Welcome to *Sword & Shield*, a new roster focused on characters who use swords & shields!

RULES:

1. No downvoting

2. Only fictional characters allowed.

3. This is only for characters who use swords or shields as their main choice of weaponry. If their main weapon isn’t one of those two, then they would not count for this.

4. Commenters and suggest up to 2 picks per post. This can equate to 2 sword users, 2 shield users, or one of both. This is a two-per-day roster, therefore everyone should eventually get someone in.

5. Limit of 4 reps per franchise, one that limit is hit, they are no longer eligible for new reps. To reiterate, Sword can only have 2 reps of said franchise, and the same goes for Shield, limit of 2 per side, but the limit is ultimately 4 per franchise.

6. The farthest I’ll go in terms of each are sword-like weapons and force fields, as both are ultimately iterations of swords and shields. Ultimately it’ll be my say on what flies, but this should still be pretty self-explanatory. 

7. In the case of characters who use both a sword AND a shield, try to figure out which they actively use more, or at the very least, don’t suggest them for both sides. At that point you’ve just completely ignored several other rules and just missed the point of the roster.

8. For the sake of getting more shield users, I’ve extended the rules to count those who use a Shield predominantly in their kit. Even if it’s not necessarily their main weapon, if it’s a predominant part of their weaponry, I’ll allow it.

9. When I say this roster if for Sword & Shield users only, I’m being very literal when I say that. This isn’t a roster for metaphorical uses of those words. If a character is referred to as, “the shield of…” or, “the sword of…” whatever as a moniker, it doesn’t count, and the fact that I even need to say that is, to me, insane, but the fact that I’ve had to repeatedly tell people that in the comments means it’s enough of an issue to need addressing. 

More rules to be added if need be

Franchises that have met their limit (attention attention to which side is full):

1. Marvel (Swords & Shields)

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