The essence of a god pilot was to acquire the traits that were typically associated with gods!
How could a god remain completely obscure and unknown?
How could a god gain so much power but never actually make use of it in any major capacity?
How could a god receive so much admiration and worship when he had never actually proven himself deserving of this respect?
According to many mech pilots including those that had bridged the ultimate gap, a pilot who yearned to become a god must go out of his way to perform a godlike deed!
It was easy enough for a god pilot to exert the might of a deity. They had power in spades.
However, it was a different story when it came to ace pilots!
As powerful as Saints could be, their willpower could only grow up to a certain limit. Once they hit a limit, there was nothing that peak ace pilots could do to promote the magnitude of their resonance strength.