Invisibility

"You know how to disappear. We can teach you to become truly invisible."

― Henri Ducard (Batman Begins)

The power to render oneself unseen to the naked eye. Not to be confused with Camouflage.

Also Called

Disappearance/Disappearing Effect/Disappearing
Fading Effect/Fading
Vanishing Effect/Vanishing

Capabilities

User can render themselves unseen by the naked eye and become invisible in visible spectrum. The user can move about an environment unseen by others and act without being observed. Some users can choose to let certain people see them, while staying invisible to others.

Applications

Cloaking

Techniques

Variations

Associations

Limitations

Invisibility Cancellation and Invisibility Awareness are direct counters to this power.
Users of several vision powers can detect the user.
May not work against advanced users of Sensory Tracking.
May be limited on how much mass in addition of themselves/others they can affect.
- May be limited to how far of the body the mass can be to become invisible.
- May be unable to affect others or objects, being limited to only themselves.
May be not be able to revert back to a visible state without meeting certain conditions.
May be limited on how long they may remain invisible.
May require great concentration to stay invisible.
User may be detectable through non-human sensory, such as through cameras, infrared optics and other forms of machinery.
May be always on, limiting the user's interactions with others.
User can be detected by senses that don't depend on vision, such as smell, hearing, touch, etc.
Rain and other liquids, solids, fire, etc. may show the user's shape while invisible.
May be rendered blind on account of their eyes not absorbing any light.
May be invisible for only visible light.
May still cast shadow.
May still leave footprints.

Known Users

See Also: Invisibility.

Cartoons

The Empress (Adventure Time)
Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
Libby Folfax (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius); as Invisible Sister
Big Chill (Ben 10 series); one off by error
Ectonurites (Ben 10 series)
Merlinisapiens (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
Vakama (BIONICLE); via Kanohi Huna
Ghosts (Casper the Friendly Ghost)
Danny Fenton/Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
Dr. Zoidberg (Futurama: Viva Mars Vegas)
Nessies (Happy Ness: The Secret of the Loch); via Loch-ets
Kim Possible (Kim Possible); via her battle suit
Wearizy (Lavender Castle)
Anacondrai (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Paleman (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
Ghosts (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Cole; formerly
Skylor (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu); using Power Replication
Experiment 604/Houdini (Lilo & Stitch)
Vanisher (Miraculous Ladybug)
Invisi Billy (Monster High)
Various Unicorns (My Little Pony series)
Gekko (PJ Masks)
Komodo (The Secret Saturdays)
Space Ghost (Space Ghost)
Spider-Man (Spider-Man Unlimited)
Sandy Cheeks/Miss Appear (SpongeBob SquarePants); via Miss Appear's costume
Invisible Gem Monster (Steven Universe)
Alaskin Snow Crab (SuperMansion)
Foot Tech Ninjas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 TV series)
Tygra (ThunderCats)
Phantom Limb (The Venture Bros.); though it is permanent and only affects his arms and legs
Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H)
Mala Mala Jong (Xiaolin Showdown)
Yang (Yin Yang Yo!)
Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
Guardian (The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest)

Comics

Batina the Hidden (The 99)
Stealthbot (Boboiboy Galaxy)
Anton Lamont/Fadeaway Man (DC Comics); via Cloak of Cagliostro
Gentleman Ghost (DC Comics)
Icon (DC Comics)
Invisible Kid (DC Comics)
Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
Miss Martian (DC Comics)
Composite Superman (DC Comics)
Embrace (Image Comics)
Izabel (Image Comics)
Al Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics)
Rodney Skinner (The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen)
Parker Robins/The Hood (Marvel Comics)
Franklin Richards (Marvel Comics)
A-Bomb (Marvel Comics)
Wiccan (Marvel Comics)
Blindspot (Marvel Comics); via battery-powered suit
Cipher (Marvel Comics)
Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
Namorita (Marvel Comics)
Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Thor Odinson (Marvel Comics); via Mjølnir
Super-Skrulls (Marvel Comics)
Maggie Nelson (Mosaic)
Vampirella (Vampirella); Warren Publishing version

