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To describe this youth in one word? Complicated. First and foremost, one should be aware of Alekzander’s short temper. Anger management is something he’s not very good at. On the bright side, he’s probably one of the most honest people you’ll ever meet! If he doesn’t like you, he’ll flat out tell you. Unfortunately, he dislikes almost everyone! His personality has been compared to that of a feral dog at best. Everyone gets one warning look at first, then comes the barking, followed by the roughhousing. He knows he has the capacity to be a morally responsible, productive member of society. But he chooses not to be, just because he can.

Thanks to his pit fighting days, he's always too eager to jump to conclusions and respond with aggressive tactics. And a note of caution regarding these quirks, do not ring a bell around him. He's still fighting the conditioning he's been put through, and anything that reminds him of those violent years only flares up negative emotions within him. If he does end up in a scuffle with someone, it usually takes him being knocked unconscious or a gun to his head to persuade him to stand down. Alekzander also has a problem with authority, so it's best to choose one's words carefully when trying to get him to cooperate.

He seems less agitated whenever Finnian is around, but he'll deny it with a fist in your face. As much as he despises his new caretaker, he's slowly coming to accept the self proclaimed superhero's shenanigans, and his own futility in this situation. But just as his new guardian keeps an eye on him, Alekzander looks after Finnian as well. Otherwise, he'd have no money to feed himself! To help prevent himself from getting into trouble, he busies his time with work and exercise. He tends to stray away from books and magazines, being poorly educated and illiterate; and it's worth noting he's very defensive about this fact. In earnest a part of him does wish to live out the rest of his days in peace. But after such a bloody past, the other half of him knows that's impossible.

Alekzander was the only child to a middle class family of Russians in Ukraine. As one could expect, many if not all the townspeople resented their heritage, due to the emotional scars left by the conflicts between their country and Russia. It has been five years since Alekzander last saw his parents. After his father had an indignant quarrel with a popular political figure, the Dukhanov's residence was assaulted later that day. They came for the Russian family in the night, and Alekzander's father was brutally beaten before being murdered. As for his mother, he can only speculate that she is still alive somewhere, as he was dragged off by the mob. He himself was sold off to an underground society who dealt with entertainment, and from there his career in pit fighting began.

Needless to say he had a hard life since then, but has survived and endured to this day. During his fourth year of pit fighting, he claimed a machete from his fallen opponent. And though he is more proficient at unarmed combat, he decided to keep it, naming it 'Rusalka,' after a creature of Slavic mythology. If anyone bothers to ask about it, Alekzander will explain, if he likes you enough. In that same year, his employers discovered Tenkai Highschool in Japan, a campus dedicated to the physical and spiritual improvement of its special students. The students and staff weren't weak or frail, however. Each person was a highly capable fighter in their own right. And thinking it would be prudent to send their 'prized fighting dog' over to learn a trick or two, his captors enrolled him there.

Up to that point, the only thing that had stopped Alekzander from trying to escape was threats that his mother was still alive somewhere. And so, he begrudgingly endured about a semester's worth of classes before the truth revealed itself. It goes without saying knowing his mother was dead was the final straw for the youth. After his ensuing rampage had been put down by the school's staff, he was expelled from Tenkai Highschool, and was well on his way to a nicely padded room with a warm snug jacket. Before anything was finalized though, one of the teachers had took it upon himself to try and 'guide the troubled youth back onto the path of justice.' Alekzander wasn't too thrilled about this idea, but it was far better then rotting away in a crazy house, so he took the offer.

Now, he and Finnian have been traveling for a short while together. Running away has crossed his mind several times, but he honestly has no where else to go. And now, they're headed off to an island in the middle of no where! Why? Something about another caped lunatic running about; Alekzander wasn't really paying attention to Finnian's explanation.