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| 5 | [[quoteright:163:[[Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oots_invisible.png]]]] |
| 6 | [[caption-width-right:163:Handy, ain't it?]] |
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| 8 | ->'''Kevin:''' It's some kind of invisible barrier. \ |
| 9 | '''Fidgit:''' Oh, so ''that's'' what an invisible barrier looks like. |
| 10 | -->-- ''Film/TimeBandits'' |
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| 13 | {{Invisib|ility}}le characters present a tricky challenge in visual media: If the character is invisible, [[RuleOfPerception how can the audience follow what he's doing]]? To overcome this, creators have invented various methods of visualizing invisibility: |
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| 15 | * '''The invisible character is visible to the audience.''' No special effects required, just have the other actors pretend they can't see the invisible ones. Used often in live action, especially when the invisible characters are {{intangib|ility}}le as well (lots of ghosts are shown this way). Usually accompanied by some verbal cue ("They can't see us!"). It's common to cut to another character's POV to show he's seeing empty space. This tends to be the norm with things InvisibleToNormals, with the few scenes from the "normals" perspective hiding them entirely. |
| 16 | * '''The invisible character is rendered as a vague distortion of the background.''' A.K.A. the ''Franchise/{{Predator}}'' method. Whether or not the other characters can see the vague distortion varies from work to work. This is also used quite often as a transitional state, as when something switches its invisibility on or off. Overlaps with InvisibilityFlicker. |
| 17 | * '''The invisible character is partly transparent.''' |
| 18 | * '''The invisible character is shown as an outline.''' Especially common in comics and animation. |
| 19 | * '''The invisible character is [[AvertedTrope completely invisible, ]][[ParanoiaFuel even to ]][[TheFourthWallWillNotProtectYou the audience.]]''' Here, the only way to know what the character is doing is by indirect clues, such as the character leaving footprints, picking up objects, [[InvisibleStreaker wearing a hat]], [[InvisibleStomachVisibleFood eating something]], or walking through smoke or rain. If no such clues are given, the exact position of the character is still often indicated by the camera remaining focused on them to the exclusion of everything else. |
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| 21 | See also AstralProjection and SeeTheInvisible. Compare FluorescentFootprints. Not to be confused with using visible shapes to indicate an object that has actually disappeared in general, which is ShapesOfDisappearance. |
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| 24 | !!Examples: |
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| 26 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 27 | |
| 28 | [[folder:Visible to the Audience]] |
| 29 | |
| 30 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 31 | * ''Film/AmazonWomenOnTheMoon'' had a sketch that parodied the trope: Ed Begley Jr. as the "Invisible Man", so he ''says'' he is, who is perfectly visible to everyone around him; they just play along with his antics. To make it more "authentic", Begley rips off all his clothes in order to carry out his pranks (sticking darts in the dartboard, stealing beer, etc). He's genuinely surprised when the police finally arrest him. |
| 32 | * The Maitlands and the title character in ''Film/{{Beetlejuice}}'' are always clearly visible to the audience, but [[InvisibleToNormals are only noticed by Lydia]]. |
| 33 | %%* Most renditions, in text and on film, of ''Literature/AChristmasCarol''. |
| 34 | * Subverted in ''Film/ErikTheViking'', with a magical item that supposedly makes a person invisible, but it only works on a single, rather senile man. Erik grabs the item and prances around taunting a bunch of mooks thinking that he's invisible to them, but he's not. |
| 35 | %%* ''Film/Ghost1990'' |
| 36 | %%* ''Film/GhostDad'' |
| 37 | * Chevy Chase in ''Film/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan'' is usually shown visible so that the audience can see him, even though he can't even see himself. Some scenes, however, have him invisible to the audience. This is usually used to show how he looks when he's manipulating objects that ''can'' be seen. |
| 38 | * ''Film/HeartAndSouls'', although Thomas Riley is the one person who can see the ghosts following him around, which makes him look insane to everyone else. |
| 39 | * ''Film/InvisibleSister'': When Molly turns invisible, she sometimes shows up as visible in some scenes, though she cannot be seen by the others. |
| 40 | * Used to great effect in ''WesternAnimation/RiseOfTheGuardians''. When the audience is introduced to Jack Frost, he's alone and looks perfectly normal (well, completely visible, anyway, with no indication he's supposed to be otherwise). So when he wanders into a town full of people, the audience is just as shocked as he is to learn nobody can see, hear, or touch him. |
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| 42 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 43 | * ''Series/TheFortyFourHundred'': In "Audrey Parker's Come and Gone", the [[AstralProjection disembodied unconsciousness]] of Audrey Parker is invisible to Tom, Diana and everyone but is visible to the audience. |
| 44 | * In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS4E4FearItself Fear, Itself]]", Xander turns invisible and unheard, playing on his fears of being ignored by his now college-going friends. Of course, the audience can see and hear him just fine. This has the bonus effect of meaning viewers won't know he's invisible for sometime. In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]", however, Blinvibl!Buffy is invisible to the audience as well. Buffy has fun showing off via talking skulls and baseball eyes. |
| 45 | * Claude in ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' is visible to the audience most of the time during his episodes, but when he's introduced at the beginning of an episode, the audience hears his voice and sees him pick up an object, rendering it invisible. Also, the audience has seen him fade in and out of visibility. This causes his fans to believe that after he ran out on Peter, he's in every scene -- ''we just can't see him.'' Lampshaded by the writers: when asked if they were bringing Claude back, they replied "We already have. Didn't you see him?" |
| 46 | * ''Series/TheOuterLimits1995'': In "[[Recap/TheOuterLimits1995S2E20OutOfBody Out of Body]]", Rebecca Warfield is conducting research into out-of-body experiences using electric impulses. When she decides to run the experiment on herself, her soul becomes trapped in another dimension. Although the other characters cannot see or hear her, she is perfectly visible to the audience. |
| 47 | * Al, in the ''Series/QuantumLeap'' TV series, as a temporal hologram, is visible only to Sam (and occasionally animals, small children and the mentally ill). |
| 48 | * ''Series/RandallAndHopkirkDeceased'': Marty is only visible (usually) to Jeff and the audience, and invisible to everyone else. |
| 49 | * In the ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' episode "[[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS02E010VanishingPoint Vanishing Point]]" Hoshi becomes invisible to the rest of the crew, but looks exactly the same to the audience, except when she looks in a mirror. ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' does this earlier with Geordi and Ro Laren in "The Next Phase," save for a brief InvisibilityFlicker at one point. |
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| 51 | [[AC:{{Theatre}}]] |
| 52 | * Used a lot in Creator/WilliamShakespeare's plays, especially when the invisible character (e.g., Banquo's ghost) is only visible to one character. |
| 53 | ** Invoked by Oberon in ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. After a whole scene where for all we know he's perfectly visible, he overhears some humans coming, and tells the audience "I am invisible, and will overhear their conference." |
| 54 | %%** Probably just a stage technique in general -- ''Blithe Spirit'', for example. |
| 55 | %%** Hence also used for Oliver in ''Series/SlingsAndArrows''. |
| 56 | ** Shakespeare's original manuscripts have minimal stage directions, so when the ghost doesn't speak it's valid (if uncommon) to use the "Invisible to Audience" method below. |
| 57 | * Stagehands in traditional Japanese theatre often dress in a black outfit covering their entire body. The "invisible" part comes in when you consider that this is where the stereotypical image of a {{Ninja}} came from - ninja characters would wear the stagehand costume when hiding to signify that the audience was supposed to ignore them. |
| 58 | * Comedian-magician Mac King pokes fun at this trope with the "Mac King Cloak of Invisibility," a device that supposedly renders him completely invisible to whoever's on stage with him at the time as well as the audience. [[spoiler: Said device is a bright yellow rain slicker that can practically be seen from ''orbit.'']] |
| 59 | * Certain forms of puppetry follow this trope out of necessity. For example, the puppeteers in Theatre/AvenueQ operate rod or hand puppets but do little to hide themselves from the audience. The general conceit of this is a suspension of disbelief that the actors aren't literally there in the same way that the characters aren't literally on a stage in the context of the story. |
| 60 | * ''Theatre/TheLionKing'': The puppet operators are always visible -- most notably, Timon's actor is bright green, and Zazu is a small puppet riding on the actor's head. This also applies to many stage mechanics and devices that, in most musicals, are kept hidden; this was highly intentional, to produce an effect where imagination filled the scene in. |
| 61 | * ''Theatre/Frozen2018'': Olaf's puppeteer is dressed in white and always stands behind him. |
