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{{Era|Forerunner|HCW|Post}} | {{Era|Forerunner|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Seealso|Drop shield}} | {{Seealso|Drop shield}} | ||
{{Weapon Infobox | {{Weapon Infobox | ||
|name=Z-4190 bubble shield | |name=Z-4190 bubble shield | ||
|image=[[File:Bubble Shield in Action.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Bubble Shield in Action.jpg|300px]] | ||
|manufacturer= | |manufacturer=*[[Forerunner]] | ||
*[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] | |||
*[[Covenant]] | |||
|series= | |series= | ||
|type=Single use dissipative cover<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/bubble-shield '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Bubble Shield'']</ref> | |type=Single use dissipative cover<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/bubble-shield '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Bubble Shield'']</ref> | ||
|cost= | |cost= | ||
|variant= | |variant= | ||
|service=*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |service=*Forerunner wars | ||
*[[Human-Covenant War]] | |||
*[[Great Schism]] | *[[Great Schism]] | ||
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | *[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | ||
**[[Blooding Years]] | |||
|weight={{Convert|45.1|lb|kg}}<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=877576 '''bungie.org''': ''Halo 3 Equipment Physics'']</ref><ref name="universe"/> | |weight={{Convert|45.1|lb|kg}}<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=877576 '''bungie.org''': ''Halo 3 Equipment Physics'']</ref><ref name="universe"/> | ||
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The '''Z-4190 Temporal Protective Enfolder/Stationary Shield''',<ref name="universe"/> commonly referred to as the '''bubble shield''', is a personal defense device. | The '''Z-4190 Temporal Protective Enfolder/Stationary Shield''',<ref name="universe"/> commonly referred to as the '''bubble shield''', is a personal defense device. It is [[Forerunner]] in origin, but the [[United Nations Space Command]]'s [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] manufactured a number of the devices itself based on discovery of those formerly used by [[Warrior-Servant]]s.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=765343 '''bungie.org''': ''Halo 3 Equipment Physics'']</ref> Even the [[Covenant]] reverse-engineered crude copies based on captured ONI prototypes. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable shield system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements, similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]]. Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War. | Historically, the ‘dissipative’-style deployable shield system of the bubble shield is [[Forerunner]] in origin. [[Warrior-Servants]] utilized such a system to generate temporary fortifications using a sphere of interlocking hexagonal force enfolder elements, similar to [[Aggressor Sentinel#Operation|those used]] by [[Aggressor Sentinel|Sentinel]]s and [[Protector Sentinel|Protectors]]. The technology was eventually discovered by ONI in the twenty-sixth century and was repurposed for use by the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In [[2544]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] used a bubble shield during [[Operation: WARM BLANKET]]. Due to their size, mass, and relatively short power cell duration, along with low rates of production, Bubble Shields saw very limited use during the last stages of the Human-Covenant War. | ||
The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]]. After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle of Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, one version of which saw use during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]], until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe"/> | The [[drop shield]] is an advanced iteration of the bubble shield that was was developed by the [[Materials Group]] for ONI's [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5 strike teams]]. Drop shields saw usage during the [[Fall of Reach]]. After Reach was defeated, [[Covenant]] forces recovered and copied ONI's shield prototypes, later employing their own cruder versions of bubble shields during the [[Battle of Earth]] and [[Battle of Installation 00]]. These bubble shields projected a translucent, slightly white/gold tinted protective sphere around the user. The shield itself was similar to a [[Wikipedia:Geodesic dome|geodesic dome]], made of tessellating hexagons. The shield protected against bullets, explosions, lasers, [[plasma]], flames, [[grenade]]s, and other projectiles. Vehicles and personnel, however, were still able to pass through it. After approximately 20 seconds had passed, the shield would collapse and the generator would self-destruct. After the conclusion of the war, the Office of Naval Intelligence continued to manufacture a small number of similar devices, one version of which saw use during the [[Battle of Draetheus V]], until 2555, when it refocused its shield research efforts towards Mjolnir-compatible emitters.<ref name="universe"/> On [[2558#October|October 21, 2558]], [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] deployed a bubble shield when he [[Assassination of Avu Med 'Telcam|came under attack]] from [[SPARTAN-G059]], who had been sent to kill him.<ref>''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'', ''[[Knight takes Bishop]]'' | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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File:Brute activates a bubble shield.jpg|A Brute activates a bubble shield. | File:Brute activates a bubble shield.jpg|A Brute activates a bubble shield. | ||
File:HSS-Gameplay-Shielded.jpg|The bubble shield being used in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''. | File:HSS-Gameplay-Shielded.jpg|The bubble shield being used in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''. | ||
File:TelcamBS.png|Avu Med 'Telcam deploys a bubble shield. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||