History Literature / ATwistedTale

* IWasQuiteALooker: Turns out that Merlin and Mim were fairly attractive when they were young adults, at least enough for them to find each other attractive; Merlin was tall and lean young man with long black hair with a SkunkStripe who Mim [[StupidSexyFlanders clearly liked to look at despite finding him frustrating and annoying]], while Merlin found Mim to be unique looking UnkemptBeauty who could only hide it so well.

''A Twisted Tale'' is a series of young adult novels written by Liz Braswell, Jen Calonita, Elizabeth Lim, Farrah Rochon, and Mari Mancusi, and published by Disney Press.

* AlternateUniverse: Is set to be one of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', though it was initially unknown which important plot point of the original film it'll diverge from.[[note]]with the American-International cover showing what appears to be [[spoiler:Omnidroid V09]] in Violet's shadow, it's set during Bob's second visit to the island and the jumping off point is Dash never sneaking off to join his mom, meaning Violet stays home, [[spoiler:making it easier for Syndrome and Mirage to kidnap them]].[[/note]]

* BittersweetEnding: Very downplayed at first, but comes very close to a DownerEnding. [[spoiler: Ultimately, things work out for the Parrs after they're reunited at the end, with Violet appreciating her powers after briefly losing them, being on better terms with both Dash and Helen again, and being more hopeful/confident about her social life and pursuit of Tony, even though she was forced to kill Syndrome, which will leave her haunted and scarred for life. However, there's even less of an indication that the Supers will be made legal again (since the battle didn't happen in public and Dicker and the NSA keep it all under wraps rather than letting it revealed to the government, there's no inciting incident from the Underminer for Winston Deavor to contact the Parrs and Lucius, all but likely ensuring [[TheBadGuyWins Evelyn's dream]] of a world without Supers), the family is stuck in living in a motel for a while (though Violet and Dash do at least like the regular access pool and frequent Chinese takeout, respectively) and the family is likely going to have to deal with the Mastermind's plans for them, and even then she explicitly ''doesn't'' want to kill them like Syndrome, and with no Winston in their lives means the possibility of the Parrs facing homelessness is far more ''likely'' if not fully inevitable.]]

* WouldHurtAChild: Much like in the original film, Syndrome has no qualms about subjecting the 14-year-old Violet and her younger brother Dash to an ''intense and brutal'' training program in order to test their powers by having them fight against his Omnidroids (most notably V9, the one who manhandled Mr. Incredible in the original film), this act ends up nearly breaking the young encouraging Super to her mental limits (with poor Dash fairing far worse).

* BittersweetEnding: Very downplayed at first, but comes very close to a DownerEnding. [[spoiler: Ultimately, things work out for the Parrs after they're reunited at the end, with Violet appreciating her powers after briefly losing them, being on better terms with both Dash and Helen again, and being more hopeful/confident about her social life and pursuit of Tony, though she was forced to kill Syndrome, which will leave her haunted. However, there's even less of an indication that the Supers will be made legal again (since the battle didn't happen in public and Dicker and the NSA keep it all under wraps rather than letting it revealed to the government, there's no inciting incident from the Underminer for Winston Deavor to contact the Parrs and Lucius, all but likely ensuring [[TheBadGuyWins Evelyn's dream]] of no more supers), the family is stuck in living in a motel for a while (though Violet and Dash do at least like the regular access pool and frequent Chinese takeout, respectively) and the family is likely going to have to deal with the Mastermind's plans for them, and even then she explicitly ''doesn't'' want to kill them like Syndrome, and with no Winston in their lives means the possibility of the Parrs facing homelessness is far more ''likely'' if not fully inevitable.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Poor Violet and Dash after Mirage tells them that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen) are dead after attending the superhero conference (in reality, Syndrome kidnapped them with the Mastermind's help which Mirage keeps as a secret from the kids, only for Frozone to arrive to later to free them and go into hiding). While Dash gets over his grief quickly due to the nifty gadgets available (though he ultimately breaks down when he fails against the Omnidroid), Violet on the other hand is completely broken both physically and mentally over her parents' deaths (and likely feels even more guilty because of her earlier antics at the party that put her in a bad relationship with her mom) and as a result Violet is forced to grow up fast in order to protect her brothers by doing whatever she thinks is necessary such as taking up Syndrome's job offer which she accepts, where he assigns her to steal the Mastermind's Nullifier (which she pulls off successfully on her first attempt). To make matters worse, Violet and Dash are put through a violent and brutal training session by Syndrome in order to hone her's and her brother's respective powers and skills by fighting against Syndrome's Omnidroids that pushes them to their limits, which takes a far worse toll on Violet's mental health all but wrecking her physically and emotionally to the point that Violet was willing to use the stolen Nullifier on herself to get rid of of her powers permanently (only for Mirage to talk her out of it, when she reveals that she would be dishonoring her parents' legacy and offers Violet full support that fully restored her morale). Syndrome's abuse towards Violet nearly turns her into a ''supervillain'' (Dash ultimately gives up his dream of being a Superhero once he realizes what the session is doing to his sister and is beginning to sway to a villain). Both kids are only spared from going too far into evil when they learned that their parents are still alive (though Violet was the closest to fully turning into a mad supervillain since Syndrome put more greater focus on Violet), though the parents are shocked and outright enraged over their kids' turn as supervillains at Syndrome's hands when they arrive to back him up, only to be overjoyed when it's not the case when Violet suddenly starts attacking her former boss, followed by Dash to steal back the Nullifier. It's not until Syndrome goes after Jack-Jack that Violet starts going on the warpath against Syndrome, beating him so badly (though she's stopped by her family and Mirage at the last second) that Jack-Jack ends up mimicking his sister's actions in his demon form, killing Syndrome for good and scarring Violet permanently]].

