History Main / AntiTrueSight

* ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'': Oberon has a mysterious skill that, thanks to his incompatibility with Merlin, makes him completely undetectable by Merlin's Clairvoyance. [[spoiler: Its true name is Anti-Human Order, and Oberon Vortigern deliberately tuned it to hide himself from Merlin so he couldn't be found out before it was too late.]]

* In ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}''/''Franchise/MastersOfTheUniverse'' crossover "ComicBook/FromEterniaWithDeath", Superman finds a strange storm cloud appearing suddenly over Metropolis. He guesses that it cannot be a natural weather-pattern and is proved right when his XRayVision fails to pierce through the cloud's outer layers.

** In ''Superman (1986)'' #9, Superman actually makes this work to his advantage when facing [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker the Joker]]. Joker claims to Superman that he has imprisoned a number of hostages in lead-lined coffins in various locations throughout Metropolis, anticipating that the superhero will have to spend at least a day frantically looking for them while Joker flees the city with the hostages. It turns out that all Superman has to do is a wide X-ray vision scan above the city from the air and the coffins instantly stand out as opaque objects to him. Thus, Supes is able to check the coffins quickly and has plenty of time to track down the Joker. Then Superman lampshades how the Joker is guilty of a common misconception that just because Superman can't see ''through'' lead, it means he can't ''see'' lead. More than one criminal makes the same mistake of lining a warehouse in lead, which might as well be putting up a neon sign that something shady is going on.

** In ''Superman'' Vol. 2 #9, Superman actually makes this work to his advantage when facing [[Characters/BatmanTheJoker the Joker]]. Joker claims to Superman that he has imprisoned a number of hostages in lead-lined coffins in various locations throughout Metropolis, anticipating that the superhero will have to spend at least a day frantically looking for them while Joker flees the city with the hostages. It turns out that all Superman has to do is a wide X-ray vision scan above the city from the air and the coffins instantly stand out as opaque objects to him. Thus, Supes is able to check the coffins quickly and has plenty of time to track down the Joker. Then Superman lampshades how the Joker is guilty of a common misconception that just because Superman can't see ''through'' lead, it means he can't ''see'' lead. More than one criminal makes the same mistake of lining a warehouse in lead, which might as well be putting up a neon sign that something shady is going on.

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'': In the "Sasuke Retrieval" Arc, Sasuke is put inside a coffin that has some sort of magical barrier surrounding it. This barrier makes it difficult for Neji to see inside the coffin even with his [[XRayVision Byakugan]].

** In the sequel ''Film/Predator2'', [[TheMenInBlack DEA]] uses actual heat-blocking suits, [[spoiler:though in the end, the predator's TrueSight is revealed to be a little bit "too true" for the good of the agents, since it has a whole lot of vision modes to choose from ''besides infrared'']].

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'': In the "Sasuke Retrieval" Arc, the titular character is put inside a coffin that has some sort of magical barrier surrounding it. This barrier makes it difficult for Neji to see inside the coffin even with his [[XRayVision Byakugan]].

* ''Anime/{{Naruto}}'': In the "Sasuke Retrieval" Arc, Sasuke is put inside a coffin that has some sort of magical barrier surrounding it. This barrier makes it difficult for Neji to see inside the coffin even with his [[XRayVision Byakugan]].

** "ComicBook/SupermanAndSpiderMan": So that Superman cannot find his underground installations built around the globe, Doctor Doom invented an invisibility screen to foil his X-Ray Vision. Even if Superman looked underneath the construction sites' he would only see earth and rock.

* In ''Franchise/{{Mistborn}}'', metal is this for the gods Ruin and Preservation. They see all and hear all, except for what is written on metal, and Ruin also can't read minds (Preservation can, but he can't speak to people mentally like Ruin can). [[spoiler:Ruin also can't change anything engraved in metal, like he can for any other form of writing.]]

* ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'': Cobra's prosthetic left arm, which hides his deadly [[ArmCannon Psychogun]], doesn't just look normal at casual glance. It contains highly sophisticated countermeasures that can fool even the advanced metal detectors and X-ray scanners equivalent of this SpaceOpera setting. Any such scanner will just show a perfectly normal bone-and-flesh arm upon scanning, allowing Cobra to come and go undetected even in highly secured areas.

* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': Blowjob's Invisible Scout Tank can turn invisible and even elude Eighth Wonder's x-ray vision.

* ''Toys/{{BIONICLE}}'': The Akaku, [[MaskOfPower Mask]] of XRayVision, cannot see what is beneath the island of Mata Nui, or through the [[MysteriousMist mist]] in Karda Nui.

