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* ''Anime/ModestHeroes'': ''Invisible'' is about an invisible person who's desperate to be noticed, even if it's just from a small action. And worse, not only do people see right through him, but a woman walks through him at one point. He's characterized depressed and very quiet individual, with the only thing attaching him to the earth is a heavy fire extinguisher preventing him from floating away forever.

* ''Manga/WelcomeToDemonSchoolIrumaKun'': Soi Purson comes from a family who have unnoticeability as an inherent bloodline magic ability. Soi in particular is a member of Iruma's class and formally introduced at the same time as everyone early on, but never really appears except as a FreezeFrameBonus, so even the audience might forget he's part of the Misfit Class. This becomes a problem later when the class must all reach a certain rank by the end of the school year and Soi is one of two students who has not reached this level because he's done nothing to stand out. This is despite regularly playing music so well he has admirers, but being so impossible to find he's thought of as a mysterious music-playing pixie.

* ''Literature/{{Asunder}}'': PlayedWith. Cole was a young mage at the Val Royeaux Circle who was so inconspicuous that the Templars managing the Circle forgot that they had locked him up for a minor infraction. Somehow, this ended up putting him under permanent PerceptionFilter effect, allowing him to escape and eventually join Rhys and Evangeline on their journey. However, [[spoiler:the ugly reality was that Cole had actually starved to death in his cell and the Templars {{unperson}}ed him to cover up their failure. Cole's suffering, however, has drawn in a Spirit of Compassion from the Fade who assumed his identity so fully that it forgot its true nature. The PerceptionFilter was thus actually part of the spirit's own powers]].

* This is more or less [[EnforcedTrope enforced]] by the universe in ''Literature/{{Worm}}''. In this universe, people receive superpowers from [[TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening trigger events]], and the kind of powers each person receives correspond directly with the mental state that caused their trigger. Strangers, capes with powers like invisibility that are focused on stealth or deception, tend to have triggers caused by social pressures or unwanted attention. For example, the most prominent Stranger in the story, Imp/[[spoiler:Aisha Laborn]] doesn't have true invisibility, but instead a PerceptionFilter that prevents others from noticing or remembering her. This corresponds with her traumatic childhood largely spent with a mother suffering from drug addiction and her parade of abusive boyfriends. It's later revealed that this correspondence between powers and mental states [[spoiler:is 100% intentional. Powers are shards of a multi-dimensional entity that uses humans as guinea pigs to test its own combat abilities, so it makes sense to assign powers that will most helpful to a person's specific problems in life]].
* ''Literature/{{Zeroes}}'': Thibault's power causes him to slip from the memory of anyone not directly looking at him. As a result, his own family forgot he existed, he nearly died while bedridden in a hospital because the nurses kept forgetting to bring him food and water, even his own friends need to keep detailed notes on his existence just to not forget that he's a part of their team. Consequently, Thibault is a rather quiet, introverted sort with a deliberately "Zen" exterior -- and a lot of inner rage building up beneath it.

* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'': The sketch "Interesting People" includes a man who claims to be invisible, despite the host pointing out that he can see him. The man launches into a tedious monologue about how no one, even his own family, seems to notice his presence, and the real situation seemingly becomes clear: his personality is so annoying and aggressively dull that nobody wants to pay attention to him... only for a gag near the end of the sketch cuts back to his seat to show that he actually has become invisible.

* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'': Mages with the Arcane background can make themselves effectively invisible to Sleepers, sometimes even to fellow supernatural beings as well. The logical conclusion of this is the Ritual of Occultation, a rite that allows an Arcane mage to essentially make themselves into living {{Unperson}}s that cannot be detected or remembered by ''anything''... and [[PowerIncontinence it can't be switched off]]. Needless to say, this ritual is only undertaken by devoutly ascetic asocial types who have [[LonersAreFreaks willingly cut themselves off from all human interaction]] -- because more socially-active mages empowered by this ritual would either [[GoMadFromTheIsolation go insane]] or die from neglect.

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Zigzagged. Nanase Kitsune is introduced as a confident, sexy fighter, and later a powerful magic user. But at home, she is reserved and closeted due to her overbearing mother's expectations. This reflects in her magic: due to magic in this universe giving a person spells based on their desires, Nanase mostly gets spells centered around stealth and deception, such as agility, minor shapeshifting, and creating decoys of herself. She starts to feel unsettled by this in "Sister II", due to her new relationship with [[ClosetKey Ellen]], [[spoiler:and after nearly dying in the climax of that arc to protect Ellen, she gains a Guardian Angel spell, after which she decides to be more open with her mother.]]

