Illuminati



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" and "Der Riese" by Richtofen. He refers to them by saying "The service to the Illuminati can continue." or "The Illuminati would be proud." In Kino der Toten when Richtofen gets the Ray Gun, he will say,"The Illuminati will never get their hands on you!" implying they were after it.

Trivia

 * In Der Riese, a piece of paper can be found that has the message saying "Dr. Maxis must be killed." in Illuminati Code. Because of this, it is speculated that Dr. Richtofen is part of the Illuminati because he worked with and killed Dr. Maxis.
 * His quotes about the Illuminati also adds to the theory that Richtofen is part of the Illuminati.
 * Throughout Black Ops, there are multiple Illuminati references. Whether the Masonic symbols on the security cameras in "Five" can be treated as such is, however, questionable.
 * In the Ascension Map, 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. This symbol could also be considered slightly Masonic due to the supposed ties between the Illuminati and the Freemasons. The 'all seeing eye' has, however, been used by countless societies, organizations, and cultures throughout time as a representation of God as well as numerous other meanings. This symbol is also on the US Dollar Bill.
 * If you do a noclip and go behind the stairs that lead to the theater, (you will see a some sort of alien monster, this may be the failed experiments Richtofen talks about when he encounters them. Its not an alien, its a monkey mutated into crawlers) a pyramid and all seeing eye can be seen on the lower part of the wall
 * in some multiplayer maps in black ops theres some illuminati symbols,they appear in the car's fronts trunk when you make it explode.