Soldier Boy's Shield

Soldier Boy's Shield is a shield belonging to Soldier Boy, his signature weapon. It is later destroyed by Billy Butcher.
==History==
===The Golden Age===
The superhero Soldier Boy was given a shield with an eagle emblem sometime after World War II, during which he preferred to carry a submachine gun. The shield is very heavy, as normal humans cannot lift it, while he can wield it with ease.
In 1984, Soldier Boy and Payback were stationed in Nicaragua. The superhero used his shield to fight against Russian soldiers and notably brain-damaged Black Noir when his team betrayed him. After being overpowered by his old team and sent to Russia, Soldier Boy would be separated from his equipment, including his shield, in the following decades until he was freed by The Boys. 
===Modern Times===
After The Boys released Soldier Boy from a Russian military compound, he returned to the United States of America to reclaim his gear from The Legend. From that point on, Soldier Boy was always seen with his shield in hand. Later, he used his shield to smash Mindstorm's head in.
===Destruction===
After being betrayed by Billy Butcher, Soldier Boy and the latter engaged in combat, eventually resulting in Soldier Boy gaining the upper hand against Butcher and preparing to impale him with his shield. To Soldier Boy's surprise, Starlight and MM suddenly arrived and attacked him, which gave Butcher the chance to use his Heat Vision against Soldier Boy's shield. Aided by MM’s shotgun blasts, Butcher managed to weaken the shield before shattering it into several pieces with a single, superhuman punch.
Upon its destruction, the ruined shield was dropped by Soldier Boy, who went on to engage Butcher in hand-to-hand combat. Soldier Boy would later pick up a large piece of the broken shield and attempt to attack Starlight with the fragment's sharp edge, but was repelled by a particularly powerful blast of light from Starlight thanks to the large amount of electricity she absorbed from Vought Tower.
==Trivia==
*Much like how Soldier Boy is based on Captain America, his signature weapon is based on Captain America's shield, albeit triangular as opposed to being circular. 
**Both shields incorporate American motifs, with Soldier Boy's shield being composed of an engraved star, stripes, and an eagle emblem in its design.
*Both The Boys and the Marvel Cinematic Universe show The Falcon and The Winter Soldier have a scene where someone is beaten to death with a shield: in the former it is Soldier Boy beating in Mindstorm's face and in the latter it is U.S. Agent beating in Nico's face.
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