Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis

The Z-90 Photonic Coalescence Emitter/Aegis or simply Hardlight shield is an armor ability featured in the upcoming game Halo 4. Using Forerunner hard light technology, it is a photon emitter that can fuse particles of light into a rigid, dissipative barrier. When used by a Spartan-IV, it form as a full-size aegis-class, anti-personnel defensive shield.

Trivia

 * This is similar to the shields carried by Kig-yar during the Human-Covenant war.
 * This shield only protects from the front, the sides and back are unprotected.
 * Similar to a Kig-yar point defense gauntlet It starts out blue, and goes darker (orangy) colour as it gets hit.