Good lord Pan, where did they find you? I didn't imply anything about the shield, that was Ronin. All I did was throw that old shield in the pic for effect but since we are on the subject...I would have to assume that the transparency of the shield actually negates it's functionality, A light sword working on the concept of a limited projection of light in a given spectrum that would allow the weilder to slice through say, flesh and bone, would also be able to pass through any transparent object. If indeed the shield where to actually work at all it would have to be black and would, during the course of, take for instance a fencing match, heat the sheild to a high enough degree to melt it, not to mention the arm of the person crazy enough to think that a transparent shield provides protection from light rays. My best guess is that in addition to having the shield for purely cosmetic purposes our heroin has also coated herself with an ampel amount of spf 15 sun block. Do you smell coconut? 8')