Illuminati

"The ends justifies the means"

— Illuminati motto.

Illuminati usually refers to a purported clandestine organization which runs the entire world, carefully calculating and planning everything that happens in secret. The Illuminati are briefly mentioned in the Nazi Zombies levels Shi No Numa, Der Riese and Kino der Toten by Richtofen. The eye of providence some times appears in "Five" and Ascension on the T.V's above the Mystery Box spawn locations.

Trivia

 * In Der Riese, a piece of paper can be found that has the message saying "Dr. Maxis must be killed." in Illuminati Code.
 * Throughout Black Ops, there are multiple Illuminati references.
 * In Ascension, there is a television screen that must be activated to activate Node 2 of the Kassimir Mechanism. When it is activated, it shows the supposed All-seeing Eye symbol of the Illuminati above the pyramid.
 * If noclip is used to go behind the stairs that lead to the theater, a pyramid and an all-seeing eye can be seen on the lower part of the wall next to the barrels containing the "failed experiments".
 * At the start of the Black Ops mission S.O.G., the word 'Illuminati' can be seen on one of the classified documents.
 * The Pentagon thief has Illuminati markings on him as well as on his bag.
 * One of Richtofen's quotes on Kino der Toten implied the Illuminati are after the design of the Ray Gun.
 * The motto of the Illuminati is a quote from Renaissance philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli.