Weaponry

Rinoa uses a fairly unique weapon that is uncommon in the Final Fantasy series - Blaster Edges. It's a projectile weapon consisting of a chakram, arrow, or rocket-like boomerang (depending on the model) that launches from a wrist-mounted device, which it often returns to after injuring the enemy. The closest-related conventional weapons to the Blaster Edge would be the Boomerang, Crossbow, and Shuriken/Stars.

Her weapons may be new for FF8, but some of the names pay homage to a history of similar weapons in past FF games. The Pinwheel is a throwing weapon or item commonly used by ninjas or monks in the series. It was the strongest weapon for Shadow (FF6), but later became a low level weapon, such as for Yuffie (FF7). Pinwheels outside of FF8 appear more like their wind toy namesake. The Rising Sun is a recurring shuriken or knuckles weapon. It is used by many job classes, but tend to be for ninjas and thieves the most. Characters with a Rising Sun include Edge (FF4), Amarant (FF9), and Rikku (FFX).

PINWHEEL Cost: 100 Gil Atk: 11 Hit: 99	Items	Dropped By	Stolen From	Card Mod
	M-Stone x3	Bite Bug, Funguar, Buel, Jelleye, Glacial Eyes, Creeps, Belhelmel, Blobra, T-Rexaur, Bomb, Vysage, Lefty, Righty, Elastoid, Gesper, Blitz, Death Claw, Abyss Worm, Gayla, Armadodo	Bite Bug, Blobra, Buel	Bite Bug, Funguar (1 for 1)

VALKYRIE Cost: 200 Gil Atk: 14 Hit: 101	Items	Dropped By	Stolen From	Card Mod
	Shear Feather x1	Thrustaevis, Death Claw	Thrustaevis, Death Claw	Thrustaevis (1 for 1)
	Magic Stone x1	Bite Bug, Funguar, Buel, Jelleye, Glacial Eye, Creeps, Belhelmel, Blobra, Geezard, Abyss Worm, Ochu	Grat, Buel, Jelleye	Grat, Buel, Jelleye (1 for 1)

RISING SUN Cost: 400 Gil Atk: 18 Hit: 103	Items	Dropped By	Stolen From	Card Mod
	Saw Blade x1	Belhelmel	Belhelmel	Belhelmel (1 for 1)
	Screw x8	Geezard, GIM47N	Geezard	Geezard (1 for 5)

CARDINAL Cost: 800 Gil Atk: 24 Hit: 104	Items	Dropped By	Stolen From	Card Mod
	Cockatrice Pinion x1	Cockatrice	Cockatrice	Cockatrice, Iguion (1 for 1)
	Mesmerize Blade x1	Mesmerize	Mesmerize	Mesmerize (1 for 1)
	Sharp Spike x1	Grand Mantis, Death Claw	Grand Mantis	Grand Mantis (1 for 1)

SHOOTING STAR Cost: 1000 Gil Atk: 28 Hit: 107	Items	Dropped By	Stolen From	Card Mod
	Windmill x2	Thrustaevis, Abyss Worm, Death Claw, GIM 52A	Thrustaevis, Abyss Worm	Abyss Worm (1 for 1)
	Regen Ring x1	Torama, Chimera, Turtapod, Mesmerize, Lefty	Toramaa, Biggs (2nd fight)	Chimera (10 for 1)
	Force Amulet x1	Ochu, Forbidden, Edea	N/A	N/A
	Energy Crystal x2	Elnoyle, Behemoth, Red Dragon	N/A	Elnoyle (10 for 1)