equippting the great bow on cecil

[Evastio]

I find it hilarious that people still call it FF2 these days..

To answer your question however, have you tried unequipping both his word and shield first? Also, be sure to equip the bow in his left hand, and arrows in the right..

Or you could be like me and do it the other way and totally reduce Cecil's attack on accident. :rolleyes2 Trust me, you don't want to make the same mistake that I made.