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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|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; 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 was [[Trope Namer|given 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 (Wiki)|Wikipedia]]'s [
This name is bandied about a ''lot'' over in the [[Wild Mass Guess]] department. See also [[The Knights Templar]].
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== [[Comics]] ==
* In [[Marvel Comics]], this was the name of a secret alliance between influential superheroes - [[Iron Man]], [[Fantastic Four|Reed Richards]], [[X Men|Professor X]], [[Sub Mariner]], [[Doctor Strange]], and [[The Inhumans|Black Bolt]] (they tried to recruit the [[Black Panther]], but well, he was able to read the next sentence in this paragraph). They're actually a subversion, however, as their goals were to protect the world, not rule it, and their secretiveness eventually came back to bite them repeatedly (see [[World War Hulk]], [[Secret Invasion]], and even [[Civil War (Comic Book)|Civil War]], all in which [[Not
** And during the ''[[Dark Reign]]'' [[Story Arc]], [[Spider Man|Norman Osborn]] forms an evil version of the Illuminati called the Cabal, composed of himself, [[Doctor Doom]], [[X Men|Emma Frost]], [[The Mighty Thor|Loki]], [[The Hood]], and the [[Sub Mariner]] - who, as mentioned above, is also a member of the good Illuminati. ''At the same time''. [[True Neutral|He doesn't see the difference]].
** It's important to note that the Marvel guys have given subtle nods that they know about the connotations of the name. Actions have been taken by some members, most often chiefly Iron Man, in certain storylines such as the three listed above, which were not only disagreed with by at least one fellow member on principle, but also would call into question for readers whether they were playing this trope straight. Also, Iron Man says once to Maria Hill when remarking on this group and referring to it by name that “at least that’s what I self-deprecatingly call our little world-saving group,” giving clear hint that only he uses the name. Put this in perspective. The only member of the "good guy Illuminati" that ever used the name was the snarky/humorous member of the team who's led questionable acts in the plots that developed after each of its meetings, and even he readily admits it's self-deprecating humor.
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== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* The [[Millennium (TV)|Millennium]] Group became something of an [[Expy]] for this in the last season, which was some distance from the original concept.
* {{spoiler|The Silence}} in ''[[
== [[Music]] ==
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