Gun-Shield Proficiency

The ability to be a master of wielding gun-shields, either innately or through training. Variation of Hybrid Weapon Proficiency. Combination of Shield Proficiency and Enhanced Gunmanship. Opposite of Gunblade Proficiency.

Also Called[]

• Gun-Shield Aptitude/Expertise/Intuition/Mastery/Specialism

Capabilities[]

The user is a master of wielding gun-shields, weaponized shields that double as firearms.

Applications[]

• Bullet Projection
  • Bullet Attacks
    • Multi-Shot
      • Bullet Hell
• Countering Mastery
• Deflection
• Shield Combat

Associations[]

• Adoptive Muscle Memory
• Enhanced Combat Mastery
• Improbable Weapon Proficiency

Limitations[]

• Users may be vulnerable if attacked from behind.
• May lack notable offensive capabilities.
• May require a degree of training or exposure.
• May take time to achieve mastery.

Known Users[]

• Rita "Horn" Skamandros (Arknights)
• The Tarnished (Elden Ring)
• Cinderella/Anachiro (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
• Noah (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
• Gaularippa (Gun Blaze West)
• Banagher Links (Gundam Universal Century); via the RX-0 Unicorn Gundam
• GX-9900 Gundam X and GX-9900-DV Gundam X Divider pilots (After War Gundam X)
  • Garrod Ran
  • Jamil Neate
• Ericht Samaya/XVX-016 Gundam Aerial/XVX-016RN Gundam Aerial Rebuild (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury); formerly via the XGF-02 Gundam Lfrith
• Prospera Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury); formerly via the XGF-02 Gundam Lfrith
• Suletta Mercury (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury); via the XVX-016 Gundam Aerial, XVX-016RN Gundam Aerial Rebuild, and X-EX01 Gundam Calibarn
• Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu (Kamen Rider Gaim); via Watermelon Arms
• Krieg (One Piece)
• Optimus Prime (Transformers film series)
• Shion Uzuki (Xenosaga)

Known Gun-Shields[]

• One-Eyed Shield (Elden Ring)
• Glass Slippers (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)
• Unicorn Gundam's Shield-mounted Beam Gatling Guns (Gundam Universal Century)
• Divider (After War Gundam X)
• Shield Buster Rifle (After War Gundam X)
• Bit Staves (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury)
• Watermelon Gatling Gun (Kamen Rider Gaim)
• Vector Shield (Transformers film series)
• Multiple Weapon System/M.W.S. (Xenosaga)
  • M.W.S. Mark I
  • M.W.S. Mark II

Gallery[]

Rita "Horn" Skamandra (Arknights) makes use of her shield-cannon with skills.

Cinderella/Anachiro (Goddess of Victory: Nikke) with her Glass Slippers.

Noah (Goddess of Victory: Nikke)

Gaularippa (Gun Blaze West)

Takatora Kureshima/Kamen Rider Zangetsu Watermelon Arms (Kamen Rider Gaim) wields the Watermelon Gatling Gun.

Optimus Prime (Transformers film series) has the Vector Shield that also shoot bullets.

Shion Uzuki (Xenosaga) firing her M.W.S. Mark I...

...and Mark II.