- "Blast Shield (training device)" redirects here. For locking mechanisms on doors, see Blast Shield.
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The Sniper Shield.
The Blast Shield and Sniper Shield are a pair of objects in Metroid Prime Hunters, found in the Combat Hall on Alinos. They were used by Alimbic warriors for combat training. Visually the shields appear as tall, rocky barricades with a curved shape and a rectangular hole in the middle. The hole is expanded with a trapezoid shape on top of the rectangle for the Blast Shield, but below it for the Sniper Shield. The Blast Shield is found on the hall's lower level near the passageway to the High Ground, whereas the Sniper Shield stands on the upper level close to the Alimbic Cannon Control Room.
The Sniper Shield was presumably used for training with sniper weapons like the Imperialist. It does not have any special mechanisms associated with the Imperialist in-game, although ornate red crystal switches appear in parts of the Alimbic Cluster and sometimes serve to help Samus Aran practice the weapon. The Blast Shield was also used to train usage of projectile weapons, but its exact purpose is even less clear than that of the Sniper Shield.
The Blast Shield and the Sniper Shield prove useful for battles in the Combat Hall. When Samus is facing a Guardian or Bounty Hunter in the room, she can use the Sniper Shield as a vantage point, or as cover from enemy fire. The Blast Shield is less useful as a vantage point due to its location, but nonetheless provides cover from attacks both above and on the same level as the shield. Both of these shields were also present in the Ancient Vestige, an arena in Metroid Prime Hunters: First Hunt that evolved into the finished game's Combat Hall.
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Blast Shield
Metroid Prime Hunters
Used for projectile weapons training.
Sniper Shield
Metroid Prime Hunters
Used for precision projectile training.