Yes, the beast wants you to think he is an enormously complex entity, SO COMPLEX that nothing can overcome him. Of course, this has been proven to him time and again, so he can hold this belief with confidence.
I like to think of my beast to be such as one of those jungle frogs that is able to inflate their body to such an extent that their imposing, bloated, presence is frightful to ALL comers who might eat him! Or perhaps to the little birdies who can puff up their feathers to appear larger than they are to their predators. Nature is full of those kinds of examples.
My beast is NOT so complex and big after all. He's reduced down to what he is now -- a pathetic, slimy little creature, not so different from a creature such as Gollum. Not so good to turn your back on him, but not to give him more credit (or power) than he deserves.
FT