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[[File:Shield Attack.jpg|thumb|left|125px|The Shield Attack]] | [[File:Shield Attack.jpg|thumb|left|125px|The Shield Attack]] | ||
{{quote|No matter how well-tempered a blade is, if a foe is clad in armor and bears a shield, the sword will do it no harm. When facing such a foe, you must [...] thrust your shield against the defenses of your enemy, causing the fiend to recoil.|Hero's Shade}} | {{quote|No matter how well-tempered a blade is, if a foe is clad in armor and bears a shield, the sword will do it no harm. When facing such a foe, you must [...] thrust your shield against the defenses of your enemy, causing the fiend to recoil.|Hero's Shade}} | ||
The '''Shield Attack''' is the second Hidden Skill in ''Twilight Princess''. This skill lets Link bash the enemy with his [[shield]] to open their defenses. To perform the Shield Attack on the GameCube version, Link must get close enough to the enemy while targeting it and then press the R-Button, which will cause the enemy to lower its defense and thus allow the young hero to attack the foe with another skill, such as the Helm Splitter.<ref>{{Cite|What ails you? You cannot shield-attack with [R] unless you lock on with [L] first! Get closer to your foe and shield-attack with [R]!|Hero's Shade|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|When facing such a foe, you must use [R] to thrust your shield against the defenses of your enemy, causing the fiend to recoil.|Hero's Shade|TP}}</ref> In the Wii version of the game, this Hidden Skill can be executed by thrusting the | The '''Shield Attack''' is the second Hidden Skill in ''Twilight Princess''. This skill lets Link bash the enemy with his [[shield]] to open their defenses. To perform the Shield Attack on the GameCube version, Link must get close enough to the enemy while targeting it and then press the R-Button, which will cause the enemy to lower its defense and thus allow the young hero to attack the foe with another skill, such as the Helm Splitter.<ref>{{Cite|What ails you? You cannot shield-attack with [R] unless you lock on with [L] first! Get closer to your foe and shield-attack with [R]!|Hero's Shade|TP}}</ref><ref>{{Cite|When facing such a foe, you must use [R] to thrust your shield against the defenses of your enemy, causing the fiend to recoil.|Hero's Shade|TP}}</ref> In the Wii version of the game, this Hidden Skill can be executed by thrusting the Nunchuk forward.<ref name=shield>{{Cite|While [Z]-targeting your enemy, thrust the Nunchuk forward to shove with your shield. You can also reflect your foe's projectiles!|N/A|TP}}</ref> | ||
Other than bringing the enemy's defenses down, the Shield Attack can also be used to deflect certain enemy projectiles.<ref name=shield/> | Other than bringing the enemy's defenses down, the Shield Attack can also be used to deflect certain enemy projectiles.<ref name=shield/> | ||
The move reappears in ''Skyward Sword'' as the '''Shield Bash''', executed by shaking the Nunchuck. | The move reappears in ''Skyward Sword'' as the '''Shield Bash''', executed by shaking the Nunchuck. However, this version of the attack cannot be used offensively, and instead is used only to prevent damage to the integrity of Link's shield. | ||
===Back Slice=== | ===Back Slice=== | ||
