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| “ | Showtime! | „ |
| ~ Mr. Incredible's catchphrase. |
| “ | No matter how many times you save the world, it always manages to get back in jeopardy again. Sometimes I just want it to stay saved! You know, for a little bit? I feel like the maid; I just cleaned up this mess! Can we keep it clean for... for ten minutes! | „ |
| ~ Mr. Incredible on saving the world. |
Robert "Bob" Parr, also known by his superhero alias, Mr. Incredible, is one of the titular main protagonists of Pixar's The Incredibles franchise.
He is the patriarch and the leader of the Incredibles family who does his best in performing crime-fighting for the sake of justice. Such issue of his is challenged with his family life with the rest of the Parr family. He's the husband of fellow famed superhero Elastigirl, the father of Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone's best friend, and Buddy Pine/Syndrome's former idol turned arch-nemesis.
He is voiced by Craig T. Nelson, who also played Jack Mannion in The District.
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Personality[]
Bob is nice, friendly, strong, brave, fatherly, heroic, and pleasant. He still loves his wife and children, even though he doesn't spend time with his family often and constantly goes off with Lucius for some crime-fighting, but he's initially not good at expressing it due to longing for the "glory days" when he could help people more openly without having to worry about abiding by the government's restrictions and discreetly acting as a vigilante. This is only further exacerbated by the fact that he hates the job he initially has at Insincere due to their blatant corruptness, which also leaves him to be consistently worn-out, tired, and irritable.
While his desire to be a superhero can come off as a little self-centered, it's largely because he has a very strong sense of justice, has a genuinely strong desire to help people, and believes that the government has outlawed them out of ignorance. Even while working at InsuriCare, Bob went out of his way to help their customers dodge and guide them through the company's predatory business practices so that they could get their insurance. By the same token, unlike Helen, he believes their kids should be able to openly demonstrate their talents/powers. Over the course of the first film, however, he gradually comes to realize that, as largely well-intentioned as he was, he was letting this desire consume him to the point that he hadn't been paying attention to and appreciating his family as much as he could, and from that point onwards, he resolves to make a much stronger effort to be a better husband and father, showing he is willing to admit his mistakes and improve.
For all his good traits though, Bob has shown some noticeable flaws, notably a short temper and a sense of envy. While he mostly manages to keep the former under control, it occasionally comes to the surface and gets him in trouble, most notably when he loses his temper with his boss at Insuricare, Gilbert Huph, throws him through several walls, which leaves him in the hospital and predictably, gets him fired, and in need of a new job. Meanwhile, the latter surfaces when his wife is chosen over him by Winston Deavor to help regain the public's trust in superheroes. Despite acting supportive and even actively encouraging her to accept his offer, he can't help but wish he were the one getting to take on secret superhero missions and be doing some good, which he still had the strong desire to do. However, he does his best to conceal it, and due to his development and newfound commitment from the last movie, genuinely strives to be a good father upon taking over that role. The main problem that arises from that, however, is that he still insists on trying to take on and solve all his kid's problems by himself even when he finds it far more challenging than he initially anticipated, which gradually leads to him becoming very sleep-deprived, worn out and irritable, not unlike his days at Insuricare, which culminates in him having a meltdown. However, after his kids witness this and contact Lucius for assistance, he begins to realize that not only can he rely on others like him and Edna to help him, but that it's actually far more effective and healthier to do so.
Physical Appearance[]
In his prime, Mr Incredible appears as an incredibly muscular man with fair skin, blue eyes and blonde hair. He stands at 190cm and has a somewhat barrel-chested appearance with a disproportionately large chest compared to the lower half of his body. In his prime, during the Glory Days of Supers, Bob wore a bodysuit composed of blue around his chest, waist, belly, and underwear like tights, with some black colouration over his shoulders and just around his waist. He also wore blue gloves and boots. His logo back then was a large lower case 'i' with a red spot accented by blue over a black section around his shoulders and neck, and the rest of the 'i' being black. He also wore a small black eye mask.
During the primary events of the first film, and all subsequent appearances, Mr Incredible wears a new, largely red coloured, body suit, with a black eye mask. His chest, belly, legs and shoulders are coloured red; his boots, 'tights' and gloves are now black as is a small collar around his neck; an orange belt now extends above his waist. His new logo, which applies to the rest of the family, is a yellow lower case 'i' this time flanked by orange patterns, with his right side pattern being wider towards the dot of his 'i' and his left side pattern being wider towards the bottom of the long vertical yellow line of the 'i'. In the centre of the dot is a small white dot.
