Or he could be a man, a human being given title and resources to pull the world out of its hellhole trajectory. Knowing how precarious the 'base' might be, one might come down an escalator to psychologically appease a certain crowd who would subconsiously equate it with their shared mythic dream of a savior who falls from heaven. Knowing it would divide the literalist from the one who understands, as all things will. Irregular Warfare is the war of minds. Information is the ammunition. Don't go into a fight unarmed. Raise all things to their principle and you're on the right track.