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List of The Incredibles characters

List of The Incredibles characters is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand List of The Incredibles characters rather than just read about it. In short: 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 suburban lives as ordinary citizens while keeping their powers hidden due to a government mandate.

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Reference excerpt

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 suburban 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 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.

The Parr Family (The Incredibles)

Bob Parr (Mr. Incredible)

Robert "Bob" Parr (a.k.a. Mr. Incredible) (voiced by Craig T. Nelson) possesses superhuman strength, stamina, and durability. He is married to Helen Parr, 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 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 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 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 (Elastigirl)

Helen Parr (a.k.a. Elastigirl or Mrs. Incredible) (voiced by 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; she can become a parachute and a rubber boat, and has used her arms for swings and a slingshot. However, intense cold renders her body structure too fragile for stretching. 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 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 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

Violet Parr (voiced by Sarah Vowell) is the Parrs' daughter and a 14-year-old junior high school teenager stuck at 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 the field is struck by a sufficiently large force. In The Incredibles 2, she has learned to use her force fields in a limited offensive capability by delivering force "punches". 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 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.

Dash Parr

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: List of The Incredibles characters is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Lists of Disney animated film characters, The Incredibles characters, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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