Phaethon thought this might be another clue as to what his original self had intended.

He regressed to his original self for a while.

His original self must be long dead now.

How long will you live, my other original self?

When under disguise, it appears that he can turn back to his original self involuntarily.

Unfortunately the company is nothing more than a shell of its original self.

He manages to snap Kamimura back to his original self.

Finally only he remained: the original self so long buried.

Muscles are to be prepared for the day when he is restored to his original self.

Still, he was often saddened by the loss of his original self, whatever that had been.