| 62 | * The puppeteers in ''Franchise/TheMuppets''' arena show wear black "ninja puppeteer" outfits. While this does render them hard to see if the background and lighting are exactly right, mostly it just indicates that the audience should ''think'' of them as being invisible. |
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| 64 | [[AC:Other]] |
| 65 | * In {{LARP}}ing, it's a common rule that a player can signal that he's invisible by holding his forearms crossed. Of course, this works on the honor system - it's up to the other players to play fair and act as if they don't see the invisible one. Or, for that matter, not use the signal unless their character actually ''can'' turn invisible. |
| 66 | |
| 67 | [[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 68 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' deals with invisible characters by having them be completely visible to the audience, but wearing shirts that [[http://egscomics.com/?date=2005-02-18 say "invisible."]] After some ArtEvolution, panels with invisible characters show them normally, while [[http://www.egscomics.com/index.php?id=1872 everything else has a "faded" effect.]] |
| 69 | * In ''Webcomic/FreeSpirit2014'', Winnie's FlyingBroomstick can turn its passengers invisible, but the readers can still see them. |
| 70 | * ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': When a monster turns Kokoro invisible, the audience can still see her just fine -- the first indication that anything is amiss is that her girlfriend Undine can't. As she then begins gradually FadingAway entirely, parts of her body slowly become transparent. |
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| 72 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 73 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Dexter's Birthday," we see Dexter's outline as he goes invisible to see what presents he will get. |
| 74 | |
| 75 | [[AC:RealLife]] |
| 76 | * The illusionist Derren Brown once convinced someone that he was invisible. While he was standing in front of them. The audience gets to watch that confused someone. |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Distortion]] |
| 80 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 81 | * The thermoptic camoflage in ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex'' normally grants its user perfect invisibility. However, it's easily disrupted by [[WeaksauceWeakness puddles of water]] or the user being hit, in which case, you can see false-color flashes of the user for a few seconds. |
| 82 | * Latios and Latias in ''Anime/PokemonHeroes'' |
| 83 | * Espio the Chameleon in ''Anime/SonicX''. |
| 84 | |
| 85 | [[AC:Asian Animation]] |
| 86 | * In ''Animation/NoonboryAndTheSuper7'', whenever Dozegury is using his invisibility power, he's only visible as a distortion of the background. |
| 87 | |
| 88 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 89 | * The invisible car in ''Film/DieAnotherDay''. There's a (rather overlong, which Bond {{lampshade|Hanging}}s) explanation of the spec-tech involved, and the distortion is ''very'' visible. At least when the car is moving, as presumably the cameras and computers have a hard time keeping up. When it's still, it's undetectable. |
| 90 | * ''Film/{{Predator}}'': The cloaking device used by the predators. The distortion is also present in the ''Franchise/AlienVsPredator'' games and enemies may notice you moving in front of them. |
| 91 | * The Shadow does this in [[Film/TheShadow the 1994 film]], especially when he's throwing punches, but it's not true invisibility, merely "clouding men's minds". |
| 92 | * ''Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock'' features the following scene as the ''Enterprise'' closes in on a [[StealthInSpace cloaked]] Klingon Bird of Prey: |
| 93 | --> '''Kirk''': There! That distortion, see it? |
| 94 | --> '''Sulu''': Yes sir, [[SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale it's getting larger as we close in]]. |
| 95 | ** In ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', the Klingon warship is entirely invisible, but reverts to a partly-visible distorted state when she [[spoiler: fires her weapons while cloaked.]] |
| 96 | * In ''Film/EndOfDays'', Satan's true winged demonic form is invisible to the naked eye, but leaves behind visual distortions as it flies through the air. |
| 97 | |
| 98 | [[AC:{{Literature}}]] |
| 99 | * ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': As noted by veil expert Molly Carpenter, the magic is imperfect in that it's an illusion that cannot compensate for weather. Any sharp-eyed observer will see rain/sleet/snow etc. bouncing off of nothing. |
| 100 | * In ''Literature/ArtemisFowl,'' fairies have a power called the shield, wherein they vibrate at a speed too fast for humans to see them. It does, however, sometimes produce a shimmer in the air, so a savvy human who knows about this ability can occasionally compensate. |
| 101 | * The cloaking suit in ''Literature/TheVisibleMan'' refracts light around it, leaving a slight distortion that's only noticeable if you're looking for it and only visible when the wearer is motionless. However, it still leaves a shadow. |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 104 | * The Shadows in ''Series/BabylonFive'' occasionally appear this way when they're not totally invisible. |
| 105 | * ''Series/PowerRangersTurbo'': The Phantom Ranger and his ship would often be shown this way when they turned invisible. |
| 106 | %%* The Jem'Hadar from ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine''. |
| 107 | * ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS01E10FallenAngel Fallen Angel]]" featured invisible aliens shown as distortion of the background or through the movement of a rushing camera. |
| 108 | |
| 109 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 110 | * The Invisibility power in ''TabletopGame/{{Champions}}'' has a "fringe" by default. Another person has a chance to sense that fringe if they're within two meters of the Invisible character. You can buy your Invisibility with "No Fringe" for extra points, or make the fringe easier to detect to lower the cost. |
| 111 | |
| 112 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 113 | %%* Arakune in ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' does this with one of his moves. |
| 114 | * In ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'', if a player has sufficient Intelligence or a Utility to aid his ability to detect Stealthed characters, they show up this way. |
| 115 | * The stealth tanks in the first ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'' game, especially in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiMR77_ARFk the associated FMV.]] Years later, ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRenegade'' used a cheaper version of this effect (and added stealth troopers). |
| 116 | * ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'': The Wraith can turn invisible by ringing his magical bell. Very sharp-eyed Survivor players may still be able to spot a faint shimmer where he is, though he's still quite hard to spot from a distance, especially since most maps are dark and foggy. |
| 117 | * ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' has spectres (and players using "partial invisibility") appear as a darkened silhouette, made up of a pattern of shimmering dots. |
| 118 | * ''VideoGame/{{Dystopia}}'''s stealthers are rendered as a watery distortion while they're moving, but invisible while they're still. TAC scans show a snapshot of their IFF boxes, and the Sound Wave Triangulator shows [[SpectacularSpinning spinning triangles]] for their footsteps and gunshots. |
| 119 | * Fellow ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' mod, ''VideoGame/NeoTokyo2014'', has its own variant for the Recon class, appearing as shadowy silhouettes if you looked close enough. They were worthless if a player was using them moving or out in the open, but in front of things that broke up their outline, such as rows of boxes or vehicles, they were barely noticeable. |
| 120 | * In ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', the "Chameleon" magic effect is a partial subversion: as Chameleon strength increases, the distortion effect gradually gives way to full invisibility, and 100% Chameleon makes you both completely invisible and [[GameBreaker untargetable]] by the AI. |
| 121 | * In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'' and ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', the Stealth Boy and Chinese Stealth Armor (only in the former game) behave this way. Enemies with high enough Perception [[UselessUsefulStealth can still detect the player]] when sneaking in this state. However, there's nothing stopping ''you'' from noticing ''their'' cloaking either (aside from your own [=IRL=] perceptiveness), so you're free to open fire on an enemy expecting you to be unaware if you spot them first. |
| 122 | * In the ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series, the Active Camo can be perceived as a player-shaped distortion similar to heat distortion if you are close enough. |
| 123 | * ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'': Invisible characters have a notable shimmer, especially while they move. However, standing still for a few seconds will render you completely invisible, and your mount won't shimmer ever (to let you pick a larger or more elaborate mount for aesthetic reasons). |
| 124 | * ''VideoGame/JediKnightJediAcademy'' has some high-ranking stormtroopers use this. The hilarious part is that they're usually still painfully visible, and the fact that they won't move or attack while cloaked means they'll just stand there and wait for you to impale them with a lightsaber. Same with the Shadow Troopers in ''VideoGame/JediKnightIIJediOutcast'', but not as easy to impale them with the saber if it wasn't for the fact they were wielding one themselves. |
| 125 | * In ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', several Heartless have the ability to render themselves invisible, causing this effect. |
| 126 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' have the Stealth Sneak in [[WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} Deep Jungle]], and [[UndergroundMonkey its varieties]]. |
