Inner Circle

The Inner Circle (2031)

The Inner Circle was an organization within the Brotherhood of Nod composed of Nod's most senior military leaders. It appeared to be second to only Kane in terms of authority.

History

The Inner Circle appears to have been founded following Kane's apparent death during the Second Tiberium War. At the time, the group was composed of five members: Anton Slavik, General Marzaq, and three other unnamed members.

As the Inner Circle members bickered among themselves, each vying for power, Slavik sought to unite them to prepare for Kane's arrival. To that end, he ordered one of his commanders to assassinate many of his rivals. However, Marzaq continued to lead the opposition to him. In order to help reunite the shattered Brotherhood, Slavik ordered the Commander to recover CABAL's core from GDI.

However, CABAL bypassed Slavik and issued a series of unauthorized orders to the Commander, leading to the assassination of Tratos and the recovery of the Tacitus. The Inner Circle members demanded Slavik to shut down CABAL. In response, CABAL assassinated them using its cyborgs, leaving Anton Slavik the sole surviving member of the Inner Circle.

Interbellum and Third Tiberium War

Following the Firestorm Conflict, Slavik became the Brotherhood's leader and the Inner Circle was integrated into the Brotherhood. However, they failed to mend the rift between Slavik and Marcion, leading to the former's assassination and the splinter of the Brotherhood. After the Brotherhood was reunited in the Second Nod Reunification War, the Inner Circle was restored.

By the time of the Third Tiberium War, known Inner Circle members included Kilian Qatar - Kane's second-in-command - and an unnamed advisor. Following Qatar's apparent betrayal and execution, Kane promoted the Legendary Insurgent to the Inner Circle, replacing Qatar as his second-in-command.