Defender ( weapon ) The Defender , also called Defend and Defense , is a recurring knight sword in several " Final Fantasy " games . It usually raises the user ' s Defense stat or helps protect them in some way . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Defender is not as powerful as Excalibur or Masamune , but it casts Blink when used as an item in battle . It is usable by the Knight , Ninja , and Red Wizard jobs , and provides 30 Attack and 35 Accuracy . It is found in the Waterfall Cavern . Due to the critical hit bug found in the original versions of " Final Fantasy " , the Defense sword is technically the most powerful weapon available to the Red Wizard , assuming the Masamune is given to a different character . Although the Red Wizard can also use the Sun Sword — which has slightly higher attack power — the Defense sword ' s high critical rate will ensure it inflicts a greater degree of damage per hit . " Final Fantasy II " . The Defender is found in the Cyclone , and provides 78 Attack , 64 % Accuracy , and 8 % Evasion . " Final Fantasy III " . The Defender is a greatsword that can be used by most Knight classes . It is bought at the Ancient Ruins and " Invincible " ( NES version only ) for 16 , 500 gil and is found in the Temple of Time . It casts Protect when used as an item in battle and provides 95 Attack and 5 Vitality when equipped . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Defender is a greatsword for Cecil and Kain . It is found in a monster - in - a - box chest on the third floor of the Passage of the Eidolons . It provides 105 Attack , 40 Accuracy , + 15 Defense , and casts Protect when used as an item . This weapon is metallic . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Sword of Protection . In the 3D versions , it has an attack power of 105 with an accuracy of 90 with the same properties as the 2D versions . It can be equipped by Dark Knight Cecil and Golbez if hacked into the party . The is a sword found at the end of the Lunarian s ' second Challenge Dungeon . It is Golbez ' s best weapon in the Lunarians ' Tale . " Final Fantasy V " . The Defender is a sword for Knights and Gladiators . It can be found in the right section of Fork Tower , and stolen from Sea Devil ( rare ) or Landcrawler ( rare ) . Similar to the Main Gauche and Sasuke ' s Blade , it has a 25 % chance to parry blockable enemy attacks . It provides 96 Attack , 99 Hit Rate , and casts Protect when used as an item . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Defender is one of Steiner ' s swords which can be bought in Bran Bal and Daguerreo for 9 , 340 gil . It teaches Thunder Slash and provides 65 Attack , as well as halving Ice and Lightning - elemental damage . " Final Fantasy X " . The Defender is one of Yuna ' s rods . Any of her weapons turns into the Defender when its dominant ability is be either Counterattack or Evade & Counter . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Defender is the second weakest greatsword , with the Claymore being the weakest . It can be bought at Balfonheim Port for 13 , 000 gil , dropped from Leynir ( rare ) , and as a reward after helping the " Miffed Moogle " at the Balfonheim chocobo stables as part of the Great Cockatrice Escape sidequest . The Defender has an Attack power of 91 , and also grants an Evasion rating of 35 , making it the second most evasive weapon in the game , eclipsed only by the Wyrmhero Blade that has a rating of 50 . The Defender ' s combo rate , however , is only 5 % , less than that of an average greatsword . All greatswords have 2 . 47s charge , and 1 . 2s action time , making them average what it comes to attacking speed . The Defender can only be equipped by characters with the Greatsword 2 license . In the " International Zodiac Job System " version , the Defender can be equipped by the White Mage , Red Battlemage , and Knight . The is Basch ' s default weapon . It is also part of the Tiger ' s Tactics Recipe Book , and requires a Durable Metal and Robust Carapace x2 to craft . It provides + 80 Attack , + 40 Magick , and + 60 Speed . It uses a generic knightsword sprite during battle . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Defender can be stolen from Dycedarg Beoulve in Eagrose Castle and from Meliadoul Tengille in the Free City of Bervenia , or poached from Elder Treant , and is also Beowulf ' s default weapon . It can also be obtained via Rendezvous . It is the weakest of the knight swords , but adds 60 % to a character ' s physical Evade when used with Weapon Guard . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Defender is a knightsword that may be equipped by the Templar , Defender , and Paladin classes . It is one of the weaker and most common knightswords , being only a plain steel blue blade with no defining features . It can be obtained from Cyril for 4 , 000 gil and any other town for 4 , 500 gil . It teaches Nurse to Paladins for 100 AP and Hibernate to Defenders for 100 AP . The is one of the weakest knightswords , providing + 35 Attack . It can be bought for 1 , 000 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a Wind Stone , Zirconium , and Fury Fragments , and teaches Nurse to Paladins and Hibernate to Defenders . " Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles " . The Defender is a Clavat weapon that can forged with the Victorious Weapon scroll , Iron x2 , an Ogre Fang , and 500 gil . It is one of two weapons with the Focus Attack Bash , which involves rushing to a target and smashing the foe with one ' s shield to then stabbing them with the sword . The other weapon is the Steel Blade . The Defender is a weapon for Clavats . " " . The Defender is a relatively weak sword that can be equipped by all tribes . It provides 30 attack at level 1 and 120 attack at level 30 , has 1 empty slot , and costs 600 gil to buy . It can also be created for 150 gil by using Iron x3 and Copper . When turned into a jewel , a level 3 - 9 Defender makes a Guard Stone 1 , level 10 - 19 makes a Anti - Zap Stone 4 , and level 20 - 30 makes a Small Citrine . " The Final Fantasy Legend " . The weapon Defend has a sword icon before its name . It can be bought in Base Town for 48 , 000 GP . It has 50 uses and an attack power of 12 , the damage formula for Defend is base on Strength . May block an enemy attack with 50 % success . " Final Fantasy Legend II " . The weapon is called Defend and it has a sword icon before its name . It can be found in Nasty Dungeon and Valhalla Palace . It has 40 uses , it also increases a Robot ' s HP by 117 and increases their Def by 26 . The damage formula for Defend is the user ' s Str x14 . It can also block melee attacks with 80 % chance of success . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . The weapon is called Defense ( Defender in the Japanese version ) and it has a sword icon before its name . It is the most powerful sword in terms of attack power , and it can be bought in the Dwelg Town for a large price of 25 , 000 GP . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Defender is a level 64 sword that increases Attack by 40 and increases base Bravery by 30 % at the start of a battle . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 20 , 160 gil , a Coral Sword , Dewdrop Pebble x3 , and Transmogridust x4 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Defender returns as a level 60 greatsword that provides + 55 Attack , - 1 Defense , and + 5 % Physical Damage . It can be obtained by trading 113 , 800 gil , Zweihander , Sphinx Fang , and Stalwart ' s Desire x5 . " Final Fantasy All the Bravest " . Defender grants + 5 to Attack . It can be equipped by Knight , Mystic Knight , Cecil , Bartz , Cloud , Squall , Seifer , Steiner , and Vaan . It uses its " Final Fantasy IX " design . Non - Final Fantasy appearances . " Kingdom Hearts " . The Defender is one of Goofy ' s shields . It has a 0 . 2 % chance to be dropped by the . " Live A Live " . The Defender appears in the Medieval chapter as a low level sword . Etymology . Defender means a person who defends someone or something .