| 127 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'' has the Dark Thorn in [[WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast Beast's Castle]]. |
| 128 | ** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' introduced the Vanish spell, which give the player character this ability. |
| 129 | * ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublicIITheSithLords'' does this for stealth mode. |
| 130 | * Infiltrators using their tactical cloak, and Geth Hunters in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. Unusually, the glowing "eye" on the geth is still clearly visible, which substantially undermines the effectiveness of the camouflage. Their cloaks are better in ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', but still not perfect. |
| 131 | * The ''VideoGame/MetalGear'' series, when a character is using stealth camo. The amount of distortion differs between NPC's and the player characters--a stealthed boss will be completely transparent aside from the distortion around the outline, while Snake or Raiden in stealth mode will also have a distinct green tint so you can at least see yourself. In ''Metal Gear Online'', a sharp eye for these can help in stealth team battles. |
| 132 | * ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'' has the Cloaking Device, which leaves a faint distortion when the user moves around. |
| 133 | * ''VideoGame/DirtyBomb'' has Refractive Armor, which makes the [[StealthExpert Phantom]] using it look like a vague distortion to friend and foe alike. It's more visible when he moves, and reminds a viewer of the ''Film/DieAnotherDay'' car. |
| 134 | * Enemy cloaked units in ''Franchise/StarCraft'' have a slight distortion: it's ''very'' difficult to make out a Dark Templar who looks like a smoke trail. And even if you can see where he is, you can't shoot at him anyway. Once you know where the unit is though, you can move a detector there. However, note that the ''attacks'' of a cloaked unit remain perfectly visible, which is a bit of a giveaway to a human player. Said human player will probably drop a Psionic Storm, [=ComSat=] Sweep, or Ensnare on the offending units. This especially gives away the location of the aforementioned Dark Templar, who only has a melee attack. The Ghost's attack is ''very'' hard to spot though, as it only gives off a small muzzle flash. |
| 135 | * In ''VideoGame/TheHiddenSource'', a ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' total conversion, a team of players must hunt down the mod's namesake (while he is hunting them), who appears like this. |
| 136 | * Used in ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline'' for the "Stealth Module" ground skill. Only teammates can see the distortion, to enemies it's totally invisible. Accompanied with an InvisibilityFlicker when attacking. |
| 137 | * ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series: when a character is under an invisibility affect, the area where they take up space becomes distorted as they move about. Therefore, the only way to be 100% invisible is to remain completely still, giving the status a notable weakness and strategy. |
| 138 | * In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2,'' the cloaked Spy is visible as a distortion to his own team, but completely invisible (unless he's shot/bumped into) to the other team. |
| 139 | ** Unless he's using the Cloak and Dagger. That works normally when charged or when standing still. If the charge runs out and he moves, the same visibility effect happens as when he is shot. |
| 140 | ** Also, the Dead Ringer. If you have it activated before you get shot, you will don a perfect cloak (no flicker effect even if you are bumped into or shot again). The cost? The perfect cloak only lasts about 6 seconds and has a very loud and obvious "decloak" sound effect. |
| 141 | * At one point in ''[[VideoGame/{{Touhou}} Mountain of Faith]]'', the kappa Nitori shows up in "[[InvisibilityCloak Optical]] [[SchizoTech Camouflage]]". However, she's not really all that invisible; just translucent. The heroines point this out after they break the camo entirely. |
| 142 | * Jungle in ''[[VideoGame/KatamariDamacy We Love Katamari]]'' has body textures that match whatever is in the center of the screen, including HUD elements and the Katamari itself. In the remakes, his body textures instead show a static background. |
| 143 | * In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersiaWarriorWithin'', there are "invisible" enemies that distort the image of whatever is behind them, and this distortion gets stronger at the edges, almost giving them an outline. Imagine a human-shaped glass figurine and you're pretty close. Only, light doesn't reflect off these guys, making them way harder to spot than glass. |
| 144 | * The Nanosuit cloaking device in ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'' works this way. Unlike in, say, ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', this means that enemies who are at close range or have already been alerted to the player's presence will, in fact, be able to see (and shoot) you. Likewise, it is possible to see cloaked enemies as well, if you look carefully. |
| 145 | * Novistadors in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil4''. |
| 146 | * The cloaked ninjas in ''Sensory Overload'' are this type, and are invisible to the EnemyDetectingRadar. They also usually reside in dark rooms, making them near-completely invisible. |
| 147 | * Active Camouflage in ''VideoGame/Battlefield2142'' used two methods, an earlier "Predator" method with a refracted outline that proved quite visible at a distance, and a later "static" effect that was more visible up close. Users were never meant to be completely invisible; limited charge, a shrill sound, and vulnerability to detecting gadgets ensured that they weren't completely undetectable by alert players. |
| 148 | * The Gleipnir and Fenrir from ''VideoGame/AceCombatXSkiesOfDeception'' have this. |
| 149 | * Adaptive camo in ''VideoGame/GhostReconFutureSoldier'' appears like this. Like ''Crysis'', it's not perfect (your character's exposed forearms are still pretty visible in the first level you get it in, for starters), but it's pretty close - enemies from further than a few feet will generally be unable to see you, even if they've been alerted and are firing on your teammates, but the downside is that you can't use it while walking upright, and firing a weapon or being shot at deactivates it. |
| 150 | * Infiltrators in ''[[VideoGame/PlanetSide Planetside 2]]''. New infiltrators, thinking their cloak makes them invisible, are easy kills for players who know to look for the distortion. Worse, uncloaking makes a distinctive sound, so players quickly learn to look behind them after hearing it. Experienced infiltrators use the cloak within its limitations - for invisibility only at a distance, when crouched and still, and to make a moving target very hard to track. |
| 151 | * In ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'', Reptile's "Deceptive" variation gives him the ability to go invisible, but with some distortion. However, he can use some meter to make him completely transparent. |
| 152 | * In ''[[Videogame/{{Tribes}} Tribes 2]]'', the cloaking pack covers the player in a ghostly very translucent sheen. As the sheen was completely useless against semi-aware players and certain graphical exploits made it completely solid, the popular "Classic" GameMod turned the cloaking player completely invisible, de-rendering them [[FlashOfPain unless damaged]]. |
| 153 | * The Wraith when using the [[ForDoomTheBellTolls bell]] in ''VideoGame/DeadByDaylight'' |
| 154 | * Mew in ''VideoGame/PokemonGo'' will switch between being visible and becoming invisible with distortion. When it goes invisible, you can still see it somewhat, but it'll use the background from your phone's camera to blend in better. Regardless of its invisibility, it can still be hit with your Poke Balls. |
| 155 | |
| 156 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 157 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "To Where and Back Again," Starlight Glimmer uses an invisibility spell that appears to the audience as a slightly off-color, wavy distortion. In addition, the audience is also clearly able to see Starlight's eyes, but the enemies who are looking for her apparently can't. |
| 158 | * The InvisibleStreaker in ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': "Evil Boyfriend". In this case, he is invisible to characters who aren't equipped with infra-red goggles. |
| 159 | * Thrust in ''Anime/TransformersArmada'' is seen as a mirage-esque distortion of the background when he's invisible. |
| 160 | * ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'': The Blackbird's cloaking device is, when active, a blue-white outline of the plane's entire shape that phases into visibility for a second, then vanishes, strobing like that. |
| 161 | * Whilst not in the show, ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'' does make reference to ''Film/{{Predator}}'' and its' "telltale shimmer". |
| 162 | * ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'': In the episode "[[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS3E12Nightsisters Nightsisters]]" Asajj Ventress and two EliteMooks use a potion that makes them invisible "to most" and smoky and indistinct to the viewers. |
| 163 | [[/folder]] |
| 164 | |
| 165 | [[folder:Partly Transparent]] |
| 166 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 167 | * ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'': In "Noby, the Great Illusionist", Noby uses his illusionist cape to make himself invisible so that he can sneak into Big G's room and retrieve his comic. While he is using the cape, he is still visible, but he is transparent. |
| 168 | * ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' uses this method to portray Garyuu's and the Type IV Gadget Drone's invisibility, though attentive viewers may notice that the latter also used the Distortion method a few seconds before it made its presence known to the audience. |
