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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigGood Ozpin]] leads a secret cabal of Huntsmen within and allied to the four great Huntsman Academies to hide the true history of Remnant, the AncientEvil they're fighting, and the four divine Relics they're protecting. They maintain secrecy out of fear of global panic should the AwfulTruth ever be revealed, which would trigger [[DeathWorld hordes of Grimm]] to assault the last remaining bastions of human civilisation. However, with Ozpin keeping secrets from even his inner circle and several of his allies pursuing their own vested interests, Teams RWBY and JNPR find themselves increasingly at odds with adult old guard and eventually take matters into their own hands to fight the BigBad on their terms instead.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': [[BigGood Ozpin]] leads a secret cabal of Huntsmen within and allied to the four great Huntsman Academies to hide the true history of Remnant, the AncientEvil they're fighting, and the four divine Relics they're protecting. They maintain secrecy out of fear of global panic should the AwfulTruth ever be revealed, which would trigger [[DeathWorld hordes of Grimm]] to assault the last remaining bastions of human civilisation. However, with Ozpin keeping secrets from even his inner circle and several of his allies pursuing their own vested interests, Teams RWBY and JNPR find themselves increasingly at odds with adult old guard and eventually [[DefiedTrope take matters into their own hands hands]] to fight the BigBad on their terms instead.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless 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.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle [[BigGood Ozpin]] leads a secret cabal of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from Huntsmen within and allied to the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy great Huntsman Academies to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] Remnant, the AncientEvil they're fighting, and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless four divine Relics they're protecting. They maintain secrecy out of fear of global panic should the AwfulTruth ever be revealed, which would trigger [[DeathWorld hordes of 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 assault the last remaining bastions of human civilization, all while attempting to quietly deal civilisation. However, with Ozpin keeping secrets from even his inner circle and several of his allies pursuing their own vested interests, Teams RWBY and JNPR find themselves increasingly at odds with adult old guard and eventually take matters into their own hands to fight the associated threats to society.BigBad on their terms instead.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless 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. [[DeconstructedTrope This gets deconstructed as the series goes on however]], as it becomes increasingly evident that the conspiracy is fatally flawed, due to its members constantly keeping secrets from each other, heavy infighting, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially un-elected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of [[KnightTemplar Ironwood]], who possesses many of the same flaws), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of [[KnightTemplar Ironwood]], who possesses many of the same flaws), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless 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. [[DeconstructedTrope This gets deconstructed as the series goes on however]], as it becomes increasingly evident that the conspiracy is fatally flawed, due to its members constantly keeping secrets from each other, heavy infighting, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially un-elected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of [[KnightTemplar Ironwood]], who possesses many of the same flaws), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of [[KnightTemplar Ironwood]], who possesses many of the same flaws), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
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* The Speedwagon Foundation in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' seems to have influence that goes beyond what's typically legal. Every time the protagonists run into some sort of trouble with the law, they just need to make a single phone call, and everything's fine. As the law and legal system aren't really equipped to prosecute murderers with supernatural power that are InvisibleToNormals, this is arguably necessary.
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* The Speedwagon Foundation in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' seems to have influence that goes beyond what's typically legal. Every time the protagonists run into some sort of trouble with the law, they just need to make a single phone call, and everything's fine. As the law and legal system [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveSupernaturalPowers aren't really equipped to prosecute murderers with supernatural power that are are]] InvisibleToNormals, this is arguably necessary.
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** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, who isn't exactly any better than him), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
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** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, [[KnightTemplar Ironwood]], who isn't exactly any better than him), possesses many of the same flaws), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own [[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
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** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, who isn't exactly any better than him), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[Reincarnation subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own FatalFlaws.
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** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, who isn't exactly any better than him), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[Reincarnation [[{{Reincarnation}} subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own FatalFlaws.[[FatalFlaw personal failings]].
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless 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. This gets deconstructed as the series goes on, however, as the problems of secrecy, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially unelected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheSoulless 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. [[DeconstructedTrope This gets deconstructed as the series goes on, however, on however]], as it becomes increasingly evident that the problems of secrecy, conspiracy is fatally flawed, due to its members constantly keeping secrets from each other, heavy infighting, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially unelected un-elected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]]]
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, who isn't exactly any better than him), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[Reincarnation subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own FatalFlaws.
