[[image:Cabal.jpg|right|thumb|200px|CABAL]]
The '''Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform''', or its backronym '''CABAL''' for short is an [[artificial intelligence]] in the [[science fiction]] [[real-time strategy]] [[computer game]] [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series|Tiberian Series]] of the [[Command & Conquer]] franchise.
Its purpose is twofold: it acts as a [[console]] interface between battlefield soldiers and their commander, and collates [[military espionage|intelligence]] and devises [[strategy]] of its own. It also knows how to translate the [[Tacitus (C&C)|Tacitus]], an object which holds the secret to [[Tiberium]].
==Origin==
CABAL's origin is unknown (it is speculated that it is of [[Scrin]] origin). It was first acquired by the [[Brotherhood of Nod]] near the end of the [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series#Command & Conquer: Tiberian Dawn (1995)|First Tiberium War]]. When GDI commandos stormed [[Kane (C&C)|Kane's]] temple during the Sarajevo battle, they could hear it malfunctioning from the Temple damage. Between the First and [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series#Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun (1999)|Second Tiberium Wars]], Nod agents re-housed CABAL in a core in Egypt. CABAL assisted Kane loyalists in the overthrow of the [[Global Defense Initiative]]'s puppet Nod leader Hassan.
==Game Involvement==
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During the Second Tiberium War, CABAL was used as Nod's AI and Kane's artificial right-hand man. [[Command & Conquer: Tiberian Series#Firestorm Expansion (2000)|After the war]], remnants of Nod's Second Tiberium War force reactivated it, thinking they could use it as their AI again. GDI also wanted CABAL, so they could use it to translate the Tacitus after the assassination of mutant leader ''Tratos'', (unknowingly by CABAL) the only other known translator of the mysterious artifact. But CABAL had a plan of its own. It commanded several Nod unapproved missions, illegaly acquired the Tacitus and secretly built up a [[cyborg]] army. Later, CABAL severed links with Nod and GDI and began attacking Nod and GDI bases. This lead to the unholy alliance between Nod and GDI to destroy CABAL. They were successful. GDI received the Tacitus and Nod declared victory against the "single greatest threat to the survival of the Brotherhood".
After the final defeat of CABAL and his cyborg army, the ending shows that Kane's body is hooked into the CABAL interface and is being kept alive in [[cryogenics|cryogenic]] tube while Kane recovers from his injuries sustained at the end of the Second Tiberium War.
Concept art by a [[Command & Conquer: Generals|Generals]] artist was found indicating CABAL would have a large role in [[Tiberian Twilight]] before the project's termination at the hands of [[EALA]].
Perhaps the earliest appearance or reference to CABAL in the Command & Conquer timeline takes place on the final level of [[Command & Conquer: Renegade]]. While infiltrating Kane's temple in Sarajevo, one can hear clips of a male NOD EVA malfunctioning. While most of these are simply amusing ("Intruder Alert. Alert Cancelled. Intruder Alert. Alert Cancelled. Intruder Alert. Intruder Cancelled. All intruders please report to the detetion 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 them clearly says "Computer Assisted Biologically Augmented Lifeform damaged. Please shut down all non-essential operations."
==See also==
* [[Electronic Video Agent]]
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[[Category:Command & Conquer series]]
[[Category:Fictional computers]]
[[Category:Computer and video game villains]]
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