as i'm thinking about the introduction of "Gundam Throne", i find myself wondering if this new trio is going to become the clear "villain" trio. if so, what of the established antagonists in the series?

here's what i'm thinking...
Graham has been far too well developed in a non-villainous way to simply remain a villain. he's most likely going to end up siding with the original four "Meisters" (if all four survive the entire series). i tend to really compare him in attitude to a Mwu sort of character...
Patrick, being that he's sort of a twit and tends to get whomped repeatedly, will probably be kept around, though he's likely to fall even further into the background as a comic relief character.
Soma's a tough one. with her genetically engineered physiology and odd character background, it's tough to see her going "good guy" at any point, though i wouldn't completely dismiss it.
Ali... well, being that he is the quintessential badass villain character as yet, he's probably going to end up getting a vicious Gundam at some point (similar to Rau getting Providence late in SEED) and continue to wreak havoc on Setsuna's stoic persona... i could honestly see him being allied with Gundam Throne in some way as the story progresses...

needless to say, the introduction of Throne, along with the talk of there being a difference in ideologies between Throne and the original gang tells me that our original four are going to start questioning how legit Celestial Being is... most likely this rift is going to result in the big season one finale at episode 25...

just sayin.

then again, there could be a massive shuffle of allegiances... for example, we could see Setsuna, Lockon, Graham, Allelujah and Soma against the rest of the gang... know what i mean?