| 169 | * In ''Manga/SgtFrog'', Keronian technology can make it so that specific people can see you while others can't. If you can see a cloaked Keronian, you see them as translucent images. The anime adds a rainbow glow to the outermost outlines, though it can get a little inconsistent with some items only having the rainbow glow. |
| 170 | * ''Anime/SmilePrecure'': In Episode 20, when Miyuki and Akane are turned invisible by Majorina, they are visible to the audience via being translucent. |
| 171 | * ''Manga/SukiXSuki'' displays Touka's invisibility like this. Parts of the background can be seen through her body, which is drawn lighter than when she is visible to everybody. |
| 172 | |
| 173 | [[AC:Asian Animation]] |
| 174 | * There's an episode of ''Animation/HappyHeroes'' where Doctor H. invents an InvisibilityCloak. Most of the time whenever any characters use it, they're still visible but transparent. |
| 175 | * ''Animation/KingShakir'': The invisible door in "April Fools" has a transparent outline that is visible to the viewers, but it's clear in-universe that nobody can actually see it. |
| 176 | * In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf: Marching to the New Wonderland'' episode 2, Paddi and Jonie make their train invisible, leaving it mostly transparent but still visible. |
| 177 | * ''Animation/VirTheRobotBoy'': When Mad Max makes himself invisible in "Invisible Power Attack", he's transparent rather than completely unseeable. |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[AC:ComicBooks]] |
| 180 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'' story "ComicBook/ThePhantomSuperboy", after becoming trapped in the Phantom Zone, Superboy is rendered as a partly transparent, white figure which nobody can see. |
| 181 | |
| 182 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 183 | * Rogues using stealth in most D&D-based video games, including ''Franchise/BaldursGate'' and ''VideoGame/IcewindDale''. |
| 184 | * ''VideoGame/BioShock1'' and ''VideoGame/Bioshock2'' have the "Natural Camouflage" Gene Tonic: While you're standing still with the Natural Camouflage tonic equipped, your hands and guns are transparent, leading to the various nasties that roam the ruins to never find Jack and the Alpha Daddies. Houdini Splicers have a variant of this as they can be found by their glimmering bodies (among other tricks) when they disappear to run from place to place. |
| 185 | * All characters with {{Flash Step}}s in the DS ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' fighters are shown as turning transparent and dashing to the specified direction to the user of the said character, but disappearing entirely and appearing elsewhere to the opposing player. Does not apply to actual teleports, which a few characters possess. |
| 186 | * All stealth units in and since ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianSun'' (completely invisible to the enemy, of course). |
| 187 | ** This effect is used to make certain naval units appear submerged in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'' which shares the engine of the above game. In-fact, if a land unit collects a DummiedOut bonus crate that gives them stealth ability via map editing, they still make submerging/surfacing sounds. |
| 188 | ** Stealthed units in SAGE engine games (''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerGenerals'' and beyond) will fade between opaque and fully transparent to their commanders and allies. |
| 189 | * ''VideoGame/EccoTheDolphin'': In ''Defender of the Future,'' Ecco is see-through to the player with the Power of Stealth, but the enemies can't see him at all, even if he bumps into them. |
| 190 | * Some ports of ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'' and ''Doom II: Hell on Earth'' render Spectres as Demons with the transparency turned up. |
| 191 | * In ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' there are two kinds of invisibility: regular invisibility and chameleon. Regular invisibility uses the transparent effect, unless it's another character using it, in which case they go completely invisible. Chameleon also uses partial transparency, whether it's on your or another person. However, if you reach 100% chameleon, you are completely invisible, even to yourself. This is an infamous GameBreaker, since regular invisibility goes away when you attack, but chameleon doesn't, and with either in effect, [=NPCs=] and enemies won't even try to find you. |
| 192 | * ''VideoGame/EveOnline'' ships with cloaking devices are semitransparent to the player controlling the ship and completely invisible to everyone else, including teammates. |
| 193 | * Your PlayerCharacter looks like this when under the Invisible StatusBuff in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI''. |
| 194 | * A player's own cloaked units in ''Franchise/StarCraft''. And an enemy's cloaked units once they're within range of a unit with the Detector property, such as the Terran Missile Turret or the Protoss Observer. |
| 195 | * Mario using the Vanish cap in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. |
| 196 | * ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'': |
| 197 | ** In ''Warcraft III'', your own and allies' invisible units are partly transparent, but completely invisible to the enemy (unless they have invisibility-detecting), but you can still get them with splash damage. Then there's that unfortunate InvisibilityFlicker... |
| 198 | ** In ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'', stealthed rogues, druids, night elves, and pets are shown like this. Stealthed enemy characters are completely invisible unless they come too close, though how invisible something hostile is to you depends on your level. If it's above your level you won't see it at all until you're practically on top of it, if it's around the same level it'll show up faintly when you get close, and if it's well below your level you can see it as clearly as a stealthed friendly, though it'll still be semi-transparent. |
| 199 | * Because the first [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBAs]] were built around the ''Warcraft III'' engine, just about every MOBA shows invisible allied players as partially transparent and generally follow ''Warcraft III's'' rules for invisibility. |
| 200 | * In ''VideoGame/RiseOfTheKasai'', Tati and Grizz become shadowy and transparent when they stay still and hug the wall. The player can still see them, but enemies will walk right by without noticing them, allowing them to kill them from positions the other playable characters can't. |
| 201 | * In ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' allies who are cloaked will be invisible to the enemy but semi-transparent to you. Your character will also appear semi-transparent to indicate to you when cloaked. A few stealth powers, like Cloak of Darkness and Shadowfall, make you look more like a cloud of smoke to yourself and your allies. |
| 202 | * Espio the Chameleon in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''. Oddly, not only will he be undetected by enemies, but [[GuideDangIt/PlatformGames he also passes through lasers ]] (of the LaserHallway variety only) as if they aren't there, and this is necessary at at least one point (when looking for all 20 of the casino chips in BINGO Highway, as the last one is behind some lasers). |
| 203 | * ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''[='s=] active camo from ''VideoGame/HaloReach'' onward. The user's transparency decreases when they move. |
| 204 | * The ''Carnotaurus'' boss in the ''VideoGame/TheLostWorldJurassicPark'' arcade game, who fades in and out of visibility when it's moving and attacking. Though it's supposed to have [[HollywoodChameleons a chameleon's ability to blend in]], the effect used is simply going transparent. |
| 205 | * When Crow of ''VideoGame/RisingThunder'' turns invisible, he's translucent and glowing blue on the user's screen. On the opponent's screen, he's entirely invisible. |
| 206 | * ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' uses partial transparency. And although we can see Harry the whole time, they didn't bother to put a cloak on him -- you know, the thing that's actually supposed to be making him invisible in the first place. |
| 207 | * ''VideoGame/EverythingOrNothing'': The Nano Suit can make James Bond invisible, but leaves behind a vague outline. Later on in the game, Nano Guards have the same ability, but they can be defeated with EMP Grenades or Thermal Imaging. There is also a part in one level in which you can shoot an invisible guard ''without locking on'' with a Sleeper Dart-equipped Q-Spider. |
| 208 | * ''VideoGame/HauntingStarringPolterguy'': Poltergeist Polterguy is visible to the player (he's a transparent, green ghost) but invisible to the family except the dog. |
| 209 | * ''VideoGame/ShawsNightmare'': Some dogs (and Shaw whenever he picks up the invisibility cloak) are rendered |
| 210 | * Miles is rendered a semi-transparent blue outline whenever he turns invisible in ''VideoGame/SpiderManMilesMorales.'' This makes it easy for players to keep track of him in gameplay while making him less visible than normal. |
| 211 | |
| 212 | %%[[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 213 | %%* ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'' has [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/010112c Megaman's ghost]] |
| 214 | |
| 215 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 216 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGaryColemanShow'', in which Gary is a child angel. |
| 217 | * Invisible spirits on ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' are a transparent blue when they're in the physical world. |
| 218 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit'' used this technique when depicting Bilbo using the Ring. |
| 219 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Bionicle}} 2: Legends of Metru Nui'', when Vakama is seen after discovering his [[MaskOfPower Kanohi Mask Power]], he is completely invisible to the raging [[BigBad Makuta]], however the viewer can see him quite clearly as a see-through, colorless figure. |
| 220 | * In the ''WesternAnimation'' version of the 1960s Fantastic Four cartoon, Sue is rendered as a white outline with a partially transparent fill. |