** The least relevant is the Parrs' neighbor Mrs. Caruso, who Violet doesn't like and says smells like licorice. Helen threatens to have her babysit the kids, but she ultimately doesn't and plays no major role in the story.
* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:An enraged and pissed off Violet beats Syndrome within an inch of his life during her NoHoldsBeatdown on him when he arrives to kidnap Jack-Jack as the family and Mirage beg the fully enraged Violet to stop and Violet relents realizing she's turning into exactly like him, ultimately Jack-Jack ends up mauling Syndrome to death in his demon form by accident when he mimics Violet's actions, scarring Violet for life.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Violet herself becomes a ''supervillain'' (as does Dash) while doing Syndrome's dirty work throughout the story once she begins to work with him and starts suffering from severe anxiety and pressure to do good all while trying to grieve and honor her dead parents. It isn't until Violet notices that something's really off with Syndrome's and Mirage's fabricated story about her parents' supposed deaths at the hands of the Mastermind and Syndrome's so-called story about being her father's biggest fan, causes Violet to suspect them both throughout the story early on. And when she discovers prior to the raid on Metroville that her parents are in fact alive and well, and are in hiding with Frozone's help (confirming that both Syndrome and Mirage had in fact lied to her and her brother (Syndrome did so in attempt to break the siblings' spirits which ended up working to sway them to join his crusade), where as Mirage only went along with the plan mainly to protect the family in general (while also getting revenge on Syndrome for all the years of abuse and manipulations), which Mirage revealed was her plan all along to ensure Syndrome doesn't win) does Violet slowly come around to being the heroic girl she is in canon. Syndrome likewise tells his idol and his wife during the climatic raid on the city how he succeeded in turning their own kids against him as he depowers them with the Nullifier, only for an angry Violet and Dash (who at first appear to still be evil which is enough to enrage both Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl) to surprise Syndrome and beat him to regain the Nullifier to re-power Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone, forcing him to flee and go after Jack-Jack. It isn't until that Syndrome was threatening Jack-Jack's life and due to all the abuse Violet suffered under him that Violet goes on the warpath against him, leading to his final defeat and death.]]

** [[spoiler:Violet realizing that her dream of being normal with no powers and how her mom's strict parenting all comes at a steep price, nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of her mom that almost destroys the already unstable relationship she had with her little brother Dash when she attempts to take away her brother's super speed by force with the Nullifier that leads to them fighting and breaking off their sibling team with them disowning each other, Mirage immediately calls Violet out on this mindset and gives her a huge WhatTheHellHero talk that fully causes Violet to look at herself in the mirror and causes her to sob horribly.]]

** Same also goes for Mastermind, as she remains [[spoiler:unharmed and free to do whatever she pleases in the end, even though her creation of the Nullifier lead to a lot of problems (even if she never actually intended to use it herself), judging by how she treats the Parr family (especially Violet), she's likely to be on friendly terms with them in terms of villainly, seeing as they were able to recover the Nullifier for her]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Syndrome dies at the end of the story just as he did in the film, this time he's indirectly killed by Violet rather than her father (who badly beats him within an inch of his life) and Jack-Jack's hands when he threatens to return and try again, only for Jack-Jack to go berserk and maul him to death with Violet's approval, even though the act leaves Violet fully haunted for life.]]

