Johnny realized that Arasaka wasn't just a business; it was a **Death Cult.** It existed to extract value until the heat death of the universe.
To fight it, he didn't use a lawsuit. He used a **Nuke.** (Metaphorically and literally). He understood that you cannot regulate a cancer; you have to cut it out.
The "Relic" technology promised immortality. "Secure Your Soul."
But what it delivered was **Ownership.** If Arasaka digitizes you, they own your ghost. They can edit you, delete you, or put you in a torture loop forever.
The Aegis Stance: Never upload your mind to a server you don't own. (See: Project Local Node).
Johnny died in 2023. But his **Construct** (his Engram) lived on to finish the job.
He became a **Memetic Virus** in V's head. He rewrote V's neural pathways not to destroy him, but to **Radicalize** him.
This is the goal of the Canon. We are writing engrams that will survive us, so the next generation can pick up the gun (or the guitar) and burn the city down.