C&C Tiberian Sun: Re-Energized
Kana for Paul Cortez
Lieutenant General Paul Cortez was the commanding officer of GDI forces in the southern sectors, overseeing operations from the Southern Cross command center. He assumed command of the entirety of the Global Defense Initiative during the Firestorm Conflict.
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Cortez did not receive much media coverage for his work during the events of the Second Tiberium War.
After the Battle of Cairo, when a large-scale ion storm and atmospheric changes cut off contact between the Philadelphia command station and the planet, Cortez assumed command over GDI with Southern Cross acting as a temporary Global Defense Initiative command center until contact could be re-established with Philadelphia. He quickly formed the Firestorm Taskforce and siphoned off an experienced Commander from Project Lazarus to lead the campaign. Cortez was reputed as an arbiter and a good diplomat, establishing a sincere alliance with Tratos and the Forgotten. The Mutants proved invaluable in assisting GDI.
Cortez's skills proved instrumental to GDI's survival during the Firestorm Conflict, which helped save many lives as well as allow GDI to recover the Tacitus intact from the wreckage of the Kodiak with the assistance of the Forgotten.
Paul: Commander, stand by. I'm having EVA conference Dr. Boudreau into this debriefing. EVA?
EVA: Incoming transmission from Daedalus Research Complex. Please stand by.
Dr. Boudreau: What are you doing about the assassination of Tratos, General? How could GDI let this happen? He was an integral...
Paul: Our forces have been spread thin, doctor. Not to mention, we're still unable to raise the Philadelphia.
DB: I was there. I saw the Kodiak go down. Unless you forget the point of this entire operation was to get the Tacitus to Tratos.
Paul: Let's save the recriminations. What do you have for us?
DB: The Daedalus Team and I are still convinced the Tacitus is our best approach. The assassination of Tratos has put us months, if not years, off schedule. At the present rate of Tiberium organic synthesis within a year, maybe less, our atmosphere will be 100% toxic to humans.
Paul: EVA, what alternatives to deciphering this Tacitus are at our disposal?
DB: Actually Paul, I have an idea. You're not gonna like it. CABAL, Kane's AI.
Paul: You're serious? EVA, analysis.
EVA: Analysis of data from Kane's temple indicates that Kane's master computer, CABAL, assisted Tratos in the translation of the Tacitus.
Paul: Current intel on CABAL's status and location?
EVA: Interception of recent coded signals indicates that CABAL is back online. If CABAL could be captured intact, it could translate the Tacitus for GDI. I have pinpointed the location of CABAL's data core.
Paul: Commander, as distasteful as the idea sounds, it appears that CABAL is our best shot at stopping Tiberium contamination. Think of this as a prisoner snatch. I want a hard target recovery of CABAL. Use whatever means you deem necessary, but get that machine intact.
