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* SlapstickKnowsNoGender:

Everyone's favorite family of superheroes is back -- but this time Elastigirl (Creator/HollyHunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (Creator/CraigTNelson) at home with Violet (Sarah Vowell), Dash (Huck Milner), and Jack-Jack to navigate the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life.

* AdvertisedExtra: Although that raccoon appeared on posters and toys, in the film, he only appears in the scene where Jack-Jack fights him and Bob sees his powers.
* AloneWithThePsycho: When [[spoiler:Helen is alone with Evelyn Deavor and gets her EurekaMoment which prompts Evelyn to intervene and reveal herself to the audience as the Screenslaver]].
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: When Bob tries getting Violet and Tony back together without Violet being in on the plan, Violet's surprise [[spoiler: makes tap water [[SprayingDrinkFromNose shoot out of her nose]]]] while Bob unknowingly hams it up to try and charm him, including complimenting the water even after learning it's tap. Later, the ''whole family'' drives the two of them to the movie, all the while admitting that they were planning on being in the theater, but in a different row. While Bob and Helen claim that they just wanted to watch a movie, Violet does not buy it.

* AvoidTheDreadedGRating: Like its predecessor, this film earns its PG rating by portraying more mature content including the drinking of alcohol by primary characters, considerable action-related violence, and dialogue. Evelyn Deavor gives us not only a "hell" and a "crap," but also an "I'll be damned". Violet says "Boys are jerks and superheroes suck." There are also at least three utterances of "Oh my God!" A CurseCutShort with Frozone's "What the f-!" and Bob himself gives us "I eat thunder and crap lightning!".

** Downplayed. Bob had just started to get a handle on running the household when he learns of Jack-Jack's ComboPlatterPowers. The sheer variety of these abilities quickly outstrips Bob's capacity to cope; while he isn't injured by anything Jack-Jack can dish out, it does run Bob to exhaustion from keeping up with the baby.

* BadMoodAsAnExcuse: Played with. Given the justified emotional upheaval that Violet is dealing with regarding her failed date with Tony, she becomes understandably livid when she learns it was caused by Agent Dicker's memory wipe made at Bob's request. Dash watches her ensuing tantrum and, befitting the naiveté of a 10-year-old boy, wonders aloud if her behavior is somehow linked to her "[[AllPeriodsArePMS having adolescence]]".

* BigFancyHouse: The ''spare'' house Winston Deavor puts the Parrs in while Helen is working with him is gorgeous. It's spacious and tastefully furnished, with a customizable remote-controlled living room with fancy waterworks, a big yard, and a pool.

** Bob tells Helen that he and the kids are fine on her first day away, when they're anything but.
* BookEnds: Played with. The first movie has Bob "masking up" at the beginning in the Incredibile to become Mr. Incredible and it ends with the entire family "masking up" to take on the Underminer. The sequel shifts right into that battle. [[spoiler:And it ends with the entire family again "masking up" in their new family-style Incredibile ready to fight crime. For bonus points, the first movie opens with Bob pursuing robbers who are being chased by police in his Incredibile. The sequel ends the same way, only this time the whole family comes along for the ride.]]
* BothSidesHaveAPoint: Bob and Helen's conflict in the beginning. Helen wants the kids to be safe and not have to risk going to jail for using their powers, which is against the law. Bob points out that the kids don't ''have'' to become superheroes, but he wants them to be able to have that choice, and questions why you should respect a law if said law is disrespectful.

** When the Parrs first arrive at Winston's "spare" house, Bob is initially very impressed with the "water feature" when Dash plays around with the house's decorative indoor ponds. A few days later, when Bob is rushing to search through his old belongings he falls into one of the decorative indoor ponds. After getting out, he mumbles "Stupid water feature!"

* CallingTheOldManOut: Violet reads her dad the riot act when she finds out that he asked Mr. Dicker to wipe Tony's memory, including of their date. She says she hates supers, renounces hero work, tries to destroy her suit, and marches off in a rage. Bob tries to make things right by staging an interaction between Violet and Tony at his part-time job but only makes Violet feel worse. The two finally reconcile when Bob, although exhausted from dealing with Jack-Jack, takes the time to apologize to Violet for all that he put her through.

* CanonMarchesOn: Given that the film leads off with fighting and defeating the Underminer and then goes into Helen becoming family breadwinner and Bob adapting to being a HouseHusband, ''[=I2=]'' ignores [[ComicBook/TheIncredibles the comic adaptation]] and the ''[[VideoGame/TheIncrediblesRiseOfTheUnderminer Rise of the Underminer]]'' game in favor of only needing the audience to be familiar with the previous film (and, optionally, its spin-off, ''[[WesternAnimation/PixarShorts Jack-Jack Attack]]'').
* CardboardBoxOfUnemployment: Downplayed. During a phone call between Bob and Rick Dicker, we see the latter packing up things at his desk into a cardboard box.

* CartesianKarma: When Helen takes down the Screenslaver, he is arrested and sent to jail. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a decoy Screenslaver who was an UnwittingPawn that the real Screenslaver, Evelyn, used and is actually an innocent pizza delivery guy.]]

** Bob and Edna dive to catch Jack-Jack at different points but when Edna attempts to catch him, he uses his power to elevate and stop his fall right before hitting the ground.
** Helen does this to the Screenslaver. Twice.

** The Incredibile from Bob's GloryDays is revealed to be intact and functional early in the movie. Later, [[spoiler:Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack use it to escape from the hypnotized supers that have come to kidnap them.]]

* ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs: At breakfast, Bob pulls away Dash's sugar-coated cereal and gives him Fiber-O's to eat instead.

* ConspicuousTrenchcoat: Bob and Helen wear trench coats over their costumes to go to their nighttime meeting with Winston. Violet is very suspicious.

