Yk i've always thinking about how could the actual 'John Doe' died. I mean he is suppose to be strong, he is the 1st order after all. But when i read the novel's spoilers it said that 'John Doe' actually died. He was betrayed by another 1st order.
So there is something suspicious in the first chapter. Like how could 'John Doe' actually know the name of 'Machiavelli' when its suppose to be a secret. From what i've read about this 'John Doe' person is, he is very smart, individualistic, and manipulative.
This is my wild assumption, what if the real 'John Doe' know the real identity of MC? And he used the face that look almost alike with MC actually face. And he know he wouldnt survive such an explosion, so he used MC to be his stand in.
This is solely my wild assumption (〜 ̄△ ̄)〜