Maximillian



The Maximillian (マクシミリアン) is a recurring piece of armor in the Final Fantasy series. It is usually rare and quite strong, and cannot be bought in armor shops, but is instead only obtainable through sidequests, exploring optional dungeons, or some other extra means.

Final Fantasy
The Maximillian appears in the 20th Anniversary edition. It is one of the possible rewards for defeating a form of Chronodia. It gives the wearer +10 Stamina and +5 Strength, and has 55 Defense and 10 Weight.

Final Fantasy IV
The Maximillian can be worn by Cid. It provides +35 Defense, +12 Magic Defense, -10 Evasion, +8 Magic Evasion, and +10 Stamina, Intelligence, and Spirit. It only appears in the Advance port, and can only be found in the Lunar Ruins.

Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Maximillian is a dummied out armor, only accessible via hacking. It would have provided 40 Defense, 12 Magic Defense, +10 to Spirit, Stamina, and Intelligence, +11% Magic Evasion, and -10% Evasion. It would have been used by Cid and Luca.

Final Fantasy V
The Maximillian is the strongest armor in the game and was added in the GBA remake. It provides +27 Defense, +5 Magic Defense, and +2 Stamina, and can only be found in the Sealed Temple.

Final Fantasy IX
Referred to as "Armor worn exclusively by knights", the Maximillian is Steiner's second best armor. It is found on disc 4 by using a Dead Pepper on the bubble where the Shimmering Island used to be, while riding Choco. It teaches the HP+20% ability, and provides +54 Defense and +3 Spirit.

Final Fantasy XII
The Maximillian the second-strongest Heavy Armor. It requires the Heavy Armor 9 license to be equipped. It can be obtained in a plethora of ways: as treasure in the Site 6 South area of the Lhusu Mines, in the Great Crystal, bought in the Bazaar, a shop in the Necrohol of Nabudis, given by Blok from the Hunt Club as a prize for defeating 30 Trophy Rare Game, or dropped by Elvoret.

Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings
The Maximillian is the best armor that can be worn by Basch, and provides +100 Defense, +50 Magick Defense, +15 Strength, and +10 Stamina. It is obtained by clearing the mission Mission 74: Dance of the Dead on the Paramina Rift. It is resistant to Fire elemental attacks, but weak to Water elemental attacks.

Final Fantasy Tactics
The Maximillian is an armor found as a rare treasure on The Interstice in the Midlight's Deep with the Treasure Hunter ability. It adds 200 HP.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance


The Maximillian is a rare, red armor. It can only be stolen or won as a reward. The Biskmatar Llednar Twem first appeared with one equipped, and you may pilfer a set from the Brass Dragoons, the clan of Delia Dunes. It teaches no abilities and it adds 3 to attack power, 46 to defense and 10 to resistance.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
The Maximillian gives +44 Defense and +10 Resistance, and can be bought for 5600 Gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Low Arcana, Dipreau Bronze, and Wyrm Carapace. The description of this item might also be a reference to Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Final Fantasy: The 4 Heroes of Light
Maximillian appears as a weaker variant of the Paladin Armor and can be purchased in the Liberte multiplayer shop for 1000 points. It provides a five percent boost to Strength, Intelligence, and Spirit.

Dissidia Final Fantasy
The Maximillian is one of the two strongest heavy armors in the game, and is a level 100 equipment piece that increases HP by 2,973 and physical defense by 20%. It can be traded for with Dragon Mail, five Blood-Darkened Bones, and 24,390 gil.

Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
The Maximillian returns as one of the strongest heavy armors. It increases HP by 3300 and Bravery by 39 but only reduces physical damage received by 10%. It can be traded at the shop for 159,420 gil, Platinum Armor, Grand Armor and a Sinspawn.

Etymology
The Maximilian is a real life type of armor made in the mid-16th century for German Emperor Maximilian I. It was designed to both deliver maximum protection for its users and be aesthetically pleasing to the eye.