Bird also decided to voice the character himself after several actresses originally considered for the role failed to replicate Edna's unique accent. Incredible with a new costume and then by restoring Elastigirl's confidence in herself as a superheroine.Įdna was created by writer/director Brad Bird to explain how The Incredibles' superheroes obtain their costumes, a topic he believes is rarely explored in superhero films convincingly. When the couple resumes their superheroic careers after fifteen years, Edna is summoned out of retirement to aid both characters, first by equipping Mr.
Incredible and Elastigirl (Bob and Helen Parr), with whom she has maintained a strong friendship. She is an eccentric fashion designer renowned for designing the costumes of several famous superheroes, having worked particularly closely with Mr. Edna ' E' Mode is a fictional character in Pixar's animated superhero film The Incredibles (2004) and its sequel Incredibles 2 (2018).