Buster Sword xmog

[Ralos]

give us some kind of iconic weapon for each from previous FFs. We already have a handful of FFXIII weapons

[Cyrus-Wallace]

What about a Gunblade? But not Lightning's Gunblade, that one is lame. I mean the true and one Gunblade. The one that Squall wields (I also wants his clothing, either the KH version or the Dissidia version. But I'm fine with the original version too. Heck! I just want to wear his clothes! D: )

[Mugiawara]

What about a Gunblade? But not Lightning's Gunblade, that one is lame. I mean the true and one Gunblade.

Isn't Lightning's gunblade is a true gunblade...as it's ACTUALLY a gunblade that is a gun...and a blade?
Disregard this if Squall can shoot his without the magic stuff because I do not remember lol.
I want Squall's though because his simply looks better.

[Cyrus-Wallace]

Isn't Lightning's gunblade is a true gunblade...as it's ACTUALLY a gunblade that is a gun...and a blade?
Disregard this if Squall can shoot his without the magic stuff because I do not remember lol.
I want Squall's though because his simply looks better.

These are two types of gunblades. Lightning can switch her weapon into either a gun or a blade. Squall's gunblade doesn't shoot bullets. Ever. The explosion transmits a shockwave that goes through the blade and that, apparently, increases its efficiency when you slash things. Fantasy games's logic. I can't argue that at all. As you say (And I agree), Squall's weapon looks way better in my opinion. Either the regular Gunblade or the might Lionheart, which is a super duper pretty weapon. And as a side note, in this game, you have a couple gun/melee weapon hybrids. The Garleans use them a lot.



That's Gaius's Gunblade.



Nael's Gunlance...?

Edit: I almost forget about



Nero's Gunhammer.

Some Garlean soldiers also use gunblades. So, lorewise, having a Gunblade that looks like Squall's weapon doesn't sound crazy at all. So we can only hope.

[kyuven]

Edit: I almost forget about



Nero's Gunhammer.

Some Garlean soldiers also use gunblades. So, lorewise, having a Gunblade that looks like Squall's weapon doesn't sound crazy at all. So we can only hope.

Well, there's a bit of a tiny detail in that the Garlean weapons with guns attach actually function as guns, or use the combustion explosion as a way of amplifying the shot. In other words there's an actual bit of logic to them, with some of them based on real weapons (the gunlance never came into use because it's pretty redundant. The purpose of lances is to fight mounted riders, which a rifle or musket could do equally well. Moreover a musket/rifle with a bayonet basically IS a gunlance, just easier to use) whereas Squall's gunblade doesn't actually have a barrel to it and can't be used as a projectile weapon. We may actually see it as a glamour at some point, but probably around the time they add similar glamours for ALL classes. Plus the way the damn thing is held is awkward as hell. They'd have to redo the hilt at the very least. The Garlean weapons have much straighter hilts
I think they may be holding back gunweapons until we actually get a class that uses them, since the ones that currently do figure heavily into the story.
I would LOVE a gunhammer, though. I'd love the hell out of that...but we'd need a hammer class first ;_;

[kyuven]

I had to stop and think...people want "iconic weapons" from FF games.
Other than names that carry from one game to another that get slapped onto different weapons, what ARE those?
Cloud's Buster sword
Barret's gun arm
Squall's gunblade
Tidus' Brotherhood sword
Lightning's swiss army gun sword
Wakka's blitzball
...what else?

[Ceodore]

I had to stop and think...people want "iconic weapons" from FF games.
Other than names that carry from one game to another that get slapped onto different weapons, what ARE those?
Cloud's Buster sword
Barret's gun arm
Squall's gunblade
Tidus' Brotherhood sword
Lightning's swiss army gun sword
Wakka's blitzball
...what else?

Tidus's Brotherhood Sword for PLDs
Barret's Gun for MCH
Wakka's Blitzball for AST - LOL
Buster Sword for DRK

Gunblade can't really be done well right now because there isn't a class that uses a sword and a gun in one.

How about Rikku's Godhand for MNK, Kimahri's Spirit Lance for DRG, Aaron's Masamune for DRK? I liked FF10 incase you couldn't tell.

[Cyrus-Wallace]

Gunblade can't really be done well right now because there isn't a class that uses a sword and a gun in one.

It doesn't need to be fully functional. I mean, we have a gunblade in-game already, which is Lightning's Gunblade. It's a GLD main hand. it doesn't work as a gun but it does work as a blade.

[HeroSamson]

Tidus's Brotherhood Sword for PLDs
Barret's Gun for MCH
Wakka's Blitzball for AST - LOL
Buster Sword for DRK

Gunblade can't really be done well right now because there isn't a class that uses a sword and a gun in one.