* CoolBike: The Elasticycle, which is capable of splitting in half, making it ideally suited for Helen's stretching ability. It's also powered by electric motors, so it accelerates even faster than a typical combustion-powered motorcycle.

* CostumeEvolution: An interesting inversion. While participating in Winston's superhero PR plan, Helen's costume is a less colorful and darker version of the bright, colorful one she wore during the GloryDays segment of the first film. After [[spoiler:she gets freed from the Screenslaver's mind control]], she returns to her Edna-designed Incredibles costume.

* CutLexLuthorACheck: {{Invoked|Trope}} and {{discussed|Trope}} by Helen. Part of her suspicion that there's more going on with Screenslaver is that [[spoiler:he's just a pizza delivery boy, when anybody with this level of skill and tech shouldn't need to keep such a low wage job.]]
* ADayInHerApron: Bob agrees to take care of the household in order to allow Helen to work with the Deavors to try and restore Superhero rights. At first, he has some rocky moments attending to everything but appears to be getting things under control. Then Jack-Jack demonstrates he has powers causing Bob to be completely overwhelmed and leading to a downward spiral of not getting enough sleep and making poor decisions to try and help Violet's dating problem. All while refusing to call Helen for help.

* DidntThinkThisThrough: Regarding having Tony mind-wiped, Bob only thought of the situation in superhero terms of preserving Violet's identity. He didn't stop to consider how the mind-wipe could affect Tony's budding relationship with Violet so he didn't inform Agent Dicker that Tony was anyone important to Violet.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The movie leads you into thinking that the [[spoiler:masked Screenslaver is the main villain. But, Helen captures that version of Screenslaver two-thirds into the movie. The real Screenslaver reveals themself to be Evelyn Deavor, who created the decoy, then hypnotizes the [=DevTech=] Supers as well as Elastigirl, Frozone, and Mr. Incredible in a plot to permanently ruin their efforts to regain public trust.]]

* DoNotDoThisCoolThing: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] in-universe. When Bob tells Dash that it's dangerous to play around with the Incredibile's remote control, since it has a rocket launcher, Dash enthusiastically tries to launch the rockets.

** The Underminer has a second, smaller DrillTank inside his main tank which he uses to escape Bob.

* EtTuBrute: Played with. [[spoiler:Helen is shocked and betrayed that Evelyn is the Screenslaver and that her plan is to smear the image of Supers in the eyes of the public permanently. Evelyn quickly retorts that they barely knew each other, they were hardly best friends or anything.]]

* EvilGloating: Where the last movie discussed the inherent silliness of the trope, this movie plays it incredibly straight. [[spoiler:After Evelyn has already successfully gotten Elastigirl under her hypnosis, she restrains Elastigirl long enough to shut off her hypno-goggles just so she can explain her EvilPlan and FreudianExcuse to Helen, and then turn the goggles back on and continue with her plan. To Evelyn's credit she does restrain Helen well enough that Helen cannot escape while she monologues.]]

* ExactWords: Helen asks Bob how Jack-Jack is doing. Bob replies that Jack-Jack is in excellent health. He's not exactly wrong or lying.

** Bob develops these as taking care of the kids wears down his patience and sanity.

* ExplainExplainOhCrap: After seeing Jack-Jack fight the raccoon, Bob is initially elated to learn that his son has powers. However, as he talks it through, he suddenly realizes the problems of having a toddler with the powers he just witnessed.
-->'''Bob:''' Did you go through the locked door? Are those your powers? You can multiply like rabbits and go right through any solid... Oh my God!

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: While conversing with Helen, Evelyn claims that consumers will sacrifice quality for ease every time, [[spoiler:which is a very similar sentiment to the Screenslaver's MotiveRant. She is revealed to be the real Screenslaver before the scene is over.]]
* FlareGun: Helen uses one as a weapon to shoot Screenslaver's oxygen-tank backpack, causing it to rupture and propel them out of the plane.

* FoodAsBribe: When Jack-Jack shifts into another dimension, Bob uses a cookie treat to lure him back into his home dimension. It's an effective enough bribe, but when Bob doesn't continue to feed him cookies, Jack-Jack has a tantrum and shifts into his demon imp form and starts biting Bob's arm. Frozone later creates ice balls for Jack-Jack to gnaw on to keep him quiet.

** There are a few hints in the movie that the masked Screenslaver that Helen fights [[spoiler:is a decoy]]:
*** Screenslaver gives a monologue chastising people's decision of letting visual footage (such as movies) do things for them instead of taking the effort to experience it themselves in person, preferring simulation over reality. [[spoiler:It turns out that the decoy Screenslaver is ''literally'' a simulated villain, being orchestrated by the real Screenslaver giving that speech.]]

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: While Bob is on the phone with Helen when she is asking him about the kids, you can see Jack-Jack in a stare-off through the sliding glass door with the raccoon he fought earlier, clearly wanting a rematch.
* GaggingOnYourWords: Bob can barely get the words out when he tries to be supportive of Helen's new job. Helen actually notes how "painful" it is for him.
* GasCylinderRocket: Helen shoots the oxygen tank on Screenslaver's back with a FlareGun, which ruptures it and causes them to be propelled out of the plane.

* GettingTheBabyToSleep: Bob struggles to get Jack-Jack to sleep.

* HappilyMarried: Bob and Helen again. There is still some tension, such as their clearly differing opinion on battling the Underminer. However, they remain as committed and supportive of each other as ever. When the program is shut down and they are planning what they're going to do in the face of impending homelessness, Helen offers to become the breadwinner so Bob can become a HouseHusband and not have to return to a job he hates, showing her concern for Bob's happiness. Although Bob is very much disappointed that Helen gets to be the new face for superhero legalization, he does try to be supportive and look after their kids. He nearly breaks himself completely to make sure Helen does well and does not hesitate to suit up and rescue her when he finds out she's in danger.

