Leather Cap Leather Cap , also known as Leather Hat , Leather , and Cap , is a recurring light helmet in the series . It is often the weakest light helmet in the games it appears in , providing barely any defense at all and is easily outclassed by other helmets . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . Leather Cap is the weakest helmet , providing 1 Defense , - 1 Evasion , and 1 Weight . It can be bought for 80 gil ( 65 in Easy Mode ) at Elfheim or found at Chaos Shrine . It can be equipped by all jobs . " Final Fantasy II " . Leather Cap is the weakest helmet , providing 1 Defense , - 2 % Evade , and - 2 Int / Spr . It can be bought for 50 gil ( 80 gil in the NES / PSX versions ) at Altair , Gatrea , and Machanon . " Final Fantasy III " . Leather Cap is the weakest helmet , providing 1 Defense , 1 Magic Defense , and 1 % Evade ( NES only ) . It can be bought for 15 gil at Ur or found at Altar Cave . It can be equipped by all jobs . " Final Fantasy IV " . Leather Cap is the weakest hat , providing 1 Defense , 1 Magic Defense , - 5 Evasion , and 1 Magic Evasion . It it initially equipped on Rosa and Rydia , and can be bought for 100 gil at Kaipo and Agart or dropped from Alligator and Gigas Gator . It can be equipped by everyone except Dark Knight Cecil . In the 3D remakes , it now provides 5 Evasion . In the " Easy Type " version , it was renamed to Hat . " Final Fantasy IV - Interlude - " . Leather Cap returns , providing the same stats as before . It can be dropped from Gigas Gator , and can be equipped by everyone . " Final Fantasy V " . Leather Cap is the weakest hat , providing 1 Defense , 1 Magic Defense , and 1 Weight . It can be bought for 50 gil at Tule , dropped from Goblin , or found at Pirates ' Hideout and Wind Shrine . It can be equipped by all jobs . " Final Fantasy VI " . Leather Hat is the weakest hat , providing 11 Defense and 7 Magic Defense . It is initially equipped on Terra , Locke , Edgar , Sabin , and Cyan , and can be equipped by everyone except Umaro . " Final Fantasy IX " . Leather Hat is the second weakest hat , with the Straw Hat being weaker , and provides 6 Magic Defense as well as teaches the ability Fire . It can be bought for 150 gil at Dali and Black Mage Village ( disc 1 / 2 ) , found in Evil Forest , or stolen from Steiner . It can be equipped by everyone except Steiner and Freya . " Final Fantasy XII " . Leather Cap is the weakest light helmet , requiring the Light Armor 1 license to equip and provides 4 Magic Evade and + 10 HP . It is initially equipped on Reks , Vaan , and Penelo , and additional others can be bought for 100 gil at Rabanastre . In the International version , it is only initially equipped on Reks and Vaan , and now can be bought for 100 gil at Rabanastre and Nalbina Fortress . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . Leather Cap is the weakest hat , providing + 8 HP . It can be bought for 150 gil at an Outfitter after Magick City of Gariland . " Final Fantasy Legend III " . Leather can be bought in Dharm in the Present for 50 GP . It provides 1 defense and 1 magic defense . " Bravely Default " . Leather Cap is the weakest hat , providing 1 Defense . It can be bought for 15 pg at Caldisla . " Final Fantasy Dimensions " . Leather Hat is the weakest hat , providing 1 Defense and 1 Magic Defense . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . Leather Hat is a level 1 hat that provides + 48 Bravery . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 500 gil . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Leather Hat returns as a level 1 hat that provides + 48 Bravery . It can be obtained from the shop by trading 500 gil .