Aegis Shield

The Aegis Shield , also known as the Aegis Armlet, Aegis, or Aezis, is a recurring equipment piece in the Final Fantasy series. It usually protects the user from petrification, or has a great bonus of Magic Defense.
==Appearances==
===Final Fantasy===
The Aegis Shield protects against the Poison element, as well as the Stone and Poison conditions. It is tied for the second strongest shield, in terms of Defense, but is only the fourth strongest shield overall, boosting a Defense of 16. It is found in the Mirage Tower.
===Final Fantasy II===
The Aegis Shield is the best shield, granting the user 20% Evasion and resistance to the Body, Mind, Matter, and Death elements. It is found at Jade Passage.
===Final Fantasy III===
The Aegis Shield can be found in Saronia Catacombs, Sunken Cave and Lake Dohr and equipped by the Freelancer, Onion Knight, Red Mage, Knight, Dragoon and Viking.
In the NES version, it provides +16 Defense, +25 Magic Defense, 17% Evade, and +5 Agility. In the 3D versions, it provides +16 Defense, +17 Magic Defense, +4 Mind, and protects from Confusion, Petrify, Sleep, Toad.
===Final Fantasy IV===
The Aegis Shield protects against petrification, sleep, and Instant Death and can be purchased at the Feymarch for 20,000 gil. It grants +4 Defense, +5 Magic Defense, +34 Evasion, +4 Magic Evasion, and +3 Intelligence. This armor is metallic. It can also be found in the Lunar Ruins, and be dropped by Catoblepas.
====Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-====
Aegis Shield can be equipped by Cecil and Cid. It can be found in the Lower Section of the Tower of Babil. It has a defense of 4, magic defense of 5, evasion of 34, and magic evasion of 4 with a bonus of +3 Intelligence. It grants protection to Petrify and Gradual Petrify while providing resistance from Mages.
====Final Fantasy IV: The After Years====
The Aegis Shield provides +4 Defense, +5 Magic Defense, +34 Evasion, +4 Magic Evasion, and +3 Intelligence. It is also strong against attacks from Mages. It is a possible reward for the Lunarian's Tale Challenge Dungeon.
===Final Fantasy V===
The Aegis Shield protects against petrification and grants +5 Defense, +33 Evasion, and +1 Magic, and can sometimes block magic attacks. It is found in Istory Falls, and can be gotten in the Great Forest of Moore during the fire event, before entering the cave a moogle creates.
===Final Fantasy VI===
The Aegis Shield gives the wearer a great bonus of Magic Evasion and Magic Defense, surpassed only by the Force Shield. It is one of the few pieces of equipment that comes in a limited quantity, as they cannot be acquired from any common enemy and cannot be won in the Coliseum. It gives +46 Defense, +52 Magic Defense, 20% Evasion and 40% Magic Evasion. It can be found in Mt. Zozo and the final dungeon. General Leo has one equipped for the brief time the player controls him, but it cannot be removed from his inventory.
Betting an Aegis Shield in the Dragon's Neck Coliseum will pit the player against a Glasya Labolas, and if the player wins they'll receive a Tortoise Shell.
===Final Fantasy VII===
The Aegis Armlet is an armor piece that gives the wearer +55 Defense and +86 Magic Defense. It has four Materia slots in two linked pairs. It is found in the underground area of Midgar only during "Mako Cannon Rampage" and is thus missable.
====Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-====
The Aegis Armlet increases vitality and spirit statistics by 20% and protects the player from Silence and Stun. It is a mission reward in mission 9-1-1 and found in a treasure chest in missions 3-3-4, 9-3-1 and 9-5-2.
===Final Fantasy VIII===
The Aegis Amulet is item used to teach a GF the Eva-J ability, and 2 can be used to refine into a Spd Up with Doomtrain's Forbid Med-RF. It can be obtained through Angelo Search (1/288 chance), dropped from UFO?, and refined from 50 Barriers with Eden's GFAbl Med-RF.
There is an exploit in farming this usually rare item from the UFO? by defeating it with the auto-triggered Phoenix and then fleeing. The battle is not considered won even if the player gets the battle spoils, allowing for the player to defeat it again.
===Final Fantasy X===
Kimahri, Lulu, Tidus, and Yuna's equipment acquire the Aegis moniker when customized with all four Elemental-proof abilities.
*Aegis Shield
*Aegis Bangle
*Aegis Ring
===Final Fantasy XI===
The Aegis is the Relic Shield of the Paladin job, available to level 75 Paladins after having completed a lengthy and expensive quest (often taking months of time, hundreds of millions of gil, and the full assistance of an entire Linkshell community to obtain difficult Dynamis drop items). The Aegis is the greatest shield available, and as such is also the most frequently upgraded Relic Weapon as well.
The main appeal being that it reduces all Magic Damage incurred by the user by 25%, adds 200 base Damage to the Shield Bash job ability, and has a 75% chance of blocking a physical attack, which mitigates that damage by 75%. The Aegis is one of the less-expensive Relic Weapons to upgrade, and due to its profound functionality, is often an upgrade sponsored by a Linkshell group to an elected, deserved member, and not a private job as most of the offensive weapons are.
