Area 51



"Area 51" is a top-secret US Air Force base which has been the subject of many conspiracy theories, mostly surrounding a story about a UFO landing in Roswell, New Mexico which was transported to the USAF base and studied. Conspiracy theorists believe aliens and alien technology is kept and studied there, while their more conservative brethren believe it's more about secret vehicles and weapons in development.

Perhaps the most famous portrayal of Area 51 in popular culture is the 1996 film Independence Day. After an attack on the world by malevolent aliens, the President is urged to move his command base from Air Force One to Area 51. He'd previously thought it was only a rumor. Also an ace pilot takes an alien he brought down in a dogfight to the base on a caravan of refugees from Los Angeles, telling them that while it's not on their maps, "it's there alright". Once inside, the heroes meet a scatterbrained scientist who shows them the alien ship which crash-landed and the three bodies they recovered.

In Deus Ex, Area 51 is Bob Page's stronghold, housing his top scientists and troops. It is also the home to the Helios AI, and all of America's communications are routed through this point. Also, it is where JC Denton was created.

When the player reaches Area 51, he or she will be challenged by traps and enemy encounters which will test most, if not all of the skills learned so far, leading up to a final confrontation with Bob Page, at which point the player can choose one of three endings, depending with whom the player would like to side.