History Main / SeeTheInvisible

* In the novelisation of the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Daleks' Master Plan", the Doctor and his companions, on a planet inhabited by invisible monsters, throw one into a swamp to render it visible. The scene isn't present in the original serial.

* One episode of KaputAndZosky featured the duo landing on a planet where everyone is invisible. They make the aliens visible by catching them in a butterfly net and spray painting them red.

* In TheTrapDoor, one of the recurring monsters, Bubo, is invisible, until Berk manages to hit it with a glob of some yellow stuff. It has remained yellow ever since.

[[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Row Row Fight the Powa!]]

* The Lens of Truth in ''TheLegendOfZelda'' games allows Link to see invisible things, as well as see through illusionary things like fake walls or floors.

* In the ''{{Predator}}'' movies, the title creature's invisibility device shorted out when immersed in water.
* Skinner from the film version of ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' wears white makeup so people can see his face. He also wears clothes, of course.

* In the ''TomAndJerry'' short "The Invisible Mouse", Tom tries to find an invisible Jerry by throwing flour on the floor so that Jerry would leave footprints. When he does, Tom tries to hit him with a [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pan]]. Moments later, the words "Missed me" appear on the flour.

* In ''Series/LostGirl'' Bo could see aura's, or at least sexual aura's, and as such saw an invisible man when he was near the women he loved.

SeeThruSpecs is a SubTrope. Compare BadassBlink, for when the invisible entity makes itself visible through some flaw with their invisibility, and VisibleInvisibility, where the invisible character is visible to the audience.

* In ''{{Gantz}}'', the hunters get controllers with the ability to turn their user invisible by "changing their frequency". Those who are also invisible and thus on the same frequency and see each other. [[OurVampiresAreDifferent The vampires]] carry with themselves special glasses and contacts with which they can see through the camouflage.

* ''TeamFortress2'': bumping into a cloaked spy reveals his outline. Fire is effective in revealing cloaked Spies, hence the importance of a Pyro's spychecking. Jarate and Mad Milk can be used to short out a Spy's cloak and reveal him to yourself and allies. Weapons that inflict bleed can be used to track cloaked spies if it hits.

* Getting something all over the invisible target

* In the Sci-Fi Channel ''Series/InvisibleMan'' series, Darien shows up on thermals not because he's hot but because he's cold, as [[AppliedPhlebotinum quicksilver]] blocks visible light.

* ''TeamFortress2'': fire is effective in revealing cloaked Spies, hence the importance of a Pyro's spychecking. Jarate and Mad Milk can be used to short out a Spy's cloak and reveal him to yourself and allies. Weapons that inflict bleed can be used to track cloaked spies if it hits.

** Another invisible man ([[spoiler:Sanderson Reed]], actually) becomes partially visible when covered in dust. Also, Skinner later gets burned with a flamethrower, showing charred skin.

* The invisibility process in ''HollowMan'' doesn't stop the subjects from showing up on thermal cameras. The villain is also accidentally revealed just prior to an attack by the smoke from his victims cigarette. In the climax, the heroes throw around paint to try and make him visible, or at least make sure his footprints show up.

** Dust of Appearance makes anything invisible it's sprinkled on become visible.

* In ''DragonBall'', Yamcha defeated the Invisible Man after the Turtle Hermit (AKA Master Roshi) had a nosebleed that spilled all over the Invisible Man.

* In ''TheIncredibles'', one [[{{Mooks}} Mook]] finds an invisible [[{{Invisibility}} Violet]] by throwing dust and watching for the cloud to be disrupted by a body.

* Skinner from the film version of ''TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' wears white makeup so people can see his face. And clothes, of course.

* In 1983's ''[[{{Invisibility}} Invisible Woman]]'' pilot MadeForTVMovie, during the climax, the eponymous woman got covered in mud, making her visible.
* In an episode of ''StargateSG1'', the humans were fighting an invisible enemy called the Reetou, but are given devices from the Tok'ra (Transphase Eradication Rods, or [=TERs=]) that can render them visible.

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''.

* ''Star Fleet Battles''. It's possible to see cloaked Romulan ships with the "flash cube" effect (detonating a transporter bomb or mine).

** Supplement ''Shadows of Yog-Sothoth'', adventure "Devil's Canyon". A race of invisible monsters can be seen if looked at through camera lenses prepared using CthulhuMythos knowledge.
** When the Powder of Ibn Ghazi is sprinkled on invisible monsters it makes them visible.

* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': in the ''Mata Nui Online Game'', a [[MegaNeko Muaka]] manages to snatch Kopaka, who was using the mask of invisibility, in its jaws after determining where he was by looking at his footprints in the snow.

* In ''EternalDarkness'', there's a level where you must (well if you want some goodies including a {{BFG}} anyway) protect the player character's servants from an invisible monster. You can make this a lot easier by using the "reveal invisible" spell.
* The Lens of Truth in ''TheLegendOfZelda'' games allows you to see invisible things as well as see through illusionary things like fake walls or floors.

* JonnyQuest once had this invisible monster which was created by some AppliedPhlebotinum and proceeded to go on a rampage. The kids managed to dump a bunch of paint over it, which not only had the effect of making it visible, but also made it look much less terrifying.
* In the ''TomAndJerry'' short "The Invisible Mouse", Tom tries to find an invisible Jerry by throwing flour on the floor so that he would leave footprints. When he does, Tom tries to hit him with a [[FryingPanOfDoom frying pan]]. Moments later, the words "Missed me" appear on the flour.