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The Water Shield or Bubble Shield is a power-up exclusive to Sonic 3 & Knuckles and a variant of the standard Shield. In addition to serving as a one-shot barrier against damage and life loss, the Water Shield prevents drowning, allowing characters to stroll along underwater for as long as they want without fear of the dreaded drowning music. It is also capable of repelling certain badnik-fired projectiles, such as the Bloominator's spike balls and Blastoid's bullets.

When playing as Sonic, holding a Water Shield exchanges the Insta-shield move with a Bounce Attack, allowing the hedgehog to barrel downwards on top of enemies, and springing back up higher than normal jump height..

Other variants of the basic shield include the Lightning Shield, Fire Shield, and Gold Shield.