Final Fantasy VI/Armor

Legend

 * D: physical Defense
 * D%: evade rate from physical attacks
 * M: magical defense
 * M%: evade rate from magical attacks
 * DxM: average of physical and magical attack, increased by physical and magical evasion rates

Common armor
Armor parts that can be worn by all 13 characters (Umaro is excluded).

The Imp armor set is the most powerful in the game, but it can be only worn by characters in "Imp" status ("Kappa" in the original).

Wizard armors
All these parts can be worn by Relm and Strago, who are the best magic users in the game. Many of them can be worn by Tina/Terra and Celes, who have innate magic abilities. Gogo can also equip some of them.

On the other hand, none of them (or almost none) can be worn by Edgar, Cayenne/Cyan, Setzer and Umaro, who are some of the strongest physical fighters.

Heavy armor sets
All these armor parts can be worn by Tina/Terra and Celes, who are the most all-round characters. Almost all of them can be worn by Edgar, Cayenne/Cyan and Setzer, who are some of the strongest physical fighters.

Almost none of them can be worn by the wizards Relm and Strago, nor by the mimic Gogo nor the monk Mash/Sabin.

Monk armor
None of these armor parts can be worn by the wizards Relm and Strago, nor by the magitek Tina/Terra and Celes.

On the contrary, all these armor parts can be worn by the monk Mash/Sabin and the Feral Youth  Gau'''.