History YMMV / TheIncredibles

** For the Boom Comics run, Mezmerella was arguably the most popular villain the comic had, with her ability to hypnotize people and Supers alike with her powerful psychic goggles making her a powerful opponent that gave the Parrs major fits whenever she appeared. She was such a popular villain that her entire gimmick of hypnosis via goggles would get repurposed for Evelyn Deavor in the second film.
** From the short Dark Horse comics run, ''Secret Identities''. Rose proved herself to be quite popular with fans, primarily for her having superpowers of her own (on top of sharing a FloralThemeNaming with Violet) and her powerful chemistry with Violet and their friendship had strong LesYay implications, with many hoping Rose becomes a CanonForeigner for the third film and supplants Tony as Violet's new LoveInterest.

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film and even potentially hook up with Violet, despite her canon relationship with Tony.[[note]]Unfortunately, Rose is ''highly'' unlikely to become integrated into the films, given Pixar [[DisownedAdaptation tends to ignore adaptations]] made [[CanonDiscontinuity without their involvement]] (with ''Incredibles 2'' de-canonizing both ''Rise of the Underminer'' and the Boom comics)[[/note]]

* MoreInterestingAsAVillain: Fans like the idea of Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack becoming evil. When the second movie was announced, some fans (such as WebVideo/AndreTheBlackNerd) hoped that the film would explore Violet and her siblings being tempted by evil. While this didn't happen since the sequel established that Jack-Jack will likely grow up to be like his siblings if his fight with Rocky the Raccoon is any indication, Violet's cynical comment about how [[spoiler: Evelyn Deavor]] wouldn't face justice and how she lost her LoveInterest caused some fans to believe that future films might explore her StartOfDarkness, which completely loses leverage due to Violet simply reintroducing herself at the end of the sequel to Tony to maintain the StatusQuoIsGod. [[Literature/ATwistedTale ''Suddenly Super'']] somewhat fixes this a little by showing an alternate timeline of the first film's events where [[spoiler:Violet works with Syndrome.]]

* MoreInterestingAsAVillain: Fans like the idea of Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack becoming evil. When the second movie was announced, some fans (such as WebVideo/AndreTheBlackNerd) hoped that the film would explore Violet and her siblings being tempted by evil. While this didn't happen since the sequel established that Jack-Jack will likely grow up to be like his siblings if his fight with Rocky the Raccoon is any indication, Violet's cynical comment about how [[spoiler: Evelyn Deavor]] wouldn't face justice and how she lost her LoveInterest caused some fans to believe that future films might explore her StartOfDarkness, which loses leverage due to Violet simply reintroducing herself at the end of the sequel to Tony to maintain the StatusQuo. [[Literature/ATwistedTale Suddenly Super]] somewhat fixes this a little by showing an alternate timeline where [[spoiler:Violet works with Syndrome.]]

* MoreInterestingAsAVillain: Fans like the idea of Violet becoming evil. When the second movie was announced, some fans (such as WebVideo/AndreTheBlackNerd) hoped that the film would explore Violet being tempted by evil. While this didn't happen, Violet's cynical comment about how [[spoiler: Evelyn Deavor]] wouldn't face justice and how she lost her LoveInterest caused some fans to believe that future films might explore her StartOfDarkness.

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film and even potentially hook up with Violet.[[note]]Despite Violet getting together with Tony as of ''Incredibles 2''. There's also the fact that Rose is ''highly'' unlikely to become integrated into the films, given Pixar's [[DisownedAdaptation general attitude to adaptations]] they [[CanonDiscontinuity didn't have a hand in]] (with ''Incredibles 2'' de-canonizing both ''Rise of the Underminer'' and the Boom comics)[[/note]]

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film and even potentially hook up with Violet.[[note]]Despite Violet getting together with Tony as of ''Incredibles 2''.[[/note]]

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film[[note]]which is unlikely given that Pixar usually [[DisownedAdaptation does not consider any works or characters that lack their direct involvement to be canon]], which is why ''Incredibles 2'' completely ignores the events of ''Rise of the Underminer'' and the Boom comics.[[/note]] and even potentially hook up with Violet.[[note]]Despite Violet getting together with Tony as of ''Incredibles 2''.[[/note]]