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:What Violet ultimately delivers to Syndrome in the FinalBattle that leaves her family and Mirage horrified with Bob, Helen, Dash, Frozone and Mirage begging her to stop which a broken down Violet relents upon seeing what she's turning into. Ultimately Jack-Jack ends up killing Syndrome himself by accidentally mimicking Violet's actions by mauling him to death in his demon form, an act that tramutizes Violet for life.]]

** As seen in ALighterShadeOfBlack, [[spoiler:the Mastermind actually gave Violet significant props on stealing her Nullifier on her first attempt and admits she would make a great superhero to have a rivarly with, she also tips off Violet of her boss's true motives that sets up Syndrome's defeat and eventual death at her own hands with Jack-Jack killing the mad supervillain.]]

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:After finding out that Syndrome is truly evil and was holding her parents captive, and make her, Dash and Jack-Jack into his supervillain sidekicks, Violet turns against him and goes on the warpath during the FinalBattle, eventually killing Syndrome herself with Jack-Jack's help.]]

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:During Mirage's pep talk with a now de-powered Violet, Violet explains to her why she wanted to get rid of her powers with the stolen Nullifier. Revealing to Mirage that Violet always hated having superpowers and she considers them a curse that made her look like a freak and made her completely friendless (especially to Tony Rydinger), and having to live by her mom's strict rules on not to use them due to the anti-Super laws, on top of the abuse of a nasty babysitter, has made Violet feel like she failed them as a hero and as a daughter who isn't wanted. Mirage is able to completely counter this by telling Violet that her mom was only doing so out of fear of losing her only daughter to possible jail time because of the laws and that getting rid of her powers would not only tarnish her parents' legacies, but would ensure that Elastigirl would never ever forgive Violet for doing the deed, while also reminding Violet that she stole the Nullifier on her first try, survived against Syndrome's Omnidroids during her training and that her younger brothers need her more than ever causes Violet to finally accept her powers as a blessing, and uses the Nullifier to restore her powers and Violet reconciles with Dash who overheard everything. This act of comfort prevents Violet and Dash from completely falling into evil when Syndrome attempts to corrupt them to his side when he attempts to have them join him in his raid on Metroville.]]

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Poor Violet and Dash after Mirage tells them that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen) are dead after attending the superhero conference (in reality Frozone saves them and helps them go into hiding with his own family which Mirage keeps as a secret from the kids). While Dash gets over his grief quickly due to the nifty gadgets available (though he ultimately breaks down when he fails against the Omnidroid), Violet on the other hand is completely broken both physically and mentally over her parents' deaths (and likely feels even more guilty because of her earlier antics at the party that put her in a bad relationship with her mom) and as a result Violet is forced to grow up fast in order to protect her brothers by doing whatever she thinks is necessary such as taking up Syndrome's job offer which she accepts, where he assigns her to steal the Mastermind's Nullifier (which she pulls off successfully on her first attempt). To make matters worse, Violet and Dash are put through a violent and brutal training session by Syndrome in order to hone her's and her brother's respective powers and skills by fighting against Syndrome's Omnidroids that pushes them to their limits, which takes a far worse toll on Violet's mental health all but wrecking her physically and emotionally to the point that Violet was willing to use the stolen Nullifier on herself to get rid of of her powers permanently (only for Mirage to talk her out of it, when she reveals that she would be dishonoring her parents' legacy and offers Violet full support that fully restored her morale). Syndrome's abuse towards Violet nearly turns her into a ''supervillain'' (Dash ultimately gives up his dream of being a Superhero once he realizes what the session is doing to his sister and is beginning to sway to a villain). Both kids are only spared from going too far into evil when they learned that their parents are still alive (though Violet was the closest to fully turning into a mad supervillain since Syndrome put more focus on Violet), though the parents are shocked and outright enraged over their kids' turn as supervillains at Syndrome's hands when they arrive to back him up, only to be overjoyed when it's not the case when Violet suddenly starts attacking her former boss, followed by Dash]].

* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:An enraged and pissed off Violet beats Syndrome within an inch of his life when he arrives to kidnap Jack-Jack as the family and Mirage beg the fully enraged Violet to stop and Violet relents realizing she's turning into him, ultimately Jack-Jack ends up mauling Syndrome to death in his demon form.]]

* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler:The FinalBattle between Syndrome and the Incredibles goes ''far worse'' for the former, especially once Jack-Jack activates his entire powerset in conjunction with a rage-fueled Violet who is hell-bent on destroying him for all the abuse she suffered at his hands. Leading him a far swifter defeat compared to his film counterpart that kills him.]]

* DePower: [[spoiler:The Mastermind's ultimate weapon the Nullifier has the ability to ''strip'' any Super of their powers, that Syndrome assigns Violet to steal on her first mission, which she succeeds. ''Violet'' considers using it on herself at first to get rid of her superpowers forever to live the normal life she so desperately dreams of and successfully does so and attempts to convince Dash to do the same that leads the Parr siblings to briefly fight against each other, Mirage is able to talk some sense into Violet as its not what her parents would have wanted. Syndrome ends up using it himself in the climax to de-power Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone briefly in the hopes of finally killing them, only for Violet and Dash to eventually snap and beat Syndrome down to snatch it back and use it to return their powers to normal, turning the tide of the fight to the Heroes' favor, when he attempts to kidnap Jack-Jack, only to get crushed by the combined effort of the baby's numerous powers and his rage-fueled siblings, killing him.]]

* EvilPlan: [[spoiler:As in the original film, Syndrome's goal was to wipe out all Supers so that he can give others who lack powers his tech so they can become super themselves and he attempted a different method of getting rid of Mr. Incredible (and Elastigirl) by setting up a NSA Superhero conference that was rigged to explode with the Mastermind's help, when this plan ultimately falls apart due to him not taking Bob's NighInvunlerability into account (which allows him to shield Helen who was only partially immune) and Frozone's timely arrival to sprint the Parr couple to safety. He tries to trick the Parr children into stealing a power nullifier so that he can take away the powers of all Supers (which Violet succeeds at early on in her first real mission) and make everyone else Super, but Violet and Dash ultimately reject his efforts at turning them evil even before they learn that their parents are alive]].

** [[spoiler:Helen realizing how hard she was being on Violet for her strict parenting methods and that her grounding Violet indefinitely for using her powers illegally in the story's beginning, nearly turns her own daughter into the path of a supervillainess. On top of that her strict style of parenting nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of herself, when she attempts to take Dash's powers away by force with the Nullifier. Syndrome himself gloats at this development right as he has Helen and Bob at death's door.]]
** [[spoiler:Violet realizing that her dream of being normal with no powers and how her mom's strict parenting all comes at a steep price, nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of her mom that almost destroys the already unstable relationship she had with her little brother Dash when she attempts to take away her brother's super speed with the Nullifier that leads to them fighting and breaking off their sibling team, Mirage immediately calls Violet out on this mindset and gives her a huge WhatTheHellHero talk that fully causes Violet to look at herself in the mirror.]]

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Though she did help the Parrs and Lucius survive by betraying Syndrome, Mirage was ultimately still complicit in kidnapping Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack for him and commiting murder by killing the hired goons that were sent to back her up. But because she's now working for the well connected Mastermind, she's unlikely to ever face any legal punishment for her time in Syndrome's employ, unless the Parrs come into conflict with the Mastermind.]]
** Same also goes for Mastermind, as she remains [[spoiler:unharmed and free to do whatever she pleases in the end, even though her creation of the Nullifier lead to a lot of problems (even if she never actually intended to use it herself), judging by how she treats the Parr family (especially Violet), she's likely to be on friendly terms with them in terms of villainly, seeing as they were able to recover the Nullifier]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Syndrome dies at the end of the story just as he did in the film, this time he's indirectly killed by Violet rather than her father (who badly beats him within an inch of his life) and Jack-Jack's hands when he threatens to return and try again, only for Jack-Jack to go berserk and maul him to death with Violet's approval.]]

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:What Violet ultimately delivers to Syndrome in the FinalBattle that leaves her family and Mirage horrified with Helen, Dash and Mirage begging her to stop which a broken down Violet relents. Ultimately Jack-Jack kills Syndrome himself by accidentally mimicking Violet's actions by mauling him to death in his demon form.]]

** As seen in ALighterShadeOfBlack, [[spoiler:the Mastermind actually gave Violet significant props on stealing her Nullifier on her first attempt and admits she would make a great superhero to have a rivarly with, she also tips off Violet of her boss's true motives that sets up Syndrome's defeat and eventual death.]]

