So, you are going to conquer the world or at least do something nefarious. You want a secret evil base… What do you look for? Security? Fear factor? Space and housing for minions and projects? Missile silos? I think remoteness, difficulty of stealthy access and yes – beauty are all factors. Who wants an evil base with no ambience? After all, would you prefer to plot the domination of the universe in a cold grey room, or with a cocktail while getting a massage watching the sunset over a beautiful ocean? I have posted similar selections before. For more, type “evil bases” into the search block on my home page.
You decide. Which of the following evil bases strikes your fancy? (Click to enlarge pictures)
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- The evil wizard castle overlooking the sea.
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- The Mountain fortress with fresh water and lots of minion housing. Room for projects in the save, hydroelectric power at your beck and call.
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- The mystic ancient temple complex. Tell me walking up those stairs won’t intimidate your underlings.
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- The secluded house with your own escape jet built in.
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- The creepy, seemingly abandoned ghost hotel. Great for vampire lords, witch covens or mad scientists
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- The Stairway fortress. Great for seclusion
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- The oriental mountain fortress. Seclusion and artistic flair.
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- The Haunted Mountain retreat. Great for werewolves, vampires, and secret societies.
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- The remote beach cave. I love the beach, so how about digging in your fortress but leaving a nice relaxing sandy beach for swims when those evil plots stress you out?
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- The ancient ruins carved into the mountainside. Great for secret cults, mummies and mystics.
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- The Desert Oasis. Remote and uncharted (except for those darned Google Earth explorers.) Live like a Shah in your own evil Casbah. Have your own harem, if it won’t distract you too much.
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- The underground stone ruins fortress. This is a great stark no nonsense starter site for dedicated killer monks.
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- The seemingly peaceful fishing village. Accessible only by one narrow sea corridor, great minion accomodations and good mountains to dig underground storage.
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- Living in style on your own remote island. Great for upscale white collar evil doers or scads of secret ladies plotting no good.
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- The high mountain fortress. Lots of housing, great view, remote, and secret tunnels let you escape attacks.
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- The hilltop fortress. Nothing reminds your minions of your power than to look up from their village and see you dominating the skyline. Great for Vampire lords, slavers, and warlords.
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- Your own active volcanic island in French Polynesia. Nothing says keep away like an active volcano. Remote, beautiful, lots of geothermal energy. Favorites for people like Captain Nemo.
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- The ocean side tunnel. Concealed from above, this apparently quiet cave can delve deep into the earth and is satellite proof.
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- The icy mountains. A bit cold, but with your weather control cloud cover, a great place for freeze machines and weather destruction.
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- The icy Fortress. Lots of style points, living with flair, still remote and defensive.
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- The exotic Asian grotto. Hide in an unknown cave system with fresh water, fish, and remoteness.
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- This colorful terrain is also open, giving you great observation of any attacking troops. The remote fortress can be supplemented by underground facilities.
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- The seemingly small hole. Only accessible through a small opening, this underground labrynth is great for evil planning but supplies may be difficult.
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- Terraced mountains. A bit of rugged charm, lots of places to tunnel a compound, and looks peaceful to the untrained eye.
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- Cave behind the waterfalls. A bit cliche to hide in the space behind a waterfall, but it has worked for so many, why fix it if it ain’t broken?
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- The estate. Classic evil base for Barons, people with Von in their last name, or other petty nobility looking to step up their status.
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- The seemingly abandoned castle. Great visibility for lookouts while the ‘crumbled’ ruins easily provide access to the underground honeycomb complex.
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- A tuscan or napa valley styled delight. Evil villainy while producing your own wine label. This if for the more class conscious villain.
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- The high mountain retreat. Inaccessible, great view, fresh water.
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- The railway fed mountain base. Only one way in or out, the supply line is secure and you are surrounded by alpine beauty.
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- Having your own tower with a dragon wrapped around it? Priceless, though I would go with non-pink. If the dragon is real, or at least mechanical – even better.
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- This beautiful retreat is great for elves, fairies and others turned to spite. A great place for the Evil Queen in Snow White to build a summer retreat.
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- This place just calls out to house an evil genius. Sauron comes to mind. Just pop a glowing eyeball on one of those sheer rock formations.
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- The ancient temple on a steep hill. Even when looking, the temple, upper left is hard to see. Great observation and style. More befitting a secret society whose plan requires time and devotion
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- Sunken sea-side crater. Great for missile bases or creating earthquake devices to release magma.
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- The seemingly dormant volcano. An empty shell encasing a mega facility of malice.
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- The wind farm. Under the guise of clean energy, you have all the power you need while arming each tower with your weaponry. The real complex lies below. Impossible for air infiltration or parachute squads to attack.
Michael Bradley - Time Traveler 