Invisible (status)

Invisible, also known as Transparent, Vanish and Clear, is a recurring status effect in the Final Fantasy series. It usually makes the target immune to physical attacks, but wears off when the target is struck by a magic attack of some sort. Invisible is often granted by the spell of the same name.

Final Fantasy VI
Known as Vanish, it is granted by the Vanish spell, the Phantom summon, or by throwing an Invisible Edge. Characters with this status ailment are immune to physical attacks but become visible if hit by magic. Additionally, their Magic Evade is reduced to zero, and spells such as Reflect and Shell lose their effects, even if caused by some piece of equipment. Characters can also be afflicted with any status ailment, even if they are immune to it, provided that the status is caused by a magic attack. This is the cause of the infamous Vanish-Doom bug which allows any boss vulnerable to Vanish to be killed in one hit.

Final Fantasy IX
Invisible status causes all physical attacks to miss the target. Magic will cause the target to become visible again.

Final Fantasy XI
Invisible is a status effect that bars the creature from detection by aggressive creatures who use sight to find or pursue their foes. Once a player is attacked, though, he will lose the benefits of Invisible. It is also possible in some cases to evade creatures who pursue by sight by activating a spell or ability that gives the invisible ability. There are some creatures in the game that detect by "True Sight" and who are not able to be tricked by an Invisible spell.

Final Fantasy XII
Invisible status is given by the spells Vanish and Vanishga. It makes the character invisible, and is more effective against monsters that rely on sight to detect enemies. Characters that are in Invisible status will be detected if they attack, but they may cast magic safetly. Invisible wears off if the character is struck by a spell.

Final Fantasy Tactics
Invisible, also known as Transparent, is a status effect that causes characters to be hidden from enemy target. This can be granted using the Ninja ability Vanish, the Ninja Gear, the Invisibility Cloak, or the Sep'tieme Perfume. It is removed when the Invisible character takes action other than moving.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift
Invisible is granted by several abilities, including Hurdy's Hide song. An invisible character cannot be targeted by enemy attacks, if they have not been targeted by a Cannoneer first, in which case the attack will hit anyway.