it’s the oversized personal shield generator

aphantasia?

japan can’t seem to catch a break it seems

Made a comparison of the trailer’s and special’s visuals here.

I only found out that Strange/Fake was out after Spotify recommended me the soundtrack EP. Credits to Hiroyuki Sawano, everything he composes hits perfectly. Also you might want to format your spoiler like this:

::: spoiler Episode Spoiler
<Spoiler Content>
:::