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A blade forged for swordsmen who have mastered every technique and achieved knighthood's most exalted rank.
Final Fantasy Tactics: The War of the Lions description
Onion Sword (オニオンソード, Onion Sōdo?), also known as Onion, is a recurring sword in the series. Originally appearing as a special weapon for the Onion Knight class, it has become a recurring powerful weapon, usually one of the strongest weapons available if not the strongest weapon, as its stats are dependent on the wielder's levels oftentimes.
Appearances
Final Fantasy III
Template:Sideicon Onion Sword is the most powerful sword, providing 156 Attack (200 in the NES version) and +5 to all stats. It can only be dropped from Green Dragon, Yellow Dragon, and Red Dragon, and can only be used by the Onion Knight.
Final Fantasy IV
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Sword that grows stronger with the wielder.
Description
Onion Sword is a weapon exclusive to the 3D remakes, and is the most powerful sword, providing Attack that is equal to the user's level x2, and Accuracy that is equal to the user's level +50. In addition, it provides Strength equal to the user's level/3. It can only be equipped by Cecil and Kain, and can only be obtained by giving a Red Tail to the Tail Collector.
Final Fantasy XI
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Template:Sideicon Onion Sword is a weapon exclusive to the PlayStation Portable version, and is the most powerful sword, only equippable by the Onion Knight. It provides 50 Attack and 15% Weapon Defense, and can only be obtained through the Melee mode.
Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
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Order-made sword of the legendary "Onion Knight."
Description
Onion Sword is a low-ranked sword that provides 29 Attack, 5 Defense, 5 Magic Resistance, and 10 Evasion.
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This sword was specially made for the Onion Knight of legend.
Descriptioin
Onion Sword is a high-ranked sword that provides 42 Attack, 5 Defense, 5 Magic Resistance, 2 Evasion, and teaches the ability Confusion Blade for 200 AP to the Spellblade. It can be obtained from the Bazaar through the "Formidable Flora C" set.
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Template:Sideicon Onion Sword is a level 100 exclusive weapon for Onion Knight, providing 68 Attack, Damage +15%, and Major Gambler's Spirit Effect. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 31,920 gil, Royal Sword, Onion x5, and Recovery Orb x5.
The Onion Sword also appears as part of the Onion Knight's model, being wielded by him in his normal form.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Template:Sideicon Onion Sword returns as a level 100 exclusive weapon for Onion Knight, and provides +68 Attack, Damage +10%, and Slight Sneak Attack effect. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 182,800 gil, Royal Sword, Onion, and Youth's Hope x5.
The Onion Sword also reappears as part of the Onion Knight's model.
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2015)
Template:Sideicon The Onion Sword reappears as part of the Onion Knight's model.
Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia
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Template:Sideicon Template:Sideicon Onion Knight wields the Onion Sword in his character model.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
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| Weapon | Category | Level | Attack | Magic | Mind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Onion Sword (III) | Swords | 1 | 96 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | 131 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | 148 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | 157 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Additional stats: Accuracy +95 Super Soul Break: Onion Slice (Onion Knight), ATK +10 when mastered | |||||
Final Fantasy Explorers
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The sword used by champions from another world. Reveals its true power when imperiled.
Description
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Puzzle & Dragons
Onion Knight's Onion Sword appeared in Puzzle & Dragons as part of the Final Fantasy collaboration.
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Gallery
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![Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR) [FFIII].](/wiki/File:FFAB_Onion_Sword_SSR.png "FFAB Onion Sword SSR.png (20 KB)")
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![Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR+) [FFIII].](/wiki/File:FFAB_Onion_Sword_SSR%2B.png "FFAB Onion Sword SSR+.png (23 KB)")
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![Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (UUR) [DFF].](/wiki/File:FFAB_Onion_Sword_DFF_UUR.png "FFAB Onion Sword DFF UUR.png (10 KB)")
Etymology
The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is used as a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.
In a 2020 Famitsu interview with Koichi Ishii and Hiromichi Tanaka about Final Fantasy III, Tanaka stated that he created the term "Onion Knight" after seeing Ishii's character design for the job, likening the shape of its helmet's large, white plume to that of an onion.[1]
Fans had previously speculated that "Onion Knight" refers to the Japanese metaphoric idiom "peeling away one layer at a time and crying all the way" (referring to poverty) or from the slang phrase "to know one's onions" (meaning to be very versatile).
A sword is a blade weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration. A sword in the most narrow sense consists of a straight blade with two edges and a hilt. However, in nearly every case, the term may also be used to refer to weapons with a single edge (backsword).
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- ↑ "『FF3』30周年で訊く、開発秘話ミニインタビュー。ジョブデザインや魔剣士、たまねぎ剣士の秘密も" by Famitsu (2020), translated into English in "The Origin of Final Fantasy’s Onion Knight (Translated Interview)" by Lost in Localization (2022)