Lucius DeBeers

Lucius DeBeers was the former leader of the Illuminati. He is voiced by John Gault.

Early years
Probably born in 1902 in southern England, which sometimes betrayed the accent, DeBeers was the previous leader of the Illuminati before Morgan Everett. In 2027, DeBeers was still in charge of the Illuminati and it is implied that he considered Everett to be his protégé. In this time, before being usurped by Everett, De Beers lived in a fifteenth century home in Geneva, Switzerland and visited by Dr. Roman, a little slimy doctor, who shall submit to unpleasant treatment every time passed from the villa. However the treatments were necessary, due to advancing age, if he wanted to maintain his leadership of the group because all the others, his protégé in Paris first among them, watched his possible weaknesses. During the conversation with the holograpnic busts of five man and two women(data tags showed their locations: Hengsha, Paris, Dubai, Washington, Singapore, Hong Kong, New York), drinking his favorite Saint Helena coffee, they make the report of the progress of the "their plan".

Deus Ex
He can be found in a cryo pod in Morgan Everett's house. He was put there under the false impression that when the technology is invented to help cure his ailment Everett will restore him to his former glory. However, unbeknown to DeBeers, the technology has been around for some time and Everett has no intention of reviving him. You can tell DeBeers the truth about Everett's deception or lie to him and tell him that Everett is still with him. If you tell him the truth, DeBeers will ask you to power down his pod, euthanizing him. Everett will scold you via InfoLink if you do this, but besides that, he will do nothing else. An email message from DeBeers to Bob Page can be found on a computer terminal in Area 51.

Trivia
Lucius DeBeers
 * His name alludes to the powerful real life De Beers diamond cartel that controls roughly 90% of the world diamonds production. De Beers has been accused and condemned by human rights activists, economical analysts, and conspiracy theorists for controversies both confirmed and unconfirmed.
 * He referes to himself as "The Supreme Enlightened" and "The One" a surname similar to the Siddhārtha Gautama regarded as the "Supreme Buddha" and "The Enlightened One.
 * Debeers strongly implies he was responsible for President Kennedy's assassination.