How about Rikku's Godhand for MNK, Kimahri's Spirit Lance for DRG, Aaron's Masamune for DRK? I liked FF10 incase you couldn't tell.

Till they make corsair then the gunblade could be made.

[HakuroDK]

I had to stop and think...people want "iconic weapons" from FF games.
Other than names that carry from one game to another that get slapped onto different weapons, what ARE those?
Cloud's Buster sword
Barret's gun arm
Squall's gunblade
Tidus' Brotherhood sword
Lightning's swiss army gun sword
Wakka's blitzball
...what else?

That's a very... modern list.

There's also iconic weapons from the classical era from before characters were resigned to a single weapon type. In fact, some FF iconic weapons have already made it into the game!

Here are some weapons I consider to be among the most iconic from all across the franchise, keeping the weapons towards existing and confirmed upcoming jobs in the game:

Axes (MRD/WAR):

(FFI)Ogrekiller
(FFI)Rune Axe
(FFI)Gigantaxe
(FFIII)Dual Haken (Rowena's Token Axe)
(FFV)Earthbreaker
(FFXII)Francisca

Books (ACN/SMN/SCH):

(FFIII)Cognitone (Rowena's Token Grimoire)
(FFIII)Omnitome (Rowena's Token Grimoire)

Bows (ARC/BRD):

(FFI)Yoichi Bow (BRD Zodiac Weapon)
(FFI)Artemis Bow (BRD Relic Weapon)
(FFIV)Perseus Bow
(FFV)Fairy's Bow
(FFXII)Sagittarius Bow

Cards (AST):

(FFVI)Death Tarot/(FFT0)Reaper's Tarot
(FFVI)Final Trump/(FFT0)Black Trump
(FFT0)Hanafuda
(FFT0)Crazy Eights

Daggers (ROG/NIN):

(FFI)Mage Masher
(FFI)Gladius
(FFI)Orichalcum
(FFII)Dancing Dagger
(FFIII)Behemoth Knife (Exchanged for 5x Behemoth's Horns)
(FFIII)Air Knife (Rowena's Token Daggers)
(FFIII)Main Gauche
(FFIV)Triton's Dagger
(FFV)Chicken Knife

Dark Swords and Greatswords (DRK):

(FFIV)Deathbringer
(FFVI)Ogrenix
(FFVII)Buster Sword
(FFT:WotL)Chaosbringer
(FFT:WotL)Balmung
(FFT:WotL)Valhalla
(FFXII)Tournesol
(FFXII)Wyrmhero Blade


Guns (MCH):
(FFVII)Max Ray
(FFVII)Missing Score
(FFVII)Peacemaker
(FFVII)Death Penalty (Used by Admiral Merlwyb Bloefhiswyn)
(FFXII)Arcturus
(FFXII)Formalhaut
(FFXII)Antares
(FFXII)Total Eclipse

Swords and Holy Swords (GLD/PLD):

(FFIV)Defender
(FFIV)Mythgraven Blade
(FFIV)Excalibur (PLD Zodiac Weapon)
(FFIV)Ragnarok (WAR Zodiac Weapon)
(FFIV)Lightbringer
(FFV)Flametongue
(FFV)Icebrand (Shiva EX Weapon Drop)
(FFV)Brave Blade
(FFV)Blood Sword (10,000 MGP Weapon)
(FFV)Apocalypse
(FFIX)Save the Queen
(FFXI)Durandal

Knuckles (PGL/MNK):

(FFIII)Kaiser Knuckles (MNK Zodiac Weapon)
(FFIII)Tiger Claws
(FFIII)Hellish Claws (Rowena's Token Knuckles)
(FFIV)Dragon Claws
(FFIV)Godhand
(FFIX)Avenger

Lances and Spears (LNC/DRG):

(FFII)Holy Lance (Rowena's Token Lance)
(FFII)Gungnir (Used by Odin)
(FFII)Abel's Lance
(FFII)Longinus
(FFIII)Dragon Lance
(FFIV:TAY)Obelisk

Rods (THM/BLM):

(FFIII)Omnirod (Rowena's Token Rod)
(FFIII)Lilith Rod (BLM Zodiac Weapon)
(FFIV)Stardust Rod (BLM Relic Weapon)
(FFIV)Asura's Rod
(FFIV)Demon's Rod

Staves (CNJ/WHM):

(FFI)Sage's Staff
(FFI)Judgment Staff (Ramuh EX Weapon Drop)
(FFII)Diamond Mace
(FFIII)Elder Staff (Rowena's Token Staff)
(FFIV)Seraphim's Mace
(FFIV)Mace of Zeus
(FFIV)Nirvana (WHM Zodiac Weapon)