Shield Proficiency

"When Captain America throws his mighty shield, all those who chose to oppose his shield must yield."

― Captain America 1966 Theme Song

The ability to be a master of wielding shields. Sub-power of Shield Manipulation. Variation of Improbable Weapon Proficiency.

Also Called[]

Shield Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Skill/Specialism/Talent

Capabilities[]

Users, either innately or through training, are masters in 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. The user’s shield may have various shapes: including disc shaped shield/circular shield, star shaped shield, police badge-shaped shield, triangular shaped shield, eagle-shaped shield, rectangular shield, etc.

Applications[]

Variations[]

By Materials[]

Elemental Shield: A shield made of several different elements.
Energy Shield: A shield made of pure energy.
Metal Shield: a shield made of metal.
Wooden Shield: A shield made of wood.

By Usage[]

Bladed Shield : A shield with bladed/edged corners or a built-in blade(s).
Dual Shield
Gun-Shield: A shield with a built-in gun(s).
Retractable Shield: A shield that expands and retracts manually, automatically, or on command.
Shield Blade: A shield that can transform into a bladed weapon or also acts as the blade of the weapon.

Associations[]

Limitations[]

Users may be vulnerable if attacked from behind.
May lack notable offensive capabilities.
May require a degree of training or exposure.
May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users[]

Anime/Manga/Aeni/Manhwa

Tooru Kokonoe (Absolute Duo)
Yasutora "Chad" Sado (Bleach)
Kaede Honjou/Maple (Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense)
Washio (Buso Renkin)
Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Crusadermon (Digimon)
Dukemon/Gallantmon (Digimon)
PawnChessmon (Digimon)
The Defender (Hero Killer)
Seo Munyeob (The Esper's Battlefield)
Imitatia (Fairy Tail)
Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
Jang Gihu (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
Various Characters (Kingdom)
- Duke Hyou
Coppelia (Log Horizon)
Brogy (One Piece)
Dorry (One Piece)
Hajrudin (One Piece)
Machvise (One Piece)
Pearl (One Piece)
Leina Vance (Queen's Blade)
Risty (Queen's Blade)
Annelotte (Queen's Blade: Rebellion)
Naofumi Iwatani (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
Dragon Shiryu (Saint Seiya)
Libra Dohko (Saint Seiya)
Gautama Buddha (Shuumatsu no Valkyrie/Record of Ragnarok)
Heathcliff (Sword Art Online)
Big Shield Garna (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Encode Talker (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

Cartoons/Comics

Clark Kent/Super-Soldier (Amalgam Comics)
Mackiel Roy "Macroy" (A.R. Hicks' Dark Souls series)
Batfink (Batfink); via his metallic wings
Roger Ryan/The Badge (Big Bang Comics)
Soldier Boy (The Boys)
Americommando (DC Comics)
Jacob Jordan/Manhattan Guardian (DC Comics)
James "Jim" Harper/Guardian (DC Comics)
Christopher Smith/Peacemaker (DC Comics)
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
Jack/American Crusader (DC Comics/Earth-8)
Henry Heywood III/Commander Steel (DC Animated Universe/Justice League Unlimited)
Eric (Dungeons & Dragons)
Agent Bakar (Ejen Ali/Agent Ali)
Hiccup Haddock (How To Train Your Dragon)
Alexei Shostakov/Captain Russia/Red Guardian (Marvel Comics)
Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- Isaiah Bradley
- Steve Rogers
- John Walker/U.S. Agent
- James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier
- Sam Wilson/Falcon
Elijah Bradley/Patriot (Marvel Comics)
Herr Kleiser (Marvel Comics)
James Rogers (Marvel Comics)
Shannon Carter/American Dream (Marvel Comics)
Tony Masters/Taskmaster (Marvel Comics)
Miles Morales/Captain America (Marvel Comics/What If ...?)
Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
Peggy Carter/Captain Carter (Marvel Cinematic Universe/What If ...?)
Zatz (Maya and the Three)
Nino Lahiffe/Carapace (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir)
Camilla Hombee/Victory (Miraculous World: New York – United Heroez)
Flash Magnus (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
Phoebe (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
Hans (Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarves)
Jack (Samurai Jack)
Spartans (Samurai Jack)
Unnamed Shield Superhero (Stan Lee's The Condor and Mosaic Opening)
Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
Steven Universe (Steven Universe)
Sentinel Prime (Transformers: Animated)
John Flag/Fighting American (Titan Comics)
Tosh Tompkins/Stars and Garters (The Venture Bros.)
Roy (Winx Club)
Sky (Winx Club)

