34 Facts About Violet Parr

Violet Parr is a fictional character in Pixar's computer animated superhero film The Incredibles and its sequel Incredibles 2 .

The eldest child of Bob and Helen Parr, Violet is born with the superhuman ability to render herself invisible, as well as generate force fields.

Bird cast Vowell as Violet Parr upon listening to her contribute a real-life story about her father to the radio program This American Life, with Violet Parr ultimately becoming Vowell's first voice-acting role.

Reception towards Violet Parr has been positive, with film critics commending her character development and relatability, as well as Vowell's vocal performance.

In early drafts of the screenplay, Violet was depicted as an infant as opposed to a teenager, since parents Bob and Helen Parr were originally intended to be introduced as retired superheroes who had just begun to attempt to live normal lives much earlier during the film.

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Violet Parr is voiced by American author and actress Sarah Vowell, who related that she was offered the role unexpectedly.

Animators animated a rough test sequence to some of Vowell's dialogue from the radio segment about her father's cannon, in which Violet Parr is depicted being startled by a gun that repeatedly fires in her hands.

Violet Parr's had been a long-time fan of Bird's work as a filmmaker.

Vowell ultimately accepted the role based on a sole image she had been sent of the character: a drawing of Violet Parr surrounded by her schoolmates, all of whom appear to be happy and outgoing apart from Violet Parr herself, who is instead hunched over and hiding behind her hair.

Vowell has said that, like Violet Parr, she herself "is a little smart-alecky and has a weird dad with a strange hobby", finding the unique dynamic between Violet Parr and Bob similar to her relationship with her own father, particularly the combination of affection, sarcasm and confusion that both she and her character feel towards their respective parents.

For Incredibles 2, Vowell had not been allowed to read the entire script while recording her dialogue, having only been allowed to preview small excerpts in which Violet Parr is speaking or having conversations with other characters.

Bird sought to balance the adventurous and "ordinary" components of the family's lives, explaining that audiences would appreciate and relate to moments when Violet Parr uses her powers in the event that she feels humiliated.

Since organic materials are still considered to be among the most challenging objects to animate in computer animation, Violet Parr's hair proved to be the most difficult subject for the animators to master.

Violet Parr's hair required animators a total of six months to fully render.

Originally depicted as a shy, timid and socially withdrawn girl, Violet Parr finds it difficult to fit in among her peers and thus prefers to remain unnoticed.

Violet Parr's has a tendency to hide behind her long black hair, which initially conceals most of her face for much of the film.

Violet Parr's wears dark colors, representing the fact that she can be a particularly moody character.

At times, Violet Parr can be so concerned with her own struggles that she fails to notice some of the situations that are affecting the rest of her family, although she maintains the importance of family.

Violet Parr's has a tendency to comment a little too truthfully about any given scenario.

Violet Parr is born with the superhuman abilities to render herself invisible and create force fields, the latter of which she is still attempting to master at the beginning of The Incredibles.

Hypable contributor Aaron Locke agreed that Violet Parr "feels like the Super with the most potential", particularly in Incredibles 2.

Violet Parr's superpowers are very similar to those of the Invisible Woman, a Marvel Comics superheroine and founding member of the superhero team the Fantastic Four.

Violet Parr is instrumental in helping her family escape Syndrome's lair, using a force field to interfere with the electromagnetic fields that are imprisoning them, before returning to Metroville where she teams up with her family to defeat Syndrome's robot.

Once Jack-Jack is rescued from Syndrome, Violet Parr uses a force field to protect her family from the debris falling from Syndrome's destroyed jet.

Violet Parr appears in the film's sequel Incredibles 2, in which she receives more screen time.

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Tony witnesses Violet Parr and her family battling The Underminer, discovering that Violet Parr is a superhero when she unknowingly removes her mask in his presence, prompting him to run away.

Violet Parr protects her family from The Underminer by creating her most powerful force field to-date.

Government agent Rick Dicker erases Tony's memories of the event and inadvertently wipes Tony's memory of Violet Parr altogether, forcing Violet Parr to come to terms with the consequences.

Violet Parr's plays an instrumental role before and during the film's climax, helping rescue her parents and Frozone, as well as coordinating a plan to steer the superyacht away from the city.

Violet Parr has made several appearances in other media, with Vowell returning to voice the character in various media tie-ins and merchandise, including toys and cell phones.

On some platforms, Violet Parr is able to use force fields to levitate other objects.

Violet Parr is available as an add-on figurine for Disney Infinity, sharing her abilities from the film .

Violet Parr appears as a player character alongside her family in Lego The Incredibles, in which her force fields can be used to intercept laser security systems.

The Cinemaholic ranked The Incredibles the third best film featuring invisible characters, with author Clarisse Tenreiro writing that Violet Parr "possesses perhaps the coolest power of" the film's characters.