The Blind from the Cave of Ghosts, the New Knight in Lokapala

GAMEFINITY.ID, Jakarta – In order to develop Indonesian intellectual property and as a form of commitment to create Ksatriya based on Indonesian history and mythology, PT. Melon Indonesia as the game publisher (game publisher) Lokapala officially collaborates with Bumilangit Entertainment to present the Si Buta character from the Ghost Cave as one of the Knights in the game Lokapala.

Si Buta from the Ghost Cave is the main character of the most phenomenal silat comic series in Indonesia entitled “Si Buta dari Gua Hantu” created by Ganes TH. The comic series, which was first released in 1967, has printed up to 500 thousand copies and has been made into 7 feature films and 2 television series. The story of The Blind from the Ghost Cave itself is motivated by the figure of a man named Barda Mandrawata who was forced to blind his eyes in order to defeat the Angel Eyes, the magic blind criminal Mandraguna who had caused the death of his father and Marni, his fiancé. Accompanied by his loyal monkey, Wanara, Barda traveled to various corners of the archipelago and was involved in various historical events. He is armed with a stone staff, wears a fighting robe made of the giant snake scales of the guardian of the Ghost Cave, and has the ability to “see” with his voice and heart. Because of that, Barda became known as a mighty warrior with the legendary name, “The Blind from the Ghost Cave”.

Now, after more than 50 years since its first release, Si Buta dari Gua Hantu is being continued and appointed by young creators who have been active in the international world to become, among others, feature films included in the Bumilangit Cinematic Universe, digital comics, and game. And to coincide with the anniversary of Ganes TH’s birth in July, the Blind Man from the Ghost Cave as the champion figure was summoned by the Ancient Ones to fight with other Ksatriyas in the Lokapala world. He was appointed as one of the knights in the e-sport game Lokapala, a Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game developed by Anantarupa Studios and published by PT Melon Indonesia as part of the Telkom Group.

Bismarka Kurniawan, as Founder and CEO of Bumilangit Entertainment said, “The appointment of the Blind from the Ghost Cave in the original Indonesian game, Lokapala, is a momentum that local Indonesian characters such as Si Buta from the Ghost Cave can already be used by their fans in the form of games. state-of-the-art digital.

“Si Buta from Gua Hantu has been born and known for more than 5 decades, and in this digital era, it is the right time for Bumilangit to collaborate with Melon Indonesia as one of the leading digital platform providers from Indonesia, to further introduce and present this legendary character to generations. young successor of the nation, “he continued.

Dedi Suherman as CEO of PT Melon Indonesia also added, “There are many requests from the Gamers community, that they really want original Indonesian characters to enter the Lokapala Game and we see this as a potential slick collaboration with Bumilangit because Si Buta from Ghost Cave himself has never be used as a character from any game.”

With the presence of Si Buta from the Ghost Cave as a Knight in the Lokapala game, it is hoped that Indonesia’s creative industry can progress together for the better and also as a means for the development and addition of Indonesia’s intellectual property treasures in the future.

“This collaboration is not limited to the game publishing business, but is open to other businesses in Melon Indonesia as a Digital Content and Entertainment Company.
such as music and OTT Video,” continued Dedi.

Ivan Chen as CEO of PT Anantarupa explained, “Since the beginning Anantarupa developed the Lokapala universe concept so that it can collaborate with local IPs, our goal is how local IPs can grow together and strengthen each other, amidst the increasing bombardier of the foreign IP industry. The presence of the Blind Man from the Ghost Cave into Svaka Lokapala is a manifestation of our vision, hopefully with this the IP/content industry ecosystem in Indonesia will develop so that the local IP industry can become the master in their own country”.