History
The Aegis is an enchanted breastplate belonging to the Greek goddess of wisdom and warfare, Athena, famously bearing Medusa's head. The breastplate was fashioned by Hephaestus in his forge.[1]
It was later found by the mortal Trey Rollins. He wore the breastplate which magically protected Rollins from any form of harm, by absorbing energy attacks or acting as a force field.[1]
It was also put to use by Typhon, who used it in his battle against Zeus and Hera, which protected him from the Olympians' lightning bolts,[2] but it apparently couldn't protect him from being killed by Hercules' Golden Mace. The breastplate was likely lost when Athena destroyed the machine that generated the Continuum dimension.[3]Properties
The Aegis protects its wearer either by absorbing energy-based attacks or by forming a protective force field.[1] Trey Rollins has been able to reflect energy in a desired direction.[4] The Aegis has been able to withstand blows from the god Hercules[1] and withstand Zeus' thunderbolts.[3]
As resilient as the Aegis is, it does have limitations. It apparently doesn't protect the user from self-inflicted harm as Rollins died after jumping off from a high location while wearing the breastplate.[5] It also appears to not hold up well against enchanted weapons like Hercules' Golden Mace.[3]
See Also
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