Syndrome

Articles About Syndrome
Main Series	The Incredibles
Non-canon	Disney Infinity - Disney Heroes: Battle Mode - Disney Sorcerer's Arena

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“	I'll give them heroics. I'll give them the most spectacular heroics anyone's ever seen! And when I'm old and I've had my fun, I'll sell my inventions so that everyone can be superheroes. Everyone can be super! And when everyone's super... no one will be.	„
	~ Syndrome

Background

Syndrome is the primary antagonist of the Pixar movie The Incredibles. Initially, Buddy Pine was Mr. Incredible's biggest fan and hopeful sidekick, he grew to despise his hero after constantly being rejected by him. Over the next several years, Buddy would develop advanced technology and weaponry in the hopes of one day eliminating his former idol. He created the Omnidroid and tested it on several other "Supers," making sure it was ready to face Mr. Incredible himself.

Personality

• Fanboy-Turned-Villain: As a child, Syndrome was cheerful, eager, and deeply admired superheroes, particularly Mr. Incredible, claiming to be his number one fan. After being rejected as a sidekick, he became bitter and obsessed with surpassing those he once idolized.

• Sociopathic and Cruel: In adulthood, Syndrome displays a sociopathic streak, being sadistic, ruthless, power-hungry, and vengeful. He takes pleasure in manipulating others and causing suffering, especially when he is in control of events.

• Charismatic and Resourceful: Despite his malevolence, Syndrome retains charisma and ingenuity, using these traits to orchestrate elaborate schemes and maintain an image of dominance.

• Short-Tempered and Cowardly: While often arrogant and confident, he reacts poorly to unexpected setbacks, displaying cowardice when situations deviate from his plans. His temper flares quickly, leading to erratic and dangerous behavior.

• Obsessive Need for Attention: Syndrome craves recognition and control, enjoying the spectacle of heroes performing feats only when he can dictate the scenario. He combines his intelligence with a desire for validation, making him both dangerous and unpredictable.

Appearance

General Description: Syndrome is 6'1" tall and weighs approximately 185 lbs (83.9 kg). He has a barrel-chested build, giving him a broad, imposing upper body.

Facial Features: He has fair skin with light freckles, bright blue eyes, and prominent buck teeth. His red hair stands straight up, forming a widow's peak that resembles flames.

Hair/Head: His hair is a striking red, styled vertically to create a flame-like effect, emphasizing his flamboyant personality.

Clothing/Outfit: Syndrome wears a distinctive superhero-style costume, primarily black and white with red accents (details vary by scene in the film), designed to reflect his self-styled image of power and control.

Special Features: His exaggerated hair and animated expressions give him a cartoonish, caricatured appearance, reportedly inspired by Brad Bird, the director of the film.

Alternate Forms/Disguises: None noted; Syndrome primarily appears in his signature costume throughout the film.

General Information

Name: Buddy Pine

Other Name: Syndrome (Alter Ego)

Origin: The Incredibles

Greater Franchise: Disney Pixar

First Appearance: The Incredibles

Company: Disney Pixar

Creator: Brad Bird

Actor: Jason Lee

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Heterosexual

Pronouns: He/Him

Handedness: Right-Handed

Hair: Red

Age: Mid-20s

Birthday: Unknown

Time Period: 1947 during the Prologue (As 15 years passed since the events of the Golden of Age of Supers), 1962 in modern day (A newspaper lists the year as 1962)

Timeline: Main Timeline

Homeworld: Earth

Residence: Nomansian

Story Role: Main Antagonist, Supervillain

Legacy: Global Legacy (Entire countries pay Syndrome through the weapons he invents)

Influence Event Influence (Caused the death of most of the original Supers)

Language: English

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Religion: N/A

Classification: Supervillain

Species: Human

State of Being: Regular

Physiology: Humanoid Physiology

In-Universe Creator: Unknown

Occupation: Arms Dealer (Invents weapons that he distributes to other countries)

Combat Style: Street Fighting

Affiliations: Mirage (Formerly), Syndrome Guards

Enemies: Bomb Voyage, Robert "Bob" Parr, Helen Parr, Violet Parr, Dash Parr, Jack-Jack Parr, Frozone, Supers

Height: 6'1"

Weight: 185 LBS

Status: Deceased (Syndrome died in a plane engine)

Date of Death: 1962

Alignment; Initially Neutral Good (Syndrome at first was a huge fan of Mr. Incredible, wanting nothing more than be his sidekick), became Neutral Evil (Due to being rejected by Mr.incredible, Syndrome gain a hatred of supers and came to understand that the only way he can gain respect from them is by being a threat. In order to accomplish his plan of making everyone super so that no one will be, Syndrome killed numerous supers)

Threat Level: Metropolitan Threat (His Omnidroid v10 was a threat to the entire city)

Potential

• Type of Potential: Fixed Potential
• Level of Potential: Fixed
• Description: Regular human potential.
• Limitations: Nothing notable.

