User blog comment:DYBAD/Character Sheet/@comment-26362471-20180812034753/@comment-4867780-20180824084324

Lawrence is a radically unique entity that truly stands in a category of its own, and his primary physiology-based abilities (Absorbing Replication in particular) always operate perfectly in any conditions and circumstances regardless of what the opponent may be.

So for all intents and purposes he is effectively peerless in terms of pure fighting potential, although in the boundless scheme of things there are still countless high tiers entities that currently outclass him in the sheer scope and complexity of their abilities - at least until he eventually meets them, adds their talents/knowledge to his own and refines them further.

Despite that, many powerful beings honestly don't see him as a threat because they simply ignore what he is really capable of, Lawrence generally making a very measured use of his abilities precisely as not to scare their whole plane into submission, which would drastically reduce its adventuring potential and touristic enjoyment that drew him here in the first place.

Still, sometimes his journey takes such a turn that he has no real choice but to put his foot down and make some prime example (like described in the last update), but even then he only displays as much power as necessary to get the job done, and shapes the event and the fallout in the most balanced/constructive ways possible (like he did in this same case).