-Ken turns out to be Aken Bosch, who joined the Shivans in the same way Bei joined the Vishnans
I've some theories...
1) Ken is Gibson, Sarno or one of the dozen others who left/were taken with Bosch... [Silly]
2) Ken is (a) shivan using Bosch's identity
3) Ken is Bosch...But isn't...
To Explain:
a) The Vishnans are energy being... It's hinted in BP that the Shivans are something similar...Possibly Energy being who can take solid form...Like Lorien or the Vorlons in B5
b) It is semi-canon that the Shivan's have a hive mind based on the tech-room desription. From what I see I BP, the Vishnans are too
c) Samuel Bei was turned into a "sorta-vishnan" - energy being but not quite part of the Vishnan conciensness...but it gained the Vishnan's a better understanding of humanity. Possibly he could have bridge between the Vs and humanity...A sort of Locutus-of-Borg.
d) The shivan's did something similar to Bosch. But unlike Bei, Bosch actually became completly part of the Shivan's hive. But his sense of identity was so strong that it spread through the Shivan Collective consiousness...so the Shivans now exist as a Shivan/Bosch Hybrid...
The Shivans are Bosch. Bosch is the Shivans. Therefore Ken=Aken Bosch=Shivan Collective
Unreleated to "Ken"
4) Shivans and Vishnans are not Seperate species...They are different Aspects of the SAME race...
I'll explain this in a seperate thread soon...It's Vorlon related, so it will be complecated...
one more thing...
I think if Steele dies...It will be in the blaze of Glory taking an entire enemy fleet with him...Think
Vice-Admiral Cole's last stand from the Halo-verse...
He will then turn up alive and well and just as badass years later