Morning Star (weapon)

The Morning Star is a recurring weapon throughout the Final Fantasy series. It mostly appears as a spiked mace.

Final Fantasy V
The Morning Star is a weak weapon only the White Mage job class can equip.

Final Fantasy VI
The Morning Star is a basic weapon in this game and is Kefka's main weapon.

Final Fantasy VIII
Selphie can equip the Morning Star in Final Fantasy VIII.

Final Fantasy XII
Morning Star is a one-handed hammer with an attack power of 95 in Final Fantasy XII.

Final Fantasy Tactics
The Morning Star appears as the strongest mace purchasable in the game, appearing in Chapter 2.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Morning Star is mace class weapon in Final Fantasy Tactics Advance. However, only the Sage and Alchemist can equip them.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
The Morning Star is the weapon of choice for Reuben. It is classified as an axe weapon in this game, rather than as a mace.

Etymology
Morning Stars are a form of medieval weaponry, resembling a mace with many spikes protruding out of the "head" of the club, which is attached to the handle by a chain. They wounded using a combination of brute bludgeoning force and punctures from the spikes. They could also be swung over or around shields and pierce armor. It is, incidentally, the most powerful weapon in many games in the Castlevania series.