Thief Gloves The Thief Gloves , also known as Thief Glove , Thief ' s Gloves , Thief Armlets , Hanzo Gloves , Brigand ' s Gloves , Thief ' s Kote , Sneak Glove , Sneak Ring , or Thief ' s Cuffs , are a recurring set of gloves in the " Final Fantasy " series . It is usually a mediocre armor or an uncommon accessory that may increase the wearer ' s agility or speed stats , or increase the success of the Steal command , or change it into Mug . It may be exclusive to characters that are related to agility or the steal ability , especially the Thief and Ninja jobs . Appearances . " Final Fantasy " . The Thief ' s Gloves is an armor exclusive to the " " and 20th Anniversary versions . It is only to the Thief / Ninja job class and provides + 6 Defense , + 1 Weight , + 10 Evasion , and + 5 Agility and can be found in Hellfire Chasm . " Final Fantasy II " . The Thief Gloves are mid - rank gloves that provide 15 Defense , - 3 % Evasion , 5 % Magic Defense , and + 10 Agility . It can be bought in Mysidia for 1 , 000 gil and found in a treasure chest on the " Dreadnought " . " Final Fantasy III " . The Thief Gloves are a low rank armor exclusive to the Freelancer , Onion Knight , Thief , and Ninja job classes . In the 3D version , they provide 11 Defense , 8 Magic Defense , and + 3 Agility . In the NES version , they provide 3 Defense , 4 Magic Defense , + 5 Strength , and 9 % Evade . It can be found and bought in Amur . " Final Fantasy IV " . The Hanzo Gloves are used by Edge , and upgrade his Steal command to Plunder . It can only be obtained in the " Advance " and " " remakes by completing Edge ' s challenge in the Lunar Ruins . It provides + 15 Defense , + 8 Evasion , - 10 Magic Defense , and + 6 Magic Evasion . Hanzo Gloves is a dummied - out armor , only accessible via hacking . If one is hacked into game , it cannot be equipped by anyone , nor does it give stat boosts . " Final Fantasy V " . The Thief ' s Gloves accessory doubles the probability of a successful steal from 40 % to 80 % . It provides + 4 Defense as well as + 1 Weight and Speed , and can be found in the Fire - Powered Ship and stolen from Necrophobe and Sekhmet . " Final Fantasy VI " . The Brigand ' s Glove Relic , originally translated as the Thief Glove , is exclusive to Locke and Gogo , and changes their Steal command ( if Gogo has the Steal command assigned ) into Mug . Brigand ' s Gloves are found in Zozo , stolen from Devil Fist , and won in the Dragon ' s Neck Coliseum by betting the Thief Knife or Thief ' s Bracer . " Final Fantasy VII " . Sneak Glove is an accessory that increases the success rate of the Steal command . Only one exists and can be bought from the old man in the weapon shop at the Wall Market in Midgar ( disc 2 & 3 ) , for 129 , 000 gil . To get back to Midgar , the player needs to dig up the Sector 5 Key in Bone Village . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Brigand ' s Gloves is an accessory that guarantees a successful steal from the enemy . It can be found in a treasure chest in Mission 9 - 3 - 5 , and as a reward for completing Mission 7 - 4 - 2 . " Final Fantasy IX " . The Thief Gloves return as an high - rank armor for Zidane and Amarant . It grants a bonus of 1 to Agility and teaches Zidane Master Thief . Thief Gloves can be purchased in the Treno Auction House ( discs 3 / 4 ) , and synthesized in Daguerreo for a Mythril Armlet , a Sargatanas , and 50 , 000 gil . " Final Fantasy XI " . The Thief ' s Kote is a pair of gloves that boosts the Thief ' s steal command . It is obtained from a Tonberry Notorious Monster in the Den of Rancor . " Final Fantasy XII " . The Thief ' s Cuffs are an accessory that increases the chance of the wearer stealing superior and rare items . It can be equipped by any character with the Accessories 10 License . The earliest point at which they can be obtained is right after the events at the Tomb of Raithwall . They can be purchased from Luccio in the Mosphoran Highwaste ' s Babbling Vale for 3 , 000 gil . The player can gain early access by taking one of three routes , the easiest of which is to run off the Imperials guarding the border between Nalbina Fortress and the Highwaste by simply attempting to go through while riding a chocobo . Thief ' s Cuffs can also be bought from Mt Bur - Omisace for 3 , 000 gil or found from a randomly spawning treasure on Paramina Rift . One can also be bought from the Shifty - Eyed Merchant in Phon Coast for 2 , 700 gil as part of the Rare Game Hunt Club sidequest , after giving one trophy to Stok . " Final Fantasy Tactics " . The Brigand ' s Glove accessory is a high - ranked arm guard that provides + 1 Speed and Auto - Haste . It can be bought for 30 , 000 gil . It can also be obtained via Rendezvous . " Final Fantasy Tactics Advance " . The Thief Armlets accessory increases the success rate of steal abilities up to 100 % , or 43 % in the case of Steal : Ability . It provides + 3 Attack and + 3 Defense , and can be obtained as a random reward for completing a mission or by reaching level 12 Appraise . " Bravely Default " . Doubles the odds of equipped character successfully stealing . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " . The Thief Gloves are gauntlets that raise Bravery by 32 , Defense by 51 , and boosts the drop rate of items after a battle by x1 . 2 . It can be obtained at the shop by trading 22 , 510 gil , Demon Gloves , Giant Turtleshell x3 , and Titan Powder x4 . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Thief Gloves returns as a level 60 gauntlets that provide + 32 Bravery , + 54 Defense , and + 20 % Drop Rate . It can be obtained by trading 111 , 860 gil , Demon Gloves , Coeurl Hide , and Horror ' s Desire x5 . Etymology . was a famous ninja of the Sengoku era , credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan .