Note also that wearing any shield provides the wearer with a (level / 16) bonus to EvdX in addition to the effects listed here.

Renamed to てつのたて (still "Iron Shield", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Unlike the helmets and armors, no shield bears the name Hades.

Renamed to やみのたて ("Shield of the Dark" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType. Why not あくまのたて (Demon's Shield)? Beats me.

Renamed to ミスリルのたて (still "Mithril Shield", but with more pure Japanese) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ほのおのたて (still "Flame Shield", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to こおりのたて (still "Ice Shield", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ダイヤのたて (still "Diamond Shield", but with more pure Japanese) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ドラゴンのたて (still "Dragon Shield", but with more pure Japanese) in the EasyType.

Renamed to てつかぶと (still "Iron Helmet", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to やみのかぶと ("Helmet of the Dark" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to あくまのかぶと (still "Demon's Helmet", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

The English and EasyType versions also make this strong against Undead.

Renamed to ぼうし (just "Hat") in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

While this Japanese term can refer to the tricorn, it more often means a hat that looks triangluar from the front, such as a pointy witch hat.

Renamed to まほうのぼうし (Magic Hat) in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

Renamed to まどうしのぼうし (Mage's Hat) in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

In addition to the two found in chests late in the game, Ribbons can also be found as the rare drop of the Toady Witch and Dark Magician monsters.

As usual, the Ribbon provides immunity to a wide variety of status ailments. The EasyType makes it incredible by adding Flame, Ice, and Thunder absorption.

Renamed to にんじゃのずきん (Ninja's Hood) in the EasyType. As if no one would have figured out the connection otherwise.

Found as a rare drop from the Faze monster.

It is believed that the "immune" flag is meant to turn elemental resistances from other equipment into immunities. It's glitched, though, and not only does it not do that, it also sets base evasion to 99%. Weird, but at least it's useful.

Renamed to てつよろい (still "Iron Armor", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to やみのよろい ("Armor of the Dark" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to あくまのよろい (still "Demon's Armor", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ミスリルのよろい (still "Mithril Armor", but with more pure Japanese) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ほのおのよろい ("Flame Armor" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to こおりのよろい (still "Ice Armor", but with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to ダイヤのよろい (still "Diamond Armor", but with more pure Japanese) in the EasyType.

For better or worse, the Crystal Mail is the only equipment in the game that provides Berserk immunity.

The tunic icon used for many of the following items does not exist in the Japanese version of the game. It was added in the English version by using one of the character codes freed up by not having to support the Japanese character set, and helps compensate for how short item names were forced to be.

Renamed to まほうのローブ (Magic Robe) in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

Renamed to まどうしのローブ (Mage's Robe) in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

What a bizarre change. Those who use Black Magic need the intelligence more than the spirit!

Minerva is the Roman goddess of war (among other things). Renamed to ヒロインのドレス (Heroine's Dress) in the EasyType, which also lowers the stat bonuses to +10 but more than makes up for it by removing those annoying penalties.

Renamed to しゅうじんふく (still "Prison Clothes") in the EasyType for no apparent reason.

The "immune" flag actually does turn elemental resistances into (near) immunities here, but it's still glitched and also sets base evasion rate to 99%.

Worse, the Adaman Armor apparently plays around with some extended flags, and removing it after having it equipped once makes that character very weak (4x damage taken) to both Flame and Ice (and supposedly weak to Thunder as well, but my testing doesn't support that). In short, if you manage to get one of these, equip it to someone and don't ever remove it. But why would you want to remove it?

The EasyType renames this the にんじゃふく (Ninja Clothes) and raises the agility bonus to +5.

Renamed to やみのこて ("Bracer of the Dark" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Renamed to はがねのこて ("Steel Bracer" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Found as a rare drop from the Ogre and Berserk Ogre, and much more readily as a semi-common and semi-rare drop from the Steel Golem.

Additional Dragon Bracers can be found as a semi-common drop from the Red Dragon monster. While Cain obviously needs only one, and Cid is long gone, Cecil might benefit from some variety in his defenses, even if the stats aren't quite as high as on the Crystal Bracer.

The ring icon used for the following items does not exist in the Japanese version of the game. It was added in the English version by using one of the character codes freed up by not having to support the Japanese character set, and helps compensate for how short item names were forced to be.

In an odd reversal of its tendency to give things more Japanese names, the EasyType renames this with the borrowed English term ブレスレット ("Bracelet").

Renamed to まほうのうでわ ("Magic Bracelet" with purely Japanese terms) in the EasyType.

Found as a rare drop from the Red Dragon monster. Especially good for Cecil and Cain, since they already have elemental resistances from their other endgame equipment; Rosa, Rydia, and Edge may prefer the Protective Ring unless they're lucky enough to have Adaman Armor.

In addition to the two in chests late in the game, more can be found as a rare drop from the Ahriman monster.

When worn together with any equipment that resists any attack element, this upgrades the resistance to absorption. Useless for the Dark Knight, since although you can get one with him in your party and he can even wear it, none of his equipment has any elemental resistance.

Keep in mind that resistance to Flame automatically brings weakness to Ice, and vice versa. When possible, it's preferable to pair both, resulting in a resistance to both types of magic (and a weakness to both in physical form, but no enemy uses elemental physical attacks; just watch out for Confused characters).

Flame: Ice Shield, Dragon Shield, Dragon Helm, Crystal Helm, (Ribbon in EasyType only), Ice Armor, Dragon Mail, Adaman Armor, Dragon Bracer, Protective Ring

Ice: Flame Shield, Dragon Shield, Dragon Helm, Crystal Helm, (Ribbon in EasyType only), Flame Mail, Dragon Mail, Adaman Armor, Dragon Bracer, Protective Ring

Thunder: Diamond Shield, Dragon Shield, Diamond Helmet, Dragon Helm, Crystal Helm, (Ribbon in EasyType only), Diamond Armor, Dragon Mail, Robe of Light, Adaman Armor, Diamond Bracer, Dragon Bracer, Diamond Bracelet, Protective Ring

Holy: (None. Since only a handful of enemies can cast Holy or Meteor, this is rarely an issue.)

Dark: (None. Since nothing except a Dark Knight sword inflicts damage of this type, resistance would be largely useless anyway.)

Projectile: (None. Since only weapons have this attack trait, this seldom makes any difference.)

Racial bonuses on armors halve attack power when a monster of that type attacks, which reduces damage by more than half.

vs. Dragons: Dragon Shield, Dragon Helm, Gold Headdress, Dragon Mail, Dragon Bracer, Crystal Ring

vs. Machines: (none)

vs. Reptiles: (none)

vs. Spirits: Mithril Shield, Mithril Helm, Mithril Armor, White Robe, Mithril Bracer, Silver Bracelet

vs. Giants: Giant's Bracer

vs. Slimes: (none)

vs. Mages: Aegis Shield, Ribbon, Rune Bracelet

vs. Undead: Shield of Light, Crystal Shield, Helmet of Light, (Crystal Helm in English and EasyType), Priest's Hat, Knight's Armor, Crystal Mail, Robe of Light, White Robe, Gauntlet, Crystal Bracer

The quantity of diamond equipment with thunder resistance presumably involves the word 金剛 (kongou), an originally Buddhist term linked to the Sanskrit "vajra" that refers to both diamond and thunderbolts (and, more generally, to indestructable materials and irresistable forces).