Best Energy Shields in Science Fiction

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  • We take a look at some of the best designed energy shields in science fiction.
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  • @nickwhite2582
    @nickwhite2582 4 ปีที่แล้ว +440

    You forgot to mention that the Mjolnir suits also carried an orchestra conducted by Martin O'Donnell and Micheal Salvatori.

    • @nuclearjanitors
      @nuclearjanitors 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

      Boosts offensive and defensive capabilities.

    • @VGLounge
      @VGLounge 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Katarn suits carried a Mando'a choir. Checkmate.

    • @nuclearjanitors
      @nuclearjanitors 4 ปีที่แล้ว +30

      @@VGLounge i love mando chants but I'm sorry, our Lords and Saviors Marty and Michael take the cake.

    • @kineticdeath
      @kineticdeath 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@nuclearjanitors also increases endurance and boosts mental stability and longevity on extended missions. Also serves as a calming agent during high intensity combat periods

    • @tristan1392
      @tristan1392 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's what hardens the armour. Got nothing to do with the energy shield.

  • @FrozenPhoenix15
    @FrozenPhoenix15 4 ปีที่แล้ว +202

    “The few victories that humanity did win were all carried out by the Spartan-IIs.”
    *Admiral Cole, Admiral Whitcomb, Vice Admiral Stanforth, Captain Keyes, and Alpha and Beta companies want to know your location.*

    • @urielgarcia6327
      @urielgarcia6327 4 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      *Sad Lord Hood noises*

    • @avatariroh0543
      @avatariroh0543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +36

      Don't forget about the Marines, and every one who sacrificed their lives for those victories.

    • @kostakatsoulis2922
      @kostakatsoulis2922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Don't forget spartan 3s and sergeant johnson

    • @Antimatter_ray
      @Antimatter_ray 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@kostakatsoulis2922 sergeant johnson was a spartan 1 so ya (he was one of the two or 3 oens that survived the procedure)

    • @kostakatsoulis2922
      @kostakatsoulis2922 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@Antimatter_ray ok spartan ones then would also like to know your location.

  • @gabnel1000
    @gabnel1000 4 ปีที่แล้ว +169

    "When in doubt, reverse the polarity" should be a creed of every engineer in science fiction.

    • @Betito1171
      @Betito1171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I still don’t know what that means

    • @death13a
      @death13a 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Also works on clogged toilets

    • @artembentsionov
      @artembentsionov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      We’re confusing the polarity!

  • @TailAbNormal
    @TailAbNormal 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The shields in Borderlands are pretty good. They're cheap enough that you can buy them from vending machines and so simple to use that every other psycho on Pandora has one. Plus by the end of the game they're so strong that lower level enemies can't even hurt you and you can survive going up against giant kaiju and building sized mechs.

  • @darkbooger
    @darkbooger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +107

    The plating was about to fail, there's viscosity throughout the gel layer. Optics? Totally fried, and lets not even talk about the power supply. You know how expensive this gear is, son?

    • @hartianx1698
      @hartianx1698 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Tell that to the Covenant.

    • @darkbooger
      @darkbooger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      @@hartianx1698 Well it was all obsolete anyway. Your new suit's a Mark VI, just came up from Songnam this morning. Try and take it easy till you get used to the upgrades. Okay, let's test your targeting, first thing. Please look at the top light.

    • @avatariroh0543
      @avatariroh0543 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@darkbooger Good. Now look at the bottom light.

    • @darkbooger
      @darkbooger 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@avatariroh0543 Alright. Look at the top light again.

    • @Co27Enigma
      @Co27Enigma 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      DarkBooger That’s it. Now the bottom one. Okay. Everything checks out. Standby, I’m gonna offline the inhibitors. Move around a little. Get a feel for it. When you’re ready, come meet me by the Zapper.

  • @marcolu5395
    @marcolu5395 4 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    When talking about the personal shields in Dune, you said that their vibrations were what attracted sandworms. While they can be attracted by vibrations, the specific presence of a Holtzmann field drives worms into a berserk rage, attracting many more than something like a thumper. Thus, suspensors will also attract worms as well as shields, as seen in the first chapter of Dune: House Harkonnen.

    • @danielbeck2739
      @danielbeck2739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I remember reading that too in some of the novels, the repulsors and shield emitters had a high sub-sonic frequency they emitted when active. And sand being almost as conductive with sound as water in a way just drove everything within 3k nuts. Hence it was almost safer to use mechs or even wheeled vehicles since they could stop in their tracks and the worms would eventually loose interest, or try to get to the nearest rock outcropping to wait it out since the worms couldn't burrow through that. Or even traveling on foot, fremen had a system in place much like Tusken Dune Raiders. March in single file and in step to limit the vibrations emitted from walking in the desert.

