Z-4190 BUBBLE SHIELD GENERATOR

D. Watson Jr.
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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 Bubble Shield.

UNSC classification:

Z-4190 Temporal Protective Enfolder/Stationary Shield, or (Z-4190

This article provides comprehensive information on the Mega Bloks Halo Z-4190 Bubble Shield Generator. — Mega Bloks Halo Z-4190

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General Information:

The Z-4190 is deployable equipment with Forerunner origins.

"Dissipative"-style bubble shields are a technology originally of Forerunner origin. They were used by the Warrior-Servants and various forms of Sentinel for protection, and later 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.

Concept Art:

The illustration below depicts a comparison between an inactive Bubble Shield generator (on the left) and an active Bubble Shield generator (on the right). It is important to observe that the prongs of the active generator are extended, and the top of the generator emits a glow.

Pictures in gallery courtesy of Halopedia.

In-game variants:

Blitz card art of marines with a bubble shield in Halo Wars 2.
Active Bubble Shield.
Late-war deployable shield modules created a gold, dome-like protective area for approximately 20 seconds when activated.
An Elite deploys a bubble shield in Halo 3 multiplayer.

Bubble Shield in Halo Wars 2
Active Bubble Shield.
Active Bubble Shield.
An Elite deploys a bubble shield in Halo 3 multiplayer.

Pictures in gallery courtesy of Halopedia.

Known Mega variations:

Version 1 |

Version 1:

Dimensions when mounted on base plate (approximate):
- Length at longest point: 0.5625 (in) or 1.42875 (cm)
- Width at widest point: 0.3125 (in) or0.79375 (cm)
- Height at tallest point: 0.125 (in) or 0.3175 (cm)