# You saw The Incredibles! - who's your favorite character. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2004, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244 "2004-12-17T01:17:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Abbie\_Carmichael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@Abbie\_Carmichael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Abbie_Carmichael)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/21 "2004-12-17T18:23:27Z")
The Glowing Baby of Death. Edna, too. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/22 "2004-12-17T18:37:32Z")
I’ve got Edna as my desktop wallpaper right now. 😃 But Elastigirl kicked some major butt too. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/23 "2004-12-17T18:39:24Z")
I found the younger Elasti-girl (from the flashbacks) to be rather er… attractive. Dash is really funny, I love his facial expressions. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/24 "2004-12-17T18:41:51Z")
Dash. Finally, a movie even a parent could love. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/25 "2004-12-17T19:14:43Z")
> [@Abbie Carmichael](#): > > The Glowing Baby of Death. > > Edna, too. Ooo, I wanna change my vote. I forgot how cute Jack-Jack was. I loved him. Edna is second now. ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/26 "2004-12-17T19:18:27Z")
> [@MissDisaster](#): > > Violet… > > She reminds me a lot of myself. Hmmm… So how _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/27 "2004-12-17T21:13:45Z")
Another vote for Elastigirl. I imagine the Holly Hunter Fan Club quintupled in ranks after this movie came out. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EmeraldGrue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dc4da7/32.png) [@EmeraldGrue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmeraldGrue)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2004, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/28 "2004-12-17T22:54:50Z")
EDNA! With Jack-Jack and Elastigirl tied for a distant second. ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/29 "2004-12-18T00:12:36Z")
Elastigirl and Dash, but I have deep affection for Mr. Incredible. I want to give him a hug. ---
**Author:** ![ExpiringMind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ExpiringMind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExpiringMind)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/30 "2004-12-18T01:53:57Z")
My favorite is Edna. Also, it would not be too far fetched to think that Edna was based on a real person - Edith Head. ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/31 "2004-12-18T02:10:18Z")
Edna was certainly the scene-stealer, but I gotta go with Frozone here. It was a really clever take on the whole superhero-normal guy thing. And def. Mr Incredible all buffed up, very nice. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/32 "2004-12-18T02:15:01Z")
That moment, outside the cave, where Elastigirl tells Violet that being a hero is in her blood, & Vi stares up at the stars in wonder & awe—_I love it!!_🙂🙂🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/33 "2004-12-18T03:15:35Z")
I hasten to point out to y’all that, back in the 1960s, there [really was an Elasti-Girl in the comics](http://www.dccomics.com/graphic_novels/?gn=1190). ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/34 "2004-12-18T12:39:41Z")
I’m surprised; I would’ve thought **Elasti-Girl** would make a clean sweep of it. Not just a super-hero mom with the coolest scene in the movie (getting through the security doors), but the voice of Holly Hunter. What’s not to love? Fun Fact: Holly Hunter went to my high school. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/35 "2004-12-18T17:20:13Z")
I’d suggest you invite Edna to your home this Christmas, [but Amazon’s fresh out, dahling.](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/toys/B00020LY58/qid%3D1103390576/sr%3D11-1/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F1/104-8902729-8421541) ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/36 "2004-12-18T19:14:06Z")
I saw the film on Wednesday and was blown away. I really don’t think any one character stands out: they all play off each other, and it is the different combinations of different characters at different times that make the movie. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/37 "2004-12-18T19:35:07Z")
Oh, yes, I can’t wait for the DVD. ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/38 "2004-12-20T01:01:01Z")
Edna. For obvious reasons. In case no one’s said so yet, I’ve heard from a pretty reliable source that the director of the movie did her voice because he didn’t like the way anyone else did it. My favorite inanimate object in the movie (since I’m sure you care) is the big huge table inside the bad guy’s island lair where Mr. Incredible dines with the woman who’s name I forgot who’s working for the bad guy. ---
**Author:** ![JoeSki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@JoeSki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoeSki)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/39 "2004-12-20T03:20:29Z")
> [@MissDisaster](#): > > Violet… > > She reminds me a lot of myself. A repeat… How _YOU_ doin’? Violet was my favorite character. Lanky, gawky, modest, but strong and full of character. I really want to see her eight years or so in the future. Elastigirl comes in second. ---
**Author:** ![screech-owl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@screech-owl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/screech-owl)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/40 "2004-12-20T11:29:33Z")
> [@TJdude825](#): > > …My favorite inanimate object in the movie (since I’m sure you care) is the big huge table inside the bad guy’s island lair where Mr. Incredible dines with the woman who’s name I forgot who’s working for the bad guy. Her name was Mirage. I wanna know what happened to her. Yeah, nice table, but one helluva of a view of the magma (kinda like the F. L. Wright house in PA). A/C compressor must be working overtime, though. Side Note: Gotta find my Evil Overlord List, and see how many rules Syndrome broke in his quest to be come Evil Overlord (tossing away the loyalty of your top henchman is second, wearing a cape is number one.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244.md?page=3)