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'''Invincibility''', also known as '''Invincible'''{{fileref|Chaotix_32X_US_manual.pdf|page=20}}{{fileref|SM_PC_DIGITAL_MANUAL_UK_V10_LR.pdf|page=17}} and known as '''Muteki''' (無敵) in Japan, is a power-up found in most ''Sonic'' games, obtained by breaking a [[monitor]] marked with four-pointed stars or a sparkling shield. It temporarily protects the player from harm, as well as allowing them to destroy most enemies by touching them. While the player is immune to most traps and attacks, it is still possible to be killed by being crushed, drowning, falling off the level, or (in ''[[Sonic & Knuckles]]'') losing all their rings to [[Toxomister]]'s smoke (which they are not invincible from).

While invincible, the player is surrounded by a sparkling effect which varies in appearance from game to game. In the 2D [[Mega Drive]]-era games, characters were surrounded by flickering stars, while in 3D Invincibility tends to take the form of a rainbow aura.

==Gallery==
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Image:S1 inv monitor.png|''[[Sonic 1 (16-bit)]]'',<br/>Invincibility monitor
Image:S1 inv got.png|''[[Sonic 1 (16-bit)]]'',<br/>Sonic with invincibility
Image:S2 inv monitor.png|''[[Sonic 2 (16-bit)]]'',<br/>Invincibility monitor
Image:S2 inv got.png|''[[Sonic 2 (16-bit)]]'',<br/>Sonic with invincibility
Image:S3Invincibility.PNG|''[[Sonic 3 & Knuckles]]'',<br/>Knuckles with invincibility
Image:S1 8-bit Invincibility.PNG|''[[Sonic 1 (8-bit)]]'',<br/>Sonic with invincibility
Image:Skyhigh.png|''[[Sonic 2 (8-bit)]]'',<br/>Invincibility monitor
File:Heroes Invincibility.PNG|''[[Sonic Heroes]]'',<br/>Team Dark with invincibility
</gallery>

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