Leather Gloves (VII Remake)

The Leather Gloves are Tifa's default weapon in Final Fantasy VII Remake. The weapon includes the Divekick ability, with which Tifa leaps into the air and deals strong damage with a great area-of-effect. It has well-rounded stats, and its unlockable abilities mostly boost Tifa's standard physical abilities.
==Upgrades==
===Materia slots===
Materia slotspurchased	MinimumWeapon Level	Slots
0 	1 	
1 	2 	
2 	4 	
3 	5 	
4 	5 	
5 	6 	
6 	6 	
===Skills===
Leather Gloves Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4	Leather Gloves Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4	Leather Gloves Core - Weapon Level: 1 - Required SP: 4
ATK Up 	Attack Power +5 	Increases attack power attribute.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +100 	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +5 	Increases maximum MP.
Leather Gloves Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6	Leather Gloves Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6	Leather Gloves Sub-Core I - Weapon Level: 2 - Required SP: 6
ATK Up 	Attack Power +6 	Increases attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +150 	Increases maximum HP.
Enhanced Techniques 	Unbridled Strength Damage 10% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by Whirling Uppercut / Omnistrike / Rise and Fall.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Leather Gloves Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8	Leather Gloves Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8	Leather Gloves Sub-Core II - Weapon Level: 3 - Required SP: 8
ATK Up 	Attack Power +10 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +10 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +200 	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up 	Max MP +8 	Increases maximum MP.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Enhanced Limit Breaks 	Limit Break Damage 5% Boost 	Increases damage dealt by limit breaks.
Leather Gloves Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Leather Gloves Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12	Leather Gloves Sub-Core III - Weapon Level: 4 - Required SP: 12
ATK Up 	Attack Power +18 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +14 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
DEF Up 	Defense +8 	Increases defense attribute.
MDEF Up 	Magic Defense +8 	Increases magic defense attribute.
Concentration 	Concentration Activation 50% 	Adds a fixed chance that Tifa may enter battle with an increased chi level.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Leather Gloves Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Leather Gloves Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14	Leather Gloves Sub-Core IV - Weapon Level: 5 - Required SP: 14
ATK Up 	Attack Power +18 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +14 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +200 	Increases maximum HP.
Desperate Recovery 	Self-Healing 50% Boost with Low HP 	Significantly increases the effectiveness of healing spells cast on you when HP is 25% or lower.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Leather Gloves Sub-Core VV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Leather Gloves Sub-Core VV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16	Leather Gloves Sub-Core VV - Weapon Level: 6 - Required SP: 16
ATK Up 	Attack Power +20 	Increases attack power attribute.
MATK Up 	Magic Attack Power +14 	Increases magic attack power attribute.
Max HP Up 	Max HP +200 	Increases maximum HP.
Max MP Up 	Max HP +10 	Increases maximum MP.
Speed Up 	Speed +5 	Increases speed attribute.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
Needs More Materia 	New Materia Slot 	Adds an additional materia slot or links two existing slots.
==Use==
As a default weapon for Tifa, Leather Gloves have well-rounded stats in comparison to her other weapons. Most of its abilities upgrade Tifa's standard abilities, including a boost to her Unbridled Strength abilities, as well as to self-healing, which can be beneficial for , one of her default materia. Leather Gloves provides strong materia growth, outmatched only by her . Leather Gloves provides decent durability both in terms of HP and defensive stats, though it falls short of .
Leather Gloves take advantage of Tifa's usual playstyle, while providing a decent amount of durability, and not heavily sacrificing her magic capabilities. However, the weapon is outclassed by others in many specific areas. For pure physical damage, it does not provide the raw provided by , or the provided by . For spellcasting, it does not provide the materia slot growth of Sonic Strikers or the raw boost of . For durability, it is not as good as Purple Pain.
Though Leather Gloves does not excel in any specific area, it can nonetheless be useful as a versatile weapon. It is best equipped by players who do not wish to lock Tifa into a specific playstyle, while taking advantage of her core strengths.
==Behind the scenes==
During the cutscene in chapter 3, "Home Sweet Slum", when Tifa makes a cocktail for Cloud in Seventh Heaven, she wears Leather Gloves regardless of what equipment the player has. This is because the developers feared that, when equipped with Mythril Claws, she would serve drinks with a claw at the back of her hand, which would change the meaning of her embarrassed laugh.
==Citations==
Category:Weapons in Final Fantasy VII Remake