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94-628: The Incredibles , an American media franchise , tells the story of superheroes, also known as "Supers," co-existing with society. Set in a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s, the film series revolves around the Supers' struggles to live surburban lives as ordinary citizens while keeping their powers hidden due to a government mandate. The film series consists of two films, The Incredibles (2004) and Incredibles 2 (2018), and revolves around Bob Parr's fight against villainous threats despite his quiet family life. Bob's desire to relive his glory days as

188-461: A 2D cel animation . When The Iron Giant became a box office bomb , he reconnected with old friend John Lasseter at Pixar in March 2000 and pitched his story idea to him. Bird and Lasseter knew each other from their college years at CalArts in the 1970s. Lasseter was sold on the idea and convinced Bird to come to Pixar, where the film would be done in computer animation . The studio announced

282-425: A fictional universe where superheroes, also known as "Supers," co-exist with society and are occasionally forced into action despite a ban issued on them by the government. The setting of said universe is a retro-futuristic version of the 1960s. The Incredibles is Pixar's sixth film. The story revolves around Bob and Helen Parr, a couple of superheroes, known as Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl, that attempt to live

376-401: A parachute and a rubber boat, and has used her arms for swings and a slingshot. In her early years she seemed to be a feminist and had no desire to "settle down". Since her marriage to Bob, Helen has become a dedicated spouse and mother, although she is frustrated with her husband's continuing dreams of glory. Helen is also an experienced jet pilot, from having a close friend who flew her around

470-491: A 1960s animated series animated in the style of Syncro-Vox (an animation technique famously used for Clutch Cargo ). Craig T. Nelson and Samuel L. Jackson appear in character as Mr. Incredible and Frozone respectively in the short's commentary track. A short film entitled Auntie Edna was released in Autumn 2018 with the film's digital, DVD and Blu-ray release of Incredibles 2 . In a similar manner to Jack-Jack Attack ,

564-403: A Super leads him to a series of conflicts against a fan-turned-supervillain and his mechanical robots. Bob's struggle is the main plot of the original series. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise. Robert " Bob " Parr (a.k.a. Mr. Incredible ) ( Craig T. Nelson ) possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He is married to Helen Parr,

658-413: A combination of brute strength and features such as claws, rockets, and laser guns to target and destroy their enemies. They are also equipped with artificial intelligence , and can quickly analyze enemies during battle, instantly adapting their fighting strategies to their enemies' weaknesses. Syndrome has his assistant Mirage lure dozens of retired supers to come fight the prototype Omnidroids. Most of

752-513: A complicated monorail system and a large staff of guards. Vowing revenge on Bob and all other superheroes, Syndrome invents the Omnidroid robot, perfecting it by having his assistant Mirage lure a large number of retired superheroes to be killed while fighting its various prototypes. Bob is the last superhero called to fight the Omnidroid, and manages to destroy it. Syndrome rebuilds it so it

846-714: A few centimeters across? Yes. Is the cloak really flexible and flappy? No. Will it ever be? No. So you can do quite a lot of things, but there are limitations. There are going to be some disappointed kids around, but there might be a few people in industry who are very grateful for it." In Turkey in 2009, Bilkent University Search Center Of Nanotechnology researches explained and published in New Journal of Physics that they achieved to make invisibility real in practice using nanotechnology making an object invisible with no shadows etc. next to perfect transparent scene by producing nanotechnologic material that can also be produced like

940-483: A fireproof and bulletproof blanket sleeper -like jumpsuit . Creator Brad Bird explains on the DVD that Jack-Jack's varied abilities are a metaphor for how young children have infinite possibilities ahead of them in life. He begins to manifest a broader range of powers during Incredibles 2 , inspiring Edna to upgrade his suit with sensors that allow his family to track him or rein in his powers via remote control. Jack-Jack

1034-554: A fully grown man who was about to kill his sister. His red superhero suit, designed by Edna Mode, is resistant to air friction, wear and heat when Dash is running at super speed. John Jackson "Jack-Jack" Parr (Eli Fucile and Maeve Andrews in the first film, Fucile and Nicholas Bird in the second film) is the Parrs' infant son, the youngest of the Parr children. Initially believed to be the only family member without any powers and shown as

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1128-478: A joke" to illustrate the potential of metamaterials, said in an interview in August 2011 that grand, theatrical manifestations of his idea are probably overblown: "I think it’s pretty sure that any cloak that Harry Potter would recognize is not on the table. You could dream up some theory, but the very practicality of making it would be so impossible. But can you hide things from light? Yes. Can you hide things which are

