Official art from Final Fantasy VI.
There were some spies come into the barracks the other day, but they got away before we could nab 'em. They was wearin' black cowls just right, so as to not be seen. Don't get me wrong, I ain't praisin' 'em, but if you'd seen some o' them things they was wearin', made o' fine wool an' tyrant hide, you'd've been impressed too.
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The Black Cowl (くろずきん, Kuro Zukin?), also known as Dark Hood or Black Hood, is a recurring piece of headgear in the Final Fantasy series. It is usually a mid-level armor and tends to grant various bonuses.
Appearances
Final Fantasy
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Black hood brought from a distant land.
Description
The Black Cowl appears in the Dawn of Souls version. It is a mid-level armor, and grants +8 Defense, +1 Weight, +10 Evasion, and +3 Strength, Agility, and Stamina. It can be found in the Earthgift Shrine.
Final Fantasy III
Template:Sideicon The Black Cowl can be equipped by Freelancers, Onion Knights, Monks, Rangers, Thieves, Black Belts, and Ninjas. It grants +15 Defense, +10 Magic Defense, and +2 Speed. It is bought and found in Amur for 2,000 gil in the original version (4,000 gil in 3D version).
Final Fantasy IV
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Hood that prevents Sleep.
Description
Black Cowl is a helmet that provides 5 Defense, 1 Magic Defense, 4 Evasion, and 1 Magic Evasion, as well as preventing Sleep. It also provides +3 Strength, Speed, and Stamina, and is found at the Sealed Cave. Like all hats, it can be equipped by every character except for Dark Knight Cecil, Cid, and Kain.
In the Easy Type version, it was renamed to Ninja Hood.
Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
Template:Sideicon Black Cowl returns as a helmet, providing nearly the exact same bonuses as in Final Fantasy IV, except this time around providing +7 Defense. It can be found in Yang's and Edge's Challenge Dungeons and in Cave of Eblan.
Final Fantasy V
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Jet-black hood imported from a far-off land.
Description
The Black Cowl can be equipped by many classes, and is the best piece of light headgear in the game, only surpassed in the Advance port by the Royal Crown. It grants +12 Defense, +2 Agility, and +2 Magic Defense, and can be bought in the Great Sea Trench or Phantom Village for 6,500 gil.
Final Fantasy VI
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Solid black hood from a distant land.
Description
The Black Cowl (also known as the Dark Hood) grants +26 Defense, +17 Magic Defense, and +6 Speed. It can be bought only in the World of Ruin in Jidoor and Thamasa for 7,500 gil or stolen from Neck Hunter. It can be equipped by Locke, Sabin, Shadow, Gau, Mog, and Gogo.
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Template:Sideicon The Black Cowl is an accessory that allows the AP limit to become 9,999. It is the mission reward for mission 7-3-1 and can be found in a treasure chest in Mission 9-3-3.
Final Fantasy IX
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Hood from a foreign land.
Description
The Black Hood is a mid-level headgear, that grants +27 Defense and halves Fire, Water, and Lightning-elemental damage. It is equippable by Zidane, Vivi, Dagger, Quina, and Eiko, and teaches Accuracy+, Death, and Locomotion. It is bought in Esto Gaza for 2,550 gil.
Final Fantasy XII
Template:Sideicon The Black Cowl is a mid-level headgear that provides 33 Magic Resistance, +5 Magic, and +4 Speed. It can be bought at Rabanastre and Nalbina Fortress for 4900 gil after the events in Mt Bur-Omisace, and requires 30 LP to unlock on the License Board with the Mystic Armor 6 license.
In the Zodiac Job System version, Black Cowl can be equipped by the White Mage, Black Mage, Red Mage, and Samurai classes.
Final Fantasy Tactics
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A pitch-black cloth hat.
Description
The Black Cowl (Black Hood in the PlayStation version) boosts HP by 72. It can be bought for 7,000 gil after the storyline battle 26 and found as a rare treasure at Finnath Creek with the Treasure Hunter ability.
Final Fantasy Type-0
Template:Sideicon The Black Hood grants a defense increase to all attributes as well as a "Quick" effect. It can be found in Valley of Monsters after obtaining the airship.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles
Template:Sideicon Black Cowl is a Defense-raising artifact, boosting Defense by 2.
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
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Template:Sideicon The Black Cowl is a level 92 hat that raises Bravery by 310. It can be obtained from the shop by trading 14,780 gil, a Tiger Mask, Garuda's Wing x5, and Allure Crystal x3.
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
Template:Sideicon Black Cowl returns as a level 60 Headband that provides +287 HP, +255 Bravery, and +1% Bravery Boost on Quickmove. It can be obtained by trading 63,260 gil, Chakra Band, Ixion's Mane, and Liegeman's Hope x5.
Pictlogica Final Fantasy
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