===Final Fantasy XII===
Aegis Shield provides +13 Evasion and +50 Magick Evasion. In the original version, Aegis Shield is a high-ranking shield equipped after obtaining the Shields 5 license. It and can be purchased from Balfonheim Port for 9,600 gil.
In the Zodiac versions, Aegis Shield requires the Shields 6 license for 40 LP. It can be found as a treasure in Cerobi Steppe (Crossfield) or Giruvegan (The Aadha Water-Steps), drops from Pandora (1% chance), stolen from Pandora and Deathgaze in Trial Mode Stage 65 (3% chance) and Disma (uncommon) in Stage 88, as a reward for the Vyraal hunt, and from the Hunt Club sidequest. It can be equipped by the Red Battlemage, Knight, Foebreaker, and Shikari.
===Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII===
The Aegis Shield is a shield for Lightning available through the Ultimate Savior downloadable style. It provides ATB Speed +30, Guard Defense +150, and has Defender's HP Restore +1% auto-ability.
===Final Fantasy XIV===
The Aegis Shield is the Zodiac Shield for s. The Aegis Shield is acquired via the quest , by combining reagents acquired from assorted other side quests with a materia created from the Holy Shield Nexus, the final stage of the paladin's Relic Shield. The Aegis Shield can then be upgraded to the Aegis Shield Zeta, the most powerful shield in A Realm Reborn.
The Aegis Shield's secondary stats are determined by what the player chose to imbue in their Holy Shield Novus, and can be redone by acquiring and imbuing a new Sphere Scroll: Holy Shield from Hubairtin in Central Thanalan and presenting it to Jalzahn Daemir in the North Shroud.
	ShieldPLD Lv. 50Item Level 125	Block Strength: 222 	Block Rate: 222 	
	ShieldPLD Lv. 50Item Level 125	One of the shields borne by the legendary Zodiac Braves.Strength +15Vitality +17Secondary stats are customizable.	One of the shields borne by the legendary Zodiac Braves.Strength +15Vitality +17Secondary stats are customizable.	One of the shields borne by the legendary Zodiac Braves.Strength +15Vitality +17Secondary stats are customizable.
	ShieldPLD Lv. 50Item Level 125	Repair/Melding/Desynthesis: 	Dyeable: Yes 	UniqueUntradeable
===Final Fantasy XV===
Shields can be equipped as weapons by Noctis and Gladiolus. 
===Final Fantasy Tactics===
The Aegis Shield gives the wearer a bonus of 50% Magic Evasion and increases Magic Attack by 1. Aegis Shields are sold in many shops for 10,000 gil after completing the battle at Lesalia in Chapter 3.
===Final Fantasy Tactics Advance===
The Aegis Shield is a high-rank shield that grants immunity to Stone. It provides +5 to Defense, +5 to Resistance and +10 to evade. It is gotten as a reward for raising Appraise up to level 20.
====Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift====
The Aegis Shield is a Holy-elemental shield that grants immunity to Stone. It can be bought from the Bazaar for 2,200 gil, after selling Gemsteel, Tanned Tyrant Hide, and a Spiral Incisor. The Aegis Shield provides +2 to Defense, +5 to Magic, and +10 to Evade.
===Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles===
Aegis is a Defense-raising artifact that increases Defense by 5. It is won in Daemon's Court after defeating the boss with a score of 161 or more.
====Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King====
Aegis Shield is a level 95 shield that provides 67 Defense and is bought for 7,929 gil.
===Final Fantasy Mystic Quest===
The Aegis Shield is the best shield, found inside a remote location in Doom Castle. The player must head to the far northwestern section at the entrance of the castle, then in the sandpit room, take the the top and rightmost stairs. The player should then head south until they run into fossils, then bomb the fossils and defeat the monster guarding the chest. The Aegis Shield resists Petrify and Paralyze, and has a Defense of 14.
===Final Fantasy Adventure===
Aegis has a shield icon before its name. The Aegis is the strongest shield and can only be dropped from Elephant monster found inside the Temple of Mana, which blocks Short Sword, Harpoon, Spear, Mimic Head, Scissors, Ice, Sword, Rapier, Voice, Needle, Poison Thread, Claw, Axe, Ring Beam, Lightning Bolt, Scorpion Tail, Rock, Fire, Hero Reflected in the Mirror, Beam, Shuriken, Lit, and Nuke.
===The Final Fantasy Legend===
Aezis has a shield icon before its name. It can be found on 19th Floor of the Tower. It has 50 uses, grants the party resistance Grants the party Stone, Para, Weapon, and Quake resistance with 100% success.
===Final Fantasy Legend III===
The Aegis Shield is the second-strongest shield (after the Speed shield), created by bringing the Oil and Metal to Juba on the Talon. Increases Agility +5, and resists Petri.
===Final Fantasy Dimensions===
===Dissidia Final Fantasy (2008)===
The Aegis Shield is a level 92 shield that provides +67 Defense and boosts Magic Counter Strength by 40%. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 29,570 gil, an Ice Shield, Djinn Scale x5, and a Purple Gem.
====Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy====
Aegis Shield is a level 100 shield that provides +39 Bravery, -1 Attack, +73 Defense, and +60% Warp Defense. It can be obtained by trading 175,360 gil, Dynamis Shield, Ancile, and Sinspawn.
====Dissidia Final Fantasy NT====
====Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia====
===Final Fantasy Record Keeper===
The Aegis Shields from Final Fantasy III, IV, V, and Tactics, appear.
The III Aegis Shield is a Rarity 5 Shield that contains the Oathsworn Espada Soul Break for Ingus. At max level is has 22 Attack, 149 Defense, 99 Resistance, and 112 Evasion.
The IV Aegis Shield is a Rarity 3 Shield. At max level it has 43 Defense, 41 Resistance, and 102 Evasion.
The V Aegis Shield is a Rarity 5 Shield and contains the universal Soul Break Magebane Aegis. At max level it has 120 Defense, 79 Resistance, and 105 Evasion.
The Tactics Aegis Shield is a Rarity 5 Shield and contains the "Ark Knight's Finesse" Legend Materia for Delita. At max level it has 22 Attack, 156 Defense, 105 Resistance, and 112 Evasion.
===Final Fantasy Explorers===
===Final Fantasy Brave Exvius===
Aegis Shield is a heavy shield that provides 53 DEF, 25 SPR, and immunity to Petrify. It is obtained as Leo's Trust Master.
Aegis Shield (FFI) is a heavy shield that provides 48 DEF, 48 SPR, +30% Dark resistance, and immunity to Petrify and Poison. It is obtained from the Final Fantasy I event, Mirage Tower.
Aegis Shield (FFIV) is a heavy shield obtained during the Final Fantasy IV event, Passage to the Feymarch. It provides 60 DEF, 150 SPR, and nullifies Sleep, Paralyze, and Petrify.
Aegis Shield (FFXII) is a heavy shield obtained during the Final Fantasy XII event, Sochen Cave Palace. It provides 32 DEF, 44 MAG, 32 SPR, and +10% resist to all elements.
 
===Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin===
== Non-Final Fantasy guest appearances ==
===Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring===
The Aegis Shield is a shield within the Forsaken Dungeon. It provides 19 Armor Def, 14 Durability, +2 Magic Atk, +3 Magic Def, -2 Speed, and -1 Consumption Rate.
===Bravely series===
In Bravely Default, Aegis Shield provides 38 P.DEF, 19 M.DEF, 30 Evade, and grants the wearer immunity to Dread. It can be found in the .
In Bravely Second: End Layer, Aegis Shield is a shield that provides 43 P.DEF, 22 M.DEF, and 30 EVD. It can be found in .
==Gallery==
Aegis Shield FFII Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II.
File:FF1 GBA Sprite - Aegis Shield.png|Final Fantasy (PSX/GBA).
FF2 PS Aegis Shield.png|Final Fantasy II (PSX/GBA).
FF2 PSP Aegis Shield.png|Final Fantasy II (PSP).
Aegis Shield FFIII Art.png|Official art from Final Fantasy III.
FFIIIDS Aegis Shield.png|Final Fantasy III (DS).
Aegis Shield FFIV DS Render.png|Aegis Shield in Final Fantasy IV (DS).
Aegisshield.jpg|Final Fantasy V.
FFVI Aegis Shield Artwork.jpg|Official art from Final Fantasy VI.
FF7_Aegis_armlet.png|Final Fantasy VII.
FFX_Armor_-_Shield_3.png|Final Fantasy X
AegisShield-ffxii.png|Final Fantasy XII.
LRFFXIII Aegis Shield.png|Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
FFT Aegis Shield.gif|Final Fantasy Tactics.
FFTA Aegis Shield.PNG|Final Fantasy Tactics Advance.
Aegisshield (FFA).jpg|Final Fantasy Adventure.
MQAegisShield.PNG|Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
FFMQ Aegis Shield Artwork.jpg|Artwork in Final Fantasy Mystic Quest.
BD Aegis Shield.png|Bravely Default.
BS Aegis Shield.png|Bravely Second: End Layer.
DFF2015 Aegis Shield.png|Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
DFFOO Aegis Armlet (VII).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia [FFVII].
DFFOO Aegis Armlet (0).png|Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia [Type-0].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFII].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFIII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIII].
FFRK Aegis Armlet FFIV.png|Aegis Armlet in Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIV].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFIV.png|Aegis Shield Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIV].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFV.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFV].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFVI.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVI].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFVII.png|Aegis Shield in Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVII].
FFRK Aegis Armlet FFVII.png|Aegis Armlet in Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVII].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFVIII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFVIII].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFIX.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFIX].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFXII.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFXII].
FFRK Aegis Shield FFT.png|Final Fantasy Record Keeper [FFT].
FFBE Aegis Shield FFI.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius [FFI].
FFBE Aegis Shield.png|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius [FFVI].
==Etymology==
Category:Shields