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film[[note]]which is unlikely given that Pixar usually rejects [[DisownedAdaptation anything that lacks their direct involvement]], which is why ''Incredibles 2'' completely ignores the events of ''Rise of the Underminer'' and the Boom comics.[[/note]] and even potentially hook up with Violet.[[note]]Despite Violet already being with Tony as of ''Incredibles 2''[[/note]]

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their [[FloralThemeNaming matching names]], to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film and make Violet bisexual.[[note]]Speaking of Tony, he is completely absent in this series [[DemotedToExtra aside from a minor cameo]] in the beginning of the first issue.[[/note]]

* ''YMMV/TheIncredibles2009''

** Mezmerella seems to be the lasting legacy of the CutShort Boom! Comics. Online fandom aside, her design was charismatic enough for Disney to use her as [[http://landrywalker.blogspot.com/2011/01/mezmerella-incorporated-into.html a villain target for an Incredibles activity in the theme parks]], it's no wonder her hypnotic capabilities were ultimately repurposed for the Screenslaver for ''Incredibles 2''.

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!! Tropes that only apply to the tie-in video game:
* {{Padding}}:
** The wheel tank miniboss, which is already a long and tedious fight, is fought a total of ''five times'', two of which are back-to-back. Even worse, literally ''nothing'' about the fights change - there isn't anything differentiating the first time you fight it from the fifth time you fight it.
** The Omnidroid's second fight also counts, as the only thing separating it from the first fight is that it's surrounded by mine-infested water instead of lava and has ''one'' attack that's not present in the first fight.
* TheProblemWithLicensedGames: Unlike most of Disney's games, this one has a more divisive reception. While it has a good sense of presentation and can be fun at times, it can also be boring, tedious, repetitive, and frustrating.
* ThatOneLevel: Violet's level. It's a stealth level where you have to use her invisibility to sneak around the guards on the island, but your invisibility can only be used for a brief period of time before it's depleted and needs to be refilled. A fine idea in concept... if your invisibility meter didn't deplete in literal ''seconds'', ensuring that you'll die multiple times throughout the level. Even worse, the checkpoints are spaced out so far that you're ''barely'' able to hit them before you die. Even the Unlimited Invisibility cheat doesn't work, as that eventually gets depleted as well. Overall, the level is a chore to get through and guarantees that you'll spend a solid half-hour getting through it.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Unlockable concept art shows that at one point Violet would have been able to make use of jungle traps to defeat enemies during her only level, more or less making her Rambo. This would have made her level much more interesting by giving her some offensive capabilities.
** Syndrome doesn’t even show up in-game beyond his younger years as Incrediboy, only appearing in clips from the film, once again rendering him as the TheUnfought. Not helping is the game ends right after the battle against the Omnidroid V10, leaving out Syndrome’s final confrontation.
* UnderusedGameMechanic: As implied above, Violet only gets one level in the game, compared to every other family member who gets multiple (not that that's a bad thing). In addition, one other level has you playing as Dash inside Violet's force field like a lifesize pinball table, another mechanic that only gets used in this one stage.

