It also proved to have the capability of decoding and translating the Tacitus, an object considered to hold all the recorded knowledge on the mysterious Tiberium substance. CABAL is the hand of Kane.ĬABAL's purpose was twofold: it served as a console interface between Nod battlefield soldiers and their commanders worldwide, while at the same time utilizing the subsequent and vast network of live intelligence to collate and devise complex strategies of its own, ultimately acting as a potent advisor and right-hand to those highest in command of the Brotherhood's forces. During the attack on CABAL's core, EVA instructed the Firestorm Taskforce Commander to retrieve the codes to disable his defenses. Although essentially gender-neutral, as it was primarily an artificial entity, CABAL is always presented as male in both virtual appearance and voice. ĬABAL was used by the Brotherhood of Nod as their tactical and logistical console and as Command & Control throughout the Second Tiberium War and the start of the Firestorm Crisis. CABAL's multiple personalities caused a psychological and technological imbalance - in short, it was the perfect Nod advisor. His physical Cyberspace representation reflects his personality shifts. It can become aggressive to attack or deceptive to defend. OverviewĪs its name implies, CABAL is augmented by numerous human beings who were being kept alive within stasis tubes and whose brains had been integrally linked to and synchronized with, the AI's system core to significantly enhance the device's overall potential and abilities in a vast multitude of ways.ĭepending on the situation, a different processor sends data to the cyborg brain and CABAL's personality changes according to the situation as the organic component makes decisions based on computer data. Nod's leader used his own brain patterns as a template for CABAL's personality, creating that certain bond they shared, and an obedient and cunning ally. Securing the necessary technology, Kane continued his work on CABAL after the end of the First Tiberium War, using data from the Tacitus deciphered by Tratos. The following is based on Adam Isgreen's Petroglyph forum posts and has not been confirmed by canon sources.

A prototype of this system (non-Tacitus based) was first developed by the Brotherhood of Nod near the end of the First Tiberium War, but this early prototype was much more primitive and was damaged when the Cairo Temple of Nod was hit by an ion cannon strike.

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