9 Video Games That Make Stupid Weapons Awesome

9. The Legend Of Zelda: Twilight Princess - A Fishing Rod

The Legend of Zelda is a long-running and beloved franchise for gamers the world over, and some of its weapons and items have become iconic within the gaming community as a whole. Whether it be the Hookshot, Fairy Bow, or the Master Sword itself, few of the tools tucked impossibly in that green tunic are anything short of badass.

How strange it is then, to find that one of the most useful items in the game is in fact the humble fishing rod. Originally only used for meager rewards and the occasional empty bottle, the rod truly shines in the game’s epic four-part final battle against plot twist villain (major spoiler for a sixteen-year-old game alert) Ganondorf. In the final phase, whilst going one on one with the King of Thieves, Link can cast a line over his shoulder and Ganondorf will follow the lure, leaving an opening for Link to strike.

In a game of bombs, boomerangs, and even a ball and chain you can chuck at your enemy, nobody was expecting such a simple rod to be the clincher in that final bout. Maybe that’s why Ganondorf finds it so distracting.