Gazerbeam, real name Simon J. Paladino, is a minor character in Disney/Pixar's 2004 animated film, The Incredibles. He only briefly appears alive, with his disappearance and death setting events into motion.
Background
Personality
Gazerbeam was generally known for having a rather dull personality and speaking in a monotonous tone. He was a member of a superhero team called the Phantasmics, but conflicts with Everseer lead him to leave the team. Soon after, he joined the Thrilling Three as their new leader upon the death of Dynaguy. During the superhero ban, Gazerbeam was an activist for superhuman rights.
Gazerbeam was smart and elusive, having survived the Omnidroid long enough to discover Syndrome's plan. His final act before dying was using his powers to carve "KRONOS" on the cave wall in which he was hiding in the hopes that someone would discover it and put an end to Syndrome's evil schemes. This heroic act was crucial in aiding the Incredibles' in their fight against Syndrome.
Powers and abilities
- Solid Eye Beams: Gazerbeam's superpowers consist of eye beams that he controls with his visor, similar to the Marvel superhero Cyclops.
Physical appearance
Simon is an exceptionally tall and muscular man with a broad chest, shoulders, arms (as it befits his superhuman strength) also He has fair skin.
- As of The Super Name called Gazerbeam that Wore a navy blue bodysuit with The Invulnerable Helmet that-also-an Visor Like Frozone's that had "GB" on it.
- As of The Civilian Name called Simon James Paladino which He Wears Glasses with Semi Thick Eyebrows with Jets Of-Black Hair with Wears Business Uniform
Appearances
The Incredibles
Gazerbeam appears alive at the wedding of Elastigirl and Mr. Incredible. When superheroes were banned and forced to go into hiding, Gazerbeam, under his civilian identity, launched a campaign to revoke the ban. 15 years later, he is one of the most recent victims of the Omnidroid, with Mr. Incredible noticing his disappearance (in his civilian identity) becoming a story in the newspaper. After Mr. Incredible narrowly escapes an explosive device of Syndrome's, he finds Gazerbeam's skeleton in a hidden cave, having carved into the walls the password to Syndrome's computers: KRONOS. Bob later managed to use Gazerbeam's corpse to fake his death for one of Syndrome's probes sent to make sure of his demise. Later that night, Mr. Incredible sneaks back into Syndrome's base and accesses his computer to uncover Syndrome's master plan by using Gazerbeam's final message. Gazerbeam was finally avenged when Syndrome is killed from getting his cape caught in the turbine of his jet, causing the jet to explode.
Toy Story of Terror!
Gazerbeam made a cameo as his secret identity's name ("Simon J. Paladino") appeared on a tombstone in the beginning of the Halloween special. His epitaph described him as "a public servant with a unique vision."
Incredibles 2
Gazerbeam makes a cameo appearance in one of Winston Deavor's flashbacks. He is seen shaking hands with Winston's father alongside Fironic. The Deavors' parents had two phones to contact Gazerbeam and Fironic should trouble arise. Deavor recalls his father attempting to call Gazerbeam and Fironic when a pair of burglars broke into his house, but receiving no answer, resulting in his death, and his wife dying of heartbreak a few months later.
While not expressly stated, it may have been likely that the break-in at the Deavor mansion occurred after Syndrome's purging of Supers and the reason for the unanswered call was that Mr. Deavor did not realize that Gazerbeam had died.
A deleted sequence would have featured Gazerbeam's story being told at a funeral service for all of the supers killed by Syndrome.
LEGO The Incredibles
Gazerbeam is a playable character in the LEGO The Incredibles game. Like in the first film, Mr. Incredible finds him in a cave behind a waterfall, but alive and suffering from amnesia. He accompanies Mr. Incredible as they infiltrate Syndrome's base and uncover his evil plot. After they are captured, Gazerbeam is not seen in custody.
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Trivia
- Gazerbeam is very similar to, and takes inspiration from, the Marvel Comics superhero Cyclops:
- They both fire beams of energy from their eyes as their primary superpower.
- They both wear a visor on their eyes to keep their otherwise uncontrollable power from harming others, as well as control and stabilize said powers.
- Both served as leaders of their respective teams, with Cyclops serving as a leader to the X-Men.
- His superhero name comes from the fact he can shoot beams from his eyes.
- It was initially unknown how Gazerbeam's corpse ended up in the cave, considering how an Omnidroid would be unable to fit inside it and why his body was not removed or why his carving wasn't erased by Syndrome. A deleted scene from Incredibles 2, however, shows that Gazerbeam was critically injured during his battle with the Omnidroid after falling off a cliff, yet he managed to make his way into the cave and died from his injuries after carving the password on the cave's wall. It is likely that Syndrome made no attempt to look for his body, similarly to how he presumed Mr. Incredible was dead after his gauntlet probe reported no life readings back to him.
- "Paladino" is the Italian translation for "paladin", a person who defends people and protects innocents, like Supers do.
- Gazerbeam's helmet is nearly identical to the one worn by RoboCop.