1222-621: A later date. In January 2018, it was announced that Sophia Bush and Isabella Rossellini would voice new characters Voyd and The Ambassador, while Jonathan Banks would voice Rick Dicker, after the character's original voice actor, Bud Luckey , retired in 2014; after his death in 2018, the film was dedicated to Luckey's memory. Many disability advocates, including the Epilepsy Foundation , have raised concerns that scenes in Incredibles 2 with flashing lights, particularly

1316-659: A minor character (as he did not join the family in the first film), he manifests a multitude of superhuman abilities at the end of the first film, most of which are types of shapeshifting , when Syndrome tries to kidnap him. More powers are seen in the short film Jack-Jack Attack on the Incredibles DVD, making his powers the most versatile of the family, and according to a collectible poster included with some Incredibles toys, still more powers are undisclosed. Although Edna Mode did not know what powers Jack-Jack might develop, she covered various possibilities by making him

1410-403: A multi-film contract with Bird on May 4, 2000, breaking Pixar's mold of having directors who had all risen through the ranks. The Incredibles was written and directed solely by Brad Bird, a departure from previous Pixar productions which typically had two or three directors and as many screenwriters. In addition, it would be the company's first film in which all characters are human. "The dad

1504-483: A person, animal, instrument, etc. In research on sensorial perception it has been shown that invisibility is perceived in cycles. Invisibility is often considered to be the supreme form of camouflage , as it does not reveal to the viewer any kind of vital signs , visual effects, or any frequencies of the electromagnetic spectrum detectable to the human eye , instead making use of radio , infrared or ultraviolet wavelengths. In illusion optics , invisibility

1598-466: A publicity stunt with the goal of regaining the public's trust in superheroes while Bob is left to care for their kids, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack. However, the family is called into action once again when Helen clashes against a new foe who seeks to turn the populace against all superheroes. Following the release of Incredibles 2 , director Brad Bird acknowledged that the film's truncated production schedule resulted in many plotlines and ideas he had for

1692-401: A quiet suburban life with their three children as a result of a government mandate that forces them to hide their powers and become ordinary citizens. However, Bob's desire of helping people draws the entire family into a confrontation with a vengeful fan-turned-foe. Incredibles 2 is Pixar's twentieth film. The film follows Helen as she is chosen by a telecommunications corporation to pull off

1786-410: A suit anyone can wear. In 2019, Hyperstealth Biotechnology has patented the technology behind a material that bends light to make people and objects near invisible to the naked eye. The material, called Quantum Stealth, is currently still in the prototyping stage, but was developed by the company's CEO Guy Cramer primarily for military purposes, to conceal agents and equipment such as tanks and jets in

1880-419: Is a special case of illusion effects: the illusion of free space. The term is often used in fantasy and science fiction , where objects cannot be seen by means of magic or hypothetical technology . Technology can be used theoretically or practically to render real-world objects invisible. Making use of a real-time image displayed on a wearable display, it is possible to create a see-through effect. This

1974-447: Is always expected in the family to be strong, so I made him strong. The moms are always pulled in a million different directions, so I made her stretch like taffy. Teenagers, particularly teenage girls, are insecure and defensive, so I made her turn invisible and turn on shields. And ten-year-old boys are hyperactive energy balls. Babies are unrealized potential." – Brad Bird, writer and director of The Incredibles . Following

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2068-463: Is an object that neither reflects nor absorbs light (that is, it allows light to pass through it). This is known as transparency , and is seen in many naturally occurring materials (although no naturally occurring material is 100% transparent). Invisibility perception depends on several optical and visual factors. For example, invisibility depends on the eyes of the observer and/or the instruments used. Thus an object can be classified as "invisible" to

2162-423: Is aware of his superhero past, but is unsupportive of his public-minded ideals. Lucius is best friends with Bob, and a close friend of Helen and the kids, who are the only supers he socializes with following the banning of superheroes. Whenever Lucius and Bob go out on Wednesdays to engage in superheroics, they have to cover from their respective wives by claiming to be going bowling , but they stop going out when Bob

2256-402: Is being "cloaked" to the stone, the goal is to have light waves pass around that object, leaving no visible aspects of it, possibly not even a shadow. This is the technique depicted in the 2000 television portrayal of The Invisible Man . Two teams of scientists worked separately to create two "Invisibility Cloaks" from ' metamaterials ' engineered at the nanoscale level. They demonstrated for

2350-490: Is caught by Helen. Lucius's super suit is designed to keep him warm in the cold, but he must wear a special set of refraction goggles not only to protect his identity, but also to protect his eyes from the glare of the sunlight that bounces off his ice crystals . The soles of Frozone's snow boots can change into ice skates, alpine ice skis, and a concave disc he uses as a snowboard. These forms of transport, combined with chutes of ice, result in particularly speedy travel. Frozone

