Worst. Weapon. Ever.

[TheDarkestDerp]

Buster Blade:
It's known to be Clouds best weapon ever, and is everyone favorite, except for the fact that you replace it literally as early as possible. The first weapon you find is better, the slums sell better weapons than the Buster blade

THIS, although my reasoning is slightly different.

I didn't care for FF7. I make no secret of that. I didn't loather it so much, just never saw what all the hype was about, even after I played through, Knights of the Round, Gold Chocobo, did everything, just a long boring game about a bunch of emos in a badly cliche story that had no cohesion. But that ridiculous sword, the "Buster Sword" seemed to be the one that started the trend in RPGs/anime/comics/pop-culture characters to have a protagonist wield an impossibly huge weapon, yes. The whole 'spiky haired duder loping about with what amounts to a '57 chevy on a hilt' nonsense... just looking at that completely takes me out of the game. "What? And exactly how can 'Scrawny the Mighty" carry that thing, much less fight with it? Even if it was made of plastic it'd have to weigh a hundred lbs easy!" Not to mention, just dropping the thing on someone would cleave them in half, but somehow it only does a few scant HP of damage... *grimaces* Just... BLEAUGH...

 

[Jacksaw Jack]

The cane from Dr. Jekyll and Mister Hyde ... it literally does nothing!!!

Damn you beat me too it. But yes, it blows as all it can do is kill bees.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

Really no one? Excalipur is the worst weapon in anything ever no contest as far as I know.

 

[Stilkon]

Anything in the Ratchet & Clank Future trilogy that requires me to use the fucking SIXAXIS controller.

On a completely unrelated note, I just noticed that "sixaxis" is a palindrome.

 

[skcseth]

Every pistol in every COD game. Evar. I have no idea why that weapon needs to be so nerf'd. Especially at close range.

 

[thebobmaster_v1legacy]

Jun Kuroso from Persona 2 Innocent Sin... He fights with flowers.
And you lose Yukino (a character from the first Persona) who fights with throwing knives to get him.
Oh, and he's gay, too.

...The one on the right...is that a guy? If so, I think Bridget in Guilty Gear just got beat for "most feminine male character".

On-topic, the grenade launcher in ME2. Used it during the first stage when necessary, never again afterwards.

 

[Major_Tom]

Wow... i take back what i said about the Klobb's... SA-80's the winner of the worst weapon. I was actually looking up what some Paratroopers thought of the gun series: One of them likened it to a 'civil servant = It never works and can't be fired'. It's unreal that such a money grabbing scheme was orchestrated for something so vital.

I have a lot of respect for the Klobb/Skorpion when you consider what it is: a machine pistol firing a very weak round.

Skorpion is the size and weight of a pistol, it is SO ACCURATE even under full auto which is extraordinary for such a compact weapon, I love it in Black ops for how I am able to be a machien gun sniper.

Dual wield it is a beast, with a long 40hp damage range, huge combined rate of fire and loads of ammo.

But in MGS3 it was my weapon on choice for it's literally laser accuracy, it was the only weapon with a laser sight and had no recoil it was an auto-sniper.

But this is the gun IRL, notice the almost non existent recoil. In fact the top comments are all alleging that he is firing low-recoil blanks (actually impossible with this weapon, it needs an obvious blank-firing adapter)

The Skorpion is an amazing little gun - very accurate, controllable and reliable (unlike comparable shitty MAC-10).
It was also produced under license in Yugoslavia as an M84 Skorpion and was issued to tank crews and aircraft pilots in a pistol holster worn on a belt since it was much more useful than a standard handgun and these guys couldn't carry a full-size rifle.

Spoiler: Skorpion Holster

OT: I think Romanian AK is one of the worst rifles ever made. Especially compared to other AKs.

 

[Treblaine]

The Skorpion is an amazing little gun - very accurate, controllable and reliable (unlike comparable shitty MAC-10).
It was also produced under license in Yugoslavia as an M84 Skorpion and was issued to tank crews and aircraft pilots in a pistol holster worn on a belt since it was much more useful than a standard handgun and these guys couldn't carry a full-size rifle.

Spoiler: Skorpion Holster

OT: I think Romanian AK is one of the worst rifles ever made. Especially compared to other AKs.

yup, respect for Skorpion.


But I highly doubt the Rom Ak can be as bad as the SA80, which has to be one of the worst weapons designed in the past 50 years.

http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_SA80.html

 

[uzo]

The unmodified flyspray in Biohazard: Outbreak. If you mod it up with a lighter it is ok as a short range flame thrower, but srsly .. flyspray? Against a Tyrant?

 

[sneeky033]

Easy: the Mantreads [http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Mantreads] in Team Fortress 2. In the month since it was released, on a server that's full 24/7, I have never seen anybody land a hit with them, let alone get a kill.

 

[Nieroshai]

Buster Blade:
It's known to be Clouds best weapon ever, and is everyone favorite, except for the fact that you replace it literally as early as possible. The first weapon you find is better, the slums sell better weapons than the Buster blade

Even Zack only kept it around for the memories, it's less a sword and more a symbol of honor; Angeal never fought with it, instead opting to use his fists.

