The ability to project powerful fields of manipulated energy. Sub-power of Force-Field Manipulation.
Also Called
- Barrier Generation
- Flyrogenesis
- Deflection Field
- Protection Bubbles
- Ray Shields
- Shielding
Capabilities
User can create a shield, wall, or a field to protect themselves, with varying appearances and materials. The fields can be formed from energy, elements, shaped from the environment, or formed by manipulating smaller items to form a greater whole.
Force-fields aren't usually impenetrable and can be removed by energy drain or extreme force. Some users are also able to throw shields away from themselves or to catch things with them, while other users may be able to create them into any shape.
Applications
- Create Force-fields for protection from physical attacks and/or energy attacks.
- Create selective force-fields to prevent specific things from leaving/entering.
- Create an area for breathing where doing so can be dangerous, allowing navigation through toxic gas or vacuum.
- Create a force-field inside an object or person, and expand the force-field so that the object or person explodes.
- Assimilation Shield
- Binding
- Damage Negation/Reduction
- Energy Constructs
- Ergokinetic Combat
- Force-Field Combat
- Platform Creation
- Limited Flight by using a force-field and levitating it.
- Matter Surfing using force-fields
- Wall Generation
Variations
- Electrical Force Field
- Magnetic Force-Field
- Psioplasmic Field Generation
- Psychic Force-Field Generation
- Spatial Force-Field Generation
Associations
Universal Differences
Some universes consider Energy Constructs to be the building block of force-fields.
Limitations
- May be limited on the size/shape/time of their barriers.
- May not be able to maintain barriers under stress.
- Attacks on the barriers may cause equivalent damage to user's mind or body.
- May require concentration.
- Some targets may not be held in or contained by barriers.
- Some targets may be immune to barrier restrictions.
- Airtight barriers may cause asphyxiation from prolonged use.
- Weak against users with Shield Break and Defense Break.
- May only block certain types of attacks.
Known Users
Cartoons
- Libby Folfax (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius); as Invisible Sister
- Brainstorm (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Lodestar (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Gravattack (Ben 10: Omniverse)
- Echo Echo (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Ultimate Echo Echo (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Anodites (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Verdona Tennyson (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Laila (Bondi Band)
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
- Brainy Barker (Krypto the Superdog)
- Unicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Twilight Sparkle
- Shining Armor
- Starlight Glimmer
- Princess Celestia
- Princess Cadence
- Princess Flurry Heart
- The Evillustrator (Miraculous Ladybug)
- Parsty (Plasmo)
- Lord Wingus Eternus (Spliced)
- Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
- See-More (Teen Titans)
- Various Characters (Winx Club)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo)
- Master Yo (Yin Yang Yo)
- Yuck (Yin Yang Yo)
- Lin Chung (Hero: 108)
- Mechtavius Destroyer (Bakugan Mechtanium Surge)
- Experiment 627: Evile (Lilo & Stitch)
- Captain Kaizo (Boboiboy)
Comics
- Samda the Invulnerable (The 99)
- Laura Weathermill (Angel: After the Fall)
- Bunnie D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- T-Pup (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rupert Giles (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Alpha Centurion (DC Comics)
- Black Lightning (DC Comics)
- Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- Lantern Corps members (DC Comics); via their Rings
- Alexander Luthor Jr. (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Static (DC Comics)
- Atom Eve (Image Comics)
- Arclight (Marvel Comics)
- Black Bolt (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Britain (Marvel Comics)
- Firelord (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Magneto (Marvel Comics)
- Polaris (Marvel Comics)
- Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics)
- Radius (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Skids (Marvel Comics)
- Speedball (Marvel Comics)
- Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comics)
- Unus the Untouchable (Marvel Comics)
- Captain Manhattan (New Universe)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic)
- Tatepon Hero (Patapon 2)
- Mahopon (Patapon)
- Taterazay Uberhero (Patapon 3)
- Guarida Uberhero (Patapon 3)
- Pingrek (Patapon 3)
- Arlo (unOrdinary)
Films
- The Heart of Atlantis (Atlantis: The Lost Empire)
- Violet Parr (The Incredibles)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- The Smile! Cures (Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Mirai no Tomodachi)
- Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Mechagodzilla (Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla)
Literature
- Wizards and witches (Harry Potter); via the Protego Charm and other protective spells.