** Further deconstructing it is how the story makes it clear that the conspiracy puts Ozpin on a pedestal, which means that not only is there no one who is willing to hold Ozpin accountable and recognize the flaws in his plans (with the exception of Ironwood, who isn't exactly any better than him), his death at the end of Volume 3 and [[Reincarnation subsequent revival]] ends up leaving them leaderless and falling back into their own FatalFlaws.
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* In ''Literature/LeiaPrincessOfAlderaan'', Alderaan's leaders are in on the [[LaResistance nascent Rebel Alliance]], as are many of their staff. This being Franchise/StarWars, of course, one planet's government is small potatoes compared to TheEmpire, and the threat of Imperial reprisal is why they keep this under wraps. Leia herself, initially kept ignorant in the hope that that will save her if things go wrong, continually tries to discover more [[JumpedAtTheCall so she can help]], sometimes causing trouble in the process, until eventually she's looped in.
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* The setting of ''VideoGame/TheAllianceAlive'' is dominated by ObviouslyEvil tyrants, so LaResistance works in secret.
* The oldest military order in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the Order of Whispers, is a covert organization that manipulates politics to maintain peace within all nations using knowledge and secrets. They feature prominently as one of the organizations 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.
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* The [[TheWatcher Keepers]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series. They're more apathetic than benevolent, but they're (in theory) dedicated to preserving {{Balance of Power}}. They just decided that not interfering was the best way to do it.
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* The [[TheWatcher Keepers]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series. They're more apathetic than benevolent, but they're (in theory) Healer's guild in ''VideoGame/LegacyOfTheAncients'' is a front for a secret society dedicated to preserving {{Balance of Power}}. They just decided thwarting the SealedEvilInACan that not interfering was 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 way to do it.they can.
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* ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' has the player as the head of the military division of a secret global initiative to defend planet Earth from invading aliens. Complete with a [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure surprisingly affable]] OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness to report to.
** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'': Spells it out more: The "Extraterrestrial Combat Project" has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely ''activating'' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''[[MultinationalTeam International]]'' GovernmentConspiracy, and rather than being the ultimate big-wigs that gives XCOM orders, they're functionally more just secret patrons providing funding and personnel that XCOM answers to, but ultimately acts independently from.
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
** The Star Cabal style themselves in this way, seeking to curb the Jedi and Sith Orders in general and their tendency towards massive, mutually destructive wars in particular. However, over the centuries, it has grown less noble; not only has it JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope in a big way, its members have grown less concerned with keeping the peace and more concerned with how their access to massive resources and information on virtually everything in the galaxy can be used to improve their lives and/or bring down their enemies. [[spoiler: After bringing down the Star Cabal, the Imperial Agent has the opportunity to use their Black Codex and "disappear" -- erasing themselves from all records and becoming untraceable -- in order to become a Benevolent Conspiracy of their own within the Sith Empire.]]
** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Jace Malcolm, Satele Shan, and Theron Shan, 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.
* 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. Either way, it's generally agreed that, in a world where the paranormal is very real and knowledge of the occult can be used as a weapon to murder scores of people, [[TheUnmasquedWorld letting its existence become public knowledge]] is a ''terrible'' idea that would lead to a proliferation of [[ReligionOfEvil twisted cults serving evil gods]] [[spoiler:like the Morninglight]], supernaturally-enhanced terrorist attacks like the Tokyo bombing, and [[TheCorruption the Filth]].
* The oldest military order in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the Order of Whispers, is a covert organization that manipulates politics to maintain peace within all nations using knowledge and secrets. They feature prominently as one of the organizations 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.
** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'': Spells it out more: The "Extraterrestrial Combat Project" has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely ''activating'' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''[[MultinationalTeam International]]'' GovernmentConspiracy, and rather than being the ultimate big-wigs that gives XCOM orders, they're functionally more just secret patrons providing funding and personnel that XCOM answers to, but ultimately acts independently from.
