# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Typo\_Negative](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/typo_negative/32/484_2.png) [@Typo\_Negative](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Negative)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 11:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/41 "2004-12-20T11:41:42Z")
Edna. But Elastigirl was the first animated character that I wanted…sexually. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/42 "2004-12-20T17:51:11Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#): > > I second this. I like how he makes fun of Syndrome’s costume. Even though he’s only on stage for about a minute, he seems to me like the type of character who could become a cult favorite along the same lines as Boba Fett. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/43 "2004-12-20T19:35:48Z")
> [@AwSnappity](#): > > I like how he makes fun of Syndrome’s costume. “That’s Incrediboy!” ---
**Author:** ![Fiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e274bd/32.png) [@Fiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiver)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2004, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/44 "2004-12-20T20:04:33Z")
> [@Yllaria](#): > > I think Edna gets the best lines. My favorite is " . . . and guest." Mine too! ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/45 "2004-12-21T01:52:49Z")
I don’t go to the cinema very often, but this thread has made me curious. \*The Incredibles \* opens here on Boxing Day. I must go and see it to find out about this Edna character. ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/46 "2004-12-21T02:07:19Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I don’t go to the cinema very often, but this thread has made me curious. \*The Incredibles \* opens here on Boxing Day. I must go and see it to find out about this Edna character. Edna Mode is an eccentric fashion designer who specializes in superhero costumes. She has a very avant-guarde house, and has basically one rule when it comes to design- anything goes, but absolutely _ **NO CAPES!** _ ---
**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 21, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/47 "2004-12-21T02:38:05Z")
[sidetrack] > [@Cunctator](#): > > I don’t go to the cinema very often, but this thread has made me curious. \*The Incredibles \* opens here on Boxing Day. I must go and see it to find out about this Edna character. As well, the kick-ass 60’s angular-jazzy soundtrack. Cartainly lent a lot to the flick, and zoomed to the top of my favorite movie scores. [/sidetrack] ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/48 "2004-12-21T03:03:51Z")
> [@screech-owl](#): > > 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.) I’ve counted eleven out of the first one hundred on the list: My Legions of Terror will have helmets with clear plexiglass visors, not face-concealing ones. My ventilation ducts will be too small to crawl through. I will not gloat over my enemies’ predicament before killing them. All slain enemies will be cremated, or at least have several rounds of ammunition emptied into them, not left for dead at the bottom of the cliff. The announcement of their deaths, as well as any accompanying celebration, will be deferred until after the aforementioned disposal. I will never employ any device with a digital countdown. If I find that such a device is absolutely unavoidable, I will set it to activate when the counter reaches 117 and the hero is just putting his plan into operation. No matter how well it would perform, I will never construct any sort of machinery which is completely indestructible except for one small and virtually inaccessible vulnerable spot. I will not imprison members of the same party in the same cell block, let alone the same cell. If it becomes necessary to escape, I will never stop to pose dramatically and toss off a one-liner. I will design fortress hallways with no alcoves or protruding structural supports which intruders could use for cover in a firefight. When my guards split up to search for intruders, they will always travel in groups of at least two. They will be trained so that if one of them disappears mysteriously while on patrol, the other will immediately initiate an alert and call for backup, instead of quizzically peering around a corner. I will not have captives of one sex guarded by members of the opposite sex. I don’t suppose any of you think I have too much spare time. ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/49 "2004-12-21T05:18:22Z")
> [@ITR champion](#): > > … No matter how well it would perform, I will never construct any sort of machinery which is completely indestructible except for one small and virtually inaccessible vulnerable spot. … i don’t think the omnibot had _any_ vulnerable spot… ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/50 "2004-12-21T06:57:15Z")
Count me in among the Elastigirl fan club. “Tough, smart, cute.” Kinda sums it all up, really… 🙂 But I loved Edna and her house too. Heck, the cool retro-futuristic style of the whole movie was a Major Win. Definitely going to see it again. (That’ll be Time Number 3.) Anyone know when the DVD is out? ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/51 "2004-12-21T07:07:17Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Edna Mode is an eccentric fashion designer who specializes in superhero costumes. She has a very avant-guarde house, and has basically one rule when it comes to design- anything goes, but absolutely _ **NO CAPES!** _ Don’t forget “I never look back – it distracts from the now.” 🙂 ---
