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Less commonly, it can occur that [[Heart Is an Awesome Power]], and the Barrier Warrior will be a fierce fighter on an equal footing with other more aggressively powered cast members. This is done either by cleverly using his shield to trick or outmaneuver enemies, help teammates, or by using it in conjunction with other fighting skills and abilities to actually beat up enemies. A barrier could also be sent forward to attack enemies—[[Required Secondary Powers|if it can stop bullets]], [[Ramming Always Works|it's going to hurt if it runs into your face]]. The more deadly form of this would be to crush someone with the impenetrable shield. But who ever heard of a [[Good Powers, Bad People|villain with barrier powers?]] If you can control the shape of the barrier, you could hypothetically give it sharp edges as well.
As a power, generating [[Deflector Shields]] is much like [[Flight]]. In theory it's an awesome power that anyone would like, but like Flight it has become [[Stock Super Powers|a dime a dozen]] and [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart, Anyway?|pretty lame]]. Most shows give every character this ability as a secondary power/skillset from a character's main abilities (such as a [[Dishing Out Dirt|geokinetic]] blocking attacks with boulders, or a [[An Ice Person|cryokinetic]] making ice walls). It's made even more useless since it's easy to deflect [[Ki Attacks]] with other [[Ki Attacks]], and techniques like [[Deadly Dodging]] are around to avoid most attacks.
On the flip side, writers who notice this have used [[Re-Power]] to make these characters incredibly versatile and lethal as well, since it functions like an [[Imagination
Frequently their barriers manifest depending on their morality (and may even change appearance if they [[Face Heel Turn|change]] [[Heel Face Turn|sides]]). It's either as beautiful (and deadly) [[Petal Power]] or [[Power Glows|gently glowing]] spheres, or black barriers that crackle ominously.
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** Also, Hachigen "Hachi" Ushoda from the Vizards. As a shinigami, he was a [[Functional Magic|kidou specialist]]. As a Vizard, he remains the group's [[Magic Knight]] and [[Barrier Warrior]]. He's so good and specialised at this that he can even use his barriers and shields to decapitate his enemies. {{spoiler|With the aid of a captain (Soifon), he was the only Vizard to beat an Espada}}.
* In ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'', each Eva and major villain fight through the use of "absolute terror" fields, powerful forcefields that can deflect bullets and even antimatter bombs, and can only be reliably disabled through a stronger "absolute terror" field or through [[Wave Motion Gun|ridiculously big guns]]. Rather than being pacifistic team players, though, the Eva are frighteningly violent, and the strength of the absolute terror field comes from the desire for isolation.
* In ''[[Fafner in The Azure]]'', the Mark Funf has the Aegis equipment, which works like this. Surprisingly, Mamoru {{spoiler|and Hiroto in [[The Movie]], since Mamoru is dead by then}} is one of the more [[Hot
* In the ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' series, barrier powers are a dime-a-dozen, but some mages are demonstrably better at them than others.
** [[Badass Bookworm|Yuuno Scrya]] is the only mage in the entire extended series who doesn't have a [[Magic Wand|magic-boosting Device]], [[Crippling Overspecialization|and his talent at conventional offensive magic is weak]], so he's a second-tier fighter at best. However, he excells in a support-and-protection role in combat; his barriers and defenses are at least as effective as those of the Device-using mages. He also has the ability to capture enemies with strong binds, [[Razor Floss|rip them to pieces with magical razor-chains]], or simply [[Tele Frag|teleport them enemies against their will]]. (It's not so much that Yuuno lacks spells to defeat others, but rather that his best options for doing so are all extremely lethal.)
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* In ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Umineko no Naku Koro Ni]]'', [[Meido|Shannon]] has displayed the ability to generate powerful magic barriers. She fits the Barrier Warrior stereotype, being fairly meek... [[Beware the Nice Ones|most of the time.]]
* Kyle from ''[[Psyren]]'' can create dense pockets of air with his psy. Not only does he defend with them, but he uses the blocks to crush foes as well as a platforms for maneuvers. {{spoiler|His future version}} vastly improves on the defensive capabilities of them and can block all but the strongest attacks from all directions.
* While all of the Witches from ''[[Strike Witches]]'' can use magical barriers (though [[Smug Super|Eila]] prefers to rely on her [[High
* One of the powers of Ryujin's sword allows [[Yaiba]] to create an energy shield. Emerald is capable of summoning Barriers and healing people. {{spoiler|Actually, she Is the Barrier Soldier}}.
* Taomon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]].'' She has other attacks, but they see very little use compared to the forcefield. Her ultimate form, Sakuyamon, is similar, though goes on the offense a little more (her barrier is sometimes the only means of getting into the [[Cosmic Horror]]'s territory without dying horribly.)
* {{spoiler|Jake Martinez}} from [[Tiger and Bunny]] can create barries and use them offensively, which is how they are used most of time.
* Kyoko in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' can create walls made of interwoven chains. Even though she subverts the [[Hot
** In ''[[Puella Magi Oriko Magica]]'', Homura protects Madoka by putting a force field around her.
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* [[Booster Gold]], late of the ''[[Justice League of America]],'' is a huge subversion. He's a [[Idiot Hero|pompous dimwit]] with super strength and a one-track mind, and he rarely even thinks of using his force field in critical situations.
