Both Duke and Melvin Nukem were born in an unknown hospital in 1971, Melvin coming out 2 minutes after his brother Duke, making Duke the older one. This tiny superiority over Melvin was the first of many to come for Duke. From day one, Duke was always the "Preferred" twin by his parents who always got more attention. In Melvin's childhood, he was constantly bullied by his brother, peers, and even his own parents. Duke was the athletic one, always playing football and getting all the cheerleaders, while Melvin continued to get fatter and tried to be an "Artist", although he was kicked out of his first Art class for masturbating to that one special girl next to him (Who would later be Duke's girlfriend, much to the anger of Melvin).