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[[Image:Cabal.jpg|right|thumb|200px|CABAL in the Firestorm expansion of Tiberian Sun]]
The '''Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform''' ('''CABAL''') was a sinister and highly advanced [[artificial intelligence]] in the [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series|Tiberian Series]] of [[Command & Conquer]], which, as its name implies, was augmented by numerous human beings who were kept artificially alive within [[Stasis (fiction)|stasis]] tubes and whose [[Human brain|brains]] had been integrally linked to, and [[synchronized]] with, the AI's system core. CABAL was used by the Brotherhood of Nod as their tactical and logistical console throughout the [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun|Second Tiberium War]], and it also acted as the networked command hub for the Brotherhood's Tiberium-based cyborg programme. Although essentially gender-neutral, as it was primarily an artificial entity, CABAL was always portrayed as male in both virtual appearance and voice.

==Origin==
CABAL's origin is kept unknown, by the designers of the game. To give the story more dept there are some incame speculations. with some speculation placing it to be based on a combination of [[Scrin#The Scrin|Scrin]] technology and a captured [[GDI]]'s [[Electronic Video Agent|EVA]] unit. It was first acquired by the Brotherhood of Nod near the end of the [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn|First Tiberium War]]. When [[Global Defense Initiative|GDI]] commandos stormed [[Kane (Command & Conquer)|Kane's]] temple (last mission in Renegade), it could be heard malfunctioning from the severe damage the Temple had incur(contracted; show full)ntruder Alert.  Alert Cancelled.  Intruder Alert.  Alert Cancelled.  Intruder Alert.  Intruder Cancelled.  All intruders please report to the detention center", and "Attention: There's no business like show business.  Don't throw stones in glass houses without proper protection.  That is all.", one of these clips suddenly clearly states; "Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform damaged.  Please shut down all non-essential operations.".

==Purpose==
CABAL's 
in-game purpose was twofold: it served as a [[Command line interface|console]] interface between Brotherhood of Nod battlefield soldiers and their commanders worldwide, while at the same time utilizing the subsequent and vast network of [[Live television|live]] [[military espionage|intelligence]] to collate and devise complex [[Military strategy|strategies]] of its own, ultimately acting as a potent advisor and right-hand to those highest in command of the Brotherhood's forces. 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's overall function was parallel to [[Global Defense Initiative|GDI]]'s [[Electronic Video Agent#EVA|EVA]] to a large degree, but was superior; the AI literally had a [[mind]] of its own and could both reason and act completely autonomously if it chose to. The EVA unit in comparison gives at best logically-formulated advice based on the sum of the information it is presented with, having no will or sentient mind of its own. For the player, there is no difference in [[EVA]] or [[CABAL]], both caracters are part of the story and exist only for the story and as decoration of the game.

CABAL's [[Personality psychology|personality]] was createn that of the stereotypical "Evil AI" present in many [[science fiction]] stories. In ''Tiberian Sun'' there are several hints of this and its disdain for humanity; it praised the firestorm defenses at GDI's [[Hammerfest]] base as technology  "without flaw" while pointing out that "as always, the human element is riddled with imperfection".  Its overall behaviour was that of a no-nonsense professional, and it showed little to no advance warnings of turnin(contracted; show full)nd Nod into helping it carry out its plans. Its personality finally manifests, occasionally using [[Poetry|poetic]] speech, mocking people, maintaining a heavy dose of [[sarcasm]], speaking in a highly-[[Patronage|patronizing]] tone and having an overall air of superiority and arrogance.  The "Evil AI" persona is complete in the last missions for both GDI and Nod; where every once in a while it can be heard laughing maniacally (usually just before a cyborg rush, an airstrike, or a missle launch).
 In multiplayer, the [[CABAL]] voice is stil present at the NOD side, where it originaly belongs.

It should be noted that CABAL's virtual appearance changed from the game of ''Tiberian Sun'' to its expansion set of ''Firestorm''. In the original game, CABAL is a barely distinguishable, reddish-orange face maintaining a sinister appearance; a hardly-seen mouth, sharp and accented features around the eyes, and similarly-coloured pupils, [[Iris (anatomy)|iris]] and [[sclera]]. Its new appearance in the expansion set features a bald, blue head with fully-animat(contracted; show full)
CABAL also appears in [[Lands of Lore III]], another game produced by [[Westwood Studios]]. It appears as the end boss in the final portal world (which is a nuclear wasteland) in an abandoned NOD structure, and must be defeated in order to obtain the final shard of the shining path. CABAL has control of all the defense systems of the base, so to Copper, who comes from a world technologically equal to the middle ages, thinks that it is in fact a magician.

==See also==
* [[Electronic Video Agent]]


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==Source==
[[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun]]<br />
[[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]<br />
[[Command & conquer Tiberian Sun Firestorm]] expensionpack<br />
All published by [[Electronic Arts]]<br />