Alkaid

Alkaid in Final Fantasy X.

Alkaid (破軍星, Hagunsei?, lit. Army Destroying Star), also known as Hagun (破軍, Hagun?, lit. Army Destroyer), is a recurring weapon in the Final Fantasy series.

Appearances

Final Fantasy X

Alkaid is a weapon for Auron, obtainable when the dominant abilities on any katana are Triple Overdrive and Overdrive → AP.

Final Fantasy XI

Hagun is a 2-handed Katana equippable by Samurai at level 72. It has a damage of 75 and a delay of 450. It also has the special property "TP Bonus"; this means that all weapon skills performed with the weapon are treated as if the user's Tactical Points were 1000 higher than they actually are. This won't allow a player to use a weapon skill with insufficient TP, nor can it increase the strength of a weapon skill beyond the normal 3000 TP maximum. It is typically used by players with weapon skills whose damage is heavily modified by TP such as Tachi: Gekko. Hagun is obtained from the Empty Notorious Monster Battlefield "Sheep In Antlion's Clothing" located in the Boneyard Gully.

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia

Alkaid (X) is a LD Sword for Auron that enables access to the LD ability, Tornado, as well as the abilities Tornado Power, Time to shape your stories & Sentinel & Full Break Longer, and Tornado Charge++. It provides 84 HP, 68 DEF, 275-350 iBRV, 2946-3396 mBRV, 994-1144 ATK, and adds 90-100 CP.

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin

The Alkaid is an axe.

Gallery

Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia [FFX].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR+) [FFX].

Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVII].

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade (SSR) [FFX].

Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFV].

Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin.

Etymology and origin

[view · edit · purge]Alkaid is the traditional name of Eta Ursae Majoris of the star in the constellation Ursa Major. Within samurai culture, Myoken is a bodhisavva who is synonymous of the Big Dipper, being a deity of warriors, fortune, and fate. Within traditional Asian astronomy, the Big Dipper is related to earthly mortality and celestial palace of the heavens, and Alkaid especially is known as the "Sword" or the "Breaking Military Star", being related to Myoken. Hence, its northern direction is ominous to face and point weaponry at, especially for warriors and martial-related professions.