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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.
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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 [[ring]]s would be lost, and first appeared in the original [[Sega Mega Drive]] game, ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.
  
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Shields can be obtained though breaking [[monitor]]s, or in both the gumball machine (''[[Sonic 3]]'') and the sphere shot (''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'') [[bonus stage]]s.
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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.
  
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==Overview==
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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]].
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The original shield is a simple blue sphere, with no additional advantages. The one exception to this is in ''[[Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island]]'', where the basic shield is impervious to the electric flooring in [[Gene Gadget Zone]].
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==Gallery==
 
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Image:S1 shield monitor.png|''[[Sonic 1]]'' ([[Mega Drive]]) shield monitor.
 
Image:S1 shield monitor.png|''[[Sonic 1]]'' ([[Mega Drive]]) shield monitor.
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Image:S3d shield monitor.png|''Sonic 3D'' Shield monitor.
 
Image:S3d shield monitor.png|''Sonic 3D'' Shield monitor.
 
Image:S3d blue shield.png|''Sonic 3D'' shield.
 
Image:S3d blue shield.png|''Sonic 3D'' shield.
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Image:Sonic_Forces_shield.PNG|''Sonic Forces'' shield.
 
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There are no shields at all in the 8-bit version of ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit)|Sonic 2]]'' and subsequent games (''[[Sonic Chaos]]'' and ''[[Sonic Triple Trouble]])''.
 
  
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===Variants===
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==References==
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''[[Sonic 3]]'' had no basic shield, fielding instead elemental barriers in the form of [[Lightning Shield|lightning]], [[Fire Shield|fire]], and [[Water Shield|water]] shields. These shields protect against most projectile attacks, and Sonic is able to perform special attacks by pressing jump twice, whereas Tails and Knuckles cannot. If the player collects a shield while under the effects of a [[super transformation]], the shield graphic will not appear although its secondary effects will still apply (i.e. ring magnetism with the lightning shield). The game also introduced the [[Insta-shield]]; a move rather than a power-up, it increased Sonic's attack radius for a split-second - very useful for dispatching [[Orbinaut]]s.
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''[[Sonic 3D]]'' included the final variant: the [[Gold Shield]], enabling Sonic to perform a short-range [[Homing Attack]].
 
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Image:Sonic3kmonitors.png|Sonic stands on a lightning shield monitor, with fire and water shields to his left and right.
 
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Image:Water shield.png|Water shield.
 
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Image:Lightning shield.png|Lightning shield.
 
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Image:Fire shield.png|Fire shield.
 
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Image:Wkaiten.png|Insta-Shield
 
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Image:S3d gold shield.png|Gold shield; homing attack.
 
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Revision as of 20:07, 13 February 2020

Sonic1 MD Sprite Monitors.png

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

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