2444-447: Is costing the company. Bob attempts to help a mugging victim, but Huph threatens to dismiss him if he does so. A frustrated Bob throws Huph through several walls, and Huph is subsequently hospitalized. In a deleted scene, Rick Dicker erases Huph's memories of the incident. Bernard " Bernie " Kropp ( Lou Romano ) is a teacher at Dash Parr's elementary school. Dash frequently uses his super-speed to prank Kropp, making it difficult for

2538-611: Is forced to start from scratch with Tony, asking him out to the movies again. However, she is forced to leave him at the cinema (with the promise of returning quickly) when the Incredibles are dispatched to attack a new threat. Kari McKeen (Bret Parker) is a friend of the Parrs, whom Violet calls upon to babysit Jack-Jack while the rest of the family are flying to save Mr. Incredible (in The Incredibles ). She has taken numerous babysitting classes, and assures Helen that she

2632-398: Is freed from her control, he aids in foiling Evelyn's plan to collide his cruise ship into the city by reboarding the runaway ship and freeing the delegates to then ensure their safety, while the supers attempt to regain control of the ship. He later presumably explains the truth of his sister's scheme to the delegates and to the authorities to legalize the superheroes again. Oliver Sansweet

2726-400: Is his hatred of people with superpowers, and his desire to be known as a hero despite having no powers himself. Like Bob Parr, his character was also physically modeled after Brad Bird. In the film, Buddy is introduced as a precocious child who calls himself Mr. Incredible's "number 1 fan". Desiring to become Bob's sidekick "Incrediboy", Buddy uses gadgets of his own invention to compensate for

2820-518: Is in the water, it would actually appear to be above the water's surface. For a metamaterial to produce negative refraction, it must have a structural array smaller than the wavelength of the electromagnetic radiation being used." Valentine's team created their 'fishnet' material by stacking silver and metal dielectric layers on top of each other and then punching holes through them. The other team used an oxide template and grew silver nanowires inside porous aluminum oxide at tiny distances apart, smaller than

2914-407: Is knocked unconscious when his invention's artificial intelligence recognizes him and his remote control as a threat. Syndrome awakens just in time to see the Parrs and Frozone being applauded for destroying the newest Omnidroid together. Syndrome retaliates by kidnapping Jack-Jack and attempts to fly away in his jet plane, but Jack-Jack's superpowers manifest and he fights back. After Helen rescues

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3008-471: Is known as active camouflage . Though stealth technology is declared to be invisible to radar , all officially disclosed applications of the technology can only reduce the size and/or clarity of the signature detected by radar. In 2003 the Chilean scientist Gunther Uhlmann postulates the first mathematical equations to create invisible materials. In 2006, a team effort of researchers from Britain and

3102-536: Is more than adequately prepared to care for Jack-Jack in any capacity. She is heard later on Mrs. Parr's voice mail, complaining that some "very weird things" are happening and that Jack-Jack has "special needs". Her eventful night with the baby is detailed in the Jack-Jack Attack short included on the DVD release; Kari is indeed shown to be a competent babysitter, as she quickly learns to anticipate and prevent damage caused by Jack-Jack's powers. Her memory of

3196-432: Is predicted to be applied to radio waves within five years, and the distortion of visible light is an eventual possibility. The theory that light waves can be acted upon the same way as radio waves is now a popular idea among scientists. The agent can be compared to a stone in a river, around which water passes, but slightly down-stream leaves no trace of the stone. Comparing light waves to the water, and whatever object that

3290-404: Is strong enough to defeat Bob, finally revealing himself to his former idol. After later capturing Bob and his family, Syndrome reveals his plan to unleash the Omnidroid and use remote controls to publicly "defeat" it, becoming a hero himself. He then plans to sell his superpower-imitating inventions to the public, making superheroes irrelevant. During the staged battle with the Omnidroid, Syndrome

3384-480: Is the president of a bank in Municiberg, who attempts suicide by jumping from the top of a large building. Mr. Incredible saves him, but Sansweet's neck is injured in the process. He sues Mr. Incredible for damages, citing that he did not want to be saved and that the neck injury causes him daily pain. The lawsuit against Mr. Incredible becomes the first in a string of anti-Superhero lawsuits, which eventually force

3478-453: Is virtually indestructible yet it breathes like Egyptian cotton . Gina Bennett , interviewed by Maureen Dowd as part of a group of current and former CIA professionals, said " the Band of Sisters had a favorite crime fighter .... Just think of us as a work force of Elastigirls." Violet Parr ( Sarah Vowell ) is the Parrs' daughter and a 14-year-old junior high school teenager stuck at

