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[[File:illumunati01 8856.png|frame|You can't hide.<ref>Image courtesy of [[User:Geoduck]]... who may or may not be one of Them.</ref>]] |
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{{quote|''"There '''was''' a [[Who Shot JFK?|magic bullet]]! It was forged by Illuminati mystics to prevent us from learning '''the truth!'''"''|'''[[The Question]]''', [[Justice League (animation)|in all of his glory]]}} |
{{quote|''"There '''was''' a [[Who Shot JFK?|magic bullet]]! It was forged by Illuminati mystics to prevent us from learning '''the truth!'''"''|'''[[The Question]]''', [[Justice League (animation)|in all of his glory]]}} |
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{{examples|Examples in popular culture:}} |
{{examples|Examples in popular culture:}} |
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== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
== [[Anime and Manga]] == |
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* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has [[Big Bad|Father]], the Homunculi, and {{spoiler|[[The Government|Central Command]] actually running Amestris}} in a manner that fashions this trope in every way except without the name. The Homunculi are [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]] {{spoiler|whose source of life is cultivated from a direct result of human character emotions and vices}}, and their symbol is the Ouroboros. {{spoiler|Central, headed by King Bradley (who's actually [[Unstoppable Rage|Wrath]]), have controlled the economy, media, military, and politics of the nation, cultivated [[Fantastic Racism]], and used war propaganda, all to annex lands at central points to set the stage for Father's [[Ancient Conspiracy|Ancient]] [[Evil Plan]].}} It turns out that {{spoiler|Father even ''founded'' Amestris by teaching a group of people alchemy, which they used to grow into a powerful and prosperous nation - but secretly blocked them from using its true source, the energy released from the earth's movement underground (''[[Manipulative Bastard|which he even included in his teachings!]]''), through a series of underground tubes which ended with him and instead forced them [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|to use the energy of his Philosopher's Stone and all the human souls trapped within]].}} And what is Father's driving purpose, exactly? {{spoiler|[[Satan|To conquer God]].}} |
* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' has [[Big Bad|Father]], the Homunculi, and {{spoiler|[[The Government|Central Command]] actually running Amestris}} in a manner that fashions this trope in every way except without the name. The Homunculi are [[Anthropomorphic Personification]]s of the [[Seven Deadly Sins]] {{spoiler|whose source of life is cultivated from a direct result of human character emotions and vices}}, and their symbol is the Ouroboros. {{spoiler|Central, headed by King Bradley (who's actually [[Unstoppable Rage|Wrath]]), have controlled the economy, media, military, and politics of the nation, cultivated [[Fantastic Racism]], and used war propaganda, all to annex lands at central points to set the stage for Father's [[Ancient Conspiracy|Ancient]] [[Evil Plan]].}} It turns out that {{spoiler|Father even ''founded'' Amestris by teaching a group of people alchemy, which they used to grow into a powerful and prosperous nation - but secretly blocked them from using its true source, the energy released from the earth's movement underground (''[[Manipulative Bastard|which he even included in his teachings!]]''), through a series of underground tubes which ended with him and instead forced them [[Powered by a Forsaken Child|to use the energy of his Philosopher's Stone and all the human souls trapped within]].}} And what is Father's driving purpose, exactly? {{spoiler|[[Satan|To conquer God]].}} |
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== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
== [[Tabletop Games]] == |
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* Steve Jackson Games sells various conspiracy-themed card-games (collectable and otherwise) under the blanket name ''Illuminati'', while their line of ''[[GURPS]]'' role-playing material |
* Steve Jackson Games sells various conspiracy-themed card-games (collectable and otherwise) under the blanket name ''Illuminati'', while their line of ''[[GURPS]]'' role-playing material has included a couple of Illuminati-related source-books. Some of it is obviously inspired by the ''[[Illuminatus]]'' book trilogy. The company has a trademark on a least one version of the "Eye in the Pyramid" design, and the other companies in this section often get official permission to use it. Particularly [[Wild Mass Guess|WMG]]-worthy is the fact that several world-changing events in recent history seem to have been depicted on these cards in these games ''years'' before they happened. |
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* [[D20 Modern]] |
* [[D20 Modern]] |
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* One of the secret societies in ''[[Paranoia]]''. {{spoiler|May or may not be a front for Ultraviolets, spies from another Alpha Complex, bots, aliens...}} {{spoiler|<ref>and may or may not actually exist.</ref>}} |
* One of the secret societies in ''[[Paranoia]]''. {{spoiler|May or may not be a front for Ultraviolets, spies from another Alpha Complex, bots, aliens...}} {{spoiler|<ref>and may or may not actually exist.</ref>}} |
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[[Category:The New Tens]] |
[[Category:The New Tens]] |
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[[Category:The Illuminati]] |
[[Category:The Illuminati]] |
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