History Main / BeehiveBarrier

* In ''WorldOfWarcraft'', this is called Shell Shield, a powerful ability that reduces all damage taken by 50%. This is mitigated by the fact that the only ones who can actually use it are turtles.
* In ''[[CommandAndConquer Red Alert 3]]'', you have the Nanoswarm, which fades away towards the top, but is still present. It functions as a sort of domed room with no exit, with stuff going in but not coming out until it dissipates. Great for waiting out a Soviet [[strike: nuke]] Vacuum Implosion device.
* ''[[FirstEncounterAssaultRecon FEAR 2]]'' has this for Enemy [[http://fear.wikia.com/wiki/Elite_Powered_Armor elite]] PowerArmour. Curiously, they player's version is missing this particular feature-which is remedied in the third game.

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* A Beehive Barrier indicates bosses with "absolute defense" in ''Videogame/BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''.

* ''LeagueOfLegends'' uses this for some sheilds, such as Morgana's magic-blocking Black Shield or Poppy's unbreachable [[DiplomaticImpunity Diplomatic Immunity]].

* In ''{{Zoids}}'', buildings and certain Zoids were equipped with this.
* In ''Anime/{{Mai-HiME}}'', Yukino's element takes the form of several hexagonal mirrors, which are used for defense.

* ''StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'' had a green Beehive Barrier appear while blocking attacks.

* A Beehive Barrier indicates bosses with "absolute defense" in ''BreathOfFire: Dragon Quarter''.

* The ''StarWars'' novels often describe Coruscant's planetary shield as two layers of hexagonal spheres, with missing hexagons allowing ships to enter and exit. In this case the hexagons were invisible, turning the visual trope into a tactical element: only authorized ships could safely navigate the shields and enter or leave the atmosphere. And in case of a battle, those openings would be normally be closed entirely, making it impossible for any lucky shot during an orbital bombardment to bypass the shields.
** This was also the [[JustifiedTrope justification]] for all the warships in Episode 3 being so close together. Of course, like everything else in StarWars the real reason for that scene was RuleOfCool.

* In ''CodeGeass'', Lelouch's personal Knightmare frame, the ''Shinkiro'', uses a nearly impenetrable defense field made out of hexagons. While they don't form a complete sphere around the mech, they can literally be burst-positioned anywhere at any time.

* ''{{Disgaea}}'' uses these in the physical and magical barriers.

* In ''XenobladeChronicles'', the Monado Shield art briefly creates one around the party when it's used.

* In the ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'' episode "The Tholian Web", the Tholians are making a spherical geometric web thing to trap the ''Enterprise''. In this case, the barrier is to keep the ''Enterprise'' in. ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' demonstrates a complete barrier: in not only blocks outbound attacks, but crushes the trapped ship.

* One of Violet's powers in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''.

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*** When you cause a Defense Crush[[hottip:*: This occurs anytime an ArmorPiercingAttack hits a character whose attempting to block it.]] to your opponent, pieces of a Beehive Barrier can be seen shattering.

* ''[[SuperRobotWarsAlpha Super Robot Wars Alpha Gaiden]]'' has the AEGIS System, a series of shield satellites set up around the Earth to protect it from the gravity wave unleashed by the death of the BigBad from the previous game. In this case, the shield is powered by the world's [[SuperRobot Super Robots]] from a power station set up on the Moon (intended to be the precursor to ''[[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Gundam X]]''[='s=] Satellite System).

* The Class 9 and 10 shields in ''{{Freelancer}}'' have this effect when the ships using them are attacked.

* OlderThanTheNES: The Photonic Research Institute in ''MazingerZ'' uses a Beehive Barrier to protect the facility when under attack.
** And so did The Fortress of Science from ''GreatMazinger''.
** Since ''{{Mazinkaiser}}'' is a reimagination of the original series, it includes this trope.

* The Rinju tortoise-ken user Maka in ''EngineSentaiGoOnger'' vs ''JyukenSentaiGekiranger'' uses this kind of shield, patterned after a tortoise shell.

** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' there is a RunningGag where each time [[spoiler:Galenth Dysley]] appears in human form, Snow Villers runs up and attacks only to be violently thwarted by one of these each time.

* In ''Franchise/MassEffect'', one of the abilities creates a single hexagon barrier in a likely homage to this trope. Implied is that their ship passive defenses exemplify this trope.
* In VideoGame/MassEffect2, ''all'' the barriers are beehive: Geth, Collector, Tech Armour, Krogan fortification, you name it. Not biotic barriers, though; they're smooth surfaces, which makes them more visually distinct from tech-based shields.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect'', one of the abilities creates a single hexagon barrier in a likely homage to this trope. Implied is that their ship passive defenses exemplify this trope.