    • @Grounders10
      @Grounders10 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@danielbeck2739 makes me wonder if there are giant worms in some sections of the Dune Sea on Tatooine

    • @danielbeck2739
      @danielbeck2739 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Grounders10 Not to my knowledge, there are sarlac pits but they are stationary. They mainly marched in single file and in step to better hide their numbers, so that any would be retaliation might find themselves either facing a small group to a massive raiding party if they were to try to track them down. This also made it easier for people to lose their tracks if winds blew over and covered them. In mass or even walking in pairs there was a higher probability to find some hint, single file had the potential to be covered over with wind and storms. So any natural way of tracking would be null and void and would require some kind of tech to look for any signs of said tracks. That would mean tracking pheromones, possibly biological signals like blood, or some kind of radiation of some sort. Thermals would be next to useless unless it was the middle of the night with the suns down since the sand would be hot enough to mask any thermal readings of a foot print. If you saw the Mandalorain series there is a perfect example of this shown in an episode. I won't go into details as to not spoil it, but suffice to say the reasoning is justifiable.

  • @pyeitme508
    @pyeitme508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +237

    I prefer plot armor, lol! Just kidding, the armor wore by Spartans from Halo looks like the most practical one I had ever seen.

    • @Raeinok
      @Raeinok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      Probably the largest leap in tech that would be required besides the shields is the power source. If we had micro fusion reactors we could probably make atleast mark 4 which didn't have shields.

    • @pyeitme508
      @pyeitme508 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Raeinok maybe

    • @11Survivor
      @11Survivor 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@Raeinok I mean... It did take us 5 centuries to get to that point.

    • @regardlessrampage
      @regardlessrampage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      the command and control systems need some work too. there can be a personell bottleneck when your bad ass armor can only be worn by mega roided trans humans. I think MJOLNIR is the most potent armor on this list but the clone commando armor is the most practical since any soldier can wear it.

    • @dogie61
      @dogie61 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      40k Space Marines don't get shields to make it fair for everyone else lol. Thats why the eldar got them.

  • @Insanerobert44
    @Insanerobert44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    The sound of a Mjolnir shield recharging is superb. You can almost feel the energy dispensed by the generators to rebuild and recharge the personal shield. Also, the in-built alert of shield loss feels grounded in reality, you must know you are no longer safe, you must go and take cover!
    In the same time, I like how Mass Effect shields react to incoming projectiles (they look like they ionize the air around them to disperse the sudden energy burst) and the effect of the shield recharging itself completely (the blue line rising up from the feet like saying: OK, now you're completely safe, again).

    • @gameseeker6307
      @gameseeker6307 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Apparently those suits are more expensive than some of the UNSC spacecraft

    • @Grounders10
      @Grounders10 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@gameseeker6307 I can see that. Between limited runs, experimental technology, and incredibly rare materials for said experimental technology, the price would have ballooned quite quickly.

    • @MarkJones-by6xv
      @MarkJones-by6xv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gameseeker6307 Oh definitely, but you can already see with the spartan-IV's how they're beginning to be able to mass produce suits at more cost effective rates. The prototypes (first Mk.V) would be insanely expensive, with most of the expense going to R&D costs. Future generations already have the technology, so it's just streamlining and optimizing it, plus the cost of materials. Would love to see how they looked in a hundred years.

    • @whitehaddockschannel9220
      @whitehaddockschannel9220 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mark Jones spartan 4s are actually in super weaker armor and when i say weaker i mean it and there were thousands of spartan 3s and about 5k spartan 4s

    • @regardlessrampage
      @regardlessrampage 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gameseeker6307 that's largely thanks to their ability to house a smart AI. Artificial intelligence infrastructure is so incredibly expensive that the UNSC could only afford to install them on the flag ships of some of their fleets. that feature combined with the shield tech made a single suit of gen 5 Mjolnir armor value in the same neighborhood as a frigate. it's stated that the Spartan II project cost as much as a full battlegroup which would include numerous cruisers, frigates, destroyers and possibly a carrier. For context, there were only 33 Spartan IIs that received Mjolnir armor.

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +258

    The best personal shield is the *Rey Shield.*
    A form of _plot armour_ introduced in The Force Awakens, it also works offensively - in fact many fans have found it somewhat offensive.

