"Alex Graves... I haven't heard that name in a long time... Alex was a cop, and a good one, too. His tranfer to the Paragon City P.D. was an exciting opportunity for him - his chance to meet and work with real heroes. It was everything he had hoped for...

until...

"Alex's squad was assigned to assist some heroes quell an uprising at the Terra Volta Reactor. Things went bad, and a wayward energy blast ruptured one of the reactor's coolant lines. Toxic fumes filled Alex's lungs as he struggled for a breath, hit heartbeat slow as he waited for the darkness to overtake him...

"Paragon News reported the lives of the entire squad were claimed in that accident, and they were right. Alex's heart finally stopped, but his body, infused with the radiation that gave him strength, walked away. Alex Graves? Once I went by that name, but Alex Graved died... now, there's just Halflife.