| abstract | - Iliaster, literally meaning the first chaos in the matter of all things, was the secret society of Star Guardians who secretly controlled civilizations and events from all over the world behind the scenes, and served as the central antagonists of Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. According to Rex Goodwin, Iliaster started approximately 3,000 years ago in the Andes in South America and all who have sworn loyalty to Iliaster govern every aspect of controlling society. Although Goodwin stated that Iliaster's agenda was for the benefit of the human race, skeptics such as Sayer believed that Iliaster had planned to use the Crimson Dragon for world domination. That would be substantiated when the oldest Emperor Jakob asserted that the organization was founded by their God, with the objective of "correcting" history when humans put it on the wrong path. He further stated that they had done so many times throughout the centuries. Seeing as they were willing to destroy entire cities in pursuit of their agenda, it would appear the organization was not concerned about individual lives to fulfill what they had perceived as the "greater good". Throughout the series, the depiction of Iliaster changed drastically. Initially, they appeared as a secret society in New Domino that was led by Rex Goodwin, which included several government officials and duelists that were focused on discovering the identities of the Signers and ensuring they were prepared to defeat their enemies, the Dark Signers. Later, they appeared to no longer have any interest in the People of the Stars, and were instead being manipulated by Z-one and his allies in their efforts to prevent the tragic future.
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