3572-465: The Parr children from them, and is put under Evelyn's mind control via goggles. However, he is freed by Helen and her children and aids in foiling Evelyn's plan. Edna " E " Mode ( Brad Bird ) is an eccentric fashion designer who designs the costumes for many members of the superhero community. To that end, not only does she take the aesthetics of the clothes into account, but also their practical uses such as protective qualities and accommodation to

3666-407: The Parr family as they race to eat the last cookie during midnight snack time. A video game developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ based on the 2004 film was released on October 31, 2004 for PlayStation 2 , Mobile phone , Microsoft Windows , Mac OS X , Game Boy Advance , GameCube , and Xbox . A PC game developed by ImaginEngine and published by THQ based on the 2004 film

3760-466: The Parr family in a luxurious mansion. His sister, however, places him under her control via hypnotic signals transmitted by television screens, as part of her scheme to permanently undermine the legal status of supers. She intends to do this by sabotaging a summit of supers and similarly hypnotized political delegates taking place on the Deavors' cruise ship by crashing the ship into the city. When Winston

3854-573: The Parr family, Frozone and Syndrome appear as playable characters in Disney Magic Kingdoms , along with some attractions based on locations of the film. Additionally, the whole Parr family, Frozone, Syndrome, The Underminer, and Voyd are all playable heroes in Disney Heroes: Battle Mode . This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in the franchise. Note: A dark grey cell indicates that

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3948-460: The Top 10 Pixar Characters. Readers of Empire magazine also voted Mr. Incredible number 8 in that magazine's list of The Top 20 Pixar Characters. Helen Parr (a.k.a. Elastigirl or Mrs. Incredible ) ( Holly Hunter ) is Mr. Incredible's wife. Helen can stretch any part of her body up to 300 feet and can be 1 mm thin. She can also reshape her body in a variety of ways. In the film she becomes

4042-456: The US announced the development of a real cloak of invisibility , an artificially made meta material that is invisible to the microwave spectrum, though it is only in its first stages. In filmmaking , people, objects, or backgrounds can be made to look invisible on camera through a process known as chroma keying . Engineers and scientists have performed various kinds of research to investigate

4136-507: The amount of water available, either in liquid form, or in the air. It is also indicated that he can use the moisture of his own body, and that dehydration weakens his abilities as a result. During the first film, it is suggested that he has adapted to civilian life much more easily than his long-time friend, Bob Parr, though he still possesses a hidden cache containing his costume and all of his old gadgets in working condition. Lucius married an unseen woman named Honey (Kimberly Adair Clark), who

4230-511: The average 10-year-old boy, the film's official website lists "enhanced durability" amongst Dash's powers, which is implied in the film by the amount of incidental high-speed collisions and crashes Dash endures without apparent injury. Dash also discovers throughout the course of the movie that his speed allows him to be able to run over water without submerging. Dash would like to go out for sports, but his mother Helen will not allow it because she thinks that he would show off his superspeed and blow

4324-573: The baby, Bob kills Syndrome by sending him into one of the plane's engines. Syndrome was named the 64th Greatest Villain Ever by Wizard magazine , Screen Rant have described his characterisation as “a geeky kid” as being humorous despite his prowess as a villain. while Rolling Stone ranked him as the 22nd best Pixar character. The Omnidroids are a series of dangerous battle robots developed by Syndrome specifically to fight and kill Supers. The Omnidroids are large and heavy constructions, and use

4418-552: The character did not appear in that medium. The Incredibles as a concept dates back to 1993 when Bird sketched the family during a period in which he tried to break into film. Personal issues had percolated into the story as they weighed on him in life. During this time, Bird had inked a production deal with Warner Bros. Animation and was in the process of directing his first feature, The Iron Giant . Approaching middle age and having high aspirations for his filmmaking, Bird pondered whether his career goals were attainable only at

4512-586: The city of Metroville, planning to fight it in a staged battle while controlling it via a secret wristband remote, hoping to earn hero status himself. Unfortunately for Syndrome, the machine's artificial intelligence recognizes his remote control as a threat, and blasts it off his wrist before knocking him unconscious. The Incredibles (franchise) The Incredibles is an American media franchise created by Pixar Animation Studios . Brad Bird wrote and directed both films, and Craig T. Nelson , Holly Hunter , Sarah Vowell , and Samuel L. Jackson are part of

