Rene Michael was the commander of the Starfleet base on the planet Gemna Kolaris. Before he commanded the base, he was a captain who fought against the Andromedans during the Andromedan invasion. During the invasion, his ship and some other ships were told to protect a solar system, but they failed. Rene went to Starfleet to take revenge on the murder of one of his friends during the general war. His father helped him to apply at Starfleet Academy. Because of his study at Starfleet Academy, he postponed the wedding to his girlfriend. Later, the relationship ended and she started to plot intrigues against Rene. During his time on the planet Gemna Kolaris, he met his later wife Isabell I.. Rene was also in a tae kwon do voluntary association, but he left it after the death of some other memb