* Kacey's Eidolon in ''[[Podcast/EidolonPlaytest Eidolon SKA]]'', "Just A Girl", makes them pass beneath everyone else's notice. It fits her personality of wanting to fade into the background and not draw attention to herself.

* ''Literature/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'': child star Mai Sakurajima gets fed up with the demands of her career and takes a hiatus from acting and modelling, only to discover that because she is no longer in the public spotlight, people are forgetting she exists. This is apparently due to a variable supernatural syndrome called Adolescent Syndrome, which in her case, is causing her to become invisible. She meets male lead Sakuta Azusagawa while running around in public wearing a PlayboyBunny costume, just to see if anyone still notices her.

* ''Anime/MushiShi'': Due to the neglect of the entire village, Seijiiro's father denying their engagement, and being left between the human and Mushi realm by a hungry one who also rejected her, Fuki starts to become a Mushi (which are mostly InvisibleToNormals) herself. [[spoiler: Seijiiro is eventually able to undo this by talking to her as if she's there even though he can't see her, inviting the entire village to their wedding, and never once paying any attention to the criticism that results. Touched by this act, Fuki becomes human and visible again.]]

* ''Literature/BitterSeeds'': Heike has the power of invisibility and is easily the quietest of Dr Von Westarp's "children"; all of the [[{{Tykebomb}} Götterelektrongruppe]] have been mentally warped by the surgery and training used to give them their powers, but where the others are psychopaths, narcissists, hopelessly traumatized, or just brain-damaged, Heike is just asocial and uncommunicative. [[spoiler: She's so withdrawn that almost none of the other members of the Götterelektrongruppe notice that she's grappling with serious depression until she commits suicide; the only one of them who ''did'' notice is [[MadOracle Greta]], and that's only because [[KickTheDog she was the one encouraging Heike to kill herself]].]]

* ''Literature/{{Savvy}}'': Samson is broody, quiet, and shy; appropriately enough, his [[StockSuperpowers savvy]] is to turn invisible. [[spoiler: At first, anyway.]]

* ''Series/{{Misfits}}'': Simon suffers from chronic shyness and social awkwardness, though he desperately wants to make friends. Consequently, [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent the Storm]] brings out this tendency by giving him the power to become invisible; for good measure, he finds this ability easiest to activate when he's being ignored or ostracized. [[spoiler: After he finally gains some much-needed confidence, he eventually sells his power to Seth, opting to buy the ability to predict the future as a replacement -- reflecting his new self-assurance.]]

* ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Zigzagged. Nanase Kitsune is introduced as a confident, sexy fighter, and later a powerful magic user. But at home, she is reserved and closeted due to her overbearing mother's expectations. This reflects in her magic: due to magic in this universe giving a person spells based on their desires, Nanase mostly gets spells centered around stealth and deception, such as agility, minor shapeshifting, and creating decoys of herself. She starts to feel unsettled by this in "Sister II", due to her new relationship with [[ClosetKey Ellen]], [[spoiler: and after nearly dying in the climax of that arc to protect Ellen, she gains a Guardian Angel spell, after which she decides to be more open with her mother.]]

* ''Website/SCPFoundation:'' the shapeshifting SCP-[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7955 7955]] is extremely shy and compliant, to the point that he remained silent for more than ten hours after being contained by Foundation agents, and though he obeyed all orders given to him, he tended to shapeshift into inanimate objects just so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone. Once he's warmed up to his interrogators, he reveals that the beings who [[SuperEmpowering gave him his powers]], the Children of Proteus, are actually even ''more'' withdrawn and fearful than him - hence why they're so obscure.

** The Shi'ido are an entire ''species'' of this: they possess incredible shapeshifting powers but are so shy that they rarely interact with outsiders except while disguised. When explorers visit their home planet, Shi'ido will [[{{Objectshifting}} transform into inanimate objects]] until their visitors get bored and leave. Ironically, their shyness is tempered by their obsessive curiosity, hence why they're [[SneakySpySpecies stereotyped as spies and criminals]]. Only a few Shi'ido live openly among outsiders, and even ''they'' shun the spotlight: the most famous of them, one [[Literature/GalaxyOfFear Senior Anthropologist Hoole]], comes across as introverted, cagey, and perpetually at arm's length -- even around his own niece and nephew ([[DefrostingIceKing at least at first]]).