  • @casbot71
    @casbot71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    A old sci-fi franchise that never got the film treatment, *Issac Asimov's Foundation* series, contains some seriously powerful personal shields [HBO may be working on a adaption].
    In fact it may be the sci fi origins of the personal force shield.
    It's an atomic shield that's worn as a belt and surrounds the wearer with a faint glow that is hard to notice at first.
    It can however stop a atomic blaster at point blank range. And to give you the idea of the power of a atomic blaster, it can disintegrate the upper half of a human and create a hole in the wall behind it in one shot - which the atomic shield wearing character did after the Empire official shot him on Trantor - a planet that makes Corescant look rural.

  • @Raeinok
    @Raeinok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    If I was a Marine or ODST in Halo I try to steal a Jackal Shield.

    • @Raeinok
      @Raeinok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Jackal shield with a Halo 1 magnum

    • @Sp00kyV0id
      @Sp00kyV0id 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thats covenant contraband..........

    • @Raeinok
      @Raeinok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      @@Sp00kyV0id I think thd UNSC wanted contraband for study.

    • @pedrokantor3997
      @pedrokantor3997 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      @@Sp00kyV0id Unlike the Imperium of Man in 40k, the UNSC actually embraced xenos technology and wanted to reverse engineer it.

    • @komododragonking6592
      @komododragonking6592 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Has anyone in the halo universe the books even try to steal a jackal shield

  • @mrmacguff1n
    @mrmacguff1n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Ima keep it real
    Garrus has earned a no kill xeno pass
    Best buddy in a Space Opera video game

    • @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954
      @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Honorary human status is but rarely afforded to non-humans, but Garrus definitely qualifies. Not only does he fight to protect human lives, but he offers great inspirational pep talks to Sheppard.

    • @TheRewasder97
      @TheRewasder97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      As the Epic Voice Guy said in the Mass Effect honest trailer, Garrus is the best alien bro since Chewbacca
      Plus, he has great reach

    • @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954
      @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheRewasder97 Though not so much flexibility...

  • @Azrael_Equinox
    @Azrael_Equinox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Doom: *_Laughs in Marauder_*

    • @erickrasniewski567
      @erickrasniewski567 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Laughs in preator suit

    • @erlosung5112
      @erlosung5112 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Or the annoying shields that the zombie soldiers have. They are so annoying

    • @ugandanknuckles3981
      @ugandanknuckles3981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      GIN Elite Laughs in the icons of sins armour

    • @Azrael_Equinox
      @Azrael_Equinox 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *LAUGHS IN THE ABILITY TO BREAK ALL OF THESE SHIELDS*

    • @ugandanknuckles3981
      @ugandanknuckles3981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Shadow Paradox Laughs in plot armor

  • @fuckologic1202
    @fuckologic1202 4 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    - Talks about Mass Effect
    - Shows "Andromeda" footage
    What heresy is this?

    • @digivagrant
      @digivagrant 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Preferred he used Mass Effect 3 /s

    • @TheRewasder97
      @TheRewasder97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Worst of all, Tali doesn't appear once

    • @artembentsionov
      @artembentsionov 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Andromeda has no shields

  • @siphonicstorm7191
    @siphonicstorm7191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I do prefer the Mjolnir suits from Halo. It's one of my favorite science fiction exosuits.

    • @gmaninatrashcan7144
      @gmaninatrashcan7144 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Na man it's all about that Grey Knight Terminator armor with rosarius and iron halo. Chief could wail on that all day until he gets tired of running around, comes in for the melee and get bitch slapped so hard Khorne pops a massive chain axe boner

    • @siphonicstorm7191
      @siphonicstorm7191 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree with that. But it's a personal opinion.

  • @jacara1981
    @jacara1981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Personal shield emitter from Stargate Atlantis. It basically make you immune to everything while active, can be controlled with your mind, and comes in two forms (One that anyone can use when activated, and one that imprints on the first user_

    • @equitek
      @equitek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This would be my choice...

    • @TheBntimmins
      @TheBntimmins 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Minor side effect that it can't be turned off in the user feels any sense of danger. In a unknown place, surrounded by bad guys, have fun eating anything.

    • @jacara1981
      @jacara1981 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBntimmins MaKay learned to use it far better, being able to turn it on and off at will.

    • @victorselve8349
      @victorselve8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBntimmins to be fair that is something you can get around by training, or simply don't have such a long list of phobia.

    • @equitek
      @equitek 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheBntimmins I'm not sure that's true... It was true for McKay, but he's a nut, lol.

  • @davidterry3288
    @davidterry3288 4 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    The Best Energy Shield is the one you have on you when the bolts start flying.

  • @shelbymustang3548
    @shelbymustang3548 4 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I don’t mean any disrespect, but you guys TOTALLY forgot about the Borg!

