when he was a child he was abandon by his parents,he soon grew up,but everything would change his life.While he was in a cave there was a large shiny black stone,and when he touched it the cave started to rumble and cause rocks to fall on Gen.When he woke up he noticed he had powers no other hedgehog could have.He started by practicing his powers on boulders but until the cave collapsed....He did live while the cave collapsed.He got captured by eggman,Eggman tortured Gen until Gen would give up his powers.He never did.Eggman decided to "kill" Gen by absorbing his power when he wasn't looking.Eggman finnaly let Gen free when Gen was 17.(Info:Name:Gen Age:18 GF:none)