User blog comment:CNBA3/Identity of Control/@comment-3496661-20140902154215

Holograms don't work for a long amount of time. You also can't make physical contact with a hologram, so the Reds wouldn't be able to attach the tow cable to his chest nor would the hologram be able to grab Sarge. The Meta that was dragged down and killed was the real Meta, not a hologram.

Just becuz we haven't seen his remains doesn't necessarily mean he's alive. To me, unless he makes a canon return to the series, he's dead (same goes to Sister). And if he was alive, what would be his motivation? It also wouldn't matter if he obtained a voice machine to speak. The Meta was never the talkative type to begin with, nor is he smart enough to pull off a manuever like this. He's a brute.

In addition, Control supposedly put a lot of time, effort, and money into his plans. Money specifically, is a resouce Meta doesn't have. Plus, Control most likely started his whole Chorus genocide before the Reds and Blues crash landed there.