User blog:Sentry 616/Cinder Hijacking the AKs: My Thoughts

This is a theory that has been tossed around a lot! Here's my take on a few ways it could play out.

Up first we have Cinder hacking the 200s with the 130s being reactivated to boost the ranks. I like that idea because it means a robot war, and we get to see the 130s again. It also shows that it pays to keep the last generation around.

If you look behind door number 2, you will see that Cinder will hijack the older 130s in sufficient numbers to overwhelm the 200s. This feels much more like a "you abandonned us" than "we're still here for you." I'm less of a fan of this one.

Option 3 is that she hijacks both. This signifies that mindless machines can't be trusted.

There's also the possibility that the Spider Droids will come out to play, in which case, the AP-290s will probably face off against them.

I like to think that if any of the AKs are hacked, Penny will stop them. That would show to everyone that she's more than just another mindless machine. This works particularly well if Penny was exposed, resulting in an uproar. Then when she's saving everyone at risk to herself, of her own free will, they see that she can be trusted.