"Brad's idea for Syndrome's island was that at first glance it should be a paradise, so that when Bob gets his secret assignment and goes to the island, you're happy for him. He's finally out of his miserable job. But little by little, the more sinister aspects of the island are revealed. It's no longer the paradise it seemed at first.
Originally, we thought the island would have more locales- it was like Disneyland in a way. There was going to be an arctic region, a desert area, a redwood forest, all these different terrains for Syndrome to test his Omnoidroids. Then we decided to simplify it- make it feel like a normal island with its manmade structures hidden from view and built into the rock. The biggest mountain on the island would be an inactive volcano that would serve as a launch tube. There would also be a smaller, active volcano that might serve as the energy source for the base. It would also be a different, more dramatic place to stage Bob's fight with the Omnidroid." - Lou Romano, Production Designer
The Art of The Incredibles (2004) by Mark Cotta Vaz
