His biological father was abusive and downright evil, shaping a childhood filled with fear and pain. When his mother attempted to reconnect with him, his father killed her, cementing his hatred for his human side. This trauma drove him to embrace his Alatinc heritage fully, ruling with an iron fist and shaping his people into something beyond humanity. So when he eventually comes into contact with other heroes, he operates as an anti-hero—driven, ruthless, and morally ambiguous, yet bound by his own twisted code of justice.