The Illuminati In MCU Explained - What To Expect!
6. The Cabal
Despite often coming across as self-righteous, arrogant a**holes at times, the Illuminati is in theory a group of heroes whose intentions are meant to serve the betterment of Earth and its inhabitants.
Following Secret Invasion, though, comic book readers got to see an all-out villainous spin on such a team.
Brought together by the ever-nefarious Norman Osborn, a group known as the Cabal was formed in a similar mould to the Illuminati. Consisting of Osborn and fellow supervillains Doctor Doom, Loki, the Hood, Emma Frost and Namor - with the Sub-Mariner famed for how he's flitted from hero to villain over the decades - the idea behind the Cabal was for these rogues to meet in secret to exchange information and help each other out.
Of course, villains being villains, the Cabal didn't last long, for all involved were actually scheming against one another as they looked to get one over on their cohorts.
While it certainly looks like the Illuminati is coming to the fore in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, it may well be that a take on the Cabal likewise makes its way to the MCU at some point down the line.