I have a feeling that the Rockslide resurrected wasn't "corrupted" but incomplete. The rest of him may still be in Otherworld. This is just a husk.
His ability to manifest in earth seems relevant and something Summoner and the Arakkii could use considering one of the big issues in the background of this event is the relationship of two sentient land masses. I imagine Apocalypse's fascination with Rictor is for similar reasons. Archangel noted a similarity between Apocalypse's relationship with Rictor and Summoner's with Rockslide.
That parallel is probably intentional, right?
His ability to manifest in earth seems relevant and something Summoner and the Arakkii could use considering one of the big issues in the background of this event is the relationship of two sentient land masses. I imagine Apocalypse's fascination with Rictor is for similar reasons. Archangel noted a similarity between Apocalypse's relationship with Rictor and Summoner's with Rockslide.
That parallel is probably intentional, right?