* ''ComicBook/FantasticFour'': In the early years (particularly the Lee/Kirby era), Susan Storm AKA Invisible Woman was an archetypal case of this: on top of being shy, demure, and easily overlooked, her powers consisted of invisibility and nothing else, leaving her somewhat out of place in a group of heroes with combat-centric powers. The writers realized this and gave her force field powers in order to give her more to do, but it wasn't until the late '80's/early 90's that she developed into the more confident and capable character she is today.
* ''ComicBook/NewXMen'': Dust is a taciturn introvert who has the ability to turn into sand. Wolverine saves her from a slave-trading ring and takes her to the X-Corporation base, but she is overwhelmed by anxiety and uses her power to avoid being detected by the other heroes. She only reveals herself after being telepathically located by Jean, who encourages her to return to normal.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'': [[MeaningfulName Violet]] Parr has invisibility and force fields as her main powers, which are neatly paired with her (initially) shy and quiet personality. Indeed, Violet's first scene features her making eyes at a boy she's attracted to but instinctively becoming invisible the moment he glances in her direction. The only point in which she feels comfortable with being visible is at home with her family, who she can actually get quite outspoken around.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship'': ZigZagged with Wallflower Blush. She is so shy that most people forget she exists -- Sunset has known her since 9th grade but thought she was meeting her for the first time at the beginning of the film. [[spoiler: When she finds the Memory Stone, she initially uses it to erase her embarrassing moments from others' memories... which has the drawback of making her even ''more'' invisible. Subverted when she starts using the Memory Stone to make others forget their positive memories of Sunset Shimmer since she's jealous that Sunset is so popular despite never apologizing for being an AlphaBitch when she first started school. She repents by the end, however, saying, "I'd rather be invisible or forgotten than remembered as a villain."]]

* ''Literature/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan'': In the film adaptation, protagonist Nick Halloway is a largely asocial character who actively avoids connecting with people. His psych profile reveals that he has no relatives, no real friends, no political beliefs, few interests, and only one recently-initiated sexual relationship. As such, when he gains his eponymous powers, CIA agents remark on the irony of someone so socially invisible becoming ''literally'' invisible.

->''You think the whole galaxy is plotting around you, don't you? Paranoia must run in your species, Odo. Maybe that's why no one has ever seen another shapeshifter - they're all '''hiding!''' ''
-->--'''Quark,''' ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine,'' "[[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E12Vortex Vortex]]"

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Constable Odo is a shapeshifter capable of impersonating almost anyone or anything, a power he most commonly uses for stealth. Though he's hardly a ShrinkingViolet, he's reserved, introverted, [[NoSocialSkills lacking in social skills]], and [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E17TheForsaken by his own admission]], he hates parties. Part of this is due to being an outsider on Deep Space 9 ever since he was old enough to take humanoid form, but it's occasionally speculated that it might be a species trait. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Changelings are actually very social among each other and like to spend long periods of time merged into a single AlienSea while their engineered servants run the Dominion in their stead; any "asocial" behaviour on their part is due to them [[FantasticRacism distrusting and despising]] "[[FantasticSlur Solids]]."]]

** Downplayed with Danny himself, who is more introverted and awkward compared to his family and friends, but is outgoing in his superhero form. His invisibility and intangibility sometimes manifest as him sinking into the floor out of embarrassment.
** ZigZagged with Vlad. In his youth, when he first got his powers, he was more nerdy and afraid to confess his feelings to Maddie. But subverted by the time he's an adult, as he's become a ruthless, outgoing villain.

''Website/SCPFoundation:'' the shapeshifting SCP-[[https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-7955 7955]] is extremely shy and compliant, to the point that he remained silent for more than ten hours after being contained by Foundation agents, and though he obeyed all orders given to him, he tended to shapeshift into inanimate objects just so he wouldn't have to talk to anyone. Once he's warmed up to his interrogators, he reveals that the beings that [[SuperEmpowering gave him his powers]], the Children of Proteus, are actually even ''more'' withdrawn than him - to the point that most would rather remain hidden rather than take risks.

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Constable Odo is a shapeshifter capable of impersonating almost anyone or anything, a power most commonly used for stealth and disguise. Though he's hardly a ShrinkingViolet, he's reserved, introverted, uncomfortable with close social contact, and [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E17TheForsaken by his own admission]], he hates parties. Part of this is due to being an outsider on Deep Space 9 ever since he was old enough to take humanoid form, but it's occasionally speculated that it might be a species trait. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Changelings are actually very social among each other and like to spend long periods of time merged into a single AlienSea while their engineered servants run the Dominion in their stead; any "asocial" behaviour on their part is due to them [[FantasticRacism distrusting and despising]] "[[FantasticSlur Solids]]."]]

