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The Buster Sword is a massive broad-bladed, single-edged greatsword that first appeared in Final Fantasy VII. It is Cloud Strife's trademark weapon, and was wielded before him by Angeal Hewley and Zack Fair. 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.

The Buster Sword as a Term

In recent times the term has been used to describe any type of sword that shares characteristics with the original's even though it's not the first of its kind to exist in media as the concept of a gigantic sword have existed long before its time.

See also

• Final Fantasy VII
• sword
• Tag Group: Weapons - Named

External link:

• Final Fantasy Wiki - Buster Sword