Shield



A shield was often used to protect someone from deadly assaults, such as gunshots or sword strokes.

A force field was a sort of energy shield that could be used in the same manner. Certain characters with psychokinesis could create such a field with their ''psionic energy.

Sheild's were especially useful to a character that was wearing little or no armor. Wonder Woman's Bracelets of Submission were made of a bulletproof metal that was also very resistant to energy, and as such, they to acted as shields. Still they didn't cover her entire body and she had to be quite careful when in combat, especially against opponents with guns.

As a shield was usually used for defensive purposes, one holding the shield generally carried a sword or a gun as well, so that they could fight back. That isn't to say that a shield couldn't also be used as a weapon though, since that has been known to happen as well.

External Link

 * Shield at Wikipedia