So Molau WAS alive. I knew he had to be alive, yet connected on some neural level to Elmira in order for the EX-ARM to work. It’s interesting to see that Number 13 is just the shoulder and not the whole part above the forearm. We also get to see what the adaptation showed in the beginning of it’s first Episode: The flashback where Akira was involved (with EX-ARMs 11 and 12).
I’m loving this arc. Hopefully the next Chapter is released soon.