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The intention for the symbol is for dormant Primes, i.e. ones still on a Mind Drive but without a host. So currently Ryker and Priya.

How the Flame compares to the Mind Drives is a separate, but very interesting question. With previous seasons, we've considered the previous Commanders dead. The Flame was an AI, that contained memories, machine learning, etc. but we did not interpret it to mean hold their full consciousness. This season, especially Sheidheda, made it seem like their full consciousness may be there - making them more Prime-like.

Though I'm still confused on this digital consciousness. I.e. what stopped Josie from copying herself to Clarke's neural mesh and keeping a copy on the Mind Drive? If a person's consciousness is just code, what prevents duplicating a person?