Ultima Weapon (Weapon)
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- "The higher the user's HP, the sharper the weapon's blade."
- —Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Ultima Weapon (アルテマウェポン, Arutema Wepon?), also known as Atma Weapon, is a weapon that appears in many games in the Final Fantasy series. Like the spell, the Ultima Weapon is usually one of the strongest in the game. It generally takes the form of a sword, but has also appeared as a dual blade, gun, or gunblade. It is usually recognizable by its bright blue, gold and white blade, but does not always appear this way. Since appearing in Final Fantasy VI, the Ultima Weapon has appeared in almost every game in the main series, including remakes of earlier games.
The Ultima Weapon draws its power from the wielder - the weapon grows in strength as the user gains HP, making it powerful in the hands of higher-level characters. Acquiring the Ultima Weapon usually requires the player to defeat a powerful optional boss or acquire rare items.
Appearances
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Final FantasyEdit
The Ultima Weapon only appears in the Dawn of Souls and Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary remakes. Besides the Masamune, it is the only weapon that can be equipped by all upgraded classes. Its damage is based on the user's HP, having a maximum Attack power of 100 (rounded up from 99.9). It is obtained in a treasure chest after defeating Death Gaze in Whisperwind Cove.
Final Fantasy IIIEdit
Added by XenomicThe Ultima Weapon can only be obtained in the Nintendo DS version. It is a reward from the Mognet sidequests "Fix Sara's Pendant" and "Find Orichalcum". The party obtains the Orichalcum after they defeat Aeon in Cid's basement and give it to the Legendary Smith in Falgabard.
The Ultima Weapon can be equipped by the Freelancer, Warrior, Knight, Dark Knight, Red Mage, and Onion Knight classes. When equipped, it increases all stats by 15, rivaling the stat boost of the Celestial Gloves, and has an Attack bonus of 155, making it the second most powerful weapon in the game after the Onion Sword.
Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsEdit
The Ultima Weapon is dropped by the boss of the same name. Unlike other incarnations of the weapon, it takes the form of a modest, dark blue iron sword. It has an Attack power of 180, and gives +10 to Strength, Speed, and Stamina. Cecil, Golbez, Ceodore, and Kain can equip it.
Final Fantasy VEdit
In the Game Boy Advance version, the Ultima Weapon is found in the monster-in-a-box containing Neo Shinryu. It is the strongest weapon in the game, with an Attack power of 177, a Hit Rate of 180, and it increases Strength, Speed, and Stamina by 2. It can be equipped by any class that can equip swords, such as Knight, Mystic Knight, Cannoneer and Blue Mage.
Final Fantasy VIEdit
Added by RameyukThe original appearance of the weapon, the Ultima Weapon (originally translated as Atma Weapon in the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and PlayStation releases) is found in the Cave to the Sealed Gate. A second Ultima Weapon can be stolen from Rest during the final battle. Ultima Weapon is not compatible with Bushido, Runic, or the Gauntlet, and it also cannot be thrown. Terra, Locke, Edgar, and Celes can equip it. Unlike most incarnations of the weapon, the Ultima Weapon is given a backstory: The Ultima Weapon was created during the War of the Magi as a magical weapon for use in battle, which was said to reflect the power of that who wields it. It is said to have been created around the same time as the magical beast that shares its name.
Although its Battle Power is 255, its damage is calculated differently than most weapons: the damage the Ultima Weapon does is based on the level of the character who is equipping it, and his or her current HP level compared to his or her max HP. When HP is high, the Ultima Weapon deals a large amount of damage. When HP is low, it deals a small amount of damage. The sprite used for the Ultima Weapon in battle is a sword of varying length. The higher the damage dealt is, the longer the sword is. At its max power, the blade is longer than the user, and leaves multiple images when swung. The weapon also ignores the target's defense when calculating damage.
