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Not true. The Power Hydra's final form, the Gigant Hydra, is more powerful than the Ultima Weapon. It also has a supremely awesome magazine of 1 round (so you don't have to worry about running out of ammo).
I didn't realise that... what's the succession of upgrades needed to get it? Also, how is a 1 round magazine any use? Ultima Weapon lets you spam unholy amounts of death up to 33 times before reloading, since it's a Cerberus-type triple revolver with 99 round magazine capacity. In the 'defend WRO headquarters from the attacking helicopters' mission, you can one or two-shot all the choppers while running around on foot. It's that awesome.
Does the item carryover from a completed game only work if the new game is an Extra Hard game?
Yup.
Hydra -> Hydra II -> Hydra III -> P Hydra -> P Hydra γ -> Gigant Hydra

Impractical as hell, but very, very fun. Since my only two playthroughs thus far have been without spending money on upgrades 'cause I've been trying to get the Ultimate Weapon, I generally have lots of excess money. I grab the Gigant for one level (starting around Shinra Manor), and just have fun with it. That is one of the most fun levels to use it in, as the enemies come generally one at a time or in small groups, and you can just take them out one shot at a time. Copters don't last long either.

Unfortunately, the Gravity Floater is a necessity, as this thing has an insanely high weight, especially when going with the Nova L Barrel (Nova L Barrel and Power Booster on it make it have a flatline on weight in the stat graph). You crawl along very slowly, but you rarely need more than your one shot.

It's a shame it doesn't work on other difficulty levels, 'cause I can't see playing this game without the auto target.