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Bonus points if the island, or part of it, is shaped like a skull. Extra points for [[Volcano Lair|having an active volcano form part of the base]], despite the [[Convection, Schmonvection|obvious problems with heat]] keeping such things from being practical in real life.

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* ''[[Cyborg 009]]'': An [[Island Base]] showed up in the first episode of the anime. It was used by two [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]]s like their [[Mad Scientist Laboratory]].

* ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Mazinger Z]]'': [[Big Bad]] and [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Hell had two [[Island Base|Island Bases]]: Bardos, an ancient Greek island full of underground mazes and labyrinths where he found an army of [[Humongous Mecha]]: and Hell Island, an island near from the Japanese coast where he moved later in the series. It was a barren, rocky islet. A low mountain rose in the center, and several giant faces had been carved on its slopes. [[The Dragon]] Baron Ashura also had an [[Island Base]] doubled like a [[Cool Ship]]: the submarine fortress Salude.

** ''[[Great Mazinger]]'': Marquis Janus' [[Home Base]] was at once a [[Cool Ship]] (it was mobile and could swim or dive underwater), an [[Island Base]] (it was shaped like an island) and a [[Volcano Lair]] (an artificial volcano had been built in the center).

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* Oolong Island served as a think tank for a number of [[Mad Scientist|Mad Scientists]]s in the [[DC Universe]]. It is now where the [[Doom Patrol]] are based.

== [[Film]] ==

* Most notable examples are with ''[[James Bond (Filmfilm)|James Bond]]'' villains:

** [[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'s Base was on Crab Key, albeit more of an [[Elaborate Underground Base]]

** Blofeld held headquarters on an oil rig in ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (Film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'', technically an island.

** Kananga's island of San Monique in ''[[Live and Let Die (Filmfilm)|Live and Let Die]]'', but it isn't really isolated: it has a tourist trade. Too bad - poppy fields, voodoo totems with guns, Baron Samedi and a [[Shark Pool]].

** Fransisco Scaramanga's private island is probably the best example of the trope in ''[[The Man With the Golden Gun (Film)|The Man Withwith the Golden Gun]]''.

* Captain Nemo's island headquarters in the Disney version of ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''. Volcanic crater, submarine docking facilities and [[Self -Destruct Mechanism]].

* The Nazi-controlled island in ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''. More submarine docks, and an area where you can perform Jewish rituals. Watch out for [[Your Head Asplode|exploding heads]].

== [[Literature]] ==

== [[Live -Action TV]] ==

* The island of [[Mad Scientist]] Dr. Boris Balinkoff in the ''[[GilligansGilligan's Island]]'' episode "The Friendly Physician".

== [[Video Games]] ==

* ''[[MegamanMega Man Battle Network]] 3'', the WWW has their base on an island, across the Demon Waters.

* In ''[[Phantom Brave]]'', [[The Messiah|Marona]] lives on an island all to herself, called Phantom Isle, which she uses as a base. The [[Big Bad]], Sulphur, also has [[Mordor|an island of his own]], called the Island of Evil, which [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can|he is sealed in]].

* In ''[[Thief]] II: The Metal Age'', the Cetus Project is run from Markham's Isle, a former pirate base taken over by the Mechanists. As you learn when you go there, the administration of the project is a bit complicated, but Markham's Isle certainly fits the [[Island Base]] and [[Elaborate Underground Base]] tropes.

* In ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island (Video Game)|The Curse of Monkey Island]]'', [[Bald Black Leader Guy|King André]] operates out of Skull Island. Subverted in that {{spoiler|Skull Island really looks like a giant duck. It should be called Duck Island. And if you squint and turn your head it looks like a bunny.}} Well, it just says "Skull Island". It doesn't say a human skull.

* ''[[Evil Genius]]'' goes for a twofer, having you [[Elaborate Underground Base|tunnel into the mountain]] on your "Uninhabited Desert Island of Undisclosed Location (tm)". Midway through you're forced to move islands, because if you're going to use [[Kill Sat|satellite-based]] doomsday weapons it's [[Card -Carrying Villain|obligatory]] to [[You Only Live Twice (Film)|launch them out the crater of an extinct volcano]].

* Used and [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in ''[[Kingdom of Loathing]]''; after [[Arch Enemy|your Nemesis]] pulls a [[Villain Exit Stage Left]] after your first battle with them, your class leader says they probably have a secret tropical island volcano lair. Sure enough, you eventually find a map to a secret tropical island volcano lair on one of your Nemesis's thugs and have a final showdown [[Convection, Schmonvection|in the heart of the volcano]], first with your Nemesis's [[Sequential Boss|normal form]] and then with its [[One -Winged Angel|Demonic form]]. [[Troperrific]]!

* [[Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3]] features a secret island base. A secret ''Easter Island'' base. In a volcano. With ''cannons in the Heads''. That shoot ''bears''.

* The Cipher Headquarters in [[Pokémon Colosseum|Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness]]. They even have a machine that generates a constant storm around the island to prevent any unwanted visitors.

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* During the spy spoof arc of [[Dan and MabsMab's Furry Adventures]], [[Mad Scientist|Dr. Jyrras']] [[Supervillain Lair|base]] is an island with an [[Lampshade Hanging|extinct]] [[Chekhov's Volcano|volcano]]. Filled with orange pillows to simulate lava. It's supposed to be incredibly secret, but the [[Government Agency of Fiction|agency]] has [http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Vol_456.php detailed plans].

{{quote| '''Dr. Steve''': It was your mistake to trespass on... [[[Dramatic Pause]]]... '''the Isle of Doctor Steve!'''<br />

'''Torg''': "Isle"? We're in the woods. I never left the mainland!<br />

== [[Web Original]] ==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130607010939/http://www.villainsource.com/lairs.html Villain Source] (formerly Villain Supply) has options of either a Skull Island or a subterranean base on a volcano island.

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Science Island is the headquarters for Jarvis Kord in [[Batman: theThe Brave And The Bold (Animation)|Batman the Brave And The Bold]].

* The bunny-shaped island known as Bunny Island is the primary setting for ''[[Evil Con Carne (Animation)|Evil Con Carne]]''.

* ''[[The Legend of Korra (Animation)|The Legend of Korra]]'' has [http://images.wikia.com/avatar/images/8/8d/Air_Temple_Island_overview.png Air Temple Island] where Tenzin and his family live.

== [[Real Life]] ==

* [http://www.sealandgov.org/ Principality of Sealand]: A small former UK military installation used by various groups for a number of different purposes -- frompurposes—from radio to server room.

** Pearl Harbor

** Corregidor

* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Chagos_Archipelago:Chagos Archipelago|Chagos Archipelago]]. It houses a massive US military base at Diego Garcia. It was used for reconnaissance in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war and saw wartime use in the first Gulf War. After 9/11 it was key to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It may house nuclear weapons and may be a "black site" for detaining prisoners. It is more secretive than Guantanamo Bay - which is probably why most people have never heard of it.