John Fairhurst was a common criminal, felon, and member of the Aryan Brotherhood prison gang. After his parole he was approached by a group of racist billionaires to be a candidate for superhuman genetic trials. After his transformation into Aryan Eagle he began attacking non-white superhumans, hero and villain alike, including his arch-nemesis Ibex. He has been arrested and escaped multiple times from superhuman prisons. He has become a powerful tool for recruiting superhumans to the Aryan Brotherhood and other white supremacist groups.