Powers and Abilities[]
Robert "Bob" Parr/Mr Incredible has shown himself as one of the strongest and toughest supers.
- Superhuman Strength: Mr. Incredible's primary superpower is superhuman strength. He is seen bench-pressing locomotives and throwing boulders at speed, even in middle age, he is still very phenomenally strong, being able to bench-press locomotives and fight on equal footing with the Omnidroid 8000. Mr. Incredible's superhuman strength apparently extends to all his musculature. Most notably, his leg muscles possess sufficient strength to enable him to leap incredible heights, with a significant freedom in his agility and movement. Bob's exact lifting limit is well in excess of 66 tons, which weighs 153 tons, making him the strongest person ever. Even then, his strength was not enough to be able to escape from Syndrome’s zero-point energy prison by himself, although this mainly has to do with the fact that Syndrome was an expert at inventing high-tech weapons, and the fact that Mr. Incredible’s cell was using maximum power as Helen observed while infiltrating Syndrome’s base to find her husband. Even on maximum power, Mr. Incredible still managed to reach out and grab Mirage.
- Superhuman Leaping: This gives him a leaping ability of a few stories, with corresponding agility.
- Enhanced Speed: His strength allows him to run at speeds that far surpass an ordinary human without tiring—though neither his speed nor agility approach that of his son Dash.
- Superhuman Agility: Mr. Incredible's immense strength also extends to his legs, allowing him to jump very high as when he first fights an Omnidroid.
- Speed Swimming & Enhanced Lung Capacity: Thanks to his superhuman strength, he is able to swim exceptionally fast. His lung capacity also surpasses that of a normal human's.
- Invulnerability/High Durability: He has a high degree of durability. He can withstand tremendous amounts of physical trauma, including multistory falls, the direct impact of a train, and breaking through brick walls. He can be cut, though, with very hard metals and a suitable amount of force. Although Mr. Incredible has near invulnerability, things that produce a large force still hurt him. This is shown when he is going to stop the train, he winces just before it hits him; according to director Brad Bird it was him "preparing for the fact that it's going to hurt". In a deleted scene, however, his body could withstand being cut by a butcher knife, and also dent it in the process, as demonstrated when he, while trying to cleave some food for the grill, accidentally chopped his fingers. This also in a way acted as a weakness as it would have produced complications as it would have given away his identity to a barbecue by their new neighbors, so he had to fake injury in order to maintain cover.
- Sharp Senses: Mr. Incredible also has very sharp senses. This power is seen when Bomb Voyage is about to blow open the vault of a skyrise building; Mr. Incredible is able to hear the faint beeping of the bomb from the other side of a thick wall.
- Expert Strategist: He doesn't exhibit superhuman intelligence, but his years of super-heroic experience allow him to rapidly formulate effective strategies to deal with opponents who cannot be bested by his strength alone.
Victims[]
- Omnidroid v.X8 - Beaten to death Mr. Incredible.
- Omnidroid v.X10 - Core destroyed by Mr. Incredible.
- Syndrome - Killed by a plane turbine and blown up after Mr. Incredible threw a car at his jet.
