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Compare [[Invisible Monsters]], who are naturally tough to see regardless of whether they're actively sneaky. Contrast the [[Stealth-Based Mission]], where ''you're'' the one trying to stay unseen by mooks whose job is to find you. A protagonist with stealth abilities is usually [[The Sneaky Guy]] in a party of playable characters, and often the main playable character in a [[Stealth Based Game]].
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== [[Literature]] ==
* In ''[[Discworld]]'', if you want to pass your exam in the Assassin's Guild, then you have to demonstrate the ability to be stealthy like this. And yes, per regulations you have to wear all-black. Veterinari as a young assassin was the exception that proved the rule.
** The Assassins Guild has also long stopped taking contracts on Constable Sam Vimes, because he can see through their stealth and it would not be sporting to shoot him on the street. Instead, they send uppity students after Sam to teach them a lesson in humility.▼
** Teatime in ''[[Hogfather]]'' is no Mook, but he does recruit them to help with his infiltration of the Tooth Fairy Castle. He can enter a room, kill your dog, and wait for ten minutes before you even notice.
▲** The Assassins Guild has also long stopped taking contracts on Constable Sam Vimes, because he can see through their stealth and it would not be sporting to shoot him on the street. Instead, they send uppity students after Sam to teach them a lesson in humility.
== [[Live-Action TV]] ==
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== [[Podcast]]s ==
* ''[[Welcome to
== [[Video Games]] ==
=== First-Person Shooter ===
* In the ''[[Halo (series)|Halo]]'' games, some
* In ''[[Syndicate (2012 video game)|Syndicate]]'', Specters equipped with "portable diffraction field generators" can turn invisible and sneak up on you.
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* ''[[NetHack]]'' and its variants have various monsters such as snakes, cave spiders, piercers, and trappers that can hide themselves from view, and usually wait until you are close to strike. You can reveal them by searching manually, and warning or telepathy will alert you to their presence.
** The Samurai quest plays on the samurai-ninja contrast by including actual ninja and invisible stalkers among the more common hostile monsters that you'll encounter - the ninja themselves tend to avert this, however, with the stalkers being harder to detect in comparison.
** In ''[[SLASH'EM]]'' and
** ''[[dNetHack]]''
=== Role-Playing Game ===
* ''[[Pokémon]]'' video games:
** ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver]]'' and [[Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver|their Gen 4 remakes]] feature an unusual variant: The Fuchsia Gym Trainers all disguise themselves as their leader Janine, who has taken over now that her father has become an Elite Four member. In order to unmask the real Janine, you're expected to talk your way through the gym, which means fighting her Gym Trainers - however, Janine always waits in the same spot, making it trivial to skip them if you're so inclined.
** ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]''
** The cipher Peons from ''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]]'', aren't always visible in the overworld like most enemy trainers. When you step into their aggro radius, these stealthy ones will jump down from the ceiling and ambush you. One even ambushes you right after you use a cramped elevator, and follows you out of said elevator despite not following you in.
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