The Shield | |
Name | |
Kanji | 盾 |
Katakana | シールド |
Magic | |
Sign | Sun |
Hierarchy | The Earthy |
Magic Type | Western Magic |
Temperament | Docile; Protective |
Important Events | |
Captured (Anime) |
Episode 11 |
Captured (Manga) |
Chapter 13 |
Transformed (Anime) |
Episode 58 |
Transformed (Manga) |
Chapter 44 |
The Shield is a Clow Cards with the power to create magical barriers and force fields. It is aligned under The Earthy.
It is also one of the original nineteen cards from the manga series.
Appearance[]
When guarding an object, Shield appears as a blue-white-green sphere or dome. In its real form, it resembles a single winged shield with a red jewel on both sides. In its card form, The Shield is restrained by several chains.
As a Sakura Card in the manga, Shield changes into an entirely winged shape with a star in the center of its jewel.
Personality[]
Shield has a relatively good-natured personality, existing to fulfill its purpose of protecting precious objects and things people hold close.
Magic and Abilities[]
Shield Magic: Shield is able to construct a powerful barrier to protect whomever it's master wishes, it can only be penetrated by powerful enough magical force.
Fortune Telling: All Clow Cards have the ability to help their user predict the future. Their method of fortune-telling is similar to that of tarot cards. The interpretation of the message the Clow Cards relay depends on the magical power of the user.
History[]
Clow Cards arc[]
It is first seen in Episode 11 of the anime (and manga volume 3) protecting a box containing keepsakes belonging to the Daidouji family, even to the point of keeping Tomoyo and Sonomi from opening the box at all. However, The Sword was able to penetrate through The Shield, thus enabling Sakura to capture The Shield. This is the same as in the manga, as Kero states that the card likes to protect things that are most important to somebody. Inside the box is the wedding bouquet that Sakura's mother carried on her wedding day and the first gift Tomoyo ever received from Sakura, a rabbit eraser.
Sakura Cards arc[]
The Shield is transformed in Episode 58. Sakura used it to shut out the magic that was preventing Cerberus and Yue from returning to their disguises.
Sakura also uses The Shield in the season 2 finale to block one of Eriol's attacks, but it plays no further role in the finale after that, except for continuing to protect Syaoran and the unconscious Touya and Tomoyo.[1]
In Volume 11 of the manga, The Shield is used to block Eriol's attack during his final confrontation with Sakura and the moment of its transformation.
Appearances in the movie[]
In the second movie, Sakura used the Shield in the beginning of the movie to block an attack from an ice monster made by The Create. It is the final card Sakura used against The Nothing, (The Nameless Card was not absorbed because it was not created by Clow). Sakura used it to protect herself from the Nothing's powers. While the Nothing was able to penetrate Shield, she was not able to erase the part of Sakura's body it had engulfed. Shield was then captured by the Nothing shortly afterwards.
Clear Cards arc []
The Shield, like the other Sakura Cards, turned "clear" (blank) and are rendered "completely powerless".
It is later revealed that the Cards were with Syaoran in order to protect Sakura magical powers had grown enormously and that this could be detrimental to her. With the collaboration of the cards, who also wish to protect Sakura, Syaoran is able to rewrite the contract of the cards, replacing Sakura’s name on them with his name and allowing him to utilize their powers, which essentially makes him the new master of the cards.
When the Cards pass under Syaoran's possession, they receive his Moon powers and appeared the Crescent Moon symbol in their forms. The cards moved by their love for Sakura and their desire to protect her. Left with Syaoran through a spell arranged by his mother to prevent Sakura's powers from growing further while creating the Clear Cards; but doing so is extremely exhausting for him and takes longer than desired. However, when the world is rewritten by a taboo magic, the cards return to Sakura's possession as if they had never left.
In Chapter 41, Syaoran uses The Shield during a confrontation with Yuna D. Kaito.
In Chapter 77, Sakura transformed Shield to new form to protect herself and Syaoran from the magical attacks coming from the false moon, although this ones are able to avoid the card's protection, forcing Touya to stop time in order to save them both.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Though it is non-violent in nature, it is still wrapped in chains, most likely only signify to that it is the sister card to the Sword.
- As a Sakura Card in the manga, The Shield's appearance changes the most.
- The kanji at the top of the card: 盾, (Pronounced Tate) means 'shield', 'buckler', and 'escutcheon' in Japanese.
References[]
- ↑ CardCaptor Sakura Anime: Episode 69
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