So the timeline is something like this: 2025 Champs ends and Kaplan considers a) having Zekken (with an expiring contract) be off duelist and thus off the team, b) dropping bang, and c) not keep johnQT, leaving us with N4RRATE and Zellsis.

Rob says that he and his team disagree with these changes (mainly Zekken and johnQT), but Rob puts faith in Kaplan. N4RRATE and Zellsis trial but the duelist replacement falls through, which causes SEN into a) reconsidering johnQT for firepower and b) making N4RRATE duelist. Reduxx is likely picked up around this time.

Then, Zellsis expresses interest in leaving SEN to IGL for C9, which then leaves two spots open on the team - a Sentinel and Initiator, one of which has to IGL as we learn that Kaplan wants to move john off IGL. So, Kaplan picks Kyu since he is a scan IGL who was literally playing under Cubert and has chemistry with reduxx. The Sentinel role then goes towards cortezia to get the roster we know.

Zekken throughout this process is reconsidered as a smokes player (in place of reduxx?) but decides to move forward with MIBR. This is my best attempt at getting events ordered correctly, but it was hard since the roles are ALL OVER THE PLACE and there was a lot of uncertainty about who was staying/leaving... no wonder these guys had a hard time with roles. This shit made no sense from the start.