Death Penalty The Death Penalty , also known as Death Penalties , is a recurring gun in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is usually one of the strongest guns available . Appearances . " Final Fantasy VII " . Death Penalty is based on the Colt revolving rifle , and is Vincent ' s ultimate weapon obtained in Lucrecia ' s Cave . The cave can be accessed either by a submarine or a colored chocobo . Vincent must be in the party to witness a cutscene , after which the player must fight ten random battles and return to the cave , where Vincent finds the Death Penalty along with his LEVEL 4 Limit Break . Death Penalty ' s power is boosted after every enemy Vincent kills . Due to a damage overflow glitch , if enough enemies are killed , the Death Penalty can kill any enemy with a single hit , including superboss es . This is then modified by the attack ' s power ; for normal attacks , the multiplier is 1 . 0 . Unlike most other damage modifiers , each character ' s ultimate weapon applies the damage modifier after all other modifiers , instead of modifying the attack strength of the weapon itself . For a plot graph of this formula see here . To reach a base 1 . 0 damage multiplier , Vincent would need 768 kills . This can be difficult to do unless Vincent joins as early as possible and he lands most of the party ' s death blows . This would likely prevent unlocking Limit Breaks on other characters . For comparison , every character ' s ultimate weapon reaches an approximately 4x damage multiplier at " full " strength . With Vincent this would require 6 , 912 kills while other characters , like Cloud , simply needs to stay at full health to achieve their max bonus . The number of Vincent ' s kills is capped at formula _ 2 , but , as the division by 128 is actually a right bits shift by 7 ( logarithm in base 2 of 128 ) , only the quotient is considered . This means the Power stat raises by formula _ 3 every 128 kills ; in particular the maximum power is granted as soon as Vincent has killed formula _ 4 enemies , since formula _ 5 , which is greater than the cap . For a physical attack the Technique Power is always 16 , therefore in that scenario the maximum power is formula _ 6 . Though the gun is a rifle , Vincent wields it with only one hand like a pistol due to a lack of a two - handed animation . The weapon is affected by the Vincent Mug glitch . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . Death Penalty is again Vincent ' s ultimate weapon , now a large hand - cannon of custom make . It can be used in the last level when Vincent is in his Chaos form . Unlike the original design , which is a rifle , the new version is a large handcannon - esque revolver made from metal with five unraveling barrels that form a cross motif . It has a menacing aesthetic using sharp and sleeked adornments in metallic gray and black . Death Penalty is the most powerful weapon , firing deadly beams doing 2 , 000 damage to almost every enemy . As a drawback , it never deals Critical Hit s , has a magazine of only 6 , cannot be customized , and its ammo cannot be purchased . " Final Fantasy XI " . Death Penalty is the Corsair ' s Mythic Weapon , which enhances the Quick Draw ability and has a unique Weapon skill called Leaden Salute . It is a large cannon not unlike a massive blunderbuss . " Final Fantasy XIII " . Death Penalties are dummied guns for Sazh Katzroy , which reuse Total Eclipses ' model . It appears to be a weapon for playtesting purposes . " Final Fantasy XIV " . Death Penalty is the weapon used by Admiral Merlwyb , commander of the Maelstrom . A replica called Death Sentence is also mentioned . " Final Fantasy XV " . Firearms can be equipped by Noctis and Prompto . " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Death Penalties are weapons for King . They provide 42 Attack Power and have a 10 % chance of inflicting Instant Death on hit . In the PSP version , they can be bought from the SPP Post after bringing King in multiplayer 300 times for 10 , 000 SPP and sell for 5 , 000 gil . In the HD version , they can be bought after defeating 700 enemies with King for 2500 SPP and sell for 1250 gil . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . The Death Penalty is the strongest gun , a level 100 weapon that lowers HP by 328 and DEF by 1 , boosts BRV by 79 and ATK by 67 , and increases the Assist Gauge Duration time by 30 % . It can be obtained by trading an Arcturus , Fomalhaut , an Eden ' s Cuirass , and 177 , 840 gil . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Death Penalty grants + 15 to Attack . It can be equipped by Setzer , Balthier , Sazh , and Magitek Armor . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . One of Vincent ' s cards can use Death Penalty as an ability . For a cost of Dulling Vincent , discarding another Vincent card , and paying five Light CP , Death Penalty lets the player choose any number of Forwards with a total cost of 7 or less , and Breaks them . Non - " Final Fantasy " appearances . " Blood of Bahamut " . Death Penalty is a gun that can be equipped by Ryuma . Etymology . The " Final Fantasy XI " incarnation of Death Penalty is also reminiscent of the execution method , , where one is tied to the mouth of a cannon and shot with it , ensuring a quick death .