Force field

Bubble Buddies

A force field, sometimes called an energy shield, is a device used for purposes of defending an object or location, or serving as a means of imprisonment.

Fiction

Generation 1 continuity family

The Transformers cartoon

Trailbreaker never really had a consistent look for his force fields.

The Autobot Trailbreaker was equipped with a force field generator. He often used it to move things away, such as floods. Triple Takeover After being attacked by the Rainmakers, Trailbreaker projected a force field to allow the Autobots time to repair themselves from the damages suffered from acid rain. Divide and Conquer

After being captured by the Decepticons, Spike was held in a force field to prevent him from escaping. Still, the Decepticons had Ravage remain to keep an eye on him. Transport to Oblivion

The Sub-Atlanticans had their own force field named the Dome of Invulnerability which they used while invading Washington, D.C. Atlantis, Arise!

Trailbreaker used his force field to take the sting out of the Decepticons' laser fire. The Immobilizer

Much to Megatron's chagrin, Soundwave was forced to disclose that Decepticon Headquarters did not in fact have a force field, as their recently abandoned Sky Platform plowed into the undersea base... The Girl Who Loved Powerglide

The Stunticons were equipped with automatic force fields that made them impervious to the rocks and trees they were crashing into. The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1

Defensor was also equipped with a forcefield, but his had the bad habit of running out of juice after a very short amount of time, causing it to deactivate. This rendered its usefulness debatable. B.O.T.

Beast Wars cartoon continuity

Beast Wars cartoon

The Axalon had a force field shield, though it was prone to failure, like the instance when the shield circuitry was hit. Chain of Command After being on Earth for some time, Rhinox developed the Sentinel security systems which included a force field. A Better Mousetrap The shield could stand up to a heavy amount of punishment, though at times, it would inevitably fail. Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)

When the Maximals and Predacons found the Ark, they found that Teletraan I was still online and projecting its force field around the ship, requiring the access codes inscribed in the Golden Disk to deactivate. Under Megatron's orders, Blackarachnia reactivated the force field and turned the point defences against the Maximals. A perfect shot by Rattrap disabled the fusion cannon that was harassing them, the resulting power surge deactivating the force field. The Agenda (Part III)

After the Axalon sank into the river near it, Optimal Situation the Maximals moved into the Ark. Rhinox attempted to reboot Teletraan I's force field only to discover that Maximal technology had developed too far from its Autobot counterpart to be compatible.

Subsequently, the Maximals attempted to salvage Sentinel from the remains of the Axalon, but the Predacons managed to steal the control system and installed it in the Darksyde, simultaneously managing to bolster their own defenses and putting the Maximals on a defensive footing for the remainder of the Beast Wars. Changing of the Guard

When the Darksyde came under attack from Tigerhawk, Megatron ordered the shields raised but they did nothing to impede the emissary's meteoric arrival. Other Victories

Beast Machines

Megatron installed powerful shields aboard the Grand Mal, which were the only defense the Maximals could activate when the Vehicons attempted to take the vessel back. The shields, however, cut Botanica off from Cybertron's organic core. To save her, Rattrap launched an escape pod containing a shield emitter which mimicked the Grand Mal's own shield harmonics. Megatron found the emitter and transmitted the harmonics to Obsidian, whose forces shot the Grand Mal out from the sky. Endgame Pt. I: The Downward Spiral

2005 IDW continuity

One of Shockwave's outliers could project force fields. An Intimate Beheading

During a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, the Autobots set up a "force dome" to keep the infection from spreading. The Transformers: Infestation #1 When Britt added Kup to the collective intelligence of the Undermind, she learned how to create a force dome to keep out the Autobots and Galvatron's forces. The Transformers: Infestation #2

Trailbreaker was depressed about his power to create force fields being his defining feature. They turned out to be fortunate in that one protected him when one of Brainstorm's inventions sent the rest of the crew into stasis and a group of Decepticons invaded the Lost Light. The Reluctant Specialist

When scared, Trailbreaker could produce an appropriately named "panic bubble" which trapped him within an impregnable forcefield for a hard thirty minutes. Words Hang in the Air Tragically, such a feature would ultimately seal his fate as, after setting one up to escape Vos, he found that the stasis locked Kaon was within the field. After the assassin had used its energy to revitalize himself, he proceeded to dismember his hapless saviour before both Decepticons teleported away. Births, Deaths, and Interventions

Trailbreaker's power had been controlled by a forcefield generator on his palm. Once he had been killed, Megatron retrieved the generator. The Custom-Made Now When on Necroworld, he fuelled it with antimatter, trapping the Decepticon Justice Division inside the shield before using the antimatter to kill them. After Megatron had been teleported to safety, the antimatter exploded, with the forcefield preventing it destroying the planet. Do Not Go Gentle

