Morgan Everett

Morgan Everett is, in Deus Ex, the leader of the Illuminati. He resides in Paris, although the exact location is kept secret to all but his most trusted accomplices, such as Toby Atanwe and his maid Carmela.

Prior to Deus Ex
Everett became the leader of the Illuminati after his predecessor, Lucius DeBeers. fell ill and had to be put in cryogenic stasis. He was responsible for creating Morpheus, an Artifical Intelligence capable of surveillance on a wide scale (hence its ability to tell visitors extensive information about themselves), which later became Echelon III, leading to the creation of Echelon IV (Daedalus), Icarus, Daedalus' MJ12 twin, and Helios, the merger of Daedalus and Icarus. He also was responsible for the core design of the Gray Death virus, which at the time was used for augmentations. He was mentor to a young Bob Page, who later broke away from the Illuminati to form the splinter cell Majestic-12. DeBeers remarked that he warned Everett about Page, when Page began stealing information, but Everett was too attached to Page to do something about it. It has also been revealed that DeBeers did not know that Everett had the means of reviving him, but chose not to use them to retain power.

Events of Deus Ex (2052)
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 the Templars Cathedral in Paris, allowing Everett to retrieve the core design of the Gray Death from MJ12, and use it along the design of Ambrosia from Tong (sent by JC on an earlier mission from Versalife), to synthesize a 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, Everett tells JC to upload the Milnet to connect Daedalus to Icarus in an attempt 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, via JC's Infolink and Area 51's holocomm, and tries to persuade him to return power to the Illuminati by killing Page by shutting down the four blue-fusion reactors, which prevent detonation of Page's chamber, and pressing the engage switch near Page to detonate the chamber.

Events of Deus Ex: Invisible War (2072)
It is unclear what has become of Everett by the time of the sequel. The Illuminati is now being led by Chad Dumier and Nicolette DuClare; whether this means Everett has retired, died, or been deposed, is unknown.

Quotes

 * "I once knelt in this chapel for communion, with two Rockefellers 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."

Morgan Everett