!!Tropes that only apply to the first film:
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* AccidentalAesop:
** While it's great to have heroes who inspire you, never lose sight of the reality that your hero is just a real person doing a job and does not owe you any admiration in return. It is never right to interfere in their personal lives or threaten them and their families.
** Know your limitations, and when to not get involved in a situation. If you interfere in a crisis where someone else has the situation under control, you may make things worse.
** Gilbert Huph's painful fate seems to be a warning against bosses and other higher-ups needlessly antagonizing their employees.
* {{Adorkable}}:
** [[ShrinkingViolet Violet]]. Her crush shyness earns her this status. She even uses finger guns in an awkward situation, she gets even more adorkable in the 2nd film.
** Tony Rydinger. He seems pretty cool-headed in his introductory scene, but when it comes to asking Violet out for a date, he near-immediately starts fumbling over his words.
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Since the movie is canonically set in the 60s, and yet Frozone seems to have no trouble being a black superhero, does this world [[PoliticallyCorrectHistory lack the racism]] of the real 60s US? Or is it just that a combination of living in the [[UsefulNotes/CivilRightsMovement Civil Rights Era]] and a New Yorkesque city make it easier for him than it would be for a black person in another time and place? He does seem to be the only black superhero (at least according to the [[AllInTheManual NSA records]]), so perhaps in this universe, he’s some kind of barrier-breaking icon of '60s progressiveness. It's confirmed in the Mr. Incredible and Pals commentary that the concept of racism does exist in this universe, but to what extent it does is unknown.
** Mirage: a genuine case of EvenEvilHasStandards who turns good due to horror at her boss' actions... or a smug {{Hypocrite}} who happily assisted Syndrome's murders before getting squeamish when she saw the results up close and then started to worry about her own neck rather than anything else?
** Syndrome: Was his ultimate goal of a world where "everyone's super" because of the chaos people would cause with superpowers, or just another way to spit on the real hero's graves, like his former hero Mr. Incredible? Syndrome's "when everyone's super... no one will be" suggests the latter, unless the implication is that no one will ''be''.
** One popular one for Edna is that her "NO CAPES!" speech may be out of guilt: after all, [[TheAtoner who designed those outfits with capes?]]
** During the famous "[[Creator/SamuelLJackson WHERE IS MY SUPER SUIT?!]]" scene, Frozone's wife refusing to disclose where it is may or may not be SkewedPriorities. It depends on whether she knew of the robot and still didn't want him to ruin her dinner plans, or if she assumed he was going to be intervening in something relatively minor (like a bank robbery).
** In the scene where Mr. Incredible [[BewareTheNiceOnes threatens to kill Mirage]], did he ''actually'' expect Syndrome to release him? Or, "having nothing left to lose" as Syndrome put it, was he just under the mistaken impression that Syndrome actually cared about her, and wanted to [[PayEvilUntoEvil cause him as much pain as he'd caused Bob]], letting her go not out of mercy but because he realized [[BadBoss Syndrome wouldn't actually care]]?
* AluminumChristmasTrees: The way the interviews and news were done in the '60s were how interviews and news were done in RealLife as well.
* AnimationAgeGhetto: One of Pixar's most defiant efforts against it. Like the best animated films, children enjoy it for the superheroes and action, while adults enjoy it for the sophisticated story and high-stakes drama. Brad Bird ''did'' get in a little trouble with some parents who claimed the film was too scary for children of five or younger. He responded by asking why they were taking their five-year-olds to see it in the first place.
* AngstWhatAngst: Despite their mother harshly admonishing them that Syndrome's henchmen [[WouldHurtAChild will not hesitate to kill them]] given the chance, Dash and Violet barely seem to be frightened or upset by this possibility. Nor do they seem to be all that upset by the henchmen who they accidentally ''kill'' during the fight scenes (it was in self-defense, and most of the guys only died from flying into walls or each other, but you'd think children would have a more intense reaction to the deaths of dozens of adults, even antagonistic ones, in violent fashion right in front of them). Dash for his part seems to be running on constant adrenaline, while Violet is more focused on making sure her powers don't fail in a case of emergency.
* AwesomeEgo: Syndrome. As Buddy, his fanboy ego grew to almost going toe-to-toe with a real super-villain. As Syndrome, that ego swelled to gaining his own island, henchman, and ways of disposal.
