Summary
It took a while for guns to get introduced inFinal Fantasy. For most of the NES and SNES games, the best-ranged weapons were typically bows or maybe crossbows.Final Fantasy 7changed this by adding a plethora of hero and villain characters who used guns which made sense since it was supposed to mirror the modern era of 1997.
Since then, there have been a lot of gunslingers in theFinal Fantasygames and other media spinoffs from anime to books. Who among them have the best guns? Let’s rank the gun skills of these characters and not focus too much on any of their other qualities.
Prompto is fromFinal Fantasy 15and is one of the four party members in the game withNoctis being the lead. While Prompto has a goofy personality and seemingly loves shooting a camera more than a gun, he is good support in the game.
His power level is shown better in his DLC episode where he is the only playable character and has a few different moves to pull off as an action hero and as a stealth master. He’s definitely not the strongest gunslinger in the series but Prompto gets the job done.
Yuna started as a powerful Summoner inFinal Fantasy 10but she hung up her staff in favor of picking up two guns in the sequel.Final Fantasy 10-2is a sillier game overall with Yuna and her two squad mates being able to switch different Jobs via Dresspheres.
Yuna begins as a Gunner, sporting two pistols with quite a few powered-up techniques to make enemies dance. There’s another gun-based Job too, the Gun Mage, but no matter which one Yuna equips, she’s a skilled master of bullets.
King is one of the many playable characters inFinal Fantasy Type-0which is based arounda military academy. Each student has a different weapon of choice and King favors wielding two guns and his moves are definitely slick.
As an action RPG, players can immediately get a sense of King’s strength as he’s quick on his feet and can take down enemies from a distance with ease. Another stronger gunner in the game is Cater although she’s more like a magic gunner.
Irvine talks a big game inFinal Fantasy 8but when it comes to his big sniper mission, he chickens out. Despite his shot nerves, Irvine is still a strong party member who favors using shotguns. There are Limit Breaks in the game and his are called Shots.
Players can buy and craft special ammo to make him stronger in battle and if players time their triggers right, they can deal a massive amount of damage. Laguna deserves a shoutout as well as a temporary party member with a killer machine gun.
Vincent is a secret party member inFinal Fantasy 7but he has since been canonized into the lore. While not playable in the remake series yet, fans can assuredly look forward to playing him in the final game since he did technically join the party inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
While strong in the original game, Vincent really flexed his skills in his solo spinoff,Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy 7. Cerberus is the name of his gun and players could put different modules onto it to create pistols, shotguns, and sniper rifles all of which make Vincent a versatile character.
Barret is also fromFinal Fantasy 7and he has one of the coolest weapons in the series. A tragic accident left Barret without an arm, so a Gatling Gun was attached which always looked cool but its power was better demonstrated in the remakes.
For example, inFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeBarret can break through concrete with just his gun arm which is an incredible feat of strength. All of the models and special techniques he can learn between that game andFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthclearly show this freedom fighter is not disabled in the least.
2Rufus (Final Fantasy 7 Remake)
Beware The Coins
Rufus is the last character fromFinal Fantasy 7worth mentioning and he’s a villain. Players will have just one boss battle in the original game which is easy enough but inFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, his encounters are a lot tougher to deal with.
The remakes showcase why he is theleader of The Turksas he wields two shotguns and can keep players in their place thanks to his fast reflexes. His trick coin shots are the deadliest and fans would assuredly love to play with him in the final remake although that probably won’t happen.
1Kaze (Final Fantasy: Unlimited)
Soil Boy
For the final entry, things are going to go a bit off track because Kaze is from the original anime series,Final Fantasy: Unlimited. He’s dressed similarly to Vincent and even talks as much which is to say very little.
This mysterious gunslinger is also a Summoner and uses special soil bullets in his gun to create familiar creatures like Ifrit and Titan. A gun that fires Summons? That sounds like something Yuna should have had. This alone makes Kaze the best gunman in the series and it’s a shame he’s a bit more forgotten now.
