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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]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Their architecture is very industrial, with an emphasis on burrowing into mountains for defense. The are a very industrious, militaristic species whose social structure and way of life revolves largely around conquest and expansion.<ref name="Cabal 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref> Their armor and technology can often be seen leaking a 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">[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-cabal-losses '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Cabal losses'']</ref><ref name="Trans"> http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-trans-jovian-threat  '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Trans-Jovian threat'']</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"/>
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]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Their architecture is very industrial, with an emphasis on burrowing into mountains for defense. The are a very industrious, militaristic species whose social structure and way of life revolves largely around conquest and expansion.<ref name="Cabal 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_2|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 2]]''</ref> Their armor and technology can often be seen leaking a 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">[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-cabal-losses '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Cabal losses'']</ref><ref name="Trans"> http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-trans-jovian-threat  '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Trans-Jovian threat'']</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"/>


Interestingly, the Cabal is the only hostile race up to date that does not appear to overtly feature worship in its culture—the Fallen worship their god-like [[Servitor|Servitors]], while Hive have devoted their entire religion to the worship of the [[Darkness]], while the [[Vex]] revere the unknown entity that is the [[Black Heart]]—but as of the [[Taken War]], evidence has been gathered that the Cabal revere a deity-like Emperor, later being revealed to be [[Dominus Ghaul]].<ref name="Cabal 3">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_3|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Destiny 2 Lore| Alone as a God]]''</ref>
Interestingly, the Cabal is the only hostile race up to date that does not appear to overtly feature worship in its culture—the Fallen worship their god-like [[Servitor|Servitors]], while Hive have devoted their entire religion to the worship of the [[Darkness]], while the [[Vex]] revere the unknown entity that is the [[Black Heart]]—but as of the [[Taken War]], evidence has been gathered that the Cabal revere a deity-like Emperor, later being revealed to be [[Emperor Calus]].<ref name="Cabal 3">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_3|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Destiny 2 Lore| Alone as a God]]''</ref>


==History==
==History==