Gatling Gun (VII Remake)

A custom order gun commisioned specifically to take down Shinra forces. Barret's longtime right-hand man.

Description

The Gatling Gun is Barret's default weapon in Final Fantasy VII Remake. It is a ranged weapon that teaches Barret the Focused Shot, consuming Barret's ATB charges to deal burst damage to an enemy. As a default weapon, Gatling Gun has mixed and well-rounded attributes, though it does not excel in any area specifically.

Upgrades[]

Materia slots[]

Materia slots purchased	Minimum Weapon Level	Slots
0	1
1	1
2	2
3	3
4	4
5	5
6	6
7	6
8	6

Skills[]

Gatling Gun Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4
ATK Up	Attack Power +5	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +5	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +100	Increases maximum HP.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Gatling Gun Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6
ATK Up	Attack Power +5	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +5	Increases magic attack power attribute.
DEF Up	Defense +4	Increases defense attribute.
MDEF Up	Magic Defense +4	Increases magic defense attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +100	Increases maximum HP.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Gatling Gun Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8
ATK Up	Attack Power +8	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +8	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +150	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max MP +5	Increases maximum MP.
Enhanced Overcharge	Overcharge Damage 10% Boost	Increases damage dealt by Overcharge.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Gatling Gun Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 10
ATK Up	Attack Power +12	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +12	Increases magic attack power attribute.
DEF Up	Defense +5	Increases defense attribute.
MDEF Up	Magic Defense +5	Increases magic defense attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Gatling Gun Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14
ATK Up	Attack Power +14	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +14	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max MP +8	Increases maximum MP.
Enhanced Limit Breaks	Limit Break Damage 5% Boost	Increases damage dealt by limit breaks.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Gatling Gun Sub-Core V - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
ATK Up	Attack Power +14	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up	Magic Attack Power +14	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up	Max HP +200	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up	Max MP +8	Increases maximum MP.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia	New Materia Slot	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.

Use[]

The Gatling Gun has balanced Attack Power and Magic Attack attributes, moderate durability attributes, and is a well-rounded weapon overall. When upgraded, most of the unlocked abilities it provides are unremarkable, and outside of boosts to Barret's attributes and MP, it provides a 5% boost to Barret's limit break damage and a 10% boost to his Overcharge. As it is a ranged weapon, Gatling Gun allows Barret to easily target otherwise unreachable enemies, and to position himself in a way to avoid damage.

Gatling Gun is a versatile weapon, but does not excel in any area. The melee equivalent weapon for Barret is Steel Pincers, which provides better attributes and faster materia slot growth, but as a melee weapon, gives Barret an entirely different role in combat that focuses less on positioning and more on raw area-of-effect damage. Compared to other ranged weapons, Gatling Gun is weaker than both the Light Machine Gun and EKG Cannon in increasing Barret's magical damage, while it is weaker to Big Bertha in terms of physical damage and durability.

Gatling Gun provides Barret durability, but does not maximize his potential in any role. In Barret's role of dealing ranged physical damage to single targets, Big Bertha is a better choice, while dealing area-of-effect physical damage is better served by Barret's melee weapons. In a spellcasting role, the EKG Cannon and Light Machine Gun are better choices, and in using Barret as a tank to draw damage away from party members, both Light Machine Gun and Big Bertha provide more durability. Barret is better off focused towards one role rather than being generalized, meaning the player may opt to choose a weapon that better takes advantage of his more specific capabilities.

Behind the scenes[]

Gatling Gun appears on Barret in the Chapter 18 bike minigame cutscenes where he shoots at a Shinra helicopter, even if the player had him equipped with something else.

Gallery[]

Etymology[]

[view · edit · purge]The Gatling gun is one of the best-known early rapid-fire weapons and a forerunner of the modern machine gun named after its inventor Richard Gatling. The Gatling gun's operation centered on a cyclic multi-barrel design which facilitated cooling and synchronized the firing/reloading sequence. Each barrel fired a single shot when it reached a certain point in the cycle, after which it ejected the spent cartridge, loaded a new round, and allowed the barrel to cool allowing higher rates of fire without the barrel overheating.