4606-449: The crossroads between girl and woman. Violet desperately wants to be like everyone else, to blend in with normal people, and not to stand out. Her superpowers allow her to turn instantly invisible , and to generate spherical force fields to protect herself and also to levitate extremely heavy objects; the interiors of the force fields have an anti-gravitational effect, allowing Violet to levitate inside, but she can be stunned temporarily if

4700-410: The end, Violet sheds her shyness and ends up at the confident side when her crush Tony Rydinger asks her for a date. Unlike her normal clothes, her red superheroine suit, designed by Edna Mode, also turns invisible when Violet does. Dashiell " Dash " Robert Parr ( Spencer Fox in the first film, Huck Milner in the second film) is the Parrs' older son and a speedster . While he is only as strong as

4794-511: The events of the film and follows Mr. Incredible and Frozone as they face off against the Underminer as he prepares his attack on the Earth's surface. A Lego video game adaptation based on the events of the first two films was developed by TT Fusion and released by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment on June 15, 2018 for Nintendo Switch , Xbox One and PlayStation 4 coinciding with

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4888-567: The family to track him and curb his newly manifested powers via remote control. The time she spends looking after Jack-Jack is the focus of the short Auntie Edna . Rick Dicker (voiced by Pixar animator Bud Luckey in the first film & accompanying short, Jonathan Banks in the second film) is a government agent who was once part of the NSA ( National Supers Agency ) and now belongs to the Superhero Relocation Program. He

4982-409: The family's civilian cover. To vent his frustration, Dash uses his power to play pranks on his teacher, Bernie Kropp, which also threatens their cover. Dash's reckless and impulsive nature and one-track mind have put him at odds with Violet's gloomier and more sarcastic nature more often than their parents would like, but when Dash is in battle, he cares deeply about his family; he was willing to attack

5076-575: The field is struck by a sufficiently large force. She and Dash can combine their powers to create the IncrediBall (named in the video game), a tactic in which Violet generates a force field around herself, and Dash uses his speed power to use the ball like a cannonball or battering ram. Her struggle with her shyness and lack of confidence constitutes a major side story in the movie; she is spurred on by Helen's encouragement that she has more power than she realizes and that she just has to believe it. In

5170-431: The field. Unlike traditional camouflage materials, which are limited to specific conditions such as forests or deserts, according to Cramer this "invisibility cloak" works in any environment or season, at any time of day. This is despite its actual application requiring artificial backgrounds made up of horizontal lines. A person can be described as invisible if others refuse to see them or routinely overlook them. The term

5264-756: The film being cut from the final version. He cited Pixar's decision in October 2016 to swap the release dates of Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2 , which meant that Bird's film lost a full year of production. Bird stated that the lingering plotlines could lead to a third installment, just as the plotlines of the first did with the second: "There were a lot of ideas that we had on this film that could be [used]... whether it's another Incredibles film, or something else". Cast members including Samuel L. Jackson and Sophia Bush have expressed interest in reprising their roles, with Bush strongly expressing her desires to have her character Voyd team up with Sarah Vowell's Violet for

5358-634: The film himself, which Bird did. Edna Mode was ranked number 8 in IGN 's list of the Top 10 Pixar Characters, and number 6 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. When Bob visits Edna to get his old super suit patched up in The Incredibles , she is inspired to create new suits for the entire family, including Jack-Jack even though he has not yet exhibited any powers. She returns in Incredibles 2 , offering to babysit Jack-Jack for an exhausted Bob, and upgrades Jack-Jack's suit with sensors that allow

5452-863: The film's animators looked for inspiration in the 1995 fashion documentary Unzipped , which spotlighted a number of designers, including Isaac Mizrahi and Polly Mellen . Edna Mode also appeared with Pierce Brosnan to present the Academy Award for Costume Design at the 77th Academy Awards . Edna refuses to design super suits with capes in light of the number of supers having unfortunate accidents because their capes got caught in airliner turbines, elevators, missiles and other hazards. The film's creators originally could not find an appropriate actress to voice Edna. Finally, when asking actress Lily Tomlin to voice Edna, Brad Bird provided an example of what she should sound like. Tomlin told Bird that he successfully captured her voice so well that he should provide it in

5546-422: The films, but his voice can be heard on the phone when Helen calls him to acquire a jet to access Syndrome's island (in The Incredibles ). Snug can be seen in a photograph held by Helen that shows the two of them in aviation gear. In a deleted scene, Snug was intended to travel with them on the plane to the island and would be killed in the following crash with the missiles, but this was rewritten to have Helen pilot

