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The Weapons (ウエポン Uepon) are entities (some biomechanical and others entirely organic) in the Final Fantasy
series. They have been a main feature in the series since the sixth installment. They are generally very powerful and have large amounts of HP, relative to other monsters in the game, and are usually presented as powerful optional bosses.

Final Fantasy V

Omega appears as an optional boss close to the end of Final Fantasy V. Although the name "Weapon" is not yet affixed to his title, he bears many similarities to later Weapons, and was to reappear as Omega Weapon in Final Fantasy VIII.

Final Fantasy VI

The Weapon in Final Fantasy VI was Ultima Weapon (translated as "Atma Weapon" in the North American localization). Ultima Weapon has 24,000 hit points and is located on the Floating Continent. A much stronger version can be fought as an optional battle in Kefka's Tower. Here, it is called "Ultima Blaster" (renamed Atma in the North American localization), and it has 55,000 hit points.

There are also two swords in the game (which bear a startling resemblance to the Lightsabers of Star Wars) that carry the same name. These weapons inflict damage based upon the current HP of their wielder; the higher their HP, the more damage the swords will be capable of rendering.

Final Fantasy VII

In Final Fantasy VII there are five WEAPONs: Sapphire WEAPON, Ultima WEAPON, Diamond WEAPON, Emerald WEAPON and Ruby WEAPON. Unlike many games in the series, the WEAPONs play a major role in the Final Fantasy VII storyline. According to the game, these entities were created by the Planet as a self-defense mechanism to deal with the blight of Jenova. However, once she was contained by the Cetra, the WEAPONs were no longer needed and entered hibernation beneath the ice at the Northern Crater. When Meteor was summoned by Sephiroth, every WEAPON was activated to fulfill the reason for their existence, protecting the Planet by "reducing everything to nothingness". A sixth WEAPON, known as Omega WEAPON, was only awakened three years after the destruction of Meteor, within the timeframe of Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII, as an "ark" for the Planet's Lifestream.

Sapphire WEAPON

Little is known about Sapphire WEAPON beyond its destruction at the hands of Shin-Ra's Sister Ray at Junon. Much like the Emerald WEAPON, Sapphire is an aquatic WEAPON. Before being destroyed, the WEAPON launches an attack on Junon which allows Tifa to escape from the gas chamber. The name Sapphire is not actually mentioned in the game, but it was confirmed by its database entry in the fourth disk of Final Fantasy VII International and then more recently in an official collectible figurine release ^{1 2}.

Ultimate WEAPON

Ultimate WEAPON (called "Ultima WEAPON" in Japanese versions) is an aerial WEAPON with a body configuration reminiscent of a centaur and a head reminiscent of a dragon. After departing from the Northern Crater, it caused the destruction of a forest and some surrounding countryside near Junon, leaving a large crater that was filled by the ocean and became a lake of mako. The party's first and only mandatory encounter with Ultimate WEAPON is in Mideel, when it attacks shortly after Cloud is discovered there. Following the demise of Diamond WEAPON, Ultimate WEAPON hovers over the crater near Junon and can be fought by ramming into it with the Highwind. After this, the WEAPON flies around the world and must be continually battled -- again, by ramming it first -- to slowly deplete its HP. Eventually, Ultimate WEAPON hovers over Cosmo Canyon, where it can finally be defeated. Cloud receives his final weapon (called "Ultima Weapon" as well) from the battle, and the small crater formed by Ultimate WEAPON's plunge allows the player to gain entrance to the Ancient Forest without the aid of a special Chocobo.

Diamond WEAPON

Diamond WEAPON emerges from the ocean and begins to travel towards the city of Midgar. The party intercepts the WEAPON and engages it in combat, a battle only available in the North American and International versions of the game. Despite being "defeated", the WEAPON simply walks away, apparently unfazed, sensing "murder". It releases a barrage of energy bolts at Midgar, some of which strike the top of the Shin-Ra Building, resulting in Rufus Shinra's supposed death. The Sister Ray, a Mako cannon relocated from Junon to Midgar, is fired. Although aimed at the Northern Crater, its beam goes straight through Diamond's torso, fatally wounding it.

Ruby WEAPON

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