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Constable Odo is a shapeshifter capable of impersonating almost anyone or anything, and though he's hardly a ShrinkingViolet, he's extremely asocial, reserved, blunt-natured, and [[Recap/StarTrekDeepSpaceNineS01E17TheForsaken by his own admission]], he hates parties. Even once he mellows out, he's still quite rigid and uncomfortable in social gatherings. Part of this is due to being an outsider on Deep Space 9 ever since he was old enough to take humanoid form, but it's occasionally speculated that Odo's social distancing is a species trait. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Changelings are actually very social among each other and like to spend long periods of time merged into a single AlienSea while their engineered servants run the Dominion in their stead; any "asocial" behaviour on their part is due to them [[FantasticRacism distrusting and despising]] "[[FantasticSlur Solids]]."]]

* ''Literature/BitterSeeds'': Heike has the power of invisibility, and is easily the quietest of Dr Von Westarp's "children"; all of the [[{{Tykebomb}} Götterelektrongruppe]] have been mentally warped by the surgery and training used to give them their powers, but where the others are psychopaths, narcissists, hopelessly traumatized, or just brain-damaged, Heike is just asocial and uncommunicative. [[spoiler: She's so withdrawn that almost none of the other members of the Götterelektrongruppe notice that she's grappling with serious depression until she commits suicide; the only one of them who ''did'' notice is [[MadOracle Greta]], and that's only because [[KickTheDog she was the one encouraging Heike to kill herself]].]]

* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': Constable Odo is a shapeshifter capable of impersonating almost anyone or anything, and though he's hardly a ShrinkingViolet, he's extremely asocial, reserved, blunt-natured, and notably averse to social gatherings; even once he mellows out, he's still a bit uncomfortable at parties. Part of this is due to being an outsider on Deep Space 9 ever since he was old enough to take humanoid form, but it's occasionally speculated that Odo's social distancing is a species trait. [[spoiler: As it turns out, Changelings are actually very social among each other and like to spend long periods of time merged into a single AlienSea while their engineered servants run the Dominion in their stead; the "asocial" behaviour is due to them [[FantasticRacism distrusting and despising]] "[[FantasticSlur Solids]]."]]

Depending on the nature of the introvert, this may tie in with LonersAreFreaks in the case of willfully self-isolating asocials or ShrinkingViolet in the case of the truly shy.

* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': Kanon Nakagawa is an idol singer and fairly outgoing, but she becomes infested by a Runaway Spirit that changes her personality into something more timid and makes her turn invisible whenever she feels neglected or forgotten about. It makes it difficult for her to speak out just to be noticed by others. Fortunately, Keima is able to capture the Runaway Spirit and she gains her confidence back.

* ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Miho Jufuku is exceptionally shy and never speaks up for herself, and possesses the power to make herself impossible to notice.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': In ''Literature/NightWatch'', the young Havelock Vetinari is first encountered as a quiet, introverted student at the Assassin's Guild, with no friends and a propensity for being picked on by bullies. However, Vetinari is also the best StealthExpert in the entire school, to the point that one of his own teachers failed to notice him attending lessons on camouflage.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'': Miho Jufuku is exceptionally shy and never speaks up for herself, and possesses the power to make herself impossible to notice.

* ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'': child star Mai Sakurajima gets fed up with the demands of her career and takes a hiatus from acting and modelling, only to discover that because she is no longer in the public spotlight, people are forgetting she exists. This is apparently due to a variable supernatural syndrome called Adolescent Syndrome, which in her case, is causing her to become invisible. She meets male lead Sakuta Azusagawa while running around in public wearing a PlayboyBunny costume, just to see if anyone still notices her.

[[quoteright:350: [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/incrediblesviolet_2.jpg]]]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': [[MeaningfulName Violet]] Parr has invisibility and force fields as her main powers, which are neatly paired with her (initially) shy and quiet personality. Indeed, Violet's first scene features her making eyes at a boy she's attracted to but instinctively becoming invisible the moment he glances in her direction. The only point in which she feels comfortable with being visible is at home with her family, who she can actually get quite outspoken around.

* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': Kousuke Endo, one of the several introverted loners in the class, has a low presence -- to the point where he sometimes isn't noticed by ''automatic doors''. He ends up with the Assassin class in the other world, allowing him to sneak past monsters in the labyrinth.

