He has been through a lot of depression and trauma since the death of his mother as he watched her get killed by his Italian Father who had beaten her till the point she died. His Father and him moved to California where Santino met Valente and his whole world was turning back to sunshine again, Valente who was given powers from God helped Santino with his problems. Sadly darkness took over and Santino died from a drug overdose. Valente with his powers saw Santino's pain through his eyes.