Aleks was born as the youngest son of the Raimos family, being born two years after Alice and six years after his brother Vance. The Raimos family originated from Athens, Greece, but hard times befell the family and forced them to attempt to emigrate. They found a home in the United States, where the family was able to achieve citizenship after about five years. Aleks spent his formative years with his parents moving from Greece to the United States and moving throughout much of the Midwest until settling in Northeastern Ohio.

The family began to settle when Aleks began attending a public elementary school. Aleks had not yet attained fluency in English for his grade level, and was therefore bullied frequently at a young age. He had to be saved by his older sister, Alice, on several occasions in his first few years of elementary school. This did more to harm the self-esteem of Aleks, who wanted at a young age to prove himself to be a “traditional man.”

These views of masculinity lead to violent tendencies for Aleks in middle school. He formed a group of bullies around him within his first year of middle school, striking fear into the hearts of his fellow classmates. Unsurprisingly, Aleks would end up in trouble quite frequently, landing the troubled youth in and out of suspension. It was only when Aleks’ older brother Vance sat the child down to have a serious discussion that Aleks finally began to focus on his studies and managed to become a straight A student with few incidents in his final year in middle school.

High school saw Aleks take serious interest in engineering following the suite of his brother, who was studying at Notre Dame. Aleks and Vance would talk on the phone for hours every week, going over higher-level equations and engineering principles. Aleks also spent time with his sister as they attended high school together, with Aleks easily fitting into his sister’s “nerd crowd” with his love of physics and mechanics.

During Aleks’ sophomore year while walking with his sister towards the cafeteria, the sound of gunfire filled the air. Aleks turned to see a classmate… a senior in a trench coat firing a rifle in their direction. Aleks tried to tackle his sister to the ground for cover, but a sharp pain in his leg forced him to the ground. The boy watched his sister get struck by several bullets and fall to the ground before him, blood straining through her white sweater and pooling next to his face. The warmth of her blood is the last thing Aleks can remember before awakening in a hospital room.

The next few years of Aleks’ life became a blur. He graduated from high school as the valedictorian but refused to give a speech. He went on to attend the University of Notre Dame on various scholarships, completing the program in 5 years. He spent every waking moment in class, doing homework, or working out and training. The day after he graduated with his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, he began the process of testing into the FBI to become an FBI Police Officer.

Aleks tested well, and within a few months was a suited officer working with the FBI on domestic threats of terrorism and mass violence, a specialization of his. He spent his work days doing what he could to protect his nation, while his nights were dedicated to a hard physical regimen followed by work on a modified ballistic shield he dubbed the Phalanx. After two years as a Police Officer, Aleks’ superiors had him test to become a SWAT officer, a test he passed with flying colors.

Aleks spent 4 years working with the SOU on counter-terrorism threats. He was a dedicated agent, but refused to go in with the gear suggested and given to him. He wore less armor than most units with ballistic shields, and he refused to carry anything other than a sidearm. Aleks wanted to be as mobile as possible, despite being hindered by a shield. Aleks was an integral part of nearly 50 separate operations with the FBI before being recruited into Rainbow for his dedication to the objective and his skills.