Illusive Man is a fictional character in BioWare's Mass Effect video game franchise.
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22 Facts About Illusive Man
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The Illusive Man wears an open suit that connotes both futuristic style and the "casual swagger of a charming billionaire".
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Illusive Man is normally seen in an empty office with no indication of his living arrangements.
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The Illusive Man later appears in Mass Effect 3 as one of the main antagonists, where he works against Shepard's attempts to destroy the Reapers, wishing to control them instead.
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Illusive Man appears in several other Mass Effect comics series and novels.
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Illusive Man is the leader of Cerberus, a pro-human group officially regarded as a terrorist organisation by the Citadel Council and the humans' Systems Alliance.
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Illusive Man'sen has said he would suck on a pen to simulate smoking when recording lines, as he himself did not smoke.
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At one point, the Illusive Man was planned as the boss fight for Mass Effect 3, having been altered by the Reapers.
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Illusive Man's face was based on a catalog model, a decision made early in his development.
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Illusive Man is largely symmetrical, and is meant to appear almost "perfect".
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Illusive Man's suit was designed to both be recognizable as a suit and to combine "an impeccable futuristic style" and "the casual swagger of a charming billionaire".
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Illusive Man is described as believing "the end justifies the means", and was made to be morally gray.
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Illusive Man is first seen as a hologram on Mars when Shepard is retrieving data to stop the concurrent Reaper invasion of Earth.
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The Illusive Man tells Shepard his plan to control the Reapers and attempts to foil Shepard when Shepard resists.
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Illusive Man makes another appearance on the asari home planet, Thessia, where he again tries to convince Shepard that controlling the Reapers is the best solution.
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Illusive Man'spard refuses and suggests that the Illusive Man is indoctrinated.
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Outside of the video games, the Illusive Man had earlier appeared in the 2008 Mass Effect: Ascension, the 2010 comic series Mass Effect: Redemption, and the 2010 novel Mass Effect: Retribution, wherein the Illusive Man becomes obsessed with indoctrination and decides to study it.
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In Mass Effect: Deception, a 2012 novel, the Illusive Man is targeted by an extremist group, The Biotic Underground.
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Illusive Man is the main antagonist of Mass Effect: Invasion, a 2012 comic series.
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Illusive Man was received well, and gained accolades for his appearance in Mass Effect 2.
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Illusive Man'sen was nominated for best male performance at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards.
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Tom Francis of PC Gamer criticized how the player was forced to work with the Illusive Man and Cerberus in Mass Effect 2, saying that it was an interesting idea if an option, but "it's just frustrating" if the player was forced to do it.
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