The sequel to the Incredibles has been a long time in the making – almost 15 years, in
fact – and will be hitting the big screen in a few days from now.
So naturally, it’s time to dive into theories about what on Earth will happen with our favorite
super-powered family in the upcoming movie.
And, to be frank, a lot of the really compelling fan theories that have been making the rounds
on the good old interwebs are actually pretty dark.
Like, make you really sad about your soft and fuzzy nostalgic Incredibles memories kind
of dark.
So today, we’re diving into them with our list of the top 10 Incredibles Theories that
will ruin your childhood.
We’ll be discussing theories about the original film, and also ones about what will go down
in the sequel.
Get ready to get real sad.
Or at least feel remorseful.
10 Edna Killed Syndrome Edna quickly became one of the most entertaining
and fan favourite characters from The Incredibles.
But what if she helped out our favourite superhero family more than we initially thought, via
manslaughter?
One theory suggests that the ‘no capes’ scene from the first movie has had a way bigger
impact on their world than what we immediately thought.
One hero of the past was named Stratogale – she had a cape, and she got sucked into
a plane engine because of it.
That’s dark, but it gets worse – on the special DVD feature, you can see various super
stats, and on hers, it says that she was a teenager.
Then there are the lawsuits – the public being outraged by the disasters caused by
supers.
It’s likely that the plane that Stratogale was sucked into crashed.
Edna would have been the one who designed her suit, meaning she likely blames herself
for Stratogale’s death – the death of a teenage girl.
That being said, this theory does have a silver lining – it’s likely that Syndrome had
gone to Edna to design his suit.
And seeing that he was a villain, what did she do?
Give him a cape.
Although that last part of the theory is a bit of a long shot, since it’s likely that
Buddy crafted the suit himself, along with all of his other gear and tech.
9 Syndrome & The Government Syndrome’s whole schtick in the first Incredibles
was to lure supers to his island and kill them all off.
But one theory from HoneybeeHound on Reddit speculates that his genocide was actually
sanctioned by the government.
Honeybee points out those government agents in the first film who watch over the retired
Supers to make sure they don’t reveal their identities or get up to anything unusual,
and they run a relocation program.
When Bob tosses his boss through several walls, an agent shows up offering to relocate him
but ends up wiping everyone’s memories instead.
So if they’re watching, why didn’t they do anything about Syndrome’s island?
They must’ve known about it, or at least realized that a bunch of the supers were inevitably
disappearing or dying.
This suggests that they were in cahoots with Syndrome, or at least turning a blind eye
to his activities, perhaps seeing him as a suitable solution to their super problems.
It would be pretty cost efficient for them to do so instead of continuing to operate
the way they were.
The theory also speculates that because Buddy was a business entrepreneur, the government
could have been one of his clients, with him making tech for them.
That being said, if he was selling tech to the government, that could also be a reason
why they didn’t act on his island ‘experiments’; perhaps he infiltrating their own tracking
system in order to hide his activities from them.
8 15 Years As we mentioned at the top of our video, it’s
been almost 15 years since the original film debuted.
While most fans found this infuriating, others picked up on it to mean much, much more.
There’s a scene in the first film where Syndrome, its antagonist Buddy, tells Mr.
Incredible he can’t call off his missile because he’s “Too late.
15 years too late.”
This was a reference to how Mr. Incredible treated him back when they first encountered
each other, and that 15 years had passed, with Buddy holding a vendetta against him.
This theory speculates that this statement and the release of the second film 15 years
later is somehow connected.
While the initial theory believed that the sequel would take 15 years after the first,
based on the trailers, that does not look to be the case.
This had led to more discussion that a catastrophic event that was set in motion in the first
film will be what effects our heroic family in this movie, making that 15 years too late
statement all too true.
7 Jack-Jack isn’t Unique Jack-Jack wowed audiences with his plethora
of abilities in the first Incredibles movie and based on the trailers for the second,
it looks like he’s still got all those tricks up the sleeve.
Or diaper, rather.
According to one Reddit user named Spass_Mit_Hans, though, don’t be surprised if those powers
dissipate pretty darn soon.