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:After finding out that Syndrome is truly evil and was holding her parents captive, and make her, Dash and Jack-Jack into his supervillain sidekicks, Violet turns against him and goes on the warpath during the FinalBattle, eventually killing Syndrome with Jack-Jack's help.]]

that they were killed by Mastermind in order to sway then to Syndrome's side and steal her Nullifier for him.]]

* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:An enraged and pissed off Violet beats Syndrome within an inch of his life when he arrives to kidnap Jack-Jack as the family and Mirage beg the fully enraged Violet to stop and Violet relents realizing she's turning into him, ultimately Jack-Jack ends up mauling Syndrome to death in his demon form.]]
* CreatorCameo: Creator/BradBird (writer/director of both films) gets a name drop as an in-universe director who has a retreat/camp for aspiring actors. Mirage wanting to attend it is a plot point, since she can't afford to go if she quits working for Syndrome.
* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler:The FinalBattle between Syndrome and the Incredibles goes ''far worse'' for the former, especially once Jack-Jack activates his entire powerset in conjunction with a rage-fueled Violet who is hell-bent on destroying him for all the abuse she suffered at his hands. Leading him a far swifter defeat compared to his film counterpart that kills him.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Very downplayed at first, but comes very close to a DownerEnding. [[spoiler: Ultimately, things work out for the Parrs after they're reunited at the end, with Violet appreciating her powers after briefly losing them, being on better terms with Helen again, and being more hopeful/confident about her social life and pursuit of Tony, though she was forced to kill Syndrome. However, there's even less of an indication that the Supers will be made legal again (since the battle didn't happen in public and Dicker and the NSA keep it all under wraps, there's no inciting incident for Winston Deavor to contact the Parrs and Lucius, all but likely ensuring [[TheBadGuyWins Evelyn's dream]] of no more supers), the family is stuck in living in a motel for a while (though Violet and Dash do at least like the regular access pool and frequent Chinese takeout, respectively) and the family is likely going to have to deal with Mastermind's plans for them, and even then she explicitly ''doesn't'' want to kill them like Syndrome, and with no Winston in their lives means the possibility of the Parrs facing homelessness is far more ''likely'' if not inevitable.]]
* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Poor Violet and Dash after Mirage tells them that Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen) are dead after attending the superhero conference (in reality Frozone saves them and helps them go into hiding with his own family which Mirage keeps as a secret from the kids). While Dash gets over his grief quickly due to the nifty gadgets available (though he ultimately breaks down when he fails against the Omnidroid), Violet on the other hand is completely broken both physically and mentally over her parents' deaths (and likely feels even more guilty because of her earlier antics at the party that put her in a bad relationship with her mom) and as a result Violet is forced to grow up fast in order to protect her brothers by doing whatever she thinks is necessary such as taking up Syndrome's job offer which she accepts, where he assigns her to steal the Mastermind's Nullifier (which she pulls off successfully on her first attempt). To make matters worse, Violet and Dash are put through a violent and brutal training session by Syndrome in order to hone her's and her brother's respective powers and skills by fighting against Syndrome's Omnidroids that pushes them to their limits, which takes a far worse toll on Violet's mental health all but wrecking her physically and emotionally to the point that Violet was willing to use the stolen Nullifier on herself to get rid of of her powers permanently (only for Mirage to talk her out of it, when she reveals that she would be dishonoring her parents' legacy and offers Violet full support that fully restored her morale). Syndrome's abuse towards Violet nearly turns her into a ''supervillain'' (Dash ultimately gives up his dream of being a Superhero once he realizes what the session is doing to his sister and is beginning to sway to a villain). Both kids are only spared from going too far into evil when they learned that their parents are still alive (though Violet was the closest to fully turning into a mad supervillain since Syndrome put more focus on Violet), though the parents are shocked and outright enraged over their kids turn as supervillains at Syndrome's hands when they arrive to back him up, only to be overjoyed when it's not the case when Violet suddenly starts attacking her former boss, followed by Dash]].

** Frozone's extended family finally makes an appearance in the form of a niece named Lucy, who is a popular older student at Violet's school who knows about the Supers.

