He ends up captured by UNATCO not long after, but he’s able to escape with help from a mysterious hacker named Daedalus. In “Deus Ex,” protagonist JC Denton decides to betray the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Coalition in order to assist the resistance movement known as the New Sons of Freedom. Specifically I’m thinking of the original “Deus Ex,” which is set in 2052, 23 years after “Mankind Divided.” If you remember that game well, you’d probably come to the same reflexive conclusion about Janus that I did: that he’s not a person, but rather an artificial intelligence. His identity is not revealed in “Mankind Divide” or any of the other materials in which he appears - which includes two tie-in novels, a downloadable content story for the last main “Deus Ex” game, “Human Revolution” and the mobile game “Deus Ex: The Fall.” But if we wanted to make a guess as to what Janus’ deal is, we certainly could do so based on previous “Deus Ex” games, which were set after “Mankind Divided.”Īlso Read: 'Deus Ex: Mankind Divided': Everything You Need To Know Before Playing (Photos) Jensen speaks to him directly on one occasion, but it’s through a video screen and we aren’t shown his real face. Nobody knows who Janus is or where he’s from, or has really any identifying info about him. The Illuminati express concerns about him, and he’s actually protagonist Adam Jensen’s boss at the hacktivist organization known as the Juggernaut Collective.Ĭollective member Alex Vega describes him at length - he’s regularly able to dig up info that no one else can, and he’s extremely reclusive. Throughout “Deus Ex: Mankind Divide” you’ll hear mentions of a secretive figure named Janus a whole bunch of times. (Some spoilers for “Deus Ex: Mankind Divided” and all other main “Deus Ex” games are contained in this post.)