The damage for Ultima Weapon is calculated as follows[1]:
- Vigor2 = Vigor * 2
- If Vigor >= 128 then Vigor2 = 255 instead
- Attack = Battle Power + Vigor2
- Damage = Battle Power + ((Level * Level * Attack) / 256) * 3 / 2
- Random Variance
- Damage = (Damage * [224..255] / 256) + 1
- Damage = damage * level
- Damage = damage * ((current HP / 256) + 1) / ((max HP / 256) + 1)
- Damage = (damage / 64) + 1
The length of Ultima Weapon length is determined by the damage dealt:[1]
- 0 - 500 shortest
- 501 - 1000 medium
- 1001 - 9999 longest
Ultima Weapon is one of the weapons affected by the Capture Glitch. Curiously, Ultima Weapon is the only means of dealing damage to petrified targets.
Final Fantasy VIIEdit
The Ultima Weapon is Cloud's ultimate weapon, and is received after defeating the Ultimate Weapon. It is the strongest weapon in the game with an Attack power of 100, a Hit Rate of 110, and it grants +24 Spirit and +51 Magic. It has eight Materia slots in four linked pairs, but has zero Materia growth.
The damage the Ultima Weapon deals depends on Cloud's current HP in relation to his maximum HP; the higher it is, the greater the damage dealt. The sword's graphic changes depending on Cloud's HP, from a dark blue and purple when weak, to a bright blue and white when he is at full health.
Damage formula:
- [(3 * AttackPower * Cloud'sHP) / Cloud'sMaxHP] + 1[2]
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Cloud's Ultima Weapon.
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In-game model from Final Fantasy VII.
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-Edit
The Ultima Weapon in Dirge of Cerberus is a handgun, visually indistinguishable from Cerberus, Vincent Valentine's weapon of choice. It is a modified version of the Model Gun, a gag weapon found in Edge, however, it requires 200,000 gil to modify into the Ultima form.
This particular weapon fires standard handgun bullets, but deals more damage the more hits the player lands, similar to the way the machine gun does increased damage. It is considered Vincent's best gun.
Final Fantasy VIIIEdit
In Final Fantasy VIII, the optional boss Ultima Weapon carries a sword similar to Cloud Strife's Ultima Weapon in Final Fantasy VII. Squall Leonhart's strongest weapon, the Lion Heart, also possesses similar traits to the traditional Ultima Weapon blade such as a bright blue blade.
Final Fantasy IXEdit
- "Considered the most powerful weapon in the world."
- —Description for Ultima Weapon.
- "Sword that can only be used by chosen knights."
- —Description for Ultima Sword.
The Ultima Weapon is a Thief Sword and is Zidane's ultimate weapon acquired during the Chocobo Hot and Cold side quest, on the ruins of the Shimmering Island in disc 4. It is the second-strongest weapon in the game after the Excalibur II. The Ultima Weapon has an Attack power of 100 and has the Sleep status to inflict on enemies with Soul Blade. It teaches the Flee command.
The Ultima Sword is one of Steiner's best weapons and can be bought in Daguerreo on disc 4 for 14,000 gil or stolen from Maliris. It has an Attack power of 74 and contains the Sleep status to inflict on enemies with Add Status. It teaches the Sword Art Stock Break, and is the only weapon besides the Excalibur II to do so.
Tetra MasterEdit
- Card 072
- Location: Treno, Card Stadium
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The Ultima Weapon.
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The Ultima Sword.
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Ultima Weapon Tetra Master card.
Final Fantasy XEdit
- Main article: Celestial Weapon#Caladbolg
Ultima Weapon is the original Japanese name for Tidus's Celestial Weapon (also used for the Italian and French translations); however, it was translated in the English language localizations as Caladbolg. It deals more damage the more HP Tidus has in comparison to his maximum HP. After upgrading it with the Sun Crest and Sun Sigil items, it contains the abilities Break Damage Limit, Triple Overdrive, Evade and Counter, and Magic Counter.
Final Fantasy X-2Edit
Yuna wields Tidus's Caladbolg when donning the Dark Knight dressphere.
Final Fantasy XIIEdit
Added by BluerfnThe Ultima Blade (アルテマブレイド, Arutema Bureido?) is one of the stronger greatswords in the game, with an Attack power of 118 and an Evade of 10. It can be found in the Subterra area of the Pharos at Ridorana, in the northeastern room. It can also be purchased from the bazaar by trading two nuggets of Adamantite, two Death Powders, and a Gnoma Halcyon. Using it requires the Greatswords 3 License.
