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Marcie watches as her hand fades out of sight

Invisibility was the power or condition of not being seen by other beings.

Certain beings could be rendered unseen while others were just merely taken out of the perception of specific beings.

Cases

Scientific

The trio invented an invisibility ray, which they used on themselves (Also unintentionally turning Buffy invisible). However, the after effects of being turned invisible included the destruction of the subject's molecular structure, with the result that the invisible subject would eventually collapse if not restored to normal.

Demonic

Vocah could turn invisible at will.
Der Kindestod was naturally invisible to all but the sick.
The Thesulac Demons and Pockla Demons could turn invisible.

Magical

The Hellmouth caused Marcie Ross' feelings of neglect to manifest. This was based on the idea of reality being shaped by perception; because many students perceived Marcie as invisible, she literally became invisible.
The effects of Gachnar's spell caused Xander Harris to be invisible to his friends.
Tara Maclay accidentally made a group of Lei-Ach Demons invisible to the Scooby Gang when casting a spell that prevented them from seeing demons (as her goal had been to conceal her perceived demonic heritage from the gang).
Rack had his residence cloaked; it was only detectable by a vampire, demon, or witch through a rise in ambient temperature
Willow Rosenberg subconsciously cast a spell to make Buffy, Xander and Dawn unable to see her and vice versa due to her guilt over her past actions.
Rupert Giles noted that there were various forms of invisibility in the world, but did not elaborate on other potential causes; Xander Harris mentioned the invisibility cloaks of Greek gods, but it is uncertain how accurate this statement was.

Other

According to Xander Harris, Greek myths talk about cloaks of invisibility, but they're usually just for the gods.
The ghost Maude Pearson could make herself invisible to some, while her son could not take physical form.
The First could choose who to appear to and remain unseen and unheard by others.

Invisible Individuals

Marcie Ross
Invisible students
Der Kindestod
Vocah
Xander Harris (temporarily, twice)
"Baby" and his friends (temporarily)
Spike (temporarily)
Buffy Summers (temporarily, twice)
Warren Mears (temporarily)
Jonathan Levinson (temporarily)
Andrew Wells (temporarily)
The First Evil
Willow Rosenberg (temporarily)
Dawn Summers (temporarily)
Shy Girl (temporarily)

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+[[File:Marcie_invisibility_out_of_mind,_out_of_sight.gif|frame|Marcie watches as her hand fades out of sight]]
-'''Invisibility''' was the condition of not being seen by other beings. It was a natural ability of certain beings such as the [[demon]] [[Vocah]], though it could also be induced by certain spells.
+'''Invisibility''' was the power or condition of not being seen by other beings.
+Certain beings could be rendered unseen while others were just merely taken out of the perception of specific beings.
-Invisibility could also be "imposed", as was the case of [[Marcie Ross]], who became invisible because she was perceived that way. It could be achieved through scientific means as well, as demonstrated by the Invisibility ray created by [[The Trio]].
+==Cases==
+===Scientific===
+*The trio invented an [[Invisibility Ray|invisibility ray]], which they used on themselves (Also unintentionally turning Buffy invisible). However, the after effects of being turned invisible included the destruction of the subject's molecular structure, with the result that the invisible subject would eventually collapse if not restored to normal.
-== Sources ==
+===[[Demon]]ic===
+*[[Vocah]] could turn invisible at will.
+*[[Der Kindestod]] was naturally invisible to all but the sick.
+*The [[Thesulac Demon]]s and [[Pockla Demon]]s could turn invisible.
+===[[Magic]]al===
-* "[[Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]" (Marcie Ross and the [[Invisible students]])
+*The [[Hellmouth]] caused [[Marcie Ross]]' feelings of neglect to manifest. This was based on the idea of reality being shaped by perception; because many students ''perceived'' Marcie as invisible, she literally '''became''' invisible.
-* "[[Killed by Death]]" ([[Der Kindestod]])
+*The effects of [[Gachnar]]'s spell caused [[Xander Harris]] to be invisible to his friends.
-* "[[Fear, Itself]]" ([[Xander]])
+*[[Tara Maclay]] accidentally made a group of [[Lei-Ach Demons]] invisible to the [[Scooby Gang]] when casting a spell that prevented them from seeing demons (as her goal had been to conceal her perceived demonic heritage from the gang).
-* "[[To Shanshu in L.A.]]" (Vocah)
+*[[Rack]] had his residence cloaked; it was only detectable by a [[vampire]], demon, or witch through a rise in ambient temperature
-* "[[Are You Now or Have You Ever Been]]" ([[Thesulac Demon]])
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]] subconsciously cast a spell to make Buffy, Xander and Dawn unable to see her and vice versa due to her guilt over her past actions.
-* "[[Family]]" ([[Tara Mcklay]] and the [[Lei-Ach Demons]] )
+*[[Rupert Giles]] noted that there were various forms of invisibility in the world, but did not elaborate on other potential causes; [[Xander Harris]] mentioned the invisibility cloaks of Greek gods, but it is uncertain how accurate this statement was.
-* "[[Gone]]" ([[Buffy]] and [[The Trio]])
-* "[[Same Time, Same Place]]" ([[Willow]] and [[Gnarl]])
+===Other ===
-* "[[Storyteller]]" (a [[Shy Girl]])
+*According to [[Xander Harris]], Greek myths talk about cloaks of invisibility, but they're usually just for the gods.
+*The [[ghost]] [[Maude Pearson]] could make herself invisible to some, while her [[Dennis Pearson|son]] could not take physical form.
+*The [[First Evil|First]] could choose who to appear to and remain unseen and unheard by others.
+==Invisible Individuals==
+*[[Marcie Ross]]
+*[[Invisible students]]
+*[[Der Kindestod]]
+*[[Vocah]]
+*[[Xander Harris]] (temporarily, twice)
+*"[[Baby]]" and his friends (temporarily)
+*[[Spike]] (temporarily)
+*[[Buffy Summers]] (temporarily, twice)
+*[[Warren Mears]] (temporarily)
+*[[Jonathan Levinson]] (temporarily)
+*[[Andrew Wells]] (temporarily)
+*The [[First Evil]]
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]] (temporarily)
+*[[Dawn Summers]] (temporarily)
+*[[Shy Girl]] (temporarily)
+== Appearances ==
+* "[[Out of Mind, Out of Sight]]"
+* "[[Killed by Death]]"
+* "[[Amends]]"
+* "[[Fear, Itself]]"
+* "[[To Shanshu in L.A.]]"
+* "[[Are You Now or Have You Ever Been]]"
+* "[[Family]]"
+* "[[Dead End]]"
+* "[[Wrecked]]"
+* "[[Gone]]"
+* "[[Same Time, Same Place]]"
+* "[[Storyteller]]"
+[[Category:Abilities]]
 [[Category:Terminology]]