Diamond Weapon

:For the equipment see Diamond equipment.
Diamond Weapon is a recurring enemy in the Final Fantasy series. One of the Weapons, it is distinguished by its grey coloration, cape-like coverings, and large pauldrons concealing shoulder cannons.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy VII===
Diamond Weapon is one of the Weapons the Planet released in response to Sephiroth summoning Meteor. It rises out of the ocean and charges toward Midgar, prompting Cloud's party to pursue it. Once the party defeats the Diamond Weapon it is still approaching Midgar. Once within range, it opens fire on the Shinra Building, nearly killing Rufus Shinra. Shinra fires the Sister Ray, a powerful Mako cannon, which pierces Diamond Weapon and destroys the barrier Sephiroth erected over the North Crater.
Final Fantasy VII Remake has a side-quest called "Corneo's Secret Stash", where Cloud and his party are tasked with finding Don Corneo treasury. One of them is the "Diamond Tiara", which is shaped after the Diamond Weapon.
=== Final Fantasy XIV ===
The Diamond Weapon appears as a Garlean warmachina as part of the "Sorrow of Werlyt" questline of the Shadowbringers expansion. It is one of the latest in a series of such machina reverse engineered from the Ultima Weapon by the VIIth Imperial Legion under the command of Valens van Varro. 
As with the previous Weapons in the series, the Diamond Weapon bears an Oversoul system that overrides the pilot's mind with that of an imperial legatus to improve their combat capabilities, in this case the legatus program used being based on Zenos yae Galvus, though the act invariably kills the pilot. Varro considers it the program's masterpiece and the Weapon was originally intended to be piloted by Allie before her brother Alfonse arranged for her escape. With Allie's escape and the destruction of the other Weapons in the program, an enraged Varro tortured Alfonse and arranged for him to be the new pilot of the Diamond Weapon.
A test run of the Diamond Weapon's Oversoul system revealed that Zenos's combat data was more akin to a "ravenous beast" than an "obedient servant" that Valens hoped for. Valens decided to use a living mind instead of a digital copy of combat data, with arrangements being made to make Alfonse the Weapon's core as part of the "Overmind" system. When Allie returned to Valens following her escape with the data from previous weapons, she is made the new pilot, with Alfonse still serving as the core.
As Allie pilots the Weapon, she betrays Valens by attacking the castrum, which Valens had expected. Even when the shutdown sequence is started, the Weapon initiates Overmind and ignores the shutdown, instead firing at Valens and escaping the castrum. The Warrior of Light and Gaius Baelsar subdue the warmachina and bring it to the ground, where Valens reveals to the latter that Alfonse is a living mind for the Weapon. Valens is defeated, and the reactivated Diamond Weapon crushes him while under control by Alfonse's will.
Alfonse requests that Gaius removes the core and gives the memories contained within to Allie. The weapon is deactivated, ending the threat of the Weapons.
===Final Fantasy XV===
Diamond Weapon is a colossal magitek monster created by Verstael Besithia. It appears in Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV movie, and is mentioned in Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto. It is based on the Diamond Weapon boss from Final Fantasy VII. Diamond Weapon is a magitek armor powered by magitek cores deployed to terrorize Lucis at the behest of Niflheim.
===Theatrhythm Final Fantasy===
Diamond Weapon appears as an enemy.
====Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call====
Diamond Weapon appears as an enemy in Battle Music Sequences.
===Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade===
Diamond Weapon appears as an enemy during an event called "Shattered World". Its attack is Midgarbreak in a reference to its attack on Midgar.
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
==Merchandise==
Diamond Weapon appears as figurines in the Final Fantasy Creatures Vol 3 series that came out in 2003. The Final Fantasy Creatures collection figurines require minimal assembly and there are three types of every character: full-color, crystal, and chrome. In North America the Final Fantasy Creatures figurines did not require assembly and had a completely different package with multiple creatures per pack.
Diamond-Weapon-Final-Fantasy-Creatures.jpg|Diamond Weapon figurine.
Final-Fantasy-Creatures-Diamond-Weapon-Seymour-Natus.jpg|Diamond Weapon packaged with Seymour Natus.
==Etymology==
de:Diamant Weapon
Category:Recurring bosses
Category:Creatures