Your last point is important. And we will see what kind of man he is, I guess. Will he want to repair his reputation move on. Or will he want to take revenge on the tiny blockchain that made him look bad and tear things down (once he has what he wants.)
I don't know enough about him. What I do know (from what has happened so far - the statements made on the day of acquisition and subsequent contradictory statements, plus his actions of the last few days) is he is not someone whose word I would trust.
Agreed @felt.buzz ...
... now that "malicious actions" (his words) have been carried out against him. He is obviously (like far too many people ...) quite capable of justifying pretty much any steps necessary to protect what he deems to be his property.
Sadly, we'll never know what would have unfolded had the "Steem Consensus Witnesses" chosen to take the high road and, while certainly there was reason for (but unproven ...) suspicion, nonetheless lead with trust. At least until such time as he first took "malicious actions," which made it provably and unmistakably clear he had bad intentions.
As it is, the "Steem Consensus Witnesses" elected to "fire the first shot." And here we are ...