List of Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy weapons This is a list of all weapons found in " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . As with armor and accessories , most of the weapons are drawn from the other " Final Fantasy " games . With the use of Equipment abilities any character can equip any non - exclusive weapon ; the lists presented here are based on what the characters can initially equip . Most , but not all , of these weapons can be acquired in the shop . " See Combination for special effects gained by equipping certain sets of equipment . " Weapons . Swords . Initially equipped by Warrior of Light , Firion , Onion Knight , Cecil , Kain , Bartz , Exdeath , Gilgamesh , Cloud , Squall , Laguna , Zidane , Tidus , Vaan , Gabranth , and Lightning . Swords specialize in boosting the initial Bravery of a character . Daggers . Initially equipped by Warrior of Light , Firion , The Emperor , Onion Knight , Kain , Bartz , Gilgamesh , Terra , Squall , Laguna , Ultimecia , Zidane , Kuja , Tidus , Vaan , Gabranth , and Lightning . Daggers specialize in increasing the user ' s EX Gauge at the start of battle ; note that this effect is cumulative , and will continually increase the character ' s EX Gauge during every battle in Story Mode . Greatswords . Initially equipped by Warrior of Light , Garland , Firion , Cecil , Kain , Golbez , Bartz , Exdeath , Gilgamesh , Cloud , Sephiroth , Laguna , Jecht , Vaan , Gabranth , Lightning , and Feral Chaos . Greatswords specialize in increasing the damage done by the character ' s physical - based Bravery attacks . Katana . Initially equipped by Warrior of Light , Garland , Firion , Cecil , Kain , Bartz , Gilgamesh , Cloud , Sephiroth , Squall , Vaan , and Lightning . Katana specialize in increasing the character ' s EX Force intake range , allowing them to absorb EX Force from farther away than normal . Spears . Initially equipped by Garland , Firion , Cecil , Kain , Golbez , Bartz , Gilgamesh , Cloud , and Vaan . Spears specialize in increasing the damage dealt when the character Wall Rush es the opponent with a Bravery attack . All spears give a minor decrease in Defense . Axes . Initially equipped by Warrior of Light , Garland , Firion , Cecil , Golbez , Bartz , Gilgamesh , Jecht , Vaan , Gabranth , and Feral Chaos . Axes specialize in increasing the damage dealt when the character Wall Rush es the opponent with an HP attack . The Earthbreaker and Lufenian Axes have the highest ATK increase of any non - exclusive weapon . Rods . Initially equipped by Firion , The Emperor , Onion Knight , Cloud of Darkness , Golbez , Bartz , Exdeath , Terra , Kefka , Tifa , Ultimecia , Kuja , Yuna , Shantotto , and Vaan . Rods specialize in increasing the damage done by the character ' s magic - based Bravery attacks , and give minor HP and Defense boosts as well . Staves . Initially equipped by Firion , The Emperor , Onion Knight , Cloud of Darkness , Bartz , Exdeath , Terra , Kefka , Tifa , Ultimecia , Kuja , Yuna , Shantotto , and Vaan . Staves specialize in increasing the duration of the character ' s EX Mode . Thrown . Initially equipped by Firion , Onion Knight , Cloud of Darkness , Bartz , Gilgamesh , Ultimecia , Zidane , Tidus , Jecht , Prishe , and Vaan . Thrown weapons ( which include several recurring shuriken and Boomerangs ) specialize in increasing the amount EX Force adds to the EX Gauge when absorbed . Grappling . Initially equipped by Firion , Bartz , Tifa , Tidus , Jecht , Prishe , Vaan , and Feral Chaos . Grappling weapons increase the damage of Bravery attacks performed while in a Chase Sequence . Instrument s . Initially equipped by Firion , Bartz , Terra , Kefka , Ultimecia , and Prishe . Instruments , which include both Harps and Bells , specialize in increasing the amount EX Cores add to the EX Gauge when absorbed . Gun s . Initially equipped by Firion , Bartz , Squall , Laguna , Yuna , Vaan , Gabranth , and Lightning . Guns are new to " Dissidia 012 " as they extend the duration of the Assist Gauge before it drains out . Pole s . Initially equipped by Firion , The Emperor , Cloud of Darkness , Bartz , Kefka , Tifa , Zidane , Kuja , Yuna , Shantotto , Prishe , and Vaan . Poles are new to " Dissidia 012 " as they help charge up the Assist Gauge . Machines . Machines can only be equipped by characters who have the Equip Machines ability equipped . Note that " Accessory Breakability " does not mean that the machines will break ; rather , it means that accessories that have a chance to break ( such as the EXP - boosting Chocobo accessories ) will break more often . Accessories that do not normally break ( except for Pebbles ) will not break , even if multiple machines are equipped . Special . Special weapons can be equipped by anyone ( except for the Sexy Cologne , which can only be equipped by female characters , Cloud , and Kefka ) . However they don ' t have a corresponding " Adept " ability . Exclusive . Exclusive weapons can only be equipped by their corresponding character . They are meant to suit that particular character ' s abilities and boost them accordingly . Each character ' s last exclusive weapon is their ultimate weapon .