- "Most of the intelligence community doesn't believe he even exists. The ones that do call him the Winter Soldier. He's a living phantom. You'll never find him."
- ― Natasha Romanoff (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
- "Are you some sort of ghost?"
- ― Ryuu Tou to Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
The ability to possess extraordinary expertise in stealth.
Contents
Also Called
- Stealth Tactics
Capabilities
The user possesses incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in many types and ways of stealth tactics, enabling them to easily slip in and out of areas undetected. Their abilities in all manners of stealth are so refined they appear as mere illusions to those who have been lucky to spot the user. The users of this ability can move throughout even the most guarded of areas and act in true discretion.
They are highly skilled at stealth and have incredibly extensive knowledge and skill in many types and ways of stealth tactics, enabling him to easily slip in and out of areas undetected.
Applications
Levels
- Peak Human Stealth: User's stealth ability is at the peak of perfection. Although, not a supernatural level.
- Enhanced Stealth: User's stealth ability may be augmented, but not to supernatural levels.
- Supernatural Stealth: User's stealth ability is superior to what natural can accomplish.
- Absolute Stealth: User's stealth ability is limitless, it is impossible to spot the user.
Associations
- Camouflage
- Enhanced Acrobatics/Gymnastics
- Enhanced Agility
- Enhanced Thievery
- Hunting Intuition
- Imperceptibility
- Killing Intuition
- Ninjutsu
- Predator Instinct
- Prey Instinct
- Stealth Combat
- Stealth Intuition
- Unaffecting Speed
Limitations
- As this isn't a supernatural ability, the user isn't absolutely undetectable.
Known Users
See Also: Stealth Tropes.
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
- Various Characters (Assassination Classroom)
- Azumi (Azumi)
- Mienumon (Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters)
- Suika (Dr. Stone)
- Motoko Kusanagi (Ghost in the Shell)
- Alucard (Hellsing)
- Seras Victoria (Hellsing)
- Zoldyck Family members (Hunter × Hunter)
- Chrollo Lucilfer (Hunter × Hunter)
- Knov (Hunter × Hunter)
- Donovan (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency)
- Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
- Yuu Ren (Kingdom)
- Kyou Rei (Kingdom)
- Toru Hagakure (My Hero Academia)
- Kyoka Jiro (My Hero Academia)
- Eraserhead (My Hero Academia)
- Himiko Toga (My Hero Academia)
- Edgeshot (My Hero Academia)
- Mitsuki (Naruto)
- Shinobi/Ninja (Naruto)
- Dwarves (One Piece)
- Monet (One Piece)
- Goblin Slayer (Goblin Slayer)
- D (Vampire Hunter D)
Cartoons
- Snake Eyes (G.I. Joe)
- Violet Parr (The Incredibles)
- Beshte (The Lion Guard); in water only
- Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
- Cinder Fall (RWBY)
- Daughters of Aku (Samurai Jack)
Comics
- Balera (Archangels: The Saga)
- Cameron (Archangels: The Saga)
- Kai (Archangels: The Saga)
- Shiro (Archangels: The Saga)
- Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman (DC Comics)
- Thomas Wayne/Batman (DC Comics)
- J'onn J'onzz/Martian Manhunter (DC Comics)
- M'gann M'orzz/Megan Morse/Miss Martian (DC Comics)
- The Bat Family (DC Comic)
- Richard "Dick" Grayson/Nightwing
- Damien Wayne/Robin
- Tim Drake/Red Robin
- Barbara Gordon/Batgirl
- Stephanie Brown/Spoiler
- Katherine Kane/Batwoman
- Floyd Lawton/Deadshot (DC Comics)
- Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
- Helena Bertinelli/Huntress (DC Comics)
- Agent (DC Comics)
- Talia al Ghul (DC Comics)
- Ra's al Ghul (DC Comics)
- David/Black Manta (DC Comics)
- Theo Galavan/Azrael (DC Comics)
- The Batman Who Laughs (DC Comics)
- Chuck Norris (The Deadly Hands of Kung Fu)
- Chastity (Evil Ernie)
- Chiana (Farscape: War Torn)
- John Crichton (Farscape: War Torn)
- Karl Ruprecht Kroenen (Hellboy/BPRD)
- Whisper the Wolf (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Spawn (Image Comics)
- Flaming Carrot (Image Comics)
- Wade Wilson/Deadpool (Marvel Comics)
- Steve Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
- T'Challa/Black Panther (Marvel Comics)
- Elektra (Marvel Comics)
- Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
- Eye-Scream (Marvel Comics)
- Anthony "Tony" Stark/Iron Man (Marvel Comics)
- James “Bucky” Barnes/Winter Soldier/White Wolf (Marvel Comics)
- Felicia Hardy/Black Cat (Marvel Comics)
- Cessily Kincaid//Mercury (Marvel Comics)
- Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
- Frank Castle/Punisher (Marvel Comics)
- Matthew Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
- Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
