The Super Relocation Act was a bill that appeared in The Incredibles and Incredibles 2. The bill was silently passed by the government in response to the enormous public debates and continued lawsuits which followed the incident involving Mr. Incredible and a civilian by the name of Oliver Sansweet.
Contents of the Act[]
The exact contents of the Act is not revealed to the audience watching the Incredibles movies. The information that is revealed, has been revealed through silent hints and through the in-universe newspapers and the newsreel shown in the first Incredibles movie. The Act can be summed up in three points;
- It illegalized and banned any Supers in public, and banned supers from using their powers
- The Act granted amnesty to supers who agreed not to resume their super activities, meaning they may not be prosecuted for their violations of the law if they voluntarily give themselves up
- The Act necessitates known supers to be relocated by appropriate governmental agencies into suitable civilian homes, where they may live out their days in anonymity
In a deleted scene for the first Incredibles movie, it is revealed that the Act - as originally envisioned by the producers - would also contain a ban on supers having children, and possibly pass their powers onto a next generation. A ban which, for the most part, seemed to be ignored by the supers and the governmental agents who were supposed to keep an eye on the supers.
At the time of the passing of the Act, the Act received significant public support, and at one time saw 85% of voters asked in polls supporting the Act. Despite this however, concerns were raised in newspapers. Particularly concerning the country's lack of supers protecting them when the first tropical storm, Andrews, would strike shortly after the act had been passed - which caused great chaos and significant destruction. The Act was nevertheless one which saw a majority of voters supporting it, and supers would remain banned for over a decade.
The Incredibles[]
The Act is mentioned in the newspaper reel shown after the wedding of Mr. Incredible and Elastigirl. The Act came about as a result of the aftermath after Mr. Incredible's botched rescue of an Oliver Sansweet, whose subsequent lawsuit towards the once famous super caused a catastrophic chain reaction in which supers all over the world faced severe public backlash and significant lawsuits. A huge public debate followed, with many protests, and even criminal charges being put against some of the most accomplished and once respected supers - the most notable of which was Dynaguy. After much public debate and the constant pressure of the continuous lawsuits, the Act was silently passed into effect by the government in response.
Despite the ban lasting 15 years, Gazerbeam, under his civilian identity, tried to launch a campaign to get the ban repealed.
Incredibles 2[]
After seeing Supers in action and the hardship they were enduring, Winston Deavor launched a PR campaign to improve the public image of Supers and ultimately make them legal again. Elastigirl was chosen to be the face of the campaign due to causing less property damage than Mr. Incredible and Frozone. However, Evelyn Deavor was secretly plotting to ruin her brother's campaign through her Screenslaver puppet. Evelyn lets Elastigirl "defeat" it, but shortly afterwards, reveals her true intentions to her. She attempts to use the three main Supers to steer the Everjust into the city. As she plots to do this, the International Supers Accord is signed by the ambassadors of the United League of Nations aboard the hydrofoil. Evelyn's plot is foiled when the Parr children board the ship and help free their parents and Frozone from hypnosis, as well as the wannabe Supers. The Supers slow the ship just enough to prevent it from crashing into the city, and Evelyn is captured and arrested. This act of heroism prompts the Act to be repealed in court, and Supers are once again legally allowed to be active.