Joke equipment Joke equipment is a recurring type of equipment in the " Final Fantasy " series that falls into two categories . The first one usually consists of useless equipment , often being the weakest type of weapons or armor . They can be even weaker than the initial equipment the party starts with . Sometimes , this type of equipment seems like it would be the most powerful , but ends up being the weakest . The most famous piece of equipment that falls under this category is the Excalipoor , a counterfeit of the legendary sword Excalibur . The second category consists of weapons or armor that are obviously ridiculous . These pieces of equipment tend to be very powerful and , because of that , usually have a drawback . The Chicken Knife from " Final Fantasy V " is a good example of this . Appearances . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Spoon was the earlier translation of the Kitchen Knife , a weapon known as the most powerful throwing item . The Excalipoor was introduced in the GBA version , and deals only a single point of damage . " Final Fantasy V " . Excalipoor makes its first appearance , dealing a single point of damage . The Chicken Knife can become the strongest weapon , as long as the player has run away 255 times to optimize its full potential . The drawback is that it will sometimes make the attacking character force the entire party to flee , making it unreliable . If the player is fighting a boss , that character will have wasted a turn from the attempted escape . The opposite of the Chicken Knife is the Brave Blade . It , too , has the potential to be the most powerful weapon . The drawback is if the player runs away even once , the weapon ' s power will decrease permanently from its original strength . " Final Fantasy VII " . There is a joke weapon for every character which increases the chance to striking a critical hit on the opponent . They are powerful by the time the player can get them , but the drawback is that the player cannot equip any Materia since the weapons have no slots . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Model Gun is useless at first , but once the player arrives at the second half of chapter 8 , they can upgrade it . The first three versions are pretty useless , with poor power , range and accuracy . Weight and speed aren ' t bad , but it is not enough to make up for everything else . However , the final upgrade is the second - best weapon , so it is worth the significant gil , around 250 , 000 , required to upgrade it . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Zack wields a parasol while battling enemies in Costa Del Sol in both the storyline battles as well as the " Fun in the Sun " set of missions . For gameplay purposes it functions the same as his swords . It alludes to the Umbrella Aeris had as a joke weapon in " Final Fantasy VII " . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Tin Armor is Steiner ' s most powerful armor . It teaches no abilities and every time the player hits the optimize option , the armor will unequip . The Southern Tropical Outfits set is the weakest armor , even weaker than the starting armor . They can be equipped by every character , but teach no abilities . There are eight of each piece of equipment to be found , enough to fully equip the player ' s party . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Wyrmhero Blade ( Sword of Toro in the Japanese version ) has an Attack power of 130 , third only to Tournesol and Zodiac Spear , and has a high combo rate of 80 % , but the drawback is it ' s the slowest weapon , having the longest Charge Time at 8 . 15s . It is a novelty weapon , being a reference to the " Dragon Quest " series and obtainable only after all superboss es have been slain . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Nagrarok weapon has an attack power of 1 , being the weakest weapon . It has a chance of inflicting Toad per attack and has the second highest weapon defending rate of 50 % . Nagrarok seems to be the joke version of Ragnarok as Excalipoor is the joke version of Excalibur .