* HiredToHuntYourself: Elastigirl asks Winston and Evelyn to set up another interview with Chad Brently to create a scenario to track the Screenslaver. This creates an interesting situation because [[spoiler:Helen doesn't know that Evelyn actually ''is'' the Screenslaver and the person they're hunting is just some hapless pizza delivery guy hypnotized into being the fall guy.]]

* HypnoTrinket: Helen realizes that the Screenslaver's technology would allow them to create screens that aren't obvious screens. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, at that exact moment Evelyn slaps a pair of hypno-goggles on her.]]
* HypocrisyNod: Elastigirl acknowledges that she is being a hypocrite when she is listening in for a crime to thwart when she herself reprimanded Bob for doing the same thing in the past.

** Tony Rydinger's memory being erased is shown to the audience in the first scene and later we see that Bob had reported Tony's knowledge to Agent Dicker. This leaves Violet unaware that a memory wipe was likely and thinks that Tony is just pretending to not know her because he thinks she's a freak. When Bob hears Violet complaining he knows a memory wipe occurred and starts to ease the conversation into how many times Dicker did wipes for them. That's when Violet realizes what happened and Bob realizes that Dicker removed all of Tony's memories of Violet, not just the superhero reveal part.

* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Elastigirl is among the hypnotized supers who gives a televised speech to the world about how supers have become bitter whilst in hiding. It contrasts sharply with the Helen we've come to know from the first movie, the one who ''didn't'' become embittered, but instead made the most of her normal life (by raising a family).]]
* ItHasBeenAnHonor: After Dicker announces that the Super-Relocation Program was defunded, he tells Bob and Helen that he felt honored to work with them.

-->'''Helen:''' There's a lot of things you don't know about me.\\
'''Bob:''' Yeah, but... a mohawk?\\
'''Helen:''' Eh, you didn't miss anything.
* JerkassBall: When a stressed, sleep-deprived Bob finds out that the [[{{Thememobile}} Incredibile]] is not only still intact (having thought it was destroyed) but was bought by a smug rich guy as a collector's item, he takes out the old remote control to it and uses it to control the car remotely, frightening everyone on the scene. [[JerkassRealization He subsequently realizes that he shouldn't be trying to steal his car back.]]
* JumpScare: Violet appearing behind the fridge door gives Bob a good scare.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Played with. At Bob's request, Agent Dicker steps in to erase Tony's memories of having seen Violet remove her mask. It turns out the memory-wipe is "not an exact science" and this causes a huge conflict between Violet and her dad when she realizes that Tony doesn't remember her at all.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: The first trailer for the movie features a gag of Jack-Jack using his newly discovered superpowers, then cutting to a scene of Bob absolutely delighted over the fact that he has them. In the first ''Incredibles'', the audience was made to believe Jack-Jack had no powers until near the end.

** Thematically, the movie is this as well. The first film dealt with several darker character issues. Bob is listlessly shuffling through his post hero life in a job as an insurance agent, Helen is frustrated with Bob trying to relive the glory days of being a hero, the kids are trying to come to terms with their superpowers in a world where acting as a superhero in public is illegal, and there is a subplot where Helen thinks Bob is having an affair. The sequel focuses more on the action, and the character subplots are more limited to Bob trying to raise the kids without Helen, Violet having boy problems, and Dash struggling with his math homework, all while Helen is out doing superhero work.

** Helen can't use her stretching powers in extremely cold environments since she becomes brittle and risks breaking, something that the villain exploits.

** Again, Bob's LanternJawOfJustice and square HeroicBuild contrast with Helen's rounder features and HartmanHips.

* MenCantKeepHouse: A downplayed version. Initially, Bob struggles in his role as a HouseHusband. But once he buckles down and learns New Math to help Dash, he gets a handle on keeping up the household. All that changes once Jack-Jack demonstrates he has powers; then it's all Bob can do to keep up, which leaves him in a state of exhaustion and the chores piling up. He eventually gets that under control too, though with the help of Edna as well as 17 hours of much-needed sleep.

* MoodWhiplash: As in the first movie, the scenes switch from the extraordinary to the mundane and back again. During a car ride, Helen is approached by many adoring civilians thanking her for saving the people of the monorail. One of them turns out to be a happy little girl holding a sign that reads, "The Screenslaver is still out there," much to Helen's dismay as she rides away from the still happy girl.

* MovieSuperheroesWearBlack: Parodied and lampshaded. The new Elastigirl suit is black and grey, contrasting the original's white and red. Helen is bothered by how edgy and gloomy it looks, while Edna is outright appalled by it.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Both Bob and Dicker show genuine regret of having Tony mind-wiped of Violet.

** The trailers and the television spots for the movie made it seem like the main focus will be on Bob learning to adjust to being a HouseHusband. It's actually the ''B-Plot'' of the movie, with the main story actually being Helen's search to take down Screenslaver.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Bob informs Rick Dicker about Tony Rydinger after Violet expresses her anxiety over having accidentally revealed her alter ego to him, asking him to erase Tony's memories of the incident. Rick does so, which leaves Tony forgetting about Violet ''entirely'' and thus unknowingly blowing off their date. Violet spirals into depression as a result, and lashes out at her father when she realizes what he did.

** Screenslaver knows they're in trouble when Jack-Jack uses his telekinesis to remove Helen's mind control goggles, freeing her.

* OutOfCharacterAlert: Jack-Jack realizes something is wrong with his mother when he flies towards her but she doesn't respond with any warmth or affection like she normally would. As a result, he uses his telekinesis to remove her hypnogoggles, freeing Helen from their control.

