Colt was born in a small town on Earth. Much of his early childhood was spent working with cattle and crops for his family. Late into the Clone Wars, a desperate Confederacy of Independent Systems launched an invasion of the planet. With many humans being sent off world into slavery, Colt, a teenager by this point quickly joined the resistance against the occupation. Three months into the occupation, Colt discovered a lightsaber in the ruins of Black Mountain. This, combined with an encounter of Jedi Knight Keno Carti would start him on the path to becoming the first Jedi from Earth.