Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27794543-20190807020712/@comment-27794543-20190807221735

79.182.102.254 wrote: Could Shiedheda take over the Elligus IV mothership? like upload himself to the servers controlling all the systems?

Sure, at this point anything is possible. Points in this theory's favor is that it's similar to how ALIE 1 uploaded herself to the Ark and Becca worked on the Eligius code so it's possible that the mothership is compatible with the Flame's code.

However, I think a Mind Drive is more likely. Since the Flame's technology was based off on the Mind Drive's, the two systems are even more compatible. Also Sheidheda is not a true AI the way ALIE 1 was. ALIE 1 was never human, she used a hologram avatar to interact with humans, but she was always a computer intelligence. Sheidheda on the other hand, was a real person. The Flame stored a digital representation of his consciousness, but he's still a 'natural' intelligence, not an AI. So to me, it makes more sense for Sheidheda to seek another body rather than to become a spaceship.

Above I listed the Mind Drives: five are blown to space, five are in use (Russell, Gabriel, Clarke, Murphy, and Emori), two are dormant (Ryker and Priya), and one is empty (Josie). The two most obvious choices would be Russell's (since he and Sheidheda were allies at that point) or Josie's old, empty one (assuming it's still functional).

Another theory is the Anomaly. Since it sucks in all signals, it sucked in Sheidheda. In real life, whenever you use wi-fi or your phone's data connection, your sending digital code through signals. Thus, Sheidheda didn't have to travel by physical cables, he could have downloaded himself to the moon below... and this connects to the theory that the 'he' that is holding Hope's mom is Sheidheda.