User blog comment:Dragon-Fox 7/Character Sheet/@comment-30356530-20161029141243/@comment-4867780-20161030082532

Enlightenment is simply understanding the nature of life and our own mind, how we unconsciously create most of our suffering, and how to change our ways to free ourselves from this unnecessary burden.

The difference is that the Buddha was just a man, he didn't have any power and thus detachment from everything (including and especially oneself) was the only way to durably solve the problem of suffering. A glorified consolation prize, if you will.

John on the other hand has extreme levels of supernatural powers, so he doesn't have to detach himself from anything, he can just obtain anything he wants, protect everything he cares about, and directly solve any problem that gets in the way.

When you have this much power, enlightenment is just a cool extra you really don't need.