Talk:The Incredibles 2/@comment-26423071-20151214205558/@comment-26964335-20151219043502

Well, we don't know for sure if that's going to be the full storyline or not (take it with a grain of salt for now until proven true as I would say), but knowing Bird he'll probably give us a good reason on why Bob and Helen choose to retire and raise Jack-Jack (and to an extent Dash as during the 5 year gap, Dash will still be living under their roof as he'll be attending Violet's old school while Vi's off to college, she'll probably get lesser screen time since her story was more or less done in the 1st film, which is a smart move as fans would be torn by the possible changes Violet might undergo during her 15 year absence).

I'm going to bet an incident occurs with Jack-Jack during the Underminer fight that sends a scare down the parents' spines (and proves to them that Vi and Dash are ready to become permanent superheroes which could explain why they are Metroville's current defenders), that event forces the parents to retire for good and raise Jack-Jack to help him control his powers, but their parenting takes a bad turn when J-J can't control his powers at all.

Plus even though Bob wanted to be a super again, Helen did not want to come out of retirement at all (likely because she wanted to protect her kids from becoming supers themselves due to her motherly instincts.)

Regardless we'll find out a small part of the storyline, if it mentions Jack-Jack at all, then it's a sign a 5 year gap will happen.