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
** The Star Cabal style themselves in this way, seeking to curb the Jedi and Sith Orders in general and their tendency towards massive, mutually destructive wars in particular. However, over the centuries, it has grown less noble; not only has it JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope in a big way, its members have grown less concerned with keeping the peace and more concerned with how their access to massive resources and information on virtually everything in the galaxy can be used to improve their lives and/or bring down their enemies. [[spoiler: After bringing down the Star Cabal, the Imperial Agent has the opportunity to use their Black Codex and "disappear" -- erasing themselves from all records and becoming untraceable -- in order to become a Benevolent Conspiracy of their own within the Sith Empire.]]
** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Jace Malcolm, Satele Shan, and Theron Shan, 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.
* 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. Either way, it's generally agreed that, in a world where the paranormal is very real and knowledge of the occult can be used as a weapon to murder scores of people, [[TheUnmasquedWorld letting its existence become public knowledge]] is a ''terrible'' idea that would lead to a proliferation of [[ReligionOfEvil twisted cults serving evil gods]] [[spoiler:like the Morninglight]], supernaturally-enhanced terrorist attacks like the Tokyo bombing, and [[TheCorruption the Filth]].
* The oldest military order in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'', the Order of Whispers, is a covert organization that manipulates politics to maintain peace within all nations using knowledge and secrets. They feature prominently as one of the organizations 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/Persona3'', the [[MegaCorp Kirijo Group]] was evil a few generations ago, but changes in management and several [[EvilIsNotAToy very karmic disasters]] purified it. The current leader of the Group wants nothing more than what is best for humanity, a goal that is not served by handing over responsibility for the Dark Hour to people who know nothing about it and [[MagicMustDefeatMagic can't fight Shadows themselves]]. By the time of ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Mitsuru Kirijo is taking steps to legitimize the Group's supernatural exploits (breaking TheMasquerade to Japan's security agency, for example), but they're delayed by government corruption and [[TykeBomb victims]] of the previous Group going on a superpowered rampage. Basically, the Group has too much on its plate already to deal with P.R.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves' magic is [[DetectEvil a lot more trustworthy]] than it ''looks'', but only they have access to it, so they can't prove that to anyone. Also, the group consists entirely of people who the conventional system has already failed to protect, so they are unwilling to give Japan's "legitimate authorities" a chance to betray them [[ProperlyParanoid again]].
* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves' magic is [[DetectEvil a lot more trustworthy]] than it ''looks'', but only they have access to it, so they can't prove that to anyone. Also, the group consists entirely of people who the conventional system has already failed to protect, so they are unwilling to give Japan's "legitimate authorities" a chance to betray them [[ProperlyParanoid again]].
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* 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.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves' magic is [[DetectEvil a lot more trustworthy]] than it ''looks'', but only they have access to it, so they can't prove that to anyone. Also, the group consists entirely of people who the conventional system has already failed to protect, so they are unwilling to give Japan's "legitimate authorities" a chance to betray them [[ProperlyParanoid again]].
* In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', the Phantom Thieves' magic is [[DetectEvil a lot more trustworthy]] than it ''looks'', but only they have access to it, so they can't prove that to anyone. Also, the group consists entirely of people who the conventional system has already failed to protect, so they are unwilling to give Japan's "legitimate authorities" a chance to betray them [[ProperlyParanoid again]].
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* The Healer's guild in ''VideoGame/LegacyOfTheAncients'' is a front for a three secret society dedicated to thwarting the SealedEvilInACan societies that the Wizard's Compendium represents. If you complete a quest player can join in ''Videogame/TheSecretWorld'' generally have good intentions. The Templars are very upfront about their desire to save defend mankind against occult threats. The Illuminati are more self-serving, but there's no way to get ahead and to the last top of the Compendium's creators, he gives you pile if the whole planet has been destroyed. The Dragon have a mark 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. Either way, it's generally agreed that, in a world where the paranormal is very real and knowledge of the occult can be used as a weapon to murder scores of people, [[TheUnmasquedWorld letting its existence become public knowledge]] is a ''terrible'' idea that alerts would lead to a proliferation of [[ReligionOfEvil twisted cults serving evil gods]] [[spoiler:like the guild of your quest Morninglight]], supernaturally-enhanced terrorist attacks like the Tokyo bombing, and they assist you [[TheCorruption the Filth]].
