Who is the illusive man modeled after

Side Quest 3 Answers On illium who should I have liara kill? General 7 Answers. Ask A Question. Browse More Questions. Keep me logged in on this device. Forgot your username or password? User Info: dragoontheguy dragoontheguy 11 years ago 1 The x-files character I mean. They look virtually identical to one another plus that the whole always smoking a cigarette thing. I thought it was kind of cool anyways.

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Side Quest. The Illusive Man is the elusive, secretive, and well informed leader of Cerberus. The Illusive Man's real name and his life before Cerberus are not revealed during the games, but is covered in the comic books as described in this answer thanks FallenAngelEyes. He is responsible for Cerberus' goals of promoting mankind and disdain for alien races, illustrated in ME3 by the discovery of the Alien Medi-gel "failure".

He is also working to bring the Reapers under mankind's his control, rather than destroying them, viewing their superior technology as a way to move humans ahead of the other alien races presumably by force.

His goals set him naturally at odds with a paragon "we survive by working together" Shepard and even a renegade Shepard would have a hard time crossing the moral lines that the extremist Illusive Man is willing to tread. This makes him a major antagonist in this edition of the game.

As I noted in this answer it is rumoured that your decision at the end of ME2 will directly affect how hostile he is towards your character in this game. Other characters, notably Miranda, mention that Cerberus is not an organization you just walk away from. During the Cerberus Lab side quest you can also find evidence of a "suicide before capture" loyalty oaths within the organization.

He is voiced by and physically modelled after Martin Sheen and he strongly reminds me of the character "The Smoking Man" from the X-Files not just because of the cigarettes. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top.

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Improve this question. You really should play the previous games - you're going to be missing out on a lot of plot otherwise. Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Depending on your actions in that game, he can be more or less angry by the conclusion of ME2, but it seems that no matter what you do, the Illusive Man and Cerberus will be your adversary in ME3.

You could classify him as an "evil genius" - he's got good ideas and wants to ensure the survival of humanity, although his methods are ethically questionable. He doesn't trust other races, and is actively hostile towards them at times. His tendencies to encourage brutal experimentation on living creatures, his desire to control, engineer and evolve humanity into the dominant race in the galaxy, and his rampant xenophobia draw strong parallels to other historical tyrants.

It's arguable that he represents as real a threat to the galaxy as the Reapers do. Typically he is seen sitting in a chair in a large room, surrounded by holographic displays.