    • @jamoecw
      @jamoecw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      the borg shields are the best in science fiction because it negates all damage from a source after a little bit of time.

    • @smallmoe
      @smallmoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jamoecw except for kinetic damage

    • @jamoecw
      @jamoecw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@smallmoe maybe, in lore it even does that. of course we never see it because nothing in the trek universe does kinetic damage except the odd battlith (or similar). picard in the holodeck fired miniature force fields at the borg that looked like bullets. frankly the lack of kinetic weapons in trek is a whole weakness in their infantry.

    • @smallmoe
      @smallmoe 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@jamoecw There is the TR116b from the DS9 series but I don't remember if it ever saw use against the borg. I agree, you really can't go wrong with a good slugthrower.

    • @0SgtRoadkill0
      @0SgtRoadkill0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@smallmoe in the episode they say it lost out in the dev cycle to self re-modulating phaser weapons.

  • @michaelmutranowski123
    @michaelmutranowski123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I really liked the personal protection shield from Stargate: Atlantis. Yeah, you could suffocate if you were buried alive or submerged under water but aside from that you were invincible.

  • @TheRewasder97
    @TheRewasder97 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    The strongest, toughest and meaniest of sields, is actually used by an enemy
    I will never forget that epic bossfight
    yes, I'm looking at you marauder shields, oh final boss of Mass Effect

  • @Raeinok
    @Raeinok 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Woah woah woah, did you say the only victories for humanity where done by the spartans. You forget the sacrifice of one halo Admiral Preston Cole.

    • @NexusDex
      @NexusDex 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      What about the ODST's?

    • @knavishroot1238
      @knavishroot1238 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      *screams in Spirit Of Fire*

  • @sheldongoodfellow9686
    @sheldongoodfellow9686 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    Warhammer: We just yeet bullets and bombs straight into Hell...atleast when we run out of meat shields.

    • @imperialofficerremusblackw8452
      @imperialofficerremusblackw8452 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Titans and warships have void shields, but I will concede that the primary defense is the wall of guns known as the Imperial Guard.

    • @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954
      @gregorygreenwood-nimmo4954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Though to be fair the Imperium does quite a nice spectrum of non-Void Shield personal energy shield technologies too, such as Conversion and Displacement fields.

    • @TrenchCoatDingo
      @TrenchCoatDingo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      iron halo storm shield rosarius

    • @doomslayer2290
      @doomslayer2290 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      With all respect I fight hell on my own and you need an army.

    • @danksinatra9146
      @danksinatra9146 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@doomslayer2290 a space marine would wreck you in a fight.

  • @lukasvillar9328
    @lukasvillar9328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Honorable mention for the Sentients shields of the Warfreme universe.
    A shield that assimilates the technology that attacks it making it not only evolve, but also makes other Sentients technologies more advanced in the process.

  • @MUJUNKY
    @MUJUNKY 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Glad to see your stuff going strong, remember your first video. Hope to see many more.

  • @edgelord8337
    @edgelord8337 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Nice, another generation tech upload.
    I love this channel!

  • @3Rayfire
    @3Rayfire 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    5:00 is by far the funniest thing I've ever heard on the Generation family of channels, well done Alan.

  • @Lulu-ex7fc
    @Lulu-ex7fc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I use to think "reverse the polarity" sounded cool. Then....I became an electrician. Now, hearing that just pisses me off.

    • @bbarbiter
      @bbarbiter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Indeed. It's the most cheap and boring thing you could think of.

    • @caseyhall2320
      @caseyhall2320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Guy #1: "Quick quick, reverse the polarity!"
      Guy #2: "Why are you trying to break my shield while simultaneously killing me? Why would you even suggest that?"
      Guy #1: "But...but PLOT armor!"

  • @blindoutlaw
    @blindoutlaw 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I liked the shields in Dune.
    Makes warfare go back to some sweet sweet melee combat in a sci-fi setting.

  • @gundam2jimmy
    @gundam2jimmy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    What about the BORG?

  • @dylaneyles8474
    @dylaneyles8474 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If it was in game I'd prefer the mass effect shields because of how fast they recharge and their durable as long as your not in the middle of a battle

  • @TheMegamaster44
    @TheMegamaster44 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mjolnir armor has a nuclear reactor so why do I need to wait for the damn flashlight to recharge

    • @caseyhall2320
      @caseyhall2320 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Simple answer-> gameplay reasons.
      Lore answer-> No idea, if anything I feel like we should've been able to freaking blind an entire mountain-side with our flashlights considering we've got a nuclear reactor in our armor haha.

