Deus Ex endings

There are three possible endings Deus Ex. Which one plays out depends on the final choices of JC Denton in Area 51.

In Deus Ex: Invisible War, most or all of each ending becomes canon.

The Benevolent Dictator
Requirements: Deactivate the uplink locks, engage the primary router and proceed to merge with Helios.

Cutscene: JC Denton speaks with Helios, enters in its machine and merges with it

"If there were no god, it would be necessary to invent him."

- Voltaire


 * Deus Ex: Invisible War establishes this ending as canon.

New Dark Age
Requirements: Cut the coolant flow and initiate a meltdown

Cutscene: Area 51 began to explode inside and JC Denton ran out of it "Yesterday we obeyed kings and bent our necks before emperors. But today we kneel only to truth..."

- Kahlil, Gibran


 * Deus Ex: Invisible War establishes this ending as canon.

The Invisible Hand
Requirements: Neutralize the four blue fusion reactors and cut the power of Bob Page's defense

Cutscene: JC Denton and Morgan Everett talking and life returning to normal around the world "Better to reign in hell, than serve in heaven."

- Paradise Lost, John Milton


 * Deus Ex: Invisible War establishes a part of this ending as canon.