The illuminati (Joker News) is a group of villains in Paper Mario and the Secret World. The Illumanti, commonly known as Joker News, claims to have ancient roots, but the truth is they are a recent addition. They started slowly setting up a network in the Mushroom Kingdoms waiting for the day they would take over. They grew with the Mushroom Kingdom over the years to become a shadow superpower led by the Android Joker. After recent events have led to it downfall.