- Dylan (The Medusa Project)
- Jonathan Phaedrus/Prof (The Reckoners Series)
- Miranda (Shadow Falls series)
- Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians)
Live Action TV
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed)
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- Greg Rowe (Charmed)
- Paul Rowe (Charmed)
- The Zodiacs (Charmed)
- Daleks (Doctor Who)
- Silurians/Homo Reptilia (Doctor Who); via third eye
- Abigail (Heroes)
- Haruto Souma (Kamen Rider Wizard)
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Dr. Gao (Lab Rats)
- S-1 (Lab Rats)
- Mermaids (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring or the Trident
- Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
- Cora (Once Upon a Time)
- Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
- Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon A Time)
- Tyzonn (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
- Sky Tate/ S.P.D. Blue Ranger (Power Rangers S.P.D)
- Many villains (Power Rangers series)
- Freya Mikaelson (The Originals)
- Rodney (The Thundermans)
- Various kaiju (Ultraman series)
- Zetton
Manga/Anime
- Takizawa Yuuta (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Jin Muso (Aquarion Evol)
- Hikari Homura (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
- Koichi Kamiya (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
- Hachigen Ushoda (Bleach)
- The Shield (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
- Yūki Tenpōin (Code:Breaker)
- Ante (Corrector Yui)
- Rescue (Corrector Yui)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- August (Fairy Tail)
- Splash Star Pretty Cures (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star)
- Emi Yusa (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Barrier users (InuYasha)
- Kekkaishi users (Kekkaishi); via Hazama-Ryu style kekkaijutsu
- Yoshimori Summura
- Tokine Yukimura
- Gaito/Gakto (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
- Barrier Ninjutsu users (Naruto)
- Bartolomeo (One Piece); via Bari Bari no Mi
- Various Characters (Saint Seiya)
- Griamore (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- King (The Seven Deadly Sins); via Chastiefol Form Eight
- Toriko (Toriko); via Fork Shield
- Zebra (Toriko); via Sound Wall
- Ronove (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Shannon (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Irori (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Kimberly (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Cure Mint (Yes! Pretty Cure 5)
- Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Player Killer of Darkness (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Tia and Megumi Ooumi (Zatch Bell!)
- Clear Note (Zatch Bell!)
- Shiego Kageyama (Mob Psycho 100)
- Mikoto Kuga (Norn9 Norn+Nonette)
- Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live)
Video Games
- Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
- Aiden (Beyond: Two Souls)
- Wrecking Ball (Skylanders)
- Golden Queen (Skylanders)
- Chompy Mage (Skylanders)
- Brain (Skylanders)
- Marsha (Skylanders)
- Taomon (Digimon)
- Cole Macgrath (Infamous)
- Several Characters (Kingdom Hearts); via Reflect spell
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
- Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
- Pokemon that can use "Protect" or "Safeguard" (Pokemon)
- Users with Ki Blast skill (Punch Quest)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Princess Elise (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); via Insta-Shield ability
- Solaris (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sentry (Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty)
- Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
- Alphys (Undertale)
- Mettaton
- Lumen (Azure Striker: Gunvolt)
- Sin (Final Fantasy X)
- Mikoto Kuga (Norn9 Norn+Nonette)
Web series
- Meta (Red vs Blue Revelation)
Known Objects
- Kanohi Hau (Bionicle)
- Mega Wave (Blake and Mortimer)
- Amulet of Protection (Charmed)
- Eye of Aghbar (Charmed)
- Flying Saucer (Earth vs the Flying Saucers)
- The Bubbler (Splatoon)
- DJ Octavio's Octobot King (Splatoon)
- Guardian Amulet (WITS Academy)
- Remati Shackle (Warehouse 13)
- Applause Wall (Highschool DxD)
Known Locations
- Magic School (Charmed)
- Upper Regions (Charmed)
- Disney Castle (Kingdom Hearts series); wards off dark forces
- Konohagakure (Naruto)
- The southern region (Oz the Great and Powerful)
- The Mines (The Secret Circle); wards off dark witches
- Alicante (Shadowhunter Chronicles); wards off demons
Gallery
Cartoons
Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
Jonathan Septimus (Blake and Mortimer) putting his Mega Wave to practical use, forming a physical barrier to stop Mortimer from reaching him.