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Michael Giacchino's score in this film is, well...incredible. Many tracks use saxophones and trumpets to emulate scores from classic ''James Bond''-style spy films, making them jazzy and energetic. Some special mentions go to the main theme, "100 Mile Dash", which plays during Violet and Dash's escape from Syndrome's goonies; and "Kronos Unveiled", a haunting theme that gets louder and louder as Bob realizes what Syndrome has done to many of his former friends.
* BaseBreakingCharacter: Mirage. Some people like her for her HeelFaceTurn and are glad she had [[EvenEvilHasStandards standards]] and saw the error of her ways. However, many hate her because she [[EasilyForgiven gets off scot-free for being an accomplice to the murders of dozens of supers]], which is never addressed.
* BestKnownForTheFanservice: Helen Parr's curvaceous figure along with her skin-tight super suit has made her one of the film's most memorable highlights. Special mention goes to the scene where she checks herself out in the mirror.
* CatharsisFactor:
** It is immensely satisfying to see Bob throw Mr. Huph through several walls for his complete lack of compassion towards the mugging victim and being a bullying MeanBoss towards him in general. Even moreso for viewers who also have to deal with a rude employer like Huph.
** Syndrome attempts to kidnap Jack-Jack while his zero-point energy gauntlets paralyze the Incredibles so they can't stop him from leaving their house with the child. Even before this, he was responsible for the senseless murder of dozens of superheroes and attempted to kill the family without any remorse. So, it is very satisfying to see Mr. Incredible interrupt Syndrome's VillainExitStageLeft by throwing a car at his plane causing him to be sucked into the jet engine permanently ending his threat to kidnap Jack-Jack and avenging the other supers.
* CompleteMonster: [[PsychopathicManchild Syndrome]] was once [[LoonyFan Buddy Pine]], an aspiring hero [[ItsAllAboutMe seeking fame and fortune]], who became outraged at all Supers when his "idol", Mr. Incredible, ceased his attempts at being a hero for his own safety. [[FromNobodyToNightmare Over a decade later]], Syndrome enacts his revenge, as he creates the "Omnidroid", a Super-killing machine that he uses to massacre Supers he lures in to duel it under the illusion it is simply a rogue robot. Upon capturing and torturing Mr. Incredible--notably forcing him to listen as his wife and children are seemingly killed by Syndrome's forces--Syndrome unveils his master plan to launch the Omnidroid into a highly-populated city, have it target innocents at random, then swoop in and "[[EngineeredHeroics save the day]]" to become the greatest hero in the world. When the Incredibles foil this plan, Syndrome makes one last attempt to spitefully ruin the family by kidnapping their infant child, Jack-Jack, and raising him to be a supervillain.
* CrossesTheLineTwice: The montage of all the Supers who died thanks to their capes, and later Syndrome because of his cape.
* CryForTheDevil: Syndrome is a confirmed murderer who WouldHurtAChild and endangered a city so he could play the hero, yet it's hard not to feel a little bit of pity for him when he's coldly rejected by his hero, Mr. Incredible, who he just wanted to help. Even Mr. Incredible briefly feels sorry for him after learning this. However, any sympathy for him goes flying out the window by the end of the movie as he shows how much of a [[CompleteMonster monster]] he really is when it's revealed he killed dozens of superheroes and attempted to kill the family and kidnap their baby to spite Mr. Incredible.
* DracoInLeatherPants: There are many fans that downplay Syndrome as a PsychopathicManchild by justifying his behavior with "being let down by his superhero idol" or his "technology vs. superpower struggle". These all ignore the [[TheSociopath cold disregard for life]] he repeatedly shows in murdering supers, launching missiles at Helen's plane with two children aboard, his EngineeredHeroics scheme that put innocent civilians in harm's way, or stealing Jack-Jack from his family. They also ignore the fact that, as a young Buddy Pine, he almost got killed by Bomb Voyage when he disrupted the fight between him and Mr. Incredible, forcing the latter to let Bomb Voyage escape in order to save Buddy. Mr. Incredible didn't reject Buddy because of some [[FantasticRacism super-to-normal racism]], but because he was just a child who was putting himself in danger. Syndrome himself was too self-assorted to realize this (as his SelfServingMemory proves).
* EsotericHappyEnding: Although Syndrome has been defeated, and the Parr family has become closer, their home was destroyed in the battle, loads of Supers have died by Syndrome's hand, and being a superhero is still illegal. Thankfully, the sequel would come and remedy these issues.
