Cabal: Difference between revisions

==Overview==

The Cabal are an extremely tough species, willing to defend their territory until every last one of them is dead.<ref name="Activision">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]''</ref> Their architecture is very industrial, with an emphasis on burrowing into mountains for defense. They are a very industrious, militaristic species whose social structure and way of life revolve largely around conquest and expansion.<ref name="Cabal 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal|Cabal]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref> Their armor and technology can often be seen leaking a [[Cabal oil|substance]] similar to oil and even emit smoke when damaged or worn.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx The Enemies of Destiny]</ref> For centuries, they have devoted their resources to occupying and mining Mars,<ref name="Losses">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost scan#Phobos|PHO-FBK-8]]''</ref><ref name="Trans">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost scan#Phobos|PHO-FBK-6]]''</ref> contesting with the native [[Virgo Prohibition|Vex]] programming as evidenced by the many Cabal ships seen bringing armies to and from the red planet, and recently dealing with the Guardians.<ref name="Activision"/>

[[File:PsionFlayers.gif|300px|Right|thumb|Inotam, fusion of the Psion sisters.]]

{{Quote|The past and future are at our fingertips, sisters. Let us see what prospects they hold.|Ozletc, the Sky Piercer after gaining control of the Sundial.}}

The Guardians are successful in saving Saint-14 from his fate but during the three weeks of this conflict, the Guardians also manage to slay the Psion Flayer orchestrators; the sisters, [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|Niruul]], [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Ozletc]] and [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Tazaroc]], one by one.<ref name="Sundial">'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]]  - [[The Sundial]]''</ref>

====Collision Course====

{{Quote|She's calling the Legion home…or, no… back to her bosom? She wants them to capture Calus to prove their loyalty.|[[Sagira]] to Caiatl's transmission}}

====Fall of Torobatl====

Sometime later, Caiatl was alerted by her advisors that Umun'arath had been apprehended while conducting what appeared to be a Hive ritual. Caiatl arrived on the scene to confront the disgraced Evocate-General and was disturbed to find her with glyphs carved into her skin and a sickly green fire burning behind her. Dismissing the guards, Caiatl demanded to know what new god her former mentor was rambling about. Umun'arath stated it was the god of war, causing the ground to begin rumbling. Caiatl declared that her obsession had turned her into a threat to Cabal society and began to pronounce her sentence, but Umun'arath then raised her hands, which glowed with energy and made the fire burn brighter while a stranger chattering began. Concerned, Caiatl drew her ceremonial blade and drove it into Umun'arath's gut, seeking to halt the ritual, but the corrupted general only laughed. Disgusted, Caiatl kicked Umun'arath off her blade and into the fire, inadvertently completing the ritual and summoning Xivu Arath, the Hive God of War, and her army to [[Torobatl]] through a massive portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS|CHAPTER 5: NEW GODS]]''</ref>

With no other choice for her people to survive, Caiatl ordered her people to retreat, the first time any Cabal leader had ordered. Weighing her options, Caiatl decided to venture with what was left of her people to the Sol System and recruit forces that have battled and slayed Hive Gods before: the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 7: CORONATION|CHAPTER 7: CORONATION]]''</ref> Aware that many of her Council would see such an offer of equal negotiation as weakness, she informed her advisors that she will demand the Guardians kneel.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 9: TRUCE|CHAPTER 9: TRUCE]]''</ref> She would free the Psions still enslaved in the Empire and promote the freed Psion to the rank of [[Optus]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 8: EMPRESS|CHAPTER 8: EMPRESS]]''</ref>

Given the numerous casualties suffered at the hands of the Guardians, the Cabal have set their sights on the City, looking to find ways of neutralizing their self-resurrection abilities before committing to war.<ref name="Cabal 4"/> Psion Flayers have been indicated to have already analyzed certain areas where Guardians cannot self-resurrect, such as the vicinity of the Black Garden, and that the Hive on the Dreadnaught possess the means of extending these areas. They are capable of very extreme tactics in the name of the Empire; from blowing up entire planets for being in the way to blowing up most of the system. [[Cayde-6]] considers the Cabal to be war criminals for their brutality.<ref name="Shield"/> Yet, for all their ferocity, it has been noted that the Cabal seem to secretly be running away from something terrifyingly powerful - possibly the Darkness.<ref name="Cabal 2"/> The Cabal, under the Red Legion, finally managed to find a way to disable Guardians' self-resurrection abilities through the [[Traveler Cage]] but it was later destroyed by the Traveler.