5640-839: The first film, Brad Bird directed his next film for Pixar, Ratatouille , which was released in June 2007. Near its premiere, Bird said he was open to an idea of a sequel to The Incredibles , but only if it could be even better than the original. He stated, "I have pieces that I think are good, but I don't have them all together." In a May 2013 interview, Bird reiterated his interest in a sequel: "I have been thinking about it. People think that I have not been, but I have—because I love those characters, and love that world." He added: "I am stroking my chin and scratching my head. I have many, many elements that I think would work really well in another Incredibles film, and if I can get 'em to click all together, I would probably wanna do that." While publicizing

5734-532: The first film, Bird had already conceptualized the eventual approach where Bob and Helen would switch roles, and Jack-Jack would develop multiple powers yet known by the family. Pixar announced in November 2016 that both Holly Hunter and Samuel L. Jackson would return to reprise their roles, and at the July 2017 D23 Expo that both Craig T. Nelson and Sarah Vowell would also return with them. Spencer Fox ,

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5828-419: The first in a string of expensive lawsuits against supers, forcing the government to initiate the Superhero Relocation Program. Finding forced retirement difficult, Bob often sneaks out at night with his friend Lucius Best (a.k.a. Frozone) to continue their now-illegal superheroics. Eventually, Bob realizes that his family is his "greatest adventure". His red superhero suit, designed by Edna Mode, appears to have

5922-462: The first time the possibility of cloaking three-dimensional (3-D) objects with artificially engineered materials that redirect radar, light or other waves around an object. While one uses a type of fishnet of metal layers to reverse the direction of light, the other uses tiny silver wires. Xiang Zhang, of the University of California , Berkeley said: "In the case of invisibility cloaks or shields,

6016-459: The franchise's main cast. The first film, The Incredibles , was released on November 5, 2004 and received acclaim from critics, winning the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . The second film, Incredibles 2 , was released on June 15, 2018, received mostly positive reviews and set the record for best opening weekend for an animated film with $ 183 million. The series has grossed a combined $ 1.8 billion worldwide. The franchise takes place in

6110-465: The government shutting down the Superhero Relocation Program in response to the Underminer incident, Rick is forced into retirement. Rick does two favors for the Parrs before his retirement; he erases Tony Rydinger's memory of the Underminer incident, and secures the Parrs a hotel room for two weeks, but he warns them they will be on their own after that. Snug is an old friend of Helen Parr, presumably from her super days as Elastigirl. He never appears in

6204-594: The government to initiate the Superhero Relocation Program. Gilbert Huph ( Wallace Shawn ) is Bob's diminutive, temperamental supervisor at the Insuricare insurance company . Huph's main priority at Insuricare is its stockholders and profit margins; this often leads to disagreements with Bob, who prioritizes helping people in need and will not deny any claims, secretly teaching customers how to exploit Insuricare's loopholes to ensure they obtain their money. Huph later lectures Bob for how much his philanthropic attitude

6298-434: The incident is later erased by Rick Dicker. Ambassador Henrietta Selick ( Isabella Rossellini ) is a dignified foreign official committed to the support and legalization of superheroes. She is rescued by Elastigirl in Incredibles 2 , when Evelyn attempts to kill her in her helicopter through her hypnotic screens. Buddy Pine, a.k.a. Syndrome ( Jason Lee ) is the main antagonist of The Incredibles . His primary motivation

6392-428: The material would need to curve light waves completely around the object like a river flowing around a rock. An observer looking at the cloaked object would then see light from behind it, making it seem to disappear." UC Berkeley researcher Jason Valentine's team made a material that affects light near the visible spectrum, in a region used in fibre optics: 'Instead of the fish appearing to be slightly ahead of where it

6486-414: The original voice of Dashiell "Dash" Parr, was replaced in the sequel by younger newcomer Huck Milner. Also that July, Brad Bird and John Ratzenberger were confirmed as reprising their characters from the first film. In November 2017, Pixar announced that Bob Odenkirk and Catherine Keener had been signed to the cast, but did not disclose their roles as new characters Winston and Evelyn Deavor until

6580-428: The plane solo instead. Winston Deavor ( Bob Odenkirk ) is an ardent superhero fan who leads a telecommunications company with his sister Evelyn. In Incredibles 2 , he wants to re-legalize supers, whose activities have been outlawed by the government, through a marketing campaign. Winston selects Helen Parr to carry out a publicity stunt as Elastigirl in order to regain the general public's support of supers, and houses

6674-456: The possibility of finding ways to create real optical invisibility (cloaks) for objects. Methods are typically based on implementing the theoretical techniques of transformation optics , which have given rise to several theories of cloaking . Currently, a practical cloaking device does not exist. A 2006 theoretical work predicts that the imperfections are minor, and metamaterials may make real-life "cloaking devices" practical. The technique

