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Often equipped with a [[Den of Iniquity]]. See also [[Elaborate Underground Base]], [[Underwater Base]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
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* Dr. Totenkopf's island base in ''[[Sky Captain and The World of Tomorrow]]'' (2004), complete with robots, {{spoiler|prehistoric animals and a space ship}}.
* Galaxy Island in ''[[Our Man Flint]]''. Brainwashed women, a [[Weather Control Machine]] and an anti-American eagle.
* Captain Nemo's island headquarters in the Disney version of ''20,000 Leagues Under the Sea''. Volcanic crater, submarine docking facilities and [[Self
* ''Yellowbeard''. El Nebuloso's island, with a castle full of murderous monks.
* 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]].
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* 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
* In ''[[Knuckles Chaotix]]'', Dr. Eggman builds his latest [[Supervillain Lair]] on an island in order to get himself one step closer to several Chaos Emerald-like objects rumored to be hidden there.
* 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
* The [[James Bond]] game ''Nightfire''.
* Dr. Nonookie's Nontoonyt Island lair in ''[[Leisure Suit Larry]] II''.
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