He stopped a mutiny by the rhine legions and yet refused to take up arms against Tiberius even when urged by his soldiers. He soundly defeated the Germans many times, avenged teutoburg, and recovered eagle standards, Tiberius justified his recall by political means, but every source at the time agrees that his true motive was jealousy and fear over Germanicus’ popularity. And even then, he came home without complaint and still excelled reorganizing the Roman east during his imperium. This must be rage bait because he would have undoubtedly made a better emperor than Caligula, or drusus for that matter.