![]() ![]() ![]() In the Pixar canon and the minds of fans, Syndrome's blend of comedic, often pathetic yet still chilling antagonism has stood out in stark contrast over each of the last 17 years, especially in recent ones, as Disney continues retiring classic antagonism in lieu of forces of nature, twist villains with 10 seconds of screentime or tHe tRuE vIlLaIn BeInG tHe PrOtAgOnIsT's InSeCuRiTiEs ThE wHoLe TiMe. Though the titular Incredibles ultimately put an end to Syndrome's scheme, underscoring the importance of "NO CAPES" in the process, his legacy lives on. ![]() Ultimately, the toxic fanboy seeks to validate his belief that heroism extends beyond innate superpowers to smarts and technology, even if it takes flattening a city with one of said death robots to prove it. Fueled by resentment toward his former idol, Syndrome manipulates retired superheroes into becoming gerbils for him in upgrading Omnidroid battle robots, with fatal results. In the intervening 15 years, the man who would go on to identify as Syndrome amasses ridiculous wealth, becoming an elusive black-market arms dealer from his base within the volcanic, thematically-named Nomanisan Island. Incredible opts to "work alone" rather than take on "Incrediboy" as a giddy ward. A genius-level inventor from a young age, Buddy Pine starts down his path of darkness when Mr. Perhaps the best Pixar villain to date, and in all likelihood one they'll never top, Syndrome establishes himself as the counterweight to the Parr family in the 2005 film The Incredibles (you might have heard of it).
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