Supers

***Supers*** is a term for superpowered humans in the world of the Disney/Pixar *The Incredibles* franchise. In the films, each super has a random superpower. At the time of the first movie, all superheroes were forced into hiding when the public began to sue them for damages caused by crime-fighting. The Supers would be granted amnesty from responsibilities for past actions while, in return, they had to promise to never again resume any form of hero-work. Fifteen years later, however, Winston Deavor, CEO of DevTech, started off a campaign that would help Superheroes become legal again, which ultimately succeeded. **Over fifteen years, Syndrome had many Supers killed by Omnidroids during training sessions for Operation Kronos. The only known Supers left were Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl, and Frozone, with the exception of Bob and Helen's children and the "Wannabe" supers.**

**Supers** are humans who were born with or given superpowers. Though, in all of the different forms of *The Incredibles* media, there are little to no answers on how supers get their powers, there is much room for speculation, although it seems to be genetic because Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl have powers and all their kids have them.

**Supers** is a term for superheroes in the world of *The Incredibles* and *Incredibles 2*. While it hasn't been confirmed if Supers are 100% human; they all appear to have an ancestral genetic trait that gives them a random superpower. This trait arises only in infancy, though it is possible for the ability to be inert longer than normal. It's also possible for a Super to have multiple superhuman abilities at once. **Normal humans who use gadgets to mimic superhuman abilities like Syndrome do not classify as Supers. In addition, Supers don't need to be superheroes or supervillains to classify as many can be normal civilians.**

## Biography

Aside from the Incredibles family and Frozone, several other Supers came cameo appearances in the film. During the opening, Dynaguy, Stratogale, Thunderhead, Meta-Man, and Gazerbeam, are seen attending Bob and Helen's wedding in their super suits. Dynaguy, Stratogale, Thunderhead, and Meta-Man are seen again flashbacks, along with Splashdown, when Edna Mode states the dangers of capes to Bob. Whilst snooping around Syndrome's base, Mr. Incredible broke into his computer and discovered a list of supers he killed during Omnidroid training sessions for Operation Kronos.

In the sequel, Superheroes were still illegal. However, Winston and Evelyn Deavor set out to change that by running a campaign that would make Superheroes legal again. Fitting tiny cameras into their super-suits, Supers could share their perceptions with the public, showing them what goes on when they are fighting crime. It is also revealed in the sequel that not all the Supers were killed by Syndrome. There were many others who were forced into hiding due to the law. Among these supers were the "Wannabes", Voyd, He-Lectrix, Reflux, Brick, Screech, and Krushauer, who joined Winston Deavor's campaign to bring Superheroes back. At the signing of the International Supers Accord, more Supers were seen among the many ambassadors attending the ceremony.

## Significance in *The Incredibles*

Superheroes and superpowers are hugely significant in *The Incredibles* and *Incredibles 2*, as it is essentially what the entire plot of the movies is about. Superheroes are seen with a large variety of superpowers. Mr. Incredible has super-strength, Elastigirl has body elasticity, Violet has invisibility and force fields, Dash has super speed, and baby Jack-Jack has many different powers seen in *The Incredibles* and *Jack-Jack Attack*.

The Supers are mostly engaged in fighting crime by keeping secret identities. They are recruited and employed by the National Supers Agency (NSA).

Around 1947, public opinion turned against supers due to the collateral damage caused by their crime-fighting. After several lawsuits, the government silently initiated the Superhero Relocation Program, which forced Supers to permanently adhere to their secret identities and stop their heroic activities. This caused a significant increase in crime rates, with villains, super and non-super, running riot. However, going by the death dates of various heroes, some Supers were still active well into the 1950’s.

The Act lasted for 15 years (until 1962) until the foiling of Operation Kronos by both Frozone and the Incredibles saw the public indebted to superheroes.

Afterwards, the NSA coordinated the activity of superheroes, such as the transfer of supervillain prisoners (as seen in the Incredibles play set in Disney Infinity).

