Christian Sommers was born in Gotham City in 1980. Growing up, he was indoctrinated into the cult of Batman, reading everything he could about the masked hero. He wished that he would be able to fight crime and do some good in the world. His father owned a share of the Muir/Nevins Trust, running a corporation that dealt with pharmaceuticals. Sommers was the second of three children and his father helped get them into some of the best schools around the country.