Ultima Weapon
This article is about the Keyblade. You may be looking for the ability. |
Kingdom Hearts Ultima Weapon | |||
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"The ultimate Keyblade. Raises max MP by 2, and possesses maximum power and attributes." | |||
Token | |||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | ||
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | ||
Stats | |||
Strength | MP | Length | |
+12[KH I] +14[KH I FM] |
+2 | Long | |
Crit. Rate | Crit. Bonus | Recoil | |
x2 | +4[KH I] +2[KH I FM] |
90 | |
Obtained | |||
Item synthesis |
Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Ultima Weapon | ||
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"The strongest attack card to be found." | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | |
Stats | ||
Strike | Thrust | Finish |
★ | ★ | A |
Swing Speed |
Break Recovery |
Required CP |
B | B | D |
Element | ||
Physical | ||
Obtained | ||
Castle Oblivion Bounty[1] |
Kingdom Hearts II Ultima Weapon | ||
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"The Keyblade above all others, holding all power and will increase MP restoration rate, once all MP has been consumed." [KH II] | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | |
Stats | ||
Strength | Magic | Length |
+6 | +4 | 166 |
Ability | ||
MP Hastega | ||
Obtained | ||
Item synthesis |
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultima Weapon | ||
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"An incredible Keyblade with a wealth of abilities. Its powers let you fell enemies at a single stroke." | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | |
Translation | Ultima Weapon | |
Stats | ||
Length | ||
Very Long | ||
Clock Abilities | ||
LV1 | LV2 | |
Heavy Blade | Brick Wall | |
LV3 | LV4 | |
Protect | ||
Obtained | ||
Purchase for 1500000 SP from Hollow Bastion I: Sector B. |
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultima Weapon > | ||
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"An incredible Keyblade with a wealth of abilities. Its powers let you fell enemies at a single stroke." | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポンA | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon A | |
Translation | Ultima Weapon A | |
Stats | ||
Length | ||
Very Long | ||
Clock Abilities | ||
LV1 | LV2 | |
Heavy Blade | Brick Wall Undo | |
LV3 | LV4 | |
Protect Regen |
All Critical | |
Obtained | ||
Defeat 100 enemies with the Ultima Weapon. |
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultima Weapon >> | ||
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"An incredible Keyblade with a wealth of abilities. Its powers let you fell enemies at a single stroke." | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポンS | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon S | |
Translation | Ultima Weapon S | |
Stats | ||
Length | ||
Very Long | ||
Clock Abilities | ||
LV1 | LV2 | |
Heavy Blade | Brick Wall Undo Blade Bash | |
LV3 | LV4 | |
Protect Regen |
All Critical | |
Obtained | ||
Defeat 200 enemies with the Ultima Weapon >. |
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultima Weapon >>> | ||
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"An incredible Keyblade with a wealth of abilities. Its powers let you fell enemies at a single stroke." | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポンX | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon X | |
Translation | Ultima Weapon X | |
Stats | ||
Length | ||
Very Long | ||
Clock Abilities | ||
LV1 | LV2 | |
Heavy Blade | Brick Wall Undo Blade Bash | |
LV3 | LV4 | |
Protect Regen Attack Haste |
All Critical Drain | |
Obtained | ||
Defeat 300 enemies with the Ultima Weapon >>. |
Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Ultima Weapon >>>> | ||
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"An incredible Keyblade with a wealth of abilities. Its powers let you fell enemies at a single stroke." | ||
Token | ||
Japanese | アルテマウェポンZ | |
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon Z | |
Translation | Ultima Weapon Z | |
Stats | ||
Length | ||
Very Long | ||
Clock Abilities | ||
LV1 | LV2 | |
Heavy Blade | Brick Wall Undo Blade Bash | |
LV3 | LV4 | |
Protect Regen Attack Haste |
All Critical Drain Zantetsu Prime | |
Obtained | ||
Defeat 400 enemies with the Ultima Weapon >>>. |
Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultima Weapon | |||
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"The most powerful of Keyblades." | |||
Token | |||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | ||
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | ||
Stats | |||
Strength | Magic | ||
+7 | +6 | ||
Critical Rate | Critical Damage | ||
75% | x1.5 | ||
Length | |||
Terra | Ventus | Aqua | |
150 | 98 | 113 | |
Obtained | |||
Complete Villains' Vendetta. |
Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] Ultima Weapon | |||
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"An outstanding Keyblade that boosts all stats, and makes it easy to both land critical hits and trigger Reality Shifts." | |||
