Cabal

"Suddenly, a Cabal dropship swoops in over the skyscrapers, unloads over our position with rockets, and drops a whole squad of Legionnaires, backed up by a Centurion."

- Joe Staten

Cabal, sometimes informally called "Sand Eaters," "War Rhinos," and "Space Turtles," are a race of giant bipedal humanoids located on Mars and one of the primary antagonist species in Destiny. The Cabal empire is a military-industrial complex determined to expand and conquer, and is characterized by size, with everything about the Cabal being massive, from soldiers to equipment and vehicles.

On every front, they have already dug in and secured their installation with razor wire. Few Guardians have gone up against Cabal and lived to tell the tale.

Biography and Morphology
Cabal are a large, rhinoceros-like, bipedal race with thick grey skin, a flat nose, conical teeth, and small eyes. Despite being unable to breath the Martian atmosphere without their armor, the Cabal appear to exhibit an affinity to desert-like terrain, which is evident through their colloquial nomenclature and occupation of Mars. The race expresses a complex understanding of technology, seen with advanced armor, weapons, vehicles, and the art of space-faring.

Almost all Cabal technology contains an unknown black sludge which human laboratories have yet to find a way to synthesize. When killed, Cabal soldiers collapse loudly and "squirt dark oil from their livery."

Legionary
Legionaries are Cabal line soldiers; hulking rhinos that charge straight into battle.

Centurion
Centurions are tougher than Legionnaires, and can stay mobile on the battlefield thanks to portable jump jets.

Phalanx
Phalanxes carry large solid shields that protect them from most damage.

Colossus
Colossi are ferocious and massive warriors that often wield devastating Gatling-style rotary cannons. They are also outfitted with ultra-heavy armor, backpacks that can fire a barrage of guided missiles at a target, and are surprisingly mobile given their weight and equipment.

Psion
Psions are smaller than other Cabal, but serve as pilots and drivers for Cabal vehicles and harness mental powers to confront their enemies.

Cabal Detachments
Currently, four detachments within the Cabal army exist. These include:

Sand Eaters
The Sand Eaters is a detachment located on Mars, and they make up the numerical bulk of their species' presence on Mars. They are portrayed in green and yellow.

Dust Giants
The Dust Giants is a detachment located on Mars, which consist of highly trained and heavily conditioned soldiers. Most members of the Dust Giants were at one point a part of the Sand Eaters infantry. They are portrayed in dark green and yellow with teal.

Blind Legion
The Blind Legion is a detachment located on Mars, who hold a very strong presence across the planet. These Cabal are called to defend vital artifacts that were seized from the Vex. They are portrayed in red and white.

Siege Dancers
The Siege Dancers is a detachment located on Mars, which is deployed as an elite forward unit in order to gain access to unsecured locations and set up fortifications for the Cabal. They are portrayed in yellow and blue.

Cabal Bosses
Sand Eaters: Dust Giants: Blind Legion:
 * Bracus Tho'ourg
 * Bracus Tha'aurn
 * Psion Flayers
 * Kolar, Psion Flayer
 * Numoc, Psion Flayer
 * Vatch, Psion Flayer
 * Valus Ta'aurc
 * Primus Sha'aull

Mars Exclusion Zone
The Cabal's Sand Eater veteran regiment are the current occupants of the Mars Exclusion Zone, an ancient human city and a remnant of the Golden Age, which holds quantities of gold beneath the Dust Palace, an important area of the city.

Although the Cabal's presence is centered on Mars, humans first encountered them at the Twilight Gap on Earth.

Trivia

 * The Vanir armor set was created specifically to help Titans survive encounters with Cabal troops.