History Main / StealthHiBye

** Sean Cassidy, thanks to his [[MakeMeWannaShout powers]], is able to nullify sound around him, making him capable of sneaking up on anyone whenever he feels like it.

* Most works that feature a {{Yandere}} will inevitably implement the trope on the [[StalkerWithACrush target of her affection]] or [[MurderTheHypotenuse romantic rivals]].

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'':
** The title character manages one on Master Shifu at one point, after being told [[spoiler:that he'll have to face Tai Lung]]. Impressive considering he's a ''panda'', and Shifu is a Kung Fu master with super sensitive hearing who you'd think would've heard him leaving. Shifu's reaction is ''priceless''.
** Shifu has this pulled on him again (possibly knowingly) by [[spoiler:Tai Lung]], when the latter appears before him after a flash of lightning on the steps of the temple.

* ''Fanfic/TheSpectatcuarSpiderManLostInGotham'': Batman and Orphan are the only two people who can successfully pull this trope on Spider-Man, while Spider-Man is able to do it to pretty much every other Bat (as Red Hood learned the hard way).

* ''Fanfic/SpiderNinja'': Petra and the Turtles [[note]]They're the TMNT and a version of Spider-Man, of ''course'' this was going to happen.[[/note]] pull this on Coulson after he's given them a few quick facts about their mission.

* It's a OncePerEpisode moment in [[FrancoBelgianComics French comic]] ''ComicBook/LuckyLuke'', and several {{Animated Adaptation}}s too, for the eponymous character always disappears when people are trying to reward him. {{Lampshade}}d in ''Tous à l'Ouest'' when he actually tries to tell everybody he's leaving, but they're too busy bickering to notice until he's left.
* In ''ComicBook/AstroCity'', the Confessor, who's something of a Batman {{Expy}}, loves to pull this. [[spoiler:He even sneaks up behind his sidekick when he's looking at a mirror, which [[GlamourFailure turns out to be a clue]]]].
* In ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' stories:
** In ''ComicBook/WarWorld'' ''ComicBook/TheSpectre'' helps Superman find Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and gives him food for thought. As Clark reflects on his newly-learned lesson, The Spectre fades quietly when he was not looking.

* ''ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'':
** In the third issue of ''ComicBook/SupergirlCosmicAdventuresInThe8thGrade'', Lena is so busy berating her rival Belinda that she doesn't notice [[ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} Linda]] sneaking away.
* [[EscapeArtist Yorick]] pulls a vanishing act on several occasions in ''ComicBook/YTheLastMan'', much to the annoyance of his bodyguard Agent 355. At the end of the series Agent 355, though claiming this is one trick Yorick hasn't taught her, pulls the same trick to avoid having to say goodbye to him.
* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is also fond of this. Notably, he once pulled it off inside the cockpit of a plane while it was in flight (okay, coming in to land). On a ninja with psychic powers. Wolverine has an unusual advantage in that he's ''short'', making it easier for him to hide.
* Likewise his OppositeSexClone/daughter, ComicBook/{{X 23}}. In one case she appears out of nowhere to regroup with Hazmat and Reptil (who hangs a lampshade on it) in ''ComicBook/AvengersArena'', and her fight against the Facility mooks sent to recapture her in ''Target X'' has her taking many of them down Batman-style (before Kimura does it to ''her''). Justified due to ''extensive'' training as an assassin, and arguably the genetics she shares with daddy.
* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'':
** Spidey's been known to do this too, although it's usually played more comedically. He often does this by webbing himself to a nearby out-of-sight surface, like an exterior wall.
** Spider-Man is usually immune to this trick thanks to his SpiderSense, but someone does manage it in ''ComicBook/TheSensationalSpiderMan'' Vol. 2, #40. [[spoiler: It's The One Above All, the TopGod of the Marvel universe]]. Peter is a bit freaked out when he cottons on to what happened.
* Storm Shadow makes a habit of this in [[ComicBook/GIJoeIDW IDW's continuation]] of the ''ComicBook/GIJoeARealAmericanHeroMarvel'' comic.
* Wallace pulled this on Lt. Liebowitcz in ''ComicBook/SinCity''. He even had time to make sure that the CorruptCop didn't have any bullets in the gun that was supposed to be hidden.
* John Constantine pulled this on ComicBook/SwampThing. "How do you baffle a vegetable?"
* In the 2005 ''ComicBook/BlueBeetle'' series, Peacemaker manages to pull this while riding a motorcycle.
* 2012's ''ComicBook/TheShadow'' comic from Dynamite does it, no doubt due to the character being the main source of inspiration for Batman.
* V from ''ComicBook/VForVendetta'' has this as his calling card.
* Batman's erstwhile [[ComicBook/BatmanAndTheOutsiders Outsiders]] teammate ComicBook/BlackLightning demonstrates this trick more than once in his 1990s solo book. He first uses it to infiltrate and surprise a group of teenage gangbangers. When one of them asks, "How'd he do that?", Lightning explains that he "had a good teacher", [[ShoutOut with the Bat-symbol forming in shadow behind him]].
* The first issue of ''ComicBook/RedHoodAndTheOutlaws'' has this being pulled on former Robin, Jason Todd. Apparently he never learned the trick.
* ComicBook/{{Batwoman}}, as part and parcel of the entire Bat-package, has on numerous occasions just ''appeared'' in a scene without anybody aware of her presence, but it is not a requirement for her like it is with Batman. During her run on ''ComicBook/DetectiveComics'' she once needed to visit a doctor to have a pair of blood samples analyzed and the script for the scene explicitly instructed that she be drawn just waiting in the office, not trying to surprise the doctor. This time she is standing in plain view, and would be seen by the doctor as soon as the lights were turned on.
* This is ''ComicBook/ThePhantomStranger'''s preferred means of introducing himself and making exits.
* Comicbook/ThePunisher is normally ''not'' subtle, between the use of M16 assault rifles and grenades as his normal means of dispatching mafia thugs. However, every so often Frank has to rely on stealth to do his work, and he can be ''scarily'' sneaky for a man his size. Best exemplified in ''Comicbook/ThePunisherWelcomeBackFrank'', where he ambushes mob consigliere Joe Malizia ''in his own car'' by stealthily removing Joe's driver and sitting back down next to him. Joe doesn't realize the switch until he turns back and discovers he's two feet away from the Punisher. He gets a whole panel of wordless dismay before Frank [[PayEvilUntoEvil does his thing]].