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
** The Star Cabal style themselves in this way, seeking to curb the Jedi and Sith Orders in general and their tendency towards massive, mutually destructive wars in particular. However, over the centuries, it has grown less noble; not only has it JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope in a big way, its members have grown less concerned withhelp keeping the peace and more concerned with how their access to massive resources and information as on virtually everything in the galaxy can be used to improve their lives and/or bring down their enemies. [[spoiler: After bringing down the Star Cabal, the Imperial Agent has the opportunity to use their Black Codex and "disappear" -- erasing themselves from all records and becoming untraceable -- in order to become a Benevolent Conspiracy of their own within the Sith Empire.]]
** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Jace Malcolm, Satele Shan, and Theron Shan, 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.
* The [[TheWatcher Keepers]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series. They're more apathetic than benevolent, but they're (in theory) dedicated to preserving {{Balance of Power}}. They just decided that not interfering was the bestthey can.
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*In ''VideoGame/Persona5'', ''VideoGame/{{XCOM}}'' has the Phantom Thieves' magic player as the head of the military division of a secret global initiative to defend planet Earth from invading aliens. Complete with a [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure surprisingly affable]] OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness to report to.
** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' spells it out more: The "Extraterrestrial Combat Project" has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely ''activating'' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''[[MultinationalTeam International]]'' GovernmentConspiracy, and rather than being the ultimate big-wigs that gives XCOM orders, the Council of Nations is[[DetectEvil a lot functionally more trustworthy]] just secret patrons providing funding and personnel that XCOM answers to, but ultimately acts independently from. The main reasons XCOM remains covert instead of openly fighting against the aliens are 1) operational security and 2) political cover, as XCOM [[SadisticChoice can only respond to so many crises at a time]], and has more important things to be doing than it ''looks'', but only they have access to it, so they can't prove that to anyone. Also, the group consists entirely of people who the conventional system has already failed to protect, so they are unwilling to give Japan's "legitimate authorities" a chance to betray them [[ProperlyParanoid again]].public relations.
* ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic''
** The Star Cabal style themselves in this way, seeking to curb the Jedi and Sith Orders in general and their tendency towards massive, mutually destructive wars in particular. However, over the centuries, it has grown less noble; not only has it JumpedOffTheSlipperySlope in a big way, its members have grown less concerned with
** At the end of the Yavin IV arc of ''Shadow of Revan'', there's a more-or-less official Benevolent Conspiracy formed between Jace Malcolm, Satele Shan, and Theron Shan, 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.
* The [[TheWatcher Keepers]] from the ''VideoGame/{{Thief}}'' series. They're more apathetic than benevolent, but they're (in theory) dedicated to preserving {{Balance of Power}}. They just decided that not interfering was the best
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** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'' spells it out more: The "Extraterrestrial Combat Project" has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely ''activating'' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''[[MultinationalTeam International]]'' GovernmentConspiracy, and rather than being the ultimate big-wigs that gives XCOM orders, the Council of Nations is
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* The setting of ''VideoGame/TheAllianceAlive'' is dominated by ObviouslyEvil tyrants, so LaResistance works in secret.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', the [[MegaCorp Kirijo Group]] was evil a few generations ago, but changes in management and several [[EvilIsNotAToy very karmic disasters]] purified it. The current leader of the Group wants nothing more than what is best for humanity, a goal that is not served by handing over responsibility for the Dark Hour to people who know nothing about it and [[MagicMustDefeatMagic can't fight Shadows themselves]]. By the time of ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Mitsuru Kirijo is taking steps to legitimize the Group's supernatural exploits (breaking TheMasquerade to Japan's security agency, for example), but they're delayed by government corruption and [[TykeBomb victims]] of the previous Group going on a superpowered rampage. Basically, the Group has too much on its plate already to deal with P.R.
