10 Joke Video Game Weapons (That Are Secretly INCREDIBLY Powerful)
5. Wooden Sword - Ninja Gaiden (2004)
Wooden swords have to be among the most common weapons in all of video games, with The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, LittleBigPlanet, The Legend of Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, and Supraland being a handful of the many titles to feature them.
Even so, arguably none of them possess the same shattering capability as the wooden sword in 2004’s Ninja Gaiden.
To be clear, it’s not so much the initially limited wooden sword that’s worthwhile; it’s what happens when the tool is fully transformed into the Unlabored Flawlessness eku (an Okinawan marital arts oar) following over half a dozen upgrades that warrants celebration and hesitation.
Simply put, the Unlabored Flawlessness can perform aerial attacks and mirror some of the moves harnessed by other heavy weapons. It has some unique combos, too.
Its greatest attribute, though, is its propensity to do more damage when the player’s health is low. In fact, it does 150% of its usual lethality when protagonist Ryu Hayabusa is at 25% health, and when he’s basically on death’s doorstep, it does 200%.
It even glows when supercharged, which is just plain cool, and it can be purchased from Muramasa at any point during Hayabusa’s journey.