Force field
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
The Transformers cartoon
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 still inevitably failed. After the Axalon sank into the river near it, the Maximals attempted to salvage Sentinel, 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
After moving into Mount St. Hilary, the Maximals attempted to use Teletraan I to power their shields, but Autobot technology and Maximal technology were too different to make a compatible system, leading to the aforementioned salvage attempt. Deep Metal
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
Animated cartoon
During the Great War, Trailbreaker's force field failed at a critical moment. The AllSpark Almanac II
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 WMDs were destroyed, Prowl and Jazz used processor-over-matter to reconstitute the AllSpark, entrapping the clone in a force field of AllSpark energy where it self-destructed harmlessly. Endgame, Part II
The Steelhaven possessed a forcefield which the Elite Guard used a quarantine against those filthy organics that swarmed over Earth. Elite Guard SIC 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
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
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
When the Decepticons erected a Planet Buster 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
External links
- Energy shields at Wikipedia
