Alice Cable: Don't be afraid, Jude.
Jude: You better say that to somebody whose desk you ain't hiding behind.
Swamp Thing: Everything's a dream when you're alone.
Bruno, Ferret's Henchman: Where is he?
Ferret, Arcane's Commando Leader: What is he?
Dr. Anton Arcane: A man who loves, gives hostages to fortune.
Swamp Thing: Much beauty in the swamp, if you only look.
Answer: He believed he would turn into a being of Supreme Intelligence, the next step in human evolution, like Professor X. An advanced mutant.