kylito1:

I must say nice theory, but a major hole I saw is that in the games and books many non-metallic and unplasma-like objects are stopped or affected by the shields(ex. in some books [can't remember which ones right now] there are mentions of dirt and rocks bouncing off shields or burning up in them). Also if the shield is demagnetized in the way you describe it would probably take a much longer amount of time to recharge than it does in the games. Other than those two inconsistencies your theory is pretty good and possible.

 

EDIT: Also wouldn't this form of shielding in theory make it difficult or impossible to handle a weapon at all, let alone as well as they are used in the halo-verse?

The solution to this problem is explained in The Fall of Reach, if I remember correctly. The shields on Mjolnir armor are much weaker on the feet, and non-existent on the hands. The Spartans can adjust the shield strength in these areas to accomodate for the situation. John used this feature when navigating a minefield. He set the shields on the bottom of his feet to maximum in case he triggered a mine.

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Nadeaholic43:

Stop saying i fail that is against the forum rules and can be very hurtful.

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They could work by using cold plasma, magnetized metal, or some type of ionized gel. This is all just speculation for all we known covenant shields could be partly living organisms.

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If only my scarab had a shield. Wait what's this a sentinel that generates a shield around my unit you say. Hahaha

gamerguyal:

kylito1:

I must say nice theory, but a major hole I saw is that in the games and books many non-metallic and unplasma-like objects are stopped or affected by the shields(ex. in some books [can't remember which ones right now] there are mentions of dirt and rocks bouncing off shields or burning up in them). Also if the shield is demagnetized in the way you describe it would probably take a much longer amount of time to recharge than it does in the games. Other than those two inconsistencies your theory is pretty good and possible.

 

EDIT: Also wouldn't this form of shielding in theory make it difficult or impossible to handle a weapon at all, let alone as well as they are used in the halo-verse?

The solution to this problem is explained in The Fall of Reach, if I remember correctly. The shields on Mjolnir armor are much weaker on the feet, and non-existent on the hands. The Spartans can adjust the shield strength in these areas to accomodate for the situation. John used this feature when navigating a minefield. He set the shields on the bottom of his feet to maximum in case he triggered a mine.

your right but they are active on the hands, just sliver out to very thin just like the boots

tmspartan:

SPARTAN 052:Na, that's how Forrunner shields work, not Elite/SPARTAN personal shields.  The personal shields are supposed to act like a hard slippery surface, they are thin on the boots and hands to allow for combat and running.

No, the shields are only active in the presence of fast moving projectiles or plasma, they don't create a slippery surface, they just deflect certain amounts of incoming damage.

I'd say this is the closest we're going to get to a description, as shifting ions would be able to deflect metal and ionized gas or plasma.

you are back to forrunner shields.  it was explained that all covie shields, and therefore Spartan shields, are constantly on as long as the switch is flipped, so to speak. Sentinels are the ones that have shields that activate durring a crisis and are idle but ready always.

The Master Chief thought that the shields felt like "greased ice".