Revolver (Final Fantasy VIII)

A Gunblade is the weapon of choice by the main character of Final Fantasy VIII, Squall Leonhart and his rival, Seifer Almasy (whose Gunblade is called the Hyperion). It is a sword with a pistol (as with Seifer's Gunblade) or revolver (as with Squall's Gunblade) embedded in the blade. Despite its name, it can not be used as an actual gun, meaning it doesn't fire projectiles, and can therefore only be used in melee combat, making it more like a gun supplementing a sword than a blade supplementing a firearm, e.g. a bayonet on a rifle.

Triggering a round in the gun chamber sends a shock wave through the blade, increasing its damage potential, but the timing required is hard to learn, which is why it takes years to master wielding a Gunblade. The player can effectively utilize this ability during gameplay by pressing the trigger button just as Squall (or Seifer, while he's playable) is about to hit an enemy, thereby increasing the damage he does to the target.

A weapon similar in design, but with a different function, is the Velvet Nightmare, which is used by Yazoo and Loz in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. It closely resembles a Gunblade, albeit smaller, but can only fire projectiles and does not seem to have any melee properties, other than blocking sword strikes.

Squall's Gunblade was featured in the Square game Parasite Eve II as an unlockable weapon.

Revolver
Cost: 100G Limits: Rough Divide The gunblade's original model. What it lacks in power, it more than makes up for with it's reliability. Squall carries a customized version of this model as his default weapon, adding an etching of Griever on the blade and a Griever keychain attached to the base of the hilt. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the March Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * M-stone Piece x6
 * Screw x2

Shear Trigger
Cost: 200G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle An improvment over the Revolver, Shear Trigger uses the same blade as the Revolver, but the gun aspect is now more powerful. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the April Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Steel Pipe x1
 * Screw x4

Cutting Trigger
Cost: 400G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle This Cutting Trigger is made by replacing the blade of the Revolver with the powerful Cutting Sword; a sword forged from the horn of a Mesmerize. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the May Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Mesmerize Blade x1
 * Screw x8

Flame Saber
Cost: 600G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle The Flame Saber got its name from its red blade. This gunblade is very similar to the Shear Trigger. The only difference is that it has the Cutting Trigger's handle. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the June Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Betrayal Sword x1
 * Turtle Shell x1
 * Screw x4

Twin Lance
Cost: 800G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle, Blasting Zone The Twin Lance is a gunblade forged with two blades. The two blades work synergistically to inflict severe damage. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the July Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Dino Bone x1
 * Red Fang x2
 * Screw x12

Punishment
Cost: 1000G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle, Blasting Zone The Punishment looks almost identicle to the Twin Lance, but its lighter and more powerful. The only gunblade more powerful than this is the Lion Heart. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the August Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Chef's Knife x1
 * Star Fragment x2
 * Turtle Shell x1
 * Screw x8

Lionheart
Cost: 2000G Limits: Rough Divide, Fated Circle, Blasting Zone, Lion Heart Of gunblades, the finest model is the Lion Heart. It requires rare items to be remodelled to its highest quality. An excerpt of this model is mentioned in the September Issue of Weapons Monthly.

Items Required:
 * Adamantine x1
 * Dragon Fang x4
 * Pulse Ammo x12

Hyperion
Limits: No Mercy, Demon Slice, Bloodfest

Seifer's only Gunblade. It uses a semi-automatic pistol rather than a revolver as handle.

Final Fantasy XII
In Final Fantasy XII, Gilgamesh has the Revolver Gunblade amongst his collection of Legendary Weapons. However, like all his swords, it is slightly different, having an image of a Chocobo printed on the blade.

Kingdom Hearts & Kingdom Hearts II
As is expected, Leon's gunblade appears in the hands of its owner during his appearances and is used against both the Heartless, Nobodies and Sora alike in skirmishes.