1. Super You

2. Elastigirl, The Incredibles, Pixar
This character was created in part as a celebration of the typical modern-day mom who, says Bird, "has to stretch in hundreds of different ways each day."

3. Violet, The Incredibles, Pixar
Violet Parr—"Violet is a typical teenager, someone who's not comfortable in her own skin, and is in that rocky place between being a kid and an adult," he says. "So invisibility seemed like the right superpower for her."

4. Dash, The Incredibles, Pixar
Dash moves at lightning speed because the average 10-year-old boy can move twice as fast as anybody else, and something always has to be happening or they just crash and fall asleep," says Bird. "So he goes so fast you can barely see him."

5. Alberto Giacometti, Man Striding

6. The Fantastic Four—Mr. Fantastic is a scientific genius and the leader of the group who can stretch his body into incredible lengths and shapes. The Invisible Women can render herself invisible and project powerful force fields. The Human Torch can generate flames, surround himself with them and fly. The Thing possesses superhuman strength and endurance.

7. The Hindu God, Shiva—The Sanskrit word Shiva is an adjective meaning kind, friendly, gracious, or auspicious