List of Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII garbs Garbs are costumes in " " and are an integral part of the Schema system . One feature allows players to change the garments ' color via a color wheel in a customization menu . The garb the player has set as default is the one Lightning wears on the field ( sans pre - rendered video scenes ) . Garbs also have certain locked , , and stats ; thus choosing a suitable garb can give the player a strategic advantage in battle . When equipped with a garb from another " Final Fantasy " game , Lightning will be granted special sound effects , victory pose s , and victory fanfares originating from the garb ' s respective game . Collecting thirty garbs earns the achievement . List of garbs . The following is listed according to the in - game " Category " setting . Color customization . Players can change colors of garb to their preferences . The parts that can be customized depend on the garb . The player can either select all parts of a garb at once , or individual parts , and choose a new color from the menu . Colors can also be customized and added to the garb . Customizing a garb ' s color for the first time earns the achievement . Development . Player reaction to the downloadable costumes in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " was mixed , as some players felt the effect should be more than cosmetic . With the previous games in the trilogy there was always a request from the development team to be able to change the look of the characters when their paradigm roles switched , and with new system memory resources opening up with a single playable character , this became possible with " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . However , the concept of changing outfits didn ' t come first , but naturally found its way into the game based on the compatibility between how the game mechanics were set up . The developers wished to try and match the look of a garb with what proficiencies it would grant in battle , and strove for different looks for more offensive , defensive and magical - oriented garbs . For different garbs , the team only pitched for outfits they felt would definitely work , and thus there was little need to cut any of them out . Once getting down the last few , the decisions were made democratically as a team of what went in and what was left out . As the player has only one playable character , it was decided she could change between jobs , and thus many garbs were built with the look and feel of traditional " Final Fantasy " jobs . Although players can freely assign abilities to go with different outfits , the distinctive look of the garbs was designed to give visual clues on what kind of " job " it could be made into . Yuji Abe has singled out Primavera as a " classic thief outfit " from the " Final Fantasy " series , based on a redesign and rearrangement of the outfit worn by Locke Cole in " Final Fantasy VI " , and said that there are numerous garbs in " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " that are re - imaginations of his original outfit . The White and Black Mage outfits available as DLC in " Final Fantasy XIII - 2 " were well - received and there was demand from the fans to bring back past " Final Fantasy " titles . To respond to that demand , garbs reminiscent of previous " Final Fantasy " heroes were added to " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " : the Splendid Admiral and Heartstealer garbs are based on Yoshitaka Amano ' s depictions of Faris Scherwiz from " Final Fantasy V " and Locke Cole from " Final Fantasy VI " , respectively . With regard to the Miqo ' te outfit from " Final Fantasy XIV : A Realm Reborn " , the leaders of each project came together to make it happen since the release dates for both games were fairly close to each other . Garbs based on Yuna ' s summoner and gunner attires from " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " respectively were included mainly because of the " Final Fantasy X / X - 2 HD Remaster " , released on PlayStation 3 after " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " . Yuna ' s default Staff and Ring along with Tidus ' s Brotherhood and Buckler are equippable too . Cloud Strife ' s SOLDIER 1st Class - based garb was included because of the demand of a French fansite ( ffdream . com ) , who gave to the producers , Yoshinori Kitase and Motomu Toriyama , two drawings of " Lightning Strife " . . An Aerith Gainsborough - based costume was shortly available as part of the downloadable content between December 17th and 20th , 2013 , but was taken down as it was meant to be acquired through redeeming a code obtained from purchasing a guide book or the " Collector ' s Edition " . In February 2014 , Aerith ' s outfit was reintroduced as a DLC . The Aerith outfit is not included in the PC version of " Lightning Returns : Final Fantasy XIII " , but the other downloadable garbs are . Lightning ' s Mist Wizard garb originally had a victory pose many considered " out of character " , in which she raised her arms and crossed her weapons behind her head . After its debut in the game ' s E3 2013 demo , Square Enix changed it to a pose similar to that of L ' ange Noir , in which she puts hand on her waist . Guardian Corps also got change in victory pose based on a battle stance Lightning often took in " Final Fantasy XIII " , as weapons in " Lightning Returns " don ' t fold like gunblades did in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Knight of Etro ' s victory pose is also changed . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Some of Lightning ' s garbs appear as cards . They are of the element associated with the garb in question . Non - " Final Fantasy " guest appearances . " Puzzle & Dragons " . Guardian Corps , Knight of Etro and Equilibrium garbs appear in " Puzzle & Dragons " as part of the " Final Fantasy " collaboration . They serve as outfits for Lightning and her evolutions . Etymology . In the Japanese release , Lightning ' s default garb is called Ambivalence . Ambivalence is the state of feeling simultaneously positive and negative emotions about the same thing , generally considered to be a psychologically confused state of mind with constantly fluctuating opinions . This could allude to Lightning ' s drained emotions , uncertainty of who or what she is anymore , or the morally gray area being Bhunivelze ' s savior puts her in . In the English release the standard garb is named Equilibrium , which carries a more positive connotation of being composed , tranquil and balanced , referring to Lightning ' s equal boosts to strength and magic . " Dust and Shadow " is a Sherlock Holmes pastiche novel by Lyndsay Faye . " L ' ange Noir " is French for " black angel " . " L ' automne " means " autumn " in the same language . " Vajra " means " thunder " in Sanskrit , " " is the highest rank of Buddhist in Buddhism religion , who will becomes a new Buddha in the future . " Shogun " , which literally means military general , was one of the hereditary military governors of Japan from 1192 to 1867 . " Fūrinkazan " , was the battle standard used by the Sengoku period daimyo . " Lilitu " is the Babylonian translation of the mythical figure " Lilith " . Its Japanese name , Kiskil - lilla , is a straight transliteration of the Lilith figure described in Tablet XII of the Epic of Gilgamesh , " ki - sikil - lil - la - ke " . Pallas Athena is named after the classical Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare after which the city of Athens is named . In Olympian myth , Athena is protected by her Aegis , a formidable protective barrier identified as either a decorated animal skin or a shield and it afforded her near invincibility , much like the Heroic Guard ability attached to the garb . " Helter Skelter " means " a tall spiral slide winding around the tower at a fair " in British . But the normal meanings is " in disorderly haste and confusion " . " Dark Muse " is a title of ' Dark Muse ' books which is written by Gary Lachman .