SYNDROME
Played By: Jason Lee
Role: Unwanted Sidekick, Big Bad, Sociopathic Murderer
PL 12 (156)
STRENGTH 2
STAMINA 3
AGILITY 4
FIGHTING 8
DEXTERITY 4
INTELLIGENCE 7
AWARENESS 3
PRESENCE 3
Skills:
Athletics 2 (+4)
Deception 6 (+9)
Expertise (Science) 7 (+14)
Intimidation 2 (+5)
Perception 2 (+5)
Persuasion 2 (+5)
Technology 7 (+14)
Vehicles 2 (+6)
Advantages:
Benefit 4 (Wealth), Equipment 5 (Small Gadgets, Rocket Boots- Flight 6), Improved Aim, Inventor, Quick Draw, Ranged Attack 6
Powers:
"Stasis Ray" (Flaws: Removable) [40]
Affliction 14 (Fort; Dazed/Stunned/Paralyzed) (Extras: Sustained +2, Ranged) (Flaws: Instant Recovery) Linked to Move Object 6 (Flaws: Limited to Paralyzed Targets) (48) -- (49 points)
Offense:
Unarmed +8 (+2 Damage, DC 17)
Stasis Ray +10 (+14 Ranged Affliction, DC 24)
Initiative +4
Defenses:
Dodge +12 (DC 22), Parry +10 (DC 20), Toughness +3, Fortitude +5, Will +6
Complications:
Prejudice (Supers)- Rejected as a sidekick by Mr. Incredible, Buddy Pine became obsessed and filled with hatred for them. He seeks to create a world where everyone uses his gadgets in their daily lives, because when EVERYONE is Super, "NO-ONE will be."
Weakness (Cape)- Ask Edna Mode why these are a bad idea.
Weakness (Remote Control)- Syndrome's Robotic Minions are only loyal so long as he can control them via a device on his costume. Without it, they may act on their own.
Total: Abilities: 68 / Skills: 30--15 / Advantages: 18 / Powers: 40 / Defenses: 15 (156)
-Syndrome is a new super-villain, a former wannabe Boy Sidekick who got rejected by Bob Parr (who prefered to work alone... also Buddy was incompetent) and developed a deep hatred for Supers- he began murdering them one-by-one (this is a REALLY dark Disney movie), set up Mr. Incredible... only to fail because his robot outsmarted him, and he lacked Edna Mode's common sense regarding fashion. Jason Lee did a really good job as the snarky, nasty villain here, trading his usual "Straight Man" or "Funny Friend" act for a really bad piece of work- an utter sociopath who failed to realize what happens when you mistreat your underlings- he gets betrayed TWICE by them.
-Syndrome is a bit difficult to beat one-on-one, as he can whip out various powers (like that nasty Stasis Beam that easily held Mr. Incredible), and generally acts as a schemer, but he's weak defensively, and probably shouldn't be taking on the entire Incredibles Family all at once. The Omnidroid finished the battle with a single shot, f'rinstance. I really have no idea what that Stasis Beam is, though- what would resist it? The super-strong Bob, dextrous Helen and ultra-fast Dash are all equally affected.
About the Performer: A former professional skateboarder, Jason Lee got noticed by nerds for his roles in Kevin Smith's movies, starting as the sarcastic, slack-ass Brody in
MallRats, getting 90% of the movie's best lines and moments to himself. This earned him a big role in
Chasing Amy, Smith's most thoughtful film. His acting career took a while to take off in the mainstream, though, with one
Friends star's vehicle doing pretty poorly (my friends and I went to go see it in one of Red Deer's two theaters- opening night, we were among five people there!). It wasn't until much later, with
My Name Is Earl, that he took off a bit more. He later played Dave Seville in the
Chipmunks movies, earning him another steady paycheck. However, his career fell off the radar in recent years.