If there is one thing that most JRPGs are famous for, it's the fact that they — more often than not — sport ludicrous yet memorable weapons that stick with us eons after we've completed the game in question. Such is the design, care, and thought process put behind these weapons that what is normally forgettable in most games end up being the thing you remember the most when you look back at these kinds of games and what they had to offer. Take the example of Sora's Keyblade — it's probably the most inconvenient and impractical piece of metal in video game history... and yet, no one doubts the validity or the usefulness of this weapon even once. Yes, people do laugh about the sheer stupidity of the design, but at the end of the day, the thing that most people remember when the two words "Kingdom Hearts" are strung together is — y♍ou guessed it — the Keyblade.

Keeping this thought process in mind, it must be said that the Final Fantasy series is one such anomaly that constantly sports highly impractical and stupid pieces of weaponry. However, they look so impossibly cool that you can't help but wish that you were the hero of the story who was wielding such a stupidly awesome weapon (and yes, that is the best way to describe something so impossibly weird yet fascinating). Of course, not all the weapon designs have been a hit — as you'll find out after reading this article, there are certain Final Fantasy weapons that are simp🌃ly too ludicrous to be taken seriously.

30 WORST: Gunbla🐼de (FFVIII) 💝

This might be somewhat of a nitpick, but the entire concept of the Gunblade itself is somewhat 🐎flawed, to say the least. Yes, it certainly might look cool, but the functionality of the sword is certainly uဣp for debate.

A gun and a sword simply can't go together.

I mean, how🐭 will you even fire the gun in the first place? Holding the sword straight with one arm will🌱 lead to wobbly aim, while using another arm for aiming purposes is way too impractical.

Nobody wants to lose a finger just because they🤡⛎ want a good shot.

29 𝓡 ജ BEST: Lion Heart (FFVIII)

Now, this might sound somewhat hypocritical, but just hear me out. While we've already established the impracticality of the Gunblade, the Lion꧑ Heart is still a great weapon in Squall's a💞rsenal simply for one reason.

It unlocks his final limit break, named after the sword itself.

The Lion Heart limit break is — by far — one of the most powerful limit breaks in Final Fantasy history. With 22 hits in total, the attack hits the most out of any limit break and does quite a bit of damage as well... as long as you exclude the Armiger Unleashed ability from Final Fantasy XV.

28 WORST: World Champion (🎃FFX) ❀

Blitzball is a great fleshed-out minigame from Final Fantasy X that is actually quite fun to play once you get the🍬 hang of things. However, at the en🅘d of the day, that's all it is — a game.

Using it as a weapon is plain stupid.

And yet, for some reason, Wakka's primary mode of attack is to chuck a blitzball, ꧅that magically goes back to him every single time he throws it. The worst part is his ultimate weapon, which is just a blitzball covered in blades.

How does one even holdꦇ such a weapon, let a꧋lone throw it?

27 🌊 BEST: Brotherhood (FFX) ✅

But hey, just like Final Fantasy VIII, it's not like all the weapons in Final Fantasy X are impractical. In fact, one of them is actually tied to the story events and becomes powerful over time🧜.

The Brotherhood is a sword given to Tidus by Wakka, and this weapon is actually quite useful for a large chunk of the game. One of the major reasons why is because the weapon attain more traits asꦏ the story progresses, which is a great way to keep the sword relevant over time.

26 W🧸ORST: Boomerang (FFXIII)

Is it even somewhat surprising that one of the weapons from Final Fantasy XIII made it to this particular part of this list? The game is notorious for single-handedly bringing down the reputation of the Final Fantasy series, and for good reason.

If only they nailed the weapons... but nope. One of the weapo🌳ns used in the game boils down to being nothing more than a futuristic boomerang. The worst part is that this lame weapon is in the🐟 hands of a character who's absolutely reviled — Hope.

25 ෴ BEST: Ultima Blade (FFXV)

Final Fantasy XV shifted its focus over to a real-time combat system that actually paid off quite well. While somewhat finicky at times, the new combat system that the series adopted was still quite a blast. In fact, the fun🏅 increases once you get one of the best swords in the game, aptly named the Ultima Blade.

The journey to get this blade is quite amazing as well — after getting the Engine Blade from his🎃 father, Noctis upgrades it multiple times before it transforms into the coveted Ultima Blade.

24 🅰 ꦺ WORST: Darts (FFVI)

Final Fantasy is a series known for being quite creative — however, at times, this mentality can really bite them in the rear at times. The reason we're saying this is because, some🦋times, the things that come up as a result of this creativity are unintꦗentionally hilarious.

Take into account the fact that Setzer Gabbiani, one of the characters from Final Fantasy VI, uses darts as a weapon to showcase his penchant for gambling. Imagine throwing ineffective darts at an enemy that is threatening your life —ꦏ how stupid is that!

23 🃏 ✱BEST: Excalibur (Multiple FFs)

The legend of King Arthur is one of the most well-known stories of all time. Of course, there are many people who aren't exactly well-versed with this legendary tale, but the name "Excalibur" will൲ still ring🌳 a familiar tone in the minds of these people.

The sword has become a staple in the Final Fantasy series, being one of the best weapons one can find in any iteration of the game where it's featured. Sometimes, it's also use🦩d as🌼 a weapon by one of the Summonable creatures, which is also quite epic.

22 ♒ WORST:♛ Excalipoor (Multiple FFs)

If the Excalibur is the promising child of the family that is sure to bring them glory, the Excalipoor is the cruddy cousin that does nothing useful and only ends ꧅up po🤡sing nothing more than a minor hindrance. Seriously, the whole point of this sword is to be a joke weapon.

Do you really want to know how useless this weapon actually is? In ꦛmost games, th🐓e damage output of this weapon doesn't go above 1 HP. Yep, that's how useless this weapon actually is.

21 B🌜EST: Zantetsuken (Multiple 🐟FFs)

Odin is one of the best and most iconic summons in the Final Fantasy series. Part of the re𝕴ason why is his ability to decimate enemies with a single slash of his sword — a sword known by the legen💝dary name of Zantetsuken.

It's obvious that this sword was meant to be iconic from the get-go — after all, not many abilities share the same name as the weapon (the Lion Heart comes to mind). The iconic manner in🎃 which Gilgamesh receives the Zantetsuken from a defeated Odin is also quite awesome, to say the least.