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** ''[[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]]s in the [[DC Universe]]. It is now where the [[Doom Patrol]] are based.
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* The Triskileon in [[The Ultimates]]
== [[Film]] ==
* Most notable examples are with ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' villains:
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* ''[[Jurassic Park]]''
== [[Literature]] ==
* Most of ''Billy & Howard'' and ''[[Duumvirate]]'' take place on one of these.
* "Lincoln Island" is the headquarters of Captain Nemo and the harbor of the Nautilus in [[The Mysterious Island]]
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** There's also the {{spoiler|Cahill ancestral home}} and {{spoiler|the Gauntlet}}, on an island off the coast of Ireland.
* In ''[[Soon I Will Be Invincible]]'', Dr. Impossible used the same island base for 14 years before the heroes finally cracked it. At the climax of the novel, he returns to construct his new [[Doomsday Device]] in the ruins.
* Gin's hideout in ''[[The Black Saint]]'', "the floating ruins".
== [[Live
* [[Lost]]
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* Tracy Island from [[Thunderbirds]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Fur Fighters]]'' has the last level set in a [[James Bond]] parody Island base...just off the coast of your hometown.
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* 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 Mab'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].
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'''Dr. Steve''': Do you know how expensive islands are these days? }}
== [[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.
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* At the beginning of episodes of the Dr. Steel show, [[Doctor Steel]]'s secret laboratory is shown to be on an island. Supposedly this island is located in the Pacific, near Hawaii.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Drakken and the Seniors both have island bases in [[Kim Possible]].
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* ''[[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—from radio to server room.
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