Movies

Vampires (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter)
Ghotas (Alien Trespass)
James Freeman (Bomb Squad)
Will Freeman (Bomb Squad)
Vanisher (Deadpool 2)
Sebastian Caine (Hollow Man)
Griffin the Invisible Man (Hotel Transylvania)
Night Fury (How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
Light Fury (How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World)
Violet Parr (The Incredibles series)
Randall Boggs (Monsters Inc.)
Invisible Boy (Mystery Men)
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Paul (Paul)
The Predator (Predator series)
T-1000 (Terminator 2)
Dylan West/Houdini (Zoom)

Literature

Una Ominous (Charlie Bone)
Vanessa (Daughters of the Moon)
Vanessa Dahl (Engelsfors)
Demiguise (Harry Potter)
Peeves (Harry Potter)
Bug (Gone)
Griffin (The Invisible Man)
Quoba (Kulipari)
Number Six (Lorien Legacies)
Fang (Maximum Ride)
Hollows (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
Millard Nullings (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
Chameleons (Shadow Falls)
Some Force-users (Star Wars); via Force Cloak
Lomi Plo (Star Wars); via exploitation of doubt in an individual's mind.
Lusinda Havershaw (Trouble with Moonlight)
Afton (Twilight); becomes psychically invisible to others

Live Television

Henry Danger Main characters (Henry Danger/Danger Force); with the Chameleon Ring
Invisible Brad (Henry Danger); formerly
Thesulac and Pockla Demons (Angel)
Vocah (Angel)
Josh Baldwin (Big Bad Beetleborgs)
Translucent (The Boys)
Ghosts (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Poltergeists (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
Marcie Ross (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Elders (Charmed)
Klea (Charmed); except her eyes
Malvoc's Clan (Charmed)
Troxa (Charmed)
Vicus (Charmed)
Daisy O'Brian (Chica Vampiro)
Ghosts (Dead Gorgeous)
Anala (The Elephant Princess)
Ghosts (The Haunted Hathaways)
Louie (The Haunted Hathaways)
Miles (The Haunted Hathaways)
Ray (The Haunted Hathaways)
The Green Ghoul (The Haunted Thundermans)
Chameleon Girl (Heroes)
Peter Petrelli (Heroes)
Claude Rains (Heroes)
Rebecca Taylor (Heroes)
Darien Fawkes (The Invisible Man); via Quicksilver
Invisible Dopant (Kamen Rider W)
Bree Davenport (Lab Rats)
Culebra (Los Protegidos)
Ciro Funes (Los Unicos)
Mermaids/Mermen (Mako Mermaids)
Skylar Storm (Mighty Med)
Bones (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers)
Simon Bellamy (Misfits)
Danielle Hartman (Mutant X)
Catherine Hartman (Mutant X)
Marie (Pedro Penduko at ang mga Engkantao)
Kneecaps (Polterguests)
Squiffy (Polterguests)
Tristan (Polterguests)
Tommy Oliver (Power Rangers Dino Thunder)
Cammile (Power Rangers Jungle Fury)
Rose Ortiz (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
Vulpes (Power Rangers Samurai)
Onikage (Power Rangers Wild Force)
Linda Twist (Round the Twist); one off via perfume
Anna Griffin (Sanctuary)
Clara Griffin (Sanctuary)
Nigel Griffin (Sanctuary)
Marshall Wheeler (Strange Days at Blake Holsey High); one off
Daevas (Supernatural)
Hookman (Supernatural)
Rakshasa (Supernatural)
Poli Truper (Supertorpe)
Mandy McBooger (The Thundermans)
Many kaiju and aliens (Ultraman series)
Sean De Soto and Gracie Walker (WITS Academy); via Spell Casting
Zack Greenburg (The Zack Files); one off via drinking ink