| 221 | * ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' is partially transparent, except for his eyes which appear normal to the viewers. |
| 222 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'': Komodo's "camouflage" ability looks like 1966 style outline-plus-partial transparency. |
| 223 | * WesternAnimation/DCLeagueOfSuperPets: Wonder Woman's invisible jet is "really more transparent." |
| 224 | [[/folder]] |
| 225 | |
| 226 | [[folder:Outline]] |
| 227 | [[AC:AsianAnimation]] |
| 228 | * ''Animation/{{Lamput}}'': Zigzagged. In "Invisible Necklace", the docs steal a special necklace from a magician to turn themselves invisible. As they each take a turn wearing the necklace, they alternate between being visible as white dotted lines and being just plain invisible. When Lamput winds up with the magic item himself, though, he stays more consistently portrayed with white dotted lines. |
| 229 | * ''Animation/MotuPatlu'': In "Diamond Robbery", when John the Don and his assistants use Dr. Jhatka's invisibility stickers, only their outlines are visible. |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[AC:ComicBook]] |
| 232 | * "Kid Chameleon" was a regular strip in the British anthology comic ''Cor!!'' in the early 1970s. The title character wore a suit of transparent lizard scales with only flesh-coloured trunks underneath. When he wanted to camouflage himself he could make the scales change colour, which was depicted by overlaying his black outline (including scales) over the coloured background. Strangely, nobody ever seemed to notice his uncamouflaged long blond hair. Overlaps with semi-transparent. |
| 233 | * ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': |
| 234 | ** In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story, ''ComicBook/SupergirlsThreeSuperGirlfriends'', when Phantom Girl uses her power, her body becomes a white-and-blue striped outline. Later ''Legion'' stories ditched the idea that Tinya's intangibility makes her invisible. |
| 235 | ** Depending on the artist, Invisible Kid becomes an outline or completely invisible when he uses his power. |
| 236 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'' story ''ComicBook/BrainiacsBlitz'': When Brainiac's teleport ray hits a red car, the vehicle becomes white and depicted as a dotted outline to show it is vanishing. |
| 237 | * ComicBook/WonderWoman's Invisible Jet is usually drawn with a white outline and the dash and instrument cluster visible. |
| 238 | |
| 239 | [[AC:Literature]] |
| 240 | * ''Literature/MrMen'': When Mr Impossible turns invisible, he is drawn as an outline. |
| 241 | |
| 242 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 243 | * Characters in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' who have had the Vanish spell cast on themselves are shown as a black outline; Vanished enemies turn instead completely invisible. |
| 244 | * In the second ''VideoGame/MasterOfOrion'', ships with a Phasing Cloak device equipped show up on the tactical screen as a transparent outline. You can scan a ship using their Phasing Cloak, but are unable to target it for weapons fire. |
| 245 | * Used in ''VideoGame/TempleRun''. Interestingly, the monsters can still see you while you're invisible, but it does protect you against trees and pitfalls. One can only guess that the invisibility makes you intangible, and that the monsters are quite supernatural. (Well, they ''do'' have skulls for heads.) |
| 246 | * ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' |
| 247 | ** In ''VideoGame/WingCommanderTheKilrathiSaga'', in the "fly-by" cutscenes, cloaked Excaliburs show up as wireframe outlines. |
| 248 | ** In ''VideoGame/WingCommanderIVThePriceOfFreedom'', thanks to special optics for the Dragon fighter you can visually track cloaked ships, which use the wireframe outline mentioned above to display them. |
| 249 | * The titular character in ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'' becomes this when using an invisibility potion. It stops if he walks too far. |
| 250 | * All invisible monsters, and the player when using a skill/potion/wand that activates invisibility, in ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfDredmor'', are indicated by a colored outline. |
| 251 | * In ''VideoGame/DigDug'', when the monsters phase to pass through the earth, they become outlines of themselves. |
| 252 | * The voodoo invisibility necklace in ''VideoGame/TheSecretOfMonkeyIsland'' has this effect. |
| 253 | * In the Game Boy Color version of ''VideoGame/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'', Harry is portrayed as a white outline whenever he's wearing the invisibility cloak. This carries over to anyone [[AllInARow following him]]. |
| 254 | * In ''VideoGame/FTLFasterThanLight'', activating a stealth system makes the ship partially transparent with a bright blue outline. |
| 255 | * In ''VideoGame/UltimaVI'', invisible party members are visible to the player with an outline over a transparent sprite. |
| 256 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Sundered}}'', the mini-boss Arlie Waylon has a cloaking device that renders him invisible when he’s not actively attacking Eshe. Unfortunately for him, his body -- which becomes a mostly transparent silhouette while cloaked -- is still visible to the player. |
| 257 | * In ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSin'' and ''[[VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII Original Sin II]]'', characters using the Invisibility and Chameleon Cloak skills (respectively) appear to allied players as a faintly glowing monochromatic outline with minimal shading. |
| 258 | |
| 259 | [[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 260 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' |
| 261 | ** The comic [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0656.html uses this method]] in a scene shown through the three fiends' HD TV screen, which has a "see invisible" setting. The rest of the time, it uses the "completely invisible" one below. |
| 262 | ** And [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0819.html again]] when Tarquin uses his Ring of True Seeing. |
| 263 | |
| 264 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 265 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpaceGhost'': Jan and Jayce all were drawn in white outline. |
| 266 | * This was also done in Creator/HannaBarbera's [[WesternAnimation/TheFantasticFour1967 Fantastic Four]] series with the Invisible Girl. |
| 267 | * Komodo of ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays'' is drawn in white outline. |
| 268 | * Ditto for Franchise/WonderWoman's [[WesternAnimation/SuperFriends invisible jet.]] |
| 269 | * Spoofed in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''. The group becomes childhood {{exp|y}}ies of a Comicbook/FantasticFour expy. While it's implied that the adult in the [[ShowWithinAShow cartoon they were watching]] becomes fully invisible, Lil, being a baby, does not understand the reason for the outline and becomes "Dotted Line Girl" who unfortunately can be seen because: |
| 270 | -->'''Angelica:''' Any idiot can see a dotted line![[note]]Especially when the shape delimited by said lines is ''filled''[[/note]] |
| 271 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' used a weird variety of this. First, Starscream and Megatron use an invisibility spray to turn invisible, save for their brightly glowing outlines... which, as it later turns out in a strange subversion, are also visible to others, since they are caught on tape by a security cam. [[FridgeLogic Add to this that they used that spray during nighttime, when no one would have seen them anyway.]] |
| 272 | * ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'': Parisa can camouflage herself, but leaves an outline for the viewers to know where she is. The same goes for the people turned invisible by a potion Zeta made in Parisa's debut episode. |
| 273 | * ''Series/DieSendungMitDerMaus'': In a cartoon clip, the mouse rummages around in a cellar and knocks over a big barrel of turpentine, which washes away her orange color and makes her see-through. (Luckily, she finds an orange airbrush to repair the damage, a literal interpretation of PaintingTheMedium. Not the trope, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant of course]].) |
| 274 | * On ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'', when Timmy wishes to be invisible, he's drawn as a simple white outline. Also, when Denzel Crocker is also turned invisible by accident, his outline is seen. |
| 275 | * ''WesternAnimation/DCLeagueOfSuperPets'': Wonder Woman's Invisible Jet actually looks like a white outline, prompting Krypto to say it's "transparent at best". Although a later scene has it completely invisible when landed, so that Ace can walk into it. |
| 276 | [[/folder]] |
| 277 | |
| 278 | [[folder:Completely Invisible]] |
| 279 | [[AC:{{Anime and Manga}}]] |
| 280 | * Saber's invisible sword in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''. Used to try and confuse enemies, though most Servants are skilled enough to see through the feint. Assassin almost perfectly describes Saber's arming sword, after which she drops the act. |
| 281 | * Toru Hagakure in ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' is absolutely invisible, but her clothes aren't. Her hero "costume" thus includes pretty much just gloves and shoes. A common fan theory is that she's also wearing a leotard made at least partially from her own hair, making it invisible as well. |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 284 | * The monster in ''Film/ForbiddenPlanet''. |
| 285 | * ''Film/HarryPotter''. The footprint method is used in [[Film/HarryPotterAndThePrisonerOfAzkaban the third movie]] when Harry wears the cloak outside while it's snowing. However, in any shot where he's putting on or taking off the cloak, it falls into the category of [[SpecialEffectFailure distortion]] due to the use of the [[ChromaKey green-screen technique]] to make the cloak appear invisible. |
