Joke Item: Difference between revisions

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* The ones that seem like they would be powerful, but aren't.

For the surprisingly powerful equivalent of the first type, see [[Lethal Joke Item]] and [[Nerf Arm]]. Characters that fill this role are [[Joke Character]]. Compare [[Improbable Weapon User]], [[Useless Useful Spell]]. Contrast [[Infinity ~~Plus One~~ Sword]] (which is [[Purposefully Overpowered]]). Not to be confused with [[Weapons That Suck]]. Also not to be confused with [[The Killing Joke]]. If the item's name is a misspelling of a more useful item's name, it's a [[Poison Mushroom]].

For the surprisingly powerful equivalent of the first type, see [[Lethal Joke Item]] and [[Nerf Arm]]. Characters that fill this role are [[Joke Character]]. Compare [[Improbable Weapon User]], [[Useless Useful Spell]]. Contrast [[Infinity+1 Sword]] (which is [[Purposefully Overpowered]]). Not to be confused with [[Weapons That Suck]]. Also not to be confused with [[The Killing Joke]]. If the item's name is a misspelling of a more useful item's name, it's a [[Poison Mushroom]].

== Action Adventure ==

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** These may count as [[Lethal Joke Item]] : In ''Soul Calibur 2'', joke weapons were unblockable and made funny noises. In ''Soul Calibur 3'', they were weak, but provided more skill points than ultimate weapons.

* ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'''s Shin has a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8zx9qxCSvM&feature=related suicide move which he can use on himself]. It's a [[Call Back]] to how he died in the series, but otherwise...

** It actually has a use; it refills the meter that leaves you vulnerable to a [[One Hit Kill]] if it's empty. Meaning your opponent can't instantly kill you next round.

** It actually has a use; it refills the meter that leaves you vulnerable to a [[One-Hit Kill]] if it's empty. Meaning your opponent can't instantly kill you next round.

* In ''[[Super Smash Bros|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', certain items can [[Poison Mushroom|backfire]] or just simply fail to work. For example, there's a small chance the otherwise highly destructive Golden Hammer item will end up instead being a Golden ''Squeaky'' Hammer, which deals no damage to those it strikes.

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** Not so in the original ''Diablo'', where [[Memetic Mutation|there is no cow level.]]

** You can enchant The Wirt's leg, It can get some pretty strange and unusual enchantments, such as the very valuable +1/+2 to all skills enchantments or even sometimes an optional socket, so you can put a Perfect Skull to leech health.

* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' or "Devil Kings" had several joke items as top-level weapons for the characters. Some of them were [[Shout Out]] to other games ([[The Hero|Yukimura]] using two [[Devil May Cry|Sparda swords]]), but others were totally ridicolous, including a set of Tambourines for [[Highly Visible Ninja|Kasuga]], a ''Swordfish'' for [[Hot Uncle|Toshiie]], leeks for [[Older Sidekick|Kojuuro]] and oversized fork&knife set for [[Ax Crazy|Mitsuhide]].

* ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' or "Devil Kings" had several joke items as top-level weapons for the characters. Some of them were [[Shout Out]] to other games ([[The Hero|Yukimura]] using two [[Devil May Cry|Sparda swords]]), but others were totally ridicolous, including a set of Tambourines for [[Highly-Visible Ninja|Kasuga]], a ''Swordfish'' for [[Hot Uncle|Toshiie]], leeks for [[Older Sidekick|Kojuuro]] and oversized fork&knife set for [[Ax Crazy|Mitsuhide]].

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** ''[[Final Fantasy XII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy XII]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics a 2 (Video Game)|Final Fantasy Tactics a 2]]'' have Knots of Rust, which is just chunks of rocks you throw at enemies. They seem to do very little damage at first, but they get more powerful the more you use them, making them almost a [[Lethal Joke Item]]. Then there's also Dark Matter, which does little damage like the Knots of Rust at first. The Dark Matter gains power the more you use the rusts. With these items, it's possible to be [[Cherry Tapping]] bosses with chunks of rock.

*** Knots of Rust also have a slightly more obscure use. Shemhazai's [[Limit Break]] attack, Soul Purge, does damage equal to the combined damage from the Knots of Rust and her Devour Soul attack. The damage cap on this is 60000. It's the second-strongest attack in the game at full charge.

** And let's not forget the [[Running Gag]] joke item, the "Excalipoor" sword (occasionally written as "[[Spell My Name With an S|Excalipur]]"), which has absurdly low attack power any time it's equippable (though some games falsely ''claim'' it's higher). It's most commonly associated with the recurring character Gilgamesh, who used it (to poor effect) in the item's first appearance in ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]''. It was actually a [[Lethal Joke Item]] in ''Final Fantasy V'' when used right (some attacks, most noticeably Goblin Punch, use its listed attack power but skip the "always do 1 damage" code), but in other games, it's [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|exactly as "poor" as advertised]].

