During his training days, he developed a jealous mood and hatred of Max, simply due to the fact that Max was able to outshine him in every single way despite his best efforts. Although knowing this was his mentor and had years upon years of experience, he believed he was still better and one of the chosen and that Max was just in the way of his own development. However, he kept these feelings to himself, following orders loyally. Unlike Leo and Sasha whom got on well with Max.