Protege was a artificial made human who was a resident of the alternate future known as the 31st Century, or Earth-691. It was prophesied that he was to be the "Living God" of the Universal Church of Truth. Years before the Church were in search for their god which was unsuccessful, they eventually decided to create him themselves. Using a combination of selective breeding, genetic manipulation, various chemicals and drugs, sciences and arcane magicks gathered from the worlds in their dominion, they finally managed to create him.