I put this in the Xeno Series wiki Discord server, but it’s good to put it here as well:
So, I’ve watched TJ The Emperor’s analysis on Cherenkov last night, and I couldn’t help but wonder that him using the endorphin syringes is to help keep him dispersed from U-DO’s contact through the Zohar the same way Erich did in Pied Piper when he uses the drugs as an addiction to stay away from U-DO? Technically, Cherenkov used those drugs to help stop his Gnosis transformation after the Gnosis attack on him in the Elsa. So, it seems like it is the same way for Erich (Although there is no evidence that Erich has ever experienced near-whitening, only from becoming a Netholic when he was young)? Or, it can just be two different drugs that use syringes? - Probably what I am leaning towards more, but I want another opinion.
Also, I can’t help but wonder that Ziggy’s behavior towards Cherenkov in Episode I when Ziggy inspecting the dead thugs on the ground after Cherenkov killed them is the same way that Jan was inspecting all the killings done by Voyager (like the Torres foundation members on the ship in Pied Piper).