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': The Shi'ido are an entire ''species'' of this: they possess incredible shapeshifting powers but are so shy that they rarely interact with outsiders except while disguised. When explorers visit their home planet, Shi'ido will [[{{Objectshifting}} transform into inanimate objects]] until their visitors get bored and leave. Ironically, their shyness is tempered by their obsessive curiosity, hence why they're [[SneakySpySpecies stereotyped as spies and criminals]]. Only a few Shi'ido live openly among outsiders, and even ''they'' shun the spotlight: the most famous of them, one [[Literature/GalaxyOfFear Senior Anthropologist Hoole]], comes across as introverted, cagey, and perpetually at arm's length -- even around his own niece and nephew ([[DefrostingIceKing at least at first]]).

* '''Literature/CiaphasCain'': Cain once encountered an invisible assassin whose latent psychic powers had been discovered and amplified late in life. After dispatching him, Cain thinks he looks like [[BeneathNotice an unassuming functionary]], which would explain the bitterness and resentment in his way of speaking while dueling Cain.

* ''Anime/AquarionEvol'': Yunoha Surool is a very shy girl with the power to turn invisible. By the start of the show she's completely withdrawn from socializing with her classmates to the point that she remains invisible at all times, save for the plush frog she carries around. This is to the point that many of her classmates don't even know she exists, or later on believe her to be a ghost. Even when she starts socializing more she has a habit of turning invisible again whenever she's feeling particularly shy.

* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': Kanon Nakagawa is an idol singer and fairly outgoing, but she becomes infested by a Runaway Spirit that changes her personality into something more timid, and makes her turn invisible whenever she feels neglected or forgotten about. It makes it difficult for her to speak out just to be noticed by others. Fortunately, Keima is able to capture the Runaway Spirit and she gains her confidence back.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'': Violet Parr has invisibility and force-fields as her main powers, which are neatly paired with her (initially) shy and quiet personality. Indeed, Violet's first scene features her making eyes at a boy she's attracted to, but instinctively becoming invisible the moment he glances in her direction. The only point in which she feels comfortable with being visible is at home with her family, who she can actually get quite outspoken around.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsForgottenFriendship'': ZigZagged with Wallflower Blush. She is so shy that most people forget she exists -- Sunset has known her since 9th grade, but thought she was meeting her for the first time at the beginning of the film. [[spoiler: When she finds the Memory Stone, she initially uses it to erase her embarrassing moments from others' memories... which has the drawback of making her even ''more'' invisible. Subverted when she starts using the Memory Stone to make others forget their positive memories of Sunset Shimmer, since she's jealous that Sunset is so popular despite never apologizing for being an AlphaBitch when she first started school. She repents by the end however, saying, "I'd rather be invisible or forgotten than remembered as a villain."]]

* ''Literature/AreYouListening'': The protagonist of Creator/HarlanEllison's short story unwillingly finds this happening to him. A meek man beforehand, he can't get anyone to notice his presence even if he makes a loud noise or assaults someone. By the end of the story he discovers that he can briefly connect with people by whistling the once-popular song "Buckle Down, Winsocki."

* ''Literature/{{Asunder}}'': PlayedWith. Cole was a young mage at the Val Royeaux Circle who was so inconspicuous that the Templars managing the Circle forgot that they had locked him up for a minor infraction. Somehow, this ended up putting him under permanent PerceptionFilter effect, allowing him to escape and to eventually join Rhys and Evangeline on their journey. However, [[spoiler:the ugly reality was that Cole had actually starved to death in his cell, and the Templars {{unperson}}ed him to cover up their failure. Cole's suffering, however, has drawn in a Spirit of Compassion from the Fade who assumed his identity so fully that it forgot its true nature. The PerceptionFilter was thus actually part of the spirit's own powers]].

* ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'': The Shi'ido are an entire ''species'' of this: they possess incredible shapeshifting powers, but are so shy that they rarely interact with outsiders except while disguised. When explorers visit their home planet, Shi'ido will [[{{Objectshifting}} transform into inanimate objects]] until their visitors get bored and leave. Ironically, their shyness is tempered by their obsessive curiosity, hence why they're [[SneakySpySpecies stereotyped as spies and criminals]]. Only a few Shi'ido live openly among outsiders, and even ''they'' shun the spotlight: the most famous of them, one [[Literature/GalaxyOfFear Senior Anthropologist Hoole]], comes across as introverted, cagey, and perpetually at arm's length -- even around his own niece and nephew ([[DefrostingIceKing at least at first]]).

