The 'Man in Black' was a recurring vision he saw who he believed was himself from the future. Despite this vision being the reason he escaped in the first place, he never wanted to follow its ideas. Of course, it is not an independent thing - it is only voicing fears and intentions Julian had in the first place.
The prophecy was self-fulfilled.
>>673479you're doing a great job! it's so clean...
though you might want to vary the values a little bit since the red costume looks like it's blending together with the skin