Robe (equipment type)

Robes are a recurring type of Body Armor on the series. They are often used exclusively by magic jobs, like the White Mage, the Black Mage, and the Summoner. Examples of recurring Robes in the series are the White Robe, the Black Robe, the Luminous Robe, and the Robe of Lords.

Final Fantasy
Robes appear as armor for the Black Mage and White Mage classes.

List of Robes:
 * Bard's Tunic
 * White Robe
 * Black Robe
 * Sage's Surplice
 * Light Robe
 * Gaia Gear

Final Fantasy II
Only two robes appear in this game: the White Robe and the Black Robe.

Final Fantasy III
Robes appear in this game as a type of armor preferred by mage-type jobs.

List of Robes:
 * Mage Robe
 * Scholar Robe
 * White Robe
 * Black Robe
 * Angel Robe

Final Fantasy IV
Robes can be equipped by Tellah, Porom, Palom, Rosa, Rydia, and Fusoya, though they are sometimes exclusive to some of these characters.

List of Robes:
 * Black Robe
 * Light Robe
 * White Robe
 * Sage's Robe
 * Lord's Robe
 * Rainbow Robe
 * White Dress

Final Fantasy V
Robes can be equipped by magic-based jobs, such as White Mages, Black Mages, Time Mages, Summoners, Blue Mages, Red Mages, Chemists, Geomancers, Bards, Dancers, Oracles, Cannoneers, Necromancers, and Mimes.

List of Robes:
 * Cotton Robe
 * Silk Robe
 * Sage's Surplice
 * Gaia Gear
 * Angel Robe
 * Luminous Robe
 * White Robe
 * Black Robe
 * Robe of Lords

Final Fantasy VI
Robes can be equipped by Terra, Celes, Mog Gogo, Strago, and Relm, although the best are exclusive to the latter three.

List of Robes:
 * Cotton Robe
 * Silk Robe
 * Luminous Robe
 * Magus Robe

Final Fantasy IX
Robes can be equipped by mage characters like Dagger, Vivi, Eiko, and Quina. The name of the robe indicates who can equip it.

List of Robes:
 * Cotton Robe (All)
 * Silk Robe  (All)
 * Magician Robe (All)
 * Glutton's Robe  (Quina only)
 * Light Robe (Dagger and Eiko only)
 * White Robe (Dagger and Eiko only)
 * Black Robe (Vivi and Quina only)
 * Robe of Lords (All)

Final Fantasy XI
A subclass of the "Body" category of equipment, they usually include mage-oriented armor for all Mages, Puppetmasters, and Scholars. Jobs like Dark Knight and Monk can equip some robes, but there isn't much reason to.

Higher level non-job specific robes include:
 * Morrigan's Robe
 * Errant/Mahatma Houppeelande
 * Oracle's Robe
 * Dalmatica
 * Ixion Cloak
 * Goliard Saio
 * Shadow Coat

Final Fantasy XII
Robes appear as Body Mystic Armor in this game, and can be equipped by any character as long as he/she has purchased the necessary Licenses. This is the weakest type of armor, defense-wise, but is good for mage characters, since it provides the greatest magick defense and magick power boosts.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
Kytes and Ashe can equip Robes. They have high Magick Defense and low Defense.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Robes can be equipped by mage jobs, as well as Knights.

List of Robes:
 * Hempen Robe
 * Silken Robe
 * Wizard's Robe
 * Chameleon Robe
 * White Robe
 * Black Robe
 * Luminous Robe
 * Lordly Robe
 * Sage's Robe

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Robes can be equipped by any magic-related jobs.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Again, robes can only be equipped by magic-related jobs.

Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
There are only two robes in the game, and they are NPC armor and they cannot be equipped by the player.
 * Black Robe
 * Mystic Robe