- James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
- Elizabeth "Betsy" Braddock/Psylocke (Marvel Comics)
- Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
- Laura Kinney/X-23 (Marvel Comics)
- Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat (Marvel Comics)
- Victor Creed/Sabretooth (Marvel Comics)
- Edward "Eddie" Brock/Venom (Marvel Comics)
- Cletus Kasady/Carnage (Marvel Comics)
- Scott Summers/Cyclops (Marvel Comics)
- Remy LeBeau/Gambit (Marvel Comics)
- Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Marvel Comics)
- Norrin Radd/Silver Surfer (Marvel Comics)
- Susan "Sue" Storm-Richards/The Invisible Woman (Marvel Comics)
- Mr. A (Mr. A)
- Flo Langer (RoboCop versus the Terminator)
- The Shadow (The Shadow)
- Ninjas (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
- The Darkness (Top Cow Comics)
- Miyamoto Usagi (Usagi Yojimbo)
Literature
- Adsden (King's Dark Tidings)
- Connovan (King's Dark Tidings)
- Rezkin (King's Dark Tidings)
- Gollum (The Lord of the Rings)
- Shelob (The Lord of the Rings)
- Count Olaf (A Series of Unfortunate Events)
Live Television/Movies
- Xenomorphs (Alien series)
- Connor (Angel)
- Jason Bourne (The Bourne series)
- Translucent (The Boys)
- Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
- Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
- The Man with No Name (Dollars Trilogy)
- Snake Plissken (Escape from New York)
- Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Pamela Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
- Arya Stark (Game of Thrones)
- Michael Myers (Halloween)
- Sylar (Heroes)
- Indoraptor (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom)
- Geiz Myokoin (Kamen Rider Zi-O)
- Many villains (Power Rangers series)
- Predators (Predator series)
- John Rambo (Rambo)
- James T. Kirk (Star Trek)
- Worf (Star Trek)
- Khan Noonien Singh (Star Trek)
- Jedi (Star Wars)
- Sith (Star Wars)
- Boba Fett (Star Wars)
- The Mariner (Waterworld)
Tabletop Games
- Drizzt Do'Urden (Forgotten Realms)
Video Games
- Wraith (Apex Legends)
- Mirage (Apex Legends)
- Revenant (Apex Legends)
- Aragami (Aragami)
- The Assassin Brotherhood (Assassin's Creed)
- Some Templars (Assassin's Creed)
- Shay Cormac
- Haytham Kenway
- Juhani Otso-Berg
- Rayne (BloodRayne)
- Creeps (Bulletstorm)
- Corvo Attano (Dishonored)
- Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored)
- Daud (Dishonored)
- Imps (Doom Series)
- Vulgars (Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil)
- Rats (DUSK)
- Protagonist characters (The Elder Scrolls): via Sneak skill
- Protagonist characters (Fallout); via Sneak and Ninja perks
- Deacon (Fallout 4)
- Headcrabs (Hλlf-Life series)
- Agent 47 (Hitman)
- Terra (Kingdom Hearts)
- Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
- Teemo (League of Legends)
- Link (Nintendo)
- Yiga Clan (The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild)
- Marked Ninja (Mark of the Ninja)
- Dosan (Mark of the Ninja)
- Zero (Mega Man)
- Sam Fisher ("Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell series")
- Solid Snake (Metal Gear series)
- Raiden (Metal Gear series)
- Big Boss (Metal Gear series)
- The End (Metal Gear Solid 3)
- Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
- Talion (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor )
- Celebrimbor (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor)
- Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
- Miles Upshur (Outlast)
- Blake Langermann (Outlast II)
- Sombra (Overwatch)
- Hoxton (Payday: The Heist)
- Cloaker (Payday 2)
- Alex Mercer (Prototype series)
- James Heller (Prototype series)
- Chris Redfield (Resident Evil series)
- Sekiro (Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice)
- Stealth Elf (Skylanders)
- Trap Shadow (Skylanders)
- Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
- Rouge the Bat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Spider-Man Noir (Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions)
- Inklings (Splatoon series)
- Octolings (Splatoon)
- Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
- Styx (Styx)
- Spy (Team Fortress series)
- Garret (Thief)
- Lara Croft (Tomb Raider series)
- Turok (Turok: Dinosaur Hunter)
- Nathan Drake (Uncharted series)
- Spade (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Robert Locksley (Volume)
Other
- SCP-236 - Mimic "Crabs" (SCP Foundation)
- Mecha Sonic (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Gallery
Anime/Manga/Manhwa
Alucard (Hellsing)
.png "Kyou Kai's Stealth (Kingdom).png (2.53 MB)")
As a member of Clan Shiyuu, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) can easily infiltrate anywhere she pleases.
