Fenrir, it wasn't. I just figured that made more sense than 'OMG there are other, almost identical, Vasudans in another galaxy'.
ngtm1r,
I'm still not sure that suggests the Tranny is one of the Sync guys. I'm (reasonably) fine with the Tranny messing with people (as it seems he was in Sync), but actually BEING one of the Syncers seems a stretch.
Jetmech,
to me that suggests that the Tranny was PRESENT during the events of Sync, and probably influencing them. After all, I don't think any single person said all the lines (which is why I didn't think it was, ie, Phi3 or something) - but he could very well have been following them for some reason, and thus heard all the communications between the Persistence group. He was insane in Transcend, after all...
Actually, is Transcend dated? How far post-Capella is it?
I'm curious to know what ELSE changed in the Transcend universe due to K1s little world-saving paradox adventure. Chronologically, WHEN was the Tranny destroyed? Did his 'dark nebula' never form? Did the cult never arise? Clearly, those spooks never investigated his nebula, etc. What about the smugglers hiding there? It was clear to K1 that his little branch of time didn't make any sense: does he remember?