So I was talking with simple-darwinism tonight about Jed, and how our beloved protagonists KEEP underestimating Jed, not giving him enough credit for being able to do his job, or giving him too much credit in being Ultra's boogeyman, depending on his actions. And I starting thinking about the different Roger's I have, and why canon!Roger would be happy for Jed if he got powers but isn't trying to make that happen, why dark!Roger is trying to make that happen, and why darker!Roger will kill that project as subtly but thoroughly as possible. And I figured it out.
Darker!Roger: Jed with powers would be TOO CLOSE to being an equal, would be an equal if he had time stopping powers, and if not Jed would put HIMSELF through Annex and fuck then he's a huge threat BECAUSE HE CAN KILL and NOPE. And why Jed can't survive, because he's intelligent enough to figure it out even if Roger running interference.
Dark!Roger: Loves the idea of having a full equal, and as much as he loves his brother, Jed without powers isn't one.
Canon!Roger: Jed was ALWAYS his equal.