History Main / BenevolentConspiracy

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies (known by the fans as the [[FanNickname Ozluminati]]) all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheHeartless the Grimm]] to prevent the inevitable panic (should the secret ever get out) from creating hordes of Grimm who would be attracted to the negative emotions and overrun the last remaining bastions of human civilization, all while attempting to quietly deal with the associated threats to society.

TheConspiracy that secretly rules the world and manipulates the lives of the common {{muggles}} is, for a change, actually a force for good rather than evil, though perhaps not LawfulGood, depending on [[TheEmpire who runs]] [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the Government]]. Indeed, a Benevolent Conspiracy might actually be ''run'' by [[GovernmentConspiracy the Government]], in order to discreetly fight against evil, or at least to protect the interests of the people they lead. (Which is probably not to say "the current administration"; these kind of secret conspiracies are looking to a longer view.) One such goal of this conspiracy might be to work against a more powerful enemy without provoking an all out fight against them, or to prevent the populace from [[YouCanPanicNow breaking out in a counter-productive panic]] by [[TheWorldIsNotReady revealing things to them before they are ready.]]

-->'''Kazim''' ''(To Indy)'': Ask yourself, why do you seek the Cup of Christ? Is it for His glory, or for yours?

* The three secret societies that the player can join in ''Videogame/TheSecretWorld'' generally have good intentions. The Templars are very upfront about their desire to defend mankind against occult threats. The Illuminati are more self-serving, but there's no way to get ahead and to the top of the pile if the whole planet has been destroyed. The Dragon have a more enigmatic end goal, involving a study of chaos theory and universal mathematical principles, but they still send agents to intervene in occult crises and protect humanity.

## Capitalize on the superiority-complex of the Outer Worlds by provoking them to unify against the "inferior" Earthmen.
## Provoke the Outer Worlds into a war which they win easily and quickly, causing resentment and desire for revenge within the general population of Earth.
## Wait... [[LongGame for a century]], even. Each of the colonized worlds are imperfectly terraformed, and [[PlanetOfHats will develop unique mutations]]. Meanwhile, Earth will [[OneWorldOrder unite and prepare a Terrestrian Empire]] that is ready to evolve into a [[GalacticSuperpower Galactic Empire]].

* In ''Manga/BoardingSchoolJuliet'', the heroes' SecretKeeper[=s=] eventually evolve into this. At last count there were five people- including the crown princess of the West, and the leader of [[spoiler:the Inuzuka clan]]- concealing the secret, and/or working to change the world so it won't have to be secret forever. Of course, they're effectively ChildSoldiers being groomed into war, and the secret they're keeping is an interracial relationship, so it's hard to criticize them too much.

* The oldest military order in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the Order of Whispers, is a covert organisation that manipulates politics to maintain peace within all nations using knowledge and secrets. They feature prominently as one of the organisations the player character can choose to join as well as being responsible for keeping the charr-human peace treaty intact, among many of their activities the player finds out about.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Perimeter}}, the Exodus faction is an offshoot of the Freemasons who spearheaded the fantastic science seen in the game.

* The Healer's guild in VideoGame/LegacyOftheAncients is a front for a secret society dedicated to thwarting the SealedEvilInACan that the Wizard's Compendium represents. If you complete a quest to save the last of the Compendium's creators, he gives you a mark that alerts the guild of your quest and they assist you with help and information as best they can.

* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' isolates and contains threats to human survival and [[TheMasquerade "normalcy"]] (and, by extension, life and the universe in general when possible). They're definitely a darker interpretation of this trope, but in the [=SCP=]verse, sometimes one's choices boil down to [[NecessarilyEvil committing atrocities]], or seeing humanity go extinct. The Foundation [[PragmaticHero is ready and willing]] to commit those atrocities. Conversely, the motto of Secure, Contain, Protect includes protecting ''anomalies'' from the ''world'' if needed. There are many cases where the Foundation acts as a FantasticNatureReserve for entities and objects that TheWorldIsNotReady for, or which would be destroyed or exploited by other organizations. This is a [[ObstructiveCodeOfConduct frequent source of ethical conflict]] for the Foundation's staff as they find themselves sheltering things like [[UniquenessValue unique and fascinating lifeforms]] ... that happen to enjoy eating people.

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies (known by the fans as the [[FanNickname Ozluminati]]) all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheHeartless the Grimm]] to prevent the inevitable panic (should the secret ever get out) from creating hordes of Grimm who would be attracted to the negative emotions and overrun the last remaining bastions of human civilisation, all while attempting to quietly deal with the associated threats to society.

** Side story "Backup" reveals the existence of the Venatori, an extremely secret society waging a shadow war against EldritchAbominations which [[GodsNeedPrayerBadly gain power in the mortal world in proportion to how many know of their existence]].

** Additionally, the show's major Villains have all formed their own inner circle [[spoiler: under [[GreaterScopeVillain Salem]]]] who are all trying to destroy each academy for their own personal reasons [[spoiler: and to acquire the four relics to change the world in an as of yet unknown way]].

* ''Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}'' Command and its [[Area51 associated]] [[TheMenInBlack organizations]], which fought and won three separate interstellar wars in defense of Earth without any Earthling not cleared being any the wiser. They've been known to protect the secret by simply [[{{Teleportation}} beaming the evidence away]], or by buying off a news company with the promise of an exclusive when the program goes public. Not to mention their diversionary tactic of [[FictionAsCoverUp backing a cheesy cable science fiction series about a secret government organization that roughly does exactly what Stargate Command does]].

** Additionally, the show's major Villains have all formed their own inner circle [[spoiler: under [[GreaterScopeVillain Salem]]]] who are all trying to destroy each academy for their own personal reasons [[spoiler: and to acquire the four relics to change the world in a as of yet unknown way]].

* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': The circle of senior teachers which run the elite combat academies in the world of Remnant have the best of intentions towards the public, concerning themselves as they do with preventing the creatures of Grimm from overrunning the last few bastions of civilisation on the planet. They go out of their way to share their knowledge of Grimm-hunting, encourage younger faculty to go on the occasional bounty-hunting mission to keep crime rates low, encourage teens and twenty-somethings to develop advanced techniques and meet their foreign counterparts, and throw themselves in harm's way to prevent civilian casualties. However, they are also part of a secret organization who suppress the true history of Remnant from the general public. Because Grimm become more dangerous when large numbers of people feel negative emotions (fear, grief, hate, etc), the group quietly deal with threats most of the world doesn't even know exist, in order to keep projecting an image of safety within the Kingdoms; as a result, they actually do make the Grimm less aggressive as a whole. Befitting the trope, they also are opposed by a far more malevolent conspiracy which has its own cabal that works against the protagonists. The fandom refers to the protagonists' organization as the [[FanNickname Ozluminati]] because their leader is named Ozpin.

* The Warehouse Agents in ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' are a secretive millenia-old organization that finds and hides artifacts so they can't harm anyone and so unscrupulous people can't use them.

TheConspiracy that secretly rules the world and manipulates the lives of the common {{muggles}} is, for a change, a force for actually good rather than evil, though perhaps not LawfulGood, depending on [[TheEmpire who runs]] [[PeoplesRepublicOfTyranny the Government]]. Indeed, a Benevolent Conspiracy might actually be ''run'' by [[GovernmentConspiracy the Government]], in order to discreetly fight against evil, or at least to protect the interests of the people they lead. (Which is probably not to say "the current administration"; these kind of secret conspiracies are looking to a longer view.) One such goal of this conspiracy might be to work against a more powerful enemy without provoking an all out fight against them, or to prevent the populace from [[YouCanPanicNow breaking out in a counter-productive panic]] by [[TheWorldIsNotReady revealing things to them before they are ready.]]

* ''Film/TheMidnightMeatTrain'': [[spoiler:The conspiracy behind Mahogany and his butchering of subway passengers is to ensure that the evil entities living underneath the city are given regular human sacrifices and keeping the rest of the population safe from their hunger.]]

** The heroes and their supporters form what they call a "Conspiracy of Light" against The Shadows and their minions and pawns.

* The Task Force VALKYRIE from ''TabletopGame/HunterTheVigil'' is a secret branch of the US military, created to fight against supernatural threats and to enforce TheMasquerade. Of course, they only appear benevolent from the mortal standpoint, the other critters of ''TabletopGame/NewWorldOfDarkness'' don't appreciate them much.

* The three secret societies that the player can join in ''Videogame/TheSecretWorld'' generally have good intentions. The Templars are very up front about their desire to defend mankind against occult threats. The Illuminati are more self-serving, but there's no way to get ahead and to the top of the pile if the whole planet has been destroyed. The Dragon have a more enigmatic end goal, involving a study of chaos theory and universal mathematical principles, but they still send agents to intervene in occult crises and protect humanity.

* The Illuminati of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' at least think of themselves as this. But we don’t know if it’s true.

** ''Literature/{{Foundation}}'':

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode, "Mystery Of The Urinal Deuce, [[spoiler: the government didn't start 9/11, but they ''created'' the 9/11 conspiracy movement. They did it because they don't want to appear as a nation weak enough to let such an attack happen, the movement giving them an illusion of power to some]].

** "Literature/TheDeadPast": The government is secretly trying to prevent anyone from developing a time viewer device (a device that can show the past). The protagonists disagree and not only develop such a device, but distribute the plans widely. A government agent then explains to them the reason for the ban: such a time viewer could be used to spy on anyone, anywhere in current time. The widespread availability of such viewers means the effective end of personal privacy for the human race.

** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Satele Shan, Theron Shan, and Jace Malcolm, with the PlayerCharacter's involvement. They're an actual Republic joint task force investigating [[spoiler: the reborn Sith Emperor]] but their real goal is basically to act under [[ObstructiveBureaucrat the Supreme Chancellor]]'s nose if need be. The Chancellor isn't all that happy about this, but when the Supreme Commander of the Republic Army, the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order, and one of their most senior spies, who are coincidentally(?) husband, wife, and son, want to go off and conspire together there's not much you can do about it.

** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Satele Shan and Jace and Theron Malcolm, with the PlayerCharacter's involvement. They're an actual Republic joint task force investigating [[spoiler: the reborn Sith Emperor]] but their real goal is basically to act under [[ObstructiveBureaucrat the Supreme Chancellor]]'s nose if need be. The Chancellor isn't all that happy about this, but when the Supreme Commander of the Republic Army, the Grandmaster of the Jedi Order, and one of their most senior spies, who are coincidentally(?) husband, wife, and son, want to go off and conspire together there's not much you can do about it.

*** ''Literature/FoundationAndEarth'': A major reveal, [[spoiler:R. Daneel Olivaw, a ThreeLawsCompliant robot, has been benevolently guiding humanity's path the entire time]]. The {{prequel}}s also explore this conspiracy, including the way the spoiler character had helped Hari Seldon develop his Seldon Plan.
** ''Literature/TheDeadPast'': The government is secretly trying to prevent anyone from developing a time viewer device (a device that can show the past). The protagonists disagree and not only develop such a device, but distribute the plans widely. A government agent then explains to them the reason for the ban: such a time viewer could be used to spy on anyone, anywhere in current time. The widespread availability of such viewers means the effective end of personal privacy for the human race.