History Characters / TheIncredibles

* ButtMonkey: A victim of Dash's pranks and a headmaster who doesn't believe him regarding them, Bernie is definitely not the most fortunate person in the cast.

* FemalesAreMoreInnocent: Played with when she babysits Jack-Jack (whose various superpowers drove her crazy) by herself during the short film ''Jack-Jack Attack'', but it becomes a straight one after the arrival of Syndrome, who poses as a substitute "sitter" for her in order to "take care" of the infant (when really, it's for the villain's vengeance against the rest of the Parr family after his plan to [[EngineeredHeroics publicly fake heroism]] failed).

-->'''Edna''': Do you know where he is?\\

'''Edna''': ''(turning violently toward Elastigirl)'' Do you ''KNOW'' where he is?!?

** Rick Dicker freezes his assets and puts out an arrest warrant for him, destroying his organization and resources.

** After he fails to kidnap Jack-Jack, Syndrome attempts to [[EvilGloating gloat that he will get Jack-Jack eventually]], but Mr. Incredible throws a car at him, leading to Syndrome dying by CapeSnag, panicking at the last moment of his life.

* SquishyWizard: Syndrome's Zero-Point Energy beams and various gadgets makes him extremely dangerous and overpowered in combat, but he's still a normal human and is quite vulnerable because he lacks any field experience being a super-hero. So while supers without SuperToughness like Frozone or Elastigirl have learned to deal with unexpected situations and roll with the punches to take hard hits, Syndrome is completely unprepared when the Omnidroid fights back by shooting off his remote-control gauntlet and a boot jet. The best Syndrome can manage is to flee in panic and fly straight into a wall at full speed which knocks him out for the remainder of the Omnidroid fight.

* UnreliableNarrator: His recollection of being told to "Fly home... I work alone," portrays Mr. Incredible as cold and literally turning his back on him, but in reality, he was annoyed that he interrupted him in the middle of capturing Bomb Voyage (who is completely absent in his flashback) and genuinely concerned for his safety, especially after Voyage strapped a bomb to his cape and he ran to save his life, details he forgot through his disillusionment.

-->'''Syndrome:''' Shh... the baby is sleeping. (''giggles insanely'') [[TranquilFury You took away my future. I'm simply returning the favor. Oh, don't worry. I'll be a good mentor. Supportive, encouraging. Everything you]] ''[[TranquilFury weren't.]]'' And in time, who knows? He might make a good sidekick. \\

'''Syndrome:''' THIS ISN'T THE END OF IT! I WILL GET YOUR SON EVENTUALLY! ''I'LL GET YOUR '''SON!!''''' (''laughs madly, but then gasps at the car Bob threw at him'') Oh, no...

--> '''Syndrome:''' See, now you respect me. Because I'm a ''threat''. That's the way it works. Turns out there are a lot of people, whole countries, who want respect...

* AxCrazy: He is clearly a sociopath and after being rejected in his youth by Mr. Incredible, he snapped and became the homicidal maniac he is today. He intentionally kills Super after Super to build the perfect Omnidroid to defeat Mr. Incredible. He unleashes his Omnidroid on the city without regard for the civilians who could be hurt or killed just so he can pretend to be a superhero. When his plans are thwarted, he tries to abduct Jack-Jack, fully intending to raise him as his own sidekick, only for it to be completely backfired.

* BigBadWannabe: Downplayed overall since he is still the cause of all of the conflict in the film. Syndrome is a very dangerous foe for most of the movie being the mastermind of Operation Kronos, which led to the murder of dozens of supers and the creation of the nigh-unstoppable Omnidroid. However, Syndrome is [[SmugSnake not nearly as smart and in control as he thinks he is]]. His EngineeredHeroics plan fails without any interference or sabotage from the heroes as he is outsmarted, sidelined, and indirectly knocked unconscious by his own creation before the climactic battle. The heroes don't spend the climax stopping his plan as much as cleaning up the mess he made. Even when he tries to make a [[PostClimaxConfrontation last ditch effort to kidnap Jack-Jack]] he is quickly defeated and killed.

