# Phase effect?
**URL:** https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311
**Category:** Help
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311 "2026-02-23T05:52:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 8
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### Author:  [@Nugit](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nugit)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/1 "2026-02-23T05:52:42Z")
Is there a block or extension that would make echoes of a character go behind them (like the roaring knight) or would I have to animate it myself.
Example:
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### Author:  [@WoofWoof](https://forum.makecode.com/u/WoofWoof)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/2 "2026-02-23T21:02:51Z")
The only issue I can see is the color fade, which would need a separate color used for each shade. If you made pixels disappear over time instead of fading, this would be completely possible to program yourself in blocks. You want to create a sprite with a “lifetime” set so that it dies after a certain amount of ms, and create that sprite with the image of your player every so often, which should recreate the effect without the fading.
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### Author:  [@BitBot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BitBot)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/3 "2026-02-23T21:03:29Z")
I think it is possible to make that sort of effect, because some people have already done stuff like that, like @danger_kitty made those effects in [Frost Haven](https://forum.makecode.com/t/frost-haven-sneak-peaks-some-dev-log/42083), but he hasn’t made an extension! I can try to make an extension!
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### Author:  [@BitBot](https://forum.makecode.com/u/BitBot)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/4 "2026-02-23T21:03:57Z")
Just whipped up an extension! Paste [this game](https://arcade.makecode.com/S10008-02884-50918-07473) link into the extsnion bar and you’re set!
Put the extension block into a game update block to use!
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### Author:  [@randomuser](https://forum.makecode.com/u/randomuser)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/5 "2026-02-23T21:04:01Z")
Not to my knowledge, likely because transparent pixels aren’t possible in MakeCode, but I have seen some games that use a lighter version of the sprite following behind it to mimic an echo!
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### Author:  [@Nugit](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nugit)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/6 "2026-02-23T21:08:07Z")
Nice, hope this works thanks
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### Author:  [@Nugit](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Nugit)
#### Post date: [February 23, 2026, 9:08pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/7 "2026-02-23T21:08:10Z")
yes please! that would be awesome and quite useful
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### Author:  [@danger\_kitty](https://forum.makecode.com/u/danger_kitty)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/phase-effect/42311/8 "2026-02-24T01:00:14Z")
Yeah I did smt similar to this just with the copies being ecos for frost haven I might try and draw that effect on the screen next time tho