===Biology===

The Cabal are a bipedal, hulking species that appear carnivorous, as evidenced by their sharp, irregular teeth. They have wrinkled, leathery tan-grey skin, a tall skull, dark wide-set eyes with slit pupils, and a very high, inverted-V-shaped upper lip that exposes the Cabal's upper gums and fangs.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOcioqwN2Hc '''YouTube''' ''Bungie at GDC 2013: Destiny Character Development'']</ref> They come from a warm, humid climate, so they have to be constantly hydrated within their suits.<ref name="Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny">[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 '''Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny''']</ref> Therefore, while a resilient species, Cabal cannot survive in Mars's blistering environment without climate-controlled gel suits.<ref name="Cabal 3"/> Cabal have long lifespans, in one case having lived well over a thousand years without any apparent infirmity.{{Citation needed}} A sign of infirmity is ossification and a common form of death by old age is being completely petrified. It is part of Cabal royal funerary tradition to have the ossified corpse of an Emperor toured across their domain as a final monument to their wisdom.<ref name = "Seven">'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I am seven years old.|I am seven years old.]]"</ref>

The Cabal species has male and female sexes and reproduces sexually. They are most equivalent to Earth's marsupials, as infant Cabal are born underdeveloped and finish fetal development in a pouch but, similar to seahorses, it is the male who has a pouch and lactates, and the father is referred to as "pregnant" while he carries offspring; traditionally, the mother will remain by a pregnant male to protect him, and also to prevent him from storing another female's offspring and discarding her own before they are capable of surviving outside the pouch. It is implied by Calus that if infant Cabal are turned out before they are developed enough to survive, they can survive if a surrogate father is found.<ref name = "Three">'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I am three. Something has gone wrong between the woman and my father.|I am three. Something has gone wrong between the woman and my father.]]"</ref> The Cabal have advanced cloning and genetic manipulation technology, as exemplified by the Ceremonial Bathers spawned by the Leviathan's cloning facilities.<ref name="Shadow's Plate"/>

The [[Drifter]] claims that Cabal do not have any fat on their bodies, only muscle.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Drifter]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIPDieZmf4s "That's Not Fat on the Cabal. It's Muscle."]''</ref>

===Language===

[[File:Warmind-cabal-language.jpg|thumb|"Push, you dogs! Put your backs into it."<br>"Whatever secrets, whatever power is hidden within this ice, belongs to the Red Legion."]]

===Numeracy===

*'''[[Dominus]]''' was the highest rank in the Cabal Empire, the equivalent of a military dictator. Ghaul claimed this title following his successful usurpation of Emperor Calus. After his death, no one has claimed the title.

*'''[[Valus]]''' is a rank reserved primarily for elite Centurions and [[Colossus|Colossi]], possibly a commanding rank. It is subordinate to a Primus.

*'''[[Commander]]''' is a rarely seen rank among the Cabal hierarchy. What position it lies in the hierarchy is unknown, but in-game evidence suggests it is superior to Val.

*'''[[Bracus]]''' is the lowest rank amongst the Cabal hierarchy. It is a subordinate rank to a Val.

*'''[[Optus]]''' is a rank exclusively to Psion among the Imperial Cabal. What position it lies in is completely unknown.

[[Bond Brothers]] is another title and designation given to Cabal Commanders who work in tandem and display a unique sense of Comradery.<ref name="Shield"/>

Some Cohorts may have '''Auxiliary''' units attached, such as a noncombatant '''Strategic Intelligence Maniple'''.<ref name="Cabal 4"/>  

==Legions and Detachments==

*[[Gharhet]]

*[[Gorn'ak]]

*[[Gwern, the Unbeatable]]

*[[Qorix|Optus Qorix]]

*[[Primus A'arn]]

***''[[Episode: Echoes]]''

***''[[Episode: Revenant]]''

**''[[10th Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)|Destiny: Warmind]]''