* EvilIsCool: Syndrome's [[LargeHam hamminess]] just makes him so enjoyable to watch. Even when [[KnightOfCerebus he's taken seriously]] (or whenever he's not given the DracoInLeatherPants treatment), his charisma and tech both help him fit this trope to a T.
* FanficFuel: What were the fights like between the retired heroes and Syndrome's prototype droids? How did Gazerbeam figure out Syndrome's password? What was the world like during the golden age of superheroes? What happened to all of the supervillains? How did Mr. Incredible, Frozone, and Elastigirl become superheroes? How did Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl meet?
* FoeYayShipping: Violet, a teenage superheroine, is shipped with Syndrome, the supervillain her family fights against, or with Mirage, his second-in-command [[spoiler:(though the latter eventually pulls a HeelFaceTurn.)]]
* SugarWiki/HeReallyCanAct: Most of Creator/JasonLee's acting credits before ''The Incredibles'' had been in comedic films, but here, he gives a chilling, multifaceted performance that ''really'' sells how evil Syndrome is.
* HesJustHiding:
** Many a fan is convinced that Syndrome somehow survived ''being sucked into a jet turbine'', largely so they can bring him back for shipping purposes.
** Some fans think/hope that perhaps some of the supers defeated by the earlier omnidroids survived (after all, Gazerbeam is the only one whose disappearance is specifically commented on) and kept what happened a secret due to how they could have been arrested for hero activity. It helps that in the "Kronos Unveiled" sequence Bob himself was mistakenly marked as "terminated" on Syndrome's computer, despite being alive and well.
** Of the Heroes killed by Cape malfunctions, there's Splashdown, given how he's only listed as presumed dead in his NASA file and had a potentially survivable death of being ''just'' sucked into a vortex. There are also some scattered theories that Stratogale faked her death to retire without publicly bowing to anti-Super pressure.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** The device that conveys Mirage's video message to Bob has an uncanny resemblance to an iPad which wasn't publicly released until six years later and even predates the iPhone by three years.
** The series has often been compared to ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', and Especially comparing the Demoman to Frozone. 13 years later, Frozone's super suit headpiece has been added into the game as a Demoman cosmetic item.
** Frozone was voiced and [[InkSuitActor modeled after]] Creator/SamuelLJackson. Jackson would go on to portray [[Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse Nick Fury]], a man who would organize [[Film/TheAvengers2012 a team of superheroes]].
** The Underminer's [[EvilIsHammy over-the-top]] declaration of war on [[CardCarryingVillain peace and happiness]] becomes even funnier when the sequel reveals that his EvilPlan was nothing more than a standard bank robbery.
* ItWasHisSled: Jack-Jack has superpowers. This is such a not-spoiler that it factors majorly into practically all of the advertisements and trailers for the sequel.
* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: Syndrome is a LaughablyEvil PsychopathicManchild whose hamminess makes him pretty memorable and entertaining to watch, even if he commits a bunch of heinous acts such as murdering dozens of superheroes or stealing a toddler from his family. Gilbert Huph, meanwhile, is shown to be a despicable CorruptCorporateExecutive who encourages his employees to avoid helping clients with their insurance claims to ensure low payouts and high profits for the stockholders. He shows a total LackOfEmpathy towards a mugging occurring right outside his window and even threatens to fire Bob if the latter tries to intervene.
* LauncherOfAThousandShips:
** Syndrome. More than half of the shipping fanart/fanfics you'll find ''will'' involve Syndrome.
** Violet and Elastigirl are also subject to this, having been shipped with everyone. [[IncestYayShipping Everyone.]]
* LoveToHate:
** Despite being a mass-murdering sociopath, many people tend to be fascinated by Syndrome's style, characterization, and overt hamminess.
** Though Gilbert Huph was clearly intended to be despised by the audience, his hammy tantrums make him so amusing to watch, it helps he was voiced by Wallace Shawn (aka Rex from ''Toy Story'').
** In the bonus features, Gamma Jack comes across as a borderline HateSink in the NASA Files, but his name, powers, success in defeating a past Omnidroid, and a bit of humor in his Audio File make him memorable and notable to fans.
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* MagnificentBitch: [[PunchClockVillain Mirage]] is the mysterious and charming [[TheDragon Dragon]] to [[PsychopathicManchild Syndrome]]. Mirage lures former "Supers" on Syndrome's behalf by shadowing them and contacting them via video, then arranging each one to fight the Omnidroid, killing all except for Mr. Incredible. Each time a Super succeeds though, the Omnidroid is modified to become stronger and stronger, with Syndrome intending to send it after a city so he can "save" it. After Mirage saves Syndrome at one point only for him to callously be willing to let her get killed when she's in danger, she [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal completely turns against him]] by helping Mr. Incredible escape, telling him his family is alive, and then [[HeelFaceTurn helping the Parr family commandeer a rocket to go after the Omnidroid]].
