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It has been a while, but I found inspiration to do a cream-of-the-crop blade this time... the Buster Sword of the 'Final Fantasy' series!

The Buster Sword is a sword that first appeared in 'Final Fantasy VII' and has since appeared in other games in the series. It is Cloud Strife's trademark weapon, and was wielded before him by Zack Fair and Angeal Hewley. The Buster Sword serves as an iconic image for Cloud and 'Final Fantasy VII' due to its massive size and is wielded by Cloud in most of his appearances. There are two holes near the handguard, variably said to be Materia slots, or where Cloud clips the sword onto his back.

The Buster Sword is classified as an enormous broadsword. From tip to handle, it is approximately five to six feet long, with a single-edged large blade approximately one foot wide. Due to its massive size and weight, a normal human could not possibly lift the blade, let alone wield it, with Cloud, Zack, and Angeal proving the exceptions.

The blade's backstory was revealed in 'Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII' with Angeal Hewley as its first and original owner, whose father had the blade forged when Angeal joined SOLDIER. His parents borrowed the money for the sword, and Angeal's father worked as much as he could to pay back the debt, eventually falling ill and passing away. Angeal cares for the sword in his father's memory, using it as little as possible to avoid it being damaged, instead fighting with a standard SOLDIER longsword.

Angeal entrusts the Buster Sword to Zack as a symbol of passing on his honor and dreams. Zack uses the blade more frequently than Angeal, but swings to hit with the blunt edge. When Zack is fatally gunned down outside Midgar, he passes on the Buster Sword to Cloud, naming him his living legacy and proof of his life.

In 'Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' Cloud placed the blade on the cliffside where Zack had his last stand as a memorial, where it gather dirt and rust. However, after the events of the movie, he had the blade polished up and placed it inside the Sector 5 Church, where it peacefully rests.

I chose the version that appeared in the 'Compilation of Final Fantasy VII', due to the details on the blade. I only take proof for the pixel art, nothing more.

Final Fantasy VII (c) SQUARE ENIX

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It has been a while, but I found inspiration to do a cream-of-the-crop blade this time... the Buster Sword of the 'Final Fantasy' series!

The Buster Sword is a sword that first appeared in 'Final Fantasy VII' and has since appeared in other games in the series. It is Cloud Strife's trademark weapon, and was wielded before him by Zack Fair and Angeal Hewley. The Buster Sword serves as an iconic image for Cloud and 'Final Fantasy VII' due to its massive size and is wielded by Cloud in most of his appearances. There are two holes near the handguard, variably said to be Materia slots, or where Cloud clips the sword onto his back.

The Buster Sword is classified as an enormous broadsword. From tip to handle, it is approximately five to six feet long, with a single-edged large blade approximately one foot wide. Due to its massive size and weight, a normal human could not possibly lift the blade, let alone wield it, with Cloud, Zack, and Angeal proving the exceptions.

The blade's backstory was revealed in 'Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII' with Angeal Hewley as its first and original owner, whose father had the blade forged when Angeal joined SOLDIER. His parents borrowed the money for the sword, and Angeal's father worked as much as he could to pay back the debt, eventually falling ill and passing away. Angeal cares for the sword in his father's memory, using it as little as possible to avoid it being damaged, instead fighting with a standard SOLDIER longsword.

Angeal entrusts the Buster Sword to Zack as a symbol of passing on his honor and dreams. Zack uses the blade more frequently than Angeal, but swings to hit with the blunt edge. When Zack is fatally gunned down outside Midgar, he passes on the Buster Sword to Cloud, naming him his living legacy and proof of his life.

In 'Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children' Cloud placed the blade on the cliffside where Zack had his last stand as a memorial, where it gather dirt and rust. However, after the events of the movie, he had the blade polished up and placed it inside the Sector 5 Church, where it peacefully rests.

I chose the version that appeared in the 'Compilation of Final Fantasy VII', due to the details on the blade. I only take proof for the pixel art, nothing more.

Final Fantasy VII (c) SQUARE ENIX