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This is Andor’s backstory revised. Let me know your thoughts! 😉

BACKSTORY OF ANDOR

Andor was born on the planet of Mortar, to a wealthy family much renowned in that region for their kindness and generosity. He grew up among servants and lush gardens and fancy rooms. He grew up with his every need met on the double, and he had dozens of friends. He had everything a boy could wish for — and more. His parents raised him to be kind, to be loving, and to help others less fortunate in all the ways he could. Young Andor would often stop on a walk with his mother to give some of his own pocket money to a blind beggar.

But when he was eleven-years old, his parents were brutally murdered before his very eyes. A man with a mask attacked his father and slit his throat with a knife. And then his pregnant mother was stabbed to death while he watched in horror. Andor screamed as the murderer approached him; but the police had been alerted and the masked-man had to escape. He had been hired by a gang to do away with the do-goodies; but he hadn’t been able to finish his job.

Andor, at eleven years of age, became the owner of a very large estate and an enormous inheritance. His parents had left everything to him. His nanny cared for him until he turned fifteen, and by then he was a fine young gentleman.

He attended college at that same age, and there met Mary-Lain. When he graduated, he waited until he was old enough and married her. His father’s business was flourishing under his guidance, and he was earning almost twice as much money. He had a young son, who he named Drake. He loved that boy with all his heart.

And then, Mary-Lain and Drake died in a staged car-accident meant to assassinate a governor. Andor was heart broken. Suddenly, all the love and purpose he had in his life was taken from him for the second time.

But it only served to drive him harder to another purpose.

Andor vowed to cleanse the world of all wrong-doers and all pain and suffering. He started buying up more and more business so he could gain an influential position as top business man in Mortar. Soon, however, he became one of the leading men in the world as his business grew and grew. But Andor remained humble. He only wanted power so he could use it to other’s advantage. He remembered what his parents had taught him; “there will always be those in need. Help them.” But Andor would make it so that no one would be in need. And that meant getting rid of crime first.

Everytime he looked at a photo of his parents or his beloved wife and child, his vigor was renewed. Andor recruited the “whatever we are calling the Jedi Police” to his cause, and paid them to inspect every person’s background in Mortar. He was now president of Mortar. Andor would start with cleansing his home planet, and then he would work on the rest of the galaxy.

He heard about the Cullings, and decided he could get a position as judge on their board and work the games to his advantage. “It’ll just be doing what I have to; to do what is best for the people,” he told himself. And he made himself believe it. He would take the winners, and make them into an anti-criminal team. They would travel the galaxy, eliminating deadly criminals and leading the “you know what I’m talking about” on their bad-guy purge.

But what Andor wasn’t paying attention to was the fact that not all the thieves deserved death. Some baddies had bad backgrounds but had turned over new leaves. And some people just needed help, not imprisonment. Folks began to hate him, although he was trying to help.

Andor grew more powerful by every passing day, and titled himself Neromiro Drake as a way of stating his position — for Andor was struggling with greed. He wanted to help people, but he also wanted more. He wanted more power, more strenge, more greatness. Whenever a man gets just a lick of this stuff, it’s enough to set his brain cells on fire. But when you get to take a whole bite, it can overtake you. Andor was battling with himself on a daily basis, and it was affecting the way he worked.

But most of all, he just wanted to be loved.