6768-531: The power of magic creates an effective means of invisibility by distracting anyone who might notice the character. But since the character is not truly invisible, the effect could be betrayed by mirrors or other reflective surfaces. Where magical invisibility is concerned, the issue may arise of whether the clothing worn by and any items carried by the invisible being are also rendered invisible. In general they are also regarded as being invisible, but in some instances clothing remains visible and must be removed for

6862-399: The powers of the wearer. She was a guest at Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl's wedding. Rick Dicker, who felt that Edna was "difficult" to work with, was the one who first referred Elastigirl to Edna. Edna was conceived as an amalgam between James Bond 's gadget supplier, Q , and Oscar-winning costume designer Edith Head . Pixar artist Teddy Newton , who co-designed the character, stated that

6956-409: The price of his family life. He stated, "Consciously, this was just a funny movie about superheroes. But I think that what was going on in my life definitely filtered into the movie." After the box office failure of The Iron Giant , Bird gravitated toward his superhero story. He imagined it as a homage to the 1960s comic books and spy films from his boyhood and he initially tried to develop it as

7050-593: The release of Incredibles 2 . The Incredibles have made appearances in other Disney-related video games. The core cast of characters appear in all three Disney Infinity games in which characters from the films appear as playable characters, with the first game featuring a play set based on the franchise, along with the members of the Parr family (except Jack-Jack) and Syndrome as playable characters. Kinect Rush: A Disney–Pixar Adventure for Xbox 360 , Xbox One, and Windows 10 , includes missions from various Pixar films including The Incredibles . The five members of

7144-486: The same level of durability as Mr. Incredible himself. In his prime, Mr. Incredible rides a gadget-laden car, the Incredibile, reminiscent of those driven by James Bond or Batman . The silhouette of a newer version of the Incredibile for the Parrs is seen in the end credits of the first film, and the new car makes a full appearance at the end of the second film. Mr. Incredible was ranked number 5 in IGN 's list of

7238-534: The same school as Violet Parr. Violet harbors a secret crush on him. With boosted confidence, Violet attracts Tony's attention and he asks her out on a date, which she accepts. In Incredibles 2 , Tony accidentally witnesses Violet in her supersuit unmasked during their battle with the Underminer, which results in Rick Dicker being forced to wipe Tony's memory of the day, including that of Violet and his planned date with her. Following Evelyn Deavor's defeat, Violet

7332-423: The scene in a sign that read, " Incredibles 2 contains a sequence of flashing lights, which may affect customers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy or other photosensitivities". [REDACTED] Category Invisible Since objects can be seen by light from a source reflecting off their surfaces and hitting the viewer's eyes , the most natural form of invisibility (whether real or fictional)

7426-430: The scene of Elastigirl's fight with a Screenslaver henchman, can trigger seizures in viewers affected by photosensitive epilepsy. Because of this, several theaters posted warnings for audiences with this condition. Disney issued a statement to USA Today stating that they appreciated the efforts the theaters had already made in making signs warning people seeing the movie. They then advised theaters to warn audiences about

7520-454: The short film Jack-Jack Attack , Rick interrogates Kari McKeen about the events that unfolded while she was babysitting Jack-Jack; afterwards, he erases her memory of the incident. In the DVD commentary, Brad Bird jokes that he had an idea to start Luckey's short film Boundin' with Rick coming into his office late at night, pulling out a bottle of "booze" and a banjo to begin telling the story. Rick also appears in Incredibles 2 ; with

7614-538: The short follows Edna during the events of Incredibles 2 as she babysits Jack-Jack while coping with his newly discovered powers. Two short films entitled Chore Day – The Incredibles Way and Cookie Num Num , alongside eight other Pixar shorts, were released on Disney+ as part of the Pixar Popcorn series on January 22, 2021. Chore Day – The Incredibles Way follows the Parr family as they utilize their unique powers for daily chores. Cookie Num Num follows

7708-416: The short. It was originally conceived to be part of the first film, but decided to make it into a short. The short takes place during the events of the first film and follows Kari as she babysits Jack-Jack while discovering his newly awakened superpowers in the process. Another short film titled Mr. Incredible and Pals was also included on the first film's DVD release. The short is presented as an episode of

7802-531: The superheroine known as Elastigirl, and they have three children together: Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack. His face was physically modeled after director Brad Bird . During his early career, Bob rejects Buddy Pine, his self-proclaimed "Number 1 Fan", as a prospective sidekick. Sometime after marrying Elastigirl, Bob is sued for damages by Oliver Sansweet, and later by the injured passengers of a train Bob had been forced to abruptly halt for its own safety. These lawsuits are