* ParentsAsPeople: Bob's arc in the movie involves him trying to be a more capable caretaker for his kids while Helen takes on the role of breadwinner. He seems to feel mildly put-out and emasculated when his wife is chosen over him to help bring supers back into the public due to his DestructiveSaviour tendencies (especially since her train rescue turned out way better than when Bob tried in 15 years prior), and the stress of his actions trying and failing to handle the situation [[IWorkAlone by himself]] (trying to help Violet get back with Tony after accidentally ruining it, helping Dash with his homework and dealing with the unpredictable Jack-Jack) causes him to break down. It is not until he finally allows others to help him (Violet and Dash calling in Frozone, who then has Edna look after Jack-Jack) that he is able to catch up on sleep and finally re-balance his life. He even has a heartfelt confession to Violet about how he is trying to help before he falls asleep. Violet accepts his apology as she loves her father dearly and decides that she and Dash should let him sleep.... for 17 hours.

* ThePowerOfLove: Exploited. [[spoiler:Helen, while hypnotized, fakes the "able to free their loved one from mind control" aspect of the trope to trick Bob into lowering his defences and slip hypno-goggles on him.]]

* RageBreakingPoint: Bob has this when Dash and Violet demand answers of why he hadn't told Helen about Jack-Jack's powers.
-->'''Bob: '''Because I'm ''formulating''! Okay?! I'm taking in information, I'm processing, I'm doing the math, I'm fixing the boyfriend, and keeping the baby from turning into a flaming monster! How do I do it? ''[[[{{Beat}} Dash and Violet give him wide-eyed looks]]]'' By rolling with the punches, baby! I eat thunder and [[PrecisionFStrike crap]] lightning, okay? Because I'm Mr. Incredible! Not "Mr. So-So" or "Mr. Mediocre Guy"! '''Mr.''' '''''Incredible!'''''

* RedSockRuinsTheLaundry: When a very tired Bob drops off Jack-Jack at Edna's house and begins to lament about the many blunders he made while trying to be a HouseHusband, mixing red and white clothes in the laundry is one of the things he mentions.

* SamusIsAGirl: [[spoiler:Helen assumes that the Screenslaver is a man, and at first, she seems to be proven right when she unmasks the Screenslaver, revealing a nervous young man in the costume. However, it turns out he was just a decoy, and Evelyn Deavor was the actual Screenslaver the whole time.]]
* SaveTheVillain: Helen saves Screenslaver from plummeting to their death despite Evelyn actively refusing and resisting to be saved. [[spoiler:Justified, as not only is Helen a superhero (the very thing Screenslaver is against), but keeping Screenslaver alive will help prove the Supers' innocence and it's implied she also did it out of respect for Winston.]]

* SelfDestructMechanism: When Helen encounters the Screenslaver in their lair and gives pursuit, they activate one which destroys the lair with all the evidence inside.

* ShootOutTheLock: Helen uses a grabbed gun to shoot open the lock on the door of the driver's compartment on the Ambassador's helicopter.

** Bob's "I eat thunder and crap lightning" BadassBoast is borrowed from Mickey's line to Rocky in ''Film/RockyII'' (although Mickey had "thunder" and "lightning" the other way around).
** The BigBad manages to hold Helen down by freezing her due to her rubber-like abilities, much like what happened to [[Film/FantasticFour2005 another stretchy superhero]].

** The scene with Helen first trying out her new [[CoolBike Elasti-cycle]]. Because it's an electric drive, it's "torquey", able to accelerate surprisingly quickly. Elastigirl smacks into many things before eventually getting a feel for the bike.

* SleepDeprivation: Bob is unable to sleep for several nights while trying to watch the kids, due to Dash's difficult math homework, Violet's relationship trouble, and Jack-Jack's newfound powers. He spends a chunk of the film completely exhausted and not thinking clearly. When circumstances finally allow him some much-needed rest, Violet reports that he slept for 17 hours.

* StockYuck: Dash is visually displeased when Elastigirl shoves broccoli on his plate. He is also disappointed later when Bob switches out his favorite cereal [[ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs Sugar Bombs]] for healthier and blander Fiber-o's. He still eats both without more than an annoyed groan.

** While trying to help Dash with his homework, Bob's brief tirade about [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Math New Math]] sounds like [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything it could just as well be about]] the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Core_State_Standards_Initiative Common Core Math Standards]] adopted by U.S. public schools in the early 21st century.
--->'''Bob:''' WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE MATH?!

* ThisIsGonnaSuck: Bob is first ecstatic upon discovering Jack-Jack has a plethora of powers... and it dawns on him that parenting just became a lot harder.

* TwerpSweating: The film ends with the entire family doing this to Tony, with Bob doing the traditional father-cheerfully-intimidating-date routine.

* VerbalBackpedaling: Bob when encouraging his wife to take on Winston's assignment.
-->'''Bob:''' Of course you can leave. You've got to. So that I... we can be Supers again.

Everyone's favorite family of superheroes is back -- but this time Helen (Creator/HollyHunter) is in the spotlight, leaving Bob (Creator/CraigTNelson) at home with Violet (Sarah Vowell), Dash (Huck Milner), and Jack-Jack to navigate the day-to-day heroics of "normal" life.

* TenMinuteRetirement: After learning that Dicker erased all of Tony's memories of her, Violet renounces superheroism and unsuccessfully attempts to destroy her super suit. However, when her mother is in trouble and her dad leaves to rescue her, she gets out her, Dash's, and Helen's super suits, and renounces her renunciation.

* ActuallyADoombot: Helen thought she defeated [[spoiler:the Screenslaver after tracking "his" signal, but it turns out to be a decoy that the real Screenslaver had hypnotized to play the role.]]
* AdultsAreUseless: Played with. The adult supers (including Bob, Helen and Lucius) are actually quite competent, but when they are incapacitated, it comes down to the kids (Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack) to try and save the day. [[spoiler:It comes down to Jack-Jack nudging Helen's goggles enough to free her which turns the tide of the final battle.]]

* BaitAndSwitch: Talking to Bob, Helen and Lucius about putting heroes back into the spotlight, Winston Deavor appears at first to be building up to having Bob as their public figure... only to choose Helen as their best option.