Supers remained illegal for at least 3 months until the events of *Incredibles 2* when courts and national governments officially allowed them to return to their heroic activities.

## List of Supers

 Because of the banning of Superheroes, Voyd felt like an outcast. Being forced to hide her abilities from the world was hard for her until she got her chance to embrace her true self when ***Winston Deavor*** set out to bring Superheroes back. As a mega-fan of Elastigirl, Voyd looks up to her as a mentor. She was the one woman in her life who has made her feel hopeful and consider her powers to be a gift and not a curse.

 Thunderhead was known for his caring attitude towards kids, and also for being easily controlled by his emotions. He also, unfortunately, had a reputation for low intelligence. Thunderhead's lack of intelligence would prove his undoing when his cape got caught on the fin of a villain's missile.

 In her golden years, Elastigirl was romantically pursued by many top Supers but turned them all down as she preferred to live the life of freedom and adventure. She had a goal in becoming a prominent superheroine before the banning of Supers. Elastigirl displayed strong opinions towards the subject of Supers being a predominantly male profession.
 Prior to the banning of Supers, Mr. Incredible was once the World's most famous Superhero. At that time he was easily distracted and had an inability to set priorities. His victory in an eating contest with Thunderhead at the NSA picnic earned him the nickname "Mr. Inedible".

 The eldest child of Mr Incredible and Elastigirl. Violet gets her name for being able to create purple-tinged force fields and her nature as a 'shrinking violet' for most of the first film. However, after pushed past her comfort zone, she quickly begins to embrace her powers and gain more confidence in who she is.

 Although his powers are never explicitly stated, it could be extrapolated that he had fire-based abilities due to his name and logo.
Fironic and Gazerbeam were known to have personal connection with the father of Winston and Evelyn Deavor. However, this relationship ended when superheroes were made illegal and they were forced to go into hiding.

## Known Entire SuperHeroes

Unless otherwise stated, all listed Supers are deceased, killed by either capes accidents or by Syndrome's Operation Kronos. Characters with their deaths directly confirmed will be marked with †.

* Apogee†
* Blazestone†
* Blitzerman†
* Downburst†
* Everseer†
* Gamma Jack†
* Gazerbeam†
* Hypershock†
* Macroburst†
* Phylange†
* Psycwave†
* Stormicide†
* Tradewind†
* Universal Man†
* Vectress†

* Fironic

* Mr. Incredible
* Elastigirl
* Frozone

* Violet Parr
* Jack-Jack Parr
* Dash Parr

* Brick
* He-Lectrix
* Krushauer
* Reflux
* Screech
* Voyd

* Meta Man†
* Splashdown†
* Stratogale†
* Thunderhead†
* Dynaguy†

* Peeping Tom

* Brainstorm
* Cliffhanger
* Dehydra
* Diabla
* Firebreak
* Icebreaker
* Vapora
* Shock and Awe
* Zephyr

## Trivia

* In one of the comics, Jack-Jack gets an alien virus that he contracted while in utero but didn't display until much later. Helen remarks that, "Our children don't get sick. *We* don't get sick." This could mean that Superheroes, or at least some of them, have superior immune systems.
* According to Edna, most baby Superheroes are born with one or two extra powers that they outgrow, however, the babies aren't normally born with as many powers as Jack-Jack. Therefore, it is unknown which, if any, powers Jack-Jack will outgrow.
* It is unknown what determines which powers somebody will get or how many powers it's possible to get.
	+ However it is theorized that a superhero’s powers are tied to their personality traits.
* Superheroes are anonymous while doing hero work and, while doing hero work, call their real name their "secret identity" (for example, Mr. Incredible's secret identity is Robert Parr.) While doing superhero work, Supers go by a name that generally has to do with their abilities (for example Lucius' superhero name is Frozone and he has ice powers.)
* According to the comics, Superheroes are "immune to their own powers", allowing someone who was on fire to be able to hold Jack-Jack without hurting him because Jack-Jack has fire as one of his own powers.
* It is unknown if a normal person that uses advanced technology to fight crime can be classified as superhero.