Venus Gospel (Final Fantasy VII)

The Venus Gospel is Cid's ultimate weapon in Final Fantasy VII. It is obtained in Rocket Town after "Toward the Sea of Stars". As with other ultimate weapons, Venus Gospel has very high stats, eight linked Materia slots, and a unique mechanic: the weapon deals damage based how full Cid's MP is.
==Obtained==
The weapon can be obtained after "Toward the Sea of Stars", when the rocket was launched. After returning to the village, the player can talk to the old man who used to gaze at the rocket; after talking to him three times he will hand the spear over.
==Mechanics==
The weapon has the second-highest Attack stat of any of Cid's weapons, below only Flayer, which has weaker Materia slots and cannot reach the damage potential of Venus Gospel.
The weapon deals more damage the fuller Cid's MP is, based on the following formula:
:Power = [(3 \times Power \times Cid's~MP) / Cid's~Max~MP] + 1
Red XIII's ultimate weapon, Limited Moon, has the same mechanic.
==Use==
Venus Gospel's damage being based on Cid's MP benefits him greatly because Cid's stats, namely his high Strength, gears him more toward physical damage. As such, it is easy to keep Cid's MP full as he is unlikely to lose MP unless it is stolen from him. This means if used, he can be geared entirely toward physical damage and never cast magic or use summons.
When using the weapon, Cid should ideally only equip Magic or Summon Materia when paired with Support Materia. Otherwise, the high slots of the weapon should be focused on Command Materia such as Double Cut and Slash-All. Cid is also a good candidate for Master Command Materia, which gives him all Command Materia abilities. Independent Materia that improves his physical damage output, such as using Cover Materia with several Counter Attack Materia, is another great way to make use of the Materia slots.
Though Cid should rarely cast spells when using the weapon, if he does, MP Absorb is a great way to keep up his MP and thus keep him at full damage potential.
==Etymology==
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII