If you think about it, Steve's really quite like the redwood (sequoia). He's larger-than-life, imposing, powerful, and really nice to look at (heh), but he needs to be surrounded by others who are larger-larger-than life because the roots holding him in the ground are shallow and can't support him. Everyone else's roots twine with his and then none of them can be torn down.

Yeah, I'm pretty philosophical when I'm on benedryl...