Quote Originally Posted by Reynhart View Post
In VII and IX, weapons didn"t have types besides "<character's_name> weapon". In fact, one of Cloud's Weapon was a Katana and one was even a Club. And Steiner could equip a Venetian Shield, making the concept of "two handed" weapons very...blurry.

And neither Cloud nor Steiner are technically Dark Knights.
Of course they aren't, but you don't have to tie a weapon to anyone or anything for it to be its own thing. The characters that did wield them had other options, but could still wield them anyway. That means the weapon type, greatsword, existed period, and that's what truly matters.