* In ''VideoGame/Persona3'', the [[MegaCorp Kirijo Group]] was evil a few generations ago, but changes in management and several [[EvilIsNotAToy very karmic disasters]] purified it. The current leader of the Group wants nothing more than what is best for humanity, a goal that is not served by handing over responsibility for the Dark Hour to people who know nothing about it and [[MagicMustDefeatMagic can't fight Shadows themselves]]. By the time of ''VideoGame/Persona4Arena'', Mitsuru Kirijo is taking steps to legitimize the Group's supernatural exploits (breaking TheMasquerade to Japan's security agency, for example), but they're delayed by government corruption and [[TykeBomb victims]] of the previous Group going on a superpowered rampage. Basically, the Group has too much on its plate already to deal with P.R.
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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 lawful, 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 breaking out in a counter-productive panic by [[TheWorldIsNotReady revealing things to them before they are ready.]]
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TheConspiracy that [[ShadowGovernment secretly rules the world world]] and manipulates the lives of the common {{muggles}} is, for a change, actually a force for good rather than evil, though perhaps not lawful, 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 breaking out in a counter-productive panic by [[TheWorldIsNotReady revealing things to them before they are ready.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies 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. This gets deconstructed as the series goes on, however, as the problems of secrecy, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially unelected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies all take part in a conspiracy to hide the [[AwfulTruth true history of Remnant]] and the secrets behind [[TheHeartless [[TheSoulless 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. This gets deconstructed as the series goes on, however, as the problems of secrecy, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially unelected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
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** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'': Spells it out more: The 'Extraterrestrial Combat Project' has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely 'activating' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''International'' GovernmentConspiracy.
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** ''VideoGame/XCOMEnemyUnknown'': Spells it out more: The 'Extraterrestrial "Extraterrestrial Combat Project' Project" has been ready to go at the first sign of alien invasion for decades. The game starts by the OmniscientCouncilOfVagueness merely 'activating' ''activating'' the X-COM project. We also get to understand that it's an ''International'' GovernmentConspiracy.''[[MultinationalTeam International]]'' GovernmentConspiracy, and rather than being the ultimate big-wigs that gives XCOM orders, they're functionally more just secret patrons providing funding and personnel that XCOM answers to, but ultimately acts independently from.
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* The events ''Anime/FantasticDetectiveLabyrinth'' have left most of Japan in the dark of the supernatural activity going on, which dismisses them as phantom cases and enforces the PoliceAreUseless trope save for the leading officers Tomaru and Inogami. Any deliberately made by the BigBad pulling the strings is orchestrated by the Hyuga clan, which controls the country from the shadows. [[spoiler:It is used to protect the power of the gods from falling into the wrong hands and the person who wields it.]]
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* The Forsynthia Club of ''The Last Binding'' are a group of four women who guard the pieces of [[DismantledMacGuffin the Last Contract]] to keep malicious forces from using them to seize control of Britain. Unfortunately, someone is tracking them down and murdering them one by one. In ''A Restless Truth'', it's revealed that this is because [[spoiler:one of their number, Sera Hope, turned traitor when Flora refused to use the Contract to gain power, and has been working with the Coopers to track them down]].
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* 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.
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* In ''Manga/BoardingSchoolJuliet'', the heroes' SecretKeeper[=s=] {{Secret Keeper}}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.
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* ''LightNovel/ThereWasNoSecretEvilFightingOrganization'' has Amaterasu, which is more like a very eccentric country club than a conspiracy. It doesn't ''want'' anything from the public, it just wants to be left alone so it can pursue its (admittedly shady) goals in peace. Hence the secrecy. People want to know what Amaterasu is doing, but not by any stretch of the imagination do they ''need'' to know.
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* ''LightNovel/ThereWasNoSecretEvilFightingOrganization'' ''Literature/ThereWasNoSecretEvilFightingOrganization'' has Amaterasu, which is more like a very eccentric country club than a conspiracy. It doesn't ''want'' anything from the public, it just wants to be left alone so it can pursue its (admittedly shady) goals in peace. Hence the secrecy. People want to know what Amaterasu is doing, but not by any stretch of the imagination do they ''need'' to know.