7896-878: The superpowers he does not have. Despite Bob repeatedly stating that he does not need a sidekick, Buddy interferes with Bob's attempted arrest of supervillain Bomb Voyage. Voyage clips a bomb to Buddy's cloak, and Bob is forced to save Buddy, letting Voyage escape. After the bomb destroys an elevated train track, Bob turns Buddy over to the custody of the local police, blaming him for the incident. Buddy becomes humiliated and disillusioned by Bob's rejection. Eventually, Buddy recreates himself as an evil genius called Syndrome, having used his great intelligence to invent numerous weapons and high-tech vehicles that use such principles as robotics, anti-gravity, and zero-point energy . After selling many of his weapons to become rich, he now owns his own fortress on Nomanisan Island, complete with

7990-410: The supers are killed during their first encounter with the robot, but a few defeat it; each time a prototype is defeated, Syndrome analyzes the damage and rebuilds the machine with modifications to ensure the robot can slay the super in question during their second battle. Eventually, the machine is perfected to such a degree that no individual superhero can defeat it. Syndrome unleashes the Omnidroid on

8084-417: The teacher to prove his guilt. After Dash places a thumbtack on Kropp's stool, Kropp tells Helen that he hid a security camera inside the classroom. Since Dash moves so quickly that the low-quality camera cannot clearly record his motion blur , the principal allows Dash to leave the office, frustrating Kropp. Anthony " Tony " Rydinger (voiced by Michael Bird) is a junior high school teenager, attending

8178-533: The third installment. Producer John Walker said of a potential third film: "I wouldn't ever rule it out. And if past is prologue, it'll be another 14 years — and a lot of people will probably need oxygen to make a third one". In August 2024 at the D23 event, the third film was confirmed to be in development with Brad Bird returning. A short film was released on March 15, 2005 on the first film's DVD release, entitled Jack-Jack Attack. Bird returned to write and direct

8272-460: The wavelength of visible light. This material refracts visible light. The Imperial College London research team achieved results with microwaves . An invisibility cloak layout of a copper cylinder was produced in May, 2008, by physicist Professor Sir John Pendry . Scientists working with him at Duke University in the US put the idea into practice. Pendry, who theorized the invisibility cloak "as

8366-425: The world when she was a Super. Her sharp wit and superb espionage skills, as well as her experience as a superhero, make her an excellent tactician and leader. The filmmakers drew inspiration from actresses Mary Tyler Moore , Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn for Helen's role and appearance in the sequel. Her red superheroine suit, designed by Edna Mode, can stretch as far as she can and still retain its shape. It

8460-505: Was one of the guests present at Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl's wedding. Though appreciative of Bob's former work during the "Glory Days", Rick is exasperated by Bob's clinging on to the past; Bob's antics often force Rick to clean up expensive damages and erase memories. However, he congratulates the Parr Family after the Omnidroid's defeat, and assures them the government will happily take care of whatever needs to be done this time. In

8554-471: Was ranked number 15 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. Lucius Best (a.k.a. Frozone ) ( Samuel L. Jackson ) is a long-time friend of the Parr family. Frozone is Bob Parr's best friend, and was the best man at Bob and Helen's wedding. Similar to the Marvel Comics superhero Iceman , Frozone has the power to freeze water, or even ambient moisture in the air. He is limited by

8648-417: Was ranked number 16 in Empire magazine's list of the Top 20 Pixar Characters. Frozone returns in Incredibles 2 . He helps the Incredibles stop the Underminer's drill, and after the battle learns of Winston Deavor's offer to restore public trust in superheroes, bringing Helen and Bob with him to meet Deavor together. He is later overwhelmed by other hypnotized Supers when he unsuccessfully attempts to protect

8742-591: Was released on November 3, 2004. It is a collection of 10 minigames, which are variations of common arcade games, including side-scrolling avoidance games, catch-something-falling exercises, and games that require players to hit buttons at the appropriate moment. A video game presented as a direct continuation of The Incredibles (until Incredibles 2 rendered it non-canon), released in October 24, 2005 for PlayStation 2, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Game Boy Advance, GameCube, and Xbox, once again developed by Heavy Iron Studios and published by THQ. The game takes place after

8836-521: Was used in this manner in the title of the book Invisible Man , by Ralph Ellison , in reference to the protagonist, likely modeled after the author, being overlooked on account of his status as an African American . This is supported by the quote taken from the Prologue, "I am invisible, understand, simply because people refuse to see me." (Prologue.1) In fiction, people or objects can be rendered completely invisible by several means: In some works,

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