Pinwheel (Final Fantasy VII)

Pinwheel
(風車, Kazaguruma?)
Availability
Obtained	Cosmo Canyon (purchase)
Character users	Yuffie
Value	2,600 gil
Classification
Type	Thrown weapon
Range	Long range
Element	Shoot
Specifications
Attack	37
Magic atk	9
Attack%	104
Materia slots	x2
Related pages
Recurring appearance	Pinwheel (weapon)

The Pinwheel is a weapon for Yuffie in Final Fantasy VII. It can be purchased in Cosmo Canyon, and has stats on-par with weapons for other characters available there. The weapon has four Materia slots, all of which are linked.

Obtained

The Pinwheel is purchased from Cosmo Canyon for 2,600 gil.

Mechanics

As the Pinwheel has a base Attack stat bonus of 37, the base damage for physical attacks when the Pinwheel is equipped is in the following formula:

$\text{Base Damage} = \text{(37 + Strength)} + \frac{\text{(37 + Strength)} + \text{Level}}{32} \times \frac{\text{(37 + Strength)} \times \text{Level}}{32}$

where "Level" is Yuffie's current level and "Strength" is her Strength stat. The Pinwheel also has an Attack% (Accuracy) of 104%, and grants a +9 bonus to Yuffie's Magic stat.

Use

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The Pinwheel is available from Cosmo Canyon, and is Yuffie's most powerful weapon until the player reaches Wutai or the Icicle Inn. The Pinwheel provides a moderate number of Materia slots, and stats that are on-par with other Cosmo Canyon weapons available at the time (albeit slightly lower).

The weapon has four Materia slots, all of which are linked. As Yuffie has average stats across the board, she can be viably built towards physical or magic damage with no preference for either. Therefore, Pinwheel's slots can be used for a variety of mixes of Materia, with Magic Materia and Summon Materia preferable for magic damage, and Command Materia and Independent Materia being used either to complement her spellcasting or gear her towards physical damage.

The Pinwheel can be replaced by the Razor Ring upon reaching Wutai Village. If missed, the Hawkeye at the Icicle Inn is the next upgrade for Yuffie.

Etymology

[view · edit · purge]A pinwheel is a simple toy made of a wheel of paper or plastic curls attached at its axle to a stick by a pin. It is designed to spin when blown upon. Pinwheel is also a type of traditional Japanese origami form that can be used as a toy pinwheel, as a base for more complicated models, or as a component of modular origami. In Japanese culture, the pinwheel can represent the cycle of life and becoming a child again, the turning of the pinwheel representing the Buddhist teaching of reincarnation.