* CompressedAdaptation: The story combines the main story of ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles '' with that of including the events of ''WesternAnimation/JackJackAttack'' and giving Jack-Jack his remaining powers and his love of cookies from ''WesternAnimation/Incredibles2'', with Kari taking over as the new babysitter as in the the first film and short [[spoiler:after Mirage kidnaps the kids, this ends up saving Jack-Jack's life and activates his superpowers when Kari triggers them as she does in the original short. Unlike the short, Jack-Jack has all 17 of his powers from the second film right off the bat.]]
* TheCutie: Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack are this per usual (that's until they're [[spoiler: [[BreakTheCutie broken by both the news of their parents' tragic deaths and later on getting put through an intense and violent training program by Syndrome, designed to torture the kids and turn them into evil Supervillians, which appears to succeed, only for them to reject the path]].]] Kari is also back in full babysitting force. And then we have Frozone's adorable niece Lucy (who doesn't appear in the films)

* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:An enraged and pissed off Violet beats Syndrome within an inch of his life as the family and Mirage beg the fully enraged Violet to stop and she relents realizing she's turning into him, ultimately Jack-Jack ends up mauling Syndrome to death in his demon form.]]

** [[spoiler:Violet realizing that her dream of being normal and how her mom's strict parenting, nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of her mom that almost destroys the already unstable relationship she had with her little brother Dash when she attempts to take away her brother's super speed with the Nullifier that leads to them fighting and breaking off their sibling team, Mirage immediately calls Violet out on this mindset and gives her a huge WhatTheHellHero talk.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Taken to even darker extremes here unlike the film, with Violet wishing to have her powers stripped from her in order to live a normal life after her mom Helen grounds her indefinitely for using them, to the point that she actually considers killing herself after she finds out that her parents are dead. [[spoiler:After successfully pulling off the theft of the Mastermind's Nullifier in her first real mission for Syndrome. The pressure of heroics affects Violet's mental anxiety and depression so greatly that Violet ends up using it on herself to finally rid herself of her curse of having superpowers permanently, and she even attempts to convince Dash to do the same, much to the latter's anger that leads to them fighting against each other breaking them up. It takes for Mirage giving the now powerless Violet a personal WhatTheHellHero talk that Violet's becoming far more like her mom than she wants to admit, and that her parents were legendary heroes who wouldn't want her to get rid of her powers as they would be considered it to be a dishonor to their memory and that her brothers need Violet more than ever, Mirage also reveals that Violet's mom was only trying to be strict to them was to protect her and siblings from being outed as illegal Supers. This conversation ends up finally convincing Violet that her powers are in fact a blessing and not a curse, that she agrees to continue the mission without hesitation and she quickly restores her powers, this talk is also what helps bring Violet and Dash back to being heroes in time for the climax and allows Dash to finally reconcile with Violet.]]
* JumpedAtTheCall: Violet immediately jumps at the opportunity to be a Superhero while working with [[spoiler:Syndrome, who offers Violet the opportunity to be the Super her parents forbade her from becoming, with him luring her with words about how he's her father's biggest fan and wanting her to honor his heroic legacy, while also "revealing" that the entire SuperheroRegistrationProgram was all a lie in order to manipulate her anxiety and depression to his advantage. Hoping to use Violet as a personal weapon to bring Supers back in the limelight and repeal the law, Violet slowly realizes that Syndrome, her boss is actually trying to use her to destroy Metroville and the NSA by battle-testing his Omnidroids and having her steal the Nullifier from the Mastermind (who never killed Bob and Helen) with him hoping to make the kids his supervillain sidekicks]].
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: Though she did help the Parrs and Lucius survive by betraying Syndrome, Mirage was ultimately still complicit in kidnapping Violet, Dash, and Jack-Jack for him. But because she's now working for the well connected Mastermind, she's unlikely to ever face any legal punishment for her time in Syndrome's employ, unless the Parrs come into conflict with the Mastermind.]]
** Same also goes for Mastermind, as she remains [[spoiler: unharmed and free to do whatever she pleases in the end, even though her creation of the Nullifier lead to a lot of problems (even if she never actually intended to use it herself)]].
* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Syndrome dies at the end of the story just as he did in the film, this time he's indirectly killed by Violet (who badly beats him within an inch of his life) and Jack-Jack's hands when he threatens to return and try again, only for Jack-Jack to go berserk and maul him to death.]]
* ALighterShadeOfBlack: [[spoiler:Mastermind is this compared to Syndrome, as best demonstrated from how they both confront Violet when they're at odds. Unlike Syndrome, she wants the Supers back just so she get the thrills that come with fighting them again, whereas he wants to destroy them for good.]] [[spoiler: This is likely why Mirage goes to work for her in the end instead.]]
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:What Violet ultimately delivers to Syndrome in the FinalBattle that leaves her family and Mirage horrified with Helen, Dash and Mirage begging her to stop. Ultimately Jack-Jack kills Syndrome by accidentally mimicking Violet's actions by mauling him to death.]]

