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@melodyjoy,

Here’s all the random bits of info I gathered about Mr. B (whatever his name was, lol):

Basic Backstory, by our resident Blurter:

I was thinking up a backstory for him, and this is it in short: he was married to a woman named Nara, and they had three kids — Andre, Michail, and Emmy. (I don’t know why he might not like his brother [ahem, that would be Andor (or whatever his new name is)], if that is what we’re doing — whatever y’all think would work best for relatedness.) Anyway, Nara dies from cancer, and B is sad (obviously XD). But he continues to strive to raise his kids the best he can. But there are issues in the bank and he’s having money troubles. Then, I was thinking his two sons could be kidnapped, and he’s just got Emmy. But then Emmy dies or whatever. Then the bank crashes, and he’s left with nothing (I am not explaining further bc I don’t want to get into laborious details). He’s now a common street rat, and decides life is not worth living unless he can rise higher. And he figures kindness never got him anywhere, so he’s just going to make himself top rat.

Backstory Fill-ins by our resident Mental Whiz:

You’re right that he doesn’t really have a reason to hate his brother… B could either have to do it as a severe initiation rite to join some sort of criminal gang (he could even just hire someone directly to do it for him) OR B could have ‘accidentally’ killed him, indirectly, as in he hired someone to get him an assassin, who hired someone who really hated Andor’s family, who hired someone who really needed the money…idk I’m not sure how this one would work.

Fill-in Ideas by our resident Blurter:

That rite sounds like a cool idea, but I don’t know…. indirectly might work better… Maybe it could be when B’s the ‘top rat’ (and thanks! It does sound like street slang, LOL), and he has a bunch of different people under him because a criminal mastermind doesn’t do everything himself, XD; and so this guy under B gets a guy under him who’s under that guy to kill B’s brother — pretty much what you said, :P. Maybe B knows about it when it happens, maybe not. I dunno. This might not work, anyway. It probably won’t. I am so depressing, aren’t I?

More Backstory Ideas by our resident Mental Whiz:

We could develop the indirect killing… or maybe someone had a debt, a really, really big debt to B, and the only way to get the money was to kill B’s brother. And some person who knew B’s brother wanted revenge so badly he would pay that exact sum, and so B’s brother was killed.  And B knew about it and did nothing.

Agreement by our resident Blurter:

Aha! That sounds like a great idea! (not that I should be rejoicing over the death of someone, though)

<b>Cliché Idea by our resident Official List Maker (that’s me! XD):</b>

For “B”‘s backstory, I was thinking that maybe, even though he is Andor’s brother, maybe the reason behind Andor’s death is jealousy? I mean, jealousy can tear apart people with ease. Maybe Andor is older than B (maybe their parents did an ABC name gig, IDK), and maybe their family is high up in the social status? Maybe the oldest is heir to the throne or title or whatever? So maybe B wanted the throne or title or whatever, and so hired an assassin to get rid of Andor and their parents so that he could have the throne? But Andor got away (obviously) and continued on with his story. Maybe B was forced to run away and not accept the title/throne whatever otherwise he’d be found out? So Andor thinks he died? I know that was a LOT of question marks, but that’s my cliched idea.

Thoughts on Previous Idea by our resident Mental Whiz:

YES. Jealousy is a great idea! B is actually Andor’s uncle, so he was the killer (or hired the killer) of Andor’s parents. Now we have that his actions were to get the inheritance/birthright of the family.

Another Tid-Bit by our resident Blurter:

YES. MOTIVE. “B” HAS MOTIVE NOW, LOL. THANK YOU. Ahem. But I like that ABC name gig, so maybe B’s brother could have been older and had a name that started with an A. He could be Andor senior, he he.

Input by our resident Historian:

Okay, so question. Does either Mr. B or Andor die at the end of the book? Or do they both die? Because if only one dies, we could have the next one live on into the 2nd book. (ooooohhhhh!!!!!! yay) (random excited thing back there)

Answers by our resident Mental Whiz:

I’m pretty sure that Mr. B dies… I was thinking it would be at the end of the story, so the end of the trilogy, because if he dies at the end of the first book, and Andor turns good at the same time, then who is our villain??

Simplified List-y Mr. B Backstory by our resident Mental Whiz:

Mr. B’s wife dies
Mr. B has money trouble
Mr. B’s sons are kidnapped
Mr. B’s daughter dies
Mr. B loses all money
Mr. B becomes top rat
Mr. B hires someone to kill Andor Senior and his wife
Mr. B becomes king of the criminal underworld
Mr. B is going to take over the galaxy through the Cullings

More Good Ideas by our resident Blurter:

I had an idea!!! What if B reunites with one of his sons? Just another blurted idea…..

And yeah, B should die in the last book. Also, I was thinking A (Andor) would only turn over a new leaf in the last book. And maybe…. Maybe they could both die, each giving the other deadly wounds. Perhaps A could turn B’s heart just before they die, or something. I like redemption. It often hits us on some pretty strong notes. Oh, and yeah! Until he turns good, A can be Neromiro Drake!

A Bit on Mr. B’s Plan, But Mostly About The Losing Contestants by our resident Historian:

The losing contestants are sold (or put) into slavery because the bad guy (I’m not sure if that is Mr. B or Andor at that point) doesn’t want them to find out about the corruption in the Cullings. Menace64, which is a rebellion group we have (rebellion against the bad, I should specify) goes and frees them.

Some Other (Cool) Ideas by our resident Blurter:

I realized the Cullings is sorta bad, too, and he’s (Andor) promoting it. But Andor is arguing with himself, telling himself that a few people are suffering for the good of the rest of the world, and some just have to suffer bc that’s the way it is — it’s the only way anything can happen for the better. ‘I suffered myself,’ he’ll say. But maybe he doesn’t know about the slavery, and this is one of the corrupt judges (who could be Mr. B’s son!?!?) who is doing it??? But then this son needs motive… Perhaps his father corrupted him, and after his own trials B’s son is ready to help his father? I dunno…. I’m throwing a lot of stuff out there…

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Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannnnnnddddd then from there we got sidetracked. 😛 I might have missed some things, so Mental Whiz (@winter_rose) & Blurter (@wingiby-iggiby), since you guys came up with most of that stuff, do you want to tell me if I missed something? 🙂