* ''{{VideoGame/Starcraft}}'': The Medic's Optical Flare ability reduces a unit's sight range down to near-zero, and if used on a detector unit, prevents them from seeing invisible units.

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* In the Superhero arc of ''Webcomic/ArthurKingOfTimeAndSpace'', a gang of crooks paint their HQ with lead paint, seal the doors with lead and so on, and then realise all Kingman has to do is look for a building he can't see through that wasn't like that the day before, just as he crashes through the wall.

** ''ComicBook/DCRetroactiveSuperman'': In "The 70s" issue, Superman is accosted by someone who looks like Atomic Skull but does not sound like him. Superman tries and fails to see through his helmet, meaning his foe indeed is trying to hide his identity by liking his headgear with lead.

* In ''Franchise/{{Mistborn}}'', metal is this for the gods Ruin and Preservation. They see all and hear all, except for what is written on metal, and in Ruin's case the ability to read minds (Preservation ''can'' do that, but he can't speak to people mentally like Ruin can). [[spoiler:Ruin also can't change anything engraved in metal, like he can for any other form of writing.]]

* In ''Franchise/{{Mistborn}}'', metal is this for the gods Ruin and Preservation. They see all and hear all, with two exceptions: they cannot read minds, and they can't see metal properly. [[spoiler:Ruin also can't change anything engraved in metal, like he can for any other form of writing.]]

* ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra'': Cobra's prosthetic left arm, which hides his deadly [[ArmCannon Psychogun]], doesn't just look normal at casual glance: it contains highly sophisticated countermeasures that can fool even the advanced metal detectors and X-ray scanners equivalent of this SpaceOpera setting. Any such scanner will just show a perfectly normal bone-and-flesh arm upon scanning, allowing Cobra to come and go undetected even in highly secured areas.

** Among [[PsychicPowers psykers]], those who are sufficiently powerful or specialized in divination or detection are able to detect events or other living beings. However, Blunters are humans that give off a [[AntiMagic null "aura"]] that cancel out psychic powers, and clever individuals have used it to render themselves invisible to psychic detection. Oddly enough, Blunters' nastier cousin, the Pariah is described as not unlike a person-shaped psychic black hole, rendering them fairly visible in that regard.

* ''Anime/PsychoPass'': Kirito Kamui is completely invisible to the Sibyl System. It's because he's a Walking Transplant who has so many foreign organs implanted in him that the overload of clashing biometric data renders Sibyl unable to get any kind of read on him.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'':
** Superman and ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' cannot use their XRayVision to see through objects covered in lead or sufficiently dense materials.
** In ''Superman Vol 2 #9'', Superman actually makes this work to his advantage when facing ComicBook/TheJoker. Joker claims to Superman that he has imprisoned a number of hostages in lead-lined coffins in various locations throughout Metropolis, anticipating that the superhero will have to spend at least a day frantically looking for them while Joker flees the city with the hostages. It turns out that all Superman has to do is a wide X-ray vision scan above the city from the air and the coffins instantly stand out as opaque objects to him. Thus, Supes is able to check the coffins quickly and has plenty of time to track down the Joker. Then Superman lampshades how the Joker is guilty of a common misconception that just because Superman can't see ''through'' lead, it means he can't ''see'' lead. More than one criminal makes the same mistake of lining a warehouse in lead, which might as well be putting up a neon sign that something shady is going on.
** In ''ComicBook/SupermanVsTheAmazingSpiderMan'', ComicBook/LexLuthor's giant mecha has a lead shield to protect itself from Superman's X-Ray Vision.

** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl1972 #4'' a gang boss wears a lead helmet to hide his real identity from Supergirl.

** In ''ComicBook/Supergirl2005'' #23 someone has sent a sound-proofed, lead-lined gift box to Kara. Since her SuperSenses cannot scan it, she opens it. It was actually a test by Batman, who calls her and admonishes her for opening it.

* ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'' has most of Earth's mightiest heroes transported to an alien battleworld. Another transport holds many of Earth's most dangerous villains. Professor X tries using his psychic powers to identify which villains are aboard, but Enchantress mystically shields her party from Professor X's psychic powers. This sort of thing happens to the ''Comicbook/XMen'' a lot since a large number of members have psychic powers. Usually, a villain will bring along some sort of device or magic to shield them from their telepathy. It's hard to TakeOverTheWorld when Charles, Jean, Emma, or Betsy can instantly sense you and shut you down the moment you get within range.

* Franchise/SpiderMan has spider-sense, which warns him of danger slightly before it happens. One of his nemeses Venom is immune to spider-sense (due to his powers being inherited from Spidey), as are other villains who inherit their powers from Venom.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': Samus' Thermal Visor works poorly in superheated areas. Also, Thardus can summon a dense snowstorm to flood the arena to shroud himself from Samus, coupled with the innate ability of his Phazon ore to overload Samus' thermal visor when exposed.

* ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime'': Samus' thermal visor works poorly in superheated areas. Also, Thardus can summon a dense snowstorm to flood the arena to shroud himself from Samus, coupled with the innate ability of his Phazon ore to overload Samus' thermal visor when exposed.

* One of German Intelligence's few successes during the last war was to get the British to believe a rumor that U-Boats were routinely finished in a paint rendering that baffled both acoustic and radar detection, thus making their submarines harder to find when submerged. This was principally spread to additionally demoralize British sailors who suspected they were losing the war at sea. In reality, Germany had no such paint, but the Admiralty took the story so seriously that it tied up British naval research establishments in attempting to replicate this miracle paint so as to reproduce it on British submarines. However, spurred on to meet a threat which in reality did not exist, the Royal Navy had limited success during the war using surface coatings that dampened and dispersed German sonar detection (but not to the point where HM Submarines effectively became "invisible" -- nowhere near, but it was a start). A German deception contributed to the actual creation of something that was originally intended only to be a a propaganda fable. It is possible this wartime research paved the way for more sophisticated post-war developments, that eventually found fruition in the latest-generation American stealth planes.

* In ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'', Blowjob's Invisible Scout Tank can turn invisible and even elude Eighth Wonder's x-ray vision.

* Franchise/{{Superman}}

** In ''Superman Vol 2 #9'', Superman actually makes this work to his advantage when facing ComicBook/TheJoker. Joker claims to Superman that he has imprisoned a number of hostages in lead-lined coffins in various locations throughout Metropolis, anticipating that the superhero will have to spend at least a day frantically looking for them while Joker flees the city with the hostages. It turns out that all Superman has to do is a wide X-ray vision scan above the city from the air and the coffins instantly stand out as opaque objects to him. Thus, Supes is able to check the coffins quickly and has plenty of time to track down the Joker.
*** Superman lampshades how the Joker is guilty of a common misconception that just because Superman can't see ''through'' lead, it means he can't ''see'' lead. More than one criminal makes the same mistake of lining a warehouse in lead, which might as well be putting up a neon sign that something shady is going on.

** When ComicBook/LexLuthor becomes President, he somehow manages to get the White House repainted with white lead, despite lead-based paint being banned since 1977.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}:
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl1972 Supergirl Vol 2]] #4'' a gang boss wears a lead helmet to hide his real identity from Supergirl.

** In the "Way of the World" arc, Supergirl breaks into a federal detention center and makes off with an inmate who might help her save an ill boy. As they were standing in a secret lab, she lined the ceiling with lead sheets so Superman would not find them too soon.
** In ''[[ComicBook/Supergirl2005 Supergirl (vol. 5)]]'' #23 someone has sent a sound-proofed, lead-lined gift box to Kara. Since her SuperSenses cannot scan it, she opens it. It was actually a test by Batman, who calls her and admonishes her for opening it.

* Marvel Comics' ''ComicBook/SecretWars1984'' has most of Earth's mightiest heroes transported to an alien battleworld. Another transport holds many of Earth's most dangerous villains. Professor X tries using his psychic powers to identify which villains are aboard, but Enchantress mystically shields her party from Professor X's psychic powers. This sort of thing happens to the ''Comicbook/XMen'' a lot since a large number of members have psychic powers. Usually, a villain will bring along some sort of device or magic to shield them from their telepathy. It's hard to TakeOverTheWorld when Charles, Jean, Emma, or Betsy can instantly sense you and shut you down the moment you get within range.

* In ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' story ''ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga'', not even Ultra Boy's super-vision can pierce through the darkness [[spoiler:Darkseid]] enshrouds himself with.

* In ''Fanfic/EquestriaDivided'' Rarity can NoSell Applejack's TrueSight powers.

* ''Film/SupermanTheMovie'': Lex uses it to his advantage, tricking Superman into thinking that there's something important encased in a lead lined box. There is: Kyptonite.

* Stealth technology sometimes involves material that absorbs radar to prevent detection.

* In ''Webcomic/OurLittleAdventure'': [[SorcerousOverlord Brian Souballo]] {{invoke|dTrope}}s this, creating an enhanced [[LieToTheBeholder Disguise Self]] spell that's undetectable to True Seeing so he can {{frame|up}} an enemy for a massacre. {{Discussed|Trope}} at the ensuing trial, where the judge admits that they didn't know such a spell existed but that it's an entirely feasible feat for an [[TheArchmage Epic-level wizard]].