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* ''WebComic/ElGoonishShive'': The mysterious government agency that Mr. Verres works for that keeps knowledge of magic hidden from the public. Mr. Verres has stated the reason for this is if people knew that magic existed, and that they could learn it themselves, then dangerous people will get magic too; people that you ''really'' don't want to give superpowers to. [[spoiler:As it turns out, unknown to even the majority who do know of magic, Magic itself wants to keep itself mostly hidden, with only a few people knowing about it. If knowledge of it becomes too widespread, it will alter the rules of how it works, rendering (almost) everybody powerless. This has happened several times in recorded history already.]]
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* ''WebComic/ElGoonishShive'': ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': The mysterious government agency that Mr. Verres works for that keeps knowledge of magic hidden from the public. Mr. Verres has stated the reason for this is if people knew that magic existed, and that they could learn it themselves, then dangerous people will get magic too; people that you ''really'' don't want to give superpowers to. [[spoiler:As it turns out, unknown to even the majority who do know of magic, Magic itself wants to keep itself mostly hidden, with only a few people knowing about it. If knowledge of it becomes too widespread, it will alter the rules of how it works, rendering (almost) everybody powerless. This has happened several times in recorded history already.]]
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* ''Series/{{UFO}}'': The organization known as SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) uses land, sea, and air units to intercept and destroy attacking/invading [=UFO=]s. It also acts to keep the alien attacks a secret, sometimes by erasing the memories of people who encounter aliens or [=UFO=]s.
* The Warehouse Agents in ''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' are a secretive millennia-old organization that finds and hides artifacts so they can't harm anyone and so unscrupulous people can't use them.
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* ''Series/{{UFO}}'': ''Series/UFO1970'': The organization known as SHADO (Supreme Headquarters Alien Defense Organization) uses land, sea, and air units to intercept and destroy attacking/invading [=UFO=]s. It also acts to keep the alien attacks a secret, sometimes by erasing the memories of people who encounter aliens or [=UFO=]s.
* The Warehouse Agents in''Series/{{Warehouse 13}}'' ''Series/Warehouse13'' are a secretive millennia-old organization that finds and hides artifacts so they can't harm anyone and so unscrupulous people can't use them.
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* The titular organization of ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau'' leans pretty heavily on the "[[BecauseDestinySaysSo works in mysterious ways]]" card, is willing to do some rather unscrupulous stuff to ensure their plans come to pass, and have to make some harsh "[[IDidWhatIHadToDo needs of the many]]" decisions, but they genuinely ''do'' care for the overall well-being of humanity. [[spoiler:The movie implies they only intent to guide humanity until humanity is mature enough to have free will, and [[{{God}} The Chairman]] ''will'' rewrite His own plan to account for the wills of humans who sufficiently prove themselves to Him.]]
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* 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.
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* The ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' ''Website/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.
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* In ''VideoGame/{{Infra}}'', there is a secret group called the "Raven Research Institute", which investigates corruption in the city of Stalburg, and in particular [[spoiler:Stalburg Nuclear Weapons' illegal weapons trading schemes and their efforts to cover these up, which among other things had led them to murder the survivors of the metro train wreck]]. It is revealed that the player character's boss, Paul Lauwens, has a secret agreement to provide them with information, but [[spoiler:the company's servers had been hacked, leading to the loss of data -- which the player can recover by stealing the USB drive from the hacker's den right after the Pitheath sewage treatment plant]].
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* In ''VideoGame/LilysGarden'', Aunt Mary's husband Arthur De La Rosa had founded a Masonic-type loge called "The Order of the Ascending Eye" to investigate government corruption (although it is later revealed that [[spoiler:the Order had since morphed into an elite, invitation-only chess club]]).
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* ''Franchise/StarTrek'':
** The Kirk Cabal, founded by Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk in the [[Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse novel]] ''Section 31:Cloak'' to oppose the rogue intelligence agency [[NoSuchAgency Section 31]] . Learning of Section 31's existence and the damage one of their operations did to the fabric of space itself, Kirk forms a small cabal of like minded Starfleet officers to oppose 31. Over time the cabal recruited individuals like Elias Vaughn and Julian Bashir to oppose 31 and gather evidence to enable its eventual exposure to the public.