* BattleTrophy: [[spoiler:After the decoy Screenslaver's arrest, Helen is given his mask as a memento. Turns out it still has the hypno-goggles inside which controlled the decoy, and the real Screenslaver, Evelyn, uses them on Helen once she figures out what's going on.]]

* FoodAsBribe: When Jack-Jack shifts into another dimension, Bob uses a cookie treat to lure him back into his home dimension. It's an effective enough bribe, but when Bob doesn't continue to feed him cookies, Jack-Jack has a tantrum and shifts into his demon imp form and starts biting Bob's arm. Lucius later creates ice balls for Jack-Jack to gnaw on to keep him quiet.

* ParentsAsPeople: Bob's arc in the movie involves him trying to be a more capable caretaker for his kids while Helen takes on the role of breadwinner. He seems to feel mildly put-out and emasculated when his wife is chosen over him to help bring supers back into the public due to his DestructiveSaviour tendencies (especially since her train rescue turned out way better than when Bob tried in 15 years prior), and the stress of his actions trying and failing to handle the situation [[IWorkAlone by himself]] (trying to help Violet get back with Tony after accidentally ruining it, helping Dash with his homework and dealing with the unpredictable Jack-Jack) causes him to break down. It is not until he finally allows others to help him (Violet and Dash calling in Lucius, who then has Edna look after Jack-Jack) that he is able to catch up on sleep and finally re-balance his life. He even has a heartfelt confession to Violet about how he is trying to help before he falls asleep. Violet accepts his apology as she loves her father dearly and decides that she and Dash should let him sleep.... for 17 hours.

** Helen is on the phone with Bob and squeals about her successful stopping of a run-away train. He then sees her image on literally every channel which leaves him feeling inferior especially that there were "no casualties". Although he's gritting his teeth, he does offer a genuine if forced "proud of you" complement to Helen.
** Helen tells Bob she's proud of him and that she realizes how much Bob wants to be out doing superhero work as well. She acknowledges that, for now, she couldn't be doing this if he hadn't taken over so well.

* StartXToStopX: Helen discusses the dilemma of accepting the Deavors' job offer with Bob.
-->'''Helen:''' To help my family, I have to leave it; to fix the law, I have to ''break'' it!

* StockYuck: Dash is visually displeased when Helen shoves broccoli on his plate. He is also disappointed later when Bob switches out his favorite cereal [[ChocolateFrostedSugarBombs Sugar Bombs]] for healthier and blander Fiber-o's. He still eats both without more than an annoyed groan.

** Helen is calmly talking to Bob on the phone for a few minutes, before she screams out the news that she had saved a [[BusFullOfInnocents Train Full of Innocents]].
* SuperPersistentPredator: While Jack-Jack's persistence can be excused, the ''raccoon'' choosing to stay and fight an enemy that can multiply, shoot laser beams, and ''catch on fire'' shows a lot of dedication for a scavenger. The raccoon returns to have a stare-off against Jack-Jack through the sliding glass door while Bob and Helen are on the phone, clearly wanting a rematch.

* SwappedRoles: In the first film, Bob was the one moonlighting as a superhero while Helen took care of the kids unawares. In this film, Helen is fighting crime while Bob is the stay-at-home dad. This is even [[LampshadedTrope lampshaded]] by Helen at one point.
* SwitchingPOV: Between the end of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'' and the introductory scene. Via flashback, the rise of the Underminer is seen not from the Parr family's viewpoint, but from InnocentBystander Tony Rydinger's. It's a lot more unsettling to have a supervillain bursting through the ground with his giant drill vehicle, and having cars crashing down around when you don't have superpowers.

* TakeThisJobAndShoveIt: When Violet finds out that [[spoiler:Bob and Dicker accidentally erased all traces of her in Tony's memory]], she renounces the NSA and superheroes in general, trying and failing to destroy her super-suit. She later renounces her renunciation when she finds out that their parents are in trouble and need them.
* TalkingInBed: Bob and Helen are getting ready for bed while Bob tries to convince Helen to take the job and make superheroes legal again.

* TemptingFate: After seeing Helen's new costume, Bob teasingly notes Helen will have to explain to Edna why she's using a costume by another designer. Bob ends up taking the brunt of Edna's anger since Helen doesn't meet with her in this film.
* {{Thememobile}}: Elastigirl gets a new Elasticycle designed by Evelyn and Bob gets his Incredibile back.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In-universe example with Bob's rant about Dash's New Math homework, which is based on a real thing, but also echoes the sentiment of many U.S. parents with the Common Core curriculum. "You can't change math!"
* ThickerThanWater: Played With. [[spoiler:Screenslaver plays it straight when she take the time to rescue Winston from the ''Everjust'' before it crashes. Winston, however, turns on her and leaps from the escape plane to try and free everyone on the boat from her hypnosis. Notwithstanding, he does expresses his gratitude to Helen for saving her life.]]

* TwoLinesNoWaiting: The middle act flips between Helen at her new job with DEVTECH and Bob being a HouseHusband at home before these storylines converge in the final act.

** Helen saves Screenslaver from plummeting to their death despite them actively resisting the save.

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The movie leads you into thinking that the [[spoiler:masked Screenslaver is the main villain. But, Helen captures that version of Screenslaver two-thirds into the movie. The real Screenslaver reveals themself to be Evelyn Deavor, who created the decoy Screenslaver, then hypnotizes the [=DevTech=] Supers as well as Elastigirl, Frozone, and Mr. Incredible in a plot to permanently ruin their efforts to regain public trust.]]

* FamilyFriendlyFirearms: Averted. Conventional firearms are present throughout and Elastigirl even briefly uses a dropped gun to shoot a door lock out. [[spoiler:She even uses a ''flare gun'' as an ImprovisedWeapon against Evelyn, which still causes an explosion from hitting her air tank.]]

