As an medic in both World Wars (age unknown), Edmund was always in multiple sides of the war. In World War II, when it was discovered that he secretly is working for Japan, both American and English forces were sent to destroy his work. Strauss was sent to an early prototype of Guantanamo Detention Camp, but managed to escape by an complicated system of underground passageways. In the prison, he met with the young Alex O'Hirn, who he teamed up, and along with him, moved to New York City, where they begin their work again.