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The Cabal is a comic book secret society of supervillains and antiheroes in Marvel Comics' main shared universe. The group was formed in the "Dark Reign" storyline very shortly after the Secret Invasion event. ==Fictional team history== During a presentation shown by Bendis during the 2008 convention season,〔http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff90/elixir86/SIPanelPix.jpg〕 a picture was made public of a second Illuminati group consisting of villains and former villains. Presented in the same pose as the cover of Illuminati #1, this group was revealed to include Namor, Doctor Doom, Emma Frost, Loki, The Hood, and Norman Osborn. The Sub-Mariner is thus revealed to be affiliated with two different Illuminati groups simultaneously allied with both heroes and villains. ''Uncanny X-Men'' writer Matt Fraction mentioned in an interview that the ''Uncanny X-Men'' annual in January will explain how Emma Frost was invited into the team.〔(Matt Fraction on Uncanny X-Men: Madelyne, the Sisterhood and More ), Newsarama, November 3, 2008〕 Loki was revealed to have dealings with Doctor Doom in recent issues of Thor〔''The Mighty Thor'' (vol.3) #5〕 and Namor was shown to have formed an alliance with Doctor Doom at the end of his last limited series. Namor had previously been aligned with Doom in the '70s series ''Super-Villain Team-Up''. A past connection between Emma Frost and Namor was presented in ''Uncanny X-Men Annual #2'', where it was revealed that Emma and Namor shared a brief romance while attempting to recruit Namor into the Hellfire Club as the new White King. The group, referred as the Cabal in certain interviews〔(THE OSBORN SUPREMACY: Black Panther ), Comic Book Resources, January 6, 2009〕 and in ''Marvel Spotlight: Dark Reign'', first appeared at the ending of ''Secret Invasion'' #8 when Norman Osborn greets the villains after he was awarded control over the entire Fifty State Initiative program and will work behind in the scenes through the "Dark Reign" storyline.〔(Brian Bendis - Wrapping it All Up & Starting Dark Reign ), Newsarama, December 5, 2008〕 The Cabal parallels the original Illuminati and Bendis has said "()he idea was, in the original pitch, that there was a secret group, a cabal, that got put together that was the mirror image of the Illuminati, with five or six characters who almost mirrored the other group."〔 * Norman Osborn, like Tony Stark (now a fugitive from the law and having lost his company, his morale and his friends), is a human entrepreneur who works with the government. Norman also has a mysterious, powerful ally backing him up in case of betrayal, later revealed to be The Void.〔''Dark Avengers #15''〕 * Doctor Doom represents the scientific side of the Marvel Universe, like his longtime rival Mister Fantastic. * Emma Frost serves as the telepathic mutant representative, like Professor X before her. Unlike the rest of the Cabal, Emma Frost's motives for joining the Cabal can be seen as righteous, due to her desire to forge an alliance with Osborn that will protect mutantkind from governmental tyranny. * Loki is the Norse god of mischief. His/her mastery of sorcery mirrors Dr. Strange's (with whom he has occasionally clashed in the past). Loki is a prominent member of a superhuman community outside of society, the Asgardians (the Norse Gods). * The Hood mirrors Black Bolt, a hero-king in charge of a group of powerful outsiders. He also represents the criminal element of society. His link to Dormammu also places him in the mirror side of Dr. Strange. The Hood is now shown to be superior to Strange, as said by Strange himself when the two struggled. * Namor has served in both groups; he is also the subject of dual alliances within the Cabal to potentially bring down Osborn, having made side deals with Emma Frost and Doctor Doom to aid them if they ever should move against Osborn. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cabal (comics)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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