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: While conversing with Helen, [[spoiler:Evelyn]] claims that consumers will sacrifice quality for ease every time, [[spoiler:which is a very similar sentiment to the Screenslaver's MotiveRant. She is revealed to be the real Screenslaver]] before the scene is over.

*** In many of the scenes in which Winston and Evelyn appear, [[spoiler:Evelyn is shown in the background, often slightly out of focus, foreshadowing her later reveal as TheChessmaster working behind the scenes.]]

*** At one point Evelyn states [[spoiler: "I'm [[TheManBehindTheMan the genius behind the genius."]]]]
*** [[spoiler:Evelyn]] is often seen with unkempt hair and ExhaustedEyeBags, suggesting they've been busy with other things beyond their normal duties.

* InvoluntarySmileOfIncapacitation: When Elastigirl confronts Evelyn on a jet plane, Evelyn steers the plane up high enough for Elastigirl to become affected with hypoxia. The delirious Elastigirl grins and starts to spout some [[NonSequiturThud non sequiturs]].

* MisplacedRetribution: Evelyn wants to keep supers illegal because [[spoiler:she blames the death of her parents on her father's insistence to call for a hero on a private line during a burglary rather than fleeing to a safe room. The big problem is that the burglary occurred after the Super Relocation Act had passed and all superheroes were forced underground. It's not really the supers' fault that her father decided to call for heroes that would be unable to answer. Furthermore, it's likely the same thing would've happened if he'd insisted on calling mundane law enforcement like the police, who couldn't be there immediately to save him.]]

** [[spoiler:Evelyn not only fails to discredit supers but her attacks as Screenslaver ultimately cause the world to decide to reinstate their status.]]

** Evelyn knows she's in trouble when Jack-Jack uses his telekinesis to remove Helen's mind control goggles, freeing her.

** Winston and Evelyn Deavor, whose first names both end in "N" which elides into "Deavor" making it sound similar to the word "endeavor". [[spoiler:Evelyn Deavor also happens to sound like "[[MeaningfulName evil endeavor]]."]]

** Near the end, when Elastigirl confronts [[spoiler:Evelyn, she makes fun of Elastigirl for her core beliefs; Elastigirl quietly retorts that at least she ''has'' core beliefs]].

* SaveTheVillain: Helen saves Evelyn from plummeting to her death despite Evelyn actively refusing and resisting to be saved. [[spoiler:Justified, as not only is Helen a superhero (the very thing Evelyn is against), but keeping Evelyn alive will help prove the Supers' innocence and it's implied she also did it out of respect for Winston.]]

* ShortLivedAerialEscape: [[spoiler:Evelyn]] has the supers set the ''Everjust'' on a collision course with the city and then tries to [[VillainExitStageLeft exit stage left]] with her jet. The escape attempt is foiled by Elastigirl who gets onto the jet and brings the villain down.

** The [[Franchise/ToyStory Pizza Planet Truck]] can be seen outside the building where Elastigirl captures and rescues the [[spoiler: fake Screenslaver]]. The truck likely belonged to him considering [[spoiler: Evelyn revealed the one she set up was a pizza delivery guy]].

* ShutUpHannibal: When [[spoiler:Evelyn]] moves to escape the ''Everjust'' on a plane, Winston is brought along. However, Winston jumps out of the plane at the first opportunity and goes back to save the heroes and ambassadors still onboard.
-->[[spoiler:'''Evelyn:''']] It's for your own good!\\

** After [[spoiler:Evelyn is taken into custody,]] Violet gets a ''little too real'' and points out that [[spoiler:she's rich, and will probably get off with a slap on the wrist.]]

* ThickerThanWater: Played With. The BigBad plays it straight when they take the time to rescue [[spoiler:Winston]] from the ''Everjust'' before it crashes. [[spoiler:Winston, however, turns on Evelyn when she reveals herself as the Screenslaver and leaps from the escape plane to try and free everyone on the boat from her hypnosis. Notwithstanding, he does expresses his gratitude to Helen for saving her life.]]

** Evelyn is possibly correct in that [[spoiler:her father could have survived if he had just gone into the house's safe room instead of trying to call some heroes to help. His over-reliance on heroes was his undoing. A weakness in her argument is blaming the Supers completely, when the same thing would've happened if he'd called the police.]]
** Screenslaver kind of had a legitimate point in saying that society is becoming more dependent on screens by using visual media to replace reality. This is, after all, how Screenslaver can control anyone they want at will.
* VillainousFaceHold: [[spoiler:As Screenslaver reassures Elastigirl her EvilPlan means supers will never become legal again, she holds her victim's chin as she's being incapacitated by hypoxia.]]

* WhamShot: At an event celebrating Elastigirl capturing the Screenslaver, Elastigirl looks at one of the screens showing her fight with the villain and sees a the action being played on a screen in the background. By realizing that the Screenslaver somehow accessed her suit's camera, Elastigirl has a EurekaMoment that gets her one step closer to finding the person responsible. This is then followed by Evelyn, who's been "helping" her the entire time, [[JumpScare slapping a hypno-mask on her]].

* BattleTrophy: [[spoiler:After Screenslaver's arrest, Helen is given his mask as a memento. Turns out it still has the hypno-goggles inside which controlled the decoy, and Evelyn uses them on Helen once she figures out what's going on.]]

** [[spoiler:The decoy Screenslaver is just some pizza delivery man that Evelyn Deavor hypnotized to be her fall guy because he was "surly".]]

* CartesianKarma: When Helen takes down the Screenslaver, he is arrested and sent to jail. [[spoiler:He turns out to be a decoy Screenslaver who was an UnwittingPawn that Evelyn used, and is actually an innocent pizza delivery guy.]]