* PetTheDog: [[spoiler:Mirage, despite kidnapping the Parr siblings is revealed to be just as heroic and caring towards the orphaned Parr siblings as she was in the main timeline (where she interacts with them more far earlier in this timeline as she didn't even get to meet nor interact with them period in the original film as she only heard Elastigirl's distress signal that revealed her kids were onboard) and successfully manages to talk Violet out of de-powering herself and is the force that keeps Violet and Dash from truly falling off the deep end (which doesn't help that Syndrome has also abused Mirage in the same vein as the kids for far longer). In fact, this leads to Mirage to pull a HeelFaceTurn in the climax against Syndrome as his plan of having Violet and Dash nearly succeeds in pulling a FaceHeelTurn (and not to mention threatening to have the kids kill her as a sick test) with Mirage reminding Violet and Dash of who they're fighting for that they turn against Syndrome, with Mirage joining the surviving Supers.]]
** As seen in ALighterShadeOfBlack, [[spoiler:the Mastermind actually gave Violet significant props on stealing her Nuliflier on her first attempt and admits she would make a great superhero to have a rivarly with, she also tips off Violet of her boss's true motives.]]

* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:After finding out that Syndrome is truly evil and was holding her parents captive, and make her, Dash and Jack-Jack into his supervillain sidekicks, Violet turns against him and goes on the warpath during the FinalBattle.]]

* VoiceChangeling: Lucy is a skilled impressionist, which turns out to be a ChekovSkill when she poses as Mastermind over the phone. It should be noted that she is ''explicitly'' not a Super, so this is just a talent, not a super power.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: Mirage's private pep talk with a de-powered Violet is this after she attempts to de-power Dash to force him to quit being a superhero that leads to Violet and Dash having a nasty fight, with her telling Violet she's doing exactly the same thing her mom Helen had been doing to them for 15 years, causes Violet to break down.]]

* YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: [[spoiler:During Mirage's pep talk with a now de-powered Violet, Violet explains to her why she wanted to get rid of her powers with the stolen Nullifier. Revealing to Mirage that Violet always hated having superpowers and she considers them a curse that made her look like a freak and made her completely friendless (especially to Tony Rydinger), and having to live by her mom's strict rules on not to use them due to the anti-Super laws (despite the fact that Violet in the first film was completely obedient on never using her powers unless she was in danger), on top of the abuse of a nasty babysitter, has made Violet feel like she failed them as a hero and as a daughter who isn't wanted. Mirage is able to counter this by telling Violet that her mom was only doing so out of fear of losing her only daughter to possible jail time because of the laws and that getting rid of her powers would not only tarnish her dead parents' legacy, but would ensure that Elastigirl would never ever forgive Violet for doing the deed, while also reminding Violet that she stole the Nullifier on her first try, survived against Syndrome's Omnidroids during her training and that her younger brothers need her more than ever causes Violet to finally accept her powers as a blessing, and uses the Nullifier to restore her powers. This act of comfort prevents Violet and Dash from completely falling into evil when Syndrome attempts to corrupt them to his side when he attempts to have them join him in his raid on Metroville.]]

* BittersweetEnding: Very downplayed at first, but comes very close to a DownerEnding. [[spoiler: Ultimately, things work out for the Parrs after they're reunited at the end, with Violet appreciating her powers after briefly losing them, being on better terms with Helen again, and being more hopeful/confident about her social life and pursuit of Tony, though she was forced to kill Syndrome. However, there's even less of an indication that the Supers will be made legal again (since the battle didn't happen in public and Dicker and the NSA keep it all under wraps, there's no inciting incident for Winston Deavor to contact the Parrs and Lucius, all but likely ensuring [[TheBadGuyWins Evelyn's dream]] of no more supers), the family is stuck in living in a motel for a while (though Violet and Dash do at least like the regular access pool and frequent Chinese takeout, respectively) and the family is likely going to have to deal with Mastermind's plans for them, and even then she explicitly ''doesn't'' want to kill them like Syndrome, and with no Winston in their lives means the possibly of the Parrs facing homelessness is far more ''likely'' if not inevitable.]]

