I've Done it.

[Shoden]

I beat Ruby and emerald again!

Well I did it with no Materia, so what have you people done do Ruby and Emerald you feel chuffy about?

[Paninipower123]

Have a Panini!

[chronic_Maniac]

I have all 8 characters with master magic-all, master command-hp absorb, master summon- mp absorb, enemyskills on only yuffie cloud barret and cid, Hp plus, master command - mp absorb, long range on some and 4+ cut. On cloud I always keep Final attack - pheniox cause he's always in the group. Cid with the Item, magic, summon X. Yuffie with sneak attack- morph, Red, 13 with a master magic- quadra magic, vincent with added effect - hades, Caith seth with two or more counter attacks, barret with the mega all exchanged for the all in the master magic slots, pre Emptive, enemy lore, and some stat boosters.
I got all their ultimate weapons, 8 ribbons, Escort Guard, Imperial Guard, Minerva Band +2, Mystile +2, and a Dragon Armlet. With most stats up to 255. I never change that setup anymore. It was my dream.
So you can see the weapons to me are my friends. I keep them alive and fight them to come up with better strategy for them.