    • @nocelebrity6042
      @nocelebrity6042 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The shield might be an energy field with no di-electric, but if the flashlight battery is just a chemical battery, you have to wait longer to avoid exploding batteries.
      It should have just been on a circuit for continuous power, but...
      *mutters something about the government, and the lowest bidder*

    • @mrweirdguy5249
      @mrweirdguy5249 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's purely a gameplay mechanic. Though in actual lore Flashlight does not need to recharge.

    • @victorpedrosoceolin3919
      @victorpedrosoceolin3919 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mrweirdguy5249 spartans don't even need that, they can see in the dark

  • @christophersandidge8257
    @christophersandidge8257 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dune, and star wars. My favorite sci fi movies. I love it. Thanks.

  • @seaham3d695
    @seaham3d695 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just had my covid jab and I feel a bit low, Alan just cheered me up :)

  • @Irmarinen
    @Irmarinen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    WH40K: *Laughs in human wave*

    • @DCPTF2
      @DCPTF2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You forgot the holy rosarius brother

    • @Irmarinen
      @Irmarinen 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@DCPTF2 Yes, thank you for reminding me, honourable battle brother. The Emperor Protects.

    • @DCPTF2
      @DCPTF2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@Irmarinen The Emperor Protects

    • @Dy4tvrzasp2n
      @Dy4tvrzasp2n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@DCPTF2 Those things are very rare. So rare that most imperial soldiers don't even know it existed.

    • @shaq6976
      @shaq6976 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      ???????? Are you spreading HERESY?

  • @galbert117
    @galbert117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Toss up between Mjolnir shields and Katarn shields. The fast recharge of the Mjolnir and high toughness of it is good, while being able to tank a railgun on steroids from point blank range is a point towards Katarn shields.

  • @glrasshopper
    @glrasshopper 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Talking about Mass Effect and not mentioning the famous Marauder Shields?

  • @darrenskjoelsvold
    @darrenskjoelsvold 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You missed a few personal shields. For instance Star Trek had a few examples of personal shields. The most basic wasn't for combat but exploration and was seen mostly in the cartoon. The other is in Star Trek online. Also there are more too. Make a sequel for this video please. So much more out there.

  • @baolamtruong2188
    @baolamtruong2188 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    haha Doom: Laughs in Marauder and the Slayer argent energy shield

    • @gmaninatrashcan7144
      @gmaninatrashcan7144 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      *laughs in space marine and emperor class titan void shields"

    • @cqbjones4861
      @cqbjones4861 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      pepe did 7/11 question, can those shields break?

    • @doomslayer2290
      @doomslayer2290 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gmaninatrashcan7144 laughs in praetor suit.

    • @michaelhamar3305
      @michaelhamar3305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@gmaninatrashcan7144 Laughts in vin diesel plot shield

  • @jimbob6490
    @jimbob6490 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    You should do more comparisons like this

  • @charlescaine6022
    @charlescaine6022 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Always remember to angle your personal shields so that they are reflecting, not stopping, incoming weapons fire. They last longer that way.

  • @Neko_N7
    @Neko_N7 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Of the 4 mentioned in this video I personally prefer the kinetic barriers. The Mjolnir shields do beat out kinetic barriers in terms of raw defensive strength, I'm not denying that. But I would prefer kinetic barriers because of one thing. They are more user friendly. In the books when the Master Chief first uses them in a combat sim he complains that the shields on the bottom of his boots make it feel like he's trying to walk on ice and the shields on his hands feel like when he's trying to hold something it's covered in oil, it's slippery and difficult to handle. His solution is to weaken the shield power in those areas. It works but makes those spots vulnerable. Kinetic barriers don't suffer from that drawback. They work by detecting incoming threats via a virtual intelligence and intercepting them with a mass effect field. Better still they are adaptable. In ME2 you can get what's called a "Shield Harness" that increases shield strength by 10%. It's basically just a belt with a built in kinetic barrier generator. Mjolinr systems are still somewhat new in the Halo universe where as if you read the lore kinetic barriers have been around for a long time. any tech that's new will always have kinks and bugs to iron out. Plus defensive tech is always designed based on what threats it's facing. Take IRL Kevlar vest and ballistic plates for example. Good against bullets and shrapnel, bad against swords and large blades. my point is Kinetic barriers are more widely usable then Mjolinr, not has hazardous and personal deflector shields, and not as quarky as the shields from Dune. But that's just my opinion.

  • @lancer737
    @lancer737 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Allen, post Return of the Jedi Purge Troopers have shields that block energy, physical ballistic projectiles, lightsabers, and even force powers. The only way to get through the shields was with Ion Disruptor weapons and the effects were not permanent.

