"Who is" explained in "Instruction Guide On How To Be A Superhero"

Many employed in service type of jobs, like counseling, police, and in this example teaching, want to save the world. Some  become obsessed with finding their own sense of identity through imposing their will on how they think others should live. Of course they had good intentions.

Throughout a series I dub Instruction Guide On Being A Superhero the main character
Johnny Walker Knight gets worse and worse.

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