Crystos was born into an aristocrat family of Germany, and is supposedly a descendant of Otto von Bismarck. His father, Christoph Silver, was a leading bureaucrat, interested in bringing Germany back as a super power. However, do to political intrigue and rivalries, he and his family were forced to flee Germany. Crystos was 5 when this happened, and was unaware of what was going on. They moved to British Columbia, Canada, in order to start over. They settled in Victoria, where Christoph again went into politics. However, he never succeeded in gaining more than a minor position.