I always thought why they never used phoenix downs was because party members who fall in battle are "only mostly dead" instead of dead-dead.

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I actually buy lightnings Gunblade, because it transforms between the two. It's never both at once.

And I can buy a young child being able to handle death, especially considering how early it happened, and how much. It's a bit of a stretch, but within the realms of my suspension of disbelief. (Not that I like Eiko, mind you).

And eh, I recall the Gunblade being a SeeD signature, though it's not really relevent one way or the other.
The fact that it transforms though would make it rather flimsy. A collapsible weapon would not be able to block a giant sword like that. Again, if they said they were enchanted, or made with some kind of super-metal, then it would make sense. Kingdom Hearts never actually pushed my suspension of disbelief because magic is coming out the wazoo in that series.

I actually liked Eiko. I know people found her annoying, but she never bothered me. Another unrealistic thing about Eiko is that at one point, if you leave all the magic users behind at Kuja's palace when you go to Oeilvert, she actually leads the party, despite being a six-year-old girl.