Minerva Bustier

The Minerva Bustier , also known as Minerva's Plate, Heroine Robe, Heroine, Minerva Gloves, or just Minerva, is a recurring piece of light armor in the Final Fantasy series. Usually, only female party members can wear it. It is usually a powerful equipment as it tends to give good stats enhancements, and/or elemental resistances.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy IV===
Minerva's Plate (Heroine in the NA version) can be equipped by Rosa, Rydia, and Porom. It increases the wearer's Strength, Speed, and Stamina by 15, but decreases her Intelligence and Spirit by the same amount. It also provides +20 Defense, +5 Magic Defense, +30 Evasion and +5 Magic Evasion.
It can be found in the Lunar Subterrane, or dropped from Elite Trooper and Selene Guardian.
In the 3D remake, Minerva's Plate has mostly the same stats but offers 40 Evasion.
In the Easy Type version, it was renamed to Heroine's Dress. Strength, Speed, and Stamina stat have been decrease from +15 to +10 and both the -15 Intelligence and Spirit stat penalties were removed.
====Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-====
Minerva Bustier can be equipped by Rosa, Porom, and Rydia. It has a Defense of 20, Magic Defense of 5, Evasion of 30, Magic Evasion of 5 with a bonus of +15 Strength, Stamina, Agility, and -15 to Intelligence and Spirit. It also grants protection against Paralysis.
====Final Fantasy IV: The After Years====
The Minerva Bustier provides 20 Defense, 5 Magic Defense, 30% Evasion, 5% Magic Evasion, +10 Strength, +10 Speed, +10 Stamina, -10 Intelligence, and -10 Spirit, and resists Paralyze. It found after defeating Asura at the True Moon Subterrane, and dropped from Elite Trooper and Moonmaiden. It can be equipped by Rosa, Rydia, Porom, Luca, Ursula, Leonora, Izayoi, and Harley.
===Final Fantasy VI===
The Minerva Bustier (Minerva on the SNES), nullifies , , , and -elemental damage, while halving damage from the , , , and elements. It also increases MP by 25%, and gives +1 Strength and Stamina, +2 Speed, +4 Magic. The Minerva Bustier is not compatible with the Merit Award. It can be equipped by Terra and Celes. Despite being female, Relm cannot equip it, likely because the armor is meant for adults.
It can be stolen or dropped from Tonberries, stolen from Goddess, found in Kefka's Tower, and won in the Dragon's Neck Coliseum by betting the Regal Gown.
===Final Fantasy IX===
The Minerva's Plate can be equipped by Dagger, Freya, and Eiko. It teaches Restore HP and High Tide, and provides +34 Defense, +1 Magic Defense, and level up bonuses to Strength +1 and Magic +2. It can be bought at Bran Bal and Daguerreo (endgame) for 12,200 gil and found in Terra on the steps to Bran Bal. The Minerva's Plate is synthesized into the Rubber Suit at the end of the game.
===Final Fantasy X-2===
The Minerva's Plate is an accessory that allows the wielder to use the Black Magic command, while also having increased magic stats and lowered cast time, but at the cost of weakening the user's strength and granting no experience points. It can be obtained from completing either Moonflow missions in Chapter 1 and 2 without prompting the starting conditions, or as a possible reward for the Chocobo Cup in the Fiend Arena.
===Final Fantasy XII===
In the original version, Minerva Bustier requires the Light Armor 10 license and can be bought in Balfonheim Port and stolen from Foobar. It can be equipped by all party members and provides +610 HP and +40 Defense.
In the Zodiac versions, Minerva Bustier provides 50 Defense, +610 HP, and requires the Light Armor 10 license for 75 LP. It can be found as a treasure in Cerobi Steppe (North Liavell Hills) or Pharos - Second Ascent (Station of Banishment), drops by Foobar in the Nabreus Deadlands (1% chance), stolen from Foobar in the Garamsythe Waterway (3% chance) and from Pallicant (common) in Trial Mode Stage 43, as a reward from the Lindwyrm hunt, or from the Hunt Club sidequest. It can be equipped by the Machinist, Monk, Archer, and Shikari.
====Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings====
Minerva Bustier is the third armor available to Fran, and provides +67 Defense and Magick Defense as well as +15 Mind. It is obtained after completing Mission 9-4.
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
The Minerva Bustier is obtained via Melee in the War of the Lions remake. It is equippable by females and provides +120 HP, halves Ice, Water, Earth, and Holy-elemental attacks, and nullifies Fire, Dark, Wind, and Lightning-elemental attacks.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
Minerva Plate can be equipped by the viera race. It provides +28 Defense, +14 Resistance, and nullifies Dark-elemental damage. It can be obtained as a random reward for completing a mission.
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
The Minerva Bustier is only equippable by females, immunizing to Dark-elemental attacks. It provides +33 Defense and +14 Resistance, and can be bought for 1,580 gil in the shop after creating it in the Bazaar after using a High Arcana, Dipreau Bronze, and Spiral Vine.
===Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King===
===Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia===
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
Minerva Bustier is a clothes that provides 47 DEF, 45 SPR, and +20% resistance to Fire, Ice, Lightning, and Wind-elemental damage. It can only be equipped by females. It is obtained as Celes's Trust Master.
==Gallery==
DFFOO Minerva Bustier (IV).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia [FFIV].
DFFOO Minerva Bustier (VI).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia [FFVI].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFII].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFIV.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIV].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFIII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIII].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFV.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFV].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFVI.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVI].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFVIII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVIII].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFIX.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIX].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFXII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFXII].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFXIII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFXIII].
FFRK Minerva Bustier FFT.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFT].
FFRK Minerva Bustier Type-0.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [Type-0].
FFRK Minerva Bustier WoFF.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [WoFF].
FFBE Minerva Bustier.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.
==Etymology==
Category:Light armor
Category:Female-exclusive equipment