do we have any proof that Equius is actually dead in the new timeline? We only saw Nepeta's body and all of the horse puns insinuate him. I'm quoting some below because anon doesn't let me do links: JANE: The tilt between the friendly and felonious was a true horse race again. A real barn burner in the brewing. JANE: Yes, there'd still be hell to pay after Jade and I made our exit, sure as sugar cubes.

Hussie made the horse puns to make us think Equius would still be alive and showed the “leader” in a silohette with a question mark to allude to Equius’s Void aspect.  But Hussie wanted us to think that so Vriska(Vriska) being the one to return would be a bigger shock.