Commander Up’s Backstory
(as explained in bullet points)
➪ William “Billy” Jonah Up grew up in Mobile, Alabama to two not so well off parents
➪ His mom, Marianne, worked as a nurse at the county hospital, keeping her away for long hours
➪ His dad, Jonah, worked with a local construction company that left him exhausted most days
➪ Even still, his mom coddled him, giving him all the affection a kid could ever want
➪ His dad taught him to fight, how to be tough and heartless when it came to conflict
➪ All in all, Up had a pretty good childhood, he was happy and made plenty of friends in school
➪ Mobile was one of those rare places that the League hadn’t touched just yet. Of course, they sent a few representatives now and then but they didn’t have a base there or anything
➪ Diane Aldrin (later Spaceclaw) grew up with Up, one of his closest friends if he had to rank them
➪ Originally, Up had planned to be like his dad and work construction
➪ This plan got overturned however when Diane mentioned going to some fancy pants academy out west
➪ She talked about space and all sorts of exciting things
➪ And somewhere in her ramblings, she convinced Up to come along with her
➪ While at the academy, Diane and Up had a flirtationship that lasted a few years but came to a halt when Diane was proposed to by the one and only Dr. Spaceclaw
➪ Up continued on through school, not looking for any sort of connections because his last close friend had ditched him for marriage
➪ This led to the inevitable hate-fueled fighting Up brought to the Robot Wars
➪ This same anger and standoffishness was present when he became a mentor for Specs and Krayonder in their academy years
➪ He taught them fear, and how to handle that same fear when it faced them in a fight
➪ He was also the one who taught Specs that not all who are strong look strong, and pushed for them to do weight training
➪ His disdain surrounding what had happened with him and Diane didn’t last forever, as he eventually became friends with her again shortly before Starship 15-A2 left and she faked her death