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Approved Melee Weapon Balun Dashiell's Combat Shield

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Manufacturer: Dashiell Retrofit™
Market Status: Closed Market
Production: Unique
Weight: Light
Melee Type:
  1. Other
Size: Average
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OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION:
  • Intent: To design a Star Wars-inspired melee shield tailored for Balun Dashiell, combining advanced technology with the rugged durability of medieval armaments. This shield will complement his Lightsaber, forming a formidable tank-style combat style. It should seamlessly blend defensive strength with versatility, allowing Balun to withstand heavy attacks while maintaining offensive capability in close-quarters combat.
  • Image Source:
  • Canon Link: Not Applicable.
  • Permissions: Not Applicable.
  • Primary Source: Personal Energy Shields.
PRODUCTION INFORMATION:
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
  • Classification: Personal Energy Shield.
  • Size: Average.
  • Weight: Light.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
  • Faraday Cage: The integrated Faraday Cage within the Personal Vambrace ensures unparalleled protection against ION and EMP-based weaponry, safeguarding the shield's internal systems from disruption. This advanced defense mechanism effectively neutralizes external energy-based attacks, preventing electromagnetic interference from disabling the shield and ensuring its reliability in the heat of battle.
STRENGTHS:
  • The vambrace generates a continuous energy shield, forming a resilient barrier capable of withstanding both lightsaber strikes and blaster fire. Blaster bolts that impact the shield do not ricochet but dissolve harmlessly upon contact. Meanwhile, lightsabers rebound cleanly off the shield's surface without disrupting their energy flow, allowing for seamless defensive maneuvers in combat.
WEAKNESSES:
  • The shield offers formidable defense against incoming attacks but is limited to covering a single direction at a time. If raised to block a frontal assault, it must be repositioned to counter a strike from the side, creating an inherent vulnerability where unguarded angles remain exposed. This requires the wielder to be strategic and reactive, constantly adjusting their defense to match the flow of battle.
DESCRIPTION:

Balun Dashiell designed his personal energy shield to enhance his defenses against adversaries wielding multiple lightsabers and to safeguard himself from ranged weapon fire. With the vast resources of his tech manufacturing company, Dashiell Retrofit™, at his disposal, he set out to modify a vambrace tailored for his left hand. Reinforced with Phrik plating for durability and an internal Faraday cage to shield its electronics from electromagnetic pulse attacks, the vambrace became a sophisticated fusion of Jedi combat principles and cutting-edge engineering—an impenetrable barrier in the heat of battle.

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Out Of Character Info


Intent: To design a Star Wars-inspired melee shield tailored for Balun Dashiell, combining advanced technology with the rugged durability of medieval armaments. This shield will complement his Lightsaber, forming a formidable tank-style combat style. It should seamlessly blend defensive strength with versatility, allowing Balun to withstand heavy attacks while maintaining offensive capability in close-quarters combat.
Canon Link: N/A.
Permissions: N/A.
Primary Source(s):

Personal Energy Shields.


Technical Information


Affiliation: Balun Dashiell
Model: N/A.
Modular: No
Material: Poly-alloy, Phrik, Faraday Cage, Electrical Components
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Balun Dashiell Balun Dashiell

So, a few questions. This is a solid sub, but I have some concerns.
Unlike traditional solid defenses, blaster bolts that impact the shield do not ricochet but instead dissolve harmlessly upon contact. Meanwhile, lightsabers rebound cleanly off the shield's surface without disrupting their energy flow, allowing for seamless defensive maneuvers in combat.
Do you have any canon precedence for this? It's a cool idea, but I'm not sure this is how energy shields function in Star Wars (Blame my ignorance.)

I'm aware we've got personal energy shields, but I'm not familiar enough with them to understand their functionality. If you could link a source for this, I'd appreciate this.

Secondly, and maybe this is just the image, but the image you source shows the shield extending into a partial bubble shield. Does this do this as well? If so, please list it in strengths.
 
Balun Dashiell Balun Dashiell

So, a few questions. This is a solid sub, but I have some concerns.

Do you have any canon precedence for this? It's a cool idea, but I'm not sure this is how energy shields function in Star Wars (Blame my ignorance.)

I'm aware we've got personal energy shields, but I'm not familiar enough with them to understand their functionality. If you could link a source for this, I'd appreciate this.

Secondly, and maybe this is just the image, but the image you source shows the shield extending into a partial bubble shield. Does this do this as well? If so, please list it in strengths.

Hey Rara Gowisi Rara Gowisi :)

I feel like I've seen other energy shields deflect blaster bolts in canon Star Wars previously, however I cannot think of a source to quote from so I have fixed the wording for a simpler solution. You're certainly right for pointing that out, thank you. I could have worded that better xD

As for the image, no the shield doesn't extend that far but that was unfortunately a picture that I simply liked and felt was a good comparison to what I had envisioned for the submission. I felt that sort of coverage however would be too overpowered.
 
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