How about the distinct possibility that they aren't working together per say, but rather they've exchanged some technologies?
Cause let's face it - even Amalgam's AIs are primitive compared to a Buma. A Buma is so freakishly advanced in that field that it's essentially a true synthetic mind. Literally a synthetic brain. And one that is enslaved, at that. How can you imagine Leonard not passing up something like that? His man-scale armslave-bots are bad news, but they're not very bright. Just imagine if they had human-like capabilities of sideways thinking and problem solving like some of the smarter Bumas do.
Meanwhile, our GENOM villains would probably be drooling all over the floor to get their hands on Lambda Driver technology - which could arguably provide a much more efficient means flight, with the added possibility of shielding and structural integrity systems. This could just be a test to see how combat effective a flight system powered by a Lambda Driver would be - to see if a Buma could handle the strain of a Lambda Driver.
This has the advantage of fitting into the narrative at this time frame - the bad guys aren't working together or even collaborating just yet... but the more savvy ones (such as Leonard Testarosa and whoever is behind the Bumas here) are aware of each other and they are sharing technology and other things.
Thoughts?
Cause let's face it - even Amalgam's AIs are primitive compared to a Buma. A Buma is so freakishly advanced in that field that it's essentially a true synthetic mind. Literally a synthetic brain. And one that is enslaved, at that. How can you imagine Leonard not passing up something like that? His man-scale armslave-bots are bad news, but they're not very bright. Just imagine if they had human-like capabilities of sideways thinking and problem solving like some of the smarter Bumas do.
Meanwhile, our GENOM villains would probably be drooling all over the floor to get their hands on Lambda Driver technology - which could arguably provide a much more efficient means flight, with the added possibility of shielding and structural integrity systems. This could just be a test to see how combat effective a flight system powered by a Lambda Driver would be - to see if a Buma could handle the strain of a Lambda Driver.
This has the advantage of fitting into the narrative at this time frame - the bad guys aren't working together or even collaborating just yet... but the more savvy ones (such as Leonard Testarosa and whoever is behind the Bumas here) are aware of each other and they are sharing technology and other things.
Thoughts?