Monet (One Piece) displayed admirable stealth when she sneaked behind Monkey D. Luffy with little to no sound.
Arsène Lupin III (Lupin III)
Son Goku (Dragon Ball Z)
Kalluto Zoldyck (Hunter × Hunter) is a master of stealth, completely able to hide his presence as he is able to appear behind a foe or comrade only to completely disappear in seconds.
Illumi (Hunter × Hunter), the eldest son of the Zoldyck Family of assassins, infiltrates and kills the Mafia's Ten Dons.
Saya Otonashi (Blood+)
Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) using [Camouflage].
Add a photo to this gallery
Cartoons/Comics
As ninja, Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) are well versed in the art of stealth techniques.
Tanya (Batman & Dracula: Red Rain)
Whisper the Wolf (IDW's Sonic the Hedgehog)
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
Lester/Bullseye (Marvel Comics)
D.A.V.E. (The Batman)
Snake-Eyes (G.I. Joe)
Spawn (Image Comics)
Nick Fury (Marvel Comics)
Cad Bane (Star Wars)
Add a photo to this gallery
Live Television/Movies
Dean Winchester (Supernatural)
The Indoraptor (Jurassic World)
Peyton Westlake (Darkman)
Despite his robotic suit and heavy breathing, Darth Vader (Star Wars) like the other Sith was fully capable of ambushing his opponents.
Connor (Angel)
River Tam (Firefly)
Jason Bourne was formerly employed to spy on important government officials.
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Jason Voorhees (Friday the 13th)
.gif "Batman v Superman - Dawn of Justice - Extended Ultimate Edition (2016).gif (2 MB)")
Batman (DC Extended Universe) battling stealthily.
Gabriel Van Helsing (Van Helsing)
People pick up their feet to commence to running when Officer Matthew "Matt" Cordell (Maniac Cop) is around.
Add a photo to this gallery
Video Games
Big Boss (Metal Gear) was well known for his stealth.
Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Hoxton (PayDay) uses his stealth abilities to pull off major crimes without the police ever being called
Ezio Auditore (Assassin's Creed 2) was an Assassin with extraordinary killing skills that were so superior, that many much tougher opponents fell before him.
Stealth Elf (Skylanders)
Inklings (Splatoon) are skilled at sneaking around their opponents for surprise attacks...
...and being able to submerge in ink while in squid form helps.
Agent 3 (Splatoon)
Octolings (Splatoon) are skilled at sneaking around Agent 3 for surprise attacks...
...and being able to submerge in ink while in octopus form helps.
Spade (Valkyrie Crusade)
Despite his whimsical nature, Deacon (Fallout 4) is a cunning master of disguise, plus his perk is among the most sort after by stealthy players.
Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden) is a master of stealth and infiltration.
Rayne (BloodRayne)
Laughing Octopus (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
Kasumi (Dead or Alive)
Ayane (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden)
Kain (Legacy of Kain)
Raiden (Metal Gear)
Raziel (Legacy of Kain)
.png "Aya Brea (Parasite Eve).png (235 KB)")
Aya Brea (Parasite Eve)
Kogoro Tenzai (Project X Zone)
Dante (Devil May Cry)
Cole MacGrath (Infamous)
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil)
Alex Mercer (Prototype)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Kai Leng (Mass Effect)
Faith Connors (Mirror's Edge)
Sly Cooper (Sly Cooper)
Nathan Drake (Uncharted)
Ada Wong (Resident Evil)
Desmond Miles (Assassin's Creed)
Vanitas (Kingdom Hearts)
Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell)
Alicia Claus (Bullet Witch)
Kasumi Goto (Mass Effect)
Adam Jensen (Deus Ex)
Max Payne (Max Payne)
Zero (Mega Man X)
Add a photo to this gallery
Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted.
