BUBBLE SHIELD

D. Watson Jr.
4 hours ago
2 min read

Webmaster's notes:

While the Bubble Shield and the Z-4190 Shield Generator are often considered a pair, this website will address each item individually. Click here to learn more about the Z-4190 Shield Generator.

Common Name: Bubble Shield

UNSC classification: N/A

General Information:

The Bubble Shield is Forerunner technology that has been reverse-engineered by both the Covenant and Office of Naval Intelligence to form crude copies for use as battlefield deployable equipment.

The bubble shield design used by humanity and the Covenant consists of an emitter capable of projecting a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements around the user. The shield itself is similar to a geodesic dome, made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protects against bullets, explosions, lasers, plasma, flames, grenades, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, are still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds have passed since activation, the shield will collapse and the generator self-destructs. Heavier stationary weaponry, such as the Shuku-pattern sentry turret, are capable of overpowering or firing through the shield.

In-game variants:

The pictures below show the Bubble Shield in use from various Halo Media:

Picture one shows a bubble shield being activated by Master Chief in the Halo: 3 commercial, Starry Night.
Picture two is Blitz card art of a Cyclops with a bubble shield in Halo Wars 2.
Picture three depicts a bubble shield being used in Halo: Spartan Strike.