Token | |||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | ||
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | ||
Stats | |||
Strength | Magic | Length | |
16 | 16 | 113 | |
Critical Rate | Reailty Shift Rate | ||
30% | 10% | ||
Obtained | |||
Defeat Julius. |
Kingdom Hearts III Ultima Weapon | |||||||||||
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"The supreme Keyblade." | |||||||||||
Token | |||||||||||
Japanese | アルテマウェポン | ||||||||||
Rōmaji | Arutema Wepon | ||||||||||
Stats | |||||||||||
Length | |||||||||||
165 | |||||||||||
Form | |||||||||||
Ultimate Form | |||||||||||
Shotlock | |||||||||||
Infinity Circle | |||||||||||
Obtained | |||||||||||
Item synthesis (LV10) |
Lv | Strength | Magic | Ability
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0 | +8 | +3 | Combo Boost Air Combo Boost Situation Boost |
1 | +9 | +4 | — |
2 | +9 | +5 | — |
3 | +10 | +6 | — |
4 | +10 | +7 | — |
5 | +11 | +8 | — |
6 | +11 | +9 | — |
7 | +12 | +10 | — |
8 | +12 | +11 | — |
9 | +13 | +12 | — |
10 | +13 | +13 | — |
The Ultima Weapon is a Keychain for Sora, Data-Sora, Riku, Terra, Ventus, and Aqua's Keyblades introduced in Kingdom Hearts. It is one of the most powerful Keyblades, and requires an incredible amount of effort to obtain in each game. Unlike other Keychains, each game's version of the Ultima Weapon has a different design, and shares only the name and the phenomenal quality of its stats.
Design
The Ultima Weapon Keyblade is named after the eponymous sword in the Final Fantasy series. The Ultima Weapon is typically shown within the Final Fantasy series as a long sword, with a glowing blue/white blade and a golden handle. It is usually the strongest weapon for the main protagonist in the games it appears in.
The Kingdom Hearts version of the Ultima Weapon is strongly reminiscent of the Dream Sword, but is wrapped in an ornate gold filigree in a pattern slightly reminiscent of fish bones. The teeth of the blade are a golden version of the crown charm Sora wears, and the Keychain token, attached to the blade by shimmering thread, is a gilded heart, used throughout the series to refer to a complete being, instead of a Heartless or Nobody. It also bears one heart just above the guard and another just next to the crown making up the teeth of the blade, both of which are present in the Kingdom Hearts II version. In the game, the blade's size is smaller compared to the hilt, compared to its design in the official artworks; this resembles a real-life section of a sword known as the tang (the section of the blade that is mounted into the handle). Small circular ripples and bolts of light are emitted whenever Sora strikes a target with it. This version is also used in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories and Kingdom Hearts Re:coded. In Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, the names of its upgrades in the Japanese version use letters that, when appended to the end of a name, typically indicate greatness or superiority: A, S, X and Z. In the English version, the names instead use the mathematical symbol for "greater than", and each upgrade adds an additional "greater than" symbol.
The Kingdom Hearts II version retains most of its Kingdom Hearts version elements, except for the colors (blue, white and gold), the crown-and-heart keychain, and the Dream Sword. It also includes many more crowns into its design, including one at the tip of the blade, near the crown "teeth", two making up the guard, three in the chain, and the aforementioned combination of a crown and the original heart Keychain as the token. The blade has been segmented into two "halves" (possibly symbolizing Sora and Roxas) representing a roman numeral for 2 (II).
The Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep version has elements from both previous Kingdom Hearts games. Its style is similar to the Kingdom Hearts version, but its color scheme is similar to the Kingdom Hearts II version. It also uses stars and the Wayfinder design instead of crowns and hearts. It is mostly a pale, luminescent blue with white and gold. The teeth and Keychain are a periwinkle blue Wayfinder, with the original heart in the middle instead of the Terra's Mark symbol.
The Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance version has the design similar like the Kingdom Hearts version with minor changes. The color scheme is somewhat a combination between the first and second Kingdom Hearts games, as it has yellow on the blade connector, and the teeth and light blue color on the guard and the filigree ornament. The teeth is a Spirit Dream Eater's emblem within a crown. The keychain is a variation on the Kingdom Hearts II heart and crown design, except with the heart above the crown, as well as a pair of white wings behind it. The hit sound effects change depending on whether it is used by Sora or Riku.
The Kingdom Hearts III version has a color scheme of silver, red, and dark grey; two hearts adorn the weapon, one engraved into the hilt and the other at the base of the teeth. The blade has been segmented into three tines, representing the Roman numeral for three (III).
