>>98959468Keith barely touched it, I brought the example up to show that quintessence equals life force. The cat was breathing it in the air for weeks. So yes, I think there's a difference.
That said, even taking the cat point out of the equation, the fact that Haggar could've injected some of the oldies with pure energy on purpose isn't of the question. You think it's ooc of Zarkon or some shit, but they gave SHIRO, a slave from a far away planet with no special powers, an arm that can have access to everything in their bases. I think it's definitely possible that Zarkon's original army got a present in the form of a power up to make them the commanders of his empire. They're his original "native kingdom", so to speak. Notice how in the bases, there aren't slaves working, there are sentries and just a couple of Galras. Zarkon wants his original people around.