Angels & Demons Film
Character lore from Angels & Demons (2009) — notes on the Illuminati's hired assassin, Patrick McKenna. Source: Patrick McKenna — Villains Wiki The Full Picture Piecing together the assassin behind the Illuminati plot Identity & Background The character sits at an odd crossroads: a Jesuit-linked upbringing paired with an Irish identity. That combination gives him a dual relationship to the Church — close enough to understand its inner workings, but ultimately positioned against it. It's this insider/outsider tension that makes him more than a generic hired gun. Role in the Illuminati Conspiracy He isn't the mastermind — he's the instrument. The Illuminati use him as the hands-on operative who carries out the kidnappings and killings of the cardinals, while the real architect of the plot stays hidden in the background. He's the visible threat that keeps Robert Langdon and the Vatican reacting...