**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 21, 2004, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/52 "2004-12-21T12:55:39Z")
> [@Cunctator](#): > > I don’t go to the cinema very often, but this thread has made me curious. \*The Incredibles \* opens here on Boxing Day. I must go and see it to find out about this Edna character. You won’t regret it. Money very well spent. _The Incredibles_ is one of the few films I’ve seen that is better than the hype. ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/53 "2004-12-21T14:41:55Z")
OK, was it just me or did Edna remind anyone else of Dana Carvey? All I could see was Dana Carvey doing his “Gay Artist” schtick. I would have to vote for Violet first, then Elasti-girl. Great movie! ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/54 "2004-12-21T17:21:39Z")
Useless Fact: Variety’s (I think it’s Variety’s) website features a presumably tongue-in-cheek banner ad from Disney reading “For your consideration [for the Oscars]…_The Incredibles_, including best supporting actor, Brad Bird!” (Director Bird was the voice of Edna.) ---
**Author:** ![cbawlmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cbawlmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cbawlmer)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2004, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/55 "2004-12-21T17:27:07Z")
> [@mobo85](#): > > Useless Fact: Variety’s (I think it’s Variety’s) website features a presumably tongue-in-cheek banner ad from Disney reading “For your consideration [for the Oscars]…_The Incredibles_, including best supporting actor, Brad Bird!” (Director Bird was the voice of Edna.) I’m not sure it’s tongue-in-cheek. There’s been a push for a long time now (in earnest since Robin Williams voiced the Genie in \*Aladdin \* back in 1992, and recently for Andy Serkis’ Gollum in the LOTR films) to get voicework in animated films recognized as a performance equal to any in a live-action movie. ---
**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 22, 2004, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/56 "2004-12-22T21:14:38Z")
> [@JThunder](#): > > Sue Storm. Why, **JThunder**! Are you implying that the character of Violet was stolen from The Invisible Girl from _The Fantastic Four_? Nonsense. Violet’s force fields were visible to the naked eye. No relation whatsoever. ---
**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 23, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/57 "2004-12-23T00:21:46Z")
> [@cbawlmer](#): > > I’m not sure it’s tongue-in-cheek. There’s been a push for a long time now (in earnest since Robin Williams voiced the Genie in \*Aladdin \* back in 1992, and recently for Andy Serkis’ Gollum in the LOTR films) to get voicework in animated films recognized as a performance equal to any in a live-action movie. I always thought that the first scene in ROTK with Smeagol and Deagol was there to provide an excuse to give Serkis an Oscar; sadly he didn’t really perform in that scene. His performance in TT - particularly the soliloquy - was a tour de force. ---
**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 23, 2004, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/58 "2004-12-23T07:33:26Z")
> [@ITR champion](#): > > I’ve counted eleven out of the first one hundred on the list: > …I don’t suppose any of you think I have too much spare time. No, this is wonderful, since I am still looking for my copy Thank you for your work! When I become Evil Overlordess, you shall have a place of honor on my advisory board. At the moment, henchmen positions number one through six are already filled from previous commitments and negotiations (still waiting to hear from numbers seven and eight, although I have changed Number Two several times). At the moment I can offer you a place next to the requisite “five-year-old child to see through any gaping flaw in my plans not obvious to me or any other adult” (didn’t see a five-year-old anywhere in Syndrome’s fortress, hence the failure of his plans). As a bonus for putting up with the child’s whining, you get an extra set of earplugs (they can be whiny somethimes) and a daily bequeathment of Oreos and milk at the meetings (sorry, it had to be equal to the child’s share so s/he does not start whining about you getting more than her/him). \*Notes to self: A) Reserve committee space for ITR Champion B) Check with accountant about Number Two’s expense account C) Rewrite personal theme music to include shrill trumpets (limit number of endnote fall-offs, can get tedious) and more ominous bass line D) Check wireless ‘theme music transmitter’ batteries in Sector 7, Hallway A, Room 113 - personal theme music does not start until I am already 4 feet into room E) Modify cape on outfit into kicky fitted but flexible bolero jacket (gold braid vs. black braid on collar?). Still gives air of authority without neck and back strain.\* ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/59 "2004-12-23T16:31:05Z")
Edna, followed by Violet. Dash I just wanted to trip… ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2004, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244/60 "2004-12-23T16:53:34Z")
> [@ExpiringMind](#): > > My favorite is Edna. Also, it would not be too far fetched to think that Edna was based on a real person - Edith Head. That was exactly what I thought. [Here’s](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1299/Mptv/1299/9468_0010.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Head,%20Edith) a picture of Ms. Head with a costume. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-saw-the-incredibles-whos-your-favorite-character/280244.md?page=2)