A shield belt was a portable body-shielding device worn like a belt by the user. The shield belt was activated by pulse weapon fire, and once active, it protected all parts of the user from virtually all types of physical injury. However, it automatically deactivated after a period of time to save power unless hit by additional pulse fire. While inactive, it did not shield the user against thermal or kinetic injury (i.e. from fire or rocks).
While on a supposedly uninhabited planet, D'Argo, Crichton, Chiana, Rygel, Noranti, and Sikozu discovered a robbery of a Tarkan stronghold in progress. The thieves utilized Tarkan shield belts, which made them impervious to the crew's pulse weapon attacks.[1] However, it was demonstrated that when the shield belts were inactive, the thieves were unprotected against fire and rocks. Crichton and D'Argo bludgeoned two of the thieves over the head with rocks in order to acquire their shield belts.[1]
Crichton used a Tarkan shield belt to rescue an encased Rygel from a pool of molten lava. Because the belt was not triggered by the heat of the lava, Crichton had to repeatedly shoot himself with Winona (his pulse pistol) in order to keep the shield active.[1]
The crew of Moya were given a Tarkan shield belt by a group of Tarkan Freedom Fighters in exchange for having protected their stronghold of valuables from the thieves.[1] This belt was used to great effect several times afterwards.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 4.04 "Lava's a Many Splendored Thing"