Morgan Everett

Morgan Everett is the CEO of the Montreal branch of Picus in the, and amongst the Council of Five who lead the Illuminati prior to Majestic 12's coup.

Early life
Everett is born into a life of wealth and power, growing up under the shaping influence of the Knights Templar. He mentions a childhood memory of taking Catholic communion in the Cathedrale de Payens alongside "two Rockefelle'rs and a Rothschild".

In 2027, living in Paris, he is a member of the Illuminati and the protégé of Illuminati leader Lucius DeBeers, while also serving as CEO of the Montreal branch of Picus. His establishment of Picus' secret propaganda division, Picus Confidential, allow Everett to implement the Illuminati's "Icarus Effect" plan, which seeks to control "destabilizing" elements and individuals within society via careful media manipulation and covert monitoring of data.

Illuminatus
Everett brings Bob Page into the Illuminati, training Page to be his successor (as DeBeers had done for him) and treating him as if he was his son. DeBeers does not trust Page's motivations or his belief in the Illuminati's secret mission of ensuring world stability from the shadows. He warns Everett about Page stealing information for his own selfish uses, but Everett is too attached to his protégé, and DeBeers' warnings fall on deaf ears.

When DeBeers falls mortally ill, Everett constructs a cryogenic storage device designed to keep the Illuminati leader alive well beyond his normal lifespan. Although Everett justifies it out of humanitarian reasons and respect for his patron, it is actually a strategic power move that goes against DeBeers' own stated wish to die naturally; by keeping DeBeers alive and nominally still in charge of the Illuminati, Everett is able to take over all of his power and authority within the organization while indefinitely avoiding the costly power struggle that would come from the death of the ruling leader.

Page's Coup
As it turns out, DeBeers had been right to suspect Page's intentions: he had never respected Everett or the Illuminati, and considers their calm, secretive brand of global leadership (particularly in regard to the virtually-unlimited power of the Majestic 12 division) to be merely a sign of cowardice and weakness. Having plotted against him for some time, Page waits until DeBeers is out of the picture, then strikes. Sometime around 2035, Page turns on Everett, and ousts him from the organization. Page also steals credit for the creation of the AI utilized by Majestic 12, making him the most powerful man in the world virtually overnight. MJ12 quickly split off into its own organization, usurping the aspects of global government previously held by the Illuminati (such as FEMA and UNATCO), and ruthlessly eliminate any remaining resistance to Page's new ambitions.

After the coup d'état that removes the Illuminati from power, Everett goes into hiding in Paris; although the exact location is kept secret to all but his most trusted accomplices, such as Toby Atanwe, his maid Carmela and his mechanic Pierre.

2052
"Among the elect group that knew anything about the Illuminati, everybody know that Morgan Everett was the man to watch. There was no question that he was being carefully and personally groomed to take over the organization when Lucius DeBeers died or retired. Then fate intervened to shatter the massive Illuminati power structure. Everett's own protégé turned against the organization, and Everett (partially from his own choice) never did ascend to the ultimate seat of power. He did, however, manage to come through the sea-change more secure in his fortune and influence than any of the rest of the council except one. Nonetheless, he was greatly diminished from his glory days.

But after all, what's the point of being a gray eminence at all, if you can't keep plotting when the chips are down? His enemies think he's out of the great game, and for now that suits Everett just fine. When he's ready to strike, then they'll know."

- description of Morgan Everett

Everett responds to a contact request sent by JC Denton from fellow Illuminatus Beth DuClare's secret routing station. To prove his loyalty, JC is told by Everett to open access to MJ12's network at Cathedrale de Payens in Paris, allowing Everett to complete the Gray Death vaccine. After JC proved his loyalty to the Illuminati, Everett allows JC into his headquarters and sends him on a mission to meet X-51, a group of scientists who left Area 51 for moral reasons, and the only people besides MJ12 capable of producing vaccine on a large scale due to the X-51 Universal Constructor. During JC's traipse through Vandenberg Air Force Base, Everett tells JC to connect to Milnet in order to allow Daedalus to take control of Icarus, only to have the plan backfire with the merger of the two AIs into Helios.

He later makes contact again when JC is at Area 51, and tries to persuade him to return power to the Illuminati by killing Page. It is unclear what has become of Everett by the events of Deus Ex: Invisible War. The Illuminati is now being led by Chad Dumier and Nicolette DuClare; whether this means Everett has retired, died, or been deposed is unknown.

Trivia

 * According to a computer login logo seen in his residence, he owns a company called Everett Global Enterprises.
 * Through completing a side mission in Deus Ex: Mankind Divided you can help the "real" Eliza Cassan escape Morgan's clutches, additionally based on the choices you make Eliza will plan to tell Morgan herself that she is no longer his tool.

Quotes

 * "I once knelt in this chapel for communion, with two Rockefeller's and a Rothschild. Since the time of the Crusades every leader in finance has prayed for the continued stability of Templar banks, founded on gold."
 * "You see the need for global organization. Someone has to bring these disparate groups together."
 * "You and me, JC. We'll rule the world in secret, with an invisible hand, the way the Illuminati have always ruled."

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