Archetypal Tiering: Genius / Compulsive Hero / Dark Reflection / Villain

Codex Statistics

Grade: S

Keys: By Himself | With Omnidroids

Tier: 9-B, Far Higher with Miniature "I"-bomb | At least 9-B for Omnidroids v1-v3. 7-C for Omnidroid v4 and onwards

Cardinality: Finite

Dimensionality: 3-D

Power Source: Technology

Attack Potency: Wall level (Potency) (Syndrome should be comparable to his guards who can harm Dash Parr who is this strong), Far Higher with Miniature "I"-bomb (Casued an explosion that threatened even Mr. Incredible) | At least Wall level (Potency) for Omnidroids v1-v3 (Killed supers such as Universal Man, Psycwave, Everseer, Macroburst, Phylange, & Blazestone). Town level (Potency) for Omnidroid v4 and onwards (The Omnidroid v4 killed Hyper Shock, who can cause 6.0 Richter Scale earthquakes with his fist)

Durability: Wall level (Syndrome can tank attacks from Jack-Jack's demon baby form) | At least Wall level for Omnidroids v1-v3. Town level for Omnidroid v4 and onwards

Striking Strength: Wall Class (Potency) | At least Wall Class (Potency) for Omnidroids v1-v3. Town level (Potency) for Omnidroid v4 and onwards

Lifting Strength: Average Human Class. At least Class 50 with zero-point energy gauntlet (Syndrome can lift trucks using it) | Class M (Omnidroids can restrain Mr. Incredible)

Travel Speed: Average Human, Higher with rocket boots | Superhuman

Attack Speed: At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher | At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher

Reaction Speed: At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher (Comparable to Mr. Incredible who can react to Jack-Jack's laser vision) | At least Superhuman, likely Far Higher (Fought on par with Mr. Incredible)

Stamina: Average | Limitless

Range: Standard Melee, Tens of Meters with zero-point energy gauntlet, Hundreds of Meters with Miniature "I"-bomb | Sevral Meters range via sheer size, Tens of Meters with Energy Projection

Intelligence: Supergenius Intelligence (Syndrome's inventive genius allowed him to unleash his ultimate weapon, the Omnidroid a powerful learning robot that enables it to solve any problem it is confronted with, every movement it spends fighting its enemies increases its knowledge of how to beat them)

Knowledge: Journeyman level

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Powers and Techniques

By himselfOmnidroids

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Genius Intelligence
• Flight (Syndrome built rocket boots with a built in flight pattern, allowing him to fly)
• Information Analysis (With the Bio-Probe, can detect the life signals of someone to see if they're terminated or not)
• Energy Manipulation & Quantum Manipulation (Has a gauntlet that shoots out zero-point energy, an energy state the lowest possible energy that a quantum mechanical system may have. His zero-point energy gauntlet can capture multiple targets at once)
  • Energy Projection (Syndrome can shoot out energy projectiles from his zero-point energy gauntlet)
• Explosion Manipulation (With his miniature I-bombs, causes massive explosions, even underwater)

• Superhuman Physical Characteristics
• Inorganic Physiology (Non-living Object; A metal machine made to kill Supers)
• Large Size (Building Sized; The Omnidroids are each far larger then the average person, spanning at least the size of a house)
• Possible Non-Standard Interaction (Dimensional Interaction; Killed Blazestone, who can fight in other dimensions)
• Analytical Prediction (A powerful learning robot that enables it to solve any problem it is confronted with, every movement it spends fighting its enemies increases its knowledge of how to beat them)
• Energy Projection (The Omnidroids have a weapons system that allows them to shoot lasers)
• Limited Fate Manipulation (Lucius noted that Everseer, a clairvoyant, told Frozone exactly how he'd die and it wasn't supposed to happen to the Omnidroid, where it's noted how accurate Everseer's predictions are).

• Resistance to
  • Extreme Heat (Unaffected by falling in lava)
  • Gravity Manipulation & Density Manipulation (Killed Universal Man, whose powers allows him to alter his personal density from gaseous to near blackhole, which causes uncontrollable gravitational nexus)
  • Precognition (Seemingly got past Mr. Incredible's danger sense. Where the NSA Files notes that Mr. Incredible has the ability to sense imminent danger, being further acknowledged in comics his danger sense is shown to work even in cases where he isn't in any true danger, his danger sense activated, allowing him to pick up a bomb on a safe door, this is further reaffirmed in the junior novelization)
  • Radiation Manipulation (Killed Gamma Jack, who can fire controlled radiation burst that completely disintegrate the enemy)
  • likely much more (Omnidroids defeated all these supers, which meant they likely had counters to their powers)

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Equipment

Utility Gauntlets, rocket boots, Bio-Probe, explosives, Omnidroid remote

Optional Equipement

Omnidroids

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Other

Standard Tactics: Syndrome uses his Zero-point energy gaunlet to trap his opponent before ragdolling them, if he has access to his omnidroids he'll use them to attack his opponent.

Weaknesses: Syndrome is cocky and he can lose control of the Omnidroids if his gauntlet is removed.

Note

• The Incredibles comics may not be in the same continuity as the movies as they are based off the Rise of the Underminer game, directly referring to events from the game, which was the official sequel until The Incredibles 2 removed it from official continuity, but statements regarding abilities or physiology should be usable as there shouldn't be any reason they cannot be replicated in the movies.

Battle Records

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