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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]]}}

'''The''' [[Ancient Conspiracy]]. '''The''' [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness]]. '''''The''''' [[One World Order]]. Founded at the dawn of human history, if not earlier, they gather influence and wealth, spinning their webs of lies and deceit in the shadowy heights of society. Or maybe they're just a bunch of rich white thugs with pretensions of grandeur. Either way, when a creator of popular culture needs a name for this group, they often turn to "The Illuminati" and their "Eye in the Pyramid" symbol, called "the Eye of Providence"; both have percolated their way into semi-general use, come across as refined and ancient, and (mostly) [[Historical Domain Character|aren't under copyright]].

'''The''' [[Ancient Conspiracy]]. '''The''' [[Omniscient Council of Vagueness]]. '''''The''''' [[One World Order]]. Founded at the dawn of human history, if not earlier, they gather influence and wealth, spinning their webs of lies and deceit in the shadowy heights of society. Or maybe they're just a bunch of rich white thugs with pretensions of grandeur. Either way, when a creator of popular culture needs a name for this group, they often turn to "The Illuminati" and their "Eye in the Pyramid" symbol, called "the Eye of Providence"<ref>There are some versions of the Eye of Providence that don't have the triangle. The important part is actually the eye and the rays of light around it.</ref>; both have percolated their way into semi-general use, come across as refined and ancient, and (mostly) [[Historical Domain Character|aren't under copyright]].

"Illuminati" means "[[Light Is Not Good|the enlightened ones]]" in [[Gratuitous Latin]]. There ''was'' a Masonic-like organization of intellectuals which [[Trope Namer|took this name]] in [[Real Life]] Bavaria in the 1770s, but it was eventually disbanded by the Bavarian government. There are [[Conspiracy Theorist|people]] who fervently believe the Illuminati survived this purge, orchestrated [[The French Revolution]] (as part of their [[One World Order]] efforts), and still exist, very much as described above, but... this really isn't the place to discuss it; go check out [[Wikipedia]]'s [[wikipedia:Illuminati|article]].