Black Shield

Black Shield
Metal Sonic using the Black Shield to block Shadow's Chaos Spear, from the 2012 remaster of Sonic Adventure 2.
Appearances
First appearance	Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
Other appearances	Sonic Adventure 2 (2012)
Appearances in other media	Archie Comics IDW Publishing
Statistics and overview
User(s)	Metal Sonic
Utilization	Defense
Description	An impenetrable black barrier.

The Black Shield (ブラックシールド, Burakku Shīrudo^?) is a move that appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. It is a special move used by Metal Sonic, during which he protects himself from all offensive special attacks.

Description

When performing Black Shield, Metal Sonic crosses his arms and bends his legs slightly upward while hovering in the air, where he forms an octahedral energy shield with black outlines around him. While it is up, the Black Shield rotates around him at high speed while his own body glows in a multitude of white, blue and purple colors.

While the Black Shield is active, Metal Sonic is invulnerable to damage from any special attack performed by his opponent, although he is still affected by immobilizing moves such as Time Stop. Additionally, while the Black Shield is being used, Metal Sonic cannot change direction, but he will maintain his momentum and even exceed his maximum speed when using it before landing on a Dash Panel.

The Black Shield can only be used in the two-player mode of Sonic Adventure 2: Battle, as Metal Sonic is not playable anywhere else in the game. To use it in gameplay, the player must press and hold down the Action Button to raise the Black Shield. Unlike other special moves which require a set amount of Rings to be performed, the Black Shield can be used at any time.

In other media

Books and comics

Archie Comics

The Black Shield, from Sonic Universe #54.

In the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series and its spin-offs published by Archie Comics, the Black Shield first made an appearance in the Sonic Universe #54 during the Sonic & Mega Man: Worlds Collide crossover event, where it was used by Metal Sonic v3.8. It is described as Metal Sonic's defense matrix and can block attacks.

IDW Publishing

Metal Sonic using the Black Shield, from Sonic the Hedgehog #30.

The Black Shield appears in the Sonic the Hedgehog comic series published by IDW Publishing. It first appeared in Sonic the Hedgehog #29, where it was used by Metal Sonic to protect himself and Sonic from a giant fireball fired by Zavok. It was again used in the following issue, and in Sonic the Hedgehog #56, where Surge the Tenrec got her hand stuck in it.

Trivia

• Black Shield is the only special attack in Sonic Adventure 2 and Sonic Adventure 2: Battle that does not require a set amount of Rings to be used.
• It is unknown if there is a way to break the black shield.

References

Sonic Adventure 2

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