Shield Proficiency

Enhanced Shieldmanship
Captain America (Marvel Comics) is known for his heroics with his shield.
Power/Ability to:	Wield a shield with great skill

The ability to be proficient wielding a shield in both offense and defense. Variation of Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called

• Defensive Fighting/Proficiency/Skill
• Enhanced Buckler/Shield Fighting/Proficiency/Skill

Capabilities

User is able to demonstrate tactical aptitude with the way of the shield, they are able to wield a shield with great proficiency in power, defense, and endurance. The user is also able to use it for offense such as bludgeoning their opponents, countering attacks and if the shield is bladed they can even decapitate their enemies.

Applications

• Great defense and frontal attacks can be easily blocked or countered.
• Charge at your opponent knocking them off guard.
• Able to throw your shield from a distance.
• Able to stop projectiles such as arrows and bullets.

Associations

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Demonic Weaponry
• Counter
• Deflection
• Divine Weaponry
• Empathic Weaponry
• Enhanced Combat
• Force Field Combat
• Force-Field Generation
• Intuitive Aptitude
• Magic Weaponry
• Sentient Weaponry
• Soul-Bound Weaponry
• Weapon Creation
• Weapon Manipulation
• Weapon Physiology
• Weapon Proficiency Touch

• If the user possesses energy capabilities, they may be able to perform:
  • Energy Blast via swings
  • Energy Infusion
  • Ergokinetic Blade Construction
  • Shield-shaped Energy Beam Emission
  • Spatial Slicing
  • Temporal Slicing

Limitations

• Users may be vulnerable if attacked from behind.
• May lack notable offensive capabilities.

Known Users

• Captain America (Marvel Comics)
• Herr Kleiser (Marvel Comics)
• Elijah Bradley/Patriot (Marvel Comics)
• Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
• American Dream (Marvel Comics)
• U.S.Agent (Marvel Comics)
• Death (Darksiders)
• Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
• Vexen (Kingdom Hearts)
• Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
• Link (Legend of Zelda series)
• The Guardian (DC Comics)
• Crusaders (Ragnarok)
• Paladins (Ragnarok)
• Royal Guard (Ragnarok)
• Pit (Kid Icarus)
• Palutena (Kid Icarus)
• Pantheon (League of Legends)
• Olaf (The Lost Vikings)
• Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
• Cassandra Alexandra (Soul Caliber)
• Patroklos Alexandra (Soul Caliber)
• Pyrrha Alexandra (Soul Caliber)
• Sophitia Alexandra (Soul Caliber)
• Tooru Kokonoe (Absolute Duo)
• Athena (Borderlands)
• Alice Liddell (American McGee's Alice)
• Big Shield Garna (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
• Leina Vance (Queen's Blade)
• Risty (Queen's Blade)
• Annelotte (Queen's Blade:Rebellion)
• Warrior of Light (Dissidia Final Fantasy)
• Ethan James/Blue Dino Ranger (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
• Yukito Sanjyou/AbareBlue Ranger (Bakuryuu Sentai Abaranger)
• Gallantmon (Digimon series)
• Nuparu (Bionicle)
• Tahu (Bionicle)
• Dorry (One Piece)
• Brogy (One Piece)
• Pearl (One Piece)
• Machvise (One Piece)
• Hajrudin (One Piece)
• Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
• Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (A.R.Hicks)
• Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
• Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
• Mash Kyrielight (Fate/grand order)

Known Shields

• Absolute Zero (Kingdom Hearts)
• Aegis (Kingdom Hearts)
• Adamant Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Akashic Record (Kingdom Hearts)
• Chain Gear (Kingdom Hearts)
• Cold Blood (Kingdom Hearts)
• Contrivance (Kingdom Hearts)
• Cryolite Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Deep Freeze (Kingdom Hearts)
• Defender (Kingdom Hearts)
• Diamond Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Dreamcloud (Kingdom Hearts)
• Dream Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Edification (Kingdom Hearts)
• Empiricism (Kingdom Hearts)
• Falling Star (Kingdom Hearts)
• False Theory (Kingdom Hearts)
• Frozen Pride(Kingdom Hearts)
• Glacier (Kingdom Hearts)
• Genji Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Gigas Fist (Kingdom Hearts)
• Golem Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Gunz (Kingdom Hearts)
• Happy Mushroom (Kingdom Hearts)
• Herc's Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Iceberg (Kingdom Hearts)
• Inquisition (Kingdom Hearts)
• Knight Defender (Kingdom Hearts)
• Knight's Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Limited Mushroom (Kingdom Hearts)
• Mindel (Kingdom Hearts)
• Mythrill Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Nobody Guard (Kingdom Hearts)
• Ogre Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Onyx Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Palatial Mushroom (Kingdom Hearts)
• Pot Lid (Kingdom Hearts)
• Product One (Kingdom Hearts)
• Save the King (Kingdom Hearts)
• Scrutiny (Kingdom Hearts)
• Seven Elements (Kingdom Hearts)
• Smasher (Kingdom Hearts)
• Snowman (Kingdom Hearts)
• Snowslide (Kingdom Hearts)
• Stout Shield (Kingdom Hearts)
• Sub Zero (Kingdom Hearts)
• Tester Zero (Kingdom Hearts)
• Würm (Kingdom Hearts)
• Hylian Shield (Zelda)
• Mirror Shield (Zelda)

Gallery

Vexen (Kingdom Hearts)

Imitatia (Fairy Tail)

Elijah Bradley (Marvel Comics)

Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)

Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)

Link (Legend of Zelda series)

The Guardian (DC Comics)

Palutena (Kid Icarus series)

Palutena Trophy (Super Smash Bros Brawl)

Pantheon (League of Legends)

American Dream (Marvel)

Lightning Toy (Final Fantasy XIII-2)

Sophitia Alexandra (Soul Calibur Series)

Big Shield Gardna (Yu-Gi-Oh! series)

Warrior of Light (Dissidia Final Fantasy)

Leina Vance (Queen's Blade)

Risty (Queen's Blade)

Annelotte (Queen's Blade Rebellion)

Gallantmon (Digimon series)

Washio (Buso Renkin)

U.S.Agent (Marvel Comics) deftly and forcefully throws his shield to decapitate a giant android.

Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)

Steven Universe (Steven Universe)

Tooru Kokonoe (Absolute Duo)

Patroklos Alexander (Soul Calibur)

Athena (Borderlands)

Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer) can use his shield to not only defend...

but also a weapon to smash.