Most street samurai would think the idea funny, because there isn’t anything threatening about my icon to someone who doesn’t know the Matrix. Unlike a lot of deckers, my persona isn’t a giant robot, chromed samurai, animal, mythic beast, or giant bug. I also don’t go in for any of the numerous historical figures, pagan gods, modern celebrities, or fictional characters inhabiting virtual reality. I’m already a legend in cyberspace: a technoshaman, cyberadept, otaku, someone who can enter the Matrix like an amphibian enters the water, equally at home in both worlds. Without the need for a bulky cyberdeck. No, I use only the power of my mind.