Mythril Vest (ミスリルベスト, Misuriru Besuto?) is a recurring light body armor in the Final Fantasy series, and is also known as the Mithril Vest. It is part of the mythril equipment set.
Sometimes the recurring equipment piece Mythril Plate has been localized as "Mythril Vest", such as in Final Fantasy VI.
Appearances[]
Final Fantasy IX[]
The Mythril Vest is a low-ranked light armor piece that provides 12 Defense, halves Water-elemental damage, and teaches Auto-Potion. It can be bought for 1,180 gil at Cleyra, Dragon's Gate Merchant, Fossil Roo, Black Mage Village (before entering the Shimmering Island portal), and Esto Gaza (before Desert Palace), found at Cleyra's Trunk and Pinnacle Rocks, and stolen from Antlion at Cleyra. It can be equipped by everyone except Steiner and Freya. It is used for synthesis in the end of the game when Black Mage Village gains new wares; it is used to make the Brave Suit.
Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings[]
Slender vest gleaming mythril-blue.
Description
The Mythril Vest is a low-ranked armor for Filo, which provides 15 Defense and 15 Magick Defense in its base form. It is bought for 800 gil from Tomaj's Sky Saloon shop in Chapter 3 and found in a treasure during Mission 2-1.
Final Fantasy Tactics[]
A vest with many small mythril plates sewn into it.
Description
The Mythril Vest is a low to mid-ranked clothing, providing +30 HP. It can be bought for 1,500 gil at an Outfitter after the second battle at Merchant City of Dorter and found as rare treasure at Araguay Woods and Mining Town of Gollund.
Final Fantasy Dimensions[]
The Mythril Vest is a low to mid-ranked vest that provides 12 Defense, 6 Evade, and 4 Magic Defense.
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)[]
Mythril Vest is a level 22 light armor that provides +872 HP and is 1/3rd of the "Mystic Mythril" set. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 4,540 gil, Leather Armor, and Mythril x2.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy[]
Mythril Vest is a level 1 light armor that provides +974 HP and is 1/3rd of the "Mystic Mythril" set. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 7,000 gil, Leather Armor, and Mythril x2.
Final Fantasy Record Keeper[]
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Etymology[]
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".
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