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* In the Franchise/{{Superman}} fan film ''Film/OneOnOne,'' Clark Kent pulls this on a young woman he's been interviewing. No prizes for guessing how...

* The ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace''/''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' crossover "[[http://www.paladar.com/fanware/room13/brand70.htm Lost and Found]]" has Canard basically do this after the Power Rangers rescue him and then track Draganus to the Earth the Ducks travelled to. After the other Ducks have found the Rangers and mistaken them for potential enemies, the two groups congregate at the Astro Megaship until Cassie recognises Wildwing from holograms Canard created of his team; when Wildwing asks how she knows his name, Canard appears at the side of the Astro Megaship to ask if Wildwing’s lost his manners, the other Ducks briefly pointing their weapons at him before Wildwing uses the Mask to confirm his identity.

* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': In book one, ''Literature/StormFront'', Morgan pulls this on Harry, who lampshades how terrifying it is to have a man suddenly appear out of nowhere in the middle of the night with a sword in hand, never mind the fact that this particular man has a grudge against him. Later books describe invisibility spells, which is probably how he did it. Surprisingly enough, despite her gift for them, [[spoiler: Molly]] never pulls one of these.

* ''Fanfic/{{Spider-Ninja}}'': Petra and the Turtles [[note]]They're the TMNT and a version of Spider-Man, of ''course'' this was going to happen.[[/note]] pull this on Coulson after he's given them a few quick facts about their mission.

* ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuest'' TOS episode "Werewolf of the Timberland". White Feather disappeared repeatedly while talking to Jonny and Hadji.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', [[Recap/StarWarsTheCloneWarsS1E19StormOverRyloth "Storm Over Ryloth"]]: Ahsoka somewhat accidentally disappears on Anakin, thinking he was done talking to her about her failure with Blue Squad when he turned to talk with Rex about an incoming transmission. When he turned back around to finish speaking with Ahsoka she'd wandered off to reflect on those her actions got injured and killed.

** At the end of [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsSparkOfRebellion "Spark of Rebellion"]], Kanan pulls it on Ezra ''twice'' while on the top level of the old communications tower Ezra lives in. Jedi tend to be good at this by default.
** [[Recap/StarWarsRebelsS3E15ThroughImperialEyes "Through Imperial Eyes"]]: [[spoiler:[[TheMole Agent Kallus]]]] pulls one on Ezra when they're in Thrawn's office. ''Ezra doesn't even hear the door opening and closing.'' This is especially impressive because normally, when you have a Jedi, a non-Force-user and this trope, it's usually the Jedi pulling it on the non-Force-user instead of the other way around.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsResistance'': In [[Recap/StarWarsResistanceS1E16TheCoreProblem "The Core Problem"]], Poe makes his entrance by turning up in the repair shop, only revealing his presence by speaking, having somehow snuck onto the occupied Colossus. At the end, Kaz and CB-23 do the same thing when returning to the Colossus, surprising Tam and Neeku.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'':

* In the end of ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'', the Mirage Comics Turtles pull the bye part on their animated counterparts. 80s Raph approves.
* ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''

--->'''Kid Flash:''' Wait, that big weapon was...a light switch?
* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'': Helga is usually talking about how she loves Arnold and then we hear the VaderBreath and surely Brainy appears, even in places ''where Helga checked she was alone''. Brainy never dissapears because Helga applies an OffhandBackhand on him.

** Actually, [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2018-04-22 just assume]] that [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2018-09-30 he's everywhere]].

** Actually, [[https://www.schlockmercenary.com/2018-04-22 just assume that he's everywhere]].

* ''WebVideo/CorridorDigital'' did an [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jzKtAqN5e0 experiment on this], discovering both the trick itself can be pulled with very little preparation and that the reactions of people on the side of it are surprisingly realistic.

* In ''Webcomic/ItsWalky'', GenkiGirl Robin [[http://www.itswalky.com/d/20030826.html introduces herself]] by doing this not via stealth, but by simply being a super-fast FragileSpeedster on a sugar rush.

* ''Franchise/SpiderMan'':

** Spider-Man is usually immune to this trick thanks to his SpiderSense, but someone does manage it in Sensational Spider-Man Volume 2, Issue 40. [[spoiler: It's The One Above All, the TopGod of the Marvel universe]]. Peter is a bit freaked out when he cottons on to what happened.