 

[zefiewings]

Do card games count? Because I'm pretty sure they put the sword chucks in Magic the Gathering. What could be worse than a weapon which is just as dangerous to the wielder as the target? You have to grip it by the blade for goodness' sake.

Holy crap, really? I would love that card, I am now devoting my live to finding it if it real.

It is actually a joke from "Nuklear Power- 8-bit theater", an online comic series. The fighter character is really dumb and makes it up. It is actually really funny. You should check it out.
http://www.nuklearpower.com/2001/03/02/episode-001-were-going-where/

 

[Saltyk]

So, I've been on a bit of a FFT kick recently.

Handbags, axes, and flails in FFT. Each of these weapons had high attack (A handbag? Really?), but they had one major flaw. They dealt random damage. As a result, virtually any weapon would be better than those pieces of garbage. A sword. A dagger. Hell, I'd take a staff or rod over those things. Oh, and if you accidentally left a handbag on Agrias or Meliadoul, they couldn't use their Holy/Divine Sword skills. Worthless weapons. Did anyone actually use them?

 

[Saltyk]

Buster Blade:
It's known to be Clouds best weapon ever, and is everyone favorite, except for the fact that you replace it literally as early as possible. The first weapon you find is better, the slums sell better weapons than the Buster blade

Even Zack only kept it around for the memories, it's less a sword and more a symbol of honor; Angeal never fought with it, instead opting to use his fists.

Actually, Angeal did use the Buster Blade from time to time. But just when he needed it. In one of those Limit Flashbacks it showed Zack and Angeal surrounded by monsters. Zack asks if Angeal will use his sword and Angeal replies that it's too bulky and cumbersome for that particular environment. And Angeal did use it to save Zack during a story event.

And honestly, Angeal always claimed that he didn't use it because of wear or whatever, but yeah, you're right, he wanted to respect his father (who had it commissioned for him). Though, I noticed that he didn't always fight with his fists. He seemed to use the basic Soldier blade a decent bit. Like when he Sephiroth and Genesis were, um, playing around.

Not sure how Zack always claims he didn't use it, though. He sure seemed to be swinging that bad boy around to me. I call shenanigans on his claim that he hit enemies with its side.

 

[Deadyawn]

Varmint Rifle in Fallout: New Vegas.

It felt as if I was playing Morrowind, missing all the time.

It's funny cause as a gun using character after giving the varmint rifle a night scope and a silencer it became an awesome stealth weapon.

 

[RADIALTHRONE1]

dont know if anyone already said this but, the wooden sword from kingdom hearts 1

 

[Clive Howlitzer]

The Klobb from Goldeneye, no contest, at all.

 

[Lukeman1884]

I'd say the Gunblade... mainly because I have no idea how that thing would realistically work...

It doesn't actually shoot bullets. When you pull the trigger, it causes the blade to vibrate, making it do more damage. Thats why you have to pull it in sync with Squall's attacks during his Limit Breaks for more damage.
snipty

that's funny then why is there an explosion when you fire it correctly?

The gunblade's blade is pretty much just like an attached bullet. When you pull the trigger, it "shoots" the blade forwards a little, causing the increased damage. The "explosion" is the muzzle flash from the barrel.

 

[Nieroshai]

Buster Blade:
It's known to be Clouds best weapon ever, and is everyone favorite, except for the fact that you replace it literally as early as possible. The first weapon you find is better, the slums sell better weapons than the Buster blade

Even Zack only kept it around for the memories, it's less a sword and more a symbol of honor; Angeal never fought with it, instead opting to use his fists.

Actually, Angeal did use the Buster Blade from time to time. But just when he needed it. In one of those Limit Flashbacks it showed Zack and Angeal surrounded by monsters. Zack asks if Angeal will use his sword and Angeal replies that it's too bulky and cumbersome for that particular environment. And Angeal did use it to save Zack during a story event.

And honestly, Angeal always claimed that he didn't use it because of wear or whatever, but yeah, you're right, he wanted to respect his father (who had it commissioned for him). Though, I noticed that he didn't always fight with his fists. He seemed to use the basic Soldier blade a decent bit. Like when he Sephiroth and Genesis were, um, playing around.

Not sure how Zack always claims he didn't use it, though. He sure seemed to be swinging that bad boy around to me. I call shenanigans on his claim that he hit enemies with its side.

Angeal using a SOLDIER sword instead of the Buster Sword has significance in that the only time Angeal ever used the Buster Sword was as a last resort. Zach may be full of crap though, but I've never freeze-framed his attack animation to tell. This series is known for cutscenes having primary canon and sometimes ignoring gameplay though, or Aeris would've come back the next time I had a Phoenix Down. Unless she died willingly like Palom and Porom, there's a theory: Phoenix Down only heals unwilling deaths?

Still trying to think of a useless weapon... um, Wakka's Blitzball? Probably already been ninja'd here, but even though it does do real damage, it really shouldn't.

 

[Takuanuva]

Spartan laser. Worst weapon of all time. I don't think i managed to kill any enemies with it in Halo 3.

Uhm... I have to disagree. Sure, it requires you to charge the beam for a second or two, thus it's dificult to aim that thing, but due to IMMENSE damage it's a great anti-vehicle weapon- you can destroy anything with one shoot. Magnum was MUCH worse...