Mirage (The Incredibles)

Mirage is the former secondary antagonist of the 2004 Pixar film The Incredibles. She is formerly the right-hand assistant of Syndrome who assists in his plans to eliminate the world's superhero population before having a change of heart and deciding to help the Incredibles instead.
She was voiced by the late , who also voiced Rosa Santos in Maya & Miguel.
==Appearance==
Mirage is a slender young woman with white hair and green eyes. She has a tanned complexion and is of ambiguous race. She also has a penchant for expensive clothes.
==Story==
=== The Incredibles ===
Mirage had been conducting surveillance on Frozone for some time in an attempt to make him Syndrome's next murder victim, however, when she spots Frozone with his good friend Mr. Incredible, Mirage recommends to Syndrome that they put Frozone on hold and instead target Mr. Incredible, given Syndrome's hatred of the latter. She later slips a video message to Bob Parr on his last day at Insuricare, spinning a story of needing superhero help with a government project gone wrong and promising to pay him to triple his annual salary at Insuricare, which he opens that night after he is fired by Gilbert Huph. However, this is simply a ploy to lure him to an island to kill him. Mr. Incredible, both eager to resume his superhero glory days and in need of money to support his family now that he is unemployed, accepts Mirage's offer. 
Mirage meets Mr. Incredible aboard the manta jet and requests him to deactivate the allegedly defective Omnidroid v.8 on Nomanisan Island without destroying it, warning him that the robot will learn the longer that the battle goes on. She watches from a surveillance bird with Syndrome as Mr. Incredible succeeds in the task, surprising the vengeful villain who instructs Mirage to invite him to dinner. She later joins Mr. Incredible at dinner that night, explaining away her superior's absence as him liking anonymity, and explaining that she's drawn to him due to a mutual attraction to power. After receiving his pay, Bob returns home.
Two months later, Mirage contacts a rejuvenated Mr. Incredible for a new mission. She greets him by complimenting his new suit, courtesy of Edna Mode, and escorts him to a suite, informing him that he will receive his briefing later that day in the dining room. This is in reality a trap where Syndrome and the upgraded Omnidroid v.9 waits to intercept him. Later that night, after Mr. Incredible tricked Syndrome's probe into thinking he was dead, Mirage inadvertently lets Mr. Incredible into Nomanisan's control room, allowing him to discover Syndrome's plans, but finds him when the tracking device on his suit triggers the security system.
After Mr. Incredible is captured, having found out the true intentions of the two, Syndrome sends missiles to kill his wife and eldest two children, with Mirage being uncomfortable in response to hearing there are children aboard the plane. Mirage has to inform him that his family has died due to their cause. Mr. Incredible grabs Mirage and threatens to kill her if Syndrome doesn't let him free. Syndrome, thinking that he is bluffing, teases him to kill her. After a moment of silence, Mr. Incredible releases Mirage, to Syndrome's amusement. Mirage's expression shows even more uncertainty as she leaves the room, with Syndrome continuing to taunt him over being weak and beneath him now while Mr. Incredible sobs for his presumed deceased family. 
Later, as they prepare the rocket to launch the Omnidroid, Mirage calls Syndrome out on his attitude, to which Syndrome tells her he simply called Mr. Incredible's bluff and that he knew he would not have it in him to hurt Mirage. Disgusted, she angrily tells him to bet his own life when he gambles again and storms off, leaving Syndrome confused.
The next morning, Mirage has decided to defect from Syndrome. After learning that Mr. Incredible's family had survived and made it to the island, she goes to free him. He nearly chokes her before she manages to say that they're alive, upon which he releases and then warmly embraces her. She then notices Helen in the doorway, who punches her in the face, under the impression that her husband had been having an affair with her. Mr. Incredible uses Elastigirl's outstretched arm to roll her towards him to kiss her, and assures Elastigirl that he still loves her. Mirage warns them that their children may have triggered the alarm and tells them to hurry to find them.
Later, after Syndrome has left the island, leaving the Incredibles bound in the containment room, Mirage sees the Omnidroid attacking the city on the news with a worried expression and then sees the escaped family running through the halls, to her surprise. Reaching the hangar, the Incredibles decide to use the extra rocket to return to the mainland, but Mr. Incredible surmises that Syndrome has changed the password. As he ponders on how they could access the computer, Mirage speaks over the intercom: "Say please." This allows the Incredibles to return to Metroville to foil Syndrome's plan for good.
After this, her fate is unknown, but Rick mentions that the agency has frozen all of Syndrome's assets.
==Other Media==
===Comics===
In the 4th comic story arc, it is revealed that Mirage now works for the NSA, and has to help a reluctant Helen track down her old nemesis Xerek. When Helen is captured, Mirage saves her by destroying Xerek's robots.
===Disney INFINITY===
Mirage appears as a non-player character in the Disney crossover video game Disney INFINITY. She helps the Incredibles and Edna Mode to stop Syndrome, who is trying to destroy Metroville.
==Gallery==
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Incredibles-disneyscreencaps.com-11052.jpg|Mirage: (To Mr. Incredible.) "Say please."- Mirage's redemption.
==Trivia==
*Mirage does not have any superpowers, just like other villains in The Incredibles franchise.
*Aside from the CGI cutscenes, Mirage has never made an appearance in The Incredibles videogame.
*So far, Mirage is the only villain in The Incredibles franchise to be redeemed.
*Additionally, Mirage seems to be only a pseudonym, her real name is unknown.
*It should be noted that all of Mirage's printed media appearances after the events of The Incredibles have been rendered non-canon since the creation and release of Incredibles 2. As a result, her actual canonical fate after the first film is still unknown.
*Mirage was initially intended to appear in The Incredibles 2 as a redeemed antiheroine working under Rick Dicker. However, due Elizabeth Peña's passing forced a rewrite of the scripts to remove her from the story.
*It's unknown if Mirage will appear in The Incredibles 3.
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