History Main / OrbitingParticleShield

* The ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' has many examples.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Batman|Sunsoft}}'' for the GameBoy, Batman can obtain up to four Batwings to circle around him and take out nearby enemies. He will lose them first if he takes hits.

If this occurs in a VideoGame, it can also be a ShieldedCoreBoss if destroying the shields is ''absolutely required'' to expose the boss for damage at all. See also BeehiveBarrier, ReverseShrapnel, SpinToDeflectStuff, SphereOfPower.

[[caption-width-right:250:Left to right, to to bottom: [[VideoGame/MegaMan9 Jewel Man's Jewel Satellite]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan2 Wood Man's Leaf Shield]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan10 Pump Man's Water Shield]], [[VideoGame/MegaMan7 Junk Man's Junk Shield]].]]

If this occurs in a VideoGame, it can also be a ShieldedCoreBoss if destroying the shields is ''absolutely required'' to expose the boss for damage at all. See also BeehiveBarrier, ReverseShrapnel, and SpinToDeflectStuff.

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* The Cane of Byrna from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast''. This uses up magic power pretty quickly, but actually makes the user completely invulnerable.

* In the ''VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom'' series of [[FightingGame Fighting Games]], Doctor Doom has a SpecialAttack called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1E_KPqekvE#t=29s Molecular Shield]], in which he levitates rocks and causes them to orbit him as a defensive barrier, before [[SpamAttack flinging them]] at his opponent.

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* In ''TheIncredibleHulkUltimateDestruction'', during the first stage of her boss fight Mercy will just attack with her psychic powers. Near the end, she'll gather a bunch of debris around herself, and sometimes launch them at you.

* The first VideoGame/RatchetAndClank2002 game has the Defense Drone device, which deploys several robotic spheres to block the enemy shots.

* The Drone Device in VideoGame/RatchetAndClank is a weapon that summons 6 orbiting drones that blocks incoming projectiles and explodes on nearby enemies.

* The first VideoGame/RatchetAndClank game has the Defense Drone device, which deploys several robotic spheres to block the enemy shots.

** The Rolling Fire weapon (#4) in ''[[{{Aleste}} Power Strike]]''.

** ''SuperAleste'' has a circling orb weapon that can be temporarily locked in place. One of the bosses has four usually invulnerable drones orbiting it.

* In ''VideoGame/AngryVideoGameNerdAdventures'', Skylar(aka the "Where did you learn to fly?" bitch"), the boss of Future Fuckballs 2010, does this with smaller replicas of herself.

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* ''Märchen Maze'' has a powerup that temporarily shields Alice with eight rabbits that circle around her.

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* In the ''VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom'' series of [[FightingGame Fighting Games]], DoctorDoom has a SpecialAttack called [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1E_KPqekvE#t=29s Molecular Shield]], in which he levitates rocks and causes them to orbit him as a defensive barrier, before [[SpamAttack flinging them]] at his opponent.

* The Pain in ''MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' used live bees to protect himself from bullets.

* In the ''Film/EndersGame'' film, the AttackDrones used by the International Fleet to counter the [[BeePeople Formic]] {{Space Fighter}}s can, in a pinch, be used in this manner. In fact, it appears to be a pre-programmed secondary function, as there is a gauge on the commanders' screen showing "shield integrity", representing how well the drones are covering the ship. This is used in [[spoiler:the FinalBattle to keep the ship controlled by Petra alive long enough for it to get close to the Formic homeworld and fire the [[WaveMotionGun Little Doctor]].