In The Mind Of A Villain: Syndrome from The Incredibles

[@Jack-O-Lympics]

Anyone else realize that Syndrome didn't even bother looking behind him to see if anyone was killed after that truck he threw behind him?

[@tylermarchand2996]

And Mr. Incredible was the one who got into trouble for being a destructive savior. As a bonus, when the Omnidroid did its sneak attack, Syndrome actually fled towards the civilians he was supposedly “protecting”. It would’ve been all too easy for the Omnidroid to “accidentally” hit someone innocent…

[@SnakeRoadComicsOfficial3677]

What's tragic is even if Mr Incredible wanted to have Buddy be his sidekick, the Anti Superhero laws would've still driven him to a dark path. Perhaps creating threats via his robots in order to legalize superheroes again.

[@comicbookreviewer4856]

I feel Mr incredible rejecting Buddy as his sidekick was justified as he never Buddy never had powers and he was never going to put a Kid in danger and even when he had a Bomb on him he refused to here him out and Him saying I was wrong to treat you that way shows despite rejecting him he now regrets seeing How he wasted everything he did for Nothing

[@ErikE7683]

Syndrome gives me reverse flash vibes in terms of insanity.

[@iceburgess461]

No

[@joeleboeuf]

​@@comicbookreviewer4856 The only reason the Anti-superhero policy was in-acted to begin with, is because of Buddy's involvement, as much as Mr. Incredible.

[@DillionToad-ue1ro]

And you know that how?????

[@tomcross3000]

I also found the link between dash and syndrome interesting, because early in the film, dash is on a similar destructive path. He pranks, hurts people, is disrespectful, disruptive and tries to lie. When told by his mom that everyone is special, he says it’s another way of saying no one is. In syndrome’s last monologue and manifesto, he echoes this when he says “then everyone can be a super, and when everyone is super, no one will be.” It shows at least to me that dash was not that far off mentally from believing himself above everyone and using his powers regardless of what end, for good or evil- he just wanted to use them. Dash was almost a villain until finding purpose and family cohesion.

[@iceburgess461]

No

[@speedracer2008]

Syndrome is an example of the person Dash could have turned into if he didn't have his family to guide him in a positive direction.

[@tomcross3000]

@@speedracer2008 exactly what i tried to say but probably failed to get across. thanks!

[@TheoTungsten]

I actually remember people making predictions for Incredibles 2 that Dash would be the villain.

[@tomcross3000]

@@TheoTungsten next time! and it has a decent chance of being an amazing arc if done right. A catalyst, maybe he accidentally kills someone, literally hit and run like A train in "the boys".. maybe Violet tries to help him, they fight and he kills her- setting him on the villain path fully. All his life he was told to keep his goals small.

[@knellycornnan5132]

One thing that makes Syndrome's ultimate fall into villainy even more aweful is that he seems to forget that Mr. Incredible saved his life. Instead of being so fixated on Mr. Incredibles rejection, he should have considered his near death a wake up call that he shouldn't be trying to do what mr.incredible does at his age.

[@inthemindofavillain]

True, sadly he victimised himself and couldn’t see his part in the damage.

[@knellycornnan5132]

@@inthemindofavillainYea and he should be grateful to Mr.Incredible for saving his life. He could have just as easily grow up to become a superhero like he dreamed of because of that situation, but he let his actions be motivated. Whats funny about Syndrome is that he is kind of like Tighten if Tighten was more driven and intelligent.

[@iceburgess461]

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[@iceburgess461]

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[@zarks-heroes]

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[@ZelinkSupporter]

Something I realized is that despite his hatred for Mr Incredible, Syndrome/Buddy actually never fights him directly. They all either fight his weapons or fight him indirectly. In fact, the only super that actually fights Syndrome/Buddy directly is Jack-Jack in retaliation for trying to take him away from his family

[@lanchanoinguyen2914]

if he had tried to fight mr incredible by bear hands then he should've been dead from taking the first punch of mr incredible.

[@Breakdown.primal]

I love that your videos end the way they do, without a whole bunch of plugs and pitches or loud ass playing out of nowhere while all the external links/vids pop up

[@RomaroBrandon]

Syndrome wanted the same love and admiration from everyone else that Mr. Incredible got from not only him but other people.

[@thecreatorlair]

I remember watching Syndrome when I was a kid and thinking he was a really good villain, but now that I’m an adult and truly understand the actions he took and the ends those actions supported, he’s actually quite terrifying. A young man mistreated by those he idolized to the point of wishing them dead. His conviction to this idea is so strong that he committed genocide of most of the remaining superheroes. Ps. Could you do a video on Davy Jones from Pirates of the Caribbean? He is probably the best thematic representation of heartbreak I’ve ever seen.

