Taught from a young age to treat men as inferior, Da`epa grew to be a pert teenager. From ten years of age she was trained in naval tactics and unarmed combat - by the time she turned fourteen she had effectively learned to pilot capital, freighter and fighter class ships. Peppered by compliments in her successes, Da`epa's arrogance continued to grow until she was taken on her first hyperspace trip, away from Hapes to the Tapani Sector.