I'd have to assume there would be some form of aging during cryo. The prospect of cryo-sleep is implausible, solely due to the fact that freezing the body would result in the bursting of cells, as cells are mostly water I believe, I'm too tired to rehash those courses. Nevertheless, discounting the science, I've still yet to see a cryo-pod in modern film that didn't display biofunctions, or at least intimate the occupant's heart had not flat-lined. Given that, a steady, albeit reduced heart rate should still result in the aging and tissue degeneration of the organ itself, I don't see how anyone could come out of cryo-sleep without either severe cardiovascular issues, or a bad case of the "death".
"Prometheus made a point to say "They made us, but who made them?" -- A Lovecraftian answer to that question is the way forward for this series"
Indeed, and if things keep going the way they're headed, the answer will be...ya'll ready? The Quintessons.
There was some kind of event involving a black hole, optimus prime was found floating in space by an early Wey-Yu space mission in the 80's. The body was transferred to Wey Yu's newly acquired and budding robotics division, formerly known as Cyberdine Industries. Wey-Yu, still seeking to capture a live "Predator" specimen, has cyberdine create the terminator, a powerful and advanced new form of robotic intelligence that is immune to the predators thermal tracking abilities, and also has the ability to learn and evolve intellectually. In a nod to history, and after one too many vodkas, the team decides to model the terminator after Dutch Schaeffer, the man who originally defeated the predator, and whom Wey-Yu had liquidated shortly after his debriefing. In a moment of humor, some intern coined the name "Sergeant Candy", and rumors of a tongue - in - cheek commercial circulated the office for awhile. A Wey-Yu exec managed to get ahold of a copy, the intern was..."let go".
At some point in the 1990's, Wey-Yu received credible intelligence that a Predator was active in the Los Angeles area. A team of Wey-Yu scientists and undercover security personnel, led by Peter Keyes was deployed to track and assess the creature, in preparation for the deployment of the first terminator. The terminator follows the Predator into a busy subway station. While waiting for the creature to strike, the terminator witnesses nothing but violence and hostility between the human passengers on the train, and, believing that humanity isn't worth saving, escapes during the ensuing chaos.
At least, that's where I think it's going.