[@jdsimmons97]

Hmm. I don't know about mistreatment. I will admit he'd probably was a super genius. But he was obsessed and that obsession blinded him. Mr. Incredible had the right to say those things considered the situation. Could things be talked over and explained why he couldn't be tagged alongside with Mr. Incredible? Yes. But it had to be in a controlled and calmed environment. Not be there where there's a bomb making mime thief who's about to be arrested and could still be a danger to everyone around him.

[@chrisnotpratt1903]

I don't think mistreated is the correct word, tbh. Mr. Incredible had several reasons to not have Buddy as his sidekick, such as how he had no idea what it means to be a true superhero, the fact he was a kid who had no idea what he was doing, etc. Also, as someone else mentioned, the Anti-superhero laws would have driven him down the same path, but with different motivations.

[@magicaltour1]

He wasn’t mistreated. Indeed, even as a boy he was pushy and toxic, insisting on being Mr. Incredible’s sidekick even after being told no. Repeatedly. His narcissism was already evident. I think he was always going to be a problem. In any case, he only wanted to be a hero to show off, not to do any actual good for other people.

[@AGuyNamedZach]

Syndrome is such a fascinating villain. There are some parallels between him and Mr. Incredible in that they're both obsessed with the past for different reasons, but one was a Super while the other want to help Supers. I feel like Syndrome unintentionally showed Mr. Incredible what an obsession with the past could do to him while also showing how his past actions affected others.

[@davidmcaninch4714]

Syndrome: *IT’S BIGGER!!!!!! IT’S BADDER!!!!!! LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT’S TOO MUCH FOR MR. INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!! IT’S FINALLY READY!!!!!!!!!* You know, I went through quite a number of supers to get it ready to fight you, but man, it wasn’t good enough!!! After you trashed the last one, I had to make some major modifications!! Sure it was difficult, but you are worth it!! I mean, after all…I am your biggest fan. Mr. Incredible: Buddy? Syndrome: My name is not *BUDDY!!!!!!!!!* And it’s not IncrediBoy, either!!!! That ship has sailed!!! All I wanted was to help you. I only wanted to help!!! And what did you say to me?!?!?! Flashback Mr. Incredible: Fly home, buddy. I work alone. Syndrome: It tore me apart, but I learned an important lesson: you can’t count on anyone. *ESPECIALLY* your heroes. Mr. Incredible: I was wrong to treat you that way!! I’m sorry!! Syndrome: See? Now you respect me, because I’m a threat!! And that’s the way it works. Turns out there’s a lot of people, whole countries who want respect!! And they will pay through the nose to get it!! How do you think I got rich? I invented weapons. And now I have a weapon that only I can defeat!! And when I unleash it… *YOU SLY DOG!!!!! YOU GOT ME MONOLOGUING!!!!* I can’t believe this!!!! It’s cool, huh? Zero-point energy. Yeah, I save the best inventions for myself. *AM I GOOD ENOUGH NOW?!?!?! WHO’S SUPER NOW?!?!?! I’M SYNDROME, YOUR NEMESIS AND…* Oh brilliant.

[@DemonicRemption]

0:44- 0:57 OMFG! So I wasn't trippin' when I saw this movie in 2004 as a teenager thinking that it was odd that his villain name was "Syndrome." Because that to me felt like he was a symptom of Mr. Incredible's unwillingness to work with others, or a symptom of the hero-centric society. And this feels like vindication.

[@thejoker0123]

great work on re-analyzing Syndrome hope you cover Annie Wilkes from "Misery"

[@vectorman7140]

Other recommendations: 1. Nino Brown from New Jack City 2. Charles Rane from Passenger 57 3. Ryan Gaerity from Blown Away 4. Howard Payne from Speed 5. General Peter McAllister and Mr. Joshua from Lethal Weapon 6. Castor Troy from Face/Off 7. Robert G Durant from Darkman 8. Dr. Carter Nix from Raising Cain 9. Barney Cousins from The Vanishing 10. Kurt Dussander from Apt Pupil 11. Oliver Lang/William Fenimore from Arlington Road 12. Captain Dudley Smith from LA Confidential 13. Stuart Swinton from Wolf 14. Aaron Stampler from Primal Fear

[@ZudinGodofWar]

"And if everyone's super..." *laughs* "... no one will be"

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you do Annie Wilkes? from misery.

