She no longer has the navel piercing she did in Final Fantasy XIII.ĭuring Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII, Lightning has a number of different costumes. She has a new gunblade more closely resembling a traditional doubled-edged sword, which has Etro script on it. In Final Fantasy XIII-2, Lightning wears a silver and gold Valkyrie-like suit of armor with a shield on her left arm (though in her CG render it appears on the right arm). She has a navel piercing, although it can be difficult to spot. Her l'Cie brand is located slightly above her left breast. She carries her gunblade in a black case which hangs off her belt, and wears a necklace with a lightning bolt pendant. The green metallic pauldron over her left shoulder bearing yellow stripes denotes her previous rank as a sergeant.
In Final Fantasy XIII, she wears a variation of the standard Guardian Corps uniform.
Lightning's eye color has been officially noted to be blue, though in the FMVs and promotional art they often appear green due to green aspects around the pupil. Lightning is a young woman with wavy rose colored hair, and pale aqua eyes.
