Double-bladed weapons, also known as thief swords or dual blades, are a type of recurring weapon in the Final Fantasy series. They bear two separate blades—one at each tip of a grip, pommel, or staff—and often have their own method of functionality. This sort of weapon, like the gunblade, sees its use in the hands of both playable and non-playable characters. Double-bladed weapons often, but not always, attack twice per action.
While fantastical and exaggerated in their depiction, double-bladed weapons in the series could potentially take inspiration from the Indian double bladed dagger weapon, the haladie.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy V[]
The Twin Lance is the first double-bladed weapon in the series, appearing as a boomerang-type weapon which can be equipped by the freelancer, thief, ninja and mime jobs. With its double blades, this weapon can attack twice in one turn.
Final Fantasy IX[]
Thief swords are a type of double-bladed weapon unique to Zidane. Each thief sword comes with a status ailment imbued into it, but to inflict them, Zidane needs to use his Soul Blade skill ability in combat.
Final Fantasy XII[]
Judge Magisters wield paired weapons, one short, and one long; separate, these weapons act like single-handed weapons, conjoined, they act akin to a double-ended polearm, with both blades' edges facing outwards rather than a cyclical parallel. One example is of Judge Gabranth, whose weaponry comprises of the Chaos Blade and the Highway Star.
They also feature weapons other than blades, such as Judge Drace's dual maces.
Final Fantasy XIII[]
Fang wields spears bearing two spearheads, one on each tip. They can convert into a sansetsukon/nunchaku-like forms.
The Zantetsuken is also a dual-bladed weapon. It is wielded by Odin and Lightning during Gestalt Mode.
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII[]
Dual-blades are a weapon type available to Lightning. They halve Lightning's Strength while providing the auto-abilities Precise HP Restore and Stagger Power: -X%. While equipped with dual-blades, Lightning hits twice per attack.
Fang returns wielding the Bladed Lance, which is also an obtainable weapon for Lightning; however, it's classified as a standard spear and is used as such by Lightning.
Final Fantasy XIV[]
The viper job, introduced in the Dawntrail expansion, wields dual blades as their arms—classified as twinfangs, shotels, or saberfangs—which are combined into a single double-bladed weapon during certain attacks.
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV[]
Clarus Amicitia's weapon of choice is a double-bladed sword.
Final Fantasy Type-0[]
Rem can combine her daggers into a double-bladed weapon when using her ability Dagger Boomerang.
Dissidia Final Fantasy[]
Zidane wields a pair of Mage Mashers, which combine into the Ogre. Gabranth wields the Chaos Blade and Highway Star.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
Zidane and Gabranth return wielding their signature weapons. Lightning wields Odin's Zantetsuken while executing HP moves.
Dissidia Final Fantasy NT[]
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Shelke's weapons of choice are twin spears, dual electromagnetic spears chained together by a cable, with one blade in each hand.
Zidane can be equipped with his thief swords, but the twin blades are separated and used as daggers.
Gabranth needs only to equip a sword as a weapon, but always used two blades in battle.
Fang's bladed lances became spears in the battle system.
Rem's HP Attack functions as a long-ranged attack similar to her Dagger Boomerang ability from Final Fantasy Type-0, where she combined the two daggers and threw them like a boomerang.