Onion Helm

Onion Helm in Final Fantasy XIV.

Onion Helm , also known as Onion, is a recurring helmet in the series. It is often the most powerful helmet in the games it appears in, offering extremely good defenses. It is part of the onion equipment set.

Appearances

Final Fantasy III

Onion Helm is the most powerful helmet, dropped from Yellow Dragon. It can be equipped by the Onion Knight class.

In the NES version, it provides 48 Defense, 48 Magic Defense, 48% Evade. In the 3D versions, it provides 40 Defense, 40 Magic Defense, and immunity to all statuses in addition to Mind and Intellect +5.

Final Fantasy IV

Onion Helm is the strongest helmet in the 3D remakes, providing Defense and Magic Defense equal to the user's Level/10, as well as Speed equal to user's Current Level/3. It can traded with the Tail Collector for the Green Tail, and can be equipped by Cecil, Rydia, Rosa, Kain, and Cid.

Final Fantasy XIII-2

Onion Knight's Helm is an adornment that can be placed on a monster. It can be won as a prize from the Chocobo Races (Undying Cup).

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Onion Knight's Helm is an adornment that can be worn by Lightning. It is a reward for completing the "Adoring Candice" quest in Yusnaan.

Final Fantasy Tactics

Onion Helm is the strongest helmet that provides +200 HP and can only be equipped by the Onion Knight class. It is only obtainable in the Melee mode in the PSP and later versions.

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time

Onion Helm is a high-ranked helmet that provides 1 Attack, 48 Defense, 1 Magic, 1 Magic Resistance, and has two available slots for jewels. It can only be equipped by males of all races.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

Onion Helm is a helm that provides 15 ATK, 20 DEF, and when equipped by the Onion Knight, gives +50% resistance to Poison, Sleep, Confuse, and Disease. It is obtained from the Final Fantasy III event, "Castle Hein".

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Etymology

[view · edit · purge]The onion, also known as the bulb onion or common onion, is used as a vegetable and is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Allium.

The adjective of onion refers to the Japanese metaphoric idiom of poverty, aptly named the "Onion Life", "peeling away one layer at a time and crying all the way". Alternatively, the term could come from the slang phrase "to know one's onions", meaning to be very versatile.