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** Also featured in the prequel ''[[Deus Ex: Human Revolution|Human Revolution.]]'' {{spoiler|Taggart describes the Illuminati as "just a name used to get rich people to invest more money," and he's not far off; the organization's every attempt to assert more control over the world goes completely off the rails, often due to internal sabotage. It's no wonder the first game's [[Big Bad]] was able to usurp nearly all of their resources for Majestic 12.}}
** They also have a more direct role in ''[[Deus Ex: Mankind Divided]]''.
* The Illuminati will be one of the three playable factions in the upcoming{{when}} conspiracy-themed MMORPG ''[[The Secret World]]'', along with the Templars (who are not, but have ties to, the historical [[Knights Templar]]) and an Asian-themed "Dragon" society.{{verify}}
* The resident [[Conspiracy Theorist]] Gomez in ''[[Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines]]'' has a particularly convoluted theory about the Illuminati (read it [[Conspiracy Theorist/Quotes|here]]). Of course, this being the [[Old World of Darkness]], that theory has a good chance to be true...
* ''[[Street Fighter]] III'''s antagonist leads an interesting take on this. The Illuminati in these games have a lot of religious symbolism and are more akin to a psychotic cult than an oppressive secret society. Gill himself is a [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] dark savior with obscene doses of [[A God Am I]]. Oh, and then there's the fact that he's red and blue skinned and clad in a thong...
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