** He's been using it more recently and in more creative ways, such as wiring up his forcefield with his blasters to blast the area in a burst so he wouldn't get mindcontroled. One of the reasons he didn't use it so often was because it might weaken his immune system.
* In [[The DCU]], Argent and the various [[Green Lantern (Comic Book)|Green Lanterns]] tend to fight like this, especially Hal Jordan and the ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'' John Stewart. While their powers are effective [[Imagination
* Samaritan of ''[[Astro City]]'' manipulates an "Empyrean field", which is strong enough to repulse a tidal wave.
* Zhantee in ''[[Elf Quest]]'' [http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/KOBW/KOBW05/DisplayKOBW05.html?page=13 gains the power] [http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/KOBW/KOBW05/DisplayKOBW05.html?page=14 to shield his friends from danger] after [[Touched By Vorlons|being exposed to the power of the Palace of the High Ones]].
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* Several rings in ''[[Gaia Online|zOMG!]]'' are shield based, but the closest thing to an outright barrier warrior is the Chef (yes, chef) Ring Set. In addition to receiving a natural armor bonus, the Chef also has access to Teflon Spray (one of the most useful Armor Buffs in the game), Pot Lid (which can deflect ranged attacks with ease), and Meat (which can nearly double your maximum health). Due to the energy based nature of all ''zOMG!'' skills, it could be said that the Chef set is actually summoning G'hi Shields to protect his/herself and his/her allies. Or, you could pretend that he/she is really spraying Teflon all over themselves. It's that kind of game.
** Unfortunately, a recent update that rebalanced the rings and ring sets removes some of this: the Chef set trades Teflon Spray for Hack (an attack ring), and its bonus is now to Dodge rather than Armor. However, apparently it is now considered the new "best" set to have. Plus Dodge controls whether you're hit in the first place, so that can be even better than the best defense.
* [[Kirby]] has ''three'' different [[Barrier Warrior]] powers that he can absorb. The [[Taken for Granite|Stone]] power allows him to change into an invincible rock that can [[Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies|fall onto people]], the [[Beehive Barrier|Mirror]] power can spray harmful crystals that reflect enemies' attacks back on them, and the [[Improbable Weapon User|Parasol]] power shields against [[Death From Above]] and has a hefty swat.
* Some [[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]] moves work as barriers, such as Protect and Detect, which prevent all damage, but usually tend to fail when used two turns in a row. However, against the Pokemon Slaking, which is extremely powerful but can only attack every other turn, such a Pokemon is [[Nigh Invulnerable]]. There's also Reflect and Light Screen, which temporarily halve the damage dealt by physical and special moves, respectively. However, there are certain moves that can break through these barriers. The move Feint will hit a Pokemon that is using Protect or Detect ([[Useless Useful Spell|but won't hit a foe that]] ''[[Useless Useful Spell|isn't]]''), and Brick Break and Defog will get rid of Reflect and Light Screen. Defog also gets rid of Safeguard (protects against status conditions) and Mist (protects against stat lowering).
* [[Mega Man 2 (Video Game)|Wood Man]], [[Mega Man 4 (Video Game)|Skull Man]], [[Mega Man 5 (Video Game)|Star Man]], [[Mega Man 6 (Video Game)|Plant Man]], [[Mega Man 7 (Video Game)|Junk Man]], [[Mega Man 9 (Video Game)|Jewel Man]], [[Mega Man 10 (Video Game)|Pump Man]], and Enker from the ''[[Mega Man (Video Game)|Mega Man]]'' series. Jewel Man's is [[Game Breaker|the best]]. The Mirror Buster, as Mega Man uses it, is actually ''better'' than Enker's version, as it has a 180 degree angle of reflection and doesn't damage Mega Man when it's used.
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* Arguably, Ratchet from ''[[Transformers Animated]]''. His main ability comes from his wrist-mounted magnetic field generators, which he often uses to create shields against enemy attacks. They're a bit more malleable than the average [[Deflector Shields]], though, and they can can just as easily toss enemies around or push objects into them.
** In the original ''[[Transformers]]'', Trailbreaker also had force field powers.
* [[Bionicle|Toa Tahu]] wears the [[Mask Power|Mask of Shielding]], which protects him against attack by creating a bubble shield (which is covered in [[Instant Runes]] in the Flash animations but not in the movies) capable of protecting him from a ''[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|waterfall of lava]]''. When he becomes a [[Plot
** Tahu's also a subversion as far as personality is concerned, as he's as [[Hot
* Eric the Cavalier from the animated ''[[Dungeons and Dragons (Animation)|Dungeons and Dragons]]'' is issued a shield that projects an invulnerable force field. He doesn't use it very often, though, because his usual reaction to danger is to [[Lovable Coward|run away and hide]].
* Maguro of [[Sushi Pack]] can use her psychic powers to create a force field that's large enough to shield the whole group, and strong enough to keep anyone under it from being crushed, even by beings much, much larger than she is.
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