Live Action Movies/TV Series

James Olsen/Guardian (Arrowverse)
Kelly Olsen/Guardian (Arrowverse)
Christopher "Chris" Smith/Peacemaker (DC Extended Universe)
Benjamin/Soldier Boy (The Boys TV series)
Momo Maruo/Oh Pink (Chouriki Sentai Ohranger)
Yukito Sanjyou/AbareBlue (Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger)
Blagel/Isamu Ozu/Wolzard/Wolzard Fire (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
Hitomidama (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)
Nobuharu Udo/Kyoryu Blue (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger)
Apollogeist (Kamen Rider X/Decade)
Dark Shinji/Kamen Rider Ryuga (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Kamen Rider Odin (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Masashi Sudo/Kamen Rider Scissors (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Miho Kirishima/Kamen Rider Femme (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Miyuki Tezuka/Kamen Rider Raia (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Ren Akiyama/Kamen Rider Knight (Kamen Rider Ryuki); via Survive
Shinji Kido/Kamen Rider Ryuki (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Kamen Rider Double (Kamen Rider W); via CycloneJokerXtreme
Eiji Hino/Kamen Rider OOO (Kamen Rider OOO); via the Kujaku Medal
Gentaro Kisaraji/Kamen Rider Fourze (Kamen Rider Fourze); via the Shield Switch
Kohgane/Kamen Rider Mars (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Touka Akatsuki/Kamen Rider Idunn (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Hiiro Kagami/Kamen Rider Brave (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
Ren Akamichi/Kamen Rider Kenzan (Kamen Rier Saber); via Ninja Butasan
Vice/Kamen Rider Vice (Kamen Rider Revice); via Mammoth Genome, Rex Genome with Barid Rex Genome's influence, and Barid Rex Genome
Desire Grand Prix Players (Kamen Rider Geats); via the Shield Buckle
Antonia Dreykov/Taskmaster (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Thena (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Katherine Hillard/Zero Ranger I Pink (Power Rangers Zeo)
Ethan James/Blue Dino Ranger (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Koragg (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
Leanbow/Wolf Warrior (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
Madimot (Power Rangers Samurai)
Koda/Dino Charge Blue Ranger (Power Rangers Dino Charge/Dino Super Charge)
Various Yautja (Predator series)
Various Mandalorians (Star Wars)
Optimus Prime (Transformers film series)

Toys

Nuparu (Bionicle)
Tahu (Bionicle)

Video Games

Alice Liddell (American McGee's Alice)
Jackson "Newcastle" Williams (Apex Legends)
Various Characters (Arknights)
- Hoshiguma
- Liskarm
- Shieldguards
Bayek (Assassin's Creed)
Eivor Varinsdottir (Assassin's Creed)
Robin (Batman Arkham)
Kasuga Tsubaki (Blue Archive)
Kurumi (Blue Archive)
Takanashi Hoshino (Blue Archive)
Yume (Blue Archive)
Yutori Natsu (Blue Archive)
Athena (Borderlands)
Peacekeepers (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
Hollyberry Cookie (Cookie Run Kingdom)
Death (Darksiders)
Possessed Security (Doom)
Riot Soldiers (Doom)
Shield Soldiers (Doom)
Arowell (Epic Seven)
Bask (Epic Seven)
Crozet (Epic Seven)
Kiaureit (Epic Seven)
Maya (Epic Seven)
Pyllis (Epic Seven)
Robeil (Epic Seven)
Rose (Epic Seven)
Chris (Fantasy War Tactics)
Valkyrie (Fantasy War Tactics)
Lightning (Final Fantasy XIII-2)
Warrior of Light (Dissidia Final Fantasy)
Black Prior (For Honor)
Conqueror (For Honor)
General Gong (Freedom Planet)
Cycloses (SG) (Girls' Frontline)
Guards (Girls' Frontline)
Krolik (Girls' Frontline)
T-Dolls who use shotguns (Girls' Frontline)
Atena Bryan (Reverse Collapse: Code Name Bakery)
Helios (God of War)
Kratos (God of War)
Cinderella/Anachiro (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
Noah (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
Soldier FAs (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
Combine Chargers (Half-Life)
Markoth (Hollow Knight)
Qadira (Indivisible)
Pit (Kid Icarus)
Palutena (Kid Icarus)
Goofy (Kingdom Hearts)
Vexen (Kingdom Hearts)
Pantheon (League of Legends)
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Olaf (The Lost Vikings)
Ypsilon (Luminous Avenger iX 2)
Apparition (Madness Combat)
MPN2 Arena Mode Protagonist (Madness Combat)
Nexus Riot Guards (Madness Combat)
Tower Guards (Madness Combat)
- The Blackguard
Bandit (MapleStory)
Blaze Wizard (MapleStory)
Demon (MapleStory); via the Demon Aegis
Evan (MapleStory)
Explorer Magician (MapleStory)
Mihile (MapleStory); via the Soul Shield
Page (MapleStory)
Claudia (Metal Slug)
Elizabeth (Metal Slug)
Shielded Soldiers (Metal Slug)
Player (Minecraft)
Charged Blade users (Monster Hunter)
Sword & Shield users (Monster Hunter)
Zamazenta (Pokémon)
Crusaders (Ragnarok)
Paladins (Ragnarok)
Royal Guard (Ragnarok)
Anja Katarina "Osa" Janković (Rainbow Six)
Elias "Blitz" Kötz (Rainbow Six)
Gilles "Montagne" Touré (Rainbow Six)
Morowa "Clash" Evans (Rainbow Six)
Shuhrat "Fuze" Kessikbayev (Rainbow Six)
Flail & Shield users (Shadow Fight)
- Jack Bulward
Shield Knight (Shovel Knight)
Cassandra Alexandra (Soulcalibur)
Patroklos Alexandra (Soulcalibur)
Pyrrha Alexandra (Soulcalibur)
Sophitia Alexandra (Soulcalibur)
Brite (Soundfall)
General Tsao (Sly Cooper)
Momiji Inubarashi (Touhou Project)
Galahad (TYPE-MOON)
Mashu Kyrielight (TYPE-MOON)
Shion Uzuki (Xenosaga)
Caesar King (Zenless Zone Zero)
Seth Lowell (Zenless Zone Zero)

