Gokuu Pole



Gokuu Pole (ゴクウの棒) is a recurring weapon in the series. It is oftentimes a mid-ranked Pole that provides excellent attack power

Final Fantasy XII
The Gokuu Pole is a mid-ranked Pole that provides +63 Attack and 12% combo rate. Poles' attack speed is average at 2.47s charge and 1.2s action time. It can be bought for 9,000 gil at Phon Coast and Archades, and requires 30 LP and the Poles 3 license in order to equip.

Final Fantasy Tactics
The Gokuu Pole is a mid-ranked Pole that provides +10 Attack, 20% Weapon Defense, and can inflict Atheist when attacking with it. It can be obtained either by buying it for 7,500 gil at an Outfitter on Chapter 3 onwards, won from the battle at Orbonne Monastery, or found as a rare treasure at Free City of Bervenia.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Gokuu Pole is a mid-ranked Pole that provides +44 Attack, +2 Defense, +2 Evasion, and +2 Speed. It can be used by the Master Monk, Geomancer, Chocobo Knight, Dancer, and Heritor, and teaches the abilities Artifice's Embrace for 200 AP to the Geomancer and Withering Strike for 400 AP to the Master Monk. It can be obtained from the Bazaar through the Uncommon Poles C category.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Gokuu Pole is a level 60 Pole that provides -248 HP, +49 Bravery, and +48 Attack. It can be obtained from the shop by trading in 92,640 gil.

Etymology
The Gokuu Pole's own origin originates from trickster hero Sun Wukong's weapon from the popular Chinese classic tale, Journey to the West. A pole known as the Ruyi Jingu Bang (如意金箍棒, lit Cintamani Golden-bound Cudgel), it was originally the Dragon King Au Guang's keepsake and remained as a pillar held in his underwater palace on the ocean floor, once used by the Yu the Great in his pursuit and studies of flood control. Weighing 18,000 pounds, or nearly 8.5 metric tons, capable of changing its size, obedient of its master's command, and capable of splitting into many, the pole was considered ultimately worthless and impossibly unwieldy, and remained so until Sun Wukong changed its size at his command. Its ability to bestow the Atheist status is a reference to Sun Wukong's defiance and rebelliousness against the heavenly kingdoms upon their discrimination and snobbery.