** And let's not forget the [[Running Gag]] joke item, the "Excalipoor" sword (occasionally written as "[[Spell My Name With an "S"|Excalipur]]"), which has absurdly low attack power any time it's equippable (though some games falsely ''claim'' it's higher). It's most commonly associated with the recurring character Gilgamesh, who used it (to poor effect) in the item's first appearance in ''[[Final Fantasy V (Video Game)|Final Fantasy V]]''. It was actually a [[Lethal Joke Item]] in ''Final Fantasy V'' when used right (some attacks, most noticeably Goblin Punch, use its listed attack power but skip the "always do 1 damage" code), but in other games, it's [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|exactly as "poor" as advertised]].

*** In ''[[Final Fantasy VIII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VIII]]'', the summon Gilgamesh chooses randomly between 4 swords, the weakest naturally being the "Excalipoor", which does 1 HP of damage to all enemies.

*** Excalipoor makes a return appearance in ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' as a [[Item Crafting|trade item]]. [[Statistically Speaking]], it's 1 point stronger than the real Excalibur, but with the drawback of causing all your physical attacks to do 0 damage. [[Lethal Joke Item|It doesn't, however, say anything about magical attacks.]]

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{{quote| '''Yquog:''' Uh... Why are you carrying around a dead cat?<br />

'''[[Player Character]]:''' Doesn't everybody carry around a dead cat? It's soft, and furry - well, parts of him are still furry - it's low maintenance, and the smell is rather cleansing, once you get used to it. }}

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' features two joke weapons for the entire Organization in the multiplayer. One of the weapons was a useless one and one is a [[Lethal Joke Item|not-so-useless one]]: Xemnas has fans and a heart shaped light sabers, Xigbar has hairdryers and a trumpet (they make honking sounds when you reload), Xaldin has brooms and six sticks with dragons heads on them, Vexen has a pot lid and a round shield with a snowman on it to match his element, Leaxus has a squeaky mallet and a [[Easter Island|Moai Head]], Zexion has a ''giant sandwich'' and a white laptop (which looks like a Mac), Saix has a ''giant banana'' and a cute bunny and spaceship claymore, Axel has ''pizzas'' and two giant ninja stars, Demyx has a tennis racket and a big broom, Luxord wields CDs and several four leaf clovers, Marluxia has a ladle and a giant bent water lily with a long stem, Larxene has dragonfly hair clips and eight lightbulbs, Roxas has an umbrella, and both Roxas and Xion have a ''very'' spiky key.

* ''[[Kingdom Hearts: 358 Days Over 2 (Video Game)|Kingdom Hearts 358 Days Over 2]]'' features two joke weapons for the entire Organization in the multiplayer. One of the weapons was a useless one and one is a [[Lethal Joke Item|not-so-useless one]]: Xemnas has fans and a heart shaped light sabers, Xigbar has hairdryers and a trumpet (they make honking sounds when you reload), Xaldin has brooms and six sticks with dragons heads on them, Vexen has a pot lid and a round shield with a snowman on it to match his element, Leaxus has a squeaky mallet and a [[Easter Island|Moai Head]], Zexion has a ''giant sandwich'' and a white laptop (which looks like a Mac), Saix has a ''giant banana'' and a cute bunny and spaceship claymore, Axel has ''pizzas'' and two giant ninja stars, Demyx has a tennis racket and a big broom, Luxord wields CDs and several four leaf clovers, Marluxia has a ladle and a giant bent water lily with a long stem, Larxene has dragonfly hair clips and eight lightbulbs, Roxas has an umbrella, and both Roxas and Xion have a ''very'' spiky key.

** Bonus: some of those weapons include a [[Shout Out]] or two: Xaldin's [[Disney Fantasia|brooms]] look awfully familiar, and his Wyvern isn't a subtle difference from a Heartless of the same name, Lexaeus' above-mentioned [[Easter Island|Moai head]], Saix's [[Sailor Moon|Bunny Moon]] claymore, Axel's pizza weapons are called "Puzza Cut", Demyx's [[Prince of Tennis|Prince of Awesome racket]], Luxord's very obvious [[Final Fantasy XIII (Video Game)|Finest Fantasy 13 CDs]], Roxas' [[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Umbr]][[Crisis Core|ella]]...

* ''[[Mitadake High]]'' has the Red box of meat. It's a nice reference, but it has no real use.

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