Good defensive shield and creativity for second goal.

In addition, the dragon has an armoured tail which follows the player's movement, allowing it to be used as a defensive shield.

Or will policy dictate purely defensive shield usage such as perimeter establishment, observation, and slow clearing operations?

Upgrades included defensive shields, followed by reliable hyperdrive engines, and beaming technology.

On his third return, over 2000 years after his original escape, he gives humanity his next related discovery: defensive shields.