* MemeticMutation: [[Memes/TheIncredibles Has its own page.]]
* MemeticPsychopath: Some people like to joke about Dash being a potential supervillain in the making due to the ridiculously high [[WhatMeasureIsAMook body count]] he racks up among Syndrome's velocipod troops during their pursuit of him. Granted, almost all of them got themselves killed due to their own stupidity, but Dash ''barely'', if at all, seems to find the deaths of all these people distressing.
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* SugarWiki/MostWonderfulSound: Dash's little laugh when he realizes he can run on water.
* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: The game based on the film is pretty fun.
* OneSceneWonder:
** One badass henchman on the island fights Violet while managing to avert all the bad tropes generally associated with {{Mooks}}, particularly the way he responds intelligently to Violet's invisibility.
** Frozone's wife, who has exactly one scene in the film that [[TheVoice she's completely off-camera for]], but it's a common contender for being among the funniest in Pixar history.
* PortmanteauCoupleName: Synlet for Syndrome/Violet, Viony for Violet/Tony.
* RealismInducedHorror: Syndrome aka Buddy Pine is a former fan of Mr. Incredible that grew up feeling slighted by his hero after he supposedly turned him away, and [[DisproportionateRetribution has since declared war against]] ''[[DisproportionateRetribution all]]'' [[DisproportionateRetribution superheroes]], [[EvilIsPetty wanting to destroy everything and]] ''[[EvilIsPetty everyone]]'' [[EvilIsPetty that Mr. Incredible holds dear, out of sheer pettiness]]. He's frequently seen as a horrifying example of toxic fans, an issue that's gotten more alarming thanks to social media making it easier for these fans to directly harass actors and other creators.
* SeinfeldIsUnfunny: In terms of animation technology; this movie marked nothing less than a breakthrough in animating believably stylized humans with CGI, but when paired with its sequel (which took advantage of 14 years of advancements in character rigging and texture, motion, and environment rendering), it looks considerably dated.
* ShipsThatPassInTheNight:
** One of the popular couplings is Mirage/Violet. They never appear on-screen together in close proximity, outside of the games.
** Among the minor Supers, there's Stratogale/Macroburst (for those who don't see the androgynous Macroburst as a homosexual man), due to their similar ages and flight powers.
* SignatureScene:
** Despite being of very little importance to the plot, Elastigirl getting herself stuck through a series of doors while infiltrating Syndrome's base is one of the most well-known moments in this film. The scene is hailed for displaying her powers (and some FanService) in a creative way while also being outrageously funny.
** The scene where Mr. Incredible looks up supers on Syndrome's computer and discovers that they're all dead is also a very well-known scene, if only for just how ''dark'' it is for a Creator/{{Pixar}} film.
* SpiritualSuccessor:
** ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'' is often compared to this film, as they share a similar art style, a saxophone-dominant score, and are both set in the late 60s-early 70s.
** Because the film features a family of superheroes facing off against an evil genius with a grudge, it is often considered a vastly superior movie adaption of the ComicBook/FantasticFour to [[Film/TheFantasticFour any of]] [[Film/FantasticFour2005 the officially licensed]] [[Film/FantasticFour2015 movies]]. ''Website/{{Cracked}}'' even [[http://www.cracked.com/article_15070_the-10-best-animated-movies-traumatizing-kids.html?wa_user1=2&wa_user2=Movies+%26+TV&wa_user3=article&wa_user4=flashback referred to it]] as "more faithful to the comics than the actual ''[[Film/FantasticFour2005 Fantastic Four]]'' movie." It helps that most of the Four's powers are replicated.
** The film has the best ''Film/JamesBond'' score in years.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSong: Creator/MichaelGiacchino's soundtrack for this movie is an {{homage}} to Music/JohnBarry's ''Franchise/JamesBond'' scores. Brad Bird initially wanted Barry to score this movie, used Barry's theme from ''Film/OnHerMajestysSecretService'' in the teaser trailer, and used the Propellerheads remix in the actual trailer. When Giacchino was hired after Barry turned out to be unavailable, the opening fanfare for the theme he wrote closely resembles the OHMSS theme.
* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Mirage. While she's shown to have standards like not wanting children to be killed when Helen's plane is targeted by a missile, she still had no problems with being an accomplice to and assisting in many murders (via leading superheroes to the island to be killed). Hell, one of the superheroes she lead to be killed on the island was Gazerbeam, who Bob knew personally. Not only that but she also lied to Bob about everything. All of these actions make her a rather smug hypocrite because when she finally decides to work against Syndrome, it's only after her own life was at risk. Unfortunately, unlike Syndrome and his men (who were all killed), she never suffered any consequences for her actions nor does the film address them and she's EasilyForgiven in the end.
* ViewerNameConfusion: Aside from people [[IAmNotShazam assuming the family's last name is "Incredible"]], some people believe the mother's superhero name is "Mrs. Incredible" because her husband's name is Mr. Incredible. It's actually Elastigirl. The only time she's referred to as such is when Mirage says "You must be Mrs. Incredible", to which Elastigirl responds by punching her in the face (granted, that was mostly because Elastigirl thought that her husband was cheating on her with Mirage). It doesn't help that a lot of merchandise for the first film referred to her as "Mrs. Incredible" due to copyright issues stemming from the fact that DC has a different character named Elasti-Girl.[[note]]This would get resolved in time for the sequel as DC would allow Disney/Pixar full usage of the name Elastigirl going forward, while renaming Elasti-Girl to Elasti-Woman for their comics.[[/note]]
* WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids: Onscreen attempted suicide, family-unfriendly [[FamilyUnfriendlyViolence violence]] and [[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath death]] up the wazoo, a ''pointed'' [[WouldHurtAChild aversion]] of the villains [[WouldntHurtAChild being unwilling to harm children]], Helen's obvious suspicions Bob is having an affair and numerous innuendos besides, all topped off with a complex plot markedly more intense than anything Pixar had ever released at that point? Brad Bird even got in trouble with parents concerned that the subject material was too intense for their young kids -- to which Brad Bird asked why they were even taking kids that young to see this movie in the first place.
* {{Woolseyism}}:
** In the Brazilian dub, the names of almost every character are changed to their Portuguese language equivalent. The exceptions are Mirage, whose original name is kept in order to make her more exotic; and Dash, who is called Flecha (meaning "arrow", but pronounced "[[Franchise/TheFlash Flash]]-ah").
** In the Polish dub, the translators had to get creative in order to translate the title into something that starts with an "i" and still at least vaguely means the same thing as the original. What they ultimately went with was "Iniemamocni", as a play on the phrase "i nie ma mocnych" which roughly translates to "And There's Nobody Strong Enough" (strong enough to stand against the Incredibles, that is).
** In the Croatian dub, Edna's last name was changed from "Mode" to "Wagner". In this regard, she was named after her voice actor, Ivana Vlkov Wagner.
** The Hungarian dub also changed some names for the sake of puns. Mr. Incredible to Mr. Irdatlan (Mr. Humongous), Elasti-Girl to Nyúlányka, a combination of nyúl (to stretch), nyúlánk (slim or good-looking) and lányka (little girl), Frozone to Fridzsiman (Frigid Man), Dash to Will (after villám, meaning lightning), Violet to Illana (for illan, meaning vanish), Syndrome to Szilánk (Splinter, as he explains Mr. Incredible's rejection tore his soul to splinters) Mr. Huph to Mr. Hapták (an oldish word for military attention), and The Underminer to Aknakukac, a pun combining "akna kukac" (sewer worm) and "aktakukac" (pencil-pusher). When Bob and Lucius head out to save people in a burning building, Bob yells "Ízirájder, öcsém!" ("Easy Rider, dude!"), a [[ActorAllusion very specific nod]] to his voice actor's earlier role from the raunchy Hungarian adult comedy ''Glass Tiger'', itself a reference to ''Film/EasyRider''. Finally, just before his ultimate defeat, Syndrome makes a DoubleEntendre by shouting "Elveszem a fiad!", which can mean both "I will get your son!" and "I will marry your son!"
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** Bob struggles to adapt to civilian life and has an [[MeanBoss extremely strict boss]] in the first film. In the sequel, Bob loses a ''lot'' of sleep caring for his children while Elastigirl is crimefighting.

