Quote:Star Ranger4 wrote:Despite the amazing similarities between FF and the Incredibles, Brad Bird has gone on record as describing where each of the Incredibles got their powers (inspirationally), and it's not Marvel Comics.
Re the Incredables... Dash was, in a way, the odd kid out. However, I would like to point out that Spoiler [+]
the baby Jack Jr, (aka JackJack) was shown to exhibit Human Torch like powers (as well as several others) in the short included with the DVD (which covered events happening to the poor babysitter during the main events of the movie)
1. Mr. Incredible is the father of the family. When Bird's wife was pregnant, family and friends told him, "You're going to be a father. You have to be strong." So, Mr. Incredible has super-strength.
2. Elastigirl is the mother. Mothers have to be flexible and resilient, as well as being able to go every which way when dealing with their children. Thus, Elastigirl has stretching.
3. Young boys are full of energy, unstoppable, and more than one mother has said that they disappear if you take their eyes off of them. Dash, a pre-teen boy, has superspeed.
4. Violet is a teenage girl, full of self-esteem issues. Ergo, invisibility to hide from the harsh critics of the high school cliques and force fields to protect her from the pain of the world. You'll notice that, as she grows more confident during the film, she starts using the force fields more often than the invisibility. (Her name is, of course, a reference to the term "a shrinking violet," a name used by a different superhero.
5. Jack-Jack is a baby. Babies are full of potential. His burst of different powers at the end of the film (and during the short that accompanied the DVD) are indicative of his untapped potential.
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