User blog comment:Dragon-Fox 7/Character Sheet/@comment-17698791-20151111003342/@comment-24696772-20151111011020

Ya but he isn't supposed to have that power, Lawrence AR power came from a shard John's powers came from the sheer force of his determination to prove that humanity is more capable that meats the eye.

John doesn't need to absorb or replicate powers he just learns them by himself.