- "--I can't. Because I didn't see it. Neither did anyone else. So, when you fight bad guys, like today, people don't see the fight or what led up to it, they see what politicians tell them to see. They see destruction and they see you."
- —Winston on why Supers are illegal.[src]
Winston Deavor is a supporting character in Incredibles 2. Winston leads a world-class telecommunications company alongside his genius sister, Evelyn Deavor. He is a huge supporter of Supers and wants them to return to the spotlight.
Personality[]
Winston is determined and confident in what he does. He is a brilliant businessman, and his suavity and charm gave him a sense of knowing how to read people. He also seems to be very cosmopolitan, seeing that he convinced Supers from all over the world to join him in their cause and relive their lives. He truly believes that he can use his wealth and power to make the world a better place for everyone.
Despite his enormous amounts of wealth and business connections, Winston seems to be down-to-earth. Although at first, it seemed that he a nefarious and hidden agenda that is secretly motivating him, this was proven wrong. His sister revealed that she kept her "Screenslaver" identity a secret because she knew that Winston's strong morals would never permit him to go along with her unscrupulous ways. He later demonstrates this morality when, upon realizing his sister's true intentions, he refuses to flee with her. Despite being his only family left, he knows escaping with her would be an endorsement of her wrongdoing, as well as leaving many innocent lives to perish. Deciding to remain on the ship that will crash into the city, he risks his life to try and free all the Supers and ambassadors from Evelyn's technological hypnosis, all by himself, and get them to safety, showing a selfless side to his personality.
Physical appearance[]
Winston is of average build, has brown hair that is greying on the sides and has blue eyes. He is always seen in a neon blue business suit, with a dark blue tie, white shirt and black shoes. Winston bears a strong resemblance to his late father, with the only notable exception being that his father had a beard.
Biography[]
Incredibles 2[]
His role in the film is as the CEO of DevTech, and is interested in the legalization of supers, and wishes for them to return to the spotlight. He hires Elastigirl to show that Supers are beneficial for society since she does less collateral damage than Mr Incredible and Frozone. Bob is surprised and a bit saddened that he was not chosen. Deavor senses Bob's dismay to some degree, and promises that should Elastigirl succeed, this will pave the way for his and Frozone's return.
Behind his back however, his sister Evelyn intends to ruin his plans by ruining the reputation of Supers with the Screenslaver and by hypnotising supers with hypno-goggles so that they can ruin their own reputation. Winston hosts a party on the Everjust where an accord supporting the legalisation of supers is signed by several international ambassadors including Ambassador Selick. Evelyn hypnotises everyone there so that her plan can succeed. However, Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack arrive to free the supers, foiling her plans. Winston is freed from his hypnosis and meets up with Evelyn, but figures out she has done something bad and decided to help everyone else on the superyacht, freeing them by smashing the screen with a chair. After the Supers save the yacht from crashing onshore, he thanks them for saving everyone on board and his sister.
Trivia[]
- In an early script of Incredibles 2, Winston was a greedy villain beside his cut brother, Nelson Deavor. He was motivated mainly by financial gain for his media company. But Odenkirk's performance was so genuine that Winston was turned into a good guy who wanted Supers to return because he thought the world would be better that way, regardless of his own gain.
- He bears a slight resemblance to his voice actor, Bob Odenkirk, specifically his character Saul Goodman from the television series Breaking Bad, as well as its spin off Better Call Saul.
- It is uncertain if he and Evelyn are twins or few years apart, and it is also uncertain if he is older or younger than Evelyn.
- It was mentioned in the Incredibles 2 Junior Novelization that Winston used to work for Rick Dicker for a short period before Supers went underground. It was also mentioned that he had long hair before Dicker made him cut it.
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