** The Kirk Cabal, founded by Starfleet Captain James T. Kirk in the [[Literature/StarTrekNovelVerse novel]] ''Section 31:Cloak'' to oppose the rogue intelligence agency [[NoSuchAgency Section 31]] . Learning of Section 31's existence and the damage one of their operations did to the fabric of space itself, Kirk forms a small cabal of like minded Starfleet officers to oppose 31. Over time the cabal recruited individuals like Elias Vaughn and Julian Bashir to oppose 31 and gather evidence to enable its eventual exposure to the public.
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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 lawful, 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]] panic by [[TheWorldIsNotReady revealing things to them before they are ready.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies 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.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': A circle of Ozpin's most trusted senior teachers from the big four combat academies 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. This gets deconstructed as the series goes on, however, as the problems of secrecy, lack of institutionalized power, and of having essentially unelected officials holding power with no real means of checking them start to pile up. In Volume 8, [[spoiler:after Salem has already abandoned secrecy herself, Ruby realizes that they've gone past the point of no return and decides to send a worldwide broadcast, exposing her and ending the conspiracy.]]
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* {{Parodied|Trope}} by ''Webcomic/ShenComix'', with the [[https://twitter.com/shenanigansen/status/945018063937789953 New World Order of Wholesomeness]]. They put chemicals in the air and water to make people more healthy and happy.
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* The Pentacle Orders from ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''. While as a whole they are more Gray, they want to make Sleepers mages, dethrone [[GodOfEvil tyrannical]] [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Exarchs]] and their servants [[Ancient Conspiracy Seers of the Throne]], and close the [[EldritchAbomination horrific]] [[GeniusLoci Abyss]].
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* The Pentacle Orders from ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''. While as a whole they are more Gray, they want to make Sleepers mages, dethrone [[GodOfEvil tyrannical]] [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Exarchs]] and their servants [[Ancient Conspiracy [[AncientConspiracy Seers of the Throne]], and close the [[EldritchAbomination horrific]] [[GeniusLoci Abyss]].
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* The Pentacle Orders from ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''. While as a whole they are more Gray, they want to make Sleepers mages, dethrone tyrannicalExarchs and their servants Seers of the Throne, and close the horrific Abyss.
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* The Pentacle Orders from ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening''. While as a whole they are more Gray, they want to make Sleepers mages, dethrone tyrannicalExarchs [[GodOfEvil tyrannical]] [[DeityOfHumanOrigin Exarchs]] and their servants [[Ancient Conspiracy Seers of the Throne, Throne]], and close the horrific Abyss.[[EldritchAbomination horrific]] [[GeniusLoci Abyss]].
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* The Orion Foundation of ''Top Secret:SI'' is an independent superspy agency that owes allegiance to no government, created to fight the sinister [[NebulousCriminalConspiracy Web]] and frustrate its plans for taking over the world. According to the background materials from Creator/{{TSR}}, Orion's founders were survivors of the Web's early plots who pooled their knowledge and resources into fighting what they'd discovered.
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* The Orion Foundation of ''Top Secret:SI'' is an independent superspy agency that owes allegiance to no government, created to fight the sinister [[NebulousCriminalConspiracy Web]] and frustrate its plans for taking over the world. According to the background materials from Creator/{{TSR}}, Orion's founders were survivors of the Web's early plots who pooled their knowledge and resources into fighting what they'd discovered.
* The Orion Foundation of ''Top Secret:SI'' is an independent superspy agency that owes allegiance to no government, created to fight the sinister [[NebulousCriminalConspiracy Web]] and frustrate its plans for taking over the world. According to the background materials from Creator/{{TSR}}, Orion's founders were survivors of the Web's early plots who pooled their knowledge and resources into fighting what they'd discovered.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': The Society of the Blind Eye are a secret society of [[MilkmanConspiracy ordinary townsfolk]] who are dedicated to upholding TheMasquerade, using a [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory-wiping gun]] to erase people's memories of encountering anything supernatural in the town or surrounding forest. However, they're doing this only for [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intentioned]] reasons, as they believe that people are so traumatized by the existence of the paranormal that they're better off without knowledge of it. And to be fair, they erase their own memories of any such encounters as well.
