Soul Calibur 3 Weapon Guide

The amount of weapons between Soul Calibur 2 and 3 was reduced by quite a large margin. Each character has 6 extra weapons (not including their standard), one of which has no extra properties and another which can be considered a 'joke' or novelty weapon. Maxi has a rather mixed set of weapons, as follows (please note, Tetsuryu, Chained Kozuka and Raimei can also be unlocked randomly in Tales of Souls, at a low probability): -

Soryuju (1P) and Soryuju (2P)

Maxi's standard weapon, the black version being the proper one. He made this himself - the name means 'Gathering of Revived Dragons,' which is supposed to reflect his desire to avenge his fallen crew. You'll be using this one the most, as you'll be forced to use it frequently.
Properties: None

Tetsuryu

For Maxi, this is not a particularly good weapon. Maxi is a purely offensive character, and you will therefore not get much use out of a defensive weapon like this. Can be bought in the shop from the beginning.
Properties: Increase defence power, some counters will have no effect.

Chained Kozuka

My personal favourite of Maxi's weapons, this increases his attack and damages your opponent whenever you guard impact. Pretty good, right? I actually prefer it to his 'ultimate' weapon, Vajra. To unlock, beat Maxi's 4th stage in Tales of Souls or play 300 battles.
Properties: Increase attack, guard impacts will damage your opponent.

Raimei

A decent weapon, although I don't use it very much. It's effects are 'sometimes' effects, which I don't like to rely on. To unlock, beat Maxi's 7th stage in Tales of Souls or play 425 battles.
Properties: Some attacks become counters, automatically guard break some attacks.

Vajra

A great weapon for drawn-out battles, this one. As time advances the power of it increases, which is obviously a great effect. However, it is better for experienced players as anybody who misses their hits a lot will find their health dropping. To unlock, first unlock Tetsuryu, Chained Kozuka and Raimei, then defeat Tales of Souls with Maxi. Alternatively, play 560 battles.
Properties: Health recovers gradually, recover some health form opponent when dealing damage, health decreases every time you attack, attack power increases as time passes.

Termite Snack

Maxi's joke weapon, which is not meant to be a weapon for serious use! It makes a different hit sound, so you might like to use it in World Tournament mode where weapons effects (except different hit sounds) are disabled. To unlock, achieve a 'great' rating in the sudden death rally (medium level) in the Soul Arena, or play 1160 battles.
Properties: Decrease defence power, change weapon hit sound effect to special sound effect.

The Ancient

The weapon Olcadan uses when fighting with Maxi's style, this lovely weapon has no properties and is basically an extra standard weapon. I love its look, so I use it a lot in world tournament mode! To unlock, defeat CPU Olcadan in Tales of Souls or complete Maxi's training in the tutorial mode.
Properties: None