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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* If '''''[[Naruto]]''''' [[Fanon]] hasis to be believed, there are three kinds of Omniscient Council in the [[Ficdom]]. One is ROOT ([[Wild Mass Guessing|with some basis of canon theory]]), each time [[Right Wing Political Militant|Danzo]] portrayed as some sort of [[Big Bad]]. Second is ''Konoha Council'', while often realistically portrayed as [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]], treatment put on titular protagonist [[The Messiah|Naruto]] making them a bunch of [[Lawful Stupid]] instead, gaining the [[Fan Nickname]] of "[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series|Council of Doom]]". The Third one is Council of Hyuuga Clan, whenever [[The Unfavorite|Hinata or Neji]] had to face [[Wangst|internal conflict]], [[Kick the Dog|its because of them]].
** In ''canon'', on the other hand, the Hyuuga Council enforces some truly nasty things (such as the sealing of the Branch House and arranging for Hiashi's brother to take his place as a [[Heroic Sacrifice]]), but they are not omniscient, nor are they vague about their intentions. And the existence of the Hyuuga Council and the Konoha Council are not secret at all.
* Lampshaded in the ''[[Touhou Project]]'' fanfiction,fanfic ''[[Imperfect Metamorphosis]]''. When Yukari, Mima, and Eirin gather around a table to discuss the plan to destroy the [[Complete Monster]], Yukari mutters that, with all the powerful people in one room, she might as well break out the black hoods and smoke machines.
* The Fans in ''[[With Strings Attached]]''. Except only Jeft wants to be vague; the others want to be helpful and informative. They call him out on this tendency, but he {{spoiler|seemingly}} always has a rational reason for behaving as he does.
* The Secret Department of Investigation in ''[[Challenge of the Superfriends: The End]]''.
 
== [[Film]] ==
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* The Powers That Be in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' and ''[[Angel]]''.
** As well as the mysterious, presumably government affiliated group seen in the penultimate episode of season 4 after the failure of The Initiative. They claim they will keep an eye on Buffy and her pals, but are never mentioned again. Until the comics, that is.
* The [[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined(2004 TV series)|Cylons]]. "They have a plan..." But the writers won't tell us ''what''.
** [[Word of God]] finally admitted that there was never a plan, but "they have a general set of goals, an agenda, if you will," didn't make for a very good tag line.
** Eventually, a movie called "The Plan" was released that was supposed to [[Retcon]] the situation, but instead just ruined the vague sinister mystique of the Cylon nation. The plan in "The Plan" turned out to be {{spoiler|kill all humans, including the remnant in the fleet}}. What, were you expecting something more elaborate?
*** In [[Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)|the original ''[[Battlestar Galactica Classic]]'']], Baltar was always reporting to an unknown 'Imperious Leader' though.
* ''[[24]] loves'' this one: sometimes there will be multiple Omniscient Councils of Vagueness in the same season.
** "Loves" is an understatement. There's the so-called "Bluetooth Illuminati" in Seasons 5 and 6, the {{spoiler|super-secret council of private military companies}} in Season 7... not mentioning the dozens of others.
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