** The flare gun Elastigirl uses against [[spoiler:Evelyn]] can be seen briefly moments before when it pops out of the emergency kit.

* CombatPragmatist: [[spoiler:Evelyn]] gains a significant advantage over Elastigirl by bouncing her around the airplane cabin with erratic piloting. [[spoiler:She]] also reduces the oxygen throughout the plane, causing Elastigirl to suffer from hypoxia, making it hard for her to fight back.

** The FinalBattle between Elastigirl and [[spoiler: Evelyn Deavor]].

** [[spoiler:Evelyn]] also didn't anticipate that the FlareGun from the jet's emergency kit could be used as a weapon.

* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:Evelyn]] orchestrates the events that send a pizza guy to prison because "he was surly and the pizza was cold".

** [[spoiler:Evelyn]] uses a jet built into the top of the ''Everjust'' to escape once the plan is in motion.

** Evelyn is shown with these from her first appearance in the film. Unknown if it's a result of her constant drinking or from all the work she's doing developing tech for Elastigirl or a combination of the two.

** Although [[spoiler:Evelyn]] was aware that the Parr children had evaded their {{Mooks}}, they're caught off-guard when the kids show up on the ''Everjust'' and is particularly thrown off by the existence of a super-powered baby.

* FlareGun: Helen uses one as a weapon to shoot [[spoiler:Evelyn's]] oxygen-tank backpack, causing it to rupture and propel them out of the plane.

* GasCylinderRocket: Helen shoots the oxygen tanks on [[spoiler:Evelyn]]'s back with a FlareGun, rupturing them, which causes [[spoiler:her]] to be propelled out of the plane.

* IronicEcho: Winston tells the heroes that the reason the world doesn't like superheroes is because of "perspective" (people see destruction, they see superheroes, they blame superheroes). [[spoiler:Later, Evelyn points out that her brother has a "childish perspective" -- "Superheroes go away, mommy and daddy go away."]]

** Helen saves Evelyn from plummeting to her death despite her actively resisting the save.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: In the first film, Syndrome was bombastic, desperate to be the center of attention, and had a borderline Bond-villain-like organization. Screenslaver, the antagonist of this film, is quieter and has a lower profile than Syndrome. [[spoiler:Their motivations contrast significantly as well; Syndrome wishes to make everyone super so actual supers are no longer exceptional, while Evelyn wants supers to go back into hiding so that mankind will stop relying on them]].

* DiscOneFinalBoss: The movie leads you into thinking that the [[spoiler:masked Screenslaver is the main villain. But, Helen captures that version of Screenslaver two-thirds into the movie. The real villain reveals herself to be Evelyn Deavor, who created the decoy Screenslaver, then hypnotizes the [=DevTech=] Supers as well as Elastigirl, Frozone, and Mr. Incredible in a plot to permanently ruin their efforts to regain public trust.]]

* EvidenceDungeon: Elastigirl finds Screenslaver[[spoiler:'s decoy]] in their lair, but it [[SelfDestructMechanism blows up]] with all the evidence inside.

* ForWantOfANail: If [[spoiler:Evelyn's hypnotized supers]] had managed to capture the Parr kids, they wouldn't have made it onboard the ''Everjust'' to free their parents and foil Evelyn's plan.

* ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney: Violet points out that Evelyn could play this card once she goes to trial for their actions [[spoiler:since she realizes Evelyn is a high-ranking and well-paid employee of a major corporation.]]

** When the kids save their parents from Evelyn's hypnosis, Violet asks her mother not to be mad that they used their powers and entered into a dangerous situation, but she just hugs them and says she's proud.
* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Evelyn]] succeeds in pulling off the first part of their plan. However, she ''did not'' expect Dash, Violet, and especially Jack-Jack to start unraveling everything. Jack-Jack ends up saving the day by using his telekinesis powers to free his mother from the mind control glasses, who then frees everyone else.

** Elastigirl has every opportunity to [[spoiler:let Screenslaver fall to their death. Instead, to demonstrate that her moral compass overwhelms Screenslaver's lack thereof, Elastigirl ''saves'' them.]]

* VillainousFaceHold: [[spoiler:As Evelyn reassures Elastigirl her EvilPlan means supers will never become legal again, she holds her victim's chin as she's being incapacitated by hypoxia.]]

** Elastigirl has every opportunity to [[spoiler:let Evelyn fall to her death. Instead, to demonstrate that her moral compass overwhelms Evelyn's lack thereof, Elastigirl ''saves'' her.]]

* ShutUpHannibal: When [[spoiler:Evelyn]] moves to escape the ''Everjust'' on a plane, they try to take Winston along. However, he jumps out of the plane at the first opportunity and goes back to save the heroes and ambassadors still onboard.

* SaveTheVillain: Helen saves Evelyn from plummeting to their death despite her actively refusing and resisting to be saved. [[spoiler:Justified, as not only is she a super-heroine, but keeping Evelyn alive will help prove the Supers' innocence and it's implied she also did it out of respect for Winston.]]

** The [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory Pizza Planet Truck]] can be seen outside the building where Elastigirl captures and rescues the [[spoiler: fake Screenslaver]]. The truck likely belonged to him considering [[spoiler: Evelyn revealed the one she set up was a pizza delivery guy]].

It's a tough transition for everyone, made tougher by the fact that the Super Relocation Act is still in force. However, an eccentric billionaire has a plan to turn public opinion to favor the supers, and the family grows aware of baby Jack-Jack's emerging superpowers.

--->'''Bob:''' WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE MATH?! Math is Math. ''[pointing on the table frustratedly]'' Math. Is. Math!

--->'''Bob:''' WHY WOULD THEY CHANGE MATH?!