Recipes
Kingdom Hearts
Ultima Weapon | |
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Requires | List V |
Ingredients | Lucid Gem x5 Power Gem x5 Thunder Gem x5 Mystery Goo x3 Gale x3 |
Final Mix | |
Requires | List VI |
Ingredients | Thunder Gem x5 Mystery Goo x5 Serenity Power x3 Stormy Stone x3 Dark Matter x3 |
Kingdom Hearts II
An Energy Crystal is required to reduce the Orichalcum+ required for synthesis, as there are only 7 in the game. As Serenity items are part of the recipe, they cannot be used to upgrade it.
Ultima Weapon | |||
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Requires | Novice Moogle (LV2) Ultimate Recipe |
Ingredients | Orichalcum+ x13 Orichalcum x1 Mythril Crystal x1 Dense Crystal x1 Twilight Crystal x1 Serenity Crystal x7[KH II] / 3[KH II FM] |
Rank | S | ||
EXP | 119[KH II] / 99[KH II FM] |
Kingdom Hearts III
Ultima Weapon | |
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Requires | Obtain 58 different synthesis materials. |
Ingredients | Orichalcum+ x7 Wellspring Crystal x2 Lucid Crystal x2 Pulsing Crystal x2 |
Gameplay
The Ultima Weapon is an extremely powerful Keyblade with an impressive reach.Strength, while being inferior in other stats, such as Magic. In Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Final Mix, the Ultima Weapon is actually inferior to the Royal Radiance across the board. In Kingdom Hearts III, a LV1 Ultima Weapon has a lower Magic stat than most other Keyblades, but when raised to LV10 it is only second to the Classic Tone.
It is generally the most powerful Keyblade in each game that it appears, with balanced stats near or at the maximum for that game. However, there are some Keyblades which exceed the Ultima Weapon in a specific stat, such asIn Kingdom Hearts II, Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, and Kingdom Hearts III', the abilities attached to the Ultima Weapon are some of the most useful in the game. The Decisive Pumpkin in Kingdom Hearts II, however, is commonly preferred for physical damage despite its lower strength due to its Combo Boost ability. The Kingdom Hearts III version starts off with both Combo Boost and Air Combo Boost which cements it as the strongest physical Keyblade, in addition to being required for Ultimate Form.
Other appearances
Both the Kingdom Hearts and the Kingdom Hearts II versions of Ultima Weapon were released with three other Keyblades in a special Play Arts Figures accessory set, Play Arts Arms.
Through the use of a cheating device, textureless versions of the Ultima Weapon can be obtained in Kingdom Hearts II. These are the "Edge of Ultima", a version of the Kingdom Hearts Ultima Weapon with a glitched appearance, having arbitrary gradient colors instead of its intended texture, and the "Detection Saber", a second copy of the original as well, except slightly larger and with different colors. When these Keychains are accessed in Sora's Items menu, no picture of the Keyblades are shown, only map icons.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
In Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Ultima Weapon is an Ability Panel, instead of a Keyblade, that raises the Strength of the user's equipped weapon. It can be redeemed for 255 Challenge Sigils at the Moogle Shop.
Gallery
Notes and references
- ^ Only available with a completed "Reverse/Rebirth" save file and having completed the first battle with Marluxia.
See also
Terra's Keyblades |
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Keyblades Earthshaker | Ends of the Earth | Darkgnaw | Chaos Ripper Treasure Trove | Stroke of Midnight | Fairy Stars | Victory Line | Mark of a Hero | Hyperdrive | Pixie Petal Ultima Weapon | Sweetstack | Void Gear | No Name | Royal Radiance Other Wooden Keyblade |
Ventus's Keyblades |
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Keyblades Wayward Wind | Frolic Flame | Lost Memory | Missing Ache Treasure Trove | Stroke of Midnight | Fairy Stars | Victory Line | Mark of a Hero | Hyperdrive | Pixie Petal Ultima Weapon | Sweetstack | Void Gear | No Name | Royal Radiance Other Wooden Sword | Wooden Keyblade |
Data-Sora's Keyblades |
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Kingdom Key | Wishing Star | Lady Luck | Olympia | Three Wishes | Oblivion | Zero/One | Oathkeeper | Metal Chocobo | Lionheart | Ultima Weapon |
- Keyblades (Sora)
- Kingdom Hearts Keyblades
- Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Physical Attack Cards
- Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories Keyblades
- Kingdom Hearts II Keyblades
- Keyblades (Data-Sora)
- Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Keyblades
- Keyblades (Terra)
- Keyblades (Ventus)
- Keyblades (Aqua)
- Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Keyblades
- Keyblades (Riku)
- Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Keyblades
- Kingdom Hearts III Keyblades