  • @saheliumd7182
    @saheliumd7182 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the concept of the dune personal shield, that fight scene at the beginning of the Dune movie in the 80s was mind boggling.

  • @asaenvolk
    @asaenvolk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Well, no, the shields in Mass Effect DID protect against energy weapons, it just did better against kinetic attacks, there are many times in game when the shields protect you against energy damage, often very very intense energy damage.

  • @captainmorgan9399
    @captainmorgan9399 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Whyd the thumbnail image have to include the N7 Paladin? I FINALLY moved on from that game and now I wanna play it again

  • @mortyjhones4068
    @mortyjhones4068 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I prefure 40K's Convershion Field generator.
    It converts and disperses Kenetic and energey impacts across its surfaceand converts soild projectiles into heat and light, the harder you hit it the more affective it is. the one draw back to the field is that since kenetic rounds are vaporised in the contact resulting in a photonic flash and shockwave. so when the shield is hit by a mass driver round the indevidule is turned into a masive flash bang grenade.

    • @KillerOrca
      @KillerOrca 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Useful if you're wearing sunglasses.

    • @mortyjhones4068
      @mortyjhones4068 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KillerOrca yep connonaly in game anyone whoo fails there save when using one is not actualy dead,.... just blind for a bit... hopfuly

  • @Unsound_advice
    @Unsound_advice 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Show us the quarantine hair!

  • @safermurderweapon
    @safermurderweapon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    N7 Paladin shield was nuts back in its day

  • @steveroberts3512
    @steveroberts3512 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What about the personal shields worn by the Foundation in Asimov's Foundation series?

  • @barbarossarotbart
    @barbarossarotbart 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A Lasgun hitting a Holtzman shield does not only destroy the target but also the gunner, because both shield and lasgun explode in a massive nuclear reaction. And that's the main reason they stopped using lasguns.

    • @stubbornspaceman7201
      @stubbornspaceman7201 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Indeed if it was just the shield that went nuclear then you could just shot them from outside the blast radius.

  • @Jedistarship
    @Jedistarship 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not a lot of people know about the Katarn Class Troopers, you would think the more visible reference you would have used was the Droideka seeing as it was in the Films.

  • @krissvector3759
    @krissvector3759 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Borderlands 2: Laughs in 94% Sham

  • @supremejuice683
    @supremejuice683 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    why is this channel not bigger

  • @toadofsteel
    @toadofsteel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Get British Ben in here to talk about the Borg personal shields.

    • @kongthao9935
      @kongthao9935 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      1. Meat shields to collect attack data.
      2. Analyze energy that bypassed shields.
      3. Update shield suite.
      4. Commence assimilation.

  • @hildenburg5
    @hildenburg5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    6:05 🤣 I love it

  • @Cyberscout00
    @Cyberscout00 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why you didn't include the agent Kruger's shield from District 9 movie?

  • @gavinkosolofski1862
    @gavinkosolofski1862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What about the Borg shields? They were adaptable to almost anything thrown at them!

    • @victorselve8349
      @victorselve8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only really great if you are the 5th person to be hit. The fact that you often need multiple hits before they adapt to a new or slightly modified weapons fire disqualifies it as a personal shield in my opinion.
      Of course loosing a couple of drones is not really a problem for the Borg but for a person that is concerned with self preservation not so great.

    • @tomcat124us
      @tomcat124us 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@victorselve8349 hell that's the stormtrooper/ cloner trooper doctrine. There is always more to take your place. The Borg Queens and the Collective really push the needs of the many, out way the needs of the few. I think the war with Species 8472 lost sectors of cubes.... that has got to be in the billions or trillions

    • @victorselve8349
      @victorselve8349 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tomcat124us yes.
      And would you want to be a Strom trooper?
      No.
      If I'm talking my personal protection there are simply better options
      (Also last time I kept track of canon storm trooper armor would often reduce blaster hits to non lethal knockouts although I'm no sure if that still holds true in the Disney canon)

  • @moviefreakdavid666
    @moviefreakdavid666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Marauder from Doom Eternal has a shield that can block both The Unmaker and BFG I say that's fuckin impressive

  • @satrapheretic862
    @satrapheretic862 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Astartes best energy shield is the imperial Guard meat shield

  • @lonewarrior1
    @lonewarrior1 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It might be a small mention but could have talked about the Star Gate Atlantis Personal Body shield that Rodney found in Atlantis...

