
Deploying a shield drains the OWL of power. The shield can absorb significant damage before it deconstructs.

This shield will block incoming enemy fire while permitting the Shadow Marshal to shoot through. When the terrain allows, the OWL will deploy a nano shield – activated by pressing the Q button. Swipe V on the touch pad to set the OWL to shield mode. When the on-screen OWL icon is highlighted, press the Q button and the OWL will shoot a line to a particular spot, allowing the Shadow Marshal to zipline downwards. Swipe X on the touch pad to set the OWL to zipline mode. It will continue to attack until given another order, or until it runs out of power. When the on-screen OWL icon is highlighted, the OWL can be deployed to attack enemies within range by pressing the Q button.

Swipe C on the touch pad to set the OWL to attack mode.

The hovering combat drone known as the OWL has been recently upgraded to version 1.3 and now has a number of different modes.
