Obelisk of Darkness
Structure
Affiliation	CABAL
Role	Base defense (advanced anti-aircraft laser)
Armament	Anti-air laser
Tech level	Not buildable
Properties
Hit points	1000
Armor type	Concrete
Production
Cost	$1500 (INI data)
Build time	1:12
Combat
Air attack	250
Cooldown	20
Attack range	12
Sight range	8
Notes
Can fire through Firestorm barriers

The Obelisk of Darkness was CABAL's defense structure that was only seen once, at the end of the Firestorm Crisis, and was assumed to have been developed by information available from the Tacitus. Very little information is available about it.

TechnologyEdit

The Obelisk of Darkness was a gigantic structure, and although tall, had a narrow base. Unlike regular Obelisks of Light which curve towards the ground, the Obelisk of Darkness points straight up, resembling the previous generation of Obelisks of Light. This is a feature presumably related to its anti-aircraft abilities. It was armed with a single laser beam, but its systems had been heavily modified so that it could shoot down aircraft. CABAL appeared to have overcome the atmospheric spectrum difficulties that prevented the Obelisks of Light from firing upwards. It also fired the same reddish-blue of beam fired by both the CABAL Obelisk and the Core Defender. It is believed that this weapon could fire through a Firestorm wall.

Attack methodEdit

Compared to a regular Obelisk, the Obelisk of Darkness was distinguished by its extremely powerful anti-aircraft attack, sufficient to destroy an Orca Fighter in a single blast, and its heavy armour, sufficient to withstand even an Ion Cannon blast, or a Multi missile strike. However, its inability to fire at any ground target rendered it helpless against most land attacks - but the only prototype was paired with the powerful CABAL Obelisk.

HistoryEdit

When GDI and Nod forces launched their final attack against CABAL's core, one of the things they did was to level the only working prototype of this technology. But all was not as it seemed. Before the beginning of the Ascension Conflict in 2077, it was discovered that a functional Obelisk of Darkness was captured and studied upon to learn its secrets by Echo, an advanced research project headed by GDI. This was discovered by Henry Liu, an undercover Nod operative and TCN worker. At the time, Nod's infamous and fearsome Obelisk of Light had previously been unable to fire upon enemy aircraft, and GDI's expansion of their air force meant the Obelisk was in danger of being phased out.

Once Liu reported his discovery to his Nod masters, Kane then ordered the White Lady to steal it back from GDI along with the research. The data was then used to create a new Obelisk, codenamed: "Anubis" Class VII Military Laser (100kW), which could now attack air units such as the Kodiak and Orca Mk V and still be a dangerous foe for ground units such as the Crawler and Mammoth Tanks.

TriviaEdit

The Obelisk of Darkness also appears in C&C Reloaded as a buildable defensive structure.

v·d·e CABAL Second Tiberium War Arsenal

Units Cyborgs & Robots Cyborg • Cyborg reaper • Cyborg commando • Limpet drone • Hunter-Seeker droid • Core Defender Vehicles Subterranean APC • Attack buggy • Attack cycle • Tick tank • MCV • Harvester • Weed eater • Mobile sensor array • Mobile repair vehicle • Mobile stealth generator • Mobile artillery • Stealth tank • Devil's Tongue Aircraft Banshee • Harpy Structures Production Construction yard • Tiberium refinery • Hand of Nod • War factory • Fist of Nod • Helipad Support Power plant • Advanced power plant • Radar station • Tiberium silo • Tech center • Temple of Nod • Stealth generator • Tiberium waste facility • Missile silo • Nod Pyramid Defenses Pavement • Laser turret • Laser fence • Obelisk of Light • SAM site • EMP cannon • Firestorm generator • Firestorm wall section Special CABAL Core • Obelisk of Darkness • CABAL Obelisk • Firestorm generator Other Weapons Chemical missile • Multi missile • Cyborg production plant