* ChildrenForcedToKill: [[spoiler:Violet beats Syndrome within an inch of his life as the family and Mirage beg the fully enraged Violet, ultimately Jack-Jack ends up mauling Syndrome to death.]]

* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Violet herself becomes a ''supervillain'' (as does Dash) while doing Syndrome's dirty work throughout the story once she begins to work with him and starts suffering from severe anxiety and pressure to do good all while trying to grieve and honor her dead parents. It isn't until Violet notices that something's really off with Syndrome's and Mirage's fabricated story about her parents' supposed deaths at the hands of the Mastermind and Syndrome's so-called story about being her father's biggest fan, causes Violet to suspect them both throughout the story early on. And when she discovers prior to the raid on Metroville that her parents are in fact alive and well, and are in hiding with Frozone's help (confirming that both Syndrome and Mirage had in fact lied to her and her brother (Syndrome did so in attempt to break the siblings' spirits which ended up working to sway them to join his crusade), where as Mirage only went along with the plan mainly to protect the family in general (while also getting revenge on Syndrome for all the years of abuse and manipulations), which Mirage revealed was her plan all along to ensure Syndrome doesn't win) does Violet slowly come around to being the heroic girl she is in canon. Syndrome likewise tells his idol and his wife during the climatic raid on the city how he succeeded in turning their own kids against him as he depowers them with the Nullifier, only for an angry Violet and Dash (who at first appear to still be evil which is enough to enrage both Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl) to surprise Syndrome and beat him to regain the Nullifier to re-power Mr. Incredible, Elastigirl and Frozone, forcing him to flee and go after Jack-Jack. It isn't until that Syndrome was threatening Jack-Jack's life and due to all the abuse Violet suffered under him that Violet goes on the warpath against him, leading to his final defeat.]]

** [[spoiler:Helen realizing how hard she was being on Violet for her strict parenting methods and that her grounding Violet for using her powers illegally in the story's beginning, nearly turns her own daughter into the path of a supervillainess. On top of that her strict style of parenting nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of herself, when she attempts to take Dash's powers away by force with the Nullifier. Syndrome himself gloats at this development right as he has Helen and Bob at death's door]]
** [[spoiler:Violet realizing that her dream of being normal and how her mom's strict parenting, nearly turns Violet into a far worse version of her mom that almost destroys the already unstable relationship she had with her little brother Dash when she attempts to take away her brother's super speed with the Nullifier that leads to them fighting and breaking off their sibling team, Mirage immediately calls Violet out on this mindset.]]
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Taken to even darker extremes here unlike the film, with Violet wishing to have her powers stripped from her in order to live a normal life after her mom Helen grounds her indefinitely for using them, to the point that she actually considers killing herself after she finds out that her parents are dead. [[spoiler:After successfully pulling off the theft of the Mastermind's Nullifier in her first real mission for Syndrome. The pressure of heroics affects Violet's mental anxiety and depression so greatly that Violet ends up using it on herself to finally rid herself of her curse of having superpowers permanently and she briefly does, and even attempts to convince Dash to do the same, much to the latter's anger that leads to them fighting against each other. It takes for Mirage giving the now powerless Violet a personal WhatTheHellHero talk that Violet's becoming more like her mom, and that her parents were legendary heroes who wouldn't want her to get rid of her powers as they would be considered it to be a dishonor to their memory and that her brothers need Violet more than ever. This conversation ends up finally convincing Violet that her powers are in fact a blessing and not a curse, that she agrees to continue the mission without hesitation and she quickly restores her powers, this talk is also what helps bring Violet and Dash back to being heroes in time for the climax and allows Dash to reconcile with Violet.]]

* ADayInTheLimelight: Violet Parr herself is the lead character, with her brother Dash as a major secondary character, instead of her father and mother, Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl (who were respectfully the protagonist and sidekick in the original film). [[spoiler:Bob alongside his wife Helen have been captured by Syndrome on his island, with him and telling the kids (and Mirage) that they were killed by Mastermind in order to sway then to Syndrome's side and steal her nullifier for him.]]

* CurbstompBattle: [[spoiler:The FinalBattle between Syndrome and the Incredibles goes ''far worse'' for the former, especially once Jack-Jack activates his entire powerset in conjunction with a rage-fueled Violet and Dash who are hell-bent on destroying him for all the abuse they suffered. Leading him a far swifter defeat compared to his film counterpart.]]