Let's talk about shields.

@DeliciousSamosa  I use shields a lot and I think they are a great feature in this game, so I'll provide some of my feedback about these shields myself. I've used each one multiple times before, so I will give some feedback on each of them.

Citron's Peel Shield: It is not an ability, but you can't attack while using it. It has a lot of health, and the aim of it is to protect you and your team. However, while your shield is active, you move really slow. If you are by yourself, you can't do a whole lot with it if under heavy fire, as using the shield negates your ability to fight back. However, as the shield is wide and has a lot of health (the most of any shield) and you can take it with you, it is handy in a lot of situations. The shield plays a large part in this character's role, to protect you and your team is one of Citron's main roles, as a tank. 

All Star's Dummy Shield: It is an ability, and you can attack while using it. It has decent health, and you can easily provide you and your teammates some cover using this ability, especially under heavy fire. However, the centre of the dummy is very vulnerable so you need to be cautious of plants that get close to your shield. But it has the unique ability to shield attacks from all directions, making it less likely for you and your team to get flanked. The shield plays a large part in this character's role, like Citron, to protect you and your team. As he is a tank, this shield is designed to protect your team. even though it has less health than Citron's. It also has a long cooldown and goes away on its own if some time has passed and it has not been destroyed. However, it is much larger and you and your allies can fire your weapons and use your abilities while in the shield, and All-Star gets two character upgrades for his shield at Master.

Super Brainz Alpha Better Shield: It is not an ability, and you can't attack while using it. It has moderate health, and it has a unique ability where you move faster while your Shield is active, meaning you can close gaps faster. It also has another unique ability where the shield regenerates instantly after destroyed or you deactivate it. You can use this to get somewhere more quickly without needing to use your Hyper Jump Thump ability. Despite it being a personal shield, it can still be used to some extent for team shielding, and you can use the shield to negate critical hits you would take, especially against Cactuses. But the main use of the shield is to close the distance towards enemies relatively safely. 

Space Cadet Passenger's Asteroid Shield: It is an ability, and you can attack while using it. It is moderate health, and you can use it to protect most of the station you are attached to. A fully loaded station can have up to 3 of these active at once. A Space Station is already very tanky on its own, so by having passengers attached, and with shield, you become almost an invincible moving fortress. However, once a shield is destroyed, there is a moderate cooldown before the shield can be reactivated. These shields are designed to exclusively protect the attached Space Station. But it can somewhat be used to protect the whole team, because the plants are likely to attack the loaded space station first anyway. The Cadet that uses the shield can rotate it to block attacks from different directions. 

Shogun-Guard Corn's Shield: It is not an ability, and you can attack (among other stuff) while using it. It has low health, but it has the unique ability to be active while attacking, reloading and when activating the Butter Beacon ability. The shield is very versatile. The Shogun-Guard shield you get is not an ability, but it comes with the Shogun-Guard upgrade and costs 5 points, so it is expensive nevertheless. Despite the shield having very low health and not covering all of your front, the upgrade itself gives you an upgraded primary weapon which is more accurate and damaging, giving a higher DPS (at the cost of speed and ammo). So having the shield is a nice added bonus. It is also handy as you can negate critical hits as well with it if you activate it at the right time, including from Snipers.

THE BEST SHIELD: Either Citron's or All Star's, as their shields have high health and are designed for team protection.

Thank you all for reading! 🙂