Bowie Grant was the son of Vince Grant and Jean Grant and nephew of the late Claudia Grant. After his parents left on the SDF-3 to attempt to reach Tirol and to negotiate with the Robotech Masters, he was put in the care of his godfather, Rolf Emerson. His father and mother would remain on active duty, far from Earth and Bowie, for the remainder of the next two wars on Earth.