Quotes[]
| “ | Fly home, Buddy! I work alone. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Incredible telling Buddy Pine to fly home, also the same quote that drove Buddy into villainy. |
| “ | YOU'RE NOT AFFILIATED WITH ME! | „ |
| ~ Mr.Incredible scolding Buddy - one of his most famous quotes. |
| “ | Alright, listen closely. I'd like to help you, but I can't. I'd like to tell you to take a copy of your policy to Norma Wilcox on... Norma Wilcox. W-I-L-C-O-X... on the third floor, but I can't. I also do not advise you to fill out and file a WS2475 form with our legal department on the second floor. I would not expect someone to get back to you quickly to resolve the matter. I'd like to help, but there's nothing I can do. | „ |
| ~ Bob helping an old lady get her insurance claim reevaluated through InsuriCare's inner bureaucracy. |
| “ | Kids! Listen to your mother. | „ |
| ~ Bob telling his children to listen to Helen. |
| “ | Bob: It was just a little workout, just to stay loose. Helen: You know how I feel about that Bob, darn you we can't blow cover again! Bob: The Building was coming down anyway i- Helen: WHAT!? You knocked down a Building!? Bob: It was on fire, structurally unsound it was coming down anyway. Helen: Tell me you haven't been listening to the police scanner again? Bob: Look I performed a public service you act like it's a bad thing. Helen: It is a bad thing Bob, Uprooting our family again so you could relive the Glory days is a very bad thing. Bob: Reliving the Glory days is better than acting like they didn't happen! Helen: Yes they happened, but this, our family is what's happening now Bob and you're missing this! I can't believe you don't want to go to your own son's graduation Bob: It's not a graduation, he is moving from the fourth grade to the fifth grade. Helen: It's a ceremony. Bob It's Psychotic, They keep creating new ways to celebrate mediocrity but if someone is genuinely exceptional than any- Helen This is not about you Bob, this is about Dash Bob: You want to do something for Dash? Then let him actually compete, let him go out for sports! Helen: I will not be made the enemy here, you know why we can't do that. Bob: BECAUSE HE'S BE GREAT! Helen: IT'S NOT, ABOUT, YOU!!! |
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| ~ Mr. Incredible's infamous argument with Elastigirl |
| “ | Bob: It's okay, kids. We're just having a discussion. Violet: Pretty loud discussion... |
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| ~ Bob comforting his kids after his and Helen's argument wakes them up. |
| “ | Bob: What are you waiting for? Dusty: I don't know. Something amazing, I guess. |
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| ~ Bob's famous conversation with Dusty McCallister. |
| “ | I was wrong to treat you that way. I'm sorry. | „ |
| ~ Mr. Incredible sadly apologizes to Syndrome for what he done to him 15 years ago. |
| “ | How could I betray the perfect woman? | „ |
| ~ Bob after meeting an angry Helen on Syndrome's Island |
| “ | I CAN'T LOSE YOU AGAIN! I can't... not again... I'm not... strong enough... | „ |
| ~ Bob confessing his insecurities to before their fight with the Omnidroid. |
| “ | You have POWERS! YEAH, BABY! And there's not even a scratch on you! | „ |
| ~ Bob realizing Jack-Jack has powers. |
| “ | Because I'm formulating, okay! I'm taking in information! I'm processing! I'm doing the math, I'm fixing the boyfriend, and keeping the baby from turning into a flaming monster! How do I do it? By rolling with the punches, baby! I eat thunder and crap lightening, okay? Because I'm Mr. Incredible! Not "Mr. So-So" or "Mr. Mediocre Guy"! Mr. Incredible! | „ |
| ~ Bob's angry rant of how overwhelmed he is. |
| “ | Sorry about Tony. I didn't think about Dicker erasing his memory or about you having to pay the price for a choice you never made. It's not fair, I know. And then, I made it worse at the restaurant by trying to...Anyway. Anyway...I'm sorry. I'm used to knowing what the right thing to do is but now, I'm not sure anymore. I just wanna be (sighs) a good dad. | „ |
| ~ Bob apologizing to Violet about the big mistake he made. |
Audio Samples[]
Pow! Pow! Pow! (Mr. Incredible's In-Universe Theme Song)[]
Vocals[]
Trivia[]
- Bob Parr is the first human protagonist in a Pixar feature film.
- He and his family's last name was originally going to be Invincible, not Incredible.
- Metroville is inspired by the city of Chicago by design.
- Mr. Incredible became the target of a series of Internet Memes, starting with "Traumatized Mr. Incredible", which would later become the Mr. Incredible Becoming Uncanny series, with several iterations and variations.
- In the teaser trailer, Mr. Incredible is shown wearing his new red suit during his days of a superhero instead of his blue suit. In the same teaser trailer, it is said that he retired instead of going into hiding. And then, he is called to action and starts to suit up until he realizes that he can't get his belt on. As Mr. Incredible tries to put on his belt, Helen is heard telling him that dinner is ready, but Bob tells her to give him a salad and some rice cakes instead. Afterward, he finally gets his belt until it bursts off. As with many early teaser trailers to other Disney animated films, these aren't present in the actual film.
- The first film's teaser trailer and selected posters said that Mr. Incredible was supposed to be overweight throughout the story. In the actual film, Mr. Incredible was overweight for most of the first hour and more muscular for the rest of the story.
External Links[]
- Mr. Incredible on the Disney Wiki
- Mr. Incredible on the Pixar Wiki
- Mr. Incredible on the The Incredibles Wiki
- Mr. Incredible on the Near Pure Good Wiki
- Mr. Incredible on the Shonen Heroes Wiki
- Mr. Incredible on Wikipedia
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