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For those asking about Q1's Lovecraftian and ETQW,Q2 and IV's Strogg Connection in all of this for a future game, QC solved it some time ago.
https://imgur.com/a/CHD2OAR
https://imgur.com/r/QuakeChampions/i6hw1pX
The rabbit hole is deep, and the Makron was in League and Survived because he also served the Elder Gods(which explains why he was rebuilt so fast), and none of his servants knew of it, all of them were sacrifices as he was observing Bitterman, and all of cerberon was protected by another deity's runes, also the reason of why the Strogg in Q2 was "Dumb" was because all of the forces on Stroggos were made out of Scalebearer's race, and their smarts weren't agreeing with strogg tech, also Private Joker wiped out all of Stroggos gekks, which were used to make Neurocytes.
Shub's Rune and its forces is Q1's Symbol, Q2 is Another Deity, possibly Nyarlathotep, who also fits the strogg and SB's race technological narrative, Q4 is a Mix of it because of Matthew Kane, who possibly became the host of the Makron and the old god's new plan, hence why the Makron was Observing Bitterman, and possibly Joker and Stepchild, he was planning to create perfect strogg out of human marines, which led to the tactical strogg in Q4, and possibly Kane as his new backup body after his death.
Quake/Shub is alive and well too in QC, therefore if a Sequel Happens, it will tie all of this, and even add new enemies or allied races from Scalebaerer, Nyx and even rebel Strogg Possibly led by Bitterman himself against the Elder Gods.
Also the Infiltrator and ETQW strogg are pure strogg, not the Humans or Scalebearer race from both games.