[@ephraimkrohn8866]

Thank you very much for the video

[@josefengelhardt2767]

Pearl from Ti West's X and Pearl Frank Butterman and the NWA from Edgar Wright's Hot Fuzz Castor Troy from Face/Off Howard Payne from Speed Carl Bruner from Ghost Billy Loomis and Stu Macher from Scream Christof from The Truman Show Hans Gruber from Die Hard Calvin Candie from Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained

[@palomasaudios2676]

for in the mind of a villain, can you try these out: nate jacobs, cassie howard and laurie from euphoria, fernando vera from mr robot, yuri from girl from nowhere and on ha joon and park min gun/the bishop from taxi driver.

[@damianstarks3338]

Childhood memories you should do a video on Homelander.

[@magicaltour1]

I don’t if Syndrome’s name has anything to do with a mental disorder. I think it’s a reference to the term “hero syndrome”, where someone creates problems that only they can solve.

[@truffle6082]

Syndrome is a an obsessive individual . He has characteristics of a stalker and copied and wanted to be like Mr.Incredible when he realized his idol did not look up to him . He spent all his life to destroy Mr. Incredible and all other super heroes. His character reminds me of the song by rapper Eminem called. “Stan”

[@TracyTroi]

Idk I don’t want him to be dead so I can imagine maybe he turned the zero point energy field on himself before the explosion. He would be stuck that way until someone who knows that technology could get him out. Maybe he did invent some thing that he even kept from his final fight. It’s likely that invulnerability would have been high on his list of qualities to replicate with his technology. Feeling like Mr. incredible wrecked his flight pattern by hanging on his cape, I can’t imagine why he wouldn’t have made the caveman able to break away. If he was aware that his cave had a bomb attached to it, maybe he designed his cape to explode when it breaks away. I love speculating.

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you do Professor Ratigan? from the great mouse Detective.

[@JosephOliver-th9se]

And also can you do Rita Repulsa from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Astronema from Power Rangers In Space, Trakeena from Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, and Lord Drakkon from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Shadow Grid.

[@spawnofragnarok9267]

Please do the ln the mind of a Villain video on Arkham from Devil May Cry

[@thesilentshadow5527]

Hope you do do a remaster video of Jesse Eisenberg Lex Luthor as well.

[@Josipaogas]

Pleas do another In the mind of a Villain video Vecna from Stranger Things

[@thecreatorlair]

Probably best to do that after Season 5. Still a great idea, though.

[@Savetheseas7]

Have you thought of doing a video on Hades from the 2010 version of clash of the titans and it’s sequel?

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you do Emperor Belos? from the owl house.

[@fox-jake8784]

Have you thought about doing Dr. Robotnik/Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie?

[@梁瀬亜希子]

Can you do Clay Puppington from Moral Orel?

[@wilunderwood69]

Do Emperor Belos from The Owl House

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Yes I would love that I actually suggest that before.

[@GeneralsAlert]

Like they say: "Never meet your heroes."

[@tevinhoward4419]

He's an inventor and a fan of Mr incredible and request for his help but at first refused and treated him this way and torn him apart in rejection of his plans to terminate all supers with his robot droids of operation Kronos and sent his v10 droid to terrorise metroville and kidnapped Jack Jack Syndrome was killed by the turbine as his cape got caught ending his madness as his jet destroyed the Parr residence

[@paintkim9211]

Syndrome looks like Electro from The Amazing Spider Man 2

[@paulmajano]

With Down syndrome 😂

[@Kodaku-64]

How do you keep a grudge against someone for 15 years 😂

[@lettuce1626]

This is a very interesting way to look at it, I have mostly made up my own reasons for the things he's done For ex: reason why he uses the name incrediboy instead of his real name is just cause he wants to be so much like incredible who has also has another name

[@QueSeraSeraaaa]

His death felt like something you could see in a good Don Bluth movie.

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you please do the gnome king? from Tom and Jerry in the Wizard of Oz 2.

[@beterbomen]

Didn't he already do Syndrome?

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you please do Sir Miles Axlerod? from cars 2.

[@rogaldorn5486]

Looking at Syndromes intellect as an actuall superpower seems quiet right to me, hes nut just intelligent... the word genius isnt even adequate. Not only did he invent Robots and gadgets that are superior to actual superheros, he also played the markets to make an infinit fortune, played politics, society, every system und every person around him and even out of his reach, all of it was a longcon for one specific goal with an endresult that had ramifications that most people wuld not even have understood as it is happening. wich brings me to the last point, he also invented a way that culd give peoples wo did not have superpowers befor actuall superpowers on a scale that wuld make them essentialy the norm... Genius dose not describe that mans level of brains.

