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In the video game Deus Ex. The Illuminati are a fictional branch of the original ancient secret organization, The Bavarian Illuminati, which dates back to 1792. In the first game, they have been usurped from their position of power by ex-protégé Bob Page and his splinter group "Majestic 12".

After the downfall of Majestic 12 at the end of the first game, the Illuminati return to power, though the worldwide collapse in the game practically cripples all organisations around the world. In Deus Ex: Invisible War, the second game in the series, the world is beginning to reform itself after the Collapse. The Illuminati are back controlling much of the world as they always have, behind the scenes. After the death of Illuminati leader Morgan Everett in the first Deus Ex game, Nicolette Duclare, daughter of Beth Duclare from Deus Ex 1 and another member of the Illuminati, is placed in joint charge of the Illuminati with her lover Chad Dumier, the former leader of rebel group Silhouette (who were at war with MJ-12).

The Illuminati have always secretly run the world "behind the scenes". They do so in two instances in Deus Ex: Invisible War. The fanatical, idealistic worldwide religious group, "The Order", is led by "Her Holiness" (in reality Nicolette Duclare), while capitalist WTO (World Trade Organisation) is controlled by Chad Dumier. While seemingly opposing each other, they are secretly working together (without the knowledge of even their own seconds-in-command for their organizations (Lin May-Chen for The Order and Donna Morgan for the WTO) to control both the world economic system and religion.

Whenever the player uncovers the truth about Dumier and DuClare in Trier, Germany, s/he first meets an Illuminati Elite Trooper. Until then, the WTO and Order had been the military enforcement for the Illuminati. The Elite Troopers are highly skilled combatants who are almost like the MJ-12 troops of the first game, where the WTO is UNATCO.

The ending for Deus Ex: Invisible War, when the player sides with the Illuminati, is called "The Age of Light". Siding with them results in the Helios core and Aquinus Hub being placed in the orbital space station Ophelia, from where the Illuminati monitor and control all communication and financial transactions in the world, thus bringing about a new era of capitalism.

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