| 286 | * The title character of ''Theatre/{{Harvey}}'' is present only through his action on the environment, such as opening doors. |
| 287 | * ''Film/HollowMan'' -- even his vomit is invisible. Plenty of tricks are used to still get a view of him, though. |
| 288 | * ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy, with Frodo. The only way we could tell where he was in the last part was by his footprints. Bilbo was invisible to the audience while wearing the ring. However, when Frodo wore the ring, we saw a distorted version of reality with him in it. |
| 289 | * When we finally get to "see" Invisible Boy's power in ''Film/MysteryMen'', he vanishes completely from the scene, only showing the objects moved by him. |
| 290 | * The demonic presence in ''Film/ParanormalActivity'' makes itself visually known by moving the bedroom door and the planchette on a Ouija board, shifting the bedcovers, or dragging the female lead out of bed and down the stairs. Later on, they dust the hallway floor with flour, and it leaves white, bestial footprints. |
| 291 | * The titular ''Film/PetesDragon1977'' can make himself totally invisible; the audience only sees his effects, like a petticoat being mischievously hooked on a nail. |
| 292 | * In ''Film/Halo4ForwardUntoDawn'', the Elite's active camouflage becomes this, which differs from [[Franchise/{{Halo}} the games]]. Given that it seems to be acting like a hunter toying with prey, it's a terrifying thing to see. |
| 293 | * After the monsters of ''Film/AbbottAndCostelloMeetFrankenstein'' have been dealt with, the boys hear the disembodied voice of Creator/VincentPrice, introducing himself as the Invisible Man. The boys dive in fright into the water. ''The End''. |
| 294 | * In ''Film/TheInvisibleMan2020'', only through his physical interactions and certain fluids (paint, rain, extinguisher smoke) the title character can be noticed. However, the "distortion" approach also appears [[spoiler:when the main character sees the InvisibilityCloak being created, and when after being hit in a fight, the cloak glitches at certain points]]. |
| 295 | |
| 296 | [[AC:LiveActionTV]] |
| 297 | * ''Series/{{Atlanta}}'': Marcus Miles has an invisible car. The main character Paperboi is sceptical when he sees the pictures of Marcus standing around with nothing. [[spoiler:At the end of the episode there is a shootout at a club. Everyone runs to leave then Marcus drives off, hitting & knocking over multiple people, while all you can see is him in the driver seat.]] |
| 298 | * ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', on two separate occasions: the season 1 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]", and the season 6 episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS6E11Gone Gone]]". |
| 299 | * ''Series/TheChroniclesOfNarniaBBC'': In ''Voyage of the Dawn Treader'', the Dufflepuds are invisible to the audience, but evidence of them is shown by footprints appearing in the sand; and when they are serving dinner, the dishes are seen moving about. |
| 300 | * Sam Casey of ''Series/GeminiMan'' turns completely invisible, though the viewer is given clues to his presence by things such as bumping into other objects, chairs depressing from where he's sitting, objects he's holding floating, etc. This often just looks [[SpecialEffectFailure cheap]], especially when the writers clearly have no idea of scale. For one example, Casey, while invisible, is holding a gun that to the viewer appears to be floating. When the henchman is staring down the barrel at it (thus a reasonable distance from Casey), he is suddenly punched in the face by Casey in spite of the gun staying perfectly still...thus somehow Casey punched a man with a ''six foot arm''. |
| 301 | * Most adaptations of Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/TheInvisibleMan'': |
| 302 | ** The [[Series/TheInvisibleMan 2000 series]] -- the camera would usually cut to Fawkes' POV to show what he was doing. Somewhat lampshaded in one episode, where Darian has to spook out a superstitious generic South American dictator by pretending to be a ghost. His narration actually says that people aren't afraid of what they don't see, so if he's going to freak this guy out, he'll need to ''see'' something. Cue Darian letting the [[AppliedPhlebotinum quicksilver]] drop from his eyes, to show human eyes looking out of nothing. Effectively creepy. |
| 303 | ** In a case of SpecialEffectFailure, the original ''[[Film/TheInvisibleMan1933 The Invisible Man]]'' film starring Creator/ClaudeRains had him leave shoe-like prints in the snow, despite the fact that he wasn't supposed to be wearing any. Stagehands made the footprints by pulling cutouts from a floor/boards that had fake snow on top, and it's easier to cut out a shoe shape (since usually in a bare footprint the toes leave separate prints). |
| 304 | * ''Series/PeeWeesPlayhouse'': Pee-Wee made himself invisible as part of a magic act. He was able to play pranks on his friends for a while, but the novelty wore off very quickly. [[OhCrap He then found out that his magic kit didn't have the necessary spell to make him visible again...]] |
| 305 | * Clara of ''Series/{{Sanctuary}}'' used the ''footprints'' method of tracking usually, using the outline when she was 'found' by turning on the sprinklers. Later uses enabled her to partly 'uncloak' some part of her body to alert the viewers where she was. |
| 306 | * Cloaked ships and characters in ''Franchise/StarTrek'' and the ''Franchise/StargateVerse''. Though early cloaked ships sometimes produced a distortion effect, which was actually a plot point (see the ''[[Film/StarTrekIIITheSearchForSpock Star Trek III]]'' example; by the time of ''[[Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry Star Trek VI]]'' the technology had been improved enough to eliminate the distortion). |
| 307 | * In ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', ghosts can be completely invisible, and are often shown as a wind which blows papers or tree branches. |
| 308 | * In ''Series/TheXFiles'' episode "[[Recap/TheXFilesS07E21JeSouhaite Je Souhaite]]", one of the Stokes brothers uses his [[WastefulWishing last wish]] to become completely invisible, [[DidntThinkThisThrough not considering how he's going to ever become visible again]]. That ends up not being an issue, since [[spoiler:he gets hit by a truck as soon as he tries crossing the street]]. |
| 309 | |
| 310 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 311 | * Different from being transparent, ''other'' {{Player Character}}s in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' under Invisible cannot be seen at all... although they can still be targeted, [[FridgeLogic for some reason that doesn't seem to exist]]. Characters with the "invisible" status buff in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' leaves only a shadow. You can still see where the unit is (though the AI might not) but that unit cannot be targeted. |
| 312 | * ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'': Invisible objects are completely invisible. With the use of a special item, Link can render them completely visible, however. |
| 313 | * The third boss in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' - you have to shoot it in the eye to make it visible again. Conveniently, the top screen shows the boss' first-person view of the fight. |
| 314 | * The ''VideoGame/SoulSeries'' has various examples of this trope: |
| 315 | ** Hwang's ultimate weapon in ''Soul Edge[=/=]Soul Blade'', the Phantom, appears as just a sword handle with a completely invisible blade to the naked eye...until he swings it where the weapon effects become visible. |
| 316 | ** Using the Invisible ability in ''Soulcalibur IV'' renders your character invisible, even to you the player- all you can see is the effects when swinging a weapon. Of course, this is because it's usable in Special Versus, too, and human players aren't so easy to fool as the AI. |
| 317 | * The Illwrath ships in ''VideoGame/StarControl 2'' have this as their special ability. However, since the "camera" is always aimed at the point directly between the two fighting ships, you can get a pretty good idea of where one is hiding. |
| 318 | * Some [=NPCs=] in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' have an ability that makes them invisible. The only way to see them is to wait until they attack (when the spell breaks) or use a detect invisibility spell. Mages also learn an invisibility spell, that causes them to turn progressively transparent until they disappear completely (it last for a very limited time, though). |
| 319 | * If a ninja does this in ''VideoGame/SamuraiShodown'', you may see flickers of him when he performs a manoeuvre. Less useful for Galford, since his dog Poppy always stays nearby. |
| 320 | * Annoying when the CPU does it in ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' games that let it happen. Invisible PerfectPlayAI, anyone? Also Reptile was able to do this. |
| 321 | * Wraiths in ''VideoGame/PathwaysIntoDarkness'' are completely invisible unless you equip the IR goggles. |
| 322 | * In ''VideoGame/MetalGear2SolidSnake'', Night Sight is only detectable by the trail of his bullets. |
| 323 | * One of the items that can be won from Time Attack mode in ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' is an invisibility cloak. Only the very faintest shadow can be seen by sharp-eyed players, making playing with the cloak equipped somewhat tricky. The ability to go completely undetected by all the towering monsters definitely has its advantages, though; Combined with whistling arrows, this cloak can be used to make the colossi go wherever you want within their arenas, [[GameBreaker making many fights almost disgustingly easy]]. |
| 324 | |
| 325 | [[AC:{{Webcomics}}]] |
| 326 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'' [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0089.html uses this method]] and the "white outline" one above. |
| 327 | * ''Webcomic/StandStillStaySilent'': Reynir's fylgja is both invisible and untangible most of the time, but starts leaving actual footprints when it wants to draw attention to something. |
| 328 | |
| 329 | [[AC:Web Original]] |