  • @christophergroenewald5847
    @christophergroenewald5847 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The way mass effect kinetic barriers worked was a soldier's hardsuit was covered in small immiters. If these immiters detected an object heading towards them above a cirtain velocity, they would then activate a series of rotating energy fields(called mass effect fields) which would collide with the object, stopping it in in its tracks or deflecting it
    Like mentioned in the video kinetic barriers only block projectiles not toxins, radiation or extreams of temperature. They relied on armor for that. Projectiles are not completely useless against barriers however. Too many hard, fast shots at once could overwhelm the suits power core, causing the shields to temporarily shut down
    The actual armor its self consisted of 3 layers. The first was a cellular type of material, the second consisted of multiple sheets of ablative ceramic in places that didn't require maneuverability. Due to high mass compaction, this armor was a hell of a lot harder than steel but also much lighter. These sheets were also designed boil away when heated, this meant that if the armor was hit by an energy based weapon, instead of absorbing the impact, it dispersed the heat over a larger area and ultimately reduce the damage. The third was the kinetic-barrier

  • @braysonlilburn2296
    @braysonlilburn2296 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Honestly the mass effect shielding is my numbee 1 then halo, then star wars specifically old republic

  • @artembentsionov
    @artembentsionov 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the new canon, the Chiss didn’t have shields of any kind until Thrawn managed to obtain a Republic shield generator from a planet at the edge of the Unknown Regions. All Unknown Regions races instead used the far weaker electrostatic barriers. But, presumably, as soon as the Chiss started using shields, the other powers soon either found their own Republic samples or built their own using the scans of Chiss ships

  • @dvd1098
    @dvd1098 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    All units in the Protoss faction in Starcraft has their own energy shield that can block all forms of attack even physical attacks that can act as an auto parry when is blade combat.

  • @kevinvandal8595
    @kevinvandal8595 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The Borg ;)

  • @martialbernier3282
    @martialbernier3282 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For the mass effect shield section you should have separated it into two categories because there are shields and barriers in mass effect there not the same thing just sayin

  • @napoleongaming9503
    @napoleongaming9503 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow

  • @eldarshield4724
    @eldarshield4724 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shields up.

  • @jmitm6889
    @jmitm6889 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about mandalorian energy shields the wrist mounted ones

  • @pyrioncelendil
    @pyrioncelendil 4 วันที่ผ่านมา

    The best energy shields in science fiction are Alteran shields in the Stargate series. Regular old shields conk out when they've absorbed enough damage to overwhelm them, and this includes Goa'uld and Asgard shields. Alteran shields stay up so long as they're fed power. Even better, Alteran ship shields (excluding cityship shields, as those did double duty in retaining a breathable atmosphere) are conformal shields as opposed to bubble shields, so they don't suffer from the problem of blocking shots that would otherwise have missed if the shield hadn't gotten in the way. Alteran personal shields have all the advantages of their upsized counterparts, but they also do full inertial cancellation. You could fall off the top of a skyscraper and land on your head and the shield would tank the entire impact with no harm coming to you (beyond the probable heart attack from panicking over falling from such a height).
    Also Mass Effect shouldn't be on the list because its energy shields aren't energy shields, they're kinetic barriers. That's not just a difference of wording, Mass Effect's kinetic barriers can't stop energy at all, because it's right there in the name, they're kinetic barriers, they only stop kinetic impacts, and the faster those kinetic impacts, the less capable the barriers get. It's why Reaper beam weapons, despite not being true energy weapons (but relativistic kinetic weapons), cut through kinetic barriers like they weren't even there.

  • @chapman402
    @chapman402 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Star Trek elite force hazard team armour is pretty mental

  • @3Rayfire
    @3Rayfire 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mjolnir armor. Master Chief Tested. Master Chief Approved.

  • @bluerexstudios3412
    @bluerexstudios3412 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Titanium beskar mjolnir armor with backta imports and you got yourself a unstoppable super soldier

  • @Chivs116
    @Chivs116 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the shields on Borg drones?

  • @dagonfell1566
    @dagonfell1566 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    phantasy star online had shileds, so did xenosaga, as did warframe and so many others..... but not a bad list, just..... expected a bit more variety. the Dune part was a great addition to your usual star wars, halo, mass effect list.

