I liked reading everyone's favourite weapon stories. Thanks for sharing.
Mine are these. In order of preference.
1. Link
He's my favourite character to use. And his power gauntlets are my favourite weapon in the game. They clear the hordes like nobody's business and the WWSSS combo deals with captains well enough. The special attack is pretty decent too. I also like Link's sword. In stages where there's mostly bosses I use Link's sword. It's also ok with killing hordes too. I don't use the strong combos much with this weapon but still I think it's a great weapon. The fire rod is nice but I'm not a fan of it, I feel the other weapons are better. The fairy, situationally good and needed (for the 1K KO's in 7 minutes for A rank) stage. Past that it's not a very good weapon, terrible vs captains.
2. Zelda
I really like her rapier. Fast attacks, the combos and special are great too. Does not do the most damage though but certainly usable.
I don't like the baton at all. It does a lot o damage and the combos are nice but you can't move while comboing with it and that seals the deal for me as a weapon I do not like.
3. Ganondorf
An awesome powerhouse. Does tons of damage, his combos and special are great too. I like the look of his swords when his evil meter is fully powered up. And on a side note how he opens chests with a huge boot is very manly and evil and cool. His weak point smash feels a little weak though, but that's the only downside I see here.
4. Cia
I thought I'd end up hating Cia, but I ended up liking her a lot. Her attacks have a surprisingly amount of range and they look really cool. The only trick to her is to work out where to best use her special attack. I often get it wrong and don't kill as many hordes with it as I should. I keep forgetting exactly where to use it. One of the characters I like using a lot. I only use the white costume with her though as that's my favourite of hers.
5. Impa
Both her weapons are not the best but I like them a lot. The special attacks on both kill so many hordes if placed right. You just have to get used to how their combos work as they require some timing to get down right.
6. Fi
She needs some serious levelling up and Lv3 weapon to do any decent damage. But once that is achieved she is surprisingly good. Not a damage powerhouse ever but she moves so fast while attacking, and her specials are pretty good too. Not so good in taking down boss weak points though as she keeps moving while attacking. But apart from that a nice character once levelled up and equipped properly.
7. Shiek
I am so so about her. She feels a little weak and I'm not a fan of her combos at all. And using her songs takes some effort to get right. The X special though is very good at killing hordes. And her speed is very good too.
8. Ruto
Does not move much while attacking till the end of her weak combo where she splashes around a lot. That is a large downside to me. But apart from that, there is nothing too bad here. They all get the job doe, just not over effectively.
9. Darunia
The end of his weak combo kills the hordes pretty well. But past that his main weakness to me is he simply does not do enough damage without the Lv3 weapon and a good level. Also getting the Lv3 fort taking badge for him is a must. And his special is not that good, it's range is much too short. I find him very fun to use, but just a little too weak to use more often. This is surprising as he welds a massive hammer.
10. Wizzro
I like the concept of Wizzro a lot, an almost totally ranged character. In practice I don't think it works all that well. Because of this his weak combo is not the strongest and is hard to use, as are his other combos. In the hands of a master his strong combos do a lot of damage, especially his straight laser one. An expert level character that needs a lot of skill to use. He is this high on my list because I don't think he's bad at all, just very different. And you have to adapt to a style of character not entirely best suited for the game. Making this work is a challenge but a nice one.
11. Volga
I have not used volga much. But from what I have used of him, he seems to get the job done, is very flashy and does decent damage. Just not my favourite character ever. I will have to use him some more too see if his ranking changes.
12. Lana
The Princess of bad I call her. I hate two out of 3 of her weapons. The book is ok. It's weak combo I really like, it works well. But I hate the special as it's hard to like up enough hordes to make it worthwhile using, but it does decent damage. Nice weapon but nothing flash. The stick is total garbage. Well not entirely, I do like the weak point smash. But past that nothing good here. Very slow combo speed, weak attacks and one of the worst X specials in the game. The portal is nice. You have to spam combos or strong attacks with it though. I really don't like it. The chicken X special is good though.
I like her costumes though.
13. Midna
Midna looks so cool I think riding on the wolf. I just don't like how her attacks look. And after hookshotting an Arealfos to the ground I can never seem to connect the weak point smash. Also the position you need to be in, to get the most out of the special attack is tricky to set up. I only use Midna when the game forces me to.
14. Agitha
Beetle, beetle, beetle, beetle. That's all I did as Agitha. Nothing else was very effective. The weak point smash takes out a lot of hordes as collateral damage and the X special is one of the better ones. But 90% of the time I'm just spamming the rhino beetle combo with her. No variety in attacks there.
15. Ghirahim
I'm not a fan because his weak combo is part ranged and part melee. There is nothing too bad about him. I just don't like his play style. Certainly an expert character that takes time to learn how to use.
16. Zant
I realise Zant has many fans, I'm just not one of them. Without the twilight meter maxed, his attacks are weak. His weak point smash does not hit the enemy too much and his special is not the best. An expert level character this. Certainly needs lots of skill to master it.