User blog comment:Dragon-Fox 7/Character Sheet/@comment-4867780-20170331070346

It's good to see John values other people's life and freedom so much despite his enormous capabilities, someone with this much power at his fingertips definitely needs to stay strongly grounded morally, or he probably would end up yet another godlike tyrant. It does seem to be the natural (d)evolution of human psychology in these situations, and it take a very special kind of person to durably preserve their higher standards and nobility in the face so much temptation. John has probably more merits than Lawrence on this regard (and many others, actually ^ ^;) since the later's natural Mindshifting makes it very easy to stay in line with your own values (dipassionate self-configuration).

How does John manage to preserve his humanity despite having transcended it so very far ? By limiting his physiology/abilities in a way that allows him to experience the full spectrum of human sensations and emotions ?

Choosing his abilities must definitely be on of John's toughest challenge after developping such an overwhelming arsenal ^ ^; I believe that's what the Collective Structure section is meant for : to prepare in advance his personal selection of favorite abilities, so he won't have to skim through the massive catalogue every time XD Truth be told, it's one of the main reasons I created the Selforge Materium : both to contain his primary Selforge powers, and to determine his own physiology-based favorites tricks.

On an unrelated note, could the "Word of Power" signature move have been inspired by the Skyrim game ? When reading this section, I could hear the famous "FUS RO DAH" dragon shout in the back of my head ^ ^ Although it just telekinetically pushes ennemies away rather than outright obliterate them.