Kevin Levin was born to an unknown father and Mrs. Levin. Sometime after his father's death, Harvey Hackett came into their lives, fell in love with and married Mrs. Levin, becoming Kevin's stepfather. According to Harvey, Kevin was only 4 years old at the time. Kevin wasn't fond of Harvey at all, especially since he saw him as a replacement for his real father and an obstacle for his mother's love. Harvey tried to be a good father to Kevin, he accepted and raised Kevin as his own, but he feared Kevin because of his Osmosian powers. When Kevin was 11, Kevin managed to absorb energy and, according to harvey, demolished their house. This, coupled with the mental instability from absorbing the energy and his dislike of Harvey, caused Kevin the delusion that Harvey convinced his mother to kick him out in the street. Harvey admitted that he ran Kevin out of the house because he destroyed it. Kevin stole a bike, wearing the padlock around his neck as a souvenir, ran away and made his way to New York, where he made his home in an abandoned subway.