Axel Lacroix was a Havenite citizen and an enlisted soldier in the Republic of Haven Marine Corps. He was born around 1895 PD into a three-generation Dolist family. During the First Havenite-Manticoran War, he saw his family move off the Basic Living Stipend, and his parents regain their self-respect. Seeing how the state had helped them, he felt that he owed the Republic something in return. Thus, he enlisted in the Marine Corps.