They speculate that just because he has a ton of powers now, doesn’t mean he’ll
retain those gifts.
This is rooted in how when Jack-Jack first displays his powers, they aren’t all surprised
that he can do so many different things, so perhaps this is how powers manifest initially
in the world of the Incredibles – a child who has powers can do a bunch of crazy things,
but as they grow older, their body latches on to a specific ability that works with their
personalities and skills.
Violet is defensive and shy – she can create force fields and become invisible.
Dash is impatient – he’s a speedster.
So it wouldn’t be surprising if by the end of the film.
Jack-Jack’s powers settle on one ability.
6 Boo and Sully A theory loosely based on the Pixar Theory
– the theory that states all Pixar movies are interconnected - this one explores the
idea that Boo from Monsters Inc is actually Violet.
There’s a scene in Monsters Inc where Sully drops Boo behind a door and closes it.
Then he turns around and she’s there, without him noticing.
YouTuber Kmack Time has speculated that this may prove that Boo does, in fact, have powers
– she became invisible and quickly ran out behind Sully, and that’s how he didn’t
notice her doing it.
Or, perhaps, she teleported, maybe having multiple powers while being so young, if we’re
riffing off that Jack-Jack theory from earlier on our list.
Boo also doesn’t disappear when she’s scared, just like how Violet couldn’t use
her powers when she was scared or under pressure.
Boo also made a cameo in Toy Story 3 as one of the girls in the kindergarten class.
And she looks a whole lot like Violet, minus having a slightly different hair color as
a teen.
And lastly, the reason why she isn’t afraid of Sully is that he reminds her of her father,
who is of a similar stature, which is why she clings to him – she reminds her of home,
and that’s why she trusts him.
Makes Monster Inc a little more heart wrenching, doesn’t it?
5 Eradication When Supers were outlawed, it makes sense
that most of them would calmly go into retirement, because, you know, they’re heroes.
But what about the super villains?
Where did they all go?
This theory from Redditor QuirkyPeaker explores the idea that the government eradicated all
super villains after the supers were outlawed.
Most villains in the film were depicted as being normal humans, and the police would
have been able to neutralize their threats, albeit being in more danger, that is.
But, if that were the case, the villains probably would have died carrying out their crimes
- Bomb Voyage, for example, may have been taken out as a last resort if the police were
dealing with the situation.
So with all that in mind, it would have been easy for the government to purge all of these
villains that the supers would have dealt with in more kind ways.
Now, considering all of that, let’s dive in even deeper - if those are the kinds of
villains that were popping up, why did we not see any villains who had powers?
It seems unlikely that every individual who developed superpowers would have been down
to only use them for good, especially when the heroes were outlawed.
So whose to say that the government didn’t intervene and use extreme measures - like
brutally hunting them down and killing them in a way similar to our previous Syndrome
Government theory?
4 Cheating Husband This theory pokes at the idea that Bob cheated
on Helen.
At the beginning of The Incredibles, Helen suspects that Bob cheated on her after she
finds a strand of blonde hair on his suit.
In reality, he’s been hiding his return to his heroics, but he’s been sneaky, and
she’s picked up on it.
Or is it?
Redditer Oswalt posted a theory that suggests he was actually having an affair while all
of this was going on.
This is because we never actually see Bob in close proximity to Mirage for her hair
to get on him, and Mirage does seem to have some sort of attraction to Bob.
Mirage also has no idea that he’s married until she meets Helen, so if Bob did make
a move on her, she would’ve been oblivious and probably DTF.
That being said, another offshoot of this theory is that Bob has had a past of being
unfaithful to Helen before, hence why she jumped to those conclusions rather than putting
two and two together about him hiding his return to being a superhero.
Either way, pretty unsettling.
3 Dash is a Villain This theory from Reddit user Professor_Wonder
suggests that Dash will be the antagonist of the film.
How?
Well, let’s look at his abilities.
There’s a history of the family always telling Dash to rein in his powers.
Bob and Helen are constantly reminding him to keep his super speed powers under control.
The theory suggests that as a teenager, he’ll be even less susceptible to listening to them.