| 330 | * Kopaka in the ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'' web-animations, when donning the Mask of Concealment. Only the footprints he leaves in the snow can be seen. |
| 331 | * In ''WebVideo/{{Kickassia}}'', Linkara remarks to interviewer Chris Larios that [=JewWario=] is extremely good at camouflage, and the camera pans to where the character is supposed to be standing. His disembodied voice is heard, and at one point someone bumps into him. Oddly, this ability is never used at any other point in the film. |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 334 | * Invisibo, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'', was invisible except for the scepter he always carried. Freakazoid still had trouble finding him, mostly because he's, well, Freakazoid. Due to budget constraints, however, Invisibo appears for most of their first fight as a rod clearly dangling from a piece of rope. Yes, in a cartoon. Fortunately, due to how bad that looked, the producers let them have a higher budget about halfway through the fight. |
| 335 | * "The Invisible Monster" in ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' left burning... er... ''blob''-prints where it "stepped" and blew up anything it touched, so there was a clear delineation of where it had been. How Dr. Quest and Race were able to make it visible by [[FridgeLogic dropping paint balloons]] onto it is never explained. |
| 336 | * In the ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' episode "Don't Even Blink", objects and people hit with the Invisinator are completely invisible to the audience, except when Perry and Doofenshmirtz are hit off center and rendered only half-invisible -- ''vertically''. Some fans say this is due to the dispersal of the beam. it's highly concentrated when up close and spreads into less visible beams the farther it gets from the source. |
| 337 | * There's a ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' cartoon, "Of Feline Bondage", where Jerry drinks an invisibility potion and becomes invisible, seen only by his shadow or when he held things. |
| 338 | * Mirage in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers''. He turns invisible with an effect that looks like he's being surrounded with a laser cube, then the viewer only sees footsteps or items he's carrying. |
| 339 | * Ravage in ''WesternAnimation/BeastWars'' was not only able to turn completely invisible, save for his laser blasts, he was also able to turn his entire ship and everyone on board invisible. |
| 340 | * Phantom Limb's arms and legs in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers'' are like this, which is occasionally PlayedForLaughs when other characters can't quite decipher his vague motions. |
| 341 | --> '''Dr. Girlfriend:''' ...what the hell are you doing? |
| 342 | --> '''Phantom Limb:''' I'm [[LargeHam WRINGING MY HANDS]]... [[MundaneMadeAwesome menacingly]]! |
| 343 | --> '''Dr. Girlfriend:''' Yeah, well nobody can see that! |
| 344 | * ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': |
| 345 | ** In the episode "Pranks a lot," Patrick and Spongebob paint themselves with invisible spray, making them completely invisible to the viewer. This does not interfere with the camera panning between them and zooming in dramatically on the characters' faces. |
| 346 | ** In the SuperheroEpisode, [[ActionGirl Sandy]] gains a suit of invisibility. While trying to get around the villains because the other [[IdiotHero heroes got defeated]], she gets hit by a boat and falls off a large cliff because nobody saw her. |
| 347 | * ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' |
| 348 | ** WesternAnimation/BugsBunny in "Water, Water Every Hare" when he becomes invisible; the only giveaway besides flying items is [[InvisibleStomachVisibleFood the munched-up carrot that he eats]]. |
| 349 | ** Wile E. Coyote, thanks to invisible paint, in "WesternAnimation/WarAndPieces1964". All that's visible are his footprints in the dirt--unfortunate for him when he walks onto a highway and is creamed by an oncoming truck. After that the tracks become noticeably staggered, until he wanders dazedly off a cliff and smashes several Coyote-shaped holes in the clouds as he falls. |
| 350 | * During an episode of ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'', the family has to defeat a group of "Invisigoths," invisible warriors that drove the people out of a neighboring kingdom. Reasoning that the Invisigoths can see ''each other,'' Uncle Oswidge turns everyone invisible to the audience, leading to a rather humorous sequence where the audience hears the fight, and the frames are edited to highlight the fight, but we still can't see what's going on. |
| 351 | * Literature/TheInvisibleMan from ''WesternAnimation/HotelTransylvania'' is completely invisible, with the audience only able to see where he is by his eyeglasses. |
| 352 | * In the WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} "WesternAnimation/TheVanishingPrivate", Donald becomes completely invisible after getting doused in experimental "invisible paint". Sergeant Pete can only see where Donald is by his footprints or whatever props he's carrying. |
| 353 | * Two episodes of WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest do this: |
| 354 | ** "Spotless Johnny" has Johnny use an experimental stain remover made by his sisters on himself when originally he was meant to use it to clean the house. Johnny can only be seen by the stuff he holds in his hands. |
| 355 | ** "Johnny and Bling Bling Bond Bond" has the twins use an invisibility spray on themselves to avoid Bling Bling Boy. The spray turns everything but their glasses invisible. |
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| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Multiple methods / Other]] |
| 359 | [[AC:Anime and Manga]] |
| 360 | * Shizuka in ''Manga/{{Translucent}}'' uses several of the tricks. The story focuses on how Shizuka has contracted "Translucent Syndrome", a nonfatal, noncontagious disease that turns her mostly translucent on a monthly cycle. In the manga, this is shown via either sketching in the background lines behind her, showing her without any shading at all (or as a very pale gray), or showing her without any lines at all (merely using shading). People who get more serious versions of the disease can end up with "Fully Transparent Syndrome", which is traditional {{invisib|ility}}le stuff -- which in the manga is shown by the "completely invisible, even to the audience" subtrope, with the exception that extreme positive emotions can cause a faint screentone outline to appear. The one character who has FTS in the series wears a hat, gloves and glasses to show people where her head and arms are. |
| 361 | * The title character of ''Manga/{{Kasumi}}'' can turn invisible whenever she holds her breath, and has been seen as all types ('''''except''''' [[Franchise/{{Predator}} Background Distortion]]), at some point. |
| 362 | * In a [[spoiler: Post-time skip]] {{filler}} episode of ''Manga/FairyTail'', Lucy turns invisible after bathing in some potion which had gone off [[spoiler: (having been unused for 7 years)]]. For the most part, she is completely invisible, with the audience only being able to see the towel wrapped around her, and is occasionally Distorted Background (with very faint glow surrounding her). She is also at one point [[spoiler: after being completely wiped from existence]] fully visible to the audience, but everything else is covered in a purple haze. |
| 363 | * The Blitz Gundam of ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED'' tends to bounce around Distortion and Completely Invisible when it uses its Mirage Colloid stealth device. Like the ''Kim Possible'' example below, how it's shown depends on what's going on. This also goes the same for other machines that use Mirage Colloid. |
| 364 | * Episode 20 of ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' uses partial transparency and complete invisibility. It's possible to see both methods used simultaneously in certain parts. Demonstrated [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwJI46XWiSg here,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2Kk9qsuSk4 here,]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6c6vZLYXbpE here,]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQk8-8cLQm0 here.]] |
| 365 | * ''Anime/ModestHeroes'': The protagonist of ''Invisible'' is completely invisible, but the audience can see him by his clothes and fluids like water droplets from the rain running down his face, but society can't see him at all [[ByTheEyesOfTheBlind except for one blind man]] and [[MysteriousAnimalSenses his service dog]]. [[spoiler:After he saves [[BabyCarriage a baby from getting hit by a truck]], the infant seems to be able to see him clearly when she giggles at him making a peek-a-boo face to cheer her up]]. |
| 366 | * ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean'' averts this trope and then plays it straight in regards to depicting the Stand Limp Bizkit's powers, which allows the user to summon [[InvisibleMonster invisible]] [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]]. The first half of the Limp Bizkit arc shows the zombies as being completely invisible, even to the audience; Jolyne managed to SeeTheInvisible alligator zombie about to maul her after she splashed blood on its face. The second half of the arc does away with this and depicts the zombies as translucent to the audience, but still completely invisible to the main characters. |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[AC:ComicBook]] |
| 369 | * Over the course of fifty years, Susan Richards from the Comicbook/FantasticFour has had her powers portrayed in every method but the first. The original [[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks Silver Age]] comics used outlines; the movies used Predator-style distortion; and later comics, cartoons, and video games have alternated between partial transparency and total invisibility, DependingOnTheArtist. |
| 370 | * Griffin from ''Comicbook/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'' is normally completely invisible to everyone, but there is one shot of him in the first comic series in infrared. This is a distant clue to the fact [[spoiler: that Hyde sees in infrared, and has always been able to see Griffin]]. |