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their names, to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canon love interest, Tony, with some holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonImmigrant for a potential third film and make Violet bisexual.[[note]]Speaking of Tony, he is completely absent in this series aside from a minor cameo in the beginning issue.[[/note]]

* IncestYayShipping: It's fairly common to see fans depicting Violet having a PrecociousCrush on her mother, Helen.

** [[http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-kid-in-The-Incredibles-that-yells-out-THAT-WAS-TOTALLY-WICKED/280500782275 The kid on the tricycle has his own fanpage]].

* AcceptableProfessionalTargets: Mr. Huph, Bob's manager at Insuricare, is a callous jerk. On the DVDCommentary, Creator/BradBird reveals that the animator for the scene where Bob finally snaps on him ''begged'' for the job, and was probably working out some major issues.

** Among the minor Supers, there's Stratogale/Macroburst (for those who don't see Macroburst as a homosexual man).

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their names, to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which forces Violet to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance in order to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canonical love interest, Tony, with many are holding out hope that Rose becomes a CanonForeigner for a third film and thus making Violet bi-sexual.[[note]]Speaking of Tony, Tony is completely absent in this series aside from a minor cameo in the beginning issue.[[/note]]

* {{Moe}}: All three of the Parr children are downright adorable. Violet for being a [[ShrinkingViolet Shy]], awkward but cute teen girl, Dash for being an [[{{Keet}} energetic]] and goofy kid who loves pranks and is eager to compete in sports, and Jack-Jack because he is a cheerful baby. They get even more adorable come ''Incredibles 2'' thanks to the 14 years of animation upgrades that further empathizes their cuteness.

* LesYay: The tie-in comic for ''Incredibles 2'', ''Secret Identities'' has Violet become friends with a girl with Sonic powers named Rose and their interactions are filled with this. From their names, to the reveal of Rose's abilities and Violet revealing hers being played out like a ComingOutStory, to the two sneaking out and going out at night together resembling a date, to their incredible closeness at points, to their [[spoiler:temporary falling out playing out like a break up because of Rose's father's supervillainy that nearly causes Rose to pull a FaceHeelTurn and almost lands Violet herself in jail due to being an unintentional accomplice in the father-daughter duo's crime spree, which Violet had to fight Rose herself in the middle of the School Dance to save her from her father's bad influence]]. Even if it's clearly unintentional, it's not difficult to see something in their friendship, especially if one applies the popular interpretation that [[RainbowLens superheroes are an allegory for LGBT people]] to the story. Those who have read the comic have argued that Violet ended up having far more chemistry with Rose than she did with her canonical love interest, Tony, with many hoping Rose becomes a CanonForeigner for a third film.[[note]]Speaking of, Tony is completely absent in this series aside from a minor cameo in the beginning issue.[[/note]]

* {{Moe}}: All three of the Parr children. Violet for being a [[ShrinkingViolet Shy]], awkward but cute teen girl, Dash for being an [[{{Keet}} energetic]] and goofy kid who loves pranks and is eager to compete in sports, and Jack-Jack because he is a cheerful baby.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Unlockable concept art shows that at one point Violet would have been able to make use of jungle traps to defeat enemies during her only level. This would have made her level much more interesting by giving her some offensive capabilities.