Majestic-12 (Deus Ex)

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Majestic-12 is an organization that features in Deus Ex.

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History

The Majestic Council of the Twelve

During the mid-20th century, the Illuminati leadership had realized the need to establish other forms of control, including technological superiority. Their opportunity came following the reported crash of an alien spacecraft near Roswell, New Mexico, and its subsequent seizure by the United States military. Majestic 12 was originally created by President Harry S Truman to study the craft, but its members were primarily high-ranking Illuminati. Majestic 12 research and development, largely conducted in the secret facility at Area 51, quickly became an essential part of the Illuminati power structure.

In the 21st century, Majestic 12 was the most vital arm of the Illuminati, securing power through the selective distribution of its research. Through various subsidiaries, it controlled the spread of legal and illegal drugs, diseases and their cures. MJ12 was also tasked with influencing (and if possible, managing) the world's intelligence organizations. MJ12 also excelled at repurposing previous research to meet new goals: the Bovine Manipulation Project, was deemed a failure, but sightings of the transgenic gray lifeforms it created attracted public attention, furthering rumors about the Roswell UFO crash. This acted as an effective propaganda campaign for the Illuminati: The idea that the US military was experimenting with alien technology achieved such popularity that it became an effective informational smoke screen, diverting attention from actual MJ12 research taking place at the site.

Overview

Though formally known as the Majestic Council of the Twelve, they were more commonly called Majestic 12 or MJ12. They were also known by other names including Those Who Rule in Majesty, the Twelve, and They Who Rule the World in Majesty.

The motto of Majestic 12 was: "IPSA SCIENTIA POTESTAS EST" — Latin for "Knowledge Her/Itself Is Power."

Majestic 12 military personnel bear the insignia XII, which is twelve in Roman numerals.

While the Illuminati prefers to control by assimilating persons of intellect into a grand conspiracy, Majestic 12 plans to control the world in secret through the production of the "Gray Death nanovirus" and the virus's vaccine, Ambrosia.

Majestic 12 also uses complex information-processing systems, including artificial intelligence, at least two systems of which are prominent elements in the game's story, these being Daedalus and Icarus. Daedalus and Icarus are the results of previous efforts of the Illuminati to create an omnipresent surveillance tool to not only monitor, but evaluate world events and even individual lives. Before the events in the game, Page initiated the Aquinas Protocol, allowing MJ-12 to monitor and selectively censor all global communications.

Through physiopharmaceutical augmentation, they engaged in a mystical rite to indoctrinate P-series agents. Having their names stripped away is in accordance with the First Secret, as described in The Doctrine of the Mighty: By giving up the "part of you that is the least, you are elevated to the Most". The individuality signified by a unique name is the 'least' part of a person, and its surrender in service to the Majesty.

MJ12 operated a global communications network used by its members. Known as MJ12Net, this network connected members of the organization from all over the world and allowed classified information to be easily exchanged.

It was based in Area 51 and has two submerged Ocean Labs and also concealed bases in UNATCO headquarters, in the sewage system beneath New York and Versalife Headquarters, not to mention the possibility of many other secret bases all over the world.

Members

  • Walton Simons :
  • Anna Navarre :
  • Gunther Hermann :
  • Maggie Chow :
  • Howard Strong :
  • Gary Savage :
  • Archie Reynmann :

Notes

  • Majestic-12 was created by Sheldon Pacotti, Chris Todd and Austin Grossman where they featured in the setting of the Deus Ex universe.

Appearances

  • Deus Ex:

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