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The Shield is a defensive power-up from the Sonic the Hedgehog series that frequently appears as an item in Dream Events in the Mario & Sonic series. When used, a protective green or blue bubble is formed around the player, which shields them indefinitely from a single incoming item or attack before disappearing.
History
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
In the Nintendo DS version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games, the Shield appears as an item in Dream Race, in which it also stops the user being affected by the wind, and Dream Long Jump, where the user is only protected for a limited time.
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Shields return as an item in both versions of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games, where they are referred to as Barriers. In the Wii version, Barriers appear as an item in all of the game's Dream Events except for Dream Ski Jumping (Team), Dream Figure Skating, Dream Ice Hockey, Dream Curling and Dream Snowball Fight. In the Nintendo DS version, Barriers appear as an item in Ski Cross Racing, Rocket Ski Jumping, Ski Shooting and Extreme Snowboarding with their usual function. In Supersonic Downhill, Barriers are instead collected throughout the course and take effect immediately upon contact to protect the player from Brick Blocks.
Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games
Waluigi using a Shield in Dream Fencing
In the Wii version of version of Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games, the Shield appears as one of the items that can be obtained in Dream Fencing.
Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
In the Wii U version of Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, Shields appear in Duel Beach Volleyball. In the Nintendo 3DS version, Shields appear in Football Plus with the name Goal Blocked by Shield!, where a shield blocks the goal for a period of time after the item meter has been fully charged.
Names in other languages
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External links
| Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Nintendo 3DS) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games (Wii U) / Mario & Sonic at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Arcade Edition
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| Playable characters |
Fully playable
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Amy • Blaze • Bowser • Bowser Jr. • Daisy • Donkey Kong • Dr. Eggman • Knuckles • Luigi • Mario • Metal Sonic • Mii • Peach • Shadow • Silver • Sonic • Tails • Vector • Waluigi • Wario • Yoshi
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| Guest characters
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Birdo1 • Cream1 • Diddy Kong1,2 • Dry Bones1 • Dry Bowser1,2 • Eggman Nega1 • Espio1,2 • Jet1,2 • Larry1,2 • Ludwig1 • Nabbit1,2 • Omega1 • Rosalina1,2 • Rouge1,2 • Roy1 • Sticks1,2 • Toad1,2 • Wave1,2 • Wendy1,2 • Zavok1,2 • Zazz1,2
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| Additional team members
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Birdos1,2 • Boom Booms2 • Chao • Egg Pawns1,2 • Pom Pom1 • Toads • Yoshis1
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| Non-playable characters |
Guest characters3
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Nabbit • Omega • Rouge • Toad (Blue Toad · Green Toad · Yellow Toad)
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| Other characters and species
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Animals3 • Big2 • Birdo2 • Boy in Mario Suit and Boy in Sonic Suit1 • Chao • Charmy • Cream2 • Horse1,2 • Koopa Troopas • Lakitu2,3 • Omochao2,3 • Orbot & Cubot • Pianta2 • Shy Guys • Toads • Yoshis
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| Enemies and obstacles
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Boos1 • Bullet Bills1 • Castles1 • Egg Flappers1 • Goombas1 • Goomba Towers1 • Koopa Paratroopas1 • Moto Bugs1 • Octus2 • Piranha Plants1 • Spinies1 • Thwomps1 • Warp Pipes1
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| Items
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? Block1 • Blooper1 • Brick Block1 • Bullet Bill1 • Chaos Emerald1,2 • Coin1,2 • Dash Panel1 • Empty Block1 • Fire Flower1,2 • Flame Shield1,2 • Fruit1,2 • Golden Dash Mushroom1 • Green Shell1 • Item Box1 • Moto Bug2 • POW Block1 • Power Sneakers/Speed Up1,2 • Red Shell2 • Ring1,2 • Shield1,2 • Spiny Shell1,2 • Spring1 • Star Coin1 • Super Star1
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| Events |
Nintendo 3DS
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Olympic events
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100m • 110m Hurdles • Long Jump • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • Boxing • Table Tennis • Beach Volleyball • Equestrian • BMX • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Football • Golf
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| Plus Events
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100m Plus • 110m Hurdles Plus • Long Jump Plus • Javelin Throw Plus • 100m Freestyle Swimming Plus • Archery Plus • Boxing Plus • Table Tennis Plus • Beach Volleyball Plus • Equestrian Plus • BMX Plus • Rhythmic Gymnastics Plus • Football Plus • Golf Plus
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| Wii U version2 |
Olympic events
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100m • 100m Freestyle Swimming • 4x100m Relay • Archery • Beach Volleyball • Boxing • BMX • Equestrian • Football • Javelin Throw • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Rugby Sevens • Table Tennis • Triple Jump
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| Duel Events
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Duel Football • Duel Rugby Sevens • Duel Beach Volleyball
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| Arcade Edition3
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Hammer Throw • 100m • Javelin Throw • 100m Freestyle Swimming • Archery • 100m Hurdles • Rhythmic Gymnastics • Long Jump • Trampoline • 4x100m Relay
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| Miscellaneous
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Gallery • Staff (Wii U / Nintendo 3DS) • Stamps
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