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Fire Shield

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The Fire ShieldMedia:SM PC DIGITAL MANUAL UK V10 LR.pdf[1] or Flame ShieldMedia:Sonic3 MD US manual.pdf[2], known as the Flame Barrier (フレイムバリア) in JapanMedia:Sonic3 MD JP manual.pdf[3], is a power-up first introduced in Sonic the Hedgehog 3. It is a variant of the standard Shield which in addition to giving its holder an extra hit point, makes them impervious to fire or lava.

Appearances

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and Sonic & Knuckles

The fire shield first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as the Flame Shield, reappearing in Sonic & Knuckles (and by extension, Sonic 3 & Knuckles). When used by Sonic the Hedgehog replaces his Insta-Shield double-jump move with a rapid horizontal fireball attack, allowing him to blast forwards at a high speed and break any objects that a spin dash can.

If taken underwater, the flame shield disappears, and like all Sonic 3 shields, it will repel enemy projectiles.

Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island

The shield returns in Sonic 3D as the Red ShieldMedia:Sonic3D MD US manual.pdf[4] (or Red Barrier (レッドバリア) in JapanMedia:Sonic3D Sat JP manual.pdf[5]). In this game, it resembles a standard Shield with a red coloration, and it simply gives the player immunity to fire damage.

Others

In Shadow the Hedgehog, the Fire Shield causes minor damage to any enemy that pierces it.

It returned in a few challenge acts in Sonic Generations with its dash attack and fire protection intact. When the "Flame Shield Challenge" has been completed, the Fire Shield can be bought in the skill shop and, if equipped, can be activated at any time for Classic Sonic by pressing Y/Triangle.

The Fire Shield appears in iOS/Android remake of the original game and its sequel if you set "Items" to "S1+S3" or "S2+S3" in the Level Select menu (or place a Fire Shield monitor in debug mode). It behaves exactly as it does in Sonic 3 & Knuckles, including the fireball dash and disappearing when it touches water. In the Sonic 2 remake, the Fire Shield also appears as a random item in VS. Mode.

It appears again in Sonic Lost World as a power-up the player can receive from Miiverse in the Wii U version, or found within levels in the 3DS version. It does not come with the ability to perform the fire dash, but it still protects against fire.

The Fire Shield appears again in Sonic Mania, where it can burn down bridges in Green Hill Zone and set the oil on fire in Oil Ocean Zone. It also protects the player from freezing in Press Garden Zone and destroys anything made of ice by contact.

Other variants of the basic shield include the Lightning Shield, Water Shield, and Gold Shield. An item similar to the Fire Shield appears in the 2010 game Sonic Colours, in the form of the red Wisp.

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Items in the Sonic the Hedgehog Game Series
Collectibles   Ring | Special Ring | Rich Ring | Heal Ring | Red Star Ring | Number Ring | Silver Moon Ring | Sonic Medal | Sun Medal | Moon Medal | Sun Tablet | Moon Tablet | Planet Tablet | Secret Item | Red Orbs | Blue Orbs | Green Orbs | Emblem | Chaos Drives | Special Stage Key | Material | Portal Gear | Memory Token | Vault Key | Red Seed of Power | Blue Seed of Defense | Dream Orb
Power-ups   Shield (Water, Lightning, Fire, Gold, Magnetic) | Invincibility | Power Sneakers | Rocket Shoes | Propeller Shoes | Hyper Heli-Tails | Eggman Mark | Super Ring | Combine Ring | Forcejewel | Power Core | Light Cores | Special Combination
Level Objects   Item Box | Dark Energy Key | Spring | Spikes | Checkpoint | Time Warp Plate | Signpost | Goal Ring | Hidden Treasure Ring | Giant Ring | Dash Ring | Rainbow Ring | Capsule | Button | Door | Bumper | Speed Booster | Crane Lift | Air bubbles | Chao container | Item Panel
Powerful Items   Chaos Emeralds | Super Emeralds | Master Emerald | Time Stones | Chaos Rings | Precioustone | Sol Emeralds | Jeweled Scepter | World Rings | Excalibur | Phantom Ruby | Reverie | Dream Core
Weapons   Piko Piko Hammer | Chaos Energy Cannon | Caliburn | Wispon
Devices   Remote Robot | Combi Confiner | Mother Computer | Nega's Camera | Arks of the Cosmos | Miles Electric
Other   Chili Dog | Fortune Cards | Speed Down Boots | Chao Egg | Scepter of Darkness | Cacophonic Conch