i wasn't under the impression he definitely HAD been upgraded. the 'new' ss seemed more like a . . . ss unplugged. nothing he did after the supposed upgrade was something he couldn't do before it. ripping through starships, beating ravenous by partially trapping him in his board . . . these are things easily done by 'reg' ss. maybe the upgrade refers more to his attitude. maybe he's simply through 'jobbing . . .'