Essential Insights
- The Illuminati, led by Lucifer, aspires to resurrect Satan to achieve global harmony and peace.
- In search of a flawless vessel for Satan’s possession, Lucifer engages in the creation of clones and an elixir for immortality.
- The organization’s main base is a concealed airship, where experiments are conducted to rejuvenate Satan and usher in a new world order.
In Season 3, the Illuminati’s influence is significantly more profound than initially perceived. Under the leadership of Lucifer, the Light Bringer, this secret society has undertaken human experimentation aimed at finding the ideal host for both Lucifer and his father, Satan.
While Lucifer’s goal includes crafting the perfect host for Satan, he also envisions the unification of Assiah and Gehenna, intending to eliminate suffering and forge genuine peace across the realms. However, the true nature of the Illuminati extends beyond mere appearances. To delve deeper into this intriguing organization, explore its role in Blue Exorcist.
What Exactly is the Illuminati?
Lucifer as the Leader: A Vision for World Rebirth
The Illuminati is a formidable faction aiming to resurrect Satan, the God of Demons. Lucifer, the King of Light, spearheads this underground movement, and while reviving Satan is central to their mission, it is far from their sole objective.
The Illuminati initiated its plans by declaring hostilities against the True Cross Order of Knights. As they made their first appearance, their ambitions grew to include the resurrection of Satan. The ultimate aim behind this revival is to reconcile Assiah and Gehenna, the human world and the demon realm, respectively.
Demons can infiltrate Assiah by possessing human hosts, but compatibility is crucial. More powerful demons require exceptionally compatible vessels. The Illuminati, under Lucifer’s guidance, desires a return to a primordial state where light and darkness coexist evenly, leading to a world free of affliction and full of harmony.
Essentially, their mission revolves around complete reconstruction of the world.
Previously, the Illuminati operated under the guise of the Bright Future Foundation before revealing itself to the True Cross Order of Knights. This foundation served as a recruitment front, drawing individuals from influential families into their ranks.
To prepare for Satan’s return, the Illuminati established the Far East Laboratory in Inari while masquerading as the Foundation. This lab conducted experimental trials on unsuspecting visitors to Foxes’ Alley, a popular locale filled with eateries. Unfortunately, patrons who indulged in its offerings would become addicted, leading them to inhabit the Peace Town Inari, where many of these human test subjects were housed.
The central objective of these experiments was to devise a formula for immortality. Initial attempts centered on preserving Lucifer’s declining form, followed by efforts to create a body suitable for Satan’s possession.
Illuminati Headquarters: The Hidden Base
A Massive Airship Offering Stealth
The primary base of the Illuminati is Dominus Liminis, a magically shrouded airship that serves as the epicenter for its scientific endeavors. Within this airborne facility, the Illuminati focuses on the advancement of technologically sophisticated weapons and armor.
This airship also contains Lucifer’s perfect clones—idealized bodies that he can interchange as needed. Lucifer’s pursuit of the ideal human vessel began during his tenure in Section 13, where he, alongside his kin (the Eight Demon Kings), sought a compatible host in Assiah for their possession. The greater the demon’s power, the more challenging it becomes to find an appropriate counterpart. This difficulty elucidates why Satan struggled for an extended period to inhabit a human form when he sought entry into Assiah.
Has the Illuminati Achieved its Ambitions?
Satan’s Resurrection: A Step Forward, but Not the End
In Chapter 110, Lucifer confides in Yukio about the Illuminati’s success in developing perfect clones that can replace him when his body shows signs of deterioration. However, these clones merely serve as temporary solutions facilitated by elixirs. As previously stated, the Illuminati’s overarching goal encompasses the revival of Satan and the resurrection of unity between Assiah and Gehenna, necessitating a flawless vessel and an elixir for immortality.
Further advancements in elixir research were made aboard the Dominus Liminis. Eventually, the Illuminati finalized their experiments and successfully synthesized the elixir during their conclusive trials. The creation of Satan’s ideal host had already been achieved at the K.R.C. Laboratory located in Romania.
The final phase of this complex process involved utilizing three Demon Eaters, known as the Chosen Ones, housing the essences of Ouroboros, Phoenix, and Hydra. These entities were subjected to a distillation furnace designed to purify and refine their powers. The culmination of these intricate steps allowed Lucifer to produce a single droplet of the completed elixir, resulting in Satan’s resurrection as seen in Chapter 129.
The Illuminati’s Link to Section 13
Section 13: The Origin of Lucifer’s Ambition for Cloning
The quest to create perfect vessels for the Eight Demon Kings was initiated in Section 13, a classified area within the Asylum at the True Cross Academy, established by the True Cross Order of Knights. This section was originally developed to enhance Lucifer’s longevity, as no ordinary human body could endure the possession of such a potent demon.
The Asylum carried out extensive cloning operations for the Eight Demon Kings in pursuit of Lucifer’s ideal match, utilizing DNA samples from prominent figures like Mephisto Pheles and Azazel. During this period, Lucifer faced imminent demise due to the rapid degeneration of his host body. As desperation grew, he contemplated annihilating the world to restore equality and eliminate suffering.
To avert this catastrophe, Mephisto Pheles orchestrated a plan to create a clone that could alleviate Lucifer’s anguish. This initiative birthed Section 13 and transformed the Asylum into a covert operation. However, producing clones alone proved inadequate in alleviating Lucifer’s distress, prompting the need for exploration into creating an elixir.
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