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The trope has the requirement that the flicker is in universe even if nobody sees it. The most common form is when the invisible object gets hurt, is physically contacted in some way or launches an attack itself. In action sequences, this often happens just before the invisible object does something awesome. Many times, it is also used as a form of balance. While this usage is especially common in games where it would be unfair for one party to be indefinitely invisible, it can also be seen in other mediums with handwaves such as the need to draw power away from the cloaking device to power the weapons.
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* The ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' [[Spin-Off]] ''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP]]'' has an episode where [[Beware the Nice Ones|Kiriko shows her stuff]]. She changes into a skintight battlesuit with a cloaking device, which seems to do the traveling blink right after every pirate she kills. This very nicely shows how much blood she's managed to get herself covered in, and just how damn scary her scowling face looks.
* This seems to happen to the Major a lot in the various ''[[Ghost in the Shell]]'' properties.
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