Canaletto became the Avatar little over 20,000 years ago. When his term ended 10,000 years later and Satis had won, he refused to give up his place. As Satis fought the previous avatar, he called to O for help, as he was not strong enough to destroy him alone. O refused to do this, and thus forced Satis to banish Canaletto rather than destroy him. From his banishment, Canaletto planned his return as avatar for when Satis' term would end. In this Eva Wei was one of his main pawns. 10 years before the events of the Alwas Cycle, he was responsible for the death of Maya Wei during her final race with Spirit. By achieving this, he was able to make Eva his puppet.