Mia was born to a Zeltron male Assassin and a Human female cantina worker at an unknown date during the time of the Galactic Republic on Nar Shaddaa, famous for it's criminal population. Since her mother was always at work and her father was away, she learned how to take care of herself. Growing up on Nar Shaddaa, Mia seen war and killing and been in couple fights herself. One day, her mother was killed in a bar fight. She lived with her father for a while, but since he despised her, he sent Mia away to the Carida Imperial Military Academy, hoping she'd get killed during training.