In the International Zodiac Job System version, Ultima Blade can be equipped by the Red Mage and the Knight.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant WingsEdit
- "Sword capable of returning all to naught."
- —In-game description
The Ultima Weapon is Vaan's weapon obtained by defeating Zodiark in The Well of Whispered Oaths. Though it is his second-strongest weapon under normal circumstances, other weapons can exceed its power if they are forged with the highest quality materials, as well as by Anastasia, which an be charged by defeating Yiazmat at the end of Midlight's Deep. It has Attack power of 100, Magic Attack of 50, and Speed of 60.
Final Fantasy XIIIEdit
The Ultima Weapon is a model of gunblade used by Lightning. It is obtained by transmuting Lionheart using a Scarletite. The weapon isn't among the ones with the highest of stats, but it has the passive ability Quick Stagger, which allows Lightning to immediately stagger an enemy when the Stagger Gauge is at least 90% full. Unlike other Final Fantasy titles, the Ultima Weapon in Final Fantasy XIII is not the ultimate form of the weapon, as it can still be upgraded into the more powerful Omega Weapon.
Final Fantasy Crystal ChroniclesEdit
The Ultima Sword, Ultima Lance, Ultima Hammer, and Ultima Maul are each the second-strongest weapon for their respective characters, all created by finding the Greatest Weapon scroll, and then obtaining Ultamite and Orichalcum so they can be forged. All the "Ultima" weapons have an Attack power of 35.
Though each character has a weapon stronger than their "Ultima" weapon, its true strength lies in its ability to make enemies flinch with every strike. Ordinarily, one would have to pull off a three-hit attack combo in order to make the foe flinch, or use a charge attack. With the Ultima Weapons though, the player could use simple combo strikes and the enemy would flinch with every hit, leaving the player free from being struck back. The Ultima Sword, Hammer, and Maul posses the same Focus Attack skill as the weapons born from the novice weapon scroll but the Ultima Lance has the same Focus attack as the Dragon Lance.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of TimeEdit
- "A sword carried by one who saved the world. For Clavats only."
- —Ultima Weapon's description
The Ultima Weapon is a Clavat exclusive weapon, and the strongest sword in the game. It has an Attack power of 127 and can only be created with a scroll.
Dissidia Final FantasyEdit
The Ultima Weapon is a level 99 weapon that can be equipped by all characters. It increases Attack by 68, and when the character's HP is at its max, it increases all stats by 2. It can be traded for with 31,920 gil, the Pisces Recipe, Noah's Lute, and Whisperweed.
Cloud and Tidus equip their respective Ultima Weapons in their EX Modes, but in keeping with Final Fantasy X's translation, Tidus's weapon is called the Caladbolg. As an effect of the weapons, in their EX Modes Cloud and Tidus do more Brave damage the higher their HP is. Cloud also gains the ability to pierce blocks with his melee attacks, while Tidus gains an increase in duration of invincibility during his dodges.
Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit
The Ultima Weapon returns as the weapon used by Cloud and Tidus in their EX Modes. It is also available as an equippable Level 100 weapon with the same effects and trade accessories needed to acquire it, though the trade price has gone up to 182,800 gil.
Non Final Fantasy AppearancesEdit
Kingdom Hearts seriesEdit
For more information, see Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Ultima Weapon.
In the Kingdom Hearts series, the Ultima Weapon Keychain is usually the strongest Keyblade usable by the protagonists. It is typically a gold, white, and blue Keyblade with swirl designs along its length. It is usable in all games in the series except for 358/2 Days, where the strongest weapon Roxas can use is the Omega Weapon, alluding to the connection between the enemies Omega and Ultima Weapon. Unlike other Keyblades in the series, the Ultima Weapon often changes appearances in each game, its original design only being reused in Chain of Memories and coded.
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Ultima Weapon is an ability that occupies a single panel slot. It grants the player an additional 15 strength to any weapon they wield. It is only obtainable through the collection of every challenge sigil available in the game (a grand total of 255 sigils).
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The Ultima Weapon in Kingdom Hearts II.
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Terra's Ultima Weapon in Birth By Sleep.
TributesEdit
In the DotA-based game League of Legends, one of the items the champions can buy is Atma's Impaler. The item grants the champion 1.5% of his or her maximum HP as extra attack damage.
