Mythril Armlet is an armor in Final Fantasy VII. It is the earliest armor piece the player can use the Elemental Materia with defensively.
Obtained[]
| Buy | Wall Market, Under Junon, Kalm (350 gil) |
|---|---|
| Drop | Heli Gunner |
| Other | Initially equipped on Red XIII |
Use[]
Mythril Armlet is a valuable piece of armor early on, as it is the first armor to offer linked Materia slots, making usage of Support Materia such as All and Elemental quite valuable. It is advised to buy at the minimum four Mythril Armlets, if possible. Once the player obtains the Elemental Materia, they can equip it with a Fire Materia for protection with the fight with Motor Ball and Midgar Zolom if they intend on trying to get Beta early.
Etymology[]
The word "mythril" or "mithril" is a metal found in many fantasy worlds. It was originally introduced by the fantasy writings of J. R. R. Tolkien, being present in his Middle-earth. It resembles silver but is stronger than steel, and much lighter in weight than either. The author first wrote of it in The Lord of the Rings, and it is retrospectively mentioned in the third, revised edition of The Hobbit in 1966. In the first 1937 edition, the mail shirt given to Bilbo is described as being made of "silvered steel". The name mithril comes from two words in Sindarin—mith, meaning "grey" or "mist", and ril meaning "glitter".