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* In ''[[Ocean's Eleven|Ocean's Thirteen]]'', François Toulour (AKA the Night Fox) knows Linus Caldwell and {{spoiler|his dad}} will show up on the roof of the "Bank" and has hidden by standing near an elaborately-painted wall and wearing a jumpsuit that matches the wall design. Somehow, they don't notice that his head is still visible. {{spoiler|That was all part of the plan}}.
* In ''[[Alaska (film)|Alaska]]'', the search and rescue team has a lot of trouble finding a bright yellow plane (the plane of the protagonists' father) stuck in a snowy mountain range.
* Used almost comically in ''[[The X -Files: I Want to Believe]]''. Mulder and Scully have been on the run from the FBI for six years after a bogus murder trial, evading an execution order, and breaking out of a federal prison. So, you would think they would go into hiding. Change their names, their appearance, their Social Security numbers, even leave the country. At the opening of "I Want to Believe", where are they? In West Virginia. Using their real identities and appearances, and not making any attempt to deny them when approached by the FBI. Smart.
* This is a natural part of ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]''. But by the third film, the general public is aware of their presence so the Autobots are less careful about transforming into their robot modes to fight. Played entirely straight with {{spoiler|Carly's car which is actually Soundwave.}}
 
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== Tabletop Games ==
* In ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'', this is a common ability of high level roguish types (although not the actual Rogue class), generally through the Shadowdancer prestige class.
** ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' has its share of such disguises. For one, a tavern/festhall "The Veiled Vampiress" in Amn is actually run by two vampires - who discreetly feed on the clients, of course.
* ''[[Shadowrun]]'' has the Ruthenium Polymer Coating upgrade, which allows people to have relatively inexpensive personal and vehicle cloaking devices. Vehicles need sensor jammers and upgraded mufflers for it to really work, though.
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