Editing Armor (equipment)

[[File:Menos Armor EOM sprite.png|200px|thumb|The Menos Armor from ''Echoes of Mana'']]
'''Armor''' are pieces of equipment worn by player characters to protect themselves in battle. Games may have a single or multiple types of armor for characters to equip during gameplay. While pieces of armor typically raise an ally's defense stat, some grant extra protection against certain [[Element (term)|elemental]] attacks or [[Status ailments|status effects]] while others boost many stats such as intelligence or agility. Like [[Weapon (equipment)|weapons]], armor is usually bought in stores, but can also be found in [[Treasure chest|chests]], monster drops, or by completing certain [[Quest|quests]].

==History==
===''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]/[[Adventures of Mana]]''===
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[[Sumo]] can equip 3 types of armor to raise its defense. Most equipment can be grouped into sets, such as bronze, mythril, gold, etc. Some enemies drop rare gear that cannot be purchased in shops.
*[[File:Helmet FFA sprite.png]]'''Helmets'''<sup>FFA</sup> or '''Helms'''<sup>AoM</sup> exclusively raise Sumo's defense power (DP) stat.
*[[File:Armor FFA sprite.png]]'''Armor''' raises the wearer's defense power (DP), but may also increase resistance against elemental damage.
*[[File:Shield FFA sprite.png]]'''Shields''' block certain types of attacks, like arrows, daggers, harpoons, etc.

===''[[Secret of Mana]]''===
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[[Randi]], [[Primm]] and [[Popoi]] all can equip 3 types of armor. Most equipment will raise both physical and magical defense and some will have extra perks such as preventing the wearer from being [[Poison (status)|poisoned]], among other things. Like the previous entry, monsters might leave behind valuable equipment that players might be unable to find in store.
*'''Head Gear''' typically grants the wearer extra physical and magical defense while not providing anything else. Some late game head gear also raise statistics.
*'''Torso Gear''' raises physical and magical defense the most out of all defensive gear. Very few will provide further boosts in other stats.
*'''Arm Gear''' increases physical and magical defense while also providing extra protection against status ailments or granting points in strength, intelligence, agility, etc. 

===''[[Trials of Mana]]''===
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Protective equipment are grouped in 3 main types: '''headgear''', '''body armor''', and '''accessory'''. Each of the six playable characters are assigned to a gear list and cannot equip another character's set. Armor is generally bought in store but can be acquired through planting a [[Seed|seed]] in a [[Magic Pot]] or by opening chests. Save from a few additions from the [[Trials of Mana (remake)|HD remake]], armor does not prevent status ailments or raise the wearer's resistance against elemental damage.

In the HD remake, some headgear and accessories can be equipped by more than one party members and other rare gear like the [[Rabite Adornment]] can only be owned through [[Downloadable content|DLC]].

===''[[Legend of Mana]]''===
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''Legend of Mana'' has a wide array of equipment type and boasts the highest amount of equippable gear of all the ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' series.
There are 12 types of protective equipment for the main character to wear: '''shield''', '''helmet''', '''hat''', '''armor''', '''robe''', '''gloves''', '''ring''', '''boots''', '''sandals''', '''hauberk''', '''mantle''', '''pendant'''.

As with weapons, protective gear can be [[Blacksmithing (Legend of Mana)|forged]] or tempered at the [[Workshops]] to modify their stats, elemental resistance, and more. Some weapons can be obtained in chests or by defeating monsters.

===''[[Sword of Mana]]''===
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There are 8 types of protective gear in ''Sword of Mana'': '''helm''', '''hat''', '''armor''', '''robe''', '''boots''', '''sandals''', '''gloves''', & '''accessory'''. Most equipment can be purchased in stores, while some can only be obtained by forging them inside the [[Hot House]] in exchange for raw material and a fee. Each armor grant varying defense against slash, bash, jab, and elemental damage. Additionally, some protective gear may grant extra resistance against status ailments. Each armor has a set forge limit that determine how many times a piece of armor can be fused with raw material. 

===''[[Children of Mana]]''===
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Protective armor is divided into 3 types: '''plate armor''', '''robe''', and '''accessory'''. Plate armor can only be worn by [[Ferrik]] and [[Wanderer (character)|Wanderer]] while robes are solely equipped by [[Tamber]] and [[Poppen]]. Both grant defensive boost and nothing else, while accessories raise a the protagonist's intelligence stat. Each equipment are tied to a level threshold, meaning the player character cannot equip them if their level are inferior to the gear's. Most equipment are bought in store while some can be obtained through quests.

===''[[Dawn of Mana]]''===
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While [[Keldric]] cannot wear equipment in ''Dawn of Mana'', he may acquire and equip emblems through completing feats during his adventure. Emblems can also be bought at the general store in the arena. Once equipped, emblems grant various boons to the player character, from widening his attack range to preventing status ailments.

===''[[Heroes of Mana]]''===
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There are 3 types of accessories playable units can wear: '''neck''', '''arm''', & '''finger'''. While most gear boost a unit's stat, some may lower another stat at the same time. Numerous accessories protect the wearer against status effects, and some even modifies the effectiveness of unit class attacks, such as ground, missile, and heavy.

===''[[Echoes of Mana]]''===
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Each unit can equip 6 different types of gears, which are also separated into two 3 piece sets. The 3 on the left are for '''Helm''', '''Armor'', and '''Gloves''', while the other 3 are '''Pendant''', '''Ring''', and '''Boots'''.

These equipments grant stat boosts to power up allies in the form of Main Stats and Bonus Stats. Lastly, a Set Effect is shared among each set. Each piece of gear can be levelled up to increase their values or gain additional Bonus Stats to further strengthen your Ally.

===''[[Visions of Mana]]''===

==References==
*[https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Final-Fantasy-Adventure-Game-Manual.pdf Final Fantasy Adventure Game Manual]
*[https://archive.org/details/SecretOfManaInstructionBooklet/page/n1/mode/2up Secret of Mana Instruction Booklet]
*[https://archive.org/details/legend_of_mana_english/mode/2up Legend of Mana Owner's Manual]
*[https://archive.org/details/SwordOfManaNintendoPowerOfficialGuide/mode/2up Sword of Mana Nintendo Power Official Guide]
*Children of Mana Instruction Booklet
*[https://archive.org/details/ps2_Dawn_of_Mana_USA/page/n39/mode/2up Dawn of Mana Instruction Booklet]
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