"Invisible" Espio! Of course, you can see him, no figure is actually invisible. They chose a clear/purple color for him, which is quite appropriate. He's exactly the same as his painted counterpart, only made of a different semi-transparent plastic. This is a variant figure that MAKES SENSE in context with the games! Wonderful to get for your collection as well, it really is a neat idea.

*This Espio comes with a stand (behind the name tag, as usual) but lacks the hole in his foot to actually use it. This is because the original colored Espio from the comic-2-pak didn't have one either, and they never changed his mold. Info by SonicToast

As you can see here, he looks great from any angle, and is a nice contrast with the regular, colored version. The purple-plastic is a good matching tone, & is convincingly clear. Since he's the same mold, the figure is identical. The last photo shows a wrinkle in the plastic on his eye and face. This minor flaw can sometimes happen on poured figures (plastic is poured into the mold) but it's especially evident if they're made of something clear. Inspect the figure in the package, though it isn't an extreme flaw.
Get this figure!
He's single-carded, inexpensive AND fits in with the games! Seems less likely to have joint problems, & the only fault seems to be he can't use his own base.