John was in his element!
Originally, Christensen's orders were to take it easy, not taking any risks and to only rescue the civilians that were being killed by the pirates.
Due to these restraints, John could not really affect the grand scheme much.
Afterall, he was just a Grade C+ Virtual Mechanic.
This changed though after Legolas' orders override all the commands.
"The civilians have been rescued; our mission is not done".
"Eradicate every Space Pirate, let none leave alive!"
As soon as this order came, John felt like a fish in water.
He could finally do what excited him!
He was not like the others, he didn't get high from the same thing that excited other warriors, the things that excited him were very different.
As soon as Legolas gave the new orders, the approach to everything changed.
John was unleashed!
Cracking his knuckles right there inside the Legolas Baron, John finally showed his crew in the spaceship what he could do in a battlefield.