Shield Penetration

The ability to penetrate shield based abilities. Sub-power of Defense Break.

Also Called

 * Armor Break/Breaking/Destroying/Penetration
 * Barrier Break/Breaking/Destroying/Penetration
 * Shield Break/Breaking/Destroying

Capabilities
User possesses the perfect counter ability for any shield based powers and are able to distort, penetrate, or completely destroy the target's shields/defenses whether they are elemental shields/exoskeletons, energy shields, force-fields, one's armor, aura, or even skin and leave them open for attack.

This can be done with brute strength, special ability, form of magic or super science, a powerful item, advanced technology, supernatural weapons, transformation, etc.

Associations

 * Near Absolute Attack
 * Defense Break
 * Mental Shield Penetration
 * Shield Removal

Limitations

 * May require certain methods or objects to break the shield.
 * May be limited to breaking only certain types of shields.
 * Weak against Defense Recovery.

Known Objects

 * Shield Killer (Mother 3)
 * The Sword Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
 * Elder Wand (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
 * The Tessaiga (InuYasha); via its Red and Diamond forms
 * Gugnir (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
 * The Master Sword (The Legend of Zelda series)
 * Fused Shadow (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
 * Gae Dearg (TYPE-MOON)
 * Axe of Annihilation (Valkyrie Crusade)