| 371 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': When Saturnians are using their {{Invisibility Cloak}}s and telepathy to makes themselves invisible and inaudable to human senses they are compeletley invisible until Wonder Woman's own telepathy clues her into their presence, following which point the level of detail seen on them is indicative of how much Wonder Woman is concentration on "seeing" them. The most detailed "invisible" Saturnains are rendered in monochrome blue, and at the least as a vauge humanoid dotted outline. |
| 372 | |
| 373 | [[AC:Film -- Animated]] |
| 374 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Megamind}}'': Megamind's car is supposed to be invisible. However, audiences can easily see the outline via a camo effect (mostly due to the sun reflecting off the car). And Minion drives the car so recklessly, that even without the reflective sunlight, it's easy see the trail of destruction. Roxanne manages to notice the car only because Titan had laser-cut a building and debris had fallen onto it. |
| 375 | [[AC:{{Film}}]] |
| 376 | * In ''Film/TheLeagueOfExtraordinaryGentlemen'', invisible man Rodney Skinner is completely incapable of being seen in most instances. When he wants to be seen, he dons a trenchcoat and/or slathers greasepaint on his face. Done to great effect in the Mongolian blizzard scene, where he is visible only because of the snow landing on his head and shoulders. |
| 377 | * In ''Film/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan'', the title character is visible to the audience in several scenes where he is invisible to the other characters, mainly for a bit of DramaticIrony, but in many scenes he wears fully-covering clothing or makeup. Several notable scenes have him distinguishable only by the rain falling on him, the smoke from his cigarette in his lungs, or the partially digested contents of his stomach (which he vomits up when he sees this last). |
| 378 | |
| 379 | [[AC:Live-Action TV]] |
| 380 | * ''Series/DoctorWho'': In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E8HumanNature "Human Nature"]]/[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E9TheFamilyOfBlood "The Family of Blood"]], the Family's spaceship is normally completely invisible when its bright green lights are off. However, as demonstrated by Jeremy Baines, physical contact makes the ship's glowing green outline visible. |
| 381 | * In ''Series/{{Misfits}}'', Simon alternates between visible to the audience and totally invisible. |
| 382 | * Ea from ''Series/ToumeiShoujoEa'' takes all the methods, for the most part. She shifts between visibility and invisibility to the audience, except when her powers are malfunctioning, wherein she distorts like the predator or shows up as a translucent blue ghost. |
| 383 | |
| 384 | [[AC:Magazines]] |
| 385 | * ''{{Magazine/Analog}}'': The [[Recap/Analog1931 December 1931 cover]] has armoured figures and weapons drawn in a way that indicates they are invisible or translucent, but also [[OurGiantsAreBigger enormous]]. |
| 386 | |
| 387 | [[AC:TabletopGames]] |
| 388 | * The invisible stalker in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' is a being from the elemental plane of air that is frequently used by wizards as an assassin and, as the name indicates, is invisible. Its official portrait in 3e and later is a vaguely humanoid shimmer slipping up behind a potential victim, while its portrait in the [[=AD&D=]] Monstrous Manual is, amusingly, just an empty portrait frame. |
| 389 | |
| 390 | [[AC:VideoGames]] |
| 391 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}'', there's a red glow where Raz's eyes would be in order to show you where he is. This is supposed to represent his goggles, but in the real world, where he doesn't wear them, it looks a little strange. |
| 392 | * In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast'', when Link uses the Magic Cloak to turn invisible, he's completely so, but [[FridgeLogic somehow]] [[TheShadowKnows still has a shadow under him]]. |
| 393 | * Princess Peach still casts a shadow in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', after she drinks the invisibility potion and (presumably) [[InvisibleStreaker gets naked]]. |
| 394 | * Hector the Reflector, a ''[[VideoGame/YoshisIsland Yoshi's Island DS]]'' boss enemy, is invisible, but fights in an arena with a mirror in which you can see the boss reflected. He also smashes the mirror more and more as the battle goes on. |
| 395 | * In ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert'', cloaked units are shown as shadows to their general (copying the style of how submerged submarines are shown; indeed, there are normally no cloaking land units in the game barring bonus crates). |
| 396 | * In ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', you can see your clothes and shadow when invisible. You can see most invisible enemies' shadows as well. |
| 397 | * The Invisibility Super Soup does this in ''VideoGame/GrabbedByTheGhoulies'' with only the protagonist's shadow (somehow) visible. |
| 398 | * King Boo in ''VideoGame/SuperMario64 DS'' sometimes becomes kind of invisible in the boss battle; you can see him, however, via both his appearance in the mirror reflection and a shadow on the floor marking his location. |
| 399 | * The Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Kecleon can turn invisible, but the red zigzag stripe around its body can be seen. However, it's implied that the red stripe left behind is nearly or totally invisible anyway, as none of the characters in the anime manage to spot it in an episode that featured Kecleon, even when it was around things that would make said stripe stand out, although the anime doesn't use the games' rules for the most part. |
| 400 | * In ''VideoGame/QuakeI'', the Ring of Shadows turns you invisible except for your eyes. Observant players will be able to spot this, while monsters will ignore you, presumably thinking you're a benevolent spirit... until you attack them, then they know to attack the floating eyes! |
| 401 | * One of Wario's forms in ''VideoGame/WarioLand3''. The player must rely on the dust clouds kicked up by his feet when walking to track him, and he'll occasionally flicker for a few milliseconds as well. |
| 402 | * The [[StealthyMook flanker]] zombies in ''VideoGame/{{Unturned}}'' poof out into a transparent purple silhouette when alerted, and prefer attacking from the side or from behind, [[MeaningfulName as their name suggests]]. They're surprisingly hard to spot in the dark, let alone fight off. |
| 403 | * ''VideoGame/DawnOfWar'': The position of cloaked units is still visible by glowing parts of their armor, LaserSight, weapons, etc. although you need a nearby detector to allow your units to shoot them; Some units don't have this but are instead given away by the trails left by their weapons' projectiles. Meaning, yes, the ''orks'' have the stealthiest unit when not firing. |
| 404 | * ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' uses a mix of distortion and translucency to indicate invisibility. Since certain spells, such as Muffle and the various ____flesh defensive spells, are indicated by glowing outlines of the player, you can get some ''strange'' video effects by combining these spells with Invisibility potions or the Invisibility spell. |
| 405 | |
| 406 | [[AC:WesternAnimation]] |
| 407 | * When Bozzly from ''WesternAnimation/AbbyHatcher'' becomes invisible, his body becomes a transparent outline with only his face visible, so the audience can see where he is. On other occasions, only his face remains visible with no outline, and there are times he goes completely invisible as well. |
| 408 | * When Danny and other ghosts from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' are invisible, they are either inked with a blackline with an airbrushed glow effect and filled in with slight white (their eyes are drawn normally even when they're invisible to make it easier for the viewer to spot them); slightly transparent; or invisible to everyone and the viewers. |
| 409 | ** Though averted with villains occasionally. They will be completely invisible to the audience if we aren't supposed to see them. |
| 410 | ** From the same creator: In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' episode "Timvisible", when Timmy wishes for invisibility, a magic pencil's eraser tip rubs out all of his colors, leaving only an outline that, for some reason, only the audience is able to see. |
| 411 | * In ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', when Terry is in stealth mode, we see only his shading. |
| 412 | * The shading method was also used once with Jade (using the Snake Talisman) in the ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''. |
| 413 | * Dexter in the ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'' episode "Surprise!" is shown as an outline when invisible. However, near the end, we see him from the viewpoint of a couple of kids and then he is completely invisible on-screen. |
| 414 | * In an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'', Barney accidentally gets turned invisible. He puts on a green hat so Fred can see where Barney is standing at any given moment. |
| 415 | * In the episode "Mad Dogs and Aliens" of ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', Kim gets a stealth upgrade for her battle suit, which uses the distortion effect. However, it should be pointed out that when she actually sneaks into Drakken's lair she's completely invisible until she makes her appearance behind [[HarmlessVillain Doctor Drakken]]. It's zig-zagged between completely invisible and a distortion, depending on what's going on. Of course, its stealth ability is only shown in [[OneSceneWonder one episode]]. |
| 416 | * When Boo from the ''WesternAnimation/LittleWizards'' turns invisible, the only part of him that remains visible to the audience are his eyes, which float around to roughly indicate his presence. When he closes his eyelids, they turn invisible too. |
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