[@devinsears1886]

do griffith aka femto

[@t.o.toonstubetwo.4138]

Can you do Kalypso? from Shazam 2.

[@lucasgameskleijweg3603]

Next mr waternoose of monsters inc please

[@samweaver9109]

This is a remaster, right? I thought you already talked about Syndrome in a different video.

[@speedracer2008]

Probably. I think he felt there was more to say about Syndrome than in his previous video. He certainly took advantage of that second chance.

[@inthemindofavillain]

Yeap, wasn’t too happy with the original

[@Anti-ZemoEvilantievilPau-lg2qz]

He killed all superheroes like genocide.

[@blackcat8104]

If you have ever seen the aftermath of a human body in a plane engine... The already very dark mental image of the super and Syndrome getting pulled into the engine just become _way_ worse.

[@inferno0020]

Syndrome is pretty much half of those crypto-bros.

[@foxmccloud7055]

Can you do Bane (the man who broke the bat) from "The Dark Knight Rises"?

[@bryceknowles1380]

Tai-Lung from Kung Fu Panda would be a great review vid.

[@emmetturey4417]

Can you do Darth vader

[@andone3540]

You should do Vergil from Devil May Cry

[@chance-m-holton]

Never meet your hero

[@reckszkingzactivitiesrkat.4134]

Syndromes turn to the Darkside was understandable because Mr Incredible did him dirty as a child so I get it 🤷🏾‍♂✅

[@gorlheck5574]

Wait a minute ,what was buddies original hair color? If it was originally red, does that mean he dyed it blonde as a kid to be more like Mr. incredible?

[@inthemindofavillain]

That’s what I suspect too

[@gorlheck5574]

@@inthemindofavillain 🤔

[@yuliandreamunozdiaz3694]

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[@garveyneal1672]

for In the Mind of a Villain: Can you do Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, Randall Boggs from Monster's Inc, John Silver from Treasure planet, Captain Hector Barbossa From Pirates of the Carribean: Curse of the Black Pearl, Jadis the White Witch from The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, Davy Jones from Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest, Chef Skinner from Ratatoullie, AUTO from WALL-E, Dr. Facilier from The Princess and the Frog, Tex Richman from The Muppets (2011), King Candy/Turbo from Wreck-It Ralph, Prince Hans from Frozen, Robert Callaghan/Yokai from Big Hero 6, Dawn Bellwether from Zootopia, Ernesto Del La Cruz from Coco, King Ruenard from Frozen 2, Super Super Big Doctor from Phineas and Ferb: Candace against the Universe, Alma Madrigal from Encanto, Sweet Pete from Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers movie, and King Magnifico from Wish?

[@HR2007-o3f]

1:25 But was it an assumption? Did Mr. Incredible know Syndrome’s mother? Was she a fellow superhero? Years ago, I watched a video by the SuperCarlinBrothers about this topic.

[@magicaltour1]

It’s implied that this isn’t the first time he’s had to put up with Buddy. He’s probably had to escort him home before the final night with the train.

[@BF42069]

Can you do king louie from the jungle book 1967

[@speedracer2008]

I think King Louie from The Jungle Book 2016 would be a better fit, since he's explicitly a villain in that version.

[@WillScarlet16]

Some feel sorry for him, but I never did. Even as a kid he looked like he'd grow up to be a Mark David Chapman type of fan.

[@FreakyTeeth]

The trouble with Syndrome is he's way too much of an on-the-nose villain. The same goes for Dr Doom, the red skull, Ozymandias, and so on, their flaws are so obviously presented that it makes them hard to relate to. Having a cool alias is fine, but to pick an alias that makes it so obvious what your problems are, makes the villain lose a thrilling mystery and intrigue.

[@DogoHalibar]

How about Joker from the Arkham series.

[@paandock]

I actually like Syndrome. As a villain his actions seem justified and I can't even be mad at him.

[@magicaltour1]

He’s a narcissistic genocidal maniac who was toxic and pushy even as a boy. Nothing he did was justifiable.

[@justinkali2099]

fatherless behavior

[@TheOsk1e]

Akademiks

[@aleaanderson6600]

In The Mind of a Villain: Eddie Brock, Jr./Venom from Spider-Man 3. Another narcissist who plays the victim card and never owns up to anything he's done. He's also a straight-up obsessive stalker to Gwen Stacy after just one date.