Orphaned from a young age, Axel Hart dreamt of flying among the stars. Growing up he fought to survive, stealing food and finding shelter wherever he could. But deep in his heart of hearts, he knew there was more out there for him.

At the age of 17, Axel stowed away on a Gold Gang ship to finally take his chance and set out among the stars. But things turned for the worse as he was caught and shot down, left for dead in a station hangar.

But he clung to life, to fulfill that dream of all those years, and was soon found by the stations staff and brought to the nearest medical bay.

Collecting bounties and taking out pirates became his new passion, and soon he had gotten his very own Vulture, Starkiller.

But overconfidence in his skill was his weakness. He was taken out after wrong moves landing him back at square one. But he was found by De Cypher, who promised riches far more than Axel had ever seen, as well as a home amongst the stars with the fleet carrier Susitna.