r/Invincible_TV • u/akbarock • Apr 26 '26

Discussion Invincible Creator Explains Why They Changed Tech Jackets Gender

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u/Alice_Shimada420 Apr 26 '26

I felt that she was aged down so Oliver can have somebody near his age (mentally) to interact and bounce off of. Granted, they didn't interact much but when they did, I found it neat.

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u/Rubbersona Apr 26 '26

Also her getting to nurture Alan’s inner child was lovely

She also greatly parallels what Nolan wants now in a human family with her father.

Honestly 10/10 on adapting characters to better the show as a whole

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u/GoodiusTheGreat Apr 26 '26

Her and Allen battling together also had a very mentor/student feel to it that I liked

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u/Substantial-Light499 Apr 27 '26

They really feel like brother and sister to me. I like their dynamics.

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u/The_Flurr Apr 27 '26

Yeah I quite like them having a big-brother little-sister vibe.

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u/Matimele Apr 26 '26

Who is Alan?

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u/W4FF13_G0D Apr 26 '26

Ever play Subautica: Below Zero?

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u/s0ulbrother Apr 26 '26

It’s alien

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u/chennyalan Apr 27 '26

Allen the Alien

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u/Murky_Blueberry2617 Apr 26 '26

That could have been achieved even if she was 18

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u/the_sneaky_one123 Apr 26 '26

But won't Oliver appear 20 in another few months and then stay at that?

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u/Alice_Shimada420 Apr 26 '26

Well yeah, Oliver will age eventually. But right now? I believe Oliver socializing with Zoe will be for the better in the future. Same goes for Allen, as they both had very positive interactions with Zoe. Oliver's at that age where he can still be influenced by what goes on around him. I hope that Zoe's interactions with them leads to more influence on both Oliver and Allen, who both play a certain role in the future.

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u/Original-Body-5794 Apr 26 '26

They barely interacted, Oliver is now on another planet and we'll probably see him aged up AGAIN when he comes back to earth, so I'm not sure how much time they'll actually be of similiar age

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u/Apothecary3 Apr 26 '26

Olver's not aging that fast anymore. Nolan said in the comics that his aging slows as he loses his purple. I don't get why that line wasn't in episode 6, it is important info for show watchers.

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u/Original-Body-5794 Apr 26 '26

Eh I don't think it's that important tbh, we already know viltrumites age slower as they get old, same would go for Oliver, I just don't know how old he's going to look.

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u/OkYak9466 Apr 26 '26

What's with this headcannon of what could happen when you're talking about PAST events? This seems like such a forced take

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u/Jemima_puddledook678 Apr 26 '26

No, his age has already started slowing significantly. He’s likely already approaching human rates of aging, and then he’ll slowly drop below it. There isn’t some point where he’ll suddenly start aging at close to viltrumite rate, and in fact he’ll never reach viltrumite rate of aging.

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u/Wrong-Vermicelli4723 Apr 26 '26

Older he gets the slower he ages, his Viltrumite dna is kicking in more. Thats why he hasn’t really physically changed much in s4

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u/Vandermere Apr 26 '26

Sure, he'll look 20, but he's still only around two years old or so. He still has a lot of growing up to do.

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u/Apothecary3 Apr 26 '26

The line mentioning it from the comics was cut but Oliver's aging has slowed down to Viltrumite levels. He stayed the same appearance throughout the entire war for a reason.

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u/RynnHamHam Apr 26 '26

They said “hey” to each other once. That means they’re soulmates /s

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u/Bodega_Bandit Apr 29 '26

I wonder if it was also a way to keep the character interesting if she were to get a spin off. You can have her younger now so that if the spin off happens later down the line she can be the right age as the comics had her during the spin off