    • @ezachleewright2309
      @ezachleewright2309 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude, we could spend all week talking about all the sci-fi MMORPGs' energy shields. Hell, why don't we bring up all the Power Ranger ones while we're at it?? -_-

  • @guyfrompoland1358
    @guyfrompoland1358 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just watched "Dune" and I was curious if you include it

  • @sspaceforce
    @sspaceforce ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I can't help but wonder the difference between dune shields and other shields... What would happen to a dune ship and shields should they meet and fire their las guns at say a star wars ship shields and quad laser cannon? Would both blow up because of the dune las gun, or would the dune ships shields explode alone because of laser bolts? OR would both essentially nullify each other? I could only really guess at what would happen with holts man shields vs other shields and weapons. What is the best guesses??
    Edit: side note..... what would happen if some dune worms or the little dune trout worms ended up (dropped off) on the desert planet in star wars Tatooine ?? would they get eaten, or terraform the planet completely into a new spice planet dune 2? There was a lot of meat eaters in Tatooine... so i wonder what would eat and what would get eaten after some time.

  • @GroundlessBeef
    @GroundlessBeef 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly I love halo 4 hardlight shield even if it's not practical. But it's still cool to me non the less.

  • @newgodskane
    @newgodskane 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about Green Lantern rings or anything from SG-1 or Atlantis

  • @masterpartyfoot3172
    @masterpartyfoot3172 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The goa'uld energy sheild is pretty decent

  • @wraithcraftgaming6891
    @wraithcraftgaming6891 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the protoss plasma shields?

  • @ninedivines5374
    @ninedivines5374 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You seem to have forgotten the gen3 mjolnirs literally impenetrable shields

  • @shadowjezzter
    @shadowjezzter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The clone commandos were more independent not aggressive. They were also trained with their squad from birth.
    Dam clone lives would suck with the speeded up lives.

  • @RebelOfTheNorm242
    @RebelOfTheNorm242 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Chapter master Astartes and Primarchs has Void Shielding.
    They literally created a bubble of matter dispersion around them, that would 'misplace' projectiles and make them bend around the user

    • @KillerOrca
      @KillerOrca 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      So do Titans and some Knights. Anything big enough to house the generators for it, they get it.

    • @eruantien9932
      @eruantien9932 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's not a void shield for Astartes and their Primarchs, but rather a type of conversion field (typically housed in an iron halo by the time you get to 40k's timeframe). Even the smallest void shield generators are too big to be practically carried in battle, even for a Primarch.

  • @jmachero5852
    @jmachero5852 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    And then there’s Warhammer 40k with the Void shield.
    “Send the enemy’s attacks to hell!”

  • @hansmerker5611
    @hansmerker5611 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Katarn armor is essentially the Star Wars equivalent to the Mjolnir armor.

  • @kroganbers3rker778
    @kroganbers3rker778 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Do more Mass Effect plz

  • @preciouspack40k20
    @preciouspack40k20 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna see more dune content

  • @sterasigma8734
    @sterasigma8734 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Effective or not, I don't think I can forget seeing Patrick Stewart fighting someone in jelly.

  • @arielhenrique9180
    @arielhenrique9180 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about Isac's armour in dead space?

  • @willangel2745
    @willangel2745 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the dales from doctor who

  • @emilv.3693
    @emilv.3693 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Katarn for the win

  • @newgodskane
    @newgodskane 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about doctor Doom's armor or cap Captain America's replacement gauntlet

  • @kazot3537
    @kazot3537 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Lets not forget Vorlon personal shield from Babylon 5 and and the Arkonide personal shield from Perry Rhodan (Mission Stardust 1967).

  • @Vardraq
    @Vardraq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Ancient's personal shield from stargate should have been in this. ;-)

  • @baitposter
    @baitposter 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Welp, time to remake this video for the new Dune adaptation's shields

  • @v.sandrone4268
    @v.sandrone4268 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Plot shields beat energy weapons ever time.

  • @rart361
    @rart361 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    40k: Laughs in void shields

    • @WadcaWymiaru
      @WadcaWymiaru 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those didn't even work when scalled...

    • @Dy4tvrzasp2n
      @Dy4tvrzasp2n 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Those things are not very portable. It requires something as large as a Titan at the very least to mount it.

    • @rart361
      @rart361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      hey. it could probably be done but of you try it youll get executed for tech-heresy

    • @hartianx1698
      @hartianx1698 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rart361 Even if it was scaled down it would take a metric ass-ton of power to use it for even a few seconds, I only see Astartes (most likely Terminator squads to supplement their already insane damage protection) being allowed or even capable of using them effectively.

    • @WadcaWymiaru
      @WadcaWymiaru 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I meant that shield do not protect aganist the physical projectives. They are transparent for craft and ordnance like torps...

  • @gamertagboakan7417
    @gamertagboakan7417 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I mean, fancy badges made of fragments of a 10,000 year old suit of relic armour worn by a god sounds pretty good too. (Crux Terminatus - WH40k)

  • @Thornbloom
    @Thornbloom 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Think my first encounter with personal shields was in The Courtship of Princess Leia.