: We've talked about this in private and on FUD a bit so I don't have too much
: to add, but regarding the timeline of "Infinite Succor"--I
: believe the "correct" (or most likely) way to interpret the
: comic is that Rtas' allies stayed behind for longer than they should have,
: and were thus consumed (in my head I'd like to think that it was Bero
: 'Kusova's devotion to his commander that doomed his squad, which makes the
: infected 'Kusova hunting him down a bit of dramatic irony.)

: As for the Prophet, he's most definitely alive and sent along with the rest
: of the squad when Rtas leaves him--you can see him in a following panel. I
: don't disagree that "Infinite Succor", while in many ways
: brilliantly illustrated, is absolutely maddening to try and suss out
: certain (especially spacial) details. The first time I read it I totally
: missed Half-Jaw getting his mandibles cut off because it blends in.

: I think there's a not-quite-standard "Sweet spot" of pure biomass
: tonnage and the actual "quality", for lack of a better word, of
: the biomass itself that can speed up or slow down the formation of a full
: Gravemind. I just think external communication alone is a rather poor
: benchmark for development.

Yeah, I was primarily looking at the main differences between all of the Proto-Graveminds we've seen and trying to use that as a starting point, but I agree it may not be the best place to start anymore.

Halopedia says that the Legate was the same as the Prophet seen in the Proto-Gravemind, and given how difficult it is to make out stuff in that comic I was just going with that. I'll have to double check to see what you're talking about. Has there been any sort of official statement regarding the Prophet that appeared at the end?