Web Animations

Jaune Arc (RWBY)
Pyrrha Nikos (RWBY)

Known Shields[]

Guardian's Retractable Shield (Arrowverse/Supergirl)
Tricera Bunker (Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger)
Ōkainonari Tedate (Samurai Sentai Shinkenger)
Stego Shield (Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger/Power Rangers Dino Charge/Dino Super Charge)
Brazo Derecha de Gigante (Bleach); via its true form
Iron Horus (Blue Archive)
Mirror of the Dark Night (Bofuri: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense)
The Shield Card (Cardcaptor Sakura)
Wonder Woman's Shield (DC Comics)
Peacemaker's Shield (DC Extended Universe/Peacemaker)
Eric's Griffin Shield (Dungeons & Dragons)
Dauntless Shield (God of War)
Guardian Shield (God of War)
Onslaught Shield (God of War)
Shatter Star Shield (God of War)
Stone Wall Shield (God of War)
Sun Shield (God of War)
Hiccup's Shield (How to Train Your Dragon)
Geist Cutter (Kamen Rider X/Decade)
Dark Shield (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Evil Visor (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Gold Shield (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Ryuga's Drag Shield (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Ryuki's Drag Shield (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Shell Defense (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Wing Shield (Kamen Rider Ryuki)
Prism Shield (Kamen Rider W)
Tajaspinner (Kamen Rider OOO)
Shield Module (Kamen Rider Fourze)
Apple Reflector (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Melon Defender (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Water Gatling Gun (Kamen Rider Gaim)
Reversal Shield (Kamen Rider Ex-Aid)
Stepping Wise (Kamen Rider Saber)
Barid Shield (Kamen Rider Revice)
Glacier Shield (Kamen Rider Revice)
Raise Shield (Kamen Rider Geats)
Numerous Shields (Kingdom Hearts)
Hylian Shield (The Legend of Zelda)
Mirror Shield (The Legend of Zelda)
Ordon Shield (The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess)
Buckler Shields (Madness: Project Nexus)
Rapid Combat Shields (Madness: Project Nexus)
Riot Shields, Light (Madness: Project Nexus)
Skyscraper Shield (Madness: Project Nexus)
Shields of Boards (Madness: Project Nexus)
Tower Shields (Madness: Project Nexus)
Trashcan Lids (Madness: Project Nexus)
Captain America's Shield (Marvel Comics)
Charged Blades (Monster Hunter)
Swords & Shields (Monster Hunter)
Skyboom (Transformers: Animated)
Tricera Shield (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
G52-Tactical Light Shield (Rainbow Six)
Legendary Shield (The Rising of the Shield Hero)
Rose‘s Shield (Steven Universe)
Shield of Sand (Winx Club)
Sky's Shield (Winx Club)
Multiple Weapon System/M.W.S. (Xenosaga)
- M.W.S. Mark I
- M.W.S. Mark II