*** After severing the front car, it doesn't [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse spontaneously cease to exist]], but instead comes back with a vengeance, slamming into the rest of the train with enough force that the front car ends up TeeteringOnTheEdge, and would likely have fallen off the track entirely if it wasn't still connected to the middle car.
** Edna Mode accounts for this while designing Jack-Jack's super suit regarding the flame countermeasures. Since he's still a toddler, he naturally starts eating the fluffy flame retardant foam, so she developed it to be perfectly edible and still effective.

* ContinuityNod: '''''[[ContinuityNod/Incredibles2 Incredible amounts!]]'''''

* FlareGun: Helen uses one as a weapon to shoot Evelyn's oxygen-tank backpack, causing it to rupture and propel her out of the plane.

* RedHerring: The appearance of the Screenslaver along with the train incident helps boost the public opinion of supers. However the advantageous timing of these two events makes it appear that [[spoiler:Winston Deavor may be setting up EngineeredHeroics to support his superhero fanboyism. It turns out his motives are sincere and it's actually his sister who is Screenslaver.]]

* ShutUpHannibal: When the Screenslaver moves to escape the ''Everjust'' on a plane, they try to take Winston along. However, he jumps out of the plane at the first opportunity and goes back to save the heroes and ambassadors still onboard.
-->'''Evelyn:''' It's for your own good!\\

* SpannerInTheWorks: Evelyn succeeds in pulling off the first part of their plan. However, she ''did not'' expect Dash, Violet, and especially Jack-Jack to start unraveling everything. Jack-Jack ends up saving the day by using his telekinesis powers to free his mother from the mind control glasses, who then frees everyone else.
* SpottingTheThread: [[spoiler: Elastigirl noticed that, despite the fight the Screenslaver put her through, it was just too easy. She remarks that his locks were too conventional, that the odds of a surly pizza delivery boy being able to mastermind everything himself were too steep, and that one of the screens in Screenslaver's lair was tuning in to the signal on her costume-cam.]]

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: a threefer during the [[RunawayTrain Maglev Rescue]]:
** When Elastigirl splits the train, the split severs the electrical circuit, and since it's a ''maglev'', the loss in power causes the train to drop onto its rails, producing a horrific screech and a shower of sparks.
** As the rear two cars are significantly heavier than the lone front car (the train was going backwards, mind you), they have more momentum, forcing Elastigirl to form a parachute to stop them in time.
** After severing the front car, it doesn't [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse spontaneously cease to exist]], but instead comes back with a vengeance, slamming into the rest of the train with enough force that the front car ends up TeeteringOnTheEdge, and would likely have fallen off the track entirely if it wasn't still connected to the middle car.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: In-universe example with Bob's rant about Dash's New Math homework, which is based on a real thing, but also echoes the sentiment of many U.S. parents with the Common Core curriculum (see the Take That example above). "You can't change math!"

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: See the [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome/{{Pixar}} Pixar page]].

** Evelyn is possibly correct in that [[spoiler:her father could have survived if he had just gone into the house's safe room instead of trying to call some heroes to help. His over-reliance on heroes was his undoing. A weakness in her argument is putting the blame entirely on the Supers, when the same thing would've happened if he'd called the police.]]
** Screenslaver [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujgwEldk5Jk had a legitimate point]] in saying that society is becoming dependent on screens and uses visual media to supersede reality. That is, after all, why Screenslaver can control anyone they want at will.

** Elastigirl has every opportunity to [[spoiler:let Evelyn fall to her death. Instead, to demonstrate that her moral compass trumps Evelyn's lack thereof, Elastigirl ''saves'' her.]]

'''Helen:''' Eh, you didn't miss much.

** Although, it’s possible he’s robbing the bank in order to get money to finance a larger campaign, like how the Bolsheviks robbed banks to fund their revolution.

** Or government in this case. Winston notes that politicians have difficulty believing that somebody would do good solely for the sake of doing good.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: While conversing with Helen, [[spoiler:Evelyn]] talks about how consumers will sacrifice quality for ease every time, [[spoiler:which is a very similar sentiment to the Screenslaver's MotiveRant. She is revealed to be the real Screenslaver]] before the scene is over.

*** Screenslaver gives a monologue condemning people's addiction to letting entertainment do things for them rather than taking the effort to experience it themselves, preferring simulation over reality. [[spoiler:It turns out that the decoy Screenslaver is ''literally'' a simulated villain, being orchestrated by the real Screenslaver giving that speech.]]

* RuleOfThree: It takes Voyd three attempts to portal get Elastigirl onto the jet.

* RuderAndCruder: The sequel uses some mild profanity -- mostly "damn," "hell," and "crap," -- where the first film had none. At the time of its release, ''Incredibles 2'' was the only Creator/{{Pixar}} film to contain profanity stronger than "hell".

-->Bob: Because I'm ''formulating''! Okay?! I'm taking in information, I'm processing, I'm doing the math, I'm fixing the boyfriend, and keeping the baby from turning into a flaming monster! How do I do it? ''[[[{{Beat}} Dash and Violet give him wide-eyed looks]]]'' By rolling with the punches, baby! I eat thunder and [[PrecisionFStrike crap]] lightning, okay? Because I'm Mr. Incredible! Not "Mr. So-So" or "Mr. Mediocre Guy"! '''Mr.''' '''''Incredible!'''''

* RageBreakingPoint: Mr. Incredible has this when Dash and Violet demand answers of why he hadn't told Elastigirl about Jack-Jack's powers.
-->'''Mr. Incredible:''' Because I'm ''formulating''! Okay?! I'm taking in information, I'm processing, I'm doing the math, I'm fixing the boyfriend, and keeping the baby from turning into a flaming monster! How do I do it? ''[[[{{Beat}} Dash and Violet give him wide-eyed looks]]]'' By rolling with the punches, baby! I eat thunder and [[PrecisionFStrike crap]] lightning, okay? Because I'm Mr. Incredible! Not "Mr. So-So" or "Mr. Mediocre Guy"! '''Mr.''' '''''Incredible!'''''