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 is able to create a shield, wall or a field to protect themselves, with varying appearances and materials. The fields can be formed from energy, element, shaped from environment or formed by manipulating smaller items to form greater whole.
Force-fields are not impenetrable and can usually be removed by an energy drain or extreme weight. Some users are also able to throw shields away from themselves or to catch things with them, while other users may be able to mold them into any shape.
Applications
- Create Force-fields for protection from physical attacks and or energy attacks.
- Create specific force-fields to prevent things from leaving/entering.
- Create an area for breathing where doing so can be dangerous, allowing navigation through toxic gas or vacuum.
- Create force-field inside an object or person, and expand the force-field so that the object or person explodes.
- Assimilation Shield
- Binding
- 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 size/shape/time their barriers can take.
- May not be able to maintain barriers under stress.
- Attack on barriers may cause equivalent damage to users mind or body.
- May require concentration.
- Some targets may not be held in or contained by barriers.
- Some targets may be immune to barriers restrictions.
- Airtight barriers may cause asphyxiation from prolonged use.
- Weak against users with Shield Break and Defense Break.
- May block only certain types of attacks.
Known Users
Books/Comics
- Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians)
- Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
- Jean Grey (Marvel Comics)
- Rachel Summers (Marvel Comics)
- Magneto (Marvel Comics)
- Polaris (Marvel Comics)
- Speedball (Marvel Comics)
- Unus the Untouchable (Marvel Comics)
- Skids (Marvel Comics)
- Radius (Marvel Comics)
- Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Arclight (Wolverine and the X-men)
- Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics)
- Scarlet Witch (Marvel Comics)
- Firelord (Marvel Comics)
- Radioactive Man (Marvel Comics)
- Thanos (Marvel Comics)
- Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- Black Bolt (Marvel Comics)
- Atom Eve (Image Comics/Invincible)
- Laura Weathermill (Angel: After the Fall)
- Captain Britain (Captain Britain)
- Dylan (The Medusa Project)
- Static (DC Comics)
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Alpha Centurion (DC Comics)
- Green Lanterns (DC Comics)
- Static (DC Comics)
- Alexander Luthor Jr. (DC Comics)
- Black Lightning (DC Comics)
- Luke Washington (UN Comics)
- Nicole the Holo-Lynx (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- T-Pup (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Miranda (Shadow Falls)
Television/Movies
- Unicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Twilight Sparkle
- Shining Armor
- Paige Matthews (Charmed)
- Wyatt Halliwell (Charmed)
- Greg Rowe (Charmed)
- Paul Rowe (Charmed)
- The Zodiacs (Charmed)
- Violet Parr (The Incredibles)
- Sky Tate/ S.P.D. Blue Ranger (Power Rangers S.P.D)
- Tyzonn (Power Rangers)
- Brainstorm (Ben 10)
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
- Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom)
- Abigail (Heroes)
- Maleficent (Once Upon a Time)
- Regina Mills/Evil Queen (Once Upon A Time)
- Cora (Once Upon a Time)
- Various Characters (Winx Club)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo)
- Master Yo (Yin Yang Yo)
- Yuck (Yin Yang Yo)
- Meta (Red vs Blue Revelation)
- Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
- Verdona Tennyson (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Anodites (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Steven (Steven Universe)
- Neo (The Matrix)
- Libby Folfax (Invisible Sister) (Jimmy Neutron)
- Aquitians (Power Rangers)
- The Heart of Atlantis (Atlantis: The Lost City)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
- Laila (Bondi Band)
- Lord Wingus Eternus (Spliced)
- Lyla (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring
- Sirena (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring
- Nixie (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring
- Rita Santos (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring
- Zac Blakeley (Mako: Island of Secrets); via Moon Ring
- Cam (Mako: Island of Secrets); via the Trident
- Dave Stutler (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)
- Haruto Souma (Kamen Rider Wizard)
- Samda the Invulnerable (The 99)
Manga/Anime
- Yuu Otosaka (Charlotte)
- August (Fairy Tail)
- Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
- Bartolomeo (One Piece); via Bari Bari no Mi
- Various Shinobi (Naruto)
- Hachigen Ushoda (Bleach)
- Toriko (Toriko); via Fork Shield
- Zebra (Toriko); via Sound Wall
- The Shield (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Shannon (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Ronove (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)
- Tia and Megumi (Zatch Bell)
- Yoshimori Summura (Kekkaishi)
- Tokine Yukimura (Kekkaishi)
- All Kekkaishi (Kekkaishi)
- Takizawa Yuuta (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Koenma (Yu Yu Hakusho)
- Koichi Kamiya (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
- Hikari Homura (Babel II: Beyond Infinity)
- Rescue (Corrector Yui)
- Ante (Corrector Yui)
- Jin Muso (Aquarion Evol)
- Emi Yusa (Hataraku Maou-sama)
- Gaito/Gakto (Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch)
- Various Characters (Saint Seiya)
- Griamore (The Seven Deadly Sins)
- Irori (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Kimberly (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
Games
- Users with Ki Blast skill (Punch Quest)
- Sentry (Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty)
- Xemnas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Princess Elise (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Dark Gaia (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); via Insta-Shield ability
- Knuckles the Echidna (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Rosalina (Super Mario Galaxy)
- Princess Zelda (The Legend of Zelda)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Pokemon with Protect (Pokemon)
- Taomon (Digimon)
- Several Characters (Kingdom Hearts) via Reflect spell
- Shao Kahn (Mortal Kombat)
- Chakravartin (Asura's Wrath)
- Cole Macgrath (Infamous)
- Aiden (Beyond: Two Souls)
Known Objects
- Kanohi masks (Bionicle)
- Amulet of Protection (Charmed)
- Eye of Aghbar (Charmed)
- The Bubbler (Splatoon)
- DJ Octavio's Octobot King (Splatoon)
- Guardian Amulet (WITS Academy)
Known Locations
- The Mines (The Secret Circle); wards off dark witches
- Alicante (Shadowhunter Chronicles); wards off demons
- Disney Castle (Kingdom Hearts games); wards off dark forces
- Upper Regions (Charmed)
- Magic School (Charmed)
- The southern region (Oz the Great and Powerful)
Gallery
Comics
Samda the Invulnerable (The 99) can create a force field that protects her, and anyone near her, from all harm.
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)
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.
Tyzonn's (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive) Mercury force-field.
Sky Tate (Power Rangers SPD) 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)
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) via his Bari Bari no Mi.
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.
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.
Western Animation
Gwen Twnnyson (Ben 10)
Twilight Sparkle (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic) creating a protective bubble.
Bloom (WINX Club)
Yin (Ying Yang Yo) using Foo Field.