Edna Mode
Encyclopedia : E : ED : EDN : Edna Mode
Edna "E" Mode is a principal character from the movie The Incredibles. A Eurasian (half-Japanese, half-German in her case) fashion designer and auteur, Edna has created custom-made original outfits for superheroes since the "glory days", saying that she designs for gods. She is called out of a fifteen-year period of imposed retirement to repair damage to Mr. Incredible's supersuit, and ends up producing a series of completely new, matching outfits for the entire family. For safety reasons, she is very insistent on not including capes in the new design. She is imperious, very talented, and as demanding of others as she is of herself. Director Brad Bird has stated that he intended E to be a combination fashion maven/gadget builder along the lines of the Q Branch from the James Bond movies. The character, who presented an Oscar at the 2004 Academy Awards, along with Pierce Brosnan, is voiced by Bird himself.
Some believe that the character Edna Mode is based on the real-life fashion designer, the late Edith Head. Her name is certainly a pun on the phrase "[[Wiktionary:à la mode|à la mode]]."
Due to her near impossible talent with fabric and fashion design (for example, the minimum width of Elastigirl is stated as 1 mm on the National Supers Agency file on the special edition DVD, her supersuit is missile-proof, resistant to temperature extremities, can stretch as far as she can (without injuring herself) and still retain its shape, and breathes like Egyptian cotton), she may herself have some minor mental super ability.
E stars in the Disney on Ice play, Disney Presents Pixar's The Incredibles in a Magic Kingdom Adventure. She somehow anticipates an emergency at the Walt Disney World Resort (the Parrs chose to go there after their initial vacation plans were foiled by Mother Nature). Then she hears about a robotic version of Syndrome interrupting the Main Street Parade and holding Mickey and Minnie Mouse hostage. When the Parrs arrive to become the Incredibles, she tells them that she had heard all about the incident and then monologues about how "ridiculous" Syndrome's homemade super-suit looks. After the day is saved, Edna goes with the Incredibles and Frozone to see the Enchanted Tiki Room (Helen wanted the family to go to the Room first, but her idea was rejected by the rest of the family). It is revealed in this play that she has a trio of comical assistants who apparently are Supers themselves - as evidenced when one of them is flattened in an ironing machine and recovers without getting hurt.
Trivia
- In addition to Brad Bird, Edna is voiced by the following actors and actresses:
- *Mechthild Großsmann in the German version (female)
- *Emma Penella in the Castilian Spanish version (female)
- *Amanda Lear in the French and Italian versions (female)
- *Halász Aranka in the Hungarian version (female)
- *Tetsuo Gotou in the Japanese version (male)
- *Olga "Kora" Jackowska in the Polish version (female)
- *Nadia Carvalho in the Brazilian Portuguese version (female)
- *Ewa Fröling in the Swedish version (female)
- In A Magic Kingdom Adventure, Edna is played by Pia Airaksinen. Bird, however, does not provide the voice. Edna's comedic assistants are played by Shae Green, Kristian Ryan, and Richard Stringer.
| Incredible Family: | Mr. Incredible · Elastigirl · Dash · Violet · Jack-Jack |
| Allies: | Frozone · Edna Mode · Rick Dicker |
| Villains: | Syndrome · Mirage · Bomb Voyage |
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.