** Like any classical villain, he has several chances to kill Mr. Incredible and the whole Parr family, but either starts monologuing or just contents himself with restraining them, giving them the opportunity to escape later. Also, during his short fight with the Omnidroid V10, he stops the fight a few times to show off, which gives the robot the perfect opportunity to shoot the remote device out of his hand. He himself lampshades how Mr. Incredible nearly got him monologuing in their first confrontation after his Zero Point Energy beam saves him.

* BrilliantButLazy: ZigZagged. Syndrome is an amazing scientist, and he does put effort in his engineering, constantly working on and improving his inventions and in particular his Omnidroids to make them suited to fight and kill superheroes, and putting extra effort to make the Omnidroid V9 capable of defeating Mr. Incredible, while gaining wealth by selling his inventions. On the other hand, he put no effort into actual training to become a superhero, even telling Mr. Incredible that he doesn't need to train him while trying to become his sidekick since he knows all of his idol's powers and moves and shows no fighting skills or experience outside of his gadgets. This backfires hard on him during his battle against the Omnidroid.
* BroughtToYouByTheLetterS: Syndrome's supersuit bears a large "S".

* ClassicVillain: Envy, with a healthy dose of Wrath. While not exactly completely distinctive, Syndrome is still about a foot or two shorter than most of the characters. He has a fancy costume (with a cape), while the heroes already called the red and black motif. This deceives our hero into thinking that his inventions had gone rogue, but he was actually using them to kill heroes. He has the largest explicit body count of any Disney animated villain. He uses technology while the heroes use their own powers, and he has a second in command who may or may not be a super and may or may not be romantically involved with him. Is a deconstruction of the stereotypical comic book origin/villain. He is defeated when his cape, a symbol of his over-the-top overcompensation, due to his lack of self-esteem, is caught in a plane turbine, which then explodes.

* EntitledBastard: Young Buddy believed that being able to invent jet-boots and claiming to know Mr. Incredible's moves, fighting style, and catchphrases automatically entitled him to become Mr. Incredible's ward. Even when he recalls the hurt, he felt at Mr. Incredible rebuking him for his foolish decision to interrupt the confrontation between Mr. Incredible and Bomb Voyage, the audience sees that the flashback is actually a SelfServingMemory because in Syndrome's version, Bomb Voyage is completely missing and Mr. Incredible is looking directly at him when he says "I work alone" with a dismissive, condescending hand wave.

* {{Expy}}: If the Parr Family were a Fantastic Four send-up, Syndrome is their Doctor Doom. Like Doom, Syndrome harbors a petty grudge against their superhero protagonist and seeks to prove themselves superior with their intellect and technology. Syndrome owns a private island where he essentially has free reign--not unlike Latveria--and extensively employs robotic minions to carry out his will. He even makes use of robotic doubles, though in contrast to Doom, this only goes into effect after the real Syndrome is killed.

* LightIsNotGood: His supervillain suit consists of white accents, but he's none other than a [[TheSociopath sociopathic]] human being himself.

* ObliviouslyEvil: Syndrome's view of being a superhero emphasizes on the "super" part only and doesn't have the morals of an actual one. He has no qualms about killing innocents just so he could get much recognition as a hero.

* FreudianExcuse: A [[EvilIsPetty ridiculously petty one]]. He turned against the Supers because Mr. Incredible wouldn't take him in as his heroic sidekick.

* {{Gonk}}: ''Very'' short and ''very'' ugly, with a ''very'' goofy and cartoonish design.

* {{Foil}}: To Edna Mode. Both characters are physically short who have displayed rather haughty personalities. However, while Edna is proud with what she thinks and does, she's also genuinely considerate and helpful to others, as opposed to Huph, who doesn't actually showcase any concern for anyone but himself.

* IncomingHam: Huph's first line is [[SayMyName yelling Bob's last name]] as he enters his office.

* IncomingHam: His first line is yelling "PAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARR!!!" at the top of his lungs while entering Bob's office.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: An {{implied|Trope}} example occurs when Huph tells Rick about Bob's dismissal, which prompts Rick erased Huph's memories of Bob's super strength.