra", is also the title to Nietzsche's most famous work of philosophy, which introduced the Übermensch (overmen) and popularized the phrase "God is dead". In September 2005, it was officially announced that ''Episode III'' would mark the premature end to the series, which was originally expected to span six titles.<ref>{{cite web | author=Chris Woodard | date=2002-08-10 | title=Import review: Xenosaga| url=http://www.insertcredit.com/reviews/xenosaga/index.html |work=Insert Credit| accessdate=2009-11-19}}</ref> ''Episode III'' continues the storyline using the current cast of characters, with the addition of several playable characters (Allen Ridgeley, Miyuki, and Canaan). ''Episode III'' was released in Japan on July 6, 2006 and in North America on August 29, 2006 by [[Namco Bandai]]. Due to the fact that the first episode never received a PAL release and the second episode sold poorly, Sony and Namco decided against a PAL version of Episode III.{{Citation needed|date=July 2007}} The battle system was changed, forgoing the button-combo interface style of the two previous games in favor of a more traditional menu-based system. This new system does retain some traditional ''Xenosaga'' features, such as Ether spells and Tech Attacks. The plot of ''Episode III'' picks up a year after the events in ''Episode II''. After having left Vector, Shion is pulled into events concerning the testing of several new weapon systems that apparently obsolete KOS-MOS. The story attempts to weave together the remaining open plot points, including the origins of the Gnosis and of Ormus. It also revisits the past, where Shion learns of her lover's and her family's own involvement with U-TIC.
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