In anticipation for Earth's official induction ceremony into the Council of Worlds, Metroplex erected a forcefield around his city mode and pumped oxygen into it for weeks. First Strike #1

Of Masters and Mayhem

Both Toxitron and his weapons had specialized force fields to prevent the Decepticon's corrosive sludge from consuming them and allow him to non-lethally touch objects. The Toxic Transformer When Wreckage formed, the force fields protected the other Wreckers from the sludge. Deadly Aim

Star Trek vs. Transformers

The USS Enterprise relied on a force field for defence agains hostile ships. When the ship fell into a trap by laid by a Decepticon/Klingon alliance, Arex ordered the shields raised but the command came too late to prevent Trypticon from crippling the Enterprise. Prime's Directive, Part Two

2019 IDW continuity

Voin Asserters could call upon a forcefield. When one faced off against Quake it activated its shield when he got too close, but this did nothing to save its life. Prisoners

Transformers: Earth Wars

Several Transformers have had force field related abilities. Hotspot and Tantrum have 'reflective shields' and Trailbreaker and Exhaust have 'Reflective Force Fields'

Animated cartoon

During the Great War, Trailbreaker's force field failed at a critical moment. The AllSpark Almanac II

The Steelhaven possessed a forcefield which the Elite Guard used a quarantine against those filthy organics that swarmed over Earth. Elite Guard second-in-command Sentinel Prime's personal weapon was a Skyboom Shield. The Elite Guard Following her AllSpark Key upgrade, Sari Sumdac also gained such a shield. TransWarped

Sumdac Tower had a force field which activated whenever the tower was under siege. Total Meltdown SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy When the Lugnut Supremes attacked Detroit, the tower's force field again protected it but it failed when the now Starscream Supremes began cycling up to self-destruct. Though two of the Omega Sentinels were destroyed, Prowl and Jazz used processor-over-matter to reconstitute the AllSpark, entrapping the last Starscream Supreme in a force field of AllSpark energy where it self-destructed harmlessly. Endgame, Part II

Aligned continuity family

Prime cartoon

A force field generator was one of the items held in the Vaults at Iacon which found its way to Earth and was recovered by the Decepticons. Operation Bumblebee, Part 1 Knock Out used it to try and push Optimus Prime and Arcee off a cliff, before the device was destroyed by Bulkhead. Operation Bumblebee, Part 2

Rescue Bots cartoon

Frankie Greene had a force field bracelet, combining fashion with function. She used it to resist Whiskers, the lion who had gotten loose from the Griffin Rock Zoo. Walk on the Wild Side Doc Greene utilized it using a game of Rescue Ball. Double Villainy

2015 Robots in Disguise cartoon

When facing off against High Council troopers, Optimus' All-Stars survived a collapsing warehouse thanks to Ratchet's Triage Shield. Freedom Fighters

Ask Vector Prime

Bulks powerlinxed to Chrome could generate a personal force field thanks to the Mini-Con. Ask Vector Prime, 24/9/2015

Cyberverse cartoon

Teletraan-X was equipped with a forcefield which he frequently used to slam into Seekers. Siloed The Extinction Event Awaken Sleeping Giants Eruption

The Ark had a force field. During the collapse of a crystal ice moon, the shield failed, forcing the Autobots to shoot the debris. Perfect Storm After the Ark had been found, Shockwave attempted to detonate Mount St. Hilary, Teletraan-X managed to raise the shields just in time. Eruption

When the Decepticons erected a Planet Smasher on the moon, the complex was protected by a forcefield, one that Starscream ordered activated in a failed attempt to be rid of Megatron. Unfortunately for the Decepticons, the forcefield had been designed by Wheeljack, allowing him to quickly jury-rig a device that turned it off. Sea of Tranquility

Wheeljack later created a force shield blaster, which allowed him to generate a small protective bubble around any target. Optimus Prime put it to good use by containing a black hole and a Hyper Fuel-energized Grimlock, preventing both from doing any more damage to the Ark. The Visitor

When the Ark fell victim to an EMP storm and was at risk of being destroyed by a supernova, Arcee and Grimlock scrambled to power and raise the ship's shields before Teletraan-X puttered back inside and pressed a big red button that brought the shields back online, saving the ship. Perfect Storm

During the final battle of the Great War, Ratchet used a force field to protect himself and a patient. Battle For Cybertron II

The Quintesson flagship erected a forcefield around itself once the Cybertronian race had been freed from captivity. The Scientist

After running afoul of an alternate version of himself, Megatron developed a force field capable of preventing any incursions from other universes that surrounded the Decepticon hemisphere of Cybertron. At only 86% charge however, the shield proved able to only delay the alternate Megatron and his Perfect Decepticons. Silent Strike The Other One

External links

• Energy shields at Wikipedia