Barette (equipment)

Barette is a recurring piece of equipment in the series, generally being part of the Female-Exclusive Equipment subtype. While it provides little in the ways of stats, it generally offers a great deal of protection against various status ailments, making it quite powerful.

Final Fantasy IX
Barette is an Add-on that provides +3 Strength, +1 Magic, +1 Spirit, +1 Magic Defense, and raises Ice-elemental damage for the user. It teaches the abilities Chemist, Cura, and Gamble Defense, and can only be equipped by Dagger, Freya, Eiko, and Beatrix. It can be obtained either by synthesizing it for 1,800 gil, Needle Fork, and Barbut at Alexandria, Daguerreo, Lindblum after disc 1, Treno from disc 3 onwards, and Black Mage Village during discs 2 and 3, by finding it in Ipsen's Castle, or as a 1/1024 treasure during Chocobo Hot and Cold.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Barette is one of three Hair Adornments usable only by female party members, Cloud, and the Onion Knight class. It provides +20 HP and immunity to KO, Stone, Confuse, Vampire, Berserk, Stop, Charm, Traitor, and Sleep. It can be obtained by either buying it for 20,000 gil after poaching a Red Chocobo, from the Rendezvous Mode, and is initially equipped on Alma.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
Barette is one of four female-only ornaments, which provides 2 Defense, 5 Magic Defense, and immunity to Zombie, Dark, Silence, Frog, Poison, Slow, Immobilize, Disable, and Doom.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Barette returns as one of three Hair Adornments, providing the same bonuses as before. It can be obtained from the Hair Adornments B category from the Bazaar and bought for 12,400 gil.