Born in the year 3287 in the system of Maia, Knox Ryker was born into a mining colony, his family had everything figured out. On his 5th birthday, they were on they were on their way towards Maia A 1 to begin following in his family's footsteps. During their supercruise towards the rings, their ship was knocked out and lost all power. While they struggled to figure out what happened, a Hydra Thargoid soared overhead. They set Knox into an escape pod and fired it off into deep space. He watched as the Thargoid scanned his parents ship and fired upon it, and watching it burst into an inferno. A few hours later a fleet carrier exited hyperspace close by and picked him up. For the next 14 years he spent being a bounty hunter and delivering passengers to their destination. His only vow is to take on the Thargoids and get his revenge for the loss of his parents.