Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII garbs

Garbs are special costumes in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII which are an integral part of the Schema system. Players are also capable of changing the colors of each garment via a customization menu. Garbs can also get a new rank.

When equipped with a costume from another Final Fantasy game, Lightning will be granted special sound effects, victory poses, and victory fanfares originating from the costume's respective game.

Color Customization
Players can change colors of garb to their liking. It is currently unknown which parts of garb can be customized, but it seems that metallic parts are fixed, and only material can have its color changed.

Development
The White and Black Mage outfits available as DLC in Final Fantasy XIII-2 were well-received and there was demand from the fans to bring back past Final Fantasy titles. To respond to that demand, garbs reminiscent of previous Final Fantasy heroes were added to Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII: the Splendid Admiral and Heartstealer garb are based on Yoshitaka Amano's depictions of Faris Scherwiz from Final Fantasy V and Locke Cole from Final Fantasy VI, respectively. With regard to the Miqo'te outfit from Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, the leaders of each project came together to make it happen since the release dates for both games were fairly close to each other. Garbs based on Yuna's summoner and gunner attires from Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 respectively were included mainly because of Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Remaster which was also coming to PlayStation 3, one console on which Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII is coming to. Tidus's Brotherhood will be an equip-able weapon too. Cloud's SOLDIER 1st Class-based garb was included because of Lightning initially being based on Cloud.

Lightning's Misty Wizard garb originally had a victory pose many considered "out of character", in which she raised her arms and crossed her weapons behind her head. After its debut in the game's E3 2013 demo, Square Enix later changed it to a pose similar to that of L'ange Noir, in which she puts one hand to her waist. GC Uniform also got change in victory pose, because of using different weapon types in the game which don't fold like gunblades in Final Fantasy XIII. Etro's Champion also received a change in victory pose.

Etymology

 * Dust and Shadow is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Lyndsay Faye.
 * L'ange Noir is a French for 'black angel'.
 * Vajra means 'thunder' in Sanskrit, "" is the highest rank of Buddhist in Buddhism religion, who will becomes a new Buddha in the future.
 * Shogun, which literally means military general, was one of the hereditary military governors of Japan from 1192 to 1867.
 * Fūrinkazan, was the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyo.

Trivia

 * The Equilibrium was described by Isamu Kamikokuryo as his favorite out of all all the garbs.
 * Vajra Bodhisattva's original name was "Sohei Savior".