Character Relationship Map: Jack-Jack Attack

Characters

• Kari McKeen (played by Bret Parker) — protagonist

  Kari McKeen is the babysitter assigned to care for Jack-Jack Parr. She witnesses and struggles to contain his sudden powers, including floating, disappearing, phasing, and burning. After Syndrome arri...

• Jack-Jack Parr (played by Eli Fucile) — supporting

  Jack-Jack Parr is the youngest child of a family of supers and the baby cared for by Kari McKeen. During the story, his latent powers emerge, allowing him to disappear, float, pass through objects, an...

• Buddy Pine / Syndrome (played by Jason Lee) — supporting

  Buddy Pine / Syndrome arrives at the Parr residence while Kari McKeen is exhausted from managing Jack-Jack Parr's powers. He falsely claims that the symbol on his costume means “Sitter,” persuading Ka...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Kari McKeen → Jack-Jack Parr (Professional Babysitter) — Kari is responsible for Jack-Jack's safety during the babysitting assignment.

  Kari is hired to babysit Jack-Jack while his parents are away.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Buddy Pine / Syndrome → Jack-Jack Parr (Narrative Intruder) — He enters the child's home under a false babysitting pretense.

  Buddy Pine / Syndrome arrives at the Parr residence and asks whether it is the Parrs' home while Jack-Jack is under Kari's care.

• Buddy Pine / Syndrome → Kari McKeen (Conflict Deceiver) — He deliberately misleads Kari so she will accept him at the Parr residence.

  Buddy Pine / Syndrome claims that the letter on his costume stands for 'Sitter,' causing Kari to mistake him for a replacement babysitter.

Story Analysis

An overwhelmed babysitter struggles to contain a superpowered baby before being deceived by an intruder and losing her memory of the ordeal.

Plot Progression

1. A Call Cut Short — Kari begins babysitting Jack-Jack after a telephone call is interrupted. Mozart's music appears to awaken his latent superpowers.
2. The Vanishing Baby — Jack-Jack repeatedly disappears, floats, and passes through solid objects. Kari struggles to keep him contained as the situation becomes increasingly chaotic.
3. Fire in the Playroom — Kari catches Jack-Jack and attempts to calm him with flashcards. A campfire image causes him to burst into flames, forcing Kari to rescue him in the bathtub.
4. The False Sitter — By the next day, Kari has learned to anticipate some of Jack-Jack's outbursts. Buddy Pine / Syndrome arrives and deceives her into believing he is a replacement babysitter.
5. A Forgotten Ordeal — Kari expresses a desire to forget the bizarre experience. A memory-erasing device removes her recollection of what happened.