In Final Fantasy games, players can equip a variety of weapons on their characters. Despite this, the protagonist usually ends up with one set of weapons that is iconic for them. For the same reasons that players always envision Cloud with his Buster Sword despite it often being discarded early on in the game in favor of better equipment, Xidane from Final Fantasy 9 is most often depicted with a pair of Mage Mashers. These daggers can be combined to form a thief sword, which typically keeps the color scheme of the Mage Masher and the appearance of The Ogre thief sword.
Final Fantasy 9 may not get quite as much love as Final Fantasy 7 or Final Fanatsy 6, but it still has some diehard fans. Redditor KUMOtenka must be one of them, as they have created a beautiful replica of Xidane's iconic weapons. The attention to detail in this craft is amazing, and fans seem to be thrilled about it.
RELATED: Final Fantasy 9 Fan Shows Off Incredible Princess Garnet Cosplay
As the video below shows, KUMOtenka created both of the Mage Masher daggers separately, each with a tassel on the hilt just like in the game. This craft becomes at least ten times cooler once it is revealed that the two weapons can be combined to form a thief sword, likely thanks to magnets in the hilts. The blades connect to each other and unattach with ease, and they look absolutely gorgeous. Unfortunately, KUMOtenka doesn't share too much about the process of making these weapons, but does reply to a comment and confirm that they are made of foam.
Ironically, the Mage Masher daggers were initially a fairly weak weapon in Final Fantasy 9, but they were displayed as his iconic weapon in Xidane's appearance in Final Fantasy Dissidia. Since then, Xidane usually appears with these weapons at his side, as this is true for all sequels to Final Fantasy Dissidia and most other Final Fantasy anthology games such as Theatrythm or Record Keeper.
KUMOtenka made this set of Mage Mashers as a commission, so players wanting to see more could always consider contacting them. They also do quite a bit of other cosplay work on their account, so simply scrolling through their profile will lead to a lot more awesome video game crafts. While video games are great at creating passionate fanbases, it always tends to be the fans themselves that actually bring the games to life. This couldn't be more true with KUMOtenka's impressive Mage Masher creation.
Final Fantasy 9 is available now.
MORE: Final Fantasy 9 Fan Remake is in the Works and It Looks Incredible
