When used, the wielder was allowed to see through a narrow viewport that was set at the top of the shield, and as a result of its shape and its inherent strength of plasteel, the Bulwark could shrug off light blaster rifle fire, as well as shrapnel and splinters from grenades and other explosive devices.
The M3 Bulwark Blast Shield first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "The Unknown," the first episode of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' sixth season, which originally aired on February 15, 2014. It was later first identified in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 roleplaying to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.
The M3 Bulwark Blast Shield first appeared, albeit unidentified, in "The Unknown," the first episode of the animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars' sixth season, which originally aired on February 15, 2014. It was later first identified in Rise of the Separatists, a 2019 roleplaying to Fantasy Flight Games' series of Star Wars Roleplaying products.
- Rise of the Separatists