FF7 Fan Creates Jaw-Dropping, 35-Pound Buster Sword Entirely From Steel

has become incredibly entrenched in video game iconography over the years, and one of its most iconic visual elements is the Buster Sword. As a giant, angular slab of metal, the Buster Sword leaps out of any image of a battle-ready Cloud. The remake games have thrown in a lot of new alternative weapons for Cloud, but as fun as some of the other designs can be, it's hard to compete with the original titan.

Reddit user Ablivion666 brought the Buster Sword to life in incredibly realistic fashion by welding a replica out of steel as a birthday gift for their girlfriend.The replica measures six feet long and one foot wide, sticking to the authentic dimensions of the sword as it appears in media.

Ablivion666's images show just how detailed the prop is, with patterns close to the hilt replicating the modern version of the Buster Sword that appeared in and Making the Buster Sword out of solid steel could be prohibitively heavy, but this hollow version still weighs an impressive 35 pounds, so it might not be too fun to lug it around a convention as the ultimate cosplay prop.

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Over the years, the continual expansion of lore has given the Buster Sword more meaning than it originally had. details how it originally passed into the hands of Zack Fair before eventually making its way to Cloud, giving the sword some weight beyond its literal heft. Although the upcoming third chapter of the remake trilogy will doubtless throw more swords into the mix, it's essentially impossible for any to unseat the Buster Sword as the perennial fan-favorite.

The popularity of means that plenty of replica Buster Swords have been made before, but most are created from materials like EVA foam that don't require welding experience to work with. Ablivion666 mentions having to draw up their own blueprints in the Reddit post thanks to a lack of materials