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]", the MonsterOfTheWeek is a girl named Marcie who was ignored by everyone to the point of turning invisible, ultimately turning violent as a result of her deepening isolation. The ending reveals that the FBI sent her to a (likely CIA-run) special school to train children like her for the purposes of making them into assassins.

* ''Series/MyParentsAreAliens'': In "[[Recap/MyParentsAreAliensS4E11TheInvosibibbleMam The Invosibble Mam]]", due to a variety of events, Sophie is ignored by most of the family except Josh (who's suffering from laryngitis) and starts to feel like she doesn't exist. This ends up causing her to slowly turn invisible, with the danger that if she completely disappears, it will become permanent. Josh manages to get back before its too late by having the entire family say nice things about her.
* ''Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger'': Zig-zagged with Hammie/Chameleon Green, a shinobi with camouflage powers. When she was younger she was indeed a shy quiet girl, but by the time the story begins she's completely flipped to being a hyperactive extrovert.

** Also, there's a Nosferatu subculture that fit this trope even better: known as "Skins," they despise their own identities so much that they spend inordinate amounts of time using Obfuscate to [[MasterOfDisguise pose as literally anyone else]]; a variant of this involves a Skin spending most of their time invisible in order to avoid any kind of social interaction, even with fellow Nosferatu.

* ''Blog/AlwaysHavingJuice'': Espio the Chameleon has invisibility powers, and is accordingly quiet and passive -- especially compared to his husband Vector.

** Downplayed with Danny himself, who is more introverted and awkward compared to his family and friends, but is outgoing in his superhero form. His invisibility and intangibility sometimes manifests as him sinking into the floor out of embarrassment.

* ''WesternAnimation/DungeonsAndDragons1983'': As the six kids are nominated by the DungeonMaster as RPG character classes, Sheila is the Thief, earning a invisibility cloak that allows her to enter into guarded places to free prisoners or steal items. She is the only shy, introverted member in the group and also the most sensitive of them.

* ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'': In "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]", the MonsterOfTheWeek is a girl named Marcie who was ignored by everyone to the point of turning invisible, ultimately turning violent as a result of her deepening isolation. The ending reveals that the FBI has a special school to train children like her for the purposes of making them into assassins.

When it comes to invisibility - or indeed ''any'' power that lends itself to stealth - there's a very popular tendency for characters with such abilities to have great difficulty interacting with people even when their powers aren't in use.

Often encountered as one of the more popular PersonalityPowers, this can actually be applied to a wider variety of stealth-related abilities and skills, including shapeshifting, illusionism, mundane stealth skills, or even size-shifting - for a literal ShrinkingViolet. So long as the character is withdrawn from social interactions for whatever reason and their powers aid in their social isolation (intentionally or otherwise), the classification applies.

[[folder:Films - Animation]]
* Violet Parr in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' has invisibility and force-fields as her main powers, which are neatly paired with her (initially) shy and quiet personality. Indeed, Violet's first scene features her making eyes at a boy she's attracted to, but instinctively becoming invisible the moment he glances in her direction. The only point in which she feels comfortable with being visible is at home with her family, who she can actually get quite outspoken around.

[[folder:Films - Live-Action]]
* In the film adaptation of ''Literature/MemoirsOfAnInvisibleMan,'' protagonist Nick Halloway is a largely asocial character who actively avoids connecting with people. His psych profile reveals that he has no relatives, no real friends, no political beliefs, few interests, and only one recently-initiated sexual relationship. As such, when he gains his eponymous powers, CIA agents remark on the irony of someone so socially invisible becoming ''literally'' invisible.
* Subverted in ''Film/{{Thor}}'': Loki initially appears to be one of these, being much more introspective and ''way'' less outspoken than his brother, while [[MasterOfIllusion his powers of illusion]] are at first put to use in evading danger and sneaking around rather than combat or bombastic displays. However, it quickly becomes clear that his quiet nature isn't due to him being shy or even particularly asocial - indeed, in ''Film/TheAvengers2012'' he proves quite comfortable giving speeches in front of a crowd, while in ''Film/ThorRagnarok,'' he's happy as a socialite, and even leads a crowd in a sing-song during ''Series/Loki2021''; instead, it's due to him being [[EvilGenius calculating]], [[GreenEyedMonster bitter]], and [[AmbitionIsEvil ambitious]].
* In ''Film/XMenFirstClass'', it's revealed that Mystique started out quite shy and reserved, mainly using her shapeshifting powers to live a comparatively normal life by keeping her ShapeshifterDefaultForm hidden; her only real friendship is with Charles Xavier, and though he genuinely cares for her, he ultimately encourages her to stay under the radar. However, as she socializes with the rest of the nascent X-Men and her relationship with Erik Lensherr blossoms, she becomes progressively more confident - especially once Erik encourages her to take pride in her true form - until at last she becomes the sly, seductive ShapeshiftingTrickster of the first three movies.

* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': Kousuke Endo, one of the several introverted loners in the class, has a low presence - to the point where he sometimes isn't noticed by ''automatic doors''. He ends up with the Assassin class in the other world, allowing him to sneak past monsters in the labyrinth.

* In ''Literature/BitterSeeds'', Heike has the power of invisibility, and is easily the quietest of Dr Von Westarp's "children"; all of the [[{{Tykebomb}} Götterelektrongruppe]] have been mentally warped by the surgery and training used to give them their powers, but where the others are psychopaths, narcissists, hopelessly traumatized, or just brain-damaged, Heike is just asocial and uncommunicative. [[spoiler: She's so withdrawn that almost none of the other members of the Götterelektrongruppe notice that she's grappling with serious depression until she commits suicide; the only one of them who ''did'' notice is [[MadOracle Greta]], and that's only because [[KickTheDog she was the one encouraging Heike to kill herself]].]]
* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Miho Jufuku is exceptionally shy and never speaks up for herself, and possesses the power to make herself impossible to notice.
* The title character of the '''Literature/CiaphasCain'' series once encountered an invisible assassin whose latent psychic powers had been discovered and amplified late in life. After dispatching him, Cain thinks he looks like [[BeneathNotice an unassuming functionary,]] which would explain the bitterness and resentment in his way of speaking while dueling Cain.
* In the ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' novel ''Night Watch,'' the young Havelock Vetinari is first encountered as a quiet, introverted student at the Assassin's Guild, with no friends and a propensity for being picked on by bullies. However, Vetinari is also the best StealthExpert in the entire school, to the point that one of his own teachers failed to notice him attending lessons on camouflage.
* Fang of ''Literature/MaximumRide'' is [[InformedAttribute said to be]] the most reserved and quiet member of the Flock, and one of his mutations ends up being InvisibilityWithDrawbacks.

* The Shi'ido of ''Franchise/StarWarsLegends'' are an entire ''species'' of this: they possess incredible shapeshifting powers, but are so shy that they rarely interact with outsiders except while disguised. When explorers visit their home planet, Shi'ido will [[{{Objectshifting}} transform into inanimate objects]] until their visitors get bored and leave. Ironically, their shyness is tempered by their obsessive curiosity, hence why they're [[SneakySpySpecies stereotyped as spies and criminals]]. Only a few Shi'ido live openly among outsiders, and even ''they'' shun the spotlight: the most famous of them, one [[Literature/GalaxyOfFear Senior Anthropologist Hoole]], comes across as introverted, cagey, and perpetually at arm's length - even around his own niece and nephew ([[DefrostingIceKing at least at first]]).
* In the novelization of ''VideoGame/{{Wishbringer}}'', Simon's mentor Sneed is so meek and commonly ignored that the Evil One cursed him to be unnoticeable forever. People cannot hear him when he tries to defend Simon in court, and after the Evil One curses the entire town into Witchville, Sneed becomes so overlooked that he becomes almost entirely translucent.
* ''Literature/{{Zeroes}}'': Thibault's power causes him to slip from the memory of anyone not directly looking at him. As a result, his own family forgot he existed, he nearly died while bedridden in a hospital because the nurses kept forgetting to bring him food and water, even his own friends need to keep detailed notes on his existence just to not forget that he's a part of their team. Consequently, Thibault is a rather quiet, introverted sort with a deliberately "Zen" exterior - and a lot of inner rage building up beneath it.

* In the ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' episode "[[Recap/BuffyTheVampireSlayerS1E11OutOfMindOutOfSight Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]", the MonsterOfTheWeek is a girl named Marcie who was ignored by everyone to the point of turning invisible, ultimately turning violent as a result of her deepening isolation. The ending reveals that the FBI has a special school to train children like her for the purposes of making them into assassins.

