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The Shield, referred to as the barrier (バリア) in Japan, is a power-up that protects the player from harm. When the player runs into an enemy or trap, their character will be knocked backwards and the shield will be lost. Shields offer an extra line of defense before rings would be lost, and first appeared in the original Sega Mega Drive game, Sonic the Hedgehog.

The original shield is a simple blue sphere, to the point wherein Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (and later games such as Sonic Mania) it is called the blue shield or blue barrier (ブルーバリア)Media:Sonic3D Sat JP manual.pdf^[1]. Despite this, it is not always blue - in Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 the shield is grey, and in Sonic Adventure and Sonic Advance, it is green. An exception to its round design is Sonic Forces, where it takes the form of multiple energy particles, moving in a circular pattern around the player.

In most games, the blue shield offers no additional advantages outside the extra hit point (unlike the shields later provided in Sonic the Hedgehog 3; the Flame Shield, Water Shield and Lightning Shield). The one exception to this rule is in Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island, where the blue shield is impervious to the electric flooring in Gene Gadget Zone.

Gallery

Sonic 1 (Mega Drive) shield monitor.
Sonic 1 (Mega Drive) shield.
Sonic 2 (Mega Drive) shield monitor.
Sonic 2 (Mega Drive) shield.
Sonic 1 (Master System) shield monitor.
Sonic 1 (Master System) shield.
Sonic Pocket Adventure shield monitor.
Sonic Pocket Adventure shield.
Sonic 3D Shield monitor.
Sonic 3D shield.
Sonic Forces shield.

References

↑ File:Sonic3D Sat JP manual.pdf, page 16

*Items in the Sonic the Hedgehog* Game Series**
Collectibles	Ring \| Super 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 \| Item Panel \| Spring \| Spring Pole \| Crane Lift \| Dash Rail \| Spikes \| Checkpoint \| Time Warp Plate \| Signpost \| Goal Ring \| Hidden Treasure Ring \| Giant Ring \| Dash Ring \| Rainbow Ring \| Capsule \| Crate \| Water Barrel \| Button \| Dark Energy Key \| Bumper \| Speed Booster \| Air bubbles \| Chao container
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

[:File:Sonic3D_Sat_JP_manual.pdf_p16-1] File:Sonic3D Sat JP manual.pdf, page 16

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-[[Image:Monitor.png|right|120px]]
+{{float|right|{{float|right|{{spriteImage|Sonic1 MD Sprite Monitors.png|crop_width=30|crop_x=90|3}}}}}}
-A '''shield''' (referred to as '''barrier''' in Japan) is a power-up that protects the player from harm. When the player runs into an enemy or trap, they fall backwards and the shield is lost. Shields offer limited protection in the same way as [[ring]]s do, although shields can't be re-collected after they are lost.
+The '''Shield''', referred to as the '''barrier''' (バリア) in Japan, is a power-up that protects the player from harm. When the player runs into an enemy or trap, their character will be knocked backwards and the shield will be lost. Shields offer an extra line of defense before [[ring]]s would be lost, and first appeared in the original [[Sega Mega Drive]] game, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
-Shields can be obtained though breaking [[monitor]]s, or the gumball machine [[bonus stage]] in ''[[Sonic 3]]''.
+The original shield is a simple blue sphere, to the point wherein ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'' (and later games such as ''[[Sonic Mania]]'') it is called the '''blue shield''' or '''blue barrier''' (ブルーバリア){{fileref|Sonic3D Sat JP manual.pdf|page=16}}. Despite this, it is not always blue - in ''[[Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' the shield is grey, and in ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and ''[[Sonic Advance]]'', it is green. An exception to its round design is [[Sonic Forces]], where it takes the form of multiple energy particles, moving in a circular pattern around the player.
-==Types of shield==
+In most games, the blue shield offers no additional advantages outside the extra hit point (unlike the shields later provided in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 3]]''; the [[Flame Shield]], [[Water Shield]] and [[Lightning Shield]]). The one exception to this rule is in ''[[Sonic 3D|Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', where the blue shield is impervious to the electric flooring in [[Gene Gadget Zone]].
-===''[[Sonic 1]]'' and ''[[Sonic 2]]''===
-* The original shield is a simple blue sphere, with no additional advantages.
+==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 Image:S1 shield monitor.png|''[[Sonic 1]]'' ([[Mega Drive]]) shield monitor.
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 Image:S2 shield got.png|''Sonic 2'' (Mega Drive) shield.
 Image:S1SMS shield monitor.png|''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit)|Sonic 1]]'' ([[Master System]]) shield monitor.
-Image:S1SMS shield got.png|''Sonic 1'' (Master System) shield.
+Image:S1SMS shield got.gif|''Sonic 1'' (Master System) shield.
-</gallery>
+File:Pocketadv shield monitor.png|''[[Sonic Pocket Adventure]]'' shield monitor.
+File:Pocketadv shield get.png|''Sonic Pocket Adventure'' shield.
-===''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]''===
+Image:S3d shield monitor.png|''Sonic 3D'' Shield monitor.
-These shields protect against most projectile attacks. Sonic is able to perform special attacks by pressing jump twice, whereas Tails and Knuckles cannot.
+Image:S3d blue shield.png|''Sonic 3D'' shield.
+Image:Sonic_Forces_shield.PNG|''Sonic Forces'' shield.
-* The aqua barrier (or water shield), which protects the player from drowning. Pressing twice lets Sonic "bounce". This also appears in ''[[Sonic R]]'', but without the bounce technique and allows your character to walk on water- which disappears afterwards.
-* The flame barrier (or fire shield), which protects the player from flames. Pressing twice turns Sonic into a fireball which briefly zooms forward. This shield also appears in ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''.
-* The thunder barrier (or lightning shield), which protects the player from electric damage and attracts nearby [[ring]]s. Pressing jump twice lets Sonic perform a double-jump. This shield also appears in ''[[Sonic Adventure 2]]'', ''[[Sonic Advance]]'' (''1'', ''[[Sonic Advance 2|2]]'' & ''[[Sonic Advance 3|3]]''), ''[[Sonic R]]'' and ''[[Sonic Rush]]''.
-<gallery>
-Image:Sonic3kmonitors.png|Sonic stands on a lightning shield monitor, with fire and water shields to his left and right.
-Image:Water shield.png|Water shield.
-Image:Lightning shield.png|Lightning shield.
-Image:Fire shield.png|Fire shield.
-</gallery>
-===''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]''===
-* The standard blue shield, which protects the player from bursts of electricity.
-* The fire shield, which protects the player against fire and lava (especially useful in [[Volcano Valley Zone]]).
-* The gold shield, which lets the player perform homing attacks on nearby enemies.
-<gallery>
-Image:S3d shield monitor.png|Shield monitor.
-Image:S3d blue shield.png|Standard blue shield.
-Image:S3d fire shield.png|Fire shield; walking on lava.
-Image:S3d gold shield.png|Gold shield; homing attack.
 </gallery>
-===''[[Sonic Adventure]]'' and beyond===
+==References==
-* A green version of the standard blue shield.
+<references />
-* The ''magnet shield'', a blue shiny shield which is the same as above except that it also attracts rings.
-* A version of the ''flame shield'' was available in ''[[Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog]]'' which would deal damage to enemies that touched it.
+{{Items}}
 [[Category:Items]]

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