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===Disadvantages===
===Disadvantages===
*Enemies can enter the shield freely, and the shield does not prevent vehicular carnage.
*Enemies can enter the shield freely, and the shield does not prevent vehicular carnage.
*The Bubble Shield only lasts about 20 seconds.
*The Bubble Shield only lasts about 20 seconds. In combat, however, this is more than enough time to regroup and recover.
 
*If either the player or an enemy throws a grenade inside the Bubble Shield, it stays inside and will more than likely kill almost everyone in the shield at that time.
*If either the player or an enemy throws a grenade inside the Bubble Shield, it stays inside and will more than likely kill almost everyone in the shield at that time.
*The generator is very delicate, and if shot from the inside, it will easily explode and destroy the Bubble Shield.
*The generator is very delicate, and if shot from the inside, it will easily explode and destroy the Bubble Shield.
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*Although it appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it cannot be used by the player or by other allies; only Brutes. This may be because of its extreme weight, weighing in at 20.5kg. This may also be the reason why Marines are not seen using it in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. In fact, it may never had been intended for personnel-deployment purposes.
*Although it appears in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', it cannot be used by the player or by other allies; only Brutes. This may be because of its extreme weight, weighing in at 20.5kg. This may also be the reason why Marines are not seen using it in ''[[Halo 3]]'' and ''Halo 3: ODST''. In fact, it may never had been intended for personnel-deployment purposes.
*The [[Covenant Artillery]] is one of the few weapons powerful enough to destroy a Bubble Shield or the [[Invincibility (Equipment)|Invincible]] power-up.
*The [[Covenant Artillery]] is one of the few weapons powerful enough to destroy a Bubble Shield or the [[Invincibility (Equipment)|Invincible]] power-up.
*If one looks closely at the deployed Bubble Shield, you can see it "pulses" as though the shield were breathing.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]]</ref>
*If one looks closely at the deployed Bubble Shield, you can see it "pulses" as though the shield were breathing.<ref>[[Halo Encyclopedia]]</ref>
*A variant of the Bubble Shield known as the [[Armor Abilities#Drop Shield|Drop Shield]], that is going used as an Armor Ability in ''[[Halo: Reach]]'', which heals any player if they are inside it.<ref>[http://haloreachinfo.com/firefight-footage-features-mortars/ '''Halo Reach Beta News, Forum, Montages and more!''': ''Firefight Footage Features Mortars''] "The Dropshield, formerly known as the Bubble Shield, is also shown."</ref>


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File:1179249572.jpg|The Bubble shield is capable of blocking practically all forms of attack throughout its duration, including [[Spartan Laser]] attacks.
File:1179249572.jpg|The Bubble shield is capable of blocking practically all forms of attack throughout its duration, including [[Spartan Laser]] attacks.
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:Reach E310 Firefight Beachhead06.jpg|Three Spartans using a [[Armor Abilities#Drop Shield|Drop Shield]], a variant of a Bubble Shield.
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