* Simon of ''Series/{{Misfits}}'' suffers from chronic shyness and social awkwardness, though he desperately wants to make friends. Consequently, [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent the Storm]] brings out this tendency by giving him the power to become invisible; for good measure, he finds this ability easiest to activate when he's being ignored or ostracized. [[spoiler: After he finally gains some much-needed confidence, he eventually sells his power to Seth, opting to buy the ability to predict the future as a replacement - reflecting his new self-assurance.]]
* ''Series/MyParentsAreAliens'': In "The Invosibibble Mam", due to a variety of events, Sophie is ignored by most of the family except Josh (who's suffering from laryngitis) and starts to feel like she doesn't exist. This ends up causing her to slowly turn invisible, with the danger that if she completely disappears, it will become permanent. Josh manages to get back before its too late by having the entire family say nice things about her.

* In the first season of ''Series/WhatWeDoInTheShadows2019'', Nadja intends to feed on a college student named Jenna who's revealed to be a bit of an introvert and somewhat ignored. Instead, she takes pity on Jenna and turns her into a vampire. After the change, Jenna develops the ability to turn herself invisible.

* In ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension'', mages with the Arcane background can make themselves effectively invisible to Sleepers, sometimes even to fellow supernatural beings as well. The logical conclusion of this is the Ritual of Occultation, a rite that allows an Arcane mage to essentially make themselves into living {{Unperson}}s that cannot be detected or remembered by ''anything''... and [[PowerIncontinence it can't be switched off]]. Needless to say, this ritual is only undertaken by devoutly ascetic asocial types who have [[LonersAreFreaks willingly cut themselves off from all human interaction]] - because more socially-active mages empowered by this ritual would either [[GoMadFromTheIsolation go insane]] or die from neglect.
* Enforced in ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'': much like its counterpart in ''Ascension'' Occultation allows mages to make themselves unmemorable and undetectable to Sleepers. However, it requires the mage using it to have as few connections to society as possible, to the point that if the user ever becomes famous, Occultation ceases to work until they've passed out of the public eye and been forgotten about. As such, it's ''dependent'' on the user being an asocial hermit, especially in the case of those powerful enough to affect supernatural entities as well.

** The [[SneakySpySpecies Nosferatu Clan]] are [[TheGrotesque hideously disfigured]] by their Embrace and are not only forced to hide from humanity but also [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer segregated to the fringes of Kindred society]]. For good measure, they're also in the habit of Embracing outcasts, introverts, vagrants, nerds, and the chronically asocial - on the grounds that they will be able to cope with the hardship of becoming a Nosferatu. As such, the Clan's favourite Discipline is Obfuscate, allowing them to disguise their monstrous faces and even make themselves effectively invisible, the better to hide from unfriendly vampires... or [[TheDreaded the Niktuku.]]

* The ''TabletopGame/HeroClix'' figure for the shy, introverted ''ComicBook/{{Runaways}}'' charactert Klara Prast includes a stealth power that allows her to summon vines to hide herself.

* In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', the Nightkin are experts in the use of [[InvisibilityCloak Stealth Boys]]... and thanks to the long-term side-effects of said Stealth Boys, many of them suffer from schizophrenia and other mental illnesses that have ruined their ability to interact with outsiders; even the ones that aren't completely delusional are frequently neurotic when it comes to social contact. Many are obsessed with remaining invisible even though they're [[SuperStrength tough enough]] not to need Stealth Boys, and the simple act of remaining visible agitates them, to the point that just looking directly at one is [[DontLookAtMe enough to freak them out]].
* ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'': Sobble is a timid and easily-embarrassed lizard that's ProneToTears as a defence mechanism; it's also noted for possessing camouflage abilities that activate whenever it comes into contact with any kind of water - including its own OverlyNervousFlopSweat.

* In ''VideoGame/SecondSight'', one of the [[PsychicChildren Zener Children]] encountered in the level "Childcare" is Nadja, the least confrontational of all the psychics in the game. Noted to be extremely quiet and shy, she's reportedly in the habit of using her powers to avoid human interaction, either through AstralProjection or invisibility by way of PerceptionFilter. Even once you've found her and coaxed her into leading you to your next objective, Nadja will automatically disappear the moment enemy troops attack you, refusing to regain visibility until the fighting's over.
* Boos in the mainline ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games are shy ghosts who always turn partially invisible (and often cover their faces) if anyone looks at them. However, this is often averted in the spinoff games such as the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, for while they can still turn invisible, there aren't many Boos that have that crippling shyness.

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* In ''Blog/AlwaysHavingJuice'', Espio the Chameleon has invisibility powers, and is accordingly quiet and passive - especially compared to his husband Vector.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': In "School Daze", Ocellus is introduced as a shy changeling who turns into other creatures in order to hide. She grows out of this once she bonds with her classmates.
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