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) creating a protective bubble.
Bloom (Winx Club)
Yin (Ying Yang Yo) using Foo Field.
Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom) using a Ghost Shield.
Steven (Steven Universe) using his bubble shield.
The Evillustrator (Miraculous Ladybug) can create barriers by drawing them into existence.
Comics
Samda the Invulnerable (The 99) can create a force field that protects her, and anyone near her, from all harm.
Bunnie D'Coolette (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) can create barriers of energy while in her hard-light hologram from.
Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
Magneto (Marvel Comics)
Polaris (Marvel Comics)
Unus the Untouchable (Marvel Comics) proving he is untouchable via forcefield.
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Comic) vibrates air molecules around his body at high speeds to create his "Insta-Shield."
Films
In addition to turning invisible, Violet Parr (The Incredibles) can create force fields strong enough to deflect bullets and physical attacks.
The five Smile! Cures (Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future) creating a huge rainbow shield.
Literature
Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians) can produce force fields that are strong enough to withstand potent missile attacks.
Live Action TV
Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) using a force field.
Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed) could generate powerful force fields even as a child.
Paige Matthews (Charmed) creates a orb shield to repel demons.
Daleks (Doctor Who) are surrounded by a force field that can melt bullets before they hit them.
Tyzonn's (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive) Mercury force-field.
Sky Tate (Power Rangers S.P.D.) using his force field.
Manga/Anime
Takizawa Yuuta (Alive: The Final Evolution) can form force-fields that seal off an entire area in another dimension.
Sakura using The Shield card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Yūki Tenpōin (Code:Breaker) using Million Phoneme to form a sound barrier.
Super 17 (Dragon Ball GT) has a special energy absorption barrier installed in him, absorbing energy attacks to increase his own strength, even the 10x Kamehameha.
Broly (Dragon Ball Z)
Goku (Dragon Ball Z) generating an energy shield.
Cure Egret & Cure Bloom (Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star) making a double coated shield in New Stage.
Naraku and Hakudōshi (InuYasha) can both form powerful barriers.
Yoshimori and Tokine (Kekkai) forming barriers.
Konohagakure (Naruto) is surrounded by a sensory barrier.
Ranke (Naruto) using Plasma Ball to generate an electrical barrier around herself.
Bartolomeo (One Piece) is able to create both invisible and visible barriers with the powers of his Bari Bari no Mi.
Griamore (The Seven Deadly Sins) use his power Wall to generate force-fields.
King (The Seven Deadly Sins) using Chastiefol Form Eight: Pollen Garden to create a large barrier made of pollen from the Sacred Tree capable of withstanding even the most powerful attacks.
Cure Mint (Yes! Pretty Cure 5) using Mint Protection.
Player Killer of Darkness (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using the Chaos Shield in combination with Castle of Dark Illusions to cast a barrier to defend his army of dark monsters. This unfortunately trapped them when the castle fell, massacring them all.
Diabound (Yu-Gi-Oh!) being protected by the vengeful spirits of Kul Elna, whom formed an impenetrable barrier.
Even though it halves his power, Clear Note (Zatch Bell!) creates a barrier around his partner Vino to prevent his spellbook from being burned.
Kurumi Tokisaki (Date A Live) can create a barrier called the City of Devouring Time which absorb the life force of anyone within it.
Video Games
Armaldo (Pokemon) using Protect
Metal Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog) using Black Shield.
When activated, the Bubbler (Splatoon) creates an impenetrable force-field that can be shared with teammates.
DJ Octavio's (Splatoon) Octobot King generates a force-field...
...only visible up close, that not only protects Octavio from Agent 3's ink but also impedes Agent 3's progress.
All combatants (Super Smash Bros.) are capable of generating a temporary force-field known as "Shield"
Sin (Final Fantasy X) using a force field to protect itself from an Al Bhed machina weapon.