History Main / LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe

-->-- '''Andal Proverb''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

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* Every shield in ''VideoGame/ConquerorsBlade'' is a physical object which will physically block incoming attacks as long as it's being held up. Tower-shield units leverage this trope to create huge, impenetrable ''walls'' of shields and keep squishier allied units safe behind them.
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** In Volume 4, Jaune's shield/scabbard can be combined with his sword to make a bigger two-handed sword for significant damage boost. However, in the same episode, it is shown that the two-handed sword still can still function as a shield in a pinch and stopped the boss' charge. [[WeaponBasedCharacterization This sword function however was also symbolic of Jaune's darker mentality]] during this time period, as he tended to fixate more on using his sword at the expense of his shield, [[spoiler: especially during Volume 5, when he was driven by a desire for vengeance towards Pyrrha's killer, Cinder.]] It's only after this event that in later volumes he began to focus more on using his shield, enhancing its defensive capabilities and versatility with Gravity Dust and a glider function to better support his allies.

** In Volume 4, Jaune's shield/scabbard can be combined with his sword to make a bigger two-handed sword for significant damage boost. However, in the same episode, it is shown that the two-handed sword still can still function as a shield in a pinch and stopped the boss' charge. [[WeaponBasedSymbolism This sword function however was also symbolic of Jaune's darker mentality]] during this time period, as he tended to fixate more on using his sword at the expense of his shield, [[spoiler: especially during Volume 5, when he was driven by a desire for vengeance towards Pyrrha's killer, Cinder.]] It's only after this event that in later volumes he began to focus more on using his shield, enhancing its defensive capabilities and versatility with Gravity Dust and a glider function.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
** Both Jaune and Pyrrha carry shields, with Jaune's doubling as his sword's scabbard when not in use. This trope is cruelly subverted in the finale of Volume 3 when [[spoiler:Pyrrha, battling [[BigBad Cinder]], throws her shield to stop Cinder from striking her with an arrow. It connects, shatters the arrow... only for it to reconstruct itself seconds later and strike her]].
** In Volume 4, Jaune's shield/scabbard can be combined with his sword to make a bigger two-handed sword for significant damage boost. However, in the same episode, it is shown that the two-handed sword still can still function as a shield in a pinch and stopped the boss' charge.

%%[[caption-width-right:350:The unstoppable force meets the immovable object.]]

* {{Downplayed}} in ''Literature/ReignOfTheSevenSpellblades''. The "sword" part of [[MagicKnight sword arts]] is primarily fencing-inspired, but mages wear guards of adamant on their off-hands that can be used to parry incoming strikes. Tullio Rossi likes to use his as [[PowerFist a makeshift knuckle-duster]], but Oliver Horn shows in volume 2 ([[Recap/ReignOfTheSevenSpellbladesS1E08Rivals episode 8 of the anime]]) that this is AwesomeButImpractical against a skilled opponent, [[TheGrapple who can grab the arm and immobilize you]].

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** Cap has been deprived of his {{Unobtanium}} shield for several periods. Most notably, during Mark Waid's run it was replaced by a [[EnergyWeapons photonic gizmo]] in his glove, which allowed him to create an energy shield as well as other weapons.

** Captain America is well known for his signature round shield in [[WearingAFlagOnYourHead an American Flag motif]]. It's one of the most nearly [[MadeOfIndestructium indestructible]] objects in the Marvel universe, made of [[{{Unobtainium}} an accidental mix of alloys]] that no one has ever been able to replicate. Cap has the ability to throw the shield as a weapon, [[PrecisionGuidedBoomerang making it ricochet off multiple foes and objects]] before returning to his hand.

* In ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'' each of the Crystal Gems have a HardLight weapon they can project from their gem; Steven's weapon is a pink shield, much like that of his mother Rose Quartz, who even managed to use the shield to protect herself and her companions from [[spoiler:the FantasticNuke which corrupted just about all of the other remaining gems on the planet into monsters]]. He also inherited the power to create a bubble shield around himself and anyone standing close enough to him. The bubble can protect anyone inside it from pretty much anything up to and including the ''vacuum of space'', which interestingly was the primary source of conflict in the episode "Bubble Buddies" due to him [[PowerIncontinence initially not knowing how to dispel the bubble]] - all attempts to break him and Connie out of it by force failed.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer 40000}}'' has portable forcefield generators that look like bucklers and shields. There's also Power Shields, more commonly known as Storm Shields, which are so huge that they're normally used by Space Marine Terminators, who are already covered in the best armor that the Space Marine Chapters can field.

* In ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'', trainees for dragon fighting are taught that their shield is their most important asset, and given the choice between a weapon and a shield, they should always go for the shield.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Batfink}}'': "Your bullets cannot harm me! My wings are like a shield of steel." And he'd say so in [[CatchPhrase dang near every episode, too!]]

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