The ability to penetrate shield based abilities. Sub-power of Defense Break and Defense Manipulation.
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 immense power, special ability, form of magic or super science, a powerful item, advanced technology, supernatural weapons, transformation, etc.
Associations
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 Users
Anime/Manga
- Rentaro Satomi (Black Bullet)
- Guts (Berserk); via Berserker Armor
- Yui Toyokawa and Shōta Toyokawa (Bleach)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball series)
- Jiren (Dragon Ball series)
- Inuyasha (InuYasha); via Red Tessaiga or Adamant Barrage
- Naraku (InuYasha)
- Youmeijou (InuYasha)
- Diane (Nanatsu no Taizai/The Seven Deadly Sins); via Supernatural Strength
- Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto series)
- Magaki Group (Naruto)
- Mitsuki (Naruto)
- Chinjoa (One Piece); via Eight Impact Fist techniques
- Sai (One Piece); via Eight Impact Fist techniques
- Ryoko (Tenchi in Tokyo); after absorbing the Jurai Lightstone
- Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho); via the Sword of the Darkness Flame
- Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine (Zatch Bell!); via Zakeruga
- Zoids that posses the Strike Laser Claw or Laser Blade (Zoids)
- Narukami Sakaki (Absolute Duo)
Video Games
- Kei and Yumi (Ape Escape 3); via their Fantasy Knight and Cyber Ace Morphs
- Batman (Batman: Arkham Origins); via Shock Gloves
- Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow); via Chaos Claws
- Strago Magus (Final Fantasy VI); via Quasar
- Marth (Fire Emblem/Super Smash Bros.); via Shield Breaker
- Lucina (Fire Emblem/Super Smash Bros.); via Shield Breaker
- Kratos (God of War series); via Thera's Bane
- Jak (Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy); via Red or Yellow eco
- Zeekeeper (Mario & Luigi: Dream Team)
- Pokémon that can learn the move Brick Break (Pokémon)
- Players with the ShieldBuster skill equipped (Punch Quest)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog); via super form
- Link (The Legend of Zelda series); via a full-powered Master Sword
- Randgrith (Valkyrie Crusade)
Literature
- Voldemort (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)
- Jonathan Christopher Morgenstern (The Mortal Instruments)
Live Television
- The Master (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Gideon (Charmed); with a blessed blade
- Emma Swan (Once Upon a Time)
- Renesmee Cullen (Twilight Saga)
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)
- Rain Flush (Mega Man IV)
- Lightning Chariot (Kid Icarus: Uprising)
- 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)
Known Powers
- Rain Flush (Megaman IV)