Cannon Ball (Final Fantasy VII)

The Cannon Ball is a weapon for Barret in Final Fantasy VII. It can be purchased from Kalm, and has stats on-par with other weapons available there. Cannon Ball is Barret's first melee weapon, and offers greater stats than his previous weapon, Assault Gun, as well as three Materia slots, two of which are linked. It is outclassed by Atomic Scissors, a melee weapon with greater stats, which can be stolen to obtain it earlier.
==Obtained==
Cannon Ball can first be purchased from Kalm for 475 gil. Though its cost is low, the player should only purchase it if they intend to use Barret in the party in the upcoming quests, as it is outclassed later. Additionally, if the player steals Atomic Scissors from the Custom Sweeper on the world map, they can forego it entirely.
==Mechanics==
As the Cannon Ball has a base Attack stat bonus of 17, the base damage for physical attacks when the Cannon Ball is equipped is in the following formula:
:\text{Base Damage} = \text{(23 + Strength)} + \frac{\text{(23 + Strength)} + \text{Level}}{32} \times \frac{\text{(23 + Strength)} \times \text{Level}}{32}
where "Level" is Barret's current level and "Strength" is his Strength stat. The Cannon Ball also has an Attack% (Accuracy) of 98%, and grants a +2 bonus to Barret's Magic stat.
==Use==
Cannon Ball is a melee weapon with modest stats and three Materia slots, two of which are linked. Though it is an improvement on the Assault Gun in stats, it is not a long range weapon, and more importantly, the player can forego it entirely by stealing the Atomic Scissors from Custom Sweeper.
Cannon Ball has two linked Materia and one unlinked slot. This means that Barret can link Magic Materia with a Support Materia, namely All and Elemental early on. However, Barret's Magic stat is average compared to other characters at this stage, meaning that he is better off used for physical damage at this stage. He can nonetheless pair Restore effectively with All. The unlinked slot can be used effectively for Command Materia.
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII