After being reborn into the body of a physically superior body based upon his own DNA, albeit with some alterations, Erich suddenly found himself in a peculiar situation. In truth, he had always relied on his mental abilities to overcome the fact that he was physically inferior to his peers. After all, he was not genetically designed with the purpose of being an elite soldier.
However, now he had a body that was superior to most, if not all, WRAITHs, and the mind of a political leader. Thus, he was perhaps the most imposing figure in the galaxy, even if nobody realized it yet.
Despite these newfound abilities, Erich did not immediately test them, and instead retired to his beachside mansion, where he waited for the day to finally arrive when the Sages would strike at him and his family.
