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{{Infobox Item
| title        = Cloaking Device
| image        = [[File:PerDarCloDev.jpg]]
| caption      = {{symbol|specialstages}}<br>The Cloaking Device from ''Perfect Dark''.
| series       = {{uv|Perfect Dark}}
| item class   = Effect
| game1 = Melee
| requirements = 
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The '''Cloaking Device''' ({{ja|スパイクローク|Supai Kurōku}}, ''Spy Cloak'') is a transformation item exclusively appearing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' that renders the user invisible and unable to take damage.

While the item only appears in ''Melee'', the [[Clear]] transformation, which also debuted in ''Melee'' and has a similar effect, has appeared in all subsequent games except ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''.

==Origin==
[[File:CloakingDevicePD.png|left|thumb|150px|A player using a Cloaking Device in ''{{s|wikipedia|Perfect Dark}}'']]
The Cloaking Device made its first appearance in ''Perfect Dark'', acting as an item that used a refractive field to make its user invisible. While invaluable if the player wishes to use stealth, using any weapons while using the device causes the player to turn visible again. Contrary to its depiction in ''Melee'', players who are damaged while cloaked will still take damage; in addition, the device's effects are permanent as long as the player does not fire a weapon. It’s been rumored that the reason as to why the Cloaking Device has never made it into another game was because the game was developed by Rare, owned by Microsoft but was owned before by Nintendo.
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==Overview==
The Cloaking Device turns the user invisible. If playing with a [[name]], the tag will also disappear, and any "props" that a character uses, such as {{SSBM|Mario}}'s [[Cape]] or {{SSBM|Link}}'s [[Hookshot]], will also become invisible (though any held items will remain visible). In addition, a cloaked fighter is immune to damage, and [[recoil damage]] is negated. However, cloaked fighters still take any [[hitstun]] or [[knockback]] inflicted on them.

While standing completely still will make the player completely invisible, movement of any sort disrupts the device's powers. While walking or jumping, the background behind the player will appear to "bend" in their shape, and faster movements, such as midair jumps or dashing, will cause the "bends" to become even more visible. While attacking, the player can even become temporarily visible for a brief moment. Regardless of movement, the effects of the cloaking device become more unreliable in the last second of its use.

The cloaking device's effects wear off after ten seconds.
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==Trophy in ''Melee''==
[[File:Cloaking Device Trophy Melee.png|100px|left|thumb|The Cloaking Device trophy in ''Melee''.]]
;Cloaking Device
:''This state-of-the-art camouflage device bends light rays in such a way that players using it appear almost invisible. The device fosters confusion, and players using it will not take damage while cloaked. This does not mean, however, that players become invulnerable, so they can still be sent reeling or flying across the screen, depending on their damage percentages.''
{{Trophy games|console1=N64|game1=''Perfect Dark''}} (In Japan)
:''TOP SECRET'' (International releases)
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
Cloaking.jpg|The Cloaking Device in ''Melee''.
CloakingDeviceSSBM.jpg|Kirby and Peach after using a Cloaking Device.
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