Quote Originally Posted by DrLeonhart View Post
Hold on though... You are assuming that the information on a wiki is completely correct. I have no problem using wikis for information as long as you transfer references for things that are not already common knowledge. The fact that there are at least three other forums with threads like this means that it is in fact not common knowledge. You will note the the ffwiki page for gunblades has only 2 references and neither is to any piece on info concerning a firing mechanism. Tetsuya Nomura designed the gunblade. That is a confirmable fact-based statement. It is not a fact that the creators of Final Fantasy VIII designed gunblades not to fire projectiles.

As far as I can see, there's no harm in a few interested fans debating their interpretations of what I see as a very cool concept even if unrealistic.
Quote Originally Posted by Final Fantasy Wiki
Despite its name, it cannot not be used as an actual gun, meaning it doesn't fire projectiles, and can therefore only be used in melee combat, making it more like a gun supplementing a sword than a blade supplementing a firearm, e.g. a bayonet on a rifle. The firing of the Gunblade's rounds induces a tremor in the blade, causing it to deal additional damage to whatever it strikes.
Alright then, let's say that the FF Wiki it not a reliable source of information.

Let's just look at the game itself. Show me one scene in FFVIII where someone wielding a gunblade shoots someone with it without slicing into them. Also, show me on the gunblade itself where a projectile could possible emerge from the gun.

In FFXIII, you can see that the blade folds up, and becomes a gun, with a barrel. The FFVIII gun blades contain no such feature.