Anime/Manga

Gekkou CLIII (Akatsuki Otokojuku)
Scandia (Aldnoah.Zero)
Yunoha Suroor (Aquarion Evol)
Preyas (Bakugan)
Sendou Ryuuichi (Code: Breaker)
Banda-Kun/Kato (Darwin's Game)
Gamisaras (Dragon Ball Super)
Jacob Lessio (Fairy Tail)
Villagers with Sight or Sound (Fairy Tail)
Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail)
Wraith (Fairy Tail: 100 Year Quest)
Natsu Dragneel (Fairy Tail)
Berg-Katze (Gatchaman Crowds)
Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
Invisible Girl (Interviews With Monster Girls)
Wamuu (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
Shizuka Joestar (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part IV: Diamond is Unbreakable); via Achtung Baby
Risotto Nero ("Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part V: Golden Wind); via Metallica
Sports Maxx (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Stone Ocean); via Limp Bizkit
Tsubomi Kido (Kagerou Project)
Tooru Hagakure (My Hero Academia)
Hayate Gekkō (Naruto)
Jiraiya (Naruto)
Mu (Naruto)
Taiseki (Naruto)
Zetsu (Naruto)
Nagato/Pain's Chikushodo/Animal Path (Naruto)
Vinsmoke Sanji (One Piece); via his Raid Suit
Absalom (One Piece); via the Suke Suke no Mi
Shiliew (One Piece); via the Suke Suke no Mi, after Blackbeard stole from Absalom
Zeo (One Piece)
Golgius (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Vivian (The Seven Deadly Sins)
Limpid (Sidekicks)
Kobushi Kuroi (Tokyo ESP)
Akane Kikuchi (Yamada and the Seven Witches)
Mikoto Asuka (Yamada and the Seven Witches)
Baransha (Zatch Bell!)

Radio

Karl Pilkington (The Ricky Gervais Show)
Lamont Cranston/The Shadow (RKO Radio Show)

Video Games

Bleeding Spectres (Afraid of Monsters series)
Brains (Backyard Monsters)
The Witch of Hemwick (Bloodborne)
Zer0 (Borderlands 2)
CL4-PT/Claptrap (Borderlands 2)
Stealthed Units/Structures (Command & Conquer)
Users of the CryNet Nanosuit 1 and 2 (Crysis)
Crossbreed Priscilla (Dark Souls)
Dark Lurker (Dark Souls II)
Forest Guardians (Dark Souls II)
Aava, the King's Pet (Dark Souls II: Crown of the Ivory King)
Sister Friede (Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel)
The Wraith (Dead By Daylight)
Shelke Rui (Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII)
Chunky Kong (Donkey Kong)
Invoker (Dota 2)
Add (Elsword)
All Playable Characters (Elsword)
Protagonists (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem); via Mantorok's Reveal Invisible spell
Vampires (Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem)
Replica Assassins (F.E.A.R. series)
Female Assassins (Hλlf-Life series); via Cloaking Devices
Delsin Rowe (inFAMOUS: Second Son)
Fulgore (Killer Instinct)
The Patriarch (Killing Floor series)
Stalkers (Killing Floor series)
Stealth Sneak (Kingdom Hearts)
Akali (League of Legends)
Evelynn (League of Legends)
Kai'Sa (League of Legends)
Kayn (League of Legends)
Kha'Zix (League of Legends)
Neeko (League of Legends)
Pyke (League of Legends)
Rengar (League of Legends)
Shaco (League of Legends)
Talon (League of Legends)
Teemo (League of Legends)
Twitch (League of Legends)
Vayne (League of Legends)
Wukong (League of Legends)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear Solid); via Stealth Camouflage
Gray Fox (Metal Gear Solid); via Stealth Camouflage
Quiet (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain)
Reptile (Mortal Kombat series)
Sektor (Mortal Kombat series)
Sombra (Overwatch)
Lady Bow (Paper Mario)
Centura (Patapon series)
Darantula (Patapon series)
Users of Camouflage (Pokémon)
Ghost-Type Pokemon (Pokémon)
Latios and Latias (Pokémon)
Meloetta (Pokémon)
Victini (Pokémon)
Bandit (Risk of Rain); via Smokebomb
"Do No Evil" Monkey (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
Mysticat (Skylanders)
Stealth Elf (Skylanders)
Trap Shadow (Skylanders)
Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Amy Rose (Sonic '06)
The New Kid (South Park: The Fractured But Whole); via the Assassin Class
Jimmy Valmer/Fastpass (South Park: The Fractured But Whole)
Bloodsuckers (S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series)
Marsh Creatures (S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky)
Dimentio (Super Paper Mario)
Inviso-Mutants (System Shock)
The Spy (Team Fortress 2); via Cloak Watches
Flandre Scarlet (Touhou Project)
Assassin-class Servants (TYPE-MOON)
Ghost (Valkyrie Crusade)
Phantom (Valkyrie Crusade)
Freddy Fazbear (Five Nights at Freddy's)