He wanted all the power. That’s what motivated him to formulate his serum in the first place. He had hoped that he had essentially made a supercharged type of steroid, to be so bulked up that he could be impenetrable.

He didn’t anticipate that it would charge his growth hormone beyond his wildest expectations. Indeed, it brought on a massive growth spurt, on top of him being practically invincible. Indeed, that’s what brought him to San Diego. He wanted to test military might, and he wanted to make a statement against the civilian population.