Tricky, isn't it. If unsure, the answer is usually both, or something else entirely. To clarify, I know it is pulpy, but that quote still keeps the more classical references, while also including a secret government assassin, which seemed apt.

Here's a great description of just how that quote fit on multiple levels: http://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/pnrgd/wanted_to_share_m...

It's much more than Oppenheimer simply realizing he created a massively destructive weapon.

I, for one, appreciate the Remo The Destroyer reference a whole lot more. Boy that brings back memories.