Editing Xenogears (section)

===Setting===
''Xenogears'' initially takes place on Ignas, the largest continent of the ''Xenogears'' world and the site of a centuries-long war between the nations of Aveh and Kislev.<ref>{{cite web | last=IGN staff | date=1998-08-18 | title=Xenogears Preview | url=http://psx.ign.com/articles/122/122230p1.html | website=IGN | access-date=2009-11-18 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423034519/http://psx.ign.com/articles/122/122230p1.html | archive-date=2011-04-23 }}</ref> A church-like organization known as the Ethos has excavated [[Mecha|gears]], giant robot suits, for the preservation of the world's culture. Although Kislev originally had the upper hand in the war, a mysterious army known as Gebler appeared and began to assist Aveh. With Gebler's help, the Aveh military recovered its losses and began making its way into Kislev's territory. As the story unfolds, the setting broadens to encompass the entire world and the two floating countries, Shevat and Solaris. Solaris, ruled by Emperor Cain and an AI collective known as the Gazel Ministry, commands the Gebler army and the Ethos and secretly uses both to dominate the land-dwellers. Shevat has been the only country to evade the control of Solaris.

Much of the ''Xenogears'' plot and backstory is detailed in the [[Japanese language|Japanese]]-only book ''Xenogears Perfect Works''. Produced by [[DigiCube]], it details the history of the ''Xenogears'' universe from the discovery of the Zohar to the start of the game.<ref>{{cite web | author=Chronologist | date=2001-11-27 | title=Massive Final Fantasy Series Media Update | publisher=RPGFan | url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2001/1609.html | access-date=2008-08-18 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524044220/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2001/1609.html | archive-date=2011-05-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | first=Chris | last=Winkler | date=2003-11-29 | title=DigiCube Files for Bankruptcy | url=http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2003/2188.html | publisher=RPGFan | access-date=2008-08-18 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524044230/http://www.rpgfan.com/news/2003/2188.html | archive-date=2011-05-24 }}</ref> According to the ''Perfect Works'' schematic (as well as the game's end credits), ''Xenogears'' is the fifth episode in a series of six, with events spanning multiple millennia.<ref>{{cite book |title=Xenogears Perfect Works |publisher=Digital Cube |isbn=4-9250-7532-2|language=ja |pages=2–3|year=1998}}</ref>