Deus Ex, So this is a bit spoilery, but do we ever meet any of the real Illuminati in the game? Zhao came across as a underling who wanted into the inner circle. Darrow was a separate agent working with (then against) the Illuminati. I didn’t get the impression that Taggert was part of the Illuminati elites, just another agent. So who are the Illuminati? Or is that exactly what you wanted me to wonder?

So this is a bit spoilery, but do we ever meet any of the real Illuminati in the game? Zhao came across as a underling who wanted into the inner circle. Darrow was a separate agent working with (then against) the Illuminati. I didn't get the impression that Taggert was part of the Illuminati elites, just another agent. So who are the Illuminati? Or is that exactly what you wanted me to wonder?

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Lead narrative designer Mary DeMarle said:

“Zhao, Darrow, and Taggart are all part of the Illuminati, but you’re right: they aren’t part of its highest circle. Those people would be the ones who make up the “Council of Five” (i.e., five individuals who hold the most power and basically make all the really important decisions, while delegating “less important projects” to members of lower circles of power to carry them out. In HR, the Council has delegated the problem of widespread mechanical augmentations to the man we see at the beginning of the game. He, in turn, is using Zhao, Taggart, and Darrow to make it happen.”

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