On top of that, he has a history of using his powers to misbehave – he once put a
tack on his teacher’s seat – as Professor_wonder put it, “Dash is able to garner some positive
attention by doing something negative.”
Now compare that to Buddy from the first film – all he wanted to do became Mr. Incredible’s
sidekick, and when he was shut down, he became the supervillain Syndrome.
Could a similar formula go down with Dash?
While the possibilities of Dash turning against his parents out of teen angst don’t seem
out of character, becoming a full-blown villain may be a bit of a stretch for the speedster
hero.
2 Enda is a Reformed Villain It’s hard to not look at Edna and think
that she’s got some serious villain-face at times.
It’s true!
Her expressions can look downright sinister at times.
While most of us just chalked that up to intensity and passion, it got others thinking.
According to a theory posted by 5thcircleofnell on Reddit, Ends may be a reformed villain.
They break it down into five points.
The first being that she’s got a throwaway line about not looking back or dwelling on
the past because it’s distracting.
Second, she’s a bit fanatical when it comes to witnessing combat.
Third, I quote, “Her entire facility is somewhat villainous.
The style is severe and imposing.
It’s equipped with auto-turrets, flamethrowers, and explosive ordinance.
It’s surrounded by a gate and has armed guards.
Now, other Supers and those associated with them live in hiding, but they don’t seem
to feel like they’re in any sort of danger in their day-to-day, and neither does Edna;
She has those things because she likes them.”
Fourth, she doesn’t seem to like her guards much.
5thcircleofnell suggests that’s because they’re government handlers, and she’s
been allowed to operated still because she’s reformed.
Even if they’re not government handlers, she treats them the way a villain would treat
their minions.
And lastly, she made a suit for Jack-Jack, which is something that the Parts would never
have considered doing.
They argue that this is because Edna thinks like a villain, and knows that Syndrome would
still target Jack-Jack regardless of his age.
Kind of all makes sense, doesn’t it?
1 Violet isn’t Bob’s Daughter This one comes from a Reddit user named desi_launda101,
who dived deeper into the mystery as to why Violet’s hair color is different than the
rest of the family’s.
In case you didn’t notice, Violet’s hair is black, whereas everyone else is blonde,
minus Mrs. Incredible’s dark red.
While most assumed that Violet, being a tween, must have dyed it, this theory speculates
that that isn’t actually the case.
There was a character who lends Helen a plane in the first film so she can get to Syndrome’s
island - his name is Snug.
He was initially supposed to be the one who piloted it, and dies in a crash, but was cut
from the film since there wasn’t enough time to develop his character.
But we do see a photograph of him, with his arm around Helen.
He’s wearing a baseball cap, but his hair underneath looks fairly dark.
So the theory suggests that perhaps Helen had slept with Snug in the early days of when
supers were outlawed, since times were tough and Bob had difficulty holding down a job,
meaning there was likely some marital disagreement.
Being unable to hold a job, the couple likely had to move around quite a bit so she wouldn’t
have been able to maintain the affair.
She finds out she’s pregnant with Violet, and it brings her and Bob closer.
To further emphasize the possibility that the affair could have happened, consider this
- Helen keeps the photo of Snug in her room next to a picture of the family.
When she borrows the plane from him, she says “I’m calling in a solid you owe me.”
Helen’s assumption that Bob is cheating at the beginning of The Incredibles may be
because of residual guilt that she has for having an affair, making her jump to that
kind of conclusion.
And lastly, if you compare the kinds of powers Violet’s brothers have versus hers, the
other two have shown traits more fitting of being Mr. Incredible’s children.
And if none of that convinced you, look at the shape of Violet’s head - it’s a pretty
spot on match for Snug’s head shape, isn’t it?
On the flip side, if you’re not a fan of this theory, you may be glad to hear that
in the initial concept art for Snug, he didn’t have black hair - it was more of an ashy blonde.
There we have it, friends!
Which of these theories do you think actually stands a chance at being accurate?
And which ones do you think are complete BS?
And if any of these actually panned out, how do you think they’d affect the upcoming
film?
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