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The mythical [[Perseus]] [[escape]]d [[Medusa]] by looking at her [[reflection]] in his [[polish]]ed '''shield'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')
A '''shield''', also known as '''shielding''', ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'') was used to protect people and places ([[TV]]: [[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|''The Daleks' Master Plan'']], ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'', et al.) from [[danger]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}}). They could be used to keep people [[Safety|safe]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror (TV story)|Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror]]'') or prevent scanning or detection ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'').
 
== Types of shields ==
Types of shields included:
 
*Anti-magnetic shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
*Meson shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
*Polished shields, ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}})
* [[Heat shield|Heat shields]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' et al.)
*Innocence, ([[TV]]: [[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|''Planet of the Spiders'']])
*Security shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
*Hyperspatial force shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'')
*Defence shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'')
*Vortex shields, ([[TV]]: [[Shada (TV story)|''Shada'')]]
*Baryon and anti-baryon shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]'')
*Magnetic shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'' et al.)
*Bulkhead shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'')
*Vacuum shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Enlightenment (TV story)|Enlightenment]]'')
*Deflector shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'')
*Emergency shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Satan Pit (TV story)|The Satan Pit]]'')
*Oxygen shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'')
*Outer shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'')
*Trees, ([[TV]]: ''[[In the Forest of the Night (TV story)|In the Forest of the Night]]'')
*Gravity shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'')
*Planetary shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vanquishers (TV story)|The Vanquishers]]'')
*Cloaking shields, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'') and
*Consciousness shields. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]'')
 
Other things that could be used as shields included [[human]]s such as [[Claire Clairmont]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'')
 
== History ==
The mythical [[Perseus]] [[escape]]d [[Medusa]] by looking at her [[reflection]] in his [[polish]]ed shield. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Mind Robber (TV story)}})
 
Shields were used by [[Sontaran]]s, including [[General]] [[Ignatius Antias Salutio]] and [[Commander]] [[Caecilius Crassus Procullus]], who thought they were [[Roman Empire|Romans]] in [[Ireland]] in [[prehistory|55 BC]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story)}})


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[[Category:Safety]]
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[[Category:Weapons from the real world]]

Revision as of 19:56, 25 February 2024

Shield

A shield, also known as shielding, (TV: Sleep No More) was used to protect people and places (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan, Planet of the Spiders, et al.) from danger (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"]). They could be used to keep people safe (TV: Nikola Tesla's Night of Terror) or prevent scanning or detection (TV: The Poison Sky).

Types of shields

Types of shields included:

Other things that could be used as shields included humans such as Claire Clairmont. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)

History

The mythical Perseus escaped Medusa by looking at her reflection in his polished shield. (TV: The Mind Robber [+]Loading...["The Mind Robber (TV story)"])

Shields were used by Sontarans, including General Ignatius Antias Salutio and Commander Caecilius Crassus Procullus, who thought they